Obituaries

May 18, 2007

May 13, 2007

Walter Day McBroom, a resident of Mannford was born May 14, 1917 in Ada, Oklahoma the son of Joe and Lillian (Pierce) McBroom. As a young child Walter moved with his family from Potawatomi County to the Silver City Area in a covered wagon. Walter began his education attending school at Olive where he completed the eighth grade. On December...

May 10, 2007

Jerry Allen Gerstle was born February 19, 1940 in Terlton, Oklahoma. He was the son of Allen and Doris (Ross) Gerstle. Jerry was raised and attended school in Terlton, graduating from Terlton High School in 1958. Shortly after graduating from high school, Jerry enlisted into the service of his country in the United States Army on March 8, 1959. Upon...

Apr 30, 2007

Elmer L. Johnson, of Mannford was born March 10, 1917 in Bohnam, Texas to Edward L. and Lena Kate (Ballard) Johnson. As a young man Elmer was raised in Breckenridge, Texas. He later moved to Ft. Worth, Texas where he began working for Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Mr. Johnson then moved to Pyote, Texas where he worked disassembling aircraft at Pyote...

Apr 27, 2007

Frankie Melissa Gray was born October 9, 1916 in Ozark County, Missouri, near Gainsville, to William Wesley and Ida Florence Manning-Coffey. She married Orville Houston Gray on November 12, 1936 at Vinita, Oklahoma. From this union there were two sons, John E. and Jim E. Gray. Frankie told the story of the trip from Missouri to Commerce, Oklahoma in a...

Apr 23, 2007

Graveside services for Robert Edward Taylor, of Prue, Oklahoma will be held Thursday, 2:00 pm, April 26, 2007 in the Prue Cemetery. Officiating services will be Pastor Mike Hoyt under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Bob was born August 24, 1926 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma the son of John and Laura (Trisler) Taylor. Bob grew up...

Apr 19, 2007

Albert Lee Campbell, Sr., was born March 22, 1944 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma to Walter Lonnie Davis and Ethel Corrina (Tudor) Campbell. As a young man Albert grew up in Southeastern Oklahoma. In the early 1960ís Albert moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. While residing in Tulsa Mr. Campbell worked at several different jobs. In the mid 1980ís Albert moved to his current...

Apr 14, 2007

Abner Davis A. D. Ward was born October 6, 1920 in Jennings, Oklahoma. The only child of Orville Ward and Beatrice Hood. A. D. was raised in Jennings and graduated from Jennings High School in 1939. On June 10, 1930, shortly after he had graduated from high school, A. D. married Vingie Lee Ham. They were married in Stillwater, Oklahoma....

Apr 4, 2007

Mar 29, 2007

Forest Calvin Rea, lifelong Cleveland area resident, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Cimarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford, Oklahoma at the age of ninety-five years, two months and nineteen days. Forest was born January 10, 1912 in rural Pawnee County, Oklahoma between the Arkansas and Cimarron Rivers in an area known as Dixie. He was the son...

Mar 28, 2007

Funeral services for Roger Dale Floyd of Enid, Oklahoma will be held 10:00 am, Monday April 2, 2007 in the Sanctuary of the First Christian Church in Pond Creek, Oklahoma. Burial will be at 3:00 pm in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Mannford, Oklahoma. Family will receive friends and relatives for visitation Sunday, April 1, 2007 from 5:00 pm til...

Mar 27, 2007

Edward Lee Bridges was born on March 3, 1934 in Goltry, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles and Frances Bridges. Ed was raised and attended school in Carmen, Oklahoma, graduating from Carmen High School in 1953. Upon graduation from high school, Ed was employed by the United State Gypsum Company as a laboratory technician. On July 7, 1954, Ed...

Mar 26, 2007

Graveside services for Noel Hercle Dickey, a resident of Sand Springs will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, March 29, 2007 in the Sinnett Cemetery with Pastor Dan Edens officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Noel was born January 8, 1921 in Bass, Arkansas to William Brian and Eunice Mae (Sissom) Dickey. As a young...

Mar 26, 2007

Helen Irene Skinner, a resident of Cleveland was born April 30, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Genieve Adele (Green) Forsythe. Helen grew up and attended school in San Francisco and Los Angles, California. She later moved to Houston, Texas where she began attending the Galena Parks School. She soon met her soon to be husband Bill Skinner. On...

Mar 26, 2007

Vingie Lee Ham. and her twin brother, Virgil, were born July 16th, 1922 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were the son and daughter of Charles Ham and Opal Ramey. In 1925, the family, which also included two older sisters, Oma and Lelia, moved to Jennings, Oklahoma. Vingie was raised in Jennings and graduated from Jennings High School in 1939. Shortly...

Mar 25, 2007

Memorial services for Robert Glen Patterson, of Cleveland, Oklahoma will be held Friday, March 30, 2007 at 10:00 am in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willis Morgan officiating. The body will be cremated and later entombed in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Bob was born April 1, 1925 in...

Mar 25, 2007

Funeral services for Betty Lou Bray will be held Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 10:00 am in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain John Owen officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery at 3:00 pm under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Betty was born September 14, 1927 in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma to George E. and Sarah...

Mar 15, 2007

Danny Raymond Brown, Sr. was born August 1, 1949 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Guess Uno and Evelyn Veleta Brown. Danny was raised in the Olive area and attended school there, graduating from Olive High School in 1967. Shortly after graduation from high school, Danny was married to Lillian Ina Wallace on August 4, 1967 in Sapulpa,...

Mar 13, 2007

Cecelia Cindy Bates Barrett Stringfellow, also known as Miss Buffalo passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at the St John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of fifty-seven years, one month and twenty-eight days. Cindy was born January 15, 1950 in Booneville, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Clifford Barnes and Jean Marie Green. At an early age,...

Mar 3, 2007

Funeral services for Cody Daniel McMillan of Blackburn, Oklahoma will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary of the Terlton Baptist Church. Services will be officiated by Rev. Louis Speck and Rev. Dean Switzer. Burial will follow in the Vernon Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Cody McMillan was born May 4,...