Miss Jewel Polk, who lived in Wellington with her family for many years, died Tuesday, February 6, in Tempe, Arizona, where she had lived since 1965.
She had been in ill health about two years.
Miss Polk was an office nurse for the late Dr. Clifton E. High for 29 years, first in Wellington, then at Pampa, where he had his practice for a long period. She retired in 1959 and lived in Amarillo for a few years before moving to Tempe.
A native of Merkel, she was born July 31, 1901.
She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Tempe and of the Tempe Women's Club.
Surviving Miss Polk are four brothers and five sisters: Herman Polk of Delores, CO; Dock Polk of Austin; Tommie Polk of Seligman, AZ; Robert Polk of Tempe: Mrs. Lena Adams of Arlington; Mrs. G. D. Mullins of Houston; Mrs. Lois James and Mrs. Lucy Johnson of Amarillo, and Mrs. Ken Davis of Dallas.
Miss Jewel Polk, who lived in Wellington with her family for many years, died Tuesday, February 6, in Tempe, Arizona, where she had lived since 1965.
She had been in ill health about two years.
Miss Polk was an office nurse for the late Dr. Clifton E. High for 29 years, first in Wellington, then at Pampa, where he had his practice for a long period. She retired in 1959 and lived in Amarillo for a few years before moving to Tempe.
A native of Merkel, she was born July 31, 1901.
She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Tempe and of the Tempe Women's Club.
Surviving Miss Polk are four brothers and five sisters: Herman Polk of Delores, CO; Dock Polk of Austin; Tommie Polk of Seligman, AZ; Robert Polk of Tempe: Mrs. Lena Adams of Arlington; Mrs. G. D. Mullins of Houston; Mrs. Lois James and Mrs. Lucy Johnson of Amarillo, and Mrs. Ken Davis of Dallas.
Family Members
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Herman Bell Polk
1897–1988
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Lena Henrietta Polk Adams
1903–1985
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Anna Ruth Polk Mullins
1905–1982
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Lois Margaret Polk James
1908–1973
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Marion Gibson "Doc" Polk
1910–1992
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Martha Virginia Polk Davis
1912–1991
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Lucy Lucille Polk Chitwood
1914–2000
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Tommie Gardner Polk
1918–1986
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Robert Allen "Bob" Polk
1920–1975
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