Obit of Talkington, Jennie [Seapy] (t425) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 28 Feb 2004 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Verden News 17 June 1960 LAST RITES FOR PIONEER CITIZEN: MRS. L. TALKINGTON Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Talkington were held Monday at 4 p.m. in the Methodist Church with Rev. James Wilkerson officiating. Mrs. Talkington passed away Saturday, June 11 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Fowler. She was born May 10, 1866 in Dubuque, Iowa and was married to Lafayette Talkington at Manhattan, Kansas on August 8, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Talkington moved to Oklahoma in 1890 and settled on a farm north of Verden in 1903. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God. Survivors are: three sons, W. H. Talkington of Hydro, Sam and Fred Talkington of Verden; five daughters, Mrs. Rose Dodson of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Inez Smith of Lindsay, Mrs. Susie Frick, Mrs. Cora Fowler, Miss Mildred Talkington, all of Verden, 28 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren, and 33 great great grandchildren. Mrs. Aubrey Finley and Mrs. Harry Dodson sang "Beyond the Sunset," "Rock of Ages," and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Casket bearers were Bryan Manning and O. E. Manning, Okla. City, Donald Talkington, Cement, Howard Talkington of Mooreland, Cecil Talkington of Hydro, and Lee Talkington, Verden, all grandsons. Final resting place was in the Verden Cemetery, with Hansen Funeral Home in charge. ========== The Verden News 17 June 1960 RELATIVES HERE FOR TALKINGTON SERVICES Out of town relatives and friends here for the funeral of Mrs. Jennie Talkington were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dodson, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Julian, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Manning, Mrs. Iad Smith and Helen, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Talkington, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Talkington and Mrs. Allie Thomas, all of Hydro; Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Smith of Lindsay; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Talkington of Charlotte, Texas. Mrs. Lyle Stenus, Mrs. Ruth Reed and Virgil McCart, all of Hinton; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Talkington and children and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frick of Cement; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Talkington of Mooreland; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kilgore and daughters, Mr. Jimmy Fowler, Mr. K. G. Townsend and Mrs. Bill Dill all of Chickasha; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wasson of Crescent; Mr. and Mrs. John Motsenbocker, Dr. and Mrs. Perry Corbin of Anadarko; Mrs. Rose Coon, Mt. View. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html