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DORA COOKSEY
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Cooksey, wife of W. A. Cooksey,
Soper, were
held at the First Baptist Church at Soper at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
Rev. Fred A. Tucker and M. R. Archer of Antlers conducted the
service.
Burial was at Soper Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home, Hugo,
directing.
Mrs. Cooksey, 64 yrs. old, died at the Medical Arts Hospital in
Hugo at 2:45
p.m., Monday, from a paralytic stroke suffer while on she visit
with her
daughter, Mrs. E. E. Woodruff in Antlers 2 weeks ago.
Mrs. Dora Casey was born in Roxton, Texas, and was married to W.
A. Cooksey
at Paris, Texas. They moved to Oklahoma, Choctaw County, soon
after
statehood and to this union eight children were born.
Surviving besides her husband, are three daughters, Mrs. George
White, of
Houston, TX; Mrs. E. E. Woodruff of Antlers, Mrs. Perry Collum, of
Soper; 3
sons, Rufus Cooksey of Soper, Jack Cooksey of Port Arthur, TX,
Earnest
Cooksey of Antlers. Also 6 grandchildren: Charlie Cooksey of Port
Arthur,
TX, Arleene, Bernice, and J. W. Collum, Martha Golden Cooksey of
Soper, and
Billy Woodruff, of Antlers.
She have 2 sisters: Mrs. Mrs. Florence White of Borgen, TX, and
Mrs. Clara
Singleton of Soper. 2 nieces, Mrs. Thulena Cooper of Seminole and
Mrs.
Willis Marshall of Soper, and 1 nephew, Son Singleton of Soper.
Dora Cooksey is member of Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were: A. Reagan, L. E. Ferguson, Eurl Hawkins of Soper,
and Bob
Baker, Roy Cole and Pete Stafford of Antlers.
(Antlers American, Thursday, July 24, 1941)
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