Life History

Notes

• 1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo, District 5-3, page 3B, Hse #52, Fam #54
  Terry, Owen Head M W Owns $25 41 Married Age at first marriage 21 [mar abt 1909] TN TN TN Farmer [b abt 1889]
  Terry, Maggie Wife F W 36 Married Age at first marriage 16 [mar abt 1910] TX MO MO [b abt 1884]
  Terry, J W Son F W 17 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1913]
  Terry, Juanita F W 15 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1915]
  Terry, Ida Ma[e] Dau F W 12 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1917]
  Terry, Weldon Dau M W 11 OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1919]
  Terry, Foy Dau F W 7 OK TN TX [b abt 1923]
  Terry, Vasta Lee Dau F W 5 OK TN TX [b abt 1925]
  Terry, No First Name [W O] Son M W 2yrs3mos OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt Jan 1928]
  Terry, Harvy [sic] Nephew M W 20 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1910]
  Terry, Raymond Nephew M W 15 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1915]
  
  1940 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Buffalo Township, District 5-3, page 4A, Hse #64, Owns $200
  Terry, Owen Head M W  52 Married Grade 4 b Tennessee Same house in 1935 farmer
  Terry, Maggie M Wife F W 46 Married Grade 7 b Texas  Same house in 1935
  Terry, Foy J D Son M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
  Terry, E Vostilee Dau F W 15 Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
  Terry, W O Son M W 12 Single Grade 5 b Okla Same house in 1935
  Terry, Leon W Son M W 9 Single Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935
  Norton, Eligha [Elijah?] E Uncle M W 79 Widowed Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935
  
  Vasatalee married Connor Boyd Hicks in 1945, but they were divorced 20 years later.
  
  Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
  Vasta Lee Terry
  Age 20, Birth Date abt 1925
  Spouse Conner B Hicks
  Marriage 19 May 1945 Custer, Oklahoma
  
  Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011
  Ella V Hicks
  Age 62, Estimated birth year 1925
  Spouse's Name Conner B Hicks
  Spouse's Age 64
  Marriage Date 19 May 1945
  No Children
  Divorce 17 Jun 1987 Gray, Texas
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1957, p 219
  Hicks Conner B (Vastalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1958, p 226
  Hicks Conner B (Vastalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1960, p 162
  Hicks Conner B (Vassalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  E Vastalee Hicks
  Birth Date 10 Aug 1924
  125 S Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6019 (1993)
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  Vastalee Hicks
  Birth Date 10 Aug 1924
  Phone Number 669-6982
  125 S Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6019 (1992)
  404 N Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6016
  PO Box 645, Texas City, TX, 77592-0645 (1990)
  
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  Ella Vastalee "Vastalee" Terry Hicks
  Birth Aug 19, 1925
  Death May 6, 2016
  
  Ella Vastalee Terry was born in Sweetwater Oklahoma on August 19, 1925 to Owen Terry and Maggie Mae Terry and passed away May 6, 2016 in Broken Arrow Oklahoma at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 26 days.
  
  She grew up at their farm in Sweetwater and graduated High School from there. After graduation, she moved to Clinton Oklahoma where she worked until she got a job with the Telephone office(AT&T), where she met Sgt. Conner Hicks, and married him in Clinton. After the war, they moved to Pampa Texas where Mrs. Hicks transferred in her phone operator job, and her husband found work, eventually going to work for the United States Postal service! They lived in Pampa where their children Donald B. Hicks and Cynthia E. Hicks were born and raised. After Cynthia was born she worked as a book keeper for the Pamcel Federal Credit union. She outlived her husband and continued in Pampa, until circumstances with her health 2011, caused her to move to Tulsa Oklahoma where she lived until her passing.
  
  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, Donnen Hicks, 3 brothers and 3 sisters.
  
  She is survived by her daughter Cindy Smith of Broken Arrow, OK; son, Donald B. Hicks and wife, Cathy Marana, AZ: 3 grandchildren Andrew Smith and wife, Valorie, Kellyville, OK; Sarah Griffen and husband, John, Bixby, OK; Jessica Goree and husband, Lee, Glendale, AZ; 6 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, W.O. Terry and wife, Thelma of Canyon, TX and Leo Terry and wife, Mary, Orange, TX., and a host of other relatives and friends.
  
  Rose Chapel Funeral Service (Sayre)
  906 N 4TH ST
  Sayre, Oklahoma
  
  Parents:
  Owen Terry (1888 - 1973)
  Maggie Mae Terry (1893 - 1957)
  
  Spouse Conner Boyd Hicks (1923 - 1990)
  
  Burial Buffalo Cemetery Sayre,Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
  
  Created by Phil & Donna May 09, 2016
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #162398311, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=162398311
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Sources

• 1. 1940 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma
  • 10 April, Buffalo Township, District 5-3, page 4A, Hse #64, Owns $200
• 2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014
• 5. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1957, 219
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1958, p 226
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1960, p 162