Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  OSCAR RUDOLPH HARPER

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OSCAR RUDOLPH HARPER

OCNS - April 24, 2000 - Oscar Rudolph Harper was born November 1, 1918 the 
fifth of eight children born to John and Nettie Harper in Stroud, Oklahoma, 
and attended Honey Grove District 101 School before moving to Independence, 
Kansas, where he finished the eighth grade.

Working to support the family, Oscar enlisted in the Civilian Conservation 
Corps (CCC) where he served from 1936 to 1938, at which time he moved to 
Pawhuska, Oklahoma where he met and married Nadine O. Sutton in November, 
1939. To this union a daughter, Constance Rosetta was born.

In 1940, Oscar was drafted into the United States Army, serving two years 
in the United States and Europe. After serving his country, Oscar returned 
to Pawhuska where he worked for the next forty-six years, including 
thirty-nine years with the Pawhuska Medical Clinic, retiring in 1997.

Oscar confessed and accepted Jesus Christ in March, 1986, becoming a 
member of the Derrick Chapel A.M.E. Church.

Thursday, April 20, 2000 at 11:20 a.m., Oscar made his transition from 
this world in the comfort of his home. We will meet him again in Heaven 
with Our Lord.

Oscar, "Paw Paw", is survived by his wife, Nadine O. Harper, his daughter, 
Constance R. Davis, granddaughters, Charita N. Maxie and Crystal L. Walker; 
grandson, Chuck Davis; grandsons-in-law, Chris Maxie and Chris Walker; 
granddaughter-in-law, Freda Davis; great-granddaughter, Clarke O. Maxie; 
great-grandson, Davis C. Maxie; sisters, Zepha Coffee and Zelma Harris; 
brother, Lux Harper and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Julius Harper, Eddie 
Harper and Henry Harper; sister Rosetta Winston and son-in-law, Charles E. 
Davis.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 24, 2000 in the Johnson Funeral 
Chapel in Pawhuska, Oklahoma followed by burial in the Pawhuska Cemetery 
under the direction of Johnson's Funeral Directors.