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Biography
Thomas Ray Dorrell
Narrative
" Ray T. "Blackie" Dorrell, 88, a former mill worker, died Aug. 12, 1998, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Klamath Falls.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, [ incorrect location] [born in Omaha Arkansas per family, birth and census records] to Thomas and Hettie (Booth) Dorrell. He quit school in the fourth grade to help his father farm. He later joined the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1935 to 1936. In 1936, he married Verdie Williams in Arkansas. Mr. Dorrell also worked as a mill worker at Kesterson's Logging and then at Weyerhaeuser Compnay.
He belonged to the Stewart Lennox Baptist Church and raised 36 foster children. Survivors include his brother Joe Dorrell and his family of Sacramento, Calif.; foster children, Fronz and Marlene Hille and family of Longview, Wash., Vern Mulkey and family of Depew, N.Y., Richard Mulkey and family of Klamath Falls, and Debbie Bousman and family of Klamath Falls; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Verdie, in 1998, his sister Mary Paul, brothers; Frank, Vernie, Clyde and James Dorrell, and his parents "
Family member submission: " Born in Arkansas, USA on 9 Mar 1910 to Thomas Lossin Dorrell and Hettie Genettie Boothe. Thomas Ray married Verdie Adeline Williams and had a child. He passed away on 12 Aug 1998 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA. By Frankie Lee Dorrell,Newcombe,Ruthenberg July 12, 2010 at 11:14:14 In reply to: Re: Thomas Lossin Dorrell - MO>AR 8/19/99
Hi I am Frankie Lee Dorrell Grand daughter of Thomas Lossen DorrellMy father Was James Ruben The oldest clild Of Tom And Nettie Dorrell I had an uncle Joe.Also Clyde Frank,(called Pete)Vernie (David Wayne Dorrells Father, Mary Fay And Thomas Ray were Twins. would loe to Know who g-pa Tom L's Father and Mother were! THX FRankie July 2010 "
Genealogy
Birth: Mar. 9, 1910 Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States[1]
Death: Aug. 12, 1998 Klamath Falls Klamath County Oregon, USA[2][3][4]
Burial: Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA[5]
Parents
Thomas Lossin Dorrell Male 1879–1957
Henrietta Gennette Booth Female 1882–1969
Siblings
James Rubin Dorrell Male 1905–1984
Vernie Leroy Dorrell Male 1907–1987
Clyde Lawson Dorrell Sr Male 1908–1988
Mary F Dorrell Female 1909–
Ray Thomas Dorrell Male 1910–1998
Ruben Dorrell Male 1910–
George F Dorrill Male 1913–
Andy Joseph Dorrell Male 1913–2005
Spouse
Verdie Adeline Williams Female 1915–1998
Marriage 15 Dec 1935, Boone, Arkansas, United States[6][7]
Children
Don Luther Dorrell Male 1937–1937
Military • Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Name Ray Thomas Dorrell His signature is listed. Birth Date 9 March 1910 Birthplace Omaha, Arkansas Residence Place Klamath Falls, Oregon Employer Bill Kelso Complexion Dark Race White Height 5 5 Weight 130 Eye Color Black Hair Color Black Relative's Name Vertie A Dorrell Relative's Relationship to the Head of the Household Wife Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 16 October 1940 Event Place Linkville, Lake, Oregon, United States Affiliate Publication Number 2838557 Affiliate Publication Title World War II Draft Registration Cards for Oregon, 1940-1947[8]
United States 1950 Census
Name Ray T Dorrell Sex Male Age 40 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Birthplace Arkansas Marital Status Married Occupation Box Factory Worker Industry Box Factory Race W Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Date 24 April 1950 Event Place Klamath, Oregon, United States Enumeration District 18-84 Line Number 12 Page Number 78 Ray T Dorrell's Spouse Verdis A Dorrell [Practical Nurse] Wife F 34 years Arkansas[9]
Sources
- ↑ [("Ray Thomas Dorrell in the Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/825421:61774?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=FVY12588&db. Accessed 10 Jul. 2022.)]
- ↑ [( United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4V-PSTS : 11 February 2023), Ray T Dorrell, . Name Ray T Dorrell Name Note Name and form dates: Claim: RAY T DORRELL (17 May 1971), Death: RAY T DORRELL (12 Aug 1998) Sex Male Birth Date 9 Mar 1910 Social Program Claim Date 17 May 1971 Previous Residence Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States Previous Residence Postal Code 97601-7151 Death Date 12 Aug 1998 Event Type Social Program Correspondence)]
- ↑ [("United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V35G-J43 : 11 January 2021), Ray T Dorrell, 12 Aug 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).)]
- ↑ [("Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZHX-HPY : 11 December 2014), Ray Thomas Dorrell, 12 Aug 1998; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Klamath, Oregon, certificate number 98-17957, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.)]
- ↑ [(Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58237815/ray_thomas-dorrell: accessed April 3, 2024), memorial page for Ray Thomas “Blackie” Dorrell (9 Mar 1910–12 Aug 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58237815, citing Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Michele Stewart (contributor 47496547).)]
- ↑ [(Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJTK-G2M : 11 April 2022), Bertie Williams and Ray Darrell, 1935. Name [Vertie] Bertie Williams Sex Female Spouse's Name Ray Darrell [Dorrell] Event Type Intended Marriage Event Date 14 Dec 1935 Event Place Boone, Arkansas, United States Certificate Number 01334 Volume Number 7 Affiliate Film Number 0001)]
- ↑ [( His and his brother Frank s signatures are listed: "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMYJ-Y6N : Sun Mar 10 15:12:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray Darrell and Bertie Williams, 15 December 1935.)]
- ↑ [("Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVH-9577 : Sat Mar 09 21:45:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray Thomas Dorrell and Vertie A Dorrell, 16 October 1940.)]
- ↑ [("United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVT-WNZK : Wed Mar 20 03:59:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray T Dorrell and Verdis A Dorrell, 24 April 1950.)]
- Age 9, born in Arkansas, his parents and siblings are listed: "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNS-PT2 : Fri Mar 08 23:51:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas L Dorrill and Hettie G Dorrill, 1920.
- Age 30, Born in Arkansas, Carpenter; his wife is listed: "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRY-Z7C : Sat Mar 09 06:42:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray Darrell and Verdie Darrell, 1940.
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