Obituaries

Jun 26, 2002

Dorothy Buttram, Cleveland resident since 1968, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at her home in Cleveland at the age of eighty-two years, ten months and three days. Dorothy was born August 23, 1919 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Clyde C. and Opal Lola Lynch. Dorothy was raised and attended school in Pawnee. Shortly after the completion...

Jun 21, 2002

Jun 19, 2002

Dorothy Ruth Morgan, lifelong Cleveland resident, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Cushing Regional Hospital, at the age of seventy-nine years, seven months and twenty-three days. Dorothy Ruth was born October 26, 1922 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Clyde Albin and Ruth K. Morgan. She moved with her family at the age of two to...

Jun 19, 2002

Sarah May Robinson, a resident of Cleveland was born June 30, 1930 in Sinnett, Oklahoma and went to be with the Lord on June 19, 2002 at the age of 71 years 11 months and 19 days. She was preceeded in death by her parents, four brothers, John Ray Cowen, Wilbert Gene Cowen, Charles Ernest Cowen and Freddie James Cowen....

Jun 19, 2002

Millard Keeling, Cleveland resident for nearly fifty-years, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of eighty-five years, seven months and two days. Millard was born November 17, 1916 in Marshall, Arkansas. He was the son of Thomas Elwood and Mary Arizona Keeling. He moved with his family at an early age to the...

Jun 12, 2002

Opal Joyce Meade, of Cleveland was born July 19, 1952 in Shidler, Oklahoma to James Oscar and Vivian Marie (Roberts) Miller. Joyce was raised and received her education in Wynona, Oklahoma. Soon after she completed her education she moved to Hennessey, Oklahoma. Joyce remained in Hennessey until the early 1980ís when she moved to Cleveland. On September 15, 1983 she...

Jun 11, 2002

Irene Raney, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of eighty-eight years, ten months and ten days. Irene was born July 31, 1913 in Thayer, Missouri. She was the daughter of Irvin Z. and Laura Lavern Pierce. Irene was raised and attended school in Thayer...

Jun 10, 2002

Ida Maxine Roberts, longtime Hominy area resident, passed away Monday, July 10, 2002 at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home at the age of eighty-five years, ten months and twenty-three days. Maxine was born July 17, 1916 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Rodman and Eva Clemishire. Maxine was raised in the Hominy area and attended school there. She...

Jun 7, 2002

Cully J. Hopkins was born February 5, 1905 in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, near Ada. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Crowell. Cully was raised and attended school in the Ada and Henryetta area. Cully was married to John Robert Hopkins in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on January 5, 1924. The couple had two sons, Donald and Robert. They made their...

Jun 7, 2002

Inez E. Potts was born June 10, 1913 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was the daughter of R. W. and Elizabeth Hattie Brisco. Inez was raised and received her education in the Fort Smith area. Shortly after her graduation, Inez was married to Roy L. Potts. The couple established their initial home in Fort Smith and resided there until 1955...

Jun 4, 2002

Richard ''Red'' Gordon Herold Sr., a resident of Shell Knob, Missouri was born March 1, 1930 in Port Jefferson, Long Island New York to Frederick and Emily (McKee) Herold. Red was raised and received his education in Long Island and graduated from Saville High School with the Class of 1948. Upon his completion of high school Red joined the United...

May 13, 2002

Bulinda Christine Sparks, of Cleveland was born December 23, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to her mother Glenda Christine (Keeling) and father Kenneth Wayne Collins. Bulinda was raised and received her education in Hominy as well as Cleveland. At the age of 15 Bulinda moved to Cleveland. Bulinda is the mother of two children Terri and Susan. Bulinda worked at the...

May 12, 2002

Robin Dale Cartwright, a resident of Prue was born November 6, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to his parents Williard Ray and Modena Faye (Prock) Cartwright. Robin moved with his family at the age of 8 to Prue where he was raised and received his education. Robin attended the Prue School District. Robin was united in marriage to Janie Donell (Barnett)...

May 6, 2002

Ethel May Youtsey Miller, of Jennings was born May 14, 1910 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma to Johnathan Andrew and Sarah Rosalind (Gregg) Hodson. Ethel grew up in Osage County living in Pawhuska, Hominy and Ralston areas. She during that time she received her education from the Hominy and the South Enterprise Schools. During Ethelís life she was united in marriage to...

May 3, 2002

Jack D. Powell, M.D., age 65, died at his home in West Monroe, Louisiana, on Friday, May 3, after a year and a half battle with colon cancer. Most recently, Dr. Powell served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport at Monroe, Louisiana. In this capacity, Dr. Powell was responsible for the...

Apr 29, 2002

Esther Loree Porter was born January 10, 1935 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Clark H. and Hazel L. (Anderson) Steward. Esther was raised and received her education in Ponca City and later graduated from Ponca City High School with the Class of 1952. Shortly after Esther graduated from school she was united in marriage to Hooley Porter in Ponca City...

Apr 29, 2002

Esther Loree Porter was born January 10, 1935 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Clark H. and Hazel L. (Anderson) Steward. Esther was raised and received her education in Ponca City and later graduated from Ponca City High School with the Class of 1952. Shortly after Esther graduated from school she was united in marriage to Hooley Porter in Ponca City...

Apr 25, 2002

Jay Claud Hart was born August 5, 1912 near Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of Alvin Walter and Lavina Dell (Beesley) Hart. Jay was raised south of Cleveland and received his education in the Cleveland School System. Jay was united in marriage to his first wife, Manie Fay Tompkins on January 28, 1934. Shortly after their marriage, Jay began...

Apr 23, 2002

Calvin Herbert Sanford, Jr. was born April 14, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the son of Calvin Herbert Sanford, Sr. and Valentina ''Rudy'' Sanford-Duckworth. Calvin passed in Littleton, Colorado on April 23, 2002 at the age of sixty-three years and nine days. Calvin is survived by his mother, Valentina ''Rudy'' Sanford-Duckworth of Cleveland, Oklahoma; three sons, David Michael...

Apr 19, 2002

Evelyn Eva Williams, a resident of Owasso for many years, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2002 at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of sixty-seven years, one month and fourteen days. Evelyn was born March 5, 1935 in Prue, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Fred T. and Sarah Ellen (Trotter) Keeling. She was raised and...