Best, Arland Ray

1916 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	Best, Arland Ray  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	30 Nov 1916	Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Lone Rock, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Nephew
  Residence	1986	Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  Death	16 Mar 2003	Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11]
  Age	86 years
  Burial	19 Mar 2003	Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA   [3, 4, 7, 11]
  Person ID	I1129	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Feb 1916	El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Keller, Martin,   b. 28 Jan 1892, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 17 Aug 1953, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 76 years)
  Half siblings	1 half sister
  1. Keller, Carmen June,   b. 19 Jun 1923, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 23 Sep 1997, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Mayberry, Floyd Lee
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Stepmother	Stark, Elsie Mae,   b. 19 May 1896, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 9 Sep 1987, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers
  1. Best, Donald,   b. 1932, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. Illinois, USA   2. Best, Richard Leo,   b. 15 Mar 1927, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 10 Mar 2004, White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Burris, Georgianna   3. Best, Roger Lavern,   b. 25 Jul 1933, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 30 Mar 2013, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Ognibene, Margaret Cira,  m. 5 Aug 1961
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doran, Dorothy Jane,   b. 15 Jan 1922, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA d. 27 Oct 2010, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1944	Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA   [2, 9, 13]
  Children	1. Best, Robert Arland   2. Best, Daniel William,   b. 16 Oct 1950, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA d. 17 May 2006, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Best, Saundra Kathleen   4. Best, Barbara Jane   5. Best, Deborah Ann   6. Best, William Allen
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Nov 1916 - Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Nephew - 1920 - Lone Rock, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 6 May 1944 - Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA Residence - 1986 - Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA Death - 16 Mar 2003 - Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA Burial - 19 Mar 2003 - Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		AR Best
  		AR and Dorothy Best

  
  

• Sources

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