1.  Marriage Record:

.  Clarion County Obituary Page (online at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs/CLARIONCO/):

Charles D. Stroup, 63, of Titusville RD 3, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. Born Jan. 1, 1939, at Enterprise, he was the son of Marjorie Kerr Stroup and the late David C. Stroup. Mr. Stroup attended the Titusville schools and had been self employed most of his life.  He was a member of the Never Alone Group following the death of his wife.  Mr. Stroup enjoyed the outdoors and hunting.  He was married in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 25, 1972, to Mary L. Vaughn, who died April 15, 1998.  Surviving are his mother of Titusville; his father-in-law, Cecil Farr of Titusville RD 3; a son, John Stroup of Oil City; three daughters and their husbands, Kathy and Dennis Bown of Titusville, Joyce and John Gantz of Corry and Cheryl and Ed Firestone of Midlothian, Va.; and 14 grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Lawrence Stroup of South Gate, Calif., and Gordon Stroup of Titusville; seven sisters, Mrs. Paul (Patricia) Riley of Taft, Calif., Mrs. William (Barbara) Frantz and Mrs. William (Darlene) Kinney, both of Titusville, Mrs. Dwayne (Marilyn) Ray of Franklin, Mrs. Debra McCauley of Oil City, Jill Riley and Joan Stroup, both of Georgia; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Marge Wolfe of Titusville. In addition to his father and wife, Mr. Stroup was preceded in death by a son, Cecil C. Stroup; and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Farr. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home, 303 N. Washington St., Titusville.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.  Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Oil Creek Township, Crawford County.  The family suggests memorials be made to the Hospice of Crawford County, 3221/2 W. Main St., Titusville, 16354.