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James Malcolm "Mack" Price

James Malcolm "Mack" Price

Male 1933 - 2007  (74 years)
Person ID: I2 


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  • Name James Malcolm "Mack" Price 
    • It is possible, though not certain, that he was named "in honor of" his paternal grandfather James Mordecai Price (I446), albeit with a modernized version of the name Mordecai. That modernization led to his lifelong nickname of Mack.
    Name From 14 Sep 1933 to 7 Dec 1933  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    James Robert Lakey 
    • His name at birth was James Robert Lakey, and this wasn't changed legally until he was 4 years old, but he was never known by this name. He was never aware of this name until his adoption records were unsealed in 2004.
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    Name UNTIL 1951 
    Mackie 
    • He was called Mackie through most of school, shortening it to Mack once he got to college.
    Born 14 Sep 1933  Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • Born at 1:40 P.M. Attending physician Walter W. Wills M. D.

      He got impetigo shortly after he was born. He was kept in isolation at the Deaconess Home for several months before he was allowed to go home with Homer and Katie Price. Impetigo is a staph infection, now easily cured by antibiotics. In 1933, there were no antibiotics.
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    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Dec 2007  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Cause: cardiopulmonary arrest due to COPD and CHF 
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    Buried Aft 16 Dec 2007  [11] 
    • Buried at sea.
    Siblings None

  • Parents

    Family ID: F2 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Homer Price,   b. 9 Feb 1894, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1960, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Katie Alma Riffle,   b. 17 Aug 1901, Forreston, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1994, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Married 20 Jun 1926  Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Parents

    Family ID: F1267 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Harry Cruce Cordum,   b. 23 Nov 1912, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2004, Noble, Richland, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Eunice Madeline Lackey,   b. 24 Sep 1913, Hopewell, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1990, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 

  • Family 1

    Family ID: F1 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 1 Deborah Chamberlain,   b. 7 May 1940, Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1990, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1961  St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23, 24] 
    • Thanksgiving Day
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    Children 
    + 1. Living
      2. Living

    Family 2

    Family ID: F863 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 2 Living 

  • Other Personal Events

    Ω Residence Child From 1933 to 1935  Canyon, Randall, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Adopted 7 Dec 1933  Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 12, 13] 
    • Homer and Katie took him from the Home of Redeeming Love to their home in Canyon, Texas in 1933. He was their child from that point. The legal part of the adoption process didn't happen until 1937, however.

      The timeline of the adoption:
      09 Oct 1933: Alene makes the child a ward of the court
      09 Oct 1933: Court assigns custody to Home of Redeeming Love
      07 Dec 1933: Homer and Katie take the child home
      17 Dec 1936: The Home of Redeeming Love signs consent for adoption
      05 Jan 1937: Homer and Katie execute adoption papers
      06 Sep 1937: Adoption declared valid and complete
      Witness Role: Adoptive Parent Homer PRICE
      Witness Role: Adoptive Parent Katie Alma RIFFLE
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    Ω Anecdote Witness 6 Sep 1937  Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Finalization of adoption decree 
    Ω Census son 1 Apr 1940 
    Religion 1941  Methodist Church, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Methodist 
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    Graduation May 1951  Follett High School, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
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    Graduation 28 May 1956  Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • BA in Journalism
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    Military Service From 1957 to 1961  [16] 
    Cold War, US Navy 
    • Mack attended Naval OCS and then served in the US Navy during the Cold War, after which he remained in the Naval Reserves.

      His first assignment, immediately upon receiving his commission, was aboard USNS Kelly on a cruise to Newfoundland.
    Graduation 1 Mar 1957  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • He graduated from Naval Officer Candidate School, receiving his commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy.
    Occupation From 1961 to 1962  Monterrey High School, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    teacher 
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    Residence 1961  2102 33rd St. Apt 72, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation From 1963 to 1965  Tarleton State College, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    teacher 
    • He was Director of Public Information and Assistant Proecssor of Journalism
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    Residence Feb 1964  Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18] 
    • Mack and Debbie moved to Follett
      Witness Role: Spouse Deborah CHAMBERLAIN
    • where they went into the newspaper business
    Occupation From 1965 to 1966  The Houston Post, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    writer 
    • Occasional feature writer at the Houston Post.

      He wrote a how-to on building a patio - for $26!!!! Photos are of Mack, his wife, and his daughter Kathy, and the patio is the one at their house.

      He wrote a Father's Day article about the then-new idea of being present at the birth of his daughter Leslie.
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    Occupation 1968  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    public relations manager 
    • He worked for Trunkline Natural Gas, which became part of Panhandle Eastern.
    Ω Baptism Witness 13 Apr 1968  St. George's Episcopal Church, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Travel Witness Abt 1972  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    family visit to Jimmie's cousin in Houston 
    Travel Aug 1974  Teton, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pack Trip through the Tetons 
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    Ω Anecdote Unknown 4 Jul 1976 
    published Riffle Family Tree 
    Letters 18 Nov 1984  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Letter from Barbara Riffle to Mack and Debbie Price
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    Residence 1988  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1993  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Anecdote Feb 1995  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    was awarded the Plaque of Merit 
    • The Plaque of Merit is an award from the U.S. Coast Guard. This is the highest award given by the Coast Guard to its Auxiliary
    Anecdote 2002  [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 21] 
    began a search for his birth parents 
    • Mack had always been curious about the circumstances of his birth, and his birth parents. His adoption was never a secret, and he had no complaints about his adoptive parents, it was just a natural curiosity about his biological heritage. He contracted with a Private Detective agency specializing in this sort of thing, and over a period of years they searched, and then helped him with the legal paperwork to get the files unsealed.

      The search was successful, the files were opened, the adoption home sent their records. All of the resulting information will be attached to this event so it can be easily referenced.
    Family Search ID LX3Z-D84 
    Find A Grave ID 202195238 
    Letters 3 Aug 2004  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From Marie Kennedy
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    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for James Malcolm Price 
    Ω Graduation Witness 26 May 2007  Mayde Creek High School, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    writer 
    • He was always writing something. Attached here are samples
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  • Photos
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  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsΩ Residence Child - From 1933 to 1935 - Canyon, Randall, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Sep 1933 - Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAdopted - 7 Dec 1933 - Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Anecdote Witness - 6 Sep 1937 - Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - 1941 - Methodist Church, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - May 1951 - Follett High School, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - 28 May 1956 - Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - 1 Mar 1957 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - From 1961 to 1962 - Monterrey High School, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1961 - 2102 33rd St. Apt 72, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Nov 1961 - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - From 1963 to 1965 - Tarleton State College, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Feb 1964 - Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - From 1965 to 1966 - The Houston Post, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1968 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Baptism Witness - 13 Apr 1968 - St. George's Episcopal Church, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Travel Witness - Abt 1972 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - Aug 1974 - Teton, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLetters - 18 Nov 1984 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1988 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1993 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAnecdote - Feb 1995 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLetters - 3 Aug 2004 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Graduation Witness - 26 May 2007 - Mayde Creek High School, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 2007 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Source Citations

    1. [S528] State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Health Department, "Standard Certificate of Birth: James Robert Lakey", (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Bureau of Vital Statistics, 6 October 1933), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    2. [S534] State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma County Court, Juvenile Division, "Petition in the Matter of Dependent and Neglected Child: James Robert Lakey", (Oklahoma County, OK, 9 October 1933), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    3. [S535] State of Texas, District Court of Lipscomb County, "Adoption Decree and Name Change: James Robert Lakey, henceforth James Malcolm Price", (Lipscomb County, TX, 6 September 1937), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    4. [S536] Holmes Home of Redeeming Love, "Medical File for patient and baby: Alene Lakey, parent of child James Robert Lakey", (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 19 August 1933), privately held by Leslie Price..

