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Audrey Mae Nauman

F, #159871, b. 14 September 1916, d. 10 August 1981

Parents

Father	John Henry Nauman (b. 7 March 1891, d. 15 February 1961)
Mother	Flora Ethel Scott (b. 26 February 1895, d. 12 August 1961)

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Audrey Mae Nauman was born on 14 September 1916 in Willow Springs, Howell Co., MO. She married Elmer Joseph Morava on 26 June 1937 in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK; ceremony by Rev. Anson Justice, Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Norman, OK. She died on 10 August 1981 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK,

Obituary -- The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 12 AUG 1981, page 28 (Newspapers.com):

MORAVA

Audrey Mae, 2609 SW 27th Street. Born in Willow Springs, MO. Sept 14, 1916, passed away Monday Morn, at St. Anthony's Hospital. Mrs. Morava came to Okla City from Bristow, in 1931. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer J. in 1975. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Beverly Mitchell, and 3 sons, Kenneth & David of Okla City, Richard of Little Rock, Ark; a sister Helen Arter of Leland, N.C.; 2 brothers John H. & Wayne Nouman (sic) of Sand Springs, Okla; her mother-in-law Lizzie Morava; 11 grandchildren & many other loved ones.

Services will be Wed. Aug. 12 at 10 A.M. at Capitol Hill Funeral Home. Burial in the Czechoslovakian National Cemetery.

NOTE: Helen (Seif, Bigler) Arter (1922-2000) was Audrey's half-sister, daughter of her mother and John Arthur Seif (1895-1966), with whom Audrey was raised before she married Elmer Morava. John and (Donald) Wayne Nauman were her half-brothers, sons of her father and Bessie Stiffler. Donna (Nauman) McKee (1931-2001) was also her half-sister -- it is not apparent why she would have been omitted from this obituary. DLB 2025.

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Elmer Joseph Morava

M, #159872, b. 19 April 1917, d. 13 April 1975

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Elmer Joseph Morava was born on 19 April 1917 in Oklahoma Co., OK; son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Kafka) Morava, immigrants from Bohemia. He married Audrey Mae Nauman daughter of John Henry Nauman and Flora Ethel Scott, on 26 June 1937 in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK; ceremony by Rev. Anson Justice, Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Norman, OK. Elmer Joseph Morava died on 13 April 1975.

He was buried in April 1975 in Czech National Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Findagrave #11276521.

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Flora Ethel Scott

F, #159873, b. 26 February 1895, d. 12 August 1961

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Family: John Henry Nauman (b. 7 March 1891, d. 15 February 1961)

Daughter

Audrey Mae Nauman (b. 14 September 1916, d. 10 August 1981)

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Flora Ethel Scott was born on 26 February 1895 in Salisaw, Sequoyah Co., OK; daughter of Sterling and Miranda C. (McCombs) Scott. She married John Henry Nauman on 13 March 1913 in Okfuskee Co., OK. She died on 12 August 1961 in Siloam Springs, Benton Co., AR.

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Herbert Lewis Gage

M, #159874, b. 24 January 1941, d. 27 July 2016

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Herbert Lewis Gage was born on 24 January 1941 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; son of Jerry Ansel and Tommie Dennis Ridgeway. He married Donna Lou Nauman daughter of John Henry Nauman and Bessie Stiffler, on 1 May 1973 in Guadalupe Co., TX; Herbert remarried to Kathleen P. Harris (1927-2011) on 29 May 1979.in Guadalupe County, TX. Herbert Lewis Gage and Donna Lou Nauman were divorced on 6 February 1979 in Bexar Co., TX. He died on 27 July 2016 in Kerrville, Kerr Co., TX.

He was buried in 2016 in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr Co., TX, Mausoleum, Findagrave #193782941.

Herbert Lewis Gage lived in 1966 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. He lived in 1975 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. He lived from 1992 to 2016 in Ingram, Kerr Co., TX.

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Cora Estella Welch

F, #159881, b. 1 August 1908, d. 13 May 1994

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Cora Estella Welch was born on 1 August 1908 in Welty, Okfuskee Co., OK; daughter of James William and Fidella Paralee (Estep) Welch. She married John Tom Stiffler son of Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Stiffler and Mary "Polly" Davault, before April 1930. Cora Estella Welch and John Tom Stiffler were divorced before May 1957. She died on 13 May 1994 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK,

Obituary -- (via Findagrave.com):

Cora McLaughlin, 85, an area resident. died Friday in Tulsa. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Hutchins-Maples Chapel. The Rev. Melvin Duke of the Bristow Free Holiness Church will officiate. Burial is to follow in Welty Cemetery, Welty, under the direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home.

McLaughlin was born Aug. 1, 1908 in Welty. She was a member of the Bristow Free Holiness Church.

She was a retired cook, working for restaurants in Canadian, Texas where she lived for 20 years. She moved to Bristow in 1985 from Sand Springs. She attended schools in the Welty area. She married Herman McLaughlin, Nov. 7, 1972. He preceded her in death in 1982.

She is survived by one sister, Dorothy On, Canadian, Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was buried in May 1994 in Welty Cemetery, Welty, Okfuskee Co., OK, Findagrave #26721790.

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Hattie Catherine Montgomery

F, #159882, b. 12 March 1923, d. 25 June 2023

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Family: John Tom Stiffler (b. 11 August 1906, d. 29 August 1979)

Son	Jack Lee Stiffler+
Daughter	Carolyn Sue "Susie" Stiffler

Biography

Hattie Catherine Montgomery was born on 12 March 1923 in Mannford, Creek Co., OK; daughter of James Dorton and Anna Mae (Baker) Montgomery. She married John Tom Stiffler son of Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Stiffler and Mary "Polly" Davault, on 8 May 1957 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA. Hattie Catherine Montgomery died on 25 June 2023 in Yukon, Canadian Co., OK,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Hattie C. Stiffler was born on March 12, 1923 in Mannford, OK to James Dorton and Annie (Baker) Montgomery. Hattie passed away on June 25, 2023 in Yukon, OK at the age of 100. She married John Stiffler on May 8, 1947 (sic) in Bakersfield, CA. Hattie loved to garden, loved plants and flowers, enjoyed doing puzzles, liked to go on mushroom hunts, and loved taking care of others. Hattie enjoyed spending time with her family and especially with all her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She was a member of the Hinton Pentecostal Holiness Church and greatly loved her church attending there for many years.

Survivors Include: her children, Jack Stiffler and wife Rita of Sulphur, OK, and Susie Nickel and husband Nick of Yukon, OK, her grandchildren, Jennifer Johnson and husband BJ of Sulphur, OK, Amanda Goodridge and husband John Paul of Roff, OK, and John Stiffler of Yukon, OK, her great grandchildren, Brycylynn Robledo, Brialey Sherrell, Remington Johnson, Reece Hill, Dayton Goodridge, Fischer Goodridge, Gatlin Goodridge, Greenly Stiffler, and Hattie Stiffler, her great great grandchildren, Mila Robledo and Sadee Sherrell, her brother, Elmer Montgomery of Welty, OK, as well as many other relatives and friends.

Hattie was preceded in death by her parents, James and Annie Montgomery, her husband John Stiffler, her sisters, Mary Rich, Lizzie Beaver, Mae Hutchinson and Eddie Hinkel, and her brothers, Wes Montgomery, Homer Montgomery, Claude Montgomery, Raymond Montgomery, Dale Montgomery, and Fred Montgomery.

Services: Hinton Turner Funeral Home Chapel, Friday, 11:00 AM, June 30, 2023, Hinton, OK.

Officiating: Ronnie and Nancy Kuhn

Burial: Hinton Cemetery, Hinton, OK

Services under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma.

NOTES: (1) Her marriage to John Stiffler was in 1957, per California Marriage Index, 1949-1959 (Ancestry.com). (2) Jennifer Christine, wife of James Brady "BJ" Johnson, was born 5 DEC 1975, and was almost certainly the eldest child of John "Jack" Stiffler and the (name unknown) mother of Amanda Stiffler, and not a daughter of Carolyn Sue (Stiffler) Nickel, so I have entered her that way. But I have not discovered documentary evidence of Jennifer's parents. DLB 2025.

