Pushmataha County, Oklahoma - Obits: Claude Winters ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Young July 1, 2001 ************************************************************************ "Push County Times", February 20, 2001, Page 5 CLAUDE WINTERS SERVICE HELD Claude Winters was born on July 9, 1910 in Bennington, Oklahoma and passed away on February 17, 2001 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years. Claude worked at the Pushmataha County Clerk for 12 years and worked in Halley Drug for 25 years. He completed high school at Antlers and went on to Tulsa Business College. He was Staff Sargent with the U. S. Army 36th Division during World War II. During his service he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, The E. A. M. E. Service Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars, the American Defense Ribbon, and the Good Conduct Medal. He also served with the Oklahoma National Guard Reserve. Claude was a member of the Antlers community for most of his life and enjoying working with the 4-H and FFA. He was a member of the Baptist faith and will be missed. Claude is survived by his wife: Annabell of Tulsa; 2 sons: Gary Winters and wife Barbara of Tulsa, and Albert Brown and wife, Maxine of Antlers; 1 daughter: Lynn Childers and husband Gaylin of Coalgate, Oklahoma; 2 sisters: Gladys Winters of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Barbara Hendricks of Fairfax, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents: Abe and Arvin Winters, brothers, Willie Winters and Paul Winters and sister, Virgie Muns. Funeral services were held February 20, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Antlers with Reverend Sam Dyer officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Steve Burrage, Harrison Stewart, Roy Earl Jackson, Stanley Rains, Curtis Belcher, and Mitch Brown. Honorary pallbearers included: Wick Smith, James Morrison, Roy Smallwood, and Bill Henry. Burial was held at the Antlers City Cemetery under the direction of Mills & Coffey Funeral Home.