Is this Porter family any connection to John and Marjorie Porter who used to live on Ítilwell Ave, in Tillamook?

Have no idea where Tillamook is. Nor the Ave. you mentioned.
Please include more information. I have no idea what town your asking about

John Porter d 1989. Is his wife Marjorie Harris Porter still alive? We need to find her for information about a class reunion in Salinas, CA.

Cannot locate him if he died in this area. Would really need more information about him & what town you think they lived in. You didn't mention the town they lived in.
Send more info & I'll check again. Sorry, can't locate her either. Since he has been dead for nearly 20 years, there is every possibility she could have remarried at some point in time.

I am trying to find possible gravesite location for Parkers that may be buried in the IOOF cemetery in Ponca City.
Is the IOOF cemetery actually in Ponca City or is it outside of town?
In particular I am looking for the gravesites of Paul D. Parker (1875-1941) and Orville H. Parker (1901-1963). I have been told this is where they were buried.
Also, if their spouses are also in the same cemetery (Susan Witten Parker 1880-1970, Ruth Brett Parker 1900-??, Ann ?? Parker).
Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
Alan Mills
Hi Alan,
The Ponca City IOOF Cemetery is located S.W. of Ponca City on S. Waverly St.
Your following people are all buried in the P.C. IOOF

Orville H. Parker & Ruth R. Brett applied for marriage license 9-5-1922 (This from the Kay Co. Marriage records)

Orville H. Parker 1901 d. Apr 7 1963
Ruth R. (Brett) Parker Jan 30 1900 Aug 2 1966
Orville H. Parker Jr. nd d. Sep 1924 (Am assuming this is a child of theirs)

Paul D. Parker 1875 d. June 28 1941
Susan (Susie) Witten Parker 1882 d. Aug 6 1970 (Age 88)

Paul D. Orville H. Ruth R. was handled by the Trout Funeral Home.
Susie W. was handled by Grace Memorial Funeral Home both in Ponca.

Since Parker is a fairly common name there are several more buried there & also another cem. (Resthaven) in Ponca. If you have any more names, let me know & I can check for you.

Hope this was what you were looking for.
Shirley
Corresponding Sec.
Shirley,

Thank you so much for responding!!! Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for!

Is there any additional information on Orville H. Parker Jr.? I wasn't aware that Orville and Ruth lost a child... Also, is there an Ann Parker there? I believe Orville was married twice. I don't know if his other wife died or what. I believe her name was Ann, but don't know much else.

Orville (sr.) 's sister was Ethel May Parker (d: Jan 2000, in Colorado) - she married William Harold Price (d: 1969). Is there any chance either of them are buried in Ponca City as well?

Orville had 3 other daughters:
Eleanor Sue Parker (went by Sue most of time) - married Orley Eugene Shamburg
Ellen Virginia Parker - married Robert Conner
Ruth Helen Parker (went by Helen) - married Jack Chidley
I don't believe any of Orville's daughters have died yet...but I do think they either live or have lived in Ponca City. If you don't mind, you might check if any of them are in the cemetery.

One last question, do you have any contacts in the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area? Paul Parker's brother (Johnathon Newman Parker) and father (Elijah Parker) are buried there. I was wondering if there was someone who I could contact in that area to look up information on them.

Again, thank you so much for checking on this for me. It was great help, and very much appreciated!!! I'm slowly shaking out the branches of my family tree (only a few fruits and nuts fall out :-).

Thank you! It's great what you are doing...

PULLEY

Larry Crummer [LarfromCA@aol.com]

I am wondering if you could get an obituary for me for Owen G Pulley, the son of Owen A Pulley and Jennie McKay. He was born in Nashville, KS, 11 June 1928 and died in Newkirk, OK, 25 Oct 2003.

I believe that his wife's name is Ava? and he may have two sons, Steve and Thom?

We are related through Owen's grandfather Adam M Pulley, who died in Hutchinson, KS, 1930. Adam M Pulley was a brother to my great grandmother, Mary Catherine Pulley Crummer, who died in 1905 in Pocahontas Co, IA.

Owen Gene Pulley

NEWKIRK — Owen Gene Pulley, longtime Newkirk resident, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2003, in the Newkirk Nursing Center. He was 75.

A memorial service has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Farris, minister of the First Christian Church of Newkirk officiating.

Owen Gene Pulley was born June 11, 1928, in Medicine Lodge, Kan., the son of Owen A. and Jenita Ellen McKay Pulley. He grew up and attended school in Sedan, Kan., until the fifth grade when the family moved to Arkansas City, Kan., and he continued his education.

Gene and Ava Thomas were married on Aug. 11, 1946, in Arkansas City, Kan., and established their first home there. He finished his education in Arkansas City and graduated from high school in 1947. He then worked with his parents in their chiropractic office. He also laid Pamona ceramic tile. Later he owned and operated a Standard filling station, and he laid floor tile for the Parman Furniture Store in Arkansas City. In 1963 they moved to Newkirk and worked in construction.

Gene was a member of the First Christian Church of Newkirk. He enjoyed his family, fishing and Arabian horses.

He is survived by two sons, Thom Pulley and Steve Pulley and wife Dana, both of Newkirk; one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Joe Moore of Moore; and eight grandchildren, Kaylyn, Conner, Kyndal and McKenna Pulley, Chris and Alisa Moore, and Kayla Parker and Leandra Thompson.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Gene Ann Pulley, and his parents.

A memorial fund has been established with the Newkirk First Christian Church. Contributions may be made through Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk, Okla. 74647-0468.

Ponca City News October 27, 2003