Obit of Bentley, Jay L - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Nov 2007 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Red Star Cemetery--Roger Mills County OK Surnames: Bentley, Burch, Taylor, Garcia, Stockton, Duthie, Burleson, Williamson, Allen, Cornett, Patton, Cordam, Tomerlin, Herndon Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7142 Jay L. Bentley passed from this life October 20, 2006 at his home in Leedey, Oklahoma. He was born June 30, 1918 in Davis, Oklahoma to Ben B. and Beulah Burch Bentley. Jay's childhood years were spent living in the Hennepin, Butler, and Leedey areas of Oklahoma. He attended the Butler, Homer and Liberty Center schools. On August 22, 1942 Jay was united in marriage to his sweetheart Miss Evelyn Taylor in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their marriage was blessed with the birth of 5 children; Delores Juanita, Paul Edward, Larry Wayne, Ramona Lee, and Fora Jane. The family made their home in Leedey, Oklahoma. In 1938 Jay served in the CC camp, working in New Mexico and Wyoming. He was a lifelong farmer/rancher, and for many years operated his own custom wheat harvest crew. When not working he enjoyed spending his leisure time going to car races and watching anything to do with sports on the television. Jay was baptized as a young man and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Leedey. Those family members preceding Jay in death were his loving wife, Evelyn; his parents, Ben and Beulah Bentley; by son, Paul Edward; by sister, Mildred Bentley; by granddaughter Brenda Garcia; and by brother-in-law, Ruben Stockton. Those remaining to cherish his memory are his children, Delores Duthie and husband Rodgers of Rawlins, Wyoming, Larry Bentley and wife Judy of Leedey, Oklahoma, Ramona Bentley and husband Mark Burleson of Clinton, Oklahoma, and Dora Williamson and husband Kenneth of Leedey, Oklahoma; by sisters, Maxine Allen of Stockton, California, Wanda Cornett and husband J.D. of Albany, Oregon, Marjorie Patton and husband Bill of Elk City, Oklahoma, Betty Cordam and husband Delbert of Elk City, Oklahoma, Glenda Tomberlin and husband Bill of Alva, Oklahoma, and June Herndon and husband Wendall of Strong City, Oklahoma; by 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, 3 great great-grandchildren; by numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in the First Baptist Church, Leedey, Oklahoma with interment following in Red Star Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Service arrangements by Shaw Funeral Home, Leedey. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 29-Oct-2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html