John Monroe COST b. August 14, 1888 m. Corene PEACE. John COST died in California on December 17, 1958. John and Corene COST had three children, Chester COST, Delight COST, and Carl Donald COST.
Dicey Josephine COST b. December 19, 1889 married Arch A. ADAMSON and Mr. HAYS. Dicey and Arch ADAMSON had two sons, R. V. ADAMSON and Fred ADAMSON. Fred ADAMSON married Lula ?? and they had two daughters, Gayle ADAMSON, and Mina Jo ADAMSON. Gayle ADAMSON married ?? GEESLIN. Dicey and Mr. HAYS had two daughters, Doris HAYS and Betty Jo HAYS. Doris HAYS married Rob IMES, and Betty Jo HAYS married Homer SHERWOOD. Dicey COST ADAMSON HAYS died in Rusk County, Texas in May 1938 during a flu epedimic. Dicey died when her girls were young, and her sister Bernice COST GEORGE and husband Jack GEORGE helped raise them. Dicey COST was said to be a large woman with the most beautiful face imaginable. Jim COST always had a large special built chair at his house that was reserved for Dicey when she come to visit from East Texas.
William Thomas COST b. December 30, 1891 married Laura CLARK. Will COST was a Baptist Preacher. and his hobby was collecting knives. He was always ready to swap you a knife for a different one! Will COST was the chaplain at the Granite Correctionsl Center in Granite, Oklahoma. Will COST died in Granite, Greer County, Oklahoma in January 1967. Will and Laura COST had six children: Elmo COST, Milton COST, James Wilson COST, Herb COST, JoAnne COST, and Glenn COST.
Elizabeth Maude COST b. February 5, 1894 married Fate TAYLOR. Fate TAYLOR worked for the Rock Island Railroad, and Fate and Maude planned too do a lot of traveling after his retirement. Unfortunately, he didn't live long after he retired, and without him Maude never chose to travel. Maude COST TAYLOR died in Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma in November 1973. Maude and Fate TAYLOR had five children: Alta TAYLOR, Orpha TAYLOR, Roger TAYLOR, Billy TAYLOR and Leo TAYLOR.
Horace Birdwell COST b. March 31, 1896 married May BURNETT. Horace "H. B." COST was also a Baptist preacher, and a very good barber. His older brother Will COST always said, "I have to study the Bible in order to preach, but all H. B. has to do is read it, and he can remember everything he reads." Horace COST died on August 25, 1955 in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma. Horace and May COST had a son, Howard COST and a daughter, Margie COST. May Cost was a wonderful cook and she took some mouth watering dishes to the COST Family Reunion every year. She worked in a ladies apparel shop in Chickasha, and always looked like she had stepped out of a fashion magazine with every hair in place.
Jesse Lee COST b. December 10, 1897 married Maggie GLOVER. Jesse COST was a Army career man. He worked with the horses in the cavalry. Jesse COST died in September 1954 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Jessie and Maggie COST had five children: Wallace COST, Juanita COST, Harold COST, Ruby COST and Neil COST.
Joseph Bailey COST b. March 15, 1900 married Sophia ? Bailey COST died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Bailey and Sophia COST had two daughters, Alice COST, and Gertrude COST, and a COST son Buddy COST, given name unknown. Bailey drove one of those big cement trucks for years, and was involved in a serious truck/train accident that led to his retirement. Bailey COST had beautiful wavy hair, and a warm smile, and Sophia would really have fit in now with her frilly socks and high heel shoes. Although Bailey and his sister Bernice ended up living in Utah which was a long way from Oklahoma, he made frequent trips back home to be with his family.
Ernest Nathaniel COST b. August 27,1903 married Minnie HERNDON. Ernest COST was a farmer. He was a very nice and gentle man just like his father. Earnest COST had a gold tooth in the front of his mouth that always sparkled when he smiled. All of the COST boys were large framed men. Earnest and Minnie had a water well that smelled like sulphur, but to them it was sweet tasting. Minnie COST is one of the sweetest people I've ever known. She is a tiny woman, but one of the most jolly people ever. She never talks bad about anyone, and always finds something nice to say about everyone. Ernest COST died in Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma in 1964. Ernest and Minnie COST had no children.
James Forrest COST b. January 12, 1905 married Thelma MURPHY. Forrest and Thelma COST worked at town jobs, Forrest was a barber, and Thelma was a beautician, but they owned a nice farm with a beautiful, homey house, a pond for fishing and forest for hunting that was a haven for all the COST family to visit. The invitation was always open for anyone to stop, eat, and enjoy. As pretty as a picture, Thelma would don her "hunting gear", take her gun, and go squirrel hunting with the kids. Forrest and Thelma COST had no children of their own, but are deeply loved by a host of nieces and nephews. Forrest COST died in Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma in 1957.
Bernice Lorine COST b. August 24, 1907 married Jack GEORGE, and later Mr. SLADE. Bernice COST GEORGE and Jack GEORGE had no children, and neither did Bernice and Mr. SLADE. Bernice was a seamstress, and a very good one. She could take a piece of material and whip up a dress in no time without a pattern. All she had to do was get a look at something in the store window, and she could match or better it any day, any time. Jack GEORGE drove a bus, and often took people on tours in and around Salt Lake City. Unfortunately, Bernice lost her eyesight, a most precious gift, before she died. She was a jolly person, with a smile a mile wide, and pretty naturally curly hair.
Percy Loveland COST b. December 1, 1909 married Mable F. Alexander. Percy COST died on March 21, 1965 in Medicine Park, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Percy COST worked for Civil Service after his 20 years in the Army. Percy and Mabel had one son, Ken COST.
Bonnie Hyicinth YORK was also raised as a member of the family of Jim and Gertie COST. Bonnie was the niece of Gertie YORK COST. In fact, Gertie YORK was the elder sister of Peyton YORK who was Bonnie's father. Peyton's wife Lucy Elizabeth THOMPSON died at the early age of 39 leaving Peyton with the inenviable task of raising 11 children, many of the very young, and Bonnie just a baby of 11 months. Peyton YORK ask his older sister to take Bonnie and care for her until he could make arrangements for her care. Times were hard, and he followed the work around the oil fields, moving his family often to go where he could find work. Years passed and Peyton eventually married again this time to Bertha MURRAY. She had 7 children of her own and they had two sons and a daughter together. All of these factors kept Peyton from going to get Bonnie sooner, and when the day came for him to do just that, Jim COST told him he had waited to long that they were attached to her, and loved her and didn't want to give her up. Peyton understood and left Bonnie with the COST', and the COST's allowed her to make visits to her Dad's and spend part if her summer with her father, step-mother, brothers, sisters, half brothers, half sister, step-brothers, and step-sisters. But home was where the heart way, and that was with Pa and Auntie who lived in Cache, OK. Interestingly enough, Peyton YORK took the train to take Bonnie back to the COST's, and while they were traveling Peyton began to visit with this woman on the train and several of her children. They struck up a friendship there on the train that eventually led to them getting married. All the COST children are long since deceased, and they leave behind two widows, many children, and many, many grandchildren. Bonnie YORK is the only surviving child of Jim and Gertie COST that is still living. She affectionly remember that Jim COST always called her gal.
The COST had a COST Family Reunion for years on the 4th of July. Will COST and Maude COST TAYLOR were always the organizers. When Will COST and Maude COST TAYLOR died, so did the COST reunions. There were several COST siblings or their spouses that died nearly every year after the reunion in July for a period of years, and every year it became harder to go back without them there, and wonder which one would be the next one called Home.