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     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

     Vera Lee Milliken was born on 23 September 1926 at Lamesa, Dawson County, 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 Kenneth Dee Hunter, son of James Alton Hunter Sr. and Reta Mae Shuler, on 12 January 1946. She and Kenneth Dee Hunter lived in 1980 at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.² She witnessed the burial of Russell Franklin Milliken Jr. on 10 January 2008 at Coahoma, Howard County, Texas.³ She died on 27 December 2012 at Burnet County, Texas, at age 86.⁴

In Memory of
Vera Lee Hunter
September 23, 1926 - December 27, 2012
Obituary

Vera Lee Hunter, 86, of Marble Falls, Texas, passed away at home on December
27, 2012. She was born September 23, 1926 in Lamesa, Texas (Higanbotham
Community) to Russell Franklin Milliken, Sr and Laura Edna (Richardson)
Milliken.

Vera married Kenneth Dee Hunter on January 12, 1946 in Dallas, Texas, then
followed him to several positions over the country during his 42 year career
with General Electric Company.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and three brothers. She
is survived by her husband Kenneth, son Keith Dee Hunter of Indianapolis,
Indiana, daughter Karen Lee Kuhns of Lexington, South Carolina and several
grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Graveside service will be held at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland, Texas at
2:00 PM Thursday, January 3, 2013.

Condolences may be offered at www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are under the direction of Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home of Marble
Falls, Texas.⁵ She was buried on 3 January 2015 at Midland, Midland County, Texas.^5,6

     Verlynn Milliken married an unknown person. She was born on 19 January 1924.¹ 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.² She graduated on 15 May 1941 at Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas. She was one of the top graduates of her class.³ She married Karnes Van King, son of Otto Van King and Mary Karnes, after 1945. She died on 10 February 1989 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 65.¹

     Verna Eugene Milliken was born on 2 April 1933 at Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas. He was the son of Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. and Laura Edna Richardson. He died on 31 May 1933 at Dawson County, Texas.¹ He was buried on 1 June 1933 at Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas.¹

     Virginia Lynn Milliken was born circa October 1919 at Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky, Obituary lists DOB as 17 Dec 1919.^1,4 She was the daughter of William DeWitt Milliken Sr. and Winifred Clark Ellis.¹ She married Earl Wendell Nuckols, son of Edwin Irl Nuckols and Mary Katherine Neal, on 11 July 1941 at Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky.^4,3 She died on 19 August 2009 at Tennessee.^4,5 She was buried on 22 August 2009 at Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee.⁶ Virginia Milliken Nuckols
Obituary

NUCKOLS, Virginia Milliken Age 89 of Joelton, TN. August 19, 2009. Preceded in death by husband of 61 years, Earl Wendell Nuckols. Born December 17, 1919 in Smiths Grove, KY to the late William Dewitt and Winifred Clark Ellis Milliken. Survived by three children, Mary Lynn Nuckols Chattin and her husband, Sam S. Chattin of Lexington, IN, Allyson Nuckols Griffin of Joelton, TN and Kenneth Wendell Nuckols and his wife, Teresa Poirrier Nuckols of Joelton, TN; brother, William Dewitt Milliken, Jr. and his wife, Gloria Pace Milliken of Clarksville, TN; five grandchildren, Teale Robey Chattin, Marc Ryan Chattin and his wife Shandy Chattin, Mandi Leigh Chattin, Daniel Ray Nuckols and Derek Earl Nuckols. After her marriage to Mr. Nuckols, they moved to Nashville, TN. For the last 35 years, they resided in Joelton, TN. Mrs. Nuckols will be dearly missed by family and friends. "Gone from us, but never forgotten." She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. A Celebration of her life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the Forest Lawn Chapel. Interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Saturday. FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, (615) 859-5279.

Published in The Tennessean on Aug. 22, 2009.⁶

     Wallace Milliken was born after 1881 at USA.¹ He was the son of Oscar Amos Milliken and Sarna Fletcher.¹

     Walter Clarence Milliken was born on 8 June 1890 at Dew, Freestone County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Robert Harris Milliken and Francis Isabelle Ham. He appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Freestone County, Texas; with his family.² He married Mary Berta Richardson, daughter of John Whitney Richardson and Mary Louise Cobbs, on 21 December 1916 at Freestone County, Texas. He and Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. were mentioned in the September 17, 1927 edition of the Fairfield Recorder, as having picked 1204 pounds of cotton between them (623 and 581 respectively) back on 6 Oct 1914. The article goes on to say that prior to that date they had picked 13 bales in 25 days. That's a lot of cotton to pick by hand!³ He died on 8 November 1975 at Tarrant County, Texas, at age 85.⁴