James Dale WORNOM Lawrence Dale WORNOM Kathryn Ann WORNOM Sarah Juanita BETSWORTH Eyline Dorothy LYNCH Marita Faye DAVIS Joyce WORNOM Edith Blanche LAWRENCE Mini tree diagram
Wayne Huntly WORNOM

Wayne Huntly WORNOM8,1,2,4,9,5,10,8,11,6,7

24th Dec 19211,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 15th May 20051,3,4,6,7

Life History

24th Dec 1921

Born in Conway Springs, Sumner, Kansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

3rd Jul 1948

Married Sarah Juanita BETSWORTH in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.14

after 1956

Married Eyline Dorothy LYNCH.7

25th Dec 1969

Death of Eyline Dorothy LYNCH in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.12,13,11,6,7

7th Aug 1970

Married Marita Faye DAVIS.8,11

Marita survived Wayne

after 2005

Death of Marita Faye DAVIS.8

15th May 2005

Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.1,3,4,6,7

19th May 2005

Buried in Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.1,6,8,7

Notes

  • Some initial vital details for Wayne are found in the Social Security Death Index.

    Wayne H Wornom
    Birth 24 Dec 1921, Death 15 May 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    Last Residence Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 73122
    SSN 442-14-9099 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)

    1925 Kansas State Census, Sumner County, Conway Springs, page 3, Hse/Fam #30
    Wornom, Dale Head Owns Free M W 36 b Illinois Moved to Kansas from Ill Electrician
    Wornom, Edith Wife F W 32 b Kansas Teacher
    Wornom, Wayne H 3 M W b Kansas

    1930 Federal Census, Barber County, Kansas, 17 April, Kiowa City, District 10, page 5B, Hse #122, Fam #124
    Wornom, James D Head Rents $37 M W 41 Married at 25 IL IL IL Manager Light & Power Co
    Wornom, Edith L Wife F W 38 Married at 23 KS IL MI
    Wornom, Wayne H Son M W 8 KS IL KS

    Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
    Wayne H Wornom, Age 26, Birth abt 1922
    Spouse Sarah J Betsworth, Spouse Age 21.
    Marriage 3 Jul 1948 Jackson County (Kansas City area), Missouri

    In the 1951 city directory, Wayne and his first wife Sally are recorded in Wichita, Kansas.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1951
    Wornam Wayne (Sallie) asst mgr h 418 Ida

    The next directory I found him in is Chickasha, Oklahoma, 1957, where I knew him and his second wife, my aunt, Eyline Lynch Jenkins Wornom.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chickasha, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1957
    Wornom Jeep Co (Wayne H Wornom) autos 1702 S 4th
    Wornom Wayne H (Eyline); Wornom Jeep Co) h 1522 S 17th

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chickasha, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1959
    Wornom Jeep Co (Wayne H Wornom) 1702 S 4th
    Wornom Mike mech hlpr Wornom Jeep Co  r 1528 S 17th
    Wornom Wayne H (Eyline); Wornom Jeep Co) r 1528 S 17th

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chickasha, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1960
    Wornom Jeep Co (Wayne H Wornom) used autos 1702 S 4th
    Wornom Michael J student r 1528 S 17th
    Wornom Wayne H (Eyline D); Wornom Jeep Co) h 1528 S 17th

    After Eyline died in 1974, Wayne marrired again.  His new wife was named Marita.  Eyline's grandson Terry Price, LaRhonda's son, mentions Marita.

    "My grandmother Eileen [Eyline] passed away when I was only a year or two old I believe, so didn’t even get to know her very well.  Wayne remarried a lovely woman named Marita.  So Wayne and Marita were the only grandparents that I knew, and I never really got to know anyone else."
    --  Terry Price, son of LaRhonda Jenkins Wornom, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 May 2012

    I find it interesting that none of these Chickasha entries mention the youngest child LaRhonda Jenkins Wornom, Eyline's youngest child from her first marriage to Bud Jenkins.

