BetteRuth was born 11 August 1926, in Bison, Garfield Co, Oklahoma. She died the 21st of November 2007. Aunt Bette was married twice. Her first husband was my uncle Don Simmons. After his death she married Jack Peyton.
Engagement announcement, unidentified newspaper clipping
"December Nuptials Slated by Couple"
December 19 is the date chosen for their wedding by Miss Bette Ruth Reeder, 1104½ N Geary, and Donald George Simmons, 118 SW 24. the bride-elect is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Reeder, Bison, and the prospective bridegroom is the son of Mrs Amelia Simmons, also of 118 SW 24, and Earl Simmons, El Reno.
Vows will be solemnized for the betrothed couple at 8 pm in the Immanuel Baptist church with Rev J Paul Carleton officiating. He will be assisted by Dr N M Stigler, professor of bible at Oklahoma Baptist university, Shawnee.
Miss Reeder was graduated from Hennessey high school and received her BS degree in secondary education from Oklahoma Baptist university, where she was a member of the Orian social club, Theta Alpha Phi drama society and Kappa Delta Pi education fraternity. She did graduate work at Phillips university, Enid, and now is educational director of Immanuel Baptist church.
Mr Simmons is a graduate of El Reno high school and now is a senior in the school of business administration of the University of Oklahoma. He served in the army [sic - should be Navy] during World War II and was employed for 24 months in Saudi-Arabia by an oil company.
Wedding announcement; El Reno Daily Tribune, Tuesday, 23 December 1950
"Miss Reeder, Donald Simmons are Married in Oklahoma City"
Miss Betty Ruth Reeder, daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Reeder of Bison, and Donald George Simmons, son of Mrs Amelia Simmons of Oklahoma City, and E A Simmons, 602 S Hadden, exchanged wedding vows at 8 o'clock Friday evening [December 19] at the Immanuel Baptist church in Oklahoma City.
Rev J Paul Carleton, pastor, assisted by Dr N M Stigler, professor of Bible at Oklahoma Baptist university in Shawnee, officiated at the ceremony . . . .
The candles were lighted by Miss Jonnie Ethridge, cousin of the bride . . . . Mary Sue Smith, flower girl . . . . Mrs J S Frank, organist, played a medley of nuptial music preceding the ceremony and accompanied Miss Anne Roberts when she sang "All for you", "The Pledge", and "The Lord's Prayer". Mrs Frank also played the traditional wedding marches.
. . . . Miss Inez Frazier, maid of honor . . . . Bridesmaids were Mrs Merle Tufford, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs Harry Barnes. . . . Al Hollenbeck was best man for the bridegroom and ushers were Ted Reeder of Stillwater, a brother of the bride, Art McElmurry and Merle Tufford.
A reception was held in the fellowship hall of the church immediately after the ceremony. . . .
Following a wedding trip through the southern states, Mr and Mrs Simmons will be at home at 423 Northeast 10, Oklahoma City.
The bride was graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and is now educational director of the Immanuel Baptist church in Oklahoma City.
The bridegroom attended the El Reno schools and is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in business administration. . . .
[This is a lengthy article and I chose to leave out the extensive descriptions of clothing, tables, flowers.]
Obituary: Arizona Republic newspaper, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, Arizona, Sunday,
November 25, 2007, photographs; BetteRuth (Reeder) Simmons-Peyton
BetteRuth (Reeder) Simmons-Peyton was born in 1926 at her parents farm home about 7 miles northeast of Hennessey, OK. She attended Hennessey High School and graduated valedictorian of her senior class.
She next completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education at Oklahoma Baptist University. She taught 2 years in high school at Hitchcock, OK. She then went to Oklahoma City to work as a full-time church secretary. While in that position she met and married Donald George Simmons. They had 2 sons, Timothy Donald and Stephen Earl. Don's work required him to be transferred often. They were first transferred to Roswell, NM. Several transfers later they were transferred to Phoenix, AZ.
BetteRuth went back to school and earned her Master's degree in Education after which she began teaching at Phoenix College, one of the schools in the Maricopa Community College system. BetteRuth taught in this system for 31 years until retirement.
Don died of a massive heart attack in 1993.
BetteRuth continued to teach until 1997 when she fully retired.
In 2004, BetteRuth went on a church mission trip to China where she met Jack Peyton. On April 23, 2005, BetteRuth and Jack were married. They were fortunate to have each other for several years even though they weren't the kind of years that they had envisioned when they wed, but God blessed them with this; His Holy Spirit and drawn them ever closer to Him and each other. BetteRuth is survived by her husband, Jack; 2 sons . . . . Services will be held at Apollo Baptist Church at 11611 N 51st Avenue, Phoenix, on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 10 AM. Interment will follow at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
ᕙ Jack and BetteRuth Peyton
This article appeared in the February 2008 edition of the Delta Kappa Gamma newsletter
Past State President Bette Ruth Simmons-Peyton Dies
Omicron State Past President Bette Ruth Simmons-Peyton died November 21, 2007.
Bette Ruth was a charter member of Alpha Delta Chapter and served as its president during the 1984-1986 biennium. She was the Omicron State President, 2001-2003. She enjoyed public speaking and was the keynote or banquet speaker at several Regional Conferences and state conventions.
In 1995 she attended the Society Leadership/Management Seminar at the University of Texas. She was a member of the International World Fellowships Committee. When she was Omicron State World Fellowships Chairman, she chaired the project that developed the World Fellowship Quilt.
Her Bachelor of Science degree is from Oklahoma Baptist University and her M A in Education, from Arizona State University. She was a teacher/professor in the department of Business at Phoenix College for many years.
ᕗ Aunt Bette's mother was Wilma Ivy Tuggle, born 26 January 1907 in Oklahoma Territory. Wilma died 29 May 1982 and is buried in Hennessey Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma. At one time Wilma was Postmistress in Bison.
RootsWeb, Oklahoma Cemeteries, Hennessey-Calvary Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
*Coin Willis Reeder, 1894-1976, married 3 Oct 1925
*Stella June Reeder, 1904-1996, married 3 Oct 1925
*Willis Reeder, 1928, son of CW
*Jimmy Reeder, 1930-1931, son of CW
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*Theodosia Foster Reeder, 30 May 1869 - 26 April 1947, Mother
*Timothy Levi Reeder, 26 March 1865 - 4 Jan 1939, Father [should TL's death date be 1929?]
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* Thomas H Reeder, 24 Nov 1900 - 1 Aug 1967
*Wilma Reeder, 26 Jan 1907 - 29 May 1982
ᕗ Stella and Wilma are sisters, both Tuggles. I didn't have anything else about the Tuggle Family until just now. Find a Grave has come to the rescue with some information about them, including the parents and other siblings. The link to Wilma, though, only gives information about her daughter, Bette Ruth, and not about her son, Ted, Aunt Bette's brother who was a veterinarian. He died many years ago.
The Find a Grave memorial for Wilma is 20047167; for her parents: George Leroy Tuggle memorial 20046023 and her mother Melissa Saunders Tuggle memorial 20046061. The Find a Grave page for Melissa also gives a hint as to the Etheridge mentioned in the wedding party of BetteRuth and Don.
BetteRuth's grandparents are Timothy Levi Reeder and Theodosia Foster. Here are their family records:
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Timothy Levi REEDER
Born: 1865 March 26, Ohio
Died: 1939 January 4
Buried: Hennessey Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
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Marriage:
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Theodosia FOSTER
Born: 1869 May 30, Arkansas
Died: 1947 April 26
Buried: Hennessey Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
Father: Achiles FOSTER
Mother: Martha BOOKOUT
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Children
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Inez REEDER
Born: October 1890, Arkansas
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Olive REEDER
Born: May 1892, Arkansas
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Coin Willis REEDER
Born: 1894 April 8, Gravette, Benton Co, Arkansas
Died: 1976
Buried: Hennessey Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
Spouse: Stella June TUGGLE
Marr Date: 1925 October 3, Hennessey, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
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Ernest Oren REEDER
Born: 1897 January, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
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Dewey Frates REEDER
Born: 1898 October 18, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
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Thomas H REEDER
Born: 1900 November 24
Died: 1967 August 1
Buried: Hennessey Cemetery, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
Spouse: Wilma Ivy TUGGLE
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Bessie REEDER
Born abt 1903, Arkansas
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ᕗ About Coin Reeder: Every paper record I have gives his name as Cain. Yet his tombstone shows Coin. I don't know if that is in error or if every other record of him that I have found is wrong. The likelihood that the marker is wrong is not unimaginable. Many markers have mistakes on them. Perhaps someone in his family can let me know about his name and the marker.
11 Nov 2018: A descendant of BetteRuth Reeder confirms that Coin is the correct name.
Records for this Reeder Family:
1870 Arkansas, Benton Co, Round Prairie Twp, Boudiville, 26 August
418 Foster, Achiles, 57, farmer, vore 1000 vope 800, b North Carolina / Martha, 35, keeping house, b Georgia // Nancy, 18, b Georgia; John, 13, school, b Georgia; Virginia, 10, school, b Georgia; Francis, 8, female, b Texas; Sarah, 6, b Texas; Thomas, 4, b Texas; Ada, 2, b Texas; Docio, 1, b Arkansas /// Bookout, Nancy, 54, at home, vore 1000 vope 400, b Georgia; Narcissas, 18, housekeeper, b Georgia
1880 Arkansas, Benton Co, Batie Twp, 16-17 June
327/331 Foster, Achilles, 60, farmer, b North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina / Martha J, 44, wife, keeping house, b Georgia North Carolina South Carolina // John, 22, son, single, farming, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Laura V, 20, dau, single, works at home, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Frances, 18, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Sarah E, 17, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Thomas, 15, son, school, works on the farm, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Ada J, 14, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Theodocia, 11, dau, school, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Martha, 8, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Emma, 4, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Lizza, 2, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia /// Bookout, Nancy, 64, mother-in-law, b South Carolina (Florida) (Florida)
1900 Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, T22N R25E, 8 June
49/50 Reeder, T L, head, b Mar 1865, 35, m 11 yrs, farmer - farm 42, b Indiana ? Arkansas / Theodosia, wife, b May 1869, 31, m 11 yrs, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia // Inez, dau, b Oct 1890, 10, Arkansas Indiana Arkansas; Ollive, dau, b May 1892, 8, b Arkansas Indiana Arkansas; Cain, son, b Apr 1894, 6, b Arkansas Indiana Arkansas; Ernest, son, b January 1897, 3, b Indian Territory Indiana Arkansas; Dewey, son, b Oct 1898, 1, b Indian Territory Indiana Arkansas
1910 Oklahoma, Kingfisher Co, Hennessey Twp, 18 April
24/26 Reeder, Levy T, head, 45, marr 1, m 18 yrs, farmer - general farm 26, b Ohio Ohio Ohio / Isidore, wife, 41, marr 1, m 18 yrs, 8 ch 7 liv, b Arkansas Pennsylvania England // Olive?, dau, 16, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas; Caine, son, 15, school, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas; Ernest, son, 13, school, b Oklahoma Ohio Arkansas; Dewey, son, 11, school, b Oklahoma Ohio Arkansas; Thomas, son, 9, school, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas; Bessie, dau, 7, school, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas
1920 Oklahoma, Garfield Co, Sumner Twp, 31 January
14/17 Reeder, Cain W, head, 25, single, farmer - general farming - farm 14, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas /// Theodeia, mother, 49, wd, b Arkansas England Holland
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Coin Willis REEDER
1930 Oklahoma, Garfield Co, Sumner Twp, 4 April
15/15 Reeder, Cain W, head, 35, first marr at 31, farmer, general farm 15, b Arkansas Ohio Arkansas / Setlla, wife, 26, first marr at 21, b Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri // Jamie, son, 2/12, b Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
1940 Oklahoma, Garfield Co, Sumner Twp, 9 April
/53 Reeder, Cain W, head, 46, b Arkansas, farmer - farm 21 / Stella, wife, 36, b Oklahoma, in 1935 same house
WWI Draft Registration Card
Cain Willis Reeder, 23, single, of Bison, Oklahoma, b 8 April 1894, Gravette, Arkansas. Farming for self, Garfield Co, Oklahoma. Dependents mother and sister. Description: medium height, slender build, dark blue eyes, light hair, no disabilities. Registration: 5 June 1917, Garfield Co, Oklahoma.
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Ernest Oren REEDER
Kingfisher Co Marriage Records, Book 7, p 123
Ernest Oren Reeder and Hazel Laura Fisher married 28 Sept 1922, Kingfisher Co, Oklahoma
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Dewey Frates REEDER
WWI Draft Registration Cards
Dewey Frates Reeder, 19, of RFD No 1, Bison, Garfield Co, Oklahoma, b 18 Oct 1898. Occupation: SATC, A & M College, Boys Dormitory, Stillwater, Payne Co, Oklahoma. Nearest relative: Mrs Theodosia Reeder, No 1, Bison, Garfield Co, Oklahoma. Description: medium height, medium build, blue eyes, medium brown hair. Registration, 11 Sept 1918, Stillwater, Payne Co, Oklahoma.
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Thomas H REEDER
1930 Oklahoma, Garfield Co, Sumner Twp, 4 April
14/14 Reeder, Thomas H, head, 29, first marr at 25, farmer - general farm 14, b Oklahoma Ohio Arkansas / Wilma, wife, 23, first marr at 19, b Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri // Bettie, dau, 3, b Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
1940 Oklahoma, Garfield Co, Sumner Twp, 9 April
/54 Reeder, Tom H, head, 39, b Oklahoma, in 1935 same house, farmer - farm 22 / Wilma I, wife, 33, b Oklahoma, in 1935 same house // Betty Ruth, dau, 13, school, b Oklahoma, in 1935 same house; Teddy R, son, 9, school, b Oklahoma, in 1935 same house
The Hennessey Clipper, Hennessey, Oklahoma, 23 May 1991
Service Men and Women buried in Hennessey Cemetery
Reeder, Thomas H
ᕗ Theodosia Foster's parents:
Achilles FOSTER
Born: 7 April 1817, North Carolina
Died: 11 February 1892, Arkansas
Buried: McCraw Cemetery, Gravette, Benton Co, Arkansas
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Married
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Martha BOOKOUT
Born: 11 August 1836, Georgia
Died 11 December 1910, Maysville, Benton Co, Arkansas
Buried: McCraw Cemetery, Gravette, Benton Co, Arkansas
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Records for Achilles and Martha:
1860 Texas, Hill Co, the Division, Aquilla, 12 July
467/456 A Foster, 35, farmer, vore 765 vope 900, b North Carolina / Martha J, 24, b Georgia // Nancy A, 9, school, b Georgia; Mary C?, 5, b Texas; John A, 3, b Texas; Laura V, 1, b Texas
1870 Arkansas, Benton Co, Round Prairie Twp, Boudiville, 26 August
418 Foster, Achiles, 57, farmer, vore 1000 vope 800, b North Carolina / Martha, 35, keeping house, b Georgia // Nancy, 18, b Georgia; John, 13, school, b Georgia; Virginia, 10, school, b Georgia; Francis, 8, female, b Texas; Sarah, 6, b Texas; Thomas, 4, b Texas; Ada, 2, b Texas; Docio, 1, b Arkansas /// Bookout, Nancy, 54, at home, vore 1000 vope 400, b Georgia; Narcissas, 18, housekeeper, b Georgia
1880 Arkansas, Benton Co, Batie Twp, 16-17 June
327/331 Foster, Achilles, 60, farmer, b North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina / Martha J, 44, wife, keeping house, b Georgia North Carolina South Carolina // John, 22, son, single, farming, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Laura V, 20, dau, single, works at home, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Frances, 18, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Sarah E, 17, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Thomas, 15, son, school, works on the farm, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Ada J, 14, dau, school, b Texas North Carolina, Georgia; Theodocia, 11, dau, school, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Martha, 8, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Emma, 4, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia; Lizza, 2, dau, b Arkansas North Carolina Georgia /// Bookout, Nancy, 64, mother-in-law, b South Carolina (Florida) (Florida)
Find a Grave has memorials and a good photo of monument in McCraw Cemetery, Gravette, Benton Co, Arkansas
for Achilles - 5083082
for Martha - 34652059
ᕗThis is all I have for the Reeder Family.
BetteRuth Simmons, sister-in-law
Peggy Simmons, and their
mother-in-law's sister,
Eryetha (Heintz) Mayberry
