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Melinda Blanche <I>Wise</I> Diggs

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Melinda Blanche Wise Diggs

Birth
Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Death
1 Feb 1960 (aged 80)
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Blk-3A, Lot 1
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Taken from A standard history of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of its Development from the Date of the
First European Exploration down to the Present Time, including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the most Recent Period -

Mr. Diggs was married to Miss Malinda Blanche Wise June 24, 1903. Mrs. Diggs had been reared and educated in Oklahoma where her parents had established their home when she was a child and where they spent the rest of their lives meriting enduring appreciation and respect for their honored part among the pioneers of the state.

Mrs. Diggs' father, Levi Wise, was born August 2, 1833, near Louisville, Kentucky, and died February 27, 1908. Mrs. Diggs' mother, Alice (Wheeler) Wise, was born January 3, 1853, at Liberty, Missouri, and died June 14, 1908, at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Diggs graduated from the Oklahoma A. & M. College in the third graduating class of that institution, in 1898. She was a successful and popular teacher in the public schools of Oklahoma until the time of her marriage.

Mrs. Diggs has unusual talent and typical southern culture. She is gifted and trained in public speaking and won the entire series of Demorest medal contests, silver medal, gold medal, grand gold medal, and diamond medal, which entitled her to a diploma for proficiency in oratory. Mr. and Mrs. Diggs have one daughter, Cynthalice Io, born April 20, 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. Diggs are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of which he has always been an official member and a most helpful supporter, and in which she has been always a spiritual helper. Mrs. Diggs is also strong and active in the social organizations and public spirited agencies of the community.
Taken from A standard history of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of its Development from the Date of the
First European Exploration down to the Present Time, including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the most Recent Period -

Mr. Diggs was married to Miss Malinda Blanche Wise June 24, 1903. Mrs. Diggs had been reared and educated in Oklahoma where her parents had established their home when she was a child and where they spent the rest of their lives meriting enduring appreciation and respect for their honored part among the pioneers of the state.

Mrs. Diggs' father, Levi Wise, was born August 2, 1833, near Louisville, Kentucky, and died February 27, 1908. Mrs. Diggs' mother, Alice (Wheeler) Wise, was born January 3, 1853, at Liberty, Missouri, and died June 14, 1908, at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Diggs graduated from the Oklahoma A. & M. College in the third graduating class of that institution, in 1898. She was a successful and popular teacher in the public schools of Oklahoma until the time of her marriage.

Mrs. Diggs has unusual talent and typical southern culture. She is gifted and trained in public speaking and won the entire series of Demorest medal contests, silver medal, gold medal, grand gold medal, and diamond medal, which entitled her to a diploma for proficiency in oratory. Mr. and Mrs. Diggs have one daughter, Cynthalice Io, born April 20, 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. Diggs are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of which he has always been an official member and a most helpful supporter, and in which she has been always a spiritual helper. Mrs. Diggs is also strong and active in the social organizations and public spirited agencies of the community.

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Buried: 02/04/1960



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