Kay County OK Obit for: Donald O. Hartley ************************************************************************ 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/ok/kay/kay.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net Date submitted: 3/09/2003 Obit transcribed from the Newkirk Herald by submitter. *********************************************************************** November 4, 1999 Donald O. Hartley Donald O. Hartley, Ponca City resident and formerly of the Newkirk area, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 30, 1999 in Shawn Manor, Ponca City. He was 79. The son of Jesse O. and Doris M. (Shirkey) Hartley, he was born Oct. 12, 1920 at Carthage, MO. He grew up and received his education in Carthage where his family owned and operated J.O. Hartley and Sons Dairy. On Aug. 29, 1941 he and Ida Kathryn Brueggeman were married at Carthage where they established their first home. He later worked for the Frisco Railroad and Vickers Manufacturing in Joplin, Missouri. In 1957 they moved to Kildare and he worked for Gruners in Ponca City. In 1959 they opened "The Hut" in Newkirk and operated the establishment until 1968. In 1982 they reopened "The Hut" and operated it until 1987. In 1960 he leased the Newkirk Race Track where he trained and raced horses until 1964 when he began traveling with the horses. In 1975 they leased the tracks at the Pawhuska Fair Grounds, and he continued to race and train thoroughbreds. He retired from working with the horses in 1990. His survivors include his wife Ida, Ponca City; five children, Gloria Williams, Newkirk, Carol Johnson, Boxford, MA, Doug Hartley, Newkirk, Jim Hartley, Ocala, FL, and Kathy Wolfe, Boxford MA; three brothers, C.W.Hartley, Coral Gables, FL, Richard Hartley, Jasper, MO, and John Hartley, Carthage, MO; one sister, Joan Tronsgard, Wichita; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and four sisters. Graveside service for the cremains were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 in the Newkirk Cemetery with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. A memorial fund has been established with Hospice of Ponca City. Contributions may be made in Mr. Hartley's memory through Pioneer National Bank in Ponca City. *********************************************************************** copyright USGenwb 2003 http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ***********************************************************************