Obit of Virginia Fish Read (r300) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 20 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: Read, Fish, Varnell, Broyles Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4807 Message Board Post: Virginia Fish Read was born June 21, 1938 in Ft. Summer, New Mexico to Arvie Louise and Perry Fish and died Monday October 28, 1996 in the Baptist Medical center at the age of 58. Virgnia grew up in Beckham and Roger Mills County before moving with her family in the 1950's to Amarillo, Texas. The lived in Amarillo until 1967 when they moved to Thomasboro, Illinois. In 1982 they moved to San Antonio, Texas until Bob's retirement in January of 1993 when they moved to Elk City to make their home. Services will be held Friday at 1;00 p.m. at the Whinery-Savage Chapel officiated by Rod Minor. Arrangements are under the direction of Whinery-Savage Funeral Service. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Bob of the home; one daughter, Debra Read of Rantoul, Illinois; one son, Russ and Liz Read of Champaign, Illinois; three sisters, Patsy Varnell of Sayre, Lauwonia Ford, and Roxie Broyles both of Amarillo, Texas; two brothers, Stanley Fish of Sayre, J.W. Fish of Meeker, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Ashley, Nathan, Carrie, Jenna, Rebecca, Andy, and Jamie; and a host of relatives and friends. Ashes scattered over Lake Havasu Bay. Memorial placed at Sayre-Doxie Cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK