The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
January 30, 2000

CASH, Garland Marion, of Oklahoma City died Thursday, 27 Jan 2000.

Born in Oney, Caddo County, OK on 114 [sic] Oct 1922 to Bill and Undine CASH.

First Army 51st Combat Engineer, 82nd Airborne - World War II - Northern Africa, Normandy, France, and Central Europe. Awarded the Good Conduct Medal; Soldiers' Medal of Valor; EAME Service Ribbon; One Silver Service Star; and the Distinguished Unit Badge. Personally decorated by General Eisenhower for actions at the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.

Married Bedia Helen BOSTON in 1946.

Retired Institutional Maintenance & Construction Division of the Department of Human Services.

Preceded by: Parents, Bill and Undine CASH; 3 brothers, Marlin, Bob and an infant brother.

Survived by: wife of 53 years, Bedia; daughter, Janice RIGGS and husband, Denny; daughter, Carol CASH; son, Jimmie N CASH and his wife, Jeanie; 4 brothers, Gerald of Clinton OK; Cecil of Wynnewood OK; Ronnie of Oney OK; Donnie of Ft Cobb OK; and 1 sister, Billie Jo JUDD of Midwest City OK; and 8 grandchildren.

Burial at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.
Services 1 Feb 2000.

Arrangements by Smith & Kernke Funeral Chapel.

The son of William Marland and Undine GRISSITT CASH. Undine is the daughter of W T and Celia Green COLBAUGH GRISSITT. I have COLBAUGH family information to share. Family Tree

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