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Harland Ray Maltbie © Enid News and Eagle 10-22-2012 Submitted by Jo Aguirre
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Harland Ray Maltbie (86) of Amorita, Oklahoma was a wonderful father, grandfather, brother and a farmer in Alfalfa County for many years. He passed away October 19, 2012 following a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). He enjoyed reading his Bible every day until he was unable to do so due to Macular Degenarative Retina. He would then listen to the Bible on tapes.
He was born near Amorita, Oklahoma on August 29, 1926 to Elmer and Mabel Ferguson Maltbie. He attended Amorita High School where he graduated in 1944. He farmed most of his life. Due to several dry years in the mid-1950s, he decided to try employement off the farm. He started work in 1956 for Rainbow Bread in Hutchinson, Kansas. In 1957, he moved to Wichita, Kansas, to work as a pump operator at the Murray Gill Power Plant for the Kansas Gas and Electric Company. He continued working for KG&E until August 1960. He was married to the late Ivy Houser Maltbie of Douglass, Kansas on May 28, 1960 at Northside Church of Christ in Wichita, Kansas. They were married by minster Louis Tandy. They lived in Wichita two months before moving to the farm northwest of Amorita to take over the farming due to the failing health of Harland's father. They lived on the family farm for 28 years and later moved east of Amorita in 1989. He continued farming until age 75 stopping only because of his failing eyesight.
He was a member of the Amortia Church of Christ for many years and more recently a member of the Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington, Oklahoma.
He is survived by two children: James Maltbie and wife, Janet of Burlington, Oklahoma; Brenda Maltbie Smith and husband, Scott of Allen, Texas and three grandchildren, William and Jenna Maltbie of Burlington, Oklahoma and Chandler Smith of Allen, Texas. He is also survived by two very special and wonderful sisters: Loretta Hamm and Wanetta Dowell; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Those that preceded him in death were his wife, Ivy Maltbie; two brothers, Lloyd (who died in WWII) and Harold (who died in infancy); and his parents Elmer and Mabel Maltbie. Harland talked often of his brother Lloyd and he missed him dearly.
A Celebration of Harland's life will be held October 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington, Oklahoma with burial following at Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family cordially requests remembrances be made to the Byron-Amorita Cemetery Fund or the Burlington Educational Foundation in care of Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee, Oklahoma.
Ivy Ilene Houser Maltbie © Enid News and Eagle 08-21-2012 Submitted by Jo Aguirre
ENID, Okla. — A celebration of Ivy Maltbie’s life will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at Burlington Riverside Church of Christ. Visitation 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., Cherokee. (www.lanmanmemorials.com)
In lieu of flowers, the family cordially requests remembrances be made to Byron/Amorita Fire and Rescue in care of Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee.
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