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Kenneth Andrew Briley © Lanman Funeral Home 09-2015 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
Ringwood-Graveside service for Kenneth Andrew Briley, 90, will be Friday, September 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery south of Ringwood.
Kenneth was born on February 17, 1925 in Denison, Texas to Fred and Irene Armstrong Briley and passed from this life on September 2, 2015 in Enid. When Kenneth was a junior in high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp and was wounded in Iwo Jima. After his tour of duty with the Marines was completed, he returned home and finished high school. He then attended Okmulgee Tech for one year. Kenneth was sent to Wyoming for on the job training. While Kenneth was in Wyoming, he married Clara Merrell on January 18, 1949. After his training he went to work in the oilfield, retiring from that industry. He has lived in the area since 1951. Kenneth was a member of Longdale Baptist Church.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; two children; one brother and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Clara of Ringwood; son, Buddy Briley of Ringwood; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Clara May Merrell Briley © Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. 01-2021 Submitted by: Glenn
© Lanman Funeral Home, Inc.
May 23, 1932 - January 29, 2021
Clara May Briley was born May 23, 1932 in Boulder, Wyoming, the daughter of Clarence and Jennie Byrd Merrell and passed from this life January 29, 2021 in Oklahoma City. Kenneth Briley was sent to Wyoming for on the job training and it was there he met Clara and they were married January 18, 1949. They came to Ringwood to live and raise their family.
She had worked at Richard’s Grocery in Ringwood, the Harvest House Café in Meno and at the Moss Café in Ringwood. She was also a relief mail carrier for Ringwood Post Office. Clara was a good cook and when she and her family went to the lake she took enough food to feed an army. Clara always made herself available to take care of her grandchildren. After Kenneth retired they loved to travel and went on many cruises. Some of the cruises included all the children and grandchildren. She was a devout member of Ringwood First Baptist Church. She could be called a Charter Member because she and Kenneth helped build this church.
Clara is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; her parents; two brothers, Charlie Merrell and Warren Merrell; her daughter, Freda Briley; her son, Tony Briley.
She is survived by her son, Buddy Briley of Ringwood; grandson, Grady Briley and wife, Linzie and their children, Kennes and Raiden all of Hennessey; granddaughter, Kelli Joyce and husband, Andrew “Drew” of Ferndale, Washington. Also surviving are Tony's children and their families, granddaughter, Margaret Briley of Oklahoma City with Daniel Payne and her children, Gage and Grayson McElhaney and granddaughter, Sarah Brimm of Lawton and her children, Morgan Abbott, Chase Brimm and Kelbie Brimm.
Graveside service for Clara May will be Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Glenwood Cemetery south of Ringwood. There will be no viewing. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
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