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Beulah Aurora <I>Whitfield</I> Johns

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Beulah Aurora Whitfield Johns

Birth
Mountain View, Stone County, Arkansas, USA
Death
26 May 1992 (aged 100)
Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Hopping Township, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Beulah was the daughter of Henry Clay and Tennessee Elizabeth "Tennie" MISER Whitfield, and the sister of Hugh and Samuel Wiley Whitfield.

Sometime after the untimely and early death of her mother, in 1914, she and her father moved to OK.

She married Alvin Clarence "A.C."/"Bud" Johns, Rosedale, McClain Co., and to this union was born an infant daughter, Irma Lou, born and died 22 Sep 1928.

Bud was born on 6 May 1885 and died 4 Nov 1956 in Purcell, McClain Co., OK. After his death, her father resided with her in Rosedale until his death in 1958, at the age of 94.

Beulah was active in the American Red Cross; served as the first woman elder of the Rosedale Presbyterian Church; and was known for her beautiful quilts made from a ceiling- hung wooden frame, which could be lowered for use and raised for storing.

She lived 100 years and was loved by many. Her family held a Centennial Birthday Celebration Reception on Oct. 19, 1991 at Sunset Estates Nursing Home,in Purcell.

Services were held on Sat., May 30, at Wadley's Funeral Chapel, Purcell, with Dr.George Miller and Rev. Russell Newville officiating. Casketbearers were her grandsons, Bill, Lymon, and Joe Johns and nephews, D. J. Yoakum, and H.T. and Max Whitfield.

Beulah was the daughter of Henry Clay and Tennessee Elizabeth "Tennie" MISER Whitfield, and the sister of Hugh and Samuel Wiley Whitfield.

Sometime after the untimely and early death of her mother, in 1914, she and her father moved to OK.

She married Alvin Clarence "A.C."/"Bud" Johns, Rosedale, McClain Co., and to this union was born an infant daughter, Irma Lou, born and died 22 Sep 1928.

Bud was born on 6 May 1885 and died 4 Nov 1956 in Purcell, McClain Co., OK. After his death, her father resided with her in Rosedale until his death in 1958, at the age of 94.

Beulah was active in the American Red Cross; served as the first woman elder of the Rosedale Presbyterian Church; and was known for her beautiful quilts made from a ceiling- hung wooden frame, which could be lowered for use and raised for storing.

She lived 100 years and was loved by many. Her family held a Centennial Birthday Celebration Reception on Oct. 19, 1991 at Sunset Estates Nursing Home,in Purcell.

Services were held on Sat., May 30, at Wadley's Funeral Chapel, Purcell, with Dr.George Miller and Rev. Russell Newville officiating. Casketbearers were her grandsons, Bill, Lymon, and Joe Johns and nephews, D. J. Yoakum, and H.T. and Max Whitfield.



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  • Created by: Jane
  • Added: Aug 20, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11575320/beulah_aurora-johns: accessed ), memorial page for Beulah Aurora Whitfield Johns (19 Oct 1891–26 May 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11575320, citing Hopping Cemetery, Hopping Township, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Jane (contributor 46787182).