Obit of J.W. "Wib" Alexander (a425) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 1 Nov 2000 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Alexander, Barker J.W. "Wib" Alexander was born April 26, 1903 in Jamestown, Tennessee and passed away March 14, 1990 in the Elk City Community Hospital at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 16 days. Wib, the son of James Marcus and Katherin Alexander moved with his parents to Texas in 1906. On February 21, 1926 he married Cynthia Mamie Barker in Wheeler, Texas and they lived in the Doxey, and Meridian Communities before moving to Carlsbad and Roswell, New Mexico. They later lived in Cooper, Texas until May of 1969 when they moved to Sayre to make their home. He had been a member of the Baptist Church and was a member of the Erick Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 18 brothers and sisters. He is survived by: 4 daughters, Georgia Nell Hardy, of Cooper, Texas; Clara Jo Coffey of Wildorado, Texas; Emma Jean Wendt of Fairport, New York; Mary Lou Kendrick, of Sayre, Okal.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Saturday, March 17, 1990 at the Sweetwater First Assembly of God Church at 2:30 p.m. with C.R. Tucker and J.M. Ashley officiating. Burial was in the Mulberry Cemetery, Sweetwater, Roger Mills County, OK under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Sayre.