    U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    Wayne H Wornom
    Birth Date 24 Dec 1921
    PO Box 1416, Bethany, OK, 73008-1416 (1993)
    4700 NW 46th Ct, Warr Acres, OK, 73122-5321 (1993)

    U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
    Wayne Wornom
    Birth Date 24 Dec 1921
    6216 Woodcreek Ct, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73122-7052
    Address: 4700 NW 46th Ct, Oklahoma City, OK, 73122
    Phone Number: 405-789-5045
    Residence Years: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

    The Veterans Gravesite Register also reports on Wayne:
    Wayne H Wornom
    Service Info.:  2ND LT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
    Birth Date:  24 Dec 1921
    Death Date:  15 May 2005
    Oak Park Cemetery, C/O Curry Parks Funl Home 617 Manvel Chandler, OK 74834

    A genealogy of the Wornom family provides Wayne's full name, Wayne Huntly Wornom.
    --  Families of Tidewater Virginia, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-791436268&tid=2932920

    On his obituary, the middle name is spelled Huntley.  Initially I was able to find only the summary details, not the full text of the obit.

    WORNOM, Wayne Huntley; 83; Conway Springs KS, Oklahoma City OK; Daily Oklahoman; 2005-5-18
    Wayne Huntley Wornom
    Publication Date 18 May 2005
    Death Abt 2005 Oklahoma City, OK
    Age at Death 83, Est Birth Date 1922
    --  Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2011, http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=Wayne Huntley%20Wornom&type=Keyword&ftm=1

    A few more details are found in his obituary summary on RootsWeb.

    Wayne Huntley Wornom
    Birth 24 DEC 1921 in Conway Springs, Kansas
    Death 15 MAY 2005
    --  Oklahoma Associated Obituaries, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=oklaobits&id=I85026

    Here is the full text of the obituary:

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    Wornom, Wayne Huntley

    Wayne Huntley Wornom, born Dec. 24, 1921 in Conway Springs, KS to J. Dale and Edith Blanch Wornom and went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2005. He graduated from Chandler High School. He served in WWII in the 45th Division in Salerno, Anzio, Sicily and Italy where he received 2 purple hearts. He later served in the Army in occupation in Japan. He was a member of the 45th Division since High School.

    After military, Wayne attended Spartan School of Aeronautics. Most of Wayne's life he was a salesman until his retirement in 1983. He married Marita Davis Aug. 7, 1970. He was much loved for his humor, his deep convictions of right and wrong, his love for God, Family, Country and Friends. He was in the ROMEO Club of the Methodist Church, a group of retired men eating out. He enjoyed his Sunday School Class and delivering Mobil Meals.

    The family wishes to say a big thank you to Dr. Kathryn Little, Dr. Dan Smith, Dr. Domnick Pedulla and Dr. Scott Lucas for the care and love that they gave to Wayne and his family. May god bless them as they help others.

    He was preceded in death by his wife and the children's mother, Eyeline; his parents and a brother. He is survived by his wife, Marita of the home; daughter LaRhonda Marlow and husband Oscar of McAlester, OK; 3 sons, Trent Jenkins and partner George Anderson of Beaumont, TX, Michael Wornom and wife Virginia of Kingston, OK, Joel Jones and wife Janice of Yukon, OK.; 2 sisters, Kathryn Bridge of Russell, Kansas, Joyce Wright and husband Carl of Tulsa, OK; 8 grandchildren, Terry, Gerry, Jerry, Kimberly, Jennifer, Justin, Keith, and Jessica; 15 great grandchildren and many other family and friends.

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to P.C. Mobil Meals. Services to celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 19th at Putnam City United Methodist Church.

    --  Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) on 18 May 2005
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    Wayne and Eyline Wornom's burial record was found online in 2017 by Julia Jenkins Willadson, Eyline's niece.  The following Wornom burial list has been organized by couples.

    Wornom Burials in Oak Park Cemetery
    WORNOM  Wayne Huntley   Dec 24 1921     Mar 15 2005     2nd Lieutenant U. S. Army World War II Purple Heart
    WORNOM  Eyline D. Lynch Jul 29 1916     Dec 25 1969

    WORNOM  James Dale      Aug 23 1888     Nov 17 1954
    WORNOM  Edith B.        Apr 16 1893     Oct 17 1985     Wife of James D.

