Obit of Ovel Bullard (b463) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Nov 2002 ==================================================================== 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. ==================================================================== Obit for Ovel Bullard Ovel Bullard, son of Benjamin and Rhoda Bullard, was born March 10, 1907 near Grand, Oklahoma. He passed from this life on May 10, 1989 at the Shattuck Hospital at the age of 82 years and two months. Ovel grew to manhood in the Grand Community and Old Day County, and attended Bellview School. On July 4, 1934, Ovel Bullard and Melba Dearing were united in marriage at Woodward, Oklahoma. To this union 4 children were born, Yulonda, Glen, Haskell and Donald. After this marriage, the moved 3 1/2 miles East of Arnett, where Ovel was engaged in farming and dairying which he really enjoyed. After retiring, they moved to Arnett in 1966, where he lived until his death. Those preceding Ovel in death were: his parents, six brothers, Royal, Floyd, Dee, Hester and Orville and 2 sisters, Betha and Effy. Ovel is survived by his wife, Melba; his four children, Yulonda Taylor and husband, Bill, Glen and his wife, Deana, Hasekll and his wife, Linda of Shattuck, Donald and his wife, Vicki of Eagle Nest, New Mexico; 8 grandsons, Dale, Kevin and Roland Taylor, Jason and Cory Bullard, Dustin, Jerry Don and Aaron Bullard and 7 great grand children, which he dearly loved, also several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Ovel enjoyed fishing, bowling, golfing, baseball and working in his yard. Ovel was a very loving husband, father and grandfather, which we all dearly loved. Ovel had made his commitment of faith in Christ and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Arnett, where he attended. Funeral services were Saturday May 13, 1989 at First Baptist Church, Arnett, Oklahoma with interment at DeBolt Cemetery, Arnett, Ellis County, Oklahoma. Casket bearers were: Robert Dearing, Roger Habekott, Bunny Buckles, Claude Eastham, Glenn Bayless, Eldon Floyd. Mr. Bullard is an uncle of Sylvia B. Moad and Nina B. Krober, both of Cheyenne and a cousing of Orville Robinson, Reydon. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK