Obit of John Robert Cast (c230) - Grady County, Oklahoma

Transcribed by Maggie Wettengel                       22 Aug 2002
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::Rush Springs Cemetery--Rush Springs OK

From the Rush Springs Gazette, Thursday, March 21, 1946, front page. 

"John Cast Services Held at Baptist Church Saturday

Funeral services for John Robert Cast, 72, were held Saturday at the 
Missionary Baptist Church.

Rev. Barry Garrett, pastor, had charge of the service .  He was 
assisted by Rev. O.E. Price and Rev. M.P. Hobson.

Pallbearers were Lavoice Crittendon, Curtis Bruner, Elton Teel, Tony 
Miller, Raymond Gibbs, and Alva Tims.

Honorary pallbearers were Bill Spears, L.V. Morris, R.T. Pruitt, 
Grover Spears, Bill Tims and O. Tedder.

Flower girls were Judy Teel, Mildred Prater, Beth Murphy, Muriel 
McWilliams, Muriel Miller, Thelma Sumner, Mrs. Allen Lovette, Mrs. 
Jesse Hicks, Mrs. Curtis Bruner, Mrs. Bill Mann ad Mrs. Louis 
Mullican.

Songs sung by the choir were 'Farther Along' and 'Shall We Gather at 
the River.'  Mrs. Raymond Gibbs and Mrs. Waldo Wettengel sang, 'I 
Shall Not Be Moved.'

Interment was made in the Rush Springs cemetary with Calloway and 
Mullican in  charge.

John Robert Cast was born in Coryell county, Texas, Oct. 1, 1873 and 
passed away at 6:10 am, March 15, 1946, at his home where he had been 
ill for some months at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 15 days.

Mr. Cast moved to Marlow which was then Indian Territory about 1896. 
He married Edith Borden that same year and they settled in the Rush 
Springs community in 1907 where he spent the remainder of his life.

Surviving are his wife, 3 daughters; Mrs. Alpha Clay of Oklahoma City; 
Mrs. Oleta Reeves of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; and Ozella Cast of Oklahoma 
City and 4 sons; Elbert, Clyde, and Clifton of Rush Springs and Ira 
of Oklahoma City.  Also two sisters; Mrs. Mary Hill of Marlow and 
Mrs. Emma Curtis of Rush Springs and three brothers; Andrew of 
Marlow, H.A. of Kansas and Wylie of Rush Springs, 20 grandchildren 
and 16 great grandchildren.

Mr. Cast was converted in 1934 and joined the Missionary Baptist 
Church when Rev. Leroy Raley was pastor here."
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