11-16

Mr. Howard E. Adams, 59, of Seminole, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital of cancer, a short-known illness to him and his family.

As a young man, he entered the Army and served for 16 years during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War.

After basic training he was sent to Germany. It was there that he met his lovely wife, Rosemarie Bertsch.

They have been married for 37 years.

Howard was born in Webster County, W.Va. on Jan. 2, 1940.

He is the son of the late Ralph "Sox" Adams and Phelma (Blake) Adams.

He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ralph, and an infant brother, Paul Leroy.

Mr. Adams worked overseas for Haliburton Oilfield Services doing offshore drilling.

He went to work for them in 1974 after his military service.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie, of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ralph Adams, Seminole, and Billy and Sophia Adams, Seminole; one daughter, Petra Thurman, Hot Springs, Ark.; one granddaughter, Taylor Jo Adams; one grandson, Joshua Briley; three stepgrandsons, Chase, Dillon and Dakota; one brother, Edgel Adams and his wife, Dora Jean, of Cowen, W.Va.; four sisters, Margie and her husband, Howard Barry, Tulsa, June and her husband, Jack Whitney, Cottageville, W.Va., Ruth Gibbs, Camden-on-Gauley, W.Va., and Irene and her husband, Otis Addington, Cottle, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.

Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee.

Graveside services for Maud resident Pauline Geneva Adams, 70, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Konawa Cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the services. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.

Adams died Tuesday, July 13, 1999.

She was born Aug. 28, 1928 in Heavener to Emma Marie and Walker Bolton.

A homemaker, she was of the Baptist faith, and had lived in Maud for the past 20 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Sharp, Wynnewood, and Linda Morrison, Seminole; one son, Jimmy Adams, Maud; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

12-1

Graveside services for Konawa resident Neil Sterling Addington, 57, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Addington died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born June 7, 1942 in Konawa to Viola and James Addington.

A veteran, he had served with the United States Army.

He had been a Konawa resident since 1970.

Addington married Edith Vivian McGill on June 11, 1971 in Gainesville, Texas. She survives him of the home.

Addington was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Other survivors include one daughter, Linda Burke, Woodward; one stepdaughter, Kathy Landrum, Tahlequah; one stepson, Dean Kelly, Konawa; three sisters, Marie Farris, Boise City, Stella Peoples, Konawa and Linda Arnold, South Carolina; and seven grandchildren.

9-22

Funeral services for native Wewokan Olan Woodrow Allen, 84, were held today at Oakwood Cemetery.

Minister Doris Weisser officiated at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel in Shawnee.

Allen died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at his home in Shawnee.

He was born Sept. 22, 1914 in Wewoka to Uriah Soloman and Lena (Ladd) Allen.

A veteran, he served in the US Army 160^th Field Artillery during World War II, and received three bronze service stars.

Allen attended Wewoka Schools, and worked as an electrician at Tinker Air Force Base before retiring in 1974.

He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Allen was married to Ruth Marie Allen, who survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

Other survivors include three sons, Olan Allen Jr., Santa Clara, Calif., Johnnie David Allen, Overland Park, Kan., and Denver Jay Allen, Shawnee; two daughters, Sherrie Smith, Renton, Wash., and Kathryn Kay Sheesley, Moore; three sisters, Ruby Sharum, Orange, Calif., Wilma Neal, Wewoka, and Alice Carter, Eugene, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Velva Young Allred, 83 year-old Seminole resident, died June 17 in her home.

Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church of Calvin under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Rev. David McDougal and Rev. Jim Lawrence officiated. Burial was in Blue Ridge Cemetery.

Allred was born Nov. 14, 1915, in Seymore, Texas, to Rosie Lee (DeShaz) and Albert Clayton Young.

She was raised in the Calvin area and attended Gerty Schools, where she graduated in 1933.

She lived in Oklahoma City, and later Atwood, before moving to Seminole in 1994.

Allred was a Freewill Baptist.

She married Gene Allred on Oct. 3, 1942, in El Reno. He survives her, of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Stanley Allred, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Gail Rooms, Seminole; one brother, Oscar Lee Young, Earlsboro; three sisters, Gertrude Nose, Odessa, Texas, Juanita Bolinger and Wanda Parks, both of Atwood; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, A.C. Young; and one sister, Lillie Helbert.

4-23

Graveside services for Maud graduate Darryl Ray Alsip, 39, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Romulus Cemetery in Romulus.

Billy Merritt will officiated at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.

Alsip died Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in Shawnee.

He was born Aug. 4, 1959 in Shawnee to Bob and Cora Alsip.

He attended school at Maud, then at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech.

Alsip was an appliance repairman for A&A Appliances.

He was preceded in death by his mother; grandmothers Della Stewart and Estelle Alsip; and grandfather Jim Corbett Alsip.

Survivors include two daughters, Renea Williamson and Karlotta Alsip, both of Seminole; one son, Joshua Alsip, Seminole; his father, of Shawnee; four sisters, Sharon Miller, Tecumseh, Lynn Alsip, Earlsboro, Darla Robbins, Shawnee, and Marlene Haynes, Ada; grandfather, Floyd Harjo, Wewoka; and one grandson.

12-10

Lee R. Ames, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son, died Dec. 8, 1999 at home at the age of 58.

He was born June 29, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Mae Faris Ames; daughters, Jennifer Mae Ames McAnulty and husband, Thomas Neal, and Melissa Mae Ames Shannon.

He was the grandfather of Leisa Mae, Christopher Robert and Cody Ellis Ames Shannon and future son-in-law, Gregory Winston Barton.

Ames is also survived by his mother, Mary L. Ames of Seminole.

He was preceded in death by his father, Virl Ames.

Ames graduated from Capitol Hill High School and attended the University of Oklahoma.

He was a typesetter and graphic artist for 30 years, retiring from the Journal Record Publishing Co. and was owner of Alphasource, Inc., from 1979 to 1991.

Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 at Guardian Midtown Funeral Home Chapel, Oklahoma City.

4-21-99

Funeral services for Konawa resident Samuel Albert Anders, 84, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

Virgil Romine will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Anders died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Konawa.

He was born Dec. 31, 1914 in Vamoosa to Margaret Virginia and Lafayette Anders.

An oilfield worker, Anders lived in the Konawa area all of his life, and was a member of the Church of Christ of Sasakwa.

He married Madge Anders in Ada on Sept. 15, 1947. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include Emily Loden, California, Marina Sue White, Shawnee and Carman Jane Green, Vamoosa; one son, Ulyesses Sammy Anders, of the home; one brother, Warren Anders, Chickasha; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The pallbearers are listed as family members.

6-16

Funeral services for former Sasakwa resident Donna Mae (Potter) Anderson, 93, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Bob Birdwell and Dr. Monty Campbell will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Visitation is set for today at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.

Anderson died Sunday, June 13, 1999 in Clinton, Mo.

She was born Feb. 22, 1906 near Downing, Texas to Charlcie Elizabeth and Robert R. Potter.

Anderson moved to Sasakwa with her family in 1913, and attended rural schools there.

She later attended high school in Holdenville. She was baptized at age 13, and attended Lone Dove Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Later Anderson became a member of Trinity Baptist Church, were she stayed for 34 years.

She worked as a supervisor of her silver plating unit at Pratt Whitney defense plant in Kansas City, Mo., during World War II.

Anderson married Vander Barker, who preceded her in death, then to Lucien Rogers.

During World War II, she married Amel Anderson; he also preceded her in death.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, an infant daughter, Maxine Rogers; sons Kenneth and Carl Barker; four brothers and two granddaughters.

Survivors include one daughter, Verba Dean Hills, Deepwater, Mo.; one son, L.B. Rogers, Shawnee; stepdaughter, Marjorie Anderson Cain, Delphos, Kan.; two sisters, Kathryn Bush, Pacifica, Calif., and Cora Jean Kitchel, Houston, Texas; one brother, Jeff D. Potter, Shawnee; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to Trinity Baptist Church in Shawnee or the McGee Eye Research Center in Oklahoma City.

11-26

Graveside services for Seminole County resident Elbert Oubrey Anderson, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Little Cemetery.

Cecil Anderson will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Anderson died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at Okemah Pioneer Nursing Home.

He was born June 11, 1920 in Seminole to W.F. Wesley Anderson and Lizzie Jane Bryson Anderson.

A veteran, he served in the US Army.

Anderson moved to the Seminole County area 25 years ago from California, and was a retired oil field worker.

He was a resident of Okemah Pioneer Nursing Home at the time of his death.

Survivors include one son, Larry Anderson; three daughters, Virginia Anderson, Janice Anderson and Theresa Anderson, all of California; and several grandchildren.

11-14

APPLETON, WIS. - Graveside services for former Seminole resident Gretta Doris Anderson, 92, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa.

Arrangements are under the direction of Vally Funeral Home, Wisconsin, and Ninde Garden Chapel, Tulsa.

Anderson died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 at Peabody Manor in Appleton.

She was born Sept. 9, 1907 in El Reno to George W. And Georgie (Bradbury) Dawson.

After the death of her father and his remarriage to Wilma (Spark) Beach in 1913, the family moved to Tulsa, where Anderson attended high school.

While living in Seminole from 1930-47, she was a member of the First Methodist Church, where she attended the Wedding Ring Class.

Active in youth activities, Anderson was also a member of he Garden Club.

She was employed at Whitbeck’s Grocery.

She was married to Elmer Martin Anderson on Aug. 26, 1925 in Sapulpa. He preceded her in death on June 27, 1978.

Anderson was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Glen, Gerald, Guiles, and Gordon.

Survivors include one daughter, Donna Hayford, Appleton, Wis.; one son, Robert Anderson, Bloomington; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

5-19

Funeral services for Maud resident Jack N. Arnold, 74, are 2 p.m. Friday with Knight Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled to be held at First Baptist Church in Maud, with interment to follow at Cummings Cemetery.

Arnold died Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Sept. 7, 1924 in Bloomburg Texas to Smith "Doc" and Mary Alice (Bass) Arnold.

He worked for 25 years for Amerada Petroleum Company in Seminole, and still worked as a pumper in the oil field.

Arnold was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole, a past president of Maud Rotary and the Maud Athletic Club.

He served as a former city councilman for Maud as well as a volunteer fireman.

Arnold graduated from Maud High School in 1943, and coached Little League.

He married Ann Hill on Feb. 26,. 1944 in Maud. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Richard Northcott, Seminole, Sue and Dan Herriman, Konawa and Jackie and Sam Acree, Maud; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Bo Clymer and Sally and James Christopher, both of Seminole; six grandchildren, Sherri and Tom Sockey, Maud, Ran and Jan Northcott, Fort Bragg, S.C., and Eric and Gavin "Thump" Acree, Seminole; and three great-grandchildren, Tad Alfred, Cody and Nikki Sockey, all of Maud.

5-19

Funeral services for Maud resident Jack N. Arnold, 74, are 2 p.m. Friday with Knight Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled to be held at First Baptist Church in Maud, with interment to follow at Cummings Cemetery.

Arnold died Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital.

He was born Sept. 7, 1924 in Bloomburg Texas to Smith "Doc" and Mary Alice (Bass) Arnold.

He worked for 25 years for Amerada Petroleum Company in Seminole, and still worked as a pumper in the oil field.

Arnold was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole, a past president of Maud Rotary and the Maud Athletic Club.

He served as a former city councilman for Maud as well as a volunteer fireman.

Arnold graduated from Maud High School in 1943, and coached Little League.

He married Ann Hill on Feb. 26,. 1944 in Maud. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Sharon Northcott, Seminole, Sue Herriman, Konawa and Jackie Acree, Maud; two sisters, Mary Clymer and Sally Christopher, both of Seminole; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

9-22

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Jewell T. (Haney) Arnold, 82, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at First Free Will Baptist Church.

Rev. David McDougal and Rev. Allen Wood will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Arnold died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born Sept. 8, 1917 in Arkansas to Bryan and Delphia (Haskell) Haney.

Arnold moved to Seminole County from Oklahoma City in 1965, and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, Rebekah Lodge and Women’s Auxiliary of the church.

She retired in 1977 as a Medical Arts Laboratory Technician at the Medical Arts Building in Oklahoma City.

Arnold was married to Hoyt E. Arnold on July 28, 1954, in Oklahoma City. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1990.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one brother.

Survivors include three sons, Bobby Willis, Irving, Texas, Jerry W. and Charles Willis, both of Oklahoma City; one daughter, Bonnie Eskew, Sparta, Tenn.; four brothers, Millard Haney, Lodo, Calif., Chester Haney, Alvord, Texas, Arthur Haney, Edmond, and Ray Dean Haney, Grand Prairie, Texas; one sister, Nita Haney Ray, Edmond; eight grandchildren, seven grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

Casketbearers are listed as grandsons.

8/19/99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Florence Elizabeth Davis Azlin, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Johnny Hinton will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Azlin died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999 at her Seminole home.

She was born April 23, 1913 in Tecumseh to Ninniam Davis and Maggie (Dulaney) Davis.

Azlin moved to Wewoka in 1925, attending Wewoka Schools.

After living in the Ong Community, she moved back to Wewoka, then to Seminole in 1993.

Azlin was a member of the Wewoka Church of Christ.

She married O.C. Azlin on Sept. 2, 1921 in Bethel. He preceded her in death on March 5, 1973.

She was also preceded in death by both parents, and one infant daughter, Ruby Jeanette Azlin.

Other survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Orville and Linda Azlin, Prague, and Eugene and Mary Ann Azlin, Maud; three daughters, Kathryn Barnes and her husband, Bill, and Ann Fessler, all of Oklahoma City, and Pauline Azlin, Seminole; two sisters, Patsy Walker and Ruby Davis, both of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren, Rhonda Lynn Byerly, Dallas, Texas, Steve Byerly, Oklahoma City, Linda Nelson, Union Valley, Robert Azlin, Maud, Beverly Azlin, Prague, Roy Leggett, Ft. Smith, Ark., Bobby Azlin and Vicki Rainwater, eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are listed as Mike Cullinan, Eddie Neil, Earl Dunkleberger, Steve Byerly, Roy Leggett and Williams Zellars.

Honorary bearers include Cecil Moore, Oscar Danielson, John Bender, Bill Azlin, Robert Azlin and Howard Nall.

5-13

Funeral services for former St. Louis-Maud area resident Samuel D. Bailey, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Harrah United Methodist Church.

Bailey died Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at his home in Harrah.

He was born May 19, 1927 in Dayton, Iowa to David S. and Lillian Mae (Dutcher) Bailey.

A veteran, he served in the US Navy.

Bailey worked for St. Louis Schools as a maintenance engineer, and also as a carpenter.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Mark Bailey and Steven Bailey; two sisters, Charlene Donahe and Sally Sigler; and one brother David E. Bailey.

Survivors include one daughter, Rochelle Wagoner, Guthrie; one son, Mike Bailey; three brothers, Darrell Bailey, Missouri, Larry Bailey, South Dakota and Gerald Bailey, Washington; two sisters, Rosie Shipman, Washington, Dolores Kinkaid, Illinois; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

PAID 08-22-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Dorothy Jean (Whisenhunt) Baker, 65, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Seminole.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley is set to officiate. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Baker died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999 at the Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 19, 1934 in Alichi to Millard Kirby Whisenhunt and Francis Victoria (Shields) Whisenhunt.

On Oct. 4, 1955 she married Pat Baker in Grandfield; he survives her of the home.

Baker was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and three brothers, Hoyt, Carl and Clayl Whisenhunt.

Other survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Teresa Baker, Meeker; three daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Joe Elmore, Karrie and Kelly Joplin and Carla and Mickey Sebourn, all of Seminole; a brother, Coy Whisenhunt, Clebet; five sisters, Opal Davis, Battiest, Hazel Martin, Pickens, Reva Lincicome, Shawnee and Mabel Humphries and Dutch Meeks, both of Calif.

Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Sara Elmore, Patrick Elmore, Lori Elmore, Kirby Elmore, Gordan Elmore, Amy Elmore, Shawna Bennet, Cody Bennet, Laresa Baker, Kacie Baker, Dusty Joplin, Stormy Joplin, Logan Joplin and Skyeler Sebourn.

Baker’s grandchildren will serve as honorary casket bearers.

12-22

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Laurene Baker, 78, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. David Karges will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Baker died Monday, Dec. 20, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

She was born Feb. 6, 1921 in Emporia, Kan., to Floyd Faylor and Helen (Mays) Osborn.

A homemaker, Baker lived in Seminole and Shawnee for most of her life and was of the Baptist faith.

She married Jack Baker on Oct. 11, 1941 in Seminole. He survives her of the home.

Baker was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Luther Osborn.

Other survivors include one son, Jerry Baker, West Minister, Colo.; one son, Donna Conner, Seminole; one half sister, Betty Gray, Florence, Miss.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

4-27

Funeral services for Seminole native Sharon Kay Balentine, 44, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at South Rock Creek Assembly of God Church.

Doby Williams will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel, Shawnee.

Balentine died Monday, April 26, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

She was born July 19, 1954 in Seminole to Carl and Bertha Worley.

Balentine attended Shawnee schools, and was a member of South Rock Creek Assembly of God Church and the Omega Alpha Ministry.

She was married to Arvil Balentine on Sept. 3, 1986 in Gainesville, Texas. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Nick Hopkins, DuPont, Mich. And Shane Balentine, Shawnee; four daughters, Lori Payne, Tecumseh, Misty Herrera and Rachel McHolland, both of Oklahoma City, and April Balentine, Shawnee; her parents, and nine grandchildren.

9-8-99

Funeral mass for Kathryn Reese Barber is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Father Basil Keenan will officiate. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Mrs. Barber died Monday morning at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 83.

Born Jan. 31, 1916 in Cisne, Ill. To Homer and Laura (Simmons) Rhoades, she was the third of six daughters.

On Sept. 1, 1933, she married Linden Reese in Salem, Ill. After his death on Jan. 17, 1970, she moved from Flora, Ill. to Seminole, where she worked in retail sales.

She married T.M. "Pete" Barber on Jan. 2, 1978. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 1990.

Mrs. Barber was a co-owner of Shady Rest Antiques with her daughter.

She was a former longtime member of the Order of Eastern Star and had served the Salem, Ill., chapter as Worthy Matron.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here.

Survivors include two sons, James E. Reese, Herndon, Va., and Michael Reese, Joplin, Mo.; one daughter, Shirley Nichols, Seminole; one sister, Mildred Venable, Flora, Ill.; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchild-ren.

Pallbearers are listed as Bob Davis, George Higdon, Jack Leonard, Donald Lester, David McKinney and Richard Wood.

Alternate pallbearer is Gerald McGuire.

12-7

SHAWNEE - Graveside services for Georgia (McInturff) Barnard, mother of Seminole resident Barbara Davis, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Barnard died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 at an Oklahoma City hospital.

She was born Nov. 19, 1922 in Shawnee to Garner Shawn and Mollie (Sturdavan) Shawn.

A homemaker, she was a lifelong resident of Shawnee.

She was married to Monroe McInturff; he preceded her in death.

The then married Otis Barnard in 1970; he preceded her in death in 1976.

Barnard was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother; one sister; two sons, Geral and Charles; and three grandchildren.

Survivors include four sons, Tommy McInturff, Larry McInturff and Phillip McInturff, all of Shawnee, and Steven McInturff, Mansfield, Texas; five daughters, Betty Gober, Shawnee, Barbara Davis, Seminole, Pat Mount, Oklahoma City, Mary Hastings, Shawnee, and Carol Hurst, Oklahoma City; one brother, Jacky Shawn, Purcell; one sister, Betty Cox, Tecumseh; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

MAUD - Graveside funeral services for Clinton William Bassett, 29, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Konawa.

Father Matthew Brown, OSB, will officiate. Burial will be under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Bassett died Friday at his home in Maud.

He was born July 28, 1970, in Guthrie to Robert "Bob" William and Alice Carolyn (McCraw) Bassett.

He lived most of his life in the Maud area, where he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

He graduated from Maud High School in 1988, and was a graduate of the Oklahoma Broadcasting School.

Survivors include his parents, Bob and Carolyn Bassett, Maud; his paternal grandparents, Bill and Tawana Bassett of Cashion; and his brother, Alan Bassett, Maud.

Bassett was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Ed and Laura McCraw.

Pallbearers will include Junior England, Paul Williams, Lance Heffley, Greg Pierce, Royce McGill and Wendall Darnell.

3-26-99

Memorial services for Konawa resident Alvin Bateman Jr., 72, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.

Bateman died Friday, March 26, 1999 in Ada.

He was born Nov. 12, 1926 in Oklahoma City to Bertha and Alvin Bateman Sr.

He worked as a plumber and owned and operated the A.M. Bateman Plumbing Company from 1932 to 1975.

Bateman served in the Army during World War II. He was a Sunday school teacher, and for the past 25 years lived in the Konawa area.

He was a member of Konawa Masonic Lodge..

He married Thelma Jean Wano in Ft. Smith Ark. on Oct. 3, 1950. She preceded him in death on July 14, 1998.

Survivors include two sons, Steven Bateman, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Larry Bateman, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Norma Gaut, Konawa; one brother, Donald Bateman, Monroe, Mich.; one sister, Eva McKinley, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Amy "Ruth" (Carr) Beauford, 98, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Faith Assembly of God Church in Shawnee.

Pastors Doyle Seely and Kurt Beauford will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Beauford died Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999 at Shawnee Golden Rule Nursing Home.

She was born Oct. 2, 1900 to William "Bill" and Loonora Jane (Spooner) Carr.

A minister’s wife, she and her husband had pastored the First Assembly of God Church in Shawnee, and retired in 1972.

Beauford had taught at Pluver School in Seminole County.

She married Clarence Oliver Beauford in 1922 in Seminole County; he preceded her in death in 1985.

Beauford was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters.

Survivors include three sons, Forrest Daniel Beauford, Claremore, Gerald Kenneth Beauford and Donald Keith Beauford, both of Seminole; seven grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

2-2-99

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Eugene Beaver, 68, were held today at Salt Creek United Methodist Church.

Rev. Malcomb Tiger and Rev. Mike Harjo officiated at the service. Interment followed at the Harjo family cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Beaver died Friday, Jan. 29, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

He was born June 16, 1930 east of Wetumka, and reared in the Salt Creek Community.

Beaver attended schools at Lone Star, Friendship, Bethel and Jones Academy Euches Mission.

A veteran, he served in the US Army for two years.

Beaver worked in construction and also for Boeing Aircraft before retiring in the late 1960’s.

He served as a baseball and softball coach for Holdenville area teams.

Beaver was a member of Salt Creek United Methodist Church.

He married Minnie Beaver in Ada in 1954; she preceded him in death.

Beaver was also preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jackie Lee; and one brother, John Beaver Jr.

Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Harrison, of the home; four sisters, Wanda Postoak, Tulsa, Cora Ann Beaver, Holdenville, Norean Tiger, Holdenville, and Colleen Larney, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Nola Ola "Pee Wee" (Acree) Begley, 82, were held Tuesday morning at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated at the service. Burial followed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum.

Begley died Saturday, July 31, 1999 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

She was born Sept. 16, 1916 in Haskell to Eck and Ocie (Johnson) Acree.

She moved to Seminole from Perry in 1970, and had since moved to Mansfield, Mo.

A homemaker, Begley was a member of Tri-City Christian Center.

She married Ernest C. Begley on Jan. 25, 1934 in Seminole. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1998.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Holbert Acree; one sister, Ocie Payne; and three children at birth.

Survivors include two brothers, Elick Acree, Mansfield, Mo., and Eugene Acree, Graysville, Ill.; and two sisters, Marquerite "Chick" Cruse, Odessa, Texas and Alwanda "Shub" Hester, Ardmore.

Graveside services for Seminole resident Mamie L. (Vincent) Bell, 101, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bell died Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 20, 1897 at Ceader Hill, Texas to John and Nora (Sharp) Vincent.

A homemaker, Bell was a Baptist by faith.

She married Rufus Melvin Bell on May 18, 1913 in Gould. He preceded her in death on July 21, 1966.

Bell was also preceded in death by two sons, George Vincent Bell and William Harrold Bell; and two sisters, Brunette Armstrong and Fannie Nesmith.

Survivors include one daughter, Lela Miller and her husband, Truman, Uniontown, Ken.; eight grandchildren, several great- and great-great-grandchildren.

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Belveal died Wednesday, June 23, 1999 at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was born Jan. 17, 1938 in Seminole to Van and Ines McKinley Bishop, before moving to Jay, Fla., and on to Exeter in 1997.

A homemaker, Belveal was a member of the Mill Street Church of Christ, Cassville.

She was married to Charles A. Belveal on July 8, 1955 in Seminole. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Donald E. Belveal, Jay, Fla.; two daughters, Vanessa G. Lowery, Brewton, Ala., and Rhonda E. Scott, Exeter, Mo.; one brother, Kenneth Bishop, Exeter, Mo; two sisters, Betty Ruark, Diamond, Mo., and Brenda Rider, Bentonville, Ark; and seven grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy be made to the Fair Haven Children’s Home, in Strafford, Mo., in care of Williamson Funeral Home, Cassville, Mo.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident Theresa (Buscema) Benardello, 98, were scheduled for today at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated; burial was under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Benardello died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born March 30, 1900, in Vittoria, Italy. She married Joseph Benardello 60 years ago.

She was a homemaker and, at the time of her death, a resident of Midwest City.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1980.

Survivors include one son, John Benardello, Midwest City; one sister, Concetta Testa, Palm Harbor, Fla.; one grandson, one great-grandson and a great-granddaughter.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Betty Lou (Brannon) Bennett, 64, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church, 30^th and Jordan, in Oklahoma City.

Rev. Rick Livingston will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Earlsboro Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bennett died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born July 19, 1935 in Earlsboro to Alfred and Fannie Mae (Gaulding) Brannon.

Bennett graduated from Shawnee High School in 1954, and was a member of Central Baptist Church.

She was employed by the State of Oklahoma, and retired in 1998.

She married Billy Bennett in 1955 in Oklahoma City; he survives her of the home.

Bennett was also preceded in death by her mother on Jan. 23, 1964, and stepfather Harry Talton on Oct. 19, 1994.

Other survivors include her father, of Earlsboro; two son, Billy Bennett Jr., of the home and Jerry Bennett, Oklahoma City; three daughters, Carolyn Bennett and Anita Bennett, both of the home, and Rita Wright, Oklahoma City.

Also surviving him are two brothers, Joe Brannon, Spencer, and Tony Talton, Earlsboro; five sisters, Ella Black, Oklahoma City, Verlene Brannon, Midwest City, Beatrice Talton, Lima, Mildred Conway, Shawnee and Lena Talton, Earlsboro; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

3-4-99

Funeral services for Lima resident Vera Lee Berry, 80, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Wetumka.

Rev. Wilmer Cooper, of First Baptist Church, Lima, will officiate. Interment will follow at Wisner Chapel under the direction of Myers Mortuary, Wewoka.

Berry died Monday, March 1, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born March 12, 1918 in Okfuskee County.

Berry lived in Seminole County for 46 years.

Berry was a home health provider and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lima.

She married Jack Berry; he survives her of the home.

Other survivors include six daughters, Rosetta Berry, Wanda Jones and Deaner Berry, all of Oklahoma City, Cora Brown, Grand Prairie, Texas, Neola Jackson, Lima and Jackie Stroud, Wewoka; eight sons, Sam Berry, Holdenville, Kenneth Berry, Lima, Donnie and Earl Berry, Shawnee, Jackie A. Berry, Wewoka, Carl Berry, Spencer, Royce Berry, Brooksville and Benjamin Berry, Lima; one sister, Tennie Bell, Wetumka, 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandsons, Jeroid Berry, Mike Berry, Darnell Berry, Auther Lee Barry, Barnard Berry and Otis Berry.

6-13-99

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Max Beshears, 82, are scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Home.

Rev. John Lively will officiate at the service.

Beshears died Friday, June 11, 1999 at his home north of Seminole.

He was born Oct. 8, 1916 in Arkansas to Harry and Josephine (Seagraves) Beshears.

A veteran, Beshears served as a private first class in the US Army Air Corps during World War II.

He retired in 1979 from National Steel Company, and was a member of Cheyarha Presbyterian Church.

Beshears married Willie Irene (Allen) Beshears on Feb. 7, 1941 near Wewoka. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include one son, Robert Beshears, Richmond, Calif.; two sisters, Beatrice Wagner, and Joann Mattos, both of Sacramento, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

8-24-99

Graveside services for former Wewoka resident Rosey Alice (Wescott) Billings, 84, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Bristow.

Rev. Bryce Gemmill will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Billings died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 in Shawnee.

She was born Dec. 12, 1914 in Bristow to Emery and Annie Wescott.

Reared in the Bristow area, Billings attended Old 44 Schools, and resided in Oregon and Texas before settling in Oklahoma in 1970.

She had lived in Eufaula, Wewoka and Stigler, then returned to Wewoka and Earlsboro, where she remained until her death.

She married Joe Billings on Nov. 27, 1929 in Bristow. He preceded her in death.

Billings was also preceded in death by her parents, one son, William Doyle Billings, two brothers, Arthur and Jim Wescott and two sisters, Sylvia Welch and Susan Lough.

Survivors include one daughter, Judy Whitman, Earlsboro; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

1-17-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Stephen Wendell Bird, 37, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Bird died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

He was born July 21, 1961 in Oklahoma City to L.B. and Karen (Donohue, Gado, Bird) Hughes.

Bird moved to Seminole one year ago from Lawrence, Kan.

He was a member of the National Guard and the Jehovah Witness faith.

Bird was preceded in death by one sister, Karen Rebecca Bird and Christopher Bird.

Survivors include his father, of Tulsa, and his mother, of Seminole; two sons, Stephen Bird and John Bird, both of Seminole; three brothers, Sheldon Bird, Tulsa, Mike Bird, Shawnee and Jerry Bird, Independence, Mo.; and two sisters, Joy Bird, Independence, Mo., and Lorrie Purcell, Rockford, Ill.

3/28/99

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident, Bessie Birdwell, 85, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.

Rev. Wesley Martin will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery, Maud, under the directions of Pickard Funeral Home.

Birdwell died Friday, March 26, 1999.

She was born March 2, 1914 in Konawa to Maloche Elizabeth Wood and Billie Wood.

She married James Birdwell in Konawa on March 31, 1938; he preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1975.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Thomas Birdwell.

Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Birdwell Castle, Eufaula, three sons, Charley Bowlegs, Canada, Roy Birdwell, Shawnee, and Tommy Birdwell, Tecumseh; one sister, Josephine Hines, Calif., 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

8-29-99 PAID OBIT

WEWOKA — Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Wesley Bishop, 71, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Stout Chapel.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Bishop died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999 in an automobile accident north of Wewoka.

He was born April 12, 1928, the 10^th of 11 children of Joseph Eugene Bishop and Maggie Alice Bishop.

Bishop was raised in Sasakwa and attended Sasakwa school.

He moved to Texas where he met and married Shirley Bullington; they settled in Florence, Ore.

Bishop worked for U.S. Plywood Lumber Mill for 20 years until his retirement in 1975.

He returned to Wewoka until moving to Wetumka in 1997.

He raised fighting roosters and developed a new breed. He also developed and raised a breed of dog that was known for protecting the roosters.

He enjoyed life and knew how to have fun. Bishop was very supportive of his children and family and was always there when he was needed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, John Wesley Upshaw, Claude Upshaw, Wiford Upshaw, Jack Bishop; and his sister, Vessie Bishop.

