Obit of Claud Raymond Yell (y400) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell   <wpurc25758@aol.com>  14 Sep 2002
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Surnames: Yell, Christion, Cox, Cator

Originally posted at:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5241

Claud Raymond Yell, 89, of Grimes was born March 21, 1897 in Mineral 
Wells, Texas to John R. and Eva Christion Yell and passed from this 
life Saturday, December 6, 1986 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital 
of Cheyenne, OKlahoma.

Mr. Yell worked in the coal mines from 12-19 years of age then moved 
to Oklahoma Territroy in 1900.  In 1901 he moved to Lyra, Texas living 
there until 1926 when he moved to Borger, Texas.  On September 5, 1964 
he was married to Edith Sanve Cox in Grimes, Oklahoma, from that time 
they made their home in Grimes.

Mr. Yell was a retired oil filed employee, a member of the First Christian 
Church of Elk City and a member of the Masonic Lodge #1242 of Borger, Texas.

Preceding him in death were his parents, 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

Survivors include his wife, Edith of the home, 1 daughter, Ann Lee Cox 
of Midwest City, Oklahoma, 5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 1 
sister, Leone Cator of Amarillo, Texas, and 1 brother, J.R. Yell of 
Dumas, Texas.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, morning, December 9, 1986 at 
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Sayre 
with John Bloss officiating.  Interment followed in the Wayland Cemetery.

Active Pallbearers were; George Bryan, Jack Brown, Benji Olson, Bill 
Olson, Jack Thompson and Earl Tucker.

Honorary pallbearers were: S.C. Spitzer, Babe Frankford, Ralph Hanawalt, 
Larry Ballou, Cleto Franklin, Sam Burkhalter and Earl Jones.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK