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David Lamar Okelberry

Male 1909 - 1993  (83 years)


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  • Name David Lamar Okelberry  [1, 2
    Born 5 Sep 1909  Milner, Cassia County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1993  Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
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    • Obituary
      David Lamar Okelberry
      Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2012, from clipping posted on Ancestry.com
      Said to have been published on September 8, 1993 in the Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho

      Murtaugh-David Lamar Okelberry, 84, of Murtaugh, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1993, at his residence.

      He was born Sept. 5, 1909, in Milner, the son of John Parley and Sarah Jane Campbell Okelberry. He attended school in Murtaugh. he married Hildred McGuire in Twin Falls in 1932. They were later divorced. Mr. Okelberry had resided in Port Townsend, Wash., prior to his marriage to Marjorie Wilcox on July 29, 1942, in Burley. Following their wedding, the resided for a short time in Caliente, Nev. and later for a time in King Hill.Throughout most of his married life, and at the time of his death, he was residing in Murtaugh.

      Mr. Okelberry attended the Hansen Assembly Church of God Church and Gideon International. He had been self-employed as a farmer, a builder and a logger.

      Survivors include his wife of Murtaugh; three daughters, Mary Ellen Okelberry of Trinidad, Calif., Maria Clare Duncan of Orolino, and Nada Lynn Rickert of Murtaugh, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, a granddaughter, and a great grandson.

      The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1992, at the Valley Assembly of God Church, 215 Main St. in Hazelton with the Rev. Wesley Johnson and Bradley Worden officiating. Burial will follow at Paul Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before the funeral today at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Payne Mortuary in Burley.

      The family suggests memorial contributions to the Gideon Memorial Fund for Recognition Bibles in care of Payne Mortuary.
    Person ID I5361  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family 1 Hildred "Hilly" Mamie McGuire,   b. 23 Nov 1910, Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1983, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1931  Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F1252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marjorie Wilcox,   b. 10 Nov 1907, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 2003, Orolino, Clearwater County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1942  Burley, Cassia County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 4 May 2012 
    Family ID F12046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Dec 1931 - Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jul 1942 - Burley, Cassia County, Idaho Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S203] McGuire, Keith David, Jr--Family Researcher P.O. Box 1721 Bailey, CO 80421-1721 (303) 838-0255.

    2. [S1250] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, "Lancaster/Owens".