Arthur Redus

Washington Jackson Redus
Lucretia Nancy Elmer James John Joseph Melissa Onel

Arthur Redus b. Nov 1885, Ripley County, Missouri, m. 27 Jul 1906, in Ripley County,
Missouri, Artely "Tela" Cotham, b. 20 Aug 1890, Ripley County, Missouri, (daughter of
Alfred Sampson Cotham and Ruth Paralee Roberts) d. 23 Dec 1976, Creek County, Oklahoma,
buried: Sunrise Cemetery.Arthur died 28 Sep 1911.
		    Children:
		  i Leila Marie Redus b. 13 Dec 1907, Ripley County, Missouri, m. 6 Sep
		    1923, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Luie Stafford, b. 10 Apr 1902, Porter County,
		    Oklahoma, d. 23 May 1983, Seminole, Oklahoma. Leila died 6 Oct 1980,
		    Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
		 ii Neil Clyde "Bob" Redus b. 5 Aug 1909, Ripley County, Missouri, m.
		    Juanita. Neil died 5 May 1970.
		iii Perry Arthur Redus b. 28 Nov 1911, Gatewood, Missouri, m. 24 Jun
		    1933, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Ollie Mae Willard, b. 23 Jul 1912, (daughter
		    of Bill Willard and Fannie Jane Williams). Perry died 9 Dec 1989, Tulsa,
		    Oklahoma, buried: Sunrise Cemetery.

Arthur Redus, the youngest son of Mary Mahan and Washington Jackson Redus
was born in November of 1885, He and his wife, Artely (Tela) Cotham, shared
a passion for reading. He would walk miles after work to borrow books and
he and Tela would stay up late reading to each other. Arthur and Tela had
three children, Leila, Bob (Neil Clyde), and Perry. However, unfortunately,
Arthur died several months before Perry was born. He came home complaining
of pains in his side and died of what the family now believes was a ruptured
appendix. He is buried in an unmarked grave near Gatewood, Ripley County,
Missouri.

Bob (Neil Clyde), Perry, and Leila Redus

Leila Redus and Luie Stafford's children
Luie D. "Son" Stafford and "Bart" Leon Stafford

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