Funeral rites were held at the Bokchito cemetery this afternoon for Joseph James Crosley, aged 70 years, who died at his home in Bokchito Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 of a heart attack.
He had been a resident of Bokchito for 23 years coming there from Jackson, Miss., where he was born November 8, 1870. He had been ill four weeks.
Mr. Crosley was a retired railroad man and a member of the Baptist church. Burial was in the Bokchito cemetery with Gus Pool and Son directing.
Surviving him are four sons, Clarence, Calif.; Jess, Canadian, Texas; Orient, Bokchito; and Douglas, Durant; and four daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Yeary, Krum, Texas; Mrs. Mary Ford, Durant; Mrs. Cleo Yeary, Krum; and Mrs. Lucy Click, California.
[Durant Daily Democrat, June 1941 - Submitted by Kathie Marynik ]
Personal Communication from Sarah Murdock:
J.J. Crosley lived in McLennan County, Texas in 1880 and in 1900 in Parker, Texas. In 1920 he lived in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma then in 1930 in Bokchito, OK. His wife's name is Lucine Agnes Josephine Walton. In one census, she is listed as Kerry A.
Funeral rites were held at the Bokchito cemetery this afternoon for Joseph James Crosley, aged 70 years, who died at his home in Bokchito Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 of a heart attack.
He had been a resident of Bokchito for 23 years coming there from Jackson, Miss., where he was born November 8, 1870. He had been ill four weeks.
Mr. Crosley was a retired railroad man and a member of the Baptist church. Burial was in the Bokchito cemetery with Gus Pool and Son directing.
Surviving him are four sons, Clarence, Calif.; Jess, Canadian, Texas; Orient, Bokchito; and Douglas, Durant; and four daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Yeary, Krum, Texas; Mrs. Mary Ford, Durant; Mrs. Cleo Yeary, Krum; and Mrs. Lucy Click, California.
[Durant Daily Democrat, June 1941 - Submitted by Kathie Marynik ]
Personal Communication from Sarah Murdock:
J.J. Crosley lived in McLennan County, Texas in 1880 and in 1900 in Parker, Texas. In 1920 he lived in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma then in 1930 in Bokchito, OK. His wife's name is Lucine Agnes Josephine Walton. In one census, she is listed as Kerry A.
Family Members
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Sarah Anna Crosley Brown
1873–1934
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Valentine Woodard Crosley
1874–1965
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William Winfrey Crosley
1877–1957
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Elizabeth Maria Crosley McCloskey
1878–1925
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David Steve Crosley
1880–1960
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Velinda Catherine "Kate" Crosley Hencey
1882–1918
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Mary Myrtle Crosley Linney
1885–1959
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Josephine Phoebe Crosley Scarlett
1887–1955
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Infant Son Crosley
1889–1889
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Infant Son Crosley
1891–1891
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