Obituaries

Aug 7, 2011

U.G. (Butch) Savage was born December 17, 1931 at home In Thayer, Kansas, to father, Homer Dwight Savage and mother, Edith Marie Glentzer Savage who predeceased him. Butch attended grade school in a one room school house in Mound Valley, Oklahoma where he rode his horse to school. He later attended school; in Wynona, Pawhuska and graduated from Hominy High...

Aug 7, 2011

Aug 7, 2011

Aug 7, 2011

David Wesley Copple, Sr., longtime Pawhuska resident, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of seventy-one. David was born in Malta, Montana on November 20, 1939; the son of Charles Dewey and Mary (Simpson) Copple. David was raised and attended school in the Malta area, located on the high...

Aug 5, 2011

Ruby Ellen St. Clair, longtime Owasso resident, passed from this life on Friday, August 5, 2011 at the age of eighty-two. Ruby was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma on September 7, 1928; she was the daughter of William E. and Bessie Anna (Ellis) Kelso. Ruby was raised and attended school in Cleveland until the tenth grade when she moved to Kansas...

Aug 4, 2011

Margie Nell Hughes, of Cleveland, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the OSU Medical Center at the age of 68 years and twenty days. Margie was born in Flint, Oklahoma on July 15, 1943; she was the daughter of Virgil and Laura Ann (Keeling) Norris. Margie was raised as a young girl in the...

Aug 2, 2011

Funeral services for Lucille Adams will be held 10:00 am Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Velma Lucille Adams was born on September 14, 1929 in Osage, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Patrick and Edith Inez...

Aug 1, 2011

Eliza Louise White passed away on Monday August 1, 2011 at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years seven months and eleven days. Louise was born December 21, 1928 in Eagletown, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Clayton B. and Acy (Fobb) Wade. As a young girl Louise attended school and was raised in...

Jul 30, 2011

Jerry Elwood Bohard passed from this life on Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 57 years eight months and twenty three days. Jerry was born on November 7, 1953 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. He was the son of Johnny Elwood and Gladys (Brown) Bohard. As a young man Jerry began his education in Barnsdall. Jerry attended...

Jul 26, 2011

George Waldo Tyner was born July 17, 1921 in Gore, Oklahoma. He was the son of John Wesley Tyner, Jr. and Dona Myrtle (Sitton) Tyner. George was raised and attended school in Gore, graduating with the Gore High School Class of 1939. He was a Native American, affiliated with the Cherokee tribe. Upon completion of his high school education, George...

Jul 25, 2011

Norma Jean Deshazo, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed from this life Monday, July 25, 2011 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jean was born in Hugo, Oklahoma the daughter of John Franklin and Myrtle (Fuller) Hanselman. Jean was raised in the Hugo area where she began her education. Following her graduation from high school Jean worked at the...

Jul 25, 2011

Tallie was born on March 12, 1916 in Mannford, Oklahoma. He was the son of Bert Greenwood and Clara (Nance) Greenwood. As a young man Tallie was raised in the Old Mannford area where he attended school and later graduated high school. On March 31, 1941, in Jennings, Oklahoma, Tallie was united in marriage to Melba Jean Mitchell. In the...

Jul 23, 2011

Bobby Lee Cole passed from this life on Satuuday, July 23, 2011 at his home in Cleveland at the age of sixty-six. Bobby was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on August 7, 1944. He was the son of Leroy and Arlene Cole. Bobby was raised and attended school in Pawhuska, graduating with the Class of 1962. Upon completion of his education,...

Jul 23, 2011

Jessie D. Talley passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Cimarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford, Oklahoma at the age of 80 years eleven months and fifteen days. Jessie was born August 8, 1930 in Wewoka, Oklahoma; he was the son of Zimmer and Grace (Rule) Talley. Jessie attended school and received his education in Wewoka. At the...

Jul 19, 2011

Danny Lane Cook was born on July 3, 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Billy Charles and Claudine (Miller) Cook. As a young child Dan moved with his family from Cleveland to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963. They also resided in Dallas and Oklahoma City before returning to Cleveland in 1972. Dan later graduated from Cleveland High School...

Jul 17, 2011

Earl Lee Lay passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011 in Oilton, Oklahoma at the age of 54 years 11 months and 3 days. Earl was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on August 14, 1956. He was the son of Earl Dean and Katheryn (Simmions) Lay. As a young boy Earl was raised in Des Arc, Arkansas. Earl attended schools...

Jul 16, 2011

Funeral services for John W. Coker will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Greg Dawson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sinnett Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. John was born on September 13, 1935 in Muldrow, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles and Alta (Mitchell) Coker. As...

Jul 16, 2011

Jul 6, 2011

William T. Free, Jr. was born in Courtland, Kansas on December 26, 1934 to William T. Free, Sr. and Florence Lottie Levrold. He was raised in this small north central Kansas farm community and graduated from Courtland High School in 1952. He was a revered athlete and sportsman, participating and watching most all American pastimes. Throughout his blue collar career,...

Jul 3, 2011