Survivors are one daughter, Elizabeth Diess, Scappoose, Ore., two sons, Joseph Wesley Bishop, Wetumka, and David Ross Bishop, Holdenville; three brothers, Robert Bishop, Sweethome, Ore., Joe Berry Bishop and Walter "Red" Bishop, both of Wewoka, and Ed Bishop, Bakersfield, Calif.; and one sister, Mamie Phillips, Klamath Falls, Ore.

Other survivors are seven grandchildren, Sarah and Amie Diess of Scappoose, Ore., Gordon Joseph Bishop, Reno, Nev., Lucas David Bishop, Eugene, Ore., Jeffery Wesley Bishop, Washington, D.C. and Melissa Elizabeth Bishop and David Lawrence Bishop, both of Holdenville; and three great-grandchildren, De-vinne Elizabeth Lee and Robert Dean Lee, both of Scappoose, Ore., and Stephen Lucas Bishop, Eugene, Ore.

Pallbearers are Ron Diess, Luke Bishop, David Bishop, Robbie Bishop, Bobbie Bishop and R.L. Bishop.

12-7

Funeral services for lifelong Konawa resident Dallas Andrew Blackwood, 82, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Blackwood died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Konawa.

He was born May 3, 1917 in Nashville, Tenn., to Sallie Virginia Aylor and Andrew Jackson Blackwood.

He had lived most of his life in the Konawa area.

Blackwood was married to Cleo Blackwood on Dec. 31, 1937 in Konawa. She preceded him in death on Feb. 1 of this year.

Survivors include four children, Alice Jackson, Sue Hill, Albert Blackwood, all of Moore, and Linda Malone, Harrah; one sister, Estelle Sutton, Mississippi; one brother, G.C. Blackwood, Konawa; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandchildren.

2-2-99

Funeral services for Konawa resident Cleo Mildred Blackwood, 80, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pickard Funeral Chapel.

Interment will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Blackwood died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999 in Ada.

She was born Nov. 24, 1918 in Konawa to Willie and Dee Alan Turnbow.

A lifelong Konawa resident, Blackwood was a member of the Konawa Pentecostal Holiness Church.

She was married to Andrew Blackwood Dec. 31, 1927 in Konawa. He survives her of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Alice Jackson and Sue Hill, both of Moore, and Linda Malone, Harrah; one son, Albert Blackwood, Moore; one brother, William Turnbow, Konawa; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

7/8/99

Funeral services for Bill G. Blair, 63, brother of a Seminole woman, were held today in Eureka Spring, Ark., under the direction of Nelson Funeral Services.

Blair died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, in his home in Eureka Springs.

He was born July 9, 1935 in Coweta to Olin Blair and Vida (Elrod) Blair.

On Aug. 20, 1955, he married Carole Ring; she survives him of the home in Eureka Springs.

Other survivors include two sons, Jody Blair and James W. Blair, both of Eureka Springs; two daughters, Cheryl Rushing, Meeker and Jeannia Angeles, Goldsby; one brother, William Blair, Shonto, Ariz.; four sisters, Pauline Cross, Seminole, Maxine Morris, Coweta, Nellie Herbert, Tyler, Texas and Berniece Joice, Tulsa; seven grand children and six great-grandchildren.

12-17

OKLAHOMA CITY - Funeral services for Donald Blair, 79, brother of Cromwell resident Mildred Lindley, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at South Colonial Chapel.

Interment will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eakly Cemetery in Eakly under the direction of Vondel L. Smith and Son Mortuary, Oklahoma City.

Blair died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999.

He was a veteran, serving in the US Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict.

He later retired from Tinker Air Force Base.

Blair was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

Survivors include his wife, Imogene Chambers Blair; one brother, Archie Blair, Jones; and two sisters, Mildred Lindley, Cromwell, and Pauline Firquain, Blythe, Calif.

11-23

Graveside services for Sasakwa resident Robert Wayne Blair, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Eberle family cemetery.

Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.

Blair died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 in Sulphur.

He was born Feb. 15, 1921 in Pierce, Neb. To Maude and Robert Lewis Blair.

A veteran, Blair served during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.

He worked in the oilfields, and had lived in Sasakwa since 1982.

Blair married Georgia Mae Smith on April 20, 1947 in Las Vegas. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Robert W. Blair Jr., West Palm Beach, Fla., Paul Scott Blair, Oxnard, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Maryetta Sanders, Ojai, Calif., and Dona Clark, Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sisters, Irene Lyddon, Freemont, Neb., and Mildred Gabriel, Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

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Paid Obit

Funeral services for Seminole resident George "Bo" Robert Bohanon, 86, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Bohanon died Monday, June 21, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 16, 1913 in Sardis to Robert Bohanon and Elsie Ann (Bell) Bohanon Moore.

Bohanon attended Jones Academy for Indian Boys in Hartshorne, and graduated from Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, Mo., in 1937.

He was a 32 degree Mason and a Shriner.

A veteran, he served in the US Army during World War II I the South Pacific as a Tec Sergeant.

Bohanon retired from Amarado in 1970, then worked as purchasing agent for Seminole Company.

He then was employed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens as groundskeeper, then later at Davis Hardware.

Bohanon married Evelyn (Godfrey) Fretz on June 11, 1982 in Seminole. She survives him of the home.

His first wife, Jane (Reed) Bohanon preceded him in death on Aug. 7, 1980.

Also preceding him in death were his parents; seven brothers, Andrew, Abner Sylvester, Howard, Russell Perry, Ellis, Edgar Lee and Sam Bohanon; four sisters, Laura Mae Bohanon Davis Deaton Southard, Ethel Bohanon, Vina Bohanon Bell Selby and Elsie Bohanon Anderson Norris.

Other survivors are one son and daughter-in-law, George "Bobby" Robert II and Malvina Bohanon, Fayetteville, N.C.; stepchildren Janice and Ralph Dunagan, Seminole and Paul Fretz, El Paso, Texas; one sister, Viola Moore Sullivan, Oklahoma City; one grandchild, George "Robert" Bohanon III; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Funeral services for Seminole resident Pauline A. Boris, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Southwest Church of Christ, 25^th and Agnew Streets in Oklahoma City.

Lewis Hale will officiate at the services, assisted by Rusty Dawson and Ron Babbit.

Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Boris died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 8, 1920 in Randlett to George W. and Mary A. (Rex) Dunham.

Boris was a longtime resident of Chickasha, where she grew up. She move to California later in life, where she lived for 30 years before moving back to Oklahoma in 1987.

She was a former member of the Southwest Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, and currently a member of Church of Christ in Little.

Boris served as a Past Worthy Matron for Eastern Star in Chickasha, and a life member of the Soroptimist Club in California.

She retired as a bank manager in California.

Boris was married to Nelson Manley in 1942; he preceded her in death. She then wed William Boris in 1962; he preceded her in death in 1987 in California.

Boris was also preceded in death by one brother, Albin Dunham, and two sisters, Eva Lena Taff and Georgia Le Dunham.

Survivors include Robert Manley, Valencia, Calif., and Paul Manley, Yorba Linda, Calif.; one sister, Virginia "Betty" McDonald, Seminole; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Casket bearers are listed as Tom Hibbitts, Roy Boydston, Brian Sims, Howard Byerly, Jackie Cline and Calvin Howeth.

1-5-99

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Mary Katherine Boswell, 77, were held today at Avant House of Prayer.

Interment was held at Little Cemetery under the direction of Peters Stumpff Funeral Home, Skiatook.

Boswell died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 in Avant.

She was born Dec. 13, 1922 at Bald Hill, near Seminole, to Cecil S. and Edda Mae Hays.

Boswell graduated from Mountain View School, and attended college in Norman.

She moved to the state of Washington in 1942, where she worked in the shipyards. She moved back to Oklahoma in 1944.

Boswell was a member of the Avant House of Prayer since 1967, and has been an active member of the Extension Homemakers.

She married Virgil Boswell on June 22, 1939 at the Ferguson Church. He survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Other survivors include one daughter, Kathy Vigna, Seaside, Calif.; two sons, Richard Boswell, Skiatook, and Phillip Boswell, Avant; three sisters, Ida Hyett, Bakersfield, Calif., Flora Mae Nazworth, Seaside, Calif., and Barbara Aston, of California; one brother, Ralph Hays, Yukon; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

11-26

Graveside services for Seminole resident Bill Bradberry, 73, were held Wednesday at Woodside Cemetery in Shawnee.

Rev. Larry Jones officiated at the service under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel in Shawnee.

Bradberry died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999 at his home.

He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grand Salina, Texas.

A machinist, he worked for Eaton and had lived in the Seminole are since 1978, moving from Dallas, Texas.

Bradberry was a member of the Baptist Church.

He married Dolores McClanahan on Nov. 7, 1975 in Durant. She survives him of the home.

Bradberry was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Other survivors include two sons, Gary Bradberry and Michael Bradberry, all of Texas; one stepson, Kenneth Taylor, Maud; one stepdaughter, Brenda Kimbrell, Midlothian, Texas; two adopted daughters, Linda Green and Sherry Bradberry; three sisters, Marie Palmer, Dallas, Wardene Cernshaw, Terrell, Texas and Maudie Wrenn, Wells Point, Texas; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Velma A. Bradley, 94, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Dr. Kelvin Moseley will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Bradley died Friday, March 5, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

She was born Nov. 27, 1904 to Benjamin and Mary (Saling) Minter.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Baptist Church.

Bradley lived in Seminole for over 20 years, moving here from Nicoma Park.

She was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Benny Joe Bradley, two brothers, and three sisters.

Survivors include one son, O.D. Bradley, Mission Viejo, Calif.; one sister, Tennie Belle Ham, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident Matthew Mark Breeding, 16, were held today at the Oklahoma City Church of Prophecy.

Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Shawnee under the direction of Vondel L. Smith and Son Mortuaries.

Breeding died Sunday, July 18, 1999.

He was born July 26, 1982 to Shawnee to Gary and Judith Breeding.

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PAID OBIT

David "Ryan" Brewer was separated from his mortal body on May 23, 1999. Ryan was born May 10, 1979 in Oklahoma City.

Affectionately known as "Bug," he graduated from McLoud High School in 1997.

During his school years, he enjoyed soccer, band, and Mr. Smith’s science classes.

He was junior at Oklahoma Christian University, where he continued to play his saxophone.

He was proud to call the men of Alpha his brothers, and he still played soccer at every opportunity.

He was an active member of Eastside Church of Christ in Midwest City.

Ryan is survived by his parents, David and Stephanie, brothers Luke and Jacob, sister Elizabeth, grandparents Frank and Gwen Brewer, great-grandmother Inez Willson, aunt Zina Siemer, uncles Kenneth Brewer and Mark Brewer, his special friend and constant companion, Mariah, and a host of relatives, friends, and admirers.

The wise man Solomon said, "A wise son brings joy to his father." Ryan brought us that joy.

He will be remembered for his quiet confidence, his unselfish attitude, and his dependable nature.

We are thankful and blessed he was not ashamed to show and communicate his love for us.

His passing leaves a void that will never be filled.

Ryan has gone home.

Services will be at Eastside Church of Christ, located at 916 S. Douglas Blvd., Midwest City.

5-16-99

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Edward Eugene "Jack" Brinsfield, 70, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel..

Eugene Warrenburg will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Brinsfield died Friday, May 14, 1999 at Normal Regional Hospital.

He was born June 6, 1928 in Sparks to Tony Brinsfield and Lois Rich Brinsfield.

Brinsfield moved to Seminole in 1947, coming from Prague.

On Jan. 3, 1947, he married Betty Scott in Seminole; she survives him of the home.

He was a drilling superintendent for Jerry Scott Drilling Company in Seminole until his retirement in 1991.

He was a member of the Church of Christ at Little.

Brinsfield was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Gary Dye.

Other survivors include one daughter, Julie Dye, and one son, Gary Brinsfield, both of Noble, three grandchildren, Melissa (Dye) Lester, Charla Meredith and Bryan Brinsfield and two great-grandchildren, Dalton Lest-er and Trevor Lester.

Casket bearers are scheduled to be Robert Dale Lemmings, Larry Cunningham, Gene Scott, Rusty Scott, Mike Scott and Bill Anderson.

2-9-99

Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Arvo M. Brixey, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stout Chapel.

Rev. Kelos Walker will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Brixey died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999 at his home in Ardmore.

He was born Oct. 5, 1914 in Hickory Grove to Oliver and Minnie (King) Brixey.

Brixey retired from Conoco Oil Company.

He married Marjorie Richardson on March 23, 1938 in Wewoka, where they lived for many years.

Marjorie preceded him in death in July, 1998.

Brixey was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Yuless Brixey.

Survivors include one brother, J.O. Brixey, San Diego, Calif.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

11-2-99

Funeral services for Seminole resident Henrietta B. Brown, 79, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Revs. Eddie Goodin and Jeff Frazier will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Brown died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 at Carl Albert Hospital in Ada.

She was born Nov. 27, 1919 in Sasakwa to Charlie and Belle Pearl (Cozad) Brown.

Brown moved from Tahlequah to Seminole in August of this year.

She retired from Tinker Air Force Base, where she was a cashier and hostess at several restaurants.

Brown was the granddaughter of former Seminole Tribal Governor, John F. Brown.

She was a member of the Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two sisters and one grandson.

Survivors include one son, Stan ford C. Wells, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

Casket bearers are listed as Michael Bennett, Brad Milne, Matthew Harjo, Sammy Vasquez, Bucky Peters and Robbie Wells.

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John Gardner Brown, longtime Holdenville resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 at his home.

He was born on Jan. 26, 1913 in Primghar, Iowa and moved to Holdenville in 1937.

John was devoted to God and family, and lived his life with these priorities in his mind and heart.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Winona (Christian) Brown, in 1996.

Survivors are two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Bud Keesee, Holdenville, and Linda and Larry Hampton, Seminole.

He has eight grandchildren, Randal Hallum and his wife, Debbie, Mark Hallum, Ryan Hallum, Seminole, Cory Hallum, Corpus Christie, Texas, Susan (Keesee) Jackson and husband Robert, Plano, Texas, Aubie Keesee and his wife, Jackie, Stillwater, Lisa (Hampton) Daughterty and her husband, Shawn, Edmond.

He was also blessed with eight great-grandchildren.

John earned a BA degree in business from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and also completed coursework at Harvard Business College in Boston, Mass.

Following graduation, he began his salesman career with Blish, Mize and Silliman Hardware in Atchison, Kan.

He was transferred to Holdenville in 1937 and met Winona Christian. They were married the same year.

During World War II, he served in the US Navy, earning the rank of Lieutenant J.G.

After his military duty, he resumed his job with Blish, Mize and Silliman. Following his retirement, he worked part time at Ramsey Lumber, Curry Hardware in Wewoka and Wetumka Hardware.

John was a member of Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church in Holdenville.

He was the founder and teacher of the "John Brown Sunday School" class for more than 35 years.

He also served as the District Lay Leader Director and Church School Superintendent.

Services are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. at Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the John Brown Sunday School Class.

Memorials may be made to the Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church in Holdenville.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Luther D. Brown, 76, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Carmi, Ill., under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.

Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City.

Brown died Tuesday, June 1, 1999 in an Evansville, Ind. Hospital.

He was born June 19, 1922 in Seminole to E.F. and Annie Brown.

A graduate of Varnum High School, Brown also graduated from Seminole Junior College and the University of Oklahoma School of Geology.

Brown was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theater as a pharmacist’s mate in the US Navy.

He worked for Superior Oil Company of Crossville, Ill., and retired as regional superintendent of production.

Brown married Joan Wallace of Seminole in 1948; she survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Michael Brown, Chicago, Ill., and Patrick Brown, Norman; one daughter, Cathy Brandenstein, Crossville, Ill.; three sisters, Bessie Kernal, Seminole, May Miller, Oklahoma City, and Maudean Sarvash, Woodward; one brother, Elbert Brown, Seminole; and three grandchildren.

2-25-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Mollie Brown, 85, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Westwood Cemetery.

Rev. Butler, pastor of St. Joseph’s Baptist Church, will officiate at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Keller Funeral Home.

Brown died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.

She was born May 1, 1913 in Preston to Frank and Dora Gaines.

A former Wewoka resident, Brown lived in Oakland, Calif., before moving back to Wewoka in 1997.

She resided at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home.

Brown was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth "Gutt" Clark.

Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Beulah Mae Clark, Wewoka; tow grandchildren, Cora Clark Brown, Wewoka, and Tondelayo Randolph, Tulsa, and two great-grandchildren.

1-29-99

Graveside services for Wewoka resident Elichia Wolfe Brown, 89, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Brown died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999 at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She was born June 28, 1909 in Hutchison, Kan. to Clifford C. and Henryetta (Cutler) Wolfe.

The family moved to Stella, Neb., where she attended school and then moved to Oklahoma City where she became a nurse and worked at Tinker Field.

Brown moved to Wewoka in 1952, and became a member of the First Christian Church in 1970.

She moved into the Wewoka Nursing Home in 1995, and remained there until her death.

She married Lawrence Foster Brown in May of 1952; he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 1983.

Brown was also preceded in death by her father, in 1950; her mother in 1971; one son, James Brown, in 1978; two brothers, Robert Wolfe and Donnell Wolfe; and two sisters, Virginia Ainsworth and Joann Poole.

Survivors include her children, Foster Brown, Ada, Maudine Warren, Stockton, Calif.; Lawrence Brown Jr., Marlow, Betty Morrison, Stockton, Calif., and Pat Ball, Montana; one brother, Francis T. Wolfe, Tucson, Ariz.; and 12 grandchildren.

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Funeral services for "Bill" Brown will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Bill Snyder will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery.

He was born July 8, 1931 in Shawnee, and died March 1, 1999 at his Seminole home.

Brown was a simple man as even his name suggests. He never put on airs and was most comfortable at his home or on the bank of some fishing hole, fishin’.

He was a hard working man, and his word was his bond. He lived life, cash and carry and anyone who entered his home was family.

Brown would want you to get something to eat and always told you, you’d better stay all night.

Yes, he was a simple man and that is what we loved the most. We’re going to miss you honey, daddy, brother, bud, father-in-law, grandpa, great-grandpa, son, uncle and friend.

Brown was preceded in death by his mother, Novella Boatman, brother, Leon Ray Brown, and daughters Kathy Brown and Judy Romano.

Survivors include his wife, Clara Brown, of the home; one son, Billy "Bill" Brown, Seminole; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky Sullivan, California, and Debbie and Max Fairchild, Oklahoma City; Cheryl and John Janes, Holdenville, and son-in-law, Fred Romano, of Texas.

Other survivors include his grandsons, Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Nick Janes, and Jon Romano; granddaughters, Aleschia Ritter, and Megan Janes; great-grandson Kaleb Moslander and great-granddaughter Abigail Ritter; and his father, Zeke Boatman, Shawnee; brothers, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman, Joe Boatman and one sister, Betty Sue Boyce.

Pallbearers will be Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Jon Romano, John Janes, Max Fairchild and Fred Romano.

Honorary bearers include Nick Janes, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman and Joe Boatman.

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Funeral services for Wewoka resident Jewel Bell Brumley, 80, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Pastor Delmar Hume will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Brumley died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Wewoka.

She was born Jan. 9, 1919 in Battiest to James and Georgia "Wade" Jackson.

Brumley was raised in Battiest until she moved to Wewoka in November, 1939.

She was employed with Big Yank Clothing Factory in 1964, and retired in the spring of 1989 after 25 years of service.

Brumley remained in Wewoka until the time of her death.

She married John Paul Brumley on July 20, 1940 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1991.

Brumley was also preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Clifton Jackson, Raymond Jackson, Freeman Jackson, Johnny Jackson and Haskell Jackson; and one sister, Bessie Belcher.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna P. Gaylor, and Linda Page, both of Wewoka; two sons, Mike Brumley and Pat Brumley, both of Wewoka; two sisters, Pauline Blanton, Wewoka, and Eunice Hensley, Hominy; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Charles Belcher, David Jackson, Wesley Jackson, James Blanton, Don Blanton and Wendall Blanton.

Honorary bearers include Russell Ray, Larry Gaylor, Bryan Ray and Terry Julian.

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John Booker Bruner was born in the Johnson Community north of Wewoka on Oct. 31, 1919.

The sixth of eight children born to Benjamin Bruner and Lydia Johnson Bruner, he is preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Charlesetta, Louella, Palma, Quansuella and Helvechia "Peaches;" and two brothers, Nahum and Hiawatha.

A son, William, niece, Angela Lois; and nephews, Nahum Jr., Ed Oscar and Irving, also preceded him in death.

John accepted Christ at an early age, and was a devoted member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Wewoka all of his life.

As a tireless worker, Trustee, and devoted Christian, he gave of his time and resources to his home church and to the Butner Cemetery, which has resulted in many improvements over the years.

John, better known at "J.B." to his friends and associates, and affectionately known as "Uncle J" to his nieces, nephews, and many others that knew him, received his elementary education at Johnson Grove School, high school at Wewoka’s Douglass High, and college at Langston University, where he obtained a B.S. degree in Agriculture.

A World War II veteran, J.B. served in the United States Air Force. After military duty, he returned Wewoka to live.

He was employed at Tinker Air Force Base as Chief Greenskeeper, responsible for the care of the Tinker Air Force Base Golf Course.

While still employed at Tinker, he went onto business with his sister, Louella Bruner Porter, Sapulpa, and assisted her faithfully in the operation of Porter Nursing Homes, located in Sapulpa and Wewoka.

John met and married the former Maggie Viola Carolina, and they have remained married for over 40 years.

From 1965 to 1995, they owned and operated Boley Nursing Home in the historic black township of Boley.

As one of the main employers in that community, John served as a mentor to many high school students in the area starting their first jobs and was a friend to the entire community.

John also spent many years travelling, serving as a Team Leader and member of the Nursing Home Classification Teams for the Long-Term Care (Nursing Home) industry, visiting other facilities throughout the state, helping to promote uniformity in the early transitional years of nursing homes in the state of Oklahoma.

He was an associate member of the Oklahoma Nursing Home Association and was licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.

John also was a former co-owner of Elmwood Manor Nursing Home of Wewoka.

In a long-term health care career that spanned nearly 50 years, John was awarded in 1994 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from his peers in the Long-Term Care industry in the state of Oklahoma.

John was a Master Mason in the Masonic Fraternity, and was also an avid fan of Wewoka Tiger and Boley Bear high school sports, and Langston, OU and OSU sports programs.

His benevolence in the communities that he served was apparent, for he always gave and never asked for anything in return.

In the early morning of Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, God called John Booker Bruner home. Uncle J leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Maggie, of the home; nieces Bensetta Kearney, Yvonne Sands, Helen Harding, Lillian (Tim) Sutton, Lenetta Stevenson, Sharlene Nichols, Lavonne Bruner and Lovell (Steven) Cholcote; nephews Charles (Barbara) Bruner, John M. "Mike" Bruner, Steven (Etta) Bruner, Hiawatha (Jewel) Bruner, Glen Alan Bruner and Harold Richard Bruner; and a host of great-nieces and nephews, cousins, friends and associates.

Homegoing services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church, corner of west 3^rd Street and Mekusukey Avenue in Wewoka.

Rev. E.G. Bert will officiate. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Pall bearers are listed as James Harding, Peter Seven, Micah Sutton, Kenneth Maillard, Richie Maillard, Kevin Maillard, Ted McDonald, Patrick Kearney, Sherman Noble III and Marvin Osborne.

Honorary bearers include Charles Bruner, Steven Bruner, H.C. Bruner, Glen Bruner, Richard Bruner, Terry Bruner, Clyde James II, Wayne Chandler, Michael Carolina, Sammie Carolina, Earnest Parker, Rayfield Smiley, R.D. Murray, Forrest Lee, Billy O’Guinn, Olean O’Guinn, Harold O’Guinn, Ulysses O’Guinn, Clyde Spencer, Shelby Richards, and Maurice Lee II., members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Industry.

Flowers bearers are Ellen Bruner Roberts, Ola Faye Bruner, Debbie Sue Bruner, Lola Mae Jackson, Bertha Farris, Lois Edwards, Joyce Bert and Deloris Brown.

Honorary flower bearers are members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-term Care Industry.

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Funeral services for lifelong Wewoka resident Celia Bruner, 77, are scheduled for noon on Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Wewoka.

Rev. F. Cochran of Thomastown Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Thomastown cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bruner died Monday, Jan. 4, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

She was born Feb. 26, 1921 in Sasakwa.

Bruner was a member of Thomastown Baptist Church, and worked for the State Health Department of Wewoka for over 30 years.

She was preceded in death by one son, Edwin Myers.

Survivors are one daughter, Shirley Faye Bruner, Oklahoma City; two sons, Randall "Randy" Myers, Wewoka, and Elmer "Bobby" Bruner Jr., Edmond; one brother, Jackson Payne, Tatums; one sister, Gertrude "Dee" Barkus, Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren.

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Graveside services for former Seminole resident Charles William Bruton, 76, are scheduled for Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery with Rev. Dave Karges officiating.

Memorial services were held Dec. 14, 1998 at First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud, Minn. under the direction of Benson Funeral Home, Minnesota.

Bruton died Dec. 4, 1998 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

He was born in New York to William J. and Anna Ruth (Suvada) Bruton.

He moved to Seminole in 1939, where he graduated from Seminole High School while living with Mamie, his aunt, and Con Long.

Bruton served six years in the Navy Medical Corps and as a Chief Petty Officer on duty with the Marine Corps.

He received his masters degree from Oklahoma A&M College (OSU) in 1952, the taught high school in Stillwater, and later in Tulsa.

Bruton moved to Minnesota in 1957, where he earned his doctorate in Biological Sciences from North Dakota State University in 1969, then retired Professor Emeriti in Biology after 25 years at St. Cloud State University in 1982.

He then became a realtor in the St. Cloud area. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and a trustee.

Bruton was also a Fourth Day member of Cursillo and Alcoholics Anonymous.

He married Bevery D.Sawyer on May 7, 1944 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York. She survives him of the home.

Bruton was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Margaret.

Other survivors include one daughter, Constance Youel, Seattle, Wash.; one son, Robert Ramsey, Minnesota; one brother, John Bruton, Bradenton, Fla.; and five grandchildren.

The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Seminole, or the donor’s choice.

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Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Bryan died Thursday, April 15, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.

He was born July 13, 1927 in Pampa, Texas, to Dale Wesley and Della May (Wardlow) Bryan.

Bryan attended school in Liberal, Kan., and served in the US Army Airborne from May 1, 1946 to Nov. 1, 1947 during World War II.

He was a retired drilling superintendent in the oilfields and worked overseas.

Bryan had lived in the Shawnee area since 1961, and was a member of India Temple Shriners of Oklahoma City, Elks Lodge #657, VFW of Shawnee, Masonic Lodge #476 and was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason in McAlester.

He married Myrtle Staker on March 2, 1946. She preceded him in death Jan 1, 1995.

After her death, he married Mellba Carnes (Bridges) Bryan on Oct. 13, 1998. She survives him of the home.

Bryan was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Other survivors include his sons, Dennis Bryan, Shawnee, Bruce Bryan, New Iberia, La., Clyde Bryan, Earlsboro, Mike Bryan, Eufaula; three stepchildren, Ronald Carnes, Tecumseh, Gary Carnes, Okmulgee and Deborah Smith, Owasso; one brother, Herbert Bryan, Stillwater; sisters, Bonnie Cooper, Tulsa, AlicMarie Hall, Seminole, Emma Johnston, Coffeyville, Kan., Linda Floyd, Seminole and Vickie Stapp, Tecumseh 10 grandchildren five great-grandchildren, and nine step-grandchildren.

The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to the India Temple Shriners, the Masons or the Elks.

EMMITT, Idaho ¾ Funeral services for former Seminole resident Evelyn Bryant are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Emmitt Cemetery.

Burial will be under the direction of Potter Funeral Chapel.

Bryant died Monday at Emmitt Care Center.

She was born Aug. 9, 1916, in Dennison, Texas, to Robert and Katie (Smith) Ivey.

She grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole High School.

She married Vincent Bryant while still living in Seminole; they moved to Arizona. She also lived in California before moving to Idaho in 1978.

She was preceded in death by her husband; he died in 1993.

Survivors include three children, Phyllis Adcock, Rosemont, Calif., Billy Bryant, Emmitt, and Martha Frazier, Payette, Idaho; three brothers, Bob and Bill Ivey, both of Emmitt, and Ray Ivey, California; three sisters, Anita Strahan, Emmitt, Jean Keener, Rosefield, Calif., and Velma Anson, Seminole; 11 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Leon, George and Fred Ivey; and two sisters, Mildred Wright and Margaret Collins.

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Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Rev. Charles Edward Bryant Sr., 54, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at FIrst United Methodist Church, Wewoka.

Rev. E.G. Bert of St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery, Wewoka, under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Bryant died March 5, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Sept, 2, 1944 in Calhoun Falls, S.C.

A minister at Little Rose Missionary Baptist Church, Muskogee, Bryant was also a member of Livingston Lodge #175.

He is preceded in death by his parents

He is survived by his wife, Kaye of the home, five daughters, Karissa and Kelsey, of the home, Shanna Hodge, Cleveland, Ohio, Denise Dindy, Tulsa, Michelle Richison, Tahlequah: six sons, Charles and Chase, Wynnewood, Harold Stewart, Atlanta, Ga., Steven Thornhill and Ryan Smith, Oklahoma City, and Edward D. Moore of Lone Grove; brothers, Billy Grant, Anderson, Ga. and M.C. Sanders, Calhoun Falls, S.C.; one sister, Willie Mae Tatum, Calhoun Falls, S.C.; and nine grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Seminole native Gladys Bee (Summers) Bullard, 70, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Rev. Richard Stillwell will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bullard died Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at University Hospital, Oklahoma City.

She was born July 13, 1928 in Seminole to J.G. and Jessie Lee (Dillard) Summers.

Bullard had resided in Shawnee since 1959.

She retired from Southwestern Bell in 1983 after 24 years of service.

Bullard was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, Earlsboro, and the Telephone Pioneers.

She married Delbert Allen Bullard on July 16, 1943 in Richmond, Calif. He survives her of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Other survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Sandra Bullard, Shawnee and Victor and LaQueta Bullard, Marietta; one daughter and son-in-law, Sherrian and Melvin Carter, Shawnee; one sister, Lois Wilkerson, Seminole; two sisters-in-law, Hazel Summers, Seminole, and Sandra Costa, Manteca, Calif.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grand-children and a host of nieces and nephews.

Casket bearers are listed as Jerry Corona, Jason Little, Brian Thompson, O.D. Wilkerson, Jimmie Wilkerson and John Carter.

Honorary bearers include Joe Carter and J.D. Carter.

Funeral services for former Bowlegs Public School Superintendent Charles Bundy, 58, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada.

Rev. Mick Snider, Rev. Roy Robertson and Rev. Lonnie Donaldson will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home.

Bundy died Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at an Ada Hospital.

He was born Sept. 9, 1940 in Ada to Cleo and Lorene Dansby Bundy.

Bundy graduated from Ada High School, and from East Central University. He received a master’s degree in counseling from Central State University and his Administrator’s Degree from Oklahoma State University.

A veteran, he served in the US Air Force for four years.

Bundy served in public education for 28 years, retiring in 1997 as superintendent of Bowlegs Public Schools after eight years of service.

He attended First Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was a Sunday School teacher for many years.

He married Novella King on June 17, 1962. She survives him of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Lindel Bundy, Ada and Trent Bundy, Elmore City; two daughters, Larna Bundy, Ada, and Treva Bundy, Bentonville, Ark.; three sisters, Clarene Land, Oklahoma City, Barbara Bess, Seminole and Nelma Groves, Shawnee; two brothers, Billy Bundy, Ada and Mark Bundy, Shawnee; his mother, of Seminole; and five grandchildren.

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Funeral services for former employee of The Seminole Producer and former co-owner of The Wewoka Times Ed Burchfiel, 87, are scheduled for11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Cordell.

Interment will follow at Lawnview Cemetery under the direction of Loftiss Funeral Home.

Burchfiel died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999.

He was born Nov. 21, 1911, and worked as a journalist for 59 years at 14 different papers.

Burchfiel began his career at the Tulsa World as a 17-year-old office boy. During high school, he worked for The Seminole Producer, and after graduating, went to work for the Bristow Daily Muskogee Daily Phoenix.

Burchfiel left the Phoenix in 1942 to work as a copy editor for the Baltimore Evening Sun. He returned to Oklahoma City in 1943 to take a job with United Press.

In 1947, Burchfiel left United Press to join a partnership. For the next few years, he worked at Claremore, Pauls Valley, Wewoka and Frederick.

Burchfiel was owner or part owner of six of the papers where he worked, including The Wewoka Times.

He purchased the Cordell Beacon in 1969, where he remained as owner and publisher until selling it in 1987.

Burchfiel was the 1983 recipient of the Beachy Musselman Award, was inducted to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1985 and was presented the H. Milt Phillips Award in 1997.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine, who died May 5, 1999.

Survivors include one daughter, Linda Watkins, Hobart; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Word was just received of the death of former Wewoka Times-Democrat co-owner Maxine Burchfiel, 77.

Services were held May 8, 1999 in Cordell under the direction of Jack Loftiss Funeral Home.

Burchfiel died Wednesday, May 5, 1999 in Cordell.

She was born Aug. 24, 1921, and received a degree in business and home economics from Southwestern State College.

She was employed as a teacher and at the state department before working for Sohio Petroleum Co.

On Jan. 14, 1956, she married Ed Burchfiel and began her newspaper career.

Her husband and Ken Reid, both publishers of the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, purchased the Wewoka Daily Times-Democrat.

The couple operated the Wewoka paper for one year before moving to Pauls Valley to take over operation of the Daily Democrat.

In 1969, the Burchfiels purchased the Cordell Beacon, where they remained until selling it in 1987.

Burchfiel was active in the Cordell community, serving on the board of the Washita County Historical Society and as a member of the Business and Professional Women.

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Graveside funeral services for Wewoka native Jack Dempsey Burchfield, 78, of Norman, were held this morning at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service, Norman.

Burchfield died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999 in Norman.

He was born May 18, 1921 in Wewoka to Paul and Grace (Gray) Burchfield.

Survivors include one sister, Ruth Martin, Shawnee, and one nephew, Rick Martin.

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Graveside services for Seminole native Cynthia Lee Burgess, 39, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Lasley-Coker family cemetery.

Burgess died Monday, March 29, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born Jan. 13, 1960 in Seminole to Russell Chink Burgess and Marjorie Dayton.

Burgess was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her father, of Shawnee; three sons, Brandon Lee Bradford, Oklahoma City, Tazman Brannon, Earlsboro, and Anthony Bradford, Oklahoma City; two daughters, Victoria Levon Bradford, Oklahoma City, and Marquita Brannon, Earlsboro; and one sister, Sherry Burgess, Dexter, N.M.

Casket bearers are listed as Joe Bear, Daniel Franco, Anna Franco, Angel Sylvia, Derek Vigil, and Brandon Vigil.

Funeral services for Konawa resident Frankie Earl "Buck" Burgess, 47, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at High Springs Indian Church.

Rev. Dorsey Nero and Rev. Bill Hobla will conduct the services.

Night services are set for 6-8 p.m. tonight at Pickard Funeral Chapel, and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Burial will follow the Thursday service at Vamoosa Cemetery.

Burgess died on Sunday Nov. 14, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born on June 26, 1952 in Konawa to Juanita and Anderson Burgess.

Burgess was a Konawa resident for most of his life and he worked in carpentry and maintenance.

He served in the Army during Desert Storm and was a member of VFW Post 11194.

Burgess was a member of High Spring Church.

He was married to Mary Ann Burgess in Wewoka on March 11, 1988; she survives him of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father and one infant sister.

Burgess is also survived by his mother; three brothers, Sonny Burgess, Leo Burgess and Amon Burgess of Konawa; two stepsons; one stepdaughter; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as Alan Foster, Herman Foster, Adam Foster, Bill Foster and Edward Factor.

Honorary pallbearers and flag folders will be from VFW Post 11194.

MAUD ¾ Graveside funeral services for Hiram "Sarg" L. Burgess, 80, a Maud area resident, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Tecumseh Mission Cemetery.

Rev. Jim Kirkendall will officiate, with burial under the direction of Knight Funeral Home.

Burgess died Thursday at his home at Harjo.

He was born Dec. 11, 1918, in Roanoke, Ala. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and the Korean War.

Burgess was retired from the military and air craft maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City.

He was a member of the Earlsboro First Baptist Church and Tecumseh American Legion.

He married Mamie Gertrude "Gertie" Swarb on March 25, 1974, in Hazel Green, Ala. She died Aug. 24, 1997.

Survivors include his son, Dennis Burgess, Atlanta; two daughters, Frances Morman, LaGrange, Ga., and Sandra Umberandt, Toccoa, Ga.; three stepsons, Eston Swarb, McLoud, Harold Swarb, Maud, and Ken Swarb, Monahans, Texas; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident, Perry Burleson, 82, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Little Cemetery.

Rev. Carl B. Whitfield will officiate at the services. Interment is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

A resident of Senath, Mo., Burleson died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999 at Paragould Hospital in Paragould, Ark.

He was born March 7, 1917 in Depew to James Victory Burleson and Sarah Jane (Wilson) Burleson.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Civil Service employee.

Survivors include two sister, Margaret Hon, Truman, Ark. and Pearl Irene Hopkin, LeMassa, N.Mex.

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Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Walter Preston Burleson Sr., 95, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.

Burleson died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 at Holdenville Hospital.

He was born June 30, 1904 in Hamilton, Ala., to Bark and Cora (Braswell) Burleson.

Burleson had lived in Seminole County for more than 80 years, moving here from Alabama.

A pumper for Midcontinent and Sun Oil companies for 38 years, he retired in 1969.

Burleson belonged to the Church of Christ in Wewoka.

He married Gladys (Beaver) Burleson in 1972 in Seminole County. She survives him of the home.

Burleson was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ruby Ora (Boatman) Burleson on Jan. 27, 1972; and two daughters, Euala May Sawyer in June, 1999 and Earnestine Gentry on July 4, 1996.

Other survivors include two sons, Walter J. Burleson, Drumright and J.W. "Dub" Burleson, Sherman, Texas; three daughters, Reba Harris, San Angelo, Texas, Imogene Nelson, Ada and Nona Sue Venegas, Bryan, Texas; three stepchildren, Wilma Smart, Wewoka, Vernon Beaver, Oklahoma City, and Albert Beaver, Wewoka; one brother, Virgil Burleson, Wewoka; one sister, Euala Hester, Louisville, Ken.; 21 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and several stepgrandchildren.

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Funeral services for Bowlegs resident Fern (Walker) Burns, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.

Bro. Art Coffee will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Ong Cemetery.

Burns died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999.

She was born Oct. 25, 1921 in Maud to Body and Gussie Jones Walker.

Raised in Bowlegs, Burns was a graduate of Bowlegs High School before moving to Borger, Texas, where she was employed as a store clerk.

After retiring in 1982, Burns returned to Bowlegs, where she lived at the time of her death.

She married W.K. Burns on July 26, 1938 in Seminole. He preceded her in death.

Burns was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Don Henry Burns; one daughter, Gloria Fern Murry, two brothers, Don Walker and James Walker; four sisters, Pauline Arthur, Joann Smith and two infant sisters; and one grandson.

Survivors include two sons, William L. Burns, Konawa and Jerry L. Burns, Seminole; one daughter, Joyce Ann Brooks, Bowlegs; one sister, Virginia Waug, Ft. Collins, Colo.; 11 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are listed as grandsons.

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Funeral services for long-time Seminole County resident Ruby Lee Hale Burton, 85, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Burton died Thursday, July 8, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.

She was born Oct. 16, 1914 in Hazel to Luther Hale and Janie Lee (Hayes) Hale.

She was raised in Hazel and attended Butner Schools.

In 1932, she married B. Martin in Hughes County; he preceded her in death.

In 1964, she married George Burton at Shawnee; he survives her of the home.

Burton worked for 15 years as a cook for many cafes in the Seminole County area.

She retired in 1968 and moved to Wynnewood, but returned to Seminole County in 1972.

Burton was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, one daughter, Faye Jewell Martin, one grandson, Jimmy Murray, two brothers, Marvin Hale and Lonnie Hale, and one sister, Idella Gains.

Other survivors include two sons, Leonard "JD" Martin and Alvie Martin, both of Wewoka, three daughters, Ella Mae Murray and Juanita Mathews, both of Wewoka and Vera McDonald, Shawnee.

Other survivors include four brothers, Eugene Hale, Elmore City, Willie Hale, Sallisaw, J.R. Hale, Seminole and Bobby Hale, Wewoka; two sisters Thelma Cox, Pixley and Mary McMullins, Wewoka; 20 grand children, 17 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

Burton’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers and her great grandsons will serve as honorary bearers.

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Funeral services are set for Seminole resident Rex McDonald Bush, 80, at 2 p.m. Monday at the Seminole Elk’s Lodge.

The services will be conducted by Rev. Carl Whitfield under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Trace died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999.

He was born May 15, 1919 in Stafford, Kan., to James Henry Bush and Eliza (Elder) Bush.

Bush married Stella L. Dougless on Feb. 6, 1946.

He moved to California and worked as a transportation superintendent for an oil comp-any until retirement in 1968.

Bush owned a business in Springdale, Ark., for 16 years before returning to Seminole.

He served as a Sergeant in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corp.

Bush was a member of the Baptist Church, the Seminole Elks Lodge and the American Legion.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Bush is survived by his wife, two sisters, Amy Reilly of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mildred Houston, N.C.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services for Cecile Louise (Butner) Butler are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Friday, at the Church of Christ in Wewoka.

Wallace McRay and Roy Hannah will officiate and internment will be at Butner Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral home.

Butler, 88, died on Wednesday Aug. 11, 1999 in Ardmore.

She was born July 8, 1911 in Wewoka to Jim and Neeley (Thurmond) Butner.

Butler was raised in Butner were she graduated from high school.

She married Charley Daniel Butler on Dec. 24, 1930. He preceded her in death.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Elva and Ray Butner and one sister, Opal Pollard.

She is survived by her two sons Harold Butler of Ardmore; Wilbur Butler of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, 10 great-grand-children and three great-great grandchildren.

