Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. W.H. York were held on October 31,
1963 at Durham community building with Sanford Cole, minister,
Canadian, Texas, officiating.
Willie Hobart York was born September 22, 1896 in Hillsboro, Texas and
Jessie Elmira York was born May 2, 1899 in Dodge Center, Minnesota.
They came to the Crawford community from Elk City in 1930. In the fall
of 1939 they moved to the Durham community.
They were survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Shipp, Saudia
Arabla; Mrs. Enda Hicks, Hayward, California; Mrs. Othella Selby,
Nevada, Missouri; and Mrs. Doris Hatley, Miami; also five sons, Wesley
of Pampa, Texas; Oran of Muskogee; Carol of Union City, California;
Donnie and Phil of Durham. Mr. York has two sisters, Mrs. Blanche
Harlson, Sayre and Mrs. M.E. Foster, Dalhart, Texas; two brothers
Ernest of California and Claude of Levelland, Texas. Mrs. York had a
twin sister, Mrs. Ray Harkins of Sayre; three brothers, Ben Moulton of
Battle Creek, Michigan, Shirley Moulton of Grimes and Arch Moulton of
New York State.
Burial was at the Fairview cemetery, Durham, Roger Mills County,
Oklahoma under the direction of Scroggins and Son Funeral home,
Cheyenne.