Joseph Turner Coody

Male 1867 - 1950  (83 years)


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  • Name Joseph Turner Coody 
    Birth 19 Feb 1867  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Jun 1950  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Oklahoma City Hospital
    Burial Letitia Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I31669  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 10 May 2014 

    Family Mahala Minerva Myers,   b. 23 Sep 1865, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1924 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1887  Hill County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ray Kemper Coody,   b. 27 Mar 1898, IT/OK-TX-TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Jun 1977, Alamosa, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F11504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Feb 1867 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0___ 1887 - Hill County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jun 1950 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Letitia Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The Lawton Constitution Thursday, June 15,1950
      COODY SERVICES CONDUCTED TODAY

      Services for Joseph Turner Coody, 83, who died of a heart ailment Wednesday in an Oklahoma City hospital, were scheduled at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Letitia Baptist Church. Guy Swanson, former pastor and longtime friend of the family, will officiate. Mr. Coody entered the Oklahoma City hosital last Saturday night following an extended illness. He lived for 30 years on a farm 13 miles east and 2 1/2 miles north of Lawton. He was born in Limestone Co., Texas on Feb. 19, 1867. In 1886 he married Minerva Myers in Hill Co., Texas and they moved to Love County, Oklahoma in 1890. The couple came to this area in 1907. Mrs. Coody died here in 1924. In 1930 he moved back to Hill County to farm before retiring in 1938. He visited with his sons after retirement. Survivors are five sons, Edward E. and Homer E. Coody, east of Lawton. Grover C. of Purcell Ok., Roy K. Coody of Alamosa Co., and Joe C. Coody of Ontario Ca; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Letitia Cemetery beside the grave of Mr. Coody's wife under the direction of Ritter Funeral Home. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S44648] United States Census, 1900 for Joseph T Coody.

    2. [S6992] FamilySearch.org Pedigree Resource File.

    3. [S50492] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=coody&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=11558890&df=.