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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ********************************************************************** Stillwater News Press: http://www.stwnewspress.com/ ********************************************************************** MAY 2001 OBITUARIES ********************************************************************** May 01, 2001 ********************************************************************** Albert Wallis Westrop Albert Wallis Westrop, 80, Perkins, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, in his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Aaron Cole will officiate. Interment will be at Sunset Mem-orial Gardens in Garden of Prayer under the direction of Strode Fu-neral Home. Westrop will lie in state at Strode Funeral Home Chapel in Perkins. Westrop was born July 2, 1920, in Cambridge (Galt), Ontario, Canada, to Wallis Albert and Hattie Belinda (Roadhouse) Westrop. He attended Manchester Public Schools in Galt and Gault Collegiate High School. From 1938 to 1941, he attended Oshawa Missionary College. In 1941, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served in World War II and was honorably released in 1945. He received the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defense Medal, the C.V.S.M. and clasp and the War Medal, 1939-45. He married Shelia M. Davy Sept. 14, 1946, in Detroit, Mich. They lived in Windsor, Ontario, until 1950, when they moved to Dallas, Texas. Westrop retired in 1985 from the city of Dallas as a building inspector, and they moved to Charlotte, N.C. In 1995, they moved to Perkins. Westrop was a member of the First Assembly of God and was a municipal building inspector. He is predeceased by his parents and two brothers. Westrop is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughters, Linda (Smith) Ardrey and husband Robert of Perkins and Judy Sloan of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Rachel Ott and Damita Woodall, both of Dallas, and Rhonda Timberlake and Joanne Sloan-Barbour, both of Charlotte, N.C.; seven great- grandchildren, Aaron Owens, Heather Owens, Mallory Woodall, Gage Ott, all of Dallas, Ashlyn Sloan-Barbour, Matthew Timberlake, and Brittany Sloan-Barbour of Charlotte, N.C. and two sisters, Bernice Langill of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, and Dorothy Marshall of Allen Park, Mich. Pallbearers will be Robert Ardrey, Sean Woodall, Mallory Woodall, Michael Ott, Aaron Owens and Frank Timberlake. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** David G. Swanson David G. Swanson, 76, died Sunday, April 29, 2001 at Hillcrest Medical Center. Private services for the family are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 6, 1924 to David G. and Ruth Ann Swanson in Deer River, Minn. where he was reared and educated. During WW II, he served in the U.S. Army in Italy and Africa. When he returned, he worked and ran the Portland Cement Block Co. in Portland, Ore. He was best known for designing homes, owning a dairy and especially for being a chef. He married Gail Storm May 14, 1994 in Vandalia, Ill. and lived in Cushing. He enjoyed gardening and mowing with his riding lawn mower. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one sister, Sally Swanson; one brother, Paul Swanson and one grandson, Alexander Swanson. Survivors include his wife of the home; nine children, Christopher Swanson and his wife Sylvia of Hanua, Germany, Rosalie McCullough and her husband J ohn of Scurry, Texas, Angie Wallis of Scurry, Texas, Andrew Swanson and his wife Sun Hi of South Carolina, Pamela Storm of Cushing, Keith Storm and his wife of Cathy of Wynne, Arkansas, Steven Bradley Storm and his wife Rea Dawn of Cushing, Linda Handley and her husband Lyndell of Coweta, and Bruce Storm and his wife Mariana of Edcouch, Texas; two sisters, Gen Ellquist and Leona Sabol; his mother-in-law, Ethel Booher; 22 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** Vernal Viola Hale Vernal Viola Hale, 79, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, at her home in Agra. Services, with Brother Alva Herrmann and Brother Fred Britton presiding, will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Parkland Church of the Firstborn. Interment will follow at the Parkland Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing is directing the arrangements. She was born in Parkland on March 9, 1922, to Paul and Lola (Greenfield) Crail. She received her early education at Parkland. She married Marvin Hale on Feb. 20, 1940, at the Union Church north of Chandler. They lived most of their married lives in Agra. Mrs. Hale was a homemaker and a member of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. She was baptized by Brother Clarence Coffman on Dec. 28, 1936. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, and a brother, Obe Crail. Survivors include six sons, Marvin Dewayne of Sapulpa, Donnie Gene of Carney, Larry Keith of Arlington, Texas, Ricky Darrell of Oklahoma City, Gary Dean of Arlington, Texas, and Jerry Lynn of Agra; two daughters, Carolyn Sue Martin of Chandler and Brenda Gail Bottger of Agra; a brother, Troy Crail of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Dorothy Messer of Davenport and Minnie Peace of Chandler; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. ********************************************************************** Charles Henry Jackson Charles Henry Jackson, 65, Cushing, died on Sunday, April 29, 2001 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. The Rev. Lamont Henderson will officiate. Interment will be at the Union Valley Cemetery in Humnoke, Ark. Services are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home. Jackson was born on Aug. 15, 1935 in Little Rock, Ark. to Fred and Beulah (Risner) Jackson. He received his early education in Arkansas. He moved to Oklahoma as a teenager and returned to Arkansas and lived until moving to Cushing in 1992. He is survived by one son, Jerry Jackson, North Little Rock, Ark.; two daughters, Judy Akins, Cushing, and Jackie Jackson, England, Ark.; two half-brothers, Claude and Lonnie Irvin, both of Cabot, Ark.; four grandchildren, Dustin Jackson, Megan Barrett, Cheyenne Barrett and Jacob Akins; two great grandchildren, Victoria Jackson and Ricki Ann Jackson; and special friend Mable Strom and her sons, Gary and wife Gladys Wiggs, and Bob Wiggs. ********************************************************************** May 02, 2001 ********************************************************************** John Muncaster John R. (Don) Muncaster Jr. died Monday, April 30, 2001. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 until 8 p.m. Services with Father Bill Powell presiding will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. There will be a flag presentation by the Army at the services. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born July 6, 1911, in Kansas City, Mo., to John R. and Alma Marie (Lapchesky) Muncaster. In 1935 he married Margaret Day in Kansas City. She died in 1939. On Dec. 23, 1941, he married Marguerite V. Scott in Independence, Mo. Mr. Muncaster grew up during the Depression in Kansas City and Lincoln, Neb. He joined the National Guard in 1938 and the Army Feb. 3, 1940. He served in World War II. After he separated from active duty Feb. 23, 1946, he joined the Army Reserves. He served during the Korean War where he earned the rank of colonel. He was a lifetime member of the Glencoe VFW Post 1843 and Hanner-Sharp American Legion Post 129 of which he was past commander. He entered the insurance business and opened an office in Stillwater in 1954. He sold insurance for 20 years and joined John Hancock as a general agent. He was also an accomplished real estate appraiser. His home served as a polling place for many years. He helped sponsor an ROTC scholarship. One was presented last week in his honor. Muncaster helped with flag presentations for deceased veterans for the American Legion. He volunteered as ombudsman for seven years at Rosewood Nursing home where he was known as the "Popcorn Man." He enjoyed gardening and volunteering at the Town and Gown Theater. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association, a board member of the Neighborhood Nursery, a board member of Head Start, a board member of Aging Americans and a member of Stillwater Moose Lodge 2089. He was predeceased by his parents, a sister, Caroline and a granddaughter, Julie. In addition to his wife he is survived by one son, John Randolph "Randy" Muncaster III and his wife Susan of Edmond; a daughter, Caroline Ketch and her husband Ron, of Oklahoma City; one brother, William Lloyd Muncaster, of Hallettsville, Texas; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076 or to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ********************************************************************** Willie Shinault Willie Marion "Sweetie" Shinault died Saturday, April 28, 2001, at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Calvin Miller will officiate. Shinault was born Oct. 17, 1936, to Wilburd (Bud) Vick and Rosa Lee (Gentry) Vick in Stillwater. She lived with her parents in rural Payne County during her early childhood years and attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Cushing. The family later moved to Stillwater where she attended the Booker T. Washington School where she met and later married Harold E. Shinault, Sr. During a portion of the early years of their marriage, the family lived in Denver, Colo. After returning to Stillwater, Shinault was employed by the Payne/Noble County Community Action, Inc. as an outreach worker and consumer credit counselor for many years. She later retired and became a full-time wife and mother. She loved music and people and was a friend to many. She also loved to cook, crochet and play dominoes. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Shinault provided shelter and meals to many who were in need. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and one brother, Alonzo (Sonny Boy) Vick. Shinault is survived by her husband, Harold E. Shinault of the home; two sons, Wilburd Eugene Shinault, Stillwater; Harold Shinault, Jr. and wife Mary, Wichita, Kan.; goddaughter, Charlotte L. Linzy, Stillwater; three grandchildren, Telela Nicole and Juan Jabari, Stillwater; Kimberly Stevenson, Tulsa; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Ella Mae) Dickens, Stillwater; Mrs. Leon (Ola Mae) Shamley, Detroit, Mich.; her aunt, Mrs. Ray (Ruby) Brannon, Cushing; her uncle, Edward Gentry, Stillwater; four great grandchildren, Jaden Nicole, Lyric Lashea, Andrew William and Kejuanis Deshae; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and special family friends. ********************************************************************** Edna Spaulding Edna Spaulding, 80, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Grace Living Center in Stillwater. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Strode Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bill Inglish of the First Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Mulhall under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born July 10, 1920, in Mulhall to Jesse and Minnie (Hawkins) Spaulding. She graduated from Mulhall High School in 1936 and later from Byrne Business College in Shawnee. During WW II, she worked in Long Beach, Calif., as an inspector for Douglas Aircraft. She moved to Stillwater in 1945 and began working for the city. She became the director of finance in 1966. In 1972 she was promoted to the city clerk/director of finance. After training with the U.S. Civil Service Commission, she became one of the first women to be classified as a certified public clerk. She retired from the City of Stillwater in 1977. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Stillwater. She was also an active member of the Altrusa Club and was given Emeritus status by the Altrusa District 8 board. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray Spaulding, Jay Spaulding and Lee Spaulding and four sisters, Elsie Dye White, Bea White, Dora Jones Cowen and Georgia Towle. Survivors include six nephews, Lonnie Spaulding of Stillwater, Allen (Pike) Spaulding of Las Vegas, Nev., Quentin Spaulding of Stillwater, John Jones of Stillwater, Roy Towle of Lubbock, Texas and Marvin Spaulding of Mulhall; 10 nieces, Wanda Spaulding Baker of Glencoe, Lenda Spaulding Ross of Muskogee, Eileen Dye Meyerdirk of Broken Arrow, Carol White Long of Ada, Rosalie Jones Garner of Red Oak, Mary Jones Bowden of Mulhall, Peggy Towle Yost of Mulhall, Patsy Towle Diehl of Enid, Marie Spaulding Byer of Mulhall and Norma Spaulding Clark of Guthrie and special friends, Johnna Hazenfratz of Stillwater and Zona Quick of Morrison. Pallbearers will be nephews. ********************************************************************** May 03, 2001 ********************************************************************** Frances Reece Frances Reece, 89, Cushing, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, in Yale. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fairlawn Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Reece was born Aug. 16, 1911, to Elmer Lawson and Emma Laarveld Lawson in Kansas, moving to Cushing with her parents and family in 1926. She was a graduate of Cushing High School. She was united in marriage to Chester Brice Reece Nov. 22, 1944, in Cushing. The couple had no children. He preceded her in death Sept. 20, 1992. She worked for several years in the Cushing School system as a nutritionist. Reece was a member of the Methodist Church; she enjoyed attending the Cushing Senior Citizen Center and loved to crochet and quilt. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one sister, Ruth Turnbow. Reece is survived by several nieces and nephews including Bill and Laverne Turnbow, Stillwater; Larry and Darlene Turnbow, Moore; Carl and Barbara Doty, Cleveland; and other relatives and friends. Memorials contributions may be made to the Judith Karman Hospice in her memory. ********************************************************************** Tiffany Austin Tiffany Gayle Austin, infant daughter of Mark Austin and Teresa Huckabay Austin passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2001. She was born April 30, 2001. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Parkland Church of the Firstborn. Burial will follow at the Parkland Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. She is survived by her parents, one brother, Larry; her grandparents, Wanda Huckabay, Ripley; Elaine Berry and Dan Berry, Agra; her great grandmother, Luda Coughran, Ripley; several aunts and uncles and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** Burgess Maner Burgess Ray Maner, 76, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Greenbrier Nursing Home in Enid. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Strode Chapel. Visitation will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday at Strode Funeral Home. Interment will be at Fort Gibson National Cemetery at Fort Gibson. He was born June 9, 1924, in Locust Grove to Albert P. and Bertha (Dill) Maner. He married Margaret Maner. That marriage ended in divorce. In 1952 he married Betty Moore in Ft. Smith, Ark. That marriage also ended in divorce. He was the eldest of 13 children. He grew up near Austin, Texas, and at age 17 joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. When he was 18 he joined the Navy serving his country 20 years on active duty and 10 years in the Naval Reserve. He served in three wars, World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam and served on 15 different ships including the USS Alabama, the USS Haynsworth and the USS Los Angeles. Known as "Boats" during his naval career he was a gunner, ship's cook, division petty officer, junior officer of the deck, military policeman and lighthouse keeper. He was a bosun's mate (BM3) at the time of his retirement from active duty. While assigned to the Mine Warfare Department he helped design and develop mine-sweeping techniques. He also received special training in chemical and biological warfare. As a special honor he was selected in 1947 for assignment to President Harry Truman's yacht. He received the American Campaign, the Occupation/Japan, the National Defense, the Asiatic Pacific Service and Good Conduct medals. After he retired from active duty, he started his own business, Golden Eagle Janitorial Service in the Los Angeles area. Later he became a certified welder and worked as a maintenance mechanic for RSR. He moved to Oklahoma in 1976 and worked for 5th Wheel in Tulsa. In 1979 he moved to Ceres and worked as an equipment operator for Noble County until 1982 when he moved to Stillwater. He married Velda Gambill Feb. 14, 1988, in Stillwater. They enjoyed traveling and attended the CCC reunion in Brownsville, Texas, in 1996. He loved to tinker with all types of equipment "reengineering" everything to fit his own specifications. He loved going to coffee to visit and reminisce with his numerous friends. He was predeceased by his parents and three brothers, Jimmy, Jesse and Luther Maner and one granddaughter. He is survived by his wife, Velda; two sons, Charles and his wife June of Oceanside, Calif. and Gary and his wife Jennine of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Joan Snavely and her husband David of Yucaipa, Calif. and Norma Jean Nayas and her husband of Dale, Texas; two stepdaughters, Ann Patterson and her husband Perry of Guthrie and Paula McKee and her husband Gene of Morrison; three stepsons, Jim Gambill and his wife Linda of Morrison, Mark Gambill and his wife Almeda of Ripley and Tim Gambill of Stillwater; five brothers, Grant M. Maner and his wife Billee and Herschel Maner and his wife Olga, of Austin, Russell Maner and his wife Ada of Pryor, G.P. Maner and his wife Cindy of Locust Grove and C.W. Maner and his wife Vera of Kansas; and four sisters, Birdie Moore and her husband Jerry of Billings, Louise Estes and Gertie Maner of Enid and Virginia Estes and her husband Alan of Kremlin; his mother-in law, Esther Nelson of Stillwater, sister-in-law, Wilmoth Maner of Perry and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers are his sons, stepsons and nephews Memorials may be made to Hospice Circle of Love, 529 N. Grand Street, Enid, OK 73701-3216. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ********************************************************************** Delano Dobson Delano Paul Dobson, 64, Stillwater, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at his home. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Dale Gowdy, Glencoe First Baptist Church, will officiate. Services are under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Dobson was born June 30, 1936, in Shoals, Ind., to Paul and Jessie (Sypes) Dobson. He spent his childhood in Shoals where he attended school and graduated from high school. He married Dorothy Battles in Las Vegas, Nev., in 1957 and joined the Air Force that same year. For the next six years, while he was in the Air Force, they traveled extensively and lived in many places. In 1975, the Dobsons moved to Stillwater where he took a job with the city. He retired in January 2000 as the customer service foreman for the City of Stillwater. Dobson was a man who loved to fish and work with wood. He was an accomplished carpenter. He is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Frank Jr. Dobson, Dalphie Dobson and Ralph Dobson; and two sisters, Bernadette George and Mabel Tow. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of the home; five children and their spouses, Randy D. and Roberta Dobson, Stillwater; Ray G. and Cindy Dobson, Stillwater; Wesley A. and Becky King, California; Jay J. and Kathy King, Ripley; and a daughter Debra Metzger and husband Larry, Glencoe; two sisters, Berneice Stephenson, Shoals, Ind.; Mary Tetrick, Bradenton, Fla.; ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. ********************************************************************** May 04, 2001 ********************************************************************** Gary Day Gary Wayne Day, 36, Sand Springs, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, in Bakersfield, Calif. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church in Cushing. Curtis Mason will preside. Interment will follow at the Fairlawn Cemetery, north of Cushing. Funeral services are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home. Day was born Aug. 29, 1964, in Cushing to Carl Louis and Barbara Marie (Goforth) Day. He received his early education and was a graduate of the Cushing High School in 1983. He attended Tulsa Junior College and received an Associates Degree in Drafting. He was married to Elizabeth Anne (Beth) Lawson Dec. 3, 1999. They made their home in Sand Springs. He was employed with Thermal Solutions Inc. in Tulsa. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Cushing. He is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Day; sister, Carla Day; brother, Michael Day; and an infant brother. Day is survived by three sons, Jacob Day, Garrett Day, and John Alan Chandler; one daughter, Stacey Chandler; one brother, James Day, Cushing; four sisters, Linda Vasso, Cushing; Terry Thompson, Cushing; Alena Brasel, Cushing; Jana Laubach, Okeene; father, Carl Day, Tulsa; and numerous nieces and nephews. ********************************************************************** Lloyd Brinkerhoff Lloyd Allen Brinkerhoff, 85, died in an automobile accident in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, May 1, 2001. Services were held at 11 a.m. today at the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Orem, Utah. Additional services will be held Monday at the LDS Mesa East Stake Center in Mesa, Ariz. Burial will be at the Mesa Cemetery. Brinkerhoff was born in Provo, Utah, July 9, 1915, to Joseph and Phoebe Allen Brinkerhoff. He married Regina Smith in the LDS Mesa Arizona Temple Feb. 4, 1938. She died March 6, 1977. He then married Ruth Ison Lamoreaux July 7, 1978, and they divorced. He married Laurice Burch Richardson April 11, 1987, in Manti, Utah. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona, a Master of Science degree form Cornell University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He was a botany and plant pathology professor at Oklahoma State University for 30 years. His work included research on cotton diseases in Pakistan with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. He began his career with an educational gift of $90 from his father. Always active in the LDS church, Brinkerhoff served as a branch president, counselor in bishopric, and as a high counselor. After his retirement, he served in LDS missions in San Antonio, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1990, he moved to Orem, Utah, where he resided until his death. Brinkerhoff is survived by his wife Laurice Brinkerhoff, Orem, Utah; two children, James Brinkerhoff and wife Nancy, Houston, Texas; MaryAnne Veals and husband Robert, Murrieta, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The family suggests donations to the Perpetual Education Fund or the General Missionary Fund of the LDS Church, 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake, City, Utah, 84150 ********************************************************************** May 05, 2001 ********************************************************************** JoAn Marie Robey JoAn Marie Robey, 72, of Perkins died in Edmond Thursday, May 3, 2001. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Friends Chapel, Merl Kinser, pastor, officiating. The Eulogy will be given by Sam Howry. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Stillwater under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born April 18, 1929, in Oklahoma City to John and Ruby (Colclazier) Holliday. She graduated from Central High School on the UCO Campus in 1947 and attended the university for two years. She married Bob Robey on May 6, 1948, at the Holliday Farm southeast of Edmond. The couple lived and worked in Oklahoma City for a few years before moving north of Edmond where they reared their children and raised horses. In 1972 they moved to a farm west of Perkins where she lived for the rest of her life. Robey was a member of Friends Chapel. She was a Quarter Horse rancher, loan closer and retired from Heartland Federal in Stillwater. She was a member of Pleasant Valley club, ABWA, Oklahoma and American Quarter Horse Associations. She was predeceased by an infant son, Joe Bob, and an infant daughter, Robin Joan, in the early 1950s; her father in 1980, and a sister, Mary E. White in 1989. Survivors include her husband; her mother; two sons, Bart Robey and his wife Tonya and Kent Robey; one daughter, Regina (Robey) McVey and her husband Tom; two grandchildren, granddaughter Traci Melton and husband Charles and their children Dayne and Breea; and grandson, Bart J. Robey of Oklahoma City; Also, one brother, Johnnie Holliday and his wife Susan and one sister, Eressia Jackson and her husband Jim; and a host of Robey and Holliday nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends' children, Sam, John David and Deb Howry. Pallbearers are Kent Robey, Jim Jackson, Samy Howry, Carl Wampler, Ivan Newby and James Franklin. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Oklahoma Affiliate, 3545 NW 58th Street, No. 400C, Oklahoma City 73112. ********************************************************************** Pierce McClellan, Sr. Pierce Leonard McClellan Sr., 69, of Perkins, died at his Lincoln County residence Thursday, May 3, 2001. Services will at Bah-Kho-Je-Chena Sunday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Charles Wall will officiate. Tribal customs will be conducted by Randy Whitehorn. Burial will be at Kent Family Cemetery in Perkins under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Tribal services were held Friday and will be held again Saturday at 7 p.m. McClellan was born on the Kent homestead on the Lincoln County line at the home of his grandparents, Frank and Emma NawayNeway Kent, on July 27, 1931, to Ernest and Bessie M. NawayNeway (Kent) McClellan. His father was a full blood Sac-Fox Indian and his mother was a full blood Iowa Indian. As a young man, McClellan was a rodeo cowboy and had lived in Oklahoma City and Guthrie. He was considered a lifelong resident of the Perkins area. In 1951, he married Emily Derion in Chandler. She died in January 1987. McClellan, a truck driver and mechanic, was a member of the Baptist Church. He belonged to the Rodeo Cowboy's Association and the International Rodeo Association. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife; one son, Pierce McClellan Jr., and one daughter, Mary L. McClellan. Survivors include two sons, Ronald D. McClellan, Sr. of Marysville, Wash., and Ken McClellan of Perkins; three daughters, Valerie Hudson, Patty McClellan and Carole Hayes, all of Marysville, Wash.; 22 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Phoebe M. McClellan O'Dell of Perkins. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@AOL.com. ********************************************************************** James Otis Sams James Otis Sams, 56, Cushing, died on Thursday, May 3, 2001 at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Park Place Baptist Church. The Rev. Tony Black will preside. Interment will follow at the Harrell Cemetery, east of Cushing. Funeral services are under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home. Sams was born on March 19, 1945 in Cushing to Seth and Maybelle (Thompson) Sams. He received his early education in Cushing. He was married to Roberta McNeal in Cushing, where they made their home. He loved to coon hunt. He is preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Charles, Kenny, Dallas, Glen and Dennis Sams; two sisters, Armolee Sams and Sandra Turner; and by one granddaughter, Sethlen Sams. Sams is survived by his wife Roberta of the home; one son, Tim Sams, Colo.; two daughters, Lorena Creasey and Elizabeth Sams, Cushing; two brothers Bobby Sams, Stillwater and Bill Sams, Cushing; four sisters, Thelma Thompson, Cushing, Beverly Sprauge, Cushing, Phyllis McMillian, Cushing, and Linda Wright, Olive; and seven grandchildren. ********************************************************************** Benjamin Ray Foulks Benjamin Ray "Ben" Foulks, 86, died Friday, May 4, 2001 in Stillwater. Graveside services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Forrest Cemetery near Chandler. The Rev. Jim Blair will officiate. Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler is directing the arrangements. He was born in Poteau on Jan. 2, 1915, to Charles and Lillie Belle (Southern) Foulks. He married Lenore C. Smith in 1953 in San Francisco, Calif. He lived in the Chandler/Meeker area for many years before he moved to Perkins. He was a welder and fitter. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife, three sons, two sisters and one brother. Survivors include one daughter, Jeanetta Pressley and her husband C.D. of Perkins; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild; and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** May 06, 2001 ********************************************************************** Juanita Probasco Longtime Cushing resident Juanita Viola Probasco, 76, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, in Oklahoma City. Services, with Dr. Lonny Lee, pastor, presiding will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Cushing. Mrs. Christi Hickman, pianist, will provide the prelude and postlude and will accompany soloist Diana Sue Young as she sings "The Twenty-Third Psalm," "How Great Thou Art," "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" and "Amazing Grace." Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Visitation will be Sunday from 1 until 6 p.m., Monday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Stroud on June 8, 1924, to Sim Peyton and Ruby Laughlin Peyton. She was educated in Stroud and graduated from Stroud High School. She married George Probasco in 1946. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Pam Christ of Wewoka, Sharon Peery of Cushing and Chrystal Little of Granby, Colo.; a sister, Leta McLemore and her husband Jim, of Monroe, La.; a brother, Dr. Marvin Peyton and his wife Sandra, of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren, Travis Peery and his wife Christina, Clint Peery, Ryan Christ, Blake Christ, Autumn Little and McKayla Little; one aunt, Wynona Hayward and her late husband, Orville Hayward of Ottawa, Kan.; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Travis Peery, Michael Clint Peery, Ryan Christ, Blake Christ, Brent McLemore and Mike Peery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. ********************************************************************** May 08, 2001 ********************************************************************** Georgia Pittser Georgia Helen Pittser, 71, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at her Cushing home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. Palmer Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Oilton July 8, 1929, to George and Eva (Tinnie) Cunningham. She was married to Cleo Russell Pittser. She was a homemaker. In addition to her husband she was predeceased by a son, Russell Franklin Pittser and a grandson, Shelby Wayne Helvy. Survivors include one daughter, Dorothy Helvy of Cushing: four grandchildren, Charley Elbert Helvy III, Clayton Dewayne Helvy, Latricia Ann Helvy and Tessica Lynn Derr. ********************************************************************** Ray Grindstaff Ray Gordon Grindstaff, 93, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, in Tulsa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at South Glencoe Cemetery in Glencoe. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel in Tulsa is directing the arrangements. He was born in Glencoe June 17, 1907, to Jacob and Mattie Malloy Grindstaff. He moved to Bartlesville in 1931 and 1938 started Grindstaff furniture. He closed the furniture store in 1957. Before owning the furniture store he was employed by Montgomery Ward, was a real estate broker and although he never practiced law had passed the Oklahoma Bar Examination. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Ellen. Survivors include his sons, Gordon Grindstaff of Bartlesville and Boyd Grindstaff of Grove; a daughter Bartiece Armstrong of Tulsa; and 10 grandchildren. ********************************************************************** Johnny Moery Johnny Lee Moery, 58, died Saturday, April 28, 2001, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. May 2 at the First Christian Church. Rev. Mickey Moery officiated. Interment was in Hennessey Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home. Moery was born Jan. 24, 1943, in Granite to Otto and Jean Moery. He moved with his family to Hennessey in 1945 where he graduated from Hennessey High School. He also attended the University of Oklahoma then returned to work with his father in the construction business. He was a member of First Christian Church and was also a civic and volunteer leader, serving on the City Council. His passion was working with youth baseball. He coached Little League and American Legion teams for more than 15 years. Later, Moery lived in Oklahoma City, Dallas and Houston serving as president of the surveying equipment firm of Moery Ltd. He is preceded in death by his father. Moery is survived by his wife, Cindy, of the home; sons, J.P. and wife Diane and granddaughter Grace, Alexandria, Va.; Chris and wife, Jill, and grandchildren Clay Ryan and Maggie, Hennessey; stepdaughter Patricia Lynn McGill and stepson Patrick Michael McGill, both of Houston, Texas; mother Jean Jones and stepfather Marvin Jones, Hennessey; brothers Jack Moery, Hennessey; Charley Moery, Piedmont; and Mickey Moery, Ames; former wife Beverly Moery, Kingfisher; as well as 13 nephews and nieces; stepbrothers David and Doyle Jones, Hennessey and stepsister Donnis Moore, Denver, Colo. Pallbearers for the funeral service included Jim Moery, Jason Moery, Nicholas Moery, Jerry Jones, Art Davis and Silas White. Honorary pallbearers included Derek Moery, Ralph Choate, Fred White, Rodney Crosswhite, Larry Craun, Gary Pittenger and Tim Kerr. In lieu flowers, the family asks that donations or memorials be made in care of the funeral home to the Johnny Moery Youth Baseball fund to help benefit the youth baseball leagues of Hennessey. ********************************************************************** May 09, 2001 ********************************************************************** William Hart William Stafford Hart services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Agra. Interment will follow in Osage Cemetery. Hart was born in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 19, 1931, to Cleo J. and Mary L. Hart. They moved to Agra where he graduated from Agra High School in 1949. He served in the Army occupation forces in Germany. He completed his formal education at Central State University and Oklahoma State University and received his degree in accounting. He is survived by his sisters Clara Ann Jones and her husband Richard L. of Morrison, Colo. and La Verna L. Cobb and her husband Jim of Oklahoma City; an aunt, Jessie Taylor of Woodburn, Ore.; one uncle Henry Heer and his wife Ruby of Montrose, Colo.; four nephews and three nieces. Donations may be made to the Agra School Scholarship Fund ********************************************************************** May 10, 2001 ********************************************************************** Eldon Sisney Eldon Ernest "Ernie" Sisney, 79, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Cushing Regional Hospital. Services, with Paul Anderson presiding, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born in Glenpool March 4, 1922, to John Wesley and Dicie Rae (Reed) Sisney. He married Peggy Garton Nov. 22, 1949, in Tulsa. His family moved to Stillwater when Ernie was very young and he attended Stillwater schools. He graduated from Stillwater High School in 1939. After graduation, he attended college and was drafted in 1943. During the war, he flew a B-17 Bomber with the Eighth Air Force, 391st Bomb Squadron in England. He earned the rank of 1st Lt. , Army Air Corps. After the war, he was a flight instructor at West Point, After he was discharged, he returned to Oklahoma A and M College where he earned his bachelor of science degree in 1951. After he graduated, he went to work for the Game and Fish Department. He then worked for Eaton Laboratories as a pharmaceutical detailer. He later worked for John Deere Chemical before going into the oil field business. He owned C and C Tank Truck in Garber until his retirement.. Sisney was an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and feeding the birds. He also enjoyed bowling and being with family and friends. He was a Christian who loved his Lord. He was a member of the 34 Bomb Group H Association. He was predeceased by his parents. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Georgia Sisney of Burnet, Texas, and Linda Turner and her husband Steve of Yale; two brothers, E. R. Sisney of Tulsa, and Bob Sisney and his wife Helen of Arizona; and one sister, Lena Sisney of Stillwater. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 3545 NW 58th, 400C, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Terry Catlett Terry LaVon Catlett, 44, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at her residence. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Strode Chapel with Pastor Larry Eslinger officiating. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 30, 1956, in Stillwater to Albert and Doris (White) Sylvester. She attended and graduated from high school in Woodbridge, Va. She married Vernon Moneymaker and moved to Oklahoma. They later divorced. She married Art Catlett and later divorced. She attended Tonkawa Junior College in the 80's and earned an associate degree in business. She later worked as a secretary at Oklahoma State University in the USDA offices. She retired early due to a physical disability. She enjoyed working with ceramics. She was preceded in death by her mother. Survivors include: her father of Woodbridge, Va.; one son, Corey Vernon Moneymaker and his wife Angyl of Stillwater; three grandchildren, Gabryel Moneymaker of Stillwater, Tessla Brook Barnett of Stillwater and Seth Daniel Flack of Stillwater and one sister, Dawn Price of Woodbridge, Va. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** May 11,2001 ********************************************************************** Joyce Eyler Joyce Eyler, 76, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, in Stillwater. Services, with Rev. Larry Wilson officiating, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Collinsville. Interment will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville. Collinsville Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Capron to George W. and Mable (Albright) Lightburn. She married Nelson Eyler in Nov. 1943 in Collinsville. She attended Oklahoma A and M and was a 50 year member of P.E.O. She was a member of the Collinsville First United Methodist Church and the Methodist Women. She loved fishing and tied quilts for babies and friends and family. In addition to her husband of Collinsville, she is survived by two sons, Dan Eyler and his wife Debbie of Tulsa and Dean Eyler and his wife Kathie of Collinsville; a daughter, Dianne Adams and her husband Walter of Stillwater; a twin sister, Jean Condrey of Birmingham, Ala.; eight grandchildren, Brian Adams and his wife Nancy of Murphy, Texas, Laura Adams of Stillwater, Matt Eyler of Tulsa, Stacy Post and her husband Brad of Broken Arrow, Amanda Green and her husband Ryan of Tulsa, Melissa Teasley of Tulsa, Monty Eyler and his wife Dawn of Collinsville and Malia Guerrero and her husband Eric of Stillwater; two great-grandchildren, Madylaine and Solomon Post; two nephews, Vic Condrey of Houston and Lee Condrey of Birmingham; and two nieces, Cathy Ratliff of Dallas and Marsha Ramee of Oklahoma City. ********************************************************************** Steve Gray Longtime Cushing resident, Steve Gray, 41, died Monday, May 7, 2001, in Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Flynn Cemetery southwest of Cushing. Bob Vaught will preside. Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born May 12, 1959, in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Walter E. Gray and Marjorie E. Escott Gray. When he was a small child the family moved to Cushing where he attended Cushing schools. He worked as a mechanic for many years and was well respected for his knowledge of automobiles. Survivors include one daughter, Heather Gray of Ft. Collins, Colo. and several cousins and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** Lloyd Tiger Cushing resident Lloyd F. Tiger, 72, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Visitation will be at Palmer Funeral Home Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at which time visitation will be at Mr. Tiger's home, northeast of Cushing. Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Tiger Family Cemetery, northeast of Cushing. In addition to his wife, Patricia M. (Lonechief) Tiger, he is survived by his daughters, Patty Gay Tiger Beaston of Tulsa, Renata Jo Tiger of Tulsa, and Wonzie Klinekole Tiger of Dallas, Texas; a son, Russell Lloyd Tiger of Dallas; brothers, Jack Elba Tiger and Herschel Tiger and Herschel Tiger; sisters, Dorothy Tiger, Yvonne Goodeagle and Corrine Tiger (Tsoodle); and two grandchildren Echo and Rion Tiger. ********************************************************************** Judith Karman The body of Judith Karman, a name associated with hospice care in Stillwater for nearly a quarter of a century has been taken from Fairlawn Cemetery to be cremated. Her ashes will be placed in the columbarium at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The relatively new columbarium has 42 niches for urns. Many have been reserved but Mrs. Karman's urn will be one of five in place. Her husband, Tom, was a professor at Oklahoma State University and is now at Oklahoma Baptist University and living in Shawnee said the last family member. Son Tim, will soon be moving to Claremore from Stillwater and no one will be left to tend the site. The columbarium was the answer. Mrs. Karman's own experience with cancer deepened her concern for the extra care needed by critically or terminally ill patients and their families. She was a patient representative for Stillwater Medical Center which in 1977 formed a support group to assist patients and families in similar times of crisis. She died of breast cancer in 1979. Before her death she proposed a memorial fund be established to help people learn to give emotional support to critically ill individuals and their families. That led to the founding of Judith Karman Hospice that has blossomed into a major actor in many lives in this community through assorted services, activities, fund-raisers and the thrift shop ********************************************************************** May 12, 2001 ********************************************************************** Margaret Sewell Mary Margaret Sewell, 88, Stillwater, died on Friday, May 11, 2001, at tillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Strode Chapel. The Rev. B. Gordon Edwards will officiate. Interment will be 1 p.m. Monday at Fairlawn Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Sewell was born on March 7, 1913 in Ft. Scott, Kan. to Ora James and Mattie Mae (Hipes) Parrish. She was married to James Clenton Sewell on Nov. 2, 1948 in Long Beach, Calif. He died on March 13, 1997. She grew up and attended schools in Ft. Scott, Kan. She lived in Jefferson City, Mo. from October 1935 to September 1946. Sewell and her husband lived in California until her husband retired in January 1971. They lived in Wickenburg, Ariz. before moving to Stillwater in July 1984. They moved to Springfield, Mo. in 1992 and returned to Stillwater in 1994. Sewell was a life-long democrat. Sewell was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She worked for Bank of America. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Sewell; and three sisters. Sewell is survived by two nieces, Maxine Collins and husband Fred, West Plains, Mo.; Luwanda Chappell and husband Tom, New Baden; four nephews, Don Foy and wife Earline, Hurst, Texas; Gordon Foy, Florida, Glen Michaels and Harold Michaels, both of Kansas City, Mo.; and one cousin Meredeth Wade, Stillwater. ********************************************************************** Meredith J. Prough Meredith J. Prough, 58, died Thursday, May 10, 2001 in Tulsa. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Yale High School Gym . Harold Prough, Ponca City, will officiate. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Prough was born on April 15, 1943 in Ozark, Ark. to Theodore Brewer and Bertha Gossett Brewer. She came to Yale as a small child. She attended Yale schools and was a graduate of Yale High School. She was united in marriage to Larry Prough on July 3, 1961 in Yale. The couple had lived in the area since that time. She worked for the Oklahoma Historical Society in Pawnee for many years and was currently still employed with them. Prough was a member of the Cushing Christian Church. She was a member of the XI Delta Pi. As a member for 25 years she was a member of the order of the rose. She enjoyed cross stitching, sewing and painting. Prough is preceded in death by her parents and one son, John Tate Prough. She is survived by her husband, Larry Prough of the home; two sons, Todd Prough and wife Jeanette, Yale; Thad Prough, Maramec; two grandchildren, Austin Prough and Benjamin Prough; and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** May 13, 2001 ********************************************************************** Freida Bilyeu Freida Fern Bilyeu, 94, of Stillwater, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. No services are scheduled. She was born May 14, 1906, in Stillwater to Charles Monroe and Ida B. (Savage) Ferguson. She married Simon Orval Bilyeu Sept. 5, 1926, in Stillwater. She was a member of the election board, a homemaker and a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Ann Griffin and her husband A. Willis, of Tulsa, and Donna Kay Hannah and her husband James W., of Stillwater; five grandchildren, Kathi Burton, Tami Petty, Lisa Price, Marni Paredes, Rebecca Hannah; and six great-grandchildren. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@aol.com. ********************************************************************** May 14, 2001 ********************************************************************** Alma June McAulay Lifetime Cushing resident Alma June Usher McAulay, 86, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Cushing Regional Hospital. Services, with Father Paul Ostrander officiating, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Cushing. Interment will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. The family will greet friends in the Parish Hall immediately before services. McAulay was born in Cushing on Nov. 1, 1914, to W.I. "Bud" and Alma Maud Walters Usher. She was raised and educated in Cushing. She married Lewis Calvin McAulay on March 2, 1936, in Cushing. They had two children, Mickey and Dee Anne. McAulay was a devoted wife who helped her husband in the dry cleaning business and a loving mother to her children. She was active in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, where she had been a member since 1957. She was a longtime member of Cushing Country Club and loved golfing with her friends. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband and one brother, William Irvin Usher Jr. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Michael Lewis "Mickey" and Grace McAulay of Cushing; one daughter, Dee Anne McAulay Montgomery of Edmond; three granddaughters, Michelle Montgomery Griffin and her husband Scott of Edmond, Whitney Dee Montgomery of Dallas and Starla Denese Beaty of Moore; and two great-grandchildren, Britni and Chandler Griffin of Edmond. McAulay is also survived by a brother, Christian Kyle Usher of Slayton, Minn.; one sister and brother-in-law, Patty Lou (Usher) and Bill E. Gist of Bethany; one sister-in-law, Virginia Bryant Usher of Bethany; numerous nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to the Oklahoma Heart Association, the American Cancer Society Memorial Program, Heartland Division, 4323 N.W. 63rd, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73116-1513, or the Alzheimer's Association, Oklahoma Chapter, 6465 S. Yale, Suite 206, Tulsa, Okla., 74136-7804. ********************************************************************** Ruby Fern Key Former Agra schoolteacher Ruby Fern Key, 81, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, in Tulsa. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Friends Church in Chandler. Burial will follow in Tryon Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Newby will officiate. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler. Key was born Dec. 5, 1919, in Chandler to Proctor and Alma E. (Wertman) Mullen. She married Chester Key on Nov. 30, 1941, in Tryon. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Oklahoma State University and taught school for 31 years in Chandler and Agra public schools. She was a 4-H Club leader for many years and was very active member of Friends Church in Chandler. She was predeceased by her parents, brother, two sisters and one son, Harold Allen Key. She is survived by her husband, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and David McEntire of Carrollton, Texas; three grandchildren, Chris Key of Germany and Brad and Trina McEntire of Carrollton; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Anna Lois and Robert George of Chandler and Joy and Jim Wilson of Wichita, Kan.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Glenn and Eunice Mullen of Agra, Charles and Mable Mullen of Wichita and Proctor Mullen Jr. of Chandler; and other friends and many relatives. ********************************************************************** May 15, 2001 ********************************************************************** Louise Maxwell Louise Margaretta Maxwell, 62, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Rosewood Nursing Home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Strode Funeral Home with Dale Barnes officiating. Interment will be at Zion Cemetery in Perry under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 27, 1939, in Lucien to Otto and Ada (Friedemann) Bamberger. She grew up in Perry, graduated from Perry High School and attended classes at Oklahoma State University. She married Ray Maxwell Sept. 30, 1961, in Perry. They later divorced. She was a former choir director for Zion Lutheran Church in Perry and president of Luther League. She was involved in many activities prior to her illness in 1980. She had a positive attitude in life and was always cheerful and smiling. She was an inspiration to many people and touched their lives in a special way. She was a member of the New Covenant of Life. She was preceded in death by her parents and former husband. Survivors include two daughters, Jane Maxwell of Stillwater and Tammy Bates of Tulsa; three grandchildren, Robin Bates and Christopher Davis of Stillwater and Trey Bates of Houston, Texas; one brother, Paul Bamberger and his wife Julie of Stillwater and a special friend, Lawrence Williams. Contributions may be made to the Family Memorial Fund, c/o Strode Funeral Home, P.O. Box 487, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@AOL.COM. ********************************************************************** Beulah Earnest Beulah Earnest, 83, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Tulsa. Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Moore's East Lawn in Tulsa. She was born Sept. 18, 1918, to George and Bertie Stockwell. She attended school at Starr Valley and Eureka schools in Payne County. She grew up on her family's farm located between Glencoe and Stillwater. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ruben Stockwell of Stillwater, and Cleo Stockwell of California; one sister, Lula Jardot of Stillwater; one daughter, Joy Scott; and one son, Jimmy Clapp. She is survived by three daughters, Lila Tillman, Glencoe, Eva Case, Tulsa, Wanda Katapodis, Tulsa; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. ********************************************************************** May 16, 2001 ********************************************************************** Audrey Gibble Audrey Margaret Gibble, 90, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Cushing Regional Hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Milo Steffen officiating. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 13, 1911, in Creek County near Depew to Robert O. and Rosetta (Sutton) Johnson. She graduated from Pawnee High School. She married Earl Gibble in December 1929 in Lela. She lived in Morrison and Coyle before moving to Cushing in 1943. She was a homemaker and partner in her husband's wholesale gasoline business. She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church. She also belonged to the Garden Club and a sewing club. She enjoyed doing crewel and embroidery work. She was known for providing the Easter Egg hunt and the free movie and candy at Christmas for area children. She loved caring for horses as well. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Eldon Gibble; three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Whalen of Cushing and Earlene Lewis of Stillwater; six grandchildren, Jeff Gaunt, Clifford Gaunt, Earl Brady Gaunt, Mimme Childs, Douglas Earl Acklin and Lorie Noonan; nine great- grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. The family will greet friends in the Memorial Chapel of Davis Funeral Home Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Memorial Fund in her memory. ********************************************************************** Frank Cundiff Frank S. Cundiff, 82, Perkins, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Strode Chapel. Stanley Buckmaster and Larry Eslinger will officiate. Interment will be at Oak Grove in Coyle. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Cundiff was born July 23, 1918, in Perkins to Vivian and Pearl (Rice) Cundiff. He married his second wife Beulah Turner, Jan 25, 1959, in Chandler. They later divorced. He attended IXL Grade School. He attended Perkins High School where he played football. He graduated in 1937. Cundiff lived in Kansas for sometime, where he received many awards for boxing in the Golden Gloves for the Missouri Valley Conference and worked at a filling station to support himself. He also lived in California where he worked as a foreman for a Commercial Diary. Cundiff was drafted March 12, 1941. He served in World War II in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign and fought at Normandy Beach and in the Battle of the Bulge, where he received a silver star. He was honorably discharged Nov. 11, 1945, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, after which he returned to California. In California, he married his first wife, Eva Astor and worked as a tile setter and a a foreman in a furniture upholstery shop. After his divorce, he moved back to Perkins where he farmed and drove a grader for the county. He then went to work for Delbert Butler as a bulldozer operator. He married his second wife in 1959 and went to work as a deputy in the Payne County Sheriff's office. He was later promoted to Under sheriff and was the finger print expert, trained by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. He was appointed Postmaster of the Perkins Post Office in 1965 and retired from that position in 1982. Later, he took a job at Oberlin Color Press as a guard. He loved to read, garden and was a big fan of his grandchildren. Cundiff was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the American Legion. He is preceded in death by his parents, Vivian and Pearl (Rice) Cundiff; four brothers and an infant sister. Cundiff is survived by two sons, Troy Cundiff and wife Robin, Perkins; Todd Cundiff and wife Kimberly, Stillwater; daughter, Tracy Prigmore, Perkins; three stepsons, Clifford Johnson, Perkins; Mike Johnson, Tryon; Larry Johnson, Tryon; two stepdaughters, Tina Lynsky, Perkins; Irma Redus, Stillwater; seven grandchildren, seventeen step grandchildren, and 12 step great grandchildren and brother Jack Cundiff, Perkins. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Saundra Bond Tryon resident Saundra Kay Bond, 59, died Monday, May 14, 2001, in Tryon. Services with Brother Jack Fick Jr. and Brother Randall Wright presiding will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Parkland Church of the Firstborn. Interment will follow at Parkland Cemetery. Friends may sign the guest register each evening until 5 p.m. at Palmer Funeral Home in Cushing. The casket will not be opened. Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing is directing the arrangements. She was born Feb. 10, 1942, in Oklahoma City and was reared by her grandmother Emma Wright. She attended schools in Oklahoma City and Agra and was a reservations agent for Southwest Airlines.. She was a member of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. She was predeceased by one son, Sean Patrick Bond; a granddaughter, Kaylee Sarai Morris; and a great-grandchild, Sara Jessica Godwin. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Bond of Agra and Christopher Bond of Hobbs, N.M.; two daughters, Angelia Herrmann of Cortez, Colo. and Emalee Morris of Delta, Colo.; three brothers, Danny Martinez and Charles Martinez, both of Texas and Cleo Martinez of Oklahoma City; a sister, Darlene Herrmann of Agra; and 15 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Travis Herrmann, Kevin Herrmann, Michael Herrmann, Fred Richard Thompson, Ada Herrman and Joshua Bond. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Greenfield and Jason Sweet. ********************************************************************** May 17, 2001 ********************************************************************** Pauline Winter Pauline Winter, 66, retired associate professor of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Science at Oklahoma State University, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at her home in Stillwater. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Strode Funeral Chapel. Rev. Rusty Stowe, Exchange Avenue Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, will officiate. Interment will be held at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Winter was born April 23, 1935, in Vardeman, Miss. In 1957, she earned her undergraduate degree in recreation and sociology from Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas. In 1960, she received her Masters of Arts degree from Texas Woman's University with a major in health, physical education and recreation. After receiving her graduate degree, she accepted an assistant professorship with Kansas State College in Pittsburg, Kan., where she taught until coming to OSU in 1965. During her 32 year tenure in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Science, she developed a variety of courses, taught both graduate and undergraduate classes, served on numerous university and faculty committees and coached women's intercollegiate softball, field hockey and swimming. She served as chairman of the Department of Leisure Studies from 1976 to 1984. In addition to her faculty responsibilities, she was very active at the state and national levels in her professional organizations. Winter has been recognized by her peers via numerous awards and honors, including the outstanding HPEL Faculty Award, Recreation Professional of the Year (OAHPERD), Distinguished Service Award (ORPS) and Fellow Award (Southwest Regional Council, NRPA). Her most recent honor was the "Pauline Winter Celebration Day" held Aug. 20, 2000, at the OSU Softball Complex. Her absolute dedication to her students and her profession, her love of life, her deep affection for her family and her enduring friendship will be dearly missed by all whose lives she touched. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Walter and Hollie Mae; three brothers, Walt, Wendell and Robert; and two sisters, Mary Francis and Cleytus. Winter is survived by her brother, Melvin Orlando Winter, Lexington; sister, Martha Samuels, Oklahoma City; and her godchildren, Shane and Shauna Summers. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Pauline Winter Scholarship Fund, OSU Foundation. ********************************************************************** Marie Tyner Marie (Harris) Tyner, 87, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Cushing Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Sac and Fox Tribal Cemetery, Stroud. Rev. Thomas Morris will preside. Visitation will be held at the Palmer Funeral Home in Cushing from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. today. Services are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home. Tyner was born Dec. 18, 1913, in Stroud to John and Grace Harris. She attended school in Pawnee at the Pawnee Indian School. She was married to Raymond R. Tyner in March 1930. To this union one son and five daughters were born. They made their home in and around Cushing. She was always a homemaker with many hobbies. She loved sewing, gardening, canning, baking, crocheting and she could never pass up a garage sale. She and her husband were both active members of Veterans of Foreign War Post 1118 in Cushing. Tyner was a member of the Baptist Church. She had lived at Stroud South Care Center for the past five years and recently moved to the Linwood Village in Cushing. She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; two daughters, infant Tammy Tyner and Virginia Rae Cummins; and one son, Eugene Tyner. Tyner is survived by her three daughters, Connie Pennington, Cushing; Darlene Downing, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mary Lee Brown, Stroud; 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** Wade Harris Wade Andrew Harris, 84, Perkins, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Stanley Buckmaster will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Harris was born April 13, 1917, in Dalton, Ga., to Houston and Virginia (Camel) Harris. He married Retha Uthene Mercer Oct. 15, 1941, in Newkirk. Harris moved to Stillwater when he was four years old. He attended Stillwater Schools. He began working in restaurants while in school and worked his way up to chef, which he did until he retired in 1979. He entered the Army in 1942, serving until 1945. Harris liked music and playing dominoes. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, one baby, one brother and three sisters. Harris is survived by his wife of the home; three sons, Donald Harris, Perkins; Timothy Harris and wife Elizabeth, Virginia; David Harris, Buffalo; 12 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, one brother, Randolf Harris and wife Mary Lou, Bakersfield, Calif.; and one sister, Mary Francis Peckham, Eufaula. Pallbearers are Don Harris, Timothy Harris, David Harris, Andrew Harris, Joseph Harris and Devin Harris. Memorials may be made to the Adventist Community Services, 3823 W. 19th Stillwater, 74074. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** May 18, 2001 ********************************************************************** Joe Guess Joe Francis Guess, 61, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at his residence in Estes Park, Colo. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakewood Nazarene Church, Lakewood, Colo. with the Rev. Harlan Moore officiating. Interment will be at Estes Valley Memorial Gardens under the direction of Allnutt Funeral Service. He was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Chickasha to Joe D. and Mary (Thompson) Guess. He graduated from Bethany High School and received a bachelor's degree in physics from Bethany Nazarene College. He earned a masters of science degree and a doctorate in philosophy from Oklahoma State University. He married Mary Posey Nov. 27, 1964, in Stillwater. He was a former resident of the Denver area, but resided in Estes Park since 1989. He worked as a engineer at Sylvania Corp. in Boston, Mass., and was a professor at Trevecca Nazarene College. He also worked at Turner Microphone Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Johnson and Johnson Medical Systems and Bio Sounds in Englewood, Colo. He founded Sonovolt Company, spending much of his time traveling to his clients, UltraSource Corp. in Tulsa and Applied Technology Labs in Bothell, Wash. He was a member of the Acoustical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He loved being a father, grandfather and husband. He enjoyed woodworking, camping, hiking, singing and music. He had a strong faith in Jesus Christ and attended Estes Park Wesleyan Church and Mountain View. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include: his father of Colcord; his wife of the home, two daughters, Mary Frances and her husband Wayde Sandell of Castle Rock, Colo. and Kathryn Janette Guess of Greenwood Village; two brothers, Jim Guess of Colcord and John Guess of Colcord and three grandchildren, Brittany, Joshua and Rebecca Sandell of Castle Rock, Colo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Project Cure, the American Brain Tumor Association or the National Brain Tumor Foundation, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517 ********************************************************************** May 19, 2001 ********************************************************************** Carolyn Rowens Bridenstine Carolyn Rowans Bridenstine, 85, of Edina, Minn., died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, in Edina, Minn. Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Friends Chapel Church. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Coyle. Pastor Merl Kinser will officiate and Strode Funeral Home is directing the services. She was born near Haviland, Kan., March 14, 1916 to Henry E. and Edith Marie (Allen) Davis. She married Emmett Valdemar Bridenstine on August 21, 1938 in Haviland, Kan. He predeceased her on April 20, 2000. She attended Victory School near Haviland, Kan., and graduated from Haviland High School in 1934, where she was the salutatorian. She graduated from Friends Bible College in 1936 and attended Ft. Hays State College where she earned a Teacher's Certificate. She taught school at Lost Valley School, a one-room country school with eight grades in 1936 and taught at Victory School in 1937 until she married in 1938. After her marriage, she lived and worked in Wichita, Kan. while her husband finished his degree at Friends University. She assisted him in his ministry at Timbercreek Friends Church near Atlanta, Kan., from 1940-1943; Cold Springs Friends Church in Cold Springs from 1943-1950; and at Community Friends Church in Roosevelt from 1950-1960. She was a pastor's wife in Topeka, Kan., from 1960-1968 and in Great Bend, Kan., from 1968-1976. They moved to the home place in Perkins when her husband retired from 1976-1978. She became a pastor's wife again from 1978-1980 when they pastored at Community Friends Church in Roosevelt; at Friends Chapel in Coyle from 1980-1984; and retired again from 1984-1989. She moved with her husband to Wyandotte in 1989 where he served as interim director of the Friends Center and pastor of the Friends Church. She assisted her husband in 45 years of active ministry. Her hobbies included reading, sewing and painting. She painted pictures of the Progress School as her husband painted the school itself. She moved to Guthrie to Edina, Minn., last July to be near her family. She was a member of Friends Chapel Church, Farm Club and WCTU-Missionary Society. She is predeceased by her parents, her husband and one brother. She is survived by two sons, Stanley Bridenstine and his wife Pat of Riverside, Calif., Lester Bridenstine and his wife Elaine if Edina, Minn.; one sister, Delpha Clarkson, Pratt, Kan.; one brother, Justin Davis of Weatherford; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@aol.co ********************************************************************** May 20, 2001 ********************************************************************** Grace Houston Grace J. Houston, 88, died Friday, May 18, 2001, in Stillwater. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Strode Chapel with Rev. Charles Wall officiating. Interment will be at Olivet Cemetery, southwest of Perkins, under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 2, 1912, in Lincoln County to George and Orpha Jane (Faust) Ridpath. She attended elementary school in Goodnight and graduated from Chandler High School in 1932. She married Everett Glen Houston Jan. 4, 1938, in Stillwater. They farmed 160 acres south of Perkins until 1971, then moved to Stillwater. In April 2001 she became a resident of the Alterra Sterling House. She was a member of the Olivet Christian Church where she taught a children's Sunday school class. She served as secretary and treasurer of the Olivet Home Demonstration Club. After moving to Stillwater, she provided day care in her home for more than 20 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters and one daughter, Phyllis Glendola Houston Smith of Sherman, Texas. Survivors include her husband; one son, Dr. Glen Dale Houston and wife Joyce of Edmond; one daughter, Janell Diehl and husband Don of Sapulpa; five grandchildren, Pamela Burkhard and husband Bill of Bonham, Texas, Penny Hall and husband Kent of Justin, Texas, Keith Smith of Sherman, Texas, Jason Burke of Sapulpa, Justin Burke of Mannford; seven great-grandchildren, Billy, Michael, Clint and Danny Burkhard of Bonham, Texas and Christine, Brent and Matthew Hall of Justin, Texas; one sister, Nell Youngker, 101, of The Renaissance of Stillwater and one son-in-law, Orlin Bud Smith. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at STRODEFH@AOL.COM ********************************************************************** Betty Nichols Betty Elizabeth Stepp Nichols, 64 , died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at her residence in Okemah. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Lawson Cemetery in Yale. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home. She was born May 18, 1936, in Stroud to Herman Lee and Cora Elizabeth (Claxton) Gaches. She was a resident of Okfuskee County since 1965, was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Okemah. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Karen Stepp Smith and one brother, Shirley Lee Gaches. Survivors include her husband, Red Nichols of Okemah; one grandson, Dustin Rorex Smith of Okemah; five brothers, Jack Gaches of Stillwater, Archie Gaches of Cushing, Robert Gaches of Hallett, Dick Gaches of Stillwater, Jimmy Gaches of Stillwater; one sister, Connie Costa of San Diego, Calif., and many other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** May 21, 2001 ********************************************************************** Lawrence Boger Oklahoma State University President Emeritus Lawrence L. Boger, 77, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. A memorial service is scheduled Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater with Dr. B. Gordon Edwards, pastor, officiating. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Auburn, Ind., the only son of Lazeal and Lester Boger. He married his college sweetheart from Purdue, Frances June Wilbur, Sept. 2, 1945, in Veedersburg, Ind. His college education was interrupted by World War II, in which he served overseas with the 26th Division, was wounded in action and received an honorable discharge. He was decorated with a Presidential Citation, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and ETO Ribbon with stars and earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Boger received his B.S. degree with distinction in agricultural economics from Purdue University in 1947. He studied at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. He received his M.S. with high honors in economics in 1948, and his Ph.D. in agricultural economics, economic theory and international trade, and statistics in 1950, both from Michigan State University. His distinguished career at Michigan State University began in 1948 when he joined the faculty. He attained the rank of professor and became chairman of the Department of Agricultural Economics in 1954. As chair, he led the department into various research projects in 34 different foreign countries. He was named dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1969, and prior to coming to OSU, served two years as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. He served as the 14th president of OSU from June 15, 1977, until June 30, 1988. During his tenure, he broadened awareness of the university in the local community, the state of Oklahoma and as an institution serving the world. Boger was a visionary and a builder. He served at a time when university presidents were transitioning from being pure academic leaders into becoming the face and voice of outreach for their universities. He is responsible for many of the university's best facilities. He led OSU's first major capital campaign, which resulted in the Noble Research Center. Under his administration, more than a dozen new buildings were constructed, student enrollments peaked at more than 23,000 and capital expenditures exceeded $200 million. Boger was instrumental in OSU becoming the parent institution for the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa. He was a strong believer in technology, especially the power of telecommunications in distance learning. Boger loved his OSU Cowboys. He took great pleasure in attending team practice sessions and followed and supported all the university teams. He served on several commissions and committees of the National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities and in 1980 was selected by the Agriculture Council of America to represent the land-grant system. Because of his expertise as an agricultural economist, he was asked by President Ronald Reagan to serve on a Blue Ribbon Committee to develop recommendations on how the United States could maximize its farm exports over the next decade. At OSU, he conceived the merging of the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery with OSU, which was approved in 1988 by the Oklahoma Legislature. He was named the 1989 National Osteopathic Educator of the Year, served on the board of the Kirksville (Mo.) College of Osteopathic Medicine and was later named to the Advisory Board of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa. Through his vision, he began early on to prepare OSU for the information age, combining an integrated communications system, the use of computers and the installation of a digital fiber optic telephone system. During his tenure, OSU's Educational Television Services moved into its state-of-the art facility, making OSU the world's premier institution in distance learning. In fact, OSU was the first university in the nation to have uplink satellite capability. Recognizing the importance of OSU's centennial celebration in 1990, Boger called together 100 distinguished state and national leaders to serve on a Centennial Advisory Commission and to help lead the university into the next century. A 27-volume history of OSU was commissioned at this time. Under Boger's guidance, OSU became a major participant in the consortium to initiate and staff the University Center at Tulsa. He also helped create state support for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, an organization devoted to encouraging faculty research through grants. He was appointed by Governor George Nigh to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Advisory Committee to develop a plan to strengthen Oklahoma's economic development through technological innovation. He was chairman of the board of the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy and his national service included years of leadership on the boards of the American Agricultural Economics Association Foundation, the National 4-H Council and the Board on Science and Technology for International Development (BOSTID) of the National Research Council In 1992 he was appointed to the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees for the OSU Foundation. He was awarded the Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award from OSU May 7, 1994, inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame Oct. 17, 1996, was a past member of the Will Rogers Council of the Boy Scouts of America and received the Council's 1996 Distinguished Citizen Award Dec. 6, 1996. He was selected to receive the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame Award Aug. 22, 1998. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Frankie; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Lee and Harriet Owen Boger, of Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter and son-in-law, Judith Ann and James L. Schlimpert of Stillwater; two grandsons, Owen Richard Boger, New York City, and Burke Lawrence Boger of Atlanta; two sisters and brothers-in-law in Indiana, Luella and Fred Brand of Ft. Wayne, and Lenora and Donald Johnson of Auburn; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the OSU Foundation for the Boger Graduate Scholarship in International Studies. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Grace Newbold Grace Elizabeth Newbold, 89, Stillwater, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at Rosewood Care Center. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Strode Chapel. Rev. Stanley M. Warfield Jr. will officiate. Interment will be at the Glencoe Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Newbold was born March 4, 1912, to George and Jesse Jane (Holt) Newman in Payne County. She married Leo Parrish in June 1932, and later divorced. Newbold then married Levi H. Newbold July 1, 1942, in Wichita, Kan. He died in 1957. She attended Eureka School, then Glencoe High School, graduating in 1930. She was a resident of Stillwater for most of her life and was employed as a Dietary Supervisor at Oklahoma State University from 1952 to 1975. She loved gardening and cooking. She loved her family and invested herself in it as the hub. She was a Methodist. She is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Leo Parrish; her second husband, Levi H. Newbold; and three grandchildren, James Vance Parrish, Cheryl Parrish and Greg Parrish. Newbold is survived by two sons, Larrie Parrish, Stillwater; Garry Newbold, Stillwater, one daughter, Elizabeth Gose and husband Roger, Stillwater; five grandchildren, R. Campbell, Stephanie Newbold Kuehl, Melanie Newbold, Stillwater; Rori Campbell, Omaha, Neb.; Kristi Newbold Propes, Jefferson City, Mo.; seven great grandchildren; three sisters, Georgana Gorton, Checotah; Josephine (Nichols) Rice, Ponca City; and Zula Mae Turner, Stillwater. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** May 22, 2001 ********************************************************************** John Williams John Clifton "Cliff" Williams, 92, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Pastor Merlyn Lohrke presiding, will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Clarkson Cemetery in Coyle. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Dec. 7, 1908, in Payne County to Isaac and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Williams. He married Minnie Clara Grundmann June 12, 1932, in Shawnee. She died in Nov. 1990. He graduated from Stillwater High School where he was active on the debate and track teams. Until he moved to Golden Oaks Village in early 2000 he farmed and ranched his entire life on the hill in western Payne County. He was a strong supporter of both 4-H and FFA and was very active in many civic and agricultural organizations. He was one of the original founders of the Coyle 4-H and FFA Booster Club and endowed the annual Presidential Scholarship for the state FFA president. He received many awards and recognitions including the 4-H Meritorious Service Award, Honorary FFA Chapter Farmer, Oklahoma FFA Honorary State Degree and the Goodyear Award of Merit for Outstanding Accomplishment in Resource Conservation given by the State Soil Conservation Service. He was named Outstanding Farmer-Rancher by WKY Radio in Oklahoma City, Tulsa State Fair Conservation Award, was a member of the first place National Land Judging team, second high individual. He was also honored by Judith Karman Hospice as Philanthropist and Benefactor and by the Stillwater Medical Center for Outstanding Service and Contributions. The Cliff Williams Family was named the Farm Family of the Year by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and was also named the Payne County Farm Family of the Year. He served two terms as president of the Coyle School board, and served on the Vassar School board, Payne County Fair board, Payne County Cattleman's Association board, Production Marketing Association county committee, now known as the Farm Service Agency, president of the Payne County Farm Bureau, Payne County Agrarian Club, Precinct Election board, president of the Clarkson Cemetery Board, president of Sooner State Dairy Show Board, Oklahoma and North Central Milking Shorthorn Association (president), Stillwater Farmers Cooperative board and Farmers Home Administration County board. He was predeceased by his parents, wife, a daughter, Mary, five brothers and one sister. He is survived by two sons, John Williams and his wife Kay and James Williams and his wife Ruth, all of Coyle; a daughter, Ann Benson and her husband Gene of Dover; seven grandchildren, James Clifton Williams, John Clifton Williams III, Carl Arthur Williams, Clark Alan Williams, Robert Herman Williams, Brian Lee Benson and Cynthia Ann Boyce; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, PO Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076; Stillwater Medical Center Foundation, P.O. 2408, Stillwater, OK 74076; Guthrie Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund, 424 E. Warner, Guthrie OK 73044; or the Oklahoma FFA Foundation, C/O Billy Foote, Stillwater High School, 1224 N. Husband, Stillwater, OK 74075. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** William Kiser William Carl Kiser, Okmulgee, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at the Okmulgee Memorial Hospital at the age of 82. Services were held at 2 p.m. today at the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lawrence Matlock, Calvary Baptist, officiated. Interment followed at the Okmulgee Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee. Kiser was born Dec. 19, 1918, in Morris to George Steven and Ethel L. (Davis) Kiser. He married LaWanda Vaughn Marshall June 4, 1939, in Morris. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a farmer and rancher in the Eram community from 1939 to 1969. Kiser worked at American St. Gobain Glass Company for 23 years, retiring as a foreman and retired from the Oklahoma State Unemployment Service after seven years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Morris, the Masonic Lodge, where he had recently received his 50-year pin. He was active in the starting of the Senior Citizen's Center. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Delmer George Kiser. Kiser is survived by his wife of 61 years, LaWanda; one son, Don Kiser, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Carol Ebert and husband Mike, Stillwater; three grandchildren, Ryan Ebert and wife Kellie, Stillwater; Amy Ebert, Tulsa; Kelli Kiser, Oklahoma City; a great grandson, Tyler Michael Ebert; a sister-in-law, Mildred Kiser, Okmulgee; two brothers-in-law, Dick Marshall and wife Pat, Pineville, La.; Jim Marshall and wife Kay, Jenks; and several nieces and nephews. *********************************************************************** Guy King Guy Leslie King, 93, longtime Agra and Cushing resident, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Chapel of the Davis Funeral Home. Ken Murrell, Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Harrell Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. King was born June 12, 1907, to Wiley Valentine King and Effie Jane Thompson King in Agra. He was reared and educated in the Agra, Cushing and Yale communities. In addition to farming all of his life, King worked for Cushing Grocery and Deep Rock Refinery before working and retiring from Industrial Services in 1967. He married Ruby Lee Briggs Feb. 12, 1984, in Chandler. He is preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers, two sisters, and two grandsons, Drew Lee and Tommy Wilson, Jr. King is survived by his wife, Ruby Lee of the home; four daughters, Nancy Margenia Trump, Milton Freewater, Ore.; Treva Mae Foster, Kendrick; Diane Clements, Bristow; Marie Hartgrave, Guthrie; three sons, Donald Lesley King, Cushing; Tom Wilson, Cushing; Robert Wilson, Kirbyville, Mo.; 56 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren; 17 great great grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Christy Hickman, pianist, will provide the prelude and postlude. She will accompany herself and Ralph Hickman as they sing "Gathering Flowers For the Master's Bouquet," "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art." Serving as casket bearers will be Mike Gibb, Johnny Davis, Kenneth Davis, Jimmy Walters, Russell Wilson, Danny Lee and Danny Foster. ********************************************************************** Everett Buss Everett Robert "Bob" Buss, 71, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. today at the Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Rev. John Holderread, Big Creek Church of the Brethren, officiated. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Buss was born March 2, 1930, in Drumright to Everett and Velva Buss. He moved to Richmond, Calif. at the age of seven. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1948. He was married to Betty Manis June 23, 1949. She preceded him in death Sept. 9, 1970. He then married Patricia Justus Feb. 12, 1972. He went through an apprenticeship training and became an electrician. In 1964, he started his own electrical contracting business in Concord, Calif. In 1974, they moved to Cushing, where he raised grain and cattle until 1981, at which time they moved to Halltown, Mo., where they had a dairy and raised grain and hay until 1989. In 1990, he resumed his electrical contracting business which he continued until his death. Buss is survived by his wife, Patricia, of the home; five daughters, Irene Hunt, Broken Arrow; Bonnie Strahan, Fair Oaks, Calif.; Rebecca Rush, Tulsa; Donna Bran, Springfield, Mo.; Trisha Colley, LaRussell, Mo.; seven sons, Everett Robert Buss, III, Owasso; Scott Justus, Ataseadero, Calif.; Eugene Justus, Sacramento, Calif.; Keith Justus, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mark Justus, Springfield, Mo.; Walt Justus, Strafford, Mo.; Joshua Buss, Mt. Vernon, Mo.; 29 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and other relatives and friends. ********************************************************************** May 23, 2001 ********************************************************************** Nolan Stafford Nolan Clayton "Shorty" Stafford, 90, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home Stafford was born Aug. 21, 1910, in Bryson, Texas, to Tupper Lucaden and Etta Mary (Clayton) Stafford. He married Kittye (McIntosh) Stafford Aug. 20, 1932. She died in 1999. Stafford, affectionately known as Shorty, went to school at Coal Springs School near Roosevelt from grade one through seven. At that time, 1925, his parents moved to Stillwater where Shorty entered the eighth grade. He graduated from Stillwater High School in 1930. He attended Northeastern State College at Tahlequah where he met and eventually married Miss Kittye McIntosh. In 1936, the two were employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and were sent to the Cheyenne Indian Reservation at Gettysburg, S.D., to establish a day school for Sioux Indian children. This was quite an unusual experience as none of the children spoke English. Stafford told many interesting stories about their year spent there during the heavy snows of that frigid winter. The couple returned to Oklahoma in 1937, where Kittye was assigned to the Cheyenne-Arapahoe Indian School at Colony. Stafford purchased a farm and entered the cattle business in Pawnee, where they established their home and lived for many years. Stafford entered the U.S. Marine Corps in December 1942. His Marine Air Group was sent to a remote island in the Pacific Ocean to establish a U.S. Military Supply Base between Guam and Japan. He returned from there and was discharged from military duty Nov. 3, 1945. At that time, he returned to Pawnee and was associated with the cattle business and Livestock Auction Sale for sometime. He then became involved in the dump-trucking business and worked on road construction contracts until his retirement. He spent a few years living at the Cimarron Tower Apartments for Senior Citizens in Cushing. He then resided at the VA hospital in Claremore for three years. He is preceded by death his parents, T.L. and Etta Mary Clayton Stafford, Cushing; his wife; one brother Donald Stafford; and two sisters, Lorraine Clark and Mary Griffin. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ********************************************************************** May 24, 2001 ********************************************************************** William Kaiser William Robert "Bill" Kaiser, 48, Stillwater, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, died at home. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Perry. Cremation is under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Kaiser was born March 12, 1953, in Stillwater to Raymond Francis and Margaret Irene (Dolezal) Kaiser. He married Debbie Sue Tussey Jan. 27, 1978, in Stillwater. The couple divorced. Kaiser then married Debbie Ann Cheney. He attended school in Perry, Vinita, Enid and then returned to Perry schools where he graduated from Perry High School in 1972. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving his country proudly in Germany and in the United States. He was honorably discharged and stayed in the Army Reserves. Kaiser was then honorably discharged as a Drill Sergeant. While in Stillwater, he worked at MerCruiser Marine as a Quality Control Engineer. He then moved to Ponca City, Ardmore and then to Sherman, Texas. In 1999, Kaiser returned to Stillwater and began working for Asplundh Tree Trimming. While in Stillwater, he lived with his Aunt Dorothy Childress before moving to his permanent home in Stillwater. He loved fishing, camping, working out and lifting weights with his brothers and sons. Kaiser loved being with his family and spending time with his children. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Dorothy Ann Kaiser. Kaiser is survived by his sons, William Robert Kaiser II, Stillwater; Derrick Frank Kaiser, Stillwater; two daughters, Emily Sue Kaiser, Stillwater; Kelli Rae Kaiser, Ardmore; three grandchildren, Logan Frank Kaiser, Atlanta Renee Kaiser and Anabella Roze Kaiser, all of Stillwater; six brothers, Michael Ray Kaiser, Sand Springs; Joseph Dolezal Kaiser, Stillwater; Patrick Frank Kaiser, Stillwater; Gerald Richard Kaiser, Stillwater; James Anthony "Tony" Kaiser, Pawnee; John Christopher Kaiser, Stillwater; two sisters, Victoria Nellaine Gault, Ponca City; Mary Margaret McCulley, Ponca City; one aunt, Dorothy Childress; two uncles, Robert Frank Dolezal, Lakeway, Texas; and Richard Gene Dolezal, Longview, Texas. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Chad Coy Chad Ray Coy, 44, died Monday, May 21, 2001, in Stillwater. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Johnny R. Cawlfield officiating. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 24, 1956, in Prosser, Wash., to Ralph and Carolyn (Mueller) Coy. He graduated from Corn Bible Academy in 1974 and received a Bachelors of Science in statistics from Oklahoma State University. He married Charlotte Heyd in Mich. They later divorced. He married Marie Ellis April 19, 1996, in Stillwater. Coy was afflicted with primary lateral sclerosis, a slowly progressive disease, for many years. He loved to laugh and praise the Lord, and was loved by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include his father; his wife; two sons, Riley Jordan Coy and Jamin Ross Coy of Stillwater; one daughter, Mikaela Rashae Coy of Stillwater; two step-sons, Matthew Aaron Ellis of Bluffton, Ind. and Clayton Ellis of Stillwater and two sisters, Vonnie and husband Rick Schmidt of Weatherford and Vilene and husband Craig Horton of Fargo, Fla. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Viola Langley Viola Rose Langley, 89, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at her home in Stillwater. Services, with Pastor Ron Spradlin presiding, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Ingalls Jan. 27, 1912, to James William and Minnie Etta (Withers) Focht. She married Ernest F. Langley Dec. 21, 1928, in Perry. He died Oct. 26, 1996. She moved to Glencoe at a very early age. She graduated from Glencoe Schools. After she was married the couple lived near Glencoe and he worked for an oil field company as a driller. She enjoyed quilting, working in her garden and taking care of her home. She loved her children and grandchildren. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by three brothers, four sisters and one grandchild. Survivors include one son, James Langley and his wife Clara of Ponca City; three daughters, Thelma Madison of Ingalls, Elvina Cox of Jones and Velta Benson of Broken Arrow; one sister, Pearl Creager and her husband Lawrence of Glencoe; a brother-in-law, Vernon Langley and his wife Carol; one sister-in-law, Mary Focht; 16 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Her grandsons will be pallbearers.Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ********************************************************************** May 28, 2001 ********************************************************************** Jesse E. Cates Jesse E. Cates, 101, lived in three centuries before he died Saturday, May 26, 2001. Services with Rev. Larry Lehr officiating will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the council Valley Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Euchee Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born on Nov. 11, 1899 in Ellisnore, Mo., to William and Orpha Cates. He received his education in that area. He married his childhood sweetheart, Lizzie Carter on Dec. 27, 1919, in Ellisnore. She died on March 29, 1991. The first years of their married lives were spent in the Ellisnore area where Jesse worked in timber. They moved to Cushing in 1928 where he was employed by the Shaffer Oil Co. which later became Deep Rock and subsequently Kerr McGee. He retired in 1964. The couple lived on a farm northwest of Cushing until 1987 when they moved to their present address. He was a longtime member of the Council Valley Baptist Church and he loved to express his religious beliefs and could quote many scriptures. He enjoyed talking about his family and politics. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his parents, one infant daughter Audrey Iileen; one son Vivan Cates; two sons-in-law, Herb Skinner and Clyde Harrison; two grandchildren at birth; and one grandson, Jeff Pershing. Survivors include eight daughters, Irene Pack and her husband, George, Opal Skinner Gayhart and her husband Allen, Juanita Kirkpatrick and her husband Dick and Kathleen Harrison, all of Cushing, Lorene Franklin and her husband Leonard of Mannford, Sylvia Meyerdirk and her husband Harold of Bartlesville, Ernestine Pershing and her husband Don of Stillwater, and Rosalie Mills and her husband Carl of Pittsboro, N.C.; one sister Caroline Joiner of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one daughter-in-law, Thelma Cates of Chaflin, Ky.; 26 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends including four very devoted care givers: Charles Rich, Pat Clemons, Rachel Bell and Rodney Bryant. ********************************************************************** May 30, 2001 ********************************************************************** Ruebin Turner Ruebin "R.C." Clayburn Turner, 84, died at his home Monday, May 28, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ted Gibson will preside. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Dec. 11, 1916, in Coalgate to Ruebin Roe and Alice Gertrude (Clayburn) Turner. He married Gladys Elizabeth Simmons in Stillwater in June 1936. The marriage ended in divorce. He attended school in Maud and served two terms in the Civil Conservation Corps in Arizona and Colorado. He moved to Stillwater in 1935 and worked as a retail feed salesman for Shannon Feeds and the Stillwater Hatchery. He also worked for the City of Stillwater before he retired in 1979. He then worked for the Stillwater NewsPress spotting papers for carriers. He retired in 1988. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and being in the outdoors. He loved his family and grandchildren. He was a member of the NRA and the Oklahoma Coon Hunters. He was predeceased by his parents; one son, David B. Turner; three brothers, Arthur Turner, Luther Turner and Gene Turner; and two sisters, Lucy Miller and Lorrene Eades. Survivors include one son, Dan Turner and his wife Freda of Perkins; six grandchildren, Michael Turner and his wife Lisa of Tahlequah, Jeffery Turner and his wife Wendy, of Austin, Texas, Bodie Turner and his wife Angie of Mustang, Pamela Turner of Perry, Angie Turner of Wilburton, and Teresa Crawford and her husband Michael of Perkins; two sisters, Ruby Love of Fairfield, Texas and Gertrude Turner of Calif.; and three close friends Anita Stewart, Dale Graham and D.W. Wyatt. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons and nephews, Michael Turner, Jeffery Turner, Bodie Turner, Wayne Loven, Ricky George, David George and Ned Simmons. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ********************************************************************** Vada Jardot Vada Marie Jardot, 78, Stillwater, died Monday, May 28, 2001, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Strode Chapel. Rev. Garland Davidson will officiate. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Jardot was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Trousdale to A.Z. and Sara Elizabeth (Crowder) Vessel. She married Robert S. Williams in 1943; he died in 1968. She then married Ira Clapp, who died in 1984. She attended Star Valley Schools. She married Williams and the couple moved to California. They returned to Oklahoma where they settled in Stillwater in 1946. Around 1958, Jardot went to work for Stillwater Medical Center. She remained in Stillwater until her husband's death in 1968. She later married Clapp and the couple lived in Perkins until his death in 1984. On Dec. 5, 1987, she married Eugene Jardot and in 1988 she retired from Stillwater Medical Center after 30 years of faithful service. The couple continued to work in real estate. Jardot enjoyed having family gatherings, cooking for her family and crocheting. She will be missed by all who loved her. Jardot attended Southside Baptist Church and Fellowship Free-Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, three sisters and two husbands. Jardot is survived by her husband, Eugene K. Jardot, of the home; seven children by marriage, Gene Jardot and wife Eola, Sedalia, Mo.; Vivian Atwood and husband Merlin, Edmond; Larry Jardot and wife Kelly, Troy, Texas; Raymond Jardot, Enid; Esther Jardot-Niimi and husband Allen, Stillwater; Tommy L. Jardot, Perkins; Tammy Jean Cummings and husband Randy, Bartlesville; 15 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; nieces, Jeanetta Pressley and husband C.D., Perkins; Janice Parnell and husband Bill, San Antonio, Texas; nephews, Bill Lile and wife Patsy, Perkins; and Roy Lile and wife Jean, Leone, Kan. Pallbearers will be Larry Jardot, Tommy Jardot, Gene Jardot, Allen Niimi, Kevin Pressley and Duane Pressley. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Veda Baughman Veda Lorene Baughman, 91, died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Grace Living Center in Stillwater. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Ponca City under the directions of Strode Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 10, 1909, in Arapaho to Joe and Maggie Ann (Jarvis) Edmonds. She was educated through high school in Arapaho, then attended Oklahoma A&M 1928-1929. She married Harry H. Baughman May 5, 1929, in Ponca City. She lived in Ponca City until 1974 and then resided in Stillwater. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Dec. 1, 1966; one sister; one son, Vern Baughman and one daughter, Kay Baughman. Survivors include two sons, Donald Baughman of Grand Junction, Colo. and Kenneth Baughman of Charter Oak, Iowa; one daughter, Carol Duckwall of Stillwater; 19 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Edith Gebhart Edith Jane Gebhart, 81, Stillwater, formerly of Meeker, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Stillwater Medical Center. Rev. Carol Fincher will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunnyside Cemetery, formerly Payson or Pickett Cemetery. The cemetery is located three miles north and a mile and half miles east of Meeker. Park Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of the services. Viewing will be available at their Meeker facility. Gebhart was born March 22, 1920, in Meeker to Leslie and Minnie Newman. She graduated from Chandler High School and Oklahoma State University. She married Jewell O. Gebhart in September of 1941. The couple spent most of their life in Kansas, where Jewell worked for the Extension Service. They retired in 1972 and moved back to Meeker to work and live on the family farm. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years and her sister, Mary Patterson. Gebhart is survived by her daughter, Mary Ellen Cantrell; her sons, Glen E. Gebhart and wife Cheryl; John J. Gebhart and wife Cindy; and four grandsons, Brian Gebhart, Mark Gebhart, David Gebhart and Marcus Cantrell. ********************************************************************** William Tipps William Hershel Tipps, 83, Billings, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid. A memorial services is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Union Cemetery in Billings. Tipps was born Feb. 25, 1918, in Joiner City to Daniel and Bertha Tipps. He graduated from Wilson High School in 1936 and attended Oklahoma City University on a football scholarship. While in Oklahoma City, he met and married Dorothy Naomi Taggart. He left the university to work in the oil field in Illinois. He was drafted into the Army during World War II and served as a gunnery instructor in Nevada, California, Pennsylvania and Wyoming. After being discharged from the service, he spent a short time selling Fuller Brushers, then moved to Billings where he began farming in 1950. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the First Christian Church in Billings. He loved farming and gardening and was an avid Oklahoma University football and basketball fan. His family was the joy on his life. He devoted the last five years of his life to the care of his wife as she has struggled through ill health. He is preceded in death by his parents. Tipps is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Dorothy of the home; his sons, Dean and wife Ruth, Perry; Larry and wife Judy, Drummond; Alan and wife Sherry, Stillwater; Steven, Billings; daughter, Starla Draper and husband Brent, Stillwater; five grandchildren, Eve Ogden and husband Mike, St. Louis, Mo.; Eric Tipps and wife Christy, Perry; Angela Inman and husband Trent, Indianapolis, Ind.; Kyle Tipps, Stillwater; Damien Draper, Stillwater; two great grandchildren, Alexia Ogden and Kayli Tipps; brother, Kenneth Tipps, Caspar, Wyo.; sister, Edith Wahm, El Reno; and half sister, Marianna Monroney, Jacksonville, Ill. ********************************************************************** May 31, 2001 ********************************************************************** Willa Grooms Willa Mae Grooms, 79, died Monday, May 28, 2001, in Tulsa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God, 1024 S. Lewis, with Pastor George Brock III officiating. Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery is under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Music solos will be by Dorothy Dawson and Lana Chadwick. She was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Byers, Texas, to George Washington and Maude (Griffin) Hood. She moved to Oklahoma at an early age and graduated from Guthrie High School. She married Verlon Leroy Grooms Jan. 1, 1941, in Chandler. They founded Groom's Furniture Company in Stillwater in 1946. An avid golfer, she was a member of the Stillwater Women's Golf Association with two holes-in-one and numerous tournament wins to her credit. She enjoyed performing with the Town and Gown Theater for many years. "Miss Willa" loved to travel and recently made a trip to the Holy Land. She will always be remembered by her family and friends for her strong faith example and counsel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include: three sons, Ronald Grooms and wife Barbara of Denver, Colo., Robert Grooms and wife Janet of Tulsa and Van Grooms and wife Becky of Stillwater; two daughters, Lana Chadwick and husband Lynn of Tulsa and Terri Rose of Dallas, Texas; four sisters, Letha Latham of Cotopaxi, Colo., Jewell Hefner, Faye Wells and Louise Collier, all of Wichita, Kan., and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Wesley Rose, Dallas Rose, Chris Chadwick, Brett Grooms, Todd Grooms, Austin Chadwick and Kyle Grooms. ********************************************************************** Brady Watson Brady Clel Watson, 66, Carney, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at his home. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Perkins Chapel. Rev. Albert Mays will officiate. Interment will be at Carney Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Watson was born Jan. 20, 1935, in Morehouse, Mo., to Brady Thomas and Abby Viola (Tucker) Watson. He married Wanda Ray Dunning Oct. 13, 1959, in Broseley, Mo. He attended schools in Poplar Bluff, Mo., including the Poplar Bluff High School. He worked with the Shop and Salvage, Northeastern Auto Parts and the Vista Chemical Company. Watson was a member of the Midwest Baptist Temple. He served six to eight years in the National Guard as a sergeant in the Medical Corp. Watson is preceded in death by his parents and two daughters. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Ray Watson; his son, Brady L. Watson, Bethel Acres; daughter, Peggy Jean Walker; step-son, James Miller, Carney; step-daughter, Karen Bobbett and husband Greg, Midwest City; sister, Juanita Ann Nely, Carney; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mike Walters, Lee Faulkner, Bill Williamson, Dustin Watson, Anthony Cangelosi and Frank Cangelosi. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Karen Ward, 106 E. Marie, Stillwater 74075. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at . ********************************************************************** Hazel Hendrix Broken Arrow resident Hazel Christine Hendrix, 82, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, in Tulsa. Services, with Rev. Larry Wilson officiating, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Collinsville Funeral Home in Collinsville. Interment will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville. Collinsville Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born June 8, 1918, in Collinsville to Harry A. and Elsie E. (Berg) Schenck. She was a 1936 graduate of Collinsville and lived in Stillwater for 30 years before she moved to Broken Arrow in the 1980s. She belonged to the Methodist Church and was a retired billing clerk for Central Rural Electric Co-op in Stillwater. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Hendrix; a sister, Mable A Schenck; and a son, Michael Hendrix. She is survived by two sons, John Hendrix of Dangerfield, Texas and Hal Hendrix of Laguna Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Peggy Schnell of Tulsa and Susan Brown of Scott City, Kan. ********************************************************************** John Ward Bishop John Ward Bishop, 65, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, in Oviedo, Fla., after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the All Souls Episcopal Church, 338 E. Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, Fla. Bishop was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Oklahoma City. He graduated with the Stillwater High School Class of 1955. In 1958, he graduated from Oklahoma State University and entered the Navy Aviation Officers' program. He retired as a captain from the Navy in 1984. He then worked in the defense professional service industry and presently was working for the Institute for Simulation and Training Military Affairs at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Bishop was a Sigma Chi member, a sports fan and true e-mail friend to many. He is survived by his wife, Angela LaDrew Bishop, of the home; his son, Robin Ward Bishop and his wife Pam of Orlando, Fla.; two grandsons, Carter Scott Bishop and Alexander Kent Bishop, Orlando, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews, too numerous to mention, from the Stillwater area. Memorial contributions may be sent to All Souls Episcopal Church, 338 E. Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, Fla. 32789 or by calling the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345. ********************************************************************** Formatted by Bill Cook, Payne Co. Archivist, 1/20/2002 **********************************************************************