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William Riley Church

Birth: 13 Feb 1882
Arkansas, USA
Death: 26 Oct 1923 (aged 41)
Hickory Plains, Prairie County, Arkansas, USA
Burial: Hickory Plains Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 33305118 View Source

Son of Francis Marion Church and Sarah Frances "Fanny" Crouch Church

Married Cora Ethel Williams on 11 September 1907 in Southern District, Indian Territory (somewhere near Robberson, Garvin County, Oklahoma) by R. C. Maddox, Minister of the Gospel of Christ

5 children:

Callie Ovel Church Bell (1908-1998)
Marion Harris "Hap" Church, Sr. (1912-1981)
Coy Ovid Church (1913-1981)
Delrena Kathleen Church Bell Mackliet (1922-2009)
William Riley "Jiggs" Church, Jr. (1923-1990)

Riley was killed by a falling tree while working as a timber cutter.

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Sources:

--Marriage Record
--Death Certificate
--Funeral Home Records of Garth Funeral Home (formerly Caskey Funeral Home) - Des Arc, Arkansas
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Son of Francis Marion Church and Sarah Frances "Fanny" Crouch Church

Married Cora Ethel Williams on 11 September 1907 in Southern District, Indian Territory (somewhere near Robberson, Garvin County, Oklahoma) by R. C. Maddox, Minister of the Gospel of Christ

5 children:

Callie Ovel Church Bell (1908-1998)
Marion Harris "Hap" Church, Sr. (1912-1981)
Coy Ovid Church (1913-1981)
Delrena Kathleen Church Bell Mackliet (1922-2009)
William Riley "Jiggs" Church, Jr. (1923-1990)

Riley was killed by a falling tree while working as a timber cutter.

_______________________________________

Sources:

--Marriage Record
--Death Certificate
--Funeral Home Records of Garth Funeral Home (formerly Caskey Funeral Home) - Des Arc, Arkansas
_______________________________________

Gravesite Details

May be in unmarked grave; no plot location information available. No marker found in June 2014.

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Cora Ethel Williams Church Henderson

1889–1953 (m. 1907)

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Created by: S. Curry
Added: Jan 27, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33305118/william_riley-church: accessed ), memorial page for William Riley Church (13 Feb 1882–26 Oct 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33305118, citing Hickory Plains Cemetery, Hickory Plains, Prairie County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by S. Curry (contributor 47075739).

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