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     Hoke Smith Middleton was born on 23 August 1910 at Baker Co., GA. He married Ernestine Windle, daughter of Elbert Hudson Windle and Bessie Maude Craft, circa 1933. Hoke Smith Middleton died on 9 December 1974 at Aliceville, Pickens Co., AL, at age 64. He was buried in December 1974 at Franconia Cemetery, Aliceville, Pickens Co., AL.

     James Abner Middleton married Lillian Nebraska Hollingsworth, daughter of William Jesse Hollingsworth and Frances Georgian Petete. James Abner Middleton was born on 21 February 1882. He died on 27 August 1907 at age 25.

     James Abner Middleton was born on 21 December 1905. He was the son of James Abner Middleton and Lillian Nebraska Hollingsworth.

     Jay Thomas Middleton was born on 29 December 1968. He was the son of Gary Lee Middleton. Jay Thomas Middleton died on 29 December 1985 at age 17.

     John Richard Middleton was born on 6 May 1933 at Pleasant Hill, Sabine Par., LA. He was the son of Faye Egan Middleton and Estelle Virginia Kingsbury. John Richard Middleton married Anna Mary Wineberg, daughter of Irvin Earl Wineberg and Clara Belle Triem, on 17 October 1952 at Austin, Travis Co., TX. John Richard Middleton died on 9 July 1988 at Monahans, Ward Co., TX, at age 55.

     Keith Wayne Middleton was born on 7 July 1955. He died on 15 November 1974 at Stillwater, Payne Co., OK, at age 19 HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
November 21, 1974

Keith Middleton funeral held
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday for Keith Wayne Middleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wayne Middleton of Okmulgee. He died Friday at Stillwater. A sophomore at Oklahoma State University, he was born July 7, 1955 and was a graduate of Okmulgee public schools. Services were held at United Pentecostal church in Okmulgee. Interment was in Okmulgee cemetery, under direction of Davis-Foster-Cantrell Funeral Home. Survivors are his parents and a sister Sherry of the home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bishop of Holdenville.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Middleton of Holdenville. Paternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Myrtle Brown of Holdenville. He was buried on 17 November 1974 at Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK.

     Leo Middleton was born on 11 August 1904 at Perry Co., AR. He was the son of Marion Wesley Middleton and Annie Curry Petete. Leo Middleton married Carmen Ercel Hill, daughter of John B. Hill and Permelia Catherine Baker, on 19 October 1924 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK. Leo Middleton died on 29 January 1974 at Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK, at age 69 HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, January 29, 1974
Middleton Services Wednesday
Leo Middleton, 213 S. Creek, died in Wetumka General Hospital Tuesday Jan. 29, at the age of 69. Middleton was a partner in the Middleton Transfer Co. with his father, the late W.M. Middleton until the 1960s. He was born in Houston, Ark. Aug 11, 1907 and came to Holdenville as a young child and was married to Carmine Hill on Oct. 19, 1924 in Holdenville. Survivors include his wife, Holdenville; four daughters, Mrs. Bob North, Holdenville; Mrs. Leon Russell, Non; Mrs. Darrell Spoon, Lees Summitt, Mo; Mrs. J.C. Moffeit, Oklahoma City; and 15 grandchildren two, Marshalla and Keese, who Mr. and Mrs. Middleton adopted and reared. Also eight great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Ralph, Holdenville and Oliver, Holdenville; one sister, Pauline Adams, Tulsa survive. Funeral services will be in the First Nazarene Church Holdenville at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rev. Harrell
Rodebush, officiating assisted by Rev. Ralph Hunnicutt. Burial will be in Holdenville Cemetery under direction
of Hudson Funeral Home.

     Lydia Atherton Middleton was born in 1855. She married Harry Gorgas Michener.¹ Lydia Atherton Middleton died in October 1933. She was buried in 1933 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Findagrave #81830079.

     Marie Elizabeth Middleton was born on 10 November 1917. She married James Owen Atkinson. Marie Elizabeth Middleton died on 11 September 1993 at age 75. She was buried in September 1993 at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Angelus, Chesterfield Co., SC, Findagrave #51632613.

     Marion Wesley Middleton was born on 15 October 1877 at Faulkner Co., AL. He was the son of Richard Middleton and Sarah (?) Marion Wesley Middleton married Annie Curry Petete, daughter of James Leroy Petete and Nancy Eudora Cockrell, on 15 November 1903 at Houston, Perry Co., AR. Marion Wesley Middleton died on 30 August 1963 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK, at age 85 HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Sunday, September 1, 1963
Marion Middleton Rites Slated For Monday
Services for Marion Wesley Middleton, 309 E. Choctaw, will be 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Nazarene Church with Rev. Clarence Parker conducting.
Burial will be in the Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Hudson Funeral Home. Survivors are his widow, Annie, three sons, Leo, Ralph and Oliver, all of Holdenville , one daughter, Pauline
Adams, Lamont, 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Active Bearers will be Bill Ivestor, Jess Leach, Jess Brewer, Ed Brewer, Tom Westmoland and Leslie Walker. Honorary Bearers, Charlie Baldwin, Joe Dean, Marshall Justice, Abb O'Donnell, Meredith Robinson, Earl Roberts, Louis McDaniels and Rev. J.E. Campbell. Middleton was born in Faulkner County, Arkansas, October 15, 1877 and came to this community from Perry County, Arkansas in 1904. He had been in the trucking business for ;35 years and had retired a few years ago. He had been active in City affairs and a member of the City Council for 16 years.

HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, April 7, 1931
Middleton Class Has Big Membership
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One of the largest Sunday school classes of boys in the city is taught by M.W. Middleton at the Nazarene
church a report issued today shows.
During the last quarter the attendance totalled 426. The largest single attendance was 56. Easter Sunday the boys put on a singing program in addition to Bible work.

     Michael Glenn Middleton was born on 15 September 1964 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He was the son of John Richard Middleton and Anna Mary Wineberg. Michael Glenn Middleton died on 20 August 2001 at Galveston, Galveston Co., TX, at age 36. He was buried in August 2001 at Houston, Harris Co., TX.

     Myrtle Middleton was born on 23 August 1904 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. She married Eugene E. Stockwell, son of Jesse Stockwell and Lucy May Hurst, on 11 January 1923 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Myrtle Middleton died on 16 November 1993 at Royal Oaks Nursing Home, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, at age 89.

     Oliver Middleton was also known as Slats. He was born on 8 December 1909 at Coston Twp., Hughes Co., OK. He was the son of Marion Wesley Middleton and Annie Curry Petete. Oliver Middleton married Nellie Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Edgar Brown and Myrtle McBride, on 2 May 1931 at Wewoka, Seminole Co., OK. Oliver Middleton died on 17 January 1985 at Holdenvillle, Hughes Co., OK, at age 75 HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Friday, January 18, 1985
OLIVER MIDDLETON
Oliver (Slats) Middleton, age 75, of 218 South Bullitt, died Thursday at Holdenville General Hospital, at 10:40 a.m. He was born in Hughes County December 8, 1909. He had lived in this community most of his life. He was formerly employed as a drilling superintendent for Charlie Moore of Holdenville and later, the E. L. and M. Drilling Company. He retired in 1968.
He was married to Nellie E. Brown May 2, 1931 at Wewoka. Survivors include his widow, Nellie of the home, two sons, Wayne Middleton of Okmulgee and Gary
Middleton of Tulsa; Yvonne (Mrs.) Wayne Middleton, daughter-in-law. A sister and brother-in-law, Pauline and Roland Adams, Tulsa. Four grandchildren, Sherry Dossey of Okmulgee and Tracy, Ginger and Jay Middleton and their mother Karen Middleton, of Tulsa. A number of nieces and nephews. One grandson, Keith Middleton died in 1974. He was the son of Wayne Middleton. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nazarene church in Holdenville with the pastor, Rev. W.S. Pirtle officiating. Burial will be in Holdenville cemetery under direction of Hudson Funeral Home. Friends desiring to make donation, may do so to the American Heart Association, in lieu of flowers, if they wish to.

     Ralph Marion Middleton was born on 7 June 1907 at Jacobs Twp., Hughes Co., OK. He was the son of Marion Wesley Middleton and Annie Curry Petete. Ralph Marion Middleton married Opal Gladys Crittendon, daughter of Rufus Crittendon and Burchie Grissom, on 31 October 1924. Ralph Marion Middleton died on 5 March 1982 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK, at age 74 THE HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Sunday, March 7, 1982
RALPH MIDDLETON
Ralph Marion Middleton, 1105 South Broadway, died at Holdenville General Hospital, Friday at the age of 74. He was born West of Holdenville June 7, 1907. He had lived in Holdenville all his life. He worked at B & M Motor Co., located on West Main for 53 years. He bought the interest in the business
from Charlie Baldwin in 1938 and owned and operated the company. He married Opal Crittenden October 31, 1925. He joined the Nazarene Church in 1948 and was Sunday Superintendent for 29 years. He was City Councilman for 18 years. Survivors include his widow, Opal of the home; one son, Dale Middleton of Holdenville and daughter-in-law
Jean Middleton, of Holdenville; three grandchildren, Brad Middleton, Duncan; Lori and Mona Middleton, both of
Norman; two great-grandchildren, Mary Ann and Mark Bradley Middleton, Duncan; one sister, Pauline Adams,
Oklahoma City and one brother, Oliver Middleton of Holdenville. Funeral services well be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Nazarene church with Rev. Bill Duncan officiating, assisted by Doris UpChurch. Burial will be in Holdenville cemetery, under direction of Hudson Funeral Home.

HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
May 1940
Middleton, Baldwin Add Second Station
Ralph Middleton and Charles Baldwin co-owners of McGuire-Baldwin Motor Co. announced Saturday their leasing of the Phillips "66" Service station 7th and Hinckley. They will continue active management of the McGuire-Baldwin firm, but will devote part of their time to
supervision of their newly-aquired service station. Winston Wiggs and James Petete will assist in operating the new location, to be known as B and M Service Station. A complete line of Lee tires and tubes, Phillips "66" gasoline, motor oils and greases will be featured at the station. Trailer parking space will be maintained. The McGuire-Baldwin Motor company is authorized local dealer for Oldsmobile sales and service. This firm also features complete auto repairing and a service station, dispensing Phillips products.

     Richard Middleton married Sarah (?).

     Robin Middleton was born on 1 November 1964. She died on 25 November 2005 at age 41. She was buried in November 2005 at Evergreen Cemetery, West Carrollton, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #113767040.

     Ruth Pauline Middleton was born on 4 March 1922 at Hughes Co., OK. She was the daughter of Marion Wesley Middleton and Annie Curry Petete. Ruth Pauline Middleton married Arthur Roland Adams, son of Arthur H. Adams and Eva Mae (?), on 14 September 1940 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK.

     Sarah Middleton was born circa 1851 at Indiana.¹ She married John Kleppinger, son of Henry Kleppinger and Eve (?), on 11 February 1866 at Elkhart Co., IN.

     Stanley Middleton was born on 14 January 1918 at Hughes Co., OK. He was the son of Marion Wesley Middleton and Annie Curry Petete. Stanley Middleton married Veneta Margedant on 25 May 1941 at Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK. Cause of death: on 8 April 1953 Hodgkin's Disease. Stanley Middleton died on 8 April 1953 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK, at age 35 THE HOLDENDVILLE DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, April 8, 1953
Middleton's Services Pend
Stanley Middleton, 35, 205 S. Hinckley, died at 2:10 a.m. today while in a local Hospital. Services are pending upon arrival of relatives withe Mackey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Middleton who had been confined due to illness for the past year had been in ill health for the past seven years. Prior to his illness he was employed with the Seismograph Corporation, Tulsa. He was born January 14, 1918 in Holdenville and attended Holdenville schools. He was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Survivors include his wife Veneta and two daughters; Saundra Ann and Janet Lou of ;the home address; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.W, Middleton, Holdenville; three brothers, Leo Middleton, Oliver Middleton and Ralph
Middleton, all of Holdenville; one sister, Mrs. Pauline Adams, Holdenville.

THE HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS
Friday, April 10, 1953
Middleton Rites Sunday
Services for Stanley Middleton, 35, 205 S. Hinckley, will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. F. L. Nance officiating, assisting Rev. Nance will be Rev.
C. C. Johnson and Rev. W. C. Lovelace. Mr. Middleton who died at 2:10 a. m. Wednesday in a local Hospital had been ill for the past seven years. He had been in business since 1945 with his brother and father, operating the Middleton Transfer and Storage. Active bearers will be Horace Petete, Hugh Petete, Spencer Petete, Cecil Clift, Harold Samford and Carl
Cheek. Honorary bearers will be Tom Westmoland, Dr. V. W. Pryor, Dale Jenkins, Orin Mayfield, Lewis McDaniels, Wineford Thetford, Frank Bise, Bill Anthony, Meredith Robinson, Dr. Walter Atkins, John Jacobs, Jesse Leach, Jesse Brewer, James Petete, Harold Petete and Theo Petete.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, his parents, three brothers and one sister. Burial will be in the Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of the Mackey Funeral Home.

     Wandine Middleton was born on 14 December 1927 at Holdenvillle, Hughes Co., OK. She was the daughter of Leo Middleton and Carmen Ercel Hill. Wandine Middleton married Jesse Leon Russell on 25 November 1945.

     Wiley Allen Middleton was born on 12 November 1934. He was the son of Hoke Smith Middleton and Ernestine Windle. Wiley Allen Middleton died on 27 July 1941 at age 6. He was buried in July 1941 at Franconia Cemetery, Aliceville, Pickens Co., AL.

     William Carl Middleton was born on 8 July 1907. He was the son of James Abner Middleton and Lillian Nebraska Hollingsworth.

     Wilma Jean Middleton was born on 1 March 1926 at Holdenvillle, Hughes Co., OK. She was the daughter of Leo Middleton and Carmen Ercel Hill. Wilma Jean Middleton married Robert Vincent North on 27 June 1948 at Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK. Wilma Jean Middleton died on 26 August 1987 at Holdenvillle, Hughes Co., OK, at age 61

Obituary -- Holdenville Daily News, August 26, 1987:

WILMA JEAN NORTH
Wilma Jean North, 119 North Walnut, died at her home Wednesday morning at the age of 61. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Denny Baylor and Meredith Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Holdenville Cemetery, under direction of Hudson Funeral Home. She was born in Holdenville March 1, 1926. She was reared in Holdenville and moved to Livingston, Tx. for six years before returning to Holdenville in 1981.
She was married to Robert V. North June 27, 1948 in Holdenville.
Survivors include her husband, Robert, of the home; one son Leo Earnest North, Shawnee; three daughters,
Bobbie Baldwin of Holdenville; and Debbie North, of Plains, Mont; her mother Carmen Middleton of
Holdenville; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Wandine Russell of Non; Reba Spoon, Lee's Summit, Mo., and
Naomi Moffitt, Brownsboro, Tx. a sister-in-law, Betty Daigle, LaPort, Tx; also several nieces and nephews.

     Minnie Miden was born in 1880 at Ohio.¹ She married James A. Coil, son of Cornelius Neal Coil and Abia Dorcas Hill, circa 1900, Four children born, three living as of 1910 census.¹

     Harvey Midkiff was born in November 1852 at Virginia (now WV).¹ He married Sarah Elvina (?) circa 1882.¹ Harvey Midkiff died after January 1920.

     Jesse A. Midkiff married Martha Ellen Spengler, daughter of George Madison Spengler and Helen Rebecca Hurn, in 1912. Jesse A. Midkiff died in 1915 at Florida.

     Ouida Midkiff was born on 26 February 1895 at Cabell Co. (probably), WV.¹ She was the daughter of Harvey Midkiff and Sarah Elvina (?)¹ Ouida Midkiff lived between 1900 and 1910 at McComas District, Cabell Co., WV.^1,2 She married David Wendel Burrus, son of Lafayette Burrus Jr. and Sarah Neilson Wendel, after April 1930, no children. Ouida Midkiff died on 22 June 1995 at Winona, Montgomery Co., MS, at age 100 Ouida Midkiff Burrus

Mrs. Ouida Midkiff Burrus, 100, resident of Winona and native of West Virginia, died of a stroke Saturday, July 22, 1995, at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in Winona.

Mrs. Burrus was a clothing specialist for the Extension Service at Mississippi State until she retired in 1947. She was the widow of David Webster Burrus and a communicant of Immanuel Episcopal Church. She was a graduate of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky and a charter member of the Winona Garden Club.

Funeral services were held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the Immanuel Episcopal Church with Father Joseph Roland officiating. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery in Winona.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Rufus Gardner, E.F. Cleveland, Tom Ellsworth, Ellis Hart, Bill Fluker, Sonny Branch. Glenn Bourne and Barksdale Garner

Honorary pallbearer was George Harris, Sr.

Lee Funeral Home of Winona was in charge of arrangements.

The Winona Times
Winona, MS
July 27, 1995.

She was buried in June 1995 at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., MS, Find A Grave Memorial# 21295122.

     Jesse Wilbert Mier was born on 14 December 1886 at Madison Co., IN. He married Margaret Myrtle McDuffey on 2 December 1911 at Anderson, Madison Co., IN. Jesse Wilbert Mier died on 18 January 1962 at Ft. Myers, Lee Co., FL, at age 75. He was buried in January 1962 at Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, Madison Co., IN, Findagrave #40878552.

     Philip Wilbur Mier was born on 23 January 1914 at Anderson, Madison Co., IN. He was the son of Jesse Wilbert Mier and Margaret Myrtle McDuffey. Philip Wilbur Mier married Helen Moore, daughter of Joseph Labon Moore and Jessie Charlene Smith, on 30 March 1935 at Delaware Co., IN. Philip Wilbur Mier died in June 1987 at age 73 per SSDI, last residence Huntingtown, Calvert Co., MD.

     Nancy J. Miers married Noah W. Starr, son of Moses John Starr and Sarah Noble Beveridge, 1 child (Harry) born to this marriage, per 1900 census info.¹ Nancy J. Miers was born in July 1852 at Ohio.¹