Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Joy Ann Silvers

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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::Blackburn Cemetery--Blackburn OK
 
The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 33, No. 24
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Page 5

Joy Ann Silvers

Joy Ann Silvers was born April 2, 1934, in Booneville, Arkansas.  She was 
the daughter of Omer and Betty Dorrough.  Joy was raised and attended 
school in Booneville, graduating from Booneville High School in 1952.

Joy was married to Loron E. Silver on March 24, 1952 in Stillwell, 
Oklahoma.  The couple resided in Broken Arrow area most of their married 
life, raising four children:  Joseph, Jonathan, Elizabeth and Joanna.

Although Joy worked for a few years as a unit clerk at St. Johns Medical 
Center, she spent most of her time raising her family and working with 
her husband, Loron, building homes.  Loron would build the houses and Joy 
would use her talents as an interior designer to transform them into 
homes.  They worked together building many homes throughout the Broken 
Arrow and Tulsa area.

The couple moved to Claremore in 1996.  Joy was a member of the Southeast 
Baptist Church in Tulsa.  She passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2001 at her 
home in Clremore at the age of sixty-seven years, two months and five 
days.  Joy was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Joseph and 
Jonathan; two brothers, Ted and Dee Dorrough; and two sisters, Sue 
Dorrough and Clydene Dorrough.

Joy is survived by her husband, Loron E. Silvers of the home; two 
daughters, Elizabeth Sesso of Wagoner, Oklahoma ad Joanna Nix of Claremore, 
Oklahoma; eight grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, 
Wayne Dorrough and Joe Dorrough, and four sisters, Polly Dorrough, Reba 
Andrews, Ruth Million and Dorothy Black.

Graveside funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2001 
at the Blackburn Cemetery with Rev. James Gaylor officiating.  Interment 
was under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home in Cleveland.
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