Thomas O. Bronston, born to William Harry and Effie Mae Taylor Bronston near Charlson, N.D. on June 25, 1915, died at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, 1997, in West Plains, Mo., after a long illness.
The funeral service and burial will be at Longwood Baptist Church and Cemetery, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 1997. Friends may visit at Trout Funeral Home, 505 West Grand, from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday.
A resident of Winona, Mo., he is survived by his wife of the home, Mayo; two daughters, Betty Ann Self of Birch Tree, Mo., and Barbara M. White of Ponca City; one son, Charles Patrick Bronston of Newalla; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Zelma Veno of Alberta, Canada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his oldest son Lyndal Thomas; four sisters, Effie Mae Mitchell, Ella Elizabeth House, Velma Bech and Mary Forrest; three brothers, Patrick Harry Bronston and Amos and Ted Brown; and a host of dear and treasured friends.
Thomas Bronston and Mayo Whitworth met in July of 1934, during a "harvest" and were united in marriage in West Plains, Mo., on April 25, 1936. Together they established a registered Holstein Dairy near Lamont, where they produced a genetically improved herd of Holstein dairy cattle.
During the summer of 1949, they moved their dairy operation to the Camp McFadden area of Kaw Lake, where they began 4H and FFA calf programs and were awarded the first certificate in the state of Oklahoma for a brucellosis free herd of dairy cattle. They operated the dairy for a total of 22 years. During the early 1960s they turned their efforts toward raising registered Quarter Horses.
In 1972, after having to sell their property to allow for the Kaw Reservoir, they built a ranch and home near Birch Tree, Mo. Although "retired" they developed a herd of 53 registered mares, colts and stallions. Winning various horse racing events in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, they sold both racing and working class Quarter Horses throughout the country.
Tom contracted emphysema in 1974 and over the years that followed, despite doctor, clinic, and hospital care, his declining health made him physically unable to care for the ranch and horses. A few years before his death, the herd was sold to a rancher near Gainesville, Mo., and Tom and Mayo moved to their present home in Winona, Mo.
The funeral service and burial will be at Longwood Baptist Church and Cemetery, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 1997. Friends may visit at Trout Funeral Home, 505 West Grand, from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday.
A resident of Winona, Mo., he is survived by his wife of the home, Mayo; two daughters, Betty Ann Self of Birch Tree, Mo., and Barbara M. White of Ponca City; one son, Charles Patrick Bronston of Newalla; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Zelma Veno of Alberta, Canada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his oldest son Lyndal Thomas; four sisters, Effie Mae Mitchell, Ella Elizabeth House, Velma Bech and Mary Forrest; three brothers, Patrick Harry Bronston and Amos and Ted Brown; and a host of dear and treasured friends.
Thomas Bronston and Mayo Whitworth met in July of 1934, during a "harvest" and were united in marriage in West Plains, Mo., on April 25, 1936. Together they established a registered Holstein Dairy near Lamont, where they produced a genetically improved herd of Holstein dairy cattle.
During the summer of 1949, they moved their dairy operation to the Camp McFadden area of Kaw Lake, where they began 4H and FFA calf programs and were awarded the first certificate in the state of Oklahoma for a brucellosis free herd of dairy cattle. They operated the dairy for a total of 22 years. During the early 1960s they turned their efforts toward raising registered Quarter Horses.
In 1972, after having to sell their property to allow for the Kaw Reservoir, they built a ranch and home near Birch Tree, Mo. Although "retired" they developed a herd of 53 registered mares, colts and stallions. Winning various horse racing events in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, they sold both racing and working class Quarter Horses throughout the country.
Tom contracted emphysema in 1974 and over the years that followed, despite doctor, clinic, and hospital care, his declining health made him physically unable to care for the ranch and horses. A few years before his death, the herd was sold to a rancher near Gainesville, Mo., and Tom and Mayo moved to their present home in Winona, Mo.
Thomas O. Bronston, born to William Harry and Effie Mae Taylor Bronston near Charlson, N.D. on June 25, 1915, died at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, 1997, in West Plains, Mo., after a long illness.
The funeral service and burial will be at Longwood Baptist Church and Cemetery, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 1997. Friends may visit at Trout Funeral Home, 505 West Grand, from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday.
A resident of Winona, Mo., he is survived by his wife of the home, Mayo; two daughters, Betty Ann Self of Birch Tree, Mo., and Barbara M. White of Ponca City; one son, Charles Patrick Bronston of Newalla; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Zelma Veno of Alberta, Canada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his oldest son Lyndal Thomas; four sisters, Effie Mae Mitchell, Ella Elizabeth House, Velma Bech and Mary Forrest; three brothers, Patrick Harry Bronston and Amos and Ted Brown; and a host of dear and treasured friends.
Thomas Bronston and Mayo Whitworth met in July of 1934, during a "harvest" and were united in marriage in West Plains, Mo., on April 25, 1936. Together they established a registered Holstein Dairy near Lamont, where they produced a genetically improved herd of Holstein dairy cattle.
During the summer of 1949, they moved their dairy operation to the Camp McFadden area of Kaw Lake, where they began 4H and FFA calf programs and were awarded the first certificate in the state of Oklahoma for a brucellosis free herd of dairy cattle. They operated the dairy for a total of 22 years. During the early 1960s they turned their efforts toward raising registered Quarter Horses.
In 1972, after having to sell their property to allow for the Kaw Reservoir, they built a ranch and home near Birch Tree, Mo. Although "retired" they developed a herd of 53 registered mares, colts and stallions. Winning various horse racing events in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, they sold both racing and working class Quarter Horses throughout the country.
Tom contracted emphysema in 1974 and over the years that followed, despite doctor, clinic, and hospital care, his declining health made him physically unable to care for the ranch and horses. A few years before his death, the herd was sold to a rancher near Gainesville, Mo., and Tom and Mayo moved to their present home in Winona, Mo.
The funeral service and burial will be at Longwood Baptist Church and Cemetery, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 1997. Friends may visit at Trout Funeral Home, 505 West Grand, from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday.
A resident of Winona, Mo., he is survived by his wife of the home, Mayo; two daughters, Betty Ann Self of Birch Tree, Mo., and Barbara M. White of Ponca City; one son, Charles Patrick Bronston of Newalla; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Zelma Veno of Alberta, Canada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his oldest son Lyndal Thomas; four sisters, Effie Mae Mitchell, Ella Elizabeth House, Velma Bech and Mary Forrest; three brothers, Patrick Harry Bronston and Amos and Ted Brown; and a host of dear and treasured friends.
Thomas Bronston and Mayo Whitworth met in July of 1934, during a "harvest" and were united in marriage in West Plains, Mo., on April 25, 1936. Together they established a registered Holstein Dairy near Lamont, where they produced a genetically improved herd of Holstein dairy cattle.
During the summer of 1949, they moved their dairy operation to the Camp McFadden area of Kaw Lake, where they began 4H and FFA calf programs and were awarded the first certificate in the state of Oklahoma for a brucellosis free herd of dairy cattle. They operated the dairy for a total of 22 years. During the early 1960s they turned their efforts toward raising registered Quarter Horses.
In 1972, after having to sell their property to allow for the Kaw Reservoir, they built a ranch and home near Birch Tree, Mo. Although "retired" they developed a herd of 53 registered mares, colts and stallions. Winning various horse racing events in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, they sold both racing and working class Quarter Horses throughout the country.
Tom contracted emphysema in 1974 and over the years that followed, despite doctor, clinic, and hospital care, his declining health made him physically unable to care for the ranch and horses. A few years before his death, the herd was sold to a rancher near Gainesville, Mo., and Tom and Mayo moved to their present home in Winona, Mo.
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