Obituaries

Timothy Charles Pradmore
Jul 6, 2008
Timothy Charles Pradmore, 18, of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed away in a motor vehicle accident Sunday, July 6, 2008 near Hominy. Timothy was born April 10, 1990 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma the son of Morris and Donya (Chain) Pradmore, Jr. Timmy began his education in Hominy. As Timmy grew up he was active in little league sports as well as other activities....

Hondo Smith
Jul 4, 2008
Funeral service for Hugh "Hondo" Thomas Smith, 58, will be at 10 am Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church in Cleveland, Okla., with the Rev. Dean Switzer officiating. Burial will follow in the Osage Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Smith died Friday, July 4, 2008, at a Tulsa hospital. Hondo as his friends and...

Anna Marie Friend
Jul 4, 2008
Anna Marie Friend was born on Tuesday, December 13, 1921 to Annabelle Hudson Wise and Edwin Bert Wise in Jennings, Oklahoma. She died on July 4, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brothers, and sisters-in-law, Benjamin and Descygne Wise and Edwin and Martha Wise. She married Marion Lester Friend on September 1, 1941....

Abram Alan Brown
Jul 2, 2008
Abram Alan Brwon the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and Charity (Hostutler) Brown of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at St. Francis Hospital. Survivors are his parents, Charity and Bryant Brown of Cleveland, Oklahoma, sister Alayna Marie Brown, maternal grandparents J.D. and Jane Hostutler of Cleveland, Oklahoma, paternal grandparents Carl and Sandra Brown...

Lottie Leota Nichols
Jun 26, 2008
Celebrating the life of Lottie Leota Nichols will be 10:00 am, Monday, June 30, 2008 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lonestar Cemetery in Rocky, Oklahoma on the family plot under the local direction of Kiesau Lee Funeral Home. Lottie was born June 6, 1920 on the family farm north of Rocky, Oklahoma the daughter of...

John Phillip Weldon
Jun 17, 2008
John Phillip Weldon was born April 3, 1936 in rural Pawnee County, Oklahoma near Cleveland. He was the son of Leo Garth and Ruby (Storm) Weldon. John was raised and attended school in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School 1954. Upon completion of his education, John accepted employment working as a printer for the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa....

Steve Lee Finch
Jun 11, 2008
Steve Lee Finch, of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Cleveland Area Hospital in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 53. Steve was born August 1, 1954 in Nevada, Missouri the son of James and Margaret (Swisher) Finch. As a young man Steve grew up and received his education in New Mexico as well as Ohio. He later...

Idie Louis Varnell
Jun 5, 2008
ldie Louis Varnell, 76, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ildie was born August 10, 1931 in Mannford, the son of Ival Ray and Juanita Pauline (Hensley) Varnell. As a young boy Ildie was raised and grew up in the Old Mannford Area, where he attended school until the...

Jonnie Lou May
Jun 5, 2008
Johnnie Lou May was born January 30, 1953 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of John and Pauline "Polly" (McNally) Nicholas. Johnnie was raised in Osage and received her early education there; later transferring to Prue where he graduated from Prue High School in 1971. Shortly after graduation, Johnnie was married to John Marvin May on June 25, 1971...

Keith Lee Barnes
Jun 3, 2008
Keith Lee Barnes, of Terlton, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in _________ at the age of 29 years old. Keith was born January 2, 1979 in Claremore, Oklahoma the son of Bruce and Teresa (Kraus) Barnes. Keith began his education in Broken Arrow, where he completed the first grade. He then moved with his parents to Cleveland completing...

Geneva Dorothy Mccutchen
Jun 2, 2008
Geneva Dorothy McCutchen passed away June 2 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, South Carolina following a brief illness. She lived in Cleveland and the Keystone Lake area for many years and spent the last three months in South Carolina. She was born June 8, 1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Walter Hugh Fuzzell and Maggie M Scott....

James C. Edmonson
Jun 1, 2008
Funeral services for James C. Edmonson, 74, of Cleveland, Oklahoma will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, June 5, 2008 in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Jimmy Harvey officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children in memory of Jim Ed. Friends may share a memory with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday evening...

Mildred Pearl Clark
Jun 1, 2008
Mildred Pearl Clark of Hominy, Oklahoma went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 1, 2008 in Hominy, Oklahoma at the age of age ninety-two. She passed peacefully with her loving family by her side. Funeral services for Mildred, will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, June 4, 2008 in the Leonard Pitts Memorial Chapel at the A....

Jessey Dale Brower
May 29, 2008
Funeral services for Jessey Dale Brower, lifelong Cleveland resident, will be held Monday, June 2, 2008 at 10:00 am, at the First Christian Church in Cleveland with Dakota Rush officiating. Brower, 89, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008 in Drumright, Oklahoma. Dale was born September 16, 1918 in Cleveland to Lindsey and Margaret (Minix) Brower. He attended Cleveland Public Schools,...

Jasper Lee Conner
May 26, 2008
Jasper Lee Conner, infant son of Billy Jack and Kimberlie Dawn Owens Conner returned to his Heavenly Father after a short time on Monday, May 26, 2008. He was born at 2:32 pm at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa and passed away at 3:38 pm He was surrounded by his loving family during his short life. Jasper is survived...

Mary Elizabeth Ham
May 25, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Ham, passed away in Mannford, Oklahoma on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at the age 81. Mary was born June 13, 1926 in Terlton, Oklahoma the daughter of John and Lula (Watkins) Wooton. As a young girl she moved with her family to Jennings where she began her education. She later graduated from Jennings High School with the Class...

Bill B. Graham
May 23, 2008
Bill B. Graham was born October 17, 1924 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of Frank and Edyth (Berry) Graham. Bill was raised and received his education in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1943. Shortly after graduation, Bill enlisted into the service of his country in the United States Merchant Marines. He served three enlistments, transporting soldiers...

Marie Annete Boyd
May 22, 2008
Funeral services for Marie Annette Boyd, 68, of Cleveland will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in the Sanctuary of the Westport Baptist Church with Rev. Lew Ayers, Sr. and Rev. Bill Payton officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 pm in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Seminole, Oklahoma. Friends may share a memory with the family online at...

Edgal Wayne Gibbons
May 16, 2008
Edgal Wayne Gibbons, 68, of Oklahoma City, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at his home. Edgal was born November 6, 1939, south of Cleveland in the community known as Dixie. He was the son of Melvin and Ruby (Thompson) Gibbons. Edgal was raised and attended school in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1957. Shortly after graduation, Edgal...

Laura Mae Echalk
May 8, 2008
Laura Mae Echalk was born May 18, 1924 in Red Starr, Arkansas the daughter of Earnest and Ethel (Daniel) Ballenger. The family moved to the Hallett/Jennings area while she was a little girl. She attended the Jennings Schools where she later graduated in 1941. She was united in marriage to Leo P. Echalk on September 4, 1942 in Drumright, Oklahoma;...