Obituaries

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...

Feb 29, 2004

Funeral services for Glenn Eikenbary will be held Friday, March 5, 2004 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the Oak Hill Church on Keystone Lake with Rev. Harrel Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Jennings Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Franklin Glenn Eikenbary, a resident of Jennings was born December 31,...

Feb 28, 2004

Jayne Elizabeth Aultman Tripp, resident of Reidsville, Georgia, passed away, Friday, February 27, 2004 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. Jayne was born September 10, 1947 in Tifton, Georgia to the late Frank and Vinitta (Perrin) Aultman. Jayne married her sole mate, Dr. Harold Warren Tripp on August 30, 1968. The couple made their permanent home...

Feb 22, 2004

Funeral services for Harry Lightner will be held Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary of the Church of the Nazarene with services officiated by Rev. Ted Herold, Sr. and Rev. W.O. Boomer under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Services will also be held Friday, February 27, 2004 at the First United Methodist...

Feb 9, 2004

Mary Ellen Judy Wiley was born October 1, 1944 in Grass Valley, California. She was the daughter of Herman and Clara Morgan. Judy was raised and attended school in the Green Valley area. Upon completion of her schooling, Judy later obtained her GED. Judy moved her family to Talihina, Oklahoma in 1970 where she raised her five children, Johnny Ray,...

Feb 5, 2004

Margaret Marie Cathey was born November 17, 1927 in Yale, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Victor Yeager and Elizabeth Helen Smith. Marge was raised and attended school in Jennings, graduating from Jennings High School in 1945. After graduating from high school, Marge accepted employment as a teacher at the Bethel school. She worked there for about a year before...

Jan 30, 2004

Elizabeth Noll Gifford was born October 25, 1930 in Stuttgart, Germany. She was the only child of Friedrich and Clara Maria Noll. Elizabeth was raised and attended school in the Stuttgart area, graduating from high school there. Upon completion of her high school education, Elizabeth attended college for nearly three years. She moved to the United States in 1949 and...

Jan 29, 2004

William Ray Horvath better know to his friends and family as Bill was born April 3, 1938 in Highcoal, West Virginia to John and Edith Marie Horvath. As a young child the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he was raised and received his education. He later graduated high school in Cleveland, Ohio and after graduation he was employed as...

Jan 22, 2004

DeLois Jean (King) Atkins was born August 20, 1925 in McCurtain, Oklahoma to Benjamin King and Ruth (Williams) King Swingle. DeLois, also known as Dee, attended high school in Shawnee and St. Louis, Oklahoma and received her diploma from Shawnee. Upon graduation from Shawnee High School, Dee was a medical receptionist in Oklahoma City. While living in Oklahoma City, she...

Jan 20, 2004

John R. Edgerton, lifelong Cleveland resident, passed away at his home in Cleveland on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at the age of seventy-three years, nine months and five days. John was born April 15, 1930 in Cleveland, Oklahoma; the son of James Russell and Martha G. Edgerton. He was raised and attended school in Cleveland, After completion of his junior...

Jan 18, 2004

Jan 18, 2004

Funeral Services for Chito Torres will be held 10:00 am Monday January 19, 2004 at the Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Norman Retherford officiating. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm in the Lone Star Cemetery at Rocky, Oklahoma. Salvador Torres was born September 15, 1928 on the LaCopita Ranch in Starr County, Texas to Jesus and Maria...

Jan 9, 2004

Jan 8, 2004

Willie Mae Gray, longtime Sand Springs area resident, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2004 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, Texas at the age of eighty-three years, nine months and fifteen days. Willie was born March 23, 1920 in Oilton, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Samuel and Minnie Mae Graham. After the death of her father in 1924, Willie...

Jan 7, 2004

Thomas Ray Darnold was born February 21, 1935 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was the son of Louis Carson and Louise Darnold. As a young child, Thomas moved to Augusta, Kansas where he was raised by Welcome Mae and Ernest LeSeur. He attended school in Augusta, graduating from Augusta High School in 1953. Upon graduation from high school, Thomas attended El...

Jan 4, 2004

Helen Retha Carter a resident of Cleveland was born October 20, 1918 in Boston Pool, Oklahoma to James Martin and Callie F. (Essman) Adams. Helen was and raised and received her education in the Boston Pool area. Helen was united in marriage to Grover C. Alburty on October 20, 1940 in Osage, Oklahoma. After their marriage they made their home...