Obit of Mary Kathryn Dawson (d250) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 6 Aug 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. ====================================================================== Funeral services for Mary Kathryn Dawson will be conducted from the Grandview Assembly of God Church on Thursday, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mark Little officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Oklahoma under the direction of Martin Funeral Home. Mrs. Dawson was born December 12, 1926 in Paonia, Colorado, and died late Sunday evening January 3, 1988 at the age of 61. She moved with her family from Colorado to Reydon in 1933, where she grew up and attended the Midway and Reydon Schools. She did home nursing care in the Reydon area for several years until she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1952 where she met and married Bill Dawson on June 30, 1952. Following their marriage they moved to San Pablo, California, where they lived until 1972 when they moved to Elk City, where they had lived since. She is survived by her husband Bill of the home; four children, Terry Dawson of San Diego, California, Sandra Shackleford of Elk City, Ronnie Dawson of Brinnon, Washington, and Richard Dawson of Corpus Christi, Texas; four sisters Erna Rainey of Elk City, Margie Hardin of Odessa, Texas, Hazel Jackson, Elk City, and Joan Martinez of Spring Hill, Florida; two brothers, Murl Miller of Lawndale, California, and Glen Miller of Skiatook; also by several grandchildren. Casket bearers were: Pete Granger, Vernon Little, Roy Williams, Charlie Simpson, Junior Williams, Mike Williams. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK