Obit of Jesse Aron Blurton (b463) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 16 Oct 2000 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ==================================================================== 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Blurton Funeral services for Mr. Jesse Aron Blurton, 76 years-old Weatherford resident, who passed away early Sunday morning in an Oklahoma City hospital were held Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Church of Christ in Weatherford, with Mr. James Jarrett, pastor, officiating, and services Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Crawford Highschool Auditorium, with Mr. Leland Burch of Crawford, officiating. Services were concluded in the Silent Home cemetery near Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, under the direction of the R.L. lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford. Mr. Blurton was born in Gainesville, Txas on March 31, 1898 coming to Oklahoma with his mother at the age of 7, settling near Crawford, Oklahoma on a farm, and was also a blacksmith. He was married to Miss Lula Bell Brewer in Durham, Oklahoma, on March 27, 1917. He resided in Crawford for 22 years then moved to Perryton, TX, for three years; moved to Eakly, Oklahoma in 1949 and operated a blacksmith ship there until he moved to Weatherford and retired. He was preceded in death by Mrs. Blurton on November 28, 1970. He continued to reside in Weatherford and was married here to Mrs. Edna Hodge on June 30, 1971, and had been in failing health for the past few weeks, becoming seriously ill the past two weeks. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Blurton of the home, two sons, John A. of Perryton, Texas, Rolly of Bethany, Oklahoma, four daughters Mrs. Opal Hensley of Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, Mrs. Ruby Klien of Monroe City, Missouri, Mrs. Arlee Githens, of Perryton, Texas, and Mrs. Gean Peters of Glendale, Arizona, 11 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 5 stepchildren, Mrs. George (Lavon) Bennett of Carnegie, Oklahoma, Mrs. Charles (Helen) Campbell of Amarillo, Texas, Mrs. Eldon (Betty) Glenn of Clinton, Oklahoma, Allan Hodge of Weatherford, Okalhoma, and Robert Hodge of Amarillo, Texas, 17 step grandchildren, 23 step great grandchildren, one brother, Oliver Blurton of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and one sister, Maude Bull of Perryton, Texas. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html