Roger Mills Co. - Obit for William Lowayne McCollum

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Obit for William Lowayne McCollum

William Lowayne McCollum, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. McCollom was born December 9, 
1923, near Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.  There he spent his childhood.  He departed this 
life 2:30 p.m. December 2, 1958 in the Cheyenne Memorial hospital at the age of 34 
years, 11 months and 23 days.

At an early age he was converted and joined the Baptist church at Lone Wolf, where 
he was active in church work.  He had a deep spiritual experience and had no fear 
of death.

He attended Lone Wolf schools, grade through two years of high.  He then moved 
with his family to Sentinel, Oklahoma and there graduated from high school.  He then 
attended radio and electonics school at Tonkawa, Oklahoma and more extensive study in 
Philadelphis, Pennsylvania. 

He pursued this vocation until his health failed.

December 22, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas he was united in marriage to Ruby 
Quackenbush.  To this union two children were born, Marvin, Age 12, and William 
Lowayne II (Butch), age 6. 

He is survived by his wife, Ruby, and son,s Marvin and Butch, his parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. T.H. McCollom, all of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; two sisters, Mrs. E.A. Herron, McLean, 
Texas and Mrs. Frank Hodnik, Amarillo, Texas; three brothers, Charles McCollom, 
Roosevelt, Oklahoma, Dean McCollom, Goodwell, Oklahoma, and T.Sgt. Dale McCollom, 
Big Springs, Texas.

His cheerful, sunny disposition endeared him to all who knew him.

Funeral services were at the First Baptist Church, Cheyenne, December 4, 1958 at 
1:30 p.m.

Interment was in the Lone Wolf cemetery, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.  Arrangements were by 
Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home, Lone Wolf, assisted by Scroggins Funeral Home, 
Cheyenne.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK