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     Hurley Lemuel Snider was buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.^1,2 He was born on November 5, 1924 at Rosston, Harper Co., Oklahoma.^1,2 He died on March 2, 1928 at Willard, Harper Co., Oklahoma, at age 3.^1,2 He Hurley Lemuel Snider, little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Snider, passed away last Friday, March 2, at the family home near Willard. He had been sick with pneumonia just three days. Hurley was born near Rosston Nov. 5, 1924, so was 3 years, 4 months and 26 days of age. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Kenneth and William, one sister, Loretta, and many other relatives. His grandmother, Mrs. A. L. Snider, and two uncles, J. L. Snider and wife and C. A. Snider of Lawton, were here for the funeral which was held at Pleasant Valley Union Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Florence Hall gave the funeral sermon and interment was inthe cemetery by the church. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Painter, of Omaha, Nebr., were unable to come for the funeral. on March 8, 1928.²

     His Social Security Number was 440-22-4427.⁸ William Abraham "Bill" Snider was buried at High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.⁴ He was born on September 18, 1926 at Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.^8,2,3,4 He married Anna Lou Secrest on August 8, 1950.^9,4 William Abraham "Bill" Snider died on November 7, 1994 at Oklahoma at age 68.^8,4

     Her Social Security Number was 446-34-1522.² Anna Lou Secrest was buried at High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.³ She was born on August 6, 1934.^2,3 As of August 8, 1950,her married name was Snider.³ She married William Abraham "Bill" Snider, son of Hurley Francis Snider and Marium Painter, on August 8, 1950.^1,3 Anna Lou Secrest died on December 29, 2003 at Oklahoma at age 69.^2,3

     Velma Louise Snider was buried at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Ellis Co., Oklahoma.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 441-24-7970.⁶ Her married name was Read.⁷ She and William Ervin Cox were divorced.⁸ Velma Louise Snider married James William "Dub" Read.⁷ Velma Louise Snider was born on March 12, 1930 at Knowles Township, Beaver Co., Oklahoma.^6,5,2 As of June 22, 1948,her married name was Cox.¹ She married William Ervin Cox on June 22, 1948 at Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.¹ Velma Louise Snider died on April 6, 1984 at Shattuck, Ellis Co., Oklahoma, at age 54.^7,5

     William Ervin Cox was buried at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, 76 6th Street N, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho.^2,4 His Social Security Number was 518-22-9476.⁵ He and Velma Louise Snider were divorced.⁴ William Ervin Cox was born on February 8, 1926 at Boulder, Clinton Co., Illinois.^6,2,5,3,4 He married Velma Louise Snider, daughter of Hurley Francis Snider and Marium Painter, on June 22, 1948 at Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.¹ William Ervin Cox died on June 9, 1973 at Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho, at age 47.^6,2,4 He NAMPA — Funeral services for William Ervin Cox, 47, of Nampa, Rt. 5 who died on Saturday at a Nampa hospital following an extended illness, will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., at the Alsip Funeral Chapel in Nampa The Rev. Mack McCray Jr., of the Boise First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Kohlerlawn Cemetery. Mr Cox was born February 8, 1926, at Boulder, Illinois. He was reared at Jerome. Idaho in past years he had lived at Springfield, Oregon, and prior to coming to Nampa about one year ago, he had lived in Boise. He was married to Lois E. Rogers on Sept. 1, 1972, in Nevada. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois E. Cox, of Nampa; three daughters, Cheryl Sossaman of Alameda, California, Frieda Green, of Edmund, Oklahoma, and Charla Faye Woods, of Gage, Oklahoma; two sons, William C. Cox, of Guymon, Oklahoma, and James E. Cox, of Gage, Oklahoma; his mother, Flora Heidlehaugh, of Calistoga, California; two brothers, Rex Heidlebaugh and Troy Heidlebaugh, both of Buffalo, Okla; and five grandchildren. on June 12, 1973.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 447-24-9612.² Chester Carl "Chet" Snider was buried at McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas.¹ He married Arlene Lewis.⁵ Chester Carl "Chet" Snider was born on July 18, 1933 at Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.^1,2,3 He married F. DeLois Smith on June 26, 1964 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.^3,6 Chester Carl "Chet" Snider died on October 29, 2007 at McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas, at age 74.^1,2,3,6 He McPHERSON - Chester C. "Chet" Snider, 74, died Oct. 29, 2007, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. He was born July 18, 1933, in Buffalo, Okla., the son of Hurley Snider and Marium Painter Snider. He graduated from high school in Buffalo, Okla. He was a resident of McPherson since December 1999, formerly of Ulysses. He spent most of his life in law enforcement, serving as sheriff of Harper County, Okla., the chief of police in Ulysses, and served as municipal judge in Ulysses for 20 years. He attended Grace Bible Church, McPherson, and belonged to Foretravel Motorcade, and was past president of the Five-State Peace Officers Association. On June 26, 1964, he married DeLouis Smith Peery in Oklahoma City. She survives. Other survivors include: sons Tommy McEachern, Buffalo, Okla., Joe McEachern, McPherson, and Charles Peery, Raymore, Mo; daughters Sheryl Woods, Gage, Okla., Cindy DeVon, Enid, Okla., Kathy Reese, El Reno, Okla., and Connie Mead, Woodward, Okla; brothers Kenneth, Woodward, Okla., and Don, Woodward, Okla; sisters Loretta Ogan, Fresno, Calif., Sybl Vincent, Kansas City, and Carolyn Madison, Garber, Okla; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Charley; and a sister, Velma Read. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Grace Bible Church, with Pastor Rich Duerksen presiding. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m., at Stockham Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Grace Bible Church, Hospice Care of Kansas, or the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home. on October 31, 2007.¹