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Oscar Earl Gryder 1912 - 1983

Oscar Gryder of Granbury, Hood County, Texas was born on September 28, 1912 in Erath County to William Robert Gryder. Oscar Gryder had siblings Annie Lou Blacklock and Dixie Marie Gryder. He married Janie Lee Gilbert. He would also marry Myrtle O'Nollie Bishop. Oscar Gryder died at age 70 years old in January 1983 in Hood County, and was buried at Live Oak Cemetery in Dublin.

Oscar Gryder

Granbury, Hood County, Texas 76048

September 28, 1912

Erath County, Texas, United States

January 1983

Hood County, Texas, United States

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Oscar Gryder's History: circa 1912 - circa 1983

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September 28, 1912

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Erath County, Texas United States

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1983

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January 1983

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Automobile Accident

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Hood County, Texas United States
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Live Oak Cemetery in Dublin, Texas 76446, United States
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Oscar Earl Gryder, 70, of 501 Jackson Heights was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace George Smith after the 1972 Ford Pinto Station Wagon he was driving left the roadway and struck a large oak tree. Mr. Gryder was convicted in June of murdering his bed-ridden wife in what was called a "mercy killing.'' Mr. Gryder was given a 10-year probated sentence after shooting to death his wife who was deteriorating after suffering a stroke 10 years earlier. Witnesses to the crash said they observed Mr. Gryder apparently asleep at the wheel as the vehicle veered off the highway, said Smith. The west-bound car, which was considered a total loss, left the road on the south side and travelled some 200 feet before crashing into the tree, investigating highway troopers reported. Smith said the man suffered severe head injuries. The accident happened near County Road 203 about 10:15 a.m. Funeral services for Mr. Gryder were held Tuesday afternoon in Harrell Memorial Chapel in Dublin. Mr. Gryder was born Sept. 28, 1912 in Lingleville and had lived in Dublin. He resided in Granbury for 11 years. Mr. Gryder was employed for 13 years at General Dynamics in Fort Worth. He was a Mason and member of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gene Baldree and Mrs. Bobbie Glenn, both of Granbury; six grandchildren; and five great grandchildren

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Oscar Earl Gryder lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.

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In 1912, in the year that Oscar Earl Gryder was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.

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In 1934, Oscar was 22 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.

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