Obit of Voorhees, Jane Ophelia Grissom - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Nov 2007 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Fairview Cemetery--Durham OK Surnames: Vooheers, White, Gissom, Norris, Williamson, Tosolini, Scoggin, Clements Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8432/mb.ashx Jane Ophelia Voorhees, 97, of Dumas, returced to her saviour on May 2, 2007 in the Dumas Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Fairview Cemetery, Durham, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 500 Maddox. A family visitation will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. She was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma on October 4, 1909. Her parents were Aaron Edward Grissom and Melvina White Grissom. She was married to James Claude Voorhees on February 27, 1932. Ophelia was preceded by her husband, her siblings, Minnie Norris, Lena Williamson, William Grissom, Joseph Grissom, Edward Grissom, Levi Grissom, Coy Grissom, Thelma Grissom, and Roy Grissom. Her daughters and granddaughters were at her side. Survivors are her daughters, Claudette Tosolini & husband Ensio, Lee Scroggin and husband Norm; grandchildren, Sueann Bawden, Jack Vandiver, Bob Vandiver, Bret Scoggin, Coer Scoggin, and ten great grandchildren, and devoted friend Wavel Clements. The family suggests that memorials be sent to the Durham Baptist Church or the Durham Community Building fund in lieu of flowers. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 10-May-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html