Flora (Byrd) LaRue (1915 - 2012)

Born 24 Jan 1915 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Feb 2012 at age 97 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Flora Byrd was born on Jan 24, 1915 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Henry Hamilton Byrd and Annie Leona Anderson. She had nine siblings, namely: Olive, Curtis, Emma, James Edward Sr, Fannie Mae, Jeff, Elizabeth, Infant Brother, and Katherine.

She died on Feb 29, 2012 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA (Age at Death: 97).

When she was 36, she married Hardy Cooper LaRue on Aug 25, 1951 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (obituary & date on headstone).

Flora Byrd lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA (Altus Cemetery). ^[1]

Obituary

Flora LaRue, 97, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

She was born January 24, 1915, in Mize, Mississippi to Hamilton and Leona (Anderson) Byrd. She married Hardy LaRue on August 25, 1951 in Magee, Mississippi. They made their home in Altus in 1966, coming here from Dill City. They made themselves a part of the community, where Flora became a member of the Western Sam's Club and the Jackson County Home Demonstration Club. Flora was a very talented cook and cooked for many years for the First Baptist Church where she was a faithful member. She also loved home canning and freezing all varieties of fruits and vegetables. Flora was very blessed with the gift of her sewing and gardening abilities.

In 2002, shortly after the death of her devoted husband, Hardy, Flora moved to Ada to be with her daughter, Doris. When Jeff and Doris decided to move to Ardmore to be closer to their children, Flora also moved to a home in Ardmore where she remained. She had a long, prosperous life and leaves a legacy in her children and grandchildren that will carry forward for generations.

Flora is survived by three children, Doris Frederick and husband Jeff of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Bill LaRue and wife Carman of Edmond, Oklahoma and David LaRue and wife Susan of Midalothian, Virginia; one brother, Jeff Byrd of Mize, Mississippi; one sister, Katherine Arrington of Jackson, Mississippi; four grandchildren, Christopher Frederick and wife Christi, Jami West and husband Everett, Shane LaRue and wife Amy, and Andrew LaRue. Also surviving are three great-grandchildren, one great-grandchild who will be joining the family soon; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hamilton and Leona Byrd; her husband, Hardy; one grandson, Ben LaRue; and by six brothers and sisters.

Services have been scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Lowell-Tims Chapel with Dr. Jeff Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the Altus City Cemetery with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The family will be receiving guests on Friday evening from 6:30 until 7:30 pm at Lowell-Tims. On-line tributes can be made to the family at www.lowell-tims.com. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL3-N2QD : 11 July 2016), Flora Byrd LaRue, 2012; Burial, Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States of America, Altus Cemetery; citing record ID 86601307, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Obituary for Flora LaRue

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• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-6K4 : accessed 2 February 2018), Flora Sullivan in household of Hamilton Byrd, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-12A, sheet 6A, line 39, family 98, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
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