Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Blanch E. Wright

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Obit for Blanch E. Wright


Blanch E. Wright was born August 15, 1885 in the state of Kansas and passed 
away Saturday night July 2, 1960 in an Elk City hospital after an illness of 
three weeks at the age of 74 years 10 months and 17 days.

On October 17, 1902 she was united in marriage to Henry G. Wright at 
Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

She with her family came to Roger Mills County in 1903 and settled in the 
old Rankin Communith which is now Reydon.  She was one of Western Oklahoma's
pioneers and had been a member off the Reydon Baptist church for many years.  
She was a charter member of the Reydon Rebekah lodge.

Survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Elsie Boone of Devine, Texas, Mrs. Flora 
King of Reydon, Mrs. Stella Airington of Duncan, Oklahoma, one son, H.J. 
Wright of Reydon, seventeen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; three 
sisters, Mrs. Lon Terhune of Healdton, Oklahoma, Mrs. Lee Rouse of Crescent, 
Oklahoma, Mrs. Zola Ryland of Crescent, Oklahoma; four borhter,s Robert Vincent 
of Arnett, Oklahoma, Ed Vincent of Reydon, Harry Vincent, Crescent, Oklahoma, 
Clyde Vincent of oklahoma City.  Many other relatives and a host of friends.  
Her husband, 1 daughgter and three sisters preceded her in death.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday July 6, 1960 at 2:30 p.m by the 
pastor Rev. Charlie Shaw assisted by Rev. Harold Trask of Sayre.  Interment 
in White Rose cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma by the side of 
her husband.  Pall bearers were grandsons and a grandnephew, Paige Boone, 
Billy G. Hooper, Rodney Airington, Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Lee King and Ray Clay.

Flower girls were granddaughters and grand nieces.  Miss Patsy Ruth Wright, 
Mrs. Billie G. Hooper, Mrs. Paige Boone, Mrs. Robert Russett, Mrs. Billy Burns, 
Miss Maybedde Wright, Mrs. Pascal Pennington, Miss Peggy Thomas, Miss Gloria 
Faye Estes and Mrs. Ray Clay.

Honorary pall bearers were J.H. Petersen, J.B. Purcell, Orville Conrad, 
O.R. Blann, E.R. Brewer and H.G. Parman

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok