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Submitted: 8/12/21 • Approved: 8/12/21 • Last Updated: 8/15/21 • R446741-G446739-S3
Morris M.
September 12, 1922-August 20, 1995
Poppy
Please see military marker
Etta Lee “Eddie”
January 8, 1927-April 27, 2020
Grandmother
Please see closeup view
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary Morris
Borger News Herald - August 21, 1995
Morris M. Poole, 72, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 1995 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Sammie Rainey, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home.
A native of Garner, Ark., Mr. Poole had been a resident of Borger for 48 years.
He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Air Force.
A retired Mechanical Supervisor with Phillips Petroleum Company, he was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Mr. Poole was preceded in death by a grandson in 1975.
He married Eddie Harton July 7, 1946 in Arkansas City, Kan.
Survivors include his wife, three sons, Dr. Morris O. Poole of Sweetwater, Stephen Poole of Spearman, Ray Poole of Amarillo; three brothers, M.T. "Bud" Poole of Smackover, Ark., Bill Poole of Amarillo, Thomas Poole of Miami, Okla.; a sister, Virginia Werther of Borger, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
*Obituary Etta
Etta "Eddie" Poole
January 07, 1927 - April 27, 2020
Etta "Eddie" Poole peacefully passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at Hansford Manor, Spearman.
She was born January 7, 1927 at Drumright, Oklahoma to Shelton G. and Willie B (Love) Harton. She was a long standing Borger resident since 1946.
Mrs. Poole was a member of Wesley Methodist Church, Borger and enjoyed being a member of The Red Hat Ladies.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Morris, who passed August 20, 1995; a grandson, Jason Poole ; 2 sisters ; 3 brothers and her parents.
Left behind to forever cherish her memory are 3 sons: Dr. Morris Poole and wife Pam of Ft. Worth, Texas, Stephen Poole and wife Susan of Spearman, Texas and Ray Poole of Costa Rica; a brother Bob Harton and wife Ruth of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; a sister Mary Ann McHenry of Tishomingo, Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and all her special friends.
Graveside services will be held Friday, May 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Highland Park Cemetery, Borger. (Social distancing must be observed at the graveside.)
The family will welcome friends on Thursday, May 30 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, 206 W. 1st Street, Borger. (The mandate allows only 10 persons in our funeral home at a time and social distancing must be observed.)
Mrs. Poole will lie in state at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, 206 W. 1st Street, Borger on Thursday May 30 from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
Services are entrusted to Brown Funeral Directors, Borger.
(Published by Brown Funeral Directors, Tuesday, April 28, 2020)
Contributed on 8/12/21
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