Obit of Frances Jean Gerdes (g632) - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Sandi Carter 20 Feb 2003 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 4 February 2003 FRANCES JEAN GERDES Funeral services for Frances Jean Gerdes, 79, of Chickasha, Okla., are pending with Ferguson Funeral Home. Frances Jean Gerdes was Born April 14, 1923, and died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Chickasha ========== The Chickasha Express-Star 5 February 2003 FRANCES JEAN GERDES Funeral services for Frances Jean Gerdes, 79, of Chickasha, Okla., will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Epworth United Methodist Church. Frances Jean Gerdes was born April 14, 1923, in Chickasha, and died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Chickasha. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. ========== The Chickasha Express-Star 6 February 2003 FRANCES JEAN GERDES Funeral service for Frances Jean Gerdes, 79, of Chickasha, will be held Friday, February 7, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in the Epworth United Methodist Church with Reverend Kim Domnick officiating. Frances Jean Gerdes was born April 14, 1923, in Chickasha, the daughter of Wes Venable and Mae Burch Venable. She died Tuesday, February 4, 2003, in Chickasha. Jean grew up in Chickasha, attending Chickasha Public Schools and graduating from Chickasha High School in 1941. She also attended OCW, now USAO. She was employed with PSO and later was employed with Dr. Pepper Royal Crown Bottling Company. There she met Leland Gerdes, whom she married in Chickasha on January 7, 1946, at the First Christian Church. Jean was co-owner and operator of the Dr. Pepper Royal Crown Bottling Company for over fifty years and was presently the secretary and treasurer of the company. Jean was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and a former member of Junior Social Workers and Home Culture Club. She was preceded in death by both parents and one brother, Wesley Venable. Her husband Leland Gerdes also preceded her in Death on July 27, 1990. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Barbara Gerdes of Chickasha, and their three children: Brian, Stephani and Shelbie Gerdes; one sister: Ginny Hawk of Tucson, AZ; one sister- in-law: Betty Venable of Westchester, PA; two nephews: Jim and John Hawk; and many, many lifelong friends. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html