Love - The Odessa Record

Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up.

Hi, here I am again.

Derr, Mollie (Scheller) (b. 3-08-1892 d. 9-01-1969) Mollie Derr, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Scheller, was

born in Russia. In 1889 she came to Old Mexico with her family. Later, they moved to Oklahoma, then to Washington

where in 1904 they homesteaded near Warden. In 1906 they moved to the Odessa area. She was baptized and confirmed

in the Congregational tradition in her youth and was married to...