Alvin Enoch Vap, 1925-1999
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Birth
Alvin Enoch Vap was born to Enoch Vap and Emilia Borkovec.
Marriage - Gladys K. Means
Children
| Chris Francis Vap | married Shelly R. Manning, then Terisa Marie <unknown>, then Leslie Joan <unknown>, then Rebecca Sue <unknown> | |
| Curtis Dale Vap | ||
| Nancy Catherine Vap | married Solomon A. Pineda | |
| David Dean Vap | married Kathy R. Simmons |
Death
Alvin died in 1999 and is buried in Newkirk Cem, Kay Co, OK.
Obituary
Alvin Enoch Vap, longtime Newkirk area farmer, died Monday night, Sept. 27, 1999 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was 73.
A prayer service has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Miller-Stahl Funeral Service chapel in Newkirk. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Newkirk with the Rev. Richard Beckman as celebrant. Burial is to follow at Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Alvin Enoch Vap was born Nov. 20, 1925 on the family farm southwest of Newkirk. He was the son of Enoch and Emilia (Borkavec) Vap. He grew up, attended a small rural school in the area, and graduated from Newkirk High School in 1943. After graduation he farmed in the Newkirk area. On Feb. 4, 1955, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served until his discharge at Fort Sheridan, Ill. on March 14, 1956.
On Feb. 20, 1960, he and Gladys Katherine Means were married at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Arkansas City, Kan. They established their first home near the family farm where he grew up. Six years later the couple moved to the family farm where they have since resided. Mr. Vap was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and was a third and fourth degree Knights of Columbus. He served as a board member for both the Farmers Coop and the Soil Conservation Agency for several years. He enjoyed farming and working in his shop.
He is survived by his wife Gladys of the home; three sons, Chris Vap of Alva, Curtis Vap and David Vap, both of Newkirk one daughter Nancy Vap of Ponca City; one brother Ernest Vap of Newkirk; two sisters, Bertha Schieber of Newkirk and Anastasia "Stacy" Otto of Ponca City; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister Frances Schieber.
Casket bearers will be nephews, Joe Schieber, Gene Schieber, Ray Schieber, Don Schieber, Duane Vap and Neal Otto.
