Obit of Vandruff, Jessie Leisure - Woods County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gerald Hobson 31 Jul 2005 Return to Woods County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/woods/woods.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Vandruff, Smith, Rowe, Charlton, Linfoot, Foust, Fox, Paine From Undated and unidentified newspaper In the collection of Helen Flemmings Jessie Leisure Vandruff, son of Josephus and Elizabeth, was born Jan. 8, 1868 in Hancock County, Carthage, Illinois. His funeral is to be Sunday evening at 7:55, Jan. 4th, 1948, at his home at 1916 South Oklahoma St., Cherokee, Oklahoma (Alfalfa County). His age at the time of his death was 70 years, 10 months and 26 days. He became a Christian in 1917 and was united in marriage to Adia C. Smith at Corydon, Iowa, in Wayne County, Aug. 31, 1890, where he taught school for a period of four years, and ran a store for a time, then later taking up the carpenter's trade for the remainder of his life. In 1899 they moved to Okla., locating on a farm southeast of Alva, Okla., where they lived until 1919. They then moved to a farm southeast of Lambert, Okla., where they made their home until 1926. From there they moved to Carmen where they lived until 1946, then moved to Cherokee where they lived until the time of his death. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Carmen, and was a member of the Old Keystone Methodist church, attending services as much as he could until his physical condition prevented him from doing so. He enjoyed reading the Bible and listening to religious music on the radio. Three children preceded him in death; Bryon in 1909, Paul in 1911 and Mabel in 1930. One niece, Mrs. Myrtle Rowe and one nephew, Bryon Charlton of Fargo, North Dakota. The following children who mourn his death are: Mrs. Lillie Linfoot, Cherokee, Okla., Mrs. Lizzie Foust, Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Dora Fox, Alva, Okla., Mrs. Ruth Paine, Downey, California, Clarence Vandruff, Furley, Kansas, Ben and Jess Vandruff, Long Beach, Calif., George Vandruff, Helena, Okla., Chester Vandruff, Cherokee, Okla., 36 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Woods County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/woods/woods.html