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Feb. 1, 2002

Wayne Haworth
Jennings resident Wayne Haworth, 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Mercy 
Health Center in Oklahoma City. 
Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Yale. Rev. 
Steve Lopp and Michael Dershem will preside. 
The family will be at Yale-Palmer Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m. Friday to receive 
friends. 
Arrangements are being directed by Yale-Palmer Funeral Chapel. 
Haworth was born April 18, 1926, in Yale to Bert O. and Hattie Lee (Sparkman) 
Haworth. 
He was educated at Markham School and Yale High School. 
He married Darlynne Clemmons Oct. 31, 1948. 
He was a retired oil field worker and drilling contractor. He served in the Army 
in World War II. 
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Yale for 57 years and was a 
deacon for many years. He worked at Camp Lela all summer on the new kitchen and 
fellowship hall. 
He was predeceased by his parents, one sister, Lucille Condit and one 
grandchild, Bradley Glenn. 
In addition to his wife of the home, he is survived by two sons, Gary Haworth 
and his wife of Burns Flat and Charles Haworth and his wife Susan of Sapulpa; 
two daughters, Linda Kearney and her husband Art of Topeka, Kan. and Patricia 
Glenn and her husband Billy of Tuskahoma; two brothers, Merl Haworth of Pawnee 
and Gene Haworth of Norman; two sisters, Maxine Harder and Helen Lorette, both 
of Wichita, Kan.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund in Yale or to 
the Baptist Children's Home. 

Lila McElwain
Lila Belle (Hoover) McElwain, 97, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002. 
Visitation will be Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral 
Home. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at Sunnybrook Christian Church. A 
second service will be held at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church of 
Mooreland. Interment will be at Mooreland Cemetery. 
McElwain was born July 6, 1904, in a small farm house west of Mooreland. 
She spent her first 42 years in western Oklahoma as a wife and mother during a 
span covering two world wars and the great depression. 
She married Floyd McElwain, a WWI veteran, in June 1924. They had three 
children: a daughter, Glenna of Stillwater and two sons, Lt. Col. Emmett Doyle 
McElwain, Retired US Army, and his wife Joan of Byers and Lt. Col. Keith 
Franklin McElwain, Retired USAF, and his wife Martha of Edmond. Both sons were 
veterans at various times of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. 
She taught Sunday school classes, played piano for church services and organized 
and directed a Christmas pageant every year for many years. She organized young 
people's programs and built up the "Christian Endeavor." She was the last 
remaining charter member of the Mooreland Christina Church, dedicated in 1929. 
She started a Christian Church in Stillwater in her living room at 216 Duncan 
that eventually became the Ninth Avenue Christian Church, then eventually became 
the Sunnybrook Christian Church, which became the existing Sunnybrook Christian 
Church on Richmond Road. 
Always a good student, she graduated from a country school at 16 and was hired 
the next year to teach all 12 grades. During WWII, teachers were scarce and she 
filled in as a temporary teacher. When the war was over, she and Floyd moved to 
Stillwater where she enrolled at OSU. She was 42 and three years later she 
completed her teaching degree in mathematics. She accepted a math teaching 
position at Stillwater where she taught for 12 years. At age 54, she earned her 
Masters at OSU. In the next several years, she taught at Morrison, Big Cabin, 
Sedan, Kan., Long Island, N.Y. and Portland, Maine. 
While teaching at a private girls' school in Maine, she became fascinated with 
the rugged coast, sea, lighthouses and the artist's colony and took up painting. 
McElwain was an artist, a writer and a poet. Her writing and letters were clear 
and imaginative, but perhaps her interest in poetry was paramount. 
She is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren, 21 great-
grandchildren and one great-great-grandaughter. 
Memorial contributions can be made to the Sunnybrook Church building fund, 421 
E. Richmond Road, Stillwater, OK 74075. 
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Feb. 2, 2002

Wayne Ingram

Wayne Ingram, 83, Stillwater, passed away Jan. 23, 2002, at the Stillwater 
Medical Center after a long illness.
Services were held 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Cushing Christian Church, 302 S. 
Linwood. Funeral services were under the direction of Don Smith Funeral Home, 
Drumright. Russell Payne of Holdenville officiated. 
Serving as casketbearers were Bob Akers, Sam Koble, Jim Ramsey, Lawrence 
Carrier, Earl Miner and Tom Caldwell. Interment followed at the Euchee Valley 
Cemetery between Cushing and Drumright.
He was born June 28, 1918, in Merrick to Robert and Cuba Ingram. The family 
moved to Drumright in 1922 to work in the oil fields. He married Kathryn Bell on 
Jan. 15, 1938. He attended Oklahoma State University and had a career in 
wholesale merchandising. He was dedicated to his work and his family and was an 
avid fisherman. He was an active member of the Christian Church and served in 
many capacities. He was a man of outstanding character and his compassion for 
people in need was known by the many who helped throughout his life.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father and two brothers, Edward and 
Kenneth.
Survivors include Kathryn, his wife of 64 years, and two sons and their wives, 
Wallace and Phyllis, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Paul and Sandra, Stillwater. He 
is also survived by one brother, Bob Ingram, Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren, 
Kathy Ingram, Austin, Texas, Kelly Craft, Odem, Texas, Wallace Ingram Jr., 
Austin, Texas, Christi Ingram, Stanford, Conn., Rob Ingram, New York City, Robin 
Riley, Edmond, Erin Ingram, Oklahoma City; four great-grandchildren, Shannon 
Craft, Waco, Texas, Hunter Riley, Edmond, William Wallace Ingram and Samuel 
Wayne Ingram, Austin. 
We will miss him and all that he was, but rejoice that he is in the arms of our 
Lord. 
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Feb. 3, 2002

Chloe Reeves

Chloe Reeves, 90, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at her Glencoe home.
Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Glencoe Church of Christ. Ken Mantle 
will preside. Interment will follow at Glencoe Cemetery.
Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee, is directing the arrangements.
She was born Nov. 18, 1911, near Gilbert, Scarcy County, Ark., to Tilman 
Columbus and Sarah Francis Crider Treat. 
On Oct. 23, 1929, she married Jesse Arville Reeves in Hominy. He died June 18, 
1976.
She moved from Gilbert to Prue and then to Glencoe and lived most of her adult 
life on a farm.
She was loved by many.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Fred 
Treat, and a sister, Eunice Cypert.
She is survived by a sister, Ruby Yarbrough of Prue; four children, Ruby Flowers 
and her husband, Floyd, of Glencoe, Jack Reeves and his wife, Martha, of 
Glencoe, Janice Bartlett of Stillwater and Mary Harwick of Glencoe; 13 
grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren and a number 
of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers 
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Mary Lillian Boyles
Cushing resident Mary Lillian "Tommie" Boyles, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, 
in Cushing. 
Services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Memorial Chapel of Davis Funeral Home. 
Interment will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing under the direction of 
Davis Funeral Home of Cushing.
Boyles was born in Porum Oct. 18, 1918, to W.T. and Mary E. (Roe) Boles. She was 
raised in the Council Valley area and was one of six members of the graduating 
class of 1936 at Ripley High School.
On Aug. 27, 1938, she married Morrison M. Boyles in Cushing. They made their 
home in Texas, where he was an employee of Firestone for more than 20 years. 
They eventually moved to Cushing, where he started the Morrison M. Boyles Oil 
Co. He died Feb. 1, 1985.
Boyles was a longtime member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by one grandson, 
Gregory Scott McFarlin; two sisters; and two brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Tammye Boyles Davidson and her husband Gary of 
Cushing and Kaye Boyles McFarlin and her husband R.L. of Spearman, Texas; four 
grandchildren, Brad and Amber Davidson, both of Cushing, Kellye Kaye Cator of 
Spearman and Robbie Lynn Pulley and her husband David of Amarillo, Texas; six 
great-grandchildren, Casey, Dakota, Kyler and Colton Cator, all of Spearman, and 
Zane and Kelton Pulley, both of Amarillo; one sister, Dorla Jeanne Absher of 
Comanche; numerous nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com.

Gilbert A. Turner
Longtime Cushing resident Gilbert A. "Dutch" Turner, 91, died Friday, Feb. 1, 
2002.
Services, with Dr. Lonny Lee officiating, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in First 
Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing under the 
direction of Davis Funeral Home.
Turner was born in Agra July 12, 1910, to Allen F. and Viola May (Maddox) 
Turner. He was raised and educated in Agra.
He married Orpha Vivian Rider on May 6, 1933, in Cushing. They lived in 
Farmington, N.M., before returning to Cushing in 1976. She died Feb. 11, 2001.
Turner was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed going to the Keenager 
activities at the church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Good 
Sam Club and enjoyed camping and fishing.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by three brothers and 
one sister.
Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn Campbell and her husband Ron of Houston, 
Texas; one son, Miles Turner and his wife Margaret of Plano, Texas; five 
grandchildren, Miles D. Campbell and his wife Dawn of Houston, Mila D. Haberman 
and her husband Jerry of Orlando, Fla., Michael Turner and his wife Allyson of 
Aledo, Texas, Catherine Zulch and her husband Jim of Plano, Texas, and Tom 
Turner of Highland Village, Texas; eight great-grandchildren, Andrew, Nicole and 
Courtney Haberman, Kayleigh Campbell, Lesley and Harley Zulch and Parker and 
Reed Turner; one sister, Gladys Carpenter of Oklahoma City; several nieces and 
nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the giver's choice. Condolences may be 
e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com.

Ava Victoria Sadler
Ava Victoria Sadler, 84, Perkins, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Perkins. Dr. 
Larry Wilson will officiate. Interment will be in Perkins Cemetery under the 
direction of Strode Funeral Home.
Sadler was born Oct. 9, 1917, to Ed and Elsie (Starling) Cypret in Wellston. She 
wed Palmer L. Sadler Aug. 13, 1938, in Stillwater.
She was raised on a farm and lived on a farm during her married years. She was a 
loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her 
family, cooking, gardening, sewing and crocheting.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Perkins and loved singing in the 
choir. She also served on the food committee for many years.
She was predeceased by her parents, two brothers and one sister.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Jerry Sadler and his wife Doris of 
Perkins; two daughters, Leola Gray and her husband Jody of Edmond and Vickie 
Lockwood and her husband Lyle of Perkins; four grandchildren; and eight great-
grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the nurses of Hospice for their devoted care 
during her illness, allowing her to live her final days at home with her family 
and friends around her.
Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice Inc., P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, 
Okla., 74076.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com.

Emma N. Nida
Emma M. Nida, 84, Perry, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Tulsa.
Graveside services were scheduled for 1 p.m. today in Grace Hill Cemetery with 
the Rev. Todd MacLean officiating. Services were under the direction of Brown-
Sisson Funeral Home.
Nida was born April 12, 1917, in Perry to William and Lydie (Beier) Voice. She 
married Charles "Chuck" Nida Nov. 12, 1945, in Wichita, Kan. She was a member of 
Zion Lutheran Church and the Women's Circle.
She was predeceased by her husband and one sister.
Survivors include one son, Curtis Nida and his wife Sherrie of Chetopa, Kan.; 
one daughter, Lisa Graham of Perry; seven grandchildren, Karen, Krystal, Lindsay 
and Kyle Nida and Stormy, Bryan and P.J. Graham; two sisters, Sophie and 
Florence Friedmann of Stillwater; and one brother, Charles Voice of Stillwater.
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Dewey Beck
Dewey Beck, 79, Cushing, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at the Cushing Regional 
Hospital. 
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Memorial Chapel at Davis 
Funeral Home. Ralph Hickman officiating. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday 
in the Paint Rock Cemetery in Paint Rock, Ark. Services are under the direction 
of Davis Funeral Home. 
Beck was born April 22, 1922, in Paris, Ark. He was reared and educated in 
Arkansas. He was in the U.S. Army serving during World War II. After his 
discharge, he worked as a construction worker. After his retirement, Beck lived 
in Stillwater for about five years before moving to Cushing in 1996. 
He was united in marriage to Evelyn Pearl Hancock and to this union one son, 
Robert, was born. Later in life he married Alpha Joy Statzer. Beck enjoyed 
gardening with his vegetables and flowers but his favorite hobby was prospecting 
while using his "witching rod." 
Beck is survived by his wife, Joy Beck, of the home; son, Robert Beck, 
McAlester; three step-sons, Mitch Taylor, Oklahoma City, Ron Traylor, Spring, 
Texas, and Darrell Rathbun, Glencoe; two step-daughters, Cheryl Haney, Soddy 
Daisy, Tenn., and Leigh Ann Gormley, Dallas; sister, Wynonna Roberts, Magazine, 
Ark.; 12 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and 
other relatives and friends. 
Condolences to the Beck Family may be e-mailed to DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Alice LaPointe
Alice Fay LaPointe, 74, Redding, Calif., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at 
Redding Medical Center. 
Services are pending with McDonald's Chapel in Redding. 
LaPointe was born Nov. 16, 1927, in Mehan. She moved to Redding from Perkins. 
She was bookkeeper for Crown Motors for 20 years. She is a member of the 
Quilters Society in Redding and the Little Country Church. 
She is survived by her husband, Henry LaPointe, of the home; son, Donald Tilley, 
Los Angeles, Calif.; daughters, Rita Vokal, Redding, and Cheryl McKenna, Loomis; 
brother, Roy Courtright, Morrison; sisters, Leola Kelley, Circle City, Ariz., 
and Nancy Holba, Morrison; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to Country Christian, Redding, CA 96003. 

Kipling A. Bowdoin
Kipling A. Bowdoin, 68, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Rest Haven Nursing Home. 
Rosary services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of Davis 
Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Saints Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church. Father Mike Cashion will preside. Interment will 
follow in the Euchee Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home. 
He was born July 4, 1933, in Greenville, Penn., to Artie and Nan Cochcroft 
Bowdoin. He moved to Sulphur, La., when he was a child where he was reared and 
educated. 
He married Doris Perry Sept. 21, 1951, in Sulphur. 
He was a longtime refinery worker and most recently employed with STEP 2 in 
Houston. 
He lived in Cushing since September 2001. 
He was a member of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He loved the 
outdoors, hunting, fishing and working in his garden. He also enjoyed playing on 
the computer. 
In addition to his wife of Cushing, he is survived by three children, Pamela B. 
Bayhylle and her husband Arnold and Wayne Kent Bowdoin of Cushing and Kevin 
Bowdoin of New Caney, Texas; one grandson, Bruce Bayhylle of Cushing; a sister, 
Jan Hoffpauir of Sulphur; a brother-in-law, James E. Perry of Sulphur and 
several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 
Condolences may be e-mailed the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Delpha June Winters
Delpha June Winters, 79, Stillwater, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in her home. 
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday in Roselawn Heights Memorial Chapel 
with Bishop Ronald Matteson officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Mausoleum 
Williamsburg in Salina, Kan., under the direction of Roselawn Mortuary. 
Winters was born June 30, 1922, in Minneapolis, Kan., to Alfred and Katherine 
(Geis) Bartel. 
She married John M. Winters Sept. 14, 1942, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was a member 
of the Church of the Latter Day Saints and worked in the civil service out of 
the Pentagon. 
She was predeceased by her parents and husband. 
Survivors include one son, Jim Winters of Fairfax, Va.; two daughters, Nancy 
Morris of Sultan, Wash., and Carol Cunningham of Stillwater; eight 
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, Okla., 
74076. 

