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DOROTHY KOELLING

Dorothy Lyon Koelling was born in!1913 at her grandparents'

farm in northern Oklahoma. Her parents farmed nearby. Her grand- father made the Cherokee Strip "run" for farm land in 1893. 1

She was five years old when her parents moved to Blackwell, OK, wo ere her father was in real estate. She was only 9 when

she "rofessed" at a service with her Sunday School teacher at the Chrt&ian Churc@. She returned, alone the next weekend to be baptized. She tas married in 1932-to.-J. T. Koelling.-I

Dorothy gives a vivid account of a'young couple's stru44le

to provide for a growing family during the depression. The Black- well banks had closed during the 1929 crash. J.T. lost jobs. Her parents brought food from the farm. Mr. Koelling became a bookkeeper for Globe Oil Co. and was transferred to Wichita, KS in 1936. ed accounting through *:WI LaSalle U    Do* received his Certificate and joined an accounting firm. He lat-er became a partner in the Carey Salt Mines. a and The Koellings raised five children. This does not cover Dorothy's outstanding career in fine arts, especially in bronze sculpture. She maintains her own studio at Larksfield Place. That story is told on http://bronzestudio.com

WORD KEY Cherokee Strip Blackwell, OK Farm life Christian Church Evangelical Tent Meetings Epworth League Crash of 1929 Bank Closings Depression Globe Oil C60 LaSalle University Carey Salt Mines Wichita , KS