Wathen Family History & Genealogy

Roy and Rose Wathen

Neil Preston Wathen, stationed Great Lakes, Ill. Son Of Denver J. Wathen and
Daisy Marie Frasier. Born 2/18/1934 in Independence, Kansas. Grew up in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Neil was a Refrigeration Service Engineer completing the OSU extention program in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Neil has a wife Barbara, son Brian Neil, and daugher Rachel Ellen. There are 2 daughters from a previous marriage.
Neil died of related illnesses due to Lung Cancer on June, 29, 2007 in Lexington, Ok.. His Memorial was held at Lakeview Baptist Church in Norman, Ok. on July 8, with Chaplain Michael Bailey officiating. His memorial stone is at Sunset Memorial Park, 2301 E. Indian Hills Rd. Norman, Ok.

This is a newspaper clipping (year unknown) that appeared in The Daily Register in Harrisburg, IL about a Christmas program.

Names include:
Henry Rushing, Brenda Gobels, Diane Barnett, Rebecca Mahan, Carolyn Raulston, Kay Millspaugh, Connie Milligan, Janet Wathen, Sue McGehee, Ernest Mulvey, Charles Mulvey, Larry Kingston, Cade Wentz, Joe Williams, Donald Porter, Robert McGehee, Edward Jennings, Norman Ellis, Tony Dodson, Bruce Coffee, Gary Brown, Setiva Marie Reemer, Shirley O'Neal, Carolyn Cowsert, James William Hopper, Karen Patton, Suzette Bennett, Johna Rummele, Ralph Mann, Charles Rushing, Terry Raymer, John Sisk, Mike Gott, Jimmy Jones, Larry Schneider, Randy Tite, Glen Syers, Andy Hopson, Gary Emery, Jimmie DeVous, Jimmie Dale, Mike Bramlett, Paul Bishop, Annette Dempsey, Ruth Ann Cremeens, Bonita Carnahan, Joanne Bayer, Diane Galloway, Audry Jennings, Margaret Lackey, Virginia Millspaugh, Kathy Mossman, Pamela Vickery, Jerry Marshall, Leon Raymer, Bruce Raymer, Bruce Murphy, David Harbison, Kenny Roe, Richie Bayer, Gene Sanks, Mike Martin, Bert Wenzel, Ronnie Roe, David Patton, Wayne Pearce, Mike Miles, Roger Mahan, Johnny Gott, Mike Garza, Jackie Kanady, Nicky DeVous, Emanues Ellis, Lonnie Lane, Jimmie Pearee, Charles Dale, Mike Marshall, John Oldham, Xen Austin, Rodney Wenzel, Mike Gross, Keith Murphy, Jimmie Bayer, Debra Rexing, Sandra Patton, Sandra Karns, Linda Hopson, Maureen Patton, Marilyn Martin, Marilyn Millspaugh, Nancy DeVous, Connie Roe, Jonell Coffee, Leslie Mulvey Wayne Rexing, Gregory Moore, Gary Lane, Van Patton, Stephen Raymer, Howard Pierce, Mike Reynolds, Eddie Vickery, Wayne Shann, Luke Glover, Gary Franc, Stephen Wathen, Carolyn Patton, Sue Easton, Vicki Roe, Janet DeVous, Patty Payne, Connie Dempsey, Alice DeVous, Marilyn Roc, Sherry Ellis, Linda Garza, Wanda Gobel, Alunda Austin, Marsha Harrelson, Beverly Womack, Marcia Smith, Myrna Patton, Barbara Moore, Sandra Mahan, Nancy Brooks, Martha Bayer, Marthan Barnett, Lottie Payne, Sharon Patton, Cheryl McMurtry, Mary Langendorfer, Sandra Lane, Linda Lane, Jean Hopson, Joyce Barbre, Ruth Crest, Rosemary Wallace, Eunice Dempsey, Bonnie Emery, Carol Gowdy, Frances Carnahan, Pat Pierce, Melvin Galloway, Brenda Brown, Tommy Milligan, and Brenda Jone.

"Doc Wathen & Woodard and one of our ships" Obviously there are 4 people in this photo taken in WWII probably in Italy around 1942

Daisy Marie Frasier daughter of Lewis Franklin Frasier and Zora Mae Howe. She was born in Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas on Sept 14, 1911.
She married Denver Jenkins Wathen in 1928 and they had two sons.

Denver Jenkins Wathen b March 31, 1907 in Davies Co., Altamont, Mo. Married Daisy Marie Frasier May 26, 1928. Died Aug. 8, 1975. He was the son of John Napoleon Wathen and Fannie Catherine Polk.

Ben J. Wathen born May 11, 1835 in Marion Co., Ky. and d. Sept 9. 1912 buried in Alta Vista Cemetary, Mo. (Altamont) Julia A. Hughes born Apr. 5, 1837 and died Dec. 6, 1905. Married in 1859. Their children were John Napoleon b 1866, S.A. 'Bud' b. 1860, William Francis b. 1861, Henry Hubert b. 1863, and J. Riley b 1872