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     Jess Bays "Jesse" Meeks was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1715 Greenleaf Boulevard, Compton, Los Angeles Co., California.⁵ His Social Security Number was 527-01-5308.⁶ He was born on January 14, 1883 at Hopkins Co., Texas.^3,6,4 He married Kate Gray, daughter of Abraham Clark Gray and Lydia J."Liddie" Newell, on January 8, 1931 at Sebastian Co., Arkansas.¹ Jess Bays "Jesse" Meeks died on October 11, 1964 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 81.^6,7,5

     John Ward Duff was buried at Coleman City Cemetery, E. 9th Street, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas.^1,2 He J. W. Duff age 96 of Brownwood, Texas passed from this life on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Care, Inc. Services will be Monday at 11:00 am at Coleman Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Charlie Fortenbery officiating with interment to follow under the direction of Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. He was born John Ward Duff on January 22, 1914 in Kribes, Oklahoma to the late John Elmer and Fannie Mae Dunn Duff. He was raised in Oklahoma and attended the Wewoka Schools. On August 31, 1935 J. W. married Lillie McCoy in Seminole, OK and they celebrated sixty years of marriage (Marriage certificate has a date of Sep 1, 1935). Lillie preceded him in death in 1995. He served his country in World War II with the U. S. Army as a petroleum engineer. J W was a member of the Assembly of God church and had been a resident of Coleman from 1980 until 1996 when he moved toBrownwood. He was a petroleum engineer employed with Gulf Oil Corp for 41 years. Survivors: Sister – Mary Jo Garton of Garber, Oklahoma 2 Nephews – Harvey Duff of Brownwood, Texas Clark Duff of El Paso, Texas."² He was born on January 22, 1914 at Krebs, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.^1,2 He married Lillian Catherine "Lillie" McCoy, daughter of Murt McCoy and Kate Gray, on September 1, 1935 at Seminole, Seminole Co., Oklahoma.^1,2,3 John Ward Duff died on December 9, 2010 at Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, at age 96.^1,2

     Maria Jean Seitz was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, McClain Co., Oklahoma.^2,1 She was born on June 24, 1929 at Kahl a/Main River, Germany.^2,1 As of June 5, 1953,her married name was Ferguson.¹ She married Louis Warren Ferguson, son of Lester Leo Ferguson and Grace Valentine "Gracie" Michael, on June 5, 1953.¹ Maria Jean Seitz died on July 9, 2010 at Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma, at age 81.^2,1 She NORMAN - Maria Jean Ferguson, 81, of Purcell died Friday, July 9, at Norman Regional Hospital. She was born June 24, 1929, to Karl G. Seitz and Sophia Broenner at Kahl a/Main River, Germany. She married Louis W. Ferguson on June 5, 1953. She was preceded in death by parents, husband, brother Karl Seitz and grandson Stuart Cook. Survivors include daughters Julie Comer and significant other Jerry Warden and Gerlinde Jenne, all of Purcell; son Kris Ferguson and wife Gwen of Enid; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter, and two nephews. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery. on July 11, 2010.¹