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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/ ****************************************************** October 1, 2000 ****************************************************** Lawrence Priddy Laurence Henry Priddy was a man of great faith and highly skilled in building. He died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at Grace Living Center at the age of 90. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Strode Chapel. Interment will be at Sunset Cemetery, Cullison, Kan., under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 16, 1909, in Elmont, Kan., to Harry Cassell and Hattie Inez (Guttridge) Priddy. He graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kan., in 1928. He moved to Pratt County, where he farmed with his parents. He married Bulah Mae Rodgers July 29, 1935, in Stillwater. The couple lived in Pratt County for 43 years before moving to Payne County. He was a man of great faith, giving his family a Godly heritage; he will be greatly missed by his family. He was skillful in building, a master carpenter and draftsman. His hobbies were making cabinets and furniture. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Marie Ayres; sons Laurence Henry Priddy Jr., and Ronald Earl Priddy; daughters Joy (Priddy) Yeager, Naomi Maxine Priddy; granddaughter Rhonda Conner; great-granddaughter, Savannah Yeager; and great- grandson, Hunter Gavitt. He is survived by his wife; one son, Charles and his wife Wanda Priddy, of Prairie Village, Kan., and three daughters, Laura Mae and her husband, Allen Woodward, of Miltonvale, Kan., Camella Jean and her husband, Chuck Steimke, of Moore, and Melinda "Mindy" Irene Milinkovich, of Stillwater; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Priddy, of Cushing; two sisters, Wilma and her husband, Robert Baldwin, of Salina, Kan., and Audrey and her husband, J.D. Rowland, of Rogers, Ark. ****************************************************** Andrew Clifton Andrew Benjamin "Ben" Clifton of Fowler, Colo., worked as a carpenter for many years. He died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Fowler Health Care Center at age 80. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Fowler, Colo., with the Rev. Fred Allen officiating. Interment will be in the Fowler Cemetery under the arrangements of Griffy Family Funeral Home, Fowler. He was born July 4, 1920, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Benjamin F. and Priscilla Evans Clifton. He married Nora Pine on Sept. 13, 1969, and they lived in the Denver area, where he was in the building trades for many years as a carpenter. They moved to Fowler 11 years ago. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Nora, of the home; six sons, Aubrey L. Clifton, of Chicago; Lyndon E. Clifton of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Edwin F. Bunny of Stillwater; O'Dean A. Clifton of Tulsa; and Roland F. Clifton and A.B. Clifton Jr., both of Noble; three daughters, Barbara Jean Castillo and Patricia Ann Arthur, both of Stillwater; and Liane Cadillo of Pine Brooks, N.J.; three stepsons, John L. Pine, Richard B. Pine and Christopher A. Pine, all of Denver; 31 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Joe and his wife, Betty, of Fowler, and sisters Noma E. Caddell and Juanita and her husband, Pat Wilson, all of Amarillo, Texas. ****************************************************** Fern B. Hall Boyd Fern B. Hall Boyd worked at Oklahoma State University for 29 years, much of that time at the office of the dean of resident instruction in the school of agriculture. She died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at age 87. Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Strode Chapel with Trudy Morphew officiating. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born in Weir, Kan., Aug. 5, 1913, to Albert Samuel and Blanche Izella (Bell) Hiatt. She attended schools in Chandler and Stillwater; her father was superintendent of schools in Chandler and moved to Stillwater to teach at OSU. She graduated from Stillwater High School, where she was president of her class. She attended business school in Tulsa and took art courses at OSU. She married Doyal Loren Hall May 13, 1930, after the junior/senior banquet. They went to Perry to be married. He predeceased her. She later married Arthur H. Boyd. He also preceded her in death. She worked at OSU from February 1947 to May 1976. She was secretary in civil engineering for 10 years, and on March 15, 1952, the Engineering Society offered the degree of Knight of Saint Patrick on her. She then worked in the school of architecture. At her retirement party June 25, 1976, the dean of resident instruction presented her with an OSU diploma inscribed as a D.P.S. (Diligent, Persistent Service) degree. She also worked at the Cotton Office (USDA) and the county Triple A. She was an artisan at piecing quilts and won many ribbons at state and local fairs. She also gave them to friends and relatives. Besides being an accomplished seamstress, she enjoyed crocheting, knitting and tatting. She also loved to travel. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the AARP and Oklahoma Retired Teacher's Association. She was predeceased by her parents, both husbands, two brothers, Albert Marion Hiatt and Arthur Shelley Hiatt; one sister, Dorothy Bell Hiatt Shreve; and one son, Duane Franklin Hall. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Mary Hall of Austin, Texas; two grandchildren, Michelle Nicole Hall and Daniel William Meyer; three nieces, Shelley Hiatt of Alexandria, Va., Alison Hiatt Jacoby and her husband, Robert, of Centreville, Va., Donna Stremke of Jackson, Miss., three nephews, Darrell Shreve of St. Paul, Minn., David Shreve of Los Angeles, and Donald Shreve of Denton, Texas. ****************************************************** Oct. 4, 2000 ****************************************************** Billie Johnson Billie Talton Johnson, 90, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with brother Joe Morris, Stanley Buckmastor, pastor and Elder L.B. Davidson officiating were today at 11 a.m. at Strode Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Dinner, under the direction of Juanita Thompson, will be served at the Strode Hospitality Center at the close of the funeral services He was born in Wynnewood Nov. 24, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Johnson. He moved to Payne County with his parents in 1923, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Ruby Lee Whitley who preceded him in death. Later he married Frankie Johnson. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist of Langston and was a lawn and cleaning contractor for many years. He was predeceased by his parents, four brothers, one sister, his first wife and a stepson. In addition to his wife, Frankie, he is survived by stepson, Roy Holman and his wife, Dawn, of Rochester, N.Y. and Walter Verner and his wife of Largo, Fla.; two grandchildren, Kevin and Carmilla Holman, of Rochester, N.Y.; a sister, Ella E. (Johnson) Dewberry and her husband, Earnest, of Athens, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Arnold "Peter" Bazart, George Earl Surratt, Frederick Allen, Bennie Surratt, Dwayne E. Dewberry and Rochard Trice. Honorary pallbearers will be B. Thompson, Calvin Vick, Paul Anderson and Imogene Murray. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at ****************************************************** Oct. 6, 2000 ****************************************************** Cliff White Cliff J. White, 64, Stillwater, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Strode Chapel. Lonny Daugherty will officiate. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. White was born Feb. 2, 1936, in Memphis, Tenn., to Clifford and Dorris (Gaskins) White. He married Sue Wardlow Jan. 7, 1957, in Hernando, Miss. He graduated from Tech High School in Memphis, Tenn. He attended General Motors Training School in Memphis and completed ATRA training. He was owner/operator of Economy Transmission in Clinton, Tenn. He moved to Stillwater in 1980 and opened Pioneer Transmission. White owned businesses in Ponca City and Blackwell. He was also the owner of Economy Transmission in Pryor and on 12th Street in Stillwater at the time of his death. His delight was camping and spending time with his family. He loved traveling the United States and visiting each of his family members. He is preceded in death by his parents. White is survived by his wife of the home; three sons, Mike White and wife Robin, St. Louis, Mo.; Bob White, Memphis, Tenn.; and Jeff White, Stillwater; two daughters, Patti Brittain and fiance Mike Johnson, Jackson, Tenn.; and Teri Denison and husband Chris, Clarksville, Tenn; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Pendergrast, Jackson, Tenn.; Stephanie Coffman, Lexington, Tenn.; Bobby Brittain, Henderson, Tenn.; Kevin White, Henderson, Tenn.; Gina White, Lexington, Tenn.; Josh Denison, Clarksville, Tenn.; Brandi Denison, Clarksville, Tenn.; Cliff White, Lexington, Tenn.; and Spencer White, Marlow; four great grandchildren, Chesney Coffman, Lexington, Tenn.; Clayton Brittain, Henderson, Tenn.; Shelby Pendergrast, Jackson, Tenn.; and Sidney Coffman, Lexington, Tenn.; one sister, Evelyn Horne and husband Leo, Memphis, Tenn.; and his dog, Millie. Pallbearers will be Jesse Mangram, Gerald Vernon, Smitty Smith, Bobby Brittain, Josh Denison and Alan Brittain. ****************************************************** Oct. 7, 2000 ****************************************************** Beulah Clary Beulah Pauline Clary, 90, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at her Stillwater home. Services, with Dr. Norman Richmond officiating, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born July 19, 1910, in Ingalls to William "Bill" M. and Rose Anna (Kershner) Inman. She married Carl J. Clary April 27, 1926 in Stillwater. He died in June, 1968. Mrs. Clary attended school at Glendale and was know for her "green thumb" and growing rose bushes from the cuttings she received from flower shops in the ares. She was a member of the Highland Park Free Will Baptist Church and was an OSU worker and homemaker. She influenced many people through the years by teaching her faith to newborns through senior citizens. Her deep abiding faith in her God sustained her through her life. Mrs. Clary was affectionately referred to as Granny, Grandma, Grandmother and MeMe by her many adoring grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by one son, four brothers, seven sisters, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by a son, Ronald Max Clary and his wife, Sharon, of Perkins; two daughters, Dessie Kathleen Clark and Glenna Kay Huff, both of Stillwater; one sister, Nathalee Cox and her husband, Robert, of Glencoe; her faithful friend, Peggy Porter; a loving church family; and a host of family members. Pallbearers will be Jeff Huff, David Williams, Lile Clark, Roy Clark, Dale Clark and Donald Clark. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Eldon Briscoe Eldon Leroy Briscoe, 45, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at his home in Glencoe. Services with Rev. Fernando Padilla Jr. and Minister Kent Mantle officiating will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Glencoe First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Glencoe IOOF South Cemetery. Formal visitation will be Sunday from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Strode Funeral Home. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Stillwater to Leroy and Lovenia (Smith) Briscoe. He married Tonya Walker in 1989. He attended Glencoe school through the second grade before moving to Kansas City, Kan. His family then moved back to the Stillwater area where he completed middle school but then returned to Kansas City and attended high school. He then moved to Oklahoma City and worked at Tinker Air Force Base. He married his first wife in 1978 and had his two eldest children. While in Kansas City he owned and operated many small businesses including a paint company and a glazing company. In 1980 he met his second wife with whom he had four children. In 1989, he moved to Stillwater, operated a small business on Main Street in Glencoe and met his third wife, Tonya, with whom he had two children. They own land southeast of Stillwater where Eldon enjoyed raising peacocks, poultry and farm stock. He also enjoyed clearing and working their land. In Jan., 1998, they moved to Glencoe where they purchased a 100 year old home which he refurbished for his family and where he lived until his passing. Eldon was an avid golfer. He was a small business owner and belonged to Moose Lodge 2089 and Eagles Lodge 4277, both in Stillwater. He was predeceased by a four year old daughter, Lindsay Renee Briscoe. In addition to his wife, Tonya, he is survived by four sons, Clayton A. Briscoe, Caylin Blue Briscoe, both of Glencoe, and Brandon and Austin Briscoe, both of Lee Summit, Mo.; three daughters, Amanda Briscoe, of Lees Summit, Mo., and Holly and Lesley Shull, both of Glencoe; two grandchildren, Shyanne and Moriah Shull, of Glencoe; two brothers, Ronald Hanes, of Liberty Mo. and Lyndel Hanes, of Stillwater; two sisters, Linda Arthur, of Stillwater and Tanja Johnson, of Liberty, Mo.; his parents, Lovenia (Smith) Hanes, of Kansas City, Kan. and father, Leroy Briscoe, of Stillwater; his paternal great-grandmother, with whom Eldon was particularly close to, Retha Trimble, of Stillwater, and paternal grandmother, Ruby Hoggatt, of Stillwater. Memorials may be made to a memorial fund for Eldon's two youngest children, Holly and Caylin, C/O Strode Funeral Home, 610 S. Duncan, Stillwater, OK 74074. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Robert Irvin Robert Edward Irvin, 43, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at Range Road. Services, with Rev. Roger Shaw officiating, will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Agra. Interment will follow at Sharon Baptist Cemetery, Lake Valley, north of Gotebo. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Aug. 23, 1957, in Clinton to Gatha (Clark) and Robert Edward Irvin. He married Dixie O'Ryain in Garden City, Kan., in 1981. He attended school in Gotebo and enlisted in the Army National Guard. After his discharge, he lived in Winfield, Kan. He and his wife lived in Hobart before moving to Garden City where he was a packer for IBP Meat Packing. He also drove a chemical truck for Helena out of Garden City. In 1989, the family moved to Tryon to be closer to their families. He worked for Martin Tank Truck and Casing Pulling in Cushing and worked for Stillwater Concrete since 1998. He enjoyed fishing. He was predeceased by his parents, an infant sister and his grandparents. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Joey Robinson and his wife Maryah, of Agra, and Joshua and Jeremy, both of Tryon; one daughter, Jasmine Irvin, of Tryon; one grandchild, Tristan Robinson, of Agra; and three sisters, Gayleen Chain, Melissa Wilhowsky and Stephanie Elkins, all of Hobart. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Oct. 10, 2000 ****************************************************** Eldon Briscoe Eldon Leroy Briscoe, 45, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at his home in Glencoe. Services with Rev. Fernando Padilla Jr. and Minister Kent Mantle officiating will be today at 2 p.m. at the Glencoe First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Glencoe IOOF South Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Stillwater to Leroy and Lovenia (Smith) Briscoe. He married Tonya Walker in 1989. He attended Glencoe school through the second grade before moving to Kansas City, Kan. His family then moved back to the Stillwater area where he completed middle school but then returned to Kansas City and attended high school. He then moved to Oklahoma City and worked at Tinker Air Force Base. He married his first wife in 1978 and had his two eldest children. While in Kansas City he owned and operated many small businesses including a paint company and a glazing company. In 1980 he met his second wife with whom he had four children. In 1989, he moved to Stillwater, operated a small business on Main Street in Glencoe and met his third wife, Tonya, with whom he had two children. They own land southeast of Stillwater where Eldon enjoyed raising peacocks, poultry and farm stock. He also enjoyed clearing and working their land. In Jan., 1998, they moved to Glencoe where they purchased a 100 year old home which he refurbished for his family and where he lived until his passing. Eldon was an avid golfer. He was a small business owner and belonged to Moose Lodge 2089 and Eagles Lodge 4277, both in Stillwater. He was predeceased by a four year old daughter, Lindsay Renee Briscoe. In addition to his wife, Tonya, he is survived by four sons, Clayton A. Briscoe and Caylin Blue Briscoe, both of Glencoe, and Brandon and Austin Briscoe, both of Lee Summit, Mo.; three daughters, Lesley Shull, of Glencoe, Amanda Briscoe, of Lees Summit, Mo., and Holly Briscoe of Glencoe; two grandchildren, Shyanne and Moriah Shull, of Glencoe; two brothers, Ronald Hanes, of Liberty, Mo. and Lyndel Hanes, of Stillwater; two sisters, Linda Arthur, of Stillwater and Tanja Johnson, of Liberty, Mo.; his parents, Lovenia (Smith) Hanes, of Kansas City, Kan. and father, Leroy Briscoe, of Stillwater; his paternal great-grandmother, with whom Eldon was particularly close to, Retha Trimble, of Stillwater, and paternal grandmother, Ruby Hoggatt, of Stillwater. Memorials may be made to a memorial fund for Eldon's two youngest children, Holly and Caylin, C/O Strode Funeral Home, 610 S. Duncan, Stillwater, OK 74074. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . This obituary is being reprinted for the family to correct daughter's last name. It should have been listed as Holly Briscoe, not Shull. ****************************************************** Mable Bickell Mable "Butch" Ridpath Bickell, 97, Stillwater, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at the Grace Living Center, Stillwater. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Christian Union Church. Larry Eslinger, Charles Wall and Ted Gibson will officiate. Interment will be at the Tryon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Bickell was born May 23, 1903, in Goodnight to George Theodric and Orpha Jane (Foust) Ridpath. She married Asa Arthur Bickell in January 1930. He died in 1952. Bickell attended schools in Goodnight. After she was married, the couple lived in the area of Goodnight and Merrick. After her husband's death, she continued to farm. In 1954 she commuted to Tryon schools where she worked as a cook. In 1956, she went to work as a cook for Oklahoma State University at Willard Hall. In 1957, she moved back to Tryon. She then moved to Perkins in 1958. She retired in 1965. She enjoyed meeting with her friends once a week and caring for her youngest grandchild. In 1985, she had a stroke. In 1992, do to her failing health, her family moved her to Knoxville, Iowa to be near her daughter, Nellie. She was brought back to Stillwater in 1995 to Grace Living Center where she lived until her death. She loved cooking for her family, the outdoors and having family gatherings. She was known as "Butch" to many friends and family members and as "Mammie" to most of her grandchildren. She was a member of the Congregational Church. She is preceded in death by her husband; four brothers; two sisters; parents; and son, Bobby Dale Bickell. Bickell is survived by three daughters, Nellie Ruth DeVos, Knoxville, Iowa; Georgia Doreen Dickinson-Roe, Puyallup, Wash.; and Sharon Kay Burch and husband Ron, Sayre; two sons, George Thomas Bickell, Tryon; Roy Arthur Bickell, Burley, Idaho; two sisters, Grace Houston and husband Glen, Stillwater; and Nell "Auntie" Youngker, Stillwater; 16 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. ****************************************************** John Rowland John Dare Rowland, 77, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, in Perkins. Services, with Ken Mantle officiating, will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Strode Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Jan. 20, 1923, in Hulbert to John Elgin and Ollie (Ferguson) Rowland. He married Shirley Irene Moor Jan. 31, 1990, in Bakersfield, Calif. John attended schools in Hulbert and Richmond, Calif. He was a ship builder and worked for Kerr-McGee Chemical Plant. He was also in the Sea Bees on Guam construction battalion in the civil service. He was a member of the Glencoe Church of Christ and the Longshoreman's and Miners unions. He was a heavy equipment worker John wasn't a man of many words but when he did speak it came straight from the heart. The most important things to him were his love of God and his family. He was so proud of his grandchildren and the things they have accomplished and hope to accomplish. John was an avid sports fan. He loved the Forty-Niners and always gave his grandchildren a run for their money on the golf course. Another one of his great loves was fishing, It didn't matter if the fish weighed 100 pounds or five pounds, he was happy. And, at age 65 he could still throw a mean baseball. John was a wonderful caring husband and father and he will be missed so much by all who knew him. He was predeceased by his parents, two brothers and one sister. In addition to his wife of the home he is survived by one son, John Dare Rowland Jr., of Klamath Falls, Ore.; one daughter, Kristi Kaye Fox, of Livermore, Calif.; one step-son, Richard Schultz, of Granite; four grandchildren, Troy and Todd Rowland, of Lawton, and Ryan and Cierra Fox, of Livermore, Calif.; one great-grandchild, Tracy Lynn Rowland, of Lawton; and two sisters, Marie Burgess, of Corvallis, Ore., and Evelyn Rowland of Bakersfield, Calif. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Oct. 11, 2000 linnk (page dated Oct. 12, 2000 ****************************************************** William Gray William Cyril Gray, 75, died at his Glencoe residence Monday, Oct. 9, 2000. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Gray was born Aug. 8, 1925, in Ashdown, Ark., to Hubbert Cyril and Julia William McCuller Gray. On Nov. 2, 1942, he married Doris E. Pickett. They moved to Payne County in the summer of 1985 to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren. They were owners of Granny's Country Crafts, east of Stillwater. Gray preached the Gospel of Christ from 1947-1975 and he and his wife carried the gospel into many foreign lands including Israel. They spent most of their married life in service of the Lord. He was a member of the American Legion and served as commander, vice commander and chaplain of Post No. 517 in Tawakoni, Texas. Gray was predeceased by one brother, Hubbert Lee Gray and his parents. Survivors include his wife of the home; one daughter, Ellen Gray Robinson and her husband Ronald; one grandson, Abbott (Rusty) Cyril Gray Robinson and his wife Donna Breckenridge Quattlebaum Robinson and one granddaughter, Dabora Robinson; Also, four great-grandchildren, Jerry Robinson-Quattlebaum and his wife Sarah Disney, Amber Robinson-Quattlebaum, Andrew Cyril Gray Robinson and William Dean Robinson; one great-great granddaughter, Kayleigh Rayne Quattlebaum and one great-great-grandson, Tarrance Samual Quattlebaum; And, one brother, Harvey Gray and his wife Peggy Pond of Farmers Branch, Texas; two sisters, Juliette Gray Rough and her husband Duane of Silverdale, Wash., and Patsy Helen Gray Johnson and her husband Roger Johnson of Port Orchard, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be sent in his name to the International Myeloma Foundation, 12650 Riverside Drive, Suite 206, North Hollywood, Calif., 91607, or e-mail The IMF@myeloma.org. Condolences can be sent to the family at familytracker@hotmail.com and OK_Flash@swbell.net or sawman74@cs.com. ****************************************************** Oct. 13, 2000 ****************************************************** Harvey Gulley Brigadier General (Ret) Harvey Gordon Gulley, 65, of Oklahoma City, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Oklahoma City. He was born Feb. 23, 1935, in Stigler. He graduated from Stigler High School and from Oklahoma State University with a BA in Architectural Engineering. He was in private practice as an architect and a professional engineer since June, 1971 and was president of Gulley & Affiliates, Inc. of Oklahoma City. He was commissioned in ROTC in 1958 and served over 32 years in active service. During his military career he received the Legion Of Merit Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal with Two Ten-year Devices, Army Service Ribbon and Oklahoma Distinguished Service Medal. Responsibilities during USAR inactive duty included G-4, HHC, 95th Division (Training), Commander, 1st Brigade, (SUT), 95th Division, (Training), Commander, 95th Division Maneuver Training Command (MTC, and Assistant Division Commander, (BG on Mob), 95th Division (Training). He was a member of The American Institute of Architects (State and National), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, National Society of Professional Engineers, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Society of American Military Engineers, Association of the US Army (AUSA), Oklahoma State University Alumni Association as a Life Member, Senior Army Reserve Officers Association (ROA) (SARCA), American Concrete Institute, Lions Club of America, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, National Federation of Independent Business, Employer Support for Guard and Reserves (ESGR) serving as State Chair, and Oklahoma Structural Engineers Association. He also served as a deacon at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Beltz Gulley of the home; son, Eugene Randall Gulley of Oklahoma City; and Harvey Gordon (Butch) Gulley, of Oklahoma City. Memorials may be made in his name to the 95th Division Association or to Mercy Hospice. A thank you is extended to Dr. Elizabeth Syzek and the Mercy Hospice Caregivers for their loving care. ****************************************************** Vica Spyres Vica Lou Spyres died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000, following a brief illness. Spyres was born July 13, 1900, to Minerva Jane Dennis and Clarence Otto Cotterman who lived in rural Kingfisher County. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Yale where she resided for some 98 plus years as one of the most loyal residents. At an early age Vica began her work ethic at her home and worked outside the home at Yale's first laundry owned by Charles Holme. She continued her laundry career after marrying William Clark Spyres Dec. 26, 1918. There were four children born to the marriage: Pauline Spyres Sharpton, Otto Jay "Bud" Spyres, the late Lloyd Spyres and Don Spyres She is survived by 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, eight great great grandchildren and a host of friends, neighbors and admirers. One of her proudest accomplishments was to have three sons, her son-in-law and grandson served our country during World War II. "Bud," Lloyd and Earl Sharpton served in the Army. Don and Jerry Spyres served in the Navy. She worked continuously during her life raising flowers, working in her vegetable gardens, canning and making jelly, tending to her chickens and animals which provided for her family, friends and neighbors. Her love was to work for the benefit of others. Vica shared her love for Jesus as a loyal and dedicated Christian member of Grace Assembly of God Church She was a devoted and regular attending member well into her 90s. Even after her health kept her from attending, she continued setting a Christian example at the Tender Loving Care in Yale with her beloved roommate, Vera, family and friends She will be greatly missed as her spirit and love lives on in our heart and memories. ****************************************************** Eddie Hoggatt Eddie B. Hoggatt, 80, Stillwater, died Thursday Oct. 12, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Graveside services are scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Revs. Hartley Freeman and Leonne Worcester will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Hoggatt was born Dec. 8, 1919, to John W. and Hattie (Burr) Hoggatt in Noble County. He married Sue Cottman in 1946 in Newkirk. He also was married to Ruby Trimble and Dorothy Cottman. Sue and Dorothy preceded him in death. He attended schools in Perry. After his education, he joined the U.S. Army where he served with Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army as a Tank Commander in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. At the completion of the war, he was honorably discharged and returned to the family farm. He later worked at Fox Lumber Company and Bob Barnes Automobile dealership. In 1955, he began employment with Bob Burk Oil Company as Assistant General Manager, retiring in 1984 after 29 years. He greatly enjoyed dominoes and watching sporting events. He was a member of the Perkins Christian Church. He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Aurelia J. Thompson; one grandson, Duane Childers; his first wife and third wife. He is survived by one son, Dale Childers and wife Barbara Kay, Stillwater; two grandchildren, Kevin Childers and wife Jacque, Stillwater; Debbie Lomax and husband David, Marietta, Ga.; four great grandchildren; niece, Sandy Cook and husband Charles, Broken Arrow; nephew, Larry Thompson and wife Dana, St. Louis, Mo.; step-nephews, Gerald Thompson, Arlington, Texas; Gordon Thompson and wife Jo Ann, Locust Grove; great nieces, Janie Dale, Claremore; Angela Morgan, Skiatook; Amie Payne, Skiatook; great nephews, Brian Thompson, Tulsa; and Scott Thompson, Tulsa. Honorary pallbearers are Bob Burk, Kevin Childers and Jeff Bales. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to American Diabetes Association, 1211 N. Shartel Ave. Suite 603, Oklahoma City, 73112; or to the American Cancer Society Memorial Program, Heartland Division, 4323 N.W. 63 St. Suite 110, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73116-1513. ****************************************************** Oct. 14, 2000 linkpage dated Oct. 15, 2000 ****************************************************** Lorraine Marie Akin Lorraine Marie Akin worked for Oklahoma State University for many years. She died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Longmeadow Care Center in Justin, Texas, at age 84. Hudgens Funeral Home in Justin, Texas, is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 23, 1916, in Stillwater to James Joseph and Josephine Bell (Clark) Donovan. She married Dwight Akin on Feb. 10, 1938, in Stillwater. He died May 11, 1982. She worked for OSU as a food service worker until her retirement on May 12, 1978. She is survived by two sons, Rennie Dale (Pete) Akin of Ponder, Texas, and Joe Akin of Portland, Ore.; one brother, Gene Donovan of Stillwater; two sisters, Phillis Brown of Stillwater and Pat Benis of Morrison; five grandchildren, Sherry Salisbury of Pikeville, Ky., Ann Cooksey of Stillwater, Dale Morton of Pikeville, Ky., Hank Akin of Crescent City, Calif., and Debra Treadwell, of Arkansas; and two great-grandchildren. ****************************************************** Cynthia Dobson Cynthia Dobson of Yale enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing and liked to crochet. She died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Yale Nursing Home at age 89. Graveside services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. John Holderread officiating. Interment will be at Lawson Cemetery, Yale, under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. The casket will be closed at the cemetery. She was born May 15, 1911, in Gainesville, Mo., to Jimmy Robison and Ella (Strong) Robison. She attended a country school north of Gainesville, Mo., and Council Valley School in the Yale area after coming to Oklahoma, where she lived on the family farm and worked with her parents. She married Loren Dale Dobson on Feb. 6, 1932, in Yale. She moved to the farm with Loren, where they lived until 1950. They moved to Cushing in 1950, where Loren began working in the oil fields. In 1958, they moved to Stillwater and both began working at Oklahoma State University. After his death, Cynthia stayed in Stillwater until 1944, when she moved to Cushing. She was a member of Christian Church, worked for OSU maintenance and was a farmer and homemaker. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, three sisters and three brothers. She is survived by one son, Billy Joe Dobson and his wife, Janice, of Cushing; two grandchildren, Jayson Dobson of Cushing and Jinni Fields of Edmond; and four great- grandchildren, Bryan Newton, Sarah Newton, Martha Dobson and Myles Dobson; one brother, Paul Robison, and one sister, Lottie Lacy, both of Yale. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice or the hospice of choice. Condolences may be emailed to the family at ****************************************************** Oct. 15, 2001 ****************************************************** Otis A. Allen Otis A. Allen was a cattle rancher who raised catfish, loved to raise a garden and be with his family. He died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at his home south of Cushing at age 81. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Assembly of God Church in Cushing, with former pastor the Rev. David Plank and Lowell Hall officiating. Interment will be at Stroud Cemetery under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. He was born June 6, 1919, in Kendrick to Ura and Jessie (Dye) Allen. He received his early education in Kendrick. He married Mabel R. Stubblefield on Dec. 29, 1938, in Kendrick. He was a lifelong resident of the Kendrick and Cushing areas. He attended the First Assembly of God Church in Cushing. He was predeceased by his parents, daughter Patricia Hart, brothers Jack and Bill and a sister, Lorene Heizelman. He is survived by his wife, Mabel R. Allen, of the home; one son, Charles O. Allen of Phoenix; one daughter, Carolyn J. Siegfried of Oklahoma City; one sister, Mary Gompf of West Cliff, Colo.; four grandchildren, Anthony Hart, Randy Allen, Kari Ware and Rebecca Allen; and three great-grandchildren, Sarah Ware, Maggie Hart and Jared Ware. ****************************************************** Daniel Craig Anderson Daniel Craig Anderson attended Oklahoma State University and was a veteran of Desert Storm. He died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Cushing at age 30. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. Brother Johnny McCoy will preside. Services are under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. He was born Nov. 16, 1969, in Augsburg, Germany, to Leroy and Donna (Mason) Anderson. He received his early education in Texas and was a graduate of the United High School in Laredo, Texas. He graduated from OSU with a bachelor's degree. He received his master's in creative writing and English. He was a veteran and served in the Army in the 82nd Airborne during Desert Storm. He was a member of the General Assembly and the Church of the Firstborn. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Doc Anderson, and Joe and Bertha Mason. He is survived by his mother, Donna Garcia and her husband, Enrique, of Laredo, Texas; his father, Leroy Anderson and his wife, Nancy, of Nogal, N.M.; brothers Michael Anderson of Dallas and Danny, Joseph and Jessie Garcia, all of Laredo; and by Ricky Garcia of Laredo; grandparents, Ludene Anderson Coonce of Tryon and Dominique Garcia of Alice, Texas. ****************************************************** Luke Anthony Troy Luke Anthony Troy was a self-taught guitar player who raised Akita dogs. He died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Tulsa at the age of 41. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. today at Strode Funeral Chapel, with Father Chris Dagle officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens in McAlester on Tuesday under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born in McAlester on Oct. 18, 1958, to Patrick J. Troy, Sr., and Mary Ellen (Leonard) Matthews. He was a concrete finisher and a member of the Catholic church. He lived in McAlester, Stillwater, Tulsa, Sacramento, Calif., and Atlantic City, N.J. He worked in the Stillwater area in recent years as a concrete finisher for contractors. He enjoyed his music and raised Akita dogs, hoping to train them for rescue duties. He will be missed by family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, and brothers Michael K. Troy, Edward Henry Troy and Lincoln Edward Troy. He is survived by five brothers, Patrick J. Troy, Jr. and his wife, Linda, of Chester, N.J.; James R. Troy and his wife, Jane, of Logansport, Ind.; Jeff Troy and his wife, Melanie, of Stillwater; Peter Troy of Stillwater; and Jonathan Troy and his wife, Betsy, of Owasso; and two sisters, Kathy Troy of St. Louis and Judy Bryant of Owasso; nephews and nieces, Michele, Taylor and Ryan Troy, Jennifer Troy, Rachael Bryant and Skye Troy, Heather and Jason Troy. Pallbearers will be Patrick Troy, Jim Troy, Jeff Troy, Peter Troy, Jonathan Troy and Donnie Hicks. Memorials may be made to Starting Point II, 608 High Point Drive, Stillwater, 74075. ****************************************************** Oct. 16, 2000 both appear on Oct. 15, 2000 ****************************************************** Oct. 17, 2000 ****************************************************** Fronzie Tuttle Memorial services for Fronzie Leigh Tuttle, 75, of Cushing will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church, 1148 E. Main in Cushing. Interment will follow at a later date at Fairlawn Cemetery, north of Cushing. She died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000 at the Rest Haven Nursing Center in Cushing. She was born Feb. 19, 1925, to William P. and Lora (Peak) Neal. She moved from Kansas as a small child to the south side of the Cimarron River where her family were sharecroppers. She attended Round Grove Elementary School until moving to Cushing where she attended Cushing High School. She married Burt L. Tuttle Dec. 15, 1941, in Cushing. They moved to California where she worked at the Goodyear Rubber and Tire Co. during World War II. They moved back to Cushing in 1954 where they have since resided. She was also employed by the Rest Haven Nursing Home. They were active members of the First Freewill Baptist Church on Main Street and then later the Trinity Baptist Church on Luella where she was pianist for 30 years. Her priorities were God, family, music and sports of all kinds. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, and two brothers, Maurice and Jack Neal. She is survived by three sons, Mike Tuttle and Jon Tuttle, both of Cushing, and Don Tuttle of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; one daughter, Jerry Koelsch of Cushing; 11 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Music Department at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Cushing. ****************************************************** Pete Pappas Pete C. Pappas, 74, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at his home in Stillwater. Services, with Rev. Stan Warfield officiating, will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born April 14, 1926, in St. Louis, Mo., to Glen Pappas and Alexandra (Calbos) Pappas. He married Nancy Owen Aug. 12, 1950, in the Old Mission Methodist Church in Fairway, Kan. He graduated from Hollywood High School in Hollywood, Calif. He completed his education at the University of Missouri with a degree in economics. He served in the Korean War and was assigned as an instructor at the Army Finance School in Indianapolis, Ind. Pappas worked for General Motors in Kansas City, Mo., for eight years and was with National Automotive Parts Assoc. as warehouse manager in Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo. The family moved to Stillwater in 1966 where he became owner of four NAPA stores in Stillwater, Pawnee, Stroud and Cushing. He retired in December of 1990. He was an active Sunday school teacher of sixth graders and in recent years was a teacher in the adult class he attended for 34 years. He was active in Boy Scouting and his sons' swim team activities. He was proud of his Frontier Rotary membership. He served on national boards for the NAPA organization. He was a member and president of his college fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, University of Missouri. He loved the outdoors and camping trips across the country and Canada that he took with his family. He shall be remembered for his sense of humor and the twinkle in his eye. He was predeceased by his parents, one brother and a daughter. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two sons, Glen Pappas and his wife, Deborah, of Stillwater, and Thomas Pappas and his wife, Michele, of Dallas; one daughter, Laurie Effinger and her husband, Charles, of Harrah; seven grandchildren, Owen, Matt, Anthony, Phillip, Alexandra, Daniel and Lilian; one brother, Gregory and his wife, Adrian, of Washington, D.C. and one sister, Tenia Gikas, of Washington, D.C. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Donnie Lynn Graham Donnie Lynn Graham, 41, Coyle, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, southwest of Stillwater. Graveside services were today at 10:30 a.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery with Marlin McNeal officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Graham was born July 14, 1959, in Guthrie to Ted and Elsie (Arthur) Graham. After attending school in Coyle, he worked for Manhattan Steele in Oklahoma City and later for Sheetmetal Enterprises in Stillwater. He married Lisa Doyle June 21, 1980, in Perkins. They had two children, Adam and Karlie. The couple later divorced. Graham enjoyed hunting for arrowheads, collecting marbles and other old relics and hunting and fishing. He loved his family and friends. He was engaged to Denise Ditsch, a very special person. He was predeceased by his father. Survivors include his mother; one son, Adam Graham of Norman; one daughter, Karlie Graham of Perkins; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Donnie Cundiff of Bartlesville and Marilyn and Larry Winburn of Perkins; three nephews, David Cundiff and wife Kristine of Edmond, Teddy Cundiff and wife Tricia of Tulsa and Tyler Winburn of Perkins; and one niece, Samantha Winburn of Perkins. Pallbearers were Bobby Priess, Randy Bostian, Ted Cundiff, Allie Cundiff, Tyler Winburn, David Cundiff, Mike Oyler and Donnie Luster. Memorials may be made to the college fund of Adam and Karlie Graham in care of Payne County Bank, 202 S. Main, Perkins, Okla., 74059. This obituary is being reprinted because the day of services was inadvertently left out. ****************************************************** Ava Tarlton Ava Tarlton, 98, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Pastor Marvin Skinner officiating, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Tryon First Baptist Church. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Myrtle, Mo., Nov. 25, 1901, to John and Melissa (Bennett) Wheeler. She married Charley David Tarlton Nov. 21, 1920, in Oregon County, Mo. He died March 8, 1978. Mrs. Tarlton was the last living child of 10 children. She loved quilting and gardening in her flower and vegetable gardens. She taught Sunday school for many years in the First Baptist Church of Tryon. Mrs. Tarlton was active in her church and spent many hours visiting those who were sick. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by three sons, Waldo, J.D. and Bill Tarlton; one grandson, Steve Scoggins; one great-grandson, Jamie Scoggins; and four brothers and five sisters. She is survived by one son, Howard Tarlton and his wife, Dolores, of Tryon; two daughters, Wanda Hart and her husband, Cleo, of Stillwater and Joyce Scoggins and her husband, Joe, of Norman; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Tarlton's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Tryon First Baptist Church, 122 N. First St., Tryon, OK 74875. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Gary Miller Gary G. Miller, 59, of Stillwater, died at his home Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Aaron Cole officiating. A military service burial will be at Fosterburg Cemetery in Fosterburg, Ill., under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Miller was born Sept. 29, 1941, in Alton, Ill., to Elmo and Ruth (Donaldson) Miller, where he grew up and attended school. He joined the Army in 1959. After his discharge in 1967 he returned to Fosterburg and married Lois Williams Aug. 28, 1968. After their marriage the couple lived in the Fosterburg area, moving to Perry in July 1981, and later to Stillwater in 1985. Miller worked for Gene Vanbiber in Perry and Stillwater Oil Field Construction and Dozer Services. He retired in 1994 due to ill health. Miller was a member of First Baptist Church of Fosterburg. He was a loving father and loved his whole family. His hobby was small engine repair. He was predeceased by his parents and son, Donyan Lee Masden. Survivors include his wife of the home; three sons, Richard Miller and his wife Teresa of Stillwater, Thomas Miller and his wife Misty of Stafford, Mo., and Richard Miller and his wife Carol of Perkins; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; Also, two brothers, Gerald Miller of Bethalto, Ill., Kenneth Miller of Rolla, Mo., and one sister, Judith Otto of St. Ann, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Family Memorial Fund. ****************************************************** Oct. 18, 2000 ****************************************************** Gary Miller Gary G. Miller, 59, of Stillwater, died at his home Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Aaron Cole officiating. A military service burial will be at Fosterburg Cemetery in Fosterburg, Ill., under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Miller was born Sept. 29, 1941, in Alton, Ill., to Elmo and Ruth (Donaldson) Miller, where he grew up and attended school. He joined the Army in 1959. After his discharge in 1967 he returned to Fosterburg and married Lois Williams Aug. 31, 1968. After their marriage the couple lived in the Fosterburg area, moving to Perry in July 1981, and later to Stillwater in 1985. Miller worked for Gene Vanbiber in Perry and Stillwater Oil Field Construction and Dozer Services. He retired in 1994 due to ill health. Miller was a member of First Baptist Church of Fosterburg. He was a loving father and loved his whole family. His hobby was small engine repair. He was predeceased by his parents and son, Donyon Lee Masden. Survivors include his wife of the home; three sons, Richard Miller and his wife Teresa of Stillwater, Thomas Miller and his wife Misty of Stafford, Mo., and Raymond Miller and his wife Carol, of Perkins; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; Also, two brothers, Gerald Miller of Bethalto, Ill., Kenneth Miller of Rolla, Mo., and one sister, Judith Otto of St. Ann, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Family Memorial Fund. This obituary is being reprinted for the family due to incorrect information provided the NewsPress. ****************************************************** Camilla Boyd Camilla Boyd, 31, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. The Native American Church will hold a prayer service Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Covenant Fellowship Church in Cushing. Services, with Rev. Greg Davis officiating, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Covenant Fellowship in Cushing. Interment will follow at Silver Star Cemetery in Cushing. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born Nov. 24, 1968, in Cushing to Eddie Allen Boyd and Anita (Goodson) Stewart. She attended schools in Cushing and graduated from Cushing High School. She also attended Upward Bound at Langston University. She was very creative and enjoyed sewing, sports and ran track and played baseball at Cushing High School. She was a homemaker, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in Perkins. She was predeceased by her paternal grandmother, Josephine Boyd; maternal grandmother, Norma Jean (Twoguns) Goodson; and maternal great-grandparents, Lorenzo George and Velinda (Murray) Twoguns. Survivors include her mother, Anita Stewart, of Stillwater; father, Eddie A. Boyd, of Cushing; fiance, Curtis Tucker Sr.; one son, Curtis M. Tucker Jr.; two daughters, Vanity Renee and Daria Tucker, all of Cushing; two brothers, Eric Lee McVay, and Lorenzo Boyd, both of Stillwater; and special aunt, Cleo Lane, of Stillwater, and numerous other relatives. Curtis Tucker would like to offer a very special thank you to all of the many friends and relatives and others, too numerous to mention, who have been a tremendous help to him and his family during this time. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Lois Moon Lois Lorene Kihega Moon, 70, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000. Services are scheduled for noon Thursday at the Otoe Tribal Community Complex in Red Rock. Interment will be at the Otoe-Missouria Cemetery. Father David Lafferty will officiate. A Catholic Prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A Catholic Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday by Lafferty. All services will be held at the Otoe Tribal Community Complex. Moon was born Oct. 31, 1929, in Red Rock to Louis J. Kihega and Eunice (Whitehorn) Kihega. She married James Edward Moon April 24, 1954. The couple lived in Farmington, N.M., for many years before returning to the Oklahoma area in 1978. They lived in Oklahoma City before settling in Chandler in 1981. Her church affiliation is with the Catholic Church and the Native American Church. Moon is a member of the Otoe-Missouria and Iowa tribes. While Moon was in Farmington, she was recognized by the "Who's Who in American Junior College" from the San Juan Community College, a division of New Mexico State University in 1976. She obtained her Associates Degree from San Juan Community College before receiving her Bachelor's Degree from CSU. Moon was an active member of the Altar Society and Legion of Mary of the Roman Catholic Church in Farmington, N.M. and in Chandler. She took pleasure in charitable work for the church and particularly enjoyed donating her time and resources to her tribes and other Native American causes and organization. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her brother James Louis Kihega. Moon is survived by her son, James E. Moon, Jr., Perkins; her daughters, Mary Gabehart, Chandler; Frances Moon, Chandler; Kathryn D. Moon, Barkeley, Calif.; sister, Marlene EchoHawk, Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren; one great grandson; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. ****************************************************** Oct. 19, 2000 ****************************************************** Eva Solomon Eva Victoria (Kouri) Solomon passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, in Stillwater. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, Wichita, and an Orthodox Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hillside Funeral Home West Chapel in Wichita. Mrs. Solomon was born April 23, 1909, in Jersy City, N.J., to A.S. and Mary Kouri . Mrs. Solomon enjoyed writing poetry, reading the Bible and was a long-time member of the Meridian Avenue Baptist Church in Wichita. She had been a resident of Westhaven Nursing Home in Stillwater for the past three years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Solomon, Wichita, Kan.; sisters, Freida Kouri, Salwa Kouri and Dora Naifeh; and brothers Essid Kouri and Sam Kouri. Mrs. Solomon is survived by her sister, Eleanor VanDruff, Anaheim, Calif., and sons, Glenn Solomon, Tulsa and Howard Solomon, Garden Grove, Calif.; grandchildren, G. Michael and Brenda Solomon, Stillwater, Annette and Jimmy Shamas, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valerie Solomon; Michael Solomon, Garden Grove, Calif. and Kathy Solomon, Ohio; and great- grandchildren, Michael Solomon and Joshua Solomon, Stillwater; Mark Allen, Phoenix, Ariz. and Ellis Shamas, Alec Shamas, and Michael Shamas, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; and sister- in-law Carey Lee Kouri, Oklahoma City. Memorials can be sent to the Eva Solomon Memorial Fund, Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, 200 N. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67203, or to St. Mary Orthodox Church, Wichita, KS. ****************************************************** Lorraine Marie Akin Lorraine Marie Akin worked for Oklahoma State University for many years. She died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Longmeadow Care Center in Justin, Texas, at age 84. Hudgens Funeral Home in Denton, Texas, is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 23, 1916, in Stillwater to James Joseph and Josephine Bell (Clark) Donovan. She married Dwight Akin Feb. 10, 1938, in Stillwater. He died May 11, 1982. She worked for OSU as a food service worker until her retirement on May 12, 1978. She is survived by two sons, Rennie Dale (Pete) Akin of Ponder, Texas, and Joe Akin of Portland, Ore.; one brother, Gene Donovan of Stillwater; two sisters, Phillis Brown of Stillwater and Pat Benis of Morrison; five grandchildren, Sherry Salisbury of Pikeville, Ky., Ann Cooksey of Stillwater, Dale Morton of Pikeville, Ky., Hank Akin of Crescent City, Calif., and Debra Treadwell, of Arkansas; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchildren. This obituary is being reprinted for the family to correct number of great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. The NewsPress was provided different information from the funeral home. ****************************************************** Jacob Duroy Norman resident, Jacob Daniel Duroy, 20, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000. A memorial service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the main sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, 212 N. Main Street in Norman. Services are under the direction of McCafferty-Bollick Funeral Home. He was born April 18, 1980, in Tulsa and was the son of Pamela Madsen Duroy, of Tonkawa and Wade and Kathleen Duroy of Bartlesville. Before moving to Tonkawa, he attended schools in McLoud, Billings and Glencoe. He began in Tonkawa schools as a third grader and graduated, with honors, from Tonkawa High School in May, 1998. He was active in both academics and athletics while at Tonkawa. He was a member of the varsity football and track teams during his four years at the high school and lettered in both sports. As a Junior, he qualified in the 400 meter dash and also was a member of the 1600 meter relay team that won the bronze in the event that helped clinch the Buccaneers Boys' State Track Championship. He was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jacob excelled scholastically as well. He was a member of the National Honor Society, was selected to Boys' State and was a competitor on the Buccaneer Academic Bowl Team. One of his proudest moments was winning, as a sixth grader, the Tonkawa competition of the National Geographic Geography Bee. He was also enrolled in the Extended Studies Program for several years in the Tonkawa schools. He was very active in the arts and sciences, music and acting were his first loves. He was a member of the Buccaneer Show Choir and the Vocal Choir. He sang solos, and with duets, trios and quartets. His crowning and most remembered performance was the school drama department's production of "Sugar" and also acted in the Northern Oklahoma College production of "Annie Get Your Gun." Jacob was a very active and strong Christian and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tonkawa and a member of the Youth Choir. He was saved in Our Lord in the fall of 1988 and rededicated his life to Christ three years ago while attending Falls Creek Baptist Church Camp. He had many interests and hobbies and especially enjoyed reading, listening to all kinds of music, writing, reciting poetry, science fiction movies, playing fantasy football and video games. He also liked running, weight lifting, fishing and just listening to people. He was fond of cooking and worked in several food service jobs including a 15 year old assistant cook at Camp Timberlake Girl Scout Camp. His favorite fast food job was delivering pizzas for Simple Simons of Tonkawa. Jacob attended the Meteorology School at the University of Oklahoma from 1998 to 1999. He was a proud Sooner even in the worst of their times. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Doyle H. Duroy, of Billings. In audition to his mother, Pamela, of the home, he is survived by his father, Wade and stepmother, Kathleen Duroy, of Bartlesville; grandparents, Donald and Marcella Madsen of Lake Kiowa, Texas and Darlene Duroy, of Stillwater. Honorary pallbearers will be his uncles, Tom Duroy, Keith Duroy, Clint Oller, D.J. Duroy, Phillip Duroy, Jim Madsen and Bill Madsen. Memorials may be made to the academic and athletic programs of both the Tonkawa and Glencoe Public Schools, C/O First National Bank of Tonkawa, P.O. Box 400, Tonkawa, OK 74653. ****************************************************** Camilla Boyd Camilla Boyd, 31, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Rev. Greg Davis officiating, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Covenant Fellowship in Cushing. Interment will follow at Silver Star Cemetery in Cushing. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born Nov. 24, 1968, in Cushing to Eddie Allen Boyd and Anita (Goodson) Stewart. She attended schools in Cushing and graduated from Cushing High School. She also attended Upward Bound at Langston University. She was very creative and enjoyed sewing, sports and ran track and played baseball at Cushing High School. She was a homemaker, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in Perkins. She was predeceased by her paternal grandmother, Josephine Boyd; maternal grandmother, Norma Jean (Twoguns) Goodson; and maternal great-grandparents, Lorenzo George and Velinda (Murray) Twoguns. Survivors include her mother, Anita Stewart, of Stillwater; father, Eddie A. Boyd, of Cushing; fiance, Curtis Tucker Sr.; one son, Curtis M. Tucker Jr.; two daughters, Vanity Renee and Daria Tucker, all of Cushing; two brothers, Eric Lee McVay, and Lorenzo Boyd, both of Stillwater; one sister, Simone Boyd, of VanBuren, Ark.; and special aunt, Cleo Lane, of Stillwater, and numerous other relatives. Curtis Tucker would like to offer a very special thank you to all of the many friends and relatives and others, too numerous to mention, who have been a tremendous help to him and his family during this time. This obituary is being reprinted due to incorrect information provided the NewsPress. ****************************************************** Oct. 20, 2000 ****************************************************** Eva Solomon Eva Victoria (Kouri) Solomon died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, in Stillwater. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, Wichita, and an Orthodox Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hillside Funeral Home West Chapel in Wichita. Mrs. Solomon was born April 23, 1908, in Jersy City, N.J., to Addy Salem and Mary Razook Kouri . Mrs. Solomon wrote hundreds of poems and many were published in sheet music. She published three books of poetry: "Gems of the Heart", "From My Heart to Yours" and "Harvest Of My Heart". Her articles were used in many magazines including Family Almanac. She performed several radio programs reciting her poetry on stations in Oklahoma and Kansas including, KAKE, KSMO, and KWCO. She was a contributing staff member to The Lebanon-Syrian Press, The Echo of the East, and the Lebanese American Journal. She was a member of the Oklahoma State Writers and the Kansas Authors of the Fifth District and the Poetry Society of Oklahoma. She organized Talent Clubs during World War II, the Women's Talent Club sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and the Red Cross and the Cement Mixers who performed hundreds of shows for servicemen, civic affairs and churches. She also helped to organize the Neighborhood Frolic talent club in Wichita. She helped organize a successful sorority for Lebanese young women, the Alpha Mahlo Chi and served as its first president. Mrs. Solomon won many contest in sales while a clerk a t J.C. Penney. She was promoted to Advertising Manger. She was the Oklahoma State Vice President to the Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanon American Clubs and also served on the convention committee and education committee. She was a long-time member of the Meridian Avenue Baptist Church in Wichita. She had been a resident of Westhaven Nursing Home in Stillwater for the past three years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Solomon, Wichita, Kan.; sisters, Freida Kouri, Salwa Kouri and Dora Naifeh; and brothers Essid Kouri and Sam Kouri. Mrs. Solomon is survived by her sister, Eleanor VanDruff, Anaheim, Calif., and sons, Glenn Solomon, Tulsa and Howard Solomon, Garden Grove, Calif.; grandchildren, G. Michael and Brenda Solomon, Stillwater, Annette and Jimmy Shamas, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valerie Solomon; Michael Solomon, Garden Grove, Calif. and Kathy Solomon, Ohio; and great- grandchildren, Michael Solomon and Joshua Solomon, Stillwater; Mark Allen, Phoenix, Ariz. and Ellis Shamas, Alec Shamas, and Michael Shamas, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; and sister- in-law Carey Lee Kouri, Oklahoma City, Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to the Eva Solomon Memorial Fund, Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, 200 N. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67203, or to St. Mary Orthodox Church, Wichita, KS. This obiturary is being reprinted for the family due to additional information unavailable Thursday. ****************************************************** Wayne Taylor Wayne Lewis Taylor, 77, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at his Stillwater residence. Graveside services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born in Stillwater Dec. 22, 1922, to Charlie A. and Katherine (Popham) Taylor. He married Peggy Jane Taylor Nov. 6, 1953. Mr. Taylor attended school in Stillwater and completed two years of college at Oklahoma State University. He was a paint contractor all of his life. He served in World War II as a private first class from Jan. 20, 1943, until his honorable discharge Dec. 10, 1945. He is survived by his wife Peggy, of the home; one son, Robert Wayne Taylor and one daughter, Linda Jane Taylor. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at . ****************************************************** Leo Echalk Leo Paul Echalk, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Oakhill Church on Keystone Lake. Rev. Harrel Jones will officiate. Interment will be at the Jennings Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Cleveland. Echalk was born Feb. 27, 1915, in Duryea, Penn. He was the son of John and Leocadia Echalk. He was raised in Duryea and attended schools there, graduating from Duryea High School in 1933. Upon graduating from high school, Echalk worked in a Pennsylvania coal mine for nearly seven years before being inducted into the service of his country in the United States Army Oct. 14, 1940. He was married to Lora Mae Ballinger Sept. 4, 1942, prior to his overseas duty in World War II. During the war, Echalk served as a first sergeant in Service Company, 351st Infantry. He served in the following campaigns and battles: Rome-Arno and North Apennines, and PO- Valley, receiving the American Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with three Bronze Stars. Additionally, Echalk earned the Combat Infantry Badge and expert marksman badge for the carbine Browning automatic rifle and mortar light machine gun. He was honorably discharged Aug. 14, 1945. Upon completion of his military service, Echalk and his wife moved to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked for the railroad as a mechanic. In 1954, the couple moved with their son, Ed, to Tulsa. Echalk was working for the Black Syvel and Brission and later T.D. Williams, Inc. where he worked as an oilfield equipment machinist for nearly 23 years before retiring in 1977. Echalk took early retirement in order to take care of his wife who was injured in a car accident. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan. He loved outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, golfing and baseball. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and actually assisted in teaching them baseball and golf. Echalk never met a stranger; he spent countless hours visiting and was not hesitant to share his Christian faith. He was baptized as an infant and always involved with his church. He was a member of the Oakhill Church on Keystone Lake. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Edward and John. Echalk is survived by his wife, Lora Mae, of the home; son, Ed Echalk and wife Jeanie, Stillwater; five grandchildren, Jill Ritter and husband Tom, Stillwater; Leslie Echalk, Stillwater; Anna Echalk, Stillwater; Jamie Lawson, Stillwater; Christopher Echalk, Stillwater; two brothers, Al Echalk, Dureya, Penn.; Ted Echalk, Old Forge, Penn.; five sisters, Stella Dopkin, Old Forge, Penn.; Josie Dopkin, Dureya, Penn.; Sophia Zbylicki, Dureya, Penn.; Edna Syrekia, West Hyattsville, Md.; Lucy Stitanovick, Havlock, N.C., and numerous nieces and nephews. ****************************************************** Oct. 21, 2000 ****************************************************** Emil Koller Emil Koller, 102, came to Oklahoma in 1906 with his mother, stepfather, brothers and sisters from Osmond, Neb., to the Morrison area. He died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, in Pawnee. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Poteet Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Roy Fleshman officiating. Burial will follow at Morrison Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home of Pawnee. Koller was born May 7, 1898, in Osmond to Simon and Barbara (Altman) Koller Benes. He attended school in the Morrison and Lela area and later operated a farm near Morrison and Stillwater with his brother, Ed Benes. He moved to Pawnee in 1938 where he lived at the time of his death. He drove farm trucks and also worked as a roughneck on drilling rigs. Koller reported to the draft board for both World Wars but did not serve. His first stay in a hospital was when he was 95 years old. He was predeceased by his parents, brothers, Joseph Koller, Otto Koller, Edward Benes Sr., Louis Benes; sisters Jennie Koller, Emma Koller and Libbie Koller. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Alice Benes of Morrison; nieces, Bonnie Benes of Morrison, Barbara Adams of Stillwater; nephews Edward Benes of Morrison, Kelley Benes of Perry, Charles Benes of Morrison, Clarence Benes of Murray, Ky.; grandnephews, Kim and Brent Adams, Travis, Kiley and Peter Benes; grandnieces, Janet and Cathy Benes, Patti Swart, Angela Davis and Amy Benes; eight grandnephews and nieces, plus cousins, second cousins, and other relatives. Memorials may be sent to Make-A-wish Foundation of Oklahoma, 2825 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 824, Tulsa, OK 74105; or Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, 940 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. ****************************************************** Joseph Cherry Joseph C. Cherry, 80, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, in Fort Smith, Ark. Services were held Thursday at Moore Funeral Home Eastlawn Chapel in Tulsa. Burial followed at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow. Cherry was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Fort Smith, Ark., and retired in 1982 after 38 years with Southwestern Bell. Cherry served with the 45th Infantry in World War II and Korean War, and retired as Command Sergeant Major with the 95th Infantry Army Reserve in 1979. He was active in Tulsa youth baseball and Boy Scouts. Survivors include his wife Marilyn of Tulsa; sons Scott and his wife Judy of Tulsa and Randy and his wife Dana of Broken Arrow; daughter, Lynda Casey and her husband Jesse of Stillwater; Also, grandchildren, Mike Cherry of Tulsa, Allison Kittleman of Springfield, Mo., Raylene Lewis of Broken Arrow, Natalie and Kelsey Marshall of Stillwater and great-granddaughter, Kayla Cherry of Tulsa. ****************************************************** Glen Goforth Glendle "Glen" W. Goforth, 45, of Milton-Freewater, Ore., died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at a relative's home. Memorial services were held Thursday at the home of Betty and Ray Hasbell in Milton- Freewater. Services were under the direction of Munsell-Rhodes Funeral Home. Goforth was born July 24, 1955, in Seminole, Texas, to Earl and Flora Bailey Goforth, and was raised in Texas and later moved to Chelan and the Wenatchee area where he lived for several years. Goforth moved to Oklahoma for three years and met his wife Tina Webb and were married in Stillwater on March 1, 1999. The family had just moved back to Milton-Freewater; he had suffered from heart problems. Survivors include his wife of the home; daughter Nikate Goforth of Wenatchee, Wash.; his mother of Milton-Freewater; stepdaughters, Crystal Nichols and Tiffiany Webb of Stillwater; stepsons Jonathan Nichols and Matthew Webb of Stillwater; sisters Elaine Watkins of Kennewick, Wash.; Betty Hasbell of Milton-Freewater; brothers Jesse Goforth of Milton- Freewater, Wesley Goforth of Walla Walla, Wash, Jimmy Goforth and Lemuel Goforth of Wenatchee, Wash. ****************************************************** Oct. 22, 2000 ****************************************************** Arthur Smith Arthur Anderson Smith, 71, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Rev. Mike Brannon officiating, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery next to his mother. He was born in Stillwater April 18, 1929, to Melvin and Cleona Smith. He was a construction worker. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Jesse Smith, Sr. and Donald Ray Smith. He is survived by one brother, Raymond Smith and his wife, Francis, of Ponca City, and one half-brother, Delbert Smith, of Stillwater. Survivors include eight nieces and nephews, Ann Newton, of Perry, Jess Smith, of Ponca City, Tommy Smith, of Ponca City, Lonny Smith, of Ponca City, Ronny Smith, of Breckenridge, Colo., Dorothy Fulks, of Ponca City, Jackie Zimmerschied, of Ponca City, and Richard Smith, of Ponca City; nineteen great-nieces and nephews, fifteen great-great nieces and nephews; and many more people that loved him. ****************************************************** Hazel McGee Hazel Ida Swalley McGee, 90, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, in Stillwater. Services, with Rev. J.B. Bond presiding, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Poteet Funeral Chapel in Pawnee. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Glencoe. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. She was born in Pawnee Oct. 8, 1910, to Fred William and Nona Rena (Wolfe) Swalley. She married James Dewitt McGee Sr. Aug. 21, 1933, in Pawnee. He died Sept. 3, 1998. She graduated from Pawnee High School in 1930 and earned her life time teaching certificate from OSU and taught at the Old Manford Public School. She moved from Pawnee to Stillwater in Nov., 1996. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pawnee. She had placed her faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and taught Sunday school. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents; a brother, Fred Swalley Jr.; and a sister, Zella Moore. Survivors include a son, James D. McGee, Jr. and his wife, Myrna Loy, of Stillwater; a daughter, Mary Louise Stocker and her husband, Lester, of Douglas, Wyoming; grandchildren, Cheri J. and Ted A. Weber, of Mustang, Pamela A and Kalun J. Kelley, of Cherokee, Aaron L McGee, of Stillwater, Gary D. and Cheryl Stocker, of Allen, Texas, and Steve D. and Paula Stocker, of Great Bend, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Rebecca, Melissa, Teresa, Makayla, Richard and Samuel Weber, of Mustang, Kailey Kelley, of Cherokee, Heather and Alex Stocker, of Allen, Texas, and Ryan and Allison Stocker, of Great Bend, Kan.; two sisters, Helen VenTress, of Terlton, and Nona Neal, of Jackson, Miss.; and a number of other relatives and friends. Memorial gifts may be sent to: The Navigators, Memorial Gift, P.O. Box 6000, Colorado Springs, CO 80934-9967. Please attach a note, "Memorial for Hazel I. McGee, Act. number 127290 James McGee Jr. ****************************************************** Delpha Cooper Ponca City resident, Delpha M. Cooper, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Albright United Methodist Church in Ponca City. Rev. Sheila Combs-Francis will preside. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. She was born in Stillwater Oct. 2, 1920, to Robert Carl and Hazel Nellie (Coleman) Musgrave. She moved to Ponca City at an early age. She graduated from Ponca City High School She married Ralph D. Cooper Nov. 3, 1944, in Ponca City. She was a homemaker, enjoyed golf and bowling and was an excellent seamstress. She was a member of the Albright United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her parents and two sisters, Thelma Coats and Velma Ealick. In addition to her husband, of the home, she is survived by two sons, Doug Cooper and his wife, Janet, of Stillwater, and Clint Cooper and his wife Shirley, of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Beckie Cooper, of Stillwater; seven grandchildren, Tony Cooper, of Los Angeles, Calif., Jon Cooper, of Tulsa, Andy Cooper, of Tulsa, Brent Cooper, of Dallas, Jennifer Cooper, Ryan Cooper and Matthew Dunn, all of Stillwater; one great-grandson, Austin Cooper, of Dallas; two sisters, Ruth Villines and Opal Brown, both of Ponca City; and one brother, Robert Musgrave, of Tulsa. Memorial contributions may be made to Albright United Methodist Church, Organ Fund, 128 S. Palm, Ponca City, OK 74601. ****************************************************** Oct. 23, 2000 ****************************************************** Arthur Smith Arthur Anderson Smith, 71, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Rev. Mike Brannon officiating, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery next to his mother. He was born in Stillwater April 18, 1929, to Melvin and Cleona Smith. He was a construction worker. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Jesse Smith, Sr. and Donald Ray Smith. He is survived by one brother, Raymond Smith and his wife, Francis, of Ponca City, and one half-brother, Delbert Smith, of Stillwater. Survivors include eight nieces and nephews, Ann Newton, of Perry, Jess Smith, of Ponca City, Tommy Smith, of Ponca City, Lonny Smith, of Ponca City, Ronny Smith, of Breckenridge, Colo., Dorothy Fulks, of Ponca City, Jackie Zimmerschied, of Ponca City, and Richard Smith, of Ponca City; nineteen great-nieces and nephews, fifteen great-great nieces and nephews; and many more people that loved him. ****************************************************** Hazel McGee Hazel Ida Swalley McGee, 90, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, in Stillwater. Services, with Rev. J.B. Bond presiding, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Poteet Funeral Chapel in Pawnee. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Glencoe. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. She was born in Pawnee Oct. 8, 1910, to Fred William and Nona Rena (Wolfe) Swalley. She married James Dewitt McGee Sr. Aug. 21, 1933, in Pawnee. He died Sept. 3, 1998. She graduated from Pawnee High School in 1930 and earned her life time teaching certificate from OSU and taught at the Old Manford Public School. She moved from Pawnee to Stillwater in Nov., 1996. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pawnee. She had placed her faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and taught Sunday school. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents; a brother, Fred Swalley Jr.; and a sister, Zella Moore. Survivors include a son, James D. McGee, Jr. and his wife, Myrna Loy, of Stillwater; a daughter, Mary Louise Stocker and her husband, Lester, of Douglas, Wyoming; grandchildren, Cheri J. and Ted A. Weber, of Mustang, Pamela A and Kalun J. Kelley, of Cherokee, Aaron L McGee, of Stillwater, Gary D. and Cheryl Stocker, of Allen, Texas, and Steve D. and Paula Stocker, of Great Bend, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Rebecca, Melissa, Teresa, Makayla, Richard and Samuel Weber, of Mustang, Kailey Kelley, of Cherokee, Heather and Alex Stocker, of Allen, Texas, and Ryan and Allison Stocker, of Great Bend, Kan.; two sisters, Helen VenTress, of Terlton, and Nona Neal, of Jackson, Miss.; and a number of other relatives and friends. Memorial gifts may be sent to: The Navigators, Memorial Gift, P.O. Box 6000, Colorado Springs, CO 80934-9967. Please attach a note, "Memorial for Hazel I. McGee, Act. number 127290 James McGee Jr. ****************************************************** Delpha Cooper Ponca City resident, Delpha M. Cooper, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Albright United Methodist Church in Ponca City. Rev. Sheila Combs-Francis will preside. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. She was born in Stillwater Oct. 2, 1920, to Robert Carl and Hazel Nellie (Coleman) Musgrave. She moved to Ponca City at an early age. She graduated from Ponca City High School She married Ralph D. Cooper Nov. 3, 1944, in Ponca City. She was a homemaker, enjoyed golf and bowling and was an excellent seamstress. She was a member of the Albright United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her parents and two sisters, Thelma Coats and Velma Ealick. In addition to her husband, of the home, she is survived by two sons, Doug Cooper and his wife, Janet, of Stillwater, and Clint Cooper and his wife Shirley, of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Beckie Cooper, of Stillwater; seven grandchildren, Tony Cooper, of Los Angeles, Calif., Jon Cooper, of Tulsa, Andy Cooper, of Tulsa, Brent Cooper, of Dallas, Jennifer Cooper, Ryan Cooper and Matthew Dunn, all of Stillwater; one great-grandson, Austin Cooper, of Dallas; two sisters, Ruth Villines and Opal Brown, both of Ponca City; and one brother, Robert Musgrave, of Tulsa. Memorial contributions may be made to Albright United Methodist Church, Organ Fund, 128 S. Palm, Ponca City, OK 74601 ****************************************************** Oct. 24, 2000 ****************************************************** Juanita Frame Juanita G. Frame, retired nurse's aid, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in the Oklahoma Christian Center in Edmond at the age of 89. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Fairlawn Cemetery with Ralph Hickman, of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home. The daughter of the late James W. Lingle and Harriet Anderson Lingle, Juanita was born May 1, 1911, in Kosh Konong, Mo., and was reared and educated in Siloam Springs, Ark. She married William H. Frame Aug. 4, 1938, in Siloam Springs, moving to Bristow in 1939 and coming to Cushing in October of 1941. He predeceased her July 3, 1961. She had worked as a nurse's aid at the Cushing Hospital, later serving many families in this area as a personal nurse, having a reputation for her love and concern of others. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church and taught Sunday school for many years. She was a Girl Scout and Brownie leader for more than 15 years. She was predeceased by her husband, parents and one infant son, Harley Marvin Jr., one brother and two sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Ida Newcomb and Mary Hubach, both of Edmond; five grandchildren, Jenny Fowler, Tim Wooten, Michelle Autry, Randy Newcomb and Kevin Newcomb; eight great-grandchildren, Shane Fowler, Erin Fowler, Chris Wooten, Tabatha Wooten, Justin Autry, Alysa Autry, Trevor Autry and Chase Newcomb; and several other relatives and friends. ****************************************************** Ruth Springer Ruth McCellan Springer, 79, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Iowa Community Building, south of Perkins, under the direction of the Native American Church. Rev. Thomas Roughface will officiate. Nightly prayer services will be held until the time of her burial. Interment will follow at the Iowa Tribal Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Springer was born at Red Rock Sept. 18, 1921, to Thomas McCellan and Lizzie (Moore) Springer. She attended grade school at Red Rock and Chilocco Indian School. She moved with her parents to Perkins in 1935 and attended Perkins High School. Springer was an enrolled member of the Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma. She was also a member of the Native American Church. She married Howard L. Springer Dec. 27, 1941. The couple made their home in the Perkins area until September 1952. They moved to Arkansas City, Kan., at this time where Howard worked until his retirement from the New Era Mill in October 1987. The couple then returned to Perkins. Springer's hobbies included making traditional Indian shawls and bead work. In her youth, she enjoyed playing softball. In her later years, she enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren in their sports activities. She is preceded in death by her parents; three children, Lois F. McClellan, Tyrone Springer and Monica Springer Harden; and two sisters, Naomi McClellan and Inez Shuckakosee. Springer is survived by her husband, Howard, of the home; two sons, Louis Springer, Tryon; Leroy Springer, Wichita, Kan.; four daughters, Katherine Gashwazra and husband Marvin, Tryon; Shirley Blenden and husband Melvin, Arkansas City, Kan.; Beverly Springer and husband Ivan Buffalohead, Perkins; Grace Springer and husband Jimmy Douglas, Tryon; one brother, Frank McClellan, Chandler; 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Marvin Gashwazra, Melvin Blenden, Cleve Harden, Ivan Buffalohead, Jimmy Douglas and Tyrone Springer. Honorary pallbearers will be Seth Horton, Blake Horton, Hunter Myers, Skilar Showecker, Kalief Harden, Howard Gashwazra, William Harden, Steve Springer, Tony Springer, Jerry Springer, Garrod Blenden and Levi LittleCreek. ****************************************************** Oct. 25, 2000 ****************************************************** Kelly Colclazier Kelly Ray Colclazier, 44, loved to hunt, fish, talk to friends and put on barbecues and fish fries. He died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in Pawnee. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the IOOF Cemetery in Maramec, the Rev. Ray Moffeit officiating. Services are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home of Pawnee. Colclazier was born March 14, 1956, in Pawnee to Charles Raymond and Janie Mae (Coats) Colclazier. He was raised and lived in Pawnee County most of his life, attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated from Pawnee High School in 1974. On Nov. 20, 1976, he married Jacque Rene Chidester in Tulsa. Colclazier had been a mail carrier for 16 years. He was predeceased by his parents. Survivors include his children, Lisa Colclazier of St. Louis, Mo., and Chad Colclazier of Pawnee, plus other relatives. ****************************************************** Jacque Colclazier Jacque Rene Colclazier, 44, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Pawnee County. Graveside services, with Rev. Ray Moffeit officiating, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Maramec. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. She was born in Choteau June 30, 1956, to Carmen and Louise Chidester. She married Kelly Ray Colclazier in Tulsa Nov. 20, 1976. The couple lived most of their married life in Pawnee County. She was a Stillwater mail carrier. She was a wonderful mother, loved to travel and her family was very important to her. She was energetic and enthusiastic about everything she did and loved holidays and holiday cooking. She was an animal lover and her close friends were important. She is survived by her children, Lisa Colclazier, of St. Louis, Mo. and Chad Colclazier, of Pawnee; her mother, Louise Chidester, of Pawnee; father; Carmen Chidester, of Choteau; two brothers, Rich Chidester, of Tulsa and John Chidester, of Choteau; and a number of other relatives and many friends. ****************************************************** Ruth Springer Ruth McCellan Springer, 79, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Iowa Community Building, south of Perkins, under the direction of the Native American Church. Rev. Thomas Roughface will officiate. Nightly prayer services will be held until the time of her burial. Interment will follow at the Iowa Tribal Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Springer was born at Red Rock Sept. 18, 1921, to Thomas McCellan and Lizzie (Moore) Springer. She attended grade school at Red Rock and Chilocco Indian School. She moved with her parents to Perkins in 1935 and attended Perkins High School. Springer was an enrolled member of the Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma. She was also a member of the Native American Church. She married Howard L. Springer Dec. 27, 1941. The couple made their home in the Perkins area until September 1952. They moved to Arkansas City, Kan., at this time where Howard worked until his retirement from the New Era Mill in October 1987. The couple then returned to Perkins. Springer's hobbies included making traditional Indian shawls and bead work. In her youth, she enjoyed playing softball. In her later years, she enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren in their sports activities. She is preceded in death by her parents; three children, Lois F. McClellan, Tyrone Springer and Monica Springer Harden; and two sisters, Naomi McClellan and Inez Shuckakosee. Springer is survived by her husband, Howard, of the home; two sons, Louis Springer, Tryon; Leroy Springer, Wichita, Kan.; four daughters, Katherine Gashwazra and husband Marvin, Tryon; Shirley Blenden and husband Melvin, Arkansas City, Kan.; Beverly Springer and husband Ivan Buffalohead, Perkins; Grace Springer and husband Jimmy Douglas, Tryon; one brother, Frank McClellan, Chandler; 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Marvin Gashwazra, Melvin Blenden, Cleve Harden, Ivan Buffalohead, Jimmy Douglas and Tyrone Springer. Honorary pallbearers will be Seth Horton, Blake Horton, Hunter Myers, Skilar Showecker, Kalief Harden, Howard Gashwazra, William Harden, Steve Springer, Tony Springer, Jerry Springer, Garrod Blenden and Levi LittleCreek. All of Ruth's friends from the surrounding area and the Arkansas City, Kan., area are invited to attend the church and funeral services. ****************************************************** Gary Spiva Gary "Don" Spiva, Sr., 55, Perkins, died at the Stillwater Medical Center Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Strode Chapel. Leonne Worcester will officiate. Interment will be at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Spiva was born Jan. 16, 1945, in San Francisco, Calif. to Paul and Albertha (Atteberry) Spiva. He married Frances Keys Aug. 31, 1965, in Stillwater. He moved to Stillwater shortly after he was born. He attended schools in Ripley where he graduated in 1963. Spiva then went into the National Guard, where he served for six years. He and his wife lived in Stillwater before moving to Perkins. He worked as a paint contractor in Stillwater and Perkins area for the past 40 years. Spiva loved fishing and was looking forward to restoring his classic cars. He will be missed by his family and friends. Spiva is survived by his wife Frances of the home; two sons, Gary Spiva, Jr., Perkins; Jeff Spiva and wife Heather, Perkins; one daughter, Donna Byram, Perkins; two grandchildren, James Byram, Perkins; Jacob Byram, Perkins; and one brother, David Spiva, Perkins. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** Virginia Holder Virginia R. Holder, 80, Stillwater, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. There are no funeral services planned at this time because Holder is to be cremated. Holder was born July 21, 1920, in Millersview, Texas, to William Thomas and Mamie Gladys (Gulley) Riley. She married B.B. (Speck) Holder Nov. 16, 1940. Her greatest joys in life were spending time with her family and playing bridge with her friends. She attained the rank of Master in the American Contract Bridge League. She also enjoyed reading, cooking, sewing and a good laugh. She loved helping others and was always available to lend a helping hand. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and had been a retail salesperson. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister, Lucille. Holder is survived by her one son, Mike Holder and wife Robbie; one grandchild Michele Holder; two brothers, W.T. Riley and wife Sue; Don Riley; three sisters, Bobby Fisher, Ann Shields and husband Drake; and Oma Bullard. Memorials may be made to OSU Foundation, Men's Golf Team, Student Union H100, Stillwater, OK 74078. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** George Smith Dr. George R. Smith, 75, Cushing, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at the Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Cushing. Dr. Verlyn Snell will preside. Interment will follow at the Euchee Valley Memorial Park, east of Cushing. Smith was born Aug. 27, 1925, in Goose Creek (now Baytown) Texas to George Race Smith, Sr. and Mary Louise Rogers. He school at the Anson Jones Elementary School, Goose Creek, Horace Mann Junior High. He moved with his family in September 1937 to Onlaska, Texas and finished seventh and eighth grade. He attended Livingston High School in Livingston, Texas and graduated in 1942 at the age 16. In June 1942, he attended Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville, Texas, on a scholarship. His activities included being secretary-treasurer of student council, sports editor of the college paper, "Houstonian," president of the YMCA and president of the Press Club. In March 1944, he joined the Navy Air Corps V-5 program, training at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Mo. The Air Force program was curtailed and he was transferred to the Navy Boot Camp at Great Lakes, Ill. He received and an Honorable Discharge in August 1946 in San Diego, Calif. Smith enter the University of Texas in September of 1946 as a pre-med student. He graduated in 1948 with a bachelor of arts degree in Zoology with minors in Chemistry and Math. In September 1948, he entered Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He graduated June 9, 1952, with his M.D. Smith moved to Cushing, July 1956 to join Dr. Clifford Bassett and Dr. J. Douglas Green in the practice of medicine at the Bassett Clinic and to join the medical staff of Cushing Hospital. At this time, the population of Cushing was around 12,000. He graduated from Baylor Medical School and did undergraduate work at the University of Texas. He was a member of the following: Cushing Salvation Army Board; Jim Thorpe Athletic Awards Committee; Cushing Youth Center Committee; Cushing Rotary Club; and the Cushing Chamber of Commerce. Smith has also served as the physician at the Cushing Care Clinic. He was also a member and president of the Payne-Pawnee County Medical Society. He worked on the Cushing United Fund. He served as a Federal Aviation Authority examiner; Payne County Medical Examiner; honorary member Payne County Sheriffs Posse; Santa Fe Railroad Physician; Valley Hope Director and president of Valley Hope Advisory Board; Boy Scouts where he served as a Cub Master at Wilson school for nine packs of Cub Scouts; Methodist Church Explorer Post Advisor; member of the Order of the Arrow; Chairman of Twin Mounds District of the Will Rogers Council; Cushing School Board member during the time of consolidation of Cushing Public Schools; served as Cushing High School football team physician; member of the First United Methodist Church; chairman of the Administrative council and continued to serve on the Staff Parish Relations Committee. Smith has also served many boards on the state level: past president of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Examiners; past president of the American Heart Association, Oklahoma Chapter; clinical professor of medicine at Oklahoma University Health Science Center; member American College of Physicians; and fellow of the American College of Cardiologist. Smith became a full partner in the Bassett Clinic in 1961. Along with Dr. Green, he purchased the clinic from Dr. Bassett in 1974. He later purchased partnership form Dr. Green in 1980. He owned the clinic until 1992 which is presently known as the Medical Associates of Cushing. Since retirement in 1997, he has been appointed to serve on the Cushing Library Board and continues to serve on the Valley Hope Advisory Board. He was made a lifetime member of the Oklahoma State Medical Association and the Cushing Regional Hospital Staff. Smith was married to Jean Farney after graduating from medical school in June 1952. Mrs. Smith was killed in an automobile accident in October 1958 near Asher. He married Lynda Doze in December 1959. Smith is survived by his wife, Lynda of the home; two sons, Randall Race Smith and wife Alison, Harrah; Dr. Danny Wayne Smith and wife Betsy, Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Anna Lynn Smith, Sarah Elizabeth Smith, Zachary Daniel Smith and Jacob Race Smith. The family request that memorial donations be made to the First United Methodist Church in Cushing or the Building Fund for the New Cushing Public Library. ****************************************************** Oct. 26, 2000 ****************************************************** Henry Chambers Henry Edward Chambers, 92, Enid, had worked for 37 years as a county agent through the OSU Extension Service and then for many years as a district agent. He died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Greenbrier Nursing Home. Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m., in Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater, John Crawford, minister of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Services are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home of Enid. Chambers was born Dec. 29, 1907, in El Paso, Texas, to Charles and Etta Maxson Chambers. He later moved to Stillwater where he graduated from High School in 1927. Chambers married Geraldine Ray in Stillwater in 1934. He received his master's degree from OSU in 1960. After retirement in 1971 in Enid he served on the O.T. Autry Area Vo-Tech Board for 15 years. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church where he was an elder and a member of the Men's Sunday School Class. He was a member of Enid Noon Lion's Club. Survivors include one son, Boyd Chambers of Enid; a daughter, Patricia and husband Fred Borjes of Wilmington, Del.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made in his memory to the First Presbyterian Church with Brown Funeral Home serving as custodian of the fund. ****************************************************** Madge Patterson Madge Patterson enjoyed cooking for her family and friends during holidays and family get togethers. She died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, in the Linwood Village Nursing Center at the age of 84. Services, with Rev. Kevin Clouse, pastor, officiating, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the First Church of God, in Cushing. Mrs. Joyce Riley, organist, will provide the organ prelude and postlude and will accompany a duet composed of Marion Loveland and Florence Neal as they sing "It Is Well With My Soul." Walter Webb will sing, "How Great Thou Art" and Wendy Clouse will sing "Amazing Grace." Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in War Eagle, Ark., March 18, 1916, to Hugh W. and Elsie Thelma (Powell) Holden. When she was a small child her family moved to Payne County where she attended Ripley School. Madge was united in marriage to Lehman F. Patterson August 17, 1935, in Stillwater. To this union four children were born. She was a longtime member of the First Church of God, was a devoted mother and wife and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends and working in the garden and canning. She was predeceased by her parents; one brother, Harold Holden; and one grandson, Willard "Willie" Patterson. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, of the home; four children, Bill and Delores Allen, Delbert and Doris Patterson, Gilbert and Joyce Patterson and Willard and Barbara Patterson, all of Cushing; a sister, Winnie Murdock and her husband, Ward; sister-in-law, Rose Mary Holden; nine grandchildren, Bruce and Steve Allen, Vincent Patterson, Robin Damschroder, Mike Hixon, Barry Joe Patterson, Cindy Patterson, Belinda Fitzgiven and Chaney Moody; 16 great-grandchildren, Andrew, Michael, Kaitlyn, Mary Katherine, Rachel and Kyle Allen, Levi and Jessie Patterson, Michael and Candice Hixon, Julie and Alyssa Damschroder, Louden, Jarrod and Kyler Patterson and Victoria Moody; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Casket bearers will be her grandsons, Randy Thompson, Vincent Patterson, Barry Patterson, John Martinnelli, Stephen Allen, Bruce Allen and Mike Hixon. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of God Memorial Fund, C/O Davis Funeral Home, 402 E. Broadway, Cushing, OK 74023. ****************************************************** Alice Burley Alice Mary (Gander) Burley was an elementary school teacher for 20 years, but she inspired and taught people of all ages her whole life. Mrs. Burley died Sunday, October 22, 2000, at her home in Stillwater. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 524 S. Duncan. Dr. B. Gordon Edwards will officiate. Viewing hours are through Friday until 9:30 p.m. at Strode Funeral Home. Mrs. Burley was born Nov. 22, 1909, at the family farm in Bates County, Mo. to Joseph Lee and Lydia (Long) Gander. She went to rural Happy Hill School the first eight years and graduated from Butler High School. Mrs. Burley attended Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo. She spent her summers working at a YMCA Camp on Lake Taneycomo, Hollister, Mo. She graduated from college cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a teacher's certificate. For three years she taught in rural schools in Missouri and then began graduate work at Central State Teacher's College, Warrensburg, Mo. Mrs. Burley married Ray H. Burley July 25, 1936, at her family home. She and her husband lived in Nebraska and Iowa where she began raising four children. The family moved to Stillwater in 1945 where Burley accepted a position at OSU. Mrs. Burley was very inspirational and active in her children's lives. She was a leader of the Good Cheer 4-H Club for 14 years. In 1955 Burley took a position with the US Point Four Program in Ethiopia. The family lived in Addis Ababa where Mrs. Burley taught in the American School for two years. She counted those years as perhaps the most exciting of her teaching career. She had six or eight nationalities enrolled in her class and at one time a prince of the Ethiopian Royal Family. After returning to the United States, Mrs. Burley completed work in 1961 for her Masters degree in Elementary Education from OSU. That fall she began teaching in Stillwater Elementary Public Schools. After 12 years of teaching, she was awarded Westwood Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Burley retired in 1975. She then became a student again when she attended art and writing classes at OSU and in the community. She was an enthusiastic watercolor painter and wrote short stories of family history. She gardened and sewed with the Second Mile Sewing group at the First Presbyterian Church. She inspired and taught her grandchildren. She traveled extensively with her husband in the United States. Their last foreign trip was to Hong Kong in 1991. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Stillwater Art Guild (she was recently appointed an honorary associate member by the Art Guild Board), AARP, Friends of the Library, Retired Teachers Association, Arts and Humanities Council and Oklahoma-Ethiopia Assistance group. She was a life long member of the Republican Party. Mrs. Burley was predeceased by her husband, parents, two sisters, Catherine Gander and Martha Weinberger and a brother, Floyd Gander. Mrs. Burley is survived by two sisters, Velma Willcox of New Canaan, Conn. and Mildred McCloskey of Roseburg, Ore.; one son, James Burley of Clayton, Ga.; daughter, Laurel Burley of Oakland, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Burley and C.K. Woo of Davis, Calif. and daughter and son-in-law, Elanys and Randy Symon of Franklin, Ohio. Survivors also include six grandchildren, Roger, Geraldton and Rebekah Symon of Franklin, Ohio; Katie Smith of Trenton, Ohio; Alisha Woo of Davis, Calif. and Derek Frazier of Fort Worth, Texas and great-grandson, Tristan Frazier of Ft. Worth, Texas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alice and Ray Burley Scholarship Fund, College of the Ozarks, Pt. Lookout, Missouri, 65726. ****************************************************** Cleo Longton Cleo Longton, longtime Chandler resident, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in the Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City at age 81. Mass of Christian burial was Wednesday morning in the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father David Lafferty officiating. Burial followed in the Davenport Cemetery with full military services being conducted at the cemetery. Services were under the direction of Davis Funeral Home of Cushing. Longton was born Feb. 10, 1919, in Kendrick and was reared and educated in this area. He entered the United States Army, serving during World War II, and following his honorable discharge returned to the Chandler area and had farmed since. He is survived by two nieces, one nephew and other relatives. ****************************************************** James Evans James Alvin Evans worked for an oil refinery in Tulsa. He died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at his home in Cushing at the age of 88. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the United Pentecostal Church, Cushing, with the Rev. Francis Westberg presiding. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. He was born March 13, 1912, in Coweta to Walter and Nellie Evans. He had worked for the Mid-Continent Oil Refinery in Tulsa. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Cushing. He is survived by his daughter, Jean Dallas, of Dallas, Texas, one son, Joe Evans, of Navasto, Texas, and one sister, Louise Crawford, of Bentonville, Ark. ****************************************************** Captola Berg Captola Luellan Berg taught Head Start for many years. She died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at the home of her son in Pond Creek, where she has lived the last three years. She was 77. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Maramec Baptist Church in Maramec, with interment to follow in Maramec Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek. She was born May 29, 1923, in Sparks to Jasper Oscar and Daisy Mae Cunningham Scheer. She married Olan Roy Berg Oct. 7, 1939, in Pawnee. She was a Head Start teacher in Coyle for 17 years, retiring in 1984. She had lived at Coyle for 22 years and at Morrison for 12 years before moving to Pond Creek. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, three brothers and one sister. She is survived by three sons, Larry Berg, of Pond Creek, and Troy and Roy Berg, both of Stillwater; three daughters, Sandra Myers, Morrison, Vickie Brake, Stillwater and Ruth Sundquist, Guthrie; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Emery Wayne Scheer, Lindsay, and one sister, Virda Hahn, Edmond. Memorials may be made to Pond Creek-Hunter FFA. ****************************************************** James Matthews James Preston Matthews, 89, died at Stillwater Medical Center Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christian Church of Perkins, minister Leonne Worcester officiating. Burial will follow at Tryon Cemetery under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Matthews was born Nov. 21, 1910, in Tryon to James Ernest and Erma Bernice (Reed) Matthews. He attended schools at Columbia and Harmony and Tryon High School. On Feb. 6, 1933, he married Velma Louis Matthews in Tryon. After his marriage he farmed until 1951 then worked for Velma Gas Company until 1978. He worked for the city of Velma for three years and retired in 1981 when he moved to Perkins. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Matthews was predeceased by his wife; one son, Roger Laile Matthews; two sisters, Erma Bernice Matthews and Louise Buerger and one brother, Roy Lee Matthews. Survivors include one son, James Lowell Matthews and his wife Gale of Olathe, Kan., and a daughter-in-law, Julie Matthews of Liverpool, N.Y.; Also, four grandchildren, Mary Matthews of Leawood, Kan., Tracey Matthews of Emporia, Kan., Jon Matthews and his wife Barbara of Modesto, Calif., and Hilary Matthews of Odenton, Md.; three step grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren and one sister, Irene Cotham and her husband Clyde of Stillwater. ****************************************************** Della Crutcher Della Elizabeth Griggs Crutcher, 85, Lawton, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Memorial Chapel with Mrs. Crutcher's grandson, the Rev. Tommy Woodard, officiating and Dr. William F. Watkins, associate pastor, assisting. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Mrs. Crutcher was born March 7, 1915, near Snyder to Charles and Katherine (Gossett) Griggs. She married Thomas Charles (T.C.) Crutcher Dec. 16, 1934, in Lawton. She worked for the Lawton Public Schools food service for seven years and for 20 years in medical records at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Crutcher was a member of the Pioneer Club of Lawton and the Comanche County Home Extension Club. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lawton. Mrs. Crutcher was interested in baking, cooking, crocheting, reading, crossword puzzles and fishing. Her greatest interest and joy was spending time with her family. She was predeceased by an infant son, Thomas Charles Jr., her parents, two brothers and three sisters. Survivors include her husband of the home; three children, Bill and his wife Linda of Stillwater, Mary Woodard and her husband Woody of Edmond, and David and his wife Fran of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lawton, Box 2074, Lawton 73502 ****************************************************** Oct. 27, 2000 ****************************************************** H.F. Donnelley H.F. Donnelley, 99, Stillwater, died at Golden Oaks Village Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. He had been under hospice care since late August. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church, 411 W. Mathews. Bill Inglish will officiate. Interment will be sometime in the future after cremation, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid. Donnelley was widely recognized for his leadership over the years in furthering the development of young people, notably for his work as the founder and primary administrator of the I-O-A Youth Ranch, now the Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch, and the Hidden Treasure and Parents as First Teachers projects he initiated while working in the Oklahoma State University community education department. He strongly believed in educating all people in the necessary creative living skills for community interaction, both intergenerational and inter- organizational, through his teaching, his association with the Boy Scouts of America and his community education activities. Although Donnelley was not a graduate of any formal university, his self-education process was life-long and remained undiminished even in his 100th year as his eyesight failed and his facts sometimes got confused. His dedication and contribution to OSU are well documented and extensive. He brought honor and distinction to every group with which he had association. The hallmark of his character, if such a thing can be identified, was his enthusiasm for life and the positive approach to problem solving and conflict management with which he addressed every new challenge he faced. Secondary only to these was the single-minded dedication he brought to his life-long mission to provide the coming generation with a more healthy and educated race of men (written on an Oklahoma A&M College vocational guidance form in 1921). Donnelley was born Dec. 12, 1900, on his mother's claim in the Cherokee Strip near Lahoma to Elizabeth Estella Lake Maddox and Charles F. Donnelley. The only issue of that marriage, he called himself "an only child with 12 (step) brothers and sisters." He attended schools in Lahoma and Helena before the family moved into Enid, where he graduated from Enid High School in 1919. He had been a member of the basketball team and the debating society. He attended OSU when it was still Oklahoma A&M College, taking courses spread over more than half a century, from 1919-79. Donnelley was married twice, first to Lois Lea Main Donnelley, from 1923 until her death in 1969, and then to Ione Young Murphy Donnelley, from 1971 until her death in 1984. The first marriage yielded five children, H.F. Donnelley Jr. (deceased at age 70), Stanley Main Donnelley, Leta Ruth Johnson Silveus, Carol Lorine Reed and Lea Ann Donnelley Walker; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, by whom he is survived. Donnelley retired from five careers: high school teacher (Enid High School), 1923-27; professional Boy Scout executive, 1927-32; Oklahoma Benefit Life Insurance Co. executive and founder (with his half sister, Mary Jane Tresner, and her husband), 1923-60; I-O-A Youth Ranch founder/research and demonstration director, 1952-77; and research associate, community education department, OSU, 1978-94. Donnelley's civic and humanitarian service also included these activities: Boy Scout leader, Cubbing commissioner, executive board member, 1920-1960; First National Jamboree Scoutmaster, 1937; president of the Enid Public Schools board, 1940, and school board member, 1935-47; elder, Stillwater First Christian Church, 1973-88; project director, Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee Project "Hidden Treasure: Our Heritage - New Horizons!" (managing seven youth/adult community teams that involved more than 7,000 Oklahomans in identifying living survival skills while looking for little-known events, people and places in their own families, neighborhoods and communities); OSU Alumni Association, Half Century Club president, 1979; Payne County Historical Society life member and sites committee member, 1983; Neighborhood Watch organizer, 1985; co-chairman of the Stillwater Mayor's Wellness Sub-Committee Lifeskills Development Taskforce, presenting findings on Talkback Television, 1990; founder of the Community Partnership Development Foundation, 1991; funding numerous scholarships for OSU community education students and other projects (previously through the Cart and Mule Society, 1983-90; member, Cherokee Strip Centennial Celebration committee; and State Historical Society member and storyteller/presenter, 1991- 93. At the time of his death, he was in the process (with his daughters, the Main-Donnelley Family Memorial Trust and the Community Partnership Development Foundation) of establishing a "Cimarron College of Nature Knowledge" Living Heritage Center with facilities for a creative leadership training center, an interpretive historical/nature trail and a museum of artifacts from the Main-Donnelley families and I-O-A Ranch histories. Among the many projects and events Donnelley developed and participated, he represented OSU at Cornell University's Human Ecology Exhibition Day with project results from "Hidden Treasure: Our Heritage-New Horizons" in 1985, along with his granddaughter, Diana Johnson Brown; he participated in the St. Louis-based Parents as First Teachers first national conference in San Diego, Calif., in 1987; he established the "Hidden Treasure: Our Heritage- New Horizons" project for the Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1981-82; he recorded and presented, with daughter Lea Ann, the "Discover Hidden Treasure" video presentation at the Sangre Ridge Elementary second grade "Authors Fair," in 1989; he presented a series of three workshops in 1989-91, titled "History Alive! Through Classroom Directed Experiences," at OSU's Old Central in 1989; he created and presented the "Power- of-Positive-Students" program in Oklahoma City for his son Stanley's vocational education classroom in 1993; he sponsored awards at the Oklahoma State Fair/State Historical Society in the "Little-Known People, Places and Events" category; in 1999, with daughter Lorine and family, he dedicated a Family Memorial gazebo on the grounds of the Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch; in 1999, he participated in the "Geriatric Leisure Study," part of an OSU doctoral research project, and was the co-initiator, with daughter Lorine, of a Golden Oaks reading program for children. Donnelley was a charter member of the National Association of Homes for Boys from 1953- 78 and was recognized with an Honorary Life Membership in 1978. He was an Oklahoma Registered State Social Worker from 1965-80. He received the Phi Delta Kappa Distinguished Service Award in 1983. He was a member of the state, national and international community education associations from 1979-99. He received the Oklahoma Community Education Association Service Award in 1979, the National Community Education Association Distinguished Service Award in 1989 and an American Association for State and Local History National Commendation in 1994. He was recognized in a session of the Oklahoma Legislature by Rep. Terry Ingmire on Education Day, 1999, and the cities of Stillwater and Perkins proclaimed Dec. 12, 1999, as "H.F. Donnelley Day" in honor of his 99th birthday. Other honors and awards Donnelley has received include the Silver Beaver Award (highest honor for Boy Scout leadership work), 1935; the Oklahoma Heritage Association Distinguished Service Award for "Outstanding Service in the Preservation of Oklahoma's Unique History and Heritage," 1985; the Oklahoma Lions Honor Banquet for H.F. Donnelley, 1986; the Director's Fellowship Award, Lions Service Foundation, 1989; the Melvin Jones Fellowship (highest Lions' honor), 1991; the Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award presented by President George Bush, May 1990 OSU commencement; the BlueCross BlueShield "Ageless Hero" award for community involvement, 1999; and the Oklahoma Child Advocacy "Friends of Children" Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000. Donnelley produced many papers and reports and many publications: "Guidebook on the 'I- O-A' Trail," an evaluation of the methods used at the boys' ranch from 1952-67; "First 25 Years of the 'I-O-A' Way," 1977; "A Half-Century of Continuing Process! Southwestern Cultural Heritage Festival," 1982; and "Y-O-U and the I-O-A Way, A Chronicle of the Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch and the Main/Donnelley Families Who Founded It," co-authored by Ruth Silveus, Lea Ann Donnelley Walker and Richard Green, New Forums Press, 1998. Many local people in Stillwater could have written this obituary, but none could be more proud to have known H.F. Donnelley than we, his daughters, are. We have been blessed to spend much more time with him over the years than many children have done with their parents, because of the awards and recognitions, the recent book and memorial gazebo projects and other ranch and family activities. Memorials may be made to the H.F. Donnelley Memorial Fund, Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 400, Perkins, Okla., 74059. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com, or pwalker@cts.com. ****************************************************** L.D. Thompson L. D. "Jack" Thompson, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Jim Smith officiating, are pending in Missouri. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born Sept. 28, 1916, in Ashland Ky. to Ollie and Georga (Lane) Thompson. After working in the steel mills for 30 years, Jack retired and moved to a farm in Missouri where he enjoyed living and working. Jack enjoyed taking care of his cattle, remodeling older homes and working with wood. He was a member of Beef Master Association. He was a steel worker and crane operator for USS Steel. He was predeceased by his parents; three sisters, Sally, Betty and Marie and one brother, Harlin. Survivors include three sons, Richard, Charles and Kenneth Thompson; one daughter, Shiela Crampton and her husband Larry; four brothers, Hubert Thompson and his wife, Dorothy, of Carrol, Ohio, Hager Thompson. of Columbus, Ohio, Wallace Thompson and his wife, Ginnie, of Columbus, Ohio and Bob Thompson and his wife, Judy, of Oregon; three sisters, Madlyn Hunt and her husband, Jack, Ginnie Wright, Katheryn McDow and her husband Jim, all of Ashland, Ky.; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and a very special friend, Eda May Mazes, of El Dorado Springs, Mo ****************************************************** Oct. 28, 2000 ****************************************************** Leo 'Sandy' Hagar Leo "Sandy" Hagar had lived most his life in Carney except for his years working with the railroad. He died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, in Oklahoma City at age 82. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church in Carney, the Revs. Lorn Starling and Jerry Ingram officiating. Burial will follow at Carney Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Chandler. Hagar was born Nov. 11, 1917, in Carney to Jap and Evie (Hudson) Hagar. On Jan. 5, 1939, he married Geneva Marie Balch in Oklahoma. After retirement, he enjoyed working as a rancher. He was predeceased by his wife, four brothers and six sisters. Survivors include two sons, David Hagar of Tulsa and Tony Hagar of Carney; one brother, Clyde Hagar of Enid, several nieces and nephews and other relatives. ****************************************************** Vance Horsechief Jr. Vance Horsechief Jr., 46, was a full-blooded Pawnee Indian and a longtime resident of Pawnee. He died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Stillwater. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Poteet Funeral Chapel in Pawnee, the Rev. Thomas Roughface officiating. Burial will be at North Indian Cemetery in Pawnee under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. Horsechief was born in Pawnee on Jan. 10, 1954, to Vance Horsechief Sr., and Elizabeth Justice Horsechief. He attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated from Riverside Indian School in Anadarko. In 1973 he received a scholarship to travel with the international signing group, Up With People, as a dancer and singer. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and also received his welding certificate from Yuba Heat Transfer of Tulsa. In 1986, he attended Okmulgee State Tech to learn dry cleaning. Horsechief had been a youth counselor for the Shawnee County Youth Center in Topeka, Kan., and has served as a counselor for the Topeka Indian Center. He had served on the Kansas Indian Rights Commission and Pawnee Tribal council. He was a BIA certified police officer and served as a police officer for the Pawnee Nation and the Sac and Fox Nation of Kansas. Horsechief also worked as a security officer for the Sac and Fox Casino in Kansas, and as a sheriff's deputy for Pawnee County. He was known for his signing and organized a drum group called Pawnee YellowHorse. The group has recorded two tapes, 'Spirit of the Plains," dedicated to his mother, and a second was released this year, "Look to the Stars." His singing talents were renowned by singing modern and traditional American Indian music. Horsechief was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Will Justice and Dollie Sherman Justice Moore; paternal grandparents, Delbert Horsechief and Minnie Ruth Moses Horsechief; his parents; stepfather, Delbert Horsechief Jr.; brother, Robert Goodchief Jr.; sisters Darwina "Val" Goodchief and Christine Goodchief Collins; daughter, Crystal Amber Horsechief and nephew Randell Wilson Goodchief. Survivors include a companion, Gerilyn Yellow Bird of Pawnee; son, Vance Horsechief III of Chelsea; and two grandsons. Also, six sisters and three brothers, Minnie Rice and her husband Ronald of Stillwater; Karen Horsechief of Pawnee, Oleta White of Pawnee, Betty Sue Rice and her husband Keller of Okmulgee, Justine Rice and her husband Norman of Shawnee, Vance Olin Horsechief of Miami, Gene E. Phipps of Tahlequah, Cynthia Horsechief of Tahlequah and Darrell Horsechief of Tahlequah; grandmothers, Nora Pratt and Ivy Pratt of Pawnee. ****************************************************** Kevin Patrick Tawney Kevin Patrick Tawney, 37, of Stillwater was born June 29, 1963 in Seminole, Okla. Kevin died in an automobile accident in Stillwater on Oct. 25, 2000. He was employed by Citi Financial in Broken Arrow. Kevin graduated in 1981 from Jenks High School, attended Oklahoma State University and earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Tulsa in 1986. He was very active as a leader in the youth ministries at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Stillwater as well as statewide with the Oklahoma Episcopal Diocese. He was preceded in death by his father, The Hon. Judge Robert Tawney, grandparents Mr. E. H. Bennett and Morris and Dorothy Tawney. Kevin is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Olivia Bennett, mother, Mrs. Barbara Lee, brother and sister-in-law, Cohn and Missie Tawney, and nieces, Bronwyn and Cecily Tawney all of Tulsa and a host of dear friends. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 516 W. Third, Stillwater, under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. A reception in the Parish Hall hosted by the ladies of St. Andrew's will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Kevin's memory be made to The St. Andrew's Youth Memorial Fund, c/o Mr. Joe Rovig, The Bank N.A., 1020 N. Boomer Road, Stillwater, 74075. Kevin touched many people with his deep faith and unabashed belief in the strength of the youth of our nation. His time with us was short, but his legacy to us will be ever-lasting ****************************************************** Oct. 29, 2000 ****************************************************** Darrell Lee Miller Darrell Lee Miller, 52, Stillwater, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in a motor vehicle accident at Burris and Perkins Road. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sunnybrook Christian Church. Kent Williams will officiate. Interment will be at West Lawn Memorial Gardens Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Topeka, Kan. There will be a visitation on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Strode Hospitality Center. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Miller was born Nov. 12, 1947, to William E. Miller, Sr. and Alberta (Wilkins) Miller in Topeka, Kan. He married Delores "Dee" Avey April 20, 1968, in Topeka, Kan. He graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka, Kan., in 1967. After attending Washburn University in Topeka, he went to work for Bankers Investment Co. He remained in the job through numerous mergers for 33 years. He was the district manager for all the offices in Oklahoma for CitiFinancial. Through his extensive career, his family has lived in Topeka, Liberal, Garden City, Kan. and Midland, Texas. He has lived the last 29 years in Stillwater. He attended Sunnybrook Christian Church and was a member of the Stillwater Evening Lions Club. Miller met people with enthusiasm and had words of wisdom for every situation. He will be missed by his friends and family for his good humor, warmth and witty charm. He was always available for anyone who called him for advice or help. Through example, he promoted strong leadership to his co-workers and used these skills to improve all the lives he touched. He is preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Miller. Miller is survived by his wife, Delores, of the home; one son, Tanner Miller, of the home; two daughters, Heather Miller Black and husband Robert, Stillwater; Amber Miller Rome and husband Tracie, Kansas City; one grandson, Hunter Black; two step-grandsons, Evan and Trent Black, Stillwater; seven brothers, Donald Miller and wife Jean, Topeka; Steven Miller and wife Chris, Topeka; William "Ernie" Miller, Jr. and wife Patricia, Topeka; Rick Miller and wife Susan, Leawood, Kan.; Keith Miller and wife Dianne, Grand Junction, Colo.; Terry Miller and wife Leigh of Mayetta, Kan.; Mike Miller and wife Debbie, Leavenworth, Kan.; three sisters, Janet (Miller) Powell and husband Percy, Topeka; Kathy (Miller) Perney, Topeka; Karen (Miller) Madden and husband Lt. Col. Michael Madden, Topeka; his parents, William E. and Alberta Miller, Topeka; one sister-in-law, Reba (Turner) Miller, Overland Park, Kan.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Steve and Debbie (Avey) Esquibel, Topeka; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Irven and Orinda (Stull) Avey, Topeka, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Ken Helt, Jon Bubke, David Silver, Lyndell Gardner, Steve Esquibel, Rod Billings, Karl Komatz and Don Riley. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society, 6440 S. Lewis, Suite 100, Tulsa, Okla. 74136 or to the Organ Donor Program at the University of Oklahoma Foundation, 1000 S.L. Young Blvd., Library Building, Room 175, Oklahoma City, 73190 ****************************************************** Oct. 31, 2000 ****************************************************** Martin Wilson Martin Cecil Wilson, 78, Stillwater, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Strode Chapel. John Elliott will officiate. Interment will be at the Bethel Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Wilson was born June 28, 1922, to Dennis and Letha (Potter) Lockwood in Payne County near Glencoe. He married Ruth Ann Cook in 1943 in Payne County. He later married Martha Meshell Aug. 1, 1950. Wilson attended Rose Hill School, southeast of Glencoe. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served in the Pacific Theater. He was a survivor of Pearl Harbor. Wilson served during World War II and the Korean Conflict and retired in 1963 after serving 20 years. He received an honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant. He worked for Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company in Washington state and for St. Regis. Wilson retired in 1977 and moved to Stillwater. He traveled extensively throughout the United States after his retirement. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister Eulabelle Lockwood. Wilson is survived by his wife, Martha Wilson, of the home; one son, Bob Wilson and wife Holly, El Cajon, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lisa Ann Wilson, Rainier, Wash.; Thea Loraine Wilson, Rainier, Wash.; Westley David Lage, El Cajon, Calif.; four brothers and two sisters, Leonard Ray Lockwood and wife JoNell, Perkins; Lorrene Lemaster, Yakima, Wash.; Bennie Lee Lockwood and wife Beverly, Stillwater; Hollis Harman Lockwood and wife Darlene, Snoqualmie, Wash.; Lyle Gene Lockwood and wife Glenda, Glencoe; and Carol Joan Ross and her husband Jess, Glencoe. Soldiers from the United States Air Force will serve as pallbearers. ****************************************************** Ocie Cooper Ocie Wood Cooper, 89, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, in Bryan, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-8 p.m. at the Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home, 8805 N.E. 23rd Street, Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Arlington Memorial Garden Cemetery, Midwest City. She was born in Stigler to James Robert and Mary Effie Wood. She took great pride in her education and received her Master's degree from Oklahoma State University. She continued her career as a school teacher for three years in Lexington, in Stillwater for 14 years and retired from the Bryan Independent School District after 39 years. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Pi Gamma Mu and the Alumni Association at Oklahoma State University. She was an avid reader and she loved her family dearly. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Gyles W. Cooper; a brother, Arthur Wood; and three sisters, Locie Couture, Edith Wood and Marjorie Tate. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann Cooper and Art LeFlore, of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Ona Irene McIninch and her husband, Glenn, of Rochester, N.Y. and Mary Belle Thompson and her husband, Glen, of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren and 3 great- grandchildren. ****************************************************** John Osborne John C. Osborne, 64, Stillwater, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Strode Funeral Home. Interment will be at Ingalls Cemetery. Neil Peeks will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Osborne was born July 4, 1936, in St. Mary, Ohio, to James and Mary (Vanover) Osborne. He married Neatie Scott Sept. 18, 1956, in Ft. Knox, Ken. She died in April 1999. He is a retired Oklahoma State University machinist and a member of the Rock and Gem Club. He is preceded in death by his wife, and seven brothers and sisters. Osborne is survived by two sisters, Carol Thompson, Perkins; and Irma and Ganell Diegel, Mendon, Ohio. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. ****************************************************** Copied and posted 1/24/2001 by: Bill Cook wcook14024@aol.com, Payne Co. Archivist ******************************************************