Obituaries

Nov 16, 2010

Douglas L. Reed, Jr., lifelong Cleveland, Oklahoma resident, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of seventy-seven. Doug was born on November 9, 1933 near Cleveland on a family farm south of town, just west of the railroad depot and tracks He was the son of Douglas L. Reed, Sr....

Nov 15, 2010

Violet Ann Thomas Quillin was born April 7, 1925 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of James Franklin and Mertie Ann (Galimore) Thomas. Violet was raised and attended school in Wynona, graduating from Wynona High School with the Class of 1944. Violet was married to Alfred Carl Quillin on May 19, 1943 in Wynona. The couple had three children,...

Nov 10, 2010

Ralph Samuel Spears was born January 14, 1946 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Roy and Ruth (Brink) Spears. He was raised and attended school in Cleveland, graduating with the Class of 1966. Ralph accepted employment in Sand Springs shortly after graduating working as a laborer. He was an avid fisherman and would fish whenever he could. He...

Nov 7, 2010

Services celebrating the life of M. Lee Brower will be held at 2 pm Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Cleveland First United Methodist Church. Lee, 58, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Lee was born Oct. 18, 1952 in Hominy to Jessey Dale and Jacqueline (Roller) Brower. He was reared in Cleveland and attended Cleveland...

Nov 5, 2010

Shirley June Nimerick Hager was born June 9, 1943 in Yale, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Bill and Elma (Sneed) Nimerick. Shirley grew up on a farm in Pawnee County and attended Star-A-Star grade school. She later attended Pawnee Schools, graduating from Pawnee High School in 1961. Upon graduation from high school, Shirley attended Northern Oklahoma A&M in Tonkawa...

Nov 4, 2010

Jack Wilber Lemmons, 88, life long resident of the Cleveland area passed from this life on Thursday, November 4, 2010 with his family at his side. Jack the son of Charles Williams and Mary Margaret (Maples) Lemmons was born February 18, 1922 in Lenapah, Oklahoma. At an early age his family moved to Hominy, Oklahoma. Jack began his education in...

Nov 1, 2010

John Byron Moore was born January 12, 1973 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He was the son of John Richard and Virginia Mae (Selvey) Moore. John moved with his family at the age of four to Cleveland where he was raised and attended school, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1991. While attending Cleveland schools, John was active in all in sports...

Nov 1, 2010

Funeral services for Edward Leon Treanor, 59, of Hominy, Oklahoma will be held 2:00 pm, Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Calvary Woship Center with Rev. Kenny Christian officiating. Burial will follow in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Ed was born on May 11, 1951 in Chandler, Oklahoma. He was the son Otis...

Oct 31, 2010

Ronald Lee Guinn was born April 26, 1952, in Great Bend, Kansas the son of Sam E. and Mary Evelyn (Herr) Guinn. Following the death of his father, at a young age, Ronnie moved with his family to Cleveland, Oklahoma where he began and completed his education. Ronnie soon met the love of his life at the age of eleven...

Oct 24, 2010

Marvie Alladean Bishop, passed away on Sunday morning October 24, 2010, with her family at her side in Richardson, Texas at the age of 81 years. Marvie Dean was born February 27, 1929 in Osage, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Gus W. and Martha A. (Young) Walters. As a young girl Dean was raised in Osage where she began...

Oct 20, 2010

Jimmy Vail Adsit passed from this life on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home at the age of 70 years old. Jim was born December 30, 1939, in Terlton, Oklahoma. He was the youngest of seven children born to George Grover and Myrtle Ruth (Rothwell) Adsit. As a young boy, Jim grew up in the Cleveland...

Oct 16, 2010

Billy Ray Reed, known to his friends and family as Bill, was born May 25, 1937 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He was the son of Nelis and Ethel (York) Reed. Bill was raised and attended school in Keystone, graduating from Keystone High School in 1954. Although proficient in many building skills including mechanical, welding and construction, Bill considered himself a...

Oct 3, 2010

William Glenn Lincoln was born October 30, 1922, the fourth of eight children of James and Marsha (Carter) Lincoln. The Lincolns raised alfalfa, corn, sweet potatoes and watermelons on a 165-acre homestead staked by Williamís grandfather, Thomas E. Lincoln during the 1983 Cherokee Land Run. The land provided, even during the Great Depression, for his family. Bill often said that...

Oct 2, 2010

The seventh son of Clara Marie (Montgomery) Rommel and Lester Edward Rommel, Charles Richard "Sparky" Rommel was born September 23, 1931 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was raised and attended school in Cleveland where he was active in sports, playing both football and basketball with Billy "Curly" Vessels. Charles started school in a little building back of the old Palace Drug...

Oct 1, 2010

Memorial services for Joe Anna Marie Pankratz, 77 of Cleveland, Oklahoma, will be on Friday 2:00 pm at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Head officiating. Joe Anna was born August 11, 1933, in Anadarko, Oklahoma; she is the daughter of Iva Lee Saxon and Jess Williams. As a young child Joe Anna was adopted by Lilla B....

Oct 1, 2010

Obituary Carmen Louise Shannon, 81, of Hominy, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Friday, October 1, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years. Carmen was born in Atlanta, Kansas on October 11, 1928.'  She was the daughter of Eugene Lloyd and Louise Helena (Kampschroeder) Womacks.'  As a young girl Carmen was raised and...

Sep 30, 2010

Sep 28, 2010

Graveside Services for Evelyn Pearl Porterfield will be held 10:00 am, Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Prairie View Cemetery with Rev. Garry McDevitt officiating under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Evelyn was born February 17, 1920 in Prue, Oklahoma. She was the daughter Charles and Ludie Gay (Bradley) Earnest. Evelyn was raised and received her education in Prue....

Sep 19, 2010

Sandra Ann Woods, 55, of Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Sunday, September 19, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sandy was born October 23, 1954 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of George and Betty (Steel) Blue. As a young girl Sandy was raised in Hominy, Oklahoma where she later completed her education. Following high school Sandy later furthered...

Sep 14, 2010

Phyllis Louise Bales was born August 2, 1931 in Breckenridge, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Arthur Merle and Helen Louise (Molenbrink) Bacon. As a young girl Phyllis was raised and received her education in Garber where she later graduated from Garber High School. At the age of 17, on June 17, 1949, Phyllis was introduced to a young man,...