Obituaries

Jan 30, 2011

Jan 30, 2011

Janice Kay Cronister, 63, of Osage, Oklahoma passed from this life on Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the St. John Medical Center. Janice was born on November 30, 1947 in Moberly Missouri. She was the daughter of Virgil Leon and Mary Helen (Robb) Colley. Janice attended schools in Moberly and in 1961 moved to Oklahoma where she...

Jan 30, 2011

Donald was born March 12, 1938 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the twin son of James Ralph and Nina K. (Bridge) Cummings. As a young boy Donald was raised in the Scrapping Ridge area near Cleveland. He later attended schools in Cleveland where he completed his education. Following high school Donald joined the United States Navy with his twin brother...

Jan 28, 2011

Richard Bonnie Don Toney was born on September 23, 1945 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jess Melvin and Rossie Bell (Reeves) Toney. As a young child Richard moved with his family to Muskogee, Oklahoma where he was raised. He later graduated high school from Muskogee High with the Class of 1963. While living in Muskogee, Richard...

Jan 27, 2011

Alma was born on February 12, 1919 in Zack, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Albert and Vanner (Hensley) Brisbin. As a young girl Alma moved with her family in a covered wagon to the Prularie area near what is now called Prue. She began her education there and later moved to Cleveland in 1927. Alma then finished her...

Jan 22, 2011

Shirley Ruth Clanton, 65, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Hillcrest Medical Center. Shirley was born on August 24, 1945 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Morris A. and Hazel Ruth (Thompson) Trim. As a young girl Shirley was raised in Hominy, Oklahoma where she later graduated high school....

Jan 20, 2011

Vera Christine Yarbrough, affectionately called Punkin by all who knew her, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 21, 1942. She was the daughter of Berniece (Thayer) Yarbrough and Zeke Yarbrough. Punkin was raised in Wildhorse and attended school at Wildhorse, Hominy and Prue. While attending Prue Schools, Punkin excelled in basketball being named all conference during her freshman season...

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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...