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WILSON LITTLE FUNERAL HOME Paralee Orr, age 95 of Purcell and formerly of Wayne,
passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the Grace Living Center in Norman.
Paralee was born October 23, 1921, on the family homestead north of
Maysville. She was the 5th of 9 children born to John Presley and Ada Dell
(Evans) Orr. She grew up a farm girl cutting broomcorn and picking cotton.
She attended school at Arnoldview, southwest of Purcell. During World War
II, she took a job as a Rosie The Riveter, building parts at the
McDonald-Douglas parts plant in Midwest City. In 1946, she went to work at
the Artistic Weave Shop on 25th & Classen in Okla. City. Paralee later
purchased the business, spending her last 12 years as owner and operator.
She retired after more than 32 years, and in the 1978, moved to Wayne to be
close to her sister, Opal Woods. She became an active member of the Wayne
community, regularly attending the Wayne Senior Citizens and the Wayne
Church of Christ. She was a gifted quilter, who won many awards and shared
her talents with her family and friends. She enjoyed working in her yard and
was known for her beautiful flower gardens. She was a loving sister, aunt
and friend. She will be dearly missed! She was preceded in death by: Her parents, John “Tobe” and Ada Orr;
Siblings, James Perry “Pete” Orr, Jack Bradley Orr, Orbin Lindsey Orr,
Dorothy Opal Woods, Ada Lee Johnson, Helen Bennett and John Orr, Jr. and
Jewell Dunn. Paralee leaves behind: Numerous nieces and nephews and their
families, and a host of other family and friends. The Family would like to thank the Grace Living Center staff, her
doctor and her nurses, for the wonderful care given Paralee during her time
there. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Monday, June 5, 2017, at
the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the
Resthaven Memory Gardens in Okla. City. Arrangements by Wilson-Little
Funeral Home of Purcell. Send online condolences @ wilsonlittle.com
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Paralee Orr
Oct 23, 1921 - May 30, 2017
Posted by: Ann Weber
PURCELL-NEWCASTLE, MCCLAIN CO, OK
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