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DARNELL, Joseph
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
05-31-1993

Joseph Jackson Darnell, 82, Bristow, died Sunday in Greer County.

Funeral services were scheduled for today at 3 pm at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Bristow with Orvel L. Thompson of Tulsa officiating.

Burial followed at the Joe Darnell farm south of Bristow under the direction of Schumacher Funeral Home of Bristow.

He was born May 25, 1910, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. A long time Bristow area resident, he moved from New Mexico in 1935. He was a self-employed rancher and interior decorator. Darnell was also a former member of Odd Fellows and a member of the National Rifle Association.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Darnell, in 1979.

Survivors include son, Mitchell of Altus; daughters, Karen Renee Darnell of Bristow, Ana Vera Lee of Little rock, Ark.; brother, J. L. Darnell of Bristow; sister, Josephine Parent of Little Rock, Ark.; ten grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.