Individual Details

Martha Elizabeth Phelps

(6 Feb 1926 - 12 Jul 1991)

Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, Sunday, 14 July 1991, Page 3, Column 3: Martha Morehouse. Commerce--Martha Morehouse died Friday at her home after an illness. She was 63. She was born Feb. 6, 1926, in Commerce. She had lived in Commerce most of her life, except for a few years when she lived in California and Montana. She had worked as a cafeteria and food services manager and also for the senior campaign program in Ottawa, Craig and Rogers counties. She was a member of the Faith Tabernacle in Commerce and had been active with the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies in California. She is survived by a friend of the home, Kerby C. Williams; one son, Steve Morehouse of the home; one foster daughter, Marilyn Bliss of Newberry Springs, Calif.; two grandsons; four great grandchildren; and one sister, Helen Bearden of Katy, Texas. arrangements are pending with the Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Picher.

Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, Monday, July 15, 1991, Page 2, Column 4: Martha Morehouse. Services for Martha Morehouse will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Picher. The Rev. Jerry Von Moss will officiate. Burial will be at GAR Cemetery. Mrs. Morehouse, Commerce, died Friday. She was 65.

Events

Birth6 Feb 1926Commerce, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma
Residence1930Commerce, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma
MarriageAbt 1946??? Glover
Marriage25 Sep 1951Roy Smith Morehouse
Death12 Jul 1991Commerce, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma
Death12 Jul 1991Commerce, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma
Alt nameMartha E Phelps
BurialG.A.R. Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma

Families

SpouseRoy Smith Morehouse (1923 - 2000)
ChildElizabeth S. "Sue" Morehouse (1944 - 1971)
ChildStephen LeMar Morehouse (1957 - )
Spouse??? Glover ( - )
FatherThomas Levi Phelps (1889 - 1933)
MotherHarriett Anna Blalock (1898 - 1990)

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