Obit of Lura C. Stockton (s323) - Roger Mills County, OK Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 30 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: Stockton, Rhoads, Habeck, Fitzgerald, Rosenquist Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5002 Mrs. C.B. (Lura C.) Stockton, 1417 Rural St., died October 23, 1979 at St. Mary's Hosptial in Emporia, Kansas. She had lived in Emporia since 1937 and, for 25 years, she and her late husband, Bernice Stockton, operated the old Sunset Inn at Soden's Grove. She was an avid citizens'band radio operator, known for many years by her "skip" name of Bat Lady. She was a graudate of Emporia State University and a former member of Alpha Sinma Alpha sorority. Services in the Balir Mortuary were held Friday, October 26, 1979 at 10:30 a.m. conducted by the Rev. Stephen J. Williams. Burial was in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Lura Christina Rhoades was born August 30, 1917, to William A. and Betty Habeck Rhoads. Her father died when she was only one year old, and she was later adopted by C.C. Fitzgerald, her mother's second husband. The Fitzgeralds live in Arkansas City from 1930 to 1937 when they moved to Emporia. Lula Fitzgerald married C.B. Stockton in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on October 20, 1939. Mr. Stockton died April 4, 1979. Mrs. Stockton is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Rosenquist, 1417 Rural St. and her step grandmother, Lillie Habeck of Reydon, Oklahoma. Mrs. Stockton was a member of the United Methodist Church and helped with Sunday School Classes for 14 years. She was a member of the Miriam Chapter 14, Order of the Eastern Star. She formerly was a member of the auxiliary to United Transportation Union and has served on the Lake Kahola Advisory Board. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 15-Nov-1979