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Descendants of Martin William " Gobbler " Jones

454. CLARA BELLE⁶ JONES (CLISBY RIGGS SR.⁵, CLISBY RIGGS⁴, JASPER HAMILTON³, MARTIN WILLIAM " GOBBLER "², MR.¹) was born 01 Jun 1928 in Oklahoma, and died 22 Dec 1987 in Carter Co., Oklahoma. She married MAX BUTLER in Possibly Oklahoma. He was born 22 Oct 1922, and died 14 Aug 1969 in Carter Co., Oklahoma.

More About CLARA BELLE JONES:
Burial: Unknown, Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma

More About MAX BUTLER:
Burial: Unknown, Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma

More About MAX BUTLER and CLARA JONES:
Marriage: Possibly Oklahoma

Child of CLARA JONES and MAX BUTLER is:

DWIGHT⁷ BUTLER, b. Private.

455. CLISBY RIGGS JR.⁶ JONES (CLISBY RIGGS SR.⁵, CLISBY RIGGS⁴, JASPER HAMILTON³, MARTIN WILLIAM " GOBBLER "², MR.¹) was born Private. He married (1) ALICE MARIE MILLER Private, daughter of WILLIAM MILLER and BERNICE SHERWOOD. She was born 20 Jan 1938 in Possibly Ardmore, Carter Oklahoma, and died 17 Apr 2003 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. He married (2) RUBY ANN MILLER Private, daughter of WILLIAM MILLER and BERNICE SHERWOOD. She was born Private.

Notes for ALICE MARIE MILLER:
Regarding the cemetery;
PROVENCE CEMETERY is in the southeast part of the county. It is on Provence road in Range 3E, Township 5S, Section 6. Provence was once a thriving community but now everything is gone but the cemetery.

More About ALICE MARIE MILLER:
Burial: Unknown, Provence Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma

More About CLISBY JONES and ALICE MILLER:
Private-Begin: Private

More About CLISBY JONES and RUBY MILLER:
Private-Begin: Private

Children of CLISBY JONES and ALICE MILLER are:

DONNA⁷ JONES, b. Private; m. (1) MR. JAMES, Private; b. Private; m. (2) ALLEN STARK, Private; b. Private.

More About MR. JAMES and DONNA JONES:
Private-Begin: Private

More About ALLEN STARK and DONNA JONES:
Private-Begin: Private

	ii.	BARBARA JONES, b. Private.
	iii.	RICKY JONES, b. Private.
	iv.	DEBBIE JONES, b. Private.
740.	v.	CAROLYN SUE JONES, b. Private.

456. FLORENCE AGNES⁶ THATCHER (FLORENCE AGNES⁵ JONES, CLISBY RIGGS⁴, JASPER HAMILTON³, MARTIN WILLIAM " GOBBLER "², MR.¹) was born 05 Oct 1919 in Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma, and died 21 Jun 1994 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas. She met (1) MITCHELL ELLIS SCOTT Bef. 1936. He was born 27 Jul 1917, and died 13 Aug 1996 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas. She married (2) WILLIAM HARDY COPELAND Aft. 1936 in Oklahoma, son of WILLIAM COPELAND and MARY SMITH. He was born 26 Jan 1916 in Brock, Carter Co., Oklahoma, and died 17 Nov 1956 in Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

Notes for FLORENCE AGNES THATCHER:
Agnes' nickname was Cokie. In her obituary they had stated her to be born on October 5, 1904. Her obituary also states that she had 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Agnes also raised Danny McKay. Agnes' sons Jessie and Tommy are twins. I remember my Aunt Agnes. She was a tall woman that I recall, but I was a little girl last time I had seen her with her silver grey hair. She was the only woman I knew that chewed "Tobaccy" as my family had called it. She always had a Folgers coffee can near by ! She was dear to the family and always kept close track of them. Arie Lee was very close to his sister-in-law Agnes even after the death of Aries' wife Hazel, who was Agnes' sister. Agnes' boys Tommy and Jesse were cousins to Jerry and Berry and the boys were around the same ages and were into mischief togather as young teens. Agnes knew how to make a great pot of Southern Beans and Cornbread. There just wasn't much money, but there was always plenty to eat at Aunt Agnes' house.
I remember as a child, Arie " Pappy " had to have surgery on his leg, but refused to go back to the doctor. Gangrene had set in with a vengence! Pappy was in severe pain and needed medical attention. Aunt Agnes nursed him in her home. I remember spying around the corner as a child and watching as Aunt Agnes had to douse his leg in a mixture of rubbing alcohol as he would scream in pain, then she would have to put iodine on, and place a dressing over this. They would scat me out, because of the trauma of watching my Pappy in pain.
Agnes' Obit:
"Funeral services for Agnes Copeland, 76, Burkburnett, Texas, were at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 1994, at Owens and Brumley Funeral Home of Burkburnett, with the Rev. Larry Tinsley, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Burkburnett, officiating. Interment following at Burkburnett Cemetery.
Mrs. Copeland was born October 5, 1904, in Ringling and died Tuesday, Jun 21, 1994, in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital. She had lived in Burkburnett since 1983, and was a former Wichita Falls resident. She was a Protestant and a retired homemaker. Her husband William Hardy Copeland, died in 1956.
Survivors include two sons, Jessie of Ringling, and Tommy of Ardmore, two daughters, Brenda Raleigh of Burkburnett and Clara Dell Perkins of Ringling, a sister, Lois Burleson of Ringling, a brother, Loyd Thatcher of Ringling, 17 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren."

Texas Death Index;
Name: Florence Agnes Copeland
Death Date: 21 June 1994
Death County: WICHITA
Gender: F

SS Death Index;
Name: Florence A. Copeland
SSN: 461-41-8117
Last Residence: 76305 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States of America
Born: 5 Oct 1917
Died: 21 Jun 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (1978 )

More About FLORENCE AGNES THATCHER:
Burial: Unknown, Burkburnett Cemetery, Burkburnett, Wichita Co., Texas

Notes for MITCHELL ELLIS SCOTT:
Name: MITCHELL E SCOTT
SSN: 466-05-1318
Last Residence: 77033 Houston, Harris, TX
Born: 27 Jul 1917
Last Benefit:
Died: 13 Aug 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: TX (Before 195)

More About MITCHELL SCOTT and FLORENCE THATCHER:
Partners: Bef. 1936

More About WILLIAM HARDY COPELAND:
Burial: Unknown, Waurika Cemetery, Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma
Cause of Death: Heart Attack.

More About WILLIAM COPELAND and FLORENCE THATCHER:
Marriage: Aft. 1936, Oklahoma

Child of FLORENCE THATCHER and MITCHELL SCOTT is:

741.

CLARA DELL⁷ SCOTT, b. 16 Aug 1936, Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma; d. 07 Mar 1996, Healdton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

Children of FLORENCE THATCHER and WILLIAM COPELAND are:

ii.

WILLIAM HARDY JR.⁷ COPELAND, b. Bet. 1937 - 1945, Oklahoma; d. Bet. 1937 - 1945, Oklahoma.

Notes for WILLIAM HARDY JR. COPELAND:
William Jr. died of pneumonia at nine months old.

More About WILLIAM HARDY JR. COPELAND:
Burial: Unknown, Possibly Waurika Cemetery, Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma

742.	iii.	JESSIE DEE COPELAND, b. 18 Mar 1944, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. 10 Aug 1998, Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma.
743.	iv.	TOMMY LEE COPELAND, b. 18 Mar 1944, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. 15 Nov 2000, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
744.	v.	BRENDA ESTELLE COPELAND, b. Private.
	vi.	HAROLD DEAN COPELAND, b. 22 Jun 1945, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. 22 Jun 1945, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

Notes for HAROLD DEAN COPELAND:
Harold was Brenda's twin, but died at birth.

457. HAZEL LEVATA⁶ THATCHER (FLORENCE AGNES⁵ JONES, CLISBY RIGGS⁴, JASPER HAMILTON³, MARTIN WILLIAM " GOBBLER "², MR.¹) was born 01 Jul 1920 in Anadarko, Caddo Co., Oklahoma, and died 11 May 1960 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas. She married ARIE LEE BURLESON 24 Nov 1938 in Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma, son of WILEY BURLESON and SENITH GARDNER. He was born 24 Dec 1914 in Graham, Young Co., Texas, and died 10 Mar 1983 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.

Notes for HAZEL LEVATA THATCHER:
Grandma Hazel worked at a chicken farm at one time. Her job was skinning chickens! She had a great sense of humor and I believe she passed it down in her children.
I remember my grandma Hazel even thou I was only three when she died. I don't recall much, but a little. I remember her being nice with a sweet voice. I also remember Pappy and Hazels livingroom having floral wallpaper everywhere. The things you recall as a child uh..
When grandma Hazel died, I remember being outside in the truck with my daddy and Ken who was just a baby. My mother Ruth was upset and I did not know why. She went into grandma's place and would'nt let me out of the truck to go in with her. I was too young to know why, so I sat crying and pouting in the truck with my daddy. Not knowing that my grandmother had just passed on...

More About HAZEL LEVATA THATCHER:
Burial: 1960, Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Embolus.

Notes for ARIE LEE BURLESON:
We called him " Pappy ". He loved to fish and he loved to whittle. He worked in the lumberyard business up until he had to have leg surgery which caused him to have a limp the rest of his life. His leg continued to give him problems after a severe infection of gangrene. I remember as a small girl when I had peeked around the corner and watched my Aunt Agnes (Hazel's sister) change Pappy's bandages. She had to pour some kind of disinfectant on the wound which was about 8 inches in diameter. I remember Pappy yelling as the disinfectant came in contact with his leg. It was horrible. In 1997 I carved a likeness of my grandfather as a Cigar Store Indian for a tribute to his native ancestry, which I had given to my brother Ken since Ken loved Pappy and spent many a day fishing with him on the banks of the Red River. I'll never forget my grandfather and his simple way of life. He never remarried after losing his wife Hazel and spent his years with his children and family. He was raised with his brothers by their widowed mother and never knew the bond of a father and son because he had lost his father by the age of 12, but yet he had a very strong bond with his children. He was a good man and tried hard to please others....
Note; Perhaps the first recorded school in Young county was the Indian school located at a place three miles east of Graham on the Indian Reservation. The purpose of the school was for the benefit and education of the Indian children.
My mother had told me that Arie only attended school up to the third grade, by this time of course there were alot more schools in the Graham area.
He worked in the Lumberyards for most of his adult life.
Texas Death Index;
Name: Arie Burleson
Death Date: 10 March 1983
Death County: WICHITA
Gender: M

SS Death Index;
Name: Arie Burleson
SSN: 526-14-8734
Last Residence: 76306 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States of America
Born: 24 Dec 1913
Died: Mar 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Arizona (Before 1951 )

I should state here that Pappy was a drinker and also drank alot of moonshine as did all of his children.

More About ARIE LEE BURLESON:
Burial: 1983, Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas
Cause of Death: Renal Failure and Pneumonia.
Medical Information: Cancer of the Prostate, and Gangrene of the foot.
Social Security Number: 10 Mar 1983, 526-14-8734 (Issued in Arizona)

More About ARIE BURLESON and HAZEL THATCHER:
Marriage: 24 Nov 1938, Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma

Children of HAZEL THATCHER and ARIE BURLESON are:

745.	i.	RONNIE L.⁷ BURLESON, b. 11 Jan 1940, Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma; d. 13 May 1999, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., Oklahoma.
746.	ii.	RUTHIE PEARL BURLESON, b. 02 Feb 1941, Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma; d. 12 Feb 2001, At Home, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.
747.	iii.	RAYMOND EARL BURLESON, b. Private.
748.	iv.	RUBY LEVATA BURLESON, b. 01 Dec 1945, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas; d. 25 Nov 2001, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.
	v.	BERRY DEAN BURLESON, b. 22 Feb 1947, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas; d. 02 Jan 1993, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; m. WILMA KATHLEEN SPENCE, Private; b. Private.

Notes for BERRY DEAN BURLESON:
Berry was buried in the Ringling Memorial Cemetery in Ringling, OK. He was divorced from his wife Kathleen. He never had children of his own. Officiating Clergy for his Funeral was Rev, Pat Love who was the Pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Wilson, OK. His Pallbearers were Raymond Burleson (his brother), and his cousins Ronnie, Gary Don, Kelly, H.L., and Jerry Mitchell. His services were held under the direction of the Alexander Funeral Home.
Berrys' Obit:
"Ringling-- Graveside rites for former Ringling resident Berry Dean Burleson, 45, Oklahoma City, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ringling memorial Cemetery with Rev. Pat Love officiating.
Born to Arie Lee and Hazel Thatcher Burleson Feb. 2, 1947, at Wichita Falls, Texas Burleson died Saturday in an Oklahoma City Hospital.
He was reared in Ringling and had spent most of his life in Oklahoma City.
He is survived by two sisters, Ruth Davis of Wichita Falls, and Ruby Hurtig of Redondo Beach, Ca., three brothers, Raymond and Ronnie of Wichita Falls, Texas and his twin Jerry of Oklahoma City.
Bearers will be Raymond Burleson, Ronnie, Gary Don, Kelly, A.L. and Jerry Mitchell.
Alexander Funeral Home will direct services."
Note: Berry's Obit had a few minor spelling errors that I have corrected here.
Berry lived most of his life in and around Ringling, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a twin to his brother Jerry. My mom told me that the boys did not finish grade school.
Note; In Wichita Co., Texas births it states the twins to be born on 21 Feb, but they were born on the 22 Feb. It was a typo.
I remember Berry as a teen and young adult. Berry played the guitar and sang. He and Jerry were always into mischief. Berry I would have to say, was a bit shy but still mischievious.
I also recall an incident where he and Jerry took me to a girlfriends house, who's girlfriend, I can't recall, but it was one of the boys. The girl lived near a huge water tank and also near an oil well, those always frightened me as a child, because they looked like huge moving ants or grasshoppers to my young and imaginative mind! While at this girls home, they played Patsy Cline records over and again. That was the first I had ever heard of Patsy Cline and I loved her sound. Still to this day when I hear Patsy Cline, I think of my uncles and the girl...

SS Death Index;
Name: Berry D. Burleson
SSN: 462-74-7975
Last Residence: 73119 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 22 Feb 1947
Died: 2 Jan 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (1962 )

More About BERRY DEAN BURLESON:
Burial: Unknown, Ringling Memorial Cemetery, Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma
Medical Information: Diagnosed as Paranoid Skitsophrenic. Was placed in a mental facility for awhile.
Social Security Number: 462-74-7975 (issued in Texas)

More About BERRY BURLESON and WILMA SPENCE:
Private-Begin: Private

749.	vi.		JERRY DEAN BURLESON, b. 22 Feb 1947, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas; d. 01 Dec 2003, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
	vii.		MARY LOUISE BURLESON, b. 26 Dec 1947, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas; d. Dec 1948, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.

Notes for MARY LOUISE BURLESON:
Texas Birth Index;
Name: Mary Louise Burleson
Date of Birth: 26 Dec 1947
Gender: Female
Birth County: Wichita
Father's Name: Arie Lee Burleson
Mother's Name: Hazel Levata
Roll Number: 1947_0002

Mary Louise died just short of being a year old. She had Asthma and the Doctor that was called during the night had given her the wrong medicine and she died during the night. She was born not too long after the twins Jerry and Berry. I have been told that she was a beautiful child with lots of dark hair.

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