The Pallbearers will be Steve Butler, Jeremy Soper, Jeff Butler, Kyle Soper, Chet Butler, Randy Butler, Skip Butler and Greg Hawkins.

The Honorary Pallbearers will be James Hart, Howard Nall, Glenn Jeffery and Joel Keese.

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Graveside funeral services for Wewoka resident Edith Marie (Phillips) Butler, 87, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery.

Rev. Dan Anderson will officiate at the service. Interment will follow under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.

Butler died Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She was born June 22, 1911 in Altus, Ark., to J.B. and Laura Ann (Karr) Phillips.

She lived in Altus until 1931, moving to Wewoka where she lived and worked to Allen’s Ready to Wear until 1946.

In 1975, Butler moved to Pottsboro, Texas, and returned to Wewoka in 1991, where she was a resident at Wewoka Nursing Center.

She married Johnnie T. Butler in January, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1986.

Butler was also preceded in death by her father in 1940, her mother in 1946; eight sisters and seven brothers.

Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews, including Mrs. J.W. Brooks and Randy Brooks, both of Wewoka.

Funeral services have been set for longtime Seminole optometrist and education proponent Dr. Hubert L. Callaway.

Callaway died Wednesday at Seminole Medical Center at the age of 79.

His services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel, with burial following at Maple Grove Cemetery.

In addition to conducting an optometry practice in Seminole since 1951, Callaway was a community leader and outspoken supporter of Seminole education for nearly 50 years.

He was instrumental in keeping Seminole State College from closing during the early years when it was separated from Seminole High School.

He served for many years on the Seminole school board and as a member of the college’s Board of Regents.

"I always have had an interest in schools and good education," Callaway said in a 1960s newspaper story about his service on the school board.

"I have worked with other members to move the Seminole school system forward with the resources made available to us.

"I feel that we have a good school system."

Callaway was born Oct. 22, 1919, in Selda, Mo., to Orie Judd and Edith (Farris) Callaway.

He was a football star at Muskogee High School, named to two All State teams, and won a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.

He entered the US Army after two and one-half years at OU, and served with the artillery three years in Europe.

During World War II, he was awarded four battle stars: the Air Offensive of Europe, the Normandy Invasion, Rhineland Service, and Central Europe Action along with the Distinguished Unit Badge during the Battle of the Bulge.

He married Mary Nell Henry on April 15, 1948, in Muskogee; she survives him, of the home.

He was a member of the Seminole Elks and Kiwanis. He was a life member of the American Optometric Association and was a trustee and elder of Seminole’s First Presbyterian Church.

He also served on the boards of Campfire Girls, Boy Scouts and the Seminole PTA.

Callaway was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, E. Farris Callaway.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include their son, Lee Callaway, Ponca City; their daughter, Kelly Burgar, Parker, Colo.; and three grandchildren, Amy and Lisa Callaway and Holly Brockett.

Pallbearers include Steve Nelson, Glen Carrell, Bob Davis, Ed Hardin, Cliff Pearson and Herman Ritchie.

Honorary pallbearers will include Ted Phillips, Doyle Johnson, Vernon Staley, Phillip Parks, Clarence Clark, Jim Schulze, Travis McMahan, Dr. J.D. Wood, Charles Johnston, Baxter Hammons and the Seminole Kiwanis Club.

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Funeral services for Wewoka Aaron Clester Calvert are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Stout Chapel in Wewoka.

Calvert died on Thursday Aug. 12, 1999 at his residence.

He was born on Aug. 24, 1921 in Ada to William Spencer and Allie (Hopkins) Calvert.

Calvert was raised in Ada and west Texas and attended school in Ada.

He served in World War II and returned to Wewoka before moving to Texas where he worked in the oil field until his retirement in 1976.

He remained a Wewoka resident until the time of his death.

Calvert married Cecilia Lou Patty Sneed of Wewoka on April 19, 1984 she survives him of the home.

Calvert is preceded in death by his parents and four brothers Thomas, Cotton, C.M. "Sonny" and Red Calvert and one grandson.

Other survivers include his children Judy Barclay of Marietta, Ca., William Gallegas of San Diego, Ca., step-children Lynn Marino of Phoenix, Ar., Donald Bryant, Holdenville, Donna Lawrence, Kingfisher, Darra Geutry, Holdenville, Shirl Abbiss, Wewoka and Judy Long, Channel View; two brothers, A.D. Calvert, of Wewoka and Coleman C. Calvert of Holdenville; one sister Wanda Sherfield of Kilgore, Texas; two grandchildren and one great-grand child.

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Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Chiefton Camp, 34, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home.

Revs. Leon Postoak and Houston Tiger will officiate at the services.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Wake services are set for 6 p.m. tonight at Stout Funeral Home.

Camp died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Sept. 4, 1965 to Sonny and Elizabeth (Harjo) Camp in Wewoka.

Camp attended school in Wewoka and Konawa, then moved to Oklahoma City for a short time.

He married Elizabeth C. Allen on May 17, 1986 in Atoka. She survives him of the home.

Camp was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth Camp.

Other survivors include three children, Cedric Lee Camp, Clifton Camp Jr., and LaFiammia C. Camp, all of the home; his mother, of Wewoka; and nine sisters, Christine Camp, Sarney Camp, Rogenia Camp, Carmen Lou Camp, Donna Faye Camp, Amone Camp, all of Oklahoma City, Monroe Camp, Kansas City, Mo., Jannie Porter, Ada and Patsy Wolf, Arkansas.

Pallbearers are listed as Cedric Camp, Roddick Harrison, Sarney Camp, Amone Camp, Jonathan Allen and Lucas Camp.

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Funeral services for former Seminole resident Ralph Henry Campbell, 62, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery, Maud.

Campbell died Tuesday, July 6, 1999 at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C.

He was born June 9, 1937 in St. Louis to John M. and Alma (Sartors) Campbell.

A self-employed dry wall contractor, he was married to Betty (Garner) Campbell. She survives him of the home.

Campbell was preceded in death by his father, and two brothers, Ronald and Hoyt Campbell.

Other survivors include his mother, Alma Campbell, Tecumseh, four sons and daughters-in-law, Cullen R. and Sandra Campbell, J. Brent and Subrena Campbell, Darin K. and Cherrie Campbell and R. Grant Campbell, all of Winston-Salem; two brothers, Max Campbell, Houston, Texas and Jerry Campbell, East Bend, N.C.; and six grandchildren, David, Dara, Rachelle, Jonathan, Scott and Josh.

Casket bearers include Hulett Edgmon, Henry Kimmel, Larry Moyer, John DeHart, Charlie Richey and Denver Chekk.

Honorary casket bearers include Gary French, Jimmy Lynn Austin, Bobby Davis, Charles Fixico, Jim Stowe, and all his golfing friends from Seminole and Hillcrest Golf Club.

At the family’s request, donations may be made to the Cancer Services, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

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Graveside services for Konawa resident Tyler Paul Campbell, three month old son of Gregory Campbell and Angela Williams, are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Father Matthew Brown, O.S.B. will officiate at the services.

Campbell died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 in Konawa. He was born May 12, 1999 in Shawnee.

Survivors include his parents and one brother, Cristian Campbell, of the home.

Gone is a loving husband, dear father, tender grandparent and a wonderful friend. A quiet man who helped many, never asking for anything in return.

A leader of his family with a kind and gentle nature, soft-spoken with a mischievous smile who will be greatly missed in the lives of those that knew and loved him.

Life-long Seminole county resident Jimmie "Ozvna" Carbitcher, 69, will be laid to rest on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

He will be taken to his home southeast of Bowlegs at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Wake services will be conducted until his burial. An all-night vigil will be held Wednesday evening starting at 7 p.m.

Rev. Dave Bowlegs and Bro. Russell Coker will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Jimmie Carbitcher family cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Carbitcher died Monday, November the 8^th, 1999, at Seminole Medical Center after a lengthy illness with leukemia.

He was born April 9, 1930 in Bowlegs to Jimpsey and Sallie (Narcomey) Carbitcher; they precede him in death.

Those who knew Carbitcher, knew him best as "Ozvna," his given Indian name.

In 1949, he married Nancy Mae Deere in Seminole; she survives him of the home.

Carbitcher attended Bowlegs public schools and Jones Academy. He trained in upholstery in Talihina.

He worked throughout his life as a common laborer. A retired auto mechanic and a man of many talents, there were not many jobs he attempted that he could not complete. He worked a short time for Seminole County as a road grader. He also worked cattle and farmed part of his life.

Carbitcher was a reserve Deputy Sheriff for Seminole County in years past.

He was the coordinator for Seminole Nation’s tribal stickball games.

Carbitcher was a member of Mekusukey Baptist Church where he come to enjoy church songs, hymns, and gospel singing.

He reared his children in the Bowlegs area in the tradition of the Seminole tribal methods. He lived the ways of the Seminoles, intermingling his life with that of the world around him.

Carbitcher handcrafted traditional yarn belts and enjoyed attending stomp dances where he was a dance leader for many years. He followed the customs of the ancient Seminoles in the dances he led.

One of his favorite past times was playing with his grandchildren, and following their school and extracurricular activities. He enjoyed teaching them the Seminole language and customs of their ancestors.

Carbitcher will follow the Seminole tribal custom through his funeral services and burial.

Survivors include four sons and daughter-in-laws, Freeland "Rusty" and Shalah, Stroud, Jimpsey and Vicky, Cedar Hill, Texas, Cooky "Toby" and Shellie Lynn (Neighbors), and Younger "Sonny" and Karen (Factor), of Seminole; six daughters and son-in-laws, Pat Larney, Midwest City, Betty Jean "Tina" and Gene Wahweah, El Reno, Marina Brown and Roger Butler, Tecumseh, Dora Mae and Dave "Roman" Hill, Serena and Dewayne Scott, and Nettie and David W. Haney Sr. of Seminole.

Carbitcher left behind 38 grandchildren, Sean Chalepah-Heagg, Shawnee, Michael Hill and Raney Fixico, Holdenville, Samuel and Christy Wahweah, Oklahoma City, Gene and Stephanie Wahweah II, El Reno, RaeLynn Butler, Tulsa, Lisa Carbitcher and Larry Berryhill, Wilson, Jimpsey Carbitcher, Wetumka, Tia, Gannon and Shannon Brown, all of Tecumseh, Vanessa Henneha, Weleetka, Sarah Haney, Oklahoma City, David Wayne and Lindsey Haney, Edmond, Charlotte Smith, Wetumka, Jessica Neighbors, Wagner, Tammy Reese, Texas, Tiffany and Jake Carbitcher, Konawa, Michelle Burden, Limestone, Shirlene and Donny Cofer, Katie and Larry "Son