100 - Wilbert O. Molsbee - Molsbee Cemetery - Nocona, TX
N 33° 49.464 W 097° 44.876
14S E 615866 N 3743390
Wilbert O. Molsbee was born in 1916, not long before John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire.
Waymark Code: WM15C2Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2021
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Mrs. Molsbee and her husband, Raymond, are buried together, their final resting places marked by dual granite headstones on a granite base. The family name, "Molsbee", is in the center, under the vase, on both sides, and the front of the vase notes their marriage on June 3, 1933. Each has their inscription on an open book, decorated with flowers and reading "Mother" and "Father":
Wilbert O.
Aug. 29, 1916
Oct. 22, 2016
Raymond O.
Nov. 12, 1914
Aug. 23, 1978
An obituary (slight edits) provides a little background, noting that she, like so many in Nocona, was an employee of Enid Justin over at the boot factory:
[Mrs.] Molsbee was born on Aug. 29, 1916 to Will and Annie Taylor in Wilson, OK, oldest of 10 children, with four brothers and six sisters.
She married Raymond Molsbee on June 3, 1933 in Waurika, OK. She worked at Ben Franklin’s as a sales clerk, Nokona Athletic Goods, Action Line and retired from Nocona Boot Company after 15 years. She was baptized in the Molsbee Chapel Church Sept. 12, 1934 in a water tank on the Molsbee home place.
She is survived by her daughters, Deloris Hudson and Janie May both of Nocona; seven grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and sisters, Ruth Smith, Bowie, Rada Russell, Joy Jackson and Retha Larison all of Nocona.
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Raymond Molsbee was the grandson of the Reverend Abraham Molsbee, who established the adjacent church and who provided this land for use as a family cemetery back in 1888.