Obit of Briggs, Beth (b620) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 20 May 2004 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Briggs, Hanawalt, Jones, Williams, Smith Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5699 Beth Briggs was born June 27, 1922 in Amarillo, Texas to Stella and Curtis Hanawalt. She passed away May 16, 2004 at Weatherford, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years, 10 months and 19 days. Beth grew up in Roll, Oklahoma where she graduated from Crawford High School. She was married to Robert Eugene Briggs at Roll, Oklahoma on March 18, 1939. They lived in the Crawford/Durham communities before moving to Cheyenne in 1946 where she worked for the Calvert Cleaners, Jarvis and Eaton Grocery and the Security State Bank. In 1970 they moved to Altus, Oklahoma and Beth worked for National Bank of Commercee. Beth and Robert moved back to Cheyenne in 1980 to make their home. Beth loved being with her family and church familly. She was a member of the Cheyenne First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher and Church Treasurer for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 1 brother, Bill Hanawalt. Services were held May 19, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Cheyenne First Baptist Church officiated by Terrell Romberg and Paul Nachtigall. Burial was held at Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service, Cheyenne. Survivors include 1 daughter and son-in-law Sherry and Jerry Jones of Clinton, Oklahoma; 1 son and daughter-in-law Larry and Michelle Briggs of Shawnee, Oklahoma; 7 grandchildren Michael Jones of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Chris Jones of Edmond, Oklahoma, Derek Briggs of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dane Brriggs of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Lee Williams of San Jose, California, Jeff Williams of Oklahoma City, Okllahoma, Ashley Smith of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; 3 great grandchildren Zeph, Jackson and Alyssa; and a host of other relatives and friends. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 20-May-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html