    5. [S22] State of Oklahoma, State Department of Health, "Standard Certificate of Live Birth: James Malcolm Price, #55-2676L", (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Bureau of Vital Statistics, 6 October 1933), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    6. [S194] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D), Number: 464-44-7578; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 14 Sep 1933Birth place: Death date: 16 Dec 2007Death place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States of America


    7. [S195] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public).
      Birth date: 14 Sep 1933Birth place: Residence date: 1988Residence place: Houston, TX


    8. [S24] Campbell, Debbie, Deaconess Home Description of Natural Parents, Recipient: Price, James Malcolm, Author Address: Deaconess Home, Oklahoma City, OK (21 April 2004).

    9. [S538] United States of America, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Notification of Birth Registration: James Malcolm Price, #55-2676L", (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6 October 1933), privately held by Leslie Price..

    10. [S1322] State of Texas, Department of Health, "Certificate of Death: James Malcolm Price", Harris County, Texas, (TX: Bureau of Vital Statistics, 4 January 2008), Leslie Price..

    11. [S1033] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 August 2019), memorial page for James Malcolm “Mack” Price (14 Sep 1933–16 Dec 2007), Find a Grave Memorial no. 202195238, ; Maintained by LeslieP (contributor 48528517) Buried or Lost at Sea..

    12. [S539] State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, "Consent of Adoption by Home of Redeeming Love: James Robert Lakey", (Oklahoma City, OK, 17 December 1936), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    13. [S540] State of Oklahoma, Seventh Judicial District, Oklahoma County, "Letter from District Court, accompanying adoption records made available: James Malcolm Price", (Oklahoma City, OK, 2 March 2004), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    14. [S1176] C. R. LeMond, "Vacation Church School Certificate of Achievement: Mackie Price", (Follett, TX: Methodist Church, 6 August 1941), privately held by Leslie Price..

    15. [S71] Compiler: James Malcolm Price, Follett High School Graduation Calling Cards, Record Type: personal notes, Subject: James Malcolm Price , Compiler Address: Houston, TX, Original Publisher Location: Follett, TX (Houston, TX, Original Date, 1950), 5 out of 12 called him "swell", one called him a "bookkeeping brain", one said he was the "best extemporaneous speaker", and one called him a "woman chaser" !!.

    16. [S1485] "Tech Grad Awarded Navy Commission," in Lubbock Evening Journal, Lubbock, Texas, (Lubbock TX: Evening Journal, 28 March 1957), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    17. [S85] James Malcolm Price, Interviews with James Malcolm Price over the years, Interviewer: Leslie Diane Price , Informant Address: Houston, TX (1991 - 2006).

    18. [S86] Deborah Chamberlain, Letters from Debbie Price to Mack Price, early 1964, Recipient: James Malcolm Price , Author Address: Fort Worth, TX (Feb 1964).

    19. [S195] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public).
      Birth date: 14 Sep 1933Birth place: Residence date: 1993Residence place: Houston, TX


    20. [S76] Pipelines - the Magazine for Panhandle Eastern Employees and Retirees: Spotlight - Mack Price, Record Type: article, State: Texas, County: Harris County, City: Houston, Page: 6 (May-June 1995).

    21. [S537] State of Oklahoma, County of Oklahoma, District Court, "Petition to Open Adoption File: James Malcolm Price", (Oklahoma City, OK, 31 August 2002), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    22. [S839] Unknown Newspaper, "Thanksgiving Wedding Planned: Miss Deborah Chamberlain", (Possibly Follett, TX, 1961), Privately held by Leslie Price..

    23. [S840] "Miss Chamberlain Marries Mr. Price In Fort Worth," in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, (Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 24 November 1961), Ancestry.com (https://newspapers.com: accessed 5 January 2019)..

    24. [S1174] State of Texas, Tarrant County Clerk, "Marriage License: James Malcolm Price to Deborah Chamberlain", Marriage License, book 128, page 383, license number 48991, (Tarrant County, TX: County Clerk, 1961), copy in possession of Leslie Price..