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Josephine M. “Josie” <I>Wilson</I> Crook

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Josephine M. “Josie” Wilson Crook

Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Death
4 Mar 1929 (aged 42)
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.5368095, Longitude: -98.5199043
Plot
Area 3 Row 6
Memorial ID
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Josephine M. Wilson was born September 4, 1886 in Oklahoma to Frank and Martha Babe Medlen Wilson. Josie also had a sister named Katie. Josie's maternal grandparents were Francis Marion and Mary Jane Brantley Hudson Medlen.

Josephine M. Wilson married Richard Crook about 1913 in Oklahoma. They were the parents of three children, Marvin, Leroy, and Francis.

Josephine M. Wilson Crook died on March 4, 1929 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Her obituary follows:

Obituary (Condensed)
Mrs. Josie M. Crook, 42 years old, wife of Dick Crook, 409 South Boundary Avenue [now known as Lee Boulevard] died March 4, 1929, at 11:15 a.m.

The family came to Lawton in 1910 and are very well known in the community. Early in life, Mrs. Crook united with the Methodist church, her membership being at Robertson, Okla.

Josie is survived by her husband, Dick, and their three children, Marvin, 16; Leroy, 14; and Francis, 10. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Martha Crook; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Holt, Tipton, Ok, and Mrs. Paul Cook, Ft. Cobb, Ok; four brothers, Francis, Tipton, Ok; William, Lugert, Ok; Elmer, Cyril, Ok; Clarence, Lawton, Ok; and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., March 6, 1929 at Pecan Cemetery. Rev. Roy Stafford, Church of Christ, conducted the services, with burial in the family plot under the direction of Ritter Funeral Home. Funeral pallbearers were S. L. Dunbar, John Banta, Glen Wade, Clyde Bolby, Henry Wilson, and Wallace Maloney.
(The Lawton Constitution, Monday, March 4, 1929, p.1).
(The Lawton Constitution, Wednesday, March 6, 1929, p.6).
Josephine M. Wilson was born September 4, 1886 in Oklahoma to Frank and Martha Babe Medlen Wilson. Josie also had a sister named Katie. Josie's maternal grandparents were Francis Marion and Mary Jane Brantley Hudson Medlen.

Josephine M. Wilson married Richard Crook about 1913 in Oklahoma. They were the parents of three children, Marvin, Leroy, and Francis.

Josephine M. Wilson Crook died on March 4, 1929 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Her obituary follows:

Obituary (Condensed)
Mrs. Josie M. Crook, 42 years old, wife of Dick Crook, 409 South Boundary Avenue [now known as Lee Boulevard] died March 4, 1929, at 11:15 a.m.

The family came to Lawton in 1910 and are very well known in the community. Early in life, Mrs. Crook united with the Methodist church, her membership being at Robertson, Okla.

Josie is survived by her husband, Dick, and their three children, Marvin, 16; Leroy, 14; and Francis, 10. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Martha Crook; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Holt, Tipton, Ok, and Mrs. Paul Cook, Ft. Cobb, Ok; four brothers, Francis, Tipton, Ok; William, Lugert, Ok; Elmer, Cyril, Ok; Clarence, Lawton, Ok; and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., March 6, 1929 at Pecan Cemetery. Rev. Roy Stafford, Church of Christ, conducted the services, with burial in the family plot under the direction of Ritter Funeral Home. Funeral pallbearers were S. L. Dunbar, John Banta, Glen Wade, Clyde Bolby, Henry Wilson, and Wallace Maloney.
(The Lawton Constitution, Monday, March 4, 1929, p.1).
(The Lawton Constitution, Wednesday, March 6, 1929, p.6).

Inscription

Headstone says "Wife" and "At Rest" along with name, dates and age. Footstone has her initials "JMC".

Gravesite Details

William F. and Rachel Crook's son, Richard Crook, married Martha Wilson Crook's daughter, Josephine Wilson. Josephine was not blood related to William F. Crook.



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