Roger Mills Co. - Obit for John Clifford Chapman

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Obit for John Clifford Chapman

John Clifford Chapman was born October 23, 1907 in Manitou to Louis Edward 
and Nettie Males Chapman and died March 2, 1998 at the age of 90.  He moved 
about with his family and at the age of 16 came to the Herring Community where 
he worked for the Herring Ranch most of his life.  He was married to Pearl 
Montgomery on September 17, 1927 in Elk City.  In 1961, John and his son
Louis leased the Herring Ranch where they operated the ranch and acquiredc 
a portion of the ranch in 1965 where John worked until some 10 years ago.  John 
was a past member of the school board of the Herring School, a charter member of 
the Hammon Round Up Club, borad member of the Roger Mills Farmers Home 
Administration and worked in various capacities at his church in Hammon.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and one 
sister.

Survivors include his wife, Pearl of the home; three children, Betty Parks and 
her husband, Junior of Sayre, Louis Chapman and his wife, Marlene of Cheyenne and 
Joan Wood and her husband, Lewis of Rocky, nine grandchildren; 27 great 
grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. 

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok