Services for Mrs. Myrtle V. Bobo, 88, Broken Bow, were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Norwood Funeral Chapel in Broken Bow. Mrs. Bobo died Thursday at Salem, Ore. Born July 7, 1888 in Texas, she resided here many years and was a Baptist.
        Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Caudle of Broken Bow, Mrs. Ruby Coates of Livermore, Ca., Mrs. Audra Tollett of Aumsville, Ore., and Helen Turner of Sweet Home, Ore.; two sons, John Taylor of Golden and David Taylor of Springfield, Va.; a brother, D. W. Martin of Battiest; 19 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Burial was in Watson Cemetery at Oak Hill under the direction of Norwood Welch Funeral Home.

        Funeral services are being held at 2:00 p.m. today for John Taylor, 70, Broken Bow, who died Sunday. Services will be in the Norwood Chapel at Broken Bow, with the Rev. O. C. Sutterfield officiating. Burial will be in Hochatown Cemetery.
        Born April 29, 1916 in Broken Bow, he was a retired truck driver and a member of the Baptist Church. He had lived here all his life, marrying Marie Young in Idabel on May 19, 1941. He was preceded in death by his son Herbert Alvin, on April 15, 1964.
        Survivors include his wife Marie, of the home; sons, Harold of Edmond and Pete of Oklahoma City; five daughters, Sue Burns of Dallas, LaWanda O'Day of Edmond, Mamie Rush of Oklahoma City, Linda Whitson of Tecumseh and Debbie Scaffetta of Arlington, Texas; a brother, David Taylor of Springfield, Va.; four sisters, Beatrice Caudle of Broken Bow, Ruby Coates of Livermore, Ca., Audra Tollett of Aumsville, Ore., and Helen Turner of Sweet Home, Ore.; 23 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

        Mrs. Susie B. Childs, 63, of Broken Bow died Saturday morning in the Idabel hospital. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Norwood-Welch Funeral Chapel in Broken Bow. Burial was in the Glover Cemetery.
        Mrs. Childs was born Sept. 15, 1907 in Clover and had resided in McCurtain County all her life. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Broken Bow.
        Survivors include one son, Melvin G. Childs of Harlington, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Jenny Lee Jones of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Birl Story of Broken Bow and Mrs. Harry Williamson of Cottonwood, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.

        Ruby Coates, a homemaker for 67 years, died at home. She was 85. The native of Broken Bow, Okla. lived in Livermore before moving to Healdsburg four years ago.
        Survivors: Daughters, JoAnn Tankersley of Healdsburg and Jeanette Polar; sons, Jim Burgess of Sweet Home Ore., and Harvey Coates of Alameda; sisters, Beatrice Caudle of Broken Bow, Audra Tollett of Aumsville, Ore., and Helen Turner of Sweet Home; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Her first husband Kelsey Burgess, died in 1954, and second husband, Abram Coates, died in 1990.
        Services: 2 p.m. burial today at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Livermore. Arrangements by Callaghan Mortuary, Livermore.

        Longtime resident Abram Wilson Coates died of heart failure Thursday, a day before his 80th birthday. Coates, born in Oakland, was a professional boxer from 1936 until 1940. He was a cabin mechanic for United Airlines for 12 years before retiring in the mid-1960's. During his retirement, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to Reno and watching baseball. He had a passion for the Oakland A's, according to his family. He collected everything from hats to jackets to autographed photos and baseballs. "He never missed a game," said his stepdaughter, Joan Tankersley, of Healdsburg.
        In addition to Tankersley, he is survived by his wife, Ruby; two sons, Harvey Coates of Alameda and Wayne Coates of San Leandro; a daughter, Jeanette Paler of San Leandro; a stepson, Jim Burgess of Livermore; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
        Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Callaghan Mortuary chapel, 3833 East Ave., Livermore. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.