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William Melvan Drennan

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William Melvan Drennan

Birth
Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
1 Dec 1916 (aged 22)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Drennan Mausoleum
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12/3/1916 Obituary (Sunday)
The body of Melvin Drennan, who was killed two days ago in an auto accident on a speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., will reach the home of the parents, Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, 1133 N. Robinson avenue, today. The funeral will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
12/4/1916 Obituary (Monday)
Funeral services for Melvin Drennan, who was killed in a ___ ___ wreck on a speedway at Phoenix, Ariz., last week, will be held at the home of the parents, Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, 1222 N. Robinson avenue at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Phil C. Baird, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery.
The following relatives from other cities will attend the funeral: Mr. & Mrs. A.F. Stevenson, Enid, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. J__ W. Yourherd(?), Fairview, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. David Drennan and Mr. and Mrs. _____ , T____, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. David Drennan, Mrs. Joseph Drennan and ___________
C.C. S____ of ____, ____, a friend of Melvin Drennan, accompanied the body here.
12/10/1916 Obituary (Sunday)
LAST TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM MELVAN DRENNAN.
The funeral services of William Melvan Drennan, aged 22 years, eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, were held at the family residence, at 1135 N. Robinson avenue, Monday afternoon, at 3 p.m., Rev. Phil C. Baird officiating.
Jack Hampton, Dick Jolly, Allen Brown, Coates Marshall, Howell Harold, Frank Schlabach, Eugene KErfoot, Willard Campbell and Warner Bon_ey, boyhood friends of the deceased, acted as pallbearers, and he was laid to rest in Fairlawn cemetery. He is survived by his father and mother, three sisters – Gladys, Geraldine and Eleanor – and one brother, Robert.
W.M. Drennan came to his death through an accident on the Phoenix, Ariz., speedway Thanksgiving day, when the racing car in which he was acting as mechanician overturned at one of the ovals, fatally injuring him and killing him almost instantly. The driver of the car escaped serious injury. The remains were brought home by Mr. C.C. Smith, a banker of Phoenix, Ariz., and an old friend of the family. (THE OKLAHOMAN)
12/3/1916 Obituary (Sunday)
The body of Melvin Drennan, who was killed two days ago in an auto accident on a speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., will reach the home of the parents, Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, 1133 N. Robinson avenue, today. The funeral will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
12/4/1916 Obituary (Monday)
Funeral services for Melvin Drennan, who was killed in a ___ ___ wreck on a speedway at Phoenix, Ariz., last week, will be held at the home of the parents, Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, 1222 N. Robinson avenue at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Phil C. Baird, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery.
The following relatives from other cities will attend the funeral: Mr. & Mrs. A.F. Stevenson, Enid, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. J__ W. Yourherd(?), Fairview, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. David Drennan and Mr. and Mrs. _____ , T____, Okla.; Mr. & Mrs. David Drennan, Mrs. Joseph Drennan and ___________
C.C. S____ of ____, ____, a friend of Melvin Drennan, accompanied the body here.
12/10/1916 Obituary (Sunday)
LAST TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM MELVAN DRENNAN.
The funeral services of William Melvan Drennan, aged 22 years, eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Drennan, were held at the family residence, at 1135 N. Robinson avenue, Monday afternoon, at 3 p.m., Rev. Phil C. Baird officiating.
Jack Hampton, Dick Jolly, Allen Brown, Coates Marshall, Howell Harold, Frank Schlabach, Eugene KErfoot, Willard Campbell and Warner Bon_ey, boyhood friends of the deceased, acted as pallbearers, and he was laid to rest in Fairlawn cemetery. He is survived by his father and mother, three sisters – Gladys, Geraldine and Eleanor – and one brother, Robert.
W.M. Drennan came to his death through an accident on the Phoenix, Ariz., speedway Thanksgiving day, when the racing car in which he was acting as mechanician overturned at one of the ovals, fatally injuring him and killing him almost instantly. The driver of the car escaped serious injury. The remains were brought home by Mr. C.C. Smith, a banker of Phoenix, Ariz., and an old friend of the family. (THE OKLAHOMAN)


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