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     Timothy John Milliken is the son of Robert Luther Milliken and Marie Patricia Scari. He married Annette Faye Najvar, daughter of Marcel John Najvar, on 28 May 1988 at Goliad, Goliad County, Texas.^3,2

     Turner Milliken was born between 1810 and 1812 at Orange County, North Carolina.¹ He was the son of Robert Milliken Jr. and Christean Turner.¹ He died on 21 July 1866 at Lawrence County, Tennessee.¹

     Tyler Reed Milliken is the son of James Garland Milliken and Tracy Jo Trotter.^1,2

     Ulysses Milliken was born on 1 February 1831 at Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.¹ He was the son of William Milliken and Nancy Ramsey.¹ He married Mary Amanda McClure, daughter of Alexander McClure and Ariel Webb, on 5 February 1852 at McCracken County, Kentucky.^1,2 He died on 8 September 1870 at Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri, at age 39.^1,3

     Una Bruce Milliken is the daughter of Walter Clarence Milliken and Mary Berta Richardson.

     Unknown Infant Girl Milliken was born on 20 February 1860 at Tennessee possibly 1866 (James Turner Milliken family Bible.)^1,2 She died on 21 February 1860 at Tennessee.¹ She was the daughter of William Harbeson Milliken and Louisa Jane Pollock.¹

     Unknown Infant Girl Milliken was born on 15 July 1854.¹ She died on 16 July 1854.¹ She was the daughter of William Harbeson Milliken and Louisa Jane Pollock.¹

     Valiere Elizabeth Milliken was also known as Valiera Milliken. She was born on 22 May 1922 at Texas. She was the daughter of Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. and Laura Edna Richardson. She lived with Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. on 16 April 1940 at Mitchell County, Texas.¹ She married Charles Louis Rees, son of Tom Aubrey Rees and Amanda Ada Phillips, on 26 April 1941. She and Charles Louis Rees lived on 26 April 1941 at Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas.² She died on 14 November 2001 at Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas, at age 79.³
Mrs. Valiere Rees
COLORADO CITY - Mrs. Valiere Rees, 79, of Westbrook, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001 in an Abilene hospital. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in the Westbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Ken Northcutt officiating, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

Mrs. Rees was born May 2, 1922 in Ira to Russell and Laura Richardson Milliken and had been a resident of Mitchell County since 1936. She married Choppy Rees on April 26, 1941 in Westbrook. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westbrook Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Charle Louis "Choppy" Rees of Westbrook; a daughter, Glenda "Sis" Currie of Henderson; two sons, "Dink" Rees and "Jug" Rees, both of Colorado City; two sisters, Vaurine Smith of Big Spring and Vera Lee Hunter of Marble Falls; two brothers, Russell Milliken of Burnett and Bill Milliken of Coahoma; eight grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.³

     Vaurine Dorothy Milliken was born on 2 October 1920 at Ira, Scurry County, Texas.^1,2 She was the daughter of Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. and Laura Edna Richardson. She married Ozro Allison, son of Samuel Rufus Allison and Dora A Cagle, on 18 November 1939 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.^1,3 She filed an application (# 2237) at the Freestone County Court for permission to make an oil, gas and mineral lease as the legal guardian of Robert and Billie Milliken. This was part of the Phoebe Wells survey that their mother, Edna Milliken, received from a deed filed on 16 Jul 1927 (Vol. 87, Pg. 128) on 11 August 1947 at Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas.⁴ She and Edgar Richardson were mentioned in the Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Texas). Edgar tranferred, by warranty deed, the 302 acres of the Phebe Wells land grant to his niece Vaurine Allison. on 3 August 1950.⁵ She was was a charter member of the Forsan Methodist Church in November 1950 at Forsan, Howard County, Texas. She married Alvin H. Smith on 23 October 1976 at Texas. She lived in December 1989 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.⁶ She died on 28 August 2004 at Odessa, Ector County, Texas, at age 83.^1,2 She was buried on 30 August 2004 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.¹ Name: Vaurine Smith , 83
Died: August 28, 2004, in Odessa, Texas
Vaurine Smith, 83, of Big Spring, died on Saturday, August 28, 2004, in an Odessa care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, August 30, 2004 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.
She was born on October 2, 1920, in Ira, Texas.
Vaurine married Ozro Allison on November 18, 1939 in Colorado City and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1971. She then married Alvin Smith on October 23, 1976 and he preceded her in death on May 5, 1989.
Vaurine was a member of the Retired Senior Citizens, Chamber Tourist Center, and was an active volunteer in the Kentwood Community Center, where she was a member of the gospel singing group. She had been a legislative reporter for the AARP for a number of years.
Vaurine had worked at Craigs Grocery Store in Forsan and then in the cafeterias in the Coahoma schools. She was a member of Coahoma United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons Preston Duane Allison of Austin and Rodney Allison of El Paso; one sister, Vera Lee Hunter of Marble Falls; two brothers, Russell Milliken of Florence and Bill Milliken of Coahoma; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com

Service Schedule:

Service Date:
Monday, August 30, 2004

Service Time:
10:00 AM

Service Location:
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel

Burial Location:
Trinity Memorial Park.⁷