Obit of Verona Rebecca Wheeler Blanton (b453) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell   <wpurc25758@aol.com> 7 Oct 2001
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Surnames: Blanton, Wheeler, Martin, Barksdale, Casady, Bickerstaff, 
Polk, Bales, Forkner, Cummings 

Miss Verona Rebecca Wheeler was born in Oregon County, Missouri 
January 12, 1868 and departed this life November 4, 1950 in 
Amarillo, Texas at the age of 82 years, 9 months and 23 days.

At the age of 18 she was baptized into the Freewill baptist church 
of which she was a faithful member. She was united in marriage to 
William Albert Blanton December 23, 1890. To this union 13 children 
were born, 8 girls and 5 boys.

Mrs. Blanton came to Roger Mills County with her family in 1903 and 
homesteaded 3 miles southwest of Cheyenne, living there until 1933, 
returning to the site of her homestead many times since. In the year 
of 1947 she was added to the Church of Christ in Lubbock, texas.

Her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Elsie Martin, and two sons, Jasper 
and Elmer, who died in infancy, preceded her in death. She is 
survived by the following children: 

Mrs. Gertie Barksadale, Amarillo, Texas; Mr. Burrell Blanton, Arvin, 
California; Mrs. Agnes Casady, Cheyenne, Oklahgoma; Mrs. Grace 
Bickerstaff, Slayton, Texas; Mrs. Edna Polk, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma; Mrs. Essie Bales, Kansas City, Missouir; Mrs. Ovie 
Forkner, Lubbock, Texas; Mr. Sherman Blanton, Liberal, Kansas; Mr. 
Frank Blanton, Cheyenne, Oklahoma; Mrs. Opal Cummings, Lubbock, 
Texas. All were present for the funeral except two. 13 grandchildren 
and 13 great grandchildren, also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Verona Blanton were conducted at the 
Church of Christ in Cheyenne Monday afternoon with Rev Dub Stewart 
and Rev Bill Trent officiating. Burial wa in the Cheyenne cemetery, 
Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of the 
Scorggins Funeral Home. 
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