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Raymond Roy Platt

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Birth	:	29 Nov 1896 Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA
Death	:	6 Apr 1978 Homelake, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Colorado State Vet. Center at Homelake Cemetery, Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.5774956, -106.0981445
Description	:	Raymond Roy Platt was born November 29, 1896, on the Homestead near Crystal, Oklahoma. He was the sixth child and third son of C. C. Platt and Annie (Garner) Platt and Mama. He would have been 17 at the time C. C. moved to Stillwater to run the Ford agency and probably finished high school in Stillwater. His family name was always his initials, RR. He was the only one of the family to be in the military service, enlisting in the Army in 1917 and serving in France. On his discharge, he married Marie (Sis) Pershall, the sister of Mamie... Read More	Raymond Roy Platt was born November 29, 1896, on the Homestead near Crystal, Oklahoma. He was the sixth child and third son of C. C. Platt and Annie (Garner) Platt and Mama. He would have been 17 at the time C. C. moved to Stillwater to run the Ford agency and probably finished high school in Stillwater. His family name was always his initials, RR. He was the only one of the family to be in the military service, enlisting in the Army in 1917 and serving in France. On his discharge, he married Marie (Sis) Pershall, the sister of Mamie and Maude, wives of Lyman and Harmon. This was then, and may still be, the only instance in Oklahoma where three brothers married three sisters. It made the Maramec News. The Pershall girls were from Evansville, Washington County, Arkansas, right on the border by Oklahoma. In 1921, he was in Perkins, Oklahoma (29 miles south of Stillwater), working for older brother Harmon as a mechanic in the Ford garage. Their first child, Lois Pearl, was born there November 5, 1921. Harold Raymond and Betty Lou were born there on July 29, 1925 and May 9, 1928 respectively. Harold was born with a defective heart and died June 19, 1938, just short of his 13th birthday. In 1930, the beginning of the Great Depression found them in Stillwater, where they were living with Mama. Mildred Marie was born there on June 9, 1930. Older brother Lyman bought a farm near Walsh, Colorado, and Raymond went there to work it with him. Buelah Fern was born there on January 6, 1934. Between dust and hail, it was unhealthy and an economic failure. Both Buelah and cousin Myrtle came down with dust pneumonia. After the failure and loss of the farm, Raymond moved to Paonia, Colorado with Lyman. He lived there and at close by Hotchkiss, Colorado, through the end of WWII, working as an automobile mechanic. In 1946, he moved to Las Animas, Colorado, to become the pastor of the Friends Church there. Las Animas, out on the prairie not too far from Walsh, is a far cry from the mountains of Paonia. About 1962, he lived in Denver and helped Elizabeth in her real estate business. He owned a powerful Chevrolet, and used it to pull his camping trailer on trips. After leaving Denver, he continued as a minister, in the San Luis valley at both Center and Homelake, Colorado. His final years were spent in Homelake at the Veterans Administration home there. He died there on April 6, 1978, at age 81. Marie survived him for several years. Both are buried at Homelake.

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Where is Raymond Roy Platt's memorial?
Raymond Roy Platt's memorial is located at: Colorado State Vet. Center at Homelake Cemetery, Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA.
When did Raymond Roy Platt death?
Raymond Roy Platt death on 6 Apr 1978 in Homelake, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Raymond Roy Platt's memorial?
Latitude: 37.5774956
Longitude: -106.0981445

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sis Marie Platt

(1901 - 1985)

Siblings

Lyman Campbell Platt

(1889 - 1977)

Aimie Harriet Platt Purcell Dittrich

(1892 - 1962)

Elizabeth Jane Platt Bradley

(1901 - 1978)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Colorado State Vet. Center at Homelake Cemetery
Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5774956, -106.0981445

2. Monte Vista Cemetery
Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5908012, -106.1964035

3. Stanley Cemetery
Mosca, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6039000, -106.0022000

4. Lariat Cemetery
Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5900002, -106.1996994

5. San Luis Valley Cemetery
Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5966988, -106.2102966

6. Rock Creek Cemetery
Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5085983, -106.2127991

7. Los Valdezes Cemetery
Sevenmile Plaza, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6474991, -106.2530975

8. Bowen Cemetery
Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4122000, -106.1307000

9. Speiser Cemetery
Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7192001, -105.9741974

10. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
Alamosa, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4744000, -105.8855000

11. Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
Alamosa, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4592000, -105.8929000

12. Del Norte Cemetery
Del Norte, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6571999, -106.3593979

13. Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
Alamosa, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4495000, -105.8591000

14. Anderson Cemetery
Hooper, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7497010, -105.8805270

15. Center Assembly of God Cemetery
La Garita, Saguache County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7993500, -106.2627800

16. De la Luz Cemetery
Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3347015, -106.2146988

17. Old Capulin Cemetery
Capulin, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2980995, -106.1097031

18. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2841988, -106.0980988

19. La Garita Cemetery
La Garita, Saguache County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8453000, -106.2580000

20. Saint Joseph Church Old Cemetery
Capulin, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2814000, -106.1118000

21. La Jara Cemetery
La Jara, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2977982, -105.9610977

22. Twin Mountain Burial Site
Hanna, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6881701, -106.4596334

23. Becker Cemetery
Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3669014, -105.7478027

24. Colonel Albert Pfeiffer Gravesite
Del Norte, Rio Grande County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7013000, -106.5273000