Obit of Shores, Cora Elizabeth - Mcclain County, Oklahoma

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::Resthaven Memory Gardens--OKC OK

Shores, Cora Elizabeth

Funeral service for Cora Elizabeth Shores, age 96 of Newcastle, will be 
held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 23, 2002, at the Disciple Christian 
Church. Rev. Larry Bishop, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in 
the Resthaven Cemetery, Oklahoma City, under direction of the Binyon 
Funeral Home of Blanchard. She was born the daughter of Zoella Poe Watkins 
and Joseph Willits Watkins on January 14, 1906, at Potwin, Kansas. Cora 
died Saturday, December 21, 2002, at Oklahoma City. Cora married Joseph 
Henry Shores on June 12, 1926, at Potwin Kansas. She was a native of 
Potwin where she graduated from Potwin High School. Cora lived in Oklahoma 
City for many years and worked at Emmer Brothers Department Store. While 
in Oklahoma City she was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. 
She moved to Newcastle in 1970. Cora was a member of the Disciple 
Christian Church of Newcastle. Cora was preceded in death by her parents 
and four brothers. Her husband, Joseph, died on August 30, 1955. She was 
also preceded in death by two sons Joseph Daniel Shores and Thomas Roger 
Shores. Survivors include son Gary and his wife Virginia Shores of 
Newcastle; daughters-in-law, Boots Shores, Mustang & Shirley Shores, OKC; 
twelve grandchildren; several great grandchildren; one great great 
grandchild.

Published in the Oklahoman from 12/23/2002 - 12/25/2002.
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