Julia Ann Kendrick Shockley Submitted by: Wanda Purcell
Julia Ann Kendrick Shockley, daughter of Billy and Sarah Kendrick, was born in Sebastian county, Arkansas, December 25, 1869, and passed away Friday, April 3, 1959 at Pritchett, Colorado, age 89 years, three months and nine days.
She was married to Thomas Charles Shockley August 25, 1887 at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
To this union nine children were born.
Two daughters, Bessie and Mrs. Iva Laney, her parents, a brother and her husband preceded her in death.
Mr. Shockley was 86 years, three months and 15 days old at his death December 15, 1947 at Reydon, Oklahoma.
She leaves to mourn five daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Lane of Reydon; Mrs. Stella Martin of Pritchell, Colorado; Mrs. Lillie Kotlow of Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Bertha Hardy of Portales, New Mexico; and Mrs. Myrtle Gillett of Des Moines, Iowa; two sons, Joe D. Shockley of Tulare, California; and Thomas C. Shockley of Des Moines, Iowa; forty one grandchildren; one hundred and six great grandchildren; nineteen great great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
They left Arkansas in 1906, moving to Sayre, Oklahoma where they lived on the J. W. Ivester farm for several years, then they moved to the Wilson ranch, now owned by the Sunshine Biscuit Company in the Mayfield community.
In 1912 the family moved to Rankin, now Reydon, where she lived until six years ago when she moved to Pritchett, Colorado to make her home with her daughter, Mr. J. O. Martin.
She was a devoted mother, "keeping the home fires burning" for all who came home, and the children often came home to visit. She was loved by all who knew her.
The funeral was held in the Reydon Methodist church Tuesady, April 7, 1959 at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. W. S. Little, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. Lynn Heard, Baptist pastor.
Interment was in the White Rose cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma beside her husband.
Pall bearers were M. J. Butler, Elea Clay, L. L. Reynolds, J. S Richardson, W. E. Burk and W. R. Barbee.
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