Life History

Other facts

Notes

• "Sherri is her [Valys'] daughter and Larry is her son.  Bobby, I think, was her husband's name."
  --  Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, cousin of Valys M Bourlon, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins 29 November 2016
  
  The above comment led to the discovery of numerous records for Bobby Lee Bourlon.  Bobby and Valys married in 1948.
  
  Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
  Bobby L Bourlan [sic], residence Jones, Oklahoma, Rt 1
  Valys M Thornton, residence Elgin, Oklahoma, Rt 2
  Gender Female
  Age 18, Birth Date abt 1930
  Marriage 15 May 1948 Oklahoma, Oklahoma
  Ceremony by Elmer M Orr, Minister, First Baptist Church
  At the W W Bourlan residence, 118 NW 58th St, Okla City
  Witnesses Mrs R L Wheetes and Robert L Wheetes
  License issued 13 May 1948
  Marriage Record Book #160, p 301
  
  "You ask who Megan is, the one who had the wreck, she's Sherri's daughter.  Larry and Sherri each had 2 boys and a girl.  Larry's children are Kevin, Shawn and Amber.  Sherri's children are Eric, Josh and Megan."
  --  Valys M Bourlon, letter to her cousin Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, 17 November 2016, shared with Orville Boyd Jenkins 29 November 2016
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  Birth Date 31 Jan 1926
  RR 2, Luther, OK, 73054
  RR 1 POB 168, Luther, OK, 73054
  RR 1 POB 148, Luther, OK, 73054 (1992)
  19815 NE 150th St, Luther, OK, 73054-9032 (1995)
  
  U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
  Bobby L Bourlon
  Birth Year 1926 Oklahoma
  Residence Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Enlistment 17 Jun 1944 Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  Private, Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
  Education 2 years of high school
  Civil Occupation Farm hands, general farms
  Marital Status Single, without dependents
  
  U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  Bobby Bourlon
  Gender Male
  Death Date 17 Jun 2000
  SSN 444287764
  ARMY
  Enlistment Date 17 Jun 1944
  Release Date 8 Jun 1946
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  Birth 31 Jan 1926 Jones, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Death Date 17 Jun 2000
  Father Winferd W Bourlon
  Mother Lela Guttery
  SSN 444287764
  Jul 1946 Name listed as BOBBY LEE BOURLON; 29 Jun 2000 Name listed as BOBBY L BOURLON
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Bobby L Bourlon
  Born 31 Jan 1926
  Died 17 Jun 2000
  Last Residence Luther, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 73054
  SSN 444-28-7764 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
  
  Oklahoma, Oklahoman Obituary Index, 1972-2012
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  Death June 2000
  Obituary Published 20 Jun 2000 The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, page 6D, column 3
  
  Another index reports the place of death as Midwest City, Oklahoma.
  
  Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  Age at Death 74, Birth Date Abt 1926
  Death 2000 Death Midwest City OK
  Publication or Record Date 20 Jun 2000
  
  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
  Birth Date 31 Jan 1926
  Death Date 17 Jun 2000
  Burial Arlington Memory Gardens, 3400 N Midwest Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73140
  
  Bobby Lee Bourlon
  Birth Jan 31, 1926
  Death Jun 17, 2000
  Burial Arlington Memory Gardens, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Created by shirley tauer Jun 08, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial# 38088373, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38088373&ref=acom

Sources

• 1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 3. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 4. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
• 7. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
• 8. Oklahoma, Oklahoman Obituary Index, 1972-2012
• 9. Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current
• 10. Obituaries from Oklahoma
• 11. Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, Personal Communication