As quietly as he had lived Guy Ervin Brothers died the morning of 10 June 1975 in a hospital at Dumas, Texas. Funeral services were held at Hunt's Memorial Methodist church in Dumas, Texas with burial in Kiowa Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, Thursday, June 12, 1975.
His was not an easy life, but a very rich and wholesome one. He was born to pioneer parents in Oklahoma Territory in the Coulter Community on 20 March, 1900. Guy had to assume the responsibiltiy of the household when his widowed mother became ill.
In 1923 he married the young school teacher, Georgia Ford from Hammon, who was teaching in the Crawford School. Guy and Georgia shared their home with his two younger brothers, Everett and Bill.
Over the years, they lived in several communities in Western Oklahoma-- Crawford, Kiowa, (Hammon), Reydon, Grimes, Sandstone (Herring) and Moorewood. It was in these communities, they raised their three son, Ray, Gene and Alan, as well as a nephew, Billy Shay.
After the children had left home, Guy and his wife, Georgia moved to Fairview, Missouri in 1951 where they farmed until they retired to Dumas, Texas in 1970.
Though Guy's responsibilities were heavy he was never too busy to listen to and help his neighbors. The host of friends. The host of friends, and his families' affection attest to his success.
He is survived in death by his widow, Georgia, of the home; three sons Ray of Alva, Oklahoma, Gene of Booker, Texas and Alan of Dumas, Texas; three brothers, Everett of Sayre, Oklahoma, Dick of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Bill of Wichita, Kansas; eleven grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
His was not an easy life, but a very rich and wholesome one. He was born to pioneer parents in Oklahoma Territory in the Coulter Community on 20 March, 1900. Guy had to assume the responsibiltiy of the household when his widowed mother became ill.
In 1923 he married the young school teacher, Georgia Ford from Hammon, who was teaching in the Crawford School. Guy and Georgia shared their home with his two younger brothers, Everett and Bill.
Over the years, they lived in several communities in Western Oklahoma-- Crawford, Kiowa, (Hammon), Reydon, Grimes, Sandstone (Herring) and Moorewood. It was in these communities, they raised their three son, Ray, Gene and Alan, as well as a nephew, Billy Shay.
After the children had left home, Guy and his wife, Georgia moved to Fairview, Missouri in 1951 where they farmed until they retired to Dumas, Texas in 1970.
Though Guy's responsibilities were heavy he was never too busy to listen to and help his neighbors. The host of friends. The host of friends, and his families' affection attest to his success.
He is survived in death by his widow, Georgia, of the home; three sons Ray of Alva, Oklahoma, Gene of Booker, Texas and Alan of Dumas, Texas; three brothers, Everett of Sayre, Oklahoma, Dick of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Bill of Wichita, Kansas; eleven grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
As quietly as he had lived Guy Ervin Brothers died the morning of 10 June 1975 in a hospital at Dumas, Texas. Funeral services were held at Hunt's Memorial Methodist church in Dumas, Texas with burial in Kiowa Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, Thursday, June 12, 1975.
His was not an easy life, but a very rich and wholesome one. He was born to pioneer parents in Oklahoma Territory in the Coulter Community on 20 March, 1900. Guy had to assume the responsibiltiy of the household when his widowed mother became ill.
In 1923 he married the young school teacher, Georgia Ford from Hammon, who was teaching in the Crawford School. Guy and Georgia shared their home with his two younger brothers, Everett and Bill.
Over the years, they lived in several communities in Western Oklahoma-- Crawford, Kiowa, (Hammon), Reydon, Grimes, Sandstone (Herring) and Moorewood. It was in these communities, they raised their three son, Ray, Gene and Alan, as well as a nephew, Billy Shay.
After the children had left home, Guy and his wife, Georgia moved to Fairview, Missouri in 1951 where they farmed until they retired to Dumas, Texas in 1970.
Though Guy's responsibilities were heavy he was never too busy to listen to and help his neighbors. The host of friends. The host of friends, and his families' affection attest to his success.
He is survived in death by his widow, Georgia, of the home; three sons Ray of Alva, Oklahoma, Gene of Booker, Texas and Alan of Dumas, Texas; three brothers, Everett of Sayre, Oklahoma, Dick of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Bill of Wichita, Kansas; eleven grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
His was not an easy life, but a very rich and wholesome one. He was born to pioneer parents in Oklahoma Territory in the Coulter Community on 20 March, 1900. Guy had to assume the responsibiltiy of the household when his widowed mother became ill.
In 1923 he married the young school teacher, Georgia Ford from Hammon, who was teaching in the Crawford School. Guy and Georgia shared their home with his two younger brothers, Everett and Bill.
Over the years, they lived in several communities in Western Oklahoma-- Crawford, Kiowa, (Hammon), Reydon, Grimes, Sandstone (Herring) and Moorewood. It was in these communities, they raised their three son, Ray, Gene and Alan, as well as a nephew, Billy Shay.
After the children had left home, Guy and his wife, Georgia moved to Fairview, Missouri in 1951 where they farmed until they retired to Dumas, Texas in 1970.
Though Guy's responsibilities were heavy he was never too busy to listen to and help his neighbors. The host of friends. The host of friends, and his families' affection attest to his success.
He is survived in death by his widow, Georgia, of the home; three sons Ray of Alva, Oklahoma, Gene of Booker, Texas and Alan of Dumas, Texas; three brothers, Everett of Sayre, Oklahoma, Dick of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Bill of Wichita, Kansas; eleven grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
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