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Robert Odell Osburn
19 Jul 1924 – 18 Apr 1970
| Birth | 19 Jul 1924 |
| Death | 18 Apr 1970 |
| Cemetery | Citizens Cemetery Clarendon , Donley County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Mary Hubbard Miller on 21 Mar 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53721695 |
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Robert Odell Osburn Services Tuesday p.m. Funeral services for Robert Odell Osburn, 45, were conducted Tuesday, April 21, 1970, at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Clarendon, Texas, with Rev. Bryan Knowles, minister of the Martin Baptist Church officiating. Rev. Harold Elliott assisted. Interment was in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Murphy Funeral Home. Mr. Osburn died from injuries he received in the tornado that struck his home in the Martin community April 18, 1970. He was born in Red River County, Tex. and moved to Clarendon in 1945. He married Edna Jewell Tims in Clarendon in 1948 and maintained his home in the Martin community where he farmed. He was in the Armed Forces during World War Two. He is survived by his wife, Edna Jewell Osburn and two daughters, Miss Judy Osburn of the home and Mrs. Brenda McConnell of Perryton, Texas; Also, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Osburn of Esteline [sic], Texas; Six sisters, Mrs. Lena Freeze of Esteline [sic], Texas, Mrs. Osie Lee Walker of Springlake, Texas, Mrs. Mina Nelson of Amarillo, Texas, Mrs. Veda McKay of Bovina, Texas, Mrs. Mary Ida Bryson of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Rosa Nell Smith of Hart, Texas; Two brothers, Clifford Osburn of Amarillo, Texas and B.B. Osburn, Jr. of Clarendon, texas. Bearers were Don Robinson, Dale Robinson, Steve Reynolds, Fred Clifford, Emmett Simmons and Bill Todd. (Published in The Donley County Leader & The Clarendon News, New Series - Volume 41, No. 14, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, April 23, 1970, Page 8) ----- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Name Robert Odell Osburn Gender Male Race White Age 18 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head) Birth Date 19 Jul 1924 Birth Place Fulbright, Texas, USA Residence Place Fulbright, Red River, Texas, USA Registration Date 16 Dec 1942 Registration Place Fulbright, Red River, Texas, USA Employer Bud House Height 5 10 Weight 145 Complexion Light Hair Color Blonde Eye Color Gray Next of Kin Rosie Ethel Osburn Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Robert Odell Osburn 18 Self (Head) Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000 Name Robert Osburn Death Date 18 Apr 1970 Death County Donley Gender Male Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Name Robert Odell Osburn Gender Male Race White Death Age 45 Birth Date 19 Jul 1924 Birth Place Red River, Texas Residence Date Abt 1970 Residence Place Precinct 1, Donley, Texas, USA Death Date 18 Apr 1970 Death Place Precinct 1, Donley, Texas, USA Father Benjamin Byers Osburn Mother Rosie Ethel Sttone Certificate Number 25633 U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Name Robert Odell Osburn Rank Private Birth Date 19 Jul 1924 Service Number 38 688 806 Service Branch US Army Unit Unassigned Enlistment Date 20 Jun 1944 Discharge Date 7 Aug 1944 Death Date 18 Apr 1970 Cemetery Citizens Cemetery Cemetery Location Clarendon, Texas, USA
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Texas Pvt US Army World War II
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- Lena Lester Osburn Freeze 1915–2009
- Nina Osburn Nelson 1921–1988
- Veda May Osburn McKay 1922–2015
- Benjamin Byers "Rabbit" Osburn Jr 1928–2008
- Rosie Nell Osburn Smith 1930–1994
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