SHAWNEE – A memorial service for Dennis "Dino" Ainesworth, who worked in Seminole County, was scheduled for this morning at Chapel of Walker Funeral Service.

Rev. Ray Belford was set to officiate.

Services were under the direction of Walker Funeral Service of Shawnee.

Ainesworth died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003 at an Oklahoma City Hospital at the age of 43.

He was born July 29, 1959 in Claremore to Bob and Mary Ainesworth.

He attended schools at Nowata, Sequoyah, Chilloch, and Wann.

Ainesworth was the plant foreman for Al-Ko Kober Industries.

He was a national Gold Glove boxer.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Marvin Ainesworth; and one sister, Aleta Katherine Ainesworth.

Ainesworth is survived by his wife, Leslie Lynn Ainesworth of the home; three sons, Dion Ainesworth of Dewey, Mike Ainesworth of Shawnee, and Kane Ainesworth of the home; three daughters, Roxanne Dobbs and Melissa Smith, both of Dewey, and Lacretia Ainesworth of Holdenville; two stepchildren, Scotti Lynn and Rory, both of the home; five grandchildren; and seven brothers and sisters, Bobbi Winters, Eddie Ainesworth, David Ainesworth, Richard Ainesworth, Dondi Henry, Wigi Black, Tandi Warren, Joe Ainesworth, Tony Ainesworth, Robin Ainesworth, and Mike Ainesworth.

Graveside services for Seminole County resident, Irene Alexander of Oakridge Nursing Home are scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. at Westwood Cemetery, Wewoka.

She died July 24, 2003 at the age of 51.

She was born July 1, 1952.

She was a joy to the many friends and family she came in contact with during her life.

She will be missed by her family and friends at Oakridge Nursing Home.

Services will be under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home, Wewoka.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Ruth Juanita Alexander are scheduled for Friday, Sept 5 at 10 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Wewoka.

Rev. B. G. Renfro, Parker’s Chapel Baptist Church will officiate.

Interment will follow in Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary, Wewoka.

She died Sept. 1, 2003, at the age of 74 in Oklahoma City.

She was born Oct. 30, 1928 in Wetumka to Henry Lee and Gertrude Samilton.

She was the fifth of eight children.

She lived in Wetumka and moved to Wewoka about 50 years ago.

She attended school at Wisner Chapel and graduated from Douglass High School in Wewoka.

She was married to L.Z. Alexander on March 25, 1948, and to this union, four children were born.

She accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of the New Hope Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. T.E. Higgs, where she was faithful until her death.

She became a nurse and worked for Holdenville General and Wewoka General Hospitals for 30 years.

She was a child of God and was very active socially.

She was president of the National Girls and Boys Club of America and an active member of the New Harmony Singing Convention.

She was also the church clerk at New Hope Baptist Church for 40 years and an inspiring Sunday school teacher of the young adult class for a number of years.

She belonged to the Women’s Club Auxiliary, was a member of Vernon Brooks Chapter of Eastern Star and was president of the Mission at New Hope Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, L.Z. Alexander, on Nov. 15, 2000; her parents, two brothers and one sister.

She is survived by three sons, Glen Alexander and Stanley Alexander of Wewoka, and Rodney Alexander of Oklahoma City; one daughter, Lynda Alexander of Oklahoma City; brothers, Edward Samilton and Thomas Samilton both of Tulsa; sisters, Mary Samilton of Mt. Vernon, N.Y. and Gertie Alexander of Wewoka; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services for life long Seminole resident Mary Lois Ames will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Free Will Baptist Church of Seminole.

Ames died April 9, 2003 at the age of 77 in Midwest City Nursing Center.

She was born April 16, 1925 in Bokchito, Oklahoma.

She married Virl Ames on June 29, 1940 in Bokchito.

She was a member of Free Will Baptist Church, a homemaker, and enjoyed baking, quilting and loved being a grandma.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Virl Ames; son, Lee Ames; and two sisters.

Services will be officiated by Rev. David McDougal.

Interment will follow to Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

A memorial service for Seminole resident Florence M. Anderson is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Seminole.

Deacon Charles Collier will officiate.

Services will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Anderson died Friday, Aug. 15, 2003 at the Seminole Estates Nursing Home at the age of 98.

She was born to John Campbell and Belle (Duncan) Robinson on Oct. 5, 1904 in St. Paul, Ark.

She married her first husband, Andy Andrieff, who preceded her in death in 1926.

She then married William B. Anderson, a retired Naval Lt. Commander, in 1948. He preceded her in death in 1964.

Anderson moved to Seminole 11 years ago from Ramona, Calif.

She was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Later she moved to Hemet, Calif., where she was a reporter for their local newspaper.

She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Women’s Air corp.

Anderson was of Catholic faith, and was a 1926 graduate of Oregon University.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and both of her husbands.

Anderson is survived by several half-brothers and half-sisters including, Terry Robinson, Alma, Ark., Julia Pitts, Van Buren, Ark., Patsy Shipp, Ft. Smith, Ark., Betsy Thomas, Springdale, Ark., Tom Robinson, Alma, Ark., James Robinson, Muldrow, Jake Robinson, Siloam Springs, Ark., Joe Robinson, Van Buren, Ark., and Sue Cain, Alma Ark.

Funeral services for Seminole resident, Richard Curtis Andrews are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Wewoka with Rev. Clive Cochran of Rock Hill Baptist Church officiating.

Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary of Wewoka.

Andrews died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at the age of 45 in Wewoka due to an automobile accident.

He was born June 5, 1958 in Oklahoma City to the late Leon Andrews Sr. and Mildred Agnew.

At the age of two, he was adopted by his Uncle C.L. and Aunt Polly Gentry.

He has lived in the Seminole County since the age of two.

He was reared in Nobletown and graduated from Wewoka Public Schools in 1977.

He met and married Celesta Jackson on Jan. 1, 1978, and to this union, two children were born.

He later married Mary Conley on March 6, 1987 and to this union, two children were born.

Andrews accepted Christ at an early age.

He was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church and on April 27, 1997, he was ordained and served as a Deacon under the late Tony Ray Olden Sr.

He began singing at the age of seven and sang as a soloist on many programs as well as with the Joyland Gospel Singers for 30 years, until his death.

Besides singing, Andrews also enjoyed working on his cars, cooking and playing with his grandchildren.

He worked in the healthcare field for 15 years.

He was currently employed at ONHL.

He also worked at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole and Konawa’s New Horizon Nursing Home.

Andrews never met a stranger and had a heart of gold.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Andrews of Seminole; three sons, Johnny, Curtis and Kevin Andrews, also of Seminole; daughters, Ta-Tanisha Andrews and LaSheika Andrews of Broken Arrow, Shawn Andrews and Savonne Andrews of Oklahoma City and LaKisha Conley of Seminole; brothers, Arthur Woody Jr., Ellington Woody, Elmer Andrews, Leon Andrews Jr. Billy Andrews, Gary Andrews and Manuel Andrews of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Brenda Hays and Gloria Robinson of Oklahoma City; and seven grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will be Ray Elbert, Curtis Elbert, Benny Cochran, Robert Barnett, Wien Tottress and Nicholas Jones.

Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident, Joe Ashbaker are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at the First Baptist Church in Hinton.

Ingerment will follow at Niles Cemetery in Hinton under the direction of Hinton-Turner Funeral Home with Rev. Mel Daves will officiating.

He died Aug. 19, 2003, at the age of 64 at the Purcell Municipal Hospital.

He was born May 27, 1939, in Mt. Sterling, Ill. to Leonard T. and Margaret (Hendricks) Ashbaker.

He graduated from Brown County, Ill. High School in 1957. He was united in marriage to Dessie M. Brooks on March 18, 1961 in Midwest City.

He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1978.

He then worked for Farmland Industries around the Wewoka and Seminole areas until 1995.

He managed the grain elevators in Ralston, Temple, Hinton, Fairmont, Montezuma, Kan. and Potter Neb.

The Ashbakers moved to Purcell in Oct. of 2002.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Margaret Ashbaker and one sister, Agnes Fagan.

He is survived by his wife, Dessie Ashbaker of the home, one son, Yogi Ashbaker; one daughter, Waynette McKay of Norman; two grandchildren; two sisters, Bette Barker of San Diego, Calif. and Jeanette Chandler of Los Angeles, Calif.

Services for former Seminole County resident, Gussie Marie Azlin are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Crossroads Cathedral with a 2 p.m. burial at Little Cemetery.

Services under the direction of Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuaries, Oklahoma City.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Azlin died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2003, at the age of 76.

She was born Dec. 15, 1927 in Cromwell to Allen Arvel and Maggie Ola (Zellears) Lindsay.

Before moving to Moore in 1972, She enjoyed working in her church at Wewoka.

There she taught Sunday school, served as Vacation Bible School director, sponsored youth activities, sang in the ladies Trio (singing at many funerals), and served on the Food Committee.

After moving to Oklahoma City, Azlin attended Crossroads Cathedral where she was active in supporting funeral dinners.

She was preceded in death by an infant brother, Arvel Markus Lindsay, her parents, and her husband of 56 years William Junior Azlin on Jan. 16, 2002.

Survivors include two sons, David Azlin of Edmond and Geary Azlin of Oklahoma City; two daughters Jane Weston of Moore and Deborah Boswell Houston, Texas.

She is also survived by four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Graveside services for Seminole resident, Jacqueline Dolores Duzan Bailey, are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ozark Chapel Cemetery in Laurie, Mo.

She died June 8, 2003, at the age of 79, at her home.

She was born July 1, 1923, in Nevada, Mo. to Charles Edward and Josephine Pottz, Duzan.

She was a 20 year retiree of K-Mart.

She is survived by one daughter, Sibbya Jo Bailey Phillips of Seminole; one niece. Jackie Schaefer; one nephew, Scott Fleener, and many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kidwell-Garber Laurie-Sunrise Beach Chapel of Laurie, Mo.

Ronna Terrell Bailey of Longmont, Colo., died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003 at Hospice of Boulder County at the age of 44.

She was born on June 18, 1958 to Dennis Ronald "Ron" and Mary Louise (King) Terrell in Holdenville.

Ronna’s parents lived in Sasakwa from 1958-1960.

Ronna’s father Ron served as Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Ronna attended school in Ft. Collins, Colo., before she moved to Richardson, Texas.

She received two bachelor’s degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.

In 1970, Ronna’s mother married Roger Bailey.

Two years later, he adopted Ronna and her sister Angie.

Ronna taught high school French, German, and Spanish in Meeker for five years before moving to Boulder in 1986.

She was a secretary and technical typesetter at the National Center for Atmospheric Research before becoming a mail carrier in Boulder.

Ronna was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Boulder and was active in the choir and the "Bridges" group.

She was also a member of the University of Colorado Alumni Handbell Choir.

Ronna enjoyed counted cross-stitch, music, genealogy, travel, and visiting the highest point in as many states as possible.

She had a deep faith in Jesus Christ.

Ronna was first diagnosed with cancer in 2001, but her cancer went into remission.

In Sept. 2002, her cancer returned, and she was given a short time to live.

Ronna attended a memorial/celebration-of-life service for herself on Nov. 1, 2002 at the First Presbyterian Church in Boulder.

She was preceded in death by three grandparents, Rev. William and Agnes King, Tonkawa, and Grady Terrell, Wewoka.

Ronna is survived by her parents, Mary and Roger Bailey, Longmont, Colo., and Ron and Bobbie Terrell, Warsaw, Mo.; three sisters, Angelique Malezieux and her husband Gilles, Paris, France, Nancy Ruth Bailey, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Holly Bailey, Greeley, Colo.; her grandmother, Beatrice Terrell Harjo, Wewoka; two uncles, Raymond Terrell, Kansas City, and Kenneth Terrell, Seminole; and several other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Cremation was held at Howe Mortuary in Longmont, Colo.

Inurnment was held at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Tonkawa.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society of Boulder County, 2130 Mountain View Ave., Suite A, Longmont, Colo., 80501.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Frances Vivian Baker-Coker were scheduled for this afternoon at The Lighthouse Assembly in Choctaw.

Burial was to follow at Choctaw Cemetery under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Homes, Inc.

Baker-Coker died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at the age of 83.

She was born May 28, 1918 in Cushing to Charlie and Carolin Blackburn.

She married Earnest McConnel in 1936 in Cushing.

Baker-Coker married Robert Lee Baker in 1942 and they had a home in Wewoka for 35 years.

She worked in the Smart’s nursing home in Wewoka and Tuckers Children Nursing Home of Holdenville until her husband’s death in 1977.

She married Sherman Coker in 1986 in Choctaw. He preceded her in death in 2001.

Baker-Coker is survived by three daughters, Vivian Knight of Eufaula, Carol Levonik of Lawton, and May Snowden of Choctaw; three stepsons, Bill Coker of Choctaw, James Coker of Moore, and Melvin Coker of Harrah; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several stepgrandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her sister, Thelma Patton; her stepdaughter, Helen Lofton; and her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lawton, 1930 Ferris, Suite 5, Lawton, 73501.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident, Jack Edward Baker of Oklahoma City, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with Ed. Foust officiating.

Interment will follow at the Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee.

He died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, at the age of 82 in an Oklahoma nursing Home.

He was born Aug. 6, 1921, in Duncan to L.D. Baker and Mary (Duncan) Baker.

On Oct. 11, 1941, he was married to Laurene Faylor in Seminole.

He served in the United States Army during World War II.

He worked in manufacturing for many years and retired from Tinker Air Force Base.

He lived in the Shawnee – Seminole area most of his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Laurene; one brother, Jim Baker and one sister, June Wolf.

He is survived by one son, Jerry Edward Baker of Denver, Colo.; one daughter, Donna Conner of Seminole; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren and one brother, L. D. Baker Jr. or Shawnee.

The family asks that instead of flowers, donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Graveside services for longtime Konawa resident James Douglas Baker were held on Monday, Nov. 24, 2003 at the Vamoosa Cemetery.

Rev. Michael Vallandingham officiated.

Services were under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.

Baker died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003 at the age of 51 in Wewoka.

He was born to Lonnie Farlin Baker and Hattie Lou (Cooley) Baker on Nov. 3, 1952.

Baker worked in the greater Seminole County oilfields most of his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Charles Baker and Clyde Baker.

Baker is survived by two sisters, Vera Heard, Konawa and Yvonne Williamson of Arizona; and one brother, Wallace Baker, Bakersfield, Calif.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Claudine Ball, were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at the Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Del City.

Graveside services and burial were scheduled for 4 p.m. at Little Cemetery, under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home.

Ball passed away Saturday, May 10, 2003 at the age of 79.

She was born to John and Mary Elizabeth Cawvey on Nov. 22, 1923 in Hulbert.

Ball lived most of her life in Oklahoma, and attended her high school years at Strother School.

She was a homemaker and raised six children.

Later, she worked at Streets in Shephard Mall in the children’s and women’s departments.

She was a member of the Del City Church of Christ.

Ball was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Ball, on Jan. 24, 2003, and her parents, and brothers and sisters, Don and Maxine Cawvey, Wynona Dollar, John Cawvey, Glen Cawvey, and Wanda Lemore.

She is survived by her sister, Imogene Weston; her six children, Ann Schneider and husband Dutch, Del City, Bill Ball and wife Marj, Webb City, Mo., Jane and husband Mike Murphy, Cedar Park, Texas, Greg and Janelle Ball, Garland, Texas, Cynthia Goodwin, Windsor, Colo., and David Ball and wife Michelle, Kremmling, Colo.; nine grandchildren, Kelly and Brandon Schneider, Stephanie Allsbury, Eric Ball, Jennifer, Jonathan, and Jill Ball, and Mary and Katy Murphy; two great-granddaughters, Sydney Allsbury and Alyssa Schneider.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Funeral services for William B. "Bill" Ball are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at the Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel.

Interment is to follow at Little Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home.

Ball died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at the age of 78.

He was born April 7, 1924 in Seminole to Joseph Newton and Ella Ann Ball.

He grew in the Little community and attended all of his school years at Strother School.

Ball worked at The Seminole Producer in his early newspaper career as a sports writer.

He later went into the advertising field and worked for The Shawnee News Star and The Daily Oklahoman.

He was a member of the 12^th and Drexel Church of Christ and, most recently, the Del City Church of Christ.

Ball was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings.

He is survived by his wife, Claudine; six children, Ann Schneider of Del City, Bill Ball of Webb City, Mo., Jane Murphy of Cedar Park, Texas, Greg Ball of Garland, Texas, Cynthia Goodwin of Windsor, Colo., and David Ball of Frisco, Colo.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Lula L. Bane are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Christ in Little.

She died June 11, 2003 at the age of 94 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Feb. 8, 1909 in Arlburg, Ark. to John Gilbert and Dora (Sheldon) Gilbert.

She married Dolphus Ray Bane on Oct. 24, 1925 in Van Buren County, Ark.

She lived in Hughes and Seminole Counties most of her life and for the last 15 years, she has lived in the Little area.

She was a homemaker, farmer and loved her family and church.

Casket Bearers will be her grandsons and great grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her husband, D.R. Bane; three sons, W. Ray Bane, J.W. Bane and Darrell Bane and one granddaughter.

She is survived by four daughters, Ruby Creelman and Juanita Ernst of San Jose, Calif., Alice Morris of Seminole, and Donna Bane of Shawnee; three sons, Charles Bane of Muskogee, Doyle Bane of Holdenville and Jim Bane of Seminole; 25 grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members.

Officiating the services will be Rusty Dawson.

Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Graveside services for Seminole resident, Vera Mae Dorothy Baser, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at the Little Cemetery of Seminole.

She died June 5, 2003, at the age of 80, in the Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born May 19, 1923, In Dewey to George A. and Nora Love (Hinkle) Mitchell.

She was retired from small business administration for government.

Her parents; one sister, Ruth Garrett; one brother, Arthur Mitchell; and one grandson, Chris Baser, preceded her in death in 1990.

She is survived by her spouse and father of her children, James Baser of Cromwell; one son, Darrell Baser of Balch Springs, Texas; one daughter Carolyn Kernal of Seminole; one brother, Virgil Mitchell of Skiatook; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Officiating the services will be Shawn Crawley.

Interment will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Brian and Amber Bergerson proudly announce the birth of their second child, Summer Elise Bergerson.

She was born July 22, 2003 at 6:01 p.m. at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman.

She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Sh has one older brother, Ty Dahlen who is 4 ½ years old.

Grandparents are Gene and Judy Bergerson of Seminole and Mike and Lynn Anderson of Ashland, Mo.

Great grandmothers are Imogene Bergerson of Seminole, Doris Hunsacker of Wewoka, Helen Anderson and Helen Jamison, both of Edmond and Lillian Sheets of Calif.

Rose Beach of Richmond, Va., passed away on March 2, 2003.

Funeral services were scheduled to be held on March 4, in Richmond, Va.

Beach was survived by her son and his wife, Todd and Stacy Beach, Seminole, who have two sons, Andrew and Aaron Beach; and her daughter Ronnie Stanberry and her son Mark Stanberry, also of Seminole.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, TW Beach are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev’s. Doyle Long and Steve Cline officiating.

Internment will be at Arlington Memory garden in Midwest City under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.

He died Sept. 3, 2003, at the age of 67 at Seminole Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 31, 1936, to William Clay Beach and Thalia (Wade) Beach.

He was married to Lora Jean (Self) Beach on Sept. 26, 1997.

He retired in 1988 from Tinker Air Force Base.

He served in the U.S. Army as a Private First Class in Germany in the Artillery Unit for three years.

He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and loved to fish and go on bus tour trips.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Lora Beach of the home; two sons, Larry Beach and Gary Beach of Midwest City; one step-son, Ray Troglin of Bowlegs; one step-daughter, Vivian Hinds of Seminole; one brother, W.C. Beach of Sallisaw and three grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Ray Troglin, Rodney Troglin, Joe Luna, Paul Self, Allen Broady, Matt Webber, Darrell Morris and Mike Morris.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident, Katie Bruner Beard are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29 at the Prospect Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.

Interment will follow at the Bruner cemetery at Turkey Creek in Seminole County.

Beard died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at the age of 86 in the Amberwood Nursing Home in Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Wewoka resident, Tom "Cu’ke" Beaver, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Sand Creek Eufaula Indian Baptist Church, southwest of Wewoka.

Revs. Houston Tiger and Joe Factor will officiate.

Interment will follow at Spencer Family Cemetery, Limestone Community, under the direction of the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Wake Services were scheduled for 6:00 PM Saturday, March 22, 2003, at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Beaver will be moved to Sand Creek Eufaula Indian Baptist Church at 4 p.m.. Monday, for a wake service there Monday evening at 7 p.m.

Mr. Beaver died March 21, 2003, at the home of his sister in Oklahoma City, at the age of 61.

He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Holdenville, Okla., to George Beaver and Lousanna Johnson Beaver and grew up in Hughes and Seminole Counties.

He attended New Model Schools, and worked as a carpenter for Collins Lumber until he retired in 1991.

He married Mary Spencer in 1971; she preceded him in death on Sept. 22, 2001.

He is survived by his children, Tommy George Beaver, Ada; Tom Little Beaver, Ada; Freddie James Beaver, Wewoka; Regina Renee Beaver, Ada; Mary Elizabeth Beaver, Seminole; and Thomas Beaver, Wewoka; his sisters, Wynema Russell, Oklahoma City, and Elouise Johnson, Holdenville; and 17 grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Bridget Ann Beaver; a grandson, Justin John Factor; and three brothers, Cecil Harjo, Sam Beaver and Benjamin Washington.

Pallbearers will be Eastman Johnson, Richard Cotton, Jay Smallwood, Terry Smallwood, Chris Johnson and Daniel Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Spencer, Robin Beaver, Sam Beaver, Jr. and Marcus Henderson.

Graveside funeral services for Jeffrey Lee Beggs, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Sept, 26, 2003, at Oakwood Cemetery, Wewoka with Anthony Wood officiating, under the direction of the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Beggs died on Sunday, September 21, 2003, at the age of 43 at Jacksonville, Florida.

He was born on May 30, 1960, in Laguna Beach, California to Don and Ginger Henderson Beggs.

He attended school at Douglas Schools at in Oklahoma City. and was reared in the Oklahoma City area.

He has lived in the Jacksonville, Florida since 1992, where he was a carpenter and cabinet maker.

Beggs was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by, two sisters Donna Beggs Robertson, Gigi Beggs Martin both of Wewoka, one niece Heather Robertson of Wewoka, and special friend Celeste Sweet of Jacksonville, Florida and other relatives and friends.

Virginia Lee "Ginger" Beggs, Wewoka resident, died Saturday, March 23, 2003 at the age of 61, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in OklahomaCity on March 3, 1941, to Leon Henderson and Lucille McKinley Henderson.

She grew up in California, graduating from school and married Donald R. Beggs on March 21, 1959; they moved to Oklahoma in the mid 60s.

She was a homemaker throughout her married life, and her husband of 30 years died in December of 1989.

In 1991 she went to work for Seminole County District Attorney’s office in Wewoka -Seminole County and retired in March 2001.

She is survived by her fiancé, Wayne Carter of Wewoka; her children, Donna Robertson, Gigi Martin and Jeff Beggs; her granddaughter, Heather Robertson of Wewoka; her brothers and sisters, Paul Henderson, Stockton, Calif., Cookie Stears, Palm Dale, Calif., Pauline Lopez, Tracy, Calif., Ron Henderson, Arlington, Washington; Charlene Osteen, Salt and Sea, Calif.,and Norma Jean Long, Wilton, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Wayne Henderson and Donald Henderson.

Funeral services were held at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel, Wewoka, on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. John Lively officiating.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Sneed, Rusty Carter, Kevin Roberts, Dave Carter, Jim Carter and Josh Welsh.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Peterson, Terry Kirby, John Hargrave, Dave Anderson, Joseph Rigley, Kenny Storks, John Coley, Mark Battershell, Clay Pettis and Tom Lemings.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Funeral services for Brianna Louise Page Belford, infant daughter of Seminole residents were scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Church of Christ in Seminole with Chris Stinnett officiating.

Interment followed at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

She was born Oct.5, 2003, in Oklahoma City to Christopher Robert Belford and Christina Lynn Sharp.

She died Oct. 5, 2003 at the OU Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Jessie Sharp.

She is survived by her parents, Christopher Belford and Christina Sharp; grandparents, Ronnie and Barbara Wolf of Seminole, Cecil and Peggy Gomez, and Linda Dean, all of Ardmore; great grandparents, William and Ruby Sheffield and Jackie and Dorothy Cotton of Duncan; one brother, Jackie Belford; and one sister, Christen Belford.

Casket bearers were Ronnie Wolf, Cecil Gomez, Christopher Belford, Eric Vahldick and Casey Dean.

Funeral services for Seminole County resident, Robert Franklin Bemo, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the High Spring Baptist Church in Konawa.

He died July 28, 2003, at the age of 81.

He was born Sept. 8, 1921, in Konawa to William and Ada Factor Bemo.

He attended Summer Chapel School.

He married Nell Marie in Hulwa in Wewoka in 1989.

He was a member of High Springs Baptist Church in Konawa.

He was a navy veteran and also worked as a security guard for Seminole Nation.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ada Factor Bemo; four brothers, Sam, John, Don and Edgar Bemo; and one sister, Harriet Tiger.

He is survived by his wife, Nell Marie Bemo of the home, two adopted sons, Roland Roberts of Seminole and Bruce Fish of the home; six stepchildren, Donna McNac of Oklahoma City. Alex Fish Jr. of Tecumseh, Laquita Roberts of Cromwell, Laverna Kionute of Binger, John Fish of Oklahoma City and Donnell Fish of the home; four children, Lawanda Abraham of Norman, Glessie Gene Tharp of Norman, Ronnie Bemo of Shawnee and Robert ‘Bob’ Bemo, Jr. of Edmond; two sisters, Rena Gonzales of Denver, Colo. and Elvina Ortega; 26 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Wake services will be at the Stout-Phillips Old Chapel at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

He will be moved to High Spring Baptist in Konawa at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Wake services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at High Springs Baptist in Konawa.

Pallbearers will be Reese Bert, Randy Roberts, Junior Kionute, Charles Burgress, Edward Factor and Steve Harjo.

Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons.

Revs. Issac Foster and Dorsey Nero will officiate.

Interment will follow at High Spring Baptist Cemetery under the direction of the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident, John Benardello are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

He was born Feb. 11, 1922 in New York City to Joseph Benardello and Theresa (Buscema) Benardello.

He died June 19, 2003, at the age of 81 in the Midwest City Regional Hospital.

He was married to Jenny Lorene (Long) Benardello on March 25, 1942 in Lincoln, Neb.

She preceded him in death of April 24, 2002.

He was a retired entrepreneur.

He was in auto sales, had a Napa franchise and until his retirement in early 1980, he owned Action Vending, Inc.

He was a veteran of the Army Air Corp.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1980; mother in 1999; and wife.

He is survived by his son, John Robert Benardello of Midwest City and three grandchildren.

Officiating the services will be Rev. Carl Whitfield.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident, Hattie M. Bender are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Seminole.

Rev. Steve Cline will officiate.

Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.

She died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003, at the age of 81 at her home in Seminole.

She was born Jan. 18, 1923, in Seminole to John H. Montgomery and Lou Ella (Brown) Montgomery.

She was married to Herman Bender April 7, 1980.

She was retired from L&L Jewelry, former owner of the Mushroom Store in Seminole Shopping Center (sold Indian jewelry and bibles/ formerly worked for Sylvania in Shawnee, and years ago she worked for the election boards.

She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where she was involved with her Sunday school class.

She loved watching the Braves play baseball and loved to play bingo when her health allowed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Linda Parsons on March 13, 1999 and one grandson on Aug. 22, 1986.

She is survived by one granddaughter, Janelle Greenwood of Hillsboro, N.C.; two great granddaughters, Twila Conway of Tecumseh and Heather Parsons of Moore; one great-great grandson, Coby Conway of Tecumseh; two brothers, Bill Montgomery of Yukon and Buck Montgomery of Amarillo, Texas; and one sister, Edith Williams of Hutchison, Kan.

73, of 1500 32nd St S, Great Falls, Montana, died Sunday morning, December 21^st, of natural causes. At his request, no local services will be held. Private services will be held for family at a later date. No visitation will take place. He had bequeathed his body to science and the Montana WWAMI Body Donation program, MSU Bozeman, has accepted his generous gift.

Otto had recently moved from Oklahoma to be nearer his children. He leaves behind an ex-wife, Wanda Bender, still living in Seminole, OK.

Survivors include sons Terry Bender of Panguitch, Utah, Ken Bender of Great Falls, Montana, and Larry Kautzman, of Ogden, Utah. Daughters are Bonnie Sue Hanauer of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Lora Dormady, of Great Falls, Montana, and Sandra Dail, of Great Falls, Montana. A sister, Emma Kurtz, lives in Bismarck, North Dakota. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and Monica Kautzman of Vaughn, Montana, mother of Sandra Dail.

He was preceded in death by a first born daughter, Diane Kay Bender in 1950, and first wife, Frances V. Baker in 1977.

Otto was retired and living in Seminole, OK since the early nineties with Wanda Bender, whom he had married in Las Vegas in 1988 and later divorced. His hobbies included an avid interest in repairing cars. He had discovered an interest in computers and the internet in his later years, allowing for more frequent communication with his children.

Any memorials should be sent to the charity of your choice.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident, J. P. Bennett are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel, Shawnee.

He died June 23, 2003, at the age of 72 in Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.

He was born June 8, 1931, in Seminole to Levi Cody Bennett and Mamie (Chaffin) Bennett.

He was a graduate of Prairie Valley High School.

He had worked as a welder and retired from Tinker Air Force Base in 1994.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 and was stationed in Korea at that time.

He married Phyllis (Ring) in Seminole on Jan. 23. 1954.

He attended the First Baptist Church of Harrah.

His parents; one brother, Gene Bennett; two sisters, Lois Motte and Clara Presley preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Bennett of the home; two children, Renee Bennett of Harrah and Darrel Bennett of Dunedin, Fla.; two brothers; Ray Bennett of Wynnewood and Dean Bennett of Seminole; two sisters, Willa Mae Cox of Coalinga, Calif. and Betty Romberg of Shawnee; two grandchildren; in-laws; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Officiating the services will be Rev. Randy Slack.

Interment will follow in the Little Cemetery under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee.

In lieu of flowers, the family has designated the American Diabetes Association as appropriate for memorial contributions at P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio, 44720.

Interment for Joe Brown Bennett, SFC U.S. Army, retired were scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Fort Sill National Cemetery

He died Oct. 11, 2003, at his home in Oklahoma City.

He was born Aug. 4, 1941 in Ada to Lt. Col. Joe D. and Frances Brown Bennett.

He was the great grandson of Gov. John Fl Brown, the last absolute Chief in the Seminole Nation.

Bennett attended Bacone College in Muskogee and graduated from UCO in Edmond.

Before employment at Tinker AFB, his military career included two tours of duty in Germany and one in Vietnam.

He was a 32^nd degree Mason and Shriner, and a member of the Elks Lodge # 417.

After the loss of his eye sight, he began a partnership with his guide dog, Fenney, and they volunteered their time to school children and demonstrated the ability of the guide dog to aid in the independence of the visually impaired.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joe D. and his brother John F. Bennet.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Judith; his daughter, Jennifer Morrell; one granddaughter; and his mother, Frances Bennett of Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Bertha M. Bierd are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.

Rev. Burl Mackey will officiate.

Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bierd died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at the Stroud Health Center.

She was born to Walter Marshall and Mary Alice (Leach) Crouch on Oct. 6, 1908 near Stroud.

She and Frank Bierd were married on Nov. 28, 1931 at the First Baptist Church in Bristow, and the couple lived in the Earlsboro, Carr City, and Seminole area most of their married life.

Bierd became a Christian at the Carr City Baptist Church in 1940, and was a member of the Church, teaching age groups from nursery through the young people’s departments over the years.

Most of those years were served teaching in the First Baptist Church of Seminole.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Frank Bierd; two sisters; three brothers; and two grandchildren.

Bierd is survived by one sister, Mrs. L.E. Waggoner, Levelland, Texas; two children, Jimmy Bierd, Stroud, and Gail McCraw, Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great great-grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be Tom Bierd, Jimmy Bierd, Scott McCraw, Mike McCraw, Philip Quinn, Gary Quinn, Keith Bierd, and Bobby Bierd.

Funeral services for Georgia Ann Biggers are scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church.

Rev. Beverly Cook will officiate.

Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman, Texas.

Biggers died Friday, March 21, 2003 at the ate of 91.

She was born in Holdenville in 1911 and lived in the Pampa, Texas area for 41 years before moving to Spearman.

She was married to Cecil Biggers in 1933.

She was a telephone operator for 16 years A.T. & T. She worked for C.R. Anthony clothing for over 25 years before retiring in 1987.

She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Pampa.

She is survived by one son, Cecil R. Biggers of Spearman; one sister, Florida Belle Surgnier of Ada, two granddaughters, and one great-grandson.

She was precede in death by her husband, Cecil Biggers in 1933.

The family requests memorials to be sent to Central Baptist Church Nursery Ministries in Pampa, Texas or Faith Lutheran Church in Spearman.

Funeral services for Seminole County native Louisa Harjo Billie are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church, south of Wewoka.

Revs. Houston Tiger and Sandy Harjo will officiate.

Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

Billie died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003 at the age of 79.

She was born to Sundae Harjo and Velma Cosar Harjo on Aug. 24, 1924.

Billie attended Limestone School and also lived in and around Seminole County until 1997 when she moved to Tulsa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Joseph Billie; three sisters, Abbie Harjo, Imogene Harjo and Fannie Harjo; one son-in-law, Daniel Starr; one daughter-in-law, Sally Wolf; and four grandchildren, Bradley Billie, Eastman Billie, infant grandaughter, and Yvett Hulbutta.

Billie is survived by one daughter, Nell Starr and her children, Terry, Michael, Laquita, and David Starr, all of Wewoka; three sons, George Hulbutta and his son Allen, both of Seminole, Lee Moses and his children, Lee, Otis, and Crystal Moses, all of Tulsa, and John Billie of Cushing and his children, John of Henryetta, Joseph of Alabama, Lawanna of Meeker, Stina of Oklahoma City, and Alisha of Germany; one sister, Naomi Jacobs, Oklahoma City; three brothers, Richmond Harjo, Seminole, and John Harjo and Luther Harjo, both of Tulsa; and 27 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Grey Tiger, Jimmy Tiger, Benny Tiger, Jason Tiger, Joe Jacobs and Oscar Bunner.

Honorary bearers will be Billie’s grandsons.

Funeral services for former longtime Seminole resident Gladys Black are were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church.

Minister David Karges was set to officiate. He was to be assisted by Minister Bruce Lewis.

Interment was to follow at Resthaven Memorial Garden under the direction of Calvary Funeral Home of Eunice, N.M.

Black died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2003 in Hobbs, N.M. at the age of 99.

She was born Dec. 12, 1903 in Cedar County, Mo.

She married Rockford L. Black on Dec. 24, 1923 in Keystone.

Black was a resident of Seminole for 69 years.

She moved to Hobbs, N.M. in 2002.

She was an active member of the Seminole First United Methodist Church since 1950.

Black was an active member of the United Methodist Women’s Group and a charter member of the Wedding Ring Sunday School Class.

She is survived by one son, Don Black of Weatherford; one daughter, Peggy Harris of Hobbs, N.M., one brother, John Strader of Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Harvey Ervin "Pete" Black, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley.

Doug Arnold will officiate the services.

Interment will follow at the Whitebead Cemetery in Pauls Valley, under the direction of the Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home.

Black died Monday, March 3, 2003 at his home in Seminole at the age of 90.

He was born to John and Ida Mae (Hawkins) Black on Dec. 4, 1912 in Cement.

The Pauls Valley and Paoli area was his childhood home, and following his father’s death, he lived with his aunt Martha and uncle Will Hawkins in Western Oklahoma.

In the 1930’s, Black moved to Wanette where he worked for his uncle Ralph Black at Cunningham’s Filling Station and hauled cattle and hogs to the Stockyards in Oklahoma City.

While in Wanette, he met Molly Lucille Jackson.

The couple were married on May 23, 1936 in Konawa, and made Wanette their home for the next 10 years.

On July 4, 1946, the couple moved to Oklahoma City where Black went to work for the M&M Super Service for nearly 22 years. thus

In 1967, Black bought the wrecker service from M&M Super Service, thus founding the M&M Wrecker Service.

Black continued to operate the wrecker service until his retirement in March of 1982.

In 1983, Black moved to Seminole County where he raised cattle and enjoyed a working retirement.

Black was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille, in 1972; his parents; three brothers; and two sisters.

He is survived by one son, Ralph Black, Seminole; one brother, A.C. Black of California; one sister, Mary June Hardy of Colorado; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Helen Jenette (Rodgers) Blair are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Trena Smithee is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Blair died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 at Seminole Medical Center at the age of 70.

She was born Dec. 2, 1932 in Seminole to Elza Byron and Dora Meala (Fisher) Rodgers.

She married Reubin Blair on Dec. 16, 1957 in Seminole. He preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1971.

Blair retired from Hayes Axle on Oct. 30, 1992 after 16 years.

She was also preceded in death by her daughters, Cleta and Janet Marshall; stepchildren, Judy and David Blair; her mother, Dora Spann; her father, Byron Rodgers; four sisters, Edna Rodgers, Ruby Houck, Alice Houck, and Cathryn Rodgers; and her brother, Eldon Dean Rodgers.

She is survived by one brother, Elza Rodgers of Wewoka; and one sister, Carolyn Sue Huntington of The Dalles, Ore.

Casket bearers are Eugene Houck, Chad Houck, Joe Houck, Kade Houck, Bobby Westmoland, and Justin Westmoland.

Funeral services for Jeannette Marie Bland of Seminole, were held Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at the Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Holdenville.

Rev. Roy Robertson officiated the services.

Interment followed at the Holdenville Cemetery, under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Jeannette passed away Friday, March 21, 2003 in Oklahoma City at the age of 55.

She was born to Daniel Bland and Thelma (Ledbetter) Bland on June 28, 1947 in Holdenville.

Jeannette was raised in Hughes County and lived in the area most of her life.

She attended school at Hulsey School and at Moss School and graduated from Moss.

Jeannette loved to crochet and make crafts of all kinds.

She also enjoyed fishing and being outdoors.

Jeannette was preceded in death by her father; her grandfather, Ollie Ledbetter; her grandmother, Cordie Ledbetter; and one brother, Jerry Bland.

She is survived by two sons, Larry Hale and Les Hale; her mother, Thelma Griffith; three sisters, Gloria Guthrie, Brenda Griffith, and Sharon Woods; and numerous aunts, uncles, and other family and loved ones.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident, Katherine Blevins, were scheduled for 2 p.m., May 20, 2003.

She was born on July 26, 1920 to Brother Wallace and Beatrice Wilburn.

She died May 16, 2003, in Seminole.

She was born as a paternal twin into a family of 10 children, which consisted of five boys and five girls.

She owned and operated a beauty salon for 25 years in Hobbs, N.M., where she was a resident for 40 years.

Survivors include her son, Larry Moreland; Sister, Lavalla Spencer; two nephews, grandchildren, great-grand children and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Dian Moreland.

A memorial service was held at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Funeral services for Seminole native, Mildred L. Blue of Norman were scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at the Southgate Pentecostal Church in Moore with Rev. Lynn Ice officiating.

Interment followed at 3:30 p.m. in Wanette Cemetery under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home in Norman..

Blue died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at the age of 83 in Norman.

She was born Aug. 15, 1920, in Seminole to William and Mary (Mahan) Harrison.

She married Bert Hayden Blue on Jan. 10, 1942, in Walters.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

She is survived by two daughters, Betty Kesler of Guthrie and Latricia Weedn of Norman; two sons, James Blue of Shawnee and Eugene Blue of Norman; one brother; two sister; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Loving Care, P.O. Box 1414, Noble, 73068.

 U.S. Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, was appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

He was born in 1902, in Fort Smith, Ark., one of 13 siblings.

He graduated from OU’s law school in 1927.

He and close friend, A.P. Murrah formed the law firm of Murrah & Bohanon in Seminole, moving to Oklahoma City in 1931.

His work led to exposing corruption in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, resulting in significant reforms to the Oklahoma court system.

He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic Convention which nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

He was also an active participant in the successful 1948 campaign of President Harry S. Truman.

During his career as a judge, his decisions resulted in the implementation of procedures for humane treatment of prison inmates and the desegregation of Oklahoma City Schools.

He was married to Marie Swatek .

She preceded him in death in 1998.

He is survived by a son, Richard L. Bohanon and his wife, Ann of Oklahoma City; three grandsons Christopher A. Bohanon of Arlington, Va., Phillip Lee Bohanon and David Andrew Bohanon of Oklahoma City, and six great grandchildren.

Three children, Baby Boy, Michael Anton and Barbara Marie preceded him in death.

Private graveside services were held Tuesday at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

A memorial service was held at the United Methodist Church of Nichols Hills on July 22 at 11 a.m.

Memorial services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Josh Lee Bohanon are scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.

The family will receive visitors at the family home from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.

Flowers may be sent to the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home in Wewoka or donations may be made to the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

Bohanon died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at the age of 66 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

He was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Wewoka to Andrew Bohanon and Lois Mae (Walker) Bohanon.

He graduated from Wewoka High School in 1955 where he was an All-State football player.

Bohanon served six years in the U.S. Army, from 1960-1966.

He married Judy Sullivan in 1974 in Tulsa and went on to graduate from UCO in 1982 with his B.A.

After working briefly as a licensed mortician, he was employed at the Oklahoma Department of Human Services for 25 years, before retiring in 1999.

A family man, he was a devoted husband and father and enjoyed spending time, laughing and joking with his family and friends and cheering for his Oklahoma Sooners.

Josh was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Bohanon and one brother, Webster Bohanon.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Judy; his twin sons, James Webster of Tulsa and Josh Lee II of Norman; his mother, Lois Mae Bohanon of the home; his sister, Andrewette "Sue" Wood of Edmond; and many other family and friends who will miss him.

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident, Ida Evelyn Bourbonnais, of Tecumseh, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 17 at the Tecumseh Mission Cemetere under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home of Maud.

Rev. Cal Hunter will officiate.

Bourbonnais died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at the age of 72 at his home.

She was born Aug. 28, 1932 in Blanchard to Clarence Hollis and Florence (Hughes) Hollis.

She married Roy Bourbonnais of July 31, 1970 in Shawnee.

She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.

She is a former Maud resident and also lived in Bakersfield, Calif.

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

She is survived by Roy Bourbonnais of the home, four sons, gene Thompson and Robin Geer, both of Range Park, Fla., Johnny Geer of California and Mark Geer of Lawton; two brothers, Carl Hollis of Bakersfield, Calif. and Clifford Hollis of Weiser, Id.; two sisters, Joan Gillham of Tecumseh and Frances McCormick of Bakersfield, Calif.; and ten grandchildren.

Casketbearers will be Robin Geer, Mark Geer, Johnny Geer, Gene Thompson, Chris Geer and Kirk Geer.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, Helen Mae Bowles are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.

She died July 30, 2003, at the age 78 at Parkland Manor Nursing Home in Prague.

She was born June 21, 1925, in Seminole to Albert J. Belveal and Emma (Blackbourn) Belveal.

She married Raymond Bowles in 1953 in Sulphur.

She worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator and the owner of the Pampered Poodle.

She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert J. and Emma Belveal; two brothers, Neal Frazier of Seminole and Kenneth Frazier of Cushing.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond Bowles of Sulphur; daughters, Debra Bowles, Beth Ann Bowles and Nancy Rutherford, all of Seminole, Mary Johnson of Shawnee; one brother, Charles Belveal of Exeter, Mo.; four sisters, Virginia Cherry of Edmond, Etta Nelson of Seminole, Charlene Nelson of Los Lunas, N.M. and Barbara Deal of Antlers; and four grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Travis Johnson, Joe Abbiss, Eddie Nelson, John Scallorn, Jimmy Nelson and Jeffrey Nelson.

Rev. Steve Cline will officiate the service.

Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident Wilma Boyington are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. R.T. McDonald is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Boyington died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at Southwest Medical Center at the age of 68.

She was born Dec. 26, 1934 in Seminole to Elmer and Lela (Gentry) Billings.

She married Buddy Boyington on June 7, 1968 in Stinnett, Texas.

Boyington was a retired daycare and store manager.

She attended Bowlegs Schools.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Daniel Billings in 1999; two nephews and one niece.

Boyington is survived by her husband of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Connie Hinman of Lawtey, Fla., David Ross Hinman of Melbourne, Fla., and Steven K. and Laree Hinman of Oklahoma City; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Phyllis Billings of Ponca City and Raymond and De Billings of Seminole; one sister, Geraldine Johnston of Willis, Texas; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial services for former Seminole resident, Margaret Louise Bradley are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at the Little Cemetery, north of Seminole, with Russell Vicars officiating.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Bradley died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at the age of 79 at the Hearthstone Assisted Living Center in Oklahoma City.

She was born March 8, 1924, in Carmen to Clifford Almon Cox and Thelma Marie (Bell) Cox.

She was married to Benny Joe Bradley, who preceded her in death in 1986.

She was a homemaker and was of the Catholic faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

She is survived by her brother, James W. Cox of Oklahoma City; one sister, Betty Marie Hawkins of Pryor and several nieces, nephews and other family and friends..

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident, Stacy A. Braman are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, July 21 at Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, with full military honors.

He died July 5, 2003, at the age of 53 in Peter Borough, England and has just been returned to the United States.

He was born April 11, 1950 in Klamath Falls, Ore. to Frank Stacy Braman and Rita Theresa (La Marche).

He served in the USA Navy as petty officer first class and was working for the Navy AAFES in England when he died.

He was a graduate of Seminole State College and also the former pastor for the Main Street Church of God from 1980-2000.

