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Extracted from The Barnsdall Times (Barnsdall, OK)
Thursday, April 22, 1954

DELLA LEONA (MANLEY) WORL

BARNSDALL, OSAGE CO., OK. -- Death came to Mrs. Della Leona Worl, Sunday at her home in Barnsdall, following an illness of two years. She was 77 years, 11 months and six days of age at the time of her death. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manley. She was born in Missouri. She came to Barnsdall fourteen years ago.

Mrs. Worl was united in marriage October 17, 1894 at Falls City, Neb., to Charles Worl. To this union nine children were born. Two daughters and two sons preceded her in death. Survivors are three daughters: Myrtle Coulter of Cleveland, Dorothy Robinson and Ruby Javine, both of Barnsdall; two sons, Bert Worl of Barnsdall and Orville Worl of Ralston; and Billy George Waters whom she loved and cared for in her home since he was five weeks of age; three sisters, Ida Brown of California, Tisha Rongish of Iowa and Eva Waugh of Joplin, MO.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Allee delivering the funeral sermon. Hugh Ann Little sang, “The Lord's Prayer”, accompanied at the piano by Miss Jeannine Rainwater, and Mrs. Harold Pitts and Mrs. Calvin Moose sang “Mansions Over the Hilltop” and “Never Grow Old”, accompanied by Mrs. Judy Upton at the piano.

Pall bearers were Louie Hill, C.O. DeWeese, Fred Burton, Everett Anthony, Oliver Nuckolls and Eddie Red Eagle.