Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  BARBARA MARGARET SNIVELY

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BARBARA MARGARET SNIVELY

OCNS - February 15, 2001 - Barbara Margaret Snively, 85, lifelong resident 
of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 12, in the Pawhuska 
Hospital.

Born September 26, 1915, in Pawhuska, the daughter of L.O. and Barbara Ann 
(Reiter) Parker, Barbara married James Wesley "Jim" Sniveley, Sr., on 
June 2, 1936, in Pawhuska. Jim was the 1956 World Champion Steer Roper, 
the 1957 Ben Johnson Memorial Steer Roping champion and an original member 
of Cowboy's Turtle Association, which is now known as the Professional 
Rodeo Cowboy's Association (PRCA). Jim preceded Barbara in death on 
September 18, 1998. The Sniveleys were Osage County ranchers all of their 
married life.

Mrs. Sniveley was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 
the Altar Society, the Osage County Cowbelles and the Rug Club.

Survivors are: two sons, James Wesley Snively, Jr., of Pawhuska, and 
Joseph Wyley Snively and wife, Pat, of Howard, Kansas; one brother, David 
Parker of Pawhuska, one sister, Mrs. Leo (Wilma) Leonard of Bartlesville, 
Oklahoma; five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and a host of 
other relatives and friends.

Rosary will be recited Thursday, February 15, at 7:00 p.m., in the Johnson 
Funeral Home Chapel, 219 East 6th Street, Pawhuska.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 16, in the Immaculate 
Conception Catholic Church, Pawhuska, with Father Leonard Higgins 
officiating. Interment will be in the Pawhuska City Cemetery under the 
direction of Johnson Funeral Home.