Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Bracken, Charles Kenneth January 1964 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Luce pegsue59@cox.net March 7, 2007, 9:37 pm The El Dorado Times, January 31, 1964 The El Dorado Times January 31, 1964 Charles K. Bracken, Life-Long Resident of El Dorado; Dies Charles Kenneth Bracken, a life-long resident of El Dorado died suddenly early this morning at Cleveland, Okla., Mr. Bracken who lived at 2220 West fourth, was 39 years old. He and his father owned and operated the B&B Contracting company, a pipe line firm. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the El Dorado Elks Lodge. He was graduated from El Dorado High School. Mr. Bracken was born Aug. 20, 1924, at El Dorado. He and Mary Ruth Holladay were married here Aug. 28, 1949. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Shelley, Tracey and Cherridah, all of the home; one son Kenneth R. of the home; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. bracken, 425 Oil Hill, his mother, Mrs. Irene Hatton, Jennings, Okla.; and one brother, Gary of Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel. Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor of the First Methodist church will officiate. Interment will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery with military rites to be conducted at the graveside. The El Dorado Times February 1, 1964 Services Held for Charles K. Bracken Funeral services for Charles Kenneth Bracken, 2220 West Fourth, who died Friday at Cleveland, Okla., were held Monday afternoon at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel. Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor of the First Methodist church officiated. Graydon Waldorf sang The Old Rugged Cross, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. H. W. Bullerdiek. Serving as casket bearers were Jack Leonard, Jerry Leonhard, Merwyn Sontag, Ted Holderman, Robert V. Faith, and Jack A. McFann. Honorary bearers included Archie O'Dell, C. John Cox, Jordan Minyard, Arnold Adams, Jim Wunderlick, Randolph N. Moore, Ray Brickley, George Todd, Jim Neighbors and Paul Wesley. Students and teachers of Oil Hill School attended the services in a group. Interment was in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery with military rites conducted at the graveside by members of the American Legion. Flag folders were Bill Wrench and John F. Johnson. John Templin and Mike Gard were the bugler This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb