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Ophelia KELLY JOHNSON

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

April 29, 1890-April 9, 1973

Mother

*Photo/Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley


*Obituary
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 11, 1973 at the First Baptist Church, Wheeler, 2:30 p.m. for Mrs. Ophelia Johnson, 82, who passed away Monday, April 9, 1973 at North Plains Hospital in Borger after an illness of several months. Rev. Aaron Laverty, Mobeetie, officiated at the services.

Mrs. Johnson was born April 29, 1890 in Purdy, Oklahoma to Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Kelly, She was married to James H. Johnson, Sr. on Nov. 15, 1915 in Erick, Oklahoma.

She had lived in Wheeler County since 1939 and had been a resident of Mobeetie most of that time.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Borger, and the Order of Eastern Star, Mobeetie.

She is survived by two sons, Russell K. Johnson of Pensacola, Fla., and Jim Johnson of Borger; two sisters, Mrs. Zack Miller of Allison and Mrs. Minnie Weiss of Garnett, Kansas; 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband in Sept., 1959.

Serving as pall bearers were Clifford Farmer, Rex Miller, Johnnie Reed, Domer Reed, Jim Helton and Kelly Miller.

Interment was in the Wheeler Cemetery under the direction of Wright Funeral Home.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume Number 40, Number 18, Thursday, April 12, 1973, Page 1)
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Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
Name: Ophelia Kelley
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1891
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1915
Marriage Place: Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse: J Homer Johnson
Film Number: 001312934

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Mary Ophelia Johnson
[Mary Ophelia Kelly]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 82
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1890
Birth Place: Purdy, oklahoma
Residence: Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 9 Apr 1973
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Father: J O Kelly
Mother: Margaret Egerton

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Record #: 467126

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Submitted: 11/5/21 • Approved: 11/5/21 • Last Updated: 11/8/21 • R467126-G467125-S3

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