Person:Woodrow Malone (1)

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Woodrow Wilson Malone
b.24 Jan 1917 Loveland, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States
d.6 Feb 1992 Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 May 1914
  1. Dorrel Otho Malone1915 - 1996
  2. Doris Ethel Malone1915 - 1983
  3. Woodrow Wilson Malone1917 - 1992
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m. 29 May 1937
  1. Woodrow Michael Malone1943 - 1943
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Facts and Events
Name Woodrow Wilson Malone
Alt Name Red _____
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 24 Jan 1917 Loveland, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States
Census[4] 2 Jan 1920 Loveland, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States
Census[5] 2 Apr 1930 Loveland, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States
Occupation? 1936 Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United StatesFire Fighter Secondary date: 1 JUL 1936
Marriage License 26 May 1937 Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United Statesto Dorothy Byrle Leopold
Marriage 29 May 1937 Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United Statesto Dorothy Byrle Leopold
Death[1][3] 6 Feb 1992 Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United StatesCause: Intestanal cancer
Cremation[6][7] 12 Feb 1992 Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Physical Description? 6'1" 225lbs
Reference Number F1T4-DP (Ancestral File)

According to my father (Charles P. Malone), his father, Woodrow, never spoke a kind word about his father, Otho Malone. That observation seems to be substantiated by other family members.

When Woodrow's Mother left his Father, Woodrow went to live with the Smiths (his sister's (Doris) husband's family) until he was a freshman in high school. He didn't have anything. He went to school barefooted. Woodrow's half-brother, Richard Stiles, had to lend Woodrow some clothes that he could wear to his graduation.

After Woodrow graduated, he moved to Holbrook, Arizona where he got a job driving a transfer truck. There wasn't much money in it, but at least he had a job. Then he got a job at the Ford Motor Co. and became the manager of that. Ford sold out and he was again out of a job. Next he went to work for Coca Cola. He became the manager of the plant and the owner, Mike Purcell, told Woodrow that he would take care of him if he would just build the business up, which he did. Then Purcell sold the plant and left Woodrow out in the cold with nothing. Woodrow worked with the new owners for a while but couldn't adjust to their business methodology. So he and his wife, Dorothy left Holbrook and moved to Tucson, Arizona.

According to Richard Stiles, Woodrow worked hard to build up the Coke business in Holbrook. He would take the Coke truck and drive to the Indian Reservation. He soon developed a loyal following and business started to boom as the reservation business boomed.

Woodrow became a volunteer firefighter for the Holbrook, Navajo Co., Arizona fire department. He became fire chief in 1949 and has also served as President of the Arizona State Fireman's Association. He left Holbrook for four years and was appointed fire chief again in 1958.

_FSFTID: KC2L-F66

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Arizona Vital Records, Death Certificate of Woodrow Malone.
  2. ↑ Birth Certificate.

    Very poor copy of Woodrow's birth certificate on file

  3. ↑ W. W. Malone, no. 526-03-8680 , (i)Social Security Death Benefits Index(/i) of the U.S. Social Security Admini
    526-03-8680.
  4. ↑ Www.ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. Census, Loveland, Tillman Co., Oklahoma (Roll: T625 1489; Page: 1B; Enumeration Di.
  5. ↑ 1930 Census, Loveland, Tillman, Oklahoma (Roll: 1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 900.0).
  6. ↑ State of Arizona Vital Records, Death Certificate of Woodrow Malone.
  7. ↑ Certificate of Cremation.
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