© The Duncan Banner Duncan, Oklahoma Friday, February 17, 2006 Margaret Johnson Cramton born March 22, 1914 ~ February 14, 2006 Austin, Texas - Margret Crampton, known to many in the Waurika, Okla. area, joined her family in heaven on February 14, 2006, at the age of 91. She had been residing in Austin, Texas, so she could be close to her daughter, Sharon. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church of Waurika with the Rev. Clarence Mize officiating. Burial will be in Bailey Cemetery, Marlow, Okla.*, under direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Waurika. Margaret was born March 22, 1914, in Chandler, Okla. She graduated from Chandler School in 1932 and earned her bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University in 1936. She married Carl Lester Cramton on Aug. 23, 1936, and was married for 53 years. They had three children, Larry, Lester and Sharon. Margaret was a member of First Baptist Church in Waurika. She received recognition for teaching the 5-year-old Sunday school class in Baptist congregations for more than 50 years. Margaret always called Chandler home, but loved living in Waurika. Prior to moving to Waurika in 1963, she was an associate home economist working with Native American families in Kay, Noble and Pawnee counties. She was the Jefferson County home economist for 14 years, working closely with the 4-H clubs. She retired from the OSU Extension Service after 20 years. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Harris and husband Jerry; daughter-in-law, Sue Cramton; grandchildren, Lester Carl Cramton, David Cramton, Chad Cramton, John Harris and Terri Carter; great-grandchildren, Michael, Brittany, Carl, Lance, Mollea, Abigail, Heather, Barry, Shelby, Courtney, Gary, Renee and Rusty; and four great-great-grandchildren. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. Cramton; twin sons, Larry Cramton and Lester Cramton; grandsons, Michael Larry Cramton and Mark Clayton Cramton; her parents, William L. and Mary Jane Johnson; sisters, Opal Morse, Maurine Johnson and Jo Rector; and a brother, Ben Johnson. Bearers will be her grandchildren, Lester, David, Chad and Johnny, and great-grandchildren, Michael and Carl. * Bailey is actually several miles northeast of Marlow. |
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