Bledsoe, William (Bill) McKinley & Dealie Davet (Gamble)
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Sue Hearon, 2002-03
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William (Bill) McKinley Bledsoe was born October 15, 1900, in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas. He died March 23, 1977, in Tucson ( Pima County) Arizona. He was the son of Isaac Wilson and Susan Johnson Bledsoe.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father; two sons, Harley and Bud; brothers Fred and Sam; sisters Minnie Bell Summers, Josephine Smith, and Allie Bledsoe.

Survivors include three daughters, Neoma Tucker, Boise, Idaho, Nethlee Willingham, Maysville, Oklahoma, and Ottie Adams, California; two sisters, Pearl Dickson and Julie Wallen.

Burial was March 25, 1977, in Milton Cemetery, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.

Bill was 76 year's old when he died, Bill lived in Arizona for 20 years, before that he lived in Oregon, and before that he lived in Oklahoma.


Dealie Davet (Gamble) Bledsoe was born October 11, 1902 in Milton, LeFlore County, Oklahoma to William & Harriet (Long) Gamble

She married William (Bill) McKinley Bledsoe on May 10, 1917 in Latham (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Dealie died July 27, 1973 in Vancouve (Clark County) Washington and is buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Vancouver (Clark County) Washington.


 

 

 

Hayden Eli Barkley was born. Abt 1913, in Bokoshe (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. He was the son of William Esker & Effie Olivia (Daniel) Barkley and brother to Roy A. Barkley.

Hayden was in the Army and killed in action, April 20, 1945 (World War II). in Hanover, Germany, buried in American Cemetery at Margraten, The Netherlands

He was survived by his wife Neoma; daughters, Barbara and Linda; one son, William (Butch).

American Battle Monuments Commission
The World War II Honor Roll
Haden E. Barkley
Private First Class, U.S. Army
38696178
334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Texas
Died: April 9, 1945
Buried at: Plot D Row 14 Grave 13
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands
Awards: Purple Heart

Neoma (Bledsoe) Barkley Tucker

Neoma Tucker was born in Bokoshe (LeFlore County) Oklahoma on January 26, 1923, to William (Bill) McKinley and Dealie (Gamble) Bledsoe. She passed away on September 11, 1989, in Boise, Idaho.

She is survived by her husband, Emmett; two daughters, Barbara and Linda; one son, William (Butch); grandchildren, Guy, Analisa, Frank, Marc, Naomi, William, Haden, and April; sisters, Ottie Adams of California and Nethlee Willingham of Maysville.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Homer Leo (Bud) and Harley.

Private services were held at the graveside at Cloverdale Mausoleum in Boise, Idaho, on September 15, 1989, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Ralph Lawrence officiated. Accent Funeral Services Home was in charge. 

 

 
 

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