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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/ ****************************************************** Nov. 1, 2001 ****************************************************** Raymond Henry Raymond Loy Henry, 56, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, in Pawnee. Services, with Rev. Roy Fleshman officiating, will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Morrison School Gym in Morrison. Interment will follow at the Morrison Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. He was born in Pawnee Jan. 23, 1944, to Lonnie Nolan Henry and Lorene Anne Wharton Henry. He attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1962. He married Grace Lanette Adams Nov. 7, 1964, at the Masham Baptist Church. They moved to Morrison in 1975. He was in the 45th Division of the Army National Guard in Pawnee and obtained the rank of sergeant. During his many years as a law enforcement officer he served as a police officer in Cleveland before joining the Oklahoma Highway Patrol as a trooper. He served with the Highway Patrol for 22 years. He was serving Noble County as as undersheriff and was with the Noble County Sheriff's Department for 10 years. He was vice president of the Oklahoma Troopers' Association, a five year member of the Sheriff's Peace Officers Association, the fire chief of the Morrison Fire Department and served on the Morrison Community Development Association. He was a member of the Christian Church of Morrison. He was predeceased by his parents. Survivors include his wife, of the home; daughters, Sonya Hartwig and her husband, Kyle, of Perry, and Cindy Welch and her husband, Mark, of Pawnee; grandchildren, Bailey and Lane Welch, of Pawnee; sisters, Joyce Henry, of Pawnee and Beverly Willard and her husband, Leroy, of Pawnee; and a number of other relatives and many friends. ****************************************************** Billy Rhoades Holdenville resident, Billy Rhoades, 26, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000. Services, with Rev. Bill Worden and Rev. Eddie Russell officiating, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Holdenville. Interment at Holdenville Cemetery will follow. Arrangements are under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home of Holdenville. He was born in Springfield, Mo. June 2, 1974, to John and Paula Rhodes. He attended school in Fordland, Mo., until the second grade and moved to Holdenville from the third through tenth grade. He graduated from Owasso. He married Amy Jackson Dec. 5, 1998, in Holdenville. He enjoyed building and could build anything he could envision. Billy loved horses, helping others and playing softball but he loved his family most of all. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Donald Johnson. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Maya Jane Rhoades, of the home; his parents; two brothers, Jake Rhoades and his wife, Brenda, of Stillwater and Bobby Rhoades, of Holdenville; two nephews, J. T. and Carter Rhoades, of Stillwater; and his grandparents, Jesse and Dorothy Epperson, of Holdenville and Mary and Jerry Green, of Norman; and many other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be David Epperson, Bud Bowman, Dave Partin, Steve Webster, Steve Walker, Scott Bloodworth and Michael Green. ****************************************************** Sunny Daugomah Sunny Sue Jessepe Daugomah, 22, Pawnee, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Stillwater. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Poteet Funeral Chapel, Pawnee. Louis Richardson is officiating. Interment will be at the North Indian Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. Daugomah was born Nov. 7, 1977, in Topeka, Kan., to Melvin H. Jessepe and Betty Sue GoodChief Rice. She was enrolled with the Prairie Band Potawatomi of Kansas and was half Pawnee Indian of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1996. She moved to Okmulgee from Pawnee in August 1998 and July 29, 1999, she married William E. Daugomah in Okmulgee. She attended Meridian Technology in Stillwater in 1995 and 1996 and took Business Administration. In 1998 and 1999 she took Medical Secretary courses at Okmulgee Tech. Daugomah enjoyed expressing herself through writing poems, short stories and working on puzzles. She enjoyed animals and loved playing with her niece and nephews. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Hank Jessepe and Margaret Puckkee Jessepe; maternal grandparents, Robert GoodChief, Sr. and Elizabeth Justice GoodChief Horsechief; maternal great grandparents, Will Justice and Dollie Sherman Justice Moore; grandmothers, Dena Littlesun and Verona Justice Yellowhorse; uncles, Robert GoodChief, Jr, and Vance Horsechief, Jr; aunts, Darwina "Val" Goodchief and Christine Goodchief Collins; niece, Crystal Amber Horsechief; and brother, Randell Wilson Goodchief. Daugomah is survived by her husband, William Daugomah, Pawnee; mother, Betty Sue Rice and husband Keller, Okmulgee; father, Melvin "Sonny" Jessepe, Topeka, Kan.; sisters, April Marie Anquoe, Kansas City, Mo.; Elizabeth Regina Rice, Shawnee; Marlena Jordan Jessepe, Topeka, Kan.; grandparents, Regina Wilson, Tulsa; Sadie Gonzales, Pawnee; Wilson Moore, Pawnee; aunt and uncles, Minnie Rice and husband Ronald, Stillwater; Karen Horsechief, Pawnee; Oleta White, Pawnee; Justine Rice and husband Norman, Shawnee; Nora Pratt, Pawnee; Ivy Pratt, Pawnee; nephews, Michael DeWayne Rice, Okmulgee; Antonio Ponkilla, Shawnee; and niece Vanessa Robin Ponkilla, Shawnee ****************************************************** Nov. 3, 2000, (page opens to Nov. 5, 2000 issue) ****************************************************** Raymond Henry Raymond Loy Henry, 56, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, in Pawnee. Services, with Rev. Roy Fleshman officiating, will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Morrison School Gym in Morrison. Interment will follow at the Morrison Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. He was born in Pawnee Jan. 23, 1944, to Lonnie Nolan Henry and Lorene Anne Wharton Henry. He attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1962. He married Grace Lanette Adams Nov. 7, 1964, at the Masham Baptist Church. They moved to Morrison in 1975. He was in the 45th Division of the Army National Guard in Pawnee and obtained the rank of sergeant. During his many years as a law enforcement officer he served as a police officer in Cleveland before joining the Oklahoma Highway Patrol as a trooper. He served with the Highway Patrol for 22 years. He was serving Noble County as as undersheriff and was with the Noble County Sheriff's Department for 10 years. He was vice president of the Oklahoma Troopers' Association, a five year member of the Sheriff's Peace Officers Association, the fire chief of the Morrison Fire Department and served on the Morrison Community Development Association. He was a member of the Christian Church of Morrison. He was predeceased by his parents. Survivors include his wife, of the home; daughters, Sonya Hartwig and her husband, Kyle, of Perry, and Cindy Welch and her husband, Mark, of Pawnee; grandchildren, Bailey and Lane Welch, of Pawnee; sisters, Joyce Henry, of Pawnee and Beverly Willard and her husband, Leroy, of Pawnee; and a number of other relatives and many friends. ****************************************************** Billy Rhoades Holdenville resident, Billy Rhoades, 26, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000. Services, with Rev. Bill Worden and Rev. Eddie Russell officiating, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Holdenville. Interment at Holdenville Cemetery will follow. Arrangements are under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home of Holdenville. He was born in Springfield, Mo. June 2, 1974, to John and Paula Rhodes. He attended school in Fordland, Mo., until the second grade and moved to Holdenville from the third through tenth grade. He graduated from Owasso. He married Amy Jackson Dec. 5, 1998, in Holdenville. He enjoyed building and could build anything he could envision. Billy loved horses, helping others and playing softball but he loved his family most of all. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Donald Johnson. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Maya Jane Rhoades, of the home; his parents; two brothers, Jake Rhoades and his wife, Brenda, of Stillwater and Bobby Rhoades, of Holdenville; two nephews, J. T. and Carter Rhoades, of Stillwater; and his grandparents, Jesse and Dorothy Epperson, of Holdenville and Mary and Jerry Green, of Norman; and many other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be David Epperson, Bud Bowman, Dave Partin, Steve Webster, Steve Walker, Scott Bloodworth and Michael Green. ****************************************************** Sunny Daugomah Sunny Sue Jessepe Daugomah, 22, Pawnee, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Stillwater. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Poteet Funeral Chapel, Pawnee. Louis Richardson is officiating. Interment will be at the North Indian Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. Daugomah was born Nov. 7, 1977, in Topeka, Kan., to Melvin H. Jessepe and Betty Sue GoodChief Rice. She was enrolled with the Prairie Band Potawatomi of Kansas and was half Pawnee Indian of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She attended Pawnee Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1996. She moved to Okmulgee from Pawnee in August 1998 and July 29, 1999, she married William E. Daugomah in Okmulgee. She attended Meridian Technology in Stillwater in 1995 and 1996 and took Business Administration. In 1998 and 1999 she took Medical Secretary courses at Okmulgee Tech. Daugomah enjoyed expressing herself through writing poems, short stories and working on puzzles. She enjoyed animals and loved playing with her niece and nephews. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Hank Jessepe and Margaret Puckkee Jessepe; maternal grandparents, Robert GoodChief, Sr. and Elizabeth Justice GoodChief Horsechief; maternal great grandparents, Will Justice and Dollie Sherman Justice Moore; grandmothers, Dena Littlesun and Verona Justice Yellowhorse; uncles, Robert GoodChief, Jr, and Vance Horsechief, Jr; aunts, Darwina "Val" Goodchief and Christine Goodchief Collins; niece, Crystal Amber Horsechief; and brother, Randell Wilson Goodchief. Daugomah is survived by her husband, William Daugomah, Pawnee; mother, Betty Sue Rice and husband Keller, Okmulgee; father, Melvin "Sonny" Jessepe, Topeka, Kan.; sisters, April Marie Anquoe, Kansas City, Mo.; Elizabeth Regina Rice, Shawnee; Marlena Jordan Jessepe, Topeka, Kan.; grandparents, Regina Wilson, Tulsa; Sadie Gonzales, Pawnee; Wilson Moore, Pawnee; aunt and uncles, Minnie Rice and husband Ronald, Stillwater; Karen Horsechief, Pawnee; Oleta White, Pawnee; Justine Rice and husband Norman, Shawnee; Nora Pratt, Pawnee; Ivy Pratt, Pawnee; nephews, Michael DeWayne Rice, Okmulgee; Antonio Ponkilla, Shawnee; and niece Vanessa Robin Ponkilla, Shawnee ****************************************************** Nov. 5, 2000 ****************************************************** Jessie Blasier Jessie Lea Blasier, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, in Cleveland, Texas. Friends and family will be present for visitation Sunday at Strode Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Strode Chapel. Interment will follow at Paradise Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born in Payne County April 7, 1917, to Fred Delano and Jennie Olive Lewis Blasier in Payne County. She attended Payne County schools and graduated from Coyle High School in 1932. She married Clyde Mirl Long in 1933. They farmed until moving to Stillwater in 1947 where she worked for Mrs. Connors on Duck Street serving college students food. Then she worked for Oklahoma A and M in the men's dorm cafeteria. The family moved to Cleveland, Texas, in January, 1951, where they owned and operated the Cleveland Upholstery Shop for 12 and one-half years. In 1971, Jessie moved to Enid where she attended Nurses Aid Training at Vo-Tech and worked at St. Mary's Hospital until 1976 when she moved to Livingston, Texas, to be near her children and grandchildren. She worked at the hospital there until her health forced her to take early retirement. She returned to Cleveland, Texas, where she enjoyed teaching people crafts. She also enjoyed crocheting, cooking for others and making wonderful trips back to Oklahoma, Oregon and Colorado to visit loved ones. She was predeceased by her husband, parents, four brothers and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Whitehead and her husband, J. Hardy, and Delores Fern Mathews and her husband, Eddie; two sons, Donald Ray Long and his wife, Frances and Robert L. Long, all of Texas; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Chris, Donny and Glenn Hoffman, Johnnie and Rocky Blasier, and Max Elmer Lucas. Honorary pallbearers will be Dick Hoffman and Lyle Blasier of Stillwater ****************************************************** Nov. 6, 2000 ****************************************************** Bobby Vassar Bobby G. Vassar, 74, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather died early Sunday morning, Nov. 5, 2000, in the Cushing Regional Hospital. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Covenant Fellowship Church in Cushing. Pastor Bill Allton will preside. Interment will follow in the Euchee Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Cushing. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. The son of the late Charlie and Dollie (Gray) Vassar, Bobby was born July 4, 1926, in Tryon where he was reared and educated. He was united in marriage to Della Stowers Nov. 18, 1942, in Union City, Texas. To this union five children, Bill, Ben, Kathy, Bobby and Betty were born. The Vassars would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary later this month. After the couple were married, they briefly lived in Stillwater before moving to Cushing in 1953 where they made their permanent home. Bobby was a self-employed gas station operator who loved helping whomever he could. He loved working with his cattle and working the land with his tractors on his family's land. He was predeceased by his parents; one son, Bobby Leroy Vassar; a daughter, Betty Lorene Cooper; and five brothers, Clarence, Everett, Pat, John and Buster. In addition to his wife, of the home, he is survived by two sons, Bill Vassar and his wife, Linda and Ben Vassar and his wife, Joy, all of Cushing; one daughter, Kathy Hale and her husband, Larry, of Cushing; two brothers, Charles Vassar and his wife, Mary Lee, of Cushing, and Allen Vassar, of Agra; one sister, Mary Smith, of Cushing; nine grandchildren, Stacy Boyles, Nichelle Cude, Kristi Johnson, Bobbi Scott, Derek Vassar, Matt Vassar, Geri Rice, Laura Vassar and Sarah Vassar; seven great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Casket bearers will be Bill McCarty, J.C. Hickman, Bo Hickman, Mark Hockett, Mike Wilson and Dale Carroll. ****************************************************** Nov. 7, 2000 ****************************************************** Jessie Long Jessie Lea Blasier Long born April 7, 1917, to Fred Delano and Jennie Olive Lewis Blasier in Payne County passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, in Cleveland, Texas, at the age of 83. She attended Payne County Schools and graduated from Coyle High School in 1932. She married Clyde Long in 1933. They farmed until moving to Stillwater in 1947 where she worked for Mrs. Conners on Duck Street serving college students food. Then she worked for Oklahoma A&M in the men's dorm cafeteria. The family moved to Cleveland, Texas, in January 1951, where they owned and operated the Cleveland Upholstery Shop for 12 and a half years. After their divorce in 1971, Jessie moved to Enid where she attended Nurses Aid Training at Vo-Tech and worked at St. Mary's Hospital until 1976 when she returned to Livingston, Texas, to be near her children and grandchildren. She worked at the hospital there until her health forced her to take early retirement. After retiring, she moved back to Cleveland, Texas. She enjoyed teaching people crafts, crocheting and cooking for others. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She was predeceased in death by her parents, four brothers and three sisters. She is survived by two Donald Ray Long of Teague, Texas, and Robert Lynn Long of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Ruby Lee Whitehead of Cleveland, Texas, and Delores Fern Matthews of Cleveland, Texas; eight grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one sister, Mabel Silvers of Colorado. Friends and family were present for visitation at Strode Funeral Home, 610 S. Duncan, Stillwater, Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel with Stanley Vandergrift officiating. Gravesides services followed at Paradise Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chris, Donny and Glenn Hoffman; Johnnie and Rocky Blasier and Max Elmer Lucas. ****************************************************** Fern Seefeldt Fern Lorene (Beeby) Seefeldt, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at the Stillwater Medical Center. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Abernathy Funeral Home Chapel in Crescent. Seefeldt was born June 18, 1913, to Jessie Mae (Brown) and C. George Beeby at the family farm in Marshall. There were 12 children in this family of which Seefeldt was the last survivor. Attending schools in Marshall, she graduated in the class of 1931. She married Wilbert H. Seefeldt in Medford Jan. 19, 1933. They were married for 63 years until his death in 1996. She will be remembered as a homemaker and loving mother who shared her laughter and enthusiasm of gardening, canning, oil painting and cooking. Her specialty was pies, which were often requested as gifts. A lifetime member of the Marshall Christian Church, Seefeldt expressed a strong Christian faith. Family gatherings were very important to her and she enjoyed camping and traveling with the First Capital Sam's Club of Guthrie. Seefeldt is survived by her son, Chauncey and wife Bonnie, McLean, Va.; two daughters, Kay Enmeier, Stillwater; Judy Seefeldt, Stillwater; two grandsons, Troy and wife Martie, Enid; Brett and wife Jennifer, Stillwater; five great grandchildren, Brock, Bates, and Grace Enmeier, Enid; and Mackenzie and Stetson Enmeier, Stillwater. Memorials can be made to the Marshall Christian Church c/o Abernathy Funeral Home, Crescent, Okla. 73028. ****************************************************** Eli Mackey Jr. Eli Mackey Jr., 60, died at his Stillwater home Monday, Nov. 6, 2000. Services, with Rev. Max Rudd officiating, will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at South Perkins Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born in Savannah May 9, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Mackey. He married Rosetta Brixey June 1, 1980, in Las Vegas. They lived in Oklahoma City until moving to Perkins in 1991. He was a house painter. In addition to his wife he is survived by one daughter, Jamie Matthews, of Muskogee; a step-daughter, Twyla French, of Oklahoma City: and three brothers, Eugene Mackey, of Norman, Don Mackey, of Tucson, and Kenny Mackey, of Edmond. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at <STRODEFH@AOL.COM>. ****************************************************** Nov. 8, 2000 ****************************************************** Betty Dorworth Wewoka resident, Betty Jean (Holmes) Dorworth, 74, died Saturday Nov. 4, 2000, at Shawnee Regional Hospital. Graveside services were Tuesday in Dustin. Swearingen Funeral Home directed the arrangements. She was born in Hanna April 9, 1926, to Milton and Oda (Reed) Holmes. She moved to Seminole County, where she lived for 35 years, from Cushing She married Hugh C. Dorworth in Gainesville, Texas in 1950 and was a housewife. He died June 18, 1977. In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased by two infant daughters. Survivors include two sons, James Dorworth, of Wewoka and John Dorworth, of Cushing; one daughter, Kathy Kennedy, of Okmulgee; two brothers, John Holmes, of Rapid City, S.D. and William Holmes, of Norman; and four sisters, Lena Nunn, of Lawton, Velma Nunn, of Hanna, Mary Hartman, of San Angelo, Texas and Doris Youngblood, of Indialantic, Fla. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society ****************************************************** Nov.9, 2000 ****************************************************** Anna Kennedy Cushing resident, Anna Marie Kennedy, 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Services, with Brother Wayne Tibbett presiding, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Parkland Cemetery in Parkland. Arrangements are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. She was born in Cushing Sept. 12, 1922, to George W. and Pricella (Bryant) Isenberg. She received her early education in Cushing and was a graduate of Cushing High School. She married William Ray (Jack) Kennedy in Poteau. Mrs. Kennedy was a member of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. She loved to sew, quilt, golf and play the organ and loved her pet bird. She was predeceased by her parents. In addition to her husband of the home she is survived by three brothers, James W. Isenberg, of Ponca City, Walter Lee Isenberg, of Cushing and Douglas Wayne Isenberg, of Oklahoma City; and two sisters, Lois Greenwald and Nancy Austin, both of Oklahoma City. ****************************************************** June Hunter June Hunter, 67, Yale, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Visitation will be until Thursday until 8 p.m. at the Yale-Palmer Funeral Home in Yale and on Friday until 8 p.m. at the Palmer Funeral Home in Cushing. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Pentecostal Church in Cushing. Rev. Francis Westberg will officiate. Interment will follow at the Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. Hunter was born Sept. 30, 1933, in Sapulpa to Bert and Maggie B. (Henson) Woods. She received her early education at the Council Valley and Norfork schools. She attended Yale High School. She was married to Berry F. Hunter June 1, 1951, in Sapulpa. She worked for the Douglas Big Country Stores as a bookkeeper and had also worked at the Cushing Wal-Mart store. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Cushing. She is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Cecil Woods; and one sister, Inez Brown. Hunter is survived by her husband of the home; one son, Berry Lee Hunter, Yale; one daughter, Brenda Jean Wyant, Cushing; one brother, Carl Woods, Cushing; one sister, Anna Marie Hamilton, Yale; two grandchildren, Candy J. Oliver, Yale; Angelina J. Wyant, Cushing; three great grandchildren, Nathaniel Capps, Cushing; Abbie Daniel Capps, Cushing; and John Howard Oliver, II, Stillwater. ****************************************************** Henry Wells Henry E. "Bill" Wells, 90, of Crockett, Texas, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, in the East Texas Medical Center in Crockett. Graveside services, with Rev. Charles Goodson officiating, were today in the New Salem Cemetery in Centerville, Texas. Arrangements were under the direction of Callaway-Allee Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 9, 1910, in Bedias, Texas. He was employed with the Sutton Sawmill in the late 1930's and from 1942 until 1944 worked in a ship yard in Orange, Texas. He returned to Leon County in 1944 where he farmed and ranched and raised a family of seven. From 1962 until 1975, he lived in Porter Springs, Texas, where he was in real estate and ranching. He moved to Crockett in 1975 where he was a rancher and real estate developer until his death. He was predeceased by his parents, Henry E. and Belle Shanks Wells; one son, Guy Murphy Wells; a daughter, Virginia Belle McLaughlin; three brothers, Olen Wells, Carl Wells and Wilbur Wells; and three sisters, Essy Tullis, Lily Gamble and Effie Lee Wells. Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Wolf, of Greenville, Miss., Gaye Wells, of Dallas and Dorothy I. Reese, of Crockett; two sons, Allen P. Wells, of Houston and Henry E. Wells Jr., of Stillwater; two sisters, Jennie Holyfield, of Centerville and Lucy Force, of Bryan Texas, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wells Family Scholarship Fund, C/O David Wells, 7672 F.M. 811, Centerville, TX 75833. ****************************************************** Jessie Long Jessie Lea Blasier Long, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, in Cleveland, Texas. Friends and family were present for visitation Sunday at Strode Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Strode Chapel. Interment followed at Paradise Cemetery. The Rev. Garland Davidson officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. She was born in Payne County April 7, 1917, to Fred Delano and Jennie Olive Lewis Blasier. She attended Payne County schools and graduated from Coyle High School in 1932. She married Clyde Mirl Long in 1933. They farmed until moving to Stillwater in 1947 where she worked for Mrs. Connors on Duck Street serving college students food. Then she worked for Oklahoma A&M in the men's dorm cafeteria. The family moved to Cleveland, Texas, in January 1951, where they owned and operated the Cleveland Upholstery Shop for 12 and one-half years. In 1971, Jessie moved to Enid where she attended Nurses Aid Training at Vo-Tech and worked at St. Mary's Hospital until 1976 when she moved to Livingston, Texas, to be near her children and grandchildren. She worked at the hospital until her health forced her to take early retirement. She returned to Cleveland, Texas, where she enjoyed teaching people crafts. She also enjoyed crocheting, cooking for others, and making wonderful trips back to Oklahoma, Oregon and Colorado to visit loved ones. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, four brothers and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Whitehead and her husband J. Hardy, and Delores Fern Mathews and her husband Eddie; two sons, Donald Ray Long and his wife Frances and Robert L. Long, all of Texas; eight grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Chris, Donnie, and Glenn Hoffman, Johnnie and Rocky Blasier, and Max Elmer Lucas. Honorary pallbearers were Dick Hoffman and Lyle Blasier, Stillwater. ****************************************************** Nov. 12, 2000 ****************************************************** Beverly Jean Swart Beverly Jean Swart, 74, Pawnee, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at her son's home in Pawnee. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Eshelman Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Ray Moffeit will officiate. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. Swart was born Aug. 24, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., to Ross David Debolt and Sadie Wallace Debolt. She moved to Pawnee as a teenager and had lived there since. She married Reinhard "Riney" F. Swart on Nov. 1, 1944, in Pawnee. He died Aug. 8, 1995. Swart spent the past 15 years giving private care at home for elderly people. She devoted her life to caring for people in need. She also served as a medaide at the nursing home and worked for Pawnee Rexall Drug during the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents and her grandson, Holden Peckenpaugh. Swart is survived by one son, Terry F. Swart of Pawnee; two grandchildren, Terry F. Swart Jr. of Morrison, and Mary Peckenpaugh of Skedee; three great-grandchildren, Levi Peckenpaugh of Skedee and Allison Swart and Landen Swart, both of Morrison; one brother Kenneth Reynolds of Ponca City; and other relatives and many friends ****************************************************** Nov. 14, 2000 ****************************************************** Susan McKenna Susan Frances (Lawson) McKenna, 48, Edmond, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at the Edmond Regional Hospital. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church, Cushing. Rev. George E. Brock, III will officiate. Interment will follow in the Shamrock Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. McKenna was born May 5, 1952, to Philip Nelson "Blackie" Lawson and Frankie (Griffith) Lawson-Smith in Phoenix, Ariz. She lived with her parents in the Phoenix area up until 1961 when they moved to Oklahoma. They briefly lived in Norman before moving to Oklahoma City where McKenna attended high school up until her junior year. They moved to Cushing where she finished her high school education. She married Tom McKenna and the couple had one daughter, Lawren. McKenna was a member of the First Christian Church in Cushing. She previously attended the University of Central Oklahoma for three years. At the time of her death, she was working for the Edmond Santa Fe School system in their Dietary Department. She is preceded in death by her father and one brother, Lael Anthony Lawson. McKenna is survived by her daughter, Lawren McKenna, of the home; her mother, Frankie Smith and her husband Harold, Tulsa; one brother, Phillip Lawson and wife Barbara, Anoka, Minn.; one aunt, Wilma Phillips, Broken Arrow; several nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends. ****************************************************** Homer Ray Jr. Homer Wallace Ray Jr., 70, a Texas native who was co-publisher of the Yale News for half his life, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, in a traffic accident north of Muskogee. Services, with Steve Holly, pastor of Yale's Town and Country Christian Church, and Mike Dershem, youth minister of Yale's First Baptist Church presiding, will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the New High School gymnasium. Interment will follow in the Lawson Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis-Yale-Chapel of Yale. He was born Nov. 28, 1929, in Electra, Texas to Margaret and Homer W. Ray Sr. After graduating from high school in Electra he attended Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Homer was married to Mae Beth Cain in July, 1960, in Lawton. He had a newspaper career that spanned 58 years. He started as a "printer's devil" in his hometown paper, the Electra Star News, when he was only 13 years old. Later, he was employed as a printer on newspapers in Iowa Park, Pampa, Kilgore, Conroe, Fort Worth, Alpine, Bowie, Littlefield and Sugarland, Texas. In 1952, he left the Wichita Falls Texas Record News for the Lawton Constitution where he worked as a printer for 13 years. While in Lawton, he served two terms as state president of the Typographers Union and had held every office in the Lawton chapel of the union. In August 1965, Homer and Beth Ray and her father, the late Ralph Cain Sr. bought the Yale Record. The next year the Ray's bought the controlling interest in the newspaper and changed its name to the Yale News. During the three and a half decades the Rays were co-publishers of the newspaper, the Yale News captured the sweepstakes trophy six times in its division in the annual Better Newspaper contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Press Association. Under the Rays' guidance, the Yale News also was presented approximately 200 plaques and certificates of appreciation from local organizations. In addition, over the years, Homer won 30 editorial and column-writing awards in a monthly contest sponsored jointly by the Oklahoma Press Association and the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. In 1993, Homer W. Ray Jr. was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame where he joined his father-in-law, Ralph Cain Sr. Homer formerly was a member of the Yale Rotary Club and was active in civic affairs throughout his life in Yale. He was predeceased by his parents and one brother, Ronnie Ray, all of Electra, Texas. He is survived by his wife, of the home; one son, Mike W. Ray and his wife, Sherry, of Oklahoma City; a grandson, Ean D. Ray and his wife, Kristal, of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Don and Henry Ray, both of Texas; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. A memorial to help Mrs. Ray and designated the Homer Ray Memorial Fund has been established at Heritage Bank, P.O. Box 248, Yale, OK 74085. For additional information contact Cindy White at the bank. ****************************************************** Nov. 15, 2000 ****************************************************** Mary Yiengst Mary Lorene Harting Yiengst, 70, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at her Stillwater home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fairlawn Cemetery with Rev. Susan Ross officiating. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born June 24, 1930, in Stillwater to C.H. and Mary Ethel (Rice) Harting. She married Curtis James Doolin June 12, 1957. On Dec. 23, 1977, she married Delmar Yiengst in Arkansas City, Kan. After her marriage to Curtis James Doolin, the family lived in the Stillwater and Coyle area where Mr. Doolin was employed as a farm laborer. The couple had four children and they lived and worked in the Stillwater and Coyle area. She later became employed at the Oklahoma State University Union where she worked for 15 years. Throughout her lifetime she greatly enjoyed gardening, canning and caring for her farm animals. She was predeceased by her parents; one sister, Imogene; and her first and second husbands. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth C. Doolin and his wife, Connie, of Stillwater, and Gary L. Doolin and his wife, Susan, of Coyle; two daughters, Donnetta E. Shanahan and her husband, Terry, of San Antonio, Texas and Mary Louise Jalawi and her husband Abdullah, of Cushing; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Leroy Harting and Delbert Harting, both of Stillwater; and two sisters, Laverne Turnbow, of Stillwater and Doris Snow, of California. Memorials may be made to the Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. ****************************************************** Bessie Sayers Bessie Bell Sayers, 93, Morrison, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Strode Chapel. Interment services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. Sayers was born Jan. 23, 1907, to Charles Houston and Sarah Elizabeth (Brummett) Sayers in Sayre. She attended Sayre schools. She graduated from Sayre High School. She began work in Texas for Southwestern Associated Telephone Company at Olney, Texas. She worked 10 years before leaving to join Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator. Sayers was a member of Morrison First United Methodist Church and the Communication Workers of America. She worked as a telephone operator. She is preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and two sisters. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com ****************************************************** Nov. 16, 2000 ****************************************************** Christine McGlory Former Stillwater resident Christine (Herndon) McGlory, 52, Edmond, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at the Edmond Regional Hospital. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Fairview Baptist Church, 1700 N.E. Seventh, Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Okmulgee. McGlory was born Dec. 25, 1947, in Bartlesville to Carl Herndon and Mary Lois (Cowan) Herndon Wiley. She lived with her parents in the Tulsa area until 1951. She briefly lived in Oklahoma City, then moved to Stillwater, where she finished high school. She was married to Cleo McGlory, a former Stillwater resident. At the time of her death, she was employed with Health Science Center EWS in Oklahoma City. Survivors include her mother; her husband; one brother, Larry Herndon, Oklahoma City; and four step-brothers, Vincent Wiley of Oakland, Calif., Donnell of Everest, Wash., and Clifton and Timothy, both of Stillwater. ****************************************************** Laura Ross Laura Ellen Ross of Yale was a homemaker. Mrs. Ross, 81, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Pawnee Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. Services will be under the direction of the Yale-Palmer Funeral Home. Mrs. Ross was born Jan. 19, 1919, in Yale to John Edward and Hulda (Johnson) Tindel. She received her early education in Yale. She had lived in California for 20 years prior to returning to Yale in 1988. Mrs. Ross was predeceased by her parents; one brother, John Tindel; and three sisters; Helen Purcell, Bethel Tindel and Gladys Sebring. Mrs. Ross is survived by one daughter, Deborah Carrillo of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Wilmer and Remus Tindel, both of Yale; three sisters, Alice Cussner and Virginia Loftis, both of Yale and Nayden Simnitt of Freemont, Calif.; two grandchildren, Danena Flowers and Dwaine Carrillo, both of Oklahoma City; two great-grandchildren, Lane and Lindsey Flowers of Oklahoma City. Serving as pallbearers will be Remus Cussner, Dale Cussner, Fred Cussner, Jr., Gary Cussner, Ryan Rasmussen and Mike Rasmussen. ****************************************************** D.H. Drymon D.H. Drymon of Ralston was a nurseryman by trade and he enjoyed reading, gardening, landscaping and spending time with his family. Drymon, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Ralston. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ralston with the Rev. Virgle Calvert officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Ralston. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home in Pawnee. Drymon was born Feb. 8, 1914, in Ralston to John Calhoun Drymon and Sarah Catherine (Edwards) Drymon. He lived all his life in the Fairfax and Ralston area. He married Jean Agnes Warrior. She died Oct. 15, 1941. Drymon married Madelyn Mildred Vehiller Oct. 20, 1945, at Fairfax. She died Aug. 23, 1998. Drymon was a nurseryman by occupation, and was employed by Henderson's Nursery in Ralston for many years. He also worked in carpentry, plumbing and as a electrician. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ralston. Drymon was predeceased by his parents, two brothers, one sister, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is survived by five sons; Arthur Drymon of Owasso, Harry Drymon of Tulsa, Louis Drymon, Prattville, Curtis Drymon and David Drymon, both of Fairfax; two daughters, Doris Gardner and Linda LeForce, both of Pawnee; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven step-great-granchildren; three sisters; plus a number of other relatives and friends. Donations may be made to the Caring Hands Hospice at P.O. Box 467 Pawnee, 74058 and OMRF, 825 Northeast 13th Street, Oklahoma City 73104 ****************************************************** Nov. 17, 2000 ****************************************************** Christine McGlory Former Stillwater resident Christine (Herndon) McGlory, 52, Edmond, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at the Edmond Regional Hospital. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Fairview Baptist Church, 1700 N.E. Seventh, Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Okmulgee. McGlory was born Dec. 25, 1947, in Bartlesville to Carl Herndon and Mary Lois (Cowan) Herndon Wiley. She lived with her parents in the Tulsa area until 1951. She briefly lived in Oklahoma City, then moved to Stillwater, where she finished high school. She was married to Cleo McGlory, a former Stillwater resident. At the time of her death, she was employed with Health Science Center EWS in Oklahoma City. Survivors include her mother; her husband; one brother, Larry Herndon, Oklahoma City; and four step-brothers, Vincent Wiley of Oakland, Calif., Donnell of Everest, Wash., and Clifton and Timothy, both of Stillwater. ****************************************************** Laura Ross Laura Ellen Ross of Yale was a homemaker. Mrs. Ross, 81, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Pawnee Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. Services will be under the direction of the Yale-Palmer Funeral Home. Mrs. Ross was born Jan. 19, 1919, in Yale to John Edward and Hulda (Johnson) Tindel. She received her early education in Yale. She had lived in California for 20 years prior to returning to Yale in 1988. Mrs. Ross was predeceased by her parents; one brother, John Tindel; and three sisters; Helen Purcell, Bethel Tindel and Gladys Sebring. Mrs. Ross is survived by one daughter, Deborah Carrillo of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Wilmer and Remus Tindel, both of Yale; three sisters, Alice Cussner and Virginia Loftis, both of Yale and Nayden Simnitt of Freemont, Calif.; two grandchildren, Danena Flowers and Dwaine Carrillo, both of Oklahoma City; two great-grandchildren, Lane and Lindsey Flowers of Oklahoma City. Serving as pallbearers will be Remus Cussner, Dale Cussner, Fred Cussner, Jr., Gary Cussner, Ryan Rasmussen and Mike Rasmussen. ****************************************************** D.H. Drymon D.H. Drymon of Ralston was a nurseryman by trade and he enjoyed reading, gardening, landscaping and spending time with his family. Drymon, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Ralston. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ralston with the Rev. Virgle Calvert officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Ralston. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home in Pawnee. Drymon was born Feb. 8, 1914, in Ralston to John Calhoun Drymon and Sarah Catherine (Edwards) Drymon. He lived all his life in the Fairfax and Ralston area. He married Jean Agnes Warrior. She died Oct. 15, 1941. Drymon married Madelyn Mildred Vehiller Oct. 20, 1945, at Fairfax. She died Aug. 23, 1998. Drymon was a nurseryman by occupation, and was employed by Henderson's Nursery in Ralston for many years. He also worked in carpentry, plumbing and as a electrician. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ralston. Drymon was predeceased by his parents, two brothers, one sister, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is survived by five sons; Arthur Drymon of Owasso, Harry Drymon of Tulsa, Louis Drymon, Prattville, Curtis Drymon and David Drymon, both of Fairfax; two daughters, Doris Gardner and Linda LeForce, both of Pawnee; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven step-great-granchildren; three sisters; plus a number of other relatives and friends. Donations may be made to the Caring Hands Hospice at P.O. Box 467 Pawnee, 74058 and OMRF, 825 Northeast 13th Street, Oklahoma City 73104. ****************************************************** Nov. 18, 2000 ****************************************************** David Cooper David Lawrence Cooper, 53, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, in Stillwater. Services, with Pastor Tom Westbrook presiding, will be Monday at 3:30 p.m. at University Heights Baptist Church. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 15, 1947, in Albuquerque, N.M. to Hampton J. and Jewel Ann (Coker) Cooper. He married Georgia Tobe in Albuquerque in 1972. They were later divorced. He married Page Provence April 23, 1982 in Lubbock, Texas. They were later divorced. He graduated from Highland High School in Albuquerque in 1965. He joined the Navy in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968. He then served in the Air Force from 1971-1974 and continued his military service in the Air National Guard from 1974 until 1975. He furthered his education at numerous institutions including The University of Indiana at Bloomington, The University of Albuquerque, The Community College of the Air Force, Midwestern State University and Mesa Community College. David worked for many years in the medical field as a medical technologist. He began work in 1992 as a lab technician at OSU in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He was self-employed as a painting contractor at the time of his death. His death was the result of complications from a recent injury. David was a person who loved the outdoors and made friends easily. His daughters were the center of his world. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He was predeceased by his father and by his adopted father. He is survived by three daughters, Averi Cooper, Jill Cooper and Heather Cooper, all of Stillwater; his mother, of Indianapolis, Ind.; two sisters, Jo Deane Hollyfield and her husband, Ed, of Indianapolis, and Leah Anne Banning and her husband, Sam, of Arlington, Texas; two nieces and one nephew. Pallbearers will be Ed Hollyfield, Jim Blair, Mark Grimsley, Larry Gosney, Larry Kitchens and Rusty Hageman. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at <strodefh@aol.com>. ****************************************************** Betty Caine Betty Louise (Willis) Caine, 80, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, in Stillwater. Services, with Rev. Bob Copeland presiding, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Pawnee. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Pawnee. Poteet Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Pawnee Jan. 15, 1920, to Ed and Rena (Irvin) Willis. She married Grover Cain Sr. Oct. 10, 1942, in Pawnee. To that union four children, Berthena, Lucinna, Grover Jr. and Norma were born. Lucinna died in 1959 at age 16. She lived most of her life in Pawnee where she attended school. Starting at an early age Betty was a highly regarded Christian member of Antioch Baptist Church in Pawnee. She was always ready and willing to do whatever it took to keep the church afloat. Her dedication was everlasting as she was one of the members to rebuild the church after the original structure burned down. She was respected by many for spiritual counseling and guidance. For years she was honored and loved by Antioch and associated churches as the "Mother of the Church." Although it was her desire to continue attending church in the past two years she was unable to do so because of her illness. She was a blessing to many and will be missed by those who knew her. "MeMe," thank God for you and we will miss you. In addition to her daughter, Lucinna, she was predeceased by her husband, parents, five brothers, three sisters, and grandson, Derel Green. She is survived by two daughters, Berthena Green and her husband, R. D., of Pawnee, and Norma Caine, of Pawnee; one son, Grover Caine Jr. and his wife, Joyce, of Tulsa; a sister, Juanita Willis, of Santa Rose, Calif.; grandchildren, Ed and Wanda Green, of Pawnee, Randy and Paula Green, of Spiro, Tony Green and his wife, Cheryl, of Pawnee, Stephne and her husband, Kevin Hockenhull, of Stone Mountain, Ga., Ladell Terrell, Armon Terrell and Norma of Wichita, Kan., Lucinna Wortham and Ladonna Jordan, of Tulsa; great-grandchildren, Gene and Keysha Williams, of Stone Mountain, Ga., Jason Black, of Austin, Texas, Sajsah, Melissa and Nikia Ferguson, of Alta Loma, Calif., Brenda Crockett, of Wichita, Kan., Ashley and Chace Green and Kelsie Green, of Pawnee, Jerrecia, Claudesha, Tailesha, Everett and Yahzmen, all of Tulsa; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many, many friends Memorials may be made to the Betty L. Caine Memorial Fund, C/O Security Bank, N.A., Pawnee Branch, 551 Harrison Street, Pawnee, OK 74058. ****************************************************** Raymond Behrens Raymond Behrens, 76, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Graveside services, with Rev. Carlton Riemer presiding, will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. Colonial Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born in Glencoe May 17, 1924, to Steve and Sally (Flannery) Behrens. He married Beulah Correll in Cushing in 1944. They were later divorced. He married Linda Kelly in Miami July 27, 1984. He attended school in Clayton and after his education he traveled extensively throughout the southwestern United States where he worked on construction. In 1948 he moved to Cushing and began his career as an electrician. He later become employed at OSU as an electrician and remained in that capacity for 12 years. In the 1970s he became affiliated with Field and Wilson Electric where he was employed at the time of his death. He was very active with and was instrumental in the formation of the Ripley 4-H Club. He loved cattle, horses and farming and for many years was an active participant in the sport of rodeo. He also enjoyed attending auctions. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by one brother, Kenneth and a son, Bobby. He is survived by his wife, of the home; one son, Joe and his wife, Tara, of Stillwater; one daughter, Aliena LaFollette and her husband, Robert, of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Brian Behrens and his wife, Candy, of Sand Springs, Gena Burwell and her husband, Jimmy of Dewar, Pam LaFollette, of Oklahoma City and Robbie LaFollette, also of Oklahoma City; and four great-grandchildren. ****************************************************** Barbara Rust Barbara Sue (Bays) Rust, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at her Tulsa home. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Sequoyah Hills Baptist Church, 714 N. Harvard, in Tulsa. Interment will be at IOOF Cemetery in Maramac. Moores Eastlawn is directing the arrangements. She was born in Stillwater Sept. 2, 1940, to Walter Franklin and Ocealine Bays. She graduated from Glencoe High School in 1958. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald R. Rust, formerly of Stillwater, and a daughter, Debra K. Fix, of Tulsa. Survivors include a son, Kenneth D. Rust; daughters, Donna S. Rust and Darla R. Whittaker, of Tulsa; brothers, Gene Bays, of Perkins, Dale Bays, Jack Bays, Rex Bays, Mike Bays and Ronnie Bays, all of Stillwater, Ernest Bays, of Broken Arrow, and Roy Bays, of Dodge City, Kan.; sisters, Gladys Roe (Bays) of Burleson, Texas, Doris Garrison (Bays), of Mannford, Pat Ward (Bays), of Claremore, and Connie Booth (Bays) of Stillwater; eight grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. ****************************************************** JoAnn Franz JoAnn "Jody" Dowdy Franz, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Private services will be held with Rev. David Bagwell presiding. Calling times are 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday at Kitch Funeral Home. Interment will be in Liberal, Kan. Kitch Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Liberal Aug. 13, 1926, to Oscar Thomas and LaUna Foltz Dowdy. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1944. Mrs. Franz was a lifelong Liberal resident and was a rancher, farmer and business woman. She had a vast love and knowledge of the cattle and quarter horse industry. She was an avid and knowledgeable collector of antique dolls. Since 1989 she. supplied working cattle to her daughter's Walking F cutting horse ranch in Stillwater. In 1997 she moved to live with her daughter in Stillwater where she lived until her death. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Liberal and a board member of the Citizens State Bank. On Dec. 25, 1947, she married Eugene H. "Gene" Franz in Liberal. He and his son, Alan, died March 2, 1979. Mrs. Franz felt it a great honor to be able to work with her husband on the farm and her ranch. Her second greatest joy was to raise her children. She was very proud of her grandchildren, who are Kansas University graduates, Miles Alan, who is pursuing a career in Overland Park, Kan. and Alex Gene who is currently continuing his studies in Phoenix, Ariz. and Denver, Colo. She is survived by one daughter, Marilyn Jo Franz, of Stillwater, one sister, Jean Maupin, of Guymon; and two grandchildren, Miles and Alex Franz. Memorials may be sent to the Muscular Dystrophy Association/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, American Diabetes Association M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, C/O Kitch Funeral Home, 1212 W. Second, Liberal, KS 67901. Condolence may be sent to the family via <www.kitchfuneralhome.com>. ****************************************************** E.L. Williams Wichita, Kan. resident, E.L. "Bus" Williams, 90, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000. Prayer services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cochran Mortuary, 1411 N. Broadway, Wichita. Funeral services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Floral Haven Funeral Home, 6500 South 129th Street East, Broken Arrow. Arrangements are under the direction of Floral Haven Funeral Home. He was born July 24, 1910, in Stillwater to Elbert and Lillie (Lytton) Williams. He married Laura Bird Fidler Feb. 19, 1933, in Pawhuska. She died June 5, 1996. He was a retired Bow Industries purchasing expediter. He was a former resident of Tulsa and Stillwater. He is survived by a son, Gary Williams, of Trinidad, Colo.; a daughter, Charlotte Crandall, of Wichita, Kan.; a brother, Monroe Williams, of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Doris Smith, of Olympia, Wash.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 2100 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214. ****************************************************** Nov. 19, 2000 ****************************************************** Pauline Jewel Shingleton Pauline Jewel Shingleton, 75, Stillwater, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, in Stillwater. Services will be held at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Richard Poe officiating. Interment will be in Jameson Cemetery near Meeker. Services are under the direction of Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Shingleton was born July 25, 1925, in Buffalo, Mo., to Carol and Hannah Elizabeth (Tucker) Quigley. She married Charles "Max" Shingleton on Nov. 1, 1947, in Bristow. They later moved to Stillwater. Shingleton was a member of the Church of Christ. She worked as a bookkeeper for Katz Department Store for 30 years. Her hobbies included reading, sewing and cooking. In addition, she greatly enjoyed the time she spent volunteering at the St. Andrew's thrift shop. Civic organizations with which she associated included American Business Women's Association and Business and Professional Women. She was predeceased by both of her parents. Shingleton is survived by her husband, Max; two daughters, Judi Edminson of Oklahoma City and Beverly Beran of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Quentin Quigley of Hudsonville, Mich.; one sister, Maxine Rockwell and her husband, Melvin, of Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren. ****************************************************** Raymond Behrens Raymond Behrens, 76, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Graveside services, with Rev. Carlton Riemer presiding, will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Maramec Cemetery, north of Yale. Colonial Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. Behrens was born in Glencoe May 17, 1924, to Steve and Sally (Flannery) Behrens. He married Beulah Correll in Cushing in 1944. They were later divorced. He married Linda Kelly in Miami July 27, 1984. Behrens attended school in Clayton and after his education he traveled extensively throughout the southwestern United States where he worked on construction. In 1948 he moved to Cushing and began his career as an electrician. He later become employed at Oklahoma State University as an electrician and remained in that capacity for 12 years. In the 1970s he became affiliated with Field and Wilson Electric where he was employed at the time of his death. Behrens was very active with and was instrumental in the formation of the Ripley 4-H Club. He loved cattle, horses and farming and for many years was an active participant in the sport of rodeo. He also enjoyed attending auctions. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by one brother, Kenneth and a son, Bobby. He is survived by his wife, of the home; one son, Joe and his wife, Tara, of Stillwater; one daughter, Aliena LaFollette and her husband, Robert, of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Brian Behrens and his wife, Candy, of Sand Springs, Gena Burwell and her husband, Jimmy of Dewar, Pam LaFollette, of Oklahoma City and Robbie LaFollette, also of Oklahoma City; and four great-grandchildren. ****************************************************** Nov. 21, 2000 ****************************************************** Dallas Cotham Dallas Clyde Cotham, 90, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at Ninnescah Manor in Clearwater, Kan. Services will be today at 2 p.m. at Strode Funeral Chapel. Ted Gibson will preside. Interment will follow at Tryon Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born in Oregon County, Mo., Feb. 18, 1910, to Sular Emit Cotham and Rachel Catherine (Underwood) Cotham. He married Irene Matthews in Stillwater June 18, 1938. They lived in Stillwater until 1941 when they moved to California until he went into the service in 1943. He was a Technician Fifth Grade with the 808 Engineer Aviation Battalion, Army Engineers. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Phillippine Liberation Ribbon, and one Bronze Star. He received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in the Asiatic Pacific Theater in June, 1944. He participated in battles and campaigns in New Guinea, Southern Philippines and Luzon. When he returned they lived in Guthrie until 1948 when they moved to Stillwater. He worked for Manhattan Construction Co. and other companies. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a member of the Christian Union Church in Tryon, Guthrie Lodge number 35 and Guthrie Scottish Rite 32 degree. He received his 50 year pin for both in 1998. On Nov. 4, 2000, they moved to Clearwater, Kan., to be close to their son and his family. He was predeceased by his parents and one brother, Willard H. Cotham. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Eldon R. Cotham and his wife, Nina, of Clearwater, Kan.; two grandchildren, Lee A. Cotham and his wife, Andrea, of Clearwater, Kan., and Ann Cotham and her husband Cayle Eurton, of Haysville, Kan.; five great-grandchildren, Cole, Brady and Alexa Cotham, of Clearwater, Kan. and Austin and Javan Eurton, of Haysville, Kan.; one brother, Homer L. Cotham and his wife, Veretta, of Richardson, Texas; and a sister in law, Mrs. Willard (Mary) Cotham, of Cushing. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice, Inc. P.O. 818, Stillwater, OK 74074. ****************************************************** Elsie Thomas Yale resident Elsie Irene Thomas, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services, with Rev. Steve Lopp and Brother Michael Dershem presiding, will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Yale. Pianist Jessie Lynn will accompany vocalists Cindy Williams and Prince Hixson. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Arrangements are under the direction of Yale-Palmer Funeral Home. She was born in Yale July 17, 1923, to Bennie and Bessie (Harris) Powers. She received her early education at the Council Valley School and attended the Norfolk School. She attended Cosmetology school in Stillwater. She married J G Thomas in Norfolk Oct. 3, 1941. They moved to Yale in 1976 where they resided since. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the First Baptist Church in Yale. She was a beautician for 37 years and ran a beauty shop in her home in Yale. She was predeceased by a daughter, Bessie Jane (Reimer) Hart; her parents; four brothers, Kenneth, Clifford, Buddy and Ben Jack Powers; and three grandchildren, twins, Jessie and Heath Thomas and Russell Don Reimer. In addition to her husband of 59 years she is survived by three sons, J G Thomas Jr. and Harold Thomas, both of Yale, and Thomas Thomas of Cushing; one daughter, Marquita Adair, of Mannford; two sisters, Opal Kelley, of Cushing, and Helen Austin, of Bartlesville; 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 701 East Boston, Yale, OK 74085 ****************************************************** Ada Malernee Ada Marie Malernee, 85, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at her Cushing residence. Services, with Rev. Robert Adams officiating, will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the First Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow in the Euchee Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until service time. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. The daughter of the late Eli Thompson and Stella (Rogers) Thompson, she was born Aug. 23, 1915, in Parkland. She was reared and educated in the Shamrock area. She was united in marriage to John W. Malernee July 9, 1950, in Cushing. The couple lived in Cushing since then. She was a longtime member of the Assembly of God Church and loved music and sang in a quartet for many years. She also enjoyed painting, walking and being with her family and friends. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by three brothers and one sister. Survivors include her husband, of over 50 years; three children, Cindy Doak and her husband, Mark, of Cushing, Deena Brandenberget and her husband, Lynn, of Weslico, Texas, and Carol Hittle, of Tulsa; one brother, Joe Thompson, of Fort Worth; five grandchildren, Christy Doak, Ilex Brandenberget, Kyle Brandenberget, Calysta Alsborg and Greg Terra; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and other relatives. Casket bearers will be Mark Doak, Lynn Brandenberget, Ilex Brandenberget, Kyle Brandenberget, Greg Terra and Tom Alsborg. ****************************************************** James King James C. King, 58, better known as "Happy," a retired school teacher and a Navy veteran died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, at his Cushing residence. Graveside services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Rev. Tony Black of the Park Place Baptist Church will preside. Visitation will be Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Friday morning until 9:30 a.m. Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Cushing. The son of the late J.C. King Sr. and Felma Louise (Koble) King, Happy was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Cushing and was reared and educated there. He graduated from Cushing High School. He received his bachelor's degree in science and taught at Olive High School for several years before he retired. Survivors include his wife, Sue Saxton, of the home; two brothers, Sam King and his wife, Kathi, and Russell King and his wife, Deborah of Tulsa; two sisters, Robin Bradley and her husband, Terry, of Cushing, and Carleta Killiam of Corpus Christi; several nieces, nephews and other relatives, including Jasmin Taye and Rich Saxton. ****************************************************** Patricia Workman Patricia "Patsy" Workman, 68, Perry, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at the Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Perry. Interment will be at the Grace Hill Cemetery. Rev. Buddy Hunt will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction Brown-Sisson Funeral Home. Workman was born on June 28, 1932, in Perry to John J. and Cora (Kasl) Pricer. She graduated from Perry High School in 1950. She married Bill Dean Workman Sept. 27, 1952, in Oklahoma City. Workman was housewife and had been a child care provider for 43 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry and the Perry Elks Lodge. She is preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Debi, seven brothers, and four sisters. Workman is survived by her husband Bill of the home; four sons, Mark Workman and wife Rhonda, Woodward; Mike Workman and wife Guyla, Perry; Marvin Workman and wife Paula, Perry; Rob and wife Karen Cockrum, Milford, Mass.; three daughters, Pam Workman and very dear and special friend Tonya Reynolds, Oklahoma City; Rita Groom and husband Duane, Perry; Bev Dunn and husband Jerry, Perry; brother, John J. Junior "Jake" Pricer, Enid; sister, Norma Lee Stanford, Stillwater; three sisters-in- law; six granddaughters, 11 grandsons, 2 great-granddaughters; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials can be made the American Diabetes Association. ****************************************************** Ella Crow Ella Mae Crow of Oklahoma City worked as a bookkeeper. Mrs. Crow, 80, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at Grace Living Center in Stillwater. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Strode Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Douglass officiating. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of services. Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing. Mrs. Crow was born July 27, 1920, in Yale to Alva Cross Quier and Anna Elizabeth (Dawes) Quier. She married Jennings Bryan Coomer Jan. 14, 1942, in Bowling Green, Ken. He died April 12, 1943. She married Fred Wallace Crow June 20, 1950, in Creek County. Mrs. Crow worked as a bookkeeper for Casa Bonita for 11 years and she also worked for Judge Berry in Oklahoma City for many years. She was a Methodist and was a member of the Duplicate Bridge Club, Sooner Unit 167 of Oklahoma City, where she was secretary and bookkeeper. Mrs. Crow is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Mike Vogle of Morrison.; two grandchildren; Justin Vogle and Ashleigh Vogle, both of Morrison; one brother, Gene Quier of Yale; two sisters, Janie Wilson of Norman and Ida Belle Quier of Oklahoma City. She was predeceased by her parents, one brother, Dewey Quier and her husbands, Jennings Bryan Coomer and Fred Wallace Crow. Pallbearers will be; Troy Vogle, Bob Vogle, Wesley Goforth, Bobbie Quier, Don Erwin and Robert Wells. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at <strodefh@aol.com>. ****************************************************** Nov. 24, 2000 ****************************************************** Maxine Oldham Maxine Meta Oldham was born Aug. 31, 1919, in Stillwater to W.H. and Mamie Kuechenmeister. She died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. On March 24, 1940, she married Perry D. Oldham. Mrs. Oldham was predeceased by her parents and one sister, Mrs. Jean Watts. She was a long time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, loved her family, home, garden, books and music. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Perry Oldham Jr., and his wife Sue of Oklahoma City and Bill Oldham and his wife Marietta of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Benjamin, Alison, Melissa, Samuel and Michelle; Also, sisters, Mrs. June Williamson and her husband Wilburn of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Helen German of Stillwater. The family expresses special thanks to Vickie Riley and Sue Loftis and to the caregivers from Mercy Hospice. Memorials may be sent in her name to Mercy Hospice. Guardian Northside Funeral Home of Oklahoma City was in charge of funeral arrangements. ****************************************************** Dorothy King Former Cushing resident Dorothy Lucille King, 83, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, at her home in Wichita, Kan. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at New Zion Cemetery, north of Cushing, the Rev. John Pottorff presiding. Services are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. Born Nov. 21, 1916, in Cleveland to George and Nellie (Bennett) Colbert, Mrs. King was a beautician and had owned a beauty shop in Tulsa for several years. Mrs. King was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church in Wichita. She was predeceased by one son, Paul Robert Turner; three sisters, Grace, Cecil and Dorlean and one granddaughter, Cynthia Miller. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Anglus F. King of the home; one daughter, Lucille Maxine Turner of Sand Springs; grandchildren, Debbie Lemmons, Kelley Boggs, Angela Haynes, Paulette Hieghtmyer, Travis Turner, Bobby Turner, Gene Miller and Loretta Miller and one great- grandson, J.R. Dove. ****************************************************** George Hale Parkland resident George E. Hale, 84, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole. Graveside services, with Brother Jerry Dowe Pruitt presiding, will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Parkland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Arrangements are under the direction of Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. He was born in Parkland Sept. 8, 1916, to Irvin and Elizabeth (Fish) Hale. He lived in the Parkland area all of his life He married Ethel Louise Matthews in 1940. She died in 1982. Mr. Hale worked in the oil fields. He loved to hunt and fish. In addition to his wife he was predeceased by his parents, two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include numerous nephews and nieces. ****************************************************** Raymond Willingham Raymond A. Willingham died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Edmond Church of Christ. Graveside services will follow in Holdenville at 3:30 p.m. Willingham was born June 12, 1918, to Bob and Lola Mae Willingham in Yeager. He married Reba Haney Dec. 24, 1938, and from that extremely close marriage was produced six children, 14 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Willingham was a graduate of Fairview High School (Holdenville) and East Central State College. He received his Master of Education Degree from University of Oklahoma. He served as superintendent of Fairview (Holdenville), Maud and Carrier public schools. He retired from the State Department of Education where he served as director of the Title I Program for a number of years. Willingham loved and enjoyed the love of his Lord, his wife, his family, his church, Edmond Church of Christ and the many children he influenced through education over the years. He faithfully served his lord and his church as an elder in various places where he lived. Willingham is survived by his wife Reba; sister, Yvonne Kelley, Detroit, Mich.; sons, Alton Willingham and wife Noveeta, Oklahoma City; Steve Willingham and wife Kristy, Perkins; Ross Willingham and wife Candace, Stillwater; daughters, Joyce Uhlich and husband Floyd, Ponca City; Jane Nelson and husband Ronald, Goltry; Janet Lang and husband Robert, Las Vegas, Nev.; his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to "Search" in care of the Edmond Church of Christ. ****************************************************** Cleo Bailey Cleo Doreen (McCamey) Bailey died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, at Rosewood Care Center. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Interment will be at Coyle Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. She was born in Coyle Feb. 8, 1920, to Loyde D. and Pearl Marie (Arnett) McCamey. During her early years she attended Coyle School and was a member of the Christian Church. In 1925, her family moved to Oklahoma City where she finished her schooling. She was married to Charles "Bus" Osborn in Frederick June 7, 1936. The couple lived in California for a while but moved back to Oklahoma City. To this marriage two daughters, Marie Elizabeth and Faye "Lorraine" were born. The marriage ended in divorce. During WW II, Cleo worked at Tinker Air Force Base. In 1948 she married William Washam. To this marriage William Loyde was born. The marriage ended in divorce. Later, Cleo married Charles Raymond Bailey. To this marriage, Charles Loyde Bailey was born. She moved to Guthrie where she lived until 1984 when she moved to Rosewood Care Center. She was predeceased by her parents; a sister, Twila Marie McCamey; a brother, John Arthur McCamey; a daughter, Faye "Lorraine" (Osborn) Cundiff; and a grandson, William Edgar "Eddie" Long Jr. Survivors include a daughter Marie Elizabeth (Osborn) Jones and her husband, Marvin, of Stillwater; two sons, William Loyde "Bill" Washam, of Vinita, and Charles Loyde Bailey Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth, of Ripley; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Thomas Long, of Newcastle, Charles Loyde Bailey Jr. and Jake Henry Bailey, of Ripley, David McKee, David McKee Jr. and Joe McKee, all of Coyle. John Leverich will be honorary pallbearer. Condolences may be e- mailed to the family at <strodefh@aol.com ****************************************************** Nov. 26, 2000 ****************************************************** Clarence Lambert Clarence William Lambert was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the chairman of the board of Lambert Construction Company. He died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, at his residence in Stillwater at the age of 93. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Father Bob Schlitt, Father Joe Townsend and Father Dick Bradley officiating. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis Xavier Church in Stillwater. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born in Avoca, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1907, the only child of William and Ottille (Karges) Lambert. He graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City and attended Oklahoma A&M College. He married Mary Ruth Harrison Aug. 14, 1931, in Goodnight. They moved to Stillwater from Oklahoma City in 1939. His career in construction spanned over 70 years. He built many schools, churches, commercial and public buildings throughout Oklahoma. He was a member of the Stillwater Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, RAR, Knife and Fork, OSU Posse and Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, where he served as advisor, and as a member and past treasurer for the house corporation. The OSU Chapter of Sigma Nu established the Clarence Lambert Alumni Service Award in 1972. An avid trap shooter, he won seven state championships and was inducted into both the Oklahoma and the American Amateur Trap shooters Hall of Fame. He worked with the Boy Scouts as a District Commissioner and after retirement taught construction estimating at OSU. He was recognized as Boss of the Year by the National Secretaries Association and served on various advisory committees for the location and construction of community facilities. He was a member of the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma and was recognized as its Builder of the Year and a member of the Oklahoma Builders Hall of Fame. He was a long-time OSU sports fan, holding OSU basketball and football season tickets since 1939. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by wife, Mary Ruth (Harrison) Lambert, and eight children, Bill Lambert and his wife, Dolores, of Stillwater; Carolyn and her husband, Dick Buser, of Oklahoma City; David Lambert and his wife, Phyllis, of Stillwater; Mary Elizabeth and her husband, Pat McCoy, of Starkville, Miss.; Mike Lambert and his wife, Lisa, of Stillwater; Nancy and her husband, Dale Zellers, of Bartlesville; Bob Lambert and his wife, Kathy, of Stillwater; and Rick Lambert of Norman; 30 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. His grandchildren will serve as pallbearers, altar boys, liturgists and vocalists. Honorary pallbearers will be Chub Bellatti and Charles Kaupke. Memorials may be made to Clarence Lambert's Endowed Scholarship Fund at OSU for construction management students, or Judith Karman Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be emailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** Nov. 27, 2000 ****************************************************** Clarence Lambert Clarence William Lambert was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the chairman of the board of Lambert Construction Company. He died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, at his residence in Stillwater at the age of 93. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Father Bob Schlitt, Father Joe Townsend and Father Dick Bradley officiating. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis Xavier Church in Stillwater. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born in Avoca, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1907, the only child of William and Ottille (Karges) Lambert. He graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City and attended Oklahoma A&M College. He married Mary Ruth Harrison Aug. 14, 1931, in Goodnight. They moved to Stillwater from Oklahoma City in 1939. His career in construction spanned over 70 years. He built many schools, churches, commercial and public buildings throughout Oklahoma. He was a member of the Stillwater Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, RAR, Knife and Fork, OSU Posse and Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, where he served as advisor, and as a member and past treasurer for the house corporation. The OSU Chapter of Sigma Nu established the Clarence Lambert Alumni Service Award in 1972. An avid trap shooter, he won seven state championships and was inducted into both the Oklahoma and the American Amateur Trap shooters Hall of Fame. He worked with the Boy Scouts as a District Commissioner and after retirement taught construction estimating at OSU. He was recognized as Boss of the Year by the National Secretaries Association and served on various advisory committees for the location and construction of community facilities. He was a member of the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma and was recognized as its Builder of the Year and a member of the Oklahoma Builders Hall of Fame. He was a long-time OSU sports fan, holding OSU basketball and football season tickets since 1939. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by wife, Mary Ruth (Harrison) Lambert, and eight children, Bill Lambert and his wife, Dolores, of Stillwater; Carolyn and her husband, Dick Buser, of Oklahoma City; David Lambert and his wife, Phyllis, of Stillwater; Mary Elizabeth and her husband, Pat McCoy, of Starkville, Miss.; Mike Lambert and his wife, Lisa, of Stillwater; Nancy and her husband, Dale Zellers, of Bartlesville; Bob Lambert and his wife, Kathy, of Stillwater; and Rick Lambert of Norman; 30 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. His grandchildren will serve as pallbearers, altar boys, liturgists and vocalists. Honorary pallbearers will be Chub Bellatti and Charles Kaupke. Memorials may be made to Clarence Lambert's Endowed Scholarship Fund at OSU for construction management students, or Judith Karman Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be emailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** Nov. 28, 2000 ****************************************************** Helen Nelson Helen Nelson, 94, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at Cole's Resthaven in Guthrie. Services with Pastor Linda Beal presiding, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Davis Funeral Chapel in Guthrie. Interment will be in Crescent Cemetery in Crescent. Davis Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. Friends may call at the funeral home. She was born April 30, 1906, in Mount Pleasant, Texas, to Thomas and Eda (Huff) Roten. When she was seven, she moved to the Guthrie area. She married Bryan Nelson May 26, 1926, in Kingfisher. He died June 7, 1980. She was a housewife and homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Guthrie. In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased by one sister, four brothers, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Survivors include six sons, Merlyn Nelson, Kenneth V. (Doc) Nelson and his wife, Doris, Gerald W. (Soc) Nelson, and Deral (Dubie) Nelson, all of Guthrie, and Eulas D. Nelson and his wife, Margaret, and Marion Nelson and his wife, Eileen, all of Stillwater; one brother, Bill Roten and his wife, Violet, of Crescent; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. ****************************************************** Nov. 29, 2000 ****************************************************** Helen Elliot Helen Janice Elliot, 71, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, in Stillwater. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Strode Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. She was born Feb. 3, 1929, in Love County near Marietta to Cecil and Josie (Bass) Gray. She was a homemaker and resided in Stillwater for the last six years since she moved here from Meeker. She was predeceased by her parents, one sister and two brothers. Survivors include one son, Terry Thomas, of Stillwater; one daughter, Delonna Mason and her husband, Richard, of Meeker; nine grandchildren, Lonnie, Gina, Chris, Joe, Terri, Teresa, Rusty, Tim and Tony; nine great- grandchildren Jacob, Joey, Taylor, C.J., Justin, Jonathan, Alyssa, Brittani and Timmy; two brothers, Winston Gray and his wife, Mary, of Oklahoma City and Tyrone Gray and his wife, Esther, of Oklahoma City; and a sister, Peggy Shreve, of Stillwater. ****************************************************** Alice Orr Cushing resident, Alice Faye Orr, 60, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services will be Friday at the Palmer Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. Interment will follow at the Avery Cemetery, south of Cushing. Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing is directing the arrangements. She was born in Yale July 26, 1940, to Everett and Laverna (Swider) Bingamon. She was predeceased by a daughter, Vickie Molinar. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Orr; one daughter, Pamela Sweet; one son, Bill Orr; six grandchildren, Sidney, Nicholas, Jason Sweet, Nicole Cyndle and La Tosha Orr; mother, La Verna Swider, of Cushing; brothers, Loyd Bingamon, of Cushing, Lester Bingamon, of Stroud, and Melvin Swider, of Morrison; sisters, Ann Blancarte, of San Dimas, Calif., Debra Walker, of San Dimas, Calif., and Shirley Johnston, of Eufaula; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Sidney Sweet, Stanley Brown, Keith Granger, Nicholas Sweet, Timothy Mitchell, Loyd Bingamon Jr., Dave Higgins and Jim Cobble. ****************************************************** Harvene Turner Harvene Wells Turner, 84, Stillwater, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000 in Stillwater. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6301 Nall Avenue, Mission, Kan. Interment will be at the Hubbell Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie, Kan. Turner was born Feb. 8, 1916, to Harvey and Mary (Rankin) Wells in Henryetta. She married Roger Parkhurst Turner in 1934 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Her family moved to Ft. Worth, where she graduated from Central High School Then she went on to NTAC where she met her husband. She graduated from NTAC in 1934. The couple moved to Gulfport, Miss. and then to Ft. Worth, where she stayed while Roger served in the Sea Bees during World War II. After his return, they lived numerous places until 1960 when they moved to Roeland Park, Kan. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband died Jan. 4, 1978. Turner is survived by one daughter, Deacon Helen Mountford, San Francisco, Calif.; four sons, Roger Linn Turner, Dallas, Texas; J. Scott Turner and wife Dorcas, Stillwater; Lee Cutler Turner and wife Kay, Mt. Holly, NJ; Ward Turner and wife Dr. Denise Turner, Jersey Village, Texas; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren Memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society. ****************************************************** Nov. 30, 2000 ****************************************************** Don Berger Don Berger, 60, Yale, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at the Alzheimer Center in Tulsa. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m Friday at the Lawson Cemetery, north of Yale. Services are under the direction of Yale-Palmer Funeral Home. Berger was born Aug. 22, 1940, in Quay to John and Eunice Berger. He received his early education in Quay and graduated from Quay High School class of 1958. He attended Warner Junior College on a basketball scholarship. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree.. He taught science, math, and coached girls' basketball in Mannford. He also held teaching positions at Central High in Tulsa and Agra. He pipelined for F.D. Curtis, Cleveland X-Ray, Chuck Burch, Central X-Ray and Don Edwards, Edwards Pipeline. In 1986 he moved to Vallejo, Calif., and was employed by Mare Island Navel Shipyard as a Health Physicist, later with Westinghouse/Hanford, Richland, Wash. He returned to Yale in 1996. He married Jerry Edwards Clayman Feb. 7, 1959. He later was married to Carol Nelson Nov. 11, 1976. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Yale and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He is preceded in death by his sister, Johnice Berger Hedrick in 1959. Berger is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Karl McGregor, Waldorf, Md.; two grandsons, Keegan and Kolin McGregor, Waldorf, Md.; his parents, John and Eunice Berger, Yale; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Lonnie Austin, Oklahoma City; niece and nephew, Sherry Ann Ray and John Austin, Oklahoma City. ****************************************************** Jack Keller Jack Hall Keller, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, in Ardmore. Services and interment will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Rosemound Cemetery in Medford. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is directing the arrangements. He was born in Medford June 25, 1924, to Homer H. and Ethylene (Hall) Keller. He was a member of the Navy from 1942 until 1945. Until his retirement he managed lumber yards in Medford, Oklahoma City and Ardmore. He was a Catholic. He was predeceased by his parents and one infant son, Kerry Kyle Keller. He is survived by his wife, Patti, of the home; two sons, Jim Keller, of Augusta Kan. and John Keller, of Ponca City; five daughters, Jacque Conway, of Houston, Texas, Janice Wheatley, of Stillwater, Sami Cole, of Oklahoma City, Shannon Weidmer, of Oklahoma City and Shea Crain, of Oklahoma City; 13 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Keller, of Medford; four sisters, Betty Kretchmar, of Grand Lake, Jill Thomas, of Grand Lake, JoAnn Zieman, of Denver, Patsy Hedrick, of Arkansas City, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews. ****************************************************** Harvene Turner Harvene Wells Turner, 84, Stillwater, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, in Stillwater. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6301 Nall Avenue, Mission, Kan. Interment will be at the Hubbell Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie, Kan. Turner was born Feb. 8, 1916, to Harvey and Mary (Rankin) Wells in Henryetta. She married Roger Parkhurst Turner in 1934 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Her family moved to Ft. Worth, where she graduated from Central High School Then she went on to NTAC where she met her husband. She graduated from NTAC in 1934. The couple moved to Gulfport, Miss. and then to Ft. Worth, where she stayed while Roger served in the Sea Bees during World War II. After his return, they lived numerous places until 1960 when they moved to Roeland Park, Kan. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband died Jan. 4, 1978. Turner is survived by one daughter, Deacon Helen Mountford, San Francisco, Calif.; four sons, Roger Linn Turner, Dallas, Texas; J. Scott Turner and wife Dorcas, Stillwater; Lee Cutler Turner and wife Kay, Mt. Holly, NJ; Ward Turner and wife Dr. Denise Turner, Jersey Village, Texas; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** Lillian Adkins Lillian Irene Adkins, 73, Perkins, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at her home. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lost Creek United Methodist Church. Max Rudd will officiate. Funeral services are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Adkins was born Sept. 26, 1927, to Fred and Angie (Matheson) Reddout in Ripley. She married Earl R. Adkins Feb. 9, 1947, in Cushing. Adkins graduated from Perkins High School in 1946. She was a member of the school choir and sang at weddings and funerals. She was a member of the Lost Creek United Methodist Church and was a Sunday school teacher and a Prayer Warrior who prayed daily for others. Adkins was a member of the church choir and taught her children to sing in harmony. She loved to knit and crochet and was an avid bird watcher. She made and sold many craft items for the church. Adkins loved to give to others. She is preceded in death by her parents. Adkins is survived by her husband Earl of the home; five daughters, Elizabeth (Beth) Howey and her husband Richard, Brenham, Texas; Evelyn McCaslin and her husband Rob, Perkins; Elaine Lynch and her husband Michael, Stillwater; Emily Joyce Winston and her husband Matthew, Perkins; Ellen Long and her husband Tony, Tryon; one son, Ernest Adkins and wife Patty Crumm, Ada; eight grandchildren David Howey and wife Kristi (Langdon), Enid; Katherine Howey, San Marcos, Texas; Tammy McCaslin, Perkins; Scott McCaslin, Perkins; Lisa (Deichman) Bagg and husband Mike, Newkirk; Sara Deichman-Adkins, Ada; Travis Adkins, Ada; Erin Winston, Perkins; one great grandchild, Bailey Bagg, Newkirk; two brothers Dale Reddout and wife Wilma (Westfall), Bartlesville; Kenneth Reddout and wife Ima Jo (Williams), Bartlesville; Pauline (Reddout) Kirby and husband Doyle, Perkins. Ushers for the memorial service will be provided by Lost Creek United Methodist Church. Memorials can be made to the Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater 74076 or Lost Creek United Methodist Church, 8002 S. Washington, Stillwater 74074. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com. ****************************************************** Clara Young Clara Isaphene Young, 59, of Waynoka, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Strode Chapel in Stillwater. Interment will be at the Marena Cemetery in Marena. Pastor Marvin Skinner will officiate. Services are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. Young was born April 8, 1941, to Alma and Bertha (Whitmore) Harshman, in Stillwater. Young graduated from Perkins High School in 1959. After high school, she worked at Stillwater Laundry and then waitressed at the Stillwater Cafe. She married George Young April 9, 1964, in Stillwater. The couple moved to Enid, where she kept the books for their family business, George's Tire Service. In 1982, they moved to Salt Plains where she worked as a cook for Jack and Mary's Cafe. The couple eventually divorced. Young suffered a stroke in 1994 while working at Cherokee Manor. She resided in Waynoka, where she was the manager of the Little Sahara Motel. She was a member of the Helena Baptist Church and the Quilting Club at the Helena Senior Citizens Center. In her spare time, she volunteered in 4-H, homemakers, Bible School, and county and state fairs. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, quilting and outdoor activities with her children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father. Young is survived by one son, Dale Young and his wife Tammie, Enid; three daughters, Carrie Adams and her husband Warren, Jr., Lillian, Texas, Marsha Brown, Anthony, Kan., and Sarah Young, Helena; one sister, Evelyn Kindschi and her husband, Bud, Stillwater; two brothers, Bill Harshman and his wife Karlanne, Coyle, and Bob Harshman and his wife Louella, Stillwater; and 13 grandchildren, Deah, Brittany, Joshua, John, Talitha, Reba, and Dalton, Enid, Casey, Camee, and Lane, Lillian, Texas; and Matthew, Marcus and Kyra, Anthony, Kan. Her nephews will serve as pallbearers. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at strodefh@aol.com ****************************************************** Copied and formatted by: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com Payne Co. Archivist, 1/23/2002 ******************************************************