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Bessie I "Bette" Droke

Female 1914 - 1989  (74 years)


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  • Name Bessie I "Bette" Droke 
    Nickname Bette 
    Birth 18 Aug 1914  Olney, Coal County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Jun 1989  Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Ada Evening News - June 4, 1989 Bette Threlkeld Ada-Services for Bette Threlkeld, 74, Ada, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ, Dr. John Stuckey conducting rites. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Threlkeld died June 2, 1989, at a local nursing home following a long illness. She was born Aug. 18, 1914 in Olney, to William A. and Josie Darnell Droke. She moved to Ada as a child and was a graduate of Ada High School. She retired from the Ada Blue Cross office in 1974 after 20 years employment. She was a longtime active member of Southwest Church of Christ. On Jan. 20, 1935, she and Creston Threlkeld were married at Wewoka. Survivors include her husband, Creston, of the home; two sons, Jim Threlkeld, Mesquite, Texas, Gary Threlkeld, The Colony, Texas; one brother, Jerry Droke, Ada; one sister Essie Frye, Ada; and two grandchildren. Bearers will be Elmer Gerth, Alvin Jamar, Glendel Hatton, Haskell Hill, Leo Sims and Harold Blackburn. The family says those who wish may make contributions in Mrs Threlkeld's memory to Tipton Home, Box 37, Tipton, Okla. 73570. Criswell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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      BESSIE I THRELKELD 18 Aug 1914 02 Jun 1989 74820 (Ada, Pontotoc, OK ) (none specified) 446-09-0799 Oklahoma
    Person ID I13958  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family James Creston Threlkeld,   b. 4 May 1908, Francis, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1999, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1935  Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F2931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Aug 1914 - Olney, Coal County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jan 1935 - Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jun 1989 - Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Threlkeld, James & Bette (Droke)
    Threlkeld, James & Bette (Droke)
    The photo of this double tombstone was taken prior to the death of James Creston Threlkeld in 1999.