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1865 William Washington Grant Meals, son of William B and Maria Meals, was born on February 22. He was baptized in September, at Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [1]

1927 William Washington Grant Meals died on January 12 and was buried at Jones IOOF Cemetery, Jones, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. William Washington Grant Meals was born on February 22, 1865. [2]

The Oklahoman(Oklahoma City, Ok)
1/12/1927 In Memoriam (Wednesday). William Grant Meals, 65 years old, died at his home in Jones, Tuesday morning. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora I Meals, three sons Elton Burns Meals of Jones; Burl B. Meals of Portland, Oregon; and William Grant Meals jr; one sister, Mrs. Ira F. Brame of Gettysburg, Pa., one brother, Louis Meals of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, funeral services will be announced later by Perrine funeral parlors.

1/13/1927 In Memoriam (Thursday)
Funeral services for William G. Meals, 55, years old, who died at his home in Jones Tuesday morning will be conducted at the Methodist Church in Jones Thursday afternoon at 230 o'clock, by Rev. Orin F. Elliott. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery. Services will be under the direction of the Perrine Funeral Parlors.

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City,OK)
1/12/1927 Railroad Agent at Jones Drops Dead (Wednesday). William Grant Meals, 55 year old, Depot agent and telegrapher for the Frisco railroad at Jones, drop dead at his station Tuesday. Death was caused by heart trouble, it was announced. The body was taken to the Perrine undertaking parlors. Meals had been in the employee of the Frisco company for 13 years and was apparently in the best of health, it was said.


Footnotes:

[1] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].

[2] Find A Grave Memorial 43401406, [FindAGrave].