Volume 18 , Issue 11

NW Okie's Journey

60 years ago, Mildred Ann "Annie" (Newlin) Reynolds died 13 March 1956, 1:40 p.m. at the age of 22. Annie, as many knew her, was the daughter of Ernest & Marie (Schroder) Newlin. Annie was born December 25, 1933, Lambert, Oklahoma. Recently Lacey Newlin submitted an article compiled of research she had done on her relative, Annie Newlin Reynolds to the "Cherokee Messenger & Republican," a Cherokee, Oklahoma newspaper, entitled: "Ann Newline Reynolds" Death Still A Mystery 60 Years Later. It gives us a more personal insight into who Ann Newlin Reynolds was and the family around her, even 60 years after her death.

What struck me was the other rumor about a mob hit because Ann had over heard something while working for a telephone company. Was that true or false? Another thing I learned reading this article was: "Dee (Ann's Husband) eventually left the state in an effort to escape the sideways looks and whispers within the community. He later re-married and had a family, but LeAnn Newlin Stein, another of Ann’s nieces, said Dee never got over losing his beloved Ann. He would send flowers to her grave every year until he died. And no matter what everyone else thought, the Newlin family never believed Dee could hurt Ann. They showed their support by maintaining a close relationship with him. Dee would even help Ann’s father harvest his wheat every summer."

Thanks to Lacey Newlin for all her research and interviews to learn something about her relatives and the story of Ann Newling Reynolds.

We shall overcome! Good Night! Good Luck!
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