Owen TERRY J W TERRY Juanita Celeste TERRY Ida Mae TERRY Weldon Charlie TERRY Foy J D TERRY Connor Boyd HICKS W O TERRY Leon W TERRY Maggie Mae GOODWIN Mini tree diagram
Ella Vastalee TERRY

Ella Vastalee TERRY1,2,2,3,4,6,7,8,5

10th Aug 19241,2,2,3,4,5 - 6th May 20163

Life History

10th Aug 1924

Born in Sweetwater, Beckham, Oklahoma.1,2,2,3,4,5

19th May 1945

Married Connor Boyd HICKS in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma.4,3,5

17th Jun 1987

Divorced from Connor Boyd HICKS in Pampa, Gray, Texas.4

26th May 1990

Death of Connor Boyd HICKS.3

6th May 2016

Died in Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma.3

after 6th May 2016

Buried in Buffalo Cemetery Sayre,Beckham County, Oklahoma.3

Notes

  • 1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo, District 5-3, page 3B, Hse #52, Fam #54
    Terry, Owen Head M W Owns $25 41 Married Age at first marriage 21 [mar abt 1909] TN TN TN Farmer [b abt 1889]
    Terry, Maggie Wife F W 36 Married Age at first marriage 16 [mar abt 1910] TX MO MO [b abt 1884]
    Terry, J W Son F W 17 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1913]
    Terry, Juanita F W 15 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1915]
    Terry, Ida Ma[e] Dau F W 12 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1917]
    Terry, Weldon Dau M W 11 OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1919]
    Terry, Foy Dau F W 7 OK TN TX [b abt 1923]
    Terry, Vasta Lee Dau F W 5 OK TN TX [b abt 1925]
    Terry, No First Name [W O] Son M W 2yrs3mos OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt Jan 1928]
    Terry, Harvy [sic] Nephew M W 20 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1910]
    Terry, Raymond Nephew M W 15 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1915]

    1940 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Buffalo Township, District 5-3, page 4A, Hse #64, Owns $200
    Terry, Owen Head M W  52 Married Grade 4 b Tennessee Same house in 1935 farmer
    Terry, Maggie M Wife F W 46 Married Grade 7 b Texas  Same house in 1935
    Terry, Foy J D Son M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
    Terry, E Vostilee Dau F W 15 Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
    Terry, W O Son M W 12 Single Grade 5 b Okla Same house in 1935
    Terry, Leon W Son M W 9 Single Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935
    Norton, Eligha [Elijah?] E Uncle M W 79 Widowed Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935

    Vasatalee married Connor Boyd Hicks in 1945, but they were divorced 20 years later.

    Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
    Vasta Lee Terry
    Age 20, Birth Date abt 1925
    Spouse Conner B Hicks
    Marriage 19 May 1945 Custer, Oklahoma

    Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011
    Ella V Hicks
    Age 62, Estimated birth year 1925
    Spouse's Name Conner B Hicks
    Spouse's Age 64
    Marriage Date 19 May 1945
    No Children
    Divorce 17 Jun 1987 Gray, Texas

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1957, p 219
    Hicks Conner B (Vastalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1958, p 226
    Hicks Conner B (Vastalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1960, p 162
    Hicks Conner B (Vassalee E) clk h 404 N Nelson

    U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    E Vastalee Hicks
    Birth Date 10 Aug 1924
    125 S Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6019 (1993)

    U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    Vastalee Hicks
    Birth Date 10 Aug 1924
    Phone Number 669-6982
    125 S Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6019 (1992)
    404 N Nelson St, Pampa, TX, 79065-6016
    PO Box 645, Texas City, TX, 77592-0645 (1990)

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    Ella Vastalee "Vastalee" Terry Hicks
    Birth Aug 19, 1925
    Death May 6, 2016

    Ella Vastalee Terry was born in Sweetwater Oklahoma on August 19, 1925 to Owen Terry and Maggie Mae Terry and passed away May 6, 2016 in Broken Arrow Oklahoma at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 26 days.

    She grew up at their farm in Sweetwater and graduated High School from there. After graduation, she moved to Clinton Oklahoma where she worked until she got a job with the Telephone office(AT&T), where she met Sgt. Conner Hicks, and married him in Clinton. After the war, they moved to Pampa Texas where Mrs. Hicks transferred in her phone operator job, and her husband found work, eventually going to work for the United States Postal service! They lived in Pampa where their children Donald B. Hicks and Cynthia E. Hicks were born and raised. After Cynthia was born she worked as a book keeper for the Pamcel Federal Credit union. She outlived her husband and continued in Pampa, until circumstances with her health 2011, caused her to move to Tulsa Oklahoma where she lived until her passing.

    She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, Donnen Hicks, 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

    She is survived by her daughter Cindy Smith of Broken Arrow, OK; son, Donald B. Hicks and wife, Cathy Marana, AZ: 3 grandchildren Andrew Smith and wife, Valorie, Kellyville, OK; Sarah Griffen and husband, John, Bixby, OK; Jessica Goree and husband, Lee, Glendale, AZ; 6 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, W.O. Terry and wife, Thelma of Canyon, TX and Leo Terry and wife, Mary, Orange, TX., and a host of other relatives and friends.

    Rose Chapel Funeral Service (Sayre)
    906 N 4TH ST
    Sayre, Oklahoma

    Parents:
    Owen Terry (1888 - 1973)
    Maggie Mae Terry (1893 - 1957)

    Spouse Conner Boyd Hicks (1923 - 1990)

    Burial Buffalo Cemetery Sayre,Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA

    Created by Phil & Donna May 09, 2016
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #162398311, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=162398311
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