Obit.Tulsa,OK Lily Spess ================================================================================ USGenWeb NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================== Adapted from the Tulsa Tribune February 19, 1985 LILY I. RAIFSNYDER SPESS, 85, 1832 E. 16th Place, a Tulsa resident for 40 years, passed away February 18, 1985 after a brief illness. Born August 3, 1899 in Marienville, PA, Mrs. Spess was a daughter of David Whitehill Raifsnyder and Iola B. Jones Raifsnyder. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, James Roy Spess, and five daughters: Ruth Thixton, Rebecca Prather, Ramona Kritzer, Marjorie Stegemeier and Emma Wixson. Also surviving are15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She came to Oklahoma in 1920 and was a nurse and taught school prior to her marriage. Services 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Moore’s Memory Chapel. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford.