Mollye Slawn
b. 29 July 1892, d. 27 February 1965
- Mollye Slawn was born on 29 July 1892.
- She married Fred Thomas Milligan, son of Thomas Fremont Milligan and Fannie Blanche Ward.
- Mollye Slawn became a widow at the 24 September 1962 death of her husband Fred Thomas Milligan.
- Mollye Slawn died on 27 February 1965 at age 72 in Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
- She was interred at Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 4 March 1965 in the Wise County Messenge: Mrs. Fred Milligan, 73, was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery Sunday following services at 2:30- p.m. in the First Baptist Church where she was a member. Rev. Hubert Long, pastor, and Dr. R. E. Bell officiated at the services.
She died Saturday in Ryan, Okla., following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Milligan was the former Mollye Slawn, widow of Fred Milligan who died in September 1962. They lived in Greenwood most of their lives, moving to Decatur in 1953 when he retired.
She had been active in the Eastern Star, Garden Club and Owl Club and attended Decatur Baptist Colletge.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Dewey L. Nash of Ryan, Okla., Mrs. Floyd Clifton of Decatur and Mrs. Emma Smallwood of Walters, Okla., and eight nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers for the services were Sam acola, Nolan Boydston, L. C. Slimp, James Wilson, Joe Wren, Nolen Sewell, Wilbert Bergstrom and Frank Paschall.
- Last Edited: 18 Jul 2016