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Cecil Tapp Tapp © Enid Morning News 03-1980 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Funeral services for Salvation Army Brigadier Cecil Tapp, 65, Shawnee, who died Friday, will be held at 2 PM Monday in the Salvation Army Citadel in Enid with Lieutenant Colonel Harlan Cleveland and Lieutenant Colonel John Jordon officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Tapp was born February 6, 1915 at Aline and came to Enid at an early age. He attended Enid schools and was graduated from Enid high school. He attended the Salvation Army College, Atlanta, Georgia, and was ordained as a Salvation Army officer in 1936.
He married the former Ruth Baldry on July 20, 1939 in Austin, Texas. They both served as Corps officers in various places. This was followed by several years as divisional financial secretary. Tapp retired in 1974 and moved back to Shawnee in 1974. He had lived in Shawnee during one of his longer appointments.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of the home; three sons, Richard Lester Tapp, Ft. Worth, Texas; Kenneth William Tapp, Atlanta, Georgia; and George Edward Tapp, Tecumseh; two daughters, Cecille Bowman, Bremmerton, Washington, and Kathryn Louise Tapp, San Jose, California; four brothers, George and Floyd Tapp, both of Enid, Loren Tapp, Boise City, Louisiana, and Marlow Tapp, Seattle, Washington; two sisters, Golda Houston, Auburn, Washington, and Blanche Ogden, Seattle, Washington; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
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