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Submitted: 7/14/22 • Approved: 7/14/22 • Last Updated: 7/17/22 • R525031-G525030-S3
Morris Benton “Buck” McGaughey
November 16, 1901-January 7, 1986
Zeola Estelle Cheatham McGaughey
June 30, 1901-January 17, 1986
Married July 7, 1924
Parents of Oma Lee, Betty, and Travis
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary Morris Benton McGaughey
(Published in Borger News Herald, Thursday, January 9, 1986)
HEREFORD - Morris "Buck" McGaughey, 84, of Hereford died Tuesday in the Farwell Convalescent Center.
A retired farmer, he was a native of Bangs, Texas and a Hereford resident for several years.
He was a member of the Central Church of Christ in Hereford.
He is survived by his wife, Zeola, of Hereford; a son, Travis, of Wildorado; daughters Betty Wilcox of Borger and Oma Williams of Melrose, N.Mex.; brothers R.B. of Leander, Texas and J.F. of San Angelo; a sister, Grace Davis of Corpus Christi; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, at Hereford's Central Church of Christ with Curtis Camp of Amarillo and Bob Wear of Hereford officiating.
Burial will follow in the Westpark Cemetery in Hereford under the direction of the Gililland Watson Funeral Home.
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Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name: Morris B Mcgaughey
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1923
Marriage Place: Brown, Texas, USA
Spouse: Zeola Cheatham
Film Number: 001533476
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Morris Benton McGaughey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1901
Birth Place: Brown, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 165
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Zeola McGaughey
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Morris Benton McGaughey Self (Head)
Zeola McGaughey Wife
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Morris Mcgaughey
Death Date: 7 Jan 1986
Death County: Parmer
Gender: Male
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Morris McGaughey
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1901
Issue Year: 1956
Issue State: Texas
Last Residence: 79098, Wildorado, Oldham, Texas, USA
Death Date: Jan 1986
Contributed on 7/14/22 by neldapat
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