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December 26, 1990
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

BRISTOW — George H. Denham, 73, of Bristow, died Tuesday at Rainbow Nursing Home in Bristow.

Services will be 10 am Friday at First Christian Church, Bristow, with Tom Hopkins and Nolan Thomas officiating.

Burial will be at South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Denham was born Dec 12, 1917, in Lapwai, Idaho, and was an area resident most of his life. He married Charlotte Lewers March 24, 1936, in Pawhuska.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the V.F.W.

He was a rancher, oilman, and a member of First Christian Church, Bristow, the Bristow and Sapulpa Round-Up clubs and a lifetime member of the Kellyville Round-Up Club.

Survivors include wife, Charlotte; son George A. Denham of Norman; daughters Sandra Denham and Marilyn Lowry, both of Bristow; sisters Mary Jane McPherson of Farmington, New Mexico and Ellen Cash of Grangeville, Idaho; half-sister Alice Niles of Perkins; and half-brother Melvin Newby of Portland, Ore.

The body will lie in state until 8:30 a.m. Friday at Smith funeral Home and the casket will not be opened at the service.

December 28, 1990
Sapulpa Herald

Funeral services for George H. Denham were held today at the First Christian Church in Bristow with Tom Hopkins and Nolan Thomas officiating.

Burial followed in South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Denham, a longtime resident of the area, died Tuesday in Bristow following an extended illness.

Casketbearers were Jim McReynolds Jr., Sam McReynolds, Raymond Campbell, Marty Varner, Jack Kirk and Frank Turinsky.

Honorary bearers were Paul Fleming, Elsworth Harrison, Buck Hupman, Dutch Brashears and John Marz.