[or-roots] Obits that have wrong data

[Marsha Bradley-Luthy]

Now Boys
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Houk" <cchouk at cox.net>
To: "or-roots" <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>; "crossing-ot" <crossing-ot at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Houk Don (KL.CBG)" <houk.don at jp.kline.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: [or-roots] Obits that have wrong data


> I found my paternal grandmothers obituary today!  It has some
> wrong information in it.  The JPEG is at:
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/8/nora_obit.jpg
>
> 1) If I'm not mistaken her middle name was May; not Mae.
>
> 2) I have her p.o.b. as Lamonta, not Willow Creek.  This could be in the
> same area.
>
> 3) Her only daughter's name was Lovena; not Lavina.
> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cchouk&id=I00046
>
> 4) The Edd Montgomery brother is James Edgar Montgomery.
> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cchouk&id=I00173
>
> 5) The number of grandchildren given in 1953 is 8; I know of at least 10.
> Guy Houk had 4 children who lived to majority, 1 died in infancy; 4 still living in 1953, 3 in
2003
> Charles Houk had 2 children who lived to majority, 2 still living ? (no contact since 1957)
> George Houk had 2 children who lived to majority, 2 still living in 1953, 1 still living in 2003 -
> ME
> Lovena Houk had 2 children who lived to majority, 2 still living in 1953, 1 still living 2003
>
> I was the informant for my brother's obit and death cert.  His obit that was printed had several
> mistakes (?); his death cert had the wrong SS# (typo).
>
> Get out the salt shaker!
>
> Cecil
>
> Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.
> PO Box 530833
> San Diego CA 92153
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> mailto:cchouk at cox.net
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