Leona Mary (Castle)
(Wilson) Bruening &
Raymond Edward "Bill" Wilson
Tombstone Photo
Silent Home Cemetery
Roll,
Roger Mills County, OK
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| Leona Castle Wilson Bruening |
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Leona Mary (Castle) (Wilson) Bruening & Raymond Edward "Bill" Wilson
Tombstone Photo
Silent Home Cemetery
Roll, Roger Mills County, OK
© Karen Harman
Leona Castle Wilson Bruening © Cheyenne Star 07 Mar 2002 Submitted by: Wanda Purcell
Leona Castle Wilson Bruening was born September 29, 1911 in Emporia, Kansas to Amella Ida and Theadore Castle.
She passed away March 3, 2002 in the Great Plains Medical Center, Elk City, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years 5 months and 4 days.
Leona's mother passed away in 1918 and at the age of 13 she moved to the Rhea community where she lived with her aunt, Minnie Beckwith.
Leona attended Rhea and Crawford Schools.
She married Raymond Edward Wilson on April 29, 1927 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
She attended Nursing School at Burns Flat and continued working in Home Health Care until her retirement in the early 1980's.
She was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was married to Edward Joseph Bruening at Wheeler, Texas on October 13, 1980 and they made their home in Elk City.
Leona was an avid gardener and loved for people to come over and see her flowers.
She was a member of the Elk City United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband; three sisters; three brothers; and her son-in-law, Donald Reynolds.
Services were held Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at Whinery-Savage Chapel, officiated by Terry Beals.
Burial was held at the Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Whinery-Savage Funeral Service, Elk City.
Survivors include her husband, Edward J. Bruening of the home; one daughter, Billie Darlene Reynolds of Amarillo, Texas; one son, Eddie Wilson and wife, Lois of Crawford, Oklahoma; one brother, Ted Castle of Crawford, Oklahoma; three stepsons, Melvin Bruening of Decorah, Indiana; Dale Bruening of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Darrell Bruening of Decorah, Indiana; five grandchildren, Alexia, Larry, Ricky, Becky and Vickie; nine great grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.