Obit of Grace Purcell Vaught (v230) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Sep 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: Vaught, Purcell, Howell, Blevins, Coffee, Andre, Giddens, Estes, Simpson, Hooper, Goodwin Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5123 Grace Purcell Vaught was born July 4, 1891 in Collins County, Texas and departed this life December 1, 1941 at the age of 50 years, 4 months and 27 days. Grace came to Oklahoma in 1903 with her parents. In 1908 she was married to Hugh Howell. To this union were born Leroy, having preceded her in death. Juanita and Billy of Sweetwater, Oklahoma. She joined the Baptist Church at the age of 17 at Buffalo, Oklahoma. In 1925 Grace was married to Claude Vaught, he having preceded her in death. Grace made a habit of doing for others, no task too great for those she loved. Following the death of their mother, Tony and Virgil, small sons of Homer Purcell, she spent 7 years caring for them until her heqalth failed her. She leaves to mourn her departure, two daughters, Mrs. Lennie Coffe and Mrs. Orval Blevins of Sweetwater, Oklahoma, three brothers, Bert Purcell of Reydon, Oklahoma, Homer and Earnest Purcell of Tracy, California; three sisters, Mrs. Jim Andre of Waco, Texas, Mrs. Norvel Giddens of Allison, Texas and Miss Donnie Purcell of Modesto, California; seven grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. The Fatheree Funeral Home of Erick and Reydon had charge. Rev. M.A. Hawkins of the Assembly of God Church, conducted the services at the Community Building Thrusday at 1 p.m. Interment was at Buffalo Cemetery by the side of her son, Leroy. Six nieces were flower girls, Miss Jane and Miss June Purcell, Mrs. Eugene Estes, Mrs. Charles Simpson, Woodward, Oklahoma, Mrs Ross Hooper and Mrs. Lewis Goodwin of Waco, Texas. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK