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Blanche Dunlap

Female 1890 - 1990  (99 years)


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  • Name Blanche Dunlap  [1
    Born 11 Jul 1890  Jack County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 May 1990  Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Funeral services for Blanche Rennels will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Martin Funeral Chapel with Bro. O.B. Dunlap officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Mrs. Rennels was born July 11, 1890 in Jack County, Texas and died Friday morning May 25, 1990 at the age of 99. she came from Jack County in 1899 with her parents to the Colter Community where she was reared. She was married to Alfred M. Rennels at Sayre on Nov. 12, 1910. They established their first home north of Canute on a farm. In 1936, they established a grocery store, and service station in the Carpenter Community, where Mrs. Rennels enjoyed helping her husband in that endeavor. She was a member of the Church of Christ for over 80 years. She enjoyed working in the Community Home Demostration Club in Colter. They retired in 1963 selling their store to a grandson. They continued to live there in Carpenter until she entered the nursing home in July of 1973. Survivors include three sons: Alvin J. Rennels of Canute, Wade W. Rennels of Hammon, and Doyle Rennels of Medford, OR. A special relation, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Allison. Her only nephew O.B. Dunlap will be officiating minister of the service. 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred on July 11, 1969, one infant son, and three brothers.

      (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)
    Person ID I14019  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Obediah B. Dunlap,   b. Feb 1859, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1928  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Louella E. "Lou" Files,   b. Abt 1868,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Aug 1889  Jack County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfred M. Rennels,   b. 9 Apr 1887, Wise County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1969, Beckham County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1910  Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Glen Zell instead has her date of marriage as 22 November 1910.
    Children 
     1. Doyle E. Rennels,   b. 11 Oct 1911, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1996, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Infant Son Rennels,   b. 17 May 1913, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1913, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Alvin Jasper "Mutt" Rennels,   b. 13 May 1914, Colter, Custer County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1996, Beckham County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Wade Warren Rennels,   b. 5 Jun 1917, Colter, Custer County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1991, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Headstones
    Rennels, Alfred and Blanche (Dunlap)
    Rennels, Alfred and Blanche (Dunlap)
    Front of Tombstone
    Rennels, Alfred and Blanche (Dunlap)-Back
    Rennels, Alfred and Blanche (Dunlap)-Back
    Back of Tombstone
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F5556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jul 1890 - Jack County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1910 - Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1990 - Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.

    2. [S8] Zell, Glen 2206 Burning Tree Ct Weatherford, TX 76087 thezells@swbell.net.