Dorothy E. Courtright, 89, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Perkins, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Stephen Orton officiating.
Dorothy was born 7 miles East of Perkins, Oklahoma on January 6, 1922 to Rolla Elwood and Bessie Belle (Brake) Cooper. She attended Pleasantview and Perkins schools. After marrying, her and her husband, Robert D. Courtright, farmed in the Ripley area. In 1956, she went to work at the Hart Laundry & New Method Cleaners in Cushing, Oklahoma. Later on, in 1965, she went to work for Cushing Hospital as a nursing assistant, retiring in 1985. She volunteered at the Senior Citizens Building in Cushing, she was a member of the Cushing Hospital Auxiliary, attended the New Hope Fellowship in Cushing, and enjoyed quilting.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Bessie; husband, Robert; two sons, William D. Courtright and Norman DeWayne Courtright; Five sisters, Alma Silkwood, Angne Holmes, Ruth Westfall, Noami Jones and Carrie Wiggs; one brother, Waldon Cooper; and son-in-law, Robert White.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Barbara, of Alice, LA; daughter, Peggy Lea White, of Ardmore, OK; daughter-in-law, Elaine, of Ripley, OK; son, Waldon Mack Courtright, and wife, Myrna, Albuquerque , NM; brother, Leonard Cooper, of Cushing, OK; sister, Mable Strom, also of Cushing, OK; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was born 7 miles East of Perkins, Oklahoma on January 6, 1922 to Rolla Elwood and Bessie Belle (Brake) Cooper. She attended Pleasantview and Perkins schools. After marrying, her and her husband, Robert D. Courtright, farmed in the Ripley area. In 1956, she went to work at the Hart Laundry & New Method Cleaners in Cushing, Oklahoma. Later on, in 1965, she went to work for Cushing Hospital as a nursing assistant, retiring in 1985. She volunteered at the Senior Citizens Building in Cushing, she was a member of the Cushing Hospital Auxiliary, attended the New Hope Fellowship in Cushing, and enjoyed quilting.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Bessie; husband, Robert; two sons, William D. Courtright and Norman DeWayne Courtright; Five sisters, Alma Silkwood, Angne Holmes, Ruth Westfall, Noami Jones and Carrie Wiggs; one brother, Waldon Cooper; and son-in-law, Robert White.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Barbara, of Alice, LA; daughter, Peggy Lea White, of Ardmore, OK; daughter-in-law, Elaine, of Ripley, OK; son, Waldon Mack Courtright, and wife, Myrna, Albuquerque , NM; brother, Leonard Cooper, of Cushing, OK; sister, Mable Strom, also of Cushing, OK; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Dorothy E. Courtright, 89, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Perkins, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Stephen Orton officiating.
Dorothy was born 7 miles East of Perkins, Oklahoma on January 6, 1922 to Rolla Elwood and Bessie Belle (Brake) Cooper. She attended Pleasantview and Perkins schools. After marrying, her and her husband, Robert D. Courtright, farmed in the Ripley area. In 1956, she went to work at the Hart Laundry & New Method Cleaners in Cushing, Oklahoma. Later on, in 1965, she went to work for Cushing Hospital as a nursing assistant, retiring in 1985. She volunteered at the Senior Citizens Building in Cushing, she was a member of the Cushing Hospital Auxiliary, attended the New Hope Fellowship in Cushing, and enjoyed quilting.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Bessie; husband, Robert; two sons, William D. Courtright and Norman DeWayne Courtright; Five sisters, Alma Silkwood, Angne Holmes, Ruth Westfall, Noami Jones and Carrie Wiggs; one brother, Waldon Cooper; and son-in-law, Robert White.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Barbara, of Alice, LA; daughter, Peggy Lea White, of Ardmore, OK; daughter-in-law, Elaine, of Ripley, OK; son, Waldon Mack Courtright, and wife, Myrna, Albuquerque , NM; brother, Leonard Cooper, of Cushing, OK; sister, Mable Strom, also of Cushing, OK; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was born 7 miles East of Perkins, Oklahoma on January 6, 1922 to Rolla Elwood and Bessie Belle (Brake) Cooper. She attended Pleasantview and Perkins schools. After marrying, her and her husband, Robert D. Courtright, farmed in the Ripley area. In 1956, she went to work at the Hart Laundry & New Method Cleaners in Cushing, Oklahoma. Later on, in 1965, she went to work for Cushing Hospital as a nursing assistant, retiring in 1985. She volunteered at the Senior Citizens Building in Cushing, she was a member of the Cushing Hospital Auxiliary, attended the New Hope Fellowship in Cushing, and enjoyed quilting.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Bessie; husband, Robert; two sons, William D. Courtright and Norman DeWayne Courtright; Five sisters, Alma Silkwood, Angne Holmes, Ruth Westfall, Noami Jones and Carrie Wiggs; one brother, Waldon Cooper; and son-in-law, Robert White.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Barbara, of Alice, LA; daughter, Peggy Lea White, of Ardmore, OK; daughter-in-law, Elaine, of Ripley, OK; son, Waldon Mack Courtright, and wife, Myrna, Albuquerque , NM; brother, Leonard Cooper, of Cushing, OK; sister, Mable Strom, also of Cushing, OK; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
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