Okie's NW Corner

As we look down these SW Colorado roadways, we see that it is that time again for another episode of Okie Legacies, memories from our mailbag and treasure chest [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

SW Colorado Sunset

As the Sun sets on the western slopes of the SW Colorado Rockies [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Early OK Lynchings...

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Bristow Surname...

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Smokey the Bear...

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Smokey Bear And the Great Wilderness...

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Vallecito's - Tour of Carvings...

We did add a couple more photo carvings of Vallecito's Tour of Carvings [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

WWII, 1329th POW Camp...

"My Dad guarded German POW's during WWII [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

The Company That Made Your Ice Chest...

Look what I found from the company that made your ice chest... "1940 - Gleason, Glen L. "Bud" - Daily News, Greenville, MI - Monday, March 29, 1999 Belding - Glen L. "Bud" GLEASON, 77, passed away Saturday, March 27, 1999, at his residence. He was born March 9, 1922 , in Belding, to Leon R. and Jennie H. NEVE GLEASON, the youngest of three children, Adell, Viola and Glen. He attended Belding Schools and graduated with the class of 1940.
      In June of 1940... he started work at Gibson Refrigerator Co. as an apprentice draftsman. He worked there as manager of design and drafting until his disability retirement in February 1982. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in September 1942 and served until his discharge as a sergeant in February 1946. He married Rosalie Jane SMITH on June 27, 1942 , in Lakeview. She preceded him in death on June 28, 1978.
      He is survived by his children, Gary and Suzanne GLEASON, Tammy TOMPKINS, all of Belding, Michael and Carol GLEASON of Gowen; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson; one sister and brother-in-law, Adell and Ray JENSEN of Belding; his aunt, Susan NEVE of Grand Rapids; one brother-in-law, Daniel SMITH of East Lansing; several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister and brother-in-law, Viola and Nate BARTHOLAMEW of Belding; several aunts, uncles, sisters- and brothers-in-law.
      Funeral and committal services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home, Belding, with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment will be Rest Haven Memory Gardens . Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alvah N. Belding Library, Shiloh Community Church or the charity of one's choice."
      ALSO Checkout these Links: 1942 - Contracted to make the Fighting Falcon for WWII [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Animas River Photo...

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Historical Gazette, Volume Three Number Two...

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Last Week - Fairvalley, Oklahoma Rains...

"The rain has been wonderful, we got about 7 or 71/2 at Fairvalley [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Oakie's Webshots Popular Pics Albums & Downloads (Visitors so far)...

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Baa Baa Black Sheep...

where are you headed! Oakie and I were heading to the store, post office earlier this week and had to stop for this photo opportunity as we experienced the sight of sheep being herded along Buck highway South of Bayfield a few miles [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

How did lynching start

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MORE Info On Thelma Lippincott...

"I just love the Okie Legacy website!  We're still receiving cards, letters, and e-mails and loving it!  We've learned so much about our roots [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Slapout, Oklahoma...

"I was recently asked if I know this town called Slapout, since I had lived in Oklahoma a few years back (OKC) [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Rudolph A. Wendelin - Smokey's Caretaker...

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Smokey's Rescuers...

" Well, I am TOTALLY embarrassed and dumbfounded!  Just like I thought and said, 'I only remember daddy showing us the picture and telling us about the poor cub but I was only about 3 then (born in 1947) so the memory isn't all that great [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe