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WHEELER FAMILY NOTES

LAURA ETTA WHEELER: 1886-1959. Eleanor was the name she gave Dorris Lee (Joseph Noel Lee's wife); but the name Etta was given by her children at death. Burial: Glencoe, OK, Glencoe I.O.O.F., Cemetery

ROBERT LINCOLN LEE: Great granddaughter Melissa Lee was born on the day Robert Lincoln Lee died. Burial: Glencoe, OK, Glencoe I.O.O.F., Cemetery

JOHN ARNOLD LEE: 1903-1983. Discrepancy of birth date Nov. 24, 1903 or Nov. 27, 1903. Left his birth family at a young age (19 or 20) with little contact until late 1970's. Burial: Del Rio, TX

LAURA VENTRIS: She drowned at a church outing. Burial: Stillwater, OK

JOSEPH NOEL LEE: 1905-1973. Born in Yardelle, AR. and lived there until he was 15. Then moved with his family to Glencoe, OK, graduating from Eureka High School. Graduated from Central State Teachers College in 1941. Received his masters degree in education from Oklahoma A&M College in 1947. Came to Bartlesville in 1943, teaching at Central Junior High, principal of Garfield School, then returning to Central as vice-principal and advanced to principal in 1952. Retired in 1970. Died of Parkinson's disease, as did brother Jordan. Officient at private funeral service was the Rev. Wilbur Henderson, minister of the First United Methodist Church, Caney Kansas. Rev. Henderson also christened the children of J.N.'s son Charles (Melissa Louise Lee and Charles E. Lee, Jr.). Burial: Bartlesville, OK, Memorial Park

DORRIS JO LEE: 1945-1945. Born with birth defects of clef palate, hare lip, and club foot. Lived approximately one day. Burial: 1945, Bartlesville, OK, White Rose Cemetery.

BOB EMSLEY LEE: 1922-1965. Graduated from Eureka High School; attended Oklahoma A&M College and Sapulpa Junior College. Served in U.S. Air Force during World War II and also during Korean conflict. Married to Glema Marian Frank in 1943. Following discharge from service in 1952, moved to Bartlesville. Employed by Reda Pump. Then Public Service Company, Texaco Oil Company, Cities Service Oil Company. Returned to Reda Pump as a sales engineer three years preceding his death. He was a member of the Bartlesville First Methodist Church, president of the American Little League and was active as a private pilot. Died of an apparent heart attack while on a business trip to Wichita Falls, TX. Burial: Glencoe, OK, Masonic Cemetery.