When Mother died, what happened to the children?

When Grandmother, Martha Eugenia (Boatwright) Rockholt, died in 1928 the children were farmed out to various family members and friends.  Trying to find just where and with who they went is proving to be a real challenge.

I did manage to find Uncles Fred  Allen  (1912-1986) and Robert Earl  (1915-2003).  In 1930 they are found in the census for Big Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, Monte Ne.  The census is annotated Ozark Industrial College.  The boys, then 18 and 16, are found in the residence of Rev. Arther and Nellie Williams, minister at Holnest Church.  The Ozark Industrial College and School of Theology operated from 1927 to 1932.  Housed in two large log hotels (which had previously operated as resort hotels), ran by Dan Webster Evans under the sponsorship of the Pentecostal Holiness Church.

The fifteen acre location was self sufficient, the students maintaining the gardens and performing household chores for their room and board.  The boys were housed in one of the units, while the girls were housed in the other.  It seems that the school was not able to maintain the mortage payments and they were closed down.  The buildings and amphitheater were consumed by Beaver Lake in the early 1960's.

Uncle Fred was a lemo driver, a deputy sheriff for a while, and mostly ranch foreman.  Uncle Robert was in construction, mostly industrial and agricultural buildings as I remember, but I did not have a lot of interaction with his family.

                                            The Amphitheater at Monte Ne

                                            Part of the Monte Ne complex

Information on the Ozark Industrial College:

Information on William "Coin" Harvey, builder of Mount Ne: 

Grace Rockholt (1920-1980) the youngest of the two girls, is found in 1930 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri census in the household of Edward F.  and Annie Jackson.  Annie's maiden name was Boatwright, she was the sister to Grace's mother (my grandmother) Martha Eugenia Boatwright.  Best I can figure out Annie's name was Jo Annie Mable Boatwright (10 Feb 1881 - 29 Oct 1939); married Edward 27 Jan 1901.

Grace was injured during WW II while serving in the Womens Army Corps (WAC).  As I remember being told, she fell from a second story window while washing windows and was paralized from the injuries.

I have yet to find any information on where Arbie Lee and the youngest boy, Joseph David Rockholt were sent when their mother died.

Additional Information:

I have since found JD:  (Joseph David Rockholt, b. 20 Apr 1927) In 1930 Porun, Muskogee, Okla census with Sam Wiley and wife Susie Elizabeth (Boatwright), his mother's sister.  (He is listed as Uncle, additional annotation as "relative").  In 1940 he is still with Sam and Susie in Porum (as Jonah Rockholt).  In 1945 he enlisted in the Army at the age of (just barely) 18.  He is in and out of the military, serving two additional enlistments in the Air Force.  Arbie is still in the wind, I cannot locate her early life.