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EMMA WORTMAN
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
1991 (no month or day stated)

Mrs. Dennis (Emma) Wortman, 100, Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm Friday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Price officiating.

Burial will follow in South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Owen Funeral Home.

She was born Oct 10, 1890 in Kansas City, Kans., and moved from there to Sapulpa in 1907. She worked as a teacher for the Herman Public Schools in Missouri and later as a midwife. She also worked at the Harvey House where she met her husband Dennis. He preceded her in death in 1948. Mrs. Wortman was also preceded in death by sons Dale and Irvan and daughter Sylvia. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Sapulpa Garden Club.

Survivors include son Dennis Wortman of Sapulpa; daughters Nellie Bowen and Irene Atchley, both of Sapulpa; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

The family will headquarter at 817 S. Water the day of the service.

[NOTE: National Obituary Archive (NOA) shows date of death as 06-05-1991 http://www.arrangeonline.com/ ]