Fan El Owings was born in 1921 in Mexia, Texas (Limestone County), daughter of Lyle Greenwood Owings and Alice S. 'Allie' Speed.
The 1930 Federal Census for Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County) shows Fan El Owings, age 8, born in Texas; living with her father, Lyle G. Owings, office manager of a retail automobile dealer, age 32, born in Mississippi; and her mother, Alice S. Ownings, age 32, born in Mississippi. Also living in the household was Fan El's brother: Lyles G. Owings Jr., age 4 years 11 months, born in Texas.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, March 16, 1989
Fan El Simmons passed away Wednesday March 15, 1989, after a lengthy illness. Born in Mexia, Texas, she moved to Sayre, Oklahoma, from Memphis, Tennessee, with her family in 1937. Fan El graduated from Oklahoma University and earned a Masters Degree in Education from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma). After teaching elementary grades in Sayre and Oklahoma City public schools she retired in 1978.
Survivors include her husband, C.M. Simmons, Oklahoma City; son, Steve Simmons and wife Darlene of Edmond; daughter, Gail Griffin and husband, Tommy, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren are Erin, Anthony, Tanner Simmons, and Taylor Griffin; one brother, L.G. Owings lives in Haughton, Louisiana. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 17, 1989 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Hahn-Cook/Street and Draper Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to May Avenue United Methodist Church, Endowment Fund, or the Oklahoma City Chapter of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Association.
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Suggested By: Rob Walker, 26 Dec 2021
First Name: from Fanel to Fan El
Suggested By: Ron Idom, 1 May 2022
Father: Lyles Owings (1897-1956)
The 1930 Federal Census for Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County) shows Fan El Owings, age 8, born in Texas; living with her father, Lyle G. Owings, office manager of a retail automobile dealer, age 32, born in Mississippi; and her mother, Alice S. Ownings, age 32, born in Mississippi. Also living in the household was Fan El's brother: Lyles G. Owings Jr., age 4 years 11 months, born in Texas.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, March 16, 1989
Fan El Simmons passed away Wednesday March 15, 1989, after a lengthy illness. Born in Mexia, Texas, she moved to Sayre, Oklahoma, from Memphis, Tennessee, with her family in 1937. Fan El graduated from Oklahoma University and earned a Masters Degree in Education from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma). After teaching elementary grades in Sayre and Oklahoma City public schools she retired in 1978.
Survivors include her husband, C.M. Simmons, Oklahoma City; son, Steve Simmons and wife Darlene of Edmond; daughter, Gail Griffin and husband, Tommy, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren are Erin, Anthony, Tanner Simmons, and Taylor Griffin; one brother, L.G. Owings lives in Haughton, Louisiana. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 17, 1989 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Hahn-Cook/Street and Draper Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to May Avenue United Methodist Church, Endowment Fund, or the Oklahoma City Chapter of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Association.
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Suggested By: Rob Walker, 26 Dec 2021
First Name: from Fanel to Fan El
Suggested By: Ron Idom, 1 May 2022
Father: Lyles Owings (1897-1956)
Fan El Owings was born in 1921 in Mexia, Texas (Limestone County), daughter of Lyle Greenwood Owings and Alice S. 'Allie' Speed.
The 1930 Federal Census for Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County) shows Fan El Owings, age 8, born in Texas; living with her father, Lyle G. Owings, office manager of a retail automobile dealer, age 32, born in Mississippi; and her mother, Alice S. Ownings, age 32, born in Mississippi. Also living in the household was Fan El's brother: Lyles G. Owings Jr., age 4 years 11 months, born in Texas.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, March 16, 1989
Fan El Simmons passed away Wednesday March 15, 1989, after a lengthy illness. Born in Mexia, Texas, she moved to Sayre, Oklahoma, from Memphis, Tennessee, with her family in 1937. Fan El graduated from Oklahoma University and earned a Masters Degree in Education from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma). After teaching elementary grades in Sayre and Oklahoma City public schools she retired in 1978.
Survivors include her husband, C.M. Simmons, Oklahoma City; son, Steve Simmons and wife Darlene of Edmond; daughter, Gail Griffin and husband, Tommy, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren are Erin, Anthony, Tanner Simmons, and Taylor Griffin; one brother, L.G. Owings lives in Haughton, Louisiana. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 17, 1989 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Hahn-Cook/Street and Draper Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to May Avenue United Methodist Church, Endowment Fund, or the Oklahoma City Chapter of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Association.
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Suggested By: Rob Walker, 26 Dec 2021
First Name: from Fanel to Fan El
Suggested By: Ron Idom, 1 May 2022
Father: Lyles Owings (1897-1956)
The 1930 Federal Census for Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County) shows Fan El Owings, age 8, born in Texas; living with her father, Lyle G. Owings, office manager of a retail automobile dealer, age 32, born in Mississippi; and her mother, Alice S. Ownings, age 32, born in Mississippi. Also living in the household was Fan El's brother: Lyles G. Owings Jr., age 4 years 11 months, born in Texas.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, March 16, 1989
Fan El Simmons passed away Wednesday March 15, 1989, after a lengthy illness. Born in Mexia, Texas, she moved to Sayre, Oklahoma, from Memphis, Tennessee, with her family in 1937. Fan El graduated from Oklahoma University and earned a Masters Degree in Education from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma). After teaching elementary grades in Sayre and Oklahoma City public schools she retired in 1978.
Survivors include her husband, C.M. Simmons, Oklahoma City; son, Steve Simmons and wife Darlene of Edmond; daughter, Gail Griffin and husband, Tommy, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren are Erin, Anthony, Tanner Simmons, and Taylor Griffin; one brother, L.G. Owings lives in Haughton, Louisiana. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 17, 1989 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Hahn-Cook/Street and Draper Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to May Avenue United Methodist Church, Endowment Fund, or the Oklahoma City Chapter of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Association.
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Suggested By: Rob Walker, 26 Dec 2021
First Name: from Fanel to Fan El
Suggested By: Ron Idom, 1 May 2022
Father: Lyles Owings (1897-1956)
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