Roy Aldon & Virdie Marie "Vird" (Lancaster) Garrison
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Obit for Roy
Jan 15, 1876 - Aug 29, 1935
Roy was the oldest of nine children. The Family
migrated from Iowa to Kingfisher County, Oklahoma by the early 1890’s. Roy was a
wheat Farmer and a Mail Carrier, delivering mail between small towns, and
driving the Star Route from Sayre, Oklahoma to Grimes, Oklahoma where Vird
Lancaster was a Postmistress. Roy Aldon Garrison and Virdie Marie Lancaster were
married August 30, 1903 in Grimes. Roy and ‘Vird’ had seven daughters and at
last, a son Roy, Jr. was born. Their second child Mollie died at the age of 5
months after being exposed to measles. Roy and Vird were called “Mama and Papa“
by their seven children. Roy gave each child a specific nickname after the
oldest child was born. They all kept these nicknames throughout their entire
lives.
Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, near Grimes, Oklahoma.
Killough-Hullum funeral Directors in charge.
Obit for Virdie
Sep 1, 1885 - Feb 6, 1972
She moved to Oklahoma with her parents in 1900 and they were part of the Oklahoma settlement of the new state. The family settled in Grimes, Oklahoma where her parents operated the first General Store and Post Office. John Lancaster was named the first Postmaster in 1901 and Virdie later was the youngest Postmistress in Grimes.
Virdie Marie Lancaster and Roy Aldon Garrison married August 30, 1903 in Grimes, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. To this union there were seven daughters, the second daughter died in infancy, and lastly a son was born, Roy Aldon, Garrison, Jr The Family eventually moved to Elk City, Oklahoma so the children could get a higher education beyond the eighth grade in Grimes. When the cotton fields were full and the cotton ready to be picked, the school closed and all the children went to work in the cotton fields. The extra money helped to pay school tuition. Although times were tough, the children truly enjoyed their childhood. They had wonderful times together. Vird was a wonderful seamstress. With Vird’s sewing talents and so many girls to clothe, she would “remake” nice clothing handed down to her, making stylish clothing for the children. She had a knack for seeing a ready-made garment in a store, making her own pattern to create the garment herself using her Singer treadle sewing machine. She used every scrap of fabric, so it was not 'wasted'.Their infant child Mollie and Roy’s mother, "Mollie" Garrison is also buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. It was said that Roy Garrison donated land for the Rose Hill Cemetery in his early years.
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