Richard "Red" Meeks

Notes:

Red and Ruth had no issue. They are buried next to James Edwin and Zada Gentry and Jess Gentry . Some family members remember his first name as Richard, but Thomas James Strong of Arizona is sure it is Ralph. Lynell Gentry Cordell is sure it is Richard, which can be substantiated by census records and his obituary. He was most often known by his nickname, Red. He was a taxi driver in Duncan, OK for many years.

The Duncan Banner, Tuesday, June 1, 1993
MERIDIAN -- Richard Meeks, 79, of Meridian died Sunday, May 30, 1993, in a Meridian nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Duncan Cemetery with Ron Slough officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home in Duncan.

Mr. Meeks was born Nov. 22, 1913 in Marlow to Walter and Hattie Meeks. A retired driver for Commercial Transportation, he was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. On April 7, 1951, he married Ruth Gentry in Duncan. Survivors include his wife of the home and a sister, Mammie Lee Meeks of Duncan. (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell).

(Research):

Census Listings (courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell):

1920 census
Stephens Co. OK ED 247 Pg. 67A
King Twp. - Duncan city
14/16
Meeks, Walter, head, MW, 43, M, AL AL AL
Hattie, wife, FW, 36, M, MO -- --
Richard, son, MW, 7, OK AL MO
Mamie, dau., FW, 5, OK AL MO

1930 census
Stephens Co. OK ED 69-4 Pg. 19A
King twp. - Duncan City
Rooming house lodgers
Meeks, Hattie, head, 35, D, US US US
Mamie, dau., 15, OK TN TN
Richard, son, 17, OK TN TN

Richard married Ruth Cleo Gentry on 7 Apr 1951 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Ruth (daughter of James Edwin Gentry and Elzada Trawick) was born on 29 Apr 1912 in Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 28 Mar 1998 in Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Red and Ruth were married at the Indiana Ave. Baptist Church, 1601 NW 2nd, Oklahoma City, OK, by Pastor M. L. Rice. Witnesses were Bessie Payne of 815 N. Braver, OKC and Eugene W. Leard of 1421 NW 7th OKC. Lynell Gentry Cordell has a copy of the marriage license.