Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Blanche Juanita Cordray

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
Transcribed by Sharon Hamilton: sharkay@cccexpress.com
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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol.  34, No. 27
Wednesday, July 3, 2002
Page 5

Blanche Juanita Cordray

Blanche Juanita Cordray was born Oct. 25, 1919 in Hominy.  She was the 
daughter of Willard and Ollie Merle (Turner) Hull.  Blanche was raised and 
attended school in Hominy.

Shortly after the completion of her schooling, Blanche was married to E. S. 
Cordray on March 17, 1936 in Hominy.  The couple made their initial home 
in Hominy and then moved to Osage where they resided for nearly ten years.  
They had four children, Charles, Johnny, Bobby, and Juanita.  The couple 
then moved to Sedan, Kansas, and Tulsa before returning to Cleveland in 1959.

Blanche dedicated her life to taking care of her husband and family.  She 
loved spending time with her family and cooking large meals for them.  
Blanche passed away on Sat. June 29, 2002 at the Tulsa Regional Medical 
Center at the age of eighty-two years, eight months and four days.  She 
was preceded in death by her parents and two grandchildren, Charles Jason 
and Julie Beth Cordray.

She is survived by her husband of sixty-six years, E. S. Cordray of the 
home; three sons, Charles Junior Cordray of Mannford, Johnny Lee Cordray 
of Blackburn, and Bobby Cordray of Memphis, TN; a daughter, Juanita Merle 
Turner of Amarillo, TX; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and 
three brothers, Richard Hull of Berryhill, Jack Hull of Pawhuska, and 
Willard Hull of Virginia Beach, VA.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wed. July 3, 2002 at the Western 
Heights Baptist Church with Rev. David Head officiating.  Burial was held 
at the A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy under the direction of the 
Chapman-Black Funeral Home.

Visit an online obituary and guestbook for Blanche Cordray at 
www.chapman-black.com.
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