Tillman, OK -- Vernie Gibbs Delaney 1891 - 1979

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Frederick Daily Leader August 8, 1979   
Services Thursday for Mrs. Delaney
Mrs. Vernie Delaney 87, one time Owner-Operator of the American Hotel which
was destroyed by the 1973 Tornado here, died at 11:15 A.M. Tuesday at
Pioneer Manor Nursing home after a prolonged illness. Services will be held
at 10 A.M. Tuesday at Gish Memorial Chapel with Rev. Charles Wyatt, Pastor
of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial under direction of Gish
Funeral home will be in Frederick Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Delaney came to
Tillman County in 1902, later lived in California and returned to Frederick
in 1950. She was born Dec. 12, 1891 at Tussy, I.T. the daughter of William
R. and Mary Jeanette (Hobbs) Gibbs, and was married to Robert Aldridge in
1907. He preceded her in death March 15, 1962. She was a former order of
Easter Star, the Rebekah Lodge, and the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Delaney
operated a laundry and later owned and operated the American Hotel, which
was destroyed in the 1973 Tornado. Survivors include one son, Don Aldridge
of Santa Ana, Calif., seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.