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Obit of Hattie Virginia Lay - Grady County, Oklahoma

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The Verden News
December 12, 1941

Mrs. Hattie Virginia Lay died at her daughters home in Chickasha at 
12:15 a.m., December 7, 1941, age 76 years.

Mrs. Lay was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, December 8, 1865.

Mrs. Lay was the daughter of J. C. Weir, who was a Captain in the Civil
war.

She came to Oklahoma in 1886 with Rev. J. J. Methvin and his family as
Missionaries to the Indians in Anadarko.

In 1889 she was married to Lieut. George Rose. To this union was born 
one daughter, Mrs. Cleve McVey.
In 1902 on Thanksgiving day she was married to Otis N. Lay. To this 
union was born three children, Ruth, Walter B. and Howard. Howard died 
in infancy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis N. Lay.

Leaving to mourn her departure are two daughters, Mrs. Cleve McVey of 
Verden and Mrs. Paul Simmons of Chickasha and one son, Walter B. Lay of 
Blanchard, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren and one 
niece, Mrs. G. W. White of Durant.

She was a charter member of the Methodist church of Verden and was a 
member until her passing. She was one of the early day members of the 
Womans Christian Temperance Union.

Mrs. Lay is one of our pioneers who came here in the territory days. 
She has been very active in church work all her life. For years she has 
taught Sunday school in our church. We find Mrs. Lay loyal at all times 
to her Heavenly Father and to her church.

In 1897 she and Mrs. Hostick saw the need of a place to worship so they 
went to their friends and government employer and soon they had enough
money to build a little mission church.

Mrs. Lay and Mrs. Hostick with the help of their Missionary preacher, 
Brother Methvin, organized this church with two members.

Mrs. Lay helped board the carpenters while they built the church. She 
was the organist in this church.

This church building is still in this town. At one time Mrs. Lay and 
Mrs. Hostick had the pleasure of donating $1,500.00 to Missionary work.