Mike Donnelly Sr.
Mike Donnelly Sr., 3022 NW 20, former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma County commissioner, died Tuesday at Bethany General Hospital. He was 91.
Donnelly was mayor of Capitol Hill before it was appexed by Oklahoma City in 1909 and was named to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Jack Walton in 1923. He also served seven terms as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
After retiring from public office, he worked for the Oklahoma Highway Department for 16 years.
Services are pending with Smith & Kernke Funeral Home.
Survivors include his son, Mike Jr., Sondona, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Durkey, Lake Eufala, and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, 3900 NW 19 and a sister, Mrs. Teresa Hardle, San Diego, Calif.
Published in the Oklahoman Wednesday September 13, 1972.
Additional Note:
Mike Donnelly, Sr. was born in Missouri and came to Oklahoma City in 1904. Donnelly served as Mayor of Capitol Hill prior to its annexation by Oklahoma City in 1911. He also served as the Chief Clerk of the City's Water Department.
Donnelly became Acting Mayor upon Mayor John Walton's becoming Governor in January 1923 and completed the remainder of Walton's term. He later served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
He married Minnie 31 Dec 1904 • Norman, Oklahoma
Mike Donnelly Sr., 3022 NW 20, former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma County commissioner, died Tuesday at Bethany General Hospital. He was 91.
Donnelly was mayor of Capitol Hill before it was appexed by Oklahoma City in 1909 and was named to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Jack Walton in 1923. He also served seven terms as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
After retiring from public office, he worked for the Oklahoma Highway Department for 16 years.
Services are pending with Smith & Kernke Funeral Home.
Survivors include his son, Mike Jr., Sondona, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Durkey, Lake Eufala, and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, 3900 NW 19 and a sister, Mrs. Teresa Hardle, San Diego, Calif.
Published in the Oklahoman Wednesday September 13, 1972.
Additional Note:
Mike Donnelly, Sr. was born in Missouri and came to Oklahoma City in 1904. Donnelly served as Mayor of Capitol Hill prior to its annexation by Oklahoma City in 1911. He also served as the Chief Clerk of the City's Water Department.
Donnelly became Acting Mayor upon Mayor John Walton's becoming Governor in January 1923 and completed the remainder of Walton's term. He later served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
He married Minnie 31 Dec 1904 • Norman, Oklahoma
Mike Donnelly Sr.
Mike Donnelly Sr., 3022 NW 20, former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma County commissioner, died Tuesday at Bethany General Hospital. He was 91.
Donnelly was mayor of Capitol Hill before it was appexed by Oklahoma City in 1909 and was named to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Jack Walton in 1923. He also served seven terms as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
After retiring from public office, he worked for the Oklahoma Highway Department for 16 years.
Services are pending with Smith & Kernke Funeral Home.
Survivors include his son, Mike Jr., Sondona, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Durkey, Lake Eufala, and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, 3900 NW 19 and a sister, Mrs. Teresa Hardle, San Diego, Calif.
Published in the Oklahoman Wednesday September 13, 1972.
Additional Note:
Mike Donnelly, Sr. was born in Missouri and came to Oklahoma City in 1904. Donnelly served as Mayor of Capitol Hill prior to its annexation by Oklahoma City in 1911. He also served as the Chief Clerk of the City's Water Department.
Donnelly became Acting Mayor upon Mayor John Walton's becoming Governor in January 1923 and completed the remainder of Walton's term. He later served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
He married Minnie 31 Dec 1904 • Norman, Oklahoma
Mike Donnelly Sr., 3022 NW 20, former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma County commissioner, died Tuesday at Bethany General Hospital. He was 91.
Donnelly was mayor of Capitol Hill before it was appexed by Oklahoma City in 1909 and was named to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Jack Walton in 1923. He also served seven terms as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
After retiring from public office, he worked for the Oklahoma Highway Department for 16 years.
Services are pending with Smith & Kernke Funeral Home.
Survivors include his son, Mike Jr., Sondona, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Durkey, Lake Eufala, and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, 3900 NW 19 and a sister, Mrs. Teresa Hardle, San Diego, Calif.
Published in the Oklahoman Wednesday September 13, 1972.
Additional Note:
Mike Donnelly, Sr. was born in Missouri and came to Oklahoma City in 1904. Donnelly served as Mayor of Capitol Hill prior to its annexation by Oklahoma City in 1911. He also served as the Chief Clerk of the City's Water Department.
Donnelly became Acting Mayor upon Mayor John Walton's becoming Governor in January 1923 and completed the remainder of Walton's term. He later served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from 1934 to 1948.
He married Minnie 31 Dec 1904 • Norman, Oklahoma
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