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Oscar L. Thorp died of a fatal stroke while in the North Plains Hospital of Borger, Texas. Funeral services were
held at the First BaptistChurch of Panhandle on the following Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Blake Woolbright
conducted the services. The church choir of which he was a member sang two songs under the direction of Mary
E. Ewing. John and Ben Stone sang a duet, Beyond the Sunset.
More About OSCAR LAFAYETTE THORP:
Burial: October 30, 1955, Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas
Marriage Notes for BLANCH COLLINS and OSCAR THORP:
A few days after Blanch and Oscar were married, they moved to Washita County, Oklahoma. They lived in the
small community of Port, oklahoma until 1909 when they sold their land and bought property east of Groom,
Carson County, Texas. They lived there only two years before returning to Washita County.
The appeal of new farm land and the opportunity to buy additional property, they moved back to Carson County,
Texas in 1916. Oscar bought and sold several pieces of property during his lifetime. Five of those properties were
farmed by each of his children who would later own their respective pieces of land.
Oscar was an active member of The First Baptist Church in Sentinel, Washita County, Oklahoma. All of the
family moved their membership by letter to the First Baptist Church of Panhandle. Oscar was on the church
building committee, which planned the 72 X 100 feet of brick church that two stories and a full basement. This
church building contained fourty rooms costing $45,000 to build. People serving on this project were I. S.
Mullins, O. L. Thorp, George Simms, S. G. Bobbit and Sid O'Keefe. Oscar was Deacon in the church, taught
Bible classes and sang in the choir. He believed the best way to encourage his family to become Christians and
join the Church was to set an Example. He was a good example for all of his family.
Children of BLANCH COLLINS and OSCAR THORP are:
i. LOYD RAY 11 THORP, b. January 05, 1901, Port Washita County, Oaklahoma; d. December 08, 1963,
Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas; m. IVA KIRKSEY, February 16, 1922, Panhandle, Carson
County, Texas; b. January 02, 1902; d. January 08, 1987, Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico.
Notes for LOYD RAY THORP:
Iva divorced Loyd 11 January 1944.
More About LOYD RAY THORP:
Burial: December 10, 1963, Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas
ii. LORA ALICE THORP, b. September 03, 1902, Port Washita County, Oaklahoma; d. January 03, 1996,
Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas; m. VAN HENRY CARTER, September 11, 1919, Pampa, Gray
County, Texas; b. February 10, 1901, Smith County, Tenn..
More About LORA ALICE THORP:
Burial: January 06, 1996, Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas
iii. OSCAR SEWELL THORP, b. February 15, 1904, Port Washita County, Oaklahoma; d. November 15, 1974,
Zapata, Zapata County, Texas.
Notes for OSCAR SEWELL THORP:
Oscar's will was probated in Panhandle, Carson County, Texas.
More About OSCAR SEWELL THORP:
Burial: Panhandle Cemetary, Carson County, Texas
iv. GEORGE THOMAS BLAINE THORP, b. May 09, 1910, Boydston, Gray County, Texas; d. August 29, 1983,
Gainsville, Alachua County, Alabama; m. (1) ESTER MYERS, January 02, 1929, Pampa, Gray County, Texas;
m. (2) EMMA LOUISA DENTON, August 10, 1929, Chetenne, Rogers Mills County, Oklahoma; b. April 26,
1913, Childress County, Texas; d. December 23, 1959, Groom, Carson County, Texas; m. (3) DOROTHY
TAYLOR, August 23, 1949, Rapid City,Pennington County, South Dakota; b. November 11, 1913, Highmore,
Hyde County, South Dakota; d. April 16, 2002, Deer Lodge County, Montana.
Notes for GEORGE THOMAS BLAINE THORP:
George was a farmer.
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