Burnis Waylon Biggs, 25, and Velma Joy Castle, 18, were married November 19, 1939 at Carmen, Okla. (Source: Alfalfa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, OK), Friday, November 24, 1939; pg. 3
CASTLE - BIGGS MARRIAGE SATURDAY:
MISS Velma Joy Castle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Castle, became the bride of Jake W. Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Biggs, also of Cherokee, Saturday night, Nov. 18.
The marriage took place at the Methodist parsonage at Carmen with the pastor, Rev. Elsworth Hughes, officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss Hazel Peterman and Ray Miller, also of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are at home at the Ideal apartments.
Mrs. Biggs is a graduate of Cherokee high school and has been employed at the R.A. Young store for the last year and a half. She will continue her work there for the present. Mr. Biggs is employed at the Miller bowling alley.
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Tulsa Daily Legal News (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, December 19, 1944; pg. 1
Tulsa County District Court
FILINGS
D 31415 - Velma Biggs v Burnis Biggs, waiver.
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The Tulsa Tribune (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, January 15, 1946; pg. 16
Marriage Licenses
JACK K. CALLAGHAN, 20, and VELMA JOY CASTLE, 24, both of Tulsa.
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Jack K. Callaghan, 20, son of Mrs. Mary G. Callaghan, and Velma Joy Castle, 24, were married January 20, 1946 at Tulsa. (Source: Tulsa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), Friday, May 6, 2011; pg. 10
Velma "Joy" Callaghan
Velma "Joy" Castle Callaghan, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Born April 3, 1921, in Attica, Kan., she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Anna Martha Elizabeth Crain Castle.
Joy was a member of the Civic Club, Carlisle, the Farm Women's Club, Newville and the Mayflower Society. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the Monroe Elementary School Library and the Salvation Army (a bell ringer at Christmas).
During WWII, she built B24 airplanes for Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Okla. She successfully fulfilled her ambition of being a wife and mother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Jack Callaghan. Together, they lovingly raised four children: Mary Ann Callaghan (and husband, Gregory Snyder) of Harrisburg, Kathleen Zarnowski (and husband, Richard) of Carlisle, William Harry Callaghan (and wife, Mary Beth) of Longmont, Colo., and Patricia Callaghan Miller (and husband, Andrew) of Chambersburg.
Surviving also are seven grandchildren, Joseph M. Walker, Christopher Walker, Jeanine Walker, Tatiana Zarnowski, Genevieve Zarnowski, Andrew Callaghan and Anna Callaghan; favorite niece, Donna V. Soles of Yorktown, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. She also leaves her beloved dog, Hugo.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Lines.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, May 9, at Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 219 North Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Linda Dominik officiating. Entombment will be in Westminster Mausoleum, Carlisle.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, Inc., 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013.
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The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, OK), Friday, November 24, 1939; pg. 3
CASTLE - BIGGS MARRIAGE SATURDAY:
MISS Velma Joy Castle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Castle, became the bride of Jake W. Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Biggs, also of Cherokee, Saturday night, Nov. 18.
The marriage took place at the Methodist parsonage at Carmen with the pastor, Rev. Elsworth Hughes, officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss Hazel Peterman and Ray Miller, also of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are at home at the Ideal apartments.
Mrs. Biggs is a graduate of Cherokee high school and has been employed at the R.A. Young store for the last year and a half. She will continue her work there for the present. Mr. Biggs is employed at the Miller bowling alley.
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Tulsa Daily Legal News (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, December 19, 1944; pg. 1
Tulsa County District Court
FILINGS
D 31415 - Velma Biggs v Burnis Biggs, waiver.
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The Tulsa Tribune (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, January 15, 1946; pg. 16
Marriage Licenses
JACK K. CALLAGHAN, 20, and VELMA JOY CASTLE, 24, both of Tulsa.
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Jack K. Callaghan, 20, son of Mrs. Mary G. Callaghan, and Velma Joy Castle, 24, were married January 20, 1946 at Tulsa. (Source: Tulsa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), Friday, May 6, 2011; pg. 10
Velma "Joy" Callaghan
Velma "Joy" Castle Callaghan, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Born April 3, 1921, in Attica, Kan., she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Anna Martha Elizabeth Crain Castle.
Joy was a member of the Civic Club, Carlisle, the Farm Women's Club, Newville and the Mayflower Society. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the Monroe Elementary School Library and the Salvation Army (a bell ringer at Christmas).
During WWII, she built B24 airplanes for Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Okla. She successfully fulfilled her ambition of being a wife and mother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Jack Callaghan. Together, they lovingly raised four children: Mary Ann Callaghan (and husband, Gregory Snyder) of Harrisburg, Kathleen Zarnowski (and husband, Richard) of Carlisle, William Harry Callaghan (and wife, Mary Beth) of Longmont, Colo., and Patricia Callaghan Miller (and husband, Andrew) of Chambersburg.
Surviving also are seven grandchildren, Joseph M. Walker, Christopher Walker, Jeanine Walker, Tatiana Zarnowski, Genevieve Zarnowski, Andrew Callaghan and Anna Callaghan; favorite niece, Donna V. Soles of Yorktown, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. She also leaves her beloved dog, Hugo.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Lines.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, May 9, at Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 219 North Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Linda Dominik officiating. Entombment will be in Westminster Mausoleum, Carlisle.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, Inc., 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013.
