Leon Oscar McMinn

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Leon McMinn--Ada Services for Oscar McMinn, 98, Rogers, Ark.,formerly of Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Stonewall, the Rev. Gary Jamar conducting the rites. Burial is in Highland Cemetery. Mr. McMinn died April 20, 1990, in Rogers, Ark. He was born Dec. 29, 1891, in Douglas, La., to John Oliver and Phoebe Amanda Bryan McMinn. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Stonewall and First Baptist Church in Wynona, Okla., serving as deacon for a total of 28 years. One of his loves was baseball, playing with the Coast Artillery Sixth Company, Honolulu, Hawaii team during service, the Ada Oilers and the Wilson, Okla., Team. Mr McMinn played against Dizzy and Daffy Dean and Pepper Martin. He was a veteran of World War I.

On June 1, 1920, he and Willie Louise Baugh were married in Ada. Survivors include his wife, Willie B., of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Pearl Louise and Mark L. Miksch, Rogers, Ark., one sister, Johnnie Weaver, Spur, Tx., four brothers, Eustace McMinn, West Covina, Ca., Juano McMinn, Barnsdall, Jack McMinn, Oklahoma City, and Fred McMinn, Odessa, Tx., two granddaughters, Mary L. Kraus and Deborah I. Campbell, both of Pond Creek; one great grandson; four great granddaughters. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Criswell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

(Research):Census Listings:

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Osage County, Barnsdall Town, Ward 3
ED 57-3 SD 6 Sheet 15A Stamped 24
Enumerated 14 Apr 1930
335-335
McMinn, Leon Hd O 500 M W 37 M 28 La Tn Ok Pumper Refinery
McMinn, Willie Wf F W 29 M19 Ark Ark Akr
McMinn, Pearl L Dtr F W 4 S Tx La Ark
Davis, Josephine Aunt F W 67 Wd 18 Ark Miss Va

Leon married Willie Louise Baugh on 1 Jun 1920 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Willie was born on 12 Jan 1901 in Arkansas; died on 25 Sep 2003 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Louise Miksch

The funeral for Pearl Louise Miksch, age 82, of Enid, will be at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kevin Ward officiating. Burial will be in the Pond Creek Cemetery, with arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. She was born to Oscar Leon and Willie Louise (Baugh) McMinn on April 13, 1925, in Merkel, Texas, and died Friday, February 1, 2008, at her home in Enid. She grew up in Barnsdall and graduated from Barnsdall High School. On November 5, 1944, she married Mark "Bud" Leonard Miksch in Barnsdall, and they made their home in Wichita, Kansas. She worked for the Sedgwick County Public Schools until her retirement in 1983. In 1985, they moved to Rogers, Arkansas, and Mark died October 6, 1997. In April 1998, Louise moved to Enid to be near her daughters. She was a member of Central Assembly of God Church, where she was active in the Senior Saints, Star Widows, and also taught Sunday School. Louise is survived by two daughters, Mary Kraus and husband Tom of Pond Creek, and Deborah Campbell and husband Alan of Enid; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband Bud in 1997. Memorials may be made to Central Assembly of God Church Missions Fund or Hospice Circle of Love.

http://www.andersonburris.com/louise_miksch.htm

Pearl married Mark "Bud" Leonard Miksch on 5 Nov 1944 in Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma. Mark was born before 1925; died on 6 Oct 1997 in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]