She was buried in June 2023 in Hinton Cemetery, Hinton, Caddo Co., OK, Findagrave #255898796.

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Mary Louise Starrett

F, #159896, b. 29 November 1929, d. 23 June 1997

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Father	Ivan Oliver "Oliver" Starrett (b. 3 August 1906, d. 11 December 2005)
Mother	Nellie Eliza Stiffler (b. 13 December 1910, d. 30 July 1997)

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Family: Billy Joe McQuain (b. 15 November 1930, d. 27 September 2001)

Daughter	Jody McQuain (b. about 1951, d. after 1964)
Son	Richard Wayne McQuain+ (b. 26 July 1953, d. 13 May 2009)

Biography

Mary Louise Starrett was born on 29 November 1929 in Bristow, Creek Co., OK. She married Paul Henry Wells on 11 November 1972 in Muskogee Co., OK; Paul was first married to Willie Jean Goff in 1948 and they had four sons and one daughter. She died on 23 June 1997

Obituaries:

Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 23 JUN 1997, page A2 (Newspapers.com):

Shady Point -- Mary Lowise Wells, 67, president and office manager of Wells Enterprises, Inc., died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Poteau.

The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 24 JUN 1997, page 29 (Newspapers.com:

WELLS, Mary Louise, 67. Services Wednesday, Poteau (Evans-Miller, Poteau).

She was buried in June 1997 in Shady Point Cemetery, Shady Point, Le Flore Co., OK, Findagrave #37162440.

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Billy Joe McQuain

M, #159897, b. 15 November 1930, d. 27 September 2001

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Family: Mary Louise Starrett (b. 29 November 1929, d. 23 June 1997)

Daughter	Jody McQuain (b. about 1951, d. after 1964)
Son	Richard Wayne McQuain+ (b. 26 July 1953, d. 13 May 2009)

Biography

Billy Joe McQuain was born on 15 November 1930 in Bristow, Creek Co., OK; son of Joseph Winn and Tressie Oleta (Moore) Mcquain. He died on 27 September 2001 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK,

Obituary -- Sapulpa Daily Herald, Sapulpa, Olahoma; 1 OCT 2001, page 2 (Newspapers.com):

McQUAIN, Billy Joe -- Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel. Chris King will officiate. Interment will be at the Blackburn Cemetery.

Chapman-Clack Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. McQuain, 70, of Bristow, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at the Oklahoma Veteran's Center in Claremore. He was born Nov. 15, 1930 in Bristow to Joseph Winn (sic) and Tressie Oleta McQuain. He was married to Frances Earlene Row (sic) in Bristow.

He graduated from Bristow High School in 1948 and was a plumber and a welding inspector, among other things. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard during the Korean Conflict and earned several medals. He attended the First Church of God in Bristow.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister; and a brother.

Survivors are his wife; four children, including Lavada Kay and Clint Walkup, both of Sapulpa; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, including Betty Poston and Phyllis Hall, both of Bristow; and two brothers, including Melvin McQuain of Bristow.

NOTE: A very carefully written obituary, designed to obscure quite a few details.

Billy's son with his wife, Mary Starrett, Richard McQuain (omitted from this obituary), was born 26 JUL 1953. Billy's daughter Sharron (omitted from this obituary), with Frances Earlene Roe, was born 16 APR 1954. Evidence exists showing Billy also had a daughter, Jody McQuain (not mentioned in this obituary), with Mary Starrett, although her birth and death dates have not been discovered. Billy and Frances' daughter Lavada Kay McQuain was born substantially later on 3 AUG 1961. DLB 2025.

He was buried in 2001 in Blackburn Cemetery, Blackburn, Pawnee Co., OK, Findagrave #20003908.

Billy Joe McQuain began military service on 1 September 1950 Korean War Service, U.S. Army, Bronze Star, discharged 28 MAY 1952.

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