Billy Hayes
Billy Hayes, 59, Tulsa, Cushing, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in Tulsa. 
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Harrell Cemetery in 
Cushing. Pastor Kevin Clouse will officiate. Services are under the direction of 
Davis Funeral Home. 
Hayes was born Feb. 4, 1942, in Swink and was reared and educated in the Sulphur 
area. He served in the U.S. Army and after his discharge, was a supervisor for 
Tyson Foods. 
He is survived by his daughter, Misty Arthur and husband Robert, Cushing; four 
sons, Richard Hayes and wife Shannon, Ft. Smith, Ark., Larry Hayes, Durant; 
Billy Ray Hayes, Sparks, and Michael Wayne Hayes, Sparks; six grandchildren and 
other relatives and friends. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Hayes family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Freddie Houston
Freddie Lee Houston, 45, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at his Oklahoma City home. 
Services, with Pastor Albert L. May presiding, will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at 
Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery. 
Strode Funeral home is directing the arrangements. 
He was born Nov. 16, 1956, in Wichita, Kan., to Lonnie and Mary Lou (Clark) 
Houston. 
After high school graduation he served in the Navy. After he was discharged in 
May 1980, he returned to Oklahoma and had a career as a boiler technician. 
He was a member of Moose Lodge 2089 in Stillwater. 
He was predeceased by his mother, grandparents and a brother, Lonnie Clark 
Houston. 
Survivors include his father of Perkins; two brothers, Larry Clark of Oklahoma 
City and Leon Houston of Harrah; two nephews, Mike and Tim; and numerous other 
aunts and uncles. 
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, C/O Karen Ward, 106 E. 
Marie, Stillwater, OK 74075. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

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Ann Lorena Lytle
Ann Lorena (Klotzbach) Lytle, 92, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002. 
A funeral mass is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Johns Catholic Church. 
Father Joseph Townsend will officiate and Pastor Emlyn Ott will deliver the 
eulogy. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
She was born Sept. 29, 1909, in a farmhouse near Humboldt, Kan., to Simon and 
Victoria (Strubhart) Klotzbach. She was the youngest of nine children. 
Her mother died when she was two years old and she was raised at a nearby farm 
by an aunt and uncle. 
She attended school in Humboldt and graduated in June, 1928. 
She was valedictorian of her class and a member of the National Honor Society. 
She graduated from Parsons Business College in 1929 and became a secretary with 
Shell Oil Company in Tulsa. 
While working for Shell Oil Company she met her future husband, Clayton Lytle. 
They were married Nov. 11, 1934. 
After company transfers to McPherson and Wichita, they lived in Tulsa for 14 
years. 
She worked for Douglas Aircraft as a secretary for a department head. After 
being transferred to Littleton, Colo., she took a secretarial position with 
Martin Marietta. 
In 1967, the couple moved to Stillwater where for seven years she worked as an 
administrative secretary in the school of architecture at Oklahoma State 
University. She retired in 1975. 
She was always involved in her children's activities from scouting to PTA. 
She was also active in church programs, women's clubs and the Election Board. 
She gave willing and lovingly to family friends and community and was a talented 
seamstress and homemaker. 
In addition to her husband of 65 years she was predeceased by an infant son 
Richard; four sisters, Mary, Margaret, Josephine and Katherine; and four 
brothers, Will, George, Frank and Martin. 
She is survived by two daughters, Julie Bamberger and her husband Paul of 
Stillwater and Linda White-Spunner and her husband Tom of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; a 
son, John Lytle and his wife Jinny of Twin Falls, Idaho; 
10 grandchildren, Jodie Gindl and her husband Joey of Molino, Fla., Michael 
Stark and his wife Lani of Kihei, Hawaii, Stephen Catchings and his wife Kelly 
of Gulf Breeze, Tim Stark of Kihei, Laura Lawrence and her husband Scott of 
Mobile, Ala., Jeffrey Lytle of New York City, Hillary Lytle of Twin Falls, Kelly 
Bamberger of Nashville, Tenn., Suanne Crow and her husband Cecil of Mobile, Ala, 
and Tommy White-Spunner of Orlando, Fla.; 
Four great-grandchildren, Leilani and Tiara Stark of Kihei and Scott and Matt 
Crow of Mobile. 

Judith Waggoner
Judith A. Waggoner, 56, an office manager for Gastroenterology Associates died 
Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Arlington, Texas. 
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday at Moore Funeral Home, Bowen 
Chapel, 4216 South Bowen Road, Arlington. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Moore Funeral Home. 
Waggoner was born May 20, 1945, in Westbury, England, the daughter of Delbert 
Oscar and Evelyn Mary Beaven Waller. 
Survivors include a son, Anthony Dane Pendlton; stepsons, Vince and Matthew 
Waggoner; brothers, William F. Waller and his wife Rebecca of Stillwater and Del 
B. Waller and his wife Stephannie of Mansfield; sister, Mary Ellen Kohnke of 
Stillwater; nieces and nephews, William W. Waller, Justin C. Waller, Sara 
Kohnke, Kelly Kohnke and Beaven Waller. 
Memorials may be made to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington, 608 North Elm 
St. Arlington, TX 76011. 

Lucille Kilgore
Lucille Elizabeth Kilgore, 87, Stillwater, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at 
Cushing Regional Hospital. 
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
Bryan Kinney will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode 
Funeral Home. 
Kilgore was born May 14, 1914, in Quay to Oscar and Viola (Brock) Spencer. She 
lived in Quay from her birth until she was three when she and her family moved 
to Stillwater. She married James Graybill in 1945. The couple divorced and 
Graybill died Oct. 31, 1981. She then married Van Kilgore in 1955; he died March 
17, 1975. Kilgore was a cook for the middle school. She belonged to Helping 
Hands and Rebecca Lodge. 
She is preceded in death by her father and mother, as well as both husbands. 
Kilgore is survived by her daughter, Sharon Graybill Robertson; and two 
grandchildren, Daniel Robertson and wife Trudy, and Travis Robertson and wife 
Lori. 
Pallbearers will be Justin Meridith, Andy Roberts, Paul Thompson, Garrett 
Piotrowski, Travis Robertson and John Thompson. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

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Randy Eugene Bearden Sr.
Randy Eugene Bearden Sr. 40, Perkins, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at the 
Stillwater Hospital. 
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Park Place Baptist Church 
(321 N. Hartman) in Cushing. Rev. Tony Black will preside. 
Interment will follow at the Euchee Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, east of 
Cushing, under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. 
Bearden was born March 24, 1961, in Cushing, to Don Eugene and Betty (Lynch) 
Bearden. He received his early education in Cushing and Tulsa. He attended 
Cushing High School. He married Linda Kay (Easton) in Stillwater June 5, 1978. 
He had lived in Shamrock prior to moving to Perkins in 1996. Bearden was 
supervisor of maintenance and transportation at the Ripley schools until his 
retirement in 1998 at which time he went to worked for Overland Express in 
Stillwater. He was a member of the Shamrock Baptist Church and enjoyed working 
on his van, remote cars and loved the Dallas Cowboys. 
Survivors include, his wife of Tulsa; son, Randy Eugene Bearden Jr. of Tulsa; 
daughters, Laura Bearden and Megan Lynn Bearden, both of Stillwater; mother, 
Betty J. Arndt and husband Gordon of Cushing; father, Don Eugene Bearden Sr. and 
wife Betty of Dallas, Texas; step brother, Michael Arndt of Riverside, Calif.; 
step sister, Wendy Arndt of Tulsa; grandchildren, Monica Dellinger, Shaman 
Kearney, Adreana LeeAnn Bearden and Jordan Lilly Bearden; step grandchildren, 
Casey, Mika, J.J., Tori and Katelynn Smith. Also a special friend Shirley Hamby 
and family of Perkins. 
Serving as pallbearers will be Elvis Goforth, Greg Roberts, Johnny Lacey, Brett 
Youngman, Brad Peirsol and Mike Smith. Serving as honorary pallbearer will be 
Jerry Mills. 

Wanda Mae Mertz
Wanda Mae Swisher Mertz died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, in Mills, Wyo. 
No services were held; she was cremated. 
She is survived by her sons, Scott Yownt, Casper, Wyo., Stanley Yownt and wife 
Jonnie, Casper, Wyo.; daughter, Lisa Vollontine, Casper, Wyo.; sisters, Barbara 
White, Stillwater, Clara Langley and husband James, Ponca City, Sallie Brown and 
husband Paul, Garland, Texas; brothers, Ronald R. Swisher and wife Kay, Tulsa 
and Dwight Swisher and wife Kim, Stillwater. 
Memorials may be sent to the charity of your choice. 

Georgia Marie Pickens
Georgia Marie (Hollis) Pickens, 81, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002. 
Services were today at 2 p.m. at the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, 211 E. Broadway 
in Sand Springs. 
Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
She was born June 8, 1920, in Sallisaw, to Arthur J. and Cora Hollis. 
After her parents died, she was raised at the Charles Page Sand Springs 
Children's Home. She graduated from Sand Springs high School 
After working as a secretary for the Arkansas River Company and the Frisco 
Railway she married Norris I. Pickens. 
She became a devoted homemaker and seamstress. She was an excellent tennis 
player. She relished being the loving mother of an only child and the doting 
grandmother of an only grandchild. 
She will be remembered for her incredible home made meals and her unending love 
for family and friends. 
She was predeceased by her husband. 
Survivors include a son, Kelvin "Kel" Pickens and his wife Carolyn Meyer; one 
grandson, Jeff; her brother, Vic Hollis; sisters, Ruby Kyler and Hazel Scott; 
and many nieces and nephews. 

Barbara Grantham
Barbara Nell Clift Grantham, 80, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, in Little Rock, 
Ark. Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist 
Church. Rev. Stanley Warfield will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset 
Memorial Gardens. Strode Funeral Home is directing the services. 
She was born in Newkirk Dec. 29, 1921, to William R. and Lena Clift. She married 
Jettie O. Grantham Sept. 5, 1943, in Stillwater. He preceded her in death Nov. 
11, 1997. 
She was the oldest of three children. She graduated from Stillwater High School 
and attended Oklahoma State University, where she was a member of Chi Omega 
Sorority. She always considered Stillwater her home. 
She met her husband while singing in the choir at the First United Methodist 
Church. They celebrated 54 years of life together. 
She devoted her life to nurturing her family and providing a stable home from 
which her children could grow. 
She loved to sing and enjoyed playing the piano and the organ. She was a 
volunteer at Stillwater Medical Center for over 20 years. 
She belonged to the Jim Richardson Sunday School Class at First United Methodist 
Church and always considered herself a member despite her move to Little Rock. 
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, William Clift Grantham; and 
one sister, Charlotte Ann Burney. 
She is survived by one son, David Grantham and his wife, Conny, of Sacramento, 
Calif.; two daughters, Jetta Wise and her husband, David, of Minneapolis, Minn. 
and Penny Roth and her husband, Allan, of Springfield, Ill.; one daughter-in-
law, Jamie Grantham; one brother, Robert T. Clift of Oklahoma City; four 
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made in her name to the Stillwater Medical Center Foundation, 
Inc., P.O. Box 2408, Stillwater, OK 74076. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

Patricia Cullens
Patricia E. Cullens, 59, of Stillwater, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Mercy 
Hospital in Oklahoma City. 
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Strode Chapel, with Rev. Gordon 
Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at Duck Creek Cemetery in Mounds under 
the direction of Strode Funeral Home. 
She was born March 10, 1942, in Mount Vernon, Ill., to Lawrence and Thelma 
(DeMier) Trimble. 
She had been a vocational home economics teacher at Stillwater Junior High 
School. 
Cullens was a member of Oklahoma Teachers Association, Oklahoma Lupus 
Association and was a Stillwater Nursing Home volunteer. 
She was predeceased by her parents and one brother, David Trimble. 
Survivors include two sons, Rocky D. Cullens and Russell L. Cullens, both of 
Oklahoma City; one sister, Jane Witte of Miami and three brothers, James Trimble 
of Muskogee, John Trimble of Grove and Timothy Trimble of Miami. 
Memorials may be made to the Patricia E. Cullens Lupus Research Fund, P.O. Box 
60061, Oklahoma City 73146. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 
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Hazel Tate
Longtime Cushing resident Hazel E. Tate, 92, now of Farmington, N.M., died 
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Farmington. 
Graveside services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Flynn Cemetery. Ralph 
Hickman of the First Baptist Church will preside. 
Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
She was born April 11, 1909, in Buffalo, Mo., to Joseph and Celia (Johnson) 
White. 
She was a member of the Baptist Church and enjoyed being with her family and 
friends. 
In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a daughter, Carolyn Machalek; 
son, Jodie Hembree; three brothers, Lyn White, Guy White and Guern White; and 
three sisters, Lydia West, Lucille Heatherington and Austie Skinner. 
Survivors include five grandchildren, Susan Melton, Jean Przekurat, Ceil 
Elledge, Jerry Hembree and Dave Hembree; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces, 
nephews and other relatives and friends. 
Condolences may be e-mailed the family at davisfh@aol.com. 

Lucille Elizabeth Kilgore
Lucille Elizabeth Kilgore, 87, Stillwater, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at 
Cushing Regional Hospital. 
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
Bryan Kinney will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode 
Funeral Home. 
Kilgore was born May 14, 1914, in Quay to Oscar and Viola (Brock) Spencer. She 
lived in Quay from her birth until she was three when she and her family moved 
to Stillwater. She married James Graybill in 1945. The couple divorced and 
Graybill died Oct. 31, 1981. She then married Van Kilgore in 1955; he died March 
17, 1975. Kilgore was a cook for the middle school. She belonged to Helping 
Hands and Rebecca Lodge. 
She is preceded in death by her father and mother, as well as both husbands. 
Kilgore is survived by her daughter, Sharon Graybill Robertson and her husband 
Dwight of Stillwater; and two grandchildren, Daniel Robertson and wife Trudy, 
and Travis Robertson and wife Lori. 
Pallbearers will be Justin Meridith, Andy Roberts, Paul Thompson, Garrett 
Piotrowski, Travis Robertson and John Thompson. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

Dors "Dodo" Smith
Dors Eugene "Dodo" Smith, 41, Davis, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002. 
Services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Davis. Rev. 
Finis Steelman will officiate. Interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery in 
Davis. 
Fox Funeral Home of Davis is directing the arrangements. 
Smith was born Oct. 11, 1960, to Herman and Faye Smith in Wewoka. 
He married Susie (Bumgarner) Smith Nov. 18, 1994, in Texas. 
Smith was a supervisor for C.D. Brown Construction. He enjoyed his family, 
hunting, fishing and enjoying life. 
He is predeceased by her parents; one brother, Herman Smith, Jr.; one sister, 
Doris Ann; and his father-in-law, Junior Bumgarner. 
Smith is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Jermey and Chase; one 
daughter, Kim; one daughter-in-law, Stacey; and five grandchildren, Blake, 
Skylar, Brent, Justice and Colton, all of Davis. He is also survived by two 
brothers, Dwight and Grant Smith of Wewoka and seven sisters, Sue, Angie, Pat, 
Betty, Vicki, Kay and Shonna. 
Pall bearers will be Richard Bland, Casey Brown, Corey Brown, Joe Don Leming, 
Jeff Wyatt and Charlie Brown. Honorary pall bearers will be John Russell and Ron 
Stanford

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James Cole

Memorial services for James Richard (Scooter) Cole, 75, of Cushing, died 
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City.
Services will be Monday at the First Christian Church in Cushing with the Rev. 
Curtis Mason presiding. Services are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home 
of Cushing.
He was born April 7, 1926, in Levelland, Texas, to Frank M. and Lenora Grace 
(Evans) Cole. He was reared in Swamp City, Texas and received his education in 
Gladwater, Texas.
He married Elizabeth Ann Cornett on Sept. 17, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo.
Cole was employed with Sinclair Oil Company, which later became the Atlantic 
Richfield Company, until his retirement.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy. He was a member of the 
First Christian Church in Cushing and member of the Masonic Lodge.
Cole was predeceased by his wife; two brothers, Miner Thomas Cole and Herbert 
Joe Cole; and by three sisters, Frances Marian Cole, Billie Margaret Cole and 
Mary Evelyn Cole.
Survivors include one son, James Richard (Rick) Cole II and his wife Carolyn of 
Oklahoma City; two daughters, Leslie Ellen Jackson and husband George of Edmond 
and Jane Rae Cole of Lakewood, Colo.; two brothers, Robert Frank Cole and wife 
Jean of Midland, Texas and Don Evans Cole and wife Betty of Larue, Texas; and 
three grandchildren, George Cole Jackson, James Phillip Jackson and James Tanner 
Cole.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, 300 E. Moses, Cushing, OK 
74023.

Virginia Ellington

Virginia Louise Ellington, longtime Cushing resident, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, 
in the Cushing Regional Hospital at age 77.
Davis Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and no services are planned.
The daughter of the late Thomas J. Ellington and Betty Nixon Ellington, she was 
born Nov. 18, 1926, at Emet. She moved to Cushing with her parents and family as 
a small child and was reared and educated in Cushing, graduating with the class 
of 1942.
She had worked many years at White's Drug and Britton's.
Ellington was predeceased by her parents and one brother.
Survivors include several cousins including Claudia Gerfen of Cushing and Mattie 
Goss of Graham, Texas; two aunts, one uncle and other relatives.

Joseph Samuels

Joseph Earl "Jody" Samuels, 34, of Cushing, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at his 
residence.
Graveside services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Osage Cemetery at Agra 
with the Rev. Marvin Warren of Pawnee presiding. Services are under the 
direction of Davis Funeral Home.
He was born Nov. 30, 1967, in Willows, Calif., to the late Charles Raymond and 
Erma Dean Willis Samuels. He came to Cushing with his parents as a small child 
and was reared and educated in Cushing, graduating with the class of 1985.
Samuels was also predeceased by one sister, Loretta Anderson.
Survivors include his brothers and sisters, Cindy Oaks of Mineral Wells, Texas; 
Brenda May of Orecity, Texas; Charlotte Lopez of Chico, Calif.; Judy Landreth 
and Arwana Floyd, both of Willow; Michael Robert, John and Jeff Charles, all of 
Cushing and Charles Wayne of McAlester, and other relatives.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Samuels family at <DavisFHCushing@aol.com>. 

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Feb. 11, 2002

Dorothy Morton
Dorothy Lillian Morton, 91, formerly of Stillwater and recently of Edmond and 
Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, in Stillwater Medical Center. 
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home in Bethany. 
Max Alexander will officiate. 
Morton was born June 26, 1910, near Marietta in Love County to Lonnie and Mollie 
(Mahon) Fox. 
She married Claud Morton in Cordell in 1930. They farmed in western Oklahoma in 
the 1930s. In the 1940s and 1950s, they traveled over much of the United States 
as members of a seismograph crew with Young Exploration of Oklahoma City. 
She was a member of the Baptist church and taught Sunday school classes from 
toddlers to senior adults. She enjoyed sewing and cooking. 
She was predeceased by her parents and daughter, Claudette Voyles. 
Survivors include one sister, Bonnie Martin of Amarillo, Texas; two 
grandchildren, Tracy Barr of Euless, Texas, and Trent Voyles of Tulsa; one son-
in-law, Charles Voyles of Stillwater; and several nieces and nephews. 
Morton's nephews will serve as pallbearers. 

Neils Anderson
Neils Anderson, 79, former Noble County Commissioner for District 3, died 
Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, in his home in Perry. 
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with 
the Rev. Kevin Devlin officiating. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery under 
the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. 
Anderson was born May 23, 1922, in Perry to Chris Peterson and Sophia Marie 
(Nelson) Anderson. A graduate of Perry High School, he was a lifelong resident 
of the Perry community. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946. 
He married Collene Paulsen June 4, 1949, in Newkirk. 
Anderson owned Western Tank Trucks from 1957-74 and was Noble County 
Commissioner from 1979-86. A charter member of the Perry Elks Lodge, he also was 
a member of the 10th Armored Division, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American 
Legion, FFA Alumni and the Black Angus Association. He was a lifetime member of 
the Cherokee Strip Historical Society. He enjoyed cattle ranching and horse 
racing. 
He was predeceased by his parents and one brother. 
Survivors include his wife; one daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Jim Soulek of 
Perry; one grandson, Brent Joseph Soulek, and his fiancee, Casey Langston, of 
Oklahoma City; and one granddaughter, Amy Collene Soulek of Wichita, Kan. 
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Oklahoma Medical 
Research Foundation. 

Alvin Slavens
Alvin Leon Slavens, 55, Ripley, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Stillwater 
Medical Center. 
Services were scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Cimarron Valley Community Church 
with Pastor Goldie Styles officiating. Interment was to be in Mount Hope 
Cemetery in Ripley under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. 
Slavens was born Nov. 18, 1946, in Stillwater to Woodford and Ruby (Gottfried) 
Slavens. He attended Stillwater High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army. 
He served during the Vietnam Conflict in Hanoi. He was honorably discharged in 
1968. 
He married Judy Galloway in 1969. They lived in Yale, and he worked for the city 
of Stillwater and did oil field work. They also lived in Cole and Stillwater. 
After divorce, he moved to Stillwater, where he worked for Hauf Salvage. 
He married Debbie Simpson on Nov. 3, 1983, in Miami. He then worked as a bridge 
foreman for Payne County for 15 years before retiring because of a disability. 
Slavens enjoyed restoring cars and trucks, fishing and spending time with his 
family. He was a Baptist. 
He was predeceased by his father. 
He is survived by his wife, Debbie Slavens of Ripley; two sons James Slavens of 
Yale and Shane Slavens of Stillwater; four daughters, JoNell Robbins of Perry, 
Kari Slavens of Stillwater and Kimberly and Kristina Slavens, both of Ripley; 
his mother; one brother, Jimmy Slavens of Stillwater; three sisters, Wanda 
Roberts of Stillwater, Jeanne Channon of Perkins and Patty Jacobs of Stillwater; 
and nine grandchildren. 
Pallbearers were to be James Slavens, Shane Slavens, Johnny Slavens, Jimmy 
Slavens, Guy Frazee and Randy Simpson. Honorary pallbearers were to be Michael 
Baker, Adam Fry, Johnie Thomas and Lester Bays. 

Juana Huerta
Juana Dolores Villanueva Huerta, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in her 
Stillwater home. 
Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Church with Father Bob 
Schlitt officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the 
direction of Strode Funeral Home. A special rosary service will be at 7 p.m. 
today at the funeral home. 
Huerta was born Jan. 27, 1918, in San Julian Jalisco, Mexico, to Esteban and 
Dorothea (Rojas) Villanueva. 
She married Asuncion Huerta Jan. 27, 1937, in San Julian Jalisco. She traveled 
the United States with her husband while he worked for the railroad. In 1948, 
they settled in Stillwater. 
Huerta held her children and her religion very close to her. All 10 of her 
children attended and graduated from St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. 
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. She was a homemaker and a member 
of the Extension Club and the St. Francis Altar Society. 
She was predeceased by her parents. 
She is survived by four sons and six daughters, Jesus Huerta and his wife Elva 
of Aransas Pass, Texas, Cirilo "Willie" Huerta and his wife Peggy of Crescent, 
Mary Alice Burckhalter and her husband Max of Enid, Ofelia "Fay" Cypret and her 
husband Larry, Herlinda "Linda" Rogers and her husband Jim and Julia "Julie" 
Wright and her husband Johnny, all of Stillwater, Asuncion "Jay" Huerta of 
Denver, Colo., Dorothea "Dorothy" King of Crescent, Rosa Meria "Rosie" Satterlee 
and her husband Jim of Oklahoma City; one brother, Octaviano Villanueva Rojas of 
San Julian Jalisco; and two sisters, Reina Ramirez Villanueva of San Julian 
Jalisco and Lupita Hernandez of Mexico City. 
Pallbearers will be Anthony Huerta, Terry Huerta, James Sharpton, Michael King, 
Michael Nelson and Martin Rogers. Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Huerta, 
Anthony Sharpton, Wesley Sharpton and Christopher Nelson. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 
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Wynema Linn Johnson
Wynema Linn Johnson, 81, Cushing, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in Bellville, 
Texas, with her daughter, Beth, and granddaughter, April, at her side. 
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in Tryon Cemetery. The 
family will receive friends following the graveside services at the Christian 
Union Church in Tryon. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. 
Johnson was born July 10, 1920, in Cushing, to Sylvester Jess Linn and Cora Lee 
Abercrombie Linn. She was united in marriage to Wayne J. Johnson and the couple 
were married for over 56 years prior to his death in 1995. He was a long time 
employee with the Houston Pipeline Company and retired as president of the 
company. 
She wants to be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, Mimi, and great-
grandmother, GiGi, a housewife who put her family, home and friends first in her 
life. 
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by one sister, 
Dacima Gyona, who died when she was six weeks old from whooping cough and a 
brother, Lt. Jg USN Sylvester Jess Linn, whose plane crashed off Oahu, Hawaii, 
while training pilots. 
Johnson is survived by her four daughters, Judith Lee Jones and husband retired 
Marine Lt. Col. Walter F. Jones, Manassas, Va., Linda Lou Harrison, Wharton, 
Texas, Janet Linn Johnson Peatross, Houston, Texas, and Kerry Beth Smith and 
husband David M., Houston; five grandchildren, Major Wayne C. Harrison and wife 
Michelle, Arlington, Texas, Jess W. Jones, Blacksburg, Va., Roger W. Jones and 
wife Cathy, Manassas, Va., Jenny Belle Harrison Welsh, Houston, Texas, Fletcher 
D. and Mason W. Peatross, Austin, Texas, April Lee Smith, College Station, 
Texas, and Timothy David Smith, Galveston, Texas; and five great grandchildren, 
Mitchell Harrison, Ethan Jones, Brady Jones, Erin Jones and Harrison Wayne 
Welsh; sister, Ladema Lee Williams, Onalaska, Texas; two brothers, Robert Bruce 
Linn and wife Dorothy, Edmond, and Tosby L. Linn and wife Virginia, Corpus 
Christi, Texas; cousins, Jack, Ronald, Donald and Jimmie Lee Abercrombie; five 
nieces, four nephews, nine grand nephews and seven grand nieces and other 
relatives and friends. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Johnson family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

R. Clark Oursler
Huber Heights, Ohio, resident R. Clark Oursler, 82, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, 
at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. 
Services, with Pastors David Stephens and Jerry Wortham, presiding will be at 2 
p.m. today at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Huber Heights. Graveside 
services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, 
Mo. 
He was formerly a commissioned officer in the Air Force and was on active duty 
for many years and was a retired Lt. Col. reserve officer. 
He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, a founding member of 
NAUMS, a member of Huber Heights Lions Club, the Dayton Area Hummel Club. He was 
also involved with the Boy Scouts since 1934 and received two District Merit 
Awards. 
He was predeceased by his wife, Winifred, who died in 1992, two sons, Thomas and 
David Oursler and a daughter, Margaret Haerr. 
Survivors include a daughter Anne Idle and her husband Bill of Huber Heights; a 
son, Robert C. Jr. and his wife Mary Beth of Aurora, Colo.; sister, Naomi 
Vongunten of Stillwater; grandchildren, Jennifer Fas, Tom Oursler, Robyn and 
Shane Haerr, Christopher and Kimberly Oursler; and great-granddaughter, Aidan. 
Memorials may be made to the Boy Scouts or Girls Scouts of America. 

Juana Dolores Villanueva Huerta
Juana Dolores Villanueva Huerta, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in her 
Stillwater home. 
Services were Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Church with Father Bob 
Schlitt officiating. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the 
direction of Strode Funeral Home. A special rosary service was held Monday at 7 
p.m. 
Huerta was born Jan. 27, 1918, in San Julian Jalisco, Mexico, to Esteban and 
Dorothea (Rojas) Villanueva. 
She married Asuncion Huerta Jan. 27, 1937, in San Julian Jalisco. 
She traveled the United States with her husband while he worked for the 
railroad. In 1948, the couple settled in Stillwater. 
Huerta held her children and her religion very close to her. All 10 of her 
children attended and graduated from St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. 
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. She was a homemaker and a member 
of the Extension Club and the St. Francis Altar Society. 
She was predeceased by her parents. 
She is survived by four sons and six daughters, Jesus Huerta and his wife Elva 
of Aransas Pass, Texas, Cirilo "Willie" Huerta and his wife Peggy of Crescent, 
Mary Alice Burckhalter and her husband Max of Enid, Ofelia "Fay" Cypret and her 
husband Larry, Herlinda "Linda" Rogers and her husband Jim and Julia "Julie" 
Wright and her husband Johnny, all of Stillwater, Asuncion "Jay" Huerta of 
Denver, Colo., Dorothea "Dorothy" King of Crescent, Rosa Meria "Rosie" Satterlee 
and her husband Jim of Oklahoma City, and Steven Huerta, Stillwater; one 
brother, Octaviano Villanueva Rojas of San Julian Jalisco; and two sisters, 
Reina Ramirez Villanueva of San Julian Jalisco and Lupita Hernandez of Mexico 
City. 
Pallbearers will be Anthony Huerta, Terry Huerta, James Sharpton, Michael King, 
Michael Nelson and Martin Rogers. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Huerta, Anthony Sharpton, Wesley Sharpton 
and Christopher Nelson. 
Condolences may be e-mailed the family at strodefh@aol.com. 
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Doris Irene Zimmerman
Doris Irene Zimmerman, 89, of Cushing, died Sunday Feb. 10, 2002, at the Cushing 
Regional Hospital. 
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Saints Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church in Cushing. 
Father Mike Cashen will preside. Interment will be held at 3 p.m. at the 
Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. 
Funeral services will be under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of 
Cushing. 
She was born March 11, 1912, to William and Amanda Fowler Cross in Mulhall where 
she spent her early years. She graduated from Mulhall High School in 1931. 
Zimmerman spent her working years enjoying friends and co-workers retiring from 
T G&Y in 1977. 
She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands J.K. Daves, Alva V. Dishman, 
Orbin Baumgardner; seven sisters, Lottie, Audrey, Mable, Della, Edna, Gladys and 
Dorothy and two brothers, Charlie and Raymond. 
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Zimmerman, Cushing; daughter and son-in-
law, Joan and Bill Thrasher, Houston, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and 
Barbara Daves, Cushing; seven grandchildren, John Thrasher, Orlando, Fla., Lisa 
and husband Craig Walker, Houston, Texas, Lori Vandiver, Dallas, Texas, Gaye and 
husband Dayton Lierey, Danville, Calif., D'Lorah and husband Steve Long, 
Cushing, J. Kevin Daves, Cushing, R. Wayne and wife Jamie Daves, Cushing; 16 
great grandchildren, Blair Thrasher, Erick and Jordan Walker, Jason and Corey 
Vandiver, Megan, John and Madison Lierley, Ashlee, Hank and Abe Anderson, Aaron 
and Brandon Daves, Taylor and Haydan Daves and Adam Long; and one great great 
granddaughter, Veronica Anderson. 
The family asks that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Oklahoma 
Medical Research Foundation, Alzheimer's division. 

Ben Bragg Jr.
Ben Bragg Jr., 80, Cushing, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, at the Cushing Regional 
Hospital. 
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the First United 
Methodist Church. Bob Vaught will officiate. Interment will follow at the Euchee 
Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. 
Bragg was born Jan. 30, 1922, in Kiowa to Ben F. Bragg Sr. and Lorine (Bosmyer) 
Bragg. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Muskogee where they lived 
until moving to Cushing in late 1939. He graduated from Cushing High School with 
the class of 1940. Bragg was married to Phyllis Anne Fitzgerald of Muskogee 
March 4, 1945. She preceded him in death April 18, 1989, after 44 years of 
marriage. He later married Patricia Eileen Duncan July 31, 1990. She preceded in 
death March 18, 2000. 
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1948 with a degree in business 
administration. While attending OU, his college education was interrupted by 
serving in World War II. He served as a Naval Aviator and as an officer in the 
U.S. Marine Corp Reserve. Bragg continued to serve on inactive duty in the 
reserve after the war until 1958, attaining the rank of major. 
Bragg became a Certified Public Accountant in January 1950, Oklahoma Certificate 
No. 672. He returned to Cushing about that time where he was employed by Foster 
Drilling Company. In early 1953, he began a career overseas with a major 
international oil company and for the following 20 years lived and worked in 11 
countries, including Australia, South Africa, Japan and Libya, serving in 
auditing and controller positions. Bragg returned to the company's New York 
headquarters in 1973 where he assumed responsibilities for his employer's 
auditing operations in Far East, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the 
Middle East during which he traveled overseas extensively. He retired in 
November 1981 and returned to Cushing. 
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Cushing Lodge No. 111, 
Scottish Rite, American Institute of CPAs, Oklahoma Society of CPAs, Delta Tau 
Delta fraternity, and the Rotary Club. 
In addition to his parents and both wives, Bragg is preceded in death by one 
sister, Patti Bragg Taylor. 
Bragg is survived by his half sister, Judy Bragg, Wadley, Tulsa; three nephews, 
three nieces, two step-sons, five step-daughters and other relatives and 
relatives and friends. 
Serving as casket bearers will be Charles F. Foster Jr., Robert C. Jones, James 
Lavery, Joseph P. Farrell, William A. Ahrberg Sr. and Grant McNeal. 
Gloria Ford will provide the organ prelude, postlude and will be accompanying 
Bob and Rosalee Vaught while they sing "It Is Well With My Soul." 
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 930 S. 
Little, Cushing, 74023, in Bragg's name. 
Condolences may e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Ethel Miller
Ethel Thomas Miller, 92, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002. 
She was born in Newkirk in 1909 to Eddie and Edna Thomas. 
Interment will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the family plot in Newkirk. 
She was a 50 year resident of Stillwater and retired from Oklahoma State 
University. 
She was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Holmstrom Miller. 
Survivors include her son, Kent Miller of Woodlands, Texas; son-in-law, Jim 
Holmstrom of Golden Mo.; five grandsons, two great-grandsons, a great-
granddaughter and an aunt, Elise Schnitzer 
Memorials may be made to Crown Hospice, Box 103, Conroe, Texas 77301. 

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Edwin Leroy Brooks
Edwin Leroy Brooks, 89, Stillwater, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002 at the 
Stillwater Medical Center. 
Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of the McCafferty-
Bolick-Green Funeral Home in Blackwell. Rev. Joe Howard, Lamont Christian 
Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Eddy New Home Cemetery. 
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick-Green Funeral 
Home. 
Brooks was born May 26, 1912, in Lamont to George E. and Verna (Harrison) 
Brooks. He attended Lamont Schools and graduated Lamont High School in 1931. 
After graduation, he attended Friends University in Wichita, Kan. On Nov. 10, 
1932, he was united in marriage to Anna Bergman in Cherokee. To this union, 
Edwin (Sonny) Klahs Brooks was born. 
In the late 1930s, the couple operated a cafe in Lamont before moving to a farm 
southeast of Lamont in 1937. He was employed by the Wetmore Mfg. and Williams 
Machine in Tonkawa. He was also a farmer and dairyman, retiring in 1973. He then 
moved to Tonkawa. After retirement, they spent the winters in Harlingon, Texas. 
They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1982. She passed away July 8, 
1987. On Oct. 7, 1989, he married Glenna Mae Carruth at Blackwell, where they 
made their home. She preceded him in death in October 1999. For the past two 
years, he has lived in Stillwater making his home with his son and daughter-in-
law. 
Besides being a longtime member of the First Christian Church, he enjoyed 
visiting with friends, family, fishing, playing cards, dancing and gardening. 
Brooks is preceded in death by his parents and both wives. 
He is survived by his son, Edwin K. Brooks and wife Arlene, Stillwater; two 
stepdaughters, Joquita Wallen and husband Mike, Ponca City , Joyce Courtney and 
husband Martin, Blackwell; three granddaughters, Debra Conkling and husband 
Mark, Clinton, Dana Whitson and husband Larry, Stillwater, Denise Brooks and 
friend Mark Glaze, Morrison; five step grandchildren, Scott, Chris and Jeff 
Wallen, Jill and Chad Courtney; four great grandchildren, Gavin and Aaron 
Conkling, Kinzi Whitson, Devin Wallen; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Bergman, 
Blackwell. 
Casket bearers will be Mark Conkling, Martin Courtney, Mark Glaze, Morgan 
Bergman, Mike Wallen and Larry Whitson. 
Memorials in his memory may be made to the Judith Karman Hospice, Inc. 915 S. 
Main, Stillwater, 74076, or left with the funeral home at 301 W. Blackwell, 
Blackwell, 74631. 

Beda Doree West
Former Cushing resident Beda Doree West, 96, of Denison, Texas, died Tuesday, 
Feb. 12, 2002, in Denison. 
Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel of the Davis 
Funeral Home in Cushing, Rev. Kevin Clouse, First Church of God, officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Flynn Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral 
Home. 
She was born near Norman Sept. 17, 1905, to Louis P. and Eva J. Simpson. Her 
parents later moved to Cordell where she was reared and educated. She graduated 
from Cordell High School in 1925. 
West later moved to Oklahoma City where she was employed for several years in 
various capacities at a large merchandising department store. 
On Sept. 17, 1953, she married Roy Dell West in Oklahoma City. They met when 
they were doing volunteer work at the hospitals and other community services for 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 
After they were married, she became active in the ladies auxiliary to the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was elected national historian for the years 1960-
61. 
The couple continued to live in Oklahoma City until 1976 when they moved to 
their home on Lake Texoma near Pottsboro, Texas. 
After he died April 1, 1994, West lived at their home for about a year before 
moving to Wesley Village, a planned retirement community for senior adults. 
She was a member of the First Church of God in Cushing, Eastern Star Chapter 157 
of Cushing and had been a member of AARP group for more than 25 years. 
West was a charter member of the business and professional Women's Club of 
Cordell, member of the Rebekah Lodge for more than 60 years, life member of the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home in Eastern Rapids, Mich., for children of 
veterans who served overseas during the wars and a member of the 1857 Veterans 
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of Oklahoma City for more than 50 years. 
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by one sister, Vera 
Morgan; one brother, Dexter Simpson and one nephew, Cecil Simpson. 
Survivors include one step-daughter, DeDe West of Los Angeles, Calif.; five 
nephews, Fred Morgan of Pottsboro, Benny Morgan of Norman Jim Morgan of Choctaw, 
Bill Morgan of Longview, Texas and Bob Morgan of Dallas, Texas; four nieces, 
Doris Morgan Palmer of Pittsburg, Calif., Vera Mae Morgan Mays of Oklahoma City, 
Joy Simpson Lough of Austin, Texas and Patricia Simpson Ward of Denison. 
Condolences to the family may be e-mailed to DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Charles Cavett
harles Thomas Cavett, 91, Pawnee, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, in Pawnee. 
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Poteet Funeral Chapel. Rev. 
Marvin Warren will preside. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in 
Pawnee. 
Poteet Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
He was born in Oklahoma Jan. 29, 1911, to James Franklin and Goldie Ethel (Haga) 
Cavett. 
He was a lifetime resident of Pawnee and for many years was a member of the 
Oklahoma Steam Thrashers Association. 
He worked in the oil fields for many years and was a well known mechanic. He was 
an avid reader and loved to play cards and dominoes. When he was a child he had 
a unique way of walking on his hands for long periods of time. 
He liked to visit with his numerous nieces and nephews and great and great-great 
nieces and nephews, 
He was predeceased by his parents; five brothers, Leonard, Herschell, Earl, Ora 
and Everett (Tony) Cavett; and a sister, Leona Cavett. 
Survivors include one sister, Mary Ellen Waldrouee of Valley Center, Kan.; a 
brother, Otis Henry Cavett of Marlow; two sisters-in-law, Leona Cavett of 
Stillwater and Ada Cavett of Ponca City; and numerous nieces, nephews and great 
nieces and nephews. 
Memorials may be sent to Caring Hands Hospice, 1212 Fourth Street, Pawnee, OK 
74058. 

Ben David Staley
Ben David Staley Sr., 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at an Oklahoma City 
hospital after a period of declining health. 
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of The Good Shepherd at 
McNeil's Mustang Funeral Services with burial following in Chapel Hill Memorial 
Garden Cemetery in Oklahoma City. 
Staley was born Jan. 7, 1914, at Geary, to George Washington and Stella Lee 
Rollins Staley. He grew up in Geary and dropped out of school as a teenager to 
work in the cotton fields. 
Staley lived most of his adult life in Oklahoma City where he drove for Western 
Gillette Truck Lines, retiring in 1974 after 31 years of service. 
He was a member of Brookline Baptist Church and Teamsters Union No. 886. 
He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Dorothy; two brothers, Joe and Ed; 
five sisters, Eula, Rosie, Myrtle, Betty and Katherine; and two grandchildren, 
Keisha and Brenda. 
Survivors include two sons, Ben D. Stacy Jr., and wife Betty of Stillwater, Don 
R. Staley and wife Lori of Newalla; four daughters, Stella Harbit of Midwest 
City, Delorse Jeffus and husband James of Dallas, Donnietta Cooper and husband 
Robert of Midwest City, Gayla Ann Early and husband Robert of Mustang; 17 
grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; and 
two sisters, Ruby Mae Bridges of Oklahoma City and Bertha S. Young of 
California. 

Patrick 'Paddy' Murphy
Tulsa resident Patrick R. "Paddy" Murphy, 62, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at 
St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. 
Services will be Friday at the United Methodist Church in Tulsa. Rev. Noble 
Devotie will preside. On Friday night a private viewing will be held at the 
American Legion in Stillwater. Interment will be Saturday at the family plot in 
Elgin. 
He was born in Fargo March 9, 1939, to Omer and Betty Murphy. He was raised in 
Elgin and attended Oklahoma State University where he received a degree in 
accounting. 
He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity where he served a record six 
years as the eminent social chairman. 
He served three tours of duty in Vietnam where he received the Purple Heart. He 
started his own Cadillac dealership in North Tulsa. 
He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife, Lana Wyatt of Gruver, 
Texas. 
Survivors include his second wife, Mary Kay Rogers of Temecula Valley, Calif., 
his third wife, Debbie Sutton of Overland Park, Kan., and his fourth wife, Gale 
Johnson of Pawnee; sons, Scott, Tyler, Michael, Travis, Jonathan and Matthew; 
daughters, Michelle Beals and Sally Stedje; eight grandchildren, two great-
grandchildren; and his beloved fraternity brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 

Wesley Anderson
Wesley Frank Anderson, 87, Stillwater, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002. 
Services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. 
Stanley Warfield will officiate. Interment will be at Carney Cemetery. 
Friends may visit with the family Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 8-11 
a.m. at Strode Funeral Home and Friday from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the First United 
Methodist Church. 
Anderson was born Dec. 23, 1914, to Frank and Lillie Anderson in Carney. To this 
union was born another son, Kelsey, who died Feb. 8, 1977. 
Anderson was called Andy by many of his friends. He grew up and went through 
school in Tryon and attended the A&M College and Central State College. 
He married Joan Macklin Dec. 25, 1936. To this union was born one daughter, 
Peggy Joan Anderson. Joan died May 19, 1960 and Peggy died Oct. 12, 1964. 
Anderson married Billye Louise Collard April 22, 1961. 
He was a member of the Tryon Christian Church, First United Methodist Church, 
Tryon Alumni Association and served on the board of trustees for the H. I. Jones 
Scholarship Fund. 
He started publishing the Tryon Alumni Banner Newspaper in 1983. This was a 
labor of love for him to write stories and gather information for the paper, so 
that the Alumni Association could stay active even though the last graduating 
class was in 1967. He was a proficient writer and many of his articles appeared 
in the NewsPress. 
Anderson was a salesman for Van's Auto Supply in Oklahoma City for 35 years, 
where he was co-owner for 18 years. He retired in 1980. 
He and his second wife built a home near Carney on the land that was homesteaded 
by his grandfather. In January of 1992, they moved to Stillwater. 
He joined the Masonic Lodge and was a 32 degree Mason, active in Toastmaster, 
Lincoln County on Stage and the Lincoln County Arts and Humanities Council. He 
was also a member of the Evening Lions Club in Stillwater. 
Anderson is survived by his wife of the home; two nephews, Andy Macklin of 
Highland Park, Texas and Ronnie Macklin of Fairfield, Conn.; and one niece, 
Glenda Whitsett of Tulsa. 
Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 
74076 or H. I. Jones Scholarship, c/o Margaret Gibson, Route 2, Box 28, Tryon, 
Ok 74875. 

Nancy Ann Rains
Nancy Ann Rains, 41, Stillwater, died on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002 at her home. 
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Strode Funeral Home Chapel. 
Salvation Army Sgt. Rick Swartz will officiate. Cremation will follow. Funeral 
arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. 
Rains was born on May 4, 1960 to Ben and Gloria (Justin) Hays in Farmington, 
N.M. She attended and graduated from Mustang High School in 1978. She attended 
Oklahoma State University as an accounting major. She married Daniel Rains on 
April 30, 1982. Also in 1982, she went to work for the Payne County Courthouse 
in the Court Clerk's Office under Sandy Ness. 
After leaving there she worked various jobs until she went to work for OSU as a 
Senior Secretary for the Forestry and Horticulture Department. She worked for 
the AAA Office Supply until its close. She then worked for Little Caesar's Pizza 
until the present. Rains was known as a very active, involved person and she 
loved her children very much. 
She is preceded in death by her father. 
Rains is survived by her mother Gloria Hays, Granbury, Texas; son Fred Rains, 
Stillwater; two daughters Shannon Rains, Stillwater, and Kristen Rains, 
Stillwater; brother Dan Hays, Austin, Texas; two sisters Kitty Kelly, Austin, 
Texas, and Susan Vassar, Austin, Texas. 
Those who desire to make memorial contributions to the Family Memorial Fund in 
memory of Nancy Rains c/o Strode Funeral Home, P.O. Box 487 Stillwater, 74076. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com

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Betty Jo Janes
Betty Jo Janes, 73, former Stillwater resident, now of De Queen, Ark., died 
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at her home. 
Services were Jan. 28, 2002, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Joe 
Carlton officiated. Burial followed in Redmen Cemetery in De Queen. Arrangements 
were under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home. 
Janes was born to Millard Thomas Sr. and Lillie Nolen Penney in De Queen Aug. 5, 
1928. She was a member of the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church of De Queen, 
the Gideons Auxiliary, Hospital Auxiliary and De Queen Chapter 2078 of the AARP. 
She was a homemaker. 
She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Erman Tam Penney and 
Kenneth Penney and three sisters, Ethel Whiles, Sally Locke and Margaret Libbee. 
Janes is survived by her husband of 51 years, Dale F. Janes, De Queen, Ark.; son 
and daughter-in-law, Nolen and Linda James, Arlington, Texas; two grandchildren, 
Jason Janes and Tina Janes, Arlington, Texas; brother, Millard T. "Man" Penney, 
Lee's Summit, Mo.; sister, Christine Long, Bridge City, Texas; and a number of 
nieces and nephews. 
Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box. 73 De Queen, Ark. 

Wrintha Mary Krows
Cheyenne resident Wrintha Mary Krows, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in 
Cheyenne. 
Services were Tuesday at Cheyenne United Methodist Church. Pastor Don R. Harrold 
presided. Interment was at Cheyenne Cemetery. 
Ross Chapel Funeral Service directed the arrangements. 
She was born in Mutual Jan. 13, 1912. When she was a young child she moved to 
Dewey County with her parents. The family lived 10 miles east of Camargo and she 
attended Bloomfield School. The school was a two room country school house. 
She married William Riley Krows at the Woodward Court House July 6, 1929. The 
couple spent the first 13 years of their marriage in Vici and Talala and then 
moved to California for two years. 
They moved to Cheyenne in July 1942 to make their home. 
She was a member of the Cheyenne United Methodist Church. 
She was predeceased by her parents, husband, a daughter, grandson, one 
granddaughter in-law, three sisters, four brothers and three half sisters. 
She is survived by two grandchildren, Lonna Shiever and her husband Randy of 
Morrison and Thomas Farmer of Perkins; two great-grandchildren Jason and Justin 
Shiever and a son-in-law, Mike Traill of Stockdale, Texas; brother, Garland 
McAfee of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Rhoda Hunter of Sapulpa; and a host of 
relatives and friends. 
Memorials may be made to the Cheyenne United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6, 
Cheyenne, OK 73628 or Cheyenne Senior Citizen Center, 309 S. Curlock, Cheyenne, 
OK 73628. 

Gary Allen Rossiter
Gary Allen Rossiter of Cushing was a father of two children. Rossiter, 33, died 
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, in Cushing. 
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Firstborn 
in Cushing. Brother Jerry Dowe Pruitt and Brother Butch Crowley will preside. 
Interment will follow at the Parkland Cemetery in Parkland. 
Funeral services will be under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. 
Viewing will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. 
Rossiter was born May 22, 1968, in McKinleyville, Calif., to Allen and Floye 
(James) Rossiter. 
Rossiter was predeceased by his grandparents, Evert and Syble Rossiter of Agra, 
Avis James of McKinleyville and one uncle, Loren Rossiter. 
He is survived by his wife, Cara (Sweet) of the home; one son, Derrick, eight; 
one daughter, Mikayla, five; his parents; one grandfather, Richard James of 
McKinleyville, Calif.; brother, Jerry and his wife Laura of Sacramento, Calif.; 
brother, Randy and his wife Melissa of Oklahoma City; one sister, Sherry and her 
husband Brien Gladden of Tryon; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends. 
Pallbearers will be Jerry Rossiter, Randy Rossiter, Brien Gladden, Billy 
Rossiter, Eric Morris, Tim Melton, Tim Gibson and Tony Sweet. 

Thelma Mullendore
Thelma Mae Mullendore, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, in the Ryan Nursing 
Home. 
Services were held 10 a.m. today at the Ryan United Methodist Church. Steve 
Harshaw officiated. Interment will be at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial 
Gardens. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of 
Ryan. 
Mullendore was born April 14, 1917, to James A. and Mabel Campbell Ferguson in 
Perry. 
She grew up in Stillwater and graduated from Stillwater High School. She also 
attended Oklahoma State University. 
She married Fred Mullendore in 1940 in Tulsa. 
She was affiliated with many civic organizations in Stillwater, including 
Eastern Star. 
Mullendore is predeceased by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Karen Kay 
Mullendore and Janet Eileen Mullendore Key. 
She is survived by one sister, Eileen Ferguson Johnson of Ryan; one nephew, 
Terry Johnson of Ryan; and one niece, Lynda Johnson Trow of Waypata, Minn. 

Clarence Fredrick James
Ponca City resident Clarence Fredrick James, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, 
at Ponca City Nursing Home 
Services with Dr. Bill Chace presiding will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Strode 
Chapel. Interment will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Sumner. 
Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
He was born Jan. 12, 1927, in Gallatin, Mo., to Clarence and Katherine (Frank) 
James. 
He married Ida Mae Baird Sept. 22, 1957. She died Aug. 18, 1997. 
He attended the Oklahoma School for the Blind at Muskogee where he graduated 
from high school. While at the school he worked in the dairy barn and was there 
when a tornado hit April 12, 1945. 
He then attended Oklahoma A and M where he met his future wife. The couple lived 
in Oklahoma City where they owned and operated a snack bar in the Connors 
building of the state Capitol complex. He retired in 1985. 
They were well known around the Capitol complex and had hundreds of legislative 
friends. The couple also had six rent houses which they maintained with the help 
of friends and relatives. 
He was very active in the Lions Club in Oklahoma City and was given a life 
membership in the club. He was a main figure in raising money for the Lions Boys 
Ranch, south of Perkins. 
He was predeceased by his wife. 
Survivors include two brothers, Collins E. James and his wife Frances of Ponca 
City and Lenard F. James of Stillwater; and nieces and nephews, Galen James and 
his wife Nancy of Plano, Texas, Dennis James and his wife Terri, Donna Jones and 
her husband Kevin, and Randell James and his wife Myra, all of Morrison; Sherry 
Siebert and her husband Mark of Houston, Texas, Brenda Staley and her husband 
Jeff of San Mateo, Calif.; and a number of other family members and friends. 
Pallbearers will be Randell James, Galen James, Dennis James, Kevin Jones, C.R. 
Frank and L.D. Frank. 
Memorials may be made to The Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 400, Perkins, 
OK 74059. 
Condolences may be e-mailed the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

Zola Marie Evans
Zola Marie Evans, 87, Eufaula, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002. 
Services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in the Memorial Chapel of the Davis 
Funeral Home. Bob Vaught will officiate. Burial will be at the New Zion Cemetery 
in Cushing. 
Evans was born Nov. 1, 1914, in Washington, Kan., to Charles Ray James and 
Florence Culp James. She came to Oklahoma with her parents in 1915, riding with 
her mother on a train while her father traveled with a team of horses and a 
wagon. She attended Cushing schools, graduating from Cushing High School with 
the class of 1932. She later attended Kansas State University, majoring in 
chemistry 
She was united in marriage to Calvin H. Evans April 7, 1934, in Stillwater and 
to this union two children, Lois and Judy, were born. Her husband worked for 
Shell Oil company for 29 years and the family traveled all over the world with 
his work. He died in June 1968. 
Evans was a member of the First United Methodist Church; the Wesley Sunday 
school class and belonged to the Katherine Liu Circle. 
She enjoyed gospel music, hosting family dinners and telling stories of her 
youth. Many of these tales included adventures of farm life and traveling by 
horse and buggy with her mother, who taught at Harmony School. 
She worked for several years in the Cushing School lunch program, serving as a 
cook. She always took special interest in these elementary students, who seemed 
to need a little attention from a caring adult. For her daughters, she was the 
ultimate car pool mom, Girl Scout leader, home room mother and any other role 
they needed her to perform. 
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brother, 
Marvin James, Stroud; brother-in-law, Ronald Kerby, Hennessey; and sister-in-
law, Louise James, Macon, Ga. 
Evans is survived by her daughters, Lois Fisher, Branson, Mo. and Judy McCombs 
and husband William (Bud), Eufaula; brother, Melvin James, Macon, Ga.; sister, 
Carol Kerby, Hennessey; sister-in-law, Marcene James, Stroud; granddaughter, 
Kathy Pollard and husband Thalbert (Snook), Mannford; great granddaughter, 
Shanese Pollard; several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 
By request of the family, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Disease 
Association, Inc., 1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305-1946 
or the First United Methodist Church, 930 S. Little Cushing. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Donald F. Hough
Donald F. Hough, 74, a former Cushing resident, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at 
the Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. 
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Memorial Chapel of Davis Funeral 
Home. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Funeral 
arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. 
Hough was born May 2, 1927, in Cushing to Thomas E. and Alice Hough. He was 
reared and educated in Cushing. He was the manager of the Cushing Credit Bureau 
for numerous years. After it closed, he began working in the Oklahoma State 
University Athletic Department, where he worked for approximately for five 
years. 
A full obituary will follow at a later date.
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Donald F. Hough

Donald F. Hough, 74, of Moore, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 in the Southwest 
Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the 
Memorial Chapel of the Davis Funeral Home in Cushing. Dr. Lonny Lee, pastor of 
the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn 
Cemetery in Cushing.
Hough was born to Thomas E. Hough and Alice (Harris) Hough on May 2, 1927 in 
Cushing.
He was reared and educated in Cushing and graduated from Cushing High School in 
1945. He then entered the U.S. Navy, where he served during World War II. After 
receiving an honorable discharge in August 1946, he returned to Oklahoma, where 
he attended Oklahoma City University and graduated in 1950.
He married Patsy Ruth Aldrich on June 10, 1946 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
As a young man, he attended the First Baptist Church and later in life became a 
member of the St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Cushing. He was the manager of the 
Credit Bureau of Cushing for many years and before his retirement, was employed 
by the Oklahoma State University Athletic Department. 
He served as an officer in the District Cub Scouts, coached Cushing Youth Center 
football and was a former member of the Cushing Chamber of Commerce and Cushing 
Lion's Club. He and his wife taught country dance lessons for schools, clubs and 
other organizations all over the state.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Mearle Raffety, Olive 
Failing and Norma Davis; and one brother, Lewis Hough.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; one daughter, Tandy Wilhoit and her 
husband, Alton, of Harrah; one son, Patrick Hough and his wife, Stephanie, of 
Moore; two grandchildren, Jennifer Clem and her husband, Jason, of Nicoma Park, 
and Jason Vincent of Edmond; two great-grandchildren, Anthony Hough and Tiffany 
Hough of Las Vegas, Nev.; and numerous nieces and nephews and many friends.
Casket bearers will be Patrick Hough, Alton Wilhoit, Jason Vincent, Jason Clem, 
Terry LeFrance and Byron Pittser.
Marion Smith will be providing the prelude and postlude and she will be 
accompanying Bryant Smith while he sings "Amazing Grace" and "In the Garden."
Condolences may be sent to <DavisFHCushing@aol.com>. Services are under the 
direction of Davis Funeral Home.

William Sheldon IV

William Glenn Sheldon IV, 37, died Feb. 11, 2002 at his home after a long 
illness. He requested that no formal ser vices be held. 
He was born in McAlester on May 17, 1964. He was a per sonal trainer for the 
YMCA, a certified swim and CPR instructor, a professional high diver and a 
volunteer coordinator for ConnectCare.
He was very active in HIV and AIDS education and prevention through the AIDS 
Resource Services.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Peggy Sue Vandaveer Sheldon.
He is survived by his father, William Glenn Sheldon III, Las Vegas, Nev. and one 
sister, Valoree Hickman and her daughters, Terra and Ginny, Rogers, Ark.
He is also survived by his aunt and uncle, Sharon and Bobby Sorrels and cousins 
Ginger Sorrels and Mendy Howerton, all of Stillwater and cousin David Sorrels, 
Puyallup, Wash.
He also leaves behind many friends, especially at ConnectCare, Dr. Donna Sweet's 
practice and the East Wichita Dialysis Center.
His family sends special thanks to Jean Clarke, Sister Joann Stuever, ASC, Beth 
Kittle and Ben Whisnant.
Memorials may be sent to ConnectCare at P.O. Box 2488, Wichita, Kan. 67201 or 
the Dr. Sweet Emergency Fund c/o the Kansas University School of Medicine, 1010 
N. Kansas, Wichita, Kan. 67214.
Watson Funeral Home is handling the cremation. 

