Obie Ray White

1900 - 1986  (86 years)

• Name	Obie Ray White
  Birth	10 Jun 1900	Indian Territory, OK
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Oct 1986	Armstrong County, TX
  	Wellington Leader October 31, 1986 Obie White, 86, died Wednesday, October 22. Mr. White was born near Ada, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, on June 10, 1900. He came to Collingsworth County in 1906 with his parents the late P.J. and Mary Carter White in a covered wagon. They settled in the Quail community. He farmed in the Quail, Ring, Dozier and Marella communities for over 40 years. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Collingsworth County Farm bureau and the Quail Lions Club. He moved into Wellington from the farm in 1976. Mr. White was a member of the Church of Christ. He married Lydia Ogletree on August 3, 1919 in Quail. Mr. White was a trapper, hunter, and outdoorsman. Survivors include his wife, Lydia of Wellington; 4 sons, Welman White of Tucson, AZ, Elvis White of Clarendon, Harold White of Hedley, and P.J. white of Wellington; 3 daughters, Marie Farris of Amarillo, JoHelen Cabbell of Los Alamos, NM and Geneva Thomas of Wellington; 3 brothers, Lesley White, Opie White and Chester White, all of Wellington. There are 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Bertha Valentine and Vera Coffee; 2 brothers, Ocie and Henry White. Texas Death Index Name: Obie White Death Date: 22 Oct 1986 Death County: Armstrong Gender: Male U.S., Social Security Death Index Name: Obie White SSN: 452-12-8901 Last Residence: 79095 Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA BORN: 3 Jun 1900 Died: Oct 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
  Burial	Wellington, Collingsworth, TX
  	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
  Person ID	I28811	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family	Lydia Belle Ogletree,   b. 20 Jan 1901, Ardmore, Carter, OK d. 17 May 1987, Wellington, Collingsworth, TX (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1919	Quail, Collingsworth, TX
  Family ID	F10291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jun 1900 - Indian Territory, OK Marriage - 3 Aug 1919 - Quail, Collingsworth, TX Death - 22 Oct 1986 - Armstrong County, TX Burial - - Wellington, Collingsworth, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Card Name: Obie White County: Collingsworth State: Texas Permanent Address: Quail, Collingsworth, TX Birth Date: 10 Jun 1900 Race: White Occupation: Farming Date of Registration: 12 Sep 1918