Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Millie Van Prank, Mooreland, in the Mooreland First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lynn Lamb, pastor, officiating and Floyd Thompson, pastor of the Mooreland First Christian Church assisting. Burial will be in Mooreland cemetery under the direction of Billings-Knittel Funeral Home.
The former Millie A. Fournier was born February 20, 1902, in Quinlan and died Tuesday in Northwest Community hospital. She attended the Quinlan school and lived all of her life in the Mooreland and Quinlan ares. She was married to Harry Million the postmaster at Quinlan, and he preceded her in death April 24, 1927. On June 3, im, she was married to Charles Phillip Van Frank. They operated the Van Frank hardware store in Mooreland. He preceded her in death March 11, 1971 She was a member of the Mooreland First Christian church and had been a member of the Mooreland Rebekah Lodge No. 160 for 55 years. was also a member of the Triple M Home Extension club.
Survivors include brothers K. C. Fournier Houston, Tex., and J. Fournier of San Antonio, Tex.; three step-children, Mrs. Gene (Wilma) Mchard of Tulsa, Charles P. Van Frank of Tulsa Toway Calif., and Gene Van Frank of Woodward; and six grandchildren
Ida Decker, long time Moore land resident, died Wednesday Nov. 10, 1976, at Northwest Community Hospital following lengthy illness. She had been resident of Mooreland Golden Age Center the past year.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Mooreland First Baptist Church with Rev. Lynn Lamb, pastor, officiating. Interment was made in Mooreland Cemetery and services were arranged and conducted by Billings-Knittel Funeral Home.
Ida May Bradley was born May 7, 1900, on Grouse Creek in Cowley County, Kans., to Grant K. Bradley and Alvira Bradley Custer. In 1903 the family moved to Oklahoma and homesteaded on Doe Creek. Here, her two brothers, Arthur A. Lowell K. were born.
In 1916 they moved to the present farm location in the Silver Springs District of Woodward county. As a young girl she accepted Jesus as her Saviour in a small community church. She was united in marriage to Melvin F. Decker June 5, 1918, at Woodward, and to this union Marvin and Geneva were born.
Their first home was the Wright place on Chimney Creek. In 1925 they moved to her parents’ farm due to the death of her mother.
The couple moved several times and she made her home each place. She was a good friend, neighbor, mom and grandma to all. They moved the farm home to Mooreland in 1965 where she resided until December of 1975 when she entered the Golden Age Nursing Center is Mooreland.
Ida was a member of the Dizzy Bee Farm Community Club. She, along with Vera Russell and Wilda Blevins founded and started in 1956 the Doe Creek and Golden Belt School reunion in which she served as president until 1974. Ida was a charter member of the Waynoka Saddle Club and active in the annual rattlesnake hunt; was a member of the Old Cowhands Reunion of Freedom, and was a member of the Mooreland American Legion Auxiliary.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two grand. children, Forrest in 1944 and Margaret in 1946.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin, of the Golden Age Center in Mooreland; one son, Marvin of Waynoka; one daughter, Mrs. E. M. (Geneva) Richburg of Edmond; two brothers, Arthur A. Bradley and Lowell K. Bradley of Mooreland; five grandchildren, five great grandchildren numerous relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held Monday for Flossie Anna Knittel, 74, long time resident of Mooreland who died in Northwest Community Hospital August 30. Born in Shelbina, Mo., March 24, 1894, she married Ramey J. Knittel September 23, 1919, and resided in Mooreland for 49 years.
Rev. W. E. Shultz officiated at the service Monday at the Methodist Church in Mooreland. Interment was made in Mooreland Cemetery.
Survivors include husband Ramey J. Knittel, two daughters, Jo Ann Castor, Homestead, Fla., and Janet Blevins of Mooreland, a brother, Raymond Hamilton of Woodward, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.