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Lenore McCuistion

Lenore McCuistion[1]

Female 1922 - 2019  (96 years)

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  • Name Lenore McCuistion 
    Born 8 Nov 1922  Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 May 2019  Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried 30 May 2019  Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I26761  Family
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2019 

    Father Don Denton McCuistion,   b. 28 Feb 1895, Dixie, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1978, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Rosa Dell Berry,   b. 20 Jan 1900, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1992, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1920  [4] 
    Family ID F7254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Burgess 
    Married 16 Sep 1990 
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F9148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609] Stark, Bonnie, 9-402.

    2. [S3473] 1930 Census for Seminole County, Oklahoma, 39; p. 7A line 25; dwelling 161, family 161; Don D. McCuistion; 27 May 2014.
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: 1931; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0039; Image: 514.0; FHL microfilm: 2341665

    3. [S3972] CFS, 1 June 2019; Lenore Burgess.
      Lenore Burgess, age 96, of Seminole, OK passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Seminole. 
      She was born on November 8, 1922 to Don D. and Rosa Dale (Berry) McCuistion. 
      Lenore was born in Alma, OK and moved to Ada at an early age to continue her education. She was continuing her education until they needed secretary volunteers in Washington, D.C. during World War II. She served as a secretary for Civil Service until the need arose for nurses. Lenore then trained to be an RN and worked in the Veteran’s Hospital in D.C. for more than 25 years. She then moved back to Oklahoma to work in the Veteran’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. After retiring from there she volunteered for many things during her life.  
      Lenore married George Burgess on September 16, 1990 and he preceded her in death. 
      She was a very devout Christian and was a member of St. Benedict’s Church in Shawnee. Lenore was a volunteer for the church for about 8 years. 
      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sisters, Violet Randolph, Euna Mae Ligon, Bonnie Starks and Julia Fae McCuistion.             
      Lenore is survived by her sisters, Margarite Byerly of Tecumseh and Rosemary Thomas of Chandler; brother, Robert McCuistion; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other family and friends. 
      Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 29, 2019 and continue through service time at Cooper Funeral Home. Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019 at St. Gregory’s Abbey, Shawnee, OK with Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen, OSB officiating. Burial will follow at St. Gregory’s Abbey Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.

    4. [S1055] McCuistion, Rosa Dell, vs #9-402.