Obituaries

Jan 19, 2011

Jan 13, 2011

Phyllis Rozelle (Downey) Pillars was born in Hominy, Oklahoma on April 17, 1945. She was the daughter of Harold O. Downey, Sr. and Rozelle Geraldine (Streetman) Downey. She was initially raised and received her early childhood education in Hominy. Later she moved with her family to Illinois where she also attended school as her father accepted employment for Texaco. The...

Jan 12, 2011

Carl C Ames, Jr. was born February 20, 1923 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the first of three sons of Charlotta Franklin Ames and Carl C. Ames, Sr. World War II began on December 7, 1941, this was the same year that Carl graduated from Central High School in Tulsa. He was to be drafted on his birthday, but enlisted...

Jan 9, 2011

Funeral services for Albert Hitt of Cleveland, Oklahoma will be held on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm in the Chapel of Chapman- Black Funeral Home. Burial will be held in the Boston Pool Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Albert was born on March 8, 1949 in Madill, Oklahoma. He was the son of Leonard Albert...

Jan 9, 2011

Mary Hill Lassiter Sneed, died January 9, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years. Mary was born on November 16, 1923 in the town of Farmer, North Carolina, the daughter of Griffin Hill Lassiter and Clara Mae Morris Lassiter. Mary graduated from Central High School in High Point, North Carolina in 1941. She worked in High Point,...

Jan 8, 2011

John David Hicks and Maxine Coats Hicks where reunited in heaven on Sunday, January 9, 2011 when John left this life at the McAlester Regional Health Center in McAlester at the age of ninety-three. Maxine passed away less than seven months ago on June 17, 2010 at the age of eighty-six, also in McAlester. The couple had shared sixty-three years...

Jan 5, 2011

Donna Raye Montgomery was born February 15, 1941 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Luther and Grace Norene (Garrett) Balentine. As a young girl Donna was raised in Hominy where she began her education. She later graduated from Hominy High and continued to reside in Hominy until 1973. At that time she moved to Cushing, Oklahoma. During the...

Dec 30, 2010

Mildred Birdine (Gann) (Tucker) Friend of Osage, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 6:58 am She was born March 19, 1922 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Birdine was the daughter of Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Cottrell) Gann. She and Paul Tucker were married September 20, 1937 at Claremore, Oklahoma. They resided in Ramona until he preceded her in death...

Dec 27, 2010

Charles Glenn Maharrey, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of 48 years 8 months and 24 days. Glenn was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on April 3, 1962. He was the son of Charles Edward and Frances Nell (Province) Maharrey. As a young boy Glenn began his...

Dec 26, 2010

Funeral services for Elizabeth Ann Bejcek will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Western Heights Baptist Church with Chaplain Marvel Barron officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethany Cemetery in Hallett, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Elizabeth was born on February 2, 1929, in Shamrock, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William "Edd"...

Dec 23, 2010

Jazmen Marie Wheeler was born on August 8th, 2010, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Vanessa Colley and Justin Wheeler followed by her twin brother, Jeremiah. She entered this world weighing five pounds one ounce. Jazmen was brought home from the NICU nine days after her birth, to a loving family of five including: Matthew, Kaye, Kyle, Madison, and Allie. She grew...

Dec 23, 2010

Ronald Darrell Nichols better known as R.D. of Jennings, Oklahoma passed from this life on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the age of 67 years 5 months and 14 days. R.D. was born on July 9, 1943 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was the son of Oscar Darrell and Doris Geraldine (Rust) Nichols. As a young man R.D. grew up in...

Dec 20, 2010

Louisa Keeling was escorted by angels to her heavenly home on Monday, December 20, 2010 when she passed away at her home in Cleveland at the age of ninety-four. Louisa was born on November 25, 1916 in Salado, a small community in Independence County of Northeastern Arkansas. She was the daughter of Sam and Martha (Kyler) Hendrickson. She was raised...

Dec 19, 2010

Dec 19, 2010

Edith Pearl Hinchey a longtime resident of Prue, Oklahoma passed from this life peacefully at her home with family at her side at the age of 89 years 6 months and 4 days on Sunday, December 19, 2010.'  Edith was born on June 15, 1921 in Sweetwater, Oklahoma.'  She was the daughter of William Perry and Minnie (Herd) Yarbrough.'  As...

Dec 17, 2010

Thelma Genevieve Ledford was born April 24, 1919 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of David and Vicey E. ìDollî Etta (Wheat) James. Thelma moved with her family at an early age to Osage where she attended school, graduating from Osage High School in 1937. Thelma was married to John Joseph Ledford on August 3, 1940 in Cleveland,...

Dec 17, 2010

Victor Howard Ruffaner was born in Richmond Heights, Ohio; a suburb of Cleveland, on January 3, 1962. He was the son of Blair and Audrey (Scott) Ruffaner. Victor was raised in the Cleveland area, graduating from North High School in 1980. Shortly after graduation, Victor relocated to Texas where he eventually gained employment working for Big Three Industries which was...

Dec 17, 2010

Carol Taylor Sissom was born on August 12, 1947 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Ira Wesley and Ortha (Crider) Taylor. She was raised on a farm south of Cleveland and attended Cleveland school through the 8th grade. Carol moved with her family to Ellinwood, Kansas in 1961 and attended Ellinwood High School, graduating with the class of...

Dec 17, 2010

Dec 14, 2010

Ethel Betty Joe (Fanning) Bledsaw was carried by the angels to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 when she passed from this life at the Cimarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford at the age of eighty-two. The healing she was promised by her heavenly savior is now complete and the reunion with her beloved Sab and other...