Gussie May BATTLES2,1
1st May 18881 - 24th Sep 19441
Life History
1st May 1888 |
Born in Cameron, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.1 |
24th Sep 1944 |
Died in Ashland, Pittsburg, Oklahoma.1 A long unspecified illness |
26th Sep 1944 |
Buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.1 |
Other facts
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Married Thomas Benjamin CHRISTIAN |
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Gussie May Battles Christian Obituary
Mrs. Gussie May Christian, who had been a resident of Ashland for 40 years, passed away Sunday morning [24 Sept 1944] after an illness of long duration. She was born May 1, 1888 at Cameron, I.T. Survivors include her husband, Tom Christian, a daughter, Miss Nadine Christian, a sister, Mrs. Thelma Myers, and six brothers, Ed Battles, Bill Battles, Jack Battles, Sam O. Battles, Hailey Battles and Clint Battles. The later two are in the U S army. She also leaves a step-mother, Mrs. Ella Battles, of McAlester. Funeral services are to be conducted Tuesday [26 Sept 1944] at 2 p.m. at the M E Church in Ashland with Rev Leonard Carter, officiating. Burial under the direction of Humphrey's will be in the Ashland cemetery.
-- The McAlester News Capital, Monday, Sept. 25, 1944, courtesy of Linda Reed, posted 05 Nov 2012 on Ancestry.com
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Sources
- 1. Obituary of Gussie May Battles Christian
- 2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947