Ethel Lucile Ozmun was born to Reuben and Mary Butts on Nov. 16, 1920, in Jewell. She attended Star Country School and Star Church, which were near her home. After her seventh grade in school, the family moved several miles west and she had to change schools. In 1934, at the end of her eighth grade year, she was named county valedictorian and had to give a speech. She also participated in the state spelling bee. Her school years were during the dust bowl days and she stayed in town, with relatives, as children from the country often weren't allowed to go home. Lucile graduated from Jewell High...
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