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Submitted: 10/21/19 • Approved: 10/21/19 • Last Updated: 10/24/19 • R217432-G217432-S3
Joe
US Marines
World War II
October 12, 1915 - November 9, 2007
Father: Adam Donges
Mother: Etta MARY Machu
Frankine
Dec 24, 1920 - Mar 1, 2002
Parents;
Lawrence Jefferson Rodgers
Addie Emeline Black
Joseph Parker Donges, 92, of Lawton, Okla., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Lawton, Okla. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007, at Wilbarger Memorial Park with Rev. Ken Bersche officiating. Burial is under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Mr. Donges served in the U.S. Marines during WW II and was a retired fire chief for the City of Vernon. Survivors include one grandson; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Middie Gooch of Vernon; and one brother, Adam Donges of Fenton, Mo. Visitation will be held Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007, from 3 to 3:45 p.m. at Sullivan Funeral Home. Memorials can be made to Veterans of Foreign War or Vernon Fire Department. -----alrightintexas writes: "Joe Donges was an excellent mentor for all men and women. He was very honorable and a great leader. He will be missed by many as he joins all the other great firefighters in heaven. Rest in peace Chief. - allrightintexas" Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012 Record
Son of Adam and Etta Mary Donges, Joseph married Frankie Rodgers on 13 April 1941 in Henrietta, Texas. She gave him two sons: Larry and Butch.
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When Joseph Parker "Joe" Donges was born on October 12, 1915, in Vernon, Texas, his father, Adam, was 35 and his mother, Etta, was 32. He married Frankie Dempsia Rodgers on April 13, 1941, in Henrietta, Texas. They had two children during their marriage. He died on November 9, 2007, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 92, and was buried in his hometown.
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