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Feb. 17, 2002

Lynn Mitchell Hays

Lynn Mitchell Hays, 55, Stillwater, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Stillwater 
Medical Center.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Rev. 
Larry Eslinger will officiate. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. Hays was 
born March 29, 1946, to Neil and Juanita (Mitchell) Hays in Stillwater.
He married Rhonda George Jan. 29, 1972.
Hays attended and graduated from C. E. Donart High School (now Stillwater High 
School) in 1962. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and 
upon his honorable discharge he returned to Stillwater in Nov. 1966 and began 
his 34 year career with the U. S. Postal Service as a letter carrier. He later 
became a supervisor and retired from the Postal Service in February of 2001.
He greatly enjoyed racing cars as a younger man and had an extensive collection 
of die-cast cars and other automotive memorabilia.
In recent years, he enjoyed computer-related activities, but his greatest joy in 
life was spending time with his family.
He was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Timers 
Car Club of Stillwater.
He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Damon L. Hays of Portland, 
Ore. and Trent M. Hays of Stillwater; three brothers, Harvey Hays and his wife 
Jo Ann of Marrero, La., Randy Hays and his wife Danena of Stillwater and Kim 
Hays and his wife Janet of Afton; and one sister, Neila Brown and her husband 
Buck of Ninety-Six, S.C.
Pallbearers will be Rick Kirk, Ron Borum, Jack Miller, Don Gunkel, Ken 
Breuninger and Leon Wood.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 3545 N.W. 58th St., 
Oklahoma City, OK 73112.

Steven Zetterberg

Steven Eric Zetterberg, 44, Stillwater, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at Perry 
Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mehan Union Church. Rev. Larry 
Eslinger will officiate. 
The family has selected cremation, so there will be no visitation or viewing at 
the funeral home. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of funeral 
arrangements.
Zetterberg was born April 27, 1957, to Ralph and Jean (Mehan) Zetterberg Jr. at 
Condell Memorial Hospital in Libertyville, Ill.
As an infant, he moved with his family to Mehan where he grew up attending 
Ripley Public Schools, graduating in 1975.
He married Suzi Courtright June 18, 1977, in Stillwater. The marriage later 
ended in divorce.
Zetterberg worked for 24 years at National Standard Corporation where he was 
maintenance supervisor.
His hobbies included restoring old cars, fishing and building computer systems 
for family and friends. He was planning a new home on his small farm in Perry. 
His life was centered around his two young daughters and their many school and 
extracurricular activities.
He was a member of Mehan Union Church.
Zetterberg was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, May and Perry Mehan; 
his paternal grandparents, Mabel and Ralph A. Zetterberg Sr.; a sister, Susan 
Gail Zetterberg; and his oldest brother, Ralph A. Zetterberg, III.
He is survived by his two daughters, Tamera Lynn Zetterberg Harrison and 
Jennifer Nicole Zetterberg, both of Stillwater; his parents of Perkins; one 
sister, Karen Miller and her husband Ken of Perkins; and four brothers, David 
Zetterberg of Glencoe, Richard Zetterberg and his wife Jamie of Blackwell, Kevin 
Zetterberg and his wife Debbie of Perkins and Mike Zetterberg of Agra.
He was deeply loved by his family and will be sorely missed.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 3545 N.W. 58th Street, 
Oklahoma City, OK 73112.

Ronald Simpson Sr.

Ronald Joseph Simpson Sr., 48, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, after a long and 
painful battle with cancer.
Services will be held 6:30 p.m. Monday at Strode Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside 
services will be held at a later date at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren, Ark.
He was born Aug. 29, 1953, to Roy and Helen Tinker Simpson. He came to 
Stillwater, six weeks later following his mother's death.
Simpson graduated from C.E. Donart High School (now Stillwater High School) in 
1972. He then went to Okmulgee Tech graduating into the field of upholstery.
He married Doris Jeanne Tyrrell June 14, 1973, in Kansas. There was one daughter 
from this union, Helen Christine.
He married Elizabeth Rae Doyel June 1, 1989, in Texas. They had two children, 
KelliRae Elizabeth and Ronald Joseph Jr.
After working in Tulsa doing auto upholstery, he returned to Stillwater where he 
worked for several years at Leon's Auto Trim. He then became a die-caster at 
Mercury Marine where he worked until his death.
He was a member of the Stillwater Masonic Lodge, Stillwater Chapter 14 Royal 
Arch Masons, Stillwater Council 50, St. John's Commandery 8 of the Knights 
Templar, Guthrie Scottish Rite, India Temple Shrine A.A.O.N.M.S. and the order 
of the Amaranth. He was also an active member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, 
rarely missing a Sunday.
He helped care for his mother-in-law, Betty H. Doyel, for the final years of her 
life.
He enjoyed driving his little orange Shrine car in parades, riding his Harley 
FXRT, going to runs, playing on the computer, spending time with his children 
and napping with his favorite cats.
Simpson is survived by his wife Elizabeth of the home; children, KelliRae 
Elizabeth, Ronald Joseph Jr. and William Hancock all of the home; his daughter, 
Christine and her husband Chris Werelus of Stillwater; his mom and dad, Eugene 
and Isabel McCroskey of Stillwater; three brothers, Robert Simpson of Bethany, 
Larry McCroskey of Stillwater and Donald McCroskey of Perkins; one sister, Linda 
Long of Ponca City; former wife, Doris Tyrrel Anderson of Stillwater; and many 
Masonic brothers and sisters who will miss him greatly.
Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled and Burned 
Children, c/o India Temple Shrine, 3601 NW 36th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@aol.com.

Ruth Nadina Karcher

Ruth Nadina Karcher, 77, Stillwater, formerly of Perry, died Friday, Feb. 15, 
2002, at Grace Living Center in Stillwater.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Perry. 
Rev. Walter J. Wehmeier will officiate. Interment will be in Richburg Cemetery 
under direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home.
She was the daughter of Frank Christmas Jordan and Thelma Martha Bozarth and was 
born Oct. 12, 1924, at Middleburg.
She was a graduate of Perry High School. On June 2, 1951, she and Oswald Herman 
Karcher were married in Perry.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women's Missionary 
League. She and her husband owned and operated the bus station in the 1950s and 
the OK Cafe in the late 1960s. She later worked at the 89er Restaurant and 
retired from the restaurant business while working at the Cherokee Strip. She 
was active in the local Democratic Party and enjoyed working the elections for 
many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, Margie Van Brunt, her 
parents and two grandchildren.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Ramona and Bill Luster, 
Stillwater; four sons, Richard Karcher, Dayton, Kent., Reggie Karcher, 
Sacramento, Calif., Ronnie Karcher and Randy Karcher, Oklahoma City; one sister, 
Mildred Lemler, Hominy; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church.

Bert 'Doug' Harshbarger

Bert Douglas "Doug" Harshbarger, 55, Skedee, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at his 
home.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at the Ralston Bible Church in Ralston. 
Rev. Roy Emmons will officiate. Interment will be at Skedee Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee.
Harshbarger was born Oct. 5, 1946, to Bert L. and Theda Rae (Funkhouser) 
Harshbarger in Pawnee.
He attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1965.
He married Jo Ann Peckenpaugh Jan. 20, 1967, in Skedee.
He was a lifetime resident of Skedee and was affiliated with the Ralston Bible 
Church.
He served in the 45th Division of the National Guard from 1965 until 1971. 
He attended Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee for two years and took classes as a 
diesel mechanic.
He loved the Lord, his wife, children and grandchildren with a passion, and was 
a wonderful teacher of moral values. He also enjoyed the land, his cattle and 
had a great respect for nature. He had a wonderful sense of humor and will be 
greatly missed by all who were part of his life.
Harshbarger was predeceased by his father and one sister, Janel Love.
He is survived by his wife of the home; his son, Bert Wayne Harshbarger and his 
wife Renate of Pawnee; one daughter, Tina Jo Steele and her husband Jimmy of 
Skedee; four grandchildren, Miranda Janel and Elizabeth Rheanne Harshbarger of 
Pawnee and James Douglas "J.D." and Joseph Isaac Steele of Skedee; one niece, 
Deedre Rae Morris of Skedee; his mother; one sister, Connie McCray and her 
husband Keely of Tulsa; one brother, Wesley Harshbarger of Prattville; a number 
of other relatives; and many friends.
Memorials may be made to Ralston Bible Church, P.O. Box 256, Ralston, OK 74650

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Feb. 18, 2002

Rienhold Hamann
Rienhold Henry Hamann, 81, Perry, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, in Terrace Garden 
Care Center in Garden City, Kan. 
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Christ Lutheran Church with the Rev. 
Walter J. Wehmeir officiating. Interment will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery 
under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. 
Hamann was born April 8, 1920, in Perry to Heinrich and Karoline (Karcher) 
Hamann. He married Virginia L. Pitts on March 28, 1942, in San Bernardino, 
Calif. 
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army with the rank of technical sergeant. He served 
his country during wartime in European, North Africa and Middle Eastern 
campaigns; he earned the bronze star and other campaign medals and 
accommodations. 
He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, where he served as a trustee and 
elder and was a member of men's club. He was a former president of the Aid 
Association for Lutherans and was active in the Lutheran Laymen's League. He 
enjoyed both his church and work. 
He was predeceased by his parents and one brother Wilhelm Hamann. 
Survivors include his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight R. and Marilyn 
Marie Hamann of Perry and Steve E. and Carol M. Hamann of Garden City; one 
sister, Ann Hanyka of Billings; four grandchildren, Sarah M. Hamann of Sibley, 
La., Lindsay S. Hamann of Denver, Colo., Paul S. Hamann of Minder, La., and 
Andrienne M. Hamann of Garden City; one niece, Barbara Bright of Perry; and two 
nephews, Ron Hamann and Jim Hanyka, both of Perry. 
Memorials may be made to the Christ Lutheran Church. 

Linda Kay Hunter
Linda Kay Hunter, 61, Arlington, Texas, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. 
Services were held at 11:30 a.m. today in Moore Funeral Home Chapel in 
Arlington. Interment was to be in Moore Memorial Gardens under the direction of 
Moore Funeral Home. 
Hunter was born July 3, 1940. She had been an Arlington resident since 1966 and 
was a member of St. Barnabas United Methodist Church. 
She was a Realtor with Coldwell Banker and was a very accomplished artist. 
She is survived by her husband of 40 years, David Hunter; one daughter, Sherrel 
Barry of Dallas, Texas; one son, Bryan Hunter of Allen, Texas; three 
grandchildren, Stephen, Danny and Philip Hunter; her mother, Rosalie Skelton of 
Stillwater; and one sister, Rosalyn Weston of Stillwater. 

Lynn Mitchell Hays
Lynn Mitchell Hays, 55, Stillwater, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Stillwater 
Medical Center. 
Services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Rev. 
Larry Eslinger will officiate. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. Hays was 
born March 29, 1946, to Neil and Juanita (Mitchell) Hays in Stillwater. 
He married Rhonda George Jan. 29, 1972. 
Hays attended and graduated from C. E. Donart High School (now Stillwater High 
School) in 1964. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and 
upon his honorable discharge he returned to Stillwater in Nov. 1966 and began 
his 34 year career with the U. S. Postal Service as a letter carrier. He later 
became a supervisor and retired from the Postal Service in February of 2001. 
He greatly enjoyed racing cars as a younger man and had an extensive collection 
of die-cast cars and other automotive memorabilia. 
In recent years, he enjoyed computer-related activities, but his greatest joy in 
life was spending time with his family. 
He was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Timers 
Car Club of Stillwater. 
He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Damon L. Hays of Portland, 
Ore., and Trent M. Hays of Stillwater; three brothers, Harvey Hays and his wife 
Jo Ann of Marrero, La., Randy Hays and his wife Danena of Stillwater and Kim 
Hays and his wife Janet of Afton; and one sister, Neila Brown and her husband 
Buck of Ninety-Six, S.C. 
Pallbearers will be Rick Kirk, Ron Borum, Jack Miller, Don Gunkel, Ken 
Breuninger and Leon Wood. 
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 3545 N.W. 58th St., 
Oklahoma City, Okla., 73112. 
Ronald Simpson Sr.
Ronald Joseph Simpson Sr., 48, went to be with Jesus Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, 
after a long and painful battle with cancer. 
He was born Aug. 29, 1953, in Hoisington, Kan., to Helen Tinker Simpson and her 
husband, Roy. He came to Stillwater six weeks later, following his mother's 
death. He graduated from C.E. Donart High School in Stillwater in 1972. He then 
went to Okmulgee Tech, graduating into the field of upholstery. 
He married Doris Jeanne Tyrrell June 14, 1973, in Kansas. There was one daughter 
from this union, Helen Christine. 
After working in Tulsa doing auto upholstery, Simpson returned to Stillwater, 
where he worked for several years at Leon's Auto Trim. He then became a die-
caster at Mercury Marine, where he worked until his death. 
He married Elizabeth Rae Doyel on June 1, 1989, in Texas. They had two children, 
KelliRae Elizabeth and Ronald Joseph Jr. 
Simpson was very proud of his membership in Stillwater Masonic Lodge, Stillwater 
Chapter No. 14 Royal Arch Masons, Stillwater Council No. 50, St. John's 
Commandery No. 8 of the Knights Templar, Guthrie Scottish Rite, India Temple 
Shrine A.A.O.N.M.S. and the order of the Amaranth. He was also an active member 
of Hillcrest Baptist Church, rarely missing a Sunday. 
He helped care for his mother-in-law, Betty H. Doyel, for the final years of her 
life. He enjoyed driving his little orange Shrine car in parades, riding his 
Harley FXRT, going to runs, playing on the computer, spending time with his 
children and napping with his favorite cats. 
Simpson is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; children, KelliRae Elizabeth, Ronald 
Joseph Jr. and William Hancock, all of the home; his daughter and son-in-law, 
Christine and Chris Werelus of Stillwater; his mom and dad, Eugene and Isabel 
McCroskey of Stillwater; three brothers, Robert Simpson of Bethany, Larry 
McCroskey of Stillwater and Donald McCroskey of Perkins; one sister, Linda Long 
of Ponca City; Doris Tyrrel Anderson of Stillwater; and many Masonic Brothers 
and Sisters, who will miss him greatly. 
Services will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Strode Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside 
services will be held at a later date in Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren, Ark. 
Services are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. 
Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children, in 
care of India Temple Shrine, 3601 NW 36th, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73112. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 
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February 19, 2002

Paul Wesley Edmundson
Paul Wesley Edmundson, 83, Perry, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Green Valley 
Nursing Home in Perry. 
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church with 
interment to follow in Grace Hill Cemetery. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. 
He was the son of Louis Frances and Georgianna Edmundson and was born Sept. 16, 
1918, in Midvale, Idaho. 
He married Lois Jean Spears Sept. 5, 1949, in Shawnee. 
He was a veteran of the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant serving 
in the Pacific Theatre. 
He was a 1943 graduate of Oklahoma A&M were he received his bachelor's degree. 
In 1949, after the war, he reenrolled at Oklahoma A&M and graduated in 1954 with 
his degree in veterinary medicine. While at Oklahoma A&M he was the first 
recipient of the Dean McElroy Award for Outstanding Veterinary Student. 
He was past president of the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association, 1988 
Oklahoma Veterinarian of the Year and was the 1992 Perry Citizen of the Year. He 
was an adult leader with the Noble County 4-H and FFA Chapters and a founding 
member of the Cherokee Strip Saddle Club. 
He served on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, 
First National Bank and Trust, Perry Memorial Hospital and the YMCA. 
He was a member of First Christian Church where he served as a deacon and was a 
past board chairman. 
His wife, parents and one brother preceded him in death. 
Survivors include two sons, Wade Edmundson and his wife Charlotte of Tulsa and 
Todd Edmundson of Dallas, Texas; one grandson, Ryan Edmundson of Tulsa; one 
granddaughter, Erin Edmundson of Tulsa; one brother, Neil Edmundson of Arkansas 
and one sister, Mabel Edmundson of Chickasha. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Perry and 
the Noble County YMCA. 

Don Driggs
Don Driggs, 80, Cushing, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at the Cushing Regional 
Hospital. 
Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial Chapel of 
Davis Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. 
Driggs was born Nov. 13, 1921, in Cushing, to William W. Driggs and Ida Leora 
(Bailey) Driggs. He was reared and educated in Cushing. He was united in 
marriage to Juanita Davis Nov. 9, 1940, in Cushing. He then entered the U.S. 
Navy and served during World War II as Seaman Second Class. He received his 
honorable discharge Nov. 11, 1945. 
After Driggs returned from World War II, he and his family lived near San Diego, 
Calif., where he worked at Camp Pendleton. He worked there and in the Fallbrook, 
Calif., area up until his retirement in 1971. The family then moved back to 
Cushing where Driggs started helping his father and brothers by painting homes 
in the Cushing area. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Masonic 
Blue Lodge of Fallbrook. He was known for his hard work, his love for fishing 
and playing dominoes. 
He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Jennifer Driggs, and two 
brothers, Calvin and Jonnie. 
Driggs is survived by his wife of over 61 years, Juanita, of the home; four 
daughters, Donnita Akau and husband Frances, Fallon, Nev., Betty Chipp, Fallon, 
Thelma Hansen and husband Ray, Washington, and Nancy Bolerjack and husband Mac, 
Cushing; son, John Driggs and wife Linda, Vista, Calif.; two sisters, Thelma 
Ward and Wilda Creswell both of Cushing; three brothers, Ted Driggs, Cushing, 
Bob Driggs, Tulsa, and Billy Joe Driggs, Las Vegas, Nev.; 18 grandchildren, 29 
great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews 
and other relatives and friends. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Paul E. Kendle
Paul E. Kendle, 77, Cushing, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, in the Cushing Regional 
Hospital. 
Funeral services were held today at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Chapel of the 
Davis Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Black, Park Place Baptist Church, officiated. A 
private burial will be held in the Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. 
Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. 
Kendle was born May 6, 1924, in Peidmont, Kan., to Otho Kendle and Lena 
(Weygandt) Kendle. After receiving his GED, he moved to Lanham, Md., where he 
entered Washington Bible College, later graduating with a BA degree. 
He was united in marriage to Kathrine Howe Oct. 21, 1945, in Washington, D.C. He 
and his new family continued living in the Maryland area where he served the 
Lord by being a pastor in the local church. 
They eventually moved to Cushing in 1985, where he began pastoring in the 
Cushing Baptist Temple in 1986. He continued to pastor at the church for over 15 
years. He enjoyed studying scriptures, gardening and traveling. 
Kendle is preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Pierce, Chet and 
Noble. 
He is survived by his wife, Kathrine, of the home; son, Timothy Kendle, 
Fredericksburg, Va.; two step-sons, Doug M. Howe and wife Dolores, Independence, 
Mo. and Warren G. Howe, Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Howard Kendle and Ernie 
Kendle, Perry; sister, Leona Stickney, Cushing; six grandchildren; six great 
grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the Park Place Baptist Church or to the 
U.F.M. International, P.O. Box 306, Bala-Cynwyd, Penn. 19004. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 

Helen 'Rosemary' Graham
Helen "Rosemary" Graham, 81, Cushing, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at her home. 
A rosary services is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Memorial Chapel of 
the Davis Funeral Home with Kenny Longbrake in charge. Mass of Christian Burial 
will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church 
with Father Joe Townsend officiating. 
Graham was born Nov. 6, 1920, in Parsons, Kan., to Leo Sellman and Alta Green 
Sellman. She moved to Oklahoma City with her parents in 1927. She graduated from 
Capital Hill High School in 1937. She was united in marriage to Billy Ray Graham 
Sept. 30, 1940. She and her family moved to Cushing in 1954, where her husband 
worked in the he auto parts business until his retirement in 1982. Billy 
preceded her in death July 29, 2001, after more than 60 years of marriage. 
Graham attended Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church where she was an active 
member of the Altar Society. Bray Lines Inc. employed her for 19 years, prior to 
her retirement in 1984. 
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, two sisters, Betty Admire 
and Doris Conrad and grandson, Joshua "Cody" Linch. 
Graham is survived by her three sons, Michael Graham, Lake Ridge, Va., Greg 
Graham and wife Pat, Tulsa, and Billy Graham, Cushing; two daughters, Janice 
Gray and special friend Ralph Sprague, Oklahoma City, and Melissa Shofner and 
husband Ray, Cushing; sisters, Donna Ayers, Oklahoma City, Annalee Johnson and 
husband, Jim, Grove; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Gray and wife Jackie, Jenni 
Millwee and husband Breck, Lindsey Graham and Joe Butler, several nieces, 
nephews and other relatives and friends. 
Serving as casket bearers will be Carlise Pratt, Kenny Longbrake, Richard 
Anderson, David Blankinship, Mike Kennedy and Robert Ryan. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
214 N. Steele, Judith Karman Hospice or charity of your choice. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 
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Georgia Elizabeth Butler
Georgia Elizabeth Butler 85, Cushing, died Monday Feb. 18, 2002, in her home in 
Cushing. 
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Palmer Funeral Home 
Chapel in Cushing. Rev. Lamont Henderson will preside with interment to follow 
at the Fairlawn Cemetery, north of Cushing. 
Funeral services will be under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of 
Cushing. 
She was born Dec. 29, 1916, in Mannford, to Arthur and Cora (Robinson) 
McCrackin. She received her early education in Mannford and attended the 
Mannford High School. She married Vernon C. Butler Jan. 4, 1936. They lived in 
Sapulpa, Guthrie, Joplin, Mo., Cushing, Little Rock, Ark., Stroud, Carroll, 
Iowa, Tulsa, Kansas City, Kan., Omaha, Neb., Burlington, Iowa and Bella Vista, 
Ark., returning to Cushing in 1987. 
She worked in a cannery and creamery. She also was co-owner of the Cushing 
Bowling Alley. She retired from J.C. Penney's. 
Butler was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon C. Butler; 
daughter, Deanna Crowley; brothers, Forrest, Clarence and Kermit and by sisters, 
Rosie, Clara, Ethel, Esther, Doris and Jean. 
Survivors include, one son, Delmar Butler and his wife Melva of Carney; one 
daughter, Jane Wilson and husband George of Cushing; one brother, Paul McCrackin 
of Alamogordo, NM; nine grandchildren, Christopher, David, James Jeffrey, 
Cynthia and Timothy Butler, Lisa Probst, Kim Marquette, Rick Thompson and Rick 
Long. 

Donna Lane
Stillwater native Donna Lane died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, in Sun City, Ariz. 
Memorial services will be held in the Youngtown United Methodist Church in 
Youngtown, Ariz. 
She was born in Stillwater Dec. 26, 1923, to Earl and Ethel Gray. 
She graduated from Stillwater High School and Oklahoma State University. She 
received her master of music degree from Wichita University in Wichita, Kan. She 
taught choral and elementary music in Eureka, Kan., Edmond and Oklahoma City. 
She was predeceased by her parents; sister, Hazel Hall; brother, Byron Gray; and 
a niece, Sylvia Gray. 
In addition to her husband, Charles, of Youngtown; she is survived by nephews, 
Carlton Hall of Broomfield, Colo. and David Hall of Lake Forest, Calif.; cousin, 
Marjalee Wood of Lenexa, Kan.; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Byron Gray of North 
Richland Hills, Texas.
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February 21, 2002

Marie Lee
Marie Lee, 91, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at Stillwater Medical Center. 
Graveside services, with Pastor Joe Riley presiding, will be March 4 at 11 a.m. 
at the Portales Cemetery in Portales, N.M. 
Because the family has selected cremation services, there will be no visitation 
at the funeral home. 
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
She was born May 2, 1910, near Lovington, N.M., to George Wiley and Eula (Wilks) 
Briggs. 
She married James "Woody" Lee March 18, 1939, in Clovis, N.M. 
She attended schools in Lovington and in 1924 moved with her family to the 
Grady-Ruth area, where she completed her education. During the early 1930's she 
moved to Portales, N.M., and during WW II moved to various Army bases with her 
husband 
In 1946 they returned to Portales where they lived until Oct. 2001 when they 
moved to Stillwater to be near their niece, Judy Hasik and great niece, Amber 
Teeman. 
Mrs. Lee will be fondly remembered by those who knew her as a compassionate and 
hospitable lady who gave much of herself for her family. 
She was a homemaker and member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Portales. 
She was predeceased by her parents, 12 brothers and three sisters. 
In addition to her husband of the home, she is survived by nieces, Judy Hasik; a 
great niece, Amber Teeman; and a number of other nieces, nephews, great nieces 
and great nephews. 
Memorials may be made to Baptist Children's Home, c/o Wheeler Mortuary, 500 E. 
3rd, Portales, NM 88130. 

Mattie C. Tate
Mattie C. Tate, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Enid. 
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Parkland Cemetery in 
Parkland. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home of Cushing. 
Tate was born July 20, 1924, in Shawnee, to Tom and Etta Perkins Tiner. She was 
reared and educated in the Shawnee area. 
She was united in marriage to Clyde Tate May 13, 1940, in Arizona. The couple 
came to the Agra community in 1978 and resided since that time. She was a member 
of the Church of the First Born and had worked for Oklahoma State University for 
over 12 years prior to retiring in 1985. 
She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters. 
Tate is survived by her husband, Clyde, of the home; five children, Gloria 
Skinner, Agra, Lynda Godwin, Enid, Keith Tate, Tulsa, Cathy Chapman, 
Jacksonville, Fla., and Mark Tate, Cushing; sister, Carlamae Tate, Chowchilla, 
Calif.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and 
other relatives and friends. 
Condolences can be e-mailed to the family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com.
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February 22, 2002

Art 'Woody' Woodward
Art. L. "Woody" Woodward, 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Tulsa. 
Services with Rev. Bob Copeland and Rev. Jim Brunk presiding will be Saturday at 
2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Pawnee. 
Poteet Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
Woodward was born in Pettigrew, Ark., Aug. 8, 1923, to John and Mae (Bryant) 
Woodward. 
He married Ruby Burgess Dec. 26, 1948, in Stilwell. The couple then moved to 
Pawnee from Stilwell. 
He served in the Navy from 1943 until 1946 and was honorably discharged as a 
machinist mate second class. 
Soon after moving to Pawnee he began his 52 year barbering career. He served as 
president on the Oklahoma Barber Board and as a member of the Pawnee School 
Board. He also served on the Pawnee City Council; Pawnee Chamber of Commerce; 
Pawnee Lions Club; a member of the Pawnee Historical Society; and was past 
president of the Pawnee Golf Course.. 
Woodward was an avid golfer and was instrumental in the building of the Pawnee 
Golf Course. 
He was predeceased by his parents; four brothers, Ernest, Earl, Howard and 
Harold Woodward; and one sister, Anna Bradford. 
In addition to his wife of the home, he is survived by three children, Darrell 
Woodward and his wife Darlene of Pawnee, Terry Woodward and his wife Rita of 
Shawnee and Connie Meyers and her husband Ken of Pawnee; six grandchildren, 
Trista Woodward of Pawnee, Mike Privett and his wife Tasha of Oklahoma City, Ben 
Privett and his wife Kristen, U.S. Navy Japan, Jeremy Privet U.S. Navy, San 
Diego, Calif., Jonathan Woodward of Oklahoma City and Chadd Woodward of Shawnee; 
five sisters, Ollie Brunk, Wynell Bradley, Wilma Means and Wanda Baird, all of 
Stilwell and Berniece Vansat and her husband Emmitt of Clinton, Mo.; and a 
number of other relatives and many friends. 

Frank Sharpley
Frank Lewis Sharpley, 66, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, at his Perkins home. 
A memorial service, with John Rusco and Charles Wall presiding, will be held 
March 1 at 2:30 p.m. at Perkins Strode Chapel. 
Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
He was born in Houston Feb. 14, 1936, to George and Ruth (Lowrey) Sharpley. 
He married Shirley Ann Kelly Nov. 1, 1996, in Perkins. 
Sharpley was raised by his grandparents, Ethel and Frank Lowrey and was a 
Perkins resident for most of his life. 
He attended Buzzard Roost Schools of Payne County and graduated from Perkins 
schools. He attended Oklahoma A and M for two years. 
He joined the Army Aug. 20, 1957, and served as an expert marksman. He was 
honorably discharged as a private first class May 29, 1959. 
After his discharge, he returned to Perkins where he enjoyed farming and 
ranching for many years. 
Many in Perkins knew his as the watermelon man from the festivals that were held 
each year. He loved hunting and was well known for his marksmanship at turkey 
shoots. 
In addition to his wife of the home, he is survived by a son, Dustin Kelly, also 
of the home. 
Memorials may be made to the Judith Karman Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 818, 
Stillwater, OK 74076. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com.
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February 23, 2002

No obituaries today in the Stillwater News Press

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February 24
Tommy Ramirez

Tommy Jimenez Ramirez, 39, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002.
Services, with Rev. Willy Dean presiding, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Strode 
Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 14, 1962, in Lubbock, Texas, to Paulino and Dora (Jimenez) 
Ramirez.
He married Fern Lindsey July 4, 1986, in Stillwater. They were later divorced.
On Nov. 20, 1998, he married Royette Fenton in Lubbock.
Ramirez attended high school in New Deal, Texas, and moved to Stillwater in 
1983. Since 1984 he was employed by Kerns Construction. He was a paver operator.
He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
He was predeceased by a sister, Betty.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by a son, Wesdon Peacock and 
his wife Stephanie of Oklahoma City; daughters, Alexandria Ramirez and Stephanie 
Ramirez and her husband Vernon Jacobs, all of Stillwater; step sons, Johnathan 
Martinez of Austin, Texas and Norman Martinez of Stillwater; step daughter, 
Brandy Martinez, also of Stillwater; two grandchildren Isaac Huffman of 
Stillwater and Tabitha Martinez of northern Calif.; five brothers, Paul and 
Henry of New Deal and David, Albert and Alfredo, all of Lubbock; five sisters, 
Janie Ramirez of Shallowater, Texas, Nora Herrera and Yolanda Kelly of Lubbock 
and JoAnn Wright and Ann Marie Garcia of New Deal.
Condolences may be e-mailed the family at <STRODEFH@AOL.COM>.


