Jackson Co., OK - Obits: From the Altus Times, March, 2003 ========================================================== Thanks to the Altus Times for permission to upload their obits to the Oklahoma USGenWeb Archives. Copyright http://www.altustimes.com/ USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================== Obituaries Altus Times, March 2, 2003 Burns Helen Burns, 94, died Friday at Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Hollis. Funeral services are under the direction of Stewart Funeral Service, Hollis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Donnell Services for Emma M. Henderson Donnell, 77, who died Wednesday, Feb. 27, are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Altus City Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Patricia Joan Thomas, 74, Altus, died Thursday, Feb. 27 at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. Burial will follow interment at the Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. Services are under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 3, 2003 Fancher Services for Merle (Gentry) Fancher, 81, Altus, were held this afternoon at the Trinity Baptist Church. The Rev. Don Sevedge officiated. Interment was to follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jennings Dorothea "Dot" Jennings, 88, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003. Graveside services were held Sunday in the Blair Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parks Graveside service for Audie Bob Parks, 87, Tipton were held today at the Tipton Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Gray Gish Funeral Home in Frederick with the Rev. Harold Gaches, pastor of First Baptist Church, Tipton, officiating. He died Saturday in Altus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sanders Services for Robert Carl Sanders have been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednes-day at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Doug Burr officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell- Tims Funeral Home. Family visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in Altus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 4, 2003 Silcox Burl Silcox, 55, died Monday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services pending with Lowll-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stezar Alma Lydia (Miller) Stezar, 79, Altus, died Sunday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Mass will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Altus Air Force Base Chapel with Father Antonio Moreno officiating. A reception will follow the service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 5, 2003 Cryer Services for Billy Joe Cryer, 68, Tipton will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Tipton with the Rev. Vernon Floyd and the Rev. Brent Moore officiating. Burial will follow at the Tipton Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. He died Tuesday at his home after a lengthy illness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miller Bonnie Irene Miller, 51, Altus, died Sunday. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with Captain Ernest Hull of the Salvation Army of officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 6, 2003 Dudgeon M. Glorene Dudgeon, 77, died Wednesday, March 5 at Grace Living Center in Altus. Funeral services are pending with Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dyer Maggie Lou Dyer, 95, a current resident of English Village Nursing Center in Altus, died Tuesday. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Greer Funeral Home Chapel in Granite. Officiating will be Rev. George McBride. Interment will be at Lone Wolf Cemetery. The family will greet friends this evening at 6 p.m. at the Greer Funeral Home Chapel in Granite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ford Graveside services for Mary Ford, 94, are Friday at 11 a.m. at Rock Cemetery near Duke. Greer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Layman James G. Layman, 78, Hereford, Texas, died Tuesday, March 4, at his residence. Graveside services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at West Park Cemetery with Pastor Wayne Kniffen, officiating. Burial will be at West Park Cemetery under the direction of Rix Funeral Directors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miller Bonnie Irene Miller, 51, Altus, died Sunday. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with Captain Ernest Hull of the Salvation Army officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 7, 2003 Dudgeon M. Glorene Dudgeon, 77, died Wednesday at Grace Living Center in Altus. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in the Memorial Chapel at Kincannon Funeral Home with Bill Osborne officiation. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Wichita, Kansas under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reece Susan Marie "Sue" Reece, 46, died Wednesday in Elk City. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Whinery-Savage Chapel, officiated by Lloyd Eddy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 9: Crawford Anna Elizabeth Crawford, 95, died Thursday, Feb. 27 in Altus where she has lived for the later portion of her life. Funeral services were held March 4 at the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel in Rockwall, Texas with Aubrey Patterson officiating. Interment followed in the Rockwell Cemetery. Local arrangements were under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Myers Ruth Froman Myers, 81 of Oklahoma City and formerly of Frederick, died March 6 in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 10 at the Gray Gish Chapel in Frederick. Rev. Richard Manning, pastor of South Park Baptist Church in Oklahoma City will be officiating. Burial will be at the Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Gray Gish Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patterson Dorothy Marie Patterson, 85, died March 4 at the Hospice Austin Christopher House in Austin, Texas. Graveside services will be held April 12 at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa. Arrangements are with The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 10: Hutton Lorene Garren Hutton, 90, died Saturday at The Manor in Seagoville, Texas. Graveside services have been scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Altus City Cemetery. Arrangement are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin Anna Mae "Ann" Martin, 89, Tecumseh, died Friday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Chapel in Tecumseh with Dr. Tim Walker and the Rev. David Nolen officiating. Burial will be at the Tecumseh Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roberts Bruce E. Roberts, 83, died Sunday at the Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warren Donald R. Warren, 58, Altus, died. Service are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 11: Crawford David "Dave" Guthrie Crawford, Ponca City resident, died Friday at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was 46. Funerals services were held Monday at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Ramsey, First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hutton Lorene Garren Hutton, 90, died Saturday at The Manor in Seagoville, Texas. Graveside services have been scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Altus City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martinez Services are pending for Louis Martinez, 43. Services are pending at Patterson Greer Funeral Home in Hollis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parr Services are pending for Boyd Parr, 83, Hollis. Services are pending for Boyd Parr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roberts Bruce Edward Roberts, 83, died Sunday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Moore officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow the services at Frederick Cemetery in Frederick. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weaver Shelba Weaver, 86, died Monday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 12: Caudill Robert James "Bob" Caudill died Saturday at Baptist Integris Hospital In Oklahoma City at the age of 57. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hobart Rose Cemetery officiated by Ruth Atterberry. Arrangements are under the direction of Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parr John Boyd Parr died Monday at Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis at the age of 83. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Farr officiating. Burial will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Hollis under the direction of Patterson Greer Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martinez Jose Louis Martinez of Hollis died Monday at Integris Hospital at the age of 43. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Patterson Greer Chapel in Hollis with the Rev. Mark Olson officiating. Burial will follow at Dodson Cemetery in Dodson, Texas under the direction of Greer Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warren Donald Ray "Don" Warren died Sunday at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Sulphur. Private graveside services will be held at the Altus Cemetery on Thursday. Zane Newton will officiate. Lowell-Tims Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 13: Henry Memorial services for Vickie Carlene Henry, 48 of Altus, will be held 10 a.m. Friday at Gray Gish Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Whitworth, Living Water Ministries, officiating. She died Monday at her home in Altus. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray Gish Funeral Home of Frederick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weaver Shelba Bailey Weaver, 86 of Altus, died Monday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Doug Burr officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ West Velma Ann West, 74, long time resident of Altus died at the Grace Living Center Tuesday. Services have been scheduled for Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Boyd Whitehead. Burial will follow at the Louis Hill cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 14: Roulain Graveside services for Rex Roulain, 74 of Mangum, are will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Mangum. Stewart FuneralHome of Mangum are in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tigert Fred Wilson "Billy" Tigert, 87, long time Duke resident, died Thursday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Memorial Chapel at the Kincannon Funeral Home with James Barnes of Tulsa officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 16: Jackson Willie L. Jackson, 41, of Altus, died Friday. Arrangements are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petzold Lillie Petzold, 84, died Friday at her home. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Haynes Dugan officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roulain Rex Leston Roulain, 74, died Thursday in Mangum. Graveside services were held Saturday at Riverside Cemetery in Mangum, with Junior Nippert officiating. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 17: Crabb Ruby Alma Crabb, 89, died Saturday at Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Hollis. Pastor Jim Westmoreland will officiate the services. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Hollis. Stewart Funeral Service, Hollis, is handling the arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haygood Hazel Beatrice Haygood, 91, died at Mangum City Hospital on Friday. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church, Mangum. Burial will follow at Jester Cemetery. Service are under the direction of Stewart Funeral Service, Mangum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 18: Gay William (Bill) Gay died today at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services are pending at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 19: Story Gary Story, 55, Eldorado, died Tuesday evening at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are pending with Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gay William Philip (Bill) Gay, 63, died Tuesday in Altus. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with Lynn Rudd officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell- Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Muncy Beatrice Dickerson Muncy, 97, died Wednesday in Amarillo Texas. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Altus City Cemetery with Dennis Humphrey and Kevin Humphrey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Story Gary Story, 55, Eldorado, died Tuesday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Eldorado Cemetery with Bill Osborne officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 21: Jackson Willie (Chill) Jackson, 41, died March 14. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sat-urday at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Dewayne Jones, minister, will officiate. Services are under the direction of Brown/Christian Funeral. Burial will follow at the Altus Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lipscomb Perry Lipscomb, 37, of Altus, died Tuesday. Services are pending with Kincannon Funeral Home. Tatyrek Fannie Tatyrek, 96, died Tuesday at the Lakes Living Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at Spring Creek Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. C.R. Tucker and the Rev. Charles Tatyrek will officiate. Greer Funeral Home of Mangum is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warren Roy S. Warren, 93, of Altus died Thursday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in Altus are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Altus City Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 23: Barnett Elizabeth Sue Barnett, 62, of Altus died suddenly Thursday. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Altus with Kenneth Barnett officiating. Burial will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warren Roy S. Warren, 93, of Altus died Thursday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in Altus are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Altus City Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Word James Emory "Jim" Word, 62, died unexpectedly at his home in Mangum on Friday. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Greer Funeral Home Chapel in Mangum with the Rev. Sam Studer officiating. Greer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 24: Powers Melrose Leafy Powers, of Eldorado died Saturday. Graveside services under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Eldorado, are set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Eldorado City Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lipscomb Perry Lipscomb, 36, Altus, died Tuesday at Purcell Hospital in Purcell. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Chapel at the Kincannon Funeral Home with Minister Richard L. Lipscomb officiating. Burial will follow services at the Altus City cemetery under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 25: Ball Jackie Gene Ball, 73, Phoenix, died Sunday at the Immanuel Campus of Care in Peoria, Ariz. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Patterson Greer Chapel in Hollis with the Rev. Ed Houston of Mangum officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Hollis under the direction of Patterson Greer Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harris Elvira Harris, 89, of Altus died Monday. Graveside Services, under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in Altus, were held today at the Altus City Cemetery. Pastor Bennie Alexander officiated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Draper Tommy L. "Tommy" Draper, 72, died Monday at Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rector Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Field, retired Baptist minister officiating. Interment will be at Llano Cemetery. Military Rites will be by the DAV Chapter 28. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home of Amarillo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trotter Melva Jo (Harris) Trotter died Sunday at Midwest City. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Brinkman Cemetery in Brinkman. The Rev. Dave Moore will officiate. Greer Funeral Home in Mangum is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 26: Coffman Sallie Kunow Coffman, 86, died at Jackson County Memorial Hospital on Sunday. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Mangum with Todd McRay officiating. Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements are with Greer Funeral Home in Mangum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moffeit George Abraham Moffeit, 81, died Monday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus. A service will be held at 10 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church in Mangum with the Rev. Dave Moore and Ray Moffeit officiating. Interment will be at Cave Creek Cemetery at Vinson. Arrangements are with Greer Funeral Home in Mangum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 27: Purdy Dr. Max Purdy died Thursday at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton. Services are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pruitt Bernice M. Pruitt, Hobbs, N.M., formerly of Blair, died Tuesday. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Faith Assembly of God in Hobbs with Bradley Watts, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the Memory Gardens in Hobbs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sadler Richard Arlen Sadler, 65, died Tuesday at Ogden's Retirement Center in Mangum. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at at Greer Funeral Home Chapel in Mangum. The Rev. Ed Houston will officiate. Interment will follow the service in Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements are with Greer Funeral Home in Mangum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 28: Cravens Bobby Wayne Cravens, 66, died at his home in Oklahoma City, Tuesday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Vondel Smith and Son, Oklahoma City. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. at the Konawa Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Green Edgar Green, 85, died Thursday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kelly Marsha Elaine Kelly died Thursday in Altus. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Bohannan officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ŠAltus Times 2003