Virgil Dewey Conrad © Cheyenne Star Submitted by: Wanda Purcell
Virgil Dewey Conrad was born February 28, 1899, in Robinson, Illinois, and passed away with a heart attack in Cheyenne Hospital February 1, 1968 at the age of 68 years 11 months and 3 days.
Virgil is the son of John Wesley and Ida Ideal Conrad.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Ross, James, Chester and Orville.
The Conrad family moved from Illinois to Rankin with all ten children arriving here November 1905, where his father had homesteaded.
He has spent his entire life in the community, was converted and joined the Methodist Church when he was a boy and has lived a Christian life since.
He was married to Edith Astell Reynolds at Sweetwater, Oklahoma, January 23, 1921. To this union were born two daughters, Verna {Mrs. Leon Marriott} and Shirley {Mrs. A. J. Alexander}.
Virgil began carrying the Rural Route Number 3 out of Rankin in November, 1919. His father was a rural carrier. Then his oldest brother, Orville, became a carrier when his father became too ill.
Virgil came from a Christian home where all attended church together. He was choir director for the last decade. He worked for the betterment of his home, church, school, town, county, state and nation. He has been a member of the National Letter Carriers Association since it began.
He is also a member of the Masonic Lodge.
In the church he has held all offices from Superintendent, Lay Leader, Methodist Men, Adult Teacher, Trustee, Steward, and Lay Speaker, and always performed with dignity and promptness.
He loved his home and family, always showing affection gentleness to loved ones, even to the third generation on his route.
He is survived by his wife, Edith; and his daughters, Verna A. Marriott of Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Shirley M. Alexander of Tenafly, New Jersey; and six grandchildren, Jane and Gregory Marriott, Cathy Alexander Parks, Saren, John, and Ellen Jo Alexander.
He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Daisy Hines; Mrs. Rosie Finch of Merced, California; and Mrs. Orpha Goehring, of Wichita, Kansas; two brothers, Ulva E. Conrad of Fort Worth, Texas; and John W. Conrad of Midwest City, Oklahoma, and many nieces, nephews and cousins with a host of friends to mourn his passing.
Virgil leaves behind "footprints on the sands of time" as a Christian example for his beloved family and for all his many friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. J. Dunham of Okmulgee, former Pastor of Reydon, in the community building on Saturday 2:30 p.m. February 3, 1968 with Masonic graveside services, given by John R. Petersen.
Interment in White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
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