Obituaries

Apr 26, 2013

Willie Paige Horton was born November 14, 1914 near Marshall, Arkansas in Searcy County. He lived there with his folks as a small child and then they moved to Prue, Oklahoma. A year or so later they moved to Calvin, Oklahoma where he grew to become a nice young man. Willie joined the C. C. Camp on August 14, 1935...

Apr 25, 2013

Helen D Winton was born December 15, 1925 in Ramona, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Truman and Mayola (Lomax) Gray. As a young girl Helen grew up and attended school in Ramona. Following the completion of her education Helen helped her family by taking care of her siblings. On February 16, 1947, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Helen was united...

Apr 24, 2013

Jerry Dean Rusher was born November 13, 1939, in Mt. Shasta, California. He was the son of Otis Floyd and Waunita (Swagger) Rusher. Jerry was raised and received his education in Tulsa, Oklahoma and later graduated from Central High School in 1957. Jerry furthered his education at the University of Tulsa and received a degree in geology. Jerry later accepted...

Apr 21, 2013

George Springs passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 93 years, three months and seven days. George was born January 14, 1920, in Galatia, Illinois. He was the son of Ross and Marie Ellen (Johnson) Springs. George was raised in and attended school in Galatia. At the completion...

Apr 20, 2013

Starla Kaylene Wright, 58, of Terlton, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at her home. Starla was born July 26, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of George Warren, Sr. and Betty Imogene (Henderson) Sawyer. Starla was raised and received her education in Tulsa. After completing her education Starla was united in marriage to Jerry Cooper...

Apr 18, 2013

Apr 15, 2013

Margaret Rae Massey passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013, in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 75 years and eight days. Margaret was born April 7, 1938 in Joplin, Missouri. She was the daughter of Raymond Francis and Mabel Grace (Artinger) Pabitzky. As a young girl Margaret was raised in Tulsa and attended the Springdale Elementary and later graduated...

Apr 11, 2013

Cynthia Annette Ringgold Harrold was born July 16, 1980 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Matt and Connie (Roberson) Ringgold. Syndi moved with her family when she was a baby to Oklahoma. She attended school and was raised in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School with the Class of 1999. During her early teens, Syndi was diagnosed...

Apr 6, 2013

John Fredrick Ott passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home in Terlton, Oklahoma at the age of 60 years and fourteen days. John was born March 23, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Frederick and Esther S. (Schelp) Ott. John attended school in Kansas City and later graduated from Southwest High School with...

Apr 4, 2013

Apr 2, 2013

John Orlan Lemler was born June 4, 1916, in Iola, Kansas. He was the son of John S. and Rose C. Lemler. Orlan attended school and graduated from Pitcher High School. Following graduation Orlan attended Northeastern State University where he later graduated in 1937, with a Bachelorís degree in Music. Orlan was also united in marriage to Geraldine Wilson at...

Apr 2, 2013

Wilbur Marvin ìJeffî Lay was born December 29, 1918 in Russellville, Arkansas. He was the son of Elige M. and Lela May (Reeves) Lay. At the age of seven, Jeff moved with his family in a covered wagon from Arkansas to an area nine miles west of Sand Springs, Oklahoma called Boggy Creek near Leroy, Oklahoma. His family later relocated...

Apr 2, 2013

Ezekiel Kyle Cheek son of Adam and Tiffany Cheek passed away on April 2, 1013. Survivors are his parents parents Adam and Tiffany Cheek of the home, maternal grandparents Rick and Bernice Welch of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Penny Rowe of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Connie Rowe of Sand Springs; paternal grandparents Paul and Terri Cheek of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Fred and Rojeana Cramer of...

Mar 27, 2013

Dortha P. Bridge Zellers was born January 16, 1921 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jesse Randolph and Betty Theodora Bridge. Dortha was raised and attended school in the Scraping Ridge area and later completed her education in Cleveland. In 1938, at the age of seventeen, Dortha was married to Clifford Hocker in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The couple made...

Mar 26, 2013

Lee Roy ìDocî Adams, lifelong Osage County resident, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Maplewood Care Center in Tulsa at the age of ninety. Doc was born October 15, 1922 near Boston Pool in rural Osage County near the Arkansas River. He was the son of John and Mattie (Jones) Adams. He was raised and attended school...

Mar 26, 2013

Ruth Lorene Adams passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at her home in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 91. She was born on October 9, 1921 in Chetopa, Kansas to Heratio James and Laura Anna Bell (Lee) Gwin and had six sisters and one brother. Ruthís family moved to Cleveland in 1932 where she graduated from high school....

Mar 25, 2013

Robert Leslie Summers known to his friends and family as Pete passed from this life on Monday, March 25, 2013, in Jennings, Oklahoma at the age of 89 years, seven months and eighteen days. Pete was born August 7, 1923, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was the son of John Hiram and Cenora Clementine (Garringer) Summers. As a young child...

Mar 24, 2013

Carolyn Ann Lynch went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years, ten months and two days. Carolyn was born May 22, 1950, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jack B. and Antonie (Peters) Runnels. Carolyn was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and later graduated from...

Mar 21, 2013

Graveside services for Jack Lee Janes were held on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:00 am in the Woodland Cemetery Chapel with Leonard Leake officiating. Private burial was held on Monday at 10:30 am in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Jack Lee Janes was born on July 17, 1980, at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa,...

Mar 16, 2013

Gary L. Freise was born January 16, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles Arthur and Velma Lyle (Morris) Freise. Gary was raised and attended school in Tulsa, graduating from Daniel Webster High School with the Class of 1961. Shortly after graduation, Gary accepted employment with the Community State Bank and then the Boulder Bank. After a...