FORT WORTH – Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Harriet La Mae Reames-Zimmerman were held Monday in Hurst, Texas, under the care of Lucas Funeral Home.

A graveside service was held Tuesday at Isabella Cemetery, Isabella.

Zimmerman died at her home Saturday, at the age of 89.

She was born Oct. 26, 1912 to Harry L. and Emma Graham Reames, in Isabella, the oldest of five children.

She married Dawson A. Zimmerman on Nov. 5, 1930.

Zimmerman taught ladies’ Sunday School at the First Baptist Church in Seminole.

She was preceded in death by her husband on June 9, 1994; her parents; her brother Curgas Graham Reames; and sisters Ruthie Reames Foster and Barbara Joe Reames.

Zimmerman is survived by her sister Leon Weul, Oklahoma City; five children, Glenn Raymond Zimmerman, Irving, Texas, Pauline Joyce Pruitt, Seminole, Darlene Ross Lyons, Houston, Texas, Richard LaMonte Zimmerman, Euless, Texas, and Wanda Ruth Talley, Ft. Worth; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services for Olden "Babe" Winfred Adams, 75, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate, assisted by Bill Wilburn.

Burial with full military honors by Seminole Nation Honor Guard will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Adams died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City at the age of 75.

He was born March 9, 1927, in Seminole to Nealon Luke "Bill" and Pearl (Brown) Adams.

He lived all his life in Seminole, attending Seminole Public Schools.

He served in the US Navy during World War II, a fireman second class, and received a Victory Medal and Campaign and Sea Service Medal.

He was a member of the American Legion and served as a reserve police officer for the city of Seminole for 25 years, and for the sheriff’s office.

Adams worked for 55 years as funeral attendant at Swearingen Funeral Home.

He started working for Chadwick Funeral Home as an ambulance attendant.

After Gene Swearingen and his partners Rex Summerville and Harry Arnhart bought the Chadwick Funeral Home, Adams helped with all ambulance and death calls for many years.

He was also a cattleman.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his former wife, Joan Nichols, who died in August 2001; one brother, A.R. "Sonny" Adams, who died in 1985; his half-brother Jimmy Carbitcher; and two sisters, Vera Adams, who died in 1930, and Florence Wilburn, who died in 2002.

Survivors include one son, Steven Adams, Oklahoma City; four daughters, Barbara Chick, Tulsa, Dyna and Rick Harris, Wagoner, Teresa and Jeremy Anderson and Kristy and Richard Dillon, both of Seminole; one brother, Troy Adams, Tulsa; his former wife, Ruth Arthur, Seminole; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will include Bob Swearingen, Hugh Megee, Dale Auld, Chris Waddell, Jeremy Anderson, Tommy Mackey and Chris Mills.

Honorary casketbearers include Richard Dillon, Harry Arnhart, Brent Jones, John Humphrey, David Post, Earnest Stillwell, Kelly Haney and Dr. Stephen Feuerborn.

Memorial donations may be made to the Historic Strother Chapel restoration project at Maple Grove Cemetery.

KONAWA – Funeral services for W.J. Ainsworth are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God.

Rev. Mitch Williams is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Ainsworth died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was a longtime Konawa resident since 1956.

He was born Dec. 29, 1926 in Boswell to Walter Jefferson and Mandy Ruth (Akins) Ainsworth.

Ainsworth married Lela (Russell) Ainsworth on Sept. 17, 1949 in Dennison, Texas.

He was a road construction and road-paving foreman for many years.

He also worked as a line spotter for Enogex before retiring in 1995.

Ainsworth was a veteran of the United States Army.

He served during World War II.

He was a member of the Assembly of God in Konawa.

Ainsworth was a former member of the Masonic Lodge of Durant.

He was also a member of the American Quarter Horse Association.

He very much enjoyed working with his horses.

Ainsworth was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Lela (Russell) Ainsworth of the home; two daughters and one son-in-law, Vickie Jan and Billy Don Kennedy, and Janetta Jay Ainsworth, all of Konawa; two brothers, George Ray Ainsworth of Huntington, Ark. and Henry Dale Ainsworth of Cortez, Colo.; four sisters, Melba Ellen Risner of Keller, Texas, Wanda Sue Davis of Oklahoma City, Oma Jo Hill of Tuttle, and Joy Ann Phelps of Oklahoma City; two grandsons, Landon Blake Kennedy of Shawnee and Jaymeson Dade Kennedy of Konawa; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.

Graveside funeral services for Seminole County native Jack Aldridge were scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at Sand Creek Cemetery west of Okemah.

Rev. Mark Milligan is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Aldridge died Sunday, June 2, 2002 in Tulsa at the age of 95.

He was born July 20, 1906 in Seminole County to Alonzo and Mary Remy Aldridge.

He had been a resident of Okfuskee County most of his life.

Aldridge was a retired farmer.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by two brothers, Alvis Aldridge of Tulsa and Wayne Aldridge of Wewoka.

Funeral services for Bob D. Alexander, son-in-law of Seminole resident Dick Densford, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Vondel L. Smith Funeral Home in Oklahoma City.

Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, under the direction of Vondel L. Smith Funeral Home.

Alexander died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002 after a long battle with cancer.

He was born to George and Tia Juana Alexander on Feb. 25, 1951 in Norman.

Alexander was raised in Moore and graduated from Moore High School in 1969.

He worked as a machinist for Demco in Oklahoma City, and as Quality Manager for Ingram Cactus.

Alexander was preceded in death by his parents; and mother-in-law Peggy Dinsford.

He is survived by his wife, Carla, of the home; his father-in-law, Dick Dinsford, Seminole; one son, David Alexander, Oklahoma City, one daughter, Traci Elliot, Oklahoma City; one step-daughter, Tara Meneely, Shawnee; two sisters, Lea Casstevens, Oklahoma City and Barbara Williams, McLoud; one brother, Jim Alexander; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services for Jack Alexander are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at New Covenant Church in Oklahoma City.

Rev. Tim Pool and Rev. Carlyle Yates are set to officiate.

Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Alexander died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002 at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 76.

He moved to Oklahoma City 15 years ago from Seminole.

He was born Sept. 19, 1925 in Cromwell to Bert and Mary (Wilkins) Alexander.

Alexander married Barbara Jean (Maltbie) Rifford on March 22, 1986 in Oklahoma City.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Aline Alexander on July 25, 1984.

He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1982.

Alexander served in the Navy during World War II and Korea.

He was a member of New Covenant Christian Church, was a 32^nd degree Mason, and was a member of the Seminole American Legion.

He was also a member of the Young Men’s Club of Oklahoma City and the Surry Hills Golf and Country Club.

Alexander was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife.

He is survived by his wife of the home; one son, Bobby Jack Alexander of Woodward; one stepson, George Rifford III of Olathe, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Deborah Davis and Cindy Ross, both of Edmond; one sister, Betty Hefner of Breckenridge, Texas; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Brad Moon, Gary Smart, Doyle Johnson, Harold Tucker, Leon Barnes, and Keith Wright.

Honorary bearers are C.V. Spencer, Mick McKee, Skip Giles, Winston Boydston, Ernie Gallop, Bill Pulley, Wilburn Terrell, Mitch Sexton, Richard Smith, and Bill Brown.

Funeral services for Viola Esther (Rhodd) Allen are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Father Matthew Brown, O.S.B., and Brother Justin Jones are set to officiate.

Rosary is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the family home in Asher.

Burial is to follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery in Konawa under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Allen died Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at her home in Asher at the age of 87.

She was born May 16, 1915 in Sacred Heart to John Baptist and Adeline (Thrope) Rhodd.

She married Wallace H. Allen on Nov. 21, 1932 in Tonkawa. He preceded her in death in 1986.

She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Allen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, Richard Allen and Alexander Allen; two sisters, Hazel Williamson and Edith Nave; and one brother, Alexander Rhodd.

She is survived by one daughter, Sandra Allen Mitchell of Asher; three sons, Johnny G. Allen of Locust Grove, Wallace H. Allen Jr. of Tahlequah, and Jerry D. Allen of Muskogee; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Eva Jordan and Johnnie Mae Tallbear, both of St. Louis, and Charolette Alderson and Cleada Curly, both of Maud; and one brother, Frank Rhodd of Konawa.

Casket bearers will be her grandsons, Lenden Allen, Mark Allen, Scott Allen, Dr. Anthony Waldroup, Patrick Waldroup, Kelly Love, and Richard Allen.

Honorary bearers will be her great-grandsons, Curry Blankenship, Jonathan Allen and Wallace A. Allen and Alvin Tallbear Jr.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Alfred Charles Allison III, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Allison died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002 in Columbus, Miss., at the age of 20.

He was born to Alfred Charles Allison II and Malissa Barton Allison on Oct. 10, 1981 in Ft. Walton, Fla.

Allison was a graduate of Caledonia High School, and attended the Ridgeland Baptist Church.

He is survived by his mother, Malissa, Columbus, Miss.; his father, Alfred Allison II, Washington; and one brother, Johnny Allison, Columbus, Miss.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident John Francis Anson are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 204 E. 4^th in Sand Springs.

Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Sand Springs, under the direction of Reynolds Funeral Service, Tulsa.

Anson died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at his home in Mannford at the age of 79.

He was born April 18, 1923, in Covington, and lived much of his life in Seminole, where he worked in the oilfield.

He was married to Estella Nix, who survives him, of the home.

Other survivors include seven daughters, Cindy Willey, Sondra Lewis, Broken Arrow, Elaine Standridge, Mannford, Gail Anson, Choteau, Debbie Ambercrombie and Sherry Millar, Locust Grove, and Marie Metz, Salina.

Survivors include five sons, John Anson, Mannford, Jack Anson, Bristow, Gary Anson and Paul Anson, both of Stroud, and Ronnie Anson, Locust Grove; one brother, Joe Anson of Seminole; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Judy; two brothers, Kenny and Woodrow Anson; three sisters, Alice Anson, Bessie Enochs and Opal Selfridge; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services for Lee Armstead are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Roger Harris is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Earlsboro Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Armstead died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002 at Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee at the age of 78.

He was born Dec. 4, 1923 in Harjo to Pat and Susie (Rivers) Armstead.

He worked at North Island Naval Base in San Diego, Calif. building ships.

Armstead retired in the late 70’s.

He served in the army during World War II and was a Second Class Gunner and received the World War II Victory Medal.

He attended school at Hotulka and Earlsboro.

Armstead was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Porsha Armstead; three brothers, Nathan, Henry and Ole Armstead; and two sisters, Alberta Armstead and Lucille Armstead Doil.

He is survived by one son, Clayton Lee Armstead of Earlsboro; one daughter, Wanda Jean Armstead of Shawnee; 26 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

CHICKASHA – Funeral services for Mary Lee Atkins are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church.

Interment is to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.

Atkins died Tuesday, June 11, 2002 in Chickasha at the age of 91.

She was born May 16, 1911 in Ashburn, Ga. to Nathan Oliver and Sallie Margaret (Fink) Rhyne.

She married Thaddie Boyd Atkins on June 20, 1929 in Atoka.

They were married for 64 ½ years before he preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1993.

Atkins was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death five sisters and three brothers.

She is survived by three sons, Daniel B. Atkins of Sulphur, Vernon Glenn Atkins of McLoud, and Robert Nick Atkins of Chickasha; three daughters, Margaret O. VanStrien of Hudsonville, Mich., Bertha M. Hightower of Chickasha, and Annie M. Wudi of Stratford; one brother, Virgil Rhyne of Coalgate; one sister, Ethel Ennis of Coalgate; 26 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mary Alice (Grigg) Knight Atkinson are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Assembly of God Church in Seminole.

Rev. Doyle Long is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Mary died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002 at her home in Seminole at the age of 95.

She was born Feb. 26, 1906 in Kingston, Ark. to John David and Sara Roseann (Bowen) Grigg.

She married her first husband, John Knight on Dev. 23, 1935.

He preceded Mary in death in June of 1959.

She married her second husband, Joe Reynolds in 1971.

He preceded her in death in 1976.

Mary married her third husband, Jim Atkinson in 1977.

He preceded her in death in 1980.

She was a farming and food service worker before retiring in 1962.

Mary was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; one daughter, Shirley Fitterolf; one son, Ervin Knight; one granddaughter, Marilyn Ridley; two sisters; and nine brothers.

She is survived by three sons, Jake Knight of Seminole, Joe Knight of Buckeye, Ariz., and Johnnie Knight of Royce City, Texas; two daughters, Delores Jarvie of Prescott Valley, Ariz. and Dora McKinney of Seminole; one sister, Marie Houck of Broken Arrow; 14 grandchildren, Wanda Conner and Terry Longest, both of Seminole, Rodney Longest of Muskogee, Mart Longest and JoAnn Latham, both of Phoenix, Ariz., Gina Simar of Santa Maria, Calif, Joel and Earl Knight of Buckeye, Ariz., Felice Garner of Louisiana, Melissa and Judd Knight of Greenville, Texas, Gwen Fisk of Grover City, Calif., Joe Ridley of California, and Sam Ridley of Florida; 26 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren; and her granddaughter-in-law and caregiver, Eloise Longest.

Great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Funeral services for Stella (Ford) Austin are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Highway Baptist Church.

Rev. Cal Hunter is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow in Little Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service.

Austin died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002 in Ada at the age of 73.

She was born Nov. 17, 1928 in Nogo, Ark. to Tom and Bertha (Rains) Ford.

She married Allen Austin on July 20, 1946 in Lost Corner, Ark. He preceded her in death on March 3, 199.

Austin and her husband moved to Seminole County two days after their wedding and continued to live in the Little and Strother area the rest of their lives.

She was a cook for the Strother Public Schools and helped farm.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and infant son, and one brother, Elson Ford.

Austin is survived by four brothers, Ollison Ford and Lewie Ford, both of Russellville, Ark., Loy Ford of Pelsor, Ark., and Troy Ford of Heavner; four sisters, Bonnie Bridges of Clarksville, Ark., Jean Ragland of Atkins, Ark., and Ava Smith and Rosie Collins, both of Russellville, Ark.; and her caregiver, Jewel Roach of Cromwell.

Casket bearers are Jimmy Williams, Cecil Smith, Kenneth Hester, Dewayne Middleton, Paul Ford, and Doug Ford.

Funeral services for Bowlegs native Williams Azlin are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Crossroads Cathedral.

Dr. Dan Sheaffer is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Vondel Smith & Son Mortuary.

Azlin died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002 at the age of 77.

He was born May 23, 1924 in Bowlegs to William Lem and Cleo Jane (Little) Azlin.

He served during World War II on the U.S.S. Mississippi.

Azlin worked for LeeWay Freight Motors as a diesel mechanic for a number of years.

He attended Crossroads Cathedral.

He is survived by his wife, Gussie of home; two sons, David of Edmond and Geary of Oklahoma City; two daughters, Jane Weston of Moore and Deborah Boswell of Houston, Texas; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Essie Dees of Shawnee and Ann Robins, El Rita, Phyllis Rowe and Sandy Azlin, all of Bristow.

Funeral services for Virgil Ray Babb were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Jess Power was to officiate.

Burial was to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Babb died Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Seminole Medical Center at the age of 61.

He was born Sept. 4, 1940 in Wewoka to William Zebdee and Zula (Davidson) Babb.

He graduated from Fox High School in 1958.

Babb spent most of his working life in the oil fields.

He was married to Donna Wells.

He later married Bonnie Stidham and then Linda Custard.

Babb was a former member of the V.F.W.

He had lived in McLoud for the past two years after leaving Shawnee.

He was preceded in death by his father; one sister, Betty Babb Chambers; and one stepson, Charley Scampture.

Babb is survived by his wife, Linda Babb of the home; his mother; four children, Radonna Babb, Tony Babb, Jackey Babb, and Samuel Babb; four stepchildren, Jeff Scampture Tommy Custard, Billy Custard, and Lorrie Pastorello; six grandchildren; six brohters, Don, Tommy, Billy, Jimmy, Ronny and Ricky; and one sister, Kathy Martinez.

WEWOKA – A service of remembrance for Belton Homer Bailey is scheduled for 11 p.m. Saturday in the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Bailey died Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at the age of 65.

He was born July 20, 1936I Chickasha to Homer and Opal Crumm Bailey.

He was raised in the Chickasha area and graduated from Chickasha School.

Bailey married Brenda Creswell on Oct. 24, 1980.

He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

He was employed by Parker Drilling for 20 years and was a rancher in the Sasakwa area.

Bailey was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Bobby Bailey in 1995.

He is survived by his wife of the home; two daughters, Blair and Brook Bailey of the home; one son, Blake Bailey of the home; two sisters, Eva Nell Smith and Jo Ann Hoffman, both of Chickasha; and one brother, Jim Bailey of Chickasha.

A memorial service for Gary Wayne Bandy are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

The service is under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bandy died Friday, April 12, 2002 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 55.

He was born March 22, 1947 in Montgomery, W.Va. to Harold and Betty Lee (Huddleston) Bandy.

He was the manager of the Seminole Montgomery Ward Catalog Store.

Bandy was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Angela Davis on May 14, 2001; and one infant granddaughter, Heaven Lee Bandy.

He is survived by two sons, Gary Bandy Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz. and Derek Bandy of Seminole; one daughter, Crystal Bandy of Bowlegs; 10 grandchildren; one brother, Lester Bandy of Huntington Beach, Calif.; one sister, Donna George of Marina, Calif.; and three half sisters, Beverly, Jo Ellen and Cheryl.

Funeral services for Leodus "Chubby" Banks, a former mayor and city manager of Wewoka, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Burial is to follow at the East Lawn Cemetery in Boley under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Viewing will be at Boley today and tomorrow and at Myers Mortuary on Thursday and Friday.

Banks died Saturday, July 6, 2002 at Norman Regional Hospital at the age of 82.

He had lived in Seminole County most of his life.

He was born Jan. 1, 1920 in Boley to Boston and Susie Banks.

Banks was a farm supervisor at the Boley State Training School for boys.

He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Banks was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and ASCS.

He was a member of the Church of Christ of Cromwell.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Forrest; and one sister, Verdell.

Banks is survived by his wife, Hazel Banks of the home; two daughters, Leonice Banks of Boley and Lasonja Parker of Shawnee; two sons, Reginald Parker of Wewoka and Kevin Parker of Riverside, Calif.; two brothers, Boston Banks of Vallejo, Calif. and Thurml Banks of San Rose, Calif.; and one sister, Charleszetta Doster of Boley.

Funeral services for Michelle Nicole Adams Barkus are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in the Dustin High School Gymnasium.

Superintendent H.E. Huffman of Huffman Pentecostal Church of God in Christ is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Vernon Community Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Barkus died Feb. 12, 2002 at her home in Wewoka at the age of 28.

She was born April 19, 1973 in Oklahoma City to Donald Lee and Sherry Adams.

She graduated from Wetumka High School where she was a member of the high school band and girls basketball team.

Barkus was named All-Conference and Homecoming Queen her senior year.

She was a member of Huffman Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, where she held the position of local minister of music.

She served as Okmulgee District secretary, Okmulgee District assistant minister of music, and was a member of the Oklahoma Northwest State Choir.

Barkus worked for Rainbow Terrace Nursing Home for six years and at Wrangler in Seminole for 1 ½ years.

She was also employed at First Baptist Church Daycare in Wewoka.

She is survived by her husband, Rodney Andre Barkus of Wewoka; her father of Oklahoma City; her mother and stepfather, Sherry and Cardell Huffman of Dustin; and three brothers, Paul Eugene Adams of Alaska, Donald Ray Adams of Wewoka; and Eddie Brunner of Oklahoma City.

Graveside services for Maud native Mary Ruth Barrow are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cummings Cemetery in Maud.

Rev. Bill Derrick is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Barrow died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 at the age of 91.

She was born April 5, 1910 in Maud to Alva and Zella (Jett) Christian.

She married Roscoe "Doc" Barrow on Dec. 26, 1941 in Shawnee.

He preceded Barrow in death on Aug. 17, 1988.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Maud. She was also the church pianist.

Barrow was also a member and pianist of the Christian Family Quartet of gospel singers.

She also formed and accompanied the World’s Youngest Quartet.

She accompanied the six-year-old, first grade quartet members as they traveled and performed through Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Arkansas.

Barrow taught 42 years in Seminole County and Pottawatomie County elementary schools.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Elian Christian and Berthold Christian, Curtis Christian, and Ralph Christian.

She is survived by one brother, Clyde Christian of Moore; and one sister, Nola Pauline Chapman of Rancho Murieta, Calif.

Funeral services for Mary Josie Bear, mother of Wewoka resident Jon Bear, are scheduled for 2 p.m.Tuesday at Montezoma Indian Church, Okemah.

A wake is planned at 7 p.m. Monday at Montezoma Church, with Rev. Justin Deere officiating.

Burial is planned at the Bear family cemetery under the direction of Robert Simons Funeral Home of Henryetta.

Bear died Friday in Tulsa at the age of 59.

She was born to Barney and Effie (Harjo) Leader, who preceded her in death.

She lived most of her life in the Okemah area.

She was married to Ashely Bear for 42 years; he survives her, of the home.

Other survivors include her stepmother, Liza Leader; five sons, Jon of Wewoka, Timothy of Okemah, Daniel of Henryetta, Joe of Okemah, Patrick of Okmulgee; one daughter, Lisa Bear of Tulsa; six brothers, Jesse Leader, Missouri, Eddie Leader, Henryetta, Raymond Leader of Lamar, Kenneth McCully, Bowlegs, William McCully, Pryor, and Eddie McCully, Oklahoma City; five sisters, Lottie May Coody, Florida, Joyce McCully, Evelyn McCully and Sandra McCully, all of Oklahoma City, and Marilyn McCully of Moore; 23 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services for Mary Josie Bear, sister of Bowlegs resident Kenneth McCully, were held today at the Montezoma Indian Church in Henryetta.

Rev Justin Deere officiated the services.

Interment followed at the Bear Family Cemetery, under the direction of Robert Simons Funeral Home of Henryetta.

Bear died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002 in Tulsa at the age of 59.

She was born to Barney Leader and Effie Harjo Leader.

Bear lived and raise her family in the Okemah area.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Gilbert McCulley; and one sister, Salina Sanchez.

Bear is survived by her husband, Ashely Bear, of the home; her stepmother; Grandma Leader, Liza Leader; five sons Jon, Wewoka, Timothy, Okemah, Daniel, Henryetta, Joe, Okemah, and Patrick Bear, Okmulgee; one daughter, Lisa Bear, Tulsa; six brothers, Jesse Leader, Missouri, Eddie Leader, Henryetta, Raymond Leader, Lamar, Kenneth McCully, Bowlegs, William McCully, Pryor, Eddie McCully; five sisters, Lottie May Good, Florida, Joyce McCully, Evelyn McCully, all of Oklahoma City, and Marilyn McCully, Moore; 23 Grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services for Nancy Sue Hulbutta Bear are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church.

Rev. Houston Tiger and Rev. Malcolm Tiger are set to officiate.

A wake service is set for 6 p.m. tonight at Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church.

Interment is to follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.

Bear died Friday, May 31, 2002 at Sunset Nursing Home in Tecumseh at the age of 60.

She was born in Wewoka on May 20, 1942 to Johnson and Sarah Tiger Hulbutta.

Her family lived in Arizona for several years before returning to Oklahoma in 1960 and later relocating to Wewoka in 1964.

Bear attended Gilbert Schools in Arizona.

She worked in Kitchen management in the nursing home industry prior to retiring due to health reasons.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Johnny, Raymond, and Roman Hulbutta; and one sister, Semaria Grass.

Bear is survived by one sister, Nelsie Yargee of Shawnee; and four brothers, Ramsey and Paul Hulbutta, both of Wewoka, Ron Hulbutta of Seminole and Jimsey Hulbutta of Oklahoma City.

Pallbearers are Bear’s nephews.

Funeral services for Willis Eugene "Gene" Beaty are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

President Louis T. Armour is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Beaty died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002 at his home at the age of 64.

He lived in Seminole County for 27 years and in Atwood for six years.

He was born Aug. 27, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Willis Francis and Hazel Marie (Beal) Beaty.

Beaty married Judith (Morrison) Beaty on Sept. 11, 1959 in LaPunte, Calif.

He was a welder and boilermaker.

He owned and operated Beaty Brothers Boiler Repair in Oklahoma for 15 years.

Beaty also raised cattle and retired about three years from Seminole County District #3.

He was a member of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Seminole.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lee Frances Beaty in 1980.

Beaty is survived by his wife of the home; one son, Ralph Eugene Beaty of Manassas, Va.; four daughters, Debra June Watson of Maud, Teresa Elaine Carroll of Frisco, Texas, Lisa Marie Holley of Edmond, and Julie Ann Gonzales of Moore; one brother, George Allen Beaty of Midwest City; five sisters, Mary Ruth Manley and Lela Mae Yorba, both of Westminster, Calif., Erma Faye Ginn of St. Louis, Virginia Carol Perry of Hallett, and Delores June Hale of Stanton, Calif.; and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral services for Dale Robert Begg are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Billings Funeral Home in Elkhart, Ind.

Rev. Dick Barfel of the Ribbon of Hope Ministries at Elkhart General Hospital will officiate.

A graveside service will take place at the Kingfisher Cemetery in Kingfisher on Friday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m.

Those services will be under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home in Kingfisher.

Dale Robert Begg went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002 at 11:45 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital.

He died after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.

Begg was a Plant Manager at AL-KO Kober Corporation of Elkhart for the past 13 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Betty Begg.

Begg is survived by his loving wife, Mattie, of the home; four sons, Dale, and his wife Jody, Plymouth, Mich., Doug, and his wife Jennifer, Grand Rapids, Mich., JD and his wife Jane, Aurora, Colo., and Darrell of Great Bend, Kan.; one daughter, Diana, and her husband Dana Dawson, Great Bend, Kan.; and 10 grandchildren, Kristy, Amber, Kyle, Evan, Alaina, Sarah, Emily, Carly, Rebecca, and Luke.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made to the Oncology Department at Elkhart General Hospital, 600 East Blvd., Elkhart, Ind. 46514.

Funeral services for Mary Catherine Begley are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Mike Matlock is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Begley died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001 at her home at the age of 65.

She was born Feb. 12, 1936 in Konawa to Steven and Catherine (Walker) Caudill.

She married Leo W. Begley on Oct. 20, 1956 in Wewoka.

He preceded her in death in July of 1993.

Begley was a retired typesetter and proof reader for various newspapers, including the Chickasha Daily Express and Seminole Producer.

Before her retirement, she worked for Dustin School as a teacher’s aide.

She graduated from Maud High School in 1954.

Begley was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers, and one sister.

She is survived by two daughters, Tami VanEaton and Lisa and Rodney Soule, both of Semionle; five grandchildren, Sara, Rachel, and Megan VanEaton, and Emily and Jennifer Soule; special friend, O.G. Shamblin of Tecumseh; one brother, James Caudill of Wewoka; and six sisters, Jean Binkley of Midwest City, Nellie Blakely of Ft. Worth, Texas, Francene Crofton of San Diego, Calif., Virginia Cambron of Houston, Texas, Gloria Ledbetter of Seminole, and Joyce Leach of Holdenville.

Casket bearers are Rex Wilson, Wesley Duncan, Charles Villines, and Merle J. Harris.

Graveside funeral services for Jenny Lorene Benardello are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Rev. Dan Frisby is set to officiate.

The services is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Benardello died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 85.

She was born Aug. 15, 1917 in Holdenville to Myrtle (McCassalin) Balmain.

She married John Benardello on March 25, 1942 in Lincoln, Neb.

Benardello is survived by her husband of the home; one son, John Robert Benardello of Midwest City; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Alene Capps of Midwest City and Letha King of Seminole.

Funeral services for Larry Gene Bennett were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Fairview Baptist Church in Shawnee.

Rev. Richard Stillwell was set to officiate.

Burial was to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Baggerley Funeral Home in Edmond.

Bennett died Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at the age of 62.

He was born May 4, 1939 in Prague to Levi Cody and Mamie Lee (Chaffin) Bennett.

He graduated from Prairie Valley School in Little.

Bennett retired from Lucent Technologies, formerly AT&T and Western Electric, after 36 years.

On May 29, 1968, he married Betty Arrasmith in El Reno.

He served two tours of duty in the United States Army.

Bennett had been a resident of Earlsboro for the past ten years.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Clara Presley and Lois Mott.

He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Cody Bennett of Earlsboro and Bill Bennett of Yukon; two daughters, LeeAnn Helvey and Deana Keeton, both of Earlsboro; 12 grandchildren; three brothers, Dean Bennett, his twin of Earlsboro; J.P. Bennett of Harrah, and Ray Bennett of Wynnewood; and two sisters, Willa Mae Cox of Coalinga, Calif. and Betty Romberg of Shawnee.

Funeral services for Shawnee resident, James Dewitt Berryman, were held at 2 p.m. today at North Rock Creek Assembly of God Church, Garrett Lake Road, Shawnee. Brother Thomas Morris officiated.

Interment followed at the Harjo Family Cemetery, east of Little, under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.

Mr. Berryman passed away Oct. 19, 2002 at his home in Shawnee, following a brief illness at the age of 59 years, surrounded by his family and close friends.

He was born Aug. 7, 1943 in Pontiac, Mich. to Glenn I. Berryman and Veda Ellis Clayton.

He grew up in the Lindsay area, graduating from Lindsay High School in 1961.

Mr. Berryman enlisted in the United States Air Force on March 7, 1963 and served in the Vietnam War from April 16, 1966 to December 15, 1966, and was honorable discharged on Jan. 18, 1967.

He graduated from Seminole Junior College and was employed as a restaurant manager and cook until his retirement due to health.

J.D. and Jo Kay Underwood were married on Nov. 19, 1968 in Del City and lived in the Seminole and Shawnee area.

He is survived by his wife of the home; seven children, Shelly and husband Tim Hall of Oklahoma City, Roberta Haney of Okmulgee, Steve and wife Julie Haney of Shawnee, Andrea and husband T.J. Henderson, Cydney and husband Todd Wood of Edmond, Scotty Berryman and Timothy Berryman of the home, 19 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and one step-son, Kelly Lee Haney.

Pallbearers will include the Seminole Chapter Honor Color Guard of the Vietnam EraVeteran’s Intertribal Association.

Honorary pallbearers will be Todd Wood, T.J. Henderson, Scott Berryman, Steve Haney, Tim Hall, Keith Ruminer, Allen Ruminer, Kelly Bell, Russ Haskins, David Thompson, Bob Nauni, and Stanley Beasley.

Funeral services for Janie Lynn Bevelhymer are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Wewoka.

Burial is to follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Bevelhymer died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002 at her home at the age of 51.

She was born Feb. 2, 1950 in Odessa, Texas to L.C. "Pete" and Betty (Burris) Fowler.

She married Jake Bevelhymer on Sept. 28, 1968 in Wewoka.

Bevelhymer attended the Assembly of God.

She is survived by her husband of the home; one daughter, Kelli Davis of Ada; one son, Russell Bevelhymer of Dallas, Texas; her parents of Seminole; and three grandchildren.

Graveside funeral service for LeRoy Bible are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holdenville Cemetery.

