PRAIRIE VIEW - Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest, former Billings area resident, died Aug. 23, 1997, in the Presbyterian Rest Home in New Hartford, N.Y. She was 92.
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> A graveside service will he held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997, at the Prairie View Cemetery, located south of Tonkawa. The Rev. Joe Howard will officiate. A memorial service was also held at the Pampa (Texas) Bible Church on Aug. 31. Arrangements are under the direction of Friedel, Williams, Corrale and Edmunds Funeral Home, New Hartford, N.Y.
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> Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest was born, June 18, 1905, near Billings, Okla., one of 12 children born to George D. and Nettie Jane (Hays) Bellmon. After her schooling and marriage, she lived for many years in Pampa, Texas, where she was a founding member of the Pampa Bible Church and very active in the Republican Party.
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> Survivors include two sons, Robert Gilchriest of New Hartford, N.Y., and Carl Gilchriest of California; one sister, Auretta Denton of Blackwell; three brothers, Henry Bellmon and George Bellmon, both of Billings, and Randall Bellmon of Yukon; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; five sisters, Alta, Cora, Winifred, Adeline, and Lilie; and three brothers, Leo, Weldon, and Irvin.
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> Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Gilchriest's name to Pampa Bible Church, 300 West Browning, Pampa, Texas 79065.
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> From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, September 15, 1997
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> A graveside service will he held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997, at the Prairie View Cemetery, located south of Tonkawa. The Rev. Joe Howard will officiate. A memorial service was also held at the Pampa (Texas) Bible Church on Aug. 31. Arrangements are under the direction of Friedel, Williams, Corrale and Edmunds Funeral Home, New Hartford, N.Y.
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> Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest was born, June 18, 1905, near Billings, Okla., one of 12 children born to George D. and Nettie Jane (Hays) Bellmon. After her schooling and marriage, she lived for many years in Pampa, Texas, where she was a founding member of the Pampa Bible Church and very active in the Republican Party.
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> Survivors include two sons, Robert Gilchriest of New Hartford, N.Y., and Carl Gilchriest of California; one sister, Auretta Denton of Blackwell; three brothers, Henry Bellmon and George Bellmon, both of Billings, and Randall Bellmon of Yukon; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; five sisters, Alta, Cora, Winifred, Adeline, and Lilie; and three brothers, Leo, Weldon, and Irvin.
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> Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Gilchriest's name to Pampa Bible Church, 300 West Browning, Pampa, Texas 79065.
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> From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, September 15, 1997
PRAIRIE VIEW - Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest, former Billings area resident, died Aug. 23, 1997, in the Presbyterian Rest Home in New Hartford, N.Y. She was 92.
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> A graveside service will he held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997, at the Prairie View Cemetery, located south of Tonkawa. The Rev. Joe Howard will officiate. A memorial service was also held at the Pampa (Texas) Bible Church on Aug. 31. Arrangements are under the direction of Friedel, Williams, Corrale and Edmunds Funeral Home, New Hartford, N.Y.
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> Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest was born, June 18, 1905, near Billings, Okla., one of 12 children born to George D. and Nettie Jane (Hays) Bellmon. After her schooling and marriage, she lived for many years in Pampa, Texas, where she was a founding member of the Pampa Bible Church and very active in the Republican Party.
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> Survivors include two sons, Robert Gilchriest of New Hartford, N.Y., and Carl Gilchriest of California; one sister, Auretta Denton of Blackwell; three brothers, Henry Bellmon and George Bellmon, both of Billings, and Randall Bellmon of Yukon; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; five sisters, Alta, Cora, Winifred, Adeline, and Lilie; and three brothers, Leo, Weldon, and Irvin.
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> Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Gilchriest's name to Pampa Bible Church, 300 West Browning, Pampa, Texas 79065.
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> From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, September 15, 1997
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> A graveside service will he held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997, at the Prairie View Cemetery, located south of Tonkawa. The Rev. Joe Howard will officiate. A memorial service was also held at the Pampa (Texas) Bible Church on Aug. 31. Arrangements are under the direction of Friedel, Williams, Corrale and Edmunds Funeral Home, New Hartford, N.Y.
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> Lyda Jane (Bellmon) Gilchriest was born, June 18, 1905, near Billings, Okla., one of 12 children born to George D. and Nettie Jane (Hays) Bellmon. After her schooling and marriage, she lived for many years in Pampa, Texas, where she was a founding member of the Pampa Bible Church and very active in the Republican Party.
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> Survivors include two sons, Robert Gilchriest of New Hartford, N.Y., and Carl Gilchriest of California; one sister, Auretta Denton of Blackwell; three brothers, Henry Bellmon and George Bellmon, both of Billings, and Randall Bellmon of Yukon; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; five sisters, Alta, Cora, Winifred, Adeline, and Lilie; and three brothers, Leo, Weldon, and Irvin.
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> Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Gilchriest's name to Pampa Bible Church, 300 West Browning, Pampa, Texas 79065.
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> From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, September 15, 1997
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