Chloe Medlock

Chloe (Craig) Medlock, of Muskogee, formerly of Keota, was born July 24, 1908 in Cartersville, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Saturday, July 12, 2008 in Muskogee, Oklahoma 12 days short of her 100th birthday. She was the first of two daughters born to Fred and Millie (Vineyard) Craig. She and her sister, Lois (Craig) Tittle, were raised by their parents on the family farm near Cartersville. She attended grades 1-10 at Cartersville Dependent School, and graduated from Keota High School in the spring of 1928. After high school, she was employed as Postmaster of the Cartersville post office. Chloe married Kivel Medlock in Keota, Oklahoma on October 29, 1937. They owned and operated grocery stores in Cartersville, McCurtain, and Keota from 1937 until retirement in 1965. Chloe and Kivel Medlock were successful business owners and respected community leaders serving on many Keota community governing boards, commissions and committees for over 40 years.Chloe leaves behind two daughters, Billie Maxine Scroggins and husband, Jack, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Betty Kay Huff and husband, Larry, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one son, Gary Medlock and wife, Hope, of El Paso, Texas, one stepson, Leon Medlock and wife, Sue, of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, one niece, Jo Ann Mills and husband, Bill, of Keota, Oklahoma, two nephews: David Tittle and wife, Elain, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Woody Tittle and wife, Judy, of Denton, Texas, 12 Grandchildren, 20 Great Grandchildren, 6 Great Great Grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Craig; her mother, Millie (Vineyard) Craig; her sister, Lois (Craig) Tittle; her husband, Kivel Medlock; her stepson, Harlon Medlock; her stepdaughter, Oleda (Medlock) Mitchell; and a step grandchild, Nina (Medlock) Hurly.Shortly after Kivel’s death in 1984, Chloe moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma to be near her daughter, Billie Scroggins and her family, where she lived until her death. She was a member of Muskogee’s Eastside Church of Christ, where she had many brothers and sisters in Christ.Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Larry Huff officiating and Mr. David Large leading in song. Burial will follow in Keota Cemetery under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory.Pallbearers will be Colton Barnes , Terry Davis, John Huff, Chris Olds, Craig Scroggins and Phillip Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Levi Drummonds, Dexter “Hap” Kinsey and Bill Mills.