Patton, Reba Birthday - Grady County OK Thanks to http://www.chickashanews.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. © The Chickasha Express-Star 30 Jul 2006 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 Chickasha Express-Star 20 February 2006 PATTON CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY By Joanna Owen Clouston Staff Writer Area resident Reba Patton had more than Valentine's Day to celebrate on February 14, that day also marked the 100th year she has been alive. Born in Hobart, Oklahoma in 1906, Reba was the youngest of seven children. Her parents came to Oklahoma before she was born, for the land run. Her father was one of the first U.S. Marshals in the newly opened Oklahoma Territory. She enjoyed her life on the open frontier and some might have been surprised when she met and married a Tennessee transplant named Ed during the 1920s, and the adventure began. The newlyweds started out living in Hobart, opened up a dry goods store, and after that he sold real estate. Ed, who had a bit of a wandering soul, moved his bride to Ft. Cobb, Anadarko and finally to Chickasha in 1944. Reba was one year old when the town she would eventually call home for more than 60 years, really began to take shape with the streets being paved, and brick houses being built. When they got to Chickasha, Ed worked in a Milling company, while Reba took care of their daughter Pat. Her daughter related how her mother used to talk a lot about the past and all she has seen change. From candle and lantern lights to electricity, from horse and buggy to vehicles of all kinds, phones to keep close to friends and families. She went from looking at the stars, to watching people actually go up in space on the television. She's also seen all the major wars since World War I. Eighteen years ago she took care of her husband so that he could do what he wanted and die at home. Although she has missed him dearly, Reba's life has always been full with the love of friends and family, which helped her get through the hard times after losing Ed. She stayed in the home she and Ed owned until a little more and four years ago when she fell and broke both of her hips and her left arm. After healing from the broken bones and finding her vision not as good as it used to be, Reba told her family she would look into moving to Glenhaven Retirement Village. She liked the place so she decided to stay. She still enjoys a game of bridge every once in a while and she attends First Christian Church when she can. This year, to help her celebrate her 100th birthday, her daughter came from Arkansas, her grandchildren and great grandchildren came from Texas, and a former neighbor, came to help her celebrate her land makr birthday at Glenhaven Retirement Village. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html