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Edith Lottie (McLemore) Stokes
Contributed by April (Wharton) Makerney

The Hugo Daily News, Hugo, Choctaw, OK; Issue: Unknown

    Mrs. Edith L. Stokes, 81, of Hugo, died Thursday at Choctaw Memorial Hospital.
    Born in Jonesboro, Ark. on July 2, 1903, she had been a resident of Choctaw County for 36 years.
    She was a homemaker and a member of the Clayton Avenue Baptist Church.
    Survivors include three daughters, Criss Lester and Estelle Cornelison, both of Hugo, and Waunell Rye of Riverside, Calif.: three sons, Roy Haislip and Willard Johnson of Bakersfield and Russel Johnson of Arvin, Calif.
    Mrs. Stokes is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Henson and Mrs. Edna Everidge, both of Hugo, 25 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
    The family will receive friends at Criss Lester’s home.
    Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Lampton Mills Chapel. Burial will be in the Springs Chapel Cemetery. Lampton Mills Funeral Home of Hugo is in charge of arrangements.