p256 Obit of Doris M Passmore - Grady County OK Submitted by Sandi Carter 9 May 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 18 April 2001 Doris M. Passmore Doris Magdeline Passmore, 93, of Tipton, OK, died Sunday, April 15, 2001, in Frederick, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at 1:00 p.m., in the First Baptist Church of Tipton with Rev. Johnny Tims of Chickasha and Rev. Eugene Foreman of Altus, officiating. Burial will be in the Carnegie Cemetery at Carnegie, Oklahoma, under the direction of Gray-Gish Funeral Home, Frederick, OK. Mrs. Passmore was born May 8, 1907, in San Angelo, Texas, to James and Lillie (Linam) Arthur. As a young child her family moved to Carnegie where she grew up and graduated from Carnegie High School in 1925. She married Arlie Robert Passmore on August 5, 1928 in Carnegie, Oklahoma. They made their home in Carnegie and later moved to Chickasha, OK, where they lived for over 30 years. In 1978 she and her husband moved to Tipton. Arlie preceded her in death on October 20, 1980. Mrs. Passmore was a member of the Sharon Baptist Church in Chickasha and later moved her membership to the First Baptist Church in Tipton. She was also a member of the Home Demonstration Club in Chickasha and the W.M.U. in Tipton. Doris enjoyed spending her time sewing and loved to cook for her family and friends. Doris was a loving mother and grandmother and a friend to all. She is survived by: 5 grandchildren: Wes Lee Passmore, Meade, Kansas, Arlene Brown of Beaver, Oklahoma, Jim Arthur Passmore of Blair, Oklahoma, Robin Doreen Passmore of Lawton, Oklahoma, Robert Lee Passmore of Tuttle, Oklahoma; 11 great grandchildren; daughter-in-law: Betty Passmore, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 3 nieces: Betty Thompson of Ada, Oklahoma, Faye Jepson of Carnegie, Oklahoma, Shirley Houlett of Lubbock, Texas; 1 nephew: Freddie Dale Arthur of Lubbock, Texas. She was preceded in death by her only child, Arthur Lee Passmore on January 1, 1995; 2 brothers: James and Fred Arthur; and a sister, Gladys Robinson.