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Elwood Van Buren Aynes

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Elwood Van Buren Aynes

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
23 Feb 1997 (aged 91)
Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E Lot 084 Space 04
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Elwood V. Aynes, former Ponca City resident, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was 91.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ponca City First Christian Church Chapel with the Rev. Charles Heyer, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City.

Elwood V. Aynes was born Aug. 30, 1905, hear Geneseo in Ellsworth County, Kan., the son of Israel and Ellen Nancy (Basye) Aynes. He Received his education in the Carnerio, Kanopolis and Bradley Springs, Kan., schools. In 1919, he moved with his family in a covered wagon to a farm in Latimer County, south of Wilburton. In the fall of 1930 he moved with his family to the Marland area and helped operate the family farm. He finished his education in Marland, graduating from Marland High School in 1931.

On Sept. 15, 1936, he was married to Lola Mangrum in Wilburton and the couple established their home near Marland. The couple later divorced. Aynes was employed for a time with Great Lakes Pipe Line Co. In 1939, he began employment with Conoco Inc. as a lab technician in the refinery. He retired from Conoco, Sept. 1, 1970, after 31 years of service. In 1992, he moved to Oklahoma City to live with his daughter. Aynes was a member of the First Christian Church, and a past-member of the IOOF Lodge. He had made a lifelong hobby of studying the writings of Shakespeare and was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed reading and in younger days, playing the organ and piano.

Survivors include his daughter, Vera Lawrence of Oklahoma City; two sisters; two granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.

Casket bearers will be Charles Beck, Neil Blubaugh, Dale Butler, Ralph Beaty, Gerald Nield, and Louis Wolfe. Honorary bearers will be Floyd Browning, Richard Burge, Gilbert LaPiere, and Richard Borgen.
Ponca City News
Elwood V. Aynes, former Ponca City resident, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was 91.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ponca City First Christian Church Chapel with the Rev. Charles Heyer, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City.

Elwood V. Aynes was born Aug. 30, 1905, hear Geneseo in Ellsworth County, Kan., the son of Israel and Ellen Nancy (Basye) Aynes. He Received his education in the Carnerio, Kanopolis and Bradley Springs, Kan., schools. In 1919, he moved with his family in a covered wagon to a farm in Latimer County, south of Wilburton. In the fall of 1930 he moved with his family to the Marland area and helped operate the family farm. He finished his education in Marland, graduating from Marland High School in 1931.

On Sept. 15, 1936, he was married to Lola Mangrum in Wilburton and the couple established their home near Marland. The couple later divorced. Aynes was employed for a time with Great Lakes Pipe Line Co. In 1939, he began employment with Conoco Inc. as a lab technician in the refinery. He retired from Conoco, Sept. 1, 1970, after 31 years of service. In 1992, he moved to Oklahoma City to live with his daughter. Aynes was a member of the First Christian Church, and a past-member of the IOOF Lodge. He had made a lifelong hobby of studying the writings of Shakespeare and was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed reading and in younger days, playing the organ and piano.

Survivors include his daughter, Vera Lawrence of Oklahoma City; two sisters; two granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.

Casket bearers will be Charles Beck, Neil Blubaugh, Dale Butler, Ralph Beaty, Gerald Nield, and Louis Wolfe. Honorary bearers will be Floyd Browning, Richard Burge, Gilbert LaPiere, and Richard Borgen.
Ponca City News


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