Obit of Oran Randall Prestridge (p623) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 19 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. ==================================================================== Surnames: Prestridge, Agee, George, Neece Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4787 Oran Randall Prestridge was born in Hood County, Texas. November 27, 1887 and passed away in Cheyenne April 15, 1950. He lived in Hood county until the age of nine, when the family lfet there, going first to Tom Greene County, Texas, then to Washita County, Oklahoma, near the town of Mountain View. When 12 years old he came with the family to Roger Mills County, where he has lived ever since, having been engaged most of the time in the hardware and blacksmithing buriness. He never married. He was converted in early life and joined the Baptist Church. He served in the army in World War I and was a charter member of the Campbell-Cross post of the American Legion. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Prestridge, and by two brothers and one sister. He is survived by five brothers and three sisters, namely: James Larkin Prestridge, Fresno, California; Uburn M. Prestridge, Cheyenne, Oklahoma; Aaron D. Prestridge, Casa Grande, Arizona; Mrs. D.C. Agee, Clinton, Oklahoma; Willie D. Prestridge, Burlingame, California; Jess Thomas Prestridge, Kennewick, Washington; Mrs. Pareston George, Altus, Oklahoma; and Mrs. Doyle Neece, Elk City, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK