William Orville "Bill" Tomlinson^[1]

1918 - 2003  (84 years)

• Name	William Orville "Bill" Tomlinson
  Born	3 Oct 1918	Yukon, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Waldron, Grady County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Died	17 Feb 2003	St. John's Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma   [3, 4]
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Grady County, Oklahoma   [5]
  Person ID	I406964	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Orville Andrew Tomlinson,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Yukon, Oklahoma ,   d. 10 Sep 1980, Grady Memorial Hospital, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elsie Ruth Hostetter,   b. 19 Feb 1894, Oklahoma ,   d. 15 Oct 1948  (Age 54 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1915
  Family ID	F161632	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Wilmath Eleanor Peck,   b. 7 Apr 1926,   d. 23 Dec 2003  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1948	Copeland, Oklahoma
  Children	1. Dennis Andrew Tomlinson,   b. 2 Oct 1951  (Age 73 years)   2. Dallas Wade Tomlinson,   b. 29 Jan 1955  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F161643	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Chickasha Daily Express (OK), 11 Sep 1980. Orville A. Tomlinson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name William Tomlinson Event Type Census Event Year 1930 Event Place Waldron, Grady, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 11 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Birthplace Oklahoma Father's Birthplace Oklahoma Mother's Birthplace Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Orville Tomlinson Head M 40 Oklahoma Elsie Tomlinson Wife F 36 Oklahoma Leola Tomlinson Daughter F 15 Texas Elsie Fern Tomlinson Daughter F 13 Texas William Tomlinson Son M 11 Oklahoma Emily Tomlinson Daughter F 4 Texas Leroy Tomlinson Son M 1 Texas Calvin Lee Cousin M 22 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, Tuttle Times (OK), 4 May 2007. Elsie Fern Plumlee obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Nowata Start (OK), 26 Feb 2003. William O. Tomlinson, 84-year-old Nowata, Oklahoma, resident passed away at 4:08 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2003, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. William O. Tomlinson began this life October 3, 1918, in Yukon, Oklahoma. Mr. Tomlinson attended the Panhandle State University and later received his Masters Degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma where he had also nearly accomplished his Doctorate. Mr. Tomlinson married Wilmath Eleanor Tomlinson on February 28, 1948, in Copeland, Oklahoma. The two resided in several towns across Oklahoma and Kansas due to different teaching positions. Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson came to Nowata in 1972 where he obtained a position as Nowata High School Principal. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of OEA and the Oklahoma Retired Teachers Association. Mr. Tomlinson loved to play golf and fish and was also a staunch Democrat who loved the opportunity to debate politics. Mr. Tomlinson is survived by two sons, Dallas W. Tomlinson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Dennis A. Tomlinson and his wife, Susan, of Stillwater, Oklahoma; by one brother, Leroy Tomlinson of San Diego, California; and by two sisters, Elsie Fern (Tomlinson) Plumlee of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and Etta Fay (Tomlinson) Howell of Mitchell, South Dakota. Mr. Tomlinson was preceded in death by his wife, Wilmath on December 23, 2002, and by two sisters. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 42056251).