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Submitted: 3/28/21 • Approved: 3/28/21 • Last Updated: 3/31/21 • R402527-G402526-S3
John
1897-1964
Florence
1897-1981
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Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for John
Funeral services for John William Reynolds, 67, a retired oil field pumper, of 407 North Cornell, Fritch, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Minton Memorial Chapel at Borger with P.J. Abbananto of the Church of Christ in Fritch officiating. Interment will be in Westlawn cemetery, under direction of Minton Mortuary.
Mr. Reynolds, a resident of Fritch for seven and one-half years and this area for 34 years, died at his home at 7 p.m. Friday. He was born March 26, 1897, in West Plains, Mo. He was a veteran of World War I and held membership in the Baptist Church.
Surviving are his widow, Florence, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Arona Walker, Borger, Mrs. Jackie Campbell, Stinnett, and Mrs. Jonnie Robinson, Borger; a son, Lloyd Reynolds, Albuquerque, N.M., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be A.D. Otts, Marion Derr, Bobby Ragsdale, Wilbur Moss, J.R. Olomon and S.C. Elliott.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 24, 1964)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: John Reynolds
Death Date: 22 May 1964
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: John W Reynolds
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1897
Birth Place: West Plains, missouri
Residence: Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 22 May 1964
Death Place: Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Father: Lloyd Reynolds
Mother: Francis Sullivan
*Obituary for Florence
Services for Florence B. "Grandma" Reynolds, 83, of Vivian's Nursing Home in Amarillo, are pending with Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Reynolds died at 2 a.m. Thursday in Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.
A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, she had been an area resident for 54 years.
Mrs. Reynolds was an animal trainer and author. She was a member of the Fritch Church of Christ, and a former member of the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Posse Auxiliary.
Survivors include one son, Loyd of Albuquerque, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Jackie Campbell of Phillips and Mrs. Arona Raymond of Electric City; one sister, Mrs. Helen Morgan of Toledo, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the daughter's home in Phillips.
(Published in Borger News Herald, February 26, 1981)
FRITCH - Services for former premiere rodeo performer Florence B. "Grandma" Reynolds, 83, of Vivian's Nursing Home in Amarillo will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fritch Church of Christ with Mr. Don Stone, minister, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Reynolds died at 2 a.m. Thursday in Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.
A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, she had lived in the area for 54 years.
When Mrs. Reynolds was 18, she moved to Sapulpa, Okla., to cook for her father who was working in the new oilfields. After she married John Reynolds, the couple got a job on Col. Zack Miller's famous 101 Ranch so that they could learn more about training horses for ranch shows. While they were there, her husband performed riding stunts as a stand-in for such early-day silent film stars as William S. Hart and Dustin Farnum.
When the Reynolds family moved to Texas, Mrs. Reynolds, by then known as "Grandma" Reynolds, was joined by her son and two daughters in area rodeo performances.
In 1958, Mrs. Reynolds and her family were the subject of a book entitled, "The Rawhide Tree," written by Cleo Tom Terry of Borger and Osie Wilson of Wheeler.
Mrs. Reynolds made a $3,000 contribution to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Hereford in 1977.
She was a member of the Fritch Church of Christ and a former member of the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Posse Auxiliary.
Survivors include one son, Loyd of Albuquerque, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Jackie Campbell of Phillips and Mrs. Arona Raymond of Electric City; one sister, Mrs. Helen Morgan of Toledo, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the daughter's home in Phillips.
Pallbearers will be Bill Mixon, Dave Beams, Bob Snow, Leonard Iker, Quincy Womack and Glen Compton.
(Published in Borger News Herald, February 27, 1981)
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Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Florence B Reynolds
[Florence B McClring]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 83
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1897
Birth Place: Ohio
Residence: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 Feb 1981
Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Father: Forrest McClring
Mother: Arona Treadwell
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Florence B Reynolds
[Florence Reynolds]
[Florence B McClung]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1897
Birth Place: Boling Green, OH
Death Date: Feb 1981
Claim Date: 20 Mar 1962
Father: Forrest B McClung
Mother: Arona P Treadwell
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