Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Virgil Dewey Conrad

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Obit for Virgil Dewey Conrad

Virgil Dewey Conrad was born February 28, 1899, in Robinson, Illinois, and passed 
away with a heart attack in Cheyenne Hospital Februaary 1, 1968 at the age of 68 
years 11 months and 3 days.

Virgil is the son John Wesley and Ida Ideal Conrad.  He was preceded in death 
by his parents and four brothers, Ross, James, Chester, and Orville.  The Conrad 
family moved from Illinois to Rankin, oklahoma with all ten children arriving here 
november 1905, where his father had homesteaded.  He has spent his entire life in the 
community, was converted and joined the Methodist Church when eh was a boy and has 
lived a Christian life since.

He was married to Edith Astell Reynolds at Sweetwater, Oklahoma, January 23, 1921.  
To this union were born two daughters, Verna (Mrs. Leon Marriott) and Shirley 
(Mrs. A.J. Alexander).

Virgil began carrying the Rural Route Number 3 out of Rankin in November, 1919.  
His father was a rural carrier.  Then his oldest brother, Orville, became a carrier 
when his father became too ill.

Virgil came from a Christian home where all attended church together.  He was 
choir director for the last decade.  He worked for the be6tterment of his home, 
church, school, town, county, state, and nation.  He has been a member of the 
National Letter Carriers Association since it began. He is also a member of the 
Masonic Lodge.  In the church he has held all offices from

Superintendent, Lay Leader, Methodist Men, Adult Teacher, Trustee, Steward, and 
Lay Speaker, and always performed with diginity and promptness. He loved his home 
and family, always showing affection gentleness to loved ones, even to the third 
generation on his route.

He is survived by his wife, Edith, and his daughters, Verna A. Marriott, of 
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Shirley M. Alexander, of Tenafly, New Jersey, and six 
grandchildren Jane and Gregory Marriott, Cathy Alexander Parks, Saren, John, 
and Ellen Jo Alexander.  He also leaaves three sisters, Mrs. Daisy Hines, Mrsx. 
Rosie Finch of Merced, California, and Mrs. Orpha Goehring, of Wichita, Kansas.  
Two bothers Ulva E. Conrad, of Fort Woth, Texas, and John W. Conrad, of
Midwest City, Oklahoma, and many nieces and nephews and cousins with a 
host of friends to mourn his passing.

Virgil leaves behing "footprints on the sands of time" as a Christina example 
for his beloved family and for all his many friends.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B.J. Dunham, of Okmulgee, former 
Pastor of Reydon, in the community building on Saturday 2:30 p.m. February 3, 
1968 with Masonic Grave-Side Services, given by John R. Petersen.  Interment in 
White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK