Beckham County, OK - Obits: Millie Gowdy, 1929
24 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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GOWDY, MILLIE
(1 Aug 1929, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
The entire city was shocked last night to learn of the sudden death of
Mrs. Forrest Gowdy, who passed away with an attack of heart trouble after
a few minutes illness.  She had gone to her work at the Elk City Laundry
at the usual time and gone to her table.  She made a remark that she did
not feel well and a short time afterward had passed away.
Mrs. Gowdy was born in Tuscaraws County, Ohio, April 30th, 1892, and died
at her home in Elk City, July 31, 1929, at the age of thirty-seven years,
two months and twenty days of age.  She lived with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene S. Repass at that place until she was sixteen years of age,
when the family moved to Oklahoma, settling at Grimes.
In 1914 she was married to Bluform Turbyfill and to this union was born
one daughter, Neva Loren.  Following the death of her husband in 1917,
she, with her infant daughter, moved to Elk City where she accepted a
position at the Elk City Laundry, which position she held until last
September.  She has however, worked as a relief helper since that time.
She was married to Forrest Gowdy of this city in 1924.
She is survived by her husband and daughter, two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Parry
of Newton Falls, Ohio, and Mrs. S. F. Lancaster of Grimes; three brothers,
R. A. Repass of Mentor, Ohio, Ralph L. Repass of this city and Glenn
Repass, who was in California at the time of her death and was unable to
be notified in time for him to be present at the funeral.
Funeral services were held at the Broadway Methodist church last Sunday
afternoon, with Rev. E. C. Webb, officiating.  Interment was made in the
Fairlawn cemetery with Grubitz & Son in charge.
Card of Thanks
We want to express our thanks and appreciation to all the friends who were
so wonderful to us in our hour of bereavement.
Forrest Gowdy
Mrs. Eugene Repass,
Neva Turbyfill,
Cora Gibson,
Lucille Gowdy,
Thelma Gowdy.
GRIMES FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MRS. GOWDY.
A group of friends of Mrs. Millie Gowdy who live at her old home in
Grimes, attended the funeral here last Sunday included:  Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Brady, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Windburn and daughter, Stella and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Veal, Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Jergenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Poore.  Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Lancaster
and children were also here from Grimes.  Mrs. Gowdy is a sister of Mrs.
Lancaster.

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