Individual Details

Gertie Ousley

(9 Dec 1891 - 2 Sep 1969)



Married Cullie Fry (1878-1959) in 1933. He was her second husband. They are buried Woodlaw Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers Co, OK.

Cullie "Stick" Fry a member of a pioneer Rogers county family, was a former county commissioner and member of the Claremore city council. He also was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Christian church. Before moving to Claremore, Mr. Fry was active in church work and community activities at South Limestone and was a member of the school board there. One of nine children, Mr. Fry was a son of the late William H. Fry, who came to Claremore, Indian Territory, from Nailsworth, England, and the late Lettie Chambers Fry, member of a prominent Cherokee family in this area. Mr. Fry attended West Point Academy in Claremore and the male seminary in Tahlequah. In 1896, he married the former Irene Trout, a local school teacher who preceded him in death in 1931. He later married the former Gertie Ousley Smith

"Oklahoma Place Names": Cullie, OK, in Rogers county, 5 mi north of Catoosa. A Post Office from May 28, 1909 to July 15, 1912. No longer in existence, it was named for Cullie Fry, early day resident.

Fry Street in Claremore, OK named after Stick Fry, an early resident.

Events

Birth9 Dec 1891Douglas County, Missouri
Death2 Sep 1969Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma

Families

FatherJohn Ousley (1865 - 1952)
MotherLydia Ann Alsup (1866 - 1938)
SiblingHomer Wesley Ousley (1885 - 1958)
SiblingJames Walter Ousley (1887 - 1970)
SiblingFred Otto Ousley (1893 - 1973)