- The Wellington Leader May 21, 1987
Mrs. Obie (Lydia) White, 86, died Sunday, May 17, 1987 at 10:40 a.m.in Wellington Care Center. Mrs. White was born January 20, 1901, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Her father was J.W. Ogletree and her mother was Addie Trollinger Ogletree. The family came to Collingsworth County in1914. She married Obie White on August 3, 1919 in Quail. He preceded her in death in October of 1986.
She was a long-time resident of the Quail area until she and her husband moved into Wellington in 1976. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include four sons: Welman White of Tucson. Ariz., Elvis White of Clarendon, Harold White of Hedley, and P.J. White of Wellington; three daughters, Marie Farris of Amarillo, Jo Helen Cabbell of Los Alamos, N.M., and Geneva Thomas of Wellington; two sisters, Ethel Young of Lamesa and Sudie Lane of Las Vegas, N.M., 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers: Roy Ogletree, John Ogletree and Virgil Ogletree, and by four sisters: Luna Peggram, Rainey Carter, Essie Fore and Lizzie O'Briant.
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- Burial: North Fairview Cemetery
Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas, USA
Inscription: WHITE Lydia B. Jan. 20, 1901 May 17, 1987 Obie June 10, 1900 Oct. 22,1986 Parents of Welman, Elvis, Marie, Harold, P.J., Jo Helen, Geneva
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1901 - 1987 (86 years)
