Greer County, OK - Bios: McWhorter, Mrs. Edna, December, 1966 Monday, August 21, 2000 Submitted by: phill@redrock.net (Phyllis Hill) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* MRS. MCWHORTER DIED SATURDAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Eral McWhorter were held today (Monday) at 1:30 p.m. in Greer Funeral Chapel with Rev. James W. Evans, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. She died Saturday morning in a Mangum nursing home after an illness of 12 years. Born May 14, 1878 in San Saba County, Texas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Smith, she came to the Jester community in 1890 and lived in the county for the rest of her life. She was married to Albert Caudle in 1898 and he passed away in 1921 at Reed. In 1923 she was married to O. A. McWhorter in Altus. He also preceded her in death in 1956. Survivors are one son, L. C. Caudle of Oklahoma City; one daughter, Mrs. Gladys Griffin of Watsonville, California; one stepson, Edward McWhorter of El Paso, Texas; two grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Lock of Marfa, Texas and Mrs. Etta Linville, Gillespie, Illinois. ==========================================================================