Obituaries

Jun 14, 2003

Jun 13, 2003

Marie Hardy, a resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma and formerly of Cleveland, Oklahoma was born March 8, 1920, in Coffeyville, Kansas to William and Martha (Price) Mosley. As a young girl Marie was raised and attended school in Stigler, Oklahoma. On April 13, 1940, she was united in marriage to Louis Hardy in Eufaula, Oklahoma. To this union there are two...

Jun 13, 2003

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary of the Oak Hill Church on Keystone Lake officiating the services will be Rev. Harrel Jones. Burial will follow at Dixie-Bear Creek Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Silas Hershell Reed, life long resident of Mannford was born November...

Jun 9, 2003

Memorial services for John Davidson of Mannford, Oklahoma will be held 10:00 am Friday June 13, 2003 at Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with services officiated by Pastor Bryan Haynes of the Lake Side Baptist Church in Mannford, Oklahoma. John Davidson was born May 29, 1926 in Oakland, California to Charles and Birdie (Murphy) Davidson. John was raised and received his...

Jun 9, 2003

Nellie Louise Branson passed away at 2:15 am, Monday, June 9, 2003 at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home in at the age of eighty-six years, three months and six days. Nellie was the daughter of John Roy Branson and Ella Bell (Booth) Branson. She was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma on March 3, 1917. The family moved to Cleveland and she...

Jun 9, 2003

Funeral services for Jorene Piguet will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday June 12, 2003 at the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery Chapel officiated by Rev. David Downing of the Assembly of God Church in Wynona, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Nelta Jorene Stanton Piguet, of Sand...

Jun 8, 2003

Marilyn Starr Orcutt Grissom was born February 3, 1952 in Britton, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Theodore Wayne Orcutt, Sr. and Billie Joyce Chesney Orcutt. Marilyn moved with her family at the age of two to the Terlton area where she was raised. She attended Terlton and Mannford school, graduating from Mannford High School in 1970. Marilyn was a...

Jun 8, 2003

Tildon Leroy Trimble was born August 24, 1917 in Yale, Oklahoma to Lee and Retha (Johnson) Timble. He owned many businesses through his lifetime including a cafÈ, bakery, grocery store and a putt-putt golf course. He traveled extensively with his last employment of pipelining. Leroy was an avid golfer and fisherman. He enjoyed baseball and football and coached little league...

Jun 4, 2003

Earnest Eugene Watkins, Cleveland resident since 1982, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at Tulsa Regional Medical Center at the age of fifty-two years, eleven months and sixteen days. Gene was born June 18, 1950 in Ozark, Arkansas. He was the son of Earnest Jackson and Della May Watkins. He moved with his family at an early age to Kansas...

Jun 1, 2003

Funeral services for Jack Comer will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at the Chapman-Black Chapel services officiated by Rev. Harrel Jones of the Oak Hill Church on Keystone Lake. Burial will follow at the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Roy Dan Comer better know as ìJackî was born December 22, 1914 in the...

May 29, 2003

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 2:00 pm May 31, 2003 at the Woodland Cemetery Chapel with Pastor Dick Rush of the First Christian Church officiating the service. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma on the family plot under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Treva L. Ritchie, a life long resident of Cleveland was born...

May 25, 2003

Services James Sumrall of Mannford will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, May 28, 2003 at the Chapman-Black Chapel with Rev. Randy Lynn officiating. Burial will be at Terlton Cemetery with Military Honors. James Aaron Sumrall, of Mannford was born December 24, 1924 in Dallas, Texas to Charles D. and Nina E. (Mizell) Sumrall. As a young child James grew up...

May 24, 2003

Velma Lyle (Morris) Freise Sikes was born in Tuttle, Oklahoma on October 2, 1913. She was the daughter of James N. and Irene Morris. She was raised in Amber, Oklahoma and later moved to Tulsa, where she met and married Charles Freise. He preceded her in death in 1970. She later married Leo Freise, who also preceded her in death...

May 19, 2003

Dixie Haywood Overman was born February 23, 1911 in Newtown, Missouri. He was the son of James S. and Maude (Brantley) Overman. Dixie moved with his family at the age of ten to Cleveland, Oklahoma. Shortly after arriving in Cleveland, Dixie was baptized into the family of Christ at the First Christian Church. He attended school here, graduating from Cleveland...

May 18, 2003

Clara Zelma Molder was born January 18, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Claude and Valora Turner. Clara moved to Sapulpa with her parents where her father was a Baptist minister. She was a drum major in the marching band and graduated from Sapulpa High School in 1942. While living in Sapulpa, Clara met Leslie LeRoy Molder whom she...

May 18, 2003

Debbie Hewitt, a life long resident of Cleveland was born January 12, 1954 in Weleetka, Oklahoma to Paul Henry and Virginia Pauline (Burden) Day. Debbie attended schools throughout her life here in Cleveland with the Class of 1972. Debbie was united in marriage to Gary Hewitt in Cleveland on August 7, 1970 to their union there are three children Nathan,...

May 17, 2003

Orval L. Cook, a resident of Parkhill, Oklahoma was born December 31, 1943 in Cleveland, Oklahoma to Earl Eugene and Norma Lily (Sutton) Cook. Orval was raised and received his education in Cleveland. He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1962. During his time in school he was very active and in athletics especially basketball. Orval was one of the...

Apr 29, 2003

Frank Dwight Moore, lifelong Cleveland area resident, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at his home in Cleveland at the age of ninety-three years, eight months and twenty-eight days. Frank was born July 31, 1909 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of Louise May and Emery Moore. Faith in the fledgling oil industry had brought the Moore family to...

Apr 23, 2003

Eugene Gregory Smith was born January 23, 1973 in Great Falls, Montana. He moved with his family at an early age to Moore, Oklahoma; then moved to Blackburn when Ken and Cathy Brink began his legal guardians. Greg attended school in Ralston and then the Woodland school district; later obtaining his GED in 1991. While residing in Blackburn, Greg attended...

Apr 23, 2003

Artie Maxine Trimble was born September 7, 1921 in Carrollton, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Perry and Mella Smith. Maxine moved with her family at an early age to Sand Springs where her father operated a fruit orchard. Maxine attended school for several years in Sand Springs and then moved again with her family to Drumright where she graduated...