David Lamar Okelberry

1909 - 1993  (83 years)

• Name	David Lamar Okelberry  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Sep 1909	Milner, Cassia County, Idaho   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Sep 1993	Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, Idaho   [2]
  Notes	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 d. 14 Jun 1983, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1931	Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 3 Dec 1931 - Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho Marriage - 29 Jul 1942 - Burley, Cassia County, Idaho  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S203] McGuire, Keith David, Jr--Family Researcher P.O. Box 1721 Bailey, CO 80421-1721 (303) 838-0255. [S1250] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, "Lancaster/Owens".