11-16

Mr. Howard E. Adams, 59, of Seminole, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital of cancer, a short-known illness to him and his family.

As a young man, he entered the Army and served for 16 years during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War.

After basic training he was sent to Germany. It was there that he met his lovely wife, Rosemarie Bertsch.

They have been married for 37 years.

Howard was born in Webster County, W.Va. on Jan. 2, 1940.

He is the son of the late Ralph "Sox" Adams and Phelma (Blake) Adams.

He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ralph, and an infant brother, Paul Leroy.

Mr. Adams worked overseas for Haliburton Oilfield Services doing offshore drilling.

He went to work for them in 1974 after his military service.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie, of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ralph Adams, Seminole, and Billy and Sophia Adams, Seminole; one daughter, Petra Thurman, Hot Springs, Ark.; one granddaughter, Taylor Jo Adams; one grandson, Joshua Briley; three stepgrandsons, Chase, Dillon and Dakota; one brother, Edgel Adams and his wife, Dora Jean, of Cowen, W.Va.; four sisters, Margie and her husband, Howard Barry, Tulsa, June and her husband, Jack Whitney, Cottageville, W.Va., Ruth Gibbs, Camden-on-Gauley, W.Va., and Irene and her husband, Otis Addington, Cottle, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.

Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee.

Graveside services for Maud resident Pauline Geneva Adams, 70, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Konawa Cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the services. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.

Adams died Tuesday, July 13, 1999.

She was born Aug. 28, 1928 in Heavener to Emma Marie and Walker Bolton.

A homemaker, she was of the Baptist faith, and had lived in Maud for the past 20 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Sharp, Wynnewood, and Linda Morrison, Seminole; one son, Jimmy Adams, Maud; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

12-1

Graveside services for Konawa resident Neil Sterling Addington, 57, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Addington died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born June 7, 1942 in Konawa to Viola and James Addington.

A veteran, he had served with the United States Army.

He had been a Konawa resident since 1970.

Addington married Edith Vivian McGill on June 11, 1971 in Gainesville, Texas. She survives him of the home.

Addington was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Other survivors include one daughter, Linda Burke, Woodward; one stepdaughter, Kathy Landrum, Tahlequah; one stepson, Dean Kelly, Konawa; three sisters, Marie Farris, Boise City, Stella Peoples, Konawa and Linda Arnold, South Carolina; and seven grandchildren.

9-22

Funeral services for native Wewokan Olan Woodrow Allen, 84, were held today at Oakwood Cemetery.

Minister Doris Weisser officiated at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel in Shawnee.

Allen died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at his home in Shawnee.

He was born Sept. 22, 1914 in Wewoka to Uriah Soloman and Lena (Ladd) Allen.

A veteran, he served in the US Army 160^th Field Artillery during World War II, and received three bronze service stars.

Allen attended Wewoka Schools, and worked as an electrician at Tinker Air Force Base before retiring in 1974.

He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Allen was married to Ruth Marie Allen, who survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

Other survivors include three sons, Olan Allen Jr., Santa Clara, Calif., Johnnie David Allen, Overland Park, Kan., and Denver Jay Allen, Shawnee; two daughters, Sherrie Smith, Renton, Wash., and Kathryn Kay Sheesley, Moore; three sisters, Ruby Sharum, Orange, Calif., Wilma Neal, Wewoka, and Alice Carter, Eugene, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Velva Young Allred, 83 year-old Seminole resident, died June 17 in her home.

Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church of Calvin under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Rev. David McDougal and Rev. Jim Lawrence officiated. Burial was in Blue Ridge Cemetery.

Allred was born Nov. 14, 1915, in Seymore, Texas, to Rosie Lee (DeShaz) and Albert Clayton Young.

She was raised in the Calvin area and attended Gerty Schools, where she graduated in 1933.

She lived in Oklahoma City, and later Atwood, before moving to Seminole in 1994.

Allred was a Freewill Baptist.

She married Gene Allred on Oct. 3, 1942, in El Reno. He survives her, of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Stanley Allred, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Gail Rooms, Seminole; one brother, Oscar Lee Young, Earlsboro; three sisters, Gertrude Nose, Odessa, Texas, Juanita Bolinger and Wanda Parks, both of Atwood; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, A.C. Young; and one sister, Lillie Helbert.

4-23

Graveside services for Maud graduate Darryl Ray Alsip, 39, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Romulus Cemetery in Romulus.

Billy Merritt will officiated at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.

Alsip died Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in Shawnee.

He was born Aug. 4, 1959 in Shawnee to Bob and Cora Alsip.

He attended school at Maud, then at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech.

Alsip was an appliance repairman for A&A Appliances.

He was preceded in death by his mother; grandmothers Della Stewart and Estelle Alsip; and grandfather Jim Corbett Alsip.

Survivors include two daughters, Renea Williamson and Karlotta Alsip, both of Seminole; one son, Joshua Alsip, Seminole; his father, of Shawnee; four sisters, Sharon Miller, Tecumseh, Lynn Alsip, Earlsboro, Darla Robbins, Shawnee, and Marlene Haynes, Ada; grandfather, Floyd Harjo, Wewoka; and one grandson.

12-10

Lee R. Ames, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son, died Dec. 8, 1999 at home at the age of 58.

He was born June 29, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Mae Faris Ames; daughters, Jennifer Mae Ames McAnulty and husband, Thomas Neal, and Melissa Mae Ames Shannon.

He was the grandfather of Leisa Mae, Christopher Robert and Cody Ellis Ames Shannon and future son-in-law, Gregory Winston Barton.

Ames is also survived by his mother, Mary L. Ames of Seminole.

He was preceded in death by his father, Virl Ames.

Ames graduated from Capitol Hill High School and attended the University of Oklahoma.

He was a typesetter and graphic artist for 30 years, retiring from the Journal Record Publishing Co. and was owner of Alphasource, Inc., from 1979 to 1991.

Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 at Guardian Midtown Funeral Home Chapel, Oklahoma City.

4-21-99

Funeral services for Konawa resident Samuel Albert Anders, 84, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

Virgil Romine will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Anders died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Konawa.

He was born Dec. 31, 1914 in Vamoosa to Margaret Virginia and Lafayette Anders.

An oilfield worker, Anders lived in the Konawa area all of his life, and was a member of the Church of Christ of Sasakwa.

He married Madge Anders in Ada on Sept. 15, 1947. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include Emily Loden, California, Marina Sue White, Shawnee and Carman Jane Green, Vamoosa; one son, Ulyesses Sammy Anders, of the home; one brother, Warren Anders, Chickasha; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The pallbearers are listed as family members.

6-16

Funeral services for former Sasakwa resident Donna Mae (Potter) Anderson, 93, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Bob Birdwell and Dr. Monty Campbell will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Visitation is set for today at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Anderson died Sunday, June 13, 1999 in Clinton, Mo.

She was born Feb. 22, 1906 near Downing, Texas to Charlcie Elizabeth and Robert R. Potter.

Anderson moved to Sasakwa with her family in 1913, and attended rural schools there.

She later attended high school in Holdenville. She was baptized at age 13, and attended Lone Dove Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Later Anderson became a member of Trinity Baptist Church, were she stayed for 34 years.

She worked as a supervisor of her silver plating unit at Pratt Whitney defense plant in Kansas City, Mo., during World War II.

Anderson married Vander Barker, who preceded her in death, then to Lucien Rogers.

During World War II, she married Amel Anderson; he also preceded her in death.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, an infant daughter, Maxine Rogers; sons Kenneth and Carl Barker; four brothers and two granddaughters.

Survivors include one daughter, Verba Dean Hills, Deepwater, Mo.; one son, L.B. Rogers, Shawnee; stepdaughter, Marjorie Anderson Cain, Delphos, Kan.; two sisters, Kathryn Bush, Pacifica, Calif., and Cora Jean Kitchel, Houston, Texas; one brother, Jeff D. Potter, Shawnee; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Trinity Baptist Church in Shawnee or the McGee Eye Research Center in Oklahoma City.

11-26

Graveside services for Seminole County resident Elbert Oubrey Anderson, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Little Cemetery.

Cecil Anderson will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Anderson died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at Okemah Pioneer Nursing Home.

He was born June 11, 1920 in Seminole to W.F. Wesley Anderson and Lizzie Jane Bryson Anderson.

A veteran, he served in the US Army.

Anderson moved to the Seminole County area 25 years ago from California, and was a retired oil field worker.

He was a resident of Okemah Pioneer Nursing Home at the time of his death.

Survivors include one son, Larry Anderson; three daughters, Virginia Anderson, Janice Anderson and Theresa Anderson, all of California; and several grandchildren.

11-14

APPLETON, WIS. - Graveside services for former Seminole resident Gretta Doris Anderson, 92, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa.

Arrangements are under the direction of Vally Funeral Home, Wisconsin, and Ninde Garden Chapel, Tulsa.

Anderson died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 at Peabody Manor in Appleton.

She was born Sept. 9, 1907 in El Reno to George W. And Georgie (Bradbury) Dawson.

After the death of her father and his remarriage to Wilma (Spark) Beach in 1913, the family moved to Tulsa, where Anderson attended high school.

While living in Seminole from 1930-47, she was a member of the First Methodist Church, where she attended the Wedding Ring Class.

Active in youth activities, Anderson was also a member of he Garden Club.

She was employed at Whitbeck’s Grocery.

She was married to Elmer Martin Anderson on Aug. 26, 1925 in Sapulpa. He preceded her in death on June 27, 1978.

Anderson was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Glen, Gerald, Guiles, and Gordon.

Survivors include one daughter, Donna Hayford, Appleton, Wis.; one son, Robert Anderson, Bloomington; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

5-19

Funeral services for Maud resident Jack N. Arnold, 74, are 2 p.m. Friday with Knight Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled to be held at First Baptist Church in Maud, with interment to follow at Cummings Cemetery.

Arnold died Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Sept. 7, 1924 in Bloomburg Texas to Smith "Doc" and Mary Alice (Bass) Arnold.

He worked for 25 years for Amerada Petroleum Company in Seminole, and still worked as a pumper in the oil field.

Arnold was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole, a past president of Maud Rotary and the Maud Athletic Club.

He served as a former city councilman for Maud as well as a volunteer fireman.

Arnold graduated from Maud High School in 1943, and coached Little League.

He married Ann Hill on Feb. 26,. 1944 in Maud. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Richard Northcott, Seminole, Sue and Dan Herriman, Konawa and Jackie and Sam Acree, Maud; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Bo Clymer and Sally and James Christopher, both of Seminole; six grandchildren, Sherri and Tom Sockey, Maud, Ran and Jan Northcott, Fort Bragg, S.C., and Eric and Gavin "Thump" Acree, Seminole; and three great-grandchildren, Tad Alfred, Cody and Nikki Sockey, all of Maud.

5-19

Funeral services for Maud resident Jack N. Arnold, 74, are 2 p.m. Friday with Knight Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled to be held at First Baptist Church in Maud, with interment to follow at Cummings Cemetery.

Arnold died Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Sept. 7, 1924 in Bloomburg Texas to Smith "Doc" and Mary Alice (Bass) Arnold.

He worked for 25 years for Amerada Petroleum Company in Seminole, and still worked as a pumper in the oil field.

Arnold was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole, a past president of Maud Rotary and the Maud Athletic Club.

He served as a former city councilman for Maud as well as a volunteer fireman.

Arnold graduated from Maud High School in 1943, and coached Little League.

He married Ann Hill on Feb. 26,. 1944 in Maud. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Sharon Northcott, Seminole, Sue Herriman, Konawa and Jackie Acree, Maud; two sisters, Mary Clymer and Sally Christopher, both of Seminole; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

9-22

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Jewell T. (Haney) Arnold, 82, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at First Free Will Baptist Church.

Rev. David McDougal and Rev. Allen Wood will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Arnold died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born Sept. 8, 1917 in Arkansas to Bryan and Delphia (Haskell) Haney.

Arnold moved to Seminole County from Oklahoma City in 1965, and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, Rebekah Lodge and Women’s Auxiliary of the church.

She retired in 1977 as a Medical Arts Laboratory Technician at the Medical Arts Building in Oklahoma City.

Arnold was married to Hoyt E. Arnold on July 28, 1954, in Oklahoma City. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1990.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one brother.

Survivors include three sons, Bobby Willis, Irving, Texas, Jerry W. and Charles Willis, both of Oklahoma City; one daughter, Bonnie Eskew, Sparta, Tenn.; four brothers, Millard Haney, Lodo, Calif., Chester Haney, Alvord, Texas, Arthur Haney, Edmond, and Ray Dean Haney, Grand Prairie, Texas; one sister, Nita Haney Ray, Edmond; eight grandchildren, seven grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

Casketbearers are listed as grandsons.

8/19/99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Florence Elizabeth Davis Azlin, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Johnny Hinton will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Azlin died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999 at her Seminole home.

She was born April 23, 1913 in Tecumseh to Ninniam Davis and Maggie (Dulaney) Davis.

Azlin moved to Wewoka in 1925, attending Wewoka Schools.

After living in the Ong Community, she moved back to Wewoka, then to Seminole in 1993.

Azlin was a member of the Wewoka Church of Christ.

She married O.C. Azlin on Sept. 2, 1921 in Bethel. He preceded her in death on March 5, 1973.

She was also preceded in death by both parents, and one infant daughter, Ruby Jeanette Azlin.

Other survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Orville and Linda Azlin, Prague, and Eugene and Mary Ann Azlin, Maud; three daughters, Kathryn Barnes and her husband, Bill, and Ann Fessler, all of Oklahoma City, and Pauline Azlin, Seminole; two sisters, Patsy Walker and Ruby Davis, both of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren, Rhonda Lynn Byerly, Dallas, Texas, Steve Byerly, Oklahoma City, Linda Nelson, Union Valley, Robert Azlin, Maud, Beverly Azlin, Prague, Roy Leggett, Ft. Smith, Ark., Bobby Azlin and Vicki Rainwater, eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are listed as Mike Cullinan, Eddie Neil, Earl Dunkleberger, Steve Byerly, Roy Leggett and Williams Zellars.

Honorary bearers include Cecil Moore, Oscar Danielson, John Bender, Bill Azlin, Robert Azlin and Howard Nall.

5-13

Funeral services for former St. Louis-Maud area resident Samuel D. Bailey, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Harrah United Methodist Church.

Bailey died Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at his home in Harrah.

He was born May 19, 1927 in Dayton, Iowa to David S. and Lillian Mae (Dutcher) Bailey.

A veteran, he served in the US Navy.

Bailey worked for St. Louis Schools as a maintenance engineer, and also as a carpenter.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Mark Bailey and Steven Bailey; two sisters, Charlene Donahe and Sally Sigler; and one brother David E. Bailey.

Survivors include one daughter, Rochelle Wagoner, Guthrie; one son, Mike Bailey; three brothers, Darrell Bailey, Missouri, Larry Bailey, South Dakota and Gerald Bailey, Washington; two sisters, Rosie Shipman, Washington, Dolores Kinkaid, Illinois; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

PAID 08-22-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Dorothy Jean (Whisenhunt) Baker, 65, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Seminole.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley is set to officiate. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Baker died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999 at the Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 19, 1934 in Alichi to Millard Kirby Whisenhunt and Francis Victoria (Shields) Whisenhunt.

On Oct. 4, 1955 she married Pat Baker in Grandfield; he survives her of the home.

Baker was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and three brothers, Hoyt, Carl and Clayl Whisenhunt.

Other survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Teresa Baker, Meeker; three daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Joe Elmore, Karrie and Kelly Joplin and Carla and Mickey Sebourn, all of Seminole; a brother, Coy Whisenhunt, Clebet; five sisters, Opal Davis, Battiest, Hazel Martin, Pickens, Reva Lincicome, Shawnee and Mabel Humphries and Dutch Meeks, both of Calif.

Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Sara Elmore, Patrick Elmore, Lori Elmore, Kirby Elmore, Gordan Elmore, Amy Elmore, Shawna Bennet, Cody Bennet, Laresa Baker, Kacie Baker, Dusty Joplin, Stormy Joplin, Logan Joplin and Skyeler Sebourn.

Baker’s grandchildren will serve as honorary casket bearers.

12-22

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Laurene Baker, 78, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. David Karges will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Baker died Monday, Dec. 20, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

She was born Feb. 6, 1921 in Emporia, Kan., to Floyd Faylor and Helen (Mays) Osborn.

A homemaker, Baker lived in Seminole and Shawnee for most of her life and was of the Baptist faith.

She married Jack Baker on Oct. 11, 1941 in Seminole. He survives her of the home.

Baker was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Luther Osborn.

Other survivors include one son, Jerry Baker, West Minister, Colo.; one son, Donna Conner, Seminole; one half sister, Betty Gray, Florence, Miss.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

4-27

Funeral services for Seminole native Sharon Kay Balentine, 44, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at South Rock Creek Assembly of God Church.

Doby Williams will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel, Shawnee.

Balentine died Monday, April 26, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

She was born July 19, 1954 in Seminole to Carl and Bertha Worley.

Balentine attended Shawnee schools, and was a member of South Rock Creek Assembly of God Church and the Omega Alpha Ministry.

She was married to Arvil Balentine on Sept. 3, 1986 in Gainesville, Texas. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Nick Hopkins, DuPont, Mich. And Shane Balentine, Shawnee; four daughters, Lori Payne, Tecumseh, Misty Herrera and Rachel McHolland, both of Oklahoma City, and April Balentine, Shawnee; her parents, and nine grandchildren.

9-8-99

Funeral mass for Kathryn Reese Barber is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Father Basil Keenan will officiate. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Mrs. Barber died Monday morning at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 83.

Born Jan. 31, 1916 in Cisne, Ill. To Homer and Laura (Simmons) Rhoades, she was the third of six daughters.

On Sept. 1, 1933, she married Linden Reese in Salem, Ill. After his death on Jan. 17, 1970, she moved from Flora, Ill. to Seminole, where she worked in retail sales.

She married T.M. "Pete" Barber on Jan. 2, 1978. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 1990.

Mrs. Barber was a co-owner of Shady Rest Antiques with her daughter.

She was a former longtime member of the Order of Eastern Star and had served the Salem, Ill., chapter as Worthy Matron.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here.

Survivors include two sons, James E. Reese, Herndon, Va., and Michael Reese, Joplin, Mo.; one daughter, Shirley Nichols, Seminole; one sister, Mildred Venable, Flora, Ill.; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchild-ren.

Pallbearers are listed as Bob Davis, George Higdon, Jack Leonard, Donald Lester, David McKinney and Richard Wood.

Alternate pallbearer is Gerald McGuire.

12-7

SHAWNEE - Graveside services for Georgia (McInturff) Barnard, mother of Seminole resident Barbara Davis, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Barnard died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 at an Oklahoma City hospital.

She was born Nov. 19, 1922 in Shawnee to Garner Shawn and Mollie (Sturdavan) Shawn.

A homemaker, she was a lifelong resident of Shawnee.

She was married to Monroe McInturff; he preceded her in death.

The then married Otis Barnard in 1970; he preceded her in death in 1976.

Barnard was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother; one sister; two sons, Geral and Charles; and three grandchildren.

Survivors include four sons, Tommy McInturff, Larry McInturff and Phillip McInturff, all of Shawnee, and Steven McInturff, Mansfield, Texas; five daughters, Betty Gober, Shawnee, Barbara Davis, Seminole, Pat Mount, Oklahoma City, Mary Hastings, Shawnee, and Carol Hurst, Oklahoma City; one brother, Jacky Shawn, Purcell; one sister, Betty Cox, Tecumseh; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

MAUD - Graveside funeral services for Clinton William Bassett, 29, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Konawa.

Father Matthew Brown, OSB, will officiate. Burial will be under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Bassett died Friday at his home in Maud.

He was born July 28, 1970, in Guthrie to Robert "Bob" William and Alice Carolyn (McCraw) Bassett.

He lived most of his life in the Maud area, where he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

He graduated from Maud High School in 1988, and was a graduate of the Oklahoma Broadcasting School.

Survivors include his parents, Bob and Carolyn Bassett, Maud; his paternal grandparents, Bill and Tawana Bassett of Cashion; and his brother, Alan Bassett, Maud.

Bassett was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Ed and Laura McCraw.

Pallbearers will include Junior England, Paul Williams, Lance Heffley, Greg Pierce, Royce McGill and Wendall Darnell.

3-26-99

Memorial services for Konawa resident Alvin Bateman Jr., 72, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.

Bateman died Friday, March 26, 1999 in Ada.

He was born Nov. 12, 1926 in Oklahoma City to Bertha and Alvin Bateman Sr.

He worked as a plumber and owned and operated the A.M. Bateman Plumbing Company from 1932 to 1975.

Bateman served in the Army during World War II. He was a Sunday school teacher, and for the past 25 years lived in the Konawa area.

He was a member of Konawa Masonic Lodge..

He married Thelma Jean Wano in Ft. Smith Ark. on Oct. 3, 1950. She preceded him in death on July 14, 1998.

Survivors include two sons, Steven Bateman, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Larry Bateman, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Norma Gaut, Konawa; one brother, Donald Bateman, Monroe, Mich.; one sister, Eva McKinley, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Amy "Ruth" (Carr) Beauford, 98, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Faith Assembly of God Church in Shawnee.

Pastors Doyle Seely and Kurt Beauford will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Beauford died Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999 at Shawnee Golden Rule Nursing Home.

She was born Oct. 2, 1900 to William "Bill" and Loonora Jane (Spooner) Carr.

A minister’s wife, she and her husband had pastored the First Assembly of God Church in Shawnee, and retired in 1972.

Beauford had taught at Pluver School in Seminole County.

She married Clarence Oliver Beauford in 1922 in Seminole County; he preceded her in death in 1985.

Beauford was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters.

Survivors include three sons, Forrest Daniel Beauford, Claremore, Gerald Kenneth Beauford and Donald Keith Beauford, both of Seminole; seven grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

2-2-99

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Eugene Beaver, 68, were held today at Salt Creek United Methodist Church.

Rev. Malcomb Tiger and Rev. Mike Harjo officiated at the service. Interment followed at the Harjo family cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Beaver died Friday, Jan. 29, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born June 16, 1930 east of Wetumka, and reared in the Salt Creek Community.

Beaver attended schools at Lone Star, Friendship, Bethel and Jones Academy Euches Mission.

A veteran, he served in the US Army for two years.

Beaver worked in construction and also for Boeing Aircraft before retiring in the late 1960’s.

He served as a baseball and softball coach for Holdenville area teams.

Beaver was a member of Salt Creek United Methodist Church.

He married Minnie Beaver in Ada in 1954; she preceded him in death.

Beaver was also preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jackie Lee; and one brother, John Beaver Jr.

Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Harrison, of the home; four sisters, Wanda Postoak, Tulsa, Cora Ann Beaver, Holdenville, Norean Tiger, Holdenville, and Colleen Larney, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Nola Ola "Pee Wee" (Acree) Begley, 82, were held Tuesday morning at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated at the service. Burial followed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum.

Begley died Saturday, July 31, 1999 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

She was born Sept. 16, 1916 in Haskell to Eck and Ocie (Johnson) Acree.

She moved to Seminole from Perry in 1970, and had since moved to Mansfield, Mo.

A homemaker, Begley was a member of Tri-City Christian Center.

She married Ernest C. Begley on Jan. 25, 1934 in Seminole. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1998.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Holbert Acree; one sister, Ocie Payne; and three children at birth.

Survivors include two brothers, Elick Acree, Mansfield, Mo., and Eugene Acree, Graysville, Ill.; and two sisters, Marquerite "Chick" Cruse, Odessa, Texas and Alwanda "Shub" Hester, Ardmore.

Graveside services for Seminole resident Mamie L. (Vincent) Bell, 101, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bell died Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 20, 1897 at Ceader Hill, Texas to John and Nora (Sharp) Vincent.

A homemaker, Bell was a Baptist by faith.

She married Rufus Melvin Bell on May 18, 1913 in Gould. He preceded her in death on July 21, 1966.

Bell was also preceded in death by two sons, George Vincent Bell and William Harrold Bell; and two sisters, Brunette Armstrong and Fannie Nesmith.

Survivors include one daughter, Lela Miller and her husband, Truman, Uniontown, Ken.; eight grandchildren, several great- and great-great-grandchildren.

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Belveal died Wednesday, June 23, 1999 at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was born Jan. 17, 1938 in Seminole to Van and Ines McKinley Bishop, before moving to Jay, Fla., and on to Exeter in 1997.

A homemaker, Belveal was a member of the Mill Street Church of Christ, Cassville.

She was married to Charles A. Belveal on July 8, 1955 in Seminole. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Donald E. Belveal, Jay, Fla.; two daughters, Vanessa G. Lowery, Brewton, Ala., and Rhonda E. Scott, Exeter, Mo.; one brother, Kenneth Bishop, Exeter, Mo; two sisters, Betty Ruark, Diamond, Mo., and Brenda Rider, Bentonville, Ark; and seven grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy be made to the Fair Haven Children’s Home, in Strafford, Mo., in care of Williamson Funeral Home, Cassville, Mo.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident Theresa (Buscema) Benardello, 98, were scheduled for today at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated; burial was under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Benardello died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born March 30, 1900, in Vittoria, Italy. She married Joseph Benardello 60 years ago.

She was a homemaker and, at the time of her death, a resident of Midwest City.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1980.

Survivors include one son, John Benardello, Midwest City; one sister, Concetta Testa, Palm Harbor, Fla.; one grandson, one great-grandson and a great-granddaughter.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Betty Lou (Brannon) Bennett, 64, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church, 30^th and Jordan, in Oklahoma City.

Rev. Rick Livingston will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Earlsboro Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bennett died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 19, 1935 in Earlsboro to Alfred and Fannie Mae (Gaulding) Brannon.

Bennett graduated from Shawnee High School in 1954, and was a member of Central Baptist Church.

She was employed by the State of Oklahoma, and retired in 1998.

She married Billy Bennett in 1955 in Oklahoma City; he survives her of the home.

Bennett was also preceded in death by her mother on Jan. 23, 1964, and stepfather Harry Talton on Oct. 19, 1994.

Other survivors include her father, of Earlsboro; two son, Billy Bennett Jr., of the home and Jerry Bennett, Oklahoma City; three daughters, Carolyn Bennett and Anita Bennett, both of the home, and Rita Wright, Oklahoma City.

Also surviving him are two brothers, Joe Brannon, Spencer, and Tony Talton, Earlsboro; five sisters, Ella Black, Oklahoma City, Verlene Brannon, Midwest City, Beatrice Talton, Lima, Mildred Conway, Shawnee and Lena Talton, Earlsboro; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

3-4-99

Funeral services for Lima resident Vera Lee Berry, 80, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Wetumka.

Rev. Wilmer Cooper, of First Baptist Church, Lima, will officiate. Interment will follow at Wisner Chapel under the direction of Myers Mortuary, Wewoka.

Berry died Monday, March 1, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born March 12, 1918 in Okfuskee County.

Berry lived in Seminole County for 46 years.

Berry was a home health provider and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lima.

She married Jack Berry; he survives her of the home.

Other survivors include six daughters, Rosetta Berry, Wanda Jones and Deaner Berry, all of Oklahoma City, Cora Brown, Grand Prairie, Texas, Neola Jackson, Lima and Jackie Stroud, Wewoka; eight sons, Sam Berry, Holdenville, Kenneth Berry, Lima, Donnie and Earl Berry, Shawnee, Jackie A. Berry, Wewoka, Carl Berry, Spencer, Royce Berry, Brooksville and Benjamin Berry, Lima; one sister, Tennie Bell, Wetumka, 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandsons, Jeroid Berry, Mike Berry, Darnell Berry, Auther Lee Barry, Barnard Berry and Otis Berry.

6-13-99

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Max Beshears, 82, are scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Home.

Rev. John Lively will officiate at the service.

Beshears died Friday, June 11, 1999 at his home north of Seminole.

He was born Oct. 8, 1916 in Arkansas to Harry and Josephine (Seagraves) Beshears.

A veteran, Beshears served as a private first class in the US Army Air Corps during World War II.

He retired in 1979 from National Steel Company, and was a member of Cheyarha Presbyterian Church.

Beshears married Willie Irene (Allen) Beshears on Feb. 7, 1941 near Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Robert Beshears, Richmond, Calif.; two sisters, Beatrice Wagner, and Joann Mattos, both of Sacramento, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

8-24-99

Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Rosey Alice (Wescott) Billings, 84, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Bristow.

Rev. Bryce Gemmill will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Billings died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born Dec. 12, 1914 in Bristow to Emery and Annie Wescott.

Reared in the Bristow area, Billings attended Old 44 Schools, and resided in Oregon and Texas before settling in Oklahoma in 1970.

She had lived in Eufaula, Wewoka and Stigler, then returned to Wewoka and Earlsboro, where she remained until her death.

She married Joe Billings on Nov. 27, 1929 in Bristow. He preceded her in death.

Billings was also preceded in death by her parents, one son, William Doyle Billings, two brothers, Arthur and Jim Wescott and two sisters, Sylvia Welch and Susan Lough.

Survivors include one daughter, Judy Whitman, Earlsboro; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

1-17-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Stephen Wendell Bird, 37, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Bird died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

He was born July 21, 1961 in Oklahoma City to L.B. and Karen (Donohue, Gado, Bird) Hughes.

Bird moved to Seminole one year ago from Lawrence, Kan.

He was a member of the National Guard and the Jehovah Witness faith.

Bird was preceded in death by one sister, Karen Rebecca Bird and Christopher Bird.

Survivors include his father, of Tulsa, and his mother, of Seminole; two sons, Stephen Bird and John Bird, both of Seminole; three brothers, Sheldon Bird, Tulsa, Mike Bird, Shawnee and Jerry Bird, Independence, Mo.; and two sisters, Joy Bird, Independence, Mo., and Lorrie Purcell, Rockford, Ill.

3/28/99

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident, Bessie Birdwell, 85, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.

Rev. Wesley Martin will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery, Maud, under the directions of Pickard Funeral Home.

Birdwell died Friday, March 26, 1999.

She was born March 2, 1914 in Konawa to Maloche Elizabeth Wood and Billie Wood.

She married James Birdwell in Konawa on March 31, 1938; he preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1975.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Thomas Birdwell.

Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Birdwell Castle, Eufaula, three sons, Charley Bowlegs, Canada, Roy Birdwell, Shawnee, and Tommy Birdwell, Tecumseh; one sister, Josephine Hines, Calif., 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

8-29-99 PAID OBIT

WEWOKA — Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Wesley Bishop, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Stout Chapel.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Bishop died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999 in an automobile accident north of Wewoka.

He was born April 12, 1928, the 10^th of 11 children of Joseph Eugene Bishop and Maggie Alice Bishop.

Bishop was raised in Sasakwa and attended Sasakwa school.

He moved to Texas where he met and married Shirley Bullington; they settled in Florence, Ore.

Bishop worked for U.S. Plywood Lumber Mill for 20 years until his retirement in 1975.

He returned to Wewoka until moving to Wetumka in 1997.

He raised fighting roosters and developed a new breed. He also developed and raised a breed of dog that was known for protecting the roosters.

He enjoyed life and knew how to have fun. Bishop was very supportive of his children and family and was always there when he was needed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, John Wesley Upshaw, Claude Upshaw, Wiford Upshaw, Jack Bishop; and his sister, Vessie Bishop.

Survivors are one daughter, Elizabeth Diess, Scappoose, Ore., two sons, Joseph Wesley Bishop, Wetumka, and David Ross Bishop, Holdenville; three brothers, Robert Bishop, Sweethome, Ore., Joe Berry Bishop and Walter "Red" Bishop, both of Wewoka, and Ed Bishop, Bakersfield, Calif.; and one sister, Mamie Phillips, Klamath Falls, Ore.

Other survivors are seven grandchildren, Sarah and Amie Diess of Scappoose, Ore., Gordon Joseph Bishop, Reno, Nev., Lucas David Bishop, Eugene, Ore., Jeffery Wesley Bishop, Washington, D.C. and Melissa Elizabeth Bishop and David Lawrence Bishop, both of Holdenville; and three great-grandchildren, De-vinne Elizabeth Lee and Robert Dean Lee, both of Scappoose, Ore., and Stephen Lucas Bishop, Eugene, Ore.

Pallbearers are Ron Diess, Luke Bishop, David Bishop, Robbie Bishop, Bobbie Bishop and R.L. Bishop.

12-7

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident Dallas Andrew Blackwood, 82, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Blackwood died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Konawa.

He was born May 3, 1917 in Nashville, Tenn., to Sallie Virginia Aylor and Andrew Jackson Blackwood.

He had lived most of his life in the Konawa area.

Blackwood was married to Cleo Blackwood on Dec. 31, 1937 in Konawa. She preceded him in death on Feb. 1 of this year.

Survivors include four children, Alice Jackson, Sue Hill, Albert Blackwood, all of Moore, and Linda Malone, Harrah; one sister, Estelle Sutton, Mississippi; one brother, G.C. Blackwood, Konawa; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandchildren.

2-2-99

Funeral services for Konawa resident Cleo Mildred Blackwood, 80, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pickard Funeral Chapel.

Interment will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Blackwood died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999 in Ada.

She was born Nov. 24, 1918 in Konawa to Willie and Dee Alan Turnbow.

A lifelong Konawa resident, Blackwood was a member of the Konawa Pentecostal Holiness Church.

She was married to Andrew Blackwood Dec. 31, 1927 in Konawa. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Alice Jackson and Sue Hill, both of Moore, and Linda Malone, Harrah; one son, Albert Blackwood, Moore; one brother, William Turnbow, Konawa; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

7/8/99

Funeral services for Bill G. Blair, 63, brother of a Seminole woman, were held today in Eureka Spring, Ark., under the direction of Nelson Funeral Services.

Blair died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, in his home in Eureka Springs.

He was born July 9, 1935 in Coweta to Olin Blair and Vida (Elrod) Blair.

On Aug. 20, 1955, he married Carole Ring; she survives him of the home in Eureka Springs.

Other survivors include two sons, Jody Blair and James W. Blair, both of Eureka Springs; two daughters, Cheryl Rushing, Meeker and Jeannia Angeles, Goldsby; one brother, William Blair, Shonto, Ariz.; four sisters, Pauline Cross, Seminole, Maxine Morris, Coweta, Nellie Herbert, Tyler, Texas and Berniece Joice, Tulsa; seven grand children and six great-grandchildren.

12-17

OKLAHOMA CITY - Funeral services for Donald Blair, 79, brother of Cromwell resident Mildred Lindley, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at South Colonial Chapel.

Interment will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eakly Cemetery in Eakly under the direction of Vondel L. Smith and Son Mortuary, Oklahoma City.

Blair died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999.

He was a veteran, serving in the US Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict.

He later retired from Tinker Air Force Base.

Blair was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

Survivors include his wife, Imogene Chambers Blair; one brother, Archie Blair, Jones; and two sisters, Mildred Lindley, Cromwell, and Pauline Firquain, Blythe, Calif.

11-23

Graveside services for Sasakwa resident Robert Wayne Blair, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Eberle family cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Blair died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 in Sulphur.

He was born Feb. 15, 1921 in Pierce, Neb. To Maude and Robert Lewis Blair.

A veteran, Blair served during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.

He worked in the oilfields, and had lived in Sasakwa since 1982.

Blair married Georgia Mae Smith on April 20, 1947 in Las Vegas. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Robert W. Blair Jr., West Palm Beach, Fla., Paul Scott Blair, Oxnard, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Maryetta Sanders, Ojai, Calif., and Dona Clark, Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sisters, Irene Lyddon, Freemont, Neb., and Mildred Gabriel, Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

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Paid Obit

Funeral services for Seminole resident George "Bo" Robert Bohanon, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Bohanon died Monday, June 21, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 16, 1913 in Sardis to Robert Bohanon and Elsie Ann (Bell) Bohanon Moore.

Bohanon attended Jones Academy for Indian Boys in Hartshorne, and graduated from Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, Mo., in 1937.

He was a 32 degree Mason and a Shriner.

A veteran, he served in the US Army during World War II I the South Pacific as a Tec Sergeant.

Bohanon retired from Amarado in 1970, then worked as purchasing agent for Seminole Company.

He then was employed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens as groundskeeper, then later at Davis Hardware.

Bohanon married Evelyn (Godfrey) Fretz on June 11, 1982 in Seminole. She survives him of the home.

His first wife, Jane (Reed) Bohanon preceded him in death on Aug. 7, 1980.

Also preceding him in death were his parents; seven brothers, Andrew, Abner Sylvester, Howard, Russell Perry, Ellis, Edgar Lee and Sam Bohanon; four sisters, Laura Mae Bohanon Davis Deaton Southard, Ethel Bohanon, Vina Bohanon Bell Selby and Elsie Bohanon Anderson Norris.

Other survivors are one son and daughter-in-law, George "Bobby" Robert II and Malvina Bohanon, Fayetteville, N.C.; stepchildren Janice and Ralph Dunagan, Seminole and Paul Fretz, El Paso, Texas; one sister, Viola Moore Sullivan, Oklahoma City; one grandchild, George "Robert" Bohanon III; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Pauline A. Boris, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Southwest Church of Christ, 25^th and Agnew Streets in Oklahoma City.

Lewis Hale will officiate at the services, assisted by Rusty Dawson and Ron Babbit.

Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Boris died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 8, 1920 in Randlett to George W. and Mary A. (Rex) Dunham.

Boris was a longtime resident of Chickasha, where she grew up. She move to California later in life, where she lived for 30 years before moving back to Oklahoma in 1987.

She was a former member of the Southwest Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, and currently a member of Church of Christ in Little.

Boris served as a Past Worthy Matron for Eastern Star in Chickasha, and a life member of the Soroptimist Club in California.

She retired as a bank manager in California.

Boris was married to Nelson Manley in 1942; he preceded her in death. She then wed William Boris in 1962; he preceded her in death in 1987 in California.

Boris was also preceded in death by one brother, Albin Dunham, and two sisters, Eva Lena Taff and Georgia Le Dunham.

Survivors include Robert Manley, Valencia, Calif., and Paul Manley, Yorba Linda, Calif.; one sister, Virginia "Betty" McDonald, Seminole; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Casket bearers are listed as Tom Hibbitts, Roy Boydston, Brian Sims, Howard Byerly, Jackie Cline and Calvin Howeth.

1-5-99

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Mary Katherine Boswell, 77, were held today at Avant House of Prayer.

Interment was held at Little Cemetery under the direction of Peters Stumpff Funeral Home, Skiatook.

Boswell died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 in Avant.

She was born Dec. 13, 1922 at Bald Hill, near Seminole, to Cecil S. and Edda Mae Hays.

Boswell graduated from Mountain View School, and attended college in Norman.

She moved to the state of Washington in 1942, where she worked in the shipyards. She moved back to Oklahoma in 1944.

Boswell was a member of the Avant House of Prayer since 1967, and has been an active member of the Extension Homemakers.

She married Virgil Boswell on June 22, 1939 at the Ferguson Church. He survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Other survivors include one daughter, Kathy Vigna, Seaside, Calif.; two sons, Richard Boswell, Skiatook, and Phillip Boswell, Avant; three sisters, Ida Hyett, Bakersfield, Calif., Flora Mae Nazworth, Seaside, Calif., and Barbara Aston, of California; one brother, Ralph Hays, Yukon; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

11-26

Graveside services for Seminole resident Bill Bradberry, 73, were held Wednesday at Woodside Cemetery in Shawnee.

Rev. Larry Jones officiated at the service under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel in Shawnee.

Bradberry died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999 at his home.

He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grand Salina, Texas.

A machinist, he worked for Eaton and had lived in the Seminole are since 1978, moving from Dallas, Texas.

Bradberry was a member of the Baptist Church.

He married Dolores McClanahan on Nov. 7, 1975 in Durant. She survives him of the home.

Bradberry was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Other survivors include two sons, Gary Bradberry and Michael Bradberry, all of Texas; one stepson, Kenneth Taylor, Maud; one stepdaughter, Brenda Kimbrell, Midlothian, Texas; two adopted daughters, Linda Green and Sherry Bradberry; three sisters, Marie Palmer, Dallas, Wardene Cernshaw, Terrell, Texas and Maudie Wrenn, Wells Point, Texas; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Velma A. Bradley, 94, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Bradley died Friday, March 5, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

She was born Nov. 27, 1904 to Benjamin and Mary (Saling) Minter.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Baptist Church.

Bradley lived in Seminole for over 20 years, moving here from Nicoma Park.

She was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Benny Joe Bradley, two brothers, and three sisters.

Survivors include one son, O.D. Bradley, Mission Viejo, Calif.; one sister, Tennie Belle Ham, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Matthew Mark Breeding, 16, were held today at the Oklahoma City Church of Prophecy.

Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Shawnee under the direction of Vondel L. Smith and Son Mortuaries.

Breeding died Sunday, July 18, 1999.

He was born July 26, 1982 to Shawnee to Gary and Judith Breeding.

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PAID OBIT

David "Ryan" Brewer was separated from his mortal body on May 23, 1999. Ryan was born May 10, 1979 in Oklahoma City.

Affectionately known as "Bug," he graduated from McLoud High School in 1997.

During his school years, he enjoyed soccer, band, and Mr. Smith’s science classes.

He was junior at Oklahoma Christian University, where he continued to play his saxophone.

He was proud to call the men of Alpha his brothers, and he still played soccer at every opportunity.

He was an active member of Eastside Church of Christ in Midwest City.

Ryan is survived by his parents, David and Stephanie, brothers Luke and Jacob, sister Elizabeth, grandparents Frank and Gwen Brewer, great-grandmother Inez Willson, aunt Zina Siemer, uncles Kenneth Brewer and Mark Brewer, his special friend and constant companion, Mariah, and a host of relatives, friends, and admirers.

The wise man Solomon said, "A wise son brings joy to his father." Ryan brought us that joy.

He will be remembered for his quiet confidence, his unselfish attitude, and his dependable nature.

We are thankful and blessed he was not ashamed to show and communicate his love for us.

His passing leaves a void that will never be filled.

Ryan has gone home.

Services will be at Eastside Church of Christ, located at 916 S. Douglas Blvd., Midwest City.

5-16-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Edward Eugene "Jack" Brinsfield, 70, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel..

Eugene Warrenburg will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Brinsfield died Friday, May 14, 1999 at Normal Regional Hospital.

He was born June 6, 1928 in Sparks to Tony Brinsfield and Lois Rich Brinsfield.

Brinsfield moved to Seminole in 1947, coming from Prague.

On Jan. 3, 1947, he married Betty Scott in Seminole; she survives him of the home.

He was a drilling superintendent for Jerry Scott Drilling Company in Seminole until his retirement in 1991.

He was a member of the Church of Christ at Little.

Brinsfield was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Gary Dye.

Other survivors include one daughter, Julie Dye, and one son, Gary Brinsfield, both of Noble, three grandchildren, Melissa (Dye) Lester, Charla Meredith and Bryan Brinsfield and two great-grandchildren, Dalton Lest-er and Trevor Lester.

Casket bearers are scheduled to be Robert Dale Lemmings, Larry Cunningham, Gene Scott, Rusty Scott, Mike Scott and Bill Anderson.

2-9-99

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Arvo M. Brixey, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stout Chapel.

Rev. Kelos Walker will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Brixey died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999 at his home in Ardmore.

He was born Oct. 5, 1914 in Hickory Grove to Oliver and Minnie (King) Brixey.

Brixey retired from Conoco Oil Company.

He married Marjorie Richardson on March 23, 1938 in Wewoka, where they lived for many years.

Marjorie preceded him in death in July, 1998.

Brixey was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Yuless Brixey.

Survivors include one brother, J.O. Brixey, San Diego, Calif.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

11-2-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Henrietta B. Brown, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Revs. Eddie Goodin and Jeff Frazier will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Brown died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 at Carl Albert Hospital in Ada.

She was born Nov. 27, 1919 in Sasakwa to Charlie and Belle Pearl (Cozad) Brown.

Brown moved from Tahlequah to Seminole in August of this year.

She retired from Tinker Air Force Base, where she was a cashier and hostess at several restaurants.

Brown was the granddaughter of former Seminole Tribal Governor, John F. Brown.

She was a member of the Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two sisters and one grandson.

Survivors include one son, Stan ford C. Wells, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Michael Bennett, Brad Milne, Matthew Harjo, Sammy Vasquez, Bucky Peters and Robbie Wells.

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John Gardner Brown, longtime Holdenville resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 at his home.

He was born on Jan. 26, 1913 in Primghar, Iowa and moved to Holdenville in 1937.

John was devoted to God and family, and lived his life with these priorities in his mind and heart.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Winona (Christian) Brown, in 1996.

Survivors are two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Bud Keesee, Holdenville, and Linda and Larry Hampton, Seminole.

He has eight grandchildren, Randal Hallum and his wife, Debbie, Mark Hallum, Ryan Hallum, Seminole, Cory Hallum, Corpus Christie, Texas, Susan (Keesee) Jackson and husband Robert, Plano, Texas, Aubie Keesee and his wife, Jackie, Stillwater, Lisa (Hampton) Daughterty and her husband, Shawn, Edmond.

He was also blessed with eight great-grandchildren.

John earned a BA degree in business from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and also completed coursework at Harvard Business College in Boston, Mass.

Following graduation, he began his salesman career with Blish, Mize and Silliman Hardware in Atchison, Kan.

He was transferred to Holdenville in 1937 and met Winona Christian. They were married the same year.

During World War II, he served in the US Navy, earning the rank of Lieutenant J.G.

After his military duty, he resumed his job with Blish, Mize and Silliman. Following his retirement, he worked part time at Ramsey Lumber, Curry Hardware in Wewoka and Wetumka Hardware.

John was a member of Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church in Holdenville.

He was the founder and teacher of the "John Brown Sunday School" class for more than 35 years.

He also served as the District Lay Leader Director and Church School Superintendent.

Services are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. at Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the John Brown Sunday School Class.

Memorials may be made to the Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church in Holdenville.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Luther D. Brown, 76, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Carmi, Ill., under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.

Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City.

Brown died Tuesday, June 1, 1999 in an Evansville, Ind. Hospital.

He was born June 19, 1922 in Seminole to E.F. and Annie Brown.

A graduate of Varnum High School, Brown also graduated from Seminole Junior College and the University of Oklahoma School of Geology.

Brown was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theater as a pharmacist’s mate in the US Navy.

He worked for Superior Oil Company of Crossville, Ill., and retired as regional superintendent of production.

Brown married Joan Wallace of Seminole in 1948; she survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Michael Brown, Chicago, Ill., and Patrick Brown, Norman; one daughter, Cathy Brandenstein, Crossville, Ill.; three sisters, Bessie Kernal, Seminole, May Miller, Oklahoma City, and Maudean Sarvash, Woodward; one brother, Elbert Brown, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

2-25-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Mollie Brown, 85, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Westwood Cemetery.

Rev. Butler, pastor of St. Joseph’s Baptist Church, will officiate at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Keller Funeral Home.

Brown died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

She was born May 1, 1913 in Preston to Frank and Dora Gaines.

A former Wewoka resident, Brown lived in Oakland, Calif., before moving back to Wewoka in 1997.

She resided at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home.

Brown was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth "Gutt" Clark.

Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Beulah Mae Clark, Wewoka; tow grandchildren, Cora Clark Brown, Wewoka, and Tondelayo Randolph, Tulsa, and two great-grandchildren.

1-29-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Elichia Wolfe Brown, 89, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Brown died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999 at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She was born June 28, 1909 in Hutchison, Kan. to Clifford C. and Henryetta (Cutler) Wolfe.

The family moved to Stella, Neb., where she attended school and then moved to Oklahoma City where she became a nurse and worked at Tinker Field.

Brown moved to Wewoka in 1952, and became a member of the First Christian Church in 1970.

She moved into the Wewoka Nursing Home in 1995, and remained there until her death.

She married Lawrence Foster Brown in May of 1952; he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 1983.

Brown was also preceded in death by her father, in 1950; her mother in 1971; one son, James Brown, in 1978; two brothers, Robert Wolfe and Donnell Wolfe; and two sisters, Virginia Ainsworth and Joann Poole.

Survivors include her children, Foster Brown, Ada, Maudine Warren, Stockton, Calif.; Lawrence Brown Jr., Marlow, Betty Morrison, Stockton, Calif., and Pat Ball, Montana; one brother, Francis T. Wolfe, Tucson, Ariz.; and 12 grandchildren.

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Funeral services for "Bill" Brown will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Bill Snyder will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery.

He was born July 8, 1931 in Shawnee, and died March 1, 1999 at his Seminole home.

Brown was a simple man as even his name suggests. He never put on airs and was most comfortable at his home or on the bank of some fishing hole, fishin’.

He was a hard working man, and his word was his bond. He lived life, cash and carry and anyone who entered his home was family.

Brown would want you to get something to eat and always told you, you’d better stay all night.

Yes, he was a simple man and that is what we loved the most. We’re going to miss you honey, daddy, brother, bud, father-in-law, grandpa, great-grandpa, son, uncle and friend.

Brown was preceded in death by his mother, Novella Boatman, brother, Leon Ray Brown, and daughters Kathy Brown and Judy Romano.

Survivors include his wife, Clara Brown, of the home; one son, Billy "Bill" Brown, Seminole; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky Sullivan, California, and Debbie and Max Fairchild, Oklahoma City; Cheryl and John Janes, Holdenville, and son-in-law, Fred Romano, of Texas.

Other survivors include his grandsons, Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Nick Janes, and Jon Romano; granddaughters, Aleschia Ritter, and Megan Janes; great-grandson Kaleb Moslander and great-granddaughter Abigail Ritter; and his father, Zeke Boatman, Shawnee; brothers, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman, Joe Boatman and one sister, Betty Sue Boyce.

Pallbearers will be Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Jon Romano, John Janes, Max Fairchild and Fred Romano.

Honorary bearers include Nick Janes, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman and Joe Boatman.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Jewel Bell Brumley, 80, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Pastor Delmar Hume will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Brumley died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Wewoka.

She was born Jan. 9, 1919 in Battiest to James and Georgia "Wade" Jackson.

Brumley was raised in Battiest until she moved to Wewoka in November, 1939.

She was employed with Big Yank Clothing Factory in 1964, and retired in the spring of 1989 after 25 years of service.

Brumley remained in Wewoka until the time of her death.

She married John Paul Brumley on July 20, 1940 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1991.

Brumley was also preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Clifton Jackson, Raymond Jackson, Freeman Jackson, Johnny Jackson and Haskell Jackson; and one sister, Bessie Belcher.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna P. Gaylor, and Linda Page, both of Wewoka; two sons, Mike Brumley and Pat Brumley, both of Wewoka; two sisters, Pauline Blanton, Wewoka, and Eunice Hensley, Hominy; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Charles Belcher, David Jackson, Wesley Jackson, James Blanton, Don Blanton and Wendall Blanton.

Honorary bearers include Russell Ray, Larry Gaylor, Bryan Ray and Terry Julian.

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John Booker Bruner was born in the Johnson Community north of Wewoka on Oct. 31, 1919.

The sixth of eight children born to Benjamin Bruner and Lydia Johnson Bruner, he is preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Charlesetta, Louella, Palma, Quansuella and Helvechia "Peaches;" and two brothers, Nahum and Hiawatha.

A son, William, niece, Angela Lois; and nephews, Nahum Jr., Ed Oscar and Irving, also preceded him in death.

John accepted Christ at an early age, and was a devoted member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Wewoka all of his life.

As a tireless worker, Trustee, and devoted Christian, he gave of his time and resources to his home church and to the Butner Cemetery, which has resulted in many improvements over the years.

John, better known at "J.B." to his friends and associates, and affectionately known as "Uncle J" to his nieces, nephews, and many others that knew him, received his elementary education at Johnson Grove School, high school at Wewoka’s Douglass High, and college at Langston University, where he obtained a B.S. degree in Agriculture.

A World War II veteran, J.B. served in the United States Air Force. After military duty, he returned Wewoka to live.

He was employed at Tinker Air Force Base as Chief Greenskeeper, responsible for the care of the Tinker Air Force Base Golf Course.

While still employed at Tinker, he went onto business with his sister, Louella Bruner Porter, Sapulpa, and assisted her faithfully in the operation of Porter Nursing Homes, located in Sapulpa and Wewoka.

John met and married the former Maggie Viola Carolina, and they have remained married for over 40 years.

From 1965 to 1995, they owned and operated Boley Nursing Home in the historic black township of Boley.

As one of the main employers in that community, John served as a mentor to many high school students in the area starting their first jobs and was a friend to the entire community.

John also spent many years travelling, serving as a Team Leader and member of the Nursing Home Classification Teams for the Long-Term Care (Nursing Home) industry, visiting other facilities throughout the state, helping to promote uniformity in the early transitional years of nursing homes in the state of Oklahoma.

He was an associate member of the Oklahoma Nursing Home Association and was licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.

John also was a former co-owner of Elmwood Manor Nursing Home of Wewoka.

In a long-term health care career that spanned nearly 50 years, John was awarded in 1994 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from his peers in the Long-Term Care industry in the state of Oklahoma.

John was a Master Mason in the Masonic Fraternity, and was also an avid fan of Wewoka Tiger and Boley Bear high school sports, and Langston, OU and OSU sports programs.

His benevolence in the communities that he served was apparent, for he always gave and never asked for anything in return.

In the early morning of Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, God called John Booker Bruner home. Uncle J leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Maggie, of the home; nieces Bensetta Kearney, Yvonne Sands, Helen Harding, Lillian (Tim) Sutton, Lenetta Stevenson, Sharlene Nichols, Lavonne Bruner and Lovell (Steven) Cholcote; nephews Charles (Barbara) Bruner, John M. "Mike" Bruner, Steven (Etta) Bruner, Hiawatha (Jewel) Bruner, Glen Alan Bruner and Harold Richard Bruner; and a host of great-nieces and nephews, cousins, friends and associates.

Homegoing services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church, corner of west 3^rd Street and Mekusukey Avenue in Wewoka.

Rev. E.G. Bert will officiate. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Pall bearers are listed as James Harding, Peter Seven, Micah Sutton, Kenneth Maillard, Richie Maillard, Kevin Maillard, Ted McDonald, Patrick Kearney, Sherman Noble III and Marvin Osborne.

Honorary bearers include Charles Bruner, Steven Bruner, H.C. Bruner, Glen Bruner, Richard Bruner, Terry Bruner, Clyde James II, Wayne Chandler, Michael Carolina, Sammie Carolina, Earnest Parker, Rayfield Smiley, R.D. Murray, Forrest Lee, Billy O’Guinn, Olean O’Guinn, Harold O’Guinn, Ulysses O’Guinn, Clyde Spencer, Shelby Richards, and Maurice Lee II., members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Industry.

Flowers bearers are Ellen Bruner Roberts, Ola Faye Bruner, Debbie Sue Bruner, Lola Mae Jackson, Bertha Farris, Lois Edwards, Joyce Bert and Deloris Brown.

Honorary flower bearers are members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-term Care Industry.

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Funeral services for lifelong Wewoka resident Celia Bruner, 77, are scheduled for noon on Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Wewoka.

Rev. F. Cochran of Thomastown Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Thomastown cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bruner died Monday, Jan. 4, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born Feb. 26, 1921 in Sasakwa.

Bruner was a member of Thomastown Baptist Church, and worked for the State Health Department of Wewoka for over 30 years.

She was preceded in death by one son, Edwin Myers.

Survivors are one daughter, Shirley Faye Bruner, Oklahoma City; two sons, Randall "Randy" Myers, Wewoka, and Elmer "Bobby" Bruner Jr., Edmond; one brother, Jackson Payne, Tatums; one sister, Gertrude "Dee" Barkus, Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren.

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Graveside services for former Seminole resident Charles William Bruton, 76, are scheduled for Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery with Rev. Dave Karges officiating.

Memorial services were held Dec. 14, 1998 at First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud, Minn. under the direction of Benson Funeral Home, Minnesota.

Bruton died Dec. 4, 1998 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

He was born in New York to William J. and Anna Ruth (Suvada) Bruton.

He moved to Seminole in 1939, where he graduated from Seminole High School while living with Mamie, his aunt, and Con Long.

Bruton served six years in the Navy Medical Corps and as a Chief Petty Officer on duty with the Marine Corps.

He received his masters degree from Oklahoma A&M College (OSU) in 1952, the taught high school in Stillwater, and later in Tulsa.

Bruton moved to Minnesota in 1957, where he earned his doctorate in Biological Sciences from North Dakota State University in 1969, then retired Professor Emeriti in Biology after 25 years at St. Cloud State University in 1982.

He then became a realtor in the St. Cloud area. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and a trustee.

Bruton was also a Fourth Day member of Cursillo and Alcoholics Anonymous.

He married Bevery D.Sawyer on May 7, 1944 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York. She survives him of the home.

Bruton was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Margaret.

Other survivors include one daughter, Constance Youel, Seattle, Wash.; one son, Robert Ramsey, Minnesota; one brother, John Bruton, Bradenton, Fla.; and five grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Seminole, or the donor’s choice.

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Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Bryan died Thursday, April 15, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

He was born July 13, 1927 in Pampa, Texas, to Dale Wesley and Della May (Wardlow) Bryan.

Bryan attended school in Liberal, Kan., and served in the US Army Airborne from May 1, 1946 to Nov. 1, 1947 during World War II.

He was a retired drilling superintendent in the oilfields and worked overseas.

Bryan had lived in the Shawnee area since 1961, and was a member of India Temple Shriners of Oklahoma City, Elks Lodge #657, VFW of Shawnee, Masonic Lodge #476 and was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason in McAlester.

He married Myrtle Staker on March 2, 1946. She preceded him in death Jan 1, 1995.

After her death, he married Mellba Carnes (Bridges) Bryan on Oct. 13, 1998. She survives him of the home.

Bryan was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Other survivors include his sons, Dennis Bryan, Shawnee, Bruce Bryan, New Iberia, La., Clyde Bryan, Earlsboro, Mike Bryan, Eufaula; three stepchildren, Ronald Carnes, Tecumseh, Gary Carnes, Okmulgee and Deborah Smith, Owasso; one brother, Herbert Bryan, Stillwater; sisters, Bonnie Cooper, Tulsa, AlicMarie Hall, Seminole, Emma Johnston, Coffeyville, Kan., Linda Floyd, Seminole and Vickie Stapp, Tecumseh 10 grandchildren five great-grandchildren, and nine step-grandchildren.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to the India Temple Shriners, the Masons or the Elks.

EMMITT, Idaho ¾ Funeral services for former Seminole resident Evelyn Bryant are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Emmitt Cemetery.

Burial will be under the direction of Potter Funeral Chapel.

Bryant died Monday at Emmitt Care Center.

She was born Aug. 9, 1916, in Dennison, Texas, to Robert and Katie (Smith) Ivey.

She grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole High School.

She married Vincent Bryant while still living in Seminole; they moved to Arizona. She also lived in California before moving to Idaho in 1978.

She was preceded in death by her husband; he died in 1993.

Survivors include three children, Phyllis Adcock, Rosemont, Calif., Billy Bryant, Emmitt, and Martha Frazier, Payette, Idaho; three brothers, Bob and Bill Ivey, both of Emmitt, and Ray Ivey, California; three sisters, Anita Strahan, Emmitt, Jean Keener, Rosefield, Calif., and Velma Anson, Seminole; 11 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Leon, George and Fred Ivey; and two sisters, Mildred Wright and Margaret Collins.

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Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Rev. Charles Edward Bryant Sr., 54, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at FIrst United Methodist Church, Wewoka.

Rev. E.G. Bert of St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery, Wewoka, under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bryant died March 5, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Sept, 2, 1944 in Calhoun Falls, S.C.

A minister at Little Rose Missionary Baptist Church, Muskogee, Bryant was also a member of Livingston Lodge #175.

He is preceded in death by his parents

He is survived by his wife, Kaye of the home, five daughters, Karissa and Kelsey, of the home, Shanna Hodge, Cleveland, Ohio, Denise Dindy, Tulsa, Michelle Richison, Tahlequah: six sons, Charles and Chase, Wynnewood, Harold Stewart, Atlanta, Ga., Steven Thornhill and Ryan Smith, Oklahoma City, and Edward D. Moore of Lone Grove; brothers, Billy Grant, Anderson, Ga. and M.C. Sanders, Calhoun Falls, S.C.; one sister, Willie Mae Tatum, Calhoun Falls, S.C.; and nine grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole native Gladys Bee (Summers) Bullard, 70, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Richard Stillwell will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bullard died Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at University Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born July 13, 1928 in Seminole to J.G. and Jessie Lee (Dillard) Summers.

Bullard had resided in Shawnee since 1959.

She retired from Southwestern Bell in 1983 after 24 years of service.

Bullard was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, Earlsboro, and the Telephone Pioneers.

She married Delbert Allen Bullard on July 16, 1943 in Richmond, Calif. He survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Other survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Sandra Bullard, Shawnee and Victor and LaQueta Bullard, Marietta; one daughter and son-in-law, Sherrian and Melvin Carter, Shawnee; one sister, Lois Wilkerson, Seminole; two sisters-in-law, Hazel Summers, Seminole, and Sandra Costa, Manteca, Calif.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grand-children and a host of nieces and nephews.

Casket bearers are listed as Jerry Corona, Jason Little, Brian Thompson, O.D. Wilkerson, Jimmie Wilkerson and John Carter.

Honorary bearers include Joe Carter and J.D. Carter.

Funeral services for former Bowlegs Public School Superintendent Charles Bundy, 58, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada.

Rev. Mick Snider, Rev. Roy Robertson and Rev. Lonnie Donaldson will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home.

Bundy died Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at an Ada Hospital.

He was born Sept. 9, 1940 in Ada to Cleo and Lorene Dansby Bundy.

Bundy graduated from Ada High School, and from East Central University. He received a master’s degree in counseling from Central State University and his Administrator’s Degree from Oklahoma State University.

A veteran, he served in the US Air Force for four years.

Bundy served in public education for 28 years, retiring in 1997 as superintendent of Bowlegs Public Schools after eight years of service.

He attended First Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was a Sunday School teacher for many years.

He married Novella King on June 17, 1962. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Lindel Bundy, Ada and Trent Bundy, Elmore City; two daughters, Larna Bundy, Ada, and Treva Bundy, Bentonville, Ark.; three sisters, Clarene Land, Oklahoma City, Barbara Bess, Seminole and Nelma Groves, Shawnee; two brothers, Billy Bundy, Ada and Mark Bundy, Shawnee; his mother, of Seminole; and five grandchildren.

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Funeral services for former employee of The Seminole Producer and former co-owner of The Wewoka Times Ed Burchfiel, 87, are scheduled for11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Cordell.

Interment will follow at Lawnview Cemetery under the direction of Loftiss Funeral Home.

Burchfiel died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999.

He was born Nov. 21, 1911, and worked as a journalist for 59 years at 14 different papers.

Burchfiel began his career at the Tulsa World as a 17-year-old office boy. During high school, he worked for The Seminole Producer, and after graduating, went to work for the Bristow Daily Muskogee Daily Phoenix.

Burchfiel left the Phoenix in 1942 to work as a copy editor for the Baltimore Evening Sun. He returned to Oklahoma City in 1943 to take a job with United Press.

In 1947, Burchfiel left United Press to join a partnership. For the next few years, he worked at Claremore, Pauls Valley, Wewoka and Frederick.

Burchfiel was owner or part owner of six of the papers where he worked, including The Wewoka Times.

He purchased the Cordell Beacon in 1969, where he remained as owner and publisher until selling it in 1987.

Burchfiel was the 1983 recipient of the Beachy Musselman Award, was inducted to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1985 and was presented the H. Milt Phillips Award in 1997.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine, who died May 5, 1999.

Survivors include one daughter, Linda Watkins, Hobart; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Word was just received of the death of former Wewoka Times-Democrat co-owner Maxine Burchfiel, 77.

Services were held May 8, 1999 in Cordell under the direction of Jack Loftiss Funeral Home.

Burchfiel died Wednesday, May 5, 1999 in Cordell.

She was born Aug. 24, 1921, and received a degree in business and home economics from Southwestern State College.

She was employed as a teacher and at the state department before working for Sohio Petroleum Co.

On Jan. 14, 1956, she married Ed Burchfiel and began her newspaper career.

Her husband and Ken Reid, both publishers of the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, purchased the Wewoka Daily Times-Democrat.

The couple operated the Wewoka paper for one year before moving to Pauls Valley to take over operation of the Daily Democrat.

In 1969, the Burchfiels purchased the Cordell Beacon, where they remained until selling it in 1987.

Burchfiel was active in the Cordell community, serving on the board of the Washita County Historical Society and as a member of the Business and Professional Women.

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Graveside funeral services for Wewoka native Jack Dempsey Burchfield, 78, of Norman, were held this morning at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service, Norman.

Burchfield died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999 in Norman.

He was born May 18, 1921 in Wewoka to Paul and Grace (Gray) Burchfield.

Survivors include one sister, Ruth Martin, Shawnee, and one nephew, Rick Martin.

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Graveside services for Seminole native Cynthia Lee Burgess, 39, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Lasley-Coker family cemetery.

Burgess died Monday, March 29, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born Jan. 13, 1960 in Seminole to Russell Chink Burgess and Marjorie Dayton.

Burgess was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her father, of Shawnee; three sons, Brandon Lee Bradford, Oklahoma City, Tazman Brannon, Earlsboro, and Anthony Bradford, Oklahoma City; two daughters, Victoria Levon Bradford, Oklahoma City, and Marquita Brannon, Earlsboro; and one sister, Sherry Burgess, Dexter, N.M.

Casket bearers are listed as Joe Bear, Daniel Franco, Anna Franco, Angel Sylvia, Derek Vigil, and Brandon Vigil.

Funeral services for Konawa resident Frankie Earl "Buck" Burgess, 47, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at High Springs Indian Church.

Rev. Dorsey Nero and Rev. Bill Hobla will conduct the services.

Night services are set for 6-8 p.m. tonight at Pickard Funeral Chapel, and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Burial will follow the Thursday service at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Burgess died on Sunday Nov. 14, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born on June 26, 1952 in Konawa to Juanita and Anderson Burgess.

Burgess was a Konawa resident for most of his life and he worked in carpentry and maintenance.

He served in the Army during Desert Storm and was a member of VFW Post 11194.

Burgess was a member of High Spring Church.

He was married to Mary Ann Burgess in Wewoka on March 11, 1988; she survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father and one infant sister.

Burgess is also survived by his mother; three brothers, Sonny Burgess, Leo Burgess and Amon Burgess of Konawa; two stepsons; one stepdaughter; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Alan Foster, Herman Foster, Adam Foster, Bill Foster and Edward Factor.

Honorary pallbearers and flag folders will be from VFW Post 11194.

MAUD ¾ Graveside funeral services for Hiram "Sarg" L. Burgess, 80, a Maud area resident, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Tecumseh Mission Cemetery.

Rev. Jim Kirkendall will officiate, with burial under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Burgess died Thursday at his home at Harjo.

He was born Dec. 11, 1918, in Roanoke, Ala. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and the Korean War.

Burgess was retired from the military and air craft maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City.

He was a member of the Earlsboro First Baptist Church and Tecumseh American Legion.

He married Mamie Gertrude "Gertie" Swarb on March 25, 1974, in Hazel Green, Ala. She died Aug. 24, 1997.

Survivors include his son, Dennis Burgess, Atlanta; two daughters, Frances Morman, LaGrange, Ga., and Sandra Umberandt, Toccoa, Ga.; three stepsons, Eston Swarb, McLoud, Harold Swarb, Maud, and Ken Swarb, Monahans, Texas; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident, Perry Burleson, 82, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl B. Whitfield will officiate at the services. Interment is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

A resident of Senath, Mo., Burleson died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999 at Paragould Hospital in Paragould, Ark.

He was born March 7, 1917 in Depew to James Victory Burleson and Sarah Jane (Wilson) Burleson.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Civil Service employee.

Survivors include two sister, Margaret Hon, Truman, Ark. and Pearl Irene Hopkin, LeMassa, N.Mex.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Walter Preston Burleson Sr., 95, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Burleson died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 at Holdenville Hospital.

He was born June 30, 1904 in Hamilton, Ala., to Bark and Cora (Braswell) Burleson.

Burleson had lived in Seminole County for more than 80 years, moving here from Alabama.

A pumper for Midcontinent and Sun Oil companies for 38 years, he retired in 1969.

Burleson belonged to the Church of Christ in Wewoka.

He married Gladys (Beaver) Burleson in 1972 in Seminole County. She survives him of the home.

Burleson was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ruby Ora (Boatman) Burleson on Jan. 27, 1972; and two daughters, Euala May Sawyer in June, 1999 and Earnestine Gentry on July 4, 1996.

Other survivors include two sons, Walter J. Burleson, Drumright and J.W. "Dub" Burleson, Sherman, Texas; three daughters, Reba Harris, San Angelo, Texas, Imogene Nelson, Ada and Nona Sue Venegas, Bryan, Texas; three stepchildren, Wilma Smart, Wewoka, Vernon Beaver, Oklahoma City, and Albert Beaver, Wewoka; one brother, Virgil Burleson, Wewoka; one sister, Euala Hester, Louisville, Ken.; 21 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and several stepgrandchildren.

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Funeral services for Bowlegs resident Fern (Walker) Burns, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Bro. Art Coffee will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Ong Cemetery.

Burns died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999.

She was born Oct. 25, 1921 in Maud to Body and Gussie Jones Walker.

Raised in Bowlegs, Burns was a graduate of Bowlegs High School before moving to Borger, Texas, where she was employed as a store clerk.

After retiring in 1982, Burns returned to Bowlegs, where she lived at the time of her death.

She married W.K. Burns on July 26, 1938 in Seminole. He preceded her in death.

Burns was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Don Henry Burns; one daughter, Gloria Fern Murry, two brothers, Don Walker and James Walker; four sisters, Pauline Arthur, Joann Smith and two infant sisters; and one grandson.

Survivors include two sons, William L. Burns, Konawa and Jerry L. Burns, Seminole; one daughter, Joyce Ann Brooks, Bowlegs; one sister, Virginia Waug, Ft. Collins, Colo.; 11 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandsons.

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Funeral services for long-time Seminole County resident Ruby Lee Hale Burton, 85, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Burton died Thursday, July 8, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was born Oct. 16, 1914 in Hazel to Luther Hale and Janie Lee (Hayes) Hale.

She was raised in Hazel and attended Butner Schools.

In 1932, she married B. Martin in Hughes County; he preceded her in death.

In 1964, she married George Burton at Shawnee; he survives her of the home.

Burton worked for 15 years as a cook for many cafes in the Seminole County area.

She retired in 1968 and moved to Wynnewood, but returned to Seminole County in 1972.

Burton was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, one daughter, Faye Jewell Martin, one grandson, Jimmy Murray, two brothers, Marvin Hale and Lonnie Hale, and one sister, Idella Gains.

Other survivors include two sons, Leonard "JD" Martin and Alvie Martin, both of Wewoka, three daughters, Ella Mae Murray and Juanita Mathews, both of Wewoka and Vera McDonald, Shawnee.

Other survivors include four brothers, Eugene Hale, Elmore City, Willie Hale, Sallisaw, J.R. Hale, Seminole and Bobby Hale, Wewoka; two sisters Thelma Cox, Pixley and Mary McMullins, Wewoka; 20 grand children, 17 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

Burton’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers and her great grandsons will serve as honorary bearers.

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Funeral services are set for Seminole resident Rex McDonald Bush, 80, at 2 p.m. Monday at the Seminole Elk’s Lodge.

The services will be conducted by Rev. Carl Whitfield under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Trace died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999.

He was born May 15, 1919 in Stafford, Kan., to James Henry Bush and Eliza (Elder) Bush.

Bush married Stella L. Dougless on Feb. 6, 1946.

He moved to California and worked as a transportation superintendent for an oil comp-any until retirement in 1968.

Bush owned a business in Springdale, Ark., for 16 years before returning to Seminole.

He served as a Sergeant in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corp.

Bush was a member of the Baptist Church, the Seminole Elks Lodge and the American Legion.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Bush is survived by his wife, two sisters, Amy Reilly of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mildred Houston, N.C.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Cecile Louise (Butner) Butler are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Friday, at the Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Wallace McRay and Roy Hannah will officiate and internment will be at Butner Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral home.

Butler, 88, died on Wednesday Aug. 11, 1999 in Ardmore.

She was born July 8, 1911 in Wewoka to Jim and Neeley (Thurmond) Butner.

Butler was raised in Butner were she graduated from high school.

She married Charley Daniel Butler on Dec. 24, 1930. He preceded her in death.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Elva and Ray Butner and one sister, Opal Pollard.

She is survived by her two sons Harold Butler of Ardmore; Wilbur Butler of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, 10 great-grand-children and three great-great grandchildren.

The Pallbearers will be Steve Butler, Jeremy Soper, Jeff Butler, Kyle Soper, Chet Butler, Randy Butler, Skip Butler and Greg Hawkins.

The Honorary Pallbearers will be James Hart, Howard Nall, Glenn Jeffery and Joel Keese.

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Graveside funeral services for Wewoka resident Edith Marie (Phillips) Butler, 87, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Rev. Dan Anderson will officiate at the service. Interment will follow under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Butler died Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She was born June 22, 1911 in Altus, Ark., to J.B. and Laura Ann (Karr) Phillips.

She lived in Altus until 1931, moving to Wewoka where she lived and worked to Allen’s Ready to Wear until 1946.

In 1975, Butler moved to Pottsboro, Texas, and returned to Wewoka in 1991, where she was a resident at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She married Johnnie T. Butler in January, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1986.

Butler was also preceded in death by her father in 1940, her mother in 1946; eight sisters and seven brothers.

Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews, including Mrs. J.W. Brooks and Randy Brooks, both of Wewoka.

Funeral services have been set for longtime Seminole optometrist and education proponent Dr. Hubert L. Callaway.

Callaway died Wednesday at Seminole Medical Center at the age of 79.

His services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel, with burial following at Maple Grove Cemetery.

In addition to conducting an optometry practice in Seminole since 1951, Callaway was a community leader and outspoken supporter of Seminole education for nearly 50 years.

He was instrumental in keeping Seminole State College from closing during the early years when it was separated from Seminole High School.

He served for many years on the Seminole school board and as a member of the college’s Board of Regents.

"I always have had an interest in schools and good education," Callaway said in a 1960s newspaper story about his service on the school board.

"I have worked with other members to move the Seminole school system forward with the resources made available to us.

"I feel that we have a good school system."

Callaway was born Oct. 22, 1919, in Selda, Mo., to Orie Judd and Edith (Farris) Callaway.

He was a football star at Muskogee High School, named to two All State teams, and won a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.

He entered the US Army after two and one-half years at OU, and served with the artillery three years in Europe.

During World War II, he was awarded four battle stars: the Air Offensive of Europe, the Normandy Invasion, Rhineland Service, and Central Europe Action along with the Distinguished Unit Badge during the Battle of the Bulge.

He married Mary Nell Henry on April 15, 1948, in Muskogee; she survives him, of the home.

He was a member of the Seminole Elks and Kiwanis. He was a life member of the American Optometric Association and was a trustee and elder of Seminole’s First Presbyterian Church.

He also served on the boards of Campfire Girls, Boy Scouts and the Seminole PTA.

Callaway was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, E. Farris Callaway.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include their son, Lee Callaway, Ponca City; their daughter, Kelly Burgar, Parker, Colo.; and three grandchildren, Amy and Lisa Callaway and Holly Brockett.

Pallbearers include Steve Nelson, Glen Carrell, Bob Davis, Ed Hardin, Cliff Pearson and Herman Ritchie.

Honorary pallbearers will include Ted Phillips, Doyle Johnson, Vernon Staley, Phillip Parks, Clarence Clark, Jim Schulze, Travis McMahan, Dr. J.D. Wood, Charles Johnston, Baxter Hammons and the Seminole Kiwanis Club.

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Funeral services for Wewoka Aaron Clester Calvert are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Calvert died on Thursday Aug. 12, 1999 at his residence.

He was born on Aug. 24, 1921 in Ada to William Spencer and Allie (Hopkins) Calvert.

Calvert was raised in Ada and west Texas and attended school in Ada.

He served in World War II and returned to Wewoka before moving to Texas where he worked in the oil field until his retirement in 1976.

He remained a Wewoka resident until the time of his death.

Calvert married Cecilia Lou Patty Sneed of Wewoka on April 19, 1984 she survives him of the home.

Calvert is preceded in death by his parents and four brothers Thomas, Cotton, C.M. "Sonny" and Red Calvert and one grandson.

Other survivers include his children Judy Barclay of Marietta, Ca., William Gallegas of San Diego, Ca., step-children Lynn Marino of Phoenix, Ar., Donald Bryant, Holdenville, Donna Lawrence, Kingfisher, Darra Geutry, Holdenville, Shirl Abbiss, Wewoka and Judy Long, Channel View; two brothers, A.D. Calvert, of Wewoka and Coleman C. Calvert of Holdenville; one sister Wanda Sherfield of Kilgore, Texas; two grandchildren and one great-grand child.

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Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Chiefton Camp, 34, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home.

Revs. Leon Postoak and Houston Tiger will officiate at the services.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Wake services are set for 6 p.m. tonight at Stout Funeral Home.

Camp died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Sept. 4, 1965 to Sonny and Elizabeth (Harjo) Camp in Wewoka.

Camp attended school in Wewoka and Konawa, then moved to Oklahoma City for a short time.

He married Elizabeth C. Allen on May 17, 1986 in Atoka. She survives him of the home.

Camp was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth Camp.

Other survivors include three children, Cedric Lee Camp, Clifton Camp Jr., and LaFiammia C. Camp, all of the home; his mother, of Wewoka; and nine sisters, Christine Camp, Sarney Camp, Rogenia Camp, Carmen Lou Camp, Donna Faye Camp, Amone Camp, all of Oklahoma City, Monroe Camp, Kansas City, Mo., Jannie Porter, Ada and Patsy Wolf, Arkansas.

Pallbearers are listed as Cedric Camp, Roddick Harrison, Sarney Camp, Amone Camp, Jonathan Allen and Lucas Camp.

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PAID OBIT

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Ralph Henry Campbell, 62, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery, Maud.

Campbell died Tuesday, July 6, 1999 at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C.

He was born June 9, 1937 in St. Louis to John M. and Alma (Sartors) Campbell.

A self-employed dry wall contractor, he was married to Betty (Garner) Campbell. She survives him of the home.

Campbell was preceded in death by his father, and two brothers, Ronald and Hoyt Campbell.

Other survivors include his mother, Alma Campbell, Tecumseh, four sons and daughters-in-law, Cullen R. and Sandra Campbell, J. Brent and Subrena Campbell, Darin K. and Cherrie Campbell and R. Grant Campbell, all of Winston-Salem; two brothers, Max Campbell, Houston, Texas and Jerry Campbell, East Bend, N.C.; and six grandchildren, David, Dara, Rachelle, Jonathan, Scott and Josh.

Casket bearers include Hulett Edgmon, Henry Kimmel, Larry Moyer, John DeHart, Charlie Richey and Denver Chekk.

Honorary casket bearers include Gary French, Jimmy Lynn Austin, Bobby Davis, Charles Fixico, Jim Stowe, and all his golfing friends from Seminole and Hillcrest Golf Club.

At the family’s request, donations may be made to the Cancer Services, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

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Graveside services for Konawa resident Tyler Paul Campbell, three month old son of Gregory Campbell and Angela Williams, are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Father Matthew Brown, O.S.B. will officiate at the services.

Campbell died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 in Konawa. He was born May 12, 1999 in Shawnee.

Survivors include his parents and one brother, Cristian Campbell, of the home.

Gone is a loving husband, dear father, tender grandparent and a wonderful friend. A quiet man who helped many, never asking for anything in return.

A leader of his family with a kind and gentle nature, soft-spoken with a mischievous smile who will be greatly missed in the lives of those that knew and loved him.

Life-long Seminole county resident Jimmie "Ozvna" Carbitcher, 69, will be laid to rest on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

He will be taken to his home southeast of Bowlegs at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Wake services will be conducted until his burial. An all-night vigil will be held Wednesday evening starting at 7 p.m.

Rev. Dave Bowlegs and Bro. Russell Coker will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Jimmie Carbitcher family cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Carbitcher died Monday, November the 8^th, 1999, at Seminole Medical Center after a lengthy illness with leukemia.

He was born April 9, 1930 in Bowlegs to Jimpsey and Sallie (Narcomey) Carbitcher; they precede him in death.

Those who knew Carbitcher, knew him best as "Ozvna," his given Indian name.

In 1949, he married Nancy Mae Deere in Seminole; she survives him of the home.

Carbitcher attended Bowlegs public schools and Jones Academy. He trained in upholstery in Talihina.

He worked throughout his life as a common laborer. A retired auto mechanic and a man of many talents, there were not many jobs he attempted that he could not complete. He worked a short time for Seminole County as a road grader. He also worked cattle and farmed part of his life.

Carbitcher was a reserve Deputy Sheriff for Seminole County in years past.

He was the coordinator for Seminole Nation’s tribal stickball games.

Carbitcher was a member of Mekusukey Baptist Church where he come to enjoy church songs, hymns, and gospel singing.

He reared his children in the Bowlegs area in the tradition of the Seminole tribal methods. He lived the ways of the Seminoles, intermingling his life with that of the world around him.

Carbitcher handcrafted traditional yarn belts and enjoyed attending stomp dances where he was a dance leader for many years. He followed the customs of the ancient Seminoles in the dances he led.

One of his favorite past times was playing with his grandchildren, and following their school and extracurricular activities. He enjoyed teaching them the Seminole language and customs of their ancestors.

Carbitcher will follow the Seminole tribal custom through his funeral services and burial.

Survivors include four sons and daughter-in-laws, Freeland "Rusty" and Shalah, Stroud, Jimpsey and Vicky, Cedar Hill, Texas, Cooky "Toby" and Shellie Lynn (Neighbors), and Younger "Sonny" and Karen (Factor), of Seminole; six daughters and son-in-laws, Pat Larney, Midwest City, Betty Jean "Tina" and Gene Wahweah, El Reno, Marina Brown and Roger Butler, Tecumseh, Dora Mae and Dave "Roman" Hill, Serena and Dewayne Scott, and Nettie and David W. Haney Sr. of Seminole.

Carbitcher left behind 38 grandchildren, Sean Chalepah-Heagg, Shawnee, Michael Hill and Raney Fixico, Holdenville, Samuel and Christy Wahweah, Oklahoma City, Gene and Stephanie Wahweah II, El Reno, RaeLynn Butler, Tulsa, Lisa Carbitcher and Larry Berryhill, Wilson, Jimpsey Carbitcher, Wetumka, Tia, Gannon and Shannon Brown, all of Tecumseh, Vanessa Henneha, Weleetka, Sarah Haney, Oklahoma City, David Wayne and Lindsey Haney, Edmond, Charlotte Smith, Wetumka, Jessica Neighbors, Wagner, Tammy Reese, Texas, Tiffany and Jake Carbitcher, Konawa, Michelle Burden, Limestone, Shirlene and Donny Cofer, Katie and Larry "Sonny" Phillips, Darlene Carbitcher, Sally Wind, Jack, Issac, Davy "Buffalo," Natasha, and Kristy Hill, Leonard Henneha Jr., Tiesha and Mindy Scott, David William Haney Jr., Jason, Robert "R.J.," Shenna, Monroe, Brandon, and Katie Carbitcher, all of Seminole.

He has 13 great-grandchildren, Quinten Wahweah, Oklahoma City, Chris Cofer, Donovan and Kelsey Phillips, Wynter, Summer, Marion, and Christian Wind, all of Seminole, Lyndsey Dennison, Sapulpa, Alesha and Matthew Hill, Bowlegs, Marissa Berryhill, Wilson, and Chloe Haney, Edmond.

