We were stationed in England at RAF Bentwaters when Jordan was born. His mother had severe Pre eclampsia when he older brother Kevin was born so the Air Force doctor suggested that she have a caesarean birth. The being the case, his birth was scheduled for that day. We drove the 60 or so miles to RAF Lakenheath and checked into the hospital and Jordan was born.
Social Security number 525-96-4641
My mom was a wonderful person. Her name was Elizabeth Jean Taylor (McCord) but people called her Jeanie. I had a nick name for her "Mrs. Mama a la mode" and she returned to me "Mr. Bud Camode".
My mom had a very serious heart attack when I was 6 years old in 1972. The doctors called it a Miocardial Infarction (MI). I think that was the beginning of her medical problems. I know of at least once in the 1980's when I was in high school that she was put in the hospital for blockage of arteries. She took heart medication for years and finally quit sometime in the 1980's. In 2001 she was driving home from Mini Ha Ha Bingo at SE 51st and I-35 and the muffler fell off the car and drug the ground making a noise. This was near SE 44th and Bryant. It startled her so bad that she had to stop at the 7-11 store at that corner and have someone call my dad to come and get her. She was short of breath. He drove her home and called me at home. I will never forget that night. My family and I were watching "Uncle Buck" on TV when the phone rang. I heard my wife say "Dial 911" then she yelled "Paul... call 911!" We jumped into the car and went over there to see my mom laying face down in the driveway. It scared me to death. I asked my mom if she wanted help getting up and she said no. I heard the sirens coming up the street. They checked her out and said to her "We need to get you to the hospital" and she said "OK but I need to go to the bathroom first" The paramedic said you can go in the ambulance but something is happening to your heart and if you don't go right now, you will die"
On the way to the hospital they had to use the defibrillator on her and she stayed in the hospital for several days. Her new heart doctor was Kevin Miller. He told her that she needed an inplantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). My mom said no!
I always tried to honor my mom's wishes as she was an adult. The doctor gave several types of medication that in my opinion was what contributed to my mom's condition leading to her going to be with Jesus. Over the next couple of years after taking the medication, her medical condition deteriorated and led to several hospital visits.In March 2003, she was short of breath and felt her heart beating faster than normal. She went to Midwest Regional Hospital and was diagnosed as having Ventricular Tachycardia (VTac), a condition where the ventricals beat abnormally fast leading to fibrillation. She had the defibrillator used on her then as well but came back fine. She was moved to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the next day I was able to gather enough strength to ask her if she had accepted Jesus as her personal saviour. She got teary eyes and said "yes". That was a huge burden off my shoulders. The next day she was moved to a regular room and later complained of being short of breath. I guess it was around 10:00 pm when my dad went home and was called back to the hospital around 11:00pm and was told that she was taking a turn for the worse. He called me and I went back to the hospital. That was the single most stressful moment of my life. She was not breathing on her own. We were convinced that this would be her last night. I went home to bed around 2:00 am expecting to be called back that she did not make it. Miraculously she made that time. After about a week, she came home.
On Wednesday, 23 February 2005 she got up to go to Bingo. My dad offered to stay home since she wasn't feeling too good but she told him to go ahead and go to work. She got to Mini Ha Ha Bingo around 9:30 am and from what people tell me she was seen with her face in a paper bag trying to breathe. Some friends helped her to lay down on the floor and called 911. Someone called my dad and he called me on the cell phone but was unable to get in touch with me because I was in the upstairs Mezzanine at Tinker where I do not get a signal. He then called my wife Sunday and she went to the Bing hall. When I came downstairs and sat down to show a coworker how to do something, my cell phone rang and it was my wife. She said "I am at Mini Ha Ha and your mom is not doing very good. They are trying to get a breathing tube into her. I know you don't have a way down here since I have the truck but I will keep you in touch. I told the guy I was with, David Abdoo and he said "lets go". He gave me a ride back to the Bingo hall and it was raining. I got there and got the truck and my wife told me on the phone that she drove my dad in his car to Southwest Medical Center and that I can take the truck. As I was pulling onto SW 59th I saw an ambulance with lights flashing at the gas station.
When I got to the hospital Sunday took me back to my dad and told me what all had happened. We went home to rest around 7:00 pm that night since my mom never woke up. I got a call at 2:30 am 2/24/05 telling me to come to the hospital and that she was doing worse. When I got there at 3:10, I was met by a lady coming out of her room to tell met that my mom had a serious heart attack about 10 minutes ago and they were not able to bring her back.
She is now burried at Oaklawn Cemetary, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma at 34.63531°N 97.15494°W
Social Security number 442-54-6672
Joseph McCord was the first Postmaster, Ash Flat, Arkansas which opened
December 9, 1856. He moved to Arkansas from Marshall County, Tennessee
in 1850. In the 1860's, he moved South of Evening Shade, Arkansas to a
settlement called Maxwell and opened a store with William Barnett. He
was active in starting the First Masonic Lodge there. He later moved to
Powell's Chapel, an area east of Maxwell. His wife Jenie E. Chinn died
on July 20, 1879. He procured a marriage license December 24, 1879 with
Elizabeth A. Gardner (Age 50) of Izard County, Arkansas. The marriage
was recorded January 26, 1880. They raised a child called Martin W.
McCord, born a nephew or grandson. I guess Joseph lived the rest of his
life near Powell's Chapel.
Joseph McCord was the first Postmaster, Ash Flat, Arkansas which opened
December 9, 1856. He moved to Arkansas from Marshall County, Tennessee
in 1850. In the 1860's, he moved South of Evening Shade, Arkansas to a
settlement called Maxwell and opened a store with William Barnett. He
was active in starting the First Masonic Lodge there. He later moved to
Powell's Chapel, an area east of Maxwell. His wife Jenie E. Chinn died
on July 20, 1879. He procured a marriage license December 24, 1879 with
Elizabeth A. Gardner (Age 50) of Izard County, Arkansas. The marriage
was recorded January 26, 1880. They raised a child called Martin W.
McCord, born a nephew or grandson. I guess Joseph lived the rest of his
life near Powell's Chapel.
Joseph McCord was the first Postmaster, Ash Flat, Arkansas which opened
December 9, 1856. He moved to Arkansas from Marshall County, Tennessee
in 1850. In the 1860's, he moved South of Evening Shade, Arkansas to a
settlement called Maxwell and opened a store with William Barnett. He
was active in starting the First Masonic Lodge there. He later moved to
Powell's Chapel, an area east of Maxwell. His wife Jenie E. Chinn died
on July 20, 1879. He procured a marriage license December 24, 1879 with
Elizabeth A. Gardner (Age 50) of Izard County, Arkansas. The marriage
was recorded January 26, 1880. They raised a child called Martin W.
McCord, born a nephew or grandson. I guess Joseph lived the rest of his
life near Powell's Chapel.