Alfred Lafayette Tinney was born May 30, 1880 in Pope County, Arkansas to Nathan Abner and Amanda Jackson Tinney. He married Lula Mae Yandell January 1, 1907 in Oklahoma. The Tinneys lived in several areas of Oklahoma but finally settled in Checotah. They raised nine children - eight of their own, one who was Mae's nephew.
A.L., as he was commonly known, passed away on January 6, 1970 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9th in the church of Christ with Vernon Gruver officiating. Burial was under the supervision of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah.
Survivors at the time of his passing included his wife, Mae of the home; three sons: Ernest of Checotah, Earl of Broken Arrow, and John of San Bernardino, California; four daughters: Mrs. Edith Pugh of Muskogee, Mrs. Goldie Kane of Fresno, California, Mrs. Imogene Humphries of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Mrs. Lois Burley of Broken Arrow, OK. Also three brothers: Bryan Tinney of Gans, Alonzo of Muldrow, and John of Longview, Texas; two sisters: Nellie Lang of Seminole and Lura Stevenson of Shawnee. He was survived by thirteen grandchildren.
A.L., as he was commonly known, passed away on January 6, 1970 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9th in the church of Christ with Vernon Gruver officiating. Burial was under the supervision of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah.
Survivors at the time of his passing included his wife, Mae of the home; three sons: Ernest of Checotah, Earl of Broken Arrow, and John of San Bernardino, California; four daughters: Mrs. Edith Pugh of Muskogee, Mrs. Goldie Kane of Fresno, California, Mrs. Imogene Humphries of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Mrs. Lois Burley of Broken Arrow, OK. Also three brothers: Bryan Tinney of Gans, Alonzo of Muldrow, and John of Longview, Texas; two sisters: Nellie Lang of Seminole and Lura Stevenson of Shawnee. He was survived by thirteen grandchildren.
Alfred Lafayette Tinney was born May 30, 1880 in Pope County, Arkansas to Nathan Abner and Amanda Jackson Tinney. He married Lula Mae Yandell January 1, 1907 in Oklahoma. The Tinneys lived in several areas of Oklahoma but finally settled in Checotah. They raised nine children - eight of their own, one who was Mae's nephew.
A.L., as he was commonly known, passed away on January 6, 1970 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9th in the church of Christ with Vernon Gruver officiating. Burial was under the supervision of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah.
Survivors at the time of his passing included his wife, Mae of the home; three sons: Ernest of Checotah, Earl of Broken Arrow, and John of San Bernardino, California; four daughters: Mrs. Edith Pugh of Muskogee, Mrs. Goldie Kane of Fresno, California, Mrs. Imogene Humphries of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Mrs. Lois Burley of Broken Arrow, OK. Also three brothers: Bryan Tinney of Gans, Alonzo of Muldrow, and John of Longview, Texas; two sisters: Nellie Lang of Seminole and Lura Stevenson of Shawnee. He was survived by thirteen grandchildren.
A.L., as he was commonly known, passed away on January 6, 1970 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9th in the church of Christ with Vernon Gruver officiating. Burial was under the supervision of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah.
Survivors at the time of his passing included his wife, Mae of the home; three sons: Ernest of Checotah, Earl of Broken Arrow, and John of San Bernardino, California; four daughters: Mrs. Edith Pugh of Muskogee, Mrs. Goldie Kane of Fresno, California, Mrs. Imogene Humphries of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Mrs. Lois Burley of Broken Arrow, OK. Also three brothers: Bryan Tinney of Gans, Alonzo of Muldrow, and John of Longview, Texas; two sisters: Nellie Lang of Seminole and Lura Stevenson of Shawnee. He was survived by thirteen grandchildren.
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Siblings
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Mary Ann Tinney McGloughlin
1875–1950
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William Jackson Tinney
1878–1945
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Otos Emmet Tinney
1884–1953
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Elzie Monroe Tinney
1886–1936
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Lonzo Lay Tinney
1888–1982
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John W Tinney
1891–1991
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Sarah Etta Tinney Casey
1893–1919
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Nellie May Tinney Lang
1897–1973
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Lura Josephine Tinney Stevenson
1898–1981
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Adlee Bryan Tinney
1900–1977
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Elmer Quinn Tinney
1903–1941
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