BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

8-60 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESMelvin Corbett was a cowboy and miner. Melvin and Ruth Corbett weredivorced on January 6, 1932 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Melvin Corbett died onAugust 19, 1979 in San Diego, California and was buried in the CitizensCemetery in Flagstaff, Arizona. On August 5, 1932, Hazel married a secondtime to Orville Marion Pendergrass in Gallup, New Mexico. Orville was bornon January 11, 1902 in Trinidad, Colorado and is the son of Francis MarionPendergrass and Ada (Robertson) Pendergrass. Orville and Hazel Pendergrasswere the parents of one daughter:. . . Patricia Ann Pendergrass, b. March 24, 1935, Flagstaff, ArizonaOrville Pendergrass died on April 15, 1980 in Flagstaff, Arizona and Hazel(Campbell) Pendergrass died on May 1, 1988 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Bothwere buried in the Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff, Arizona. Patricia Pendergrassis a librarian. On August 2, 1957, Patricia Pendergrass married Jack FosterPreston in Troy, Illinois. In 1973, Jack and Patricia Preston were divorced inPrescott, Arizona. On January 26, 1974, Patricia married a second time to PierceCarter “P. C.” Potter in Prescott, Arizona. Pierce is the son of Eric T. “Patsy”Potter.References: 1) Pedigree Chart by Jacqueline Campbell, July, 1980; 2) Letter, Ruth(Corbett) Kunkle to Robert Casey, September 9, 1986RUTH BERTHA CORBETT (1.5.3.1.3.7.3.1) is the daughter of Melvin BoydCorbett and Hazel Emeroy (Campbell) Corbett. Ruth was born on August 27,1927 in Flagstaff, Arizona. On June 7, 1946, Ruth Corbett married ShermanCarter Kunkle in Flagstaff, Arizona. Sherman was born on July 16, 1912 inJeanette, Pennsylvania and is the son of John William Kunkle and MargaretDella (Chew) Kunkle. Sherman and Ruth Kunkle are the parents of twochildren:. . . Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Kunkle, b. March 22, 1947, Flagstaff, Arizona. . . Thomas David Kunkle, b. August 11, 1950, Delta, ColoradoSherman Kunkle is a carpenter. After Ruth’s second child was born, shereturned to school and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Home Economicsfrom Arizona State University at Tempe, Arizona. Later, she earned a Master ofScience degree in Child Development from Oregon State University at Corvallis,Oregon. Ruth taught school at the junior high level and later for a number ofyears at Mesa Community College at Grand Junction, Colorado. Ruth lives inCamp Verde, Arizona.On November 8, 1968, Elizabeth Kunkle married Samuel Thomas Reeder, Jr. inFlagstaff, Arizona. Samuel was born on November 10, 1941 in El Reno,Oklahoma and is the son of Samuel Thomas Reeder, Sr. and Oleta (Woodring)Reeder. Samuel and Elizabeth Reeder had two children: - Oleta Ruth Reeder,b. April 27, 1969, Flagstaff, Arizona, - Edward Thomas Reeder, b. May 2,1972, Flagstaff, Arizona. Samuel and Elizabeth Reeder were divorced inSeptember of 1985 in Prescott, Arizona. Elizabeth is a teacher and lives inPrescott Valley, Arizona. Samuel Reeder, Jr. is a cowboy and lives in CampVerde, Arizona. On December 30, 1989, Oleta Reeder married Gerald Reese