Other survivors include two sisters, Mary Jane Harjo, Bowlegs, and Srophonia Brown, Tahlequah; two brothers, Lewis Wise and Babe Adams, Seminole; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and special long-time friends, Edna Gourley of San Francisco, Calif., Dan and Lucille Reynolds of Seminole as well as many, many others.

Those who precede Carbitcher in death are one son, Monroe, died Oct. 31, 1964 at the age of three; a toddler grandson, Frederick "B.J." Brown, on Nov. 6, 1979; two sisters, Ruth Walker and Lena Jones; two brothers, Webster and Andy Wise.

Pallbearers include Junior Graves, Doug Ridge, Bill Burns, Frank Lena, Henry Yargee, Charles Troglin, Tom Luna, and Bob Northcott.

Honorary pallbearers include son-in-laws Gene Wahweah, Dave Hill, David Haney Sr., Roger Butler, Dewayne Scott, and nephew Raymond Harjo.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Gladys Marie (Gammon) Carpenter, 81, were held Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley officiated at the service. Burial followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Carpenter died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 at her home.

She was born May 9, 1918 in Konawa to C.E. and Stella (Hampton) Gammon.

A homemaker, Carpenter also worked at C.R. Anthony’s, Stanfield Drug Store and Granny Ferns.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was active in the Adult F. department and the Doers Sunday School class.

She married Rip Carpenter on Aug. 21, 1937 in Ada. He survives her of the home.

Carpenter was preceded in death by her parents.

Other survivors include one son, Charles David Carpenter, Mustang; one sister, Ruby Morgan, Seminole; two granddaughters and one great-grandchild.

Casket bearers are listed as Matt Morgan, Sean Morgan, Chris Morgan, Jeff Morgan, Chris Hollars and Any Faught.

Honorary bearers include Ralph Caston, Bill Burton and the Doers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church.

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Graveside services for Willis Carpenter, 71, father and brother to Seminole County residents, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prague Cemetery.

Bro. Tim Emmons will officiate the service under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Prague.

Carpenter died March 14, 1999 in Prague.

He was born September 30, 1927 in Welty, Oklahoma to Sam William and Lillie (Lacquement) Carpernter.

Carpenter worked in the oil field as a driller and tool pusher. He was a member of the American Legion Post 11, Prague.

Carpenter served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Myrtle Nolan on December 24, 1947. She survives him of the home.

Carpenter was preceded in death by his parents and eight brothers.

Other survivors include four daughters, Donna Kubicek, Shawnee, Diana E. "Bodie" Quary, Prague, Juanita "Nita" Gregory, Maud, Jenny Collins, Prague; one son, Larry Carpenter, Prague; three brothers, Robert Carpenter, Prague, Calvin Carpenter, Cromwell, John Carpenter, Shawnee; one sister, Juanita Ellison, Prague; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren on the way.

Funeral services for Bowlegs graduate Betty Louise Carpitcher, 50, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thewarley United Methodist Church in Wetumka.

Rev. Houston Tiger, Pastor Gary Hawkins and Rev. Jack Davis will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at the Johnson family cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Carpitcher died Saturday, July 3, 1999 at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City.

She was born Oct. 11, 1948 in Talihina to Raymond Marcey and Susie Harjo, Shawnee.

Carpitcher was reared in California and later moved to Seminole County, and attended Bowlegs High School.

She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Kenneth Harjo, Barney Harjo and Solomon Harjo; and one sister, Lena Ponkilla.

Survivors are listed as one son, Daniel Wolfe, Earlsboro; four sisters, Arlene Davis, Wetumka, Christine McKinney, Earlsboro, Marilyn Toledo, Oklahoma City and Carol Harjo, McLoud; and three brothers, Richmond Harjo, Ft. Gibson, Michael Harjo, Muskogee, and Travis Harjo, Okay.

Pallbearers are listed as Marshall Ponkilla, Emerson Davis, Mark Wolfe, P.J. Wolfe, Buffalo Hill and J.R. Ponkilla.

Honorary bearers include Kenneth McCulley, Harry Harjo, Clarence Johnson, Brian Ponkilla, Dillan Ponkilla, Phillip Peacore, Eugene Harjo and Christopher McKinney.

HOBBS, N.M. - Funeral services for Mary Caroline Carrell, 65, daughter of Callie White and sister of Nell Myrick, both of Seminole, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene.

Rev. Ken Yocom and Rev. Jim Gardner will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home, Hobbs.

Carrell died Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas.

She was born Jan. 16, 1934 in Abeline, Texas to Orin and Callie White.

Carrell was a bookkeeper for the New Mexico Junior College for 26 years before her retirement.

She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Hobbs.

She married Martin "Red" Porter Carrell on May 28, 1953 in Hobbs. He preceded her in death on Oct. 15, 1998.

Carrell was also preceded in death by her father.

Survivors include her mother, of Seminole; one son, David Eugene Carrell, Roswell; two daughters, Barbara Jean Haynie, and Dina McKinley, both of Hobbs; one step-daughter, Brenda Jones, San Angelo, Texas; one sister, Nell Myrick, Semnole; five brothers, Wallace White, Monument, Colo., Leon White, Capitan, N.M., Carol White, El Paso, Texas, Lloyd Carrell, Roswell, and Floyd Carrell, Odessa, Texas; and six grandchildren.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Robert C. Carter, 73, were held at 2 p.m. today at Sandusky Avenue Christian Church in Tulsa.

Rev. Dan Wilson officiated at the service. Burial followed at Rest-haven Cemetery in Sperry under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home, Sperry.

Carter died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Locust Grove.

He was born May 24, 1926 in Seminole to Robert F. and Ella Carter.

He worked for many years in sales until his retirement.

Carter was married to Sandra Carter; she survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Garry E. Carter, and Larry C. Carter, both of Sperry; two daughters, Wanda Reamy Buchanan and Trish Buchanan, both of Tulsa; two brothers, O.N. Carter, Tulsa, and Frank Carter, Tecumseh; two sisters, Velma Fisher, Tulsa and Shirley Warden, Muskogee; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandsons, Brent Carter, Todd Carter, Jeff Carter, Gregg Carter, Waylon Reamy, Shane Reamy and Justin Carter.

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Graveside services for Seminole resident Alva Boyd Casey, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Steve Williams will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh.

Casey died Wednesday, June 2, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born June 12, 1912 in Yellville, Ark. to Jasper Boyd and Florence Marie (Reed) Casey.

A veteran, Casey served in the US Air Force.

He lived most of his life in Seminole, operating a radiator business in Okmulgee, Seminole and Shawnee.

Casey was a member of the Church of God.

He married Georgia Ann Helfer in May of 1954. She preceded him in death on June 2, 1996.

Survivors include tow sons, Charles Casey, McLeod, Texas, and Wayman Casey, Moore; one daughter, Joyce Wood, Shawnee; one sister, Theone Greenhaw, Okmulgee; two brothers, Clifford Casey, Okmulgee and Arlie Casey, Tulsa; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Pallbearers include Bob Williams, Mike Larocco, David Wright, Troy Dozier, Noel Miller and Leroy Lancaster.

06-25-99

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Betty Lou Casey, 66, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Doyle Long will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

The casket will be opened until service time, and not afterwards.

Casey died Thursday, June 24, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Nov. 11, 1932 in Seminole to Lester Marion and Mable Florence (Logan) Smith.

Casey retired from Wrangler as a division Trainer in December, 1998. He has 32 years of service with Wrangler.

She was a member of Ideal Street Baptist Church.

She was married to Billie "Gene" Casey on Sept. 1, 1949 in Van Buren, Ark. He preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 1988.

Casey was also preceded in death by her parents and one brother, L. C. Smith.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Terri and Debi Casey, and Kelly and Rita Casey, all of Seminole; one brother, Glen Smith, Maud; three sisters, Wanda Joyner, Perryton, Texas, Donna Hays, Houston, Texas, and Verna Dice, Seminole; and one grandson, Trent Casey, Seminole.

Casket bearers are listed as Joe Templeton, Doug Grady, C.D. Houck, Charles Johnson, Doug Kalicki and Don Sayre.

Honorary bearers include the rest of the Wrangler family.

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Funeral services for James Delmer Casey, 65, brother of Seminole residents Wanda Adams and Imogene Austin, were held Tuesday afternoon at Parks Brother Funeral Home Chapel in Prague.

Rev. Waldo Young officiated at the service, assisted by Rev. Darrell Nease. Burial followed at Little Cemetery.

Casey died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999 in Midwest City.

He was born Nov. 24, 1933 in Subiaco, Ark., to Sol Bert Casey and Anna Jane (Quary) Casey.

A Prague resident since 1943, Casey worked for the Prague Public School System as a bus driver since 1986.

He was a member of the View of the Cross Freewill Baptist Church.

Casey married Catherine Ann Barber on Oct. 17, 1990 in Prague. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Jimmy Casey and Charles Casey, both of Shawnee; two stepsons, David Gayler, Ada, and Donnie Gayler, Lexington; four sisters, Retta Mae Oliver, Pearce, Ark., Wanda Adams, and Imogene Austin, both of Seminole, and Arletta Hensley, Oklahoma City; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for Seminole native Kermit L. "K.C." Casteel, 71, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Chandler.

Casteel died Friday, April 16, 1999 in Cushing.

He was born April 16, 1928j in Seminole to Joe and Sadie May (Michael) Casteel.

A Baptist, Casteel worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for many years before retiring in 1990.

He married Madalynne Hazel Talkington on March 2, 1973 in Ada. She preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 1994.

Casteel was also preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and two brothers.

Survivors include one brother, Ellis Casteel, Seminole, and one special friend, Goldie Gaylord, Chandler.

8-24-99

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident, Blanche (Kent) Chadick, 75, were held today at Stout Funeral Home in Wewoka.

Rev. Bob Dysinger officiated at the service. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.

Chadick died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole.

She was born June 21, 1924 in Abilene, Texas, to Joseph Howell and Viola (Carmen) Kent.

Chadick attended Abilene Schools before moving to Wewoka in 1945.

She retired from Big Yank after 22 years of employment, and was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Wewoka.

She was married to Charles A. Chadick on June 26, 1945. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1997, after 52 years of marriage.

Chadick was also preceded in death by one sister, Roberta Cox, one brother, David Kent, and one great-grandchild.

Survivors include her children, Charles Chadick Jr., Seminole, Judy Bowling, Roland, Bill Chadick, Coppers Cove, Texas, Debbie Canary, Decatur, Ill., Alma O’Neal, Roland, Mamie Gambrell, Pocola, and Doris Khoury, Konawa; two sisters, Doris Mitchell, San Angelo, Texas and Sadie Summers, Abilene, Texas; two brothers, James Kent, Greensboro, N.C., and Herman Kent, Denver, Colo.; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were members of the VFW Post #1311.

11-18

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Wayne Chambers, 63, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Chambers died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999 at Vencor Hospital, Oklahoma City.

He was born Oct. 29, 1936 in Sasakwa to Benjamin Franklin and Lerah White Chambers.

A 1954 graduate of Sasakwa High School, Chambers pursued a career as a race horse jockey.

He rode in three Kentucky Derbys, 1960, 1964 and 1974. In 1964, he won fourth place.

Chambers won the Washington D.C. International in 1963. He retired in 1975.

Upon retirement, he made his home in Thomas until the time of his death.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Survivors include his mother, of Holdenville; three brothers, Gerald Chambers, Oklahoma City, Glen Chambers, Lauafet, La., and Benny Chambers, Ruidoso, N.M.; and one sister, Velva Talley, Oklahoma City.

10-27-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, Vivian Chapman, 87, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Swearing Funeral Chapel.

Chapman died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999 at the Seminole Medical Center.

Dr. Jack Medlock will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Chapman was born Aug. 31, 1912 in Gainesville, Texas to Edgar Bruce and Allie Mae (Peavler) Bruce. She moved from Texas to Oklahoma in the 1920’s.

In 1929 she married Z. E. Edgell. She later married Dewey G. Chapman in Konawa on March 27, 1966; he preceded her in death on Sept. 11, 1995.

Chapman worked man years at Wacker’s lunch counter.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one infant son.

Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Walter Lee Edgell, Sparta, Wisc., Don and Gwen Edgell, Seminole and Leroy and Carol Edgell, Seminole; one brother, Edwin Bruce, Ventura, Calif., 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Memorial services for former Seminole resident Betty Lou Chase, 75, of Norman, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Havenbrook Funeral Home, in Norman.

Rev. Joe Thompson will officiate at the service.

Chase died Sunday, July 25, 1999 at her home.

She was born May 21, 1924 in Norman to John Levi and Leona Elizabeth (Stogner) Bumgarner.

A 1942 graduate of Norman High School, she worked at Douglas Air Craft during World War II.

In years following the war, Chase raised a family and earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, then a Master’s degree from East Central University.

She taught Spanish at Butner Schools, and also taught at Seminole High School and Seminole Junior College.

Her last 17 years of teaching was in California, before moving to Norman in 1984.

Chase was a member of the McFarlin Memorial Methodist Church.

She married James T. Chase on Oct. 6, 1945 in Seminole. He survives her of the home.

Chase was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Helen Lee Kammerlocher.

Other survivors include two daughters, Toni Carter, Norman, and Ricky Dell, Kokomo, Ind.; three brothers, John Bumgarner, Norman, Robert Bumgarner, Phoenix, Ariz., and Phillip Bumgarner, Braddenton, Fla.; one sister, Mary Ann Jahnke, Henderson, Nev.; and two grandchildren.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to the McFarlin Memorial Methodist Church Building Fund., 419 S. University Blvd., Norman, 73069 or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13^th St., Oklahoma City, 73120.

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Graveside services for former longtime Seminole resident James Edward "Jim" Chase, 61, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Cecil Spoonemore will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral home.

Chase died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999 at his home in Oklahoma City.

He was born Jan. 7, 1938 in Seminole to Louis Elmer and Reetha Mae (Stephens) Chase.

A veteran, Chase was a US Army Sergeant, and retired from the military and Tinker Air Force Base.

After his retirement, he worked as an armed security man for Pinkerton Security, where he was a supervisor.

Chase was also a musician, and performed for many fundraisers.

He married Christa Friedlin Dorst on May 15, 1962 in Heilbronn, Germany. She survives him of the home.

Chase was preceded in death by his father; one son, Erich Von Chase, on Oct. 20, 1970; one brother, Charles Russell Chase, in 1983; and one sister, Barbara McGruder, in 1986.

Other survivors include his mother, of Seminole; three daughters, Manuela Chase, Christina Louise Chase and Angelique Corson, all of Oklahoma City; one brother, Louis Chase, Seminole; one sister, Pat Plumlee, Union, Mo.; one grandson and twin great-grand-children.

3-30-99

Graveside services for former Seminole resident Ella Cheatham, 91, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Clay will officiate at the services. Burial is under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah.

Cheatham died Sunday, March 28, 1999 in Springdale, Ark.

She was born Aug. 27, 1907 in Marshall, Ark., to Isaac Fuller.

She was the owner and operator of Cheatham Trucking Company, and was involved in the oilfield and housemoving business in Seminole.

A longtime resident of Seminole, she was a member of the Seminole Trinity Baptist Church until she moved to Springdale eight years ago.

Survivors include two sons, Burl Cheatham, Choctaw, And Bill Cheatham, Springdale; two brothers, Eugene Fuller and Junior Fuller, both of Okemah; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

2-17-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Lillie Mae Cherry, 69, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Westwood Cemetery.

Overseer Donnie L. McKnight will officiate at the service. Interment is under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Cherry died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999.

She was born Aug. 6, 1929 in Mangum to Leo and Tommie (Griffin) Young.

Cherry attended school in Mangum, and moved to Wewoka 37 years ago. She was a member of the Church of the Living God in Mangum.

She was married to John Cherry in 1947; he preceded her in death.

Also preceding Cherry in death were two sisters, Georgie Copeland and Birdie Lee Davis; and one brother, Ernest Young.

Survivors include two daughters, Janis Jackson, and Loretta Cherry, both of Dallas; two sisters, Katherine Miller, Oklahoma City, and Estina Smith, Elk City; and one brother, Oscar Young, Tucumcari, N.M.

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Funeral services for Seminole County native Juanita Clark, 64, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Hitchite church.

Rev. Mike Harjo and Ted Underwood will officiate at the services.

Interment will follow at the Larney family cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Wake services were held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel, and viewing will be from 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Clark died Thursday, June 3, 1999 at Hillcrest Specialty Hospital in Tulsa.

She was born April 30, 1935 in Seminole County to Amos and Salina (Micco) Clark.

Reared in Seminole, she attended Eufaula Boarding School, Chilacco School and Strother Schools.

After moving to Tulsa, Clark remained a resident until the time of her death.

She was employed with Will Rogers Dry Cleaning for 16 years, retiring in 1996 due to illness.

Clark was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Norman Micco and two sisters, Sallie Larney and Serena Larney.

Survivors include one son, Clifford Clark, Tulsa; one sister, Katie Clark Harjo, Henryetta; and four grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as David Horton, Ricky Deer, Russell Larney, William Larney, Billy Adkisson, and Reggie Barcindabar.

Honorary bearers include Michael Clark, Mitchael Clark, David Clark, and Ernest Daniels.

Graveside services for Konawa resident Bill G. Click, 55, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Cemetery.

Father Maurus Jaeb, O.S.B., will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel, Shawnee.

Click died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999 in an Oklahoma City hospital.

He was born April 23, 1944 in Virginia Beach, Va., to Dennis and Louise Click.

Raised in Prague and Oklahoma City, Click attended college at University of Oklahoma as well as Central State University in Edmond.

A veteran, he served in the US Navy during the Vietnam conflict and lived in Oklahoma City and Konawa most of his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include two daughters, Stacy Click, Oklahoma City and Lisa Click, Tecumseh; six brothers, Dennis Click, Tecumseh, John Click, Oklahoma City, Mike Click, Konawa, David Click, Piedmont, Steve Click, McAlester and James Click, Frisco, Texas; one sister, Helen Choate, Ardmore; and one grandchild.

9-16-99

Lifelong Seminole resident, Daisy Margaret Coker, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999 at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa.

She was cremated and the family will announce a memorial service at a later date.

Coker was born in Oklahoma City on Sept. 3, 1925.

She married William Clarence Coker in 1943 in Oklahoma City; he preceded her in death in 1984.

Coker is also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include one son, Rocky Coker, Seminole, and one daughter, Helen Davies, Phoenix, Ariz.

12-12

Funeral services for Maud resident Ivan "Booger" Coker, 48, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Tim Martin will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at the Coker family cemetery.

Coker died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada.

He was born April 10, 1951 in Claremore to Wallace Cowan and Matilda Maxine (Coker) Cowan.

Coker attended Maud schools, then worked in the oilfields until he was disabled.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, who adopted him, Lucinda Coker, in February, 1983.

Survivors include his parents; one daughter, Lori Brewer, Maud; one brother, Wally Cowan, Maud; one sister, WaDean Cowan, Konawa; and one grandson.

Pallbearers are listed as Terry Harjo, David Bussey, Wendall Darnell, Mike Tallbear, Wally Cowan and Frank Williams.

Honorary bearers include Charley Vieux, Frank Rhodd, Albert Curley and Charley Williams.

07-01-99

Funeral services for Konawa resident John Benjamin Coker, 73, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Pickard Chapel.

Rev. Exie Fish will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Evening services are slated for 6 p.m. this evening at Pickard Chapel.

Coker died Tuesday, June 29, 1999 at Oklahoma City.

He was born Aug. 8, 1925 in Konawa to Mamie and Rev. Daniel Coker.

A lifelong Konawa resident, he served in the US Army during World War II, and was a member of the High Springs Baptist Church.

Coker retired as a civil service worker.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Irene Armstrong, and one brother, Lewis J. Coker.

Survivors include three nephews, Bill Armstrong, Frank Armstrong and Danny Armstrong, all of Konawa; and five nieces, Betty Jean Burgess, of the home, Katie Harmon, Ada, Netty Mooreland and Edna Odell, both of Asher, and Karen Sue Coker, Geary.

Pallbearers at the chapel are listed as Donny Smith, Dorsey Nero, Clay Horton, Leo Burgess, Frank Burgess, and Kenneth Coker.

At the cemetery, Coker will have military pallbearers.

Honorary bearers include Bill Houston, George Coker, Bill Ellie, Joe Cully and Lucky Spooner.

6-30

Graveside services for former longtime Seminole resident Melvin D. Colbert, 79, were held this morning at Rossville Cemetery in Rossville.

Chris Stinnett will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Colbert died Monday, June 27, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home, Okemah.

He was born March 27, 1920 in Rossville to Charly William and Hattie Belle (Davis) Colbert.

He retired from Tinker Air Force Base after 25 years of service int eh payroll department, and was a member of the Church of Christ in Seminole.

Colbert was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Survivors include one sister, Orpha Stout, El Dorado, Kan.

1-20-99

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Charles Howard Colbert, 58, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Galilee Baptist Church.

Rev. Larry T. Crawford will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Colbert died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999 at Vencor Hospital, Oklahoma City.

He was born Dec. 27, 1940 in Seminole to Earl Maxwell and Pearl Lena (Mills) Colbert.

He attended Booker T. Washington School and Seminole High School.

Colbert was employed by J. D. Neese Used Cars and Tommy Sneed garage for many years before retiring due to health reasons.

He was a member of the National Guard and of the Galilee Baptist Church.

Colbert was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, William Earl Colbert and James Earl Colbert.

Survivors are three sisters, Linda Minner and Edna Mae Wilson, both of Seminole, and Carolyn Smith, Hazen, Ark.

Casket bearers are listed as the Brotherhood of Galilee Baptist Church.

Honorary bearers include Reggie Knighton, Chauncey Cravens, Mark Reese, Walter Wilson, Johnny Littleton, Randy Winrow, Bill Snell, Thelmer Hood, Waldo Payne, Glenn Street, Kelvin Reese, Troy Newton and Alonzo Newton.

Word was received today of funeral services for David Barney Cole, 35.

Cole lived in the northern part of Seminole County and was found dead last week near Earlsboro.

Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel at Fort Cobb Funeral Home.

Herman Hupp officiated; burial followed in Fort Cobb Cemetery.

Cole was born May 2, 1963, in Oklahoma City to Paul and Susie (Thomas) Cole.

He was raised at Jenks, where he attended school.

He was in the masonry construction business with his father and a member of the Church of God in Okemah.

Survivors include his three sons, Michael and twins Matthew and Mitchell Cole, all of the home; two daughters, Amanda and Melany Cole, both of the home; his parents of Okemah; two brothers, Rocky Cole of Gulfport, Miss., and Bill Cole, Okemah; one sister, Frances Lawrence, Bristow; one foster brother, Gary Huber, Dallas; and two half-brothers, Rick and Chuck Cole, both of Sacramento, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Barney and Ollie Cole and Bill and Grace (Kincy) Thomas.

11-28

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Lucille Conger, 89, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Mack Lyon will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Conger died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 in Yukon.

She was born July 13, 1910 in Ola, Ark. to William and Carrie (Dixon) Newman.

Reared in Sasakwa, she attended Sasakwa Schools.

Conger moved to Wewoka, where she resided until moving to Yukon in January, 1999.

She married Albert "Bud" Conger on July 26, 1926 in Wewoka.

Survivors include one daughter, Lavenia Cross, Yukon; two sisters, Bessie Knight, Oklahoma City, and Katherine Krebs, Florida; four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchil-dren and six great-great-grand-children.

Pallbearers are listed as Billy Bryant, Dennis Bicknell, Johnny Sexton, Thurman Conger, Travis Richmond and Jesse Sawyer.

Honorary bearers include Robert Hensley, Jim Bicknell and Judge Sawyer.

1-26-99

Funeral services for Cromwell native Edna Mae Cook, 91, were held today at Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel.

Bill Roberts officiated at the service. Interment followed at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Cook died Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 at a Shawnee area nursing home.

She was born April 10, 1907 in Cromwell to Charles and Alice (Harper) Jones.

She attended Shawnee schools and moved to Tecumseh in 1939.

Cook was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, and worked for Harps and Douglas Aircraft.

She was a longtime member of the Tecumseh Roundup Club.

She married Oley Cook Sr. in 1923 in Shawnee. He preceded her in death.

Cook was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Willard E. Cook; three brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include one son, Oley Cook Jr., Tecumseh; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-children.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Wayland "Lynn" Cooper, 92, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Cooper died Monday, April 19, 1999 in Wewoka.

He was born Nov. 6, 1906 to William Barton and Jennie Minerva (Oliver) Cooper in Cedar Vale, Kan.

He came to Wewoka at the age of four, and attended school at Twin Oak School.

Cooper grew up in Seminole County. He went to work in the oil industry, and worked for the Magnolia Oil Company and other companies all over the southwestern United States and Venezuela.

He moved to Colorado in 1954, where he worked for US Smelting Mining and Refining, and retired in September, 1969.

Cooper returned to Wewoka in 1971 and remained here until the time of his death.

He was married to Vera Mae Knight on April 4, 1935 in Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

Cooper was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Koski, Austin, Texas; seven brothers, Starling, Chester, Lawrence, Ellis, Ed, Leland and Bruce Cooper; two sisters, Grace Andrews and Emma Cooper; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

2-21-99

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Mary Annie Cooper, 93, were held Saturday at Church of God in Christ.

Wilmer Cooper, of the First Baptist Church, Lima, officiated at the service. Burial followed at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Cooper died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.

She was born Dec. 19, 1905 in Mira, La., and had lived in Wewoka for over 50 years.

Cooper was preceded in death by her parents, one son and her husband.

Survivors include four daughters, Cenola Dale, Henryetta Finney, Joyce Johnson and Pinky Cooper, all of Kansas City, Mo.; three sons, Cecil Cooper, Los Angeles, Calif., and Herbert Cooper and Henry Cooper, both of Wewoka.

Other survivors are six sisters, Gracie Turner and Bertha Love, both of Kansas City, Charlene Ellison, Sharon Kay Underdown, Wanzetta Ellison and Robin Ellison, all of Oklahoma City; 34 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

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3/18/99

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Harvey Earl Cornelison, 74, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Cornelison died Tuesday, March 16, 1999 at Talihina Veterans Hospital.

He was born July 26, 1924 in Morris to Adda (Tunin) and Hubert Cornelison.

A veteran, he served in the 3rde Army, 12^th Armored Division during World War II as a T-4 Staff Sergeant.

Cornelison and his brothers were the former longtime owners of Cornelison Engines in Seminole, before it closed in 1988.

He was a member of First Baptist Church, a lifetime member of the Shawnee VFW, the Seminole American Legion and the 12^th Armored Association.

Cornelison married Juanita Meeks on June 15, 1947 in Shawnee. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include two sons, Steve Cornelison, Seminole, and Wade and Cindy Cornelison, Lufkin, Texas; and brothers and sisters, L.E. "Red" Cornelison, Claude Cornelison and Jean Parsons, all of Seminole; and two grandchildren.

3-11-99

Funeral services for Seminole County resident Eli Cornelius, 69, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Snake Creek Church.

Interment will follow at Cornelius cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Cornelius died Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa.

He was born April 17, 1929 in Seminole County to Barney and Martha (Hulbutta) Cornelius.

A veteran, he served in the US Army during the Korean War.

Cornelius was preceded in death by his parent, two brothers, Velma and Lee; two sisters, Irene and Lucy, and one son, Don.

Survivors include his wife, Nadine Cornelius, of the home; three daughters, Jana Baird, Norman, Beth Wolfe, Pryor, and Belinda Sutterfield, Newcastle; and two sons, Bill Snyder, Wellston, and James Cornelius, Wewoka.

Pallbearers are listed as his nephews. Honorary bearers include Leo Hulbutta and Lee Cloud.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Raymond M. Courtney, 87, are scheduled for 10 a.m. at Swearingen Funeral chapel with Rev. Larry Chesser conducting the service.

Burial will follow at Cupco Cemetery in Yanush.

Courtney died on Wednesday Aug. 18, 1999 at the Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

He was born on May 27, 1912 in Blackgum, to William and Lilly Mae (Watson) Courtney.

He worked in the oilfield and as a rancher and farmer until retirement.

Courtney was a resident of Seminole county for 65 years.

He was a member of the Methodist church.

Cortney married Florence Mildred Mangum on Sept. 20, 1936. She preceded him in death on Jan. 29, 1986.

Courtney was also preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.

Survivers inlcude two sons Larry and Steve Courtney of Yukon; two daughters Phyllis Hawkins, Choctaw and Ella Morrison, Seminole; two brothers J.V. Courtney, Baton Rouge, La. and Sam Courtney of Warsaw, Mo.; two sisters Ethel Roberson, Vian and Verlin Murry, San Demas, Calif.; nine grandchildren, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Wayne Webster, Raymond Webster, Clint Morrison, Dewayne Werich, Colby Courtney and Craig Webster.

9-21

ELK CITY - Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Donna Kathleen Cox, 68, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Grandview Assembly of God Church.

Rev. Mark Little will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Whinery-Savage Funeral Service.

Cox died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center.

She was born July 23, 1931 in Quinton to Ruth (Bryant) And George Roberts.

A hairdresser for 35 years, Cox was a member of Grandview Assembly of God Church.

She was married to Robert M. Cox on June 26, 1975 in Norman. They had made their home in Seminole County for a while.

Cox was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter.

Survivors include her husband, of the home; two daughters, Lela Wilkerson, Elk City, and Becky Wright, Duncan; one son, George Lozer, Shawnee; two stepdaughters, Erma Gilbreath, Maurice, La., and Ann Davis, Lake Wood, Colo.; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

2-2-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Melvin Ray Craig Sr., 69, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Kellyville Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Craig died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999.

He was born May 27, 1929 in Kellyville to Brittain and Alice (Mayhan) Craig.

A Wewoka resident since 1993, Craig was raised in Okmulgee and Sapulpa areas, and moved to Bakersfield, Calif. in the late 1940’s.

A veteran, he served with the US Army during the Korean Campaign.

Craig was employed as a service mechanic for BLACO Corporation for 40 years.

Survivors include his children, Debbie Kaylor, Mary Byrd, Melba Cottrell, Melvin Ray Craig Jr., Allen Craig, Wanda DeShields, and Donna Craig, all of Wewoka; two brothers, Bob Craig, Clayton, and Alfred Craig, Wister; one sister, Essie Smith, Okmulgee; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

4-15

Graveside services for Jade Nicole Cross, stillborn daughter of Jason and Lisa (Shelton) Cross, Seminole, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Burial is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Survivors include her parents, of the home; Grandparents, Dennis and Loisetta Nix, Seminole, David Cross, Tecumseh, and David and Debbie Shelton, Seminole; and great-grandparents, Doyle and Leora Nix, Seminole, Sylvia Shelton, Wewoka, Leon and Bernice Cross, Bowlegs, and Betty Driver, Seminole.

1-8-99

Funeral services for Jewel Desma Cross, 90, mother of a Wewoka resident, are scheduled for 10:030 a.m. Monday at Okemah Church of Christ.

Robert Thompson will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah.

Cross died Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 18, 1908 in Pleasant Oak to Wiley Byrd and Lizzie Romines.

A homemaker, she was a lifelong resident of Okfuskee County.

She married Charlie A. Cross on Feb. 7, 1925. He preceded her in death.

Cross was also preceded in death by three brothers, Floyd Byrd, Bill Byrd, and Robert Byrd; and two sisters, Era Rogers and Edna Morphis.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth L. Cross, Oklahoma City and James D. Cross, Shawnee; five daughters, Helen Harris, Lake Jackson, Texas, Billie Atwood, Los Angeles, Patricia Horn, New Orleans, Glenda Reynolds, Lompoc, Calif., and Edith Loman, Wewoka; 22 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchil-dren and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

1-21-99

Funeral services for Seminole native Charlotte Crudup, 90, were held Wednesday morning at John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel in Moore.

Interment followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Crudup died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999.

She was born Aug. 7, 1908 in Seminole to Mace and Dora (Morgan) Herndon.

Crudup was a member of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, and had donated over 3,000 hours of service to the Frederick Hospital in Frederick.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Franklin H. Wilder; second husband A.B. Crudup; sisters Venie Goodel and Hazel Eidson; and brothers Mace Herndon Jr., William Herndon and Aubray Herndon.

Survivors include one son, Benny Wilder; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

9-5

Funeral services for Seminole resident Ella Wynema Culbertson, 96, were held Saturday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Rev. Lynn Borrego and Rev. Percy Jerkins officiated at the service. Interment followed at Oakland Cemetery in Warren Pa., under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Culbertson died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center.

She was born April 20, 1903 in St. Joseph, W. Va., to Frank A. Whan and Isabell Zeller.

A homemaker, Culbertson was a member of St. Mark’s, a 50-year member of the Grand Chapter of Order of Eastern Star and Order of the Amaranth.

She was married to John M. Culbertson; he preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 1980.

Culbertson was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; and two sisters, longtime Seminole resident Virginia Parker and Edna Whan on Jan 22, 1997; two nephews, Richard Parker Sr. in February, 1997 and Dennis Parker, on May 16, 1980.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews, Jo Anne Parker, Mary Bryan, Denise Templeton, all of Seminole, and Richard Parker Jr., Oklahoma City.

Other surviving nieces and nephews include Carl and Dough Eyler, Arizona; and several grand-nieces and –nephews.

Casket bearers were Eric Bryan, Jeremy Bryan, Dickey Bryan, Joe Templeton, James Parker and Richard Parker Jr.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy be made to a memorial fund at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, PO Box 1304, Seminole, Okla., 74868.

3-2

Funeral services for Catherine Cummings, 85, mother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at First Indian Baptist Church.

Rev. Gary Hawkins will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.

Memorial services are set for tonight at First Indian Baptist Church, with tribal services set for Wednesday evening at the home of Edgar Ellis.

Cummings died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999 at Semnole Medical Center Hospital.

She was born April 18, 1913 in Schegal to George and Jane Foster. She attended Musson Elementary School, Chilocco Indian Boarding School, Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kan., and Bacone College in Muskogee, where she received an associate’s degree.

A homemaker, Cummings was a member of the First Indian Baptist church and had lived in Shawnee since 1970.

She was married to David J. Cummings; he preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1992.

Cummings was also preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and three brothers.

Survivors include one son, Boyd Cummings, Seminole; children from her husband’s previous marriage, including three sons, Richard Cummings, El Paso, Texas, Ellis Cummings, Oceanside, Calif., and Marcus Cummings, Colonial Heights, Va.; two daughters, Dale Knapp, Richmond, Va., and Ingred Tate, Chester Field, Va.; and several grandchildren.

5/12/99

Joy Elaine Phillips Cummings, former co-owner and longtime editor and writer for the Holdenville Daily News, died late Monday in Oklahoma City after a lengthy illness.

Cummings was born Oct. 8, 1928 in Holdenville, the daughter of Tom R. and Aldene Phillips.

Her parents were co-owners of the Holdenville Daily News, and she became co-owner after her father’s death in 1956.

Cummings was educated in Holdenville schools and at Gulf Park College, Gulfport, Miss., from which she received an associated of arts degree, and the University of Oklahoma.

While at OU, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority and a reporter for the Oklahoma Daily.

Cummings served as editor and news writer for the Holdenville Daily News for 25 years, from 1967 to 1992, during which time the newspaper won recognition and awards for excellence.

She trained a number of staff members who went on to further careers in journalism and was well loved and respected as a contributing member of her community.

She was the mother of five children and the grandmother of nine.

Her survivors include daughters, Roxanne and Larry Underhill, Oklahoma City, Stephanie and Rick Soskin, Minneapolis, Minn.; Felicia and Steven Smith, Grand Prairie, Texas and Alison Cummings and Bill DeVille, Minneapolis; one son, Tom M. Cummings, Oklahoma City; grandchildren Stephanie, Matthew and Diane Underhill, Oklahoma City, Marc, Joan and Ellen Soskin, Minneapolis, Julia Smith, Grand Prairie, and Jeffrey and Ryan Cummings, Delray Beach, Fla.

Other survivors include on sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Tom Massey, Midwest City; cousin and wife, Ted and Nancy Phillips, Seminole, two nieces, Lauren Massey, Virginia Beach, Va., and LaDonna Tebbe, Wichita, Kan.; and two nephews, Tom Massey, Panama City, Fla., and Phil Massey, Oklahoma City.

11-4

Funeral services for longtime Wewoka resident Owilda Navell Harris Cummings, 78, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Wewoka Church of Christ.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Cummings died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 during a surgery procedure at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 9, 1921 in Sasakwa to William Presley Harris and Ada Buchanan Cargill.

Cummings attended school at Culley Elementary, and graduated from Sasakwa High School.

She trained as a cosmetologist, and worked in Sasakwa for a short time before moving to Wewoka.

Cummings owned and operated Cottage Beauty Shop, and was honored by the State of Oklahoma Cosmetologists.

A longtime member of the Wewoka Church of Christ, she was baptized at an early age.

She was married to Paul Cummings in 1946; he preceded her in death in 1982.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Sue Smith and Peggy Gustin, both of Oklahoma City; one sister, Lillian Parks, Duncan; one brother, Doyle Harris, Elk City; three grandchildren and five great-grandchild-ren, and her companion, Ralph Roush.

4-6

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Jerry Dan Curtain, 62, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Doug Arnold and Kellos Walker will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Curtain died Monday, April 5, 1999 at Carl Albert Hospital in Ada.

He was born Jan. 25, 1937 in Holdenville to Lewis Levi and Martha (Styles) Curtain.

He was reared in Holdenville and graduated from Spaulding schools before moving to Wewoka.

A veteran, he served in the Armed Forces during the Korean Conflict.

Curtain worked in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s for the Wewoka Police Department, and was also a rancher and oilfield worker.

He was a longtime member of the Midway Baptist Church.

Curtain married Deanna Bryant on Dec. 21, 1963 in Shawnee. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1979 and his mother in 1983, and one brother, Billy Don in 1986.

Other survivors include one special niece, Charlene Richards, of Wewoka.

Pallbearers are listed as O.R. Jackson, Pat Comstock, Nolan Robinson, Terry Heard, William Walker, and Leo Streater.

Honorary bearers are Durward Tucker, Ralph Roush, James Osborn, Benny Streater, Jack Bible, Jim Rogers, and Olen Arnold.

2-17-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Jep H. Daniel, 83, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Dr. Frank Harber III will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Daniel died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999 at Valley View Hospital in Ada.

He was born Nov. 12, 1915 in Okay to Lettie Ann (Zackery) and Rufus Andrew Daniel.

He moved to Seminole from Muskogee 54 years ago.

An oilfield worker, Daniel worked as a driller, tool pusher and field superintendent.

He received hi 50 year pin in 1998 from the Masonic Lodge and was of the Baptist faith.

He married Inez Ross on July 5, 1962 in Ada. She survives him of the home.

Daniel was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, Jack Daniel and Robert "Bob" Daniel.

Other survivors include three daughters, Kay Daniel Donald, Gilmer, Texas, Shange Daniel Loyd, Cedar Lake, and Patsy Daniel of the home; two sisters, Laura Breece, Muskogee and Bernice Johnson, Wagoner; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be his grandsons.

10-19

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Edna Violet Darnell, 68, were held at 10 a.m. today at Stout Funeral Home Chapel in Wewoka.

Rev. Dan Anderson officiated at the service. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Darnell died Oct. 16, 1999 at McAlester Regional Hospital.

She was born Dec. 26, 1930 in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada to Carl and Christina (Albrecht) Schulz.

Raised in the area, she attended school in Maple Creek before moving to Oklahoma in 1948.

Darnell then moved to Border, Texas for a short time before moving to Cromwell in 1952.

A short time later, she moved to Wewoka where she began working for OG&E in 1953.

She was engaged to Gene Wheeler, who was her lifelong companion.

After working for 35 years, Edna retired in 1986. She remained in Wewoka during her retirement, until the time of her death.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Christina Schulz, and seven brothers and sisters.

Survivors include one daughter, Denise Webb and her husband, Robert, McAlester; fiancé and longtime companion, Gene Wheeler, Wewoka; four grandchildren, Tracy Chambers, Timberon, Calif., Troy Stephens, Oklahoma City, Denise Webb, Pauls Valley and Rodney Webb, McAlester; two great-grandchildren, Brooke Webb and Brittany Webb, both of McAlester.

Other survivors are two brothers, Ivan Schulz, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Fred Schulz, New West Minster, British Columbia; and three sisters, Ida Dumount, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, Elsie Seather, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada and Emma Wilson, Sunlake, Ariz.

Pallbearers were Troy Stephens, Rodney Webb, Gary Thomas, Richard Hickman, Charles Chance and J.M. Wendell.

Honorary pallbearers were Shelbey Burchett, Tim Anderson and Andy Anderson.

12-24-99

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Jay Davenport, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Eddie Neill will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Davenport died Monday, Dec. 20, 1999.

She was born June 30, 1915 in Buffalo, Texas to Lee and Cassie Carter Brooks.

Davenport had lived in San Diego, Calif., from 1939 until November, 1971, when she moved to Wewoka.

She was an active member of the Church of Christ.

She married Jess W. "Jack" Davenport on Aug. 27, 1939. He preceded her in death.

Davenport was also preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, John Brooks and Roy Brookos.

Survivors include two sisters, Vivian Clay, Sherman, Texas, and Jean Uptegraft, Wewoka.

Pallbearers are listed as members of the church.

9-21

Graveside services for Seminole resident Florence Davis, 90, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Little Cemetery.

Doug Arnold will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Davis died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home.

She was born Sept. 17, 1909 in Delaware, Okla. To William T. and Anna (Redingote) Mills.

Davis was retired from Wewoka Housing Authority, where she had worked for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ira Davis in December, 1968; and one sister, Gladys Walker.

Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Yeager, Wewoka, and Ann Abel, Weiner, Ark.; five sisters, Edna Higdon, Hutchinson, Kan., Dorothy Davis, Midwest City, Mildred Roe, Aledo, Texas, Ida Mae Roe, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Imogene Esau, Hutchinson, Kan.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Archie Davis, 89, are set for Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Spring Church with Billie Harjo, Franklin Harjo and Houston Tiger officiating.