Edgar Belveal

Yale resident Edgar Marion Belveal, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, in 
Hutchinson, Kan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. 
Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, north of Cushing.
He was born in Cashion May 4, 1906, to Charles Alonzo and Etta (Robb) Belveal.
He received his early education in Cushing.
He married Velva Lorena Coy Nov. 28, 1926, in Cushing. The couple made their 
home in Cushing until 1945 when they moved to Yale.
Belveal was employed at Deep Rock Refinery, which later became the Kerr McGee 
Refinery. He retired in 1968.
He was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Cushing.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by a daughter, Deloris 
Jones; a grandson, Chad Belveal; four brothers, Albert, Murray, Ike and Ray; and 
four sisters, Erma, Hazel, Juanita and Ethel.
Survivors include three sons, Edgar Evert Belveal Sr. of Hutchinson, Kan., Basil 
L. Belveal Sr. of Yale, and Edgar E. Belveal Jr. of Houston, Texas; two sisters, 
Rhoda Somers of Cushing and Charlotte Guesser of Oklahoma City; 15 
grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and numerous great great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity Hospice in Wichita, Kan. C/O Palmer Funeral 
Home, P.O. Box 710, Cushing OK 74023.


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February 25, 2002

Frank Barry Jr.
Frank Barry Jr., 42, Perry, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, northeast of Perry. 
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. 
Buddy Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery under the 
direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. 
The son of Frank and Carol Gay (Jemison) Barry, he was born April 19, 1959, in 
Stillwater. 
He was a 1977 graduate of Perry High School and had worked in Alaska as a 
technician in the salmon industry for the Cook Inlet Aqua Cultural Association. 
He was currently employed with Wittwer Construction in Wichita, Kan. 
His paternal grandparents Merle and Mary Barry, and his maternal grandparents 
Fred and Verna M. Jemison preceded him in death. 
Survivors include his parents, Frank and Carol Barry of Perry; one brother, Ryan 
Barry and his wife Sara of Tulsa; two sisters, Donna Bishop and her husband Jeff 
of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Nancy Evans of Dallas, Texas; two nephews, 
Conrad Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Collin Evans of Dallas; one uncle 
and aunt, Don and Carole Jemison of Wann; two cousins, Matt Jemison of Wann and 
Doug Jemison and his wife Emmy of Tulsa. 

Tom Carey
Tom Carey, 73, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Stillwater Medical Center, 
following a car accident. 
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Strode 
Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 
Carey was born April 18, 1928, to Dell and Viola Carey in Binger. 
He was a graduate from Oklahoma State University receiving his B.S. and masters 
degree in agriculture sciences. 
While at OSU, Carey met his future wife, Carolyn Pearson. 
Carey was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity and Pearson was a member of 
the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. 
He was an FFA instructor at David City, Neb., Ravana, Neb., Butler, Sickles, 
Quay, Calif., Guthrie and Dover. He produced over 100 state champion judging 
teams. 
He was awarded the Valley Forge Teachers Medal for contribution to youth 
leadership in 1964, the National FFA Honorary American Farmer Degree in 1973, 
Outstanding Vo-Ag Teacher in 1974, the first annual OSU Athletic Department 
Honorary Wrestling Team member in 1986 and he was awarded the No. 1 OSU Fan in 
1988. 
He was a former member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, 
brotherhood chairman, Sunday school superintendent Bible school superintendent, 
outreach director and Sunday school teacher. Currently, he was a member of Eagle 
Heights Baptist Church. He and his wife spent time every year doing missionary 
work in Puerto Vallarto, Mexico. 
Carey was an avid OSU fan, sports fan and a perfectionist at teaching and 
coaching young children to play to the best of their ability. 
He spent many hours working with the Morrison youth exercising his passion for 
sports. 
He is survived by his wife of the home; one brother, Gerald and his wife, 
Charlotte of Binger; one sister, Maxine McCullogh of Weatherford; one son, David 
Carey, his wife Barbara and grandsons, Joshua and Seth of Oklahoma City; one 
daughter, Paula Doyle, her husband Bill, grandson, Adam, granddaughter, Alicia, 
her husband Scott and two great-grandsons, Ian and Braden of Salado, Texas; one 
daughter, Linda Shiever, her husband Vance, grandson, Beau and granddaughter, 
Lindsey of Morrison. 
In lieu of flowers, the family has established an All Sports Memorial Fund in 
his honor at Morrison High School, P.O. Box 177, to help continue his support. 
Also, a memorial fund to the Eagle Heights Baptist Church has been established.
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February 26

Hazel Hann
Hazel Minnie Bea (Scott) Hann, 86, Tryon, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at 
Stillwater Medical Center. 
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Assembly of God in Tryon. Pastor 
Lorn Starling will officiate. 
Interment will be at Tryon Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is handling the 
arrangements. 
Hann was born May 25, 1915, to Ezera Scott and Rena Belle (Wise) Scott in 
Warner. 
She married Glenn B. Tunnell Jan. 20, 1934, at the First Baptist Church in 
Claremore. He died Sept. 7, 1966. She married Lyle Ray Hann Sept. 3, 1971, in 
Las Vegas, Nev. He died April 29, 1983. 
Hann attended school at Warner. After marrying Glenn Tunnell, the couple lived 
in Locust Grove when their first son, Beuford Leroy, was born in Tulsa. In 1940, 
the couple moved to LaVerne, Calif. Later, they moved to Seal Beach, Calif., 
where their daughter, Patricia Ann and son, Edward Calvin were born. 
In 1945, they moved to El Monte, Calif., where their children grew up, were 
educated in public schools and attended church at El Monte Foursquare Church. 
Hann was a good manager of her household, physically and spiritually. She 
financially expanded their household by buying investment property, from which 
she continued to be financially supported until her death. 
After her husband died, she became a caretaker of others. She then purchased a 
home in Tryon in order to care for her mother and sister. She loved spending 
time reading the Bible and was an accomplished seamstress. 
Hann was predeceased by her parents and both husbands. 
She is survived by two sons, Beuford Leroy Tunnell of California and Edward 
Calvin Tunnell of Tryon; one daughter, Patricia Ann Rubottom and her husband 
Nolan of West Covina, Calif.; five grandchildren, Cynthia English of Woodsfield, 
Ohio, Anthony, Bryon and Kevin Tunnell of El Monte, Calif., and Ray Rubottom of 
Oregon; three great grandchildren, Nikolle Whisler and Michael and Christopher 
English of Woodsfield, Ohio; and one sister, Rosie Pittser of Tryon. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. 

William G. 'Bill' Bennett
William G. "Bill" Bennett, 78, Cushing, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, in the 
Stillwater Medical Center. 
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in the First Christian 
Church with Curtis Mason officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Parkland Cemetery in Parkland. 
Visitation will be held in the Memorial Chapel of the Davis Funeral Home and the 
casket will not be open in the church. Services are under the direction of the 
Davis Funeral Home. 
Bennett was born Dec. 8, 1923, in Cushing, to Lester Glen Bennett and Josephine 
Edith Carpenter Bennett. He was reared and educated in Cushing. 
He graduated from Cushing High School with the class of 1941. 
He was united in marriage to Benie Dolores Shepherd Nov. 8, 1947, in Cushing. 
To this union three children, David, Marsha and Linda were born. Dolores died 
Oct. 20, 1987. 
He worked for Cushing Grocery Company from 1940 until his retirement in 1987. He 
was a longtime member of the First Christian Church, serving as a deacon. 
He enjoyed bowling, playing cards, listening to music and attending the Senior 
Citizen Center. 
He loved sports in general, attending many basketball, baseball and wrestling 
events. 
He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife. 
Bennett is survived by his special friend, Naomi Butcher, Cushing; children, 
David Bennett and wife Johnie, Marsha Tichenor and special friend, Ron Lamb, and 
Linda Bennett, all of Cushing; cousin, Paul Carpenter and wife Alma; 
grandchildren, Amy Pitchford and husband Pete, Stillwater, Kathryn Bennett and 
special friend, Shawn Magee, Stillwater, Cindy Dean and husband David, Perkins, 
and Chad Tichenor and wife Belinda, Morrison; great grandchildren, John David 
Dean; his in-laws, Olen and Elma Gaither, Evalyn and Earl Perceful, Ruth and 
Mose Howard, Roy and Dolores Shepherd and other relatives and friends including 
a special friend, Joe Tichenor. 
Serving as casket bearers will be Olen Gaither, Chad Tichenor, Pete Pitchford, 
Jessie Howard, Gary Howard and Freddy Gaither. 
Mary Louise Smith, organist, will be providing the organ prelude, postlude and 
will be accompanying Dale Wells, soloist, while he sings "I Love You Lord" and 
John Malget, soloist, while he sings "The Lord's Prayer." 
Memorial contributions in Bennett's name may be made to the Jim Frisbie 
Scholarship Fund c/o Cushing Youth Center, P.O. Box 882 Cushing or the First 
Christian Church, 300 E. Moses, Cushing. 
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Bennett family at DavisFHCushing@aol.com. 
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February 27
Debbie Kay Abode
Debbie Kay Butler Abode, 48, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, in Tulsa. 
Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Church of The Living God, C.W.F.F. in 
Guthrie. Elder B.E. Hall will preside. 
Interment will follow in Union Hill Cemetery in Meridian. 
Pollard Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. 
She was born Feb. 16, 1954, in Guthrie, to Percy (Brock) and Dorena (Goff) 
Butler. 
She attended Page Elementary School in Guthrie and in 1972 graduated from C.E. 
Donart High School in Stillwater. 
She is survived by sons, Philip Abode of Tulsa and Carlos Abode, Stillwater; her 
mother, Dorena of Stillwater; a brother, Percy Butler of Tulsa; three aunts, 
Clemetine Butler, Della Hawthorne and Frankie King, all of Guthrie; one uncle, 
Charles Jones II of Langston; five nieces, Vanessa Hinds of Guthrie, Lenora 
Whitely of Columbus, Miss., Sudonna Jones and Julia Morgan, both of Oklahoma 
City and Kim McCormick of Dallas, Texas; one nephew, Ronnie Jones of Guthrie and 
a number of grand nieces, grand nephews, cousins and friends. 

Edith Porter
Yale resident Edith A. Porter, 90, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at the Pawnee 
Hospital. 
Graveside services, with Rev. John Curtis presiding, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday 
at the Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. 
Yale-Palmer Funeral Chapel is directing the arrangements. 
She was born in Hallett Dec. 16, 1911, to Pearl and Pearl (Ausbrook) Grantham. 
She received her early education in Hallett. 
She married Virgil McMillan. The couple had one daughter, Maxine. 
She later married James T. Porter. 
She moved to Oklahoma City in 1949 and lived there until 1995 when she returned 
to Yale. 
She worked in the radiology department at the Oklahoma Allergy Clinic in 
Oklahoma City and attended the Methodist Church. 
In addition to her parents and both husbands, she was predeceased by a brother, 
George Grantham. 
Survivors include a daughter, Maxine Reece of Yale and seven grandchildren, Bill 
and David of Yale, Steve of Claremore, Jerry of Drumright, Diana Ramage and 
Tommy of Yale, and Piper Reece of Arkansas; 23 great-grandchildren and 11 great-
great-grandchildren.
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February 28
Febbie Kay Abode
Febbie Kay Butler Abode, 48, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, in Tulsa. 
Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Church of The Living God, C.W.F.F. in 
Guthrie. Elder B.E. Hall will preside. 
Interment will follow in Union Hill Cemetery in Meridian.
Pollard Funeral Home is directing the arrangements.
She was born Feb. 16, 1954, in Guthrie, to Percy (Brock) and Dorena (Goff) 
Butler.
She attended Page Elementary School in Guthrie and in 1972 graduated from C.E. 
Donart High School in Stillwater. 
She is survived by sons, Philip Abode of Tulsa and Carlos Abode, Stillwater; her 
mother, Dorena of Stillwater; a brother, Percy Butler of Tulsa; three aunts, 
Clemetine Butler, Della Hawthorne and Frankie King, all of Guthrie; one uncle, 
Charles Jones II of Langston; five nieces, Vanessa Hinds of Guthrie, Lenora 
Whitely of Columbus, Miss., Sudonna Jones and Julia Morgan, both of Oklahoma 
City and Kim McCormick of Dallas, Texas; one nephew, Ronnie Jones of Guthrie and 
a number of grand nieces, grand nephews, cousins and friends. 
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Ralph Bailey
Ralph W. Bailey, 90, Stillwater, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002. 
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. March 15 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in 
Oklahoma City. 
He was born in Roscoe, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1912, to William T. and Estella Bailey.
He attended schools in Ohio and completed his masters degree at Yale University 
where he was a star lacrosse player. He was also nominated for a Rhodes 
Scholarship.
He retired after more than 25 years as a sales manager for an Industrial Metals 
division of ASARCO, Inc.
He and his wife, Laura, have been members of the Stillwater Country Club for 
almost 20 years where they enjoyed playing golf together.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by three daughters, Mary Bailey, 
Joan Fitzgerald and Janet Zimple; a brother, Roy Bailey; and a sister, Bernice 
Thomas.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, James Bailey; five step-
daughters, Marilyn Brown, Linda Edwards, Diana Plemons, Susie Lorenson and Anita 
Phillips; 24 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. 
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William Herman Mooreland
William Herman Mooreland, 82, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002. 
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the Macedonia C.M.E. Church in 
Cushing. 
Rev. Jennettia P. Marshall and Rev. David Burgess will officiate. Interment will 
follow in the Silver Star Lodge Cemetery in Cushing.
Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Cushing.
Mooreland was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Quitman, Texas. He was one of seven 
children born to Herman and Jerrina (Johnson) Mooreland. He professed his hope 
in Christ at an early age.
He was a member of the Macedonia Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and attended Langston 
University.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940 and was stationed at Ft. Sill and was a 
master sergeant in the field artillery division.
Mooreland was currently a resident of the Rest Haven Nursing Home.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include a sister, Elgie Ruth Moreland of Cushing, several cousins and 
other relatives and friends including Cecil Mooreland and his family.
Condolences to the Moorland family may be e-mailed to DavisFHCushing@aol.com
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Transcribed 3/12/2002 by: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com
Payne Cp. Archivist