Florence was an Oklahoma native. She married Thomas Dewitt Sankey - who went by his middle name, Dewitt - in Okmulgee, OK on 04 Jun 1939. She was 24 and he was 58, a father of eight who had been widowed the year before when his first wife Grace died of cancer.
Despite the large age difference, Dewitt and Florence's marriage lasted. They never had children of their own. Eventually, they moved to Whittier, CA, where Dewitt died in 1965. Florence lived in La Habra, CA, for a time after Dewitt's death, and eventually moved to Richmond, TX where she died in 2009 at the age of 95.
Despite the large age difference, Dewitt and Florence's marriage lasted. They never had children of their own. Eventually, they moved to Whittier, CA, where Dewitt died in 1965. Florence lived in La Habra, CA, for a time after Dewitt's death, and eventually moved to Richmond, TX where she died in 2009 at the age of 95.
Florence was an Oklahoma native. She married Thomas Dewitt Sankey - who went by his middle name, Dewitt - in Okmulgee, OK on 04 Jun 1939. She was 24 and he was 58, a father of eight who had been widowed the year before when his first wife Grace died of cancer.
Despite the large age difference, Dewitt and Florence's marriage lasted. They never had children of their own. Eventually, they moved to Whittier, CA, where Dewitt died in 1965. Florence lived in La Habra, CA, for a time after Dewitt's death, and eventually moved to Richmond, TX where she died in 2009 at the age of 95.
Despite the large age difference, Dewitt and Florence's marriage lasted. They never had children of their own. Eventually, they moved to Whittier, CA, where Dewitt died in 1965. Florence lived in La Habra, CA, for a time after Dewitt's death, and eventually moved to Richmond, TX where she died in 2009 at the age of 95.
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