    WORNOM  Lawrence Dale   Feb 4 1918      Mar 22 2005     CDR U. S. Navy World War II Korea
    married Aug 21 1942 Photo
    WORNOM  Mary Love       Oct 13 1919     Jan 25 2002     Wife of Lawrence D. Photo
    --  "Oak Park Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma," Oklahoma Cemeteries, http://www.okcemeteries.net/lincoln/oakpark/wsurnames.html

    Wayne's memorial on Find a Grave inlcudes his long obituary from the Daily Oklahoma newspaper, which we have transcribed above, plus an earlier death announcement.  I found there was no memorial for his second wife Eyline Lynch Jenkins Wornom, who is my aunt by marriage to her first husband Arthur Carthal "Bud" Jenkins.  I created a memorial and liinked her to his memorial.

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    Wayne Huntley Wornom
    Birth Dec 24, 1921 Conway Springs, Sumner County, Kansas
    Death May 15, 2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

    Wayne Huntley Wornom: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
    The Daily Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    Wayne Huntley Wornom

    WORNOM
    Wayne Huntley, born Dec. 24, 1921 in Conway Springs, KS. To J. Dale and Edith Blanch Wornom and went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2005. He graduated from Chandler High School. He served in WWII in the 45th Division in Salerno, Anzio, Sicily and Italy where he received 2 purple hearts. He later served in the Army in occupation in Japan. He was a member of the 45th Division since High School.

    After military, Wayne attended Spartan School of Aeronautics. Most of Wayne's life he was a salesman until his retirement in 1983. He married Marita Davis Aug. 7, 1970. He was much loved for his humor, his deep convictions of right and wrong, his love for God, Family, Country and Friends. He was in the ROMEO Club of the Methodist Church, a group of retired men eating out. He enjoyed his Sunday School Class and delivering Mobil Meals.

    The family wishes to say a big thank you to Dr. Kathryn Little, Dr. Dan Smith, Dr. Domnick Pedulla and Dr. Scott Lucas for the care and love that they gave to Wayne and his family. May god bless them as they help others. He was preceded in death by his wife and the children's mother, Eyeline; his parents and a brother. He is survived by his wife, Marita of the home; daughter LaRhonda Marlow and husband Oscar of McAlester, OK; 3 sons, Trent Jenkins and partner George Anderson of Beaumont, TX, Michael Wornom and wife Virginia of Kingston, OK, Joel Jones and wife Janice of Yukon, OK.; 2 sisters, Kathryn Bridge of Russell, Kansas, Joyce Wright and husband Carl of Tulsa, OK; 8 grandchildren, Terry, Gerry, Jerry, Kimberly, Jennifer, Justin, Keith, and Jessica; 15 great grandchildren and many other family and friends.

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to P.C. Mobil Meals. Services to celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 19th at Putnam City United Methodist Church.

    --  CITY Edition, Page 15A
    Copyright (c) 2005 Oklahoma Publishing Company

    WORNOM, Wayne H: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
    The Daily Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - Tuesday, May 17, 2005
    WORNOM, Wayne H

    WORNOM, Wayne H., 83, retired salesman, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Putnam City United Methodist Church (Guardian West).

    --  City Yukon Edition, Page 10A
    Copyright (c) 2005 Oklahoma Publishing Company

    Wayne H Wornom Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
    Wayne H Wornom
    Issued Oklahoma
    Birth Saturday December 24, 1921
    Death Sunday May 15, 2005
    Est Age at Death 83 years, 4 months, 21 days
    Last known residence Warr Acres, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 73122

    Parents:
    J Dale Wornom (1888 - 1954)
    Edith Blanche Wornom (1893 - 1985)
    Spouse Eyline Dorothy Lynch Wornom (1916 - 1969)
    Sibling Lawrence Dale Wornom (1918 - 2005) [Lawrence is also correctly linked here as Wayne's brother]

    Burial Oak Park Cemetery,  Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

    Maintained by Tommy Neathery, Originally Created by Janey Clark Feb 04, 2006
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #13232223, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13232223
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