Obituaries
Sylvia T Dobbs
Dec 14, 2002
Sylvia T. Dobbs, of Jennings was born January 24, 1919 to Joseph and Liuzy Francis (Oliphant) Willhite in Wright in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Sylvia was raised and received her education in a one room school called Green Forrest School in Wright County, Missouri. On November 11, 1937 she was united in marriage to Dee. J. Dobbs in Hartville, Missouri. After...
James Blaine Hickman
Dec 6, 2002
James Blaine Hickman, a resident of Cleveland was born January 3, 1916 in Wellsville, Ohio to John Edward and Sylvia E. (Merces) Hickman. James moved to Cleveland as a young child. He graduated from Cleveland High School and then went on to attend the Draughon Business College in Tulsa for two years. After James graduated he moved to California and...
Lorene Lay
Dec 5, 2002
Lorene Lay was born May 21, 1917 in Addington, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jess and Nancy Frances Adams. She moved with her family at an early age to Fort Cobb, Oklahoma where she was raised and attended school. Lorene was married to Otis Clyde Lay on June 30, 1937 in Fort Cobb. After their marriage the couple moved...
Russel Hansen Casey
Nov 30, 2002
Russel H. Casey was born August 25, 1916 in Kennard, Nebraska. He was the son of Ray and Lillian (Hansen) Casey. Russel was raised in the Kennard area and attended school there, graduating from Kennard High School in 1934. While attending high school, Russel was employed working on the railroad. Shortly after graduation, Russel moved to the Denver, Colorado area...
Jewell Mae Carnes
Nov 27, 2002
Jewell M. Carnes was born June 22, 1912 in Peggs, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Warren David and Della Mae (Harris) Norwood. She moved to the Cleveland area with her family as an infant. Jewell attended rural school in the Cleveland area before attending Cleveland schools and graduating from Cleveland High School in 1932. Jewell was married to Carl...
Helen Hochderffer Hemphill
Nov 26, 2002
Helen Hochderffer Hemphill was born August 3, 1925 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. She died while residing at Cleveland Manor Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 26, 2002. She was seventy-seven years old. Helen was the only girl in a family of four brothers, children to Samuel F. and Daisy Reddell Hochderffer. She graduated from Cleveland High School in 1944. Soon after she...
Christopher Crockett Visconti
Nov 20, 2002
Christopher Crockett Visconti, infant son of Phillip and Melissa Visconti of Hominy died November 20, 2002 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Christopher was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather. Survived by his Parents, Phil and Melissa Visconti, of the Home; two brothers Austin Mitchell Visconti and Houston Travis of the Home; Maternal Grandparents, Louis and Gloria Gonzalez of San Antonio, Texas;...
Robert Dale Wheeler
Nov 12, 2002
Robert D. Wheeler, was born April 27, 1935 in Cleveland, Oklahoma to Shelby Charles and Lola Mae (Anderson) Wheeler. Bob grew up Osage, Oklahoma. He graduated from Osage High School. After he graduated Bob moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he began working for Oklahoma Natural Gas. After two years working at ONG; Bob entered the United States Army in 1955....
James Paul Lomax, Jr.
Nov 7, 2002
James Paul Lomax, Jr. was born April 26, 1949 in Odessa, Texas. He was the son of James Paul, Sr. and Alene Fern Lomax. He was raised in the Odessa area and then later attended school in Aransas Pass, graduating from Aransas Pass High School in 1967. Upon graduation from high school, Paul attended Texas A&M University at Kingsville, Texas...
Grant ''Buster'' Gill
Nov 5, 2002
Grant ''Buster'' Gill, lifelong Cleveland/Osage area resident passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of eighty-two years, eight months and twenty-two days. Grant was born on February 13, 1920 in Wilburton, Oklahoma. He was the son of Grant, Sr. and Minnie Gill. He moved with his family at an early age to...
Albert ''Mitch'' L. Mitchell
Nov 4, 2002
Albert Lyle ''Mitch'' Mitchell was born November 9, 1929 in Williams, Minnesota. He was the son of Fredrick and Florence (Dollarhide) Mitchell. Mitch was raised and received his education in the Williams area, graduating from high school in 1948. Upon graduation from high school, Mitch was employed at various jobs including working in the potato fields and as an automobile...
Geneva Susan Overstreet
Nov 4, 2002
Geneva Susan Overstreet, Keystone/Cleveland area resident since 1920, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2002 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of ninety-four years, two months and nine days. Geneva was born on August 25, 1908 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Angus and Mollie Ann Taylor. She moved with her family to the Keystone area...
Gordon Wayne Pigg
Oct 31, 2002
Gordon W. Pigg, Cleveland resident since 1982, passed away at his home south of Cleveland on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at the age of sixty-seven years, nine months and eighteen days. Gordon was born on January 13, 1935 in Haslam, Texas. He was the son of John Wesley and Evie Pigg. Gordon was raised and attended school in the Texarkana...
Ruth Wilma Dunn
Oct 29, 2002
Ruth Wilma Dunn, of Cleveland was born August 24, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri to Irvin Louis and Wilhelmina F. (Fischer) Detmer. As a young child Ruth moved to Union, Missouri. She was raised and attended schools in Union and later graduated from high school. After Ruth graduated she accepted employment at the Carmo Shoe Factory where she worked until...
Eugene Sanford Searcy
Oct 28, 2002
Eugene Sanford Searcy went to be with his Lord October 28, 2002 at Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years 3 months and 11 days. Memorial services will be held November 1, 2002 at 2:00 pm at Chapman-Black Chapel with services officiated by CPT Michael Searcy. The cremains will be later buried on the family plot at Oak Hill...
Sequoyah Lee Cook
Oct 26, 2002
Sequoyah Lee Cook was born November 1, 1911 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. He was the son of John W. and Belle Zona (Rose) Cook. Lee moved with his family at the age of three weeks to Big Flat, Arkansas where he was raised until 1930 when they returned to Oklahoma. They located to the Prue area where Lee graduated from...
Irma Bess Handrich
Oct 23, 2002
Irma Bess Handrich was born March 12, 1914 in Calvin, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Derias Alvin and Bonnie Ownsbey. Irma was raised and attended school in Calvin. Upon completion of her education, Irma began a career in food service, working and cooking in restaurants and cafes. While working in a cafÈ in Savannah, Irma met and then later...
Shirley Mae Hall
Oct 20, 2002
Graveside services for Shirley Mae Hall will be held 11:00 am Friday, October 25, 2002 in the Woodland Cemetery with Rev. George Boston of Cleveland, Oklahoma officiating the services. Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of the arrangements. Shirley, a resident of Cleveland was born January 24, 1926 in Centralia, Illinois to Dewey ''Kazey'' and Druscilla Teresa (March) Porter....
Tara Jean Owen
Oct 12, 2002
Tara Jean Hardin Owen was born September 1, 1973 in Marietta, Georgia. She was the daughter of Don Alan and Dian Sue (Thomas) Hardin. She moved her with family to Stillwater, Oklahoma where she was raised and attended school, graduating from Stillwater High School in 1990. During the next few years, Tara attended Northern Oklahoma College at Tonkawa and then...
Ruby Marie Horton
Oct 4, 2002
Ruby Marie Horton was born January 21, 1921 in Okemah, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Columbus Edward and Ethel (Lankford) DeWitt. Ruby was raised in the Okemah area and attended school in Moss, Oklahoma. While residing in Horntown (east of Holdenville), Ruby met and then married Willie P. Horton on November 9, 1938 in Calvin, Oklahoma. After their marriage,...
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