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Kelly Edward DeBusk was born 04 Sep
1899 in Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Kentucky and died 10 Jan 1995 in
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. He married Gladys Baillio
Bounds 25 Jul 1925 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. She was born 09
Mar 1899 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas and died 31 Aug 1962 in
Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Kelly is buried at
Memorial Garden Cemetery in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. He
married Marcie Jones Blye in 26 Mar 1965.
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Obituary THE DAILY MCALESTER
NEWS-CAPITAL AND DEMOCRAT,
Thursday, January 11, 1996
Kelly Edward DeBusk, 95, died
Wednesday in McAlester. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Friday at
Chaney's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Mitchell and Les Feldick
officiating. Private family graveside services will be Saturday at
Memorial Garden Cemetery in Cleburne, Texas under the direction of
Chaney's Funeral Home of McAlester. Born Sept. 4 1899 in Hazel Green,
KY, he was the son of James Richmond DeBusk. The family moved to
Oklahoma Territory in 1900 settling in Retrop, near Sentinel where he
graduated from Sentinel High School in 1916 and Phillips University at
Enid in 1920. He taught and coached at several schools including
Clinton. In 1925 he married Gladys Baillio Bounds of Cleburne, Texas
and returned to Oklahoma in 1930 to teach at Eastern Oklahoma State
College in Wilburton. In 1935 he became Boy Scout Executive for the
McAlester area and in 1940 assumed the same responsibilities for the
Great Salt Plains Council at Enid. In 1942 he served as Director of
the United War Chest for Oklahoma and Texas and in 1946 was hired as
the Director of the Southwest Conference of Christian and Jews. He had
been an elder in the Presbyterian Church, a 32 degree Mason and had
served in various capacities with several Lion's Clubs. In 1948,
Governor Roy Turner appointed him Director of the Oklahoma Game and
Fish Commission. From 1952 until retiring in 1976, he served as
manager of chambers of Commerce in Fairview, Blackwell, Midwest City
and Wilburton. From 1956 to 1960, he was director of the State's
Department of Planning and Resources appointed by Governor Raymond
Gary. In 1964, he married Marcie Jones Blye and since 1963 had been a
resident of Wilburton and more recently at Mitchell Manor in
McAlester. He served in the U.S. Army in WWI and was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of Wilburton. Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Monte and Helen DeBusk of McAlester and numerous
grandchildren, neices and nephews. He was preceded in Death by his
wives and sons, Jim and Bill DeBusk. Honorary pallbearers will be
Forrest Hamilton, Jess Bailey, Jack Bohreer, Bill Allen, Tom Williams,
Jim Wright and George Smith.
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Children
1 --- James
Edward "Jim" DeBusk born 03 Dec 1926 in Johnson County, Texas and died
22 Dec 1988 and is buried at Houston National Cemetery, Harris County,
Texas. He married Marjorie Hoover daughter of Floyd V. and Luella
Hoover. She was born 05 Jan 1928 and died 22 Nov 2009 in Harris
County, Texas.
MARJORIE HOOVER DEBUSK loving wife,
mother and grandmother, 81, of Houston, TX. passed away Sunday,
November 22, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty
years James Edward DeBusk. She is survived by one daughter,Janice
Maharrey and husband Edward "Bo"; one son, David DeBusk and wife Vicki
and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later
date with burial at Houston National Cemetery. The family request
memorial contributions are made to The American Cancer Society , P.O.
Box 570127 Houston, TX. 77257-0127.
Published in Houston Chronicle
on November 23, 2009
2 --- Bill
DeBusk
3 --- Monte
DeBusk
4 --- Helen
DeBusk
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