Ross Family on Loco HiRes: About 1929. Some of the children of Rocco D. Ross at that time. Id's of the children will come later. This engine was owned by the Southern Rock Asphalt Company whose supervisor was Rocco (my grandfather).*

Bennett family old: About 1920...Roy Bennett, Norman Bennett, Sadie Turner
Mendenhall Bennett, Mary Tally (Sarah Bennett's mother), Sarah Janett Cobb
Bennett (Norman's mother) outside the house at 223 W. 12th Sulphur. This is the only known photo of Sarah Janett Cobb. Note the cool hat in Roy's hand (my father).*

Sadie Roy Ray: About 1915. Sadie Bennett with her children, Ray and Roy. I'm not sure if this is a pose for the camera or if she walked around this way. Probably taken in front of the house at 223 W. 12th, Sulphur.*

Roy and Marguerite: About 1930. Roy Bennett and his future wife, Marguerite Ross.*

Marguerite and Alex: About 1910. Alex and Marguerite Ross. Alex was killed when a torch he was using exploded at a plant of some kind near Dougherty on April 5, 1930. (The last time I was there, the remnants of this plant was visible as a large cement structure filled with sand on the north side of the road about a mile north of Dougherty) Marguerite grew up to marry Roy Bennett - they were later my mother and father.*

Home: About 1915. 223 W. 12th St. On front porch... Roy, Ray, Norman and Sarah Bennett. This photo shows much of the front lawn (which I had to mow). House is still standing...a trailer now sits in the front lawn. Remodeling in 1955 took away much of front porch.*

Tornado 3-13-22: A tornado came off of Bromide Hill on this date and removed
the roof of our home. Roy and Sarah were in the home at the time but were not injured.*

Tornado: Additional damage to home and area from tornado. Men in picture are unrecognizable.*

Tornado Home3: Interior of home shows damage by tornado. My parents and
grandparents always called the tornado a "Cyclone".*

Tornado: Unknown men inspecting damage to roof.*

Grade School Class. Sulphur. About 1917. Roy Bennett marked by arrow.*

Grade School Class. Sulphur. About 1920. No names.*

Grade School Class. Sulphur. About 1918. Roy Bennett marked by arrow.*

Sulphur High School. 1927-28 Class. Roy Bennett marked by arrow.*

Roy and Ray: About 1915. My father Roy and his brother Ray (my namesake). Ray died in 1917 of pneumonia.*

Norman and Roy: About 1920. Norman Bennett and son Roy. Roy was my father.*

RD Ross and Family: Ross family about 1910. Back Row...Annie, Rocco (R.D.).
Front Row...Arthur, Marguerite, Alex.
R.D. Ross changed his name from DeRose when he immigrated into the US. He
came through Ellis Island.*

Oil Well: Date unknown. Post card labeled "Oil Well, Sulphur, Okla." Also noted "Pub. By C. P. Hobgood, Sulphur, Okla."*

Norman and Sarah at Fair: Texas State Fair 1916. Norman Lee Bennett and wife Sarah (Sadie). Family tradition says that Norman was the first Mayor of Sulphur.*

Locomotive: Old Southern Rock Asphalt Plant locomotive near Dougherty, OK circa 1928. R.D. Ross was foreman at that time and bought this locomotive so the asphalt could be transferred to the mainline at Dougherty.*