Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: McDowell, Merle, Patsy, Pamela
Contributed by Patsy L. McDowell
Merle was born April 19, 1935, to Murvil and Mary McDowell of Dover, Oklahoma. He had a sister, Mary Ellen (McDowell) Jones, and brother Eugene. Merle passed away March 28, 1999. Patsy was born September 19, 1939 to Ernest and Edith Edsall on the homestead northwest of Watonga. She had 6 sisters, Nona Mae (Edsall) Brandt, Elmira (Edsall) Scheffler, Bonnie (Edsall) Bode, LaDonna (Edsall) Bond and Greta (Edsall) Wright. She had two brothers, Ernest and Earl. They had two children, Pamela (McDowell) Ramirez of Cashion, Oklahoma, and Mark McDowell of Bethany, Oklahoma. Pamela married Rodolfo Ramirez they have three children, Abigail, Diego and Isabella. Mark has a son Michael. The family lived in Bethany.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
