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From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Lela Sinor - Krystal
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:42:02 -0700
References: <20040329215259.66113.qmail@web40612.mail.yahoo.com>


Krystal

Kid, this is all that I have and I know that it must be compliments of Vera
at some point.

Newspaper dated June 17, 1938
MARRIED George M. Gross to Mrs. Lela Melton at Mountain Home on Monday. It
says Mrs !

SSDI:
Lela Cross b. 19 May 1915 d. 25 Oct 1991. Doesn't list last known residence,
but the SS number 369-32-9009 issued in Mich.

In Joe Sinor's obituary it list a Mrs Lela Grass and in Mrs Joe Sinor's
obituary it list a Mrs George Cross. According to newspaper, Mrs Lela
Melton married George A. Gross.

Mrs George Cross lived in White Pigeon, Mich at the time her mother died Mar
19, 1949. Mrs Lela Grass live in White Pigeon, Mich at the time her father
died apr 30, 1950.

GEORGE GROSS Request Information
SSN 344-24-6357 Residence: 72456 Pollard, Clay, AR
Born 2 Jul 1887 Last Benefit:
Died Feb 1976 Issued: IL (Before 1951)

So, you can see that at times she was referred to as Grass and other times
as Cross or Gross.

Bernie Moore-Knowles
Phoenix, Arizona - Papa'aloa, Hawai'i


"I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
question my honesty." ........Will Rogers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Krystal Londo" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Lela Sinor


> Bernie,
>
> Do you have any of the newspaper articles on any of
> her marriages? I sure would like to have a copy of
> those. Any help you could provide is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Krystal
> --- Bernie Moore-Knowles <> wrote:
> > Krystal, Vera and Bill
> >
> > What a homecoming for me! So very glad that you all
> > were able to find out
> > more Lela Sinor. The poor woman's story has "eaten
> > away" at my heart
> > strings, ever since first hearing of her sad story.
> > I drove to New Mexico
> > and Oklahoma and have to admit that I had played
> > around with her story line,
> > in my mind - aching to write about her.
> >
> > I am thankful for Krystal's research and remember
> > the impute that Vee, Vera
> > and Bill shared with me; a few years back - when I
> > finally was able to
> > locate her and then her "story" through a Melton
> > researcher. Sure was a sad
> > one and with her brother's obituary that Krystal and
> > her mother were able to
> > unearth - maybe, just maybe I can find out more.
> >
> > Sensitive subject - murder is - but, maybe her
> > nieces or nephews might know
> > something additionally?
> >
> > Thanks again, Krystal for everything. I realize
> > that I am way behind in
> > this exchange - but, if there is something that I
> > have in my notes to file
> > on Lela - from Vee, Vera and Bill's research from
> > the past - I would be more
> > than happy to post.
> >
> > Let me know if I need to - get me while I am here
> > with a computer!
> >
> > Bernie Moore-Knowles
> > Phoenix, Arizona - Papa'aloa, Hawai'i
> >
> >
> > "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White
> > blood for you to
> > question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vera Reeves" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 8:20 PM
> > Subject: [ARIZARD-L] Lela Sinor - Bernie - Bill -
> > Crystal
> >
> >
> > > BERNIE you need to read all of this.
> > >
> > > Bill and Crystal, I'm trying to make sure Bernie
> > sees this but when I send
> > > it direct it comes back. So will try it this way.
> > I sent her all the
> > > clippings I could find on Lela (Sinor) Melton but
> > I didn't keep a folder.
> > > Maybe she'll have time to share when she gets
> > back.
> > >
> > > Vera
> > >
> > > > Thanks Crystal,
> > > >
> > > > This is certainly a story of intrigue, and
> > captured the
> > > > minds of a great number of our list members. I
> > have done
> > > > quite a bit of research on this particular
> > story, but was
> > > > unable to determine for certainty the place and
> > date of
> > > > Lela's death. About two years ago someone
> > found the dates
> > > > which you determined to be wrong, and I for one
> > filed those
> > > > dates into my data and it is still there. Now,
> > we can be
> > > > thankful for the work you did to bring this to
> > the front,
> > > > and give it proper closure.
> > > >
> > > > I am happy to read that Lela lived to be 86
> > years of age,
> > > > and hopefully those years were nice years. The
> > > > circumstances surrounding this tragedy were
> > surrounded with
> > > > events that I am sure had a tremendous amount of
> > mental
> > > > stress on her. Hopefully she was able to put
> > those events
> > > > of sorrow behind her in the years to follow.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Again,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill Blevins
> > > > --- Krystal Londo <> wrote:
> > > > > After finding out from my mom last week that
> > the dates
> > > > > we had for Lela Sinor were wrong, I decided to
> > track
> > > > > her down. I looked at the obituary that she
> > pulled and
> > > > > there was no way it could have been our Lela.
> > > > >
> > > > > O.k Guys!! I now know the dates for Lela
> > Sinor. Lela
> > > > > Sinor was born October 23, 1914 in Arkansas
> > and
> > > > > passed away on October 10, 2000 in Hutchinson,
> > Reno
> > > > > County, Kansas. Her SSN is 369-44-7223 She
> > married a
> > > > > third time to Harold W Finkey. His SSN is
> > > > > 307-26-8114. I'm not sure of their marriage
> > date or
> > > > > where they were married. Harold Finkey's
> > dates are
> > > > > November 1, 1917 for his birth date and he
> > died the
> > > > > year before Lela. His death date is December
> > 3, 1999.
> > > > > I got the information on Lela being a Finkey
> > from
> > > > > Arthur Sinor's obituary. Here is his
> > obituary:
> > > > >
> > > > > The following appeared in the Benton Courier
> > on
> > > > > November 15, 1996
> > > > >
> > > > > ARTHUR SINOR
> > > > >
> > > > > Arthur Sinor of the Sardis community died
> > Thursday,
> > > > > November 14, 1996. He was 79.
> > > > >
> > > > > He was a retired supervisor for Timex Corp.
> > > > >
> > > > > He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist
> > Church and
> > > > > the Masonic Lodge of North Little Rock and was
> > an army
> > > > > veteran of World Ward II.
> > > > >
> > > > > Surivors include four daughters, Alicia
> > Mosher, Carla
> > > > > Lem, and Fredia Willis, all of Sardis and
> > Imanell
> > > > > Myers of Benton; one son, Carl Wynn of Little
> > Rock;
> > > > > one sister, Lela Finkey of Kansas; and five
> > > > > grandchildren.
> > > > >
> > > > > Funeral is scheduled at 1 p.m. Monday at Ashby
> > Funeral
> > > > > Home with the Rev. Roy Lewis officiating.
> > Burial will
> > > > > follow at McPherson Cemetery.
> > > > >
> > > > > Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday
> > at the
> > > > > funeral home.
> > > > >
> >
> _____________________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > > I am expecting to receive Lela's and Harold's
> > > > > obituaries from Kanasas this coming week.
> > They are in
> > > > > the mail to me as I write this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now, can anyone send me any information they
> > have on
> > > > > the Lela Sinor/Frank Melton case. I don't
> > have many
> > > > > of the particulars and I think I've gotten
> > everything
> > > > > I could glean from the archives. Also, if
> > there are
> > > > > any announcements or obituaries out there with
> > > > > information about her life/marriages/family, I
> > would
> > > > > greatly appreciate it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for everything. I'll share the obits
> > when they
> > > > > arrive. I've been told that they have
> > pictures!! How
> > > > > cool!
> > > > >
> > > > > Krystal Kelley
> > > > >
> > > > > __________________________________
> > > > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > > > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File
> > on time.
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
>
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