Rev. Meredith Robinson is set to officiate.

Burial is under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Bible died Monday, July 8, 2002 in Oklahoma City at the age of 81.

He was born Jan. 2, 1921 to Roy and Louella Satterley Bible in Sasakwa.

He was a lifelong resident of the area and a past member of the Lion’s Club and the American Legion.

Bible was a veteran of World War II with the US Army.

He worked as a roughneck in the oilfields and as a contractor with the US Postal Service.

He is survived by his wife, Maxine of the home; two sons, LeRoy Bible Jr. of Bentonville, Ark. and Rusty Boible of Holdenville; three daughters, Susie Hester of Holdenville, Karla Harden of Gerty, and Tanda Baca of Lamar; three brothers, Jack Bible of Wewoka and Wayne Bible and Bill Bible, both of Sasakwa; one sister, Jana Heard of Sasakwa; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are Jimmy Bible, Bryan Bible, Jacob Baca, Andy Baca and Darrin Bible.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Roxie Keesee Blackshire are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Lima.

Rev. W.E. Cooper is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Lima Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Blackshire died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001 at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 89.

She was born April 9, 1912 in Wetumka to Paul and Randy Keesee.

She retired from First United Methodist Church where she worked for many years.

Blackshire was a member of First Baptist Church of Lima and served in the Missionary Society.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rayford Houston; her parents; four brothers, Henry, Joe, Bozie and Clarence Keesee; and two sisters, Mary Bruner and Lela Mae Harper.

She is survived by one daughter, Mildred Blackshire; one sister, Margretta Douglas of Claborne Texas; three grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Randal "Randy" Bonstaff are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Millet-Guidry Funeral Home in LaPlace, La.

Burial will follow in St. John Memorial Gardens in LaPlace.

Bonstaff, 36, died Thursday morning in St. John Hospital in Tulsa after a short bout with cancer.

He was born Feb. 14, 1966, in Louisiana, to Cheryl Mitchell and Jack Bonstaff.

While living in Seminole, he owned and operated Grasshopper Lawn Service for several years.

He went to work for Gordon Jewelers in Shawnee in August, 1998, and was promoted to manager of the Muskogee store in February, 2001.

Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Cheryl and JR Mitchell of LaPlace, La.; his father and stepmother, Jack and Cathy Bonstaff of Ponchatrain, La.; four sisters, Rhonda Doeman of Pont, Renee Bonstaff and Rochelle Bonstaff, both of LaPlace. and Jenifer Bonstaff of Bidico; his grandmother Ella Dean Bonstaff; and his best friend, Michael Mooney, Muskogee.

WEWOKA – Memorial services for Jessie D. Boyd are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Mike Kirby is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Boyd died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002 at the age of 80.

He was born Dec. 27, 1921 in Hulbert to Jess and Maude (Martin) Boyd.

He was raised in the Hulbert and Wagoner area and attended school in Hulbert.

He married Joycette (Degg) Boyd on June 18, 1976 in Denton, Texas.

Boyd enlisted in the United States Army on Feb. 14, 1941.

He served in World War II and the Korean Conflict before retiring May 8, 1964 after 23 years of service.

He later moved from Del City to Wewoka in 1977.

Boyd is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Madeline Willis and Carmen Seratt; and three brothers, Jack, Joe, and John Boyd.

He is survived by his wife of the home; two sisters, Ophelia Peters of Tulsa and Cloie Rhodes of Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers are the V.F.W. post #1311.

WEWOKA – A memorial service for Wewoka resident Jessie D. Boyd is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Stout Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Mike Kirby will officiate.

Boyd died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at the age of 80.

He was born Dec. 27, 1921, in Hulbert to Jess and Maude (Martin) Boyd.

He was reared in the Hulbert-Wagoner area and attended school at Hulbert.

He enlisted in the US Army on Feb. 14, 1941. He served during World War II and the Korean Conflict and retired in 1964 after 23 years of active service.

He moved from Del City to Wewoka in 1977.

He married Joycette (Degg) Boyd on Jan. 18, 1976, at Denton, Texas; she survives him, of the home.

Other survivors include two sisters, Ophelia Peters, Tulsa, and Cloie Rhodes, Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Madeline Willis and Carmen Seratt; and three brothers, Jack, Joe and John Boyd.

Honorary pallbearers will include VFW Post 1311.

Funeral services for Seminole native Pink J. Bradley are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday in the Calvary Baptist Church in Andrews, Texas.

Revs. Mike Henson and Ivy Shelton will officiate the services.

Burial will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, with services under the direction of McNett Funeral Home, Andrews, Texas.

Bradley died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002 at Permian General Hospital in Andrews, Texas, at the age of 88.

He was born on Jan. 9, 1914 in Seminole.

Bradley married Nova Davis on Jan. 24, 2002 in Konawa. They moved to Andrews in 1967.

He was retired from ARCO where he was employed for 35 years.

Bradley was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Andrews.

Bradley is survived by his wife, Nova, Andrews, Texas; two sons, Jimmy D. Bradley, Albany, Ga., and Otis Wayne Bradley, Smith Mills, Ky; one sister, Grace Carroll, Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Richard Napoleon "Dick" Brazell are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Bill Liggett is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Brazell died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at his home at the age of 78.

He was born Nov. 19, 1923 in Seminole County to Jasper William Brazell and Maggie (Thomas) Brazell Reynolds.

He married Betty Jo (Dickerson) on July 3, 1953 in Seminole.

She preceded Brazell in death on Sept. 6, 1969.

He retired in 1978 from the oilfield.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one son, Richard Brazell in 1995; one brother, Billie Brazell in 1994; and two sisters, Otherene Reynolds in 1981 and Wilma Smith in 1957.

Brazell is survived by two sons, Gorden Dye and Donald Brazell, both of Bristow; three daughters, Deanna Chamdler of Tulsa and Sandy Elliott and Teresa McShane, both of Bristow; two sisters, Vausey Kramer of Konawa and Nadine Collins of Shawnee; 20 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Terry Groves, Kenny Dickerson, Don Dickerson, J. Dee Marinko, Michael Lynn, and Erich Olds.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Elmer Brewer are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel in Wewoka.

Rev. Johnny Chesser is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Holdenville City Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Brewer died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002 at Holdenville General Hospital at the age of 84.

He was born July 18, 1917 in Stuart to Sam Brewer and Molly Moore.

He was raised in the Stuart area and attended School at Chickasha.

Brewer married Lenora (Lawrence) Brewer on March 15, 1974 in Ada.

He was a retired employer with the city of Holdenville Landfill.

He also worked as a heavy equipment operator and a farmer.

Brewer was a member of the House of Prayer Church in Wewoka.

He was preceded in death by parents Sam and Molly Brewer.

He is survived by his wife of the home; one daughter, Loretta Byerly of Holdenville; one sister, Ola Williams of California; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are Kenny Brewer, Donald Brewer, A.L. Lucas, Curtis Ledbetter, Floyd Ledbetter and Evert Ledbetter.

KONAWA – Funeral services Hazel Janett Brewer are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ.

Frank Brewer is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Brewer died Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada at the age of 82.

She was born Jan. 23, 1920 in Ozark County, Mo. to Ned and Harriet (Reynolds) Davidson.

She married R.C. Brewer on Feb. 14, 1945 in Reno, Nev.

Brewer was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in Konawa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Rethel Homer Brewer; three brothers and five sisters.

She is survived by her husband of the home; two sons, Ruben L. Brewer of Bolter City, Nev. And Roger Lee Brewer of Konawa; one daughter, Pauline Nysveen of Konawa; one sister, Flossie Davidson of Ada; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be Gregory Brewer, Eric Christianson, Gordon Brewer, Jeff Scherrill, Anthony Landers, Tommy King, Ryan Barton, Bo Hosinger, Dustin Jones and Corey Fixico.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident Betty (Beal) Briggs are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. David Karges will officiate the services.

Briggs died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Unity Health Center North in Shawnee at the age of 74.

She was born to Fred Beal and Marguerite Rebekah (Wymore) Beal on May 19, 1927 in Holdenville.

Beal moved to Seminole from Holdenville as a small child and was a resident here until she recently moved to Shawnee.

She received her Master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, and was a supervisor at the Department of Human Services in Seminole County where she retired after 26 years of service.

Beal was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Seminole, a member of the Rebekah Lodge, and a lifetime member of the American Legion.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a nephew, Randy Cleek; and a brother-in-law, Bill Cleek.

Beal is survived by two daughters, Vicki Duff and Becky McGowan, both of Shawnee; one sister, Ramona Cleek, Shawnee; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Patrick Duff, Steven Haney, Andy McGowan, Matthew McGowan, Brian Santiago, and Don Santiago.

Graveside funeral services for Ethelda Brinker are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Rev. Quincy Hammons is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Ethelda died Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home at the age of 74.

She was a lifelong Seminole resident who grew up east of Seminole.

She was born Aug. 8, 1927 in Seminole to T. Everett and Martha Estas (Tigner) Stubbs.

Ethelda married Chester Brinker on Nov. 8, 1945 in Seminole.

She was a retired schoolteacher. She taught all of her career at the Pleasant Grove School District west of Seminole.

She was a member of the Church of the First Born of Shawnee.

Ethelda spent the last few years of her life enjoying spending time with and helping raise her great-grandson Nicholas Brinker.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, T.E. "Dick" Stubbs.

She is survived by her husband of the home in Seminole; one son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Edna Brinker; one daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and John Nicholson of Seminole; three brothers, Hilton Stubbs of Ardmore, J.N. Stubbs of Denison, Texas, and George W. Stubbs of Durant; five sisters, Inez Ridings, Clara Streater, Annette Myrick, Mary Cullison, and Jonnie Collins, all of Seminole, and Eva Black of Atwood; grandchildren, Kevin and Jason Brinker, Shelly Nicholson, and Tracy Carroll; great-grandchildren, Nicholas Brinker, Trevor Brinker, John Robert Waldren, Jackie Waldren, Jessica Waldren, Brian Sims and Chandler Carroll.

MARLOW – Funeral services for former Bowlegs resident Bernice Mae "Sis" Brooks are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel.

Rev. David Woods is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Marlow Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Chapel.

Brooks died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Duncan Regional Hospital at the age of 85.

She was born July 6, 1916 in Bray to C.J. "Lum" and Birdie L. Ward Morrison.

She graduated from Bray High School in 1935.

Brooks married Enoch F. Brooks in Duncan on Aug. 16, 1941.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, LaRena Moritz, in 1996.

She is survived by one son, Mickey Brooks of Marlow; two grandchildren; two brothers, M.L. Morrison and Luther Morrison, both of Marlow; and six sisters, Beatrice Maxwell, Irene Cofer, Faye Hayes, and Tommie Atkinson, all of Marlow, Leota Bowman of Durant, and Frances McCune of Lawton.

MAUD – Funeral services for Melba Jean (Goodin) Brooks are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church.

Rev. Carl Whitfield and Rev. Wayne Taylor are set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Brooks died Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at her daughter’s home in Prague at the age of 75.

She was born Sept. 29, 1926 in Remus to John Wesley and Vaida Florence (Coleman) Goodin.

She was a sales associate for J.C. Penney’s in Shawnee until retiring in 1994.

Brooks was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and the W.M.U.

She was an assistant cook at Falls Creek and served on the Trinity Baptist Hostess Committee and was a Vacation Bible School assistant teacher for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donnie L. Goodin on Feb. 12, 1965 and Alvin "Ab" Goodin on Jan. 16, 2002.

Brooks is survived by three daughters, Marie Williams of Prague, Jana Thomas of Tecumseh, and Jean Baysinger of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Alton "Bud" Goodin of East Carbon, Utah, Dewey Goodin of Maud, and Delbert Goodin of Del City; two sisters, Norma La Farge of Loveland, Ohio and Sue McCraw of Stillwater.

Casket bearers are Dave Thomas, Mike Williams, Larry Baysinger, Kevin Williams, Justin Baysinger, and Matthew Baysinger.

Honorary bearers are "Bud" Goodin, Dewey Goodin, Delbert Goodin, Arnold LaFarge, and Dean McCraw.

The family request memorial donations be made to the Hospice of Shawnee, 1102 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, 74804.

Funeral services for Linda Kay Brown are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Chapel.

Pastor Charles Jones is set to officiate.

Interment is to follow in Schoolton Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Brown died Friday, February 8, 2002, at her home in Oklahoma City at the age of 56.

She was born June 26, 1945, in Oklahoma City to Leroy and Rena Cooper Archer.

She graduated from Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, and married Nelson Brown on March 27, 1963.

Brown lived in Bullhead City, Arizona, from 1989 through May, 2001, and worked at the Colorado Belle Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nev., before returning to Oklahoma in May.

She was preceded in death by her father.

She is survived by her mother of Cromwell; her husband, Nelson Brown of Oklahoma City; four sons, James Leroy Brown of Indianapolis, Ind., Nelson Wayne Brown, Jr. and David Ray Brown, both of Shawnee, and John J. Brown of Las Vegas, Nev.; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Peggy Coyle of Cromwell and Neva Weller of Newalla.

Pallbearers are Nelson Brown Jr., John J. Brown, Robert J. Moseley, David Brown, James Leroy Brown and Ron Weller.

MUSTANG – Funeral services for Konawa High School graduate Patsy Jo Brown were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Chapel of The Good Shepherd at McNeil’s Mustang Funeral Service.

Burial was to follow at 3 p.m. today at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of McNeil’s Mustang Funeral Service.

Brown died Friday, March 22, 2002 at an Oklahoma City hospital after a lengthy illness at the age of 72.

She was born Nov. 8, 1929 in Ada to Hugh and Jesse Patton Bowles.

She grew up in the Vamoosa and Konawa area.

Brown was a 1948 graduate of Konawa High School and attended East Central University in Ada.

She was a partner of the family business, P & C Sales.

She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and had been a longtime member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Ada where she served for many years as the church secretary.

Brown was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Barry; one brother, Butch Bowles, two sisters, Lenoir Harbour and Janie Bowles-Duncan.

She is survived by her husband, Charles "Chuck" Brown of the home; one son, Philip Brown of Oklahoma City; and one grandson.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Funeral services for Steve Brown, the brother of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Calvary Church of the Nazarene at 3100 North Rockwell.

Burial is to follow at Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Mercer-Adams Funeral Service.

Brown died at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2002.

He had battled lung disease, kidney failure, heart surgery and gall bladder removal in the days before his death, according to the family.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Brown of Oklahoma City; six sons, David of Farmerville, La., Doyle of Woodward, Dale of Pauls Valley, Darrell of Prague, Dwayne of Bethany, and Douglas of Mustang; three sisters, Alma Flannery of Seminole, Cora Brown and Betty Sandlin; 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services for Seminole resident Fannie Lenore (Brown) Bruner are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Green Hill Memorial Cemetery in Sapulpa.

Revs. Carol Walker, Joe Coon, and Bruner’s nephew, Dewayne Tiger, will officiate the services.

Services will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bruner died Sunday, July 28, 2002 at her home in Seminole at the age of 84.

She was born to Clarence Yahlane Brown and Wattie (Bigpond) Brown on Jan. 29, 1918 in Bristow.

Bruner moved to Seminole from Sapulpa, and was a homemaker, and a member of the Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Ocie Brown, Sam Lewis, and Chief James Brown; and one great-grandson, Ryan Keith Pierce, Jr.

Bruner is survived by four daughters, Joyce Brennan, Moore, and Billie Tiger, Norma Tiger, and Roberta "Bertie" Coon, all of Seminole; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Wake services for James Lee "J-Bird" Bruner are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hudson-Phillips Chapel.

The procession to Tekopuchee Methodist Church is to begin at 10 a.m. Friday and services are to begin there at 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Malcolm Tiger is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Yahola-Fixico Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Bruner died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 at his home in Holdenville at the age of 32.

He was born Jan. 15, 1970 in Holdenville to Louis and Nora Bruner.

He attended Holdenville Schools and was a member of Tekopuchee Methodist Church.

Bruner was employed with Wrangler for two years until his illness in December.

He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Winley Fixico and Cora Lowe.

He is survived by his parents of the home; one brother, Thomas Bruner of Holdenville; and one grandfather, California Fixico of Holdenville.

Pallbearers are Steve McGirt, Eric Thlocco, Mike Brown, Randall Billy, Henry Factor, Mike Tiger, John McCosar, and Greg Poafibitty.

Honorary pallbearers are Lloyd Harjo, Brian Factor, Joe Tiger, Ronnie Hulbutta, Daniel Gray, Greg Smith, Ronnie George, Punkin King, and Richmond Tiger.

Funeral services for Linda Sue Bruner are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. Wilburn Bruner of Greater Canon Baptist Church of Oklahoma City is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Leader Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bruner died Sunday, June 2, 2002 at Midwest City Regional Medical Center at the age of 51.

She was born Nov. 16, 1950 in Wewoka to Charley and Pernie (Colbert) Bruner.

She left Wewoka in 1966 and had resided in Oklahoma City for the last 35 years.

Bruner had attended dental school.

She was employed by General Motors for eight years and also worked as a housekeeper at the Marriott in Oklahoma City.

She was a member of Greater Canon Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Wilburn Bruner.

Bruner was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and three sisters.

She is survived by a special friend, Willie Howard; one daughter, Sheila Ann Bruner of Oklahoma City; one son, Rodney Bruner of Oklahoma City; nine sisters, Victorine Simmons of Houston, Texas, Madean Carolina, Rena Alford, Ola Faye Bruner, and Dorothy Bruner, all of Wewoka, Corine Bruner, Asylene Bruner, Rose Bruner, and Ellen Roberts, all of Oklahoma City; four brothers, David Bruner, Willis Bruner, and Fred Bruner, all of Oklahoma City, and Bobby Bruner of Wewoka.

WEWOKA – Funeral services for McArthur Bruner, the brother of Wewoka resident, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Rev. Wilbur Bruner is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Leader Cemetery in Stonewall under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bruner died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2001 at his home in Oklahoma City at the age of 59.

He was born Nov. 9, 1942 to Charley and Pernie Bruner in Ada where lived until moving to Oklahoma City in 1976.

He worked as an auto mechanic for 40 years in Oklahoma City and retired from the Housing Authority of Oklahoma City.

Bruner was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Joby, Vernon and Bobby Gene Bruner; and three sisters, Alice Byrd and Betty and Stella Bruner.

He is survived by four brothers, David, Willis, and Fred Bruner, all of Oklahoma City and Bobby Bruner of Wewoka; 10 sisters, Ola Faye Bruner, Rena Alford, and Madeen Carolina, all of Wewoka, Corine, Dorothy, and Rose Bruner all of Choctaw, Ellen Roberts and Asylene Bruner, both of Oklahoma City, and Victorine Simmons of Houston, Texas.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Naomi Allen Bryan, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Historic Strothers Chapel in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Rev. David Karges will officiate the services.

Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bryan passed away on Tuesday May 7, 2002 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 84.

She was born to Ambrose Allen Dickey and Louisa Jane (Brock) Dickey on Aug. 23, 1917 in Branch, Ark.

Bryan moved to Seminole 65 years ago from Branch.

She married Tillman Pendergrass "Mutt" Bryan on Jan. 18, 1936 in Franklin County, Ark.

Bryan was a homemaker and worked as a legal secretary from 1975 to 1998 for Gipson, Johnston and McMains Law Firm.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church for years where she and her husband were members of the wedding ring class.

Bryan was a Pink Lady for several years at the Seminole Municipal Hospital, and secretary of the Women’s Wesley Group for several years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tillman, on June 26, 1974; her parents; and two sisters, Leola Gipson and Edra Dill.

Bryan is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Dickey and Mary Bryan, Seminole; one daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Sam Pool, Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Keli Pool Roper and her husband Jeff, Houston, Texas, Elizabeth Pool, Houston, Texas, and Jeremy, Eric, and Kari Bryan, all of Seminole; two great-grandchildren, Evan and Ryan Roper, Houston, Texas; one nephew and his wife, Patti, and their children Fred and Lisa Gipson, Lisa and Greg Barnard, and Elizabeth and Dusty Base; one niece, Linda Sharpe, and her children, Cal Sharpe, John Sharpe, and Susan and Jeff Downs; niece Norma Moore and her husband Phillip; and nine great-great nieces and nephews.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to the restoration of Historic Strothers Chapel at Maple Grove Cemetery Chapel Association, P.O. Box 1062, Seminole, 74818-1062.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Naomi Bryan are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Historic Strothers Chapel at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Burial is to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bryan died Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

Further information is pending with the funeral home.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Gennell Lynn (Edgell) Bryant, were held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Revs. Kenneth L. Edgell, Chris Meek, and Roger Brewer officiated the services.

Burial followed at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bryant died Friday, May 3, 2002 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 36.

She was born to Daryl Wayne Edgell and Susie Esther (Griffith) Edgell on Dec. 11, 1965 in Ft. Smith, Ark.

Bryant lived most of her life in Seminole, having moved here from Wyoming.

She was a 1984 graduate of Bowlegs High School.

She married Donald (Donnie) Taft Bryant on Dec. 23, 1992 at the First Church of God in Seminole.

Bryant worked at a Nursing home in Wewoka, and was currently employed at Richards Quick Stop and Custom Coating, both in Seminole.

She was a member of the Church of Nazarene where she was a teacher and drove the church bus.

Bryant was preceded in death by her grandparents, Marcus and Clara Edgell, and Theodore and Alice Griffith; her father, Daryl Edgell; and her great-niece, Shalinda Swanson Bloom.

She is survived by her mother, Susie Esther Edgell, Seminole; her husband, Donald (Donnie) Taft Bryant, Seminole; and five brothers, Theodore Edgell, Walter Wayne Edgell, Bobby Ray Edgell, Jerry Jackson Edgell, all of Seminole, and Kenneth Lee Edgell, Oklahoma City.

Pallbearers are Tony Edgell, Marcus Edgell II, Bruce Edgell, Christopher Yancey, Kenny Waterman, and Aaron Edgell.

Honorary bearers are Kent Dawson, Jim Blakely, Greg Bloom, and Richard Cline.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident LeDon Buckley, Jr., are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sand Creek Church in Wetumka.

A wake service will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel in Wewoka.

Rev. J. B. Fish will officiate the funeral services.

Interment will follow on Saturday at the Sand Creek Church Cemetery, under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Buckley died Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 45.

He was born to LeDon Buckley and Mary Jane Fish Buckley in Holdenville on Jan. 16, 1957.

Buckley’s family moved to California for a number of years before returning to Oklahoma in 1990.

He married Dinah Dionne on June 15, 1981 in California.

Buckley was a self-employed roofer and worked in the housing industry prior to retiring due to health reasons.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Buckley is survived by his wife, Dinah Dionne Buckley; two sons, David Buckley and Kenneth Buckley; one daughter, Monique Buckley; three sisters, Sandra Buckley, Oklahoma City, and Mary Ronnell Buckley and LaDonna Buckley, both of Seminole; and two brothers, Kenneth Buckley, Wetumka and Larry Buckley, Seminole.

Pallbearers are Marsey Scott, Ronnie Whitetree, Sampson Fish, James Scott, Jeremy Fish, John Fish, Ben Buckley and Justin Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers are J.R. Fields and Bunny Powell.

Graveside funeral services for Wewoka resident Dorothy Mae Bristow Bumgardner are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Rev. Barney Gibson is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bumgardner died Thursday, July 4, 2002 at Unity Health North in Shawnee at the age of 77.

She had been a Wewoka resident since moving there from Tecumseh in 1981.

She was born Dec. 5, 1924 in Sparks to Clarence and Mattie (Durbin) Hughes.

Bumgardner married Joshua Barney Bristow. He preceded her in death in July of 1970.

She then married Ralph Bumgardner. He preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 1989.

She was a retired nurse from Parkview Nursing Home in Shawnee.

Bumgardner was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; one son, Bob Bristow in 1991; one sister, Thelma Turner; and three grandchildren, Debra Bristow in 1997, Debra Leann Bristow in 2000, and Joshua Barney Bristow.

She is survived by two sons, Eugene Bristow of Wewoka and Ray Bristow of Seminole; one stepson, Johnny Stephens of Seminole; one daughter, Linda Nelson Quinalty of Seminole; one stepdaughter, Becky Carlson of Seminole; one brother, Lloyd Hughes of Seminole; 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Johnny Stephens, Ray Bristow, Steve Carlson, Oartie Anderson, Billie Bradshaw, and Jesse Gibioney.

Funeral services for Seminole native Thomas Leonard Burgin were held today at the United Pentecostal Church in Okemah.

Rev. David Shatwell officiated.

Interment followed at Schoolton Cemetery near Okemah under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.

Burgin died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002 in Seminole at the age of 49.

He was born Jan. 24, 1953 in Seminole to Francis Thomas and Betty June Burgin.

He had been a resident of Seminole since 1988 and was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Okemah.

Burgin had been employed by Hodges Trucking in Oklahoma City.

He attended South East High School in Oklahoma City.

He was active in the jail ministry before he had to travel long distances.

Burgin was preceded in death by his father, Francis Thomas Burgin.

He is survived by his mother; his wife, Mary Lou (Starr) Burgin of Okemah; two sons, Thomas Burgin Jr. of San Diego, Calif., and Terrence Burgin of Lexington, Ky. one stepson, Rodney Starr of Seminole; two sisters, Angila Dibble of Oklahoma City and Melissa Jean Honsinger of Tuskahoma; and three grandchildren.

Church members will the active pallbearers.

Graveside funeral services for Seminole resident Stella "Pumpkin" Bush are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee.

Rev. Carl Whitfield is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bush died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 79.

She was born Oct. 19, 1922 in Shawnee to Wesley William and Bernice (Nelson) Dougless.

She married Rex McDonald Bush on Feb. 6, 1946 in Eureka Springs, Ark.

Bush was a homemaker and a member of the Seminole Elks Lodge and the American Legion.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on Aug. 5, 1999; two sisters and one daughter.

She is survived by two granddaughters, Paula Davis Dommert and Tracy Davis Melton; five great-grandchildren; and one special nephew, W.E. Woodward of Miami.

Graveside funeral services for Made Marie Carper Bussey are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Wetumka Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield is set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home of Maud.

Bussey died Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at Ranch Terrace Nursing Home in Sapulpa at the age of 87.

She was born in Clarksville, Ark. on April 12, 1915 to George Arthur and Beulah May (Dalton) Ray.

She married Nick Lucas (Pete) Craper in 1932 in Logan County, Ark.

He preceded her in death in August of 1955.

She then married William Franklin "Frank" Bussey on July 30, 1991 in Shawnee.

He preceded her in death on Feb. 4, 2001.

Bussey was a school cook for Wetumka Public School for many years and was also a homemaker.

She was a member of Maud First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; one brother; one sister; and one son, Don Carper in 1961.

Bussey is survived by four sons, Kenneth Carper of Sapulpa, L.E. Carper of Sand Springs, Jimmy Carper of Ventura, Calif., and Bill Carper of Davis; one daughter, Betty Houtz of Newalla; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; five brothers, Clyde Ray and Shifford Ray, both of Wetumka, R.H. Ray of Maud, James Harold Ray of Seminole, and M.L. Ray of Long Beach, Miss.; and one sister, Merle Sanders of Seminole.

Funeral services for Opal Laverne (Nottingham) Cagle are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Calvin.

Rev. Eddy Matthews and Rev. Bart Effinger are set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Kingston Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Cagle died Monday, June 10, 2002 at Jan Frances Care Center in Ada at the age of 73.

She lived around Ada for 10 years and then lived in Kingston for 22 years. She moved back to Ada last year.

She was born July 26, 1928 in Big Clifty, Ky. to Harley and Resia Mydia (Royalty) Nottingham.

Cagle married Paul Richard Cagle in Big Clifty, Ky. on Dec. 22, 1946.

She was a homemaker and owned Byng Grocery with her husband for several years in the 1970’s.

She and her husband were both employees of the Texoma Park Rangers.

Cagles attended Streetman Road Baptist Church in Texoma.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one brother, Holbert Nottingham in 1986.

She is survived by one son, Jerry Cagle of Ada; one daughter, Jan Russell of Calvin; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Alfred David "A.D." Calvert are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel.

Bro. Larry Chesser and Bro. Dwight Gonzales are set to officiate.

Interment is to follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.

Calvert died following a lengthy illness on Monday, Oct. 7, 2002 while on his way home from an Oklahoma City hospital.

He was 82.

He was born in Ada on Oct. 9, 1919 to William Spencer and Allie Meda Hopkins Calvert.

Calvert lived in east central Oklahoma most of his life.

He attended school in Texas and married Gladys Johnson on May 23, 1943.

He worked in the oilfield as a driller before retiring in 1980.

Calvert is survived by his wife of the home; four daughters, JoAnn Calvert and Evelyn Calvert, both of San Jose, Calif., and Shirley Threet and Marsha Sawyer, both of Wewoka; three sons, Lloyd Scroggins and David and Jimmy Calvert, all of Wewoka; one sister, Wonda Sherfield of Texas; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Phyllis Vance; one son, Tommy Calvert; and one grandson, Larry Calvert.

Pallbearers will be Jim Bo Calvert, Kevin Calvert, Rick Harris and Brandon Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers are Gary Calvert, Terry Calvert, Aldred Dean Calvert, Larry Scroggins, Tommy Sawyer, Johnny Harris, Michael Pierce, Brian Calvert-Sisco, Tammy Roy, Connie Marshall, Tracy Calvert, Stacy Calvert, Kimberly Calvert, Stephanie Gilbert, and Danielle Carpenter.

MAUD – Funeral services for J.R. Calvert are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church.

Rev. Virgil Calvert and Rev. Wayne Taylor are set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Tecumseh Mission Cemetery under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Calvert died Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at O.U. Medical Center at the age of 69.

He was born April 4, 1932 in Mustang to Hiram Byron Sr. and Izora (Jarvis) Calvert.

He married Janice Carolyne Smith on March 13, 1970 in Shawnee.

Calvert was a brick mason and worked in the industry for over 40 years before retiring.

He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and the Noble Alumni Association.

He was a volunteer for the Boy’s Baseball Association.

Calvert organized the Three-on-Three Tournaments in Maud.

He served as president of the Maud Three-on-Three Association for many years.

He recently built a court yard at Noble High School for the Noble Alumni Association.

Calvert was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Carmen Calvert McCraw in 1993; one brother, Roy Calvert; and one sister, Violet Calvert.

He is survived by his wife of the home; four sons, Randy Calvert, Jimmy Calvert, and Brandon Calvert, all of Maud, and David Calvert of Tulsa; four daughters, Carolyn Green and Rita Smith, both of McAlester, Kathy Lewis of Maud and Anna Van Orden of Island Lake, Ill.; 27 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Victor Calvert of Broken Arrow, Rev. Virgil Calvert of Pawnee, and Ray Calvert of Bixby; and five sisters, Velma Williams, Donna McMillian, and Rose Lee Edgemond, all of Noble, Ester Bryant of Slaughterville, and Dorita Cheatwood of McKiddyville.

Funeral services for David DeWayne "Buddy" Camp are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Sand Creek Eufaula Church.

Rev. Rains and Rev. Houston Tiger are set to officiate.

Wake services are set for 6:30 Saturday evening.

The body will be taken to Sand Creek Church at 5 p.m. for wake services Sunday evening.

Interment is to follow in the Bender Family Center under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.

Camp died Thursday, May 30, 2002 at the age of 39.

He was born March 19, 1963 to Johnny Camp and Lillie Bender Wood.

He attended school in Konawa and graduated from Norman High School in 1980.

Camp was a member of the Concord Baptist Church in Norman.

He was employed with Concrete Coring Company.

He married Tina Akin Camp on June 28, 1998.

Camp was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of the home; five daughter, Shi-Lynn Camp and Amy GoKey, both of Norman, Mary Camp of Dallas, Texas, and Lotoya Camp and Lagina Camp, both of Florida; one son, Randy Camp of Norman; one brother, Wade Camp of Norman; and five sisters, Christine Fleming, Wilma Cooper, an Darlene Chesser, all of Norman, Stella Culberson of Connerville, and Arlene Warner of Tulsa.

Our precious loved one Edith L. Campbell (Hewlett) went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 after a lengthy illness.

She passed away at her home in Seminole with her daughter and son-in-law at her bedside.

She was born in Shawnee to Sam and Ada (Carrell) Hewlett on Dec. 27, 1912.

Edith was very close to her loving stepfather, Karl Montague.

She married Jirl D. Campbell on Oct. 12, 1935 in Oklahoma City.

Her husband, parents, and two sisters preceded her in death.

Edith’s main enjoyment and task in life was being a loving Mother and Grandmother.

She was a member of the Putnam City Church of Christ.

She was past President and lifetime member of the Bethany Warr Acres American Legion Auxiliary Unit 12.

Edith lived over 30 years in Warr Acres then moved to Yukon to live with her daughter and son-in-law for 20 years.

The family moved from Yukon to Seminole in March of 2000.

The last days of her life were made comfortable by the loving care of the personnel of Frontier Hospice of Bethany.

Edith "Grandma" is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, William D. and Miriam Campbell of Marietta, Ga.; her daughter and son-in-law, Carrell and Johnny Brooks of Seminole; three grandchildren, David Campbell and his wife, Lori of Acworth, Ga., Denise (Campbell) Clark and husband Brian of Marietta, Ga., and April Brooks of Washington D.C.; four great-grandchildren, Michelle and Austin Clark and Alyse and Alan Campbell, all of Georgia.

She is also survived by a special young lady, Mikka Walker of Mustang, other family members, and scores of friends.

Funeral services for Edith are scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2002 at Bill Merritt Funeral Chapel in Bethany.

Interment is to follow at Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Billy G. "Bud" Cannon are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Revs. Don Ramsey, Gary Pollard, Floyd Tate, and Dr. Jack Medlock will officiate.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

There will be no committal service at graveside. Services will conclude at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Cannon died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2002 in Oklahoma City at the age of 76.

He was born to Lester "Boss" Cannon and Lois (Aylor) Cannon on Sept. 8, 1926 in the Little Community.

Cannon lived in Seminole and Little most of his life, and lived in Oklahoma City from 1953-1983.

He was a graduate of Strother High School and Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater where he earned his degree in Agriculture.

Cannon served in World War II and Korea as a Seaman 1^st Class in the U.S. Navy.

He married Dorothy Jean (Morehead) Cannon on June 7, 1962 in Seminole.

Cannon was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service with over 29 years of service.

He converted to Christ as a teenager attending the Highway Baptist Church, and was later affiliated with the Tri-City Christian Center and Glad Tidings Assembly of God.

Cannon was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Lester Cannon.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of the home; two sons, Kenneth Snell, Auburn, Wash. and William Snell, Midwest City; two daughters, Patricia McNatt, Allen, Texas and Diana Snell, Greenwood, Ark.; one brother, Jimmy Cannon, Seminole; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Lorene Mae (Guinn) Cannon of Seminole went to be with her Lord on July 29, 2002.

She fought hard and strong throughout her battle with renal cancer.

She was born Sept. 30, 1922 in Boynton to Lee and Clara Mae Guinn.

She graduated from Strother High School and attended Draughon’s Business College in Oklahoma City.

She retired after working 21 years at Tinker Air Force Base.

After retirement from Tinker, she worked and retired from Midwest City Memorial Hospital.

She served as a living example of a true Christian woman and was a charter member of Country Estates Baptist Church in Midwest City.

For the last several years, she served as pianist for the Adult Sunday School Department at First Baptist Church in Seminole.

She enjoyed being around "young" people and was the adoptive "Grandma" mascot of the girls’ softball teams at Seminole State College.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Kenneth "Pompey" Cannon.

She is survived by one daughter, Corky Cantrell and her husband, Jim, of Dallas, Texas; two sons, Lester Lee Cannon of Moore, Kenneth "Diz" Cannon and partner, Duane Erwin of Rockville, Md.; three grandchildren, Kristy Benardello and husband John of Midwest City, Brady Cantrell and wife, Bridget, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Nicki Cannon of Austin, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Kourtney Jenkins, John-Michael Bernardello and Cydeiya Stephens-Benardello of Midwest City; two sisters, Florene Tinsley (her twin) of Seminole, Etta Lee Comstock of Shawnee; one brother, Furman Roy Guinn of Great Bend, Kan.; three nieces; three nephews and one niece being a "Special Angel," Donna "Kitty" Reeves.

Memorial services are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Seminole.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will be officiating.

A private family interment will be held in the afternoon at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to Lorene Cannon Scholarship Fund, Seminole State College Educational Fund, P.O. Box 351, Seminole.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Younger B. Carbitcher are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001 at Carbitcher’s parent’s home south of Bowlegs.

Rev. Dorsey Nero, Elder Kelly Tiger and Dave Bowlegs will officiate the services.

Burial will follow at the Carbitcher Family Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Carbitcher passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001 at Valley View Hospital in Ada at the age of 33.

He was born to Jimmy Carbitcher Jr., and Nancy Mae Deer in Talihina on March, 26, 1968.

Carbitcher married Karen Anya Factor in Dec. 1996.

He was employed with the Seminole Nation Development Authority in the maintenance department.

Carbitcher was a member of the Middle Creek #2 Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Carbitcher Jr.; and Monroe Carbitcher.

Carbitcher is survived by his mother, Nancy Mae Deer, Bowlegs; his wife, Karen Factor; four sons, Monroe, Jake, and Brandon Carbitcher, all of Konawa, and Jason Carbitcher, Seminole; three daughters, Michelle Burden, Wewoka, Tiffany Carbitcher, Konawa, and Elizabeth Carbitcher, Seminole; three brothers, Jimpsey Carbitcher, Dallas, Texas, Cooky Carbitcher, Seminole, and Rusty Carbitcher, Stroud; six sisters, Dora Hill, Seminole, Marion Brown, Bowlegs, Nettie Haney, Seminole, and Pat Larney, Norman.

Casket bearers are all nephews, cousins and friends.

Honorary bearers are all brothers-in-laws, Henry Yargee, Shawn Jones, and the SNDA Maintenance Department of Rivermist Casino.

Funeral services for Leslie Carpitcher are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Rock Springs Indian Baptist Church.

Rev. Webster Fixico is set to officiate.

A wake service is set for 7 p.m. tonight at Rock Springs Indian Baptist Church.

Burial is to follow at Rock Springs Indian Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Carpitcher died Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at his home in Sasakwa at the age of 85.

He was born Aug. 4, 1916 in Sasakwa to Carbochee and Ellie Carpitcher.

He married Irene Carpitcher (Johnson) on Jan. 29, 1981 in Sasakwa.

Carpitcher worked in dry wall construction until he became disabled in 1985.

He was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church of Sasakwa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on Oct. 29, 2001; three brothers and one sister.

Carpitcher is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Pauline J. Patterson Carroll are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial is to follow at Garland Cemetery in Stigler under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Carroll died Sunday, April 14, 2002 at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 83.

She was born Jan. 11, 1919 in Stillwell to John C. and Ada Mae (Trentham) Walkingstick.

She married Charles "Pat" Patterson. He preceded her in death.

Carroll then married Ulice Lee Carroll. Her also preceded her in death.

She was a retired barber and owned her own barber shop.

She attended the First Assembly of God Church.

Carroll was also preceded in death by two sisters, Peggy Ohannesian and Dorothy Price; and two brothers, Clide and Clint Walkingstick.

She is survived by one sister, Calleen Chew of Fresno, Calif.

Funeral services for Wynonna Casey were scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Hudson-Phillips Chapel.

Rev. Larry Chesser is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Casey died Thursday, April 11, 2002 at Sunset Estates in Maud at the age of 70.

She was born in Beggs to Jay Casey and Sudie Day.

She lived in Holdenville until she was 12.

Casey is survived by her sister, Pearl Tripp of Konawa and two brothers, John Casey of Seattle, Wash. and Glenn Casey of Oklahoma City.

Her nephews and cousins will serve as pallbearers.

Funeral services for Wewoka native Glen D. Catlett are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday in the Henninger-Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Enid.

Rev. Richard Fleig will officiate.

Burial will take place at 4 p.m. at Tate Mountain in Wewoka, under the direction of Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.

Catlett died Thursday, Aug. 1 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid at the age of 62.

He was born to Luther and Birtie Self Catlett on April 14, 1940 in Wewoka.

As a young adult, he worked in the M&P and Jackson grocery stores in Wewoka.

In the 60s, Catlett worked in several oilfields across Oklahoma until 1967, at which time he went to work at Vance Air Force Base for Serve-Air, and later for Northrop working several jobs from mechanic’s helper to aircraft inspector until 1997, when he retired due to ill health.

Catlett was preceded in death by one son, Christopher; his parents; and two brothers, Doyle and Hoyt Catlett.

He is survived by his wife, Nellie, whom he married on March 12, 1982; one sister, Leoma Davidson; one son, Craig of Tulsa; two step-sons, David and Jeff Tidball; two step-daughters, Sonya Wichert and Gwen Tidball; and eight grandchildren.

SHAWNEE – Funeral services for Dr. Kenneth A. Cherry, the father of a Seminole resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Funeral Home.

Chaplain Herry Smith is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Cherry died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002 at his home at the age of 69.

He was born Sept. 13, 1932 in Detroit, Mich. to Cecil and Virginia (Fike) Cherry.

He attended high school in Michigan and later graduated from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

Cherry was a Doctor of Chiropractics for 30 years in Oklahoma.

He married Jane Hood in 1960 in Las Vegas.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and received the Korean service ribbon, United Nations services medal, National Defense service medal, Merit Unit Commendation and the Korean service ribbon with two bronze service stars.

Cherry was a member of the Joint Chiropractic Association of Oklahoma, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the Federation of Licensing Board of Chiropractic.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Charles Cherry.

He is survived by his wife of Shawnee; four children, Kenneth Cherry Jr. of Arizona, Susan Scott of Seminole, Charles Cherry of Boley, and Jeffrey Cherry of Ft. Gibson; and eight grandchildren.

Graveside services for Jimmy Leon Chesser are scheduled for Monday in the Little Cemetery.

Larry Chesser and Bill Chesser are set to officiate.

Chesser died Friday evening, February 15, 2002 at his home in Wewoka at the age of 56.

He was born Nov. 14, 1945 in Wewoka to Benjamin Franklin and Ora Elizabeth (Dutey) Chesser.

He lived all his life in Wewoka.

Chesser married Virginia Kay (Arnold) Chesser on May 14, 1966 in Wewoka.

He was a member of the Gleaners Holiness Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Chesser is survived by his wife, Virginia Chesser of the home; five sisters, Maxine Nunn of Seminole, Peggy Harmon and Debbie Harrison, both of Wewoka, Minnie Morphis of Cromwell, and Patricia Morphis of Okemah; and four brothers, Larry Chesser, Frankie Chesser and Billy Chesser, all of Wewoka, and Benny Chesser of Holdenville.

Pallbearers are Anthony Chesser, John Morphis, Larry Chesser Jr., Amos Morphis, Randy Rich, Bill Chesser Jr.

Honorary Bearers will be Bill Chesser, Frankie Chesser and Benny Chesser.

Funeral services for lifetime Seminole County resident David Jefferson Choate are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Services are to be held at First Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. Allen Wood is to officiate.

He is to be assisted by Rev. David McDougal.

Burial with military honors is to follow in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Choate died Sunday, June 23, 2002 at his home in Seminole.

He was 83.

He was born Jan. 25, 1919 in Ward Springs to Joseph Elmer and Ella Mae (Harrelson) Choate.

Choate married Veta Fern (Summers) Choate on Dec. 11, 1940 in Sasakwa.

He retired from Seminole Company in 1981.

He was a veteran of the United States Army.

As a PFC during World War II, Choate received the Good Conduct Medal.

He was part of 506 A Aircraft stationed in Iwo Jima.

He was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church.

Choate was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of the home; three sons, David L. Choate of McAlester, and John M. Choate and Jim D. Choate, both of Seminole; one daughter, Linda Holcombe of Tecumseh; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers are his grandsons: Jimmy Choate Jr., David Lee Choate Jr., Brian Choate, Jeffery Gorsuch, Aaron Matthew Choate, and Gary Mize.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Charles Douglas Christian are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitefield will officiate the services.

Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Seminole, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Christian died Monday, Oct. 25, 2002 at the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas at the age of 54.

He was born to Douglas Charles Christian and Agatha Celeste (Colvin) Christian on Jan. 17, 1948 in Oklahoma City.

Christian graduated from Oklahoma State University, then moved to Texas where he attended the University of Houston.

He was a retired computer programmer, and was of Baptist faith.

Christian was preceded in death by his father, Douglas.

He is survived by his mother, Agatha Christian, West Siloam Springs; and two sisters, Nancy Lloyd, Seminole and Lori Billups, Colcord.

WOODWARD – Funeral services for former Seminole resident Martha "Marty" Christopher are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Woodward First United Methodist Church.

Rev. Gary Holdeman is set to officiate.

Interment is to follow in the Elmwood Cemetery under the direction of Billings Funeral Home.

Christopher died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at her home at the age of 61.

She was born Jan. 29, 1941 in Seagraves, Texas on Jan. 29, 1941.

Her father was an engineer for Atlantic Richfield Oil Company and moved his family to Great Bend, Kan. when she was two.

The family then relocated to Seminole where they lived for the next 10 years.

The family moved to Duncan in 1955, but returned to Seminole after her father became ill with cancer.

Christopher graduated from Seminole High School in 1959.

She attended one year at Vassar University in New York.

She completed her four year Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in German at the University of Oklahoma.

On Sept. 10, 1962, Christopher married John Christopher in Seminole, where they lived for the next three years.

She returned to school at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1984 after raising her children to earn her Social Studies Certification.

She began teaching at Woodward High School.

After teaching Social Studies for two years, Christopher began teaching German at Woodward.

She taught German there for 17 years.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Christopher was a leader in the Happy Clover 4-H Club.

She served as President of the Woodward Jaycee Jaynes in 1969 was selected as the Outstanding Local President for the State of Oklahoma that year.

In 1993, she received the Oklahoma Education Association State Winner of Instructional Excellence Award.

In 1994, she received the Goethe Institute Certificate of Merit for achievements in furthering the study of the German Language and culture in America.

Christopher was named the Woodward District Teacher of the Year in 1997 and in 2000 was named the Oklahoma AATG German Teacher of the Year.

She was named the 2002 Oklahoma Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence just before being diagnosed with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her father in 1955; her mother in 1994; and her sister, Paula in 2001.

Christopher is survived by her husband of the home; two daughters, Carol Stoecker of Flower Mound, Texas, Jonna Buck of Norman, and Chris Christopher of Little Elm, Texas; and six grandchildren.

Paul Claborn passed away April 9, 2002, at his home in Oklahoma City at the age of 60.

Paul was born on July 19, 1941 in Oklahoma City to Marshall and Lenora Claborn.

He graduated from Seminole High School and worked many years delivering milk for the family-owned Borden Milk Company.

He was an avid fisherman who spent most of his time fishing the ponds east of Seminole.

Paul was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his mother of Oklahoma City; his sister, Billie Loydean Beal of Oklahoma City; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Penny Claborn and Steve and Tracy Claborn, all of Seminole; and four grandchildren, Derek, Drew, Dillon and Madison Claborn, all of Seminole.

Private memorial services are scheduled for April 13, 2002.

Funeral services for Hazel Annabelle Clark were scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Pam Shirk was set to officiate.

Services are under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home.

Clark died Sunday, July 2, 2002 at Valley View Regional Hospital at the age of 82.

She was a longtime McCurtain County resident before moving to Konawa in September of 1986.

She was born Jan. 22, 1920 in Provo, Ark. to Zelkirk and Addaline (Robinson) Kennedy.

Clark was a bookkeeper for the family plumbing contracting business and was a homemaker.

She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy Lee Clark on Jan. 6, 1982; one son, Roy Kirk Clark; and three brothers.

Clark is survived by one son, Clemence B. Clark of Wynne, Ark.; three daughters, Wanda Lee Crenshaw and Donna Kay Clark, both of Konawa, and Virginia Lansdell of Ashdown, Ark.; one brother, Louis Kennedy of Van Nuys, Calif.; four sisters, Flossie Engle of Resida, Calif., Effie Smith of Dequeen, Ark., Vi Littrell of Idabel, and Zelma Crosby of Ventura, Calif.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Viola Estella Climer are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stout-Phillips Chapel.

Rev. Larry Chesser is set to officiate.

Interment is to follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Climer died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002 at Unity Health Center in Shawnee at the age of 84.

She had been a resident of Rose Manor Nursing Home for the past few years.

She was born April 7, 1918 at Blue Springs, which is now known as Sportsman’s Lake, in Seminole County, to Will C. and Elizabeth Johnston Campbell.

Climer grew up in the Wewoka area and attended Wewoka schools.

She married William Henry "Bill" Climer on April 16, 1933. He preceded her in death in September of 1964.

She is survived by her daughter, Elva Smith-Dover of Shawnee; two sons, Ray Climer and Gene Climer, both of Wewoka; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two sisters, Jessie DeLeon of Shawnee and Cora Bell Hardy of Tecumseh.

Climer was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Jack Campbell; and one grandson, Gene Climer Jr.

Pallbearers will be Justin Climer, Billy Ray Climer, Edward Crump, Jackie Moreland, and Doug Lowe.

Honorary pallbearer will be Arty Dover Jr.

Funeral services for Dorothy Jean "Granny" Cline are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Frank Hester is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Dorothy died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002 at Unity Health Center North in Shawnee at the age of 80.

She was born June 11, 1922 in Krebs to Gregory and Katherine (Arch) Moye and moved to Seminole in the early 1950’s.

She married James A. Cline. He preceded her in death in 1980.

Dorothy was a clerk at Richard’s Quick Stop for 18 years. Before that, she worked at Doyle’s Quick Stop.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Jeannie Graves in September of 2001; and one brother, Bill Moye.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Cline of Seminole and Leon Vader of Crescent; one daughter, Sharon Palmer of Wewoka; seven grandchildren, Sherri Stacy, Russell Graves, Davita Graves, Brock Ward, Ricky Cline, Heather Cline, and Leslie Palmer; one brother, Gregory Moye of Wewoka; and six great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be her grandsons.

Funeral services for Vickie Diane (Mercer) Coker are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Ruby Nell Davis York is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Achena Cemetery in Maud under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Coker died Tuesday, July 3, 2002 in Oklahoma City at the age of 43.

She was a former Seminole resident.

She was born Dec. 13, 1958 in Louisiana to Orval Joe Davis and Dorothy Jean (Burchell) Mercer.

Coker married Keith Wendell Coker on June 3, 1975 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her adoptive father, Billy Ray Mercer.

Coker is survived by her mother of Louisiana; her husband of the home; three sons, William Coker of Tecumseh, Wendell Coker of Sparks, and David Coker of Shawnee; two sisters, Elisha and Lori, both of Louisiana; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services for William Joseph "Bill" Cole are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield is set to officiate.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 10 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Cole died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at his home at the age of 59.

He was born Feb. 25, 1943 in Kansas to Oswald and Pauline (Graves) Cole.

He married Glenda (Moore) on Sept. 2, 1995 in Kansas.

Cole was the manager of KBK Industries.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Bobby Cole; two sisters, Barbara and Betty; one stepson, Christopher Smith; and two granddaughters, Fanci Ripple and Kayla Blanton.

He is survived by his wife of the home; seven sons, Douglas Cole of Oklahoma; Johnny Cole of Emporia, Kans., Daniel Cole of Holdenville, Darrin Cole of Ottawa, and Jesse Cole, Billy Joy Cole, and Dallas Cole, all of Seminole; two daughters, Erica Cole and Angela Blanton of Osawatomie, Kans.; two stepsons, Rod Smith of Prague and B.J. Spurgeon of Miss.; two brothers, Fred Cole of Iola, Kans. And Larry Cole of Seminole; three sisters, Bonnie Joy of Benedict, Kans., and Mary St