Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Murtie Alexander

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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 33, No. 43
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Page 5

Murtie Alexander

Murtie was born on January 17, 1911 in Elgin, KS to Charles and Flossie 
(Wells) Bohannan.  She went to be with the Lord on Fri., Oct. 19, 2001 in 
Caldwell, KS at the age of 90.  Murtie was the oldest of four children, 
Ralph, Frank and Jerry Bohannan.

She graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, KS and was also the 
Valedictorian of her class.

After answering a call to the Lord, she became an Ordained Minister in 
1931.  Murtie pastured in Hominy at the House of Prayer.  She continued 
her ministry until her death.  Murtie also worked as a seamstress in the 
Tent Factory in Pawhuska for 30 years.

Murtie married George Ecker on March 14, 1929 and to this union two 
daughters were born, Bernadine (Utterback) Kramner of Caldwell, KS and 
Geraldine Grimes of Goddard, KS.  Murtie also raised a foster son 
Clifford Moore of Hominy.

After George's death on June 2, 1948, she married Virgil Alexander on 
Sept. 3, 1949.  Together they raised two granddaughters, Suzi (Mayhew) 
Smith of Pawhuska and Maggie (Fish) Gibson of Wynona.  In 1972 Murtie and 
Virgil Alexander moved to Hominy to retire.  On January 5, 1999 she went 
to Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Caldwell, KS where she lived until 
her death.

Murtie was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two husbands 
and her foster son.

Survivor's include two daughters, Bernadine (Utterback) Kranmer and her 
husband Dale of Caldwell, KS; Geraldine Grimes of Goddard, KS, 
granddaughters Suzi (Mayhew) Smith of Pawhuska; Maggie (Fish) Gibson of 
Wynona.  Murtie was also blessed with a host of nine grandchildren, 13 
great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great grandchildren; and also friends 
at the Beverly Health and Rehab Center of Caldwell, KS.