- RUSSELL Dovie Lee, 79, of OKC, died Monday at home, after a long illness.
She was born in McAlester, Ok. on Dec. 12, 1911. In her long life, Dovie tended many elderly people during their illnesses in OKC and surrounding areas. She is survived by 2 daughters, Mary Barnhill of Shawnee and Shirley Chance of the home; 4 grandchildren, Jeanette Davis of Memphis, Tn., Chet Adams of Shawnee, Lavina Talley of Memphis, Tn. and Craig Collaso of OKC; and 15 great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death was a grandson, Clayton D. Adams and 2 sisters, Sylvia Adams and Nellie Unruh, who was cared for by Dovie during their long illnesses. 5 remaining sisters, Georgia Doctorman and Alta Trollinger, both of OKC, Virginia Pace of Mustang, Pauline Yentz of Edmond and Jimmie Harris of Tecumseh; 2 brothers, James E. Burgess and Melvin J. Burgess, both of OKC; an aunt, Ellie Walker, Bakersfield, Ca.; 25 nieces and nephews, and scores of great nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 1991 at Chapel of the Flowers in Capitol Hill. Interment will be at Mustang Cemetery.
U.S., Social Security Death Index
Name: Dovie Russell
SSN: 440-18-0684
Last Residence:
73107 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
BORN: 12 Dec 1911
Died: 5 Aug 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Dovie's headstone states her death year as 1992 which is in contradiction to her death notice and Social Security Death Index which states it was 1991. It appears her headstone is incorrect.
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1911 - 1991 (79 years)
