I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
-Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal
Mrs. Alta Sweeten
PICHER OKLA.
Mrs. Alta Jane Sweeten, 79, 430 S. Treece St., died at at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Miami Baptist Hospital after a long illness.
Born Jan. 18, 1894, at Scammon, Kan., Mrs. Sweeten moved to Picher in 1917 from Joplin, Mo. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Picher.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Sweeten and Bob Sweeten, both of Picher, and Joe Sweeten, Tulsa; four daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Brizendine, Pittsburg, Kan., Mrs. Lucille Smith, Fairland, Mrs. Betty Barr, Picher, and Mrs. Patricia Pooler, Tulsa; a brother, Herbert Roland, Joplin; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Martin and Mrs. Jesse Morgan, both of Joplin; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be announced by Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Picher.
*Published in The Joplin Globe May 4 1973.
Mrs. Alta Sweeten
PICHER OKLA.
Services for Mrs. Alta Jane Sweeten, 79, 430 S. Treece St., who died Thursday at Miami Baptist Hospital following a long illness, will be at 10 a.m. today at Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Picher.
The Rev. Ward Allen will officiate. Burial will be in Miami GAR Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Oren Petitt, Jack Petitt, Howard Spoon, Carl Patterson, Jack Kelly and Everett Mouriquand.
*Published in The Joplin Globe May 5 1973.
A wonderful cook with the sweetest face I ever saw.
*Alta Jane Roland married Herbert Joseph Sweeten on March 2 1915 in Joplin, Barton County, Missouri.
They had 11 Children:
Helen Louise Sweeten Lloyd
1916-1960
Myrtle Frances Sweeten
1917-1920
Mary Jeanette Sweeten Inman
1919-2003
Bonnie Lucille Sweeten Smith
1921-1976
Betty June Sweeten Williams Ware Barr
1923-1999
Herbert William Sweeten
1925-1975
Doris L. Sweeten
1927-1927
Albert Wayne Sweeten
1929-1964
Robert LeRoy Sweeten
1932-1983
Patricia Sue Sweeten Pooler
1934-1989
Larry Joseph Sweeten
1939-1998
*Alta died of Breast Cancer.
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
-Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal
Mrs. Alta Sweeten
PICHER OKLA.
Mrs. Alta Jane Sweeten, 79, 430 S. Treece St., died at at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Miami Baptist Hospital after a long illness.
Born Jan. 18, 1894, at Scammon, Kan., Mrs. Sweeten moved to Picher in 1917 from Joplin, Mo. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Picher.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Sweeten and Bob Sweeten, both of Picher, and Joe Sweeten, Tulsa; four daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Brizendine, Pittsburg, Kan., Mrs. Lucille Smith, Fairland, Mrs. Betty Barr, Picher, and Mrs. Patricia Pooler, Tulsa; a brother, Herbert Roland, Joplin; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Martin and Mrs. Jesse Morgan, both of Joplin; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be announced by Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Picher.
*Published in The Joplin Globe May 4 1973.
Mrs. Alta Sweeten
PICHER OKLA.
Services for Mrs. Alta Jane Sweeten, 79, 430 S. Treece St., who died Thursday at Miami Baptist Hospital following a long illness, will be at 10 a.m. today at Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Picher.
The Rev. Ward Allen will officiate. Burial will be in Miami GAR Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Oren Petitt, Jack Petitt, Howard Spoon, Carl Patterson, Jack Kelly and Everett Mouriquand.
*Published in The Joplin Globe May 5 1973.
A wonderful cook with the sweetest face I ever saw.
*Alta Jane Roland married Herbert Joseph Sweeten on March 2 1915 in Joplin, Barton County, Missouri.
They had 11 Children:
Helen Louise Sweeten Lloyd
1916-1960
Myrtle Frances Sweeten
1917-1920
Mary Jeanette Sweeten Inman
1919-2003
Bonnie Lucille Sweeten Smith
1921-1976
Betty June Sweeten Williams Ware Barr
1923-1999
Herbert William Sweeten
1925-1975
Doris L. Sweeten
1927-1927
Albert Wayne Sweeten
1929-1964
Robert LeRoy Sweeten
1932-1983
Patricia Sue Sweeten Pooler
1934-1989
Larry Joseph Sweeten
1939-1998
*Alta died of Breast Cancer.
Inscription
Alta Jane Sweeten
Jan. 18, 1894
May 3, 1973
Gravesite Details
Headstone is fairly easy to read.
Family Members
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Helen Louise Sweeten Lloyd
1916–1960
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Myrtle Frances Sweeten
1917–1920
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Mary Jeanette Sweeten Brizendine
1919–2003
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Bonnie Lucille "Duck" Sweeten Smith
1921–1976
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Betty June Sweeten Ware
1923–1999
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Doris Lorraine Sweeten
1925–1927
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Herbert William "Bill" Sweeten
1925–1975
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Albert Wayne Sweeten
1929–1964
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Robert Leroy "Bob" Sweeten Sr
1932–1983
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Patricia Sue "Patty-Sue" Sweeten Pooler
1934–1989
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Larry Joseph "Joe Boy" Sweeten
1939–1998
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