Burnis Waylon Biggs, 25, and Velma Joy Castle, 18, were married November 19, 1939 at Carmen, Okla. (Source: Alfalfa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, OK), Friday, November 24, 1939; pg. 3
CASTLE - BIGGS MARRIAGE SATURDAY:
MISS Velma Joy Castle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Castle, became the bride of Jake W. Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Biggs, also of Cherokee, Saturday night, Nov. 18.
The marriage took place at the Methodist parsonage at Carmen with the pastor, Rev. Elsworth Hughes, officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss Hazel Peterman and Ray Miller, also of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are at home at the Ideal apartments.
Mrs. Biggs is a graduate of Cherokee high school and has been employed at the R.A. Young store for the last year and a half. She will continue her work there for the present. Mr. Biggs is employed at the Miller bowling alley.
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Tulsa Daily Legal News (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, December 19, 1944; pg. 1
Tulsa County District Court
FILINGS
D 31415 - Velma Biggs v Burnis Biggs, waiver.
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The Tulsa Tribune (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, January 15, 1946; pg. 16
Marriage Licenses
JACK K. CALLAGHAN, 20, and VELMA JOY CASTLE, 24, both of Tulsa.
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Jack K. Callaghan, 20, son of Mrs. Mary G. Callaghan, and Velma Joy Castle, 24, were married January 20, 1946 at Tulsa. (Source: Tulsa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), Friday, May 6, 2011; pg. 10
Velma "Joy" Callaghan
Velma "Joy" Castle Callaghan, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Born April 3, 1921, in Attica, Kan., she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Anna Martha Elizabeth Crain Castle.
Joy was a member of the Civic Club, Carlisle, the Farm Women's Club, Newville and the Mayflower Society. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the Monroe Elementary School Library and the Salvation Army (a bell ringer at Christmas).
During WWII, she built B24 airplanes for Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Okla. She successfully fulfilled her ambition of being a wife and mother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Jack Callaghan. Together, they lovingly raised four children: Mary Ann Callaghan (and husband, Gregory Snyder) of Harrisburg, Kathleen Zarnowski (and husband, Richard) of Carlisle, William Harry Callaghan (and wife, Mary Beth) of Longmont, Colo., and Patricia Callaghan Miller (and husband, Andrew) of Chambersburg.
Surviving also are seven grandchildren, Joseph M. Walker, Christopher Walker, Jeanine Walker, Tatiana Zarnowski, Genevieve Zarnowski, Andrew Callaghan and Anna Callaghan; favorite niece, Donna V. Soles of Yorktown, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. She also leaves her beloved dog, Hugo.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Lines.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, May 9, at Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 219 North Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Linda Dominik officiating. Entombment will be in Westminster Mausoleum, Carlisle.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, Inc., 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013.
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The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, OK), Friday, November 24, 1939; pg. 3
CASTLE - BIGGS MARRIAGE SATURDAY:
MISS Velma Joy Castle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Castle, became the bride of Jake W. Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Biggs, also of Cherokee, Saturday night, Nov. 18.
The marriage took place at the Methodist parsonage at Carmen with the pastor, Rev. Elsworth Hughes, officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss Hazel Peterman and Ray Miller, also of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are at home at the Ideal apartments.
Mrs. Biggs is a graduate of Cherokee high school and has been employed at the R.A. Young store for the last year and a half. She will continue her work there for the present. Mr. Biggs is employed at the Miller bowling alley.
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Tulsa Daily Legal News (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, December 19, 1944; pg. 1
Tulsa County District Court
FILINGS
D 31415 - Velma Biggs v Burnis Biggs, waiver.
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The Tulsa Tribune (Tulsa, OK), Tuesday, January 15, 1946; pg. 16
Marriage Licenses
JACK K. CALLAGHAN, 20, and VELMA JOY CASTLE, 24, both of Tulsa.
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Jack K. Callaghan, 20, son of Mrs. Mary G. Callaghan, and Velma Joy Castle, 24, were married January 20, 1946 at Tulsa. (Source: Tulsa County, OK Marriage Records)
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The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), Friday, May 6, 2011; pg. 10
Velma "Joy" Callaghan
Velma "Joy" Castle Callaghan, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Born April 3, 1921, in Attica, Kan., she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Anna Martha Elizabeth Crain Castle.
Joy was a member of the Civic Club, Carlisle, the Farm Women's Club, Newville and the Mayflower Society. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the Monroe Elementary School Library and the Salvation Army (a bell ringer at Christmas).
During WWII, she built B24 airplanes for Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Okla. She successfully fulfilled her ambition of being a wife and mother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Jack Callaghan. Together, they lovingly raised four children: Mary Ann Callaghan (and husband, Gregory Snyder) of Harrisburg, Kathleen Zarnowski (and husband, Richard) of Carlisle, William Harry Callaghan (and wife, Mary Beth) of Longmont, Colo., and Patricia Callaghan Miller (and husband, Andrew) of Chambersburg.
Surviving also are seven grandchildren, Joseph M. Walker, Christopher Walker, Jeanine Walker, Tatiana Zarnowski, Genevieve Zarnowski, Andrew Callaghan and Anna Callaghan; favorite niece, Donna V. Soles of Yorktown, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. She also leaves her beloved dog, Hugo.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Lines.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, May 9, at Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 219 North Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Linda Dominik officiating. Entombment will be in Westminster Mausoleum, Carlisle.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, Inc., 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013.
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