Obituaries
Monta Ray Wilbanks
Jul 1, 2015
Monta Ray Wilbanks was born on May 28, 1933 in Blanchard, Oklahoma. He was the son of Johnnie Pascal and Mattie Lorene (Little) Wilbanks. Ray was raised in Blanchard and attended school there, graduating from Blanchard High School in 1950. While in high school, Ray was a member of the Blanchard Lions football team. Shortly after graduation from high school,...
Geoffrey Daniel Reeves
Jun 27, 2015
Funeral services for Geoffrey Daniel Reeves, will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, July 3, 2015, at the Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Friends may share a memory with the family online at Geoff's Tribute Wall at www.chapman-black.com Geoff was...
Sarah Drusilla Redd
Jun 26, 2015
Sarah Drusilla Redd, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years, three months and twenty five days following a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. Sarah was born March 1, 1933, in Pensacola, Florida. She was the daughter of Henry Thornton Dietrich and Kathryn (Toye) Dietrich. Sarah grew up in various parts of...
Troy Eugene Ross
Jun 25, 2015
Funeral services for Troy Eugene Ross, will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will follow the services in the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Gene was born July 5, 1928, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of...
Dolores Raye Woodson
Jun 23, 2015
Chapel services for Dolores Raye Woodson will be held 10:00 am Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Watkins officiating. Private burial will be held in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Dolores was born on November 21, 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of...
Clyde Wayne Johnson
Jun 23, 2015
Clyde Wayne Johnson longtime resident of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years, seven months and twelve days. Wayne was born November 11, 1947, in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hubert Joe and Dorothy Mae (Hayes) Johnson. Wayne began school...
Dorothy A. Byers
Jun 22, 2015
Dorothy Shyne Byers was born in New Underwood, South Dakota on September 10, 1939 to John C. and Margaret Gishwiller Shyne. She graduated from Sturgis High School and went to business college. Dorothy worked at Ft. Meade and Ellsworth Air Force Base prior to marrying Gene Byers on January 8, 1968. Dorothy and Gene had one son, Randall. Dorothy and...
Sandra Rena Wright
Jun 21, 2015
Sandra Rena Wright, of Osage, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at St. John Medical Center. Sandra was born November 19, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jim and Billie (Shipley) Willis. Sandra grew up in Tulsa where she began her education and later completed her education at Central High School. Following high school Sandra...
Velma Ruth Vanhoy
Jun 16, 2015
Velma Ruth Vanhoy was born December 30, 1919 in Ralston, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Frank Simon and Callie (Frazier) Berger. She was raised and attended most of her education in Ralston, moving to Hallett in her high school years. Velma graduated from Hallett High School in 1937. Velma was married to Kenneth Lloyd Vanhoy on November 25, 1937. ...
Betty Mae Flora
Jun 8, 2015
Betty Mae Flora, 95, beloved mother and "GG", was called home to be with her Lord on June 8, 2015. Betty was born on March 29, 1920 to Elsie May Estes and Earl Edward Cornelius in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She was raised in Cherryvale, Kansas where she attended school and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1938. On November 17,...
De Etta Jean Trimble
Jun 4, 2015
De Etta Jean Trimble, 86, passed from this life on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. De Etta was born on July 26, 1928, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. (She went by De De) She was the daughter of Ernest Earl and Ruth Evelyn (Lurwick) Wiles. As a young girl De Etta was raised and received...
Mason Joe Clark
May 24, 2015
Infant son of Alisha Cheaney and Daniel Clark II; Mason Joe Clark passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Mason was born January 23, 2015. Survivors are his parents Alisha Cheaney and Daniel Clark of the home, thee siblings Constance Renee Roberts, Cherokee Rose Roberts, Airiona Nicole Clark; maternal grandparents Twila Holland of Jennings, Oklahoma,...
Judy Kaye Allison
May 23, 2015
Judy Kaye Allison passed away on Saturday May 23, 2015, at St John's Hospital in Tulsa Oklahoma. She was 64 years, three months and nine days old. Judy was born February 14, 1951 (A Valentines baby) in Morris Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Alfred and Eva Jo (Perkins) Grimmett. Judy was born and raised a Baptist and attended Church...
Ross Shoemaker
May 20, 2015
Ross Arthur Shoemaker, passed from this life Wednesday evening, May 20, 2015, at the age of 60 years, nine months and four days following injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Ross was born August 16, 1954 in Marlow, Oklahoma. He was the son of Arthur Ross and Peggy Sue (Lawson) Shoemaker. Ross grew up in Hominy, Oklahoma and later...
Violet May Ridenour
May 14, 2015
Services for Violet May Ridenour will be held 10:30 am Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Head officiating. Private burial will be held in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Friends may share a memory with the family online at www.chapman-black.com. Violet was born on December 8, 1927 in...
Shanna D. Shipman Weber
May 3, 2015
Shanna Delora Weber passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her home in Cleveland Oklahoma with family by her side, at the age of 44 years old. Shanna was born January 8, 1971, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Jerry, Sr. and Linda (Shipman) Shipman. Shanna was raised in Cleveland where she began her education. Shanna completed...
Zelma Viola Roberson
Apr 26, 2015
Zelma Viola Roberson passed from this life on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the age of 91years seven months and fifteen days. Zelma was born September 11, 1923, she was the daughter of Alvin and Viola (Baker) Newport. As a young girl Zelma grew up in the Prue, Oklahoma as well as the Ralston and Fairfax area. Zelma attended school...
Paul Spaulding
Apr 25, 2015
Winston Paul Spaulding was born in Gotebo, Kiowa County, Oklahoma on November 1, 1925. He was the son of Ed and Melba “Smith” Spaulding. Paul moved with his family at an early age to the cities of Chicago, New Orleans and then to the Vinita Oklahoma area where he attended school in Vinita, Centralia and White Oak, Oklahoma. At the...
Nellie Pate
Apr 24, 2015
Nellie Mae Pate passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years, ten months and twenty six days. Nellie was born May 28, 1924, in Amarillo, Texas. She was the daughter of Bufford O’Dell and Alice Mamie (McLemore) Gentry. As a young girl Nellie was raised and received her education in the Sand...
Shirley Elaine Branham
Apr 23, 2015
Elaine was born December 3, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of Curt and Ola (Tisher) Carrington. As a young girl Elaine moved with her family to the Cleveland area. They later moved to Terlton to a large farm where the family remained for all of Elaine’s childhood. It was at the farm where Elaine developed her love...




