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     Elva E. Blancet was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Arbaugh.¹ She married James Alvin Arbaugh, son of John William Arbaugh and Julia M. Huddleston.¹ Elva E. Blancet was born on August 8, 1916 at West Virginia.² She died on November 28, 1961 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 45.²

     Her married name was Arbaugh.¹ Lula Unknown married Jesse James "Jess" Arbaugh, son of John S. Arbaugh and Betsy Clementine Whitenack.¹ Lula Unknown was born circa 1889 at West Virginia.¹

     John Denning Frizzell Sr. was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, 13400 North Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.⁶ His Social Security Number was 448-46-4548.⁷ He was born on July 9, 1906 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.^3,7,5 He married Mildred Virginia Armor, daughter of John Sumner Armor and Maude Mae Black, on August 19, 1933 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.^1,2,8,4 John Denning Frizzell Sr. died on January 1, 1981 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at age 74.³ He John Denning Frizzell, born July 9, 1906, died Jan 1, 1981. Survived by wife, Mildred, of the home; a sister, son and daughter, and 3 grandchildren. He graduated from OCU in 1936 and had realtor license no. 19. He was a Mason, oilman and rancher, former race horse owner, collector of American horse drawn vehicles, world authority on American stage coach, charter member of Cowboy Hall of Fame, Men's Dinner Club, and Indian Territory Posse. on January 2, 1981.³

     Minette Marion Frizzell was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, 13400 North Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.¹ Her Social Security Number was 444-42-1284.⁴ She and Peter Harvey Drake were divorced.¹ Minette Marion Frizzell was born on April 1, 1944.⁴ As of October 22, 1971,her married name was Drake.³ She married Peter Harvey Drake on October 22, 1971 at Bexar Co., Texas.³ Minette Marion Frizzell died on January 29, 2009 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at age 64.^1,4 She Minette Frizzell, 64, died peacefully at her home in Oklahoma City on January 29, 2009 after a prolonged illness. We will all miss her zest for life, sense of humor and gentle, caring spirit. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Brigham, son-in-law Keith and granddaughter Kathryn; one brother, John Frizzell and his wife Colene; a niece, De'Lene and her husband Dennis Moore and their child Andy; and a nephew Denny Frizzell and his wife Kelsey and their child Hannah. Graveside service to be held at Memorial Park Cemetery on Tuesday, February 3rd at 3:00 p.m. on February 1, 2009.¹

     John Denning Frizzell Jr. John Denning Frizzell, Jr. was born March 4, 1939 in Oklahoma City to Mildred Virginia Armor and John D. Frizzell, Sr., and he died on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at home of natural causes. John 'Big John,' 'John D,' 'Johnny' or 'Paw Paw,' as he was affectionately known to friends and family, grew up and lived in Oklahoma City his entire life. As with many kids of his generation, John’s childhood was complicated by a case of Polio at age 7, but he was insistent that he would not be defined by it. Graduating from Classen High School, John went on to attend OCU, during which time he met his future wife Colene Jenkins. John and Colene were married in 1959 and had two children, William Denning 'Denny' Frizzell and De’Lene Elizabeth Frizzell Moore. John’s passions, interests and curiosity led him to many personal and professional pursuits, including, but certainly not limited to, a career as a master stagecoach builder; performance car parts entrepreneur, founding Kool Fuel Racing Products; a dedicated 25-year member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, a rootin tootin cowboy in the Frontier City wild west stunt show; a die-hard NRA and Oklahoma City Gun Club member; a Boy Scout enthusiast, serving as both scout leader, when his son was young, and a gun safety instructor in his later years; a Mudlucker to the end (surviving sinking a boat in Lake Tenkiller); an aspiring tomato farmer; owner of a Pirelli tire store, Allied Industries plating shop owner, a member of the Oklahoma City Men’s Breakfast Club, Westerners Indian Territory Posse and the OKC Corvette Racing Club. His adventures through life were many, including the restoration of a Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach & during its 100th Anniversary in 1958 he and his family engaged in a four-week journey to retrace the Overland Mail Express Trail (the first transcontinental mail service). Traveling with a 4-Horse hitch with both Sr. and Jr. at the whip, often with the coach full of celebrities, they made 24 mail drops starting in Tipton, MO & culminating with driving the team down San Francisco's famed Market Street. He was also involved with: the restoration of the Colorado Cumbres and Toltec Railroad; designing and creating several horse drawn vehicles for the Kentucky Horse Park; restoring a stagecoach at the Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso, New Mexico; a newspaper preservationist for the Oklahoma Historical Society; English teacher to the local Vietnamese community; model airplane and train enthusiast; gardener; deep sea fisherman; boating enthusiast; and a persistent tinkerer in his garage shop. Although the list may be long, he will be most remembered in our hearts as loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. John is preceded in death by his parents and sister Minette Marion Frizzell, and survived by his wife Colene and family.² He was born on March 4, 1939 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.² He married Marquetta Colene Jenkins on August 7, 1959 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma.^2,4 John Denning Frizzell Jr. died on July 25, 2018 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at age 79.²

     His Social Security Number was 445-09-1134.² Peter Harvey Drake and Minette Marion Frizzell were divorced.⁴ Peter Harvey Drake was born on May 30, 1922 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma.^2,3 He married Minette Marion Frizzell, daughter of John Denning Frizzell Sr. and Mildred Virginia Armor, on October 22, 1971 at Bexar Co., Texas.¹ Peter Harvey Drake died on September 10, 2002 at Colorado at age 80.^2,5