He is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Kasper of Tulsa, two sons, John Braman of Ft. Sill and Jeremy Braman of South Daytona, Fla.; two sisters, Kathy Pallin of Eugene Ore. and Margaret Chosther of Keizer, Ore.; and four grandchildren.

Bro. H.K. Griffin will be officiating the service.

Services will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.

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Vivian Evelyn Brannon passed away on Friday, March 21, 2003, at El wood Manor Nursing Home in Wewoka, after a long and courageous fight with Alzheimers.

Vivian was born February 1, 1928 in Sasakwa to George and Minia Huff.

Vivian married Art Brannon on October 4, 1946, and followed him in his work to a variety of locations, from Rangely, Colorado to Odessa, Texas before settling in Holdenville in 1973.

Vivian worked as a legal secretary for George Oliphant from early 1970s until her retirement.

Vivian attended the East Main Church of Christ until her Alzheimers forced her to move to Elmwood Manor Nursing Home.

Vivian was a dedicated Christian wife and a loving, supportive mother, sister, and grandmother.

Her loving smile, sense of humor, and obvious love for and pride in her family will be missed by all.

Vivian is survived by one son, Mark of Hodlenville; one daughter, Cindy Ingram of Broken Arrow; three sisters, Kate Wilson of Holdenville, Georgetta Cullinan of Wewoka and Stella Lawson of Borger, Texas; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Vivian was preceded in death by her parents, George and Minia Huff; her husband Art Brannon; one son, Phillip Brannon and one daughter, Pam Epperson; three sisters, Lorene Huff, Opal Brannon and Pauline Reams; two brohers, Alvie Huff and Archie Huff.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday at the East Main Church of Christ with Alan Eck officiating.

Pallbearers were Doyle Wilson, Micah Mitchon, Phil Webb, David Epperson, Scot Treadwell, and Dwight Reams.

Services are under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home of Holdenville.

Graveside services for longtime Seminole County resident, Albert Eugene Branscum currently of Holdenville, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the Vamoosa Cemetery with Rev. Robert Bray officiating.

Interment will also be at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.

Branscum died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the age of 72 at Holdenville General Hospital, Holdenville.

He was born July 18, 1930, in Konawa to W.A. "Bill" Branscum and Beatrice (Finch) Branscum.

He owned and operated his own salvage yard in Konawa for many yars and was also a mechanic and oilfield truck driver in earlier years.

Branscum was an Sp3 (T) in the U.S. Army and served as a mechanic in the 5^th armored division during the Korean conflict.

He was a member of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and of the American Legion Post 70, both in Konawa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; one granddaughter; and one great grandson.

He is survived by three sons, Randy Branscum of Holdenville, James Branscum of Burneyville and Andrew Branscum of Amarillo, Texas; one daughter, Kathy Miller of Holdenville; three brothers, Herman Branscum of Grass Valley, Calif., Bill Branscum of Pampa, Texas and Bob Branscum of Velma; two sisters, Athene Ironmonger of Pampa, Texas and Euda Weldon of Stevenville, Texas; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Grandsons will serve as casket bearers.

Robert C. Bray, Jr. was born on March 6, 1915 in Checotah to the late Robert C. Bray and Tennessee Hill Bray, and passed away April 12, 2003 at the age of 88 at Seminole Medical Center.

His wife of 61 years, Debra Bray and their four children; Robert C. Bray III of Eufaula, Denton Bray of Wetumka, Randy Bray of Wetumka, and Lana Bray of Holdenville; eight grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and four step grandchildren survives him. and one sister, Lucille Poole of Wewoka.

Olaf Bray, Walter Bray, Mary Whittaker, Anna Westbrook and Paul C. Bray preceded him in death.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Billy John Brazell of Sasakwa are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 at the Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Chapel, Konawa.

He died July 13, 2003, at the age of 30, at his residence in Sasakwa.

He was born Nov. 28, 1972 in Ada to Clifton Lee Brazell and Debra Jean (Robertson).

He graduated from Sasakwa High School and worked in the oilfield.

Survivors include his father, Clif Brazell of Konawa; mother and stepfather, Debbie and Kenneth Watters of Sasakwa; one daughter, Lesly Lee Brazell of Sasakwa; grandparents, Pat Robertson and Marie Brazell, both of Konawa and Inetha Yeargan; great-grandmother, Juanita Knowles; two brothers, Robie Dale Watters of Sasakwa and Richard Lee Brazell of Arkansas; and two sisters, Francis Callaham and Elizabeth Brazell, both of Arkansas.

Casket Bearers will be Bruce Ramsey, Franklin Coody, Monte Brazell, Ryan Dale Brazell, Ralph Brazell and Larry Watson.

Officiating the services will be Rev. Wesley Martin.

Interment will follow at Dora Cemetery, north of Konawa, under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.

Funeral services for Seminole County resident, Velma Jane (Williams) Brewer of Maud are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at the First Baptist Church in St. Louis with Bro. Glen Peck and Rev. David Shatwell officiating.

Interment will follow at the Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of the Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home of Maud.

Brewer died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at the age of 95 in the Rose Manor Nursing Home in Maud.

She was born July 6, 1908, in Alabama to Johnny Thomas Williams and Emma Elizabeth (Blair).

She married Clyde Carlton Brewer May 5, 1927, in Konawa.

Brewer moved from Konawa to Maud in 1964, where she was a resident until her death.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Maud First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Johnny Thomas Williams in 1980; two sons, Glen and Walter Brewer; two daughters, Lola and Naomi Brewer; two grandsons Michael Kelley and Ricky Rogers, one granddaughter, Tawnya Brewer; two great grandsons, Timmy and Tony Smith; and one sister, Josie Williams.

She is survived by four sons, Tom Brewer of Byng, Earl Brewer of Newalla, Carl Brewer of Newcastle and Harold Brewer of Maud; five daughters, Nadine Gates of Okemah, Jean Stearns of Shawnee, Ester Alexander, both of Oklahoma City, Ruby Lee of Mustang and Shirley Gurley of Jones; one brother, David Williams of Edmond; two sisters, Della Mae Craft of Wyoming and Ruby Kiser of Jet; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be Steve Billings, Jerry Bryan, Robert Mullins, Tim Garner, Brian Brewer and Travis Mullins.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Irma LaFawn (Fleming) Bridges, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church.

Rev. David Karges will officiate.

Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Seminole, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Irma passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home at the age of 71.

She was born to Hilliard Edwards and Nellie Louise (Cochran) Edwards on July 1, 1931 in Marietta.

Irma lived in Seminole for 29 years, moving here from Shawnee.

She later lived in Dallas, Texas, before moving back to Seminole.

Irma married William "Bill" Joseph Fleming on Jan. 18, 