Birdie Lurlene MCCRELESS
1920 - 2005 (85 years)
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Name Birdie Lurlene MCCRELESS Born 19 Feb 1920 Colorado City, Mitchell Co, TX 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Residence Odessa, Ector Co, TX [4] Died 2 Mar 2005 Odessa, Ector Co, TX [2, 3, 5] Buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector Co, TX [6] Notes - Lurlene McCreless Collum was the founder and owner of Collum CMC Thumb Braces, a business whose products provided relief from the pain of arthritis in the thumbs. She sold her leather thumb braces to doctors, hospitals, clinics, medical schools and individual patients throughout the United States for 13-1/2 years, after which she sold the business to a European company.
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Person ID I111568 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 4 Feb 2017
Family Paul Flint COLLUM, b. 2 Dec 1905, Salem, Harrison Co, WV , d. 2 May 1974, Odessa, Ector Co, TX (Age 68 years) Married 25 May 1947 Ector Co, TX [7] Family ID F47078 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Lurlene McCreless Collum was the founder and owner of Collum CMC Thumb Braces, a business whose products provided relief from the pain of arthritis in the thumbs. She sold her leather thumb braces to doctors, hospitals, clinics, medical schools and individual patients throughout the United States for 13-1/2 years, after which she sold the business to a European company.
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Sources - [S2516] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs).
- [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S5] Headstone.
- [S1946] Social Security Death Index.
- [S14] Obituary.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S132] Texas Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database online], (Ancestry.com).
- [S2516] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs).