Obituaries

May 25, 2004

On Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Beverly Ann Hudsonpillar joined her Heavenly Father at the age of seventy. Beverly Ann Hudsonpillar was born July 6, 1933 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Wesley Arthur and Florence May Oliver. Beverly attended school in Chelsea, Hobart and Healdton, graduating from Healdton High School in 1951. Beverly worked during her lifetime for...

May 18, 2004

Janice N. Hager was born January 25, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the daughter of Frederick Theodore and Francis Harvilla. Jan was raised and attended school in Detroit, graduating from high school in 1956. Jan was married to Joseph Harve Hager at Harrison, Michigan on March 12, 1965. The couple then established their home in Cleveland, Oklahoma. While residing...

May 15, 2004

Rev. Bill Garland, a resident of Cleveland was born October 30, 1923 in Marlow, Oklahoma to Bertie Thelma Garland and William Andrew Garland, Sr. As a young child the family moved to Gracemont, Oklahoma where Bill was raised and received his education graduating in 1941. Soon after his graduation Bill accepted employment with Boeing in Wichita, Kansas. On February 9,...

May 10, 2004

LaVaughn Emily Zumwalt was born in Tryo, Kansas on October 1, 1909 to Claude Harry and Mabel Rebecca Zumwalt. She moved with her family to Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of three in 1912, so he father could work in the newly opened oil field operations. LaVaughn began her education in the Cleveland Westside Elementary school and graduated from Cleveland...

May 9, 2004

Lonnie Akins was born May 30, 1918 in Whitesboro, Oklahoma to John and Allie M. (Pugh) Akins. As a young man Lonnie grew up and received his education in Whitesboro. Lonnie entered the Army Air Corps on July 25, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lonnie was a part of the 877th Bombardment Squadron in the Pacific Theater he was later discharged...

May 3, 2004

Johnny Randall Bryant, of Cleveland was born August 24, 1960 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Howard Glynn, Sr. and Betty Lou (Roberts) Bryant. Randall was raised and received his education in Hominy, Oklahoma, graduating from Hominy High School in 1978. He then began working in the oilfield of Northeastern Okahoma for Great Guns as well as Osage Wireline in Hominy. Randall...

Apr 28, 2004

Funeral services for Steven Bradshaw will be held Monday May 3, 2004 at 10:00 am at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Bradshaw and Gene Black officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Steven Eugene Bradshaw, a resident of Mannford was born January 5, 1954 in Richmond, California to...

Apr 25, 2004

Apr 23, 2004

Lawrence Dale Younger was born March 3, 1929 in Searcy County, Arkansas. He was the son of James Plummer and Veronia Mae Younger. Dale moved with his family to the Terlton area in 1938. He was raised and attended school in Terlton. Upon completion of his education, Dale began a career in the oilfields, working as a roughneck and derrick...

Apr 18, 2004

Funeral services for Virginia Crowson will be held Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 2:00 pm in the Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel in Tulsa, Oklahoma with services officiated by Dakota Rush. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma Virginia Marie Crowson, was born April 1, 1920 in Guymon, Oklahoma to...

Apr 17, 2004

Eula Aetna Lowe was born June 3, 1905 in Bazaar, Kansas. She was the daughter of Albert Farrel and Cora Bell Jones. Eula moved with her family at an early age to property homesteaded by her family during the land run, near Ames, Oklahoma. Eula was raised near Ames and attended school there, graduating from Ames High School in 1923....

Apr 9, 2004

Charles T. J. Tilley, lifelong Prue area resident, passed away at his home in Prue on Friday, April 9, 2004 at the age of sixty-two years, ten months and twenty-seven days. Charles was born May 12, 1941 at Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He was the son of Ted and Linnie (Mitchell) Tilley. Charles was raised and attended school in Prue, graduating from...

Apr 4, 2004

Rita Jo Monforte, was born July 6, 1960 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma she was raised by her parents Calvin Ray and Linda Jean (Smith) Bridge in the Cleveland area. Rita attended schools in Cleveland and in October of 1986 she moved to Newton, Kansas. In 1996 Rita returned to Oklahoma and was currently living in the Stillwater Area. Rita was a...

Mar 31, 2004

Richard R. Johnny Long, longtime Cleveland resident, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of seventy-four years and five days. Johnny was born March 26, 1930 in Texas. He moved with his family at an early age to Cypress, California where he was raised by his parents Robert and Beulah Long. Johnny attended...

Mar 29, 2004

Dewey J. Burgess was born April 6, 1940 in Terlton, Oklahoma. He was the son of Dewey Eldon and Margaret ''Ruth'' (Storm) Burgess. Dewey was raised and attended school in Terlton, graduating from Terlton High School in 1958. Within a year of his graduation from high school, Dewey enlisted into the service of his country in the United States Army...

Mar 29, 2004

Funeral Services for Dewey Burgess of Cleveland are to be held 10:00 am, Thursday, April 1, 2004 in the Sanctuary of the Church of Christ with Jim Foster and Robert Prater officiating. Burial will follow at the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Dewey Eldon Burgess was born December 2, 1916 in Moody,...

Mar 19, 2004

Ruby Pauline Edens was born August 1, 1914 in Joplin, Missouri. She was the daughter of George Henry and Wilma Lea Borden. Ruby was raised and attended school in Joplin, graduating from high school in 1932. Ruby continued to reside in Missouri for a few years after her graduation and then moved to California in the late 1930's. While residing...

Mar 15, 2004

Susie Irene Willcox, longtime Hominy resident passed away, Monday, March 15, 2004 at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of eighty-four years, eleven months and twenty-one days. Irene was born on March 24, 1919 in Grannis, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Floyd and Sarah Carter. She moved to Ralston with her family at an early age...

Mar 13, 2004

Funeral services for Kenneth Whited will be held Wednesday March 17, 2004 at 2:00 pm at The First Baptist Church in Hominy with officiated by Rev. David Downing and Rev. Paul Kersh burial will follow in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Kenneth a long time resident of Hominy was...

Mar 2, 2004

Juanita Frances Ward, a resident of Cleveland was born September 12, 1920 in Cushing, Oklahoma to William Francis and Emma Frances (Peck) Nix. Juanita was raised and received her education in Cushing and then later moved Hallett where she completed her senior year. Juanita was united in marriage to Ramsey Edward Ward in Hallett, Oklahoma on April 16, 1942. They...