Obituaries

Lillie Frances Borrell

Lillie Frances Borrell

Dec 16, 2001

Lillie Frances Borrell was born in Marshall, Arkansas July 4, 1915 to Tempy Miranda and Samuel Eillis Ramsey. She was the youngest of six children born to this couple. All preceeded her in death. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 16, 2001 at the 86 years 5 months and 12 days. Lillie married John Davis...

Ramona Grace Jacobson

Ramona Grace Jacobson

Dec 10, 2001

Jennings resident Ramona Grace Jacobson, was born May 1, 1917 in Falls City, Nebraska to Buford S. and Grace (Buell) Norris. Ramona attended schools in Falls City, Nebraska and Fort Scott, Kansas. As a teenager she sang with an orchestra at Ft. Scott, Kansas. She also sang on the radio in Coffeyville, Kansas in the 1930's. Ramona was united in...

Grace Olive Travis

Grace Olive Travis

Dec 9, 2001

Grace Olive Travis, formerly of Jennings was born June 24, 1907 in Dover, Oklahoma to Martin and Bessie May Williams. Grace was raised and received her education in rural area of Dover, Oklahoma. On February 4, 1925 she was united in marriage to Fred Travis, Jr. in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. After their marriage they remained in Kingfisher County. In 1939...

Julie Joan Tolbert

Julie Joan Tolbert

Dec 9, 2001

Julie Joan Tolbert, of Terlton was born August 3, 1973 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Loretta Joan Tolbert and Randall Gene Tolbert. Julie attended Terlton schools until the 6th grade then she went to Cleveland Schools and graduated from Cleveland High School in 1992. Julie gained employment with Southwest Cupid in Hominy after high school for a short time then later...

Edna W. Byrom

Edna W. Byrom

Dec 8, 2001

Edna W. Byrom, of Cleveland was born June 1, 1909 at Cleveland, Oklahoma to Calvin M. and Lucretia Rea. Edna grew up on the family farm between the Cimarron and the Arkansas River that her father had claimed during the Oklahoma Land Run. Edna attended the Dixie Schools and continued to work on the farm after she completed her education....

Roger Ditto Hickson

Roger Ditto Hickson

Dec 6, 2001

Roger Ditto Hickson, a resident of Terlton was born September 1, 1941 in Terlton, Oklahoma to Jesse Don and Lucille Elvira Hickson. Ditto was raised and received his education in Terlton. Soon after school Ditto entered the United States Navy and was later honorably discharged. Ditto returned to the Terlton area and started to work for Flint Steel at Sand...

Julianne ''Judy'' Noble

Julianne ''Judy'' Noble

Dec 1, 2001

Julianne ''Judy'' Noble, a resident of Hominy was born March 15, 1926 in Hominy, Oklahoma to George H. and Golda E. (Tisdale) Cox. Julianne was raised and attended schools in Hominy. She graduated from high school from Pryor, Oklahoma. After, graduation from high school Julianne enrolled and attended college at Northeastern Oklahoma. She was untied in marriage to James C....

Vernie Loraine Kinney

Vernie Loraine Kinney

Nov 30, 2001

Vernie Loraine Kinney was born July 14, 1912 in Aikens, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Richard R. and Mary Ann ''Mollie'' Taylor. She attended school in the Aikens area before moving with her parents, four brothers and six sisters, at the age of twelve to the Keystone area, near Cleveland. Vernie was married to Lewis ''Dago'' Kinney...

Dewey ''Red'' Crabtree

Dewey ''Red'' Crabtree

Nov 29, 2001

Dewey Douglas Crabtree, better known as Red, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, at the age of sixty-eight years, seven months and twenty-one days. Red was born April 8, 1933 in Dighton, Oklahoma. He was the son of Al and Bernice (Rose) Crabtree. Red was raised and received his education in...

Sharon E. Smith

Sharon E. Smith

Nov 28, 2001

Sharon E. Smith, a resident of Sand Springs was born November 6, 1946 in Hominy, Oklahoma to William ''Earl'' and Louise (Stiles) House. Their grandparents, Dunham and Mary House raised Sharon and her brothers after the unexpected death of their mother in March of 1952 until their Aunt Lola came from Texas in 1955 to care for them. Sharon came...

Donna Gray Hitt

Donna Gray Hitt

Nov 26, 2001

Donna Gray Hitt was born October 22, 1959 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Thomas Benton and Opal Elizabeth Gray. Donna was raised in Cleveland and attended school here. Donna was employed for nearly twenty-five years as a kitchen manager for Ron's Hamburgers on 15th and Harvard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Donna was required to retire in 1996 due...

Lula E. Wilcoxson

Lula E. Wilcoxson

Nov 18, 2001

Lula E. Wilcoxson, of Cleveland was born February 16, 1908 in Ripley, Oklahoma to William Joseph and Pearl Edith (Booth) Comer. Lula was raised and received her education in Cleveland graduating in 1926. She then went on to attend Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater receiving her teaching certificate. Lula moved back to Cleveland and started teaching grades 1st thru 8th in...

Evelyn Thompson

Evelyn Thompson

Nov 17, 2001

Evelyn Thompson, longtime Coffeyville, Kansas resident, passed away on November 17, 2001 in King George, Virginia at the age of eighty-six years, six months and four days. Evelyn was born on May 13, 1915 in Terlton, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Leon Guy and Lucy Lenora Florer. Evelyn was raised in the Terlton area and attended school there, graduating...

Idus Lewis Stockton

Idus Lewis Stockton

Nov 15, 2001

LCDR Idus Lewis Stockton, United States Navy Retired, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2001 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of sixty-eight years, seven months and nine days. Idus was born April 6, 1933 in Quinton, Oklahoma, He was the son of Idus Patton and Dale C. Stockton. Idus was raised in the Quinton area and attended...

Roberta Jewel Carter

Roberta Jewel Carter

Nov 9, 2001

Roberta Jewel Carter was born March 23, 1925 in Drumright, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of A. L. and Hattie Green. Roberta was raised in the Drumright area and attended Norfolk school. Roberta was married to Orville T. Carter on December 6, 1945 in Stennet, Texas. Shortly after their marriage the couple moved to California where Roberta worked as a...

Della M. Thompson

Della M. Thompson

Nov 5, 2001

Della M. Thompson was born March 23, 1906 in Searcy County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Isaac N. Keeling and Nancy Bagley Keeling. Della was raised in the Searcy County area and attended school there. She was married to Roy Thompson on March 2, 1924 and the couple established their initial home in Searcy County. They had three children...

Harold Eugene Blackburn

Harold Eugene Blackburn

Nov 3, 2001

Harold Eugene Blackburn, lifelong Hallett area resident, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2001 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of seventy-two years, ten months and seventeen days. Gene was born December 16, 1928 in Jennings, Oklahoma. He was the son of Edward David and Lena Estell Blackburn. Gene was raised in the Hallett area and attended school...

Glen David Rogers

Glen David Rogers

Nov 2, 2001

Glen David Rogers, longtime Cleveland resident, passed away Friday, November 2, 2001 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of sixty-five years, four months and seventeen days. Glen was born on June 15, 1936 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of Martin Jacob and Mary Melissa Iza Dora Rogers. Glen was raised in the...

Darren Wayne Linville

Darren Wayne Linville

Oct 27, 2001

Darren Wayne Linville was born September 26, 1972 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son Louis Wayne Linville and Deana Fay (Davis) Ellis. Darren was raised in the Tulsa and Catoosa area, attending school in Tulsa, Catoosa and Nowata. Upon completion of his schooling, Darren worked as a laborer for various construction companies throughout the Tulsa area. Darren's hobbies included...

Earl Rufus Murr

Earl Rufus Murr

Oct 26, 2001

Earl R. Murr was born June 20, 1915 in Cabool, Missouri. He was the son of James Elbert and Effie May Murr. Earl was initially raised and attended his early education in the Cabool area. He moved with his family at the age of twelve in a covered wagon to the Old Mannford area in Oklahoma. Earl spent his life...

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