Obit of Strong, George W. - Latimer County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Larry Morgan  <larginmor@hotmail.com>   12 Feb 2006
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::Lutie Cemetery--Lutie OK

Surnames: Strong, Cook, Dyer, Hogsett, Balew, Rankin

Originally posted at:
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The following is from the Obituary Records of the Latimer County
Historical & Genealogical Society

Source: The Latimer County News Democrat - November 30, 1928

George W. Strong, age 88 years, died at his home east of Wilburton Friday
night and was buried at the Lutie Cemetery Monday afternoon. R. W. Lackey,
pastor of the Baptist church, conducted the services. The deceased was
born October 5, 1840, in West Virginia. He was a Union soldier in the
Civil war, serving in company M, 2nd Regiment of the Missouri cavalry. He
came to Latimer County in 1911.

Mr. Strong is survived by his wife, two sons, Bill and James of Wilburton,
and three daughters, Mrs. J. H. Cook of Tulsa; Mrs. Sallie Dyer of
Chester, Ark., and Mrs. Georgia Hogsett of Teslado, New Mexico. Two
sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Balew of Kansas City and Mrs. Ellen Rankin of
Chester, Ark., also survive him. Most of the family were here for the
funeral.
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