Harold L. "Curly" Salsbury, 78, of Midwest City, Okla., died August 13, 1998. Mr. Salsbury graduated from Trinity High School, was a veteran of World War II and Korea, and retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1966. He then worked in civil service at Tinker Air Base in Oklahoma City, Okla., until he retired. On May 20, 1942, he married Mary Routt, who died December 31, 1992. Surviving are his present wife, Pauline, whom he married May 3, 1994; a daughter, Nedra Jean Murphy; a grandson, Patrick Harold; three stepchildren, Rick Brewer, Cathy Long and Phyllis Monds; five stepgrandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth and Richard; a sister, Irene Adams Gomez; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are a sister, Mary Jo Ruff; and a brother, Eugene Salsburg. Services were held August 17 at Meadowood Baptist Church, Midwest City. Burial, with full military rites and Masonic honors, was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Midwest City. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, September 5, 1998Harold L. Salsbury
WWII veteran retired from U.S. Air Force
He was born June 24, 1920, in Ellsworth, to Oscar O. and Florence Mitchell Salsbury.