Monday, February 10, 2020

Geraldine Monks

    Geraldine Monks, 93, of Belton passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at a Belton Nursing Home.
     Graveside services for Mrs. Monks will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Shady Point Cemetery in Shady Point, Oklahoma.
    Geraldine was born on September 2, 1926 in Royal Oak, Oklahoma to John and Maude (Hart) Floyd. During World War II Geraldine worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma for Douglas Aircraft Company where the A-24, B-25, and A-26 bombers were produced. After the end of the war she married Leon Monks from Shady Point, and shortly after moved to Stockton, California. In Stockton she worked for Richmond Chase Cannery where she was the head of the quality assurance laboratory. After 32 years she retired back to Shady Point, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Monks was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Leon Monks in 2006, four sisters, Muriel Hanna, Hazel Brantley, Doris Boston, and Jessie Monks, and one brother, John Paul Floyd.
She was a devoted mother to Patricia White (Bill Hafley), a loving grandmother to Christy Enfield (John), Lori Truslow (Marc), and George White (Brooke). She has seven great grandchildren and was aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Dossman Funeral Home in Belton, TX is in charge of the arrangements.

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