The procession to Spring Church will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday and all night services will follow.

Interment will be at the Davis family cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Davis was born on July 8, 1910 in Seminole County to Sunday and Ilsy (Caesar Davis).

He was a member of the Rock Spring Indian Church and became an ordained deacon in 1972.

Davis Married Cindy Davis, who preceded him in death.

Davis was also preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Billy Davis, Barney Davis and Cheparney Davis; four sisters, Nancy, Mandy, Wisey Davis and Minnie Harjo.

He is survived by one sister, Cora Harjo, Sasakwa; one son Earl Davis, Sasakwa; two daughters, Sylvia Davis, Sasakwa and Cletus Wilson, Muskogee; one step-daughter, Hedy Davis, Seminole.

Pallbearers are listed as Glen Isham, Teddy Isham, Clifford Harjo, Curtis Wilson, Curtis Wilson, Jr., George Postoak, James Postoak, Eugene Harjo, Jimmy Harjo, Willy Harjo, Charles Davis, Abler Davis and David Postoak.

Honorary Pallbearers are listed as Tony Palmer, Lee Punka and Bunnie Carpitcher.

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Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Curtis "Charley" Davis, 64, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Ray Tainpeah will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at the Davis family cemetery near Sasakwa.

Wake services are set for 6 p.m. tonight at the Hudson-Phillips Chapel.

Davis died Saturday, May 29, 1999 at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Oklahoma City.

He was born Dec. 20, 1934 in Lawton to Wilson and Stella (Harjo) Davis.

Reared in the Sasakwa area, he attended school at what is now known as Bacone.

Davis attended high school in Lawrence, Kan.

Living in Seminole and Hughes Counties, Davis also lived in Ohio for eight years and Tulsa for 23 years.

He moved to Holdenville in Dec. 1997. He was a Methodist.

Davis married Flora Butler in 1975; she survives him of the home.

Other survivors include four sons, Anthony Davis and Mickey Davis, both of Seminole, Kelly Davis, Konawa and Anson Davis, of the home; two daughters, Terri Davis Foster, Bowlegs, and Sherry Butler, Sapulpa; one sister, Virginia Tiger, Wetumka; one brother, Jeff Davis, Ada; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Kacey Foster, Cody Foster, Mickey Curtis Davis, John Tainpeah Jr., Shawn Dale West, and Danny Driskell.

Honorary bearers include Mickey Wilson Davis, Darrell Tiger, Kelly Davis, Jeffery Larney, Anson Rudolph Davis, Russell Tainpeah, Jai Tainpeah and Timothy R. Hooper.

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Funeral services for Seminole native Dora Mae Davis, 67, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Victory Baptist Church.

Interment will follow at Lamar Cemetery east of Holdenville under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home in Del City.

Davis died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 21, 1932 in Seminole.

Davis attended church at Victory Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Ida (Johnson) Chotkey.

Survivors include three sons, Robert Davis, Wetumka, James Davis, Oklahoma City and Mark Davis, Shawnee; three daughters, Leslie Renose and Deana Davis, both of Oklahoma City, and Colleen Toney, Moore; one brother, Raymond Chotkey; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The stepmother of Ronnie Harjo, Tony, Mickey and Kelly Davis, all of Seminole County, died Monday, July 19, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

Funeral services for Flora Mae (Butler) Davis, 50, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel.

Wake services are set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.

Davis was born May 30, 1949 in Talihina to Robert and Alice (Bighead) Butler.

She was reared in Hanna, where she attended school, then graduated from Holdenville High School.

Davis moved to Tulsa, then Sapulpa for many years before returning to Holdenville in 1997.

She worked at the Creek Nation Child Care Center, and was a member of the Peach Ground Ceremonial Grounds, near Hanna.

She married Charley Davis in 1975. He preceded her in death on May 29, 1999.

Survivors include one daughter, Sherry Butler, Sapulpa; one son, Anson Davis, of the home; four stepsons, Ronnie Harjo, Konawa, Tony Davis and Mickey Davis, both of Seminole, and Kelly Davis, Konawa; one stepdaughter, Terri Davis, Bowlegs; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

5-9-99

Graveside services for Seminole resident Manuel L. Davis, 83, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka.

Rev. Meredith Robinson will officiate at the service. Interment will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Davis died Saturday, May 8, 1999 at his residence.

He was born May 9, 1915 in Canadian to Eli Davis and Ida (Kittrell) Davis.

An oilfield worker, Davis lived in the Seminole area all of his life. He started working with Noble Drilling and work for 23 years with them. He retired from Homestake Oil in 1966.

Davis was a veteran, having served with the U. S. Army.

He married Essie Brinsfield on May 13, 1938 in Phoenix, Ariz. She survives him of the home.

Davis was preceded in death by his parents, one stepdaughter, two brothers and three sisters.

He is also survived by one daughter, Rugena Gail Lemons, Wewoka.

2-19-99

Gravside services for former Seminole resident Quessie Roberta Dean, 88, Eufaula, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Black’s Funeral Home, Eufaula.

Dean died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999 at a Eufaula area hospital.

She was born Aug. 17, 1910 in Akins to Christopher and Armenta (Ramsey) Franks.

A homemaker, Dean held numerous jobs outside the home, including work as Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole.

After she retired from the nursing home, she moved back to Eufaula.

Dean was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City.

She was married to Floyd L. Dean on Aug. 13, 1928 in Van Buren, Ark. He survives her of the home.

Dean was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Orpheus Franks; and five sisters, Cork, Gert, Bessie, Vern and Doll.;

Other survivors include one son, Jack Dean, Eufaula; two daughters, Mary Watson, French Camp, Calif. and Jimmie Carroll, Waurika; two sisters, Waunita Smith and Lavits Mosby, both of Sallisaw; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

WELEETKA ¾ Funeral services for former Seminole resident Stanley "Tubby" DeArmond were planned for 10 a.m. today at the Assembly of God Church in Weleetka.

Rev. Craig DeArmond officiated. Burial followed in Likowski Cemetery under the direction of Williamson Funeral Home.

DeArmond died Sunday at St. John’s Medical Center, Tulsa, at the age of 60.

He was born Sept. 29, 1938, in Weleetka, to Cleo and Vada Yarbrough DeArmond.

He was raised in the Pharaoh area and graduated from Fox High School.

He spent most of his working career in the Seminole area, employed by the Dover Corporation. He worked in the oilfield and was promoted to district manager before becoming an pump supply dealer and an oilwell owner and operator.

He also sang in a gospel group, the DeArmond Family Quartet.

DeArmond was preceded in death by his father Cleo and two brothers, Jimmie and Charles.

Survivors include his mother, Vada, Fort Smith, Ark.; one son, Michael DeArmond, Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Rebecca Rison, Lafe, Ariz., and Amy Rushing, Seminole; one sister, Sharon Jackson, Tulsa; one brother, Gary DeArmond, Fort Smith, Ark.; and four grandchildren.

Pallbearers include Marvin White, Bill Witham, Keith Street, Cliff DeArmond, Kent DeArmond and Max Cline.

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Rev. Ralph Dershem of Rose Hill community Chruch will officiate at the services. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Garden Grove Cemetery, northeast of Shawnee, with Jerry Snyder of Prague officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Bartlesville.

Deason died Wednesday, June 2, 1999 at her home.

She was born May 13, 1916 in Wynnewood to James Howard and Rachel (Dillon) McKinnon.

Deason had lived in Belmont and later Shawnee before moving to Bartlesville in 1953 where she was co-owner of Deason’s Poultry until the late 1960’s.

She was a member of the Ramona First Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher.

She married Othel Kelsey Deason Sr. on Dec. 22, 1933 in Prague.

Deason was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Paul Lee Deason, and one brother, James McKinnon.

Survivors include three sons, Othel K. Jr., Bartlesville, Jack Deason, Peabody, Kan., and James Deason, Bartlesville; one daughter, Sue Jones, Quitman, Ark.; one brother, Howard McKinnon, Bokosha; three sisters, Doris Dyke, Seminole, Maurine Edmonds,. Oklahoma City, and Serena Powell, Norman; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy be made to the New Harmony Baptist Church, 22050 N. 4015 Rd., Bartlesville, Okla., 74006.

3-24-99

Funeral mass for longtime Seminole resident Joe Joseph Decker, 93, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Rev. Basil Keenan, OSB, will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Shawnee under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Home, Prague.

Viewing and visitation is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at Parks Brother Funeral Home, Prague.

Rosary and wake services are set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Decker died Tuesday, March 23, 1999 in Seminole County.

He was born March 17, 1906 in Newkirk to Michael and Frances Rose (Horinek) Decker.

Decker was a longtime Seminole County resident, and he and his brother Jim were prominent farmers and ranchers in the area.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Frank; and three sisters, Matilda, Agnes and Frances.

Survivors include one brother, Jim Decker, of the home; and five sisters, Mary Hair, Duncan, Rose Drescher, Oklahoma City, Ann Rogers, McLeon, Louise Plumley, Denver, Colo., and Margaret May, Oxnard, Calif.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and St. Gregory’s University Scholarship Fund in Shawnee.

2-11-99

Funeral mass services for Seminole County resident Frances K. Decker, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Rev. Basil Keenan, OSB, will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Shawnee, under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague.

Rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Decker died Monday, Feb. 8, 1999 in an accident at her home north of Seminole.

She was born Dec. 2, 1914 to Michael and Frances Rose (Horinek) Decker.

She attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Prairie Valley High School.

Decker graduated from University of Oklahoma with a masters degree in education, and taught school at Lone Star, Seminole Elementary School, Standard Oil Company in Negutas, Peru, Wichita Falls, Texas and retired from teaching in Tulsa.

Upon retirement in 1977, Decker moved back to Seminole.

She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughter of America and many Catholic leagues.

Decker was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Frank; and two sisters, Matilda and Agnes.

Survivors include two brothers, Joe Decker and Jim Decker, both of the home; and five sisters, Mary Hair, Duncan, Rose Drescher, Oklahoma City, Ann Rogers, McLeon, Va., Louise Plumley, Denver, Colo., and Margaret May, Oxnard, Calif.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and St. Gregory’s University Scholarship Fund, Shawnee.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident George Elliott Deer, 74, are scheduled for 1:30 Saturday at Akasvmkv Baptist Church.

Dan Factor will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Quarsarty Church Cemetery, Cromwell, under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Wake services are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. tonight at Stout Chapel, and a memorial service is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Akasvmkv Baptist Church.

Deer died Thursday, April 15 at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home.

He was born Aug. 14, 1924 in Okemah to Sparney Deer and Nancy Harjo.

At the age of five, he enrolled at Bacone Orphanage Home in Muskogee, and while there was baptized by Dr. Weaks.

Deer entered the US Army on July 13, 1943, and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal while serving in World War II in Europe and China.

He was discharged from the Army on Jan. 17, 1946.

Deer worked as a Municipal Water Treatment Plant operator for the City of Wewoka for many years, retiring in 1987.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Josiah Deer in 1959; Alfred Deer in 1982, and Robert Deer in 1992; and two sisters, Lucy Deer Thomas in 1975 and Minnie Deer in 1989.

Survivors include one brother, Edward Deer of Wewoka and one special nephew, Jerry Deer, of Wewoka.

Pallbearers are listed as Edwin Deere, Robin Dena, Edison Deere, Hulley Deere, Brandon Lena and John Williams.

Honorary pallbearers include Ethan Deer, Alfred Deer, Virgil Casey and Francis Deer.

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Funeral services for Seminole native Jessie Deere, 80, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Baptist Church.

Rev. Bill Matthews and Rev. Phil Thompson will officiate at the service with Rev. Larry Goins assisting. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.

Deere died Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

He was born Jan. 19, 1919 in Seminole to Robert and Nicey Deere.

He attended Lone Star School near Seminole.

Deere was employed at Shawnee Milling Company, and lived in Shawnee since he was 19 years old.

He was a member of the Seminole Indian Nation and Liberty Baptist Church.

He married Minnie Thompson, who preceded him in death.

Deere married Levesta Lewis on March 30, 1973 in McAlester. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by one son, James Deere, and one grandson.

Other survivors include his daughters, Jessica Deere, of the home, Nellie Straight and Molly Deere, both of Norman, and Judy Deere, of Los Angeles; one son, Michael Deere, Oklahoma City; brothers, Jackson Deer, Tulsa, and Buster Deer, Seminole; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

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OKEMAH - Funeral services for Wewoka native Bill Degge, 65, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Okemah.

Rev. Charles Harelson will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Home, Okemah.

Degge died Thursday, Aug. 26 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

He was born June 11, 1934 in Wewoka to Charley Robert and Opal L. Degge.

A veteran, he served with the 187^th Airborne overseas in Korea, and also with the 45^th Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard.

Degge was the owner and operator of Degge Oilfield Service for 33years.

He was a member of the American Legion, VFW and Eagles, and had lived in Okemah since 1962.

Degge married Betty Jo Brandt on March 4, 1957 in Henryetta. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Other survivors include one son, Timmy Degge, Okemah; one daughter, Rhonda Degge, Okemah; his mother, of Wewoka; four sisters, Joys Boyd and Pat Davis, both of Wewoka, Faye Sallee, Waldron, Ark., and Elaine Carter, Odessa, Texas; and five grandchildren.

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Seminole resident Sahra Elease Dely died Monday, April 5, 1999 at her home.

No services are scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Dely was born to Harper Snipes and Nora Baliey.

Survivors are two special friends, Beth Plumlee Self and Nancy Pratt, both of Seminole.

8/4/99

Graveside services for Maud resident Delia Dement, 92, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Konawa Cemetery.

Services will be conducted by Rev. Pam Shirk under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home of Konawa.

She died on Aug. 2, 1999 in Seminole.

Dement was born on May 7, 1907 in Butner, Ok to Belle Updegraff and D.K. Updegraff.

She married Elmer Dement in 1925. He preceded her in death March of 1982.

Dement was also preceded in death by two sons Marvin and Leroy, one daughter Betty and one grandson.

Dement is survived by one daughter June Duck, Konawa; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchil-dren and 7 great-great-grandchil-dren.

3-18-99

Funeral services for Wewoka resident, Nelda Fern (Hall) Dennis, 78, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Holdenville First Freewill Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Russell Payne will officiate. Interment will follow at the Pontotoc Cemetery, 10 miles north of Tishomingo.

Dennis died Wednesday, March 17, 1999 in Woodward.

She was born March 13, 1921 in Mulberry, Ark. to Tillman Anderson and Mamie (Brown Anderson.

On July 29, 1940, she married Herbert C. Hall in Sapulpa; he preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 1980.

She later married Morris L. Dennis on Oct. 19, 1984 in Colorado Springs, Colo.; he preceded her in death on Aug. 6, 1998.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and two grandsons.

Survivors include two sons, Herbert Dale Hall, Higgins, Texas and Gerald Ray Hall, Mooreland; a sister, Carlene Hall, Bixby and two brothers Roland Anderson and Duan Anderson, both of Bixby, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

2-10-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Peggy D. Densford, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church.

Rev. David Karges will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Densford died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

She was born Nov. 23, 1920 in Lucas, S.D. to Knud and Beatrice Tysdal.

A homemaker, Densford was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and a Camp Fire Girls Leader and Board Member.

She has lived in Seminole for the last 50 years, moving here from Washington, D.C.

She married Dick Densford Feb. 14, 1943 in Washington, D.C. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include one daughter, Carla Alexander, Moore; two sisters, Helen Stowell, Sun City West, Ariz., and Virginia Brown, Ponca City; and one granddaughter.

Casket bearers are listed as George Higdon, Jerry Moreland, Foy Dacus, Jerry Childers, Max Swanson and Jim Robertson.

The family requests that memorials be made to First United Methodist Church Building Fund.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Roy F. Denton, 77, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at New Life Church.

Rev. John Hutchinson will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Denton died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born Aug. 8, 1922 in Post, Texas to Ed and Maggie Williams Denton.

Denton was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Myrtle Lickey, Cleo Denton, Thelma Shelton and Louise Carson; and one brother, Norvelle Denton.

Survivors are his wife, Ora Lee Denton, of the home; one son, Michael Steven Denton, Summerland, Calif.; one daughter, Sandra Schied, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two stepsons, Steven Michael Allen, Wewoka, and Jason Lee Allen, Jacksonville, N.C.; two grandsons and three stepgrandchildren.

02/23/99

Funeral services for Vada Gertrude (Wood) DeShields, 97, were set for today at the First Baptist Church, Okemah.

Rev. Kenneth Romaine and Rev. Curtis Townley officiated. Interment followed at Sand Creek Cemetery under the direction of Schumacher Funeral Home, Okemah.

DeShields died Feb. 19, 1999 at Pawnee.

She was born Oct. 22, 1901 to Richard and Hattie Wood in Lowell, Ark.

On Sept. 5, 1920, she married W. T. DeShields in Boone County, Ark. He preceded her in death.

DeShields lived in and around Okemah and Cromwell area most of her adult life. For the past three years she has made her home in Fairfax.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Okemah.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, two brothers and three grandsons.

Survivors include: two daughters, Christina Meeks, Seminole, Evelyn Jackson, Bearden; three sons, James E. DeShields, Midwest City, Kenneth DeShields, Cromwell and James A. DeShields, Fairfax; 24 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Opal Maude Dickerson, 91, were held this morning at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated at the services. Arrangements were under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Dickerson died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home.

She was born Jan. 31, 1908 in Yale to Sandford Jourdin and Sarah Hudson Ricks.

A retired Avon sales representative, Dickerson was a member of garden clubs in Seminole, and the First Christian Church.

A longtime Seminole resident, she moved from Yale 70 years ago.

She was married to Roy Dickerson on Dec. 25, 1926 in Yale. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1979.

Dickerson was also preceded in death by one son, Richard Dickerson.

Survivors include one daughter, Marquetta Harmon, Seminole; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

1-19-99

Private family funeral services are set for Seminole native Charles Howard Dickerson, 58, under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Stroud.

Dickerson died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999 in Stroud.

He was born Sept. 25, 1940 in Seminole to Charles L. and Augusta (Parks) Dickerson Jr.

He served in the United States Air Force and was a businessman and heavy equipment operator.

Dickerson attended the First Christian Church, Stroud.

He was preceded in death by his father on May 30, 1998.

Survivors include his daughter, Shelly Ingraham, Stroud; His mother, of Davenport; one sister, Jo Norman, Davenport; and two grandchildren.

Graveside services for Seminole resident Montie Dillon, 79, were held Tuesday monring at Stroud Cemetery.

Rev. Quint Miller officiated at the services. Arrangements were under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Stroud.

Dillon died Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999 in Seminole.

He was born Nov. 17, 1919 in Sallisaw to Richard and Sally (Wilson) Dillon.

He lived most of his life in Stroud moving to Seminole five years ago.

Dillon was a member of the Church of God in Stroud, and the Moose Lodge in Arizona.

He retired from Blue Bell in Seminole.

He married Bernice Langwell in Wewoka on June 28, 1940. She survives him of the home.

Dillon was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, two brothers, one half-brother and one half-sister.

Other survivors include three sisters, Olga Baehr, Mojave, Calif., Mary Halstead, Hominy, and Leota Garant, Sacramento, Calif.; three half-brothers, Edward Dillon, Oklahoma City, Richard Dillon, Missouri, and George Dillon, Seminole; and two half-sisters, Nancy Sealy, Seminole, and Jessie Villaobas.

1-28-99

Funeral services for Davis Morrell Dindy III, 15, son of former Seminole resident Davis Morrell Dindy Jr., are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater First Deliverance Temple, 2101 N. Bryan, Oklahoma City.

Bishop Charles W. Meadows Sr. will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Temple and Sons Funeral Home, Oklahoma City.

Dindy died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999 in an automobile accident in Oklahoma City.

He was born Nov. 18, 1982 in Oklahoma City to Davis Dindy Jr. and Earlie G. Dindy.

Dindy was a sophomore at John Marshal high school, where he was a member of the basketball team, and a drummer with the school band.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Jennifer Dindy and grandparents Davis and Elzora Dindy.

Survivors includes his parents, of the home; one sister, Bridgette Dindy, of the home; and grandparents, John and
Alice Walls, Carrollton Miss.

Pallbearers are listed as Layfayette Glover, William Allen, James Reed, Sidney Wisby, Vernette Flenory and Larry Walker Jr.

Honorary pallbearers include Frank Black, Kirk Walls, L. Burkhead, Marcus Griffis, Jerome Manous, Bobby West II, Johnathan Edmond and Aaron Jackson.

Flower bearers are scheduled to be relatives, family and his church family.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Aaron Frank Dixon, 60, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schumacher Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Mike Harjo of Seminole Hitchiti Church will officiate at the church.

Interment is set for 2 p.m. at Macedonia Cemetery in Bentley.

Dixon died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999 in Tulsa.

He was born Feb. 2, 1939 to Frank and Francis Bessie Haney (Jim) Dixon in Bentley.

A member of the Seminole Hitchiti United Methodist Church, Dixon had lived in Okemah for the past 30 years.

Dixon married Angelita Marie Cata on Aug. 21, 1960 in Nichols Hills. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include four sons, Frank Dixon, Okemah, Miael Eugine, Christopher and Anthony Boyd "Beefie" Dixon, all of Okemah; three half-brothers, Evan Haney, Joe Haney and David Haney, all of Seminole; one sister, Neomi Harjo, Okmulgee; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for Taylor Ann Dixon, infant daughter of Maud area resident Rachel Dixon, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cummings Cemetery.

Rev. Bill Florez will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Knight Funeral Home, Maud.

Dixon was born and died on Sept. 5, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She is survived by her mother, of the home; grandparents Mark and Sabrina Dixon, Asher; and great-grandparents, J.W. Pierce, Macomb, Judy Lynch, Chickasha, and Alta Leona Dixon, Tecumseh.

01/05/98

Graveside services are scheduled for former longtime Seminole resident Jack Burton Dixon, 71, at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Little Cemetery under the direction of the Swearingen Funeral Home.

Army Chaplain Capt. Martha Carson is set to officiate at the services.

Dixon died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Oct. 9, 1927 in Seminole to Opal (Sylvers) and Oscar Dixon.

In April 1980 he married Florence Evelyn (Yates) Dixon at Tinker AFB.

He retired from the US Army as a Master Sgt. of the 11th Airborne Division and served in Vietnam as a Paratrooper. He was a 26-year veteran.

Dixon worked as a maintenance supervisor for American Building Association in Oklahoma City. He was also a member of the Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by both parents.

Dixon is survived by his wife of the home; four sons, David, Ken, Steve and Paul Dixon, all of Oklahoma City; one brother, Don Dixon of Houston, Texas; one sister Kay Squires of Springfield, Ark; and eight grandchildren.

8-3-99

Graveside services for Sarah Michelle Dodson, the 12 day old infant daughter of Eddie and Nancy (Whisnant) are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Bearden Cemetery.

Bro. Larry Chesser, Sr. will conduct the service under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Dodson was born on July 21 in the Seminole Medical Center.

She died on Aug. 2 at Children’s Hospital at 12 days.

She is survived by her parents of Bearden; one brother, Nicholas James Dodson of the home; maternal grandparents, James and Faye Whisnant of Bearden and paternal grandparents, Johnny and Ellen Dodson.

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Graveside services for Troy "Cojack" Dodson, 56, husband of former Wewoka resident Betty Ann (Carnes) Dodson, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sand Creek Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Clay will officiate at the service with Rev. Dennis Yeubanks assisting.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Dodson died Sunday, Nov. 7 at Creek Nation Hospital.

He was born April 27, 1943 in Okfuskee County to Charley Dodson and Lucy Smith Dodson.

A mechanic for most of his life, Dodson was a lifelong resident of Okfuskee County.

He had resided in Okemah Pioneer Nursing Home since Nov. 1995.

Dodson was a member of Skyview Baptist Church.

He married Batty Ann Carnes on Aug. 2, 1969 in Okemah. She survives him of the home.

Dodson was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Roy Dodson and Chamas Dodson; and one sister, Pauline Smith.

Other survivors include two sons, Troy Dodson Jr., and Roy Lee Dodson, both of Okemah; two brothers, J.B. Dodson, Tulsa, and Leo Dodson, Coweta; and two sisters, Jessie Worley and Betty Johnson, both of Okemah.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident Ruby Doolen, 97, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Vamoosa Baptist Church.

Rev. Keith Burden will officiate at the service, assisted by Asst. Rev. Wayne Patton. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Doolen died Wednesday, March 31, 1999.

She was born Sept. 5, 1901 in Francis to Alice and Abslom Hudson.

Doolen lived in the Konawa area for most of her life, and was a charter member of Vamoosa Baptist Church.

She married Roy "Babe" Doolen in Sasakwa on May 17, 1917. He preceded her in death April 1, 1959.

Doolen was also preceded in death by one daughter, Naomi Davis; and three sons, A.J., Jesse "Son", and Roy Dean Doolen.

Survivors include four daughters, Mildred Lancaster, Dealtha Stafford and Joann Rodgers, all of Ada, and Janice Ross, Ft. Gibson; 23 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for Lois "Lorene" (Anderson) Drake, 75, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Drake died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born April 27, 1924 to Emmitt and Elizabeth Anderson

A homemaker, she married Walton Drake in March of 1942. He preceded her in death on Sept. 15, 1984.

Drake was also preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Judy Ann Drake Siler, and grandson Christopher Todd Siler, both on Aug. 4, 1972.

Her son, Tim Drake, Seminole, survives her.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Cletta "Joy" Drennon, 43, of Shawnee, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Galilee Baptist Church in Seminole.

Rev. Bobby Ray Curry will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Athans Cemetery in Ada under the direction of Keller Funeral Home.

Drennon died Sunday, July 25, 1999 at her home.

She was born Dec. 12, 1955 in Oakland, Calif. to Dorothy Lee Sharp Drennon.

Drennon was preceded in death by her mother.

Survivors include one son, Chevis Sharp, Shawnee; two daughters, Sharrhonda Sharp, Kansas City, Mo., and Shanta Sharp, Shawnee; one brother, Dewey Drennon, Norman; and five sisters, Beilinda Anderson, Oklahoma City, Stephanie McDade, Denver, Colo., Denise Drennon, Shawnee, Regina Sharp, Norman and Jeanette Drennon, Norman.

1-20-99

Funeral services for Cromwell resident Beulah Hayes Duley, 90, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Cromwell Church of Christ.

Dr. Douglas Beck will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Duley died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999.

She was born Dec. 28, 1908, next to the youngest in a family of 16.

Duley was preceded in death by her father, Enoch Luther Hayes; her mother, Nancy Naomi McGehee Hayes; and her husband, Alex M. Duley, of Cromwell.

Survivors include her brother, Rufus D. Hayes, Baton Rouge, La.; and longtime friend and neighbor, Will Douglas.

Pallbearers are listed as Calvin Carpenter, Norman Gilley, Steve Brewer, Steve E. Brewer, Ed Wesley, and Clay Wesley.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Elmer Elden Duncan, 75, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Duncan died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Feb. 18, 1923 in Heavener to Walter Ernest and Ida Mae (Teeter) Duncan.

A veteran, he served from Jan. 1943 through Dec. 1945 in the US Army during World War II.

A member of Bowlegs First Baptist Church, Duncan retired from Ft. Sill civil service and was also a carpenter.

He married Maxine Bonnie (Lawson) Duncan on June 6, 1952 in Oklahoma City; she preceded him in death Feb. 25, 1995.

Duncan was also preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

Survivors are two sons, Elmer and Robert Duncan, both of Seminole; one sister, Grace Woodruff, Lindsay; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Jerry, Larry, Tommy and Edward Minihan, O’Neil Duncan, Cecil Lockwood and Doug Atyia.

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OKEMAH - Funeral services for Lillie L. Duncan, 92, grandmother of Seminole resident Venus Hendryx, were held Saturday afternoon at First Baptist Church.

Rev. Curtis Townley officiated at the service. Interment followed at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Home, Okemah.

Duncan died Friday, Jan. 15 at Colonial Park Nursing Home.

She was born Jan. 18, 1906 in McAlester to John Thomas Landers and Anna Victoria Ingold.

A homemaker, she volunteered at the Senior Citizens Center, and was a member of the First Baptist Church, serving a s a choir member and food and nursery worker for over 30 years.

Duncan moved from Sunrise to Okemah in 1950.

She married Albert Ray Duncan on July 13, 1926 in Memphis, Tenn. He preceded her in death Jan. 11, 1957.

Duncan was also preceded in death by her son, Tommy Duncan, and one brother, John Landers.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Young, Okemah, and Beverly Kay Breedlove, Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Virgil Landers, Okemah; her twin sister, Lillian Shoupe, Okemah; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers were family members.

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Graveside services for Seminole resident Stacy Lee Edgell, 27, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Terry Patterson will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Edgell died Monday, June 28, 1999 at University Hospital.

He was born Jan. 12, 1972 in Richville, Utah to Harold C. and Elva (Griffith) Edgell.

He moved to Seminole four years ago from Arizona.

Edgell was an employee of Newton Walls in Shawnee.

Survivors include his parents, of the home; two brothers, James Cates, Page, Ariz., and Charlie Edgell, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two sisters, Joanna Ryder, Soda Spring, Idaho, and Mary Ellen Maestas, Bottle Mountain, Nev.

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Memorial services for Earlsboro resident Lawrence Edwards Jr., 47, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Edwards died Tuesday, May 18, 1999 in an automobile accident west of Seminole on SH 9.

He was born March 5, 1952 in Eloy, Ariz. to Eliza (Davis) and Lawrence Edwards Sr.

A veteran, he served in the US Army.

Edwards was employed with TDK in Shawnee.

He married Barbara Finch on Dec. 20, 1998 in Gainesville, Texas. She survives him of the home.

Edwards was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include one daughter, Sandra Provo, Midwest City; eight brothers, Bill, of Anaheim, Calif., Larry, of Denton, Texas, Louie, and John, both of Shawnee, Lofton, Earlsboro, Frank, of Brooksville, Juice, of Stillwater and Leslie, Garland, Texas; three sisters, Gloria Alexander, Los Angeles, Jan Lawrence, Chandler, Ariz., and Val Stargell, Shawnee; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Troy Dean Edwards, 37, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Allan Colbert, Phoenix, Ariz., and Rev. Ernest Marshall, Muskogee, will officiate at the service.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today through Wednesday morning at the family home, 321 N. Park.

Edwards died Sunday, Aug. 15, 1999 at Carl Albert Indian Hospital.

He was born Sept. 22, 1961 in Pawnee to John Laddis Edwards and Christine Larney Hotulke.

Edwards graduated in May, 1980 from Chilocco Indian School, and attended the Baptist Church in Miami.

He worked as a painter and roofer in the construction industry.

Survivors include his mother, of Seminole, and father, of Chickasha; one son, Anthony Troy Edwards, Moore; three brothers, Gary Alan Hotulke, Seminole, Vernon Harjo, Amarillo, Texas, and Johnny Ladd Edwards, Topeka, Kan.; six sisters, Sherry Ann Colbert, Phoenix, Ariz., Fawn Raye Edwards, Tulsa, Patricia Gibson, Konawa, Mona Nelson, Alburquerque, N.M., Rainee Edwards, Pueblo, Colo., and Shawnee Edwards, Albuquerque.

Casket bearers include Alvin Bahe, Gary Hotulke, Larry Harjo, Jimmy Harjo, Tim Larney and Christain Welch.

Honorary bearers include Tom Harjo, Robert Colbert, Glenn Edwards, Lee Edwards and Larry Harjo Jr.

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Funeral services for Seminole area resident Horace Austic Elliott, 69, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Jason Yarbrough will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Elliott died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 at his home in Wolf.

He was born Sept. 1, 1930 in Seminole County to Frank Austin Elliott and Othea (Partain) Elliott.

A veteran, Elliott served in the US Army during the Korean War.

He moved from Modesto, Calif. to the Seminole area in 1973, and retired from the oilfields.

Elliott was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Emmitt Lee Elliott in 1987, and one infant daughter.

Survivors include five sons, Gary Elliott, Seminole, Darrell Elliott, Konawa, Kenny Elliott, Seminole, Larry Elliott, Weatherford, and Donny Elliott, Flowermound, Texas; one daughter, Peggy Roulston, Shawnee; one brother, Herman Elliott, Seminole; nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Casket bearers are listed as Amy Elmore, Gary Elliott, Jeremy Elliott, Derek Elliott, Chance Elliott and Kendra Elliott.

Honorary bearers include Zachary Elliott, Shannon Elliott and Griffin Elliott.

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Funeral services for Cromwell resident William Niblack Ellis Jr., 85, were held today at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Okemah.

Rev. Don Lehman officiated at the service. Interment followed at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Ellis died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999 at Creek Nation Hospital.

He was born June 13, 1914 in San Saba, Texas, to William Niblack Ellis Sr. and Kate Houghton (Flack) Ellis.

A veteran, he served is the US Air Force during World War II, The Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He retired from active duty as a Master Sergeant.

Ellis was a 32 degree Mason, past patron of Eastern Star, member of the American Legion and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

He attended church at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Ellis was married to Melva Lee (Stone) Ellis on Aug. 14, 1950 in Waco, Texas at James Connaly Air Force Base. She survives him of their Cromwell home.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Frank Greer Ellis; and one grandson.

Other survivors include three sons, William Niblack Ellis III., Fort Walton, Fla., Rodney Tate Ellis, Lockhart, Texas, and George Thomas Ellis, Midwest City; one sister, Betty Collie, Abilene, Texas; one brother, Bryan Ellis, San Francisco, Calif.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as the United States Air Force.

Honorary pallbearers include Jack Forcum, Vernon Cavault, Darrell Been, Bill Roller and Paul Maxwell.

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Funeral services for Seminole County area resident Bevie Ola Elms, 90, were held today at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Revs. Leon Lutts and W.F. Crow will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery.

Elms died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 at a Shawnee Hospital.

She was born Nov. 6, 1909 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to George and Bonnie (Flanigan) Blalock.

A homemaker, she lived most of her life in the Seminole and Shawnee areas.

Elms was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.

She married W.C. "Claude) Elms on Sept. 6, 1928 in Tecumseh. He preceded her in death.

Elms was also preceded in death by her parents and three sisters.

Survivors include two sons, Harvey Elms, Amarillo, Texas, and Trevis Elms, Shawnee; three sisters, Beulah Deatherage and Lenora Gill, both of Shawnee, and Beatrice Emory, Fresno, Calif.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.

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Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Hugh S. Emerson, 99, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mayfair Church of Christ in Oklahoma City.

Following the service, the family will depart for Hobart, where a graveside service will be held at the family plot in the Hobart Cemetery under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Southeast Funeral Home.

Emerson died Monday, May 3, 1999 at Westhaven Nursing Home in Stillwater.

He was born Oct. 9, 1899 at Sugar Grove, Ark., the seventh of 14 children born to Ervin Q. and Alice Evans Emerson.

Emerson was a teacher and school administrator for 43 years.

He was the founding superintendent of Bowlegs Public Schools, which at one time was the world’s largest Union Graded School.

Emerson also served as the first principal of Del City junior and senior high schools, and Kerr junior high in Del City.

He received his BA and BS degrees from East Central University in Ada, and an MS degree from Oklahoma A & M College, in addition to graduate work at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and OU.

Emerson was the author of "Study Practices of Junior and Senior High School students," and listed in Who’s Who in American Education and Greater Oklahoma City.

He worked with the Junior High School committee of the Oklahoma Curriculum Improvement Commission and the Second Schools Principals organization.

Emerson was past president of the Del City Lions Club, the OEA Central District, and served on the Tinker YMCA Board of Directors.

He was a former Deacon and Bible school teacher at the Mayfair Church of Christ before his move to Stillwater one year ago.

Emerson and his brother, Erle, published three religious sons together.

He was married to Elizabeth Price on Oct. 9, 1919. She preceded him in death in 1984.

Survivors include his children, Dr. H. Hugh Emerson, Brownsville, Texas, Dr. Glen D. Emerson, Del City and Mrs. Dennis Smith, Stillwater; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Tipton Children’s Home, Tipton, or the charity of choice.

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Graveside services for former Seminole resident Donald Turner Emmitt Jr., 85, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at White Rose Cemetery in Bartlesville.

Louis Wright will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Neekamp Funeral Home.

Emmitt died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville.

He was born Nov. 8, 1914 in Missouri to Donald T. Sr. and Maude (Hilt) Emmitt.

He had lived in the Seminole area from the mid 1930’s until the early 1940’s.

Emmitt was employed as a truck driver for Becker Truck Lines until his retirement in 1985.

He was a member of the Caney Masonic Lodge #324 AF&AM.

He was married to Linda J. Raney on Feb. 15, 1943 in Bentonville, Ark. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Fred Emmitt Sr. and his wife, Pearl, of Seminole; one daughter, Donna Sue Emmitt, Bartlesville; six grandchildren and their spouses, Donald Arthur and Debbie Emmitt, Fresno, Calif., Freddie Don Jr. and Sharon Emmitt, Seminole, Leah Dawn Jones, Donald Turner III and Kristy Emmitt, Seminole, Kimberly and Ray Inman, and Kelly Crockett, all of Copan; and 10 great-grandchildren, Timothy Emmitt, Dusty Emmitt and Blake Emmitt, all of Seminole, Brittany Jones and Bo Jones, both of Hartshorne, Cory Don Emmitt, Jordan Inman, Camden Inman, Courtney Leach and Randy Webster.

Graveside services for Seminole resident Lillie Enns, 88, will take place at the Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka, Okla. at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Pastor George Nickle will officiate under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Enns died on Friday Aug. 27, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born in Wewoka on Feb. 19, 1911 to Joseph Albert Danielson and Katherine (McKeowen) Danielson.

Enns married Alvin Schneider.

She then married John Enns.

Both preceded her in death.

Enns moved to Bakersfield, Calif. and then moved to Seminole in 1994.

She was a retired beauty operator and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Seminole.

Enns is also preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by two daughters Marlene Blevins Cimarron, N.M. and Norma Jean Rasco of Englewood, Colo. one brother Oscar Danielson, Wewoka; four sisters Betty Freeman, Shawnee, Marie Ehrlich, Seminole, Dean Freeman, Midwest City and Carrie Smith, Shawnee; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services for Dessie Everett, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Idus England will officiate. Burial will follow in Little Cemetery.

Everett died Monday at her home in Seminole.

She was born May 10, 1919, in Atwood, to Oscar M. and Maggie (Slayten) Bishop. She lived in Seminole most of her life, where she was a homemaker.

For many years, Everett was a coordinator for the Senior Citizen’s Center on Fourth Street.

She married E.S. "Red" Everett on March 9, 1942; he died on Oct. 30, 1972.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, A.O. Bishop; one sister, Foy Paasch; a grandson, Mike Everett; and a granddaughter, Cheryl Everett Snyder.

Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, S.G. and Maxine Everett, Seminole, Ed and Sheila Everett, Germantown, Tenn., and Jim and Faye Everett, Moore; two brothers, Lee Bishop, Pason, Ariz., and Mel Bishop, San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Kitty Kingsley, San Diego, Calif., and Bessie Brenner, Russell, Kans.; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family requests memorial donations be made to the Park and Seminole Church of Christ Building Fund and the American Cancer Society.

Funeral services for life long Wewoka resident Billie Dean Fairbanks, 69, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Wewoka with Johnie Hinton and Rowdy Kincade officiating the services.

Interment will follow at Oakwood cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Fairbanks died Monday Nov. 22, 1999.

She was born on April 19, 1930 in Wewoka to Hayes and Goldie "Lawson" Streater.

Fairbanks was raised in Wewoka and attended Sams School before entering Wewoka High School.

She worked for the Seminole County Clerk’s office until retirement in 1984.

Fairbanks married Clyde Fairbanks on Nov. 1, 1946 in Wewoka who survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Fairbanks is also survived by three sons, Terry Fairbanks, Earlsboro, Tommy Fairbanks, Idabel, Ricky Fairbanks, Dallas; one daughter, Beverly Johnson, Dallas; one sister, Doris Hager, Pottsboro, Texas; 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Art Garner, Bryan Cain, Raymond Cain, Dewey Muirhead, Charles Sisco and Ray Stafford.

Honorary bearers are Joe Craig and Clifton Taylor.

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Funeral services for Konawa native Kenneth Donald Farris, 63, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel, Tecumseh.

Rev. Donald P. Homady of Liberty Church of God in Oklahoma City will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at IOOF Cemetery in Noble.

Farris died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 in Noble

He was born Feb. 15, 1936 to Konawa to Lonzo and Lucille (Richards) Farris.

A veteran, Farris served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1962.

He then went to work for Ramirez Enterprise as plant manager until 1974, when he joined the Air National Guard. He retired as a Master Sergeant in 1992.

Farris then worked at Tinker Air Force Base until 1995, and from 1996-97 he was employed by Industrial Specialties Inc., working in Government sales.

Farris was a 32 degree Master Mason, and was a member of the Macomb Lodge, #310.

He married Alice Garretson on Jan. 13, 1957 in Tribbey. She survives him of the home.

Farris was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Paul Wayne Farris.

Other survivors include two sons, DeWayne Farris, Noble and Jerry Farris, Lexington; one daughter, Deana South, Noble; two sisters, Margaret Kesler, Shawnee and Louise Farris, Bakersfield, Calif.; one brother, Billy Farris, Mustang; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident Mary Lucille Farris, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Father Mathew Brown, O.S.B., will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Rosary is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Pickard Funeral Home.

Farris died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999 in Norman.

She was born March 26, 1915 in Konawa to Stella and Ernest Richards.

A homemaker, Farris was employed at a local drug store.

She married William Lonzo Farris in April of 1933.

Survivors include two sons, Donald Farris, Noble, and Billy Farris, Mustang; two daughters, Margaret Kesler, Shawnee and Louise Farris, Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Thelma Ingram, Oklahoma City; 15 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Jerry Farris, DeWayne Farris, David Kesler, Randy Clutter, Tony Farris, Brent Farris, Darren Isaacs and Ty Allen.

Seminole resident Perry Aundra Faulkner, 66, died Sunday Nov. 28, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born July 31, 1933 in Dallas, Texas to William C. Faulkner and Mertice (Roberson) Faulkner.

He retired from Cooper Airmotive as a supervisor aircraft mechanic.

Faulkner married Melba J. Faulkner in 1957 in Durant who survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include two sons, Michael Faulkner, Dallas, and Bill Effinger, Fayetteville, Ark.; four daughters, Gloria Fortner, Roanoke, Texas, P.J. Pearce, Dallas, Casey Kifer and Dana Allen both of Konawa; two sister, Patricia Jelson, Houston and Mary Lane, Dayton, Texas; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Interment will follow at Sunny Lane Cemetery under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Southeast Funeral Home.

Fish died Monday, May 3, 1999 from injuries sustained in a tornado.

He was born Aug. 23, 1931 in Holdenville to Noah K. Fish Sr. and Elizabeth (Coker) Fish.

A Mason, he was member of the First Southern Baptist Church, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor’s Degree.

A veteran of Vietnam, Fish retired from the US Air Force in 1972 after 21 years of service.

He also retired from the Indian Health Service.

Fish was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bernice Fish; and one sister, Shirley Fish.

Survivors include three daughters, Chelsea Fish, of the home; Teresa Longhorn, Shawnee, and Stacy Van Vliet, Rosehill, Calif.; one son, Noah K. Fish III, Roseville, Calif.; one sister, Exie Fish; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Graveside funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Clara Beatrice Flournoy, 100, are scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. at Little Cemetery.

Flournoy died Friday, April 2, 1999 at Parkview Nursing Home, Shawnee.

Born Clara Beatrice Bowen, she was born to Elmer and Ellen Bowen on Jan. 17, 1899 in Como, Texas, one of 12 children.

When she was young, three of her brother joined CCC (Civilian Contract Company) to send money home to the other children.

Clara went to work in the cotton and corn fields, and there met her husband, Robert Edward Flourney.

The couple wed on the back of a buckboard wagon by a Free Will Baptist Preacher when they were both just 18 years old.

They had two daughters, and moved from the family farms to a tent in Earlsboro in 1924, so her husband could work in the oilfields.

When there tent burned, they moved to a one-room house in Tracy, where they spent there spare time adding three more rooms onto the house.

In the midst of the Great Depression, Clara canned food from their summer garden to have enough to eat all winter. She saved feed sacks to make dresses and linens with a treadle sewing machine.

During that time, she began each day a 5 a.m., cooking and cleaning for the day, and washing clothes on a rub board. The water was heated outside over an open fire.

After her family was grown, Clara and her husband moved to Seminole and bought there first thoroughly modern house.

Robert Flournoy died of heart problems in 1970 at the age of 71.

Clara recently moved to Shawnee from Pioneer Nursing home to be closer to family.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Doris Powers.

Survivors include one daughter, Olyne Hendrix, Ft. Smith, Ark.; five grandchildren, nine great-grand-children and several great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Mary Ruth Flowers, 69, were held this morning at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Father Basil Keenan, O.S.B. officiated at the service. Burial followed at Rush Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Flowers died Saturday, July 3, 1999 at St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born May 15, 1930 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Ad and Edith (McCullers) Maguire.

Flowers was employed as a hair dresser, at the Seminole Water Department and a bank clerk at First National and First State Banks in Seminole during her career.

She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and also the Elks Club.

She married Clinton Odell Flowers on Oct. 7, 1950 in Lawton. He survives her of the home.

Flowers was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Patrick.

Other survivors include one daughter, Vicki Hope, Mont Belvieu, Texas; three sons, Richard Flowers, Bowlegs, Mike Flowers, Edmond, and Russell Flowers, Coppell, Texas; three brothers, John Maguire, Missouri, Charlie Maguire, and Tom Maguire, both of Fletcher; and five sisters, Oneta Wolf, Cement, Venita Watkins, Choctaw, Frankie Bueker, St. Louis, MO., Linda Koenig, Blanchard, and Dolly Ludlow, Mich.

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Funeral services for Floyd Wesley Forster, 77, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cromwell First Baptist Church.

Rev. James Wigington will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Home, Okemah.

Forster died Thursday, April 15, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center hospital.

He was born Oct. 13, 1921 in Paden to James Claude Forster and Emma Coleman.

Forster served overseas in the ULS Army during World War II, and retired from McDonnel Douglas, where he was a sheet metal fabricator for 20 years.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cromwell, and had lived in the Okemah area from California in 1960.

Forster married Judy Baby Ruth Hail in North Redondo Beach, Calif. She preceded him in death April 28, 1996.

He was also preceded in death by an infant son, Jerry Wesley Forster, in 1949.

Survivors include one son, Michael Forster, of the home; one daughter, Dianne Sanders, Las Vegas; one sister, Juanita Umsted, California; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for Sasakwa resident L.B. "Smokey" Fowler, 64, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Maysville Cemetery.

Rev. Lee Wayne Fowler and Rev. Charles Troglin will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville.

Fowler died June 13, 1999 at Valley View Regional Hospital.

He was born may 11, 1935 in Dell, Ark. to W.O. and Edith Grant Fowler.

Fowler lived a number of places during his lifetime, as his dad was a tenant farmer and moved considerably.

He settled in Sasakwa for the last 30 years, and worked as a farmer, oilfield hand and a road grader operator for Seminole County.

He was a Baptist by faith.

Fowler married Shirley Severs June 24, 1957 in Pauls Valley, She survives him of the home.

Fowler was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Tim Lovelace; one sister and three brothers.

Other survivors include three sons, Rodney Fowler, Paden, Gene Lovelace, Norman and Lee Wayne Fowler, Sasakwa; five brothers, Hershel Fowler, Elmore City, R.V. Fowler, St. Louis, Jack Fowler, Merced, Calif., Jim Fowler, Chickasha, and Benny Fowler, Sasakwa; two sisters, Ellen McCray, Pink, and Rosie Erdman, Sahuarita, Ariz.; and nine grandchildren.

12-30

Graveside funeral services for twins Jax Arik Fox and Arik Jax Fox, sons of Shawn and Milo T. Fox Jr., Konawa, are scheduled to be held at High Springs Cemetery.

Rev. Houston Tiger will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

They were born and died on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

They were preceded in death by two grandparents, Milo T. Fox Sr., and Rosa Cully.

Survivors include their parents, of Konawa; two brothers, Milo T. Fox III and Shane Fox, both of the home; and grandparents, Roy and Connie Prewitt, Konawa.

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Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Ruth Franks, 88, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Wolf Freewill Baptist Church.

Interment will follow at Wolf Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Franks died Monday, March 15, 1999 in Tishomingo.

She was born Oct. 13, 1910 in Bowie, Texas to George B. and Anna C. Lack.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Wolf Freewill Baptist Church, and had been a resident of Tishomingo for the past 15 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyce Franks; her parents; three brothers, Frank Lack, James Lack and George Lack; and two sisters, Stella Milam and Sandra Kay Green.

Survivors include one son, Don Franks, Tishomingo; three brothers, Billy Lack and Gene Lack, Norman, and Charles Lack, Wayne; two sisters, Ruby Moore, Antlers, and Wanda Pllack, Noble, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Lima resident Clyde Edwin Freeman, 81, and his son, Byron Patrick Freeman, 30, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Tri-City Christian Center.

Rev. John W. Forbes III of AME Zion Episcopal church, will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Lima Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

The Freemans died Saturday, May 8, 1999 at a fire at their Lima home.

Clyde Freeman was born April 28, 1918. He had lived in Lima for 57 years.

He served in the US Army for 29 years, then worked for New Lima School System for 20 years.

Byron Freeman was born Jan. 14, 1969 at Ft. Gordon, Ga.

They were both members of Mt. Zion AME Church.

Surviving Freeman and his son are five daughters, Sara Freeman Salbego, St. Louis, Mo., Clydetta Freeman, Oklahoma City, Sharon Starnes, Seminole, Audrey Lewis, Orlando, Fla., and Avril Freeman, Oklahoma City; three sons, Stanley Freeman, Baltimore, Md., Franklin Freeman, Seminole, and Andre Freeman, Wewoka.

Other survivors include one brother, Franklin Freeman, Shawnee; one sister, Celestine Brown, Oklahoma City; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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Cling Dawkins of the Sharon Baptist Church in Tecumseh will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Magnolia Memorial Gardens in Bristow.

Friend died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born April 19, 1922 in Prague to Willie Sherman and Coke Mae (Thomas) Behrnes.

Friend had lived in the Bristow area from the mid 1960’s until moving to Prague about three years ago.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Church of Christ.

Friend was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Dostal in 1993, and one daughter, Deborah Jean Watkins.

Survivors include her husband, J.D. Friend, of the home; one son, Ronald Dean Dostal, Bristow; one daughter, Sue Taylor, Thibodeux, La.; three sisters, Pearl Guinn, Shawnee, Ola Davis, Seminole and Ida James, Prague; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

10-19

Funeral services for Isaac Fuller Jr., brother of Wewoka resident Leon Fuller, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Parks Brother Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah.

Rev. James Branscum will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

Fuller died Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999 at an Okemah nursing home.

He was born June 13, 1926 in Marshall, Ark., to Isaac Isiah "Ike" and Etter Elmina (Green) Fuller.

A veteran, Fuller served in the US Army during World War II.

He was employed as a heavy equipment operator.

Fuller was a member of the Morse Baptist Church, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Lodge in Henryetta.

He was survived by one son, Isaac E. Fuller, Shawnee; two daughters, Charlotte Ross, Fayetteville, Ark., and Shirley Canuet, Springfield, Ga.; three brothers, Eugene Fuller and Wendell Fuller, both of Okemah, both of Okemah and Leon Fuller, Wewoka; two sisters, Nila Spears, Sapulpa and Ima Ellison, Amarillo, Texas; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

10-12

Funeral services for former Seminole County schoolteacher Sheryl Ann Gammons, 47, were held this afternoon at Church of Christ in Holdenville.

Interment followed at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Gammons died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was born Oct. 28, 1951 in Oklahoma City to Neal and Barbara (Turpin) Prince.

A schoolteacher in Seminole County, Gammons taught for 14 years, and was a member of the 4^th and Broadway Church of Christ in Holdenville since she was a young girl.

She married Johnny Gammons on Aug. 4, 1972; he survives her of the home.

Gammons was preceded in death by her father.

Other survivors include her mother, of Holdenville; two children, Rex and Kari Gammons, both of the home; one brother, Steve Prince, Hopkinsville, Ken.; two sisters, Jennifer (Prince) Yahola, Wetumka, and Angie (Prince) Johnson, Earlsboro; and grandmother Minnie (Binks) Prince, Wewoka.

5-30

Funeral services for Wolf Community resident Ella Mae Garmon, 83, are scheduled for Tuesday at Asbury United Methodist Church of El Paso, Texas.

Rev. Guy Pierce will officiate at the service, with Rev. Tom Garmon delivering the Eulogy. Burial will follow at Rest Lawn Cemetery in El Paso under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

El Paso arrangements are under the direction of Futrell Funeral Home.

Garmon died Friday, May 28, 1999 at Valley View Hospital in Ada.

She was born May 1, 1916 in El Paso to Silas and Rose Davis Bushong.

A lifelong resident of El Paso, she helped her husband manage Valnestino Municipal Golf Course, and also worked at courses in Anthony, N.M. and Alpine, Texas.

Garmon also worked for the El Paso Independent School District.

She was a longtime member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, and was in the first graduating class of Austin High School in El Paso.

She married J.H. "Jake" Garmon on Nov. 21, 1936 in Alamogordo, N.M. He preceded her in death.

Garmon was also preceded in death by two sisters, Lola Maloney and Dolly Bushong.

Survivors include Tom Garmon, Alpine, Texas, and John M. Garmon, El Paso; one daughter, Linda Gale Hill, Wolf Community; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

1-6-98

Memorial services for former Seminole resident E.D. Gayler, 52, are scheduled for Jan. 12 in Burleson, Texas.

Gayler died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998 in Burleson, Texas.

He was born Sept. 28, 1946 in Hugo to John and Cleo (Marsh) Gayler.

A longtime masonry contractor, Gayler lived in Seminole before moving to Burleson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Kim Wade; three brothers, Donnie Gayler, Frank Gayler and Robert Gayler; and two sisters.

Survivors include three sons, David Gayler, Ada, Donnie Gayler, Prague, and Michael Gayler Wade, Hugo; four sisters, Hazel Frazier, Hugo, Lorene Sandlin, Bentonville, Ark., Melba Huddleston, Pueblo, Colo., and Johnnie Jo Gayler, Oregon.

Other survivors are two brothers, Lonnie Gayler, Stigler, and Dean Gayler; and 10 grandchildren.

9-16-99

KONAWA — Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Roy L. George, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Pickard Chapel.

Bro. Emry Lincoln and Bro. Edward George are scheduled to officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

George died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999 at Konawa.

He was born Sept. 11, 1913 in Sasakwa to Audie Mae and Arliss George.

On Sept. 10, 1946, he married Lillian Lahoma Walker in Sasakwa; she preceded him in death.

George was a oilfield worker and a horseman. He was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include two daughters, Frances Cully and Audie George, both of Konawa, and three sons, Bobby George, James George and Edward George, all of Konawa; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers include Kelly Neely, Sky Shivers, Bobby Hudson, Jackie Douglass, Arron Dale House and Wayne Micco.

Honorary pallbearers include Dempsey Micco, Johnnie Micco, Frisco Micco, Johnny George, Buddy George, Henry Lancaster and Bubby George.

10-24

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Grover Cleveland Glenn, 97, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Glenn died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999 in Wewoka.

He was born July 10, 1902 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

For 75 years, Glenn was self employed. He was a member of the Livingston Masonic Lodge #175, and the Jones Temple CME Church.

Survivors include his daughters, Dorothy Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif., Betty J. White, Midwest City, Lorene G. Henry, Los Angeles, Charlotte G. Ward, Del City and Jane V. Watts, Midwest City; one sister, Viola Glenn Jones, Kansas City, Kan.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

3-25-99

PAID OBIT

Funeral services for Maud resident Ora Alice (Hopper) Glover, 65, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church, Maud.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Glover died at her winter home in Ocean Springs, Miss.

She was born Dec. 1, 1933 in Sapulpa to Farris Derward and Juanita Catherine (Slaybaugh) Hopper.

Glover had lived in Maud since 1966, when she moved from Burkburnett, Texas.

She worked for Goss Dry Goods in Maud for several years before working at Carlton’s IGA in Seminole.

In March of 1973, she began working at the Citizens State Bank of Maud and continued working for The Bank, N.A. until Sept. 1988.

Glover was a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge #2501 in Ocean Springs, and the Maud Historical Society.

She married Bobby Ray Glover on July 3, 1950 in DeQueen, Ark. He preceded her in death on June 22, 1992.

Glover was also preceded in death by her father, in 1964; one brother, Raymond Hopper, in 1956; and one great-grandson, Eric Roberts, on May 31, 1995.

Survivors include her mother, on Maud; one son and daughter-in-law, Herb and Barbara Glover, Ocean Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Terry Renfro, Maud; seven grandchildren, Cam Glover Thorne, Joanny Ray Glover, Sandy Glover and Shelly Glover Spiers, all of Ocean Springs, Dawnda Renfro Roberts, Fort Polk, La., Toby Wade and Dillon Ray Renfro, both of Maud; and three great-grandchildren, Andrew Throne, Ocean Springs, Kayla and Tori Roberts, Fort Polk La.

Other survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence and Mary Hopper, Maud, Charles and Shirley Hopper, Maud, Joe and Julie Hopper, Pleasant Grove, Wilford and Alma Ruth Hopper, Pink, and John and Doris Hopper, Maud; and one sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Ted Phillips, Maud; and a host of nieces, nephews and other family as well as a number of friends in Ocean Springs and Maud.

10-19

Graveside services for J.C. Goforth, 70, father of Seminole resident Carson Goforth Jr., and brother of Euguene, Bobby and Charlie Goforth, also of Seminole, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Adrian V. Martin will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.

Goforth died Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Oct. 14, 1929 near Prague to Fred and Edna Mae (Woodruff) Goforth.

He was a retired manufacturer of commercial air conditioners.

Goforth was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include one son, Carson Goforth Jr., Seminole; three daughters, Linda Koehler, Brenda June West and Sherry Sims, all of Oklahoma City; four brothers, Bill Goforth, Prague, Eugene Goforth, Bobby Goforth and Charlie Goforth, all of Seminole; one sister, Doris Novotny, Prague; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

11-10

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident Ardelia I. Gordon, 74, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. W. Cooper of First Baptist Church in Lima will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Lima Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Gordon died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999 at Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born July 31, 1925 in Seminole County to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Island.

Gordon was employed as a dietary helper at Lima School Cafeteria until her retirement.

She had lived her entire life in Lima, and attended the First Baptist Church of Lima.

She was married to George Gordon; he preceded her in death.

Gordon was also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include three brothers, Oscar Island, Spencer, and Joe Island and Leafus Island both of Lima; three sisters, Vera Taylor, Oklahoma City, Rosie Woodfork, Norman, and Leola Hardwick, Lima.

12-31

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Norma Jean Gordon, 41, were held today at McKay-Davis Funeral Home in Oklahoma City.

Interment followed at Westwood Cemetery in Wewoka.

Gordon died Dec. 25, 1999 from gunshot wounds during a family argument.

She was born Feb. 11, 1958 in Wewoka to Rogers Gordon and Gertrude DeWitt.

A 1976 graduate from Wewoka High School, she moved to Oklahoma City, where she was employed at Best Western Saddleback Inn, and later at Clarion Hotel.

Gordon was preceded in death by one son, one brother, one stepsister and her parents.

Survivors include two daughters, Larrietta Gordon, Oklahoma City, and Sharon Gordon, Denver, Colo; one son, Chadd Edwards, Seminole; seven sisters, Deloris Barkus and Mildred Gordon, both of Palo Alto, Calif., Irene Nichols, Spencer, Mayetta Bowden, JoAnn Lambrett, Shirley Thompson and Marsha Walker, all of Oklahoma City;

Also surviving her are two step brothers, Alvin Jones and Vernell Thompson, both of Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren; and her companion, Otis Floyd Jr., Oklahoma City.

5-11

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Salatelo David Gordon, 23, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. F. Washington of Macedonia Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday.

Gordon was found with a gunshot wound to his neck at Sportsman’s Lake Cove 5 on Wednesday, May 5, 1999.

He was born Feb. 10, 1976 in Wewoka to Norman Jean Gordon.

Survivors include his mother, of Oklahoma City; one daughter, Aubree Proctor, Wewoka; one son, Salatelo David Gordon Jr., Wewoka; one brother, Chad Edwards, Wewoka; and two sisters, Larietta Gordon, Oklahoma City, and Shavon Gordon, Denver, Colo.

MAUD ¾ Funeral services for Hurshel H. Goss, 90, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow in Cummings Cemetery, Maud, under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Mr. Goss died Monday at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born June 2, 1908, in Asher to William Newton and Virginia Maud (McClure) Goss.

He married Crystal Van Meter on March 6, 1926, in Okmulgee. She preceded him in death on Oct. 8, 1995.

Mr. Goss was a member of the Maud Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club and was a 32^nd degree Mason.

He was a strong civic leader for Maud, instrumental in the opening of Citizen State Bank.

Mr. Goss was a merchant for 35 years, owning and operating Goss Dry Goods.

He was also a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, where he served as head usher for many years.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Kay D. and Darlene Goss, Maud; four grandsons, Steve and Terrie Goss, Maud, David and Angie Goss, Norman, Rodger and Tiffany Goss of Oklahoma City, and Gregg and Joanie Goss, Spiro; one granddaughter, Nancy and Paul Lucy, Maud; eight great-grandchildren, Justin, Cody, Blake, Keri, Jake and Jayce Goss, J.P. and Jeff Lucy.

Goss was preceded in death by one son, one grandson, his parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Rev. Randell Drake will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 6-7 p.m. tonight at Coffey Funeral Home.

Gourd died Wednesday, May 12, 1999 in Norman.

She was born Nov. 2, 1906 in St. Mary’s Kan. To Steven Oscar and Matilda Estella (Hoobler) Smith.

Gourd was a retired bookkeeper for Bryan Memorial Hospital.

She was a member of the Abundant Life Temple Church. Her husband, Rev. E.A. Gourd, was in the process of building the church when he died.

The wife of a minister, Gourd lived in Seminole for a time, when her husband pastored a church here.

Gourd was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church Eastern Conference, and was a secretary for the Women's Auxiliary.

She married her husband on Dec. 19, 1931 in Oklahoma City; he preceded her in death on March 17, 1963.

Gourd was also preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter, three sisters and two brothers.

Survivors include two daughters, Betty Robinson, Purcell, and Jean Earles, Edmond; and seven grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Harvey Earles, Brad Earles, Stan Earles, Bob Robinson, Michael Mashburn and Dale Ford.

3-11-99

Verda L. Graham, 87, longtime resident of Hughes and Seminole Counties, died March 10, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born in the Ashland community, near Stuart, in October of 1911, one of nine children of Milton and Sarah Bland.

Graham graduated high school in 1930 from Stuart as Valedictorian of her class. In 1944, she was preceded in death by her husband, Woodson (W.W.) Graham, a longtime Oklahoma educator.

During their 63 years of marriage, they lived in Ada, Calvin, Paoli, Washington, Holdenville, Seminole and Owasso.

She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Seminole, and also the Order of the Eastern Star in Calvin, where she served as Worthy Matron, and in Seminole where she served as secretary and other offices.

Graham is survived by one sister, Wilma Pauline Peters, Memphis, Mo.; and one brother, Corbin Bland, Calvin.

She was also survived by her four children and their spouses, Helen and Jack Boren, Oklahoma City, John (J.R.) and Maria Graham, San Antonio, Texas, Charlotte and Phillip Barnes, El Lago, Texas, and Verdonna and Jack Timmons, Tulsa.

She had eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, with visitation and viewing beginning at 8 a.m.

Interment will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery.

The family requests that donations be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, Oklahoma City, or the American Cancer Society.

3-9-99

Private family services are planned for Madison Paige Grandstaff, Seminole, infant daughter of Steve and Sonya Jill Grandstaff.

The baby was stillborn March 7, 1999 at Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City.

Grandstaff was preceeded in death by her grandfather, Rex Hughes in 1986.

Survivors include a brother, Tyler, of the home; grandparents Kagle and Nora Grandstaff, Seminole; James and Beth Gentry, Wewoka; great-grandmother Lenora Ring, Shawnee; great-grandparents Lloyd and Martha Hughes, Seminole; and a host of aunts and uncles.

7-7

Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Cornelius James "Son" Grant, 76, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Philemon Baptist Church.

Dr. C.R. Hill will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

Grant died Monday, July 5, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born Dec. 24, 1922 in Ada to John Grant and Ida Daniels.

A veteran, Grant served in the US Army during World War II, and was a custodian for the California National Guard until his retirement in 1982.

Grant returned to the Sasakwa area after his retirement.

He married Amanda Williams on June 18, 1949 in Ada. She survives him of the home.

Grant was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlene.

Other survivors include six daughters, Sandra Grant, Midwest City, Ida Gomez, Carpenteria, Calif., Susan Grant, Ada, Doris Grant, Los Angeles, Mary Grant, Midwest City, and Jackie Grant, Sasakwa; and two sons, Gregory James Grant, Sasakwa, and Charles Mitchell Grant, Konawa.

Also surviving him are one brother, Walter Grant, Ada; one sister, Julia Coleman, Carpenteria; 36 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Cornelius Hamburger, Marlon Calahan, Ducate Gross, Anthony Conley, Mac Ladd, Tony Conley, David Thompson, Amari White, David Douglas, Wallace Thurman, Perry Brown and Allen Bailey.

On August 9, 1999, the Lord called our Mother home. A mother who gave unselfishly of herself, who gave of her time and talents at church and nursing homes playing the piano. She loved to bless others with her music.

Most of all, Mother loved her family. She taught us the values of life and right from wrong.

She was our strength when we were weak. She led us through many battles, including the loss of our father and sister.

Mother’s greatest contribution to life was her ability to teach her family and others the love of Jesus Christ. Mother touched the lives of many people.

One of Mother’s highlights was being the first woman to ever be elected to the school board in Seminole County. She served for seven years at Bowlegs Schools.

Mother was a longtime beautician out of her home south of town.

Maxine Glenda Graves was born on July 9, 1927 at Sparks, Oklahoma to Hudson Powell and May Marietta (Hughes) Lee.

She met and married the love of her life, S.J. Graves. He preceded her in death July 29, 1996.

They were married 53 years. She and S.J. had three children: Sharon Kay Graves, who preceded her in death April 22, 1995; Bobbye Ramsey and her husband, Ken, of Seminole; and Pam Villines Day and her husband, Doye, of Muskogee.

She is also survived by one sister, Doris Watkins, of Seminole; five grandchildren, Bryan Lucas, Casey Lucas, Mike, Julie and Shelly Villines; and three great-grandchildren, Jordan and Baylee Lucas and Logann Villines.

Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999 at 2 p.m. at Little Cemetery with Rev. Robert Thornbrough officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Casket bearers will be Ken Ramsey, Doye Day, Dewey Lee, Mike Villines and Tim Plowman.

Honorary bearers are Hank Schaffer, Ray Johnson, David Watkins, Eugena Lee, Allen Lee and Dean Debter.

6-16

Funeral services for Robert Dale Gray Sr., 51, brother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Okemah.

Roger Thompson will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah.

Gray died Monday, June 14, 1999 at his home in Middletown, Md.

He was born April 12, 1948 in Okemah to Frankie H. "Bill" and Gladys L. (White) Gray.

A graduate of Okemah High School, Gray was a computer analyst for the federal government, and retired from the US Army after serving from 1968 to 1988.

He married Carley Lee Blankenship Oct. 7, 1966. She preceded him in death in 1978.

Gray then married Susan Peters Jan. 3, 1979 in Frederick, Md. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Other survivors include his mother, of Okemah; one son, Roger Dale Gray Jr., of the home; daughters Kelli Quinn, Hawaii and Joni Gray, Middletown, Md.; one brother, John Gray, Seminole; sisters Ellen Ward, Sand Springs and Ann Johnson, Glenpool; and three grandchildren.

10-19

Funeral services for former longtime Wewoka resident Elder Mitchell G. Grayson, 89, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Elder B.E. Wallace of the Spencer Church of God in Christ will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Grayson died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999 at the Edward Redeemed Nursing Home in Oklahoma City.

He was born Jan. 10, 1910 in Eufaula.

Grayson was employed with Kisler Bakery, from which he retired.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Elbert and Eddie Grayson; and one sister, Anna.

Survivors include one daughter, Rosetta Grayson, Oklahoma City; one son, Emmit Grayson Sr., Oklahoma City; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Clyde Spencer, Wesley Thomas, David Carolina, Jimmy Lee Thomas, Johnny Gloston and James Washington.

Honorary bearers include Clyde Jdames, R.D. Murray, Eddie Smith and Haywood Griffis.

6-11

Funeral services for Konawa resident Homer H. Green, 91, were held today at Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel, Shawnee.

Rev. Don Brown officiated at the service. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.

Green died Wednesday, June 9, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

He was born July 1, 1907 in Meeker to George M. and Lillie M. (Boland) Green.

A retired dairy farmer, the lifelong Meeker resident was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He moved to Konawa due to failing health.

Green married Myrtle L. O’Neal on Jan. 25, 1928 in Tecumseh. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Other survivors include two sons, Lloyd Green, Konawa, and Bill Green, Garland, Texas; two daughters, Bonnie Davenport, Earlsboro, and Faye Ann Ratcliff, Meeker; and one sister, Ruth Moucka.

10-12

Graveside services for Seminole County native Thelma L. Green, 82, were held today at Resthaven Memorial Park Trinity Chapel in Shawnee.

Tim Green officiated at the service. Arrangements were under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel.

Green died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999 at an Oklahoma City hospital.

She was born April 30, 1917 in Seminole County to James and Floy (Hensley) Bradbury.

She attended Pleasant Hill School and Shawnee Public Schools.

She was employed for 10 years with Sylvania.

Later, Green was an owner-operator of Green’s Furniture and Antiques on Main Street in Shawnee for 40 years, then worked with her son at Green’s Corner.

She was a member of Aydelotte Baptist Church, where she was a member of Ruth’s Sunday School class.

She married Herman S. Green on Sept. 15, 1934 in Shawnee. He preceded her in death.

Green was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Survivors include one son, Ronald Green, Harrah; daughters Dorothy Nicely and Kathy Enright, both of Shawnee; sisters Phyllis Scheidt and Doris Whittern, both of Shawnee; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Christie Grensberg, 25, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Joe Howard will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Grensberg died Saturday, June 19, 1999 in a traffic accident at SH 59 and NS 354.

She was born April 28, 1974 in Oklahoma City to Delton Dewayne and Sharon Jean (Roberts) Brock.

A carpet layer, Grensberg was a Baptist by faith.

She was married to Thomas Grensberg; presently, she was engaged to fiancé, Ronald Elliott.

Other survivors include three sons, Jerry Brock, Thomas Grensberg and Michael Grensberg, all of the home; one daughter, Christie Grensberg, of the home; two brothers, Jerry Brock, of the home and Leslie Brock, McAlester; and her grandmother, Ruby Bemo.

Word was just received of the death of Wewoka native Zane Grey, 75.

Graveside services were held Aug. 11, at Gable Cemetery with Rev. Randall Miller officiating at the service.

Arrangements were under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Home in Prague.

Grey died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999 in Shawnee.

He was born July 22, 1924 in Wewoka to Eli and Essie (Wright) Grey.

A veteran, Grey served during World War II in the US Navy.

He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Prague.

Grey married Shirley Owens on Sept. 17, 1955. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Other survivors include four sons, Jack Grey, Lebanon, Mo., Larry Grey, Atlanta, Ga., Ricky Grey, Prague, and Michael Grey, Prague; one daughter, Sabrina Grey, Prague; two brothers, Jim Grey, Oklahoma City and Curtis Grey, Peoria, Ariz.; one sister, Mary Cross, Davis; and one grandson.

1-29-99

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident Philemon Griffis, 47, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at El Reno Cemetery.

Rev. Myong Kim and Rev. Maceo McDaniel will officiate at the service. Burial is under the direction of Temple and Sons Funeral Home, Oklahoma City.

Griffis died Thursday, Jan. 28, 1999 at his home in Del City.

He was born April 28, 1951 in rural Wewoka to Hovert and Beulah (Elam) Griffis.

Griffis lived in Lima until he graduated at New Lima School.

He attended OU for two years, and joined the US Army. He retired after 20 years of service.

Griffis met and married Tae Park in Korea in May 1974. She survives him of the home.

Griffis was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Elmer and Johnell.

Other survivors include one son, Larry; two daughters, Sharetta and Janelle; three brothers, Sylvester, Raymond and Eugene; six sisters, Clairetha, Joyce, Joann, Glorise Fay, Mary Ellen and Regina.

Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Mildred Louise (Wilcox) Grimes, 85, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Rev. Henry Bell will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Grimes died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999 at Epworth Villa in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 10, 1914 in Weleetka to William and Edna (Smith) Wilcox.

Reared in Weleetka, Grimes attended school there, then went on to nursing school.

She moved to Wewoka in 1936, and was a member of the First Methodist Church in Wewoka.

She married Dr. John P. Grimes in 1938; he preceded her in death in 1981.

Grimes was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Ed and Harold Wilcox; one sister, Marguite Bold; and one infant grandson.

Survivors include one son, John Grimes, Wewoka; one daughter, Charlotte Lamirand, San Francisco, Calif.; one brother, Homer Wilcox, Okemah; one sister, Elizabeth Morgan, Kingston; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services for Seminole County resident Audra Dane (Seran) Grooms, 30, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah.

Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery.

Grooms died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born Dec. 7, 1968 in Tulsa to Gerald Ellette and Paula Seran.

A 1987 graduate of Okemah High School, she had moved to Seminole County two months ago.

She married Timothy Dale Grooms on May 1, 1992 in Ft. Smith, Ark. He survives her of the home.

Grooms was preceded in death by her parents.

Other survivors include two daughters, Lauren Seran and Samantha Grooms, both of the home; and one half sister, Karissa Ellette, Midwest City.

12-8

Native Wewokan and Sasakwa High School graduate Norman Keith "Bobby" Guess died Nov. 29 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Waldorf, Md.

According to Maryland State Police Public Information Officer Craig Renner, Guess was riding on a 1980 Kawasaki motorcycle at 11:49 p.m. on Nov. 14 when he failed to negotiate a curve on Billingsly Road.

Reports state he veered off of the roadway and struck a tree.

Guess was transported to Prince Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly, Md., by Maryland State Police helicopter.

Funeral services for Guess, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Rev. Harold McClellan will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Temple and Sons Funeral Directors, Inc., Oklahoma City.

He was born Sept. 27, 1959 in Wewoka to Edgar Frazier and Loretta Guess.

A graduate of Sasakwa High School, Guess was a member of the Seminole Indian Baptist Church.

He entered the US Air Force on Sept. 27, 1979, and was stationed around the world at bases in Oklahoma, Germany, Korea, Hawaii, and Maryland.

Guess retired from the military on July 1, 1999 at Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Md.

He married Freda Doakes on March 25, 1982. She survives him of the home.

Guess was preceded in death by one grandmother, Rosetta Guess.

Other survivors include two daughters, Charmetra Jan’net, High Point, N.C., and Natasha NaChole, of the home; his mother and father, both of Oklahoma City; ten brothers and sisters, Kathy Guess, Dallas, Marquet Johnson, Darrell Jackson and Rosaland Williams, all of Oklahoma City, Tamara Wallace, Midwest City, Cheryl Leonard Jackson, Ada, Sgt. Edgar Frazier Jr., stationed in Lawton, Reginald Frazier, Kimberly Bowen and Shalese Frazier, all of Oklahoma City; grandparents Mable Frazier, Ada and Robert Guess, Oklahoma City; two brothers, Rev. Famous Cochran, Ada, and Larry Lewis, Chickasha.

Pallbearers are listed as the United States Air Force.

Honorary bearers include Bros. Marquet Johnson, Darrell Jackson, Larry Lewis, Elic Guess, Luther Mason, Truman Johnson II., Christopher Johnson and Clyde Metcalf.

Flowers bearers are listed as Sisters Sheila Sturgeon, Vicky Carter, Naydean Osborne, Tammy Gentry, Shelby Patton and Felicia Wallace.

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Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Richard Guess, 66, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. E.G. Bert of St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Guess died Tuesday, May 11, 1999 of injuries received in an automobile accident.

He was born Sept. 4, 1932 in Maud. He lived for many years in Sasakwa.

He was married to Georgetta Guess, who survives him of the home.

Guess was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.

Other survivors include two daughters, Shelby Patton, Oklahoma City, and Lavon King, Tulsa; four sons, Richie Guess, Oklahoma City, Richard Davis, Holdenville, Greg Guess, Ada and Lef Andrew Guess, Ponca City; two brothers, Calvin Guess, Prague, and Larry Guess, Sasakwa; five sisters, Fayetta Watts, Wewoka, Juanita Guess, Kansas, Bertha Moore, Evelyn Nichols and Wanda Davis, all of Wewoka; and 12 grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Wewoka resident Corene Maxine Guess, 63, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Southeast COGIC Headquarters, 4019 S. Penn, Oklahoma City.

Dr. Bobby L. Williams of New Jerusalem Temple COGIC will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Guess died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999 in Midwest City.

She was born Feb. 20, 1935 in Wetumka.

Survivors include one daughter, Theresa Hines, Oklahoma City; two sons, Lee Andrew Guess, Ponca City and Leon Isaiah Cato, McAlester; two brothers, Willie Osborne, Menlo Park, Calif., and Mackilee Samilton, Wetumka; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Bobby Williams II, Trent Colbert, Gail Barnett, Darrell Whittley, Howard Lewis and James Mustin Sr.

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Rev. Waldo Young and Rev. Delbert Akin will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Guinn died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at a Shawnee Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 22, 1906 in Tarter to Howard and Purley Oxley and attended school in Tarter.

Guinn was a graduate of the first class of licensed practical nurses at the old City Hospital.

She was a member of the North East Free Will Baptist Church.

She married Earl J. Guinn on Sept. 17, 1922 in Konawa. He preceded her in death Dec. 22, 1986.

Guinn was also preceded in death by two daughters, Vesta Sparks and Earlene Haas, four brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include three daughters, Beulah Kinnamon, Shawnee, Beatrice Haas, Konawa, and Wanda Sangster, Earlsboro; one brother, Jessie Oxley, Mill Creek, and one sister, Essie Johnson, Dunnigan, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident Violet Cletis Hailey, 94, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Konawa.

Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Hailey died Thursday March 25, 1999 in Ada.

She was born Nov. 30, 1904 in Shawnee, I.T.

Hailey graduated from East Central University, and had lived in the Konawa area for the past 50 years.

A retired school teacher, Hailey was a lifetime member of the Konawa United Methodist Church, the Rebeccas, Eastern Star Lodge, The White Shrine, Ameranth, Home Extension Club and Retired Teachers Association.

She married Vitchel Hailey on Nov. 29, 1930.

Survivors include one son, Mike Hailey, Konawa; one daughter, Mary Ann Miller, Konawa; two sisters, Etta Childers, Clovis, Calif., and Geneva Cox, Kerman, Calif.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Floyd C. Hale, 83, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hale died Thursday, May 27, 1999 at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was born May 6, 1916 in Deirks, Ark. to Phillip and Myrtle (Jackson) Hale.

A veteran, he service with the US Army during World War II.

Hale worked as a barber in Oklahoma City, Konawa and Wewoka, and lived most of his life in Seminole.

He was raised in the Church of Christ, and later became a Baptist.

Hale married Mildred Louise Hale on Dec. 31, 1978. She preceded him in death Oct. 16, 1995.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and sisters.

Survivors include four sons, Chris Hale, Maud, Richard Bateman, Seminole, John Bateman, Shawnee and Mel Bateman, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Anna V. Shaw, Konawa; 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and close friend and caregiver, Nellie Thompson, Seminole.

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Funeral services for longtime Cromwell area resident Jacob Hale, 52, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Greenleaf Baptist Church, Okemah.

Wake services are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel. The procession to Greenleaf Baptist Church will arrive at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Interment will be at Little Quarsarty Cemetery.

Hale died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at his home in Okemah.

He was born Dec. 2, 1946 in Cromwell to Billy and Lucy (Coker) Hale.

He was raised in the Cromwell area and attended school in Excelsior, and graduated from Butner High School in 1965.

Hale later attended Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kan., where he was listed on the honor roll.

He was employed as a construction worker all his life.

Survivors include four brothers, David Hale, Cromwell, Donald Hale, Glenpool, Anderson Hale, Bixby, and Jasper Hale, Hominy; and six sisters, Marie Berryhill, Okemah, Mary Louise Randall, Oklahoma City, Betsy Sue Hewitt, Okemah, Carolyn Tucker, Tulsa, Maggie Coon, Cromwell and Joyce Ann Hale, Tulsa.

Pallbearers are listed as Roger Frank, Ronnie Frank, Reuben Dunn, Kenneth Cooper, Frankie Coachman and Terry Mosley.

Honorary bearers include Eddie Frank, Franklin Lowe, Eddie McKane, Billy McKane and Manuel Coon.

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PRAGUE — Graveside services for Inez Hall, 84, mother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for noon Friday at the Prague Cemetery, under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.

Hall died on Monday, May 31, 1999, in Oklahoma City.

She was born May 30, 1915 in Greenbriar, Ark., to James Augustus Glover and Carrie (Kidd) Glover.

Hall was a resident of Canny Creek until February 1999 when she moved to Meeker.

She was married to Charlie P. Hall; he survives her of their home in Meeker.

She was a member of the Canny Creek Baptist Church and was the owner and operator of a restaurant and real estate business before retiring.

Other survivors include one son, Bill Blackhawk, Paradise Valley, Ariz., one brother, Gene Glover, Seminole, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services for lifelong Seminole County resident Lessie "Margaret" Hall, 79, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Jim Waller will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hall died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999 at her home.

She was born April 23, 1920 in Wetumka to Henry and Sarah (Eakman) Wilkerson.

A homemaker and mother, she was married to Bill Alfred Hall on Oct. 15, 1942 in Seminole.

He survives her of the home.

Hall was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Shirley June Hall in 1953, four brothers and one sister.

Other survivors include one son, Wayne Hall, Shawnee; one daughter, Carol Ann Hartman, Shawnee; three sisters, Jewel Lacy and Stella Berger, both of Oklahoma City, and Velma Chester, Minco; and three grandsons.

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Graveside services for Seminole resident Lewis Hall, 79, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Chris Stinnett will officiate at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hall died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center.

He was born Oct. 11, 1919 in St. Cloud Minn. To Everet and Selma Lewis.

A veteran, he served in the US Army. He moved to Seminole in 1979 from California.

Lewis retired in 1979 from Lockheed Aircraft Plant in Burbank, Calif.

He is a member of the Church of Christ.

Lewis married Sarah Belle Jones Sept. 20, 1942 in Phoenix, Ariz. She survives him of the home.

He is also survives by several cousins.

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Funeral services for former Seminole minister, Rev. Marvin Edward Hamm, 76, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Hahn-Cook-Street and Draper Funeral Home, Oklahoma City.

Interment will follow at Matheson Cemetery, Piedmont.

Hamm died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1999 in Willow Springs, Mo.

He was born Jan. 21, 1922 in Okarche to Martin Arthur and Mamie Colson Hamm.

A veteran, Hamm was inducted into the US Army in 1942, and was assigned to Co. C. 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored "Tiger" Division, under the leadership of Gen. George Patton.

He drove a tank in the European Theater of Operations, where he participated in the Rhineland Campaign.

Hamm was wounded in action Nov. 21, 1944, near Saarbrucken, Germany, and was decorated with the Purple Heart.

He was separated from the Army in 1945, receiving medals for Good Conduct, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, WWII Victory, Army of Occupation with Germany Clasp, and an Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII.

Upon leaving the military, he entered the ministry of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and served as pastor in Seminole as well as Durant, Ada, Wagner and Okmulgee.

Hamm also pastored churches in Kansas, California and Missouri.

He served as Youth Director and Assistant Conference Superintendent during his tenure with the Pentecostal Holiness organization.

Hamm conducted revivals and held camp meeting across the United States.

He is survived by his wife, Vivian J. Hamm, Willow Springs; two daughters, MarVenea L. Rainwater, and Wanda J. Hamm both of Oklahoma City; one son, Edward L. Hamm, Toluca Lake, Calif.; one sister, Juanita Gaubert, Piedmont; one brother, Donald Hamm, South Gate, Calif.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Mamie Lorene "Jean" Hance, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole.

No funeral services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hance was born Dec. 13, 1917 in Hominy to Alex and Elma (Eberhard) Hendrix.

After living in Portland, Ore., for many years, she retired and moved to Arkansas City, Kan. in 1989, then to Seminole in April, 1999.

While in Portland, she was employed as a seamstress for Pendleton Garment Company; she retired after 30 years with the company.

Hance was a member of the Lutheran Church in Portland.

She married Herbert Hance in 1977 in Portland; he preceded her in death in September, 1986.

Hance was also preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Florene Randel.

Survivors include two brothers, John Hendrix, Seminole, and Jack Hendrix, Newalla.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident Chaster Hand Jr., 38, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Richard Winters will officiate at the service. Interment is under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home in Konawa.

Hand died in an automobile accident near Sasakwa this morning.

He was born March 22, 1961 in Michigan to Honey and Chester Grant Sr.

Hand worked as a correctional officer, and lived in Konawa.

He had served 13 ½ years in the US Marines.

Hand married Kelly Hand on March 20, 1993 in Ada. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Jody Kay Hand and Kasandra Denise Hand, both of the home; one sons, Charles Grant Hand, of the home, his father, of Wichita Falls, Texas; his mother, of Oklahoma City; one grandmother, Allie Taylor of Midwest City; one brother, James Hand, Wichita Falls, Texas, and one sister, Rhonda Henderson, Edmond.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Norman P. Haney Jr., 47, were held this afternoon at Seminole Hitchitee UMC.

Rev. Timothy Byington officiated at the services. Interment will follow at Seminole Hitchitee cemetery under the direction of Roesch Walker Funeral Home, Shawnee.

The National American Indian Movement Honor Drum conducted the traditional ceremony led by the founders, Vernon and Clyde Bellcourt.

Haney died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 in McLoud.

He was born Dec. 8, 1951 in Claremore Indian Hospital, to Norman Sr. and Evelyn Brave Haney.

Haney graduated from Bethany High School in 1970, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Central State University in 1987.

He also earned a Masters of Criminal Justice Administration degree in 1989 from Oklahoma City University.

In 1973, Haney was the only Seminole defendant of the occupation of Wounded Knee, S.D., and was a lifetime member of American Indian Movement, and was also a member of Nagawee United Methodist Church, serving as lay leader.

Survivors include his parents, of McLoud; three daughters, Mignon Marie Hill and Mikala Lakota Haney, both of Yukon, and Lanae Lakota Haney, Dewey; one brother, Michael S. Haney, Glenpool; two sisters, Janet (Haney) Byington, Dewey, and Muriel (Haney) Wakolee, Shawnee; and four grandchildren.

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Graveside services for former longtime Seminole resident Mildred Hankins, 81, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Rest Haven Memorial Garden Cemetery.

Ralph Jones will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hankins died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999 at her home in Hobbs, N.M.

She was born May 6, 1918 in Homer, La. to J.T. and Myrtle A. Harris.

A homemaker, Hankins was a member of the Church of Christ.

She had lived in Seminole County from 1930-91.

She was married to Edward C. Hankins; he preceded her in death on July 8, 1981.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Floyd Williams; and one sister, Merle Deloach.

Survivors include one son, Edward Lee Hankins, Weatherford; one daughter, Shirley Lawson, Hobbs, N.M.; one brother, Ben Williams, Hobbs; and one sister, Gladys Lovell, Waukomis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Jack Arnold Hanun, 91, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

James Choate will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Hanun died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 16, 1907 in Earlsboro to Bee and Mary Bell (Ring) Hanun.

A paint contractor, Hanun was baptized at First Baptist Church of Maud on March 20, 1938.

He moved to Seminole from Maud in 1949, and had attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints since 1968.

Hanun married Jettie Marie William on May 14, 1932 in Bowlegs. She preceded him in death on April 21, 1967.

He later married Peggy (Edgell) Irwin on Nov. 30, 1993 in Seminole. She survives him of the home.

Hanun was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Jo Ann (Hanun) Riggs, on Oct. 12, 1977; and several brothers and sisters.

Other survivors include two stepdaughters, Marion "B.J." Irwin, Las Vegas, Nev., and Charlynn "Bo" Jones, Seminole; one brother, Arthur B. Hanun, Las Vegas; one sister, Cordilla (Hanun) Foster, Napa, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as William I. Choate, Steven Choate, David Choate, Paul Choate, Eric Choate and Richard Lay.

Honorary bearers include Eddie Tiger, William W. Choate, Carl Watson, Kenneth "Sarge" Colvin, Bill Campbell and Marvin Matthews.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Edwin H. "Ed" Harbeston, 85, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Harbeston died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 at Shawnee Medical Center.

He was born May 25, 1914 in West Plains, Mo., to Rice and Julia (Adams) Harbeston.

A contract plumber by trade, Harbeston was a member of the First Baptist Church, was a deacon at Ideal Street Baptist and First Baptist.

He loved his land and cattle.

Harbeston was married to Marie (Horn) Harbeston on Nov. 23, 1932 in Sapulpa. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Joyce Harbeston, Wewoka; one brother, Don Harbeston, Cordell; one sister, Maxine Lett, Goodman, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Mary Johnson, Yukon; two granddaughters and their husbands, Tamra and Mitchell Hennen, and Amy and Kenneth Fent; and four great-grandchildren, Andrew and Mark Hennen and Angel and Caleb Fent.

Casket bearers include Van Rose, Ray Spoonemore, Bryce Hill, Don Raney, Mutt Neal and Frank Aylor.

Honorary bearers are listed as Norman Carpenter and John Bartosh.

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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Bert Walter Hardin, 83, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. David Karges will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Hardin died Monday, June 14, 1999 at his home.

He was born Nov. 19, 1915 in Keifer to Edward and Bertie Eula (McCullen) Hardin.

A veteran, Hardin served in the US Army during World War II.

He was co-owner of Curry-Hardin Furniture store for over 50 years.

Hardin was a member of the First United Methodist Church, and was a member of the American Legion for 52 years.

He received his 50-year pin from the Masonic Lodge in March, and was an Eagle Scout.

Hardin married Margaret Harris on Aug. 12, 1983 at the Methodist Church in Seminole. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his four children, Helen Hardin; and his second wife, Zelma Hardin.

Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Suzanne Hardin, Seminole, Dr. Walter Hardin, Aloha, Ore., and Joe and Nancy Hardin, Seminole; one daughter and son-in-law, Frieda and Frank Dunlap, Colorado Springs, Colo.; five stepsons, Don Northcott and Richard Northcott, both of Seminole, Ed Northcott, Mead, Tom Northcott, Oklahoma City, and Bob Northrip, Seminole; three stepdaughters, Sybil Turner, Mead, Judy Oates an Janie Owens, both of LaPorte, Texas.

He is also survived by two sisters, Pearl Curry, Seminole, and Verba Krasowski, Shawnee; six grandchildren, Rusty, Lindsay, Jared, Carissa, Malia and Alyssa; and 11 step-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Jim Roche, John Coffman, Dennis Smith, Bob Webster, Bob Northrip and Ray Guthrie.

Honorary bearers include Bill Guyman, Foy Dacus, Phillip Parks, Loyd Neese and Masons.

Funeral services for Lucille (Beaver) Hardin, 91, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel, Wewoka.

Brother Reginald O. Foster and Brother Michael Stanberry will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Lucille died Friday, June 11, 1999 at the Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 1, 1907 in Ashdown, Ark. to Fannie (Watts) Lee and Eli Beaver.

She moved to Wewoka at a very young age. She attended school at Wisner Chapter and Muskogee.

Lucille was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1966 in Washington, D.C. Since then, she kept her eyes on the prize and looked forward to everlasting life in a paradise here on earth.

Lucille is preceded in death by her father and mother; three children, William L., Fannie and Oliver Hardin; three brothers, Roger Bruner, Tracy and Acie Beaver; one sister, Ruby (Beaver) Parker; one granddaughter, Devona-Dee Dee (Branch) McGee; one grandson, William L. Hardin Jr., and one great-granddaughter, Annika Makayla Osborne.

Survivors include three sons, Carl C. Hardin, Oklahoma City, June Bell Hardin, Washington D.C., and Charles Cleo Rogers and his wife, Sylvia, Wewoka; three daughters, Beatrice M. Osborne and her husband, Marvin, Betty Jean Dorsett, and Lucile Branch, all of Wewoka; grandchildren, Ronald Gene Hardin, Washington D.C., Marvin Lawrence Hardin, Lawton, Sharon Mayberry, Rowlett, Texas, Chris Hardin, Houston, Texas, Jackie Shoemaker, Dallas, Shelby Hardin, Lawton, Shelia Renaé Osborne, Dallas, Marvin Osborne Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn., Bruce Osborne, Wewoka, Clint Osborne, Seattle, Wash., Beatrice L. Foster and Reginald Foster, both of Wewoka, Dr. Tschantré E. Dorsett, Oklahoma City, Greg Hardin and Carl Hardin, both of Shawnee, Ronald Hardin, Washington D.C., Angie Hardin, Dallas, Julian Branch, Fort Hood, Texas, Celeste Rogers, Oklahoma City and Charles Rogers Jr., Wewoka.

Other survivors include one cousin, George Dancer, Wewoka; five great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Ruby (Briggs) Hardin, 94, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Shawnee.

Rev. John Williams will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Harden died Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 3, 1905 in Hobart, I.T. to Ernest Daniel and Minie (Johnson) Briggs.

Hardin came with her family to Pottawatomie County in a covered wagon. After her marriage to B.L. "Les" Hardin, they farmed at Adel Community near Wanette, then moved to Ada to continue farming until they retired in 1975 and moved to Shawnee.

A homemaker, she was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Shawnee.

She married B.L. "Les" Hardin on Aug. 7, 1924 in Tecumseh. He preceded her in death in 1981.

Hardin was also preceded in death by two brothers, four sisters, and one grandson.

Survivors include one son, Jim Hardin, Seminole; two daughters, Billie Jean Dulaney, Wynnewood, Reta Newman, Seminole, and Louise Nokes, Roswell, N.M.; one brother, D.A. Briggs, Cushing; three sisters, Ella Hobbs, Bertie Lee Ward, and Nadine Waller, all of Palestine, Texas; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for former longtime Seminole resident Vivian (Arthur) Quinalty Hargis, 80, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Hargis died Saturday, June 19, 1999 at Manorcare Nursing Home in Oklahoma City.

She was born Sept. 13, 1918 in Asher to William L. and Velma Mae (Bowen) Arthur.

Hargis was employed at Pioneer Nursing Home for 10 years, retiring in 1980.

She was married to the father of her children, Daniel Quinalty; he preceded her in death in 1992.

Also preceding her in death were her parents; one son, Bobby Quinalty in 1969; one brother, Amos Arthur, in 1997; and one daughter, Vivian Darlene Quinalty, in 1943.

Survivors include one son, Frank Quinalty, Oklahoma City; two daughters, Betty Colemen, Oklahoma City, and Judy Bussey, Seminole; two sisters, Eula Moore, Lindsay, and Bonnie Cagle, Seminole, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Jason Bussey, Ricky Myers, Terry Quinalty, David Brian Quinalty and David Bussey.

Honorary bearer is Bryan King.

LANDER, WYO. - Funeral services for Maud native A.B. Harjo, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Pickard Funeral Chapel, Konawa.

Rev. Lizzie Jones will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at the Harjo family cemetery.

Harjo died Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at Ft. Collins, Colo.

He was born Dec. 2, 1919 in Maud to Ida B. and Tima Harjo.

A veteran, he served in the US Air Force, and was employed at Tinker Field.

Harjo was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three sisters and one brother.

Survivors include two daughters, Trena Kathaleen Watkins, Lander, Wyo., and Charlene Irani, Aurora, Colo.; two son, Matthew Harjo, Fayetteville, Ark., and Carl Harjo, Tahlequah; two brothers, Floyd Harjo, Wewoka, and John Crayton Harjo, Hemet, Calif.; two sisters, Antonette Larney, Wolf and Flora Woods, Ada; and five grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Bertie Irene Ramsey Harjo, 82, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Harjo died Monday, March 1, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was born March 22, 1916 in Centerville, Ark., to Milton and Myrtle (Taylor) Ridings, and was reared in Arkansas.

Harjo came to Spaulding in 1959 and was a member of the Midway Baptist Church. She was a resident of Elmwood Manor Nursing Home, Wewoka, at the time of her death.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Randall Alvin Ramsey in 1964; and another husband, Amos Harjo; four children; two infants, Johnny Ramsey, in 1991, and Mary Southard in 1979; and one brother, Vernon Ridings.

Survivors include her children, Elsie Burrel, Springdale, Ark., Raymond Ramsey, Wewoka, Ray Ramsey Griffithsville, Ark., Nelson Ramsey, Noble, George Ramsey, Norman, Morris Ramsey, Washington D.C., Ann Perkins, Shawnee, Barbara Morrison, Vian, Bill Ramsey, Wewoka, Harold Ramsey, Kirtsville, Mo., and Jim Ramsey, Shawnee.

Other survivors are her sisters, Opal Osborn, Sasakwa, Marie Ridings, Shreveport, La., and Ida Mae Cherry and Jackey Kendall, both of Searcy, Ark.; three brothers, Oscar, Frank and David Ridings, all of Searcy, Ark.; 33 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Harjo’s grandchildren are listed as pallbearers.

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Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Eula Mae Harjo, 74, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Bird Creek Baptist Church.

Rev. Bryant Jesse will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Harjo-Bowlegs cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Wake services are set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel. The procession to Bird Creek Baptist Church will begin at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Harjo died Friday, June 18, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born Oct. 29, 1924 in Sasakwa to George and Lillie Harjo.

Raised in Sasakwa, she attended Cully School, and later Chilocco School near Arkansas, Oklahoma.

Harjo taught bilingual and worked as a teacher’s aid for 22 years in Sasakwa.

She was a member of Bird Creek Baptist Church.

Harjo was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Eulene Miller and one granddaughter.

Survivors include one son, Isam Bowlegs Jr.,; two daughters, Bess Bowlegs, Sasakwa and Laura Lee Osborne, Elmore City; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Daniel Lindstrom, Bobby Osborne, Johnny Ray Wilson, Chris Caballero, Alex Caballero, and Junior Harjo.

Honorary bearers include Lee Cloud, Dave Bowlegs and Ted Underwood.

Funeral services for Josephine Stewart Harjo, 46, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Wake services will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Interment will be at the Davis Family Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Houston Tiger will officiate the services.

Harjo died on September 4, 1999 in Seminole.

Harjo was born on Jan. 18, 1953 in Talihina to Katie Stewart.

She was raised and attended school in Sasakwa before she moved to Wewoka, where she remained a resident until her death.

On June 27, 1987 Harjo married Andrew Harjo, who survives her of the home.

She is preceded in death by two sons, Raylon and David Harjo; and her mother.

Harjo is also survived by two brothers, Vincent Harjo, Stilwell and Robert Wolf, Jr., Holdenville; three sisters, Lillie Petete, Moore, Esther Herrera, Tulsa and Louisa Stewart, Jay.

Pallbearers are listed as Willie Harjo, Reggie McGirt, Stefan Harjo, Jimmy Taylor, Anthony McGirt and David O’Quinn.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Matilda Maxine "Peggy" Harjo, 70, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Hilltop Presbyterian Church in Wewoka.

Robert Kernel and Kelly Tiger will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Stevens family cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Wake services are set for 6 p.m. tonight at Stout Chapel.

Harjo died Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at her Wewoka home.

She was born March 25, 1929 in Wewoka to Josey and Mollie Stevens.

Harjo attended Sams School, Wewoka High School, Bacone College and East Central University.

She also attended graduate classes at the University of Arizona, Tucson, and the University of Kansas.

Harjo was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., for 30 years.

After retiring in 1987, she returned to Wewoka. She was a member of the Hilltop Presbyterian Church, the Arts and Crafts Club of Wewoka, and listed on the Seminole Nation Museum and Historical Society Founders Chart.

She was married to Jacob Harjo; he survives her of the home.

Other survivors include a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are listed as Andy Johnson, Jeremy Postoak, Steve Johnson, Stanley Johnson, William Johnson and Lewis Johnson.

2-2-99

Funeral services for Seminole County native Allen Harjo Sr., 80, were held today at High Spring Indian Baptist Church, Konawa.

Bryant Jesse officiated at the service. Interment followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Harjo died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1999 at Southwest Medical Center.

He was born May 28, 1918 in Vamoosa to Cheparny Edward and Cynda (Charty) Harjo.

Harjo was raised and attended school in the Vamoosa area, and later attended college in Southeastern State in Durant and Murray State in Tishomingo.

He was employed in the oilfield, and has also driven Ukes in Washington.

Harjo married Grace Factor on Aug. 22, 1944 in Oklahoma City. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters, Lula Harjo, Felix Harjo, Hattie (Harjo) Frye, Viola (Harjo) Spain, Pauline Harjo, Atlan Harjo, Andrew Harjo and Ambrose Cully.

Other survivors include seven children, Carl Franklin Harjo, Oklahoma City, Allen Harjo Jr., Tucson, Ariz., Carolyn (Harjo) Littlefield, Maryland, Bruce Kirby Harjo, Warren Steven Harjo and Samuel Isaac Harjo, all of Oklahoma City, and Cynda Marie (Harjo) Goddard, Moore; one brother, Carlee "Jack" Harjo, Vamoosa; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Carl Lee Harjo Jr., Terry Allen Harjo, Jeffery Lee Harjo, James E. Shaw, Billy Spain, and Emman "Shot" Spain.

Honorary pallbearers were Dale Harjo and David Harjo.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Rev. Edmond June "Peewee" Harjo Jr., 47, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Spring Baptist Church, Sasakwa.

Rev. Leon Postoak and Rev. Billy Joe Harjo will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Spring Church cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Harjo died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at his Wewoka home.

He was born Jan. 8, 1952 in Ada to Edmond and Lillie Harjo.

He was baptized by Rev. John Factor, pastor of Bird Creek Indian Baptist Church on Oct. 29, 1966, and was a long time member of Spring Baptist Church, where he served for many years before joining Central Baptist Church, Oklahoma City.

He was preceded in death by both parents.

Survivors include his wife, Diana and three children, Sarah Jolene, Jonathan James, and Rachel Marie, all of the home; one brothers, Monroe Harjo, Altus; and two sisters, Amy Harper, Sasakwa, and Louella Parker, Albuquerque, N.M.

Pallbearers are listed as Randy Epperly, Jefferson Harjo Jr., Wilbert Harjo, Gilbert Harjo, Glen Harjo, Dennis Factor, Joe Coon and Raymond Cully.

2-19-99

Funeral services for Cem-Se J. Harjo Tiger, three-month-old son of Wewoka residents Jennifer Harjo and George William Tiger III, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Rock Springs Baptist Church.

Rev. Franklin Harjo and Rev. Edward Jimboy will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at the Tiger family cemetery in Wolf under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Harjo Tiger died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999 at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was born Nov. 11, 1998 in Oklahoma City.

Harjo Tiger was preceded in death by grandparents Jonah Harjo in 1966 and George Tiger Jr. in 1993; great-grandparents Frank Walters in 1984, George Tiger Sr. in 1983, Eunice Cully in 1998 and Sukey Foster in 1971.

Survivors include his parents, of the home; two sisters, Joanah Harjo Tiger and DeMya Harjo Tiger, both of the home; grandparents Jimsey and Betsy Harjo, Wewoka, and Debra Tiger, Konawa; and great-grandparents, Mary Tiger, Konawa, Effie Lena Harjo and Susie Walters, both of Wewoka.

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NOWATA - Funeral services for former Seminole resident Clifton Harris, 104, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home Chapel.

Idus England of Seminole will officiate at the services. Following the services, Harris will be removed to Stokes, Ark., where services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of Christ with Bennie Williams officiating.

Interment will follow at Harris Cemetery in Stokes.

Harris died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 at Claremore Veterans Center.

He was born Jan. 22, 1895 at Brockett, Ark. to John M. and Sarah Isabelle (Collier) Harris.

He grew up and received his education in the Brockett, Kan. area until coming to Oklahoma with the wheat harvest as a young man.

Harris served with the US Army in Belgium and France during World War I.

As a result of his efforts during the war, he was awarded the honorary rank of Full Colonel by the Oklahoma National Guard on June 20, 1998.

On March 16, 1999, Gov. Frank Keating declared "Clifton Harris Day."

At that time, Harris was also recognized by the United States Congress with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, and he was personally presented with the French National Order of Legion Medal by French Consul Pierre LePetit for his service in France.

In 1925, Harris came to Oklahoma and began work for ITIO Oil Company in Oilton.

He moved with the company to Seminole until 1944, when he moved to Richmond, Calif. and worked in the shipyards.

Harris returned to the family farm in Arkansas in 1945, then back to Seminole in 1956.

He became active as a cabinet maker in the Seminole area until his retirement in 1982, when he made his home in Nowata.

Harris continued to make furniture after his retirement.

He was a member of the Church of Christ, and served as a church elder for over 50 years.

He married Lilye Jane Morris on Aug. 18, 1922 in Ingram, Ark. She preceded him in death Jan. 18, 1994.

Harris was also preceded in death by his parents, 13 brothers and sisters; and one daughter, Bonnie Evans in Sept., 1993.

Survivors include one daughter, Vernell (Nellie) Creech, Nowata; five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Casket escorts will include Craig Creech, Chuck Creech, Paul Creech, Cliff Creech, Brandon Creech, Collin Creech, Andy Creech, Justin Creech, Shane Autrey, Dustin Autrey and Jeffrey Evans.

A memorial has been established to the 10-33 Emergency Team, 321 E. Cherokee, Nowata, Okla., 74048.

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Funeral services for Steven Grove Harris, 48, father of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery Chapel in Oklahoma City.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Restland Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas, and a brief visitation will be held in Oklahoma City at Hahn-Cook Funeral Home, Oklahoma City, prior to the services.

Harris died of a heart attack Thursday, March 4, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas.

He was born Sept. 13, 1950 in Prairie Grove, Ark., attended Oklahoma Military Academy and graduated high school in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Harris attended Oklahoma University and the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

Survivors include one son, Steven William Harris, Seminole; one daughter, Jasie Nay, Oklahoma City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Harris, Las Vegas; two brothers, Bill Harris, Enid, and Randy Harris, Dallas; and one sister, Linda Evans, Salinas, Calif.

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Former Wewoka resident Edra June Harrison, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999 at her home in Wakefield, Kan.

Cremation is planned, with no memorial services scheduled at this time.

Private family inurnment will be scheduled on a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kan.

Harrison was born June 1, 1920 in Comanche to Ed Hoket and Willie (Harris) Hoket.

She grew up in Wewoka, attending school there.

Harrison was employed as the Court Clerk for Seminole County for many years.

She retired in 1985, and had been a resident of Wakefield since 1992.

She married T.G. Harrison on June 29, 1940 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death in 1973.

Survivors include her daughter, Debbie McElhaney, Wakefield, Kan.; and two granddaughters.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Lung Association, in care of Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan Kan., 66502.

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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident Rev. Gary Dewayne Harrison, 46, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ministry of Life Church in Wewoka.

Redmon Wolf and Delfred White Crow will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Wake services are set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home, then the body will be to the church at 4 p.m. Monday with night services starting at 7 p.m. Monday.

Harrison died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999 at Baptist Integriss Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was born March 4, 1953 in Tahlequah to Jacob and Zonie (Gipson) Harrison.

A former president of United Tribes for Christ Fellowship, he attended Wewoka Public Schools and graduated from New Lima School.

Harrison has been in the ministry for many years, ministering to many Indian reservations where the Lord opened the door.

During his last years, he ministered with the prison ministry, "Hooked on Jesus" team.

Harrison was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Katherine Harrison.

Survivors include his wife, Karen Harrison, Seminole; three sons, Dale Harrison, of the home, Jessie Harrison, Konawa, and Jacob Harrison, of the home; two daughters, Amy and Autumn Harrison, both of the home.

Other survivors include one brother, Larry Harrison, Seminole; one sister, Nancy Goate, Oklahoma City; and two grandchildren, Jordon and Kaleb Harrison, Seminole.

Pallbearers are listed as Phillip Harrison, Martin Goate, Johnny Wolf, Mitchell King and Danny Faulkner.

Funeral services for former longtime Wewoka resident Virginia Ellen "Aunt Ginger" Hart, 88, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Johnny Hinton will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Hart died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born Feb. 11, 1911 to Lena (London) and Dr. James Hart Sr. in Madill.

She attended school in Madill, moving to Wewoka in 1927 at graduating in 1929 from Wewoka High School.

After graduation, Hart attended Harding Christian College in Arkansas.

She worked as a secretary for many years in Oklahoma and California.

She returned to Wewoka in 1952 to work for her father and brother as a dental assistant.

Hart retired in 1981, remaining in Wewoka until she moved to Shawnee in 1998.

Survivors include four brothers, Dr. James Hart Jr., Wewoka, Allwyn Hart, Searcy, Ark., George Hart, Little Rick, Ark., and Harold Hart, Midland, Texas; and two sisters, Evelyn Burrows and Naoma Filson, both of Shawnee.

Pallbearers are listed as Rowdy Kincade, Larry Bailey, Eddie Neill, Jim Cox, Norman Earnhart and Raymond Cain.

Honorary bearers are Joel Keesee, Oscar Daniels and Clifton Taylor.

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Funeral services for Carol Harjo Hawkins, 42, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Snake Creek Baptist Church, north of Seminole.

Rev. Woody Fields and Rev. Bill Hobia will officiate at the service.

Interment will follow at the Cornelius family cemetery in Seminole.

Wake services are set for 7 p.m. tonight at Smith Funeral Home in Ada, officiated by Rev. Jeff Frazier.

Hawkins died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born March 13, 1956 in Claremore to Edmond Harjo and Lucy Cornelius.

A lifelong resident of the Ada area, Hawkins graduated from Byng High School, and attended East Central University

She was employed at Byng Elementary School as a tutor.

She married Jimmy R. Hawkins Sept. 15, 1978 in Sasakwa.

He survives her of the home.

Hawkins was preceded in death by her mother on Aug. 1992.

Other survivors include five sons, Jimmy E. Hawkins, Toby Hawkins, Micah Hawkins, Casey Hawkins and Kelly Hawkins; one daughter, Derekah Hawkins; one brother, Clifford Harjo; and her father.

Casket bearers are listed as Bear Roberts, Hard Head, Conjot Harjo, Big Moon, Estell Perry and Willy Stick.

3-21-99

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Eddie Andrew Haworth, 50, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Little Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Haworth died Saturday, March 20, 1999 at his Seminole home.

He was born Nov. 3, 1948 in Wewoka to Milton and Gracie (Stockham) Haworth.

A veteran, he served in the US Navy.

Haworth married Peggy Sue (Wheat) Haworth on Aug. 24, 1971 in Seminole. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Other survivors include two sons, Eric and David Haworth, both of Seminole; two daughters, Ginger Haworth and Pamela Haworth, both of Seminole; four brothers, Teddie, Rick, David and Jeff Haworth, all of Seminole; and two sisters, Sharon Morris, Stillwater and Janet Streets, Seminole.

3-14-99

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Richard Paul Heard, 21, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Father Basil Keenan, O.S.B., will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Tate Mountain Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Rosary services are set for 7 p.m. Monday at Stout Chapel.

Heard died Friday, March 12, 1999 in an auto accident.

He was born Sept. 30, 1977 in Holdenville to Buddy and Kathleen (Anson) Heard.

He had attended school at New Lima and Holdenville, and was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Heard was preceded in death by his grandfather, Louie Heard.

Survivors include his parents, of Wewoka; three brothers, Warren Heard, Seminole, Brian Heard, Edmond, and Andrew Heard, of the home; one sister, Jessica Heard, of the home; and grandparents, Joe and Velma Anson, Seminole, and Bill and Zella Dansby, Wewoka.

3-18-99

Graveside services for longtime area resident, Anna Norris Heath, 83, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Heath died Wednesday, March 17, 1999 in the Henryetta Hospital.

She was born Nov. 16, 1914 in Blaine County to James Henry Tate and Myrtle (Shirley) Tate.

Heath was a homemaker and a cook for the Bowlegs School System.

She was a member of the Walnut Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, Wood Norris, Bob Adams and Bill Heath, two brothers and two grandchildren.

Survivors include two sons, Jim Norris, Seminole and Willie Norris, Bartlesville, one daughter, Anita Stinnett, Henryetta, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

11-17

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident John "Jack" M. Heath, 77, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Heath died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born May 7, 1922 in Wetumka to John William and Ida Mae (Blackburn) Heath.

A veteran, Heath served in the US Navy during World War II.

Heath moved to Seminole from St. Louis in 1953, and has been a resident here ever since.

He was employed with Tinker Air Force Base until his retirement until April 1, 1986.

Heath was a member of First Baptist Church.

He married Juanita Clark on May 1, 1949 in Shawnee. She survives him of the home.

Heath was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister.

Other survivors include one son, Ronald W. Heath, Stamford, Conn.; one daughter, Peggy Ann Heath, Woodland, Texas; one sister, Margie Parent, Oklahoma City; and one granddaughter.

Casket bearers are listed as Clyde Sharp, David Stephens, Jack Reynolds, Patrick Garbutt, Owen Melton and James Childers.

12-28

Graveside rites for Joel Henry Heathcott, 59, a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wetumka Cemetery.

Father Basil Keenan, O.S.B., will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Williamson Funeral Home, Wetumka.

Heathcott died Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

He was born May 14, 1940 in Yeager to Otto and Dessie (Denton) Heathcott.

A veteran, he spent a total of 25 years in active duty with the US Army, US Army National Guard and US Army Reserve.

Heathcott retired as the First Sergeant of Co. D 120^th Engineer Battalion at Muskogee.

He also served 12 years with the Wetumka Police Department, 10 years as Wetumka City Manager and 15 years with Wetumka Fire Department.

A longtime member of the Wetumka Kiwanis Club, Heathcott was also active in the original Wetumka Jaycees and American Legion, and worked with Little League for 10 years or more.

He also volunteered many hours with the Wetumka Senior Citizens Center and area nursing homes.

Heathcott was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church sing 1985.

Survivors are listed as his wife of more than 25 years, Evelyn Heathcott, of the home; two sons, Danny of Iowa and Chris, of Wetumka; three brothers, Gene, of Mounds, Leonard of Lawton and Dewayne, of Pryor; two sisters, Euvonne Harrison, Tulsa, and Louella Ray, Wetumka; and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Elizabeth Brooks, Junel McGuiness, Jerry Hughes, Tony Pack, Earl Smith and T.J. Carter.

Honorary bearers include Joey Beth Smith, Pat Griggs, Clark Chastain, Ben Givens and Cathy Brown.

11-14

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Ruby Jane Heffley, 70, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Merle Long will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Heffley died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999 at Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born Aug. 17, 1929 in Coalgate to Charlie and Euila (Westfall) Driskill.

Heffley worked as a nurse’s aide at Seminole Municipal Hospital for seven years.

She was the pastor wife of Bible Chapel Church, a very loving mother and loved God.

Heffley was active in Bible Chapel, in all the church activities.

Her family was her life.

She married Leon Heffley on Sept. 9, 1948 in Shawnee. He survives her of the home.

Heffley was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and four brothers.

Other survivors are one son, Jerry Leon Heffley, Seminole; two daughters and their husbands, Jeannine and Les Robinson, and Vicky and Charles Trent, all of Berryville, Ark.

Also surviving her are her grandchildren, Adriana Glover, Stratford, Lesley Ann and Bryan Odam, Tulsa, Jamie Robinson, Berryville, Ark., Christy Trent, Grand Island, Neb., and Amy and Jimmy Best of San Diego, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren, Jordan, Justin and Trey Odam.

Pallbearers will include Kenneth Heffley, Joe Heffley, Robert Heffley, James Heffley Jr., Jeff Driskill, Jerry Poff and Ivan Pokrefky.

12-28

Funeral services for Jack C. "Papa Jack" Henderson, 69, father of Seminole resident Jack W. Henderson, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Shawnee.

Revs. Percy Jerkins and Janie Kirt Morris will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at the church Columbarium under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.

Henderson died Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

He was born Aug. 8, 1930 in Shawnee to O.W. and Carolyn Henderson.

A 1949 graduate of Shawnee High School, Henderson worked at Miller’s Plant Farm in Shawnee for many years, retiring in 1981.

He was a veteran, serving in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

A lifelong Shawnee resident, Henderson was a member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, McAlester Consistory, York Rite Bodies, and was a Boy Scout leader for many years, currently with Troop 418 of Meeker.

He was also president of Ada Ostomy Association and editor of their newspaper, a life member of DVA, and on the board of directors of Bennie Kay’s Designs in Shawnee.

Henderson married Betty Holliman in 1954 in Shawnee. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

Other survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Melodie and Larry Beauchamp and Brenda and Jim Miles, all of Shawnee; one son and daughter-in-law, Jack W. and Joy Henderson, Seminole; eight grandchildren, Sean and Jon Beauchamp, Shawnee, Christina Lefferts, Oklahoma City, James Albert Miles, Shawnee, Audrey and Tasha Henderson, Branson, Mo., Sara Henderson, Seminole, and Laura Mears, Wewoka; one great-grandson, Seth Michael Lefferts, Oklahoma City.

He was also survived by four brothers, William T. Henderson, Norman, Donald O. Henderson, Van Buren, Ark., Frank L. Henderson, Oklahoma City and James E. Henderson, Hinton; and one sister, Martha Jane Duval, Altus.

The family has suggested memorials be made to the Dick Briscoe Memorial Park Fund, in care of ARVEST American National Bank.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Ed "Pooge" Hendryx, 69, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Allen Wood will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Hendryx died Saturday, July 3, 1999 at Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City.

He was born March 19, 1930 in Seminole to Clyde and Mary Ellen (Peace) Hendryx.

Hendryx worked in the oilfield most of his life, and was the owner of Seminole Tank Service since 1961.

He married Mary Imogene (Fleming) Hendryx on April 5, 1949 in Holdenville. She survives him of the home.

Hendryx was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Hershell Hendryx in 1998 and Bill Hendryx.

Other survivors include two daughters, Susan Kelley, Oklahoma City, Lori Hendryx, Seminole; four sons, Mike Hendryx, Ronnie Hendryx, Jeff Hendryx and Scott Hendryx, all of Seminole; three sisters, Juanita Mann, Shawnee, Dorothy Howell, Wiggins, Colo., and Betty Hendryx, Jones; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Pall bearers are listed as Bob Swearingen , Tommy Parks, Ronnie Conner, Brett Breedlove, Wayne Babb, Glenn Cook, George Higdon and Don Breedlove.

Honorary bearers include Bobby Sherman, Larry Sherman, Bill Parks, Chubby Wohford and Carl Fleming.

Obit

Demooth cremation society

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Graveside funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Terry Dean Henley, 37, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Chapel, Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee.

Rev. Adron Crawford will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Henley died Thursday, April 1, 1999 in Seminole.

He was born Nov. 4, 1961 in Oklahoma City to Harold Dean and Sue Carolyn (Seidel) Henley.

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he was employed as a Radiographer at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Henley was a member of the Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his mother on May 22, 1992.

Survivors include his parents, Harold and Sheryl Henley, Seminole; grandparents, Glen and Mildred Henley, Henryetta, and Margaret and Fred Seidel, Moore; one step-brother, Leroy Kramer, Dallas; and two step-sisters, Lori Kramer, Okemah and Sharon Bycko, Oklahoma City.

Honorary pallbearers are listed as Paul Flemming, Noel Thomas, Leroy Kramer and Witek Bycko.

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Doris Herrin, 72, was born on Sept. 20, 1926 in Wellington, Texas to Luthor and Wilma Maddox. She departed this life to join our savior on April 1, 1999.

She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and civic leader.

Herrin moved from Tyler, Texas to Seminole in 1939. She graduated from Seminole Schools and attended the University of Oklahoma.

She married John M. Herrin, Jr. in 1946 and began a 30-year career as co-owner of Herrin’s Ladies Ready-to-Wear.

She and her husband retired in 1979 and traveled extensively.

Herrin was active in the Parent Teachers Association and served as Cub Scout den mother for both her sons.

She was involved in many civic activities and was an enthusiastic Seminole supporter.

Herrin was the first woman president of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce in 1974, and served on the City Planning Commission, and Hospital Planning Task Force.

She served as a board member of Operation Pride, the Junior College Fund Drive, and City Beautification Committee and the Community Chest.

Herrin was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, John, her brothers Jim, Lowell and Galyn Maddox, and her godparents M.P. and Mary Sue Loftis.

She is survived by her sons, John Herrin III, Celina, Texas, David Lynn Herrin, Edmond; grandchildren Lisa Dorenkamp, Kristin Herrin and Paul Herrin; and great-grandson Alex Dorenkamp.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial services will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Rev. Glen Blackman of First United Methodist Church in Celina, Texas, will officiate.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Wake services for Wewoka native Louise (McCosar) Herrod, 78, are scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel.

A procession to her home in Calvin will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, where the family will gather and take her to Tookpartka Indian Missionary Baptist Church, northeast of Calvin, where Rev. Malcolm Tiger and Joe Bruner will officiate.

Interment will follow at the Herrod Family Cemetery.

Herrod died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999 at her home.

She was born June 22, 1921, one of a set of twins to Elliot McCosar and Minnie Anderson McCosar.

She was married to Amos Harjo Sr. in 1938.

In 1949, she married Robert Herrod. He preceded her in death.

Herrod was also preceded in death by two children, Jimmy Frank Harjo and Gladysteen Herrod; two sisters, Effie McCosar and Betty Harjo, and one brother, Benjamin McCosar.

Survivors include her children, Elouise Harjo, Amos Harjo Jr., Lewis Wayne Harjo, Katie Herrod, Richard Leon Herrod, Zula (Herrod) Green, Minnie (Herrod) Mitchell, Frances Herrod, John Herrod, Leona Herrod and Estelle Herrod; two brothers, twin Louis McCosar and Elliot McCosar Jr.; 22 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Seminole County resident Evelyn Irene Hester, 81, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God Church, Little.

Rev. Roy Robertson will officiate the services. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.

Hester died Wednesday, March 17, 1999 in Seminole.

She was born July 21, 1917 in Oilton to Don and Twyla (Fry) Cline.

Hester was a homemaker and member of the Assembly of God Church in Little.

She married W.M. Hester on October 29, 1939. He preceded her in death on June 16, 1995.

Hester was also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Hester, Sylvia, Kan., Harvey Hester and Wesley Hester Jr. both of Seminole; two daughters, Charlene Brookshire, Prague, Jean Newport, Midwest City; two brothers, Donald and Jackie Cline, Seminole; one sister, Betty Hester, Seminole; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Cora Elizabeth Hightower, 81, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church.

Rev. Bob Payne will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Violet Cemetery.

Hightower died Sunday, April 25, 1999 in Ada.

She was born Sept. 11, 1917 in Lindsay to Ollie and Gordon Lee Southern.

A homemaker, she lived in Konawa for the past 54 years.

Hightower was a member of the Landmark Baptist Church.

She married James Monroe Hightower in 1945 in Buckeye, Ariz. He preceded her in death.

Hightower was also preceded in death by one son, Woodrow Hightower.

Survivors include seven daughters, Alice Branscum, Annie Smith, Ruby Taylor, Jo Hightower, Betty Deatherage, Mae Wallace and Dorothy Kapraun; two sons, James Hightower and Junior Hightower; one stepson, Buddy Hightower; 33 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchil-dren and one great-great-grandchild.

11-17

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Elaine Hill, 45, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Wewoka.

Rev. Henry Bell and Rev. Gale Izard will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Elaine died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999 at her home in Hollywood, Calif.

She was born June 17, 1954 in Shawnee to Wayne and Rosene (Looney) Hill.

Raised in Wewoka, Elaine attended Wewoka Schools, and graduated as valedictorian of her graduating class in 1972.

After graduation, she attended Oklahoma University, where she received a BFA in Theater.

Elaine was very active in all aspects of the theater, and graduated from OU in 1976.

During the summer after graduation, she and her best friend, Janet Ellis, moved to Hollywood, where she stared her acting career immediately upon arrival.

This was her primary goal in life.

Elaine performed in movies, such as "The Competition," and in plays such as "The Iceman Cometh," "Le Liaison Dangerous," "The Elephant Man," "Quilters," "Something A-Foot," "Guys and Dolls," Damn Yankees," "Light Up the Sky" and "Lettice and Lovage."

On May 27, 1989, she met Mark Ferber; they were married in Hollywood, Calif. He survives her of the home after 10 years of marriage.

Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Rosene (Looney) Hill; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Looney.

Other survivors include one sister, Christine Hill, Wewoka; three nieces, Christle Burris and her husband, Jimmy, of Houston, Texas, Melissa Thomas and Rebekah Thomas, both of Norman; her dog, Ms. Daisy; and a host of other family and friends.

Pallbearers are listed as Mark Ferber, Joe Ingram, Jimmy Burris, Tim Yearout, Robby Norman and Bailey Harrison.

10-21-99

OKEMAH - Funeral services for Louie N. Hill, 50, brother of Bowlegs resident Christine Lindsey, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Little Quarsarty Baptist Church.

Revs. Fred Lindsey and Daniel Wind Jr. will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Little Quarsarty Baptist Church under the direction of Schumacher Funeral Home, Okemah.

Hill died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 in Wewoka.

He was born July 26, 1949 in Okemah to Tony Elijah and Irene Hill.

A lifelong resident of the Okemah area, he was a member of the Little Quarsarty Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Bronson Hill, Fla.; five brothers, Stoney and Billey Hill, both of Okemah, Dewey and Toby Hill, both of Lamar, and J.D. Hill, Tulsa; and four sisters, Emma Jones, Slick, Millie and Wanda Hill, both of Okemah, Christine Lindsey, Bowlegs.

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident Ora Earline Hill, 94, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Konawa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Hill died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999 in Ada.

She was born March 5, 1905 in Konawa to James and Elizabeth Huff.

A homemaker, she married William D. Hill in 1945. He preceded her in death.

Hill was also preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Slusher, Tulsa, and Bennie Slusher, Konawa; one brother, Zill Huff, Konawa; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Tony Wayne Hill, 37, father of a Seminole resident, were held Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Richard Bailey officiated at the service. Burial followed at New Bethel Cemetery.

Hill died Sunday, May 30, 1999 at an Ada Hospital.

He was born Sept. 29, 1961 in Ada to James and Shirley (Neely) Hill.

He attended school and graduated from Byng Public Schools.

A sales representative for Ashley Furniture Company, Hill was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Ada.

Survivors include one son, Derek Hill, Ada; one daughter, Melissa Cyr, Seminole; his parents, of Ada; one sister, Tammy Eaves, Ada; and one brother, Terry Hill, Ada.

Casket bearer were David Gray, Roger Boles, David Yockey, Jason Smeltz, Alan Simpson, and Aaron Gray.

10-20

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Ray Wayne Hilton, 53, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Jason Yarbrough will officiate at the service.

Hilton died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 at his home.

He was born Feb. 3, 1946 in Bowlegs to William Bryant and Iva Elizabeth (Meek) Hilton.

A veteran, he served in the US Army.

Hilton was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans Association and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and also affiliated with the Assembly of God Church.

He retired in 1994 from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.

Hilton married Deborah (Coots) Hilton on Jan. 27, 1972 in Byng. She survives him of the home.

Hilton was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert Hilton.

Other survivors include one son, Casey Ray Hilton, of the home; two brothers, Tommy Hilton, Houston, Texas, and Mike Hilton, Seminole; seven sisters, Norma Welch, Bowlegs, Billie Vaugn, Kingfisher, Betty Melloy, Wilson, Joann Zelaya, Seminole, Helen Moses, Owasso, Linda Pierce, Konawa and Darlene Selfridge, Seminole; and one grandchild.

4/07/99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Larry Alan Hinds, 35, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Hinds died Monday, April 5, 1999 at his home.

He was born Nov. 27, 1963 in Dallas, Texas to Warren Lee and Catherine Julie (Wingard) Hinds.

Hinds moved to Seminole 23 years ago from Austin, Texas, and was of the Presbyterian faith.

He married Vivian Troglin on May 2, 1985. She survives him of the home.

Hinds was preceded in death by his father.

Other survivors include his mother, of Shawnee; one son, Danny Persinger, of the home, one daughter, Christie Jordan, Seminole, two brothers, Charles Hinds, Gainesville, Texas and Donald Hinds, Yukon; three sisters, Carol Haynes, Seminole, Debbie Gurley, Wewoka, and Judy Thompson, Gardengrove, Calif.; and one grandchild.

Casket bearers are listed as Joe Luna, Matthew Jordan, Chuck Fuller, Rick Carter, Jim Snodgrass and Darrell Morris.

12-1

Graveside services for former Cromwell resident Eva Rubene Hobbs, 90, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery.

Bobby Massey will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah.

Hobbs died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999 in an Okemah hospital.

She was born May 14, 1909 in Buck Horn to Mont and Joanna Anderson Owens.

She was a resident of Cromwell until 1950, when she moved to Checotah. She lived at Pioneer Nursing Home in Okemah at the time of her death.

A homemaker, Hobbs was a member of the Church of Christ.

She married William Taylor Hobbs in 1929 in Holdenville. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Norman Dale Hobbs, and Jack Taylor Hobbs, both of Checotah; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

2-11-99

Funeral services were set for Konawa resident, Libby Kate Grogan Hodge, 88, for 2 p.m. Saturday at Pickard Funeral Chapel. Interment is scheduled to follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. She died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999 in Midwest City.

Rev. Pam Shirk will officate for the services.

Interment is scheduled for the Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of the Pickard Funeral Home.

Hodge was born March 24, 1910 in Konawa to Rosa Lee and John T. Grogan.

Hodge was a sales person and a member of the Konawa United Methodist Church.

She married Herbert Hodge in Ada Sept. 1, 1925. He preceded her in death.

She is also preceded in death by one son, Ted Hodge; one sister, Demple Adams, three brothers and one grandson.

Hodge is survived by son Wayne Hodge, Midwest City; one daughter Marie Forcum, Okemah; sister Nell Burnett, Greenwood, Ind.; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-chrandchild.

The pallbearers are listed as her grandson.

12-29

Funeral services for former Maud City Clerk Olline Hodges, 93, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee.

Mike Shelborn will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Hodges died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

She was born May 12, 1906 in Maud to Dee and Mae Holt.

A graduate of Shawnee High School, Hodges worked as a sales clerk in Maud before becoming city clerk for the City of Maud.

She was a member of the Northridge Church of Christ, Eastern Star in Maud, and Eastern Star in Weslaco, Texas.

Hodges lived in the Rio Grand Valley in Weslaco for 47 years before moving to Shawnee in 1997.

She was married to Ben Hodges; he preceded her in death.

Hodges was also preceded in death by one daughter, Nolene Hodges; one sister, Alma Craig; and two infant sons.

Survivors include two daughters, Tokee Richard, Shawnee and Jan Rowe, Camarillo, Calif.; one brother, J.D. Holt, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Evelyn Whipple, San Angelo, Texas; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

9-15

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Wanda Hollenbeck, 61, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Little Assembly of God.

Rev. Paul Haden will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Prague.

Hollenbeck died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999 in Seminole.

She was born April 4, 1938 in Kansas City, Mo. to Leo Jay and Vina Columbus Little.

She lived in the Seminole area most of her life, and was of the Baptist faith.

She married Carlton Elmer Hollenbeck in 1974, He preceded in death on Aug. 29, 1989.

Hollenbeck was also preceded in death by her father and one brother, Lester Little.

Survivors include her mother, of Seminole; three brothers, Frank Little, Seminole, Eddie Little, Choctaw, and Keith Little, Oklahoma City; and two sisters, Loretta Snow, Weatherford, and Judy O’Neal, Harrah.

11-18

Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Maggie (Carolina) Hollins, 85, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Westwood Cemetery.

Rev. William Jones, pastor of Community Baptist Church in Wichita, Kan., will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Van & Gettis Funeral Home, Wichita.

Hollins died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999 at her home in Wichita.

She was born Sept. 24, 1914 in Wewoka, the only daughter of Jeanetta and Manuel Carolina.

Hollins attended Douglass Grade School, Page Junior High and graduated from Douglass High School in 1934.

She was a longtime member of St. Paul Baptist Church, where she served on the usher board and was active in the youth department. In Wichita, she attended Community Baptist Church.

Hollins served as president of the PTA in Wewoka and Wichita, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Wichita.

She was married to Leroy Hollins, and they made their home in Wichita; he survives her of the home.

Hollins was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Herman Buckner, and one brother, Walter Carolina.

Other survivors include one son, Edward "Elmer Jackson Sr., Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, Richard Carolina Sr., Wewoka, and Ralph C. Carolina, Bakersfield, Calif.; and five grandchildren.

4-16

Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Lawrence Noel Holmes, 90, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Holmes died Thursday, April 15, 1999 at his home in Tecumseh.

He was born Jan. 19, 1909 in Noel, Mo. To C.A. and Sally (Lord) Holmes.

He grew up in the Okmulgee and Wewoka areas, and as a young man, worked in the dry cleaners, service station and oilfields.

Holmes retired from the dry cleaning business in 1971.

He moved to Tecumseh in Nov. 1987 and remained there until his death.

Holmes was married to Del Luree Ragon on June 20, 1986 in Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 12 brothers and sisters, and one granddaughter, Talea Ragon, on May 25, 1996.

Other survivors include one sister, Myrtle Hammer, Wewoka; stepchildren Steven Ragon, Norman, Carrye Wells, Tecumseh, Darren Ragon, Edmond and Garrick Ragon, Norman; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

12-3

Funeral services for Seminole resident Herman Holt, 97, are scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Henry Bell and Jake Cleaver of First United Methodist Church in Wewoka will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Holt died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born July 18, 1902 in Warm Springs, Ark. to William Randolph and Flora Holt.

A veteran, he had served during World War I.

Holt worked in construction, which included working on the building of Sinclair Oil Company Gas Plants 12, 13 and 14.

He later became a construction engineer for various construction companies and he and his wife, Afton, traveled to many states until he retired in 1965 from the Dresser Engineering Company.

He married Afton Early on April 23, 1923 in Reno, Ark., and moved to Seminole in 1926.

Herman and Afton were both members of the Bowlegs First United Methodist Church, where Bell is also pastor, since 1934.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Afton, in 1990; one daughter, Reba Mace, in 1980; six brother and sisters.

Survivors include one daughter, Bonita Anderson and her husband, Melvin, of Seminole; grandson, Glenn Newport and his wife, June, Pine Bluff, Ark.; granddaughter Cathey Walker, Gainesville, Texas; granddaughter Marilyn Smith and her husband, Ron, Spring, Texas; grandson Clark Mace and his wife, Nicole, Houston; four great-grandchildren and many step-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Glenn Newport, Jason Newport, David Horton, Billy Thompson, Duane Sharver and Jim Cook.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Bowlegs Methodist Church Treasurer, 720 Reid Street, Seminole.

11-23

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Jack Allen Hook, 53, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Roy Robertson will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hook died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Sept. 14, 1946 in Seminole to A.W. "Pete" and Helen (Seaman) Hook.

A diesel mechanic, Hook was employed with Koch Oil Company.

He lived in Seminole for 21 years.

Hook was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include one son, Clinton S. Hook, Killeen, Texas; one daughter, Jackie Olden, Texas; two sisters, Glenna Shull and Karen Tunnell, both of Bowlegs; and two grandchildren.

4-16

Funeral services for Maud resident Harriet C. (Brown) Rumbaugh Hopper, 59, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of Christ in Maud.

Frank Brewer will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Hopper died Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at her home.

She was born June 23, 1978 in Point Pleasant, W. Va. to Helen Lois (Miller) and Paul Wesley Brown, Sr.

Hopper had lived in the Bay area of California since 1961, and moved to Oklahoma in 1978. She moved from Shawnee to Maud in 1996.

She had retired from Auntie Harriet’s Daycare after 20 years, and was the owner of Harriet’s Short Stop.

Hopper was also a homemaker and a nurse.

She was a member of the Church of Christ in Maud.

She married John Leon Hopper on March 26, 1984 in Tecumseh. He survives her of the home.

Hopper was preceded in death by her first husband, James F. Rumbaugh Sr.; her parents; and two brothers, Paul and Dwight Brown.

Other survivors include one son, James F. Rumbaugh Jr., Maud; one daughter, Jennifer (Rumbaugh) Hopper, Tecumseh; two brothers, Daniel Brown, Pittsburg, Calif., and Mark Brown, Vallejo, Calif.; three sisters, Paullita Seabaugh, Oakland, Calif., Katharine Briley, Richmond, Calif., and Barbara Bueshel, Santa Rosa, Calif.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

WEWOKA ¾ Graveside funeral services for longtime Wewoka resident Herbert Sydney "Herb" Horn are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Holdenville Cemetery.

Harold McRay will officiate; burial is under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Horn died Friday at Holdenville General Hospital at the age of 94.

He was born Feb. 23, 1905, in Belleville, Ark., to A.G. and Alice (Joiner) Horn.

He was raised in the Yell County area and moved to Wewoka in 1945. He worked in the service station business until his retirement in 1971.

Horn married Ora Pearl Pickens on Oct. 31, 1931 in Yell County. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Horn, Midwest City; two grandchildren, Robert Horn Jr. and Michelle Horn, both of Midwest City; one great-grandson, Daniel Foster, Midwest City; one brother-in-law and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pickens, Hot Springs, Ark; a sister-in-law, Lovie Dean, Holdenville; a cousin, Raymond and Nowasa Joiner, Holdenville; special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Anson, Seminole; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

5-23

Funeral services for Wewoka native James Robert "Bob" Horne, 66, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church, Holdenville.

Rev. Jim Parrish will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Hudson Phillips Funeral Home.

Horne died Sunday, May 23, 1999 at his home in Holdenville.

He was born Dec. 17, 1932 in Wewoka to Harvey Raymond Horne and Clara Springer.

He graduated from Wewoka High School, then served in to US Navy from Oct. 1951 to Aug. 1953.

He was assigned to the USS Missouri BB 63 battleship during the Korean War.

Horne moved to California until 1988, when he retired from French American Bakery, when he returned to live in Holdenville.

He was a member of Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church, and was involved with many ministries, including Volunteers in Mission, Sunday School superintendent, and a member of the Administrative Board.

Horne also worked on various building and remodeling projects at the church.

In the community, he was active in the American Legion where he served as a Historian and Vice Commander.

He participated in the Community Theater production, "Inherit the Wind", in 1994.

Horne married Jo Ella Ball on April 25, 1953 in Holdenville. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Phyllis Louise Horne Calkins.

Other survivors include three children, Phyllis Jane Lisle, La Mirada, Calif., Anita Jo Koop, Olathe, Kan., and Robert Raymond, Northwood, Iowa; one brother, John Leonard Horne, Monarch Beach, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

8-24-99

Memorial services for Dr. Michael Allan Houghton, 54, are set for 11 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church in Wewoka.

Rev. Henry Bell will officiate at the services. Houghton’s remains will be cremated.

He died Monday, August 23, 1999, when the airplane he was piloting crashed north of Seminole.

According to his wife, Connie, witnesses to the crash said that the engine cut out, and forced the plane to land.

Houghton was born March 17, 1945 in Ranger, Texas to Johnny and CleoAnna Smith.

A 1963 graduate of Everman High School, Houghton began his residency in family medicine at the University of Oklahoma.

In January of 1985, he moved to Wewoka, where began his family practice at the Tri Cities Family Medical Clinic.

More recently, Houghton began helping at prisons in Oklahoma, performing medical duties at four prisons and at the new Tulsa jail.

Houghton, a pilot, was flying home from Tulsa when his plane crashed.

He was married to Connie Sue (York) Houghton, on Aug. 17, 1965. The couple celebrated their 34^th wedding anniversary last week.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; his parents; one son, Chase Mark Houghton, Holdenville; one daughter, Spring Michael Houghton, New York; three brothers, Pat Houghton, Rod Houghton and Dr. Scott Houghton, all of Texas; and one sister, Marcia Hoedebeck, Texas.

6-1

Funeral services for longtime Sasakwa and Wewoka resident Ruth Houston, 90, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Mack Lyon and Johnny Hinton will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Houston died Sunday, May 30, 1999.

She was born July 27, 1908 to Stonewall J. and Sarah Jane (Brown) Blankenship.

Houston married James Audie Houston on June 5, 1925. He preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one grandson.

Survivors include two daughters, Veta Moore, Wewoka, and Joann Stewart, Huntsville, Ala.; one brother, Gene Blankenship, Bakersfield, Calif.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Kelly Bartman, Robbie Stewart, Jeff Reid, David Reid, Tommy Dale Harris and Guy Tucker.

Honorary bearers include Dewey Muirhead, Durward Tucker, Ted Tucker, Cato Jones and Randy Sanders.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Search and Hosice of Shawnee Regional Home Health.

03-28-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Betty Opal Howard, 80, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Howard died Friday, March 26, 1999 at Seminole Estates.

She was born May 9, 1918 in Thornburg, Ark. to Henry Loftis and Sarah Cline.

A Baptist, Howard worked as a nurses’ aid at Shawnee Regional Hospital until her retirement in 1984.

She married Sylvester Howard to Aug. 17, 1935 in Hartford, Ark. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1994.

She is also preceded in death by her parents, one son, one grandson and one sister.

Survivors include four sons, Harley, Jimmy and Ken, all of Seminole, and Rick Howard of Shawnee; three daughters, Betty Johnson, Seminole, Gail Anderson, Norman, and Sylvia Graves, Perry; three brothers and sisters, Marvin Loftis, and Alta Harchell, both of Seminole and Virginia Rush, Moore; 27 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

3-14-99

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Stephen Lee Howard, 16, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Stephens Catholic Church, Holdenville.

Father Matthew J. Brown, O.S.B., will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Rosary services are set for 7:15 p.m. Sunday at the Stout Chapel.

Howard died Friday, March 12, 1999 in an auto accident.

He was born Feb. 17, 1983 in Tulsa to Philip and Jane Howard.

He was a member of the Catholic Church and attended the First Baptist Youth Group.

A sophomore at Wewoka High School, Howard maintained a 4.0 grade point average and was the class treasurer.

He was a member of the Oklahoma and National Honor Society, and was a science fair winner and a representative during the Hanging of the Green.

Howard was a life Boy Scout, and was working on his Eagle Badge.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Max Glaze, and Margaret and Robert Howard.

Survivors include his parents, of the home; one brother, John Howard; grandmother June Glaze.

The family requests that memorials be made to Boy Scout Troop #426.

3-12-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Ozie Mae Howell, 85, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Doyle Long will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Wolf Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Howell died Thursday, March 11, 1999 at Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born Dec. 3, 1913 in Vernon, Ala. to Thomas and Zelma Yerby. She moved to Seminole County, and had lived here for 80 years.

A homemaker, Howell attended Trinity Baptist Church.

She married Dan Howell on June 14, 1946 in Gainesville, Texas. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Charles L. and Joann Posey, Seminole; three grandchildren, Brad and Phillip Posey, and Laura Long; and seven great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Brad Posey, Phillip Posey, Chris Posey, Monty Yerby, Josh Yerby and Matthew Yerby.

02/26/99

Funeral services for Earl E. Huckleberry, 88, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Chris Stinnett will officiate.

Burial will follow in Vamoosa Cemetery.

Huckleberry died Thursday at Pioneer Nursing Home.

He was born May 23, 1910, in Vamoosa to Albert and Betty (McFarland) Huckleberry.

He lived in Seminole County, principally in Maud, all his life, retiring in 1985 from Rudmon Oil. He attended the Church of Christ.

He married Dollie Mae Wynn on Sept. 1, 1933, in Seminole; she died July 27, 1991.

Huckleberry was also preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and one sisters.

Survivors include one daughter, Doris Yerby, Wolf; two grandchildren, Monty and Rick Yerby; and three great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to Search, P.O. Box 371, Edmond, 73083.

5-11

Funeral services for Marie Hughes, 64, mother of Wewoka resident Phillip Floyd, were held today at Cooper Funeral Chapel.

Interment followed at Tecumseh Cemetery.

Hughes died Friday, May 7, 1999 in Texas City, Texas.

She was born April 22, 1935 in Tecumseh, and attended school there.

A homemaker, Hughes moved to Pasadena, Texas in 1968.

She married Joe P. Hughes on July 9, 1955. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1986.

Hughes was also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Davenport; three sons, Joe Hughes, Jerry Hughes, and Phillip Floyd; three brothers, Harry Linduff, Don Linduff and Troy Linduff; and five grandchildren.

3-11-99

Funeral services for longtime Wewoka resident Roman Hulbutta, 62, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sand Creek Eufaula Church.

Rev. Freeman Whitlock and Rev. Thomas Billie will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Tiger Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Wake services are scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at Stout Chapel, and the procession to Sand Creek Eufaula Church will commence at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Hulbutta died March 10, 1999 at his home.

He was born Oct. 9, 1936 in Seminole County to Johnson and Sallie Hulbutta.

Hulbutta was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Raymond Hulbutta; and one stepson, Jimsey Hulbutta.

Survivors include four brothers, Ramsey Hulbutta, Geary, Johnny Hulbutta and Paul Hulbutta, both of Wewoka, and Ronnie Hulbutta, Holdenville; three sisters, Nancy Hulbutta and Semaria Grass, both of Wewoka, and Nelsie Yargee, Shawnee.

Pallbearers are listed as Chavez Jones, Jeff Harjo, Randy, Chris, Roger and Johnson Hulbutta.

2-9-99

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Ethel Johnson Hull, 90, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Joe Faircloth will officiate at the service, assisted by Rev. Sam Hendry. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Hull died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999 at a Shawnee Nursing Home.

She was born April 23, 1908 in Stronge City, in Roger Mills County, to Thomas Loranze and Emma Cora (Nichols) Fifer.

Hull attended Keokuk Falls Schools while in Seminole County.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church.

Hull moved to Shawnee in June, 1959 from Ninnekah.

She married Edgar Thornton Johnson on April 30, 1926 in Tecumseh. He preceded her in death May 26, 1959.

She married Arthur E. Hull on Sept. 2, 1977 in Shawnee; he preceded her in death May 18, 1987.

Hull was also preceded in death by a grandson.

Survivors include four daughters, Willie Mae Kezer, Colton, Calif., Evelyn Godfrey, Shawnee, Benita Myrick and Carolyn Brewer, both of Midwest City; one son, Thomas Johnson, Shawnee; one sister, Mae Luck, Odessa, Texas; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

5-27

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Belle Hulsey, 96, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at East Main Church of Christ.

Larry Bailey will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Tate Mountain Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Hulsey died Wednesday, May 26, 1999 in Holdenville.

She was born June 14, 1902 in Hartselle, Ala. To Cephus T. and Eva Collier.

As a young child she moved to Oklahoma, and resided in Seminole and Hughes County most of her life.

A housewife, Hulsey was a member of the East Main Church.

She was married to Dewey Huckabay for 56 years when he died on Oct. 23, 1977.

She married Walter Hulsey on Oct. 21, 1982; He preceded her in death on Dec. 23, 1996.

Hulsey was also preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers and three sisters.

Survivors include one daughter, Juanita Miller, Redding, Calif.; one granddaughter, Shirley Carrington, Chico, Calif.; one sister, Elva Gill, Shawnee; eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

1-20-99

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident Eva Viola (Atchison) Hunter, 86, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Hunter died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 in Holdenville.

She was born Dec. 27, 1912 in Porter, Texas to Lexus Paris and Mary Jane (Weber) Atchison.

Hunter worked as an LPN in California for several hears before moving back to Oklahoma in 1982.

She was a member of Women of the Moose and VFW while living in California, and Eagles in Wetumka, where she served as Chaplain in the past.

She married Lester W. Hunter on Sept. 11, 1929 in Seminole. He preceded her in death July 13, 1990.

Hunter was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Alvin Hunter in 1986; two daughters, Almeda Hunter in 1932 and Sharon Devor in 1980; and several brothers and sisters.

Survivors are three sons, Dale Hunter, Mission, Texas, Martin Hunter, Holdenville, and Darrell Hunter, Merced, Calif.; one daughter, Nina Murphy, Park Hill; one sister, Bertha Carroll, Tulsa; 18 grandchildren and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for lifelong Wewoka resident Frank Huntley, 89, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Street Church of Christ.

Brother C. Banks of Cedar Street Church will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Huntley died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999 at Integris Baptist Health Center in Oklahoma City.

He was born April 10, 1910 in Sasakwa.

Huntley worked for the City of Wewoka for 20 years before his retirement.

He was a member of the Cedar Street Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Joetta Huntley; and one brother, Webster Huntley.

Survivors include two sisters, Henrietta Davis, Hugo and Mary L. Baker, Lawton; one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Howard Lester Hutchinson, 62, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. E.G. Bert of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Hutchinson died Monday, May 3, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born March 8, 1937 in Okmulgee, and had lived in Wewoka since 1975.

Hutchinson was a member of the Thomastown Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Albert Phillips; and two brothers, John D. Bruner and Earnest Fuller.

Survivors include his wife, Loretta Hutchinson, Wewoka; seven daughters, Jeanette Railey, Diane Phillips, Della Phillips, Sophilia Nicole Phillips and Cassandra Scott, all of Los Angeles, and Cora Jean Warrior and Cavaline Warrior, both of Ada; 11 sons, Richard Phillips Jr., Arizona, David Phillips, Glen Phillips, Ronnie "Hodgie" Phillips, Kenny Phillips and Gregory "Squeeba" Phillips, all of Los Angeles, John Phillips, Phillip Hutchinson, Wewoka, George Bryant Hutchinson, Norman, Ray Warrior, Ada and Tony Warrior, Wewoka.

Other survivors include three sisters, Georgia Griffin and Geraldine Murdock, both of Tulsa, and Beverly Smith, Wichita, Kan.; seven brothers, Wendell Smith, Willie C. Smith, Keith Smith, George Smith and Frederick Smith, all of Wichita, Kan., Dennis Smith, Phoenix, Ariz., and Marvin Smith, Dallas, Texas; 24 grandchildren, two great-grandchil-dren and one great-great-grand-child.

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Rev. Doyle Seeley will officiate at the services. Burial is under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Chandler.

Huth died Saturday, March 27, 1999 in Norman.

He was born May 13, 1923 in Great Falls, Mont. To John Walter and Esther Viola Huth.

A veteran, Huth served in the US Navy during World War II through the Vietnam War. He retired after 24 years of service.

He had lived in California for several years before moving to Chandler in 1988.

Huth married Sarah Pounds Howser on Jan. 31, 1979 in Reno, Nev. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Other survivors include one son, John Huth, San Jose, Calif.; one stepson, Daryl Howser, Seminole; one daughter, Janice Byer, Clifton, Va.; and three grandchildren.

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Memorial services for Seminole native Loyde Joe Ingram, 71, were held today at East Main Church of Christ, Holdenville.

Ingram died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999 at his home in Holdenville.

He was born March 24, 1927 in Seminole to Claude and Mary Thomas Ingram.

At the age of 12, he moved to Holdenville, where he resided until his death.

A veteran, Ingram served in the US Navy during World War II.

He worked in the oil field, was a farmer and cattleman and also was a plant manager of Covey’s.

Ingram married Wilma Ruth Martin on July 1, 1950. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father, his mother and stepfather, Mary Thomas Ingram Palmer and Arnold Palmer; one sister, Wanda Blevins and one brother, Bill Ingram.

Other survivors include two sons, Randy Ingram, Clarksville, Tenn., and Bruce Ingram, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Susan Terry, Meeker; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Allen Leon Inman, 64, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Temple Baptist Church, Shawnee.

Rev. Mike Craig and Rev. C.L. Thomas will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Inman died Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was born March 27, 1935 in Sasakwa to Odas Lee and Anna Lee (Allen) Inman.

He was employed at a shipping manager for Carlon-Lamson-Session until his retirement in 1995.

Inman moved to Seminole County from Oklahoma City in 1964, and was a member of Temple Baptist in Shawnee.

He married Edna Mae Streeter on Aug. 20, 1956 in Ada. She survives him of the home.

Inman was preceded in death by his parents, and one son, Allen Dwayne Inman in December, 1964.

Other survivors include two daughters, Sheila Underwood, Seminole, and Teresa Baker, Meeker; two brothers, Jimmy W. Inman, Holdenville, and Robert Lee Inman, Ada; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Keith Carter, Kevin Carter, Todd Cheatwood, Cody Bennett, Tim Inman and Odas Inman.

Honorary bearers include Clayton and Lance Underwood.

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Funeral services for former Konawa resident Chester Arthur Jackson, 83, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Wetumka.

Rev. Randy McCown and Rev. Frank Hester will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Vista Cemetery west of Konawa under the direction of Williamson Funeral Home of Wetumka.

Jackson died Friday, May 21, 1999 in Norman.

He was born May 20, 1916 in Konawa to Henry and Emeline Jackson.

A farmer and oil field worker, Jackson retired in 1984. He was a member of the Wetumka First Baptist Church.

He married Margie Elliott on July 2, 1939 in Konawa. She survives him of the home.

Jackson was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Dorothy Prewitt, four brother and one sister.

Other survivors include three daughters, Margie Sexton, Asher, Martha Hester, Sylvia, Kan., and Mary Beth Wilhelm, Ft. Cobb; two sons, Glenn Jackson, Davenport, and Paul Wayne Jackson, Oklahoma City; one brother, Alvie Jackson, Del City; one sister, Norma Edwards, Stuart; 17 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and six stepgrandchildren.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Edna Evelyn Jackson, 93, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Rev. Doyle Gadberry will officiate at the service, assisted by Evelyn Gadberry. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999 at Wewoka Nursing Home.

She was born Feb. 7, 1906 in Holdenville to Emmy (Robertson) and Charles Rider. She was reared in Holdenville, and graduated from Holdenville High School in 1925.

Jackson volunteered her time to work on election committees for Seminole County, and was a member of the Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church.

She was married to Jewell Franklin Jackson on Oct. 22, 1925 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death in October of 1989.

Jackson was also preceded in death by one son, Don Jackson in 1989.

Survivors include one sister, Bertha Clayton, Holdenville; three grandchildren, Mark Jackson, of the home, Joe Jackson, Enid and Pat Jackson, Yukon; one daughter-in-law, Patsy Jackson, Yukon; and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Gurdon Johnson, Mark Barnhart, Dyton Coffman, Marvin Hood, Jake Smith, and Tim Brady.

Honorary Pallbearers include Harman Bevelhymer, Ray Bevelhymer, Homer Garner, Buck Walls and John Stafford.

The family requests that memorials be made in Jackson’s name to the Bethel Pentecostal Church.

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Graveside services for longtime Wewoka resident Ora Lena Jackson, 87, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 in Rush Springs.

She was born Nov. 11, 1911 in Asher.

Jackson operated Jackson Supermarket in Wewoka for many years.

She was preceded in death by one son, Ray Smith, one brother, Clarence Gosnell and four sisters.

Survivors include two sons, Roy A. Smith, Wewoka, and Larry Jackson, Rush Springs, four sisters, Beatrice Wood, California, Beaula Fry and Vivian Jones, both of Asher, and Dolly Smith, Oklahoma City; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchil-dren and eight great-great-grandchil-dren.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Hester James, 88, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Revs. L.T. Crawford and John Q. Simpson will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Faye Cemetery, 10 miles north of Seminole.

James died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Jan. 8, 1911 in Pheba, Miss., to James Monroe and Altonia (Sprowls) Jackson.

A housekeeper, James was a member of Galilee Baptist Church and the Galilee Mission Society.

On Sept. 9, 1929, she married Jessie Boyd; he preceded her in death.

She then married Rev. Edmond James on March 2, 1942; he preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1979.

Survivors include her great-niece and caretaker, Dorthea Winrow, Earlsboro; two brothers, James Monroe Jackson, Seattle, Wash., and Ludie Jackson, Stockton, Calif.; five sisters, Ollie Williams, Alzetta Pruitt, and Freddie Mae Harris, all of Coweta, Adell Clayton, Wagoner, and Odell Neil, Tulsa.

Casket bearers are listed as great-nephews, and flower bearers will be great-nieces. Honorary flower bearers will be the Galilee Mission Society.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident John Benjamin Coker, 73, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Pickard Chapel.

Rev. Exie Fish will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Evening services are slated for 6 p.m. this evening at Pickard Chapel.

Coker died Tuesday, June 29, 1999 at Oklahoma City.

He was born Aug. 8, 1925 in Konawa to Mamie and Rev. Daniel Coker.

A lifelong Konawa resident, he served in the US Army during World War II, and was a member of the High Springs Baptist Church.

Coker retired as a Civil Service Worker.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Irene Armstrong, and one brother, Lewis J. Coker.

Survivors include three nephews, Bill Armstrong, Frank Armstrong and Danny Armstrong, all of Konawa; and five nieces, Betty Jean Burgess, of the home, Katie Harmon, Ada, Netty Mooreland and Edna Odell, both of Asher, and Karen Sue Coker, Geary.

Pallbearers at the chapel are listed as Donny Smith, Dorsey Nero, Clay Horton, Leo Burgess, Frank Burgess, and Kenneth Coker.

At the cemetery, Coker will have military pallbearers.

Honorary bearers include Bill Houston, George Coker, Bill Ellie, Joe Cully and Lucky Spooner.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Edna Mae Johnson, 79, were held this morning at Strothers Chapel, Maple Grove Cemetery.

Rev. Curtis Townley officiated at the service. Arrangements were under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Johnson died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999 at her home in Okemah.

She was born June 14, 1920 in Necessity, Texas to Edgar Monroe and Beaulah (Roth) Pearson.

She graduated from Wolf High School, and attended Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater.

A homemaker, Johnson was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole.

She was a Seminole resident until two months ago, when she moved to Okemah.

She married Ted Johnson on July 13, 1942 in Holdenville. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1980.

Johnson was also preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Myrl H. Pearson.

Survivors include one son, Gene Johnson, Edmond; three daughters, Sandy Neal and Linda Creason of Okemah, and Judy O’Connell, San Antonio, Texas; one brother, Gene Pearson, Enid; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Pallbearers are listed as John Creason, Mark Creason, Davis Creason, Jake Neal, Jeff Johnson, Kevin Johnson and Bradley O’Neal.

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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Johnny Thomas Johnson, 46, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley and Rev. Robert Hightower will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

The casket will be open until service time and will not be reopened.

Johnson died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999 at Valley View Hospital, Ada.

He was born Sept. 6, 1952 in Seminole to Thomas and Francina (Factor) Johnson.

A 1970 graduate of Seminole High School, he attended Seminole Junior College, and was a member of Harvey Road Baptist Church, where he served as Associate Pastor.

Johnson was a salesman for Seminole Chemical.

He married Vickie (Lankford) Johnson on June 4, 1971 in Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

Johnson was preceded in death by one son, Jonathan Johnson in 1978; his father, and one sister, June Chambers.

Other survivors include his mother, of Seminole; one son, Jeremy Johnson and one daughter, Tiffany Johnson, both of the home; one sister, Joann Conner and one brother-in-law, Tommy Chambers.

Casket bearers are listed as Dale Jesse, Randy Dailey, Rodney Factor, Jason Chambers, Larry Write, Jim Moreu and Max House.

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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Johnny Thomas Johnson, 46, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley and Rev. Robert Hightower will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

The casket will be open until service time and will not be reopened.

Johnson died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999 at Valley View Hospital, Ada.

He was born Sept. 6, 1952 in Seminole to Thomas and Francina (Factor) Johnson.

A 1970 graduate of Seminole High School, he attended Seminole Junior College and was a member of Harvey Road Baptist Church, where he served as Associate Pastor.

Johnson was a salesman for Seminole Chemical.

He married Vickie Lankford on June 4, 1971 in Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

Johnson was preceded in death by one son, Jonathan Johnson, in 1978; his father and one sister, June Chambers.

Other survivors include his mother, of Seminole; one son, Jeremy Johnson, and one daughter, Tiffany Johnson, both of the home; one sister, Joann Conner and one brother-in-law, Tommy Chambers.

Casket bearers are listed as Dale Jesse, Randy Dailey, Rodney Factor, Jason Chambers, Larry Write, Jim Moreu and Mark House.

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Funeral services for William Curtis "Bill" Johnson, 85, brother of a Maud resident, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks.

Rev. John Orr will officiate at the service. Burial is under the direction of Parks Brother Funeral Chapel, Meeker.

Johnson died Sunday, April 18, 1999 in Chandler.

He was born March 4, 1914 in Sardis, Miss., to James Walter and Tennessee Missouri (Rickard) Johnson.

He worked in the trucking operations around the Meeker area, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Meeker.

Johnson was preceded in death by his two wives, Mary and Luella, his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include three sons, Don Johnson, Choctaw, Billy Johnson, Wanette, and Steve Johnson, Stillwater; daughters, Grace Allen, Tecumseh, May Locke, Broken Arrow, Mary Liggitt, Tulsa, Sheri Patterson, Meeker, Wilma Johnson, Moore, and Lori Acord, Edmond; three brothers, Dave Johnson, Maud, Calvin Johnson, Exford, Miss., and Marshall Johnson, California; two sisters, Couise Coller, Kingfisher and Fredia Kirz, Oklahoma City and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident L.C. Johnson, 78, were held today at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Earnest Harrison Jr., and N.R. Smith officiated at the service. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Johnson died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1999 at Southwest Medical Center.

He was born Jan. 19, 1921 in McAlester to Norman and Arizona (Davis) Johnson.

Johnson was raised in the McAlester-Gaines Creek area and attended school in Krebs.

A veteran, he served in the US Army infantry during World War II.

Johnson worked in the oilfield between 1947 and 1963, then owned and operated Johnson’s Dairy Cup in Wewoka until 1981.

He was a longtime active member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Wewoka.

He married Ruth Thomas on Aug. 10, 1946 in Ada. She survives him of the home.

Johnson was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Annabelle Johnson, and one brother, Luther Doyle Johnson.

Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Lewis and Cyndy Johnson, Durl and Sue Johnson, and Kenneth and Lori Johnson; one daughter and son-in-law, Wynema and John Kirby; three sisters, Audie Bryant and her husband, Wayne, Bea Smith and Norma Jean Clark and her husband, Oliver.

Also surviving him are eight grandchildren, Shawna and Kim Johnson, Swade and Lisa Johnson, Faith and Colby Humble, Boone Smith, Colton Johnson, Erika and Shane Findley and Tennille and Mike Taylor; and three great-grandchildren, Dalton Findley and Cailin and Madisyn Taylor.

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Lois Bailey Johnson, 90, was born Jan. 24, 1908 in Vernon, Texas, and died Jan. 8, 1999 while visiting her sister in Seminole.

Lois was over a fifty-year resident of Kilgore, Texas. She moved to Kilgore in 1930 with her husband, William Ocie Johnson.

True to her entrepreneurial spirit, she opened and maintained Lois’ Sweet Shop from the 1950’s until the late 1970’s.

Her expertise in creating wedding cakes brought her fame, and kept her baking from her home well after the closing of her retail store.

Lois was fiercely loyal to family, and actively participated in their care throughout her life. She left Kilgore in 1981 to live with her son, but did not sell her home at 812 Carlisle until 1997. He desire to return to Kilgore never truly ended.

Lois was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Luther and Pearl Bailey, Her brothers, Herschel and Shady Bailey and her son, Billy Jack Johnson.

She is survived by her sister, Daphine Brewer, Seminole; two grandchildren, Andrea Jaksa, Desoto, Texas, and Melissa Johnson, Dallas, Texas, and their families; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Jaksa and Cameron Johnson Wright.

She is also survived by her four nieces and their families.

Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Kilgore Cemetery, Kilgore, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident William "Jack" Boyd Johnston, 64, are scheduled for 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Konawa.

Father Mathew Brown, OSB, will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Johnston died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999.

He was born Feb. 16, 1935 in Konawa to Lorena (Boyd) and Elmer Johnston.

An oilfield worker, Johnston moved to Kansas for a while before moving back to the Konawa area in 1992.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and AmVets as a veteran of the US Army.

He married Karen Johnston in Lyons, Kan., on Feb. 4, 1982. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include one daughter, Sara Marie Johnston, Konawa; one son, Steve Johnston, Konawa; two stepsons, Gregory Allen, Oklahoma City and Stacy Allen, Oxford, Miss.; one sister, Glenda Buck, Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Gerald Reeves, Dave Green, Kevin Buck, George Winters, Jerry McGraw and Glen McGraw.

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Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Hazel Faye Jolley, 92, are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Burial is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

She died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999 at her home in Davis.

Jolley was born Oct. 21, 1907 to Louis Madison Gates and Jenny Gwinn Gates; they preceded her in death.

She married Delbert Jolly who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one brother.

She is survived by one son, Glen Jolley, Monahans, Texas and two sisters, Clara Bryan, Etiwanda, Calif., and Vera Troutman, Rialto, Calif.

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Funeral services for Seminole native Gary Jolly, 51, were held today at Cooper Funeral Chapel, Tecumseh.

Rev. Jimmy Harness officiated at the service. Burial followed at Brown Cemetery.

Jolly died Friday, Jan. 29, 1999 in Shawnee.

He was born March 12, 1947 in Seminole to Kenneth Lacy and Nova Frances (Jordan) Jolly.

He moved from Del City to Tecumseh in 1960, and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1965.

A veteran, Jolly served in the US Navy during Vietnam, serving in Guam and Okinawa.

He was employed as a machinist at Central Plastics for 18 years.

Jolly was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his brothers, Randy Jolly, Tecumseh, Danny Jolly, Pauls Valley and Ken Jolly, also of Tecumseh.

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Funeral services for lifelong Earlsboro resident Charles Douglas "C.D." Jones, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Jones died Thursday, May 27, 1999 at Veterans Home in Talihina.

He was born Oct. 27, 1927 in Skiatook to Verrell "V.V." and Billie (Williamson) Jones.

A veteran, he served in the US Navy, and was a member of the VFW and DAV.

Jones retired from the oilfields.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Deloris Jones in 1996.

Survivors include two sons, Charles B. Jones, Shawnee and Donald D. Jones, Sulphur; one daughter, Brenda J. Lewis, Whitesboro, Texas; two brothers, Kenneth Jones, St. Louis, Mo., and Blain Jones, Little; one sister, Judy Smith, Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident and former Wewoka Police Chief Jimmy Leon Jones, 52, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sasakwa Assembly of God Church.

Rev. Wesley Martin will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Jones died Friday, July 30, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born July 9, 1947 in Sasakwa to Woodrow Wilson Jones and Lorene Crosby Jones.

Jones attended Sasakwa Schools, where he graduated high school.

A veteran of the US Army, he worked in law enforcement for several years, serving as Chief of Police in Wewoka and Sasakwa.

He joined the police force in Wewoka in 1973, climbing to the rank of chief in July, 1979.

Jones served for a short time as police chief in Sasakwa.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Jones, of the home; one son, Jimmy Jones Jr., Sasakwa; three stepsons, James Hudson, Tony Hudson, and Sidney Hudson, all of Moore; one foster son, Marlon Callahan, Ada.

Other survivors include three brothers, Ronnie Jones, Sasakwa, Steve Jones, Sallisaw, and Robert Jones, Houston, Texas; and four grandchildren.

KONAWA ¾ Funeral services for Leona Bradley Jones, 89, were scheduled for today at Pickard Funeral Chapel.

Richard Winters was scheduled to officiate, with burial to follow in Konawa Cemetery.

Jones died Sunday at Konawa, where she had lived most of her life.

She was born Sept. 21, 1910, in Konawa, to George and Ellen Nancy (Sea) Bradley.

She married A.J. Jones in 1929; he preceded her in death in 1987.

She was also preceded in death by one son, three brothers, one sister and her parents.

Survivors include five sisters, Zelma Shavey, Durant, Eva Gibson, Oklahoma, Bessie Kennedy, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; two brothers, Dan Bradley, Konawa, and Loyd Bradley, Oklahoma City; and one grandchild.

Pallbearers will include Larry, Bobby and Max Bradley, Lillard Berry, Sterling Stover and Bennie Edwards.

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Funeral services for Lillian Elizabeth Jones, 81, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Rev. Dan Anderson will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Jones died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999 in Wewoka.

She was born April 14, 1918 to Albert "Hap" and Minnie Elsie (Towery) Wilson.

A homemaker, Jones also worked as a nurse at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church.

She married Oda Edward Jones on July 18, 1936. He preceded her in death in 1974.

Jones was also preceded in death by one son, James Jones; one sister, Lorene Morphis; one brother, Milton Wilson; and three grandchildren.

Survivors include four daughters, JoAnn Newton, Norman, Ruby Bevelhymer and Jeretta Cook, both of Wewoka, and Gwendylyn Graham, Holdenville; four sons, Bufford Lee Jones, Chesapeake, Va., Larry Jones, Cushing, Randy Jones, Wewoka, and Paul Jones, Holdenville; three sisters, Lucille Radamaker, Muskogee, Lois Duckworth, Carmi, Ill., and Pauline Woods, Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, Tommy Wilson, Holdenville and Charlie Wilson, Muskogee; 31 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Kevin Newton, Tony Bevelhymer, Jeremy Graham, Oda Jones, Dustin Graham and Michael Jones.

Honorary bearers include Charlie Newton, Christopher Anderson, Michael Anderson, Joseph Morales and Chase Whitebird.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Nettie Bea Jones, 96, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Burial is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at Salem Cemetery in Alba, Texas, under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Jones died Monday, April 12, 1999.

She was born March 5, 1903 in Indian Territory to Tom F. and Sarah E. (Latham) Griffin.

Jones was raised in Alba, Texas, attended college in Durant, and moved to Wewoka in the early 1970’s.

She married George Dewey Jones on Dec. 9, 1928 in Sayre. He preceded her in death in 1965.

Survivors are listed as one sister, Carrie Christopher, of Wewoka, and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are listed as Clint Cox, Zack Christopher, Derek Christopher, Mark Bateman, Kerry Kincade, Vernon Kitsmiller, Eddie Neal and Rowdy Kincade.

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Funeral services for Maud resident Harvey "Earl" Jones Sr., 79, were held Monday morning at Trinity Baptist Church in Maud.

Rev. Roger Ballard officiated at the services. Burial followed at Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Jones died Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 at Mission Hill Hospital, Shawnee.

He was born March 10, 1919 in Shawnee to Harvey Earl and Florence Belle (Young) Jones.

Jones moved to Maud 22 years ago from Shawnee.

A veteran, he served in the US Army during World War II.

Jones worked for Troxell Auto Parts in Shawnee, then worked as a pumper for Joe Sharver and John Patterson until his retirement in 1995.

He was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Tecumseh.

Jones married Lois Marcell Eubanks on April 1, 1941 in Pauls Valley. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Billie Dean Brooks, in 1997.

Other survivors include two sons, Harvey Earl Jones Jr., of the home, and Thomas Dale Jones, Bethel Acres; two sisters, Lula Faith Davis, Shawnee and Oooleta "Lea" Miles, Porum; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Mildred Jones, 86, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Baptist Church.

Rev. R. Woods of St. Paul’s will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Jones died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at Midwest Regional Hospital.

She was born Sept. 4, 1912 in Wewoka, where she lived most of her life.

Survivors include one son, W.H. Jones, Oklahoma City; five daughters, Marguerie Jones, Oklahoma City, Ida Lewis, Detroit, Mich., Lillian Moore, Shawnee, Barbara Maddox, Bakersfield, Calif., and Tommie Davis; seven grandchildren, 17 step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and 16 step-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Woodrow Wilson Jones, 78, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Assembly of God Church in Sasakwa.

Brother Wesley Martin will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Jones died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 at his home.

He was born Sept. 22, 1920 at Frances to Carey M. and Elizabeth Jones.

Jones was raised in Sasakwa and attended school there.

As a young man, he worked in the oilfield, and spent most of his working career in the oil fields of Seminole and Pontotoc Counties, where he earned a reputation as an expert mechanic and crude oil recovery professional.

He retired from W.B. Osborn Oil Company in 1983.

Jones married Lenora Lorene Crosby in Holdenville on Aug. 1, 1941. She preceded him in death April 3, 1959.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; and his second wife, Ollie Whisenhunt Jones in 1986; four brothers, Hearl Jones, William "Bill" Jones, Carey Jones Jr., and Audie Jones; five sisters, Earl Hodges, Ora Adams, Wanda Freeman and two infant sisters.

Survivors include four sons, Robert Jones, Spring, Texas, Ronald Lester Jones, Holdenville, Jimmy Leon Jones, Sasakwa and Steven Ray Jones, Sallisaw; two brothers, Clifford Jones, Nowata, and Winfield Jones, Oklahoma City; one sister, Marie Williamson, Ada; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a special friend and niece, Louise Hensley, Ada.

Pallbearers are listed as Harry Crenshaw, Tommy Dale Harris, Bill Brady, Wayne Clifton, George Carter and James Norman.

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Services for Konawa resident Susie Mineola Justice, 90, were held at Pickard Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mitch Williams and Rev. Drew Isaacs officiating.

Burial was at Konawa Cemetery.

Justice died in Konawa on Sunday.

She was born on Dec. 27, 1908 to John Sydney and Martha Savanna Blevins.

Justice was a resident of Konawa for most of her life and was a member of the Assembly of God.

Justice was preceded in death by her three husbands Raymond Foran; Alf Pierce; and John Justice.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers.

Survivors include one niece Era Cravens, Byng; and sister-in-law Opal Cravens.

Clayton Dean Kean, 21, Tecumseh, grandson of Seminole residents Betty and Eldon Kean, died Monday from injuries obtained in an auto accident in Shawnee.

The accident occurred Monday morning at the on-ramp from Broadway to US 177 in Shawnee.

Kean’s 1982 Honda motorcycle was behind a 1986 Volkswagon Jetta, driven by Pamela Ann Sing, Tecumseh.

Sing slowed to yield a semi truck in the right lane of 177, when Kean supposedly accelerated, according to eyewitness reports, and misjudged the distance from the car.

Kean struck the rear of the Jetta, and was thrown from his motorcycle.

He was transported to Mission Hill Hospital by ambulance with massive internal injuries, then later to University Hospital in critical condition in ICU.

He died Monday in Oklahoma City.

According to the police report by Shawnee Captain Al Turner, Kean was not wearing a helmet.

Funeral services for Kean are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Tecumseh Pentecostal Church of God, with Rev. Fred Owens, pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home.

He was born Oct. 25, 1977 in Shawnee to Ronnie Dean Kean and Laural Lee (Rider) Raymond.

Reared in Shawnee and Tecumseh, Kean graduated in 1996 from Tecumseh High School.

He was employed as a shop manager at Quality Lube in Shawnee.

Survivors include his daughter, Maddison Kean, of the home; his mother and stepfather, Laural and Don Raymond, Edmond; father Ronnie Kean, of Shawnee; one sister, Tracey White, Tecumseh; one brother, Clinton Kean, Oklahoma City; stepbrother Corey Raymond, Oklahoma City; one stepsister, Jennifer Raymond, Edmond; and grandparents, Betty and Eldon Kean, Seminole.

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Graveside services for lifelong Seminole resident Maudie Fay Keeley, 77, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Keeley died Saturday, April 17, 1999, in Seminole.

She was born July 26, 1921 to Lydia Faye (Ham) Colwell.

A homemaker, she married Sanford "Tom" Keeley, who preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Wayne Morris Sims, Seminole, and Donald Henry Sims, New York, N.Y.; and five sisters, Dora Pittman, Gladys Watson and Jean Colwell, all of Seminole, Georgia Ham, Shawnee and Jessie Hedera, Midwest City.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Andrea Gale Keesee, 37, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. Clarence Prevost of Middle Creek Baptist Church will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Keesee died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born May 1, 1962 in Ada to William C. Keesee.

Keesee was employed with Action Inc. for the past four years, and a Wewoka resident for five years.

Survivors include her husband, Leroy Dancy, of the home; her father, of Lakewood Calif.; three daughters, Nikki Lavonne, Crystial and Venessa, all of the home; and two sons, Devin Elijah and Isaiah Marquee, both of the home; and one sister, Gwendolyn Kay.

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Funeral services for Elsie Mae Kelley, 85, mother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Hudson-Phillips Chapel.

Rev. Wade Scott will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Kelley died Monday, April 5, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was born Nov. 13, 1913 in Dardenelle, Ark., to Madison and Myrtle (Powers) Lowe.

She moved to Oklahoma as a young girl, and had lived in the Holdenville and Hughes County area for the last 60 years.

Kelley was a member of the Capitol Heights Missionary Baptist Church.

She married John Doyle Kelley on Oct. 1, 1931 in Wewoka.

Kelley was preceded in death by two grandsons and one great-grandson.

Survivors include two daughters, Geneva Langwell, Seminole, and Eva Robertson, Guy, Texas; one son, Gerald Kelley, Cleburne, Texas; two sisters, Annabell Dias, Visalia and Thelma Williams, West Plains, Mo; one brother, Madison Lowe Jr., Fair Oaks, Calif.; five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Paul W. Kelley, 71, were held Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church Gainesville, Texas.

Rev. James Jackson officiated at the services. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home, Gainesville.

Kelley died Saturday, July 10, 1999 at his home.

He was born March 19, 1928 in Tulsa to John A. and Minta Jane Mills Kelley.

A graduate of Seminole High School and then Seminole Junior College, he also attended Oklahoma A&M University in Stillwater.

Kelley moved to Gainesville in 1962 and was employed as an inspector at ARMCO Steel, retiring in 1986.

He was also self-employed preparing tax returns.

Kelley was a member of the First Baptist Church, regularly attending services there, and also the First Assembly of God Church.

He married Thelma Joyce Cormier on June 4, 1958 in Orange. She survives him of the home.

Kelley was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Patrick Howard Kelley on Sept. 17, 1944.

Other survivors include sons Byron J. Kelley, Era, Texas, and Robert J. Kelley, Las Colinas, Texas; sisters Irene Lockhart, Tulsa, Alice Tregea, Placerville and Lela Bennett, Arizona; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were James Lewis, Kenneth Webb, Bill Weatherly, John Roye, Bennie Milburn, and Dr. Gordon Yeargan.

Honorary bearers were Forrest Bennett II, John Tregea, FranV ois Schexnayder and Louis Schmitt.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke County, P.O. Box 936, Gainesville, Texas, 76241-0936.

Funeral services for Maud and Ada area resident Mildred Bernice Kelly, 73, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Louis First Baptist Church.

Rev. Sandy Harjo will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Prairie View Cemetery in Macomb under the direction of Knight Funeral Home,. Maud.

Kelly died Monday, July 5, 1999 at her St. Louis home.

She was born Jan. 29, 1926 in Witcherville Ark. to Gene and Mattie (Hicks) McKinney.

A homemaker, Kelly was a member of the First Baptist Church in St. Louis.

Survivors include three sons, Eddie Riddle, St. Louis, Gary Riddle, Johnsonville, and Ricky Riddle, Greenwood, Ark.; two daughters, Kathy Lamb, Ellinwood, Kan., and Joyce Ware, Tulsa; one sister, Connie Quick, Greenwood, Ark.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Roy Hicks, Roy Hicks Jr., Randy Quick, Steve Quick, Eddie Riddle Jr. and John Riddle.

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PAID OBIT

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Donna (Self) Kepler, 62, were held Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Steve Cline officiated at the service. Burial followed at Cummings Cemetery in Maud under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Donna died Saturday, May 8, 1999 at Midwest City Hospital.

She was born Jan. 6, 1937 in Maud, Okla., to Odell Lafayette and Jessie Lena (Martin) Self.

A homemaker, Donna was very active with Trinity Baptist Church in Letha.

She taught Sunday School for many years, was active in the bus ministry, She served as Falls Creek Baptist Youth Camp for many years.

Donna also served as a basketball coach, volunteered as a clown to visit sick kids and shut ins, and helped to home school children.

She was known as the "Pie Lady," but gave most of them away She was also a member of God’s Antiques, a ministry of senior citizens.

In addition, Donna was active in WMU, and the Big A Bible Club Apartment Ministry.

She was an inspiration to all mankind.

Donna was preceded in death by her father and one infant sister, Mary Lena.

She married William "Bill" Hugh Kepler on Dec. 18, 1954 in Seminole, Okla. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include her mother, of Seminole; one son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Marilyn Kepler, Seminole; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Dennis Clagg, Seminole, and Arlene and Allen Broadie, Kansas; two sisters, Lora Jean Beach and Sue Sims, both of Seminole; one brother, Harold Self, Seminole; and grandchildren, Ryan, Lee, Elisha, Zachary, David, Lori and Leigh Broadie, Donald and Tammy Clagg, Michael Cruson and Bethany Grabner; and great-grandchildren Delaney and Joseph Broadie and Riley Grabner.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Trinity Baptist Church for the Donna Kepler Falls Creek Youth Camp Memorial Fund, which will help send underprivileged kids to camp. The Church address is Rt. 1 Box 37, Seminole, Ok., 74868.

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PAID OBIT

Funeral services for Seminole resident Oscar Lee Kepler, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Kepler died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home.

He was born Dec. 19, 1927 in Kiefer to Hugh William and Loccie Leona (Liles) Kepler.

A veteran, Kepler was a Pfc. in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, and served with Company M, 15th Infantry in 1951-52.

He was affiliated with the Baptist church.

Kepler was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Leonard Vaughn Kepler; and one sister, Helen Jean Springwater.

Survivors include four brothers, William Hugh Kepler and his wife, Donna, Seminole, John Earl and Charles Ray Kepler, both of Cushing, and James Lewis Kepler, San Francisco, Calif.; four sisters, Mary Edith Burton, Pawhuska, Wanda May Springwater and her husband, Conard, Loveland, Colo., Naomi Ruth House and Linda Ann Davis and her husband, Jerry, all of Shawnee; and several nieces and nephews.

Casketbearers are listed as Donald Clagg, Zachery Broadie, Lee Broadie, Billy Kepler, Paul Self, Wayne Burton and Steven Burton.

The family requests that memorials be made to Pioneer Nursing Home.

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Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Hubert Buster "Bud" Kiker, 90, were held Monday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Rev. Johnny Hinton officiated at the service. Burial arrangements were under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Kiker died Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 in Austin, Texas.

He was born Aug. 16, 1907 in Double Springs, Ala. to Johnson Davis and Georgia Ann (Hill) Kiker.

He was raised in Wewoka, where he attended school, and after graduation, attended University of Oklahoma.

He worked for the Oklahoma Highway Department just prior to forming Mosher and Kiker Construction Company, which he owned until his retirement.

Kiker married Zoa Nita Kiker Oct. 11, 1934 in Beaver. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Ann Katzer, Austin, Texas, and Kathy Gholston, Wichita Falls, Texas; one brother, James Kiker, Fayetteville, Ark.; sic grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Helen Meriwether Killingsworth, 86, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas.

Rev. Sam Knight will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

Killingsworth died Monday, May 10, 1999 at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas.

She was born Aug. 14, 1912 in Orange Texas, but lived in Seminole for the past 21 years.

Killingsworth was in the process of moving back to Orange when she died.

She was a past board member of the Seminole Public Library, and a member of the Modern Literature Club, as well as an active member in the Presbyterian Churches in Seminole and Orange.

Survivors are listed as her daughter, Charlarose Covington, Alexandria, La.; sic grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Ann Elizabeth Kimmel, 75, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Kimmel died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Feb. 26, 1924 in Kiowa to J.W. and Minnette (Carter) Millsaps.

Kimmel attended school in Kiowa, and received her BA from East Central State College.

She then attended OU and OSU, pursuing a degree in Library Science.

Kimmel was employed as a high school English teacher and librarian, and had taught at Healdton, Woodland, Wewoka and Seminole, and retired from Seminole High School in 1990.

The students at Seminole High School had affectionately called Mrs. Kimmel "Luv".

On May 25, 1940, she married Henry D. Kimmel in Ada. He survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one older brother, James Carter Millsaps; and one son, David Lee Kimmel.

Other survivors include one son, Steve Kimmel and his wife, Sammie, of Tulsa; one daughter, Margret Ledgerwood, Moore; and two granddaughters, Chasidy Kimmel, and Dawn Yandell and her husband, O.C., of Tuttle.

Casket bearers are listed as Dewey Wright, Joe Battles, D.D. Patterson, Freid Atyia, Hammett Atyia, and Hulett Edgmon.

Honorary bearers are O.L. Wood, Bill Snell and Lonnie Yandell.

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Interment will follow at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Smith & Kernke.

King died Wednesday, April 14, 1999.

She was born Oct. 22, 1946 in Wewoka and was raised in Seminole.

King lived in Oklahoma City for the past 20 years or more, and was employed at Laid Back Interprises.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Vivian Sharp.

Survivors include her husband, Dale, of the home; her father, Earl Sharp, Holdenville; two daughters, Stephani Crone, Edmond and Jennifer LaMontagne, Conroe, Texas; and one grandchild.

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Jimmie Howard Kinkade went to be with the Lord on Jan. 19, 1999. He was born June 28, 1921 in Seminole to Amos Jack and Florence (Higdon) Kinkade.

He was the youngest of eight children, all of whom have preceded him in death except one sister, Neoma Reynolds, Shawnee.

He grew up in Shawnee and married Mary Louise Montgomery in 1938. She preceded him in death in 1993. They were the owners of L&L Jewelry, Inc., in Seminole for many years.

He served in the US Navy during World War II in the South Pacific.

Jimmie retired from Tinker Air Force Base after 34 years, serving mostly in management positions. He retired as chief of small engine accessories.

After retirement, he moved to Eufaula where he enjoyed his home and a host of many friends.

A 32nd degree Mason, he was active in the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and was a devoted member of the Clown Brigade of Bedouin Shrine Temple.

He was the beloved father of Jary Carol Davis and is survived by Jary and her husband, Bob F. Davis; one grandson, Todd Alan Davis and his wife, Darana; one granddaughter, Ashley Milon Davis; two great-grandsons, Kade Matthew Davis and Kash Taylor Davis.

He was loved and will be missed by many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be in Seminole at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999 at 11 a.m. Masonic graveside services will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee.

Casket bearers are listed as E.E. "Red" Smith, Lloyd D. Garrett, Johnny F. Christy, Lee Davis, David Steele and David Lake.

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Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Lucy May Kitchen, 87, were held today at Little Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Kitchen died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born Sept. 18, 1912 in Yale to Austin Work and Pearl Fudge.

Kitchen lived in Oklahoma and Arkansas during her early years, then move to California for 21 years.

She moved to Seminole in 1977, and had been a resident since that time.

She married Walter Lewis Kitchen on Aug. 4, 1926 in Stigler. He preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1981.

Kitchen was also preceded in death by her parents, three sons, James Edward Kitchen, Lonnie Delbert Kitchen and Austin Leroy Kitchen; and one daughter, Irene Laverne (Kitchen) Johnson.

Survivors include five sons, Leon Kitchen, Oakland, Calif., Leo Kitchen, McKinleyville, Calif., Marvin Kitchen, Alturas, Calif., Leonard Kitchen, McKinleyville and Luke Kitchen, Marysville, Calif.; two daughters, Netha Hill, Penn Valley, Calif., and Angie "Pearl" Hudson, Yuba City, Calif.; two sisters, Jewell Roberts and Ella Wilson, both of Quinton; 55 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

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Father James Murphy will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at St. Teresa’s Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Asa Smith Funeral Service.

Wake services are set for 7 p.m. tonight at St. Teresa’s.

Klimkowski died Wednesday, April 7, 1999.

He was born May 2, 1914 in Harrah to John and Elizabeth (Lutomski) Klimkowski, and had lived in Harrah all his life.

A farmer, Klimkowski had been employed at Harrah Public Schools and Oklahoma County.

He was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church.

Preceding hime in death were his wife, Helen in 1969; his parents, two sisters and one brother.

Survivors include three sons, John Klimkowski, North Carolina, Leonard Klimkowski, Crescent, and Daniel Klimkowski, Seminole; one daughter, Mary Roller, Chickasha; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Blanche Louise Kneeland, 88, were held today at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley officiated at the service. Burial followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Kneeland died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999 at Pioneer Nursing Home.

She was born June 1, 1910 in Lindsay to Marshall Madison and Blanche Ella (Folsom) Smith.

A homemaker, Kneeland was a member of First Baptist Church.

She was married to Leo Kneeland; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Larry Kneeland, Hulbert, and Don Kneeland, Ramona; tow daughters, Serelda Cody, Norman and Kay Hutchinson, Lake Charles, Iowa; and seven grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Norman Waddell, Darrell Cody, Jeff Cody, Bob Hutchinson, Larry Kneeland and Fred Kneeland.

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Funeral services for former Bowlegs resident William (Bill) D. Krause, 64, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Rev. Jim Gillium will officiate the services. Interment will follow at Vamoose Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Krause died Wednesday, July 7, 1999 at his home in Bowlegs.

He was born April 22, 1935 in Ada to Lloyd Delmon Krause and Zerabell (Maddian) Krause.

He was raised in Sasakwa, where he attended school, and served in the U.S. Navy.

On Oct. 13, 1958 he married Belva Gaines in Holdenville; she survives him of the home.

Krause and his family have been Bowlegs residents for the past 27 yeas, where he was a member of the First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Brooklyn Hailey Krause.

Other survivors include Cris and Jo Krause, Austell, Ga.. Mike and Karen Krause, Bowlegs, Karl and Cindy Krause, Seminole, Beth and Brian Haws, Bowlegs and grandchildren Tonya Krause, Wendy Krause, David Gentry Krause, Nikki Gentry Krause, Jeena Krause, Destinie Haws and Kennidi Krause.

Pallbearers will include Hoss Batesel, Frankie Batesel, Gary Mainard, Dewayne Gillium, Sonny Harjo and Steve Roberson. Honorary bearers are Eddie Gaines, Jim Gaines, Bobbie Jack Biggs and Billy Jack Norman.

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Funeral services for Jessie Marie Kretchmar, mother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks.

Rev. Ron Walker will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Chandler.

Kretchmar died Wednesday, May 26, 1999 in Midwest City.

She was born April 5, 1926 in Delight, Ark. to Oscar and Amanda (Hanson) Denton.

A homemaker, Kretchmar was a member of the Faith Believers Church in Sparks, where she has lived for many years.

She married Richard Kretchmar on June 14, 1947. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1992.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one son, four brothers and three sisters.

Survivors include one son, Wayne Kretchmar, Sparks; two daughters, Linda Walker, Sparks, and Gail Warden, Seminole; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole County resident Blanche Stewart Lacquement, 73, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home, in Okemah.

Pastor Lewis Lorvel will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Prague Cemetery.

Lacquement died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 22, 1926 in Okfuskee to Floyd and Nealie (Finley) Stewart.

A homemaker for 56 years, Lacquement raised 17 children before working for Interstate Travel Facility.

She married Chester Louis Lacquement on Nov. 28, 1942. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1999.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, three children, Duston Rex, Frankie Levi and Cora Ann Lacquement, one brother, three sisters, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Survivors include seven sons, Chester Louis Lacquement Jr., Oklahoma City, Emil Justice Lacquement, Macomb, Mark Dee Lacquement, Pauls Valley, Wayne Lloyd Lacquement, Oklahoma, James Earnest Lacquement, Hoffman, Robert Stuart Lacquement, Houston, Texas, and Otto Rene Lacquement, Okemah; seven sisters, Roberta JoAnn Childress, Okemah, Kathleen Elaine Bleeker, Blackwell, Phyllis Blanche Minor, Okemah, Patricia Alice McClure, Okemah, Rose Marie Boyd, Decatur, Ala., Evelene Marilyn Lacquement and Florence Sue Lacquement, both of the home; 26 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as sons, and honorary pallbearers are granddaughters.

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Funeral services for Cromwell area resident, Chester Louis Lacquement Sr., 75, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah.

Lacquement died Monday, March 1, 1999 at his home southwest of Okemah.

Interment will be in the Prague Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.

He was born June 22, 1923 to Rev. Emil Lacquement and Cora Peck Lacquement.

On Nov. 28, 1962 he married Blanche Stewart; she survives him of the home.

Lacquement was a veteran of World War II and a retired jet engine tester at Tinker Field.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Prague Church of God. He had been a resident of Okfuskee County for 37 years.

Lacquement was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Duston Rex Lacquement and Frankie Levi Lacquement; one daughter, Cora Ann Lacquement; two brothers, Clarence Lacquement and Joseph Lacquement; and three sisters, Grace Ellison, Ruth Whitworth and Ethel McKee.

Other survivors include seven sons, Chester Louis Lacquement Jr., Oklahoma City, Emil Justice Lacquement, Macomb, Mark Dee Lacquement, Pauls Valley, Wayne Lloyd Lacquement, Oklahoma City, James Earnest Lacquement, Hoffman, Robert Stuart Lacquement, Houston, Texas, and Otto Rene Lacquement, Fittstown; seven daughter, Robert JoAnn Childress, Okemah, Kathleen Elaine Bleeker, Blackwell, Phyllis Blanche Minor, Decatur, Ala., Patricia Alice McClure, Okemah, Rosie Marie Boyd, Decatur, Ala., and Evelene Marilyn Lacquement and Florence Sue Lacquement of the home, 26 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers include Wally Childress, Louis Lacquement, David Boyd, Joseph Jones, Rydell Lacquement and Emil N. Lacquement. Honorary pallbearers include Ray Bridgeford and Patrick McClure.

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Graveside services for Seminole resident J.W. "Tooter" Lang, 72, are scheduled fro 1:30 p.m. Friday at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Jim Bierd will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Lang died Monday, Jan. 11, 1999 at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City.

He was born Dec. 21, 1926 in Eufaula to W.M. and Nellie Lang.

He owned and operated W.M. Lang and Son Tank Truck Service for 47 years.

Lang married Barbara Pfeiffer on Feb. 19, 1954. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law, Clara Pfeiffer.

Other survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Jerry Martin, Seminole; grandson Jace Martin; father-in-law, Rudy Pfeiffer and his wife, Jean, Maud; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rudy and Mary Pfeiffer, Missouri, and Rod and Belinda Pfeiffer, Newalla; cousins Lois Burley, Oklahoma City, and Frances Baskins, Sallisaw; two nieces, Dana Pfeiffer and Michelle Pfeiffer, both of Missouri; and one nephew, Levi Pfeiffer, Newalla.

Pallbearers are listed as Rudy Pfeiffer, Rod Pfeiffer, Levi Pfeiffer, Mike Westmoland, Jerry Martin and J.R. Suarez.

Word was just received of the death of former Seminole County resident Thelma Lorene Langston, 87.

She died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999 at the Life Care Center in Longmont, Colo.

No services will be held, and cremation is scheduled at Erlinger Cremation and Funeral Services in Longmont.

Langston was born July 25, 1912 in Keefer to Jacob Albert and Nellie Chloe (Medley) Ruble.

She graduated from Wewoka High School, the later worked in the Seminole County Treasurer’s Office in Wewoka.

Langston was a Past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star in Ardmore, and a member of the OES Chapter 246 in Wewoka.

She was also a Past Mother Advisor of Rainbow in Wewoka.

Langston was an active hospital volunteer in Ardmore, and in later years was a volunteer in the senior citizens Telecare Network in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

She was married to Ralph A. Stumpp Sr., in Wewoka; they divorced sometime later.

Later, she married William "Slim" Langston. He preceded her in death in 1991.

Langston was also preceded in death by one son, Ralph A. Stumpp Jr., in 1980 and one sister, Doris M. Ruble, in 1967.

Survivors include one son, Larry M. Stumpp, of the home; four grandchildren and four great-grand-children.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to individual favorite charities.

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Graveside services for former Seminole resident Alma Adeline Latta, 85, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Rev. John Lively will officiate at the services, assisted by Father Patrick McCool, O.S.B. Burial is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

The family will accept visitors from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Latta died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999 at Ft. Worth, Texas.

She was born Feb. 17, 1913 in Ava, Mo. To Robert Jasper Miller and Dora Jane Jones.

She moved to Seminole 70 years ago from Ava.

A homemaker, Latta was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Seminole.

She was married to James Kelvie Latta on Oct. 27, 1930 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death in Feb., 1983.

Latta was also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include two daughters, Betty Joan Nolte, Oklahoma City, and Delores Jean Minihan, Ft. Worth, Texas; and five grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Kenneth K. Jones, Terrell D. Jones, Kenneth B. Jones, Edward D. Minihan, Albert Cruz, C. Dean Nolte and Armon Barjasa.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident Zollie "Red" Lauderdale, 79, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Greenhill Cemetary in Lindsay.

Rev. James Allen Lauderdale will officiate at the services. Burial is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Lauderdale died Saturday, July 24, 1999 at the VA Center in Norman.

He was born Dec. 19, 1919 in Lindsay to Zollie and Grace (Watkins) Lauderdale.

He moved to California, then to Seminole in 1963 from Los Angeles.

A veteran of World War II, he served as a TEC 4 from July, 1943 to April, 1946.

Lauderdale was employed by the City of Seminole until his retirement in 1982.

He was a life member of the American Legion, Post #204, and also a member of the Elks Lodge, and a former member of the VFW.

He married Iris Colleen (Dimpel) Lauderdale in 1948 in Las Vegas, Nev. She survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers and one sister.

Other survivors include three sons, James Lauderdale, Bowlegs, Steven Lauderdale, Elk City, and Robert Lauderdale, Seminole; one brother, Elmer Lauderdale, Ontario, Canada; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Graveside services for former Seminole County couple William Art Lawson, 77, and Mae Laverne Lawson, 75, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Rev. Mike Kirby will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lawson died March 29, 1999, and her husband died three days later, April 1, 1999, both at their home in Panama City, Fla.

Mr. Lawson had served in the US Army during World War II.

The couple were married on Aug. 7, 1941, and had lived in Florida since 1946.

She was preceded in death by her father, Did Epperley, and mother, Iva Fitzer Sharp; one sister, Otha Epperley and one brother, Don Epperly.

Survivors include two sisters, Jackie Epperley and Mrs. Dean Whiteker, both of Panama City.

Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by his parents, Garland Lloyd and Grace Lawson.

His survivors include two brothers, Garland Lloyd Lawson, Manassa, Va., and Carl L. Lawson, Wewoka.

The couple were both survived by three daughters, Linda Carter and Jackie Dale McGill, both of Panama City, and Terry Rousek, San Antonio, Texas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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A patriotic symbol of America’s history has departed.

Dewitt Talmadge ("D. T.") Lawson, 103, the last World War I veteran in Seminole County, died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999.

He served in the United States Army with the Signal Corp. 2^nd Division during World War I and served with the 45^th Division during World War II.

He continued his service with the 45^th National Guard for 16 years.

Lawson always had a good "war story" to tell. His prized possessions were souvenirs such as a camp stool from World War I that belonged to Gen. Blackjack Pershing.

He kept diaries, with pages brittle from age, that told of all his exploits in World War I and II.

Lawson had been an active member of the Harrison-Bell American Legion in Wewoka for the past 80 years.

He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for many years before his retirement.

Even knowing he was more than 100 years old, the centenarian’s neighbors said they were surprised by his death, many saying they believed he might live forever.

Always trying to keep active, he kept his lawn mowed and his pear trees pruned up through last year, said one neighbor.

"I came out one morning and saw him up in the tree. I was afraid to yell at him for fear I would make him fall, so I just watched in case he needed help," she said.

Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Claude Bohannon is scheduled to officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

The long time Wewoka resident was born to John and Jane (King) Lawson in Waynesburg, Tenn. on Dec. 2, 1895.

Lawson married Helen Douglas on Oct. 8, 1922; she preceded him in death on May 9, 1986.

Survivors include two daughters, Betty Barb, Midland, Texas and Pamela A. Lawson, of the home; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Creston Lawyer, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Glen Williams will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Lawyer died Tuesday, May 25, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Feb. 4, 1928 in Spaulding to Walker Ray and Lilly Mae (Bernard) Lawyer.

Lawyer lived in Spaulding until he was in the eighth grade, when his family moved to Stuart. He moved to Seminole 53 years ago.

After moving to Seminole, Lawyer was employed by Quality Bottling Co., and later was employed by Ray Smith, where he was parts service man until he and his son bought the store.

They operated the store as Seminole Auto Supply until recently.

Lawyer was a member of the Ideal Street Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.

He married Clara Nation Morris on Feb. 8, 1946 in Holdenville. She survives him of the home.

Lawyer was also preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Ronna Karen Lawyer.

Other survivors include one son, Larry Creston Lawyer, Seminole; one daughter, Donna Sharon Ratliff, Houston; one sister, Wandella McNutt, Ada; four grandchildren, Britton Lee Willis, Oklahoma City, Jason J. Willis, Seminole, Lindsay Nicole Lawyer, North Hampton, Mass., and John Walker Lawyer, Seminole; and one great-grandson, Kolby J. Willis, Seminole.

Casket bearers include Britt Willis, Jason J. Willis, John Lawyer, Mike Westmoland, Steve Bernard and Gary McNutt.

Honorary bearers include deasons of Ideal Street Baptist Church, Van Rose, Sandy Sanders, Gerald Wesmoland, O.W. Reed, Kenneth Mendenhall, R. J.Hudson, Ralph Castor, Bob Norhrip, Jim Hale, Phillip Parks, Max Swanson and Harvey Ledbetter.

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Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Nadine Lawyer, 72, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Lawyer died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999 at her home.

She was born March 26, 1927 in Vamoosa to Alvin and Onie Mae (Henslee) Sexton.

A homemaker, she was married to C.B. "Pete" Lawyer in Dec., 1968 in Henryetta. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1973.

Lawyer was also preceded in death by her parents and three brothers.

Survivors include her children, David Lawyer, Yukon, Myrna Sims, Houston, Texas, Lequeta Chance, Moore, and Carolyn Vaughan, Humble, Texas; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Homer Dale Laxton, 65, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Laxton died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999 at San Angelo, Texas.

He was born Aug. 18, 1934 at Snomac to Homer Franklin and Viola (Taylor) Laxton.

He attended Bowlegs Schools, and was employed by B.K. Construction Company Inc. of Wylie Texas as a supervisor.

Laxton married Ruby Lee Brewer Conger on Oct. 27, 1973. She survives him of Shawnee.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marcella Lane; and four brothers, Glenn, Albert, Carl and Lloyd Laxton.

Other survivors include two sons, Scott Laxton and Kelly Laxton, Moab, Utah; three daughters, Linda Clark, Konawa, Brenda Ewing, Tulare, Calif., and Marilyn Laxton, Konawa; one stepdaughter, Yuvone Conger, Seminole; two brothers, Bob Laxton, Athens, Ala., and Floyd Laxton, Seminole; two sisters, Maxine Davis, Laverne, and Carolyn Yerby, Seminole; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Word was just received of the funeral services for Marcella Laxton Layne, 72, sister of several Seminole residents.

The services were held last Friday in Owensboro, Ky, with burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Owensboro.

Layne died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999 at her Kentucky home.

She was born in Seminole and was a bookkeeper for Layne’s Services and was a member of Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro.

Survivors include her husband, Robert C. Layne, of the home; three sons, Bobby Layne and Danny Layne, both of Owensboro, and Randy Layne, Whitesville, Ken.; two daughters, Dianne Howard, Dallas, Texas, and Sandra Stevens, Owensboro; three brothers, D.L. Laxton, and Floyd Laxton, both of Seminole, and Bob Laxton, Athens, Ala.; two sisters, Caroline Yerby, Seminole, and Maxine Davis, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice Association, 723 Harvard Drive, Owensboro, Ky., 42301.

Walter Karl "Bud" Leck of Seminole went to be with his personal savior, Jesus Christ on Monday Nov. 28, 1999 at the age of 49 years.

Bud was born on May 13, 1950 to Henry Marvin and Babara Ann (Henke) Leck in Okarche. He lived in Calumet throughout his childhood, graduating form Calumet High School. Upon high school graduation, Bud continued his education in Technical Trade School in electronics.

On May 29, 1971, Bud married his soul mate, Susan Kay McCown. Together they built a family of three sons and one foster daughter.

Bud worked several jobs to support his beautiful family, from train dispatcher with Rock Island Railroad; drilling and completion foreman for Kerr McGee Corporation and several farming jobs as well as a truck driving. He retired from that job in 1990 due to a disability from Huntingtons disease.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Babara Leck; one sister, JoAnn West; father-in-law, Donald McCown and sister-in-law, Diana Hart.

Bud is survived by his wife, Susan of the home; three sons, Robert Dean Leck of the home, Joseph Allan Leck and his wife Amy of Seminole, James Donald Leck of Lexington; foster daughter, Peggy Everett and her husband Fred of Calumet; father, Henry Leck and his wife Ruby Calumet; six brothers, John Leck and his wife LeRae of Calumet, Gary Leck and his wife Mary Ann of Calumet, Bruce Leck and his wife Krystal of Calumet, Brian Leck and his wife Jennifer of Calumet, Paul Leck and his wife Beverly of Colorado, Mike Leck of Oklahoma City; sister, Ann Ward and her husband Rob of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Samuel Keith Swanson, Zachery Allan Leck, Stacey Lynn Leck all of Seminole, Darick Everett and Michael Everett both of Calumet.

He is also survived by numerous nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday Dec. 1, 1999 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Bowlegs with interment following at Little Cemetery.

Dr. Randy McCown and Rev. Jason Yarbrough will officiate.

Casket bearers are Greg Hall, Jerry Meyers, Mike Thompson, Robert Evans, Larry Laub and Fred Everett. Services are under direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.

Funeral services for Cordelia Ledbetter, 94, mother of several Seminole residents, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral home in Holdenville with Rev. Roy Roberson officiating the services.

Ledbetter died on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999 in Seminole.

She was born Aug. 30, 1905 in Marion County Arkansas to James and Elizabeth (Clark) Green.

Ledbetter married Ollie Evertt Ledbetter on Jan. 17, 1921 in Hughes County; he preceded her in death in March of 1990.

She spent her life caring for her family.

Ledbetter was also preceded in death her parents and two brothers, Floyd and Lloyd Green.

She is survived by four daughters, Velma Brewer, Holdenville, Thelma Griffith, Seminole, Syble Harris, Seminole and Louise Dobson, Seminole; two sons Floyd Ledbetter, Holdenville and Harvey Ledbetter, Seminole; and 14 grandchildren.

CLAREMORE - Funeral Services for Bob Leerskov, 77, father of Seminole resident Beverly Cowan, are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Blue Starr Church of Christ.

Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service.

Leerskov died Wednesday Sept. 29, 1999 at St. Francis Hospital.

He was born on July 1, 1922 in Claremore to Robert Nelson and Cora Etta Cluck Leerskov.

Leerskov attended Catoosa, Claremore and Tiawah schools, where he graduated in 1942.

He worked for Davis Chevrolet before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942.

Leerskov was honorably discharged on Nov. 30, 1945.

Leerskov married Luella Ailene King on March 20, 1946.

She preceded him in death.

He was a retired Boilermaker and a member of the Blue Starr Church of Christ.

Leerskov was also preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by one son, Robert Leerskov Terrell, Texas; one daughter Beverly Cowan, Seminole; one sister, Flora DeLozier, Oologah; six grandchildren and two great-grand children.

Pallbearers are listed as Kevin Leerskov, Jason Leerskov, Clay Crutchfield, David Crutchfield, Brad McClure, Bruce McClure and Mark Wheatley.

Honorary pallbearers are listed as Larry Caton, Tom Conrad, Frank Eddings Jim Evans and Warren Murray.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Harbor Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1047, Claremore, Ok 74018 or to the American Cancer Society.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Oleta (Poindexter) Ligon, 67, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Dan Anderson will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Ligon died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999.

He was born March 25, 1932 in Pontotoc to Mathew and Marie Poindexter.

Ligon lived in Pontotoc and Latta as a child, a later moved to Cromwell, where she graduated in 1949.

After moving to Wewoka in the 1960’s, she was employed with Dr. Grimes at Wewoka Hospital, and in 1973 was employed as a dispatcher for Wewoka Police Department. She retired in 1993.

Ligon was a member of the First Baptist Church in Wewoka, and the Fraternal Order of Police.

She married Hoyt Ligon on March 4, 1958. He preceded her in death.

Ligon was also preceded in death by her father, her mother and stepfather, William Hopper, and two brothers, Jesse Poindexter and Vernance Poindexter.

Survivors include one son, Gary Ligon, Wewoka, and one grandson.

Pallbearers are listed as Art Garner, Roy Sisco, Charles Sisco, Dave Anderson, Tommy Mackey and Olan Carr.

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Funeral services for Konawa resident Dessie Lindsey, 89, were held at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Anthony D. Sisemore of Floydada, Texas, officiated at the services, assisted b