Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Melvin Leroy Johnson
Oct 24, 2001
Melvin Leroy Johnson, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa at the age of eighty-two years, seven months and thirteen days. Melvin was born March 11, 1919 in Morenci, Arizona. He was the son of Joseph Harvey and Laura B. Johnson. Melvin attended school in the Morenci area and then...
Phyllis Annette Minor
Oct 17, 2001
Phyliss Annette Minor, of Hominy was born December 4, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to Adolph and Frances Etta (Jagger) Bradder. Phyliss was raised and received her education in Colorado. She was united marriage to Floyd Elbert Minor at Denver, Colorado in 1946. They remained there in Colorado after their marriage. Phyliss moved to Hominy in 1986 where she has made...
Dwight Calvin Woodrell, Jr.
Oct 13, 2001
Pawnee County Sheriff Dwight Calvin Woodrell, Jr. was tragically killed in the line of duty, one mile west of Cleveland on Saturday, October 13, 2001 at the age of thirty-six years, seven months and sixteen days. Dwight was born on February 27, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Dwight Calvin Woodrell, Sr. and Mary Catherine Lawrence. Dwight...
Lewis ''Dago'' Kinney
Oct 11, 2001
Lewis ''Dago'' Kinney, longtime Keystone area resident, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2001 at the Cimarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford, Oklahoma at the age of ninety-six years, seven months and six days. Dago was born March 5, 1905 in Shannon County, Missouri. He was the son of George B. and Margaret E. Kinney. He moved with his family...
Yvonda Jewel Fitzsimmons
Oct 10, 2001
Yvonda Jewel Fitzsimmons was born May 17, 1953 in Blythe, California. She was the daughter of Kenneth T. and Lydia (Kuyendall) Fitzsimmons. Yvonda moved with her family at an early age to Enid, Oklahoma where she attended school, graduating from Enid High School in 1971. Yvonda devoted her life providing a home for her children. She was tragically injured in...
Melvin M. Bowers
Oct 7, 2001
Melvin ''Shorty'' Bowers was born November 22, 1912 in Redding Mills, six miles south of Joplin, Missouri. He was the son of Fred and Gladys A. Bowers. Melvin moved with his family in a covered wagon at the age of eight to Osage County in Oklahoma. Melvin resided at the Three Sands Lease where his father was a pumper. Later...
Helen Marie Adams
Oct 4, 2001
Helen Marie Adams of Hominy passed away October 4, 2001 at the age of 77 years 4 months and 11 days. Helen was born May 23, 1924 in Hominy, Oklahoma to Harvey Ray and Ova Mary (Smith) Thompson. Helen was raised and received her education in Hominy. Later Helen moved to Cleveland and started to work at the Ice Cream...
James M. Henderson
Oct 1, 2001
James Marvin Henderson was born March 31, 1930 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. He was the son of Marvin F. and Jimmie Henderson. James was raised in the Fort Cobb and Anadarko area, attending school in Anadarko. Upon completion of his schooling, James moved westward to California where he accepted employment digging wells. He worked there for several years and was...
Billy Joe Mcquain
Sep 27, 2001
Billy Joe McQuain was born November 15, 1930 in Bristow, Oklahoma. He was the son of Joseph Winn and Tressie Oleta McQuain. Billy was raised and attended school in Bristow, graduating from Bristow High School in 1948, After graduation, Billy began working for the Water Department of the City of Bristow as a plumber. In February of 1949, Billy enlisted...
Marion Martha Miller Breeden
Sep 25, 2001
Marion Martha Miller Breeden, age 91, a resident of Russellville, Arkansas, died Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at Russellville Nursing Center in Russellville, Arkansass. Mrs. Breeden, known as ''Cookie'' by her six grandchildren, was born on September 5, 1910 in Stroud, Oklahoma, to Robert and Jennie Bradley Miller. Both her parents arrived in Oklahoma prior to statehood and her father served...
Mary Alpha Baker
Sep 23, 2001
Mary Alpha Baker, a resident of Cleveland passed away September 23, 2001 at her home in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 75 years 11 months and 17 days. Alpha was born October 6, 1925 in Moore, Arkansas to James Allen and Zora Novella (Sissom) Huff. When Alpha was a young child the family moved from Arkansas to the Sinnett...
Jack Keeling
Sep 22, 2001
Jack Keeling was born February 23, 1922 in Yellville, Marian County, Arkansas. He was the son of Thomas Elwood and Mary Arizona (Lay) Keeling. Jack was raised in Searcy County and attended school there. Although a quiet man, Jack was extremely hard working. He learned these traits from his family at an early age and they have continued throughout his...
Ivan Gray
Sep 20, 2001
Ivan Gray, longtime Homimy resident passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2001 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center at the age of eighty-three years, three months and one day. Ivan was born on June 19, 1918 to R. D. and Grace Gray. Ivan spent many years at the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital in Vinita where he began his love for gardening....
Donald Wayne Wren
Sep 19, 2001
Donald Wayne Wren was born July 22, 1931 in Bells, Tennessee. He was the son of C. M and Elizabeth Wren. Wayne was raised and attended school in Bells, graduating from Bells High School in 1950. While attending school and after graduation for a short while, Wayne worked as a mail clerk for Memphis Light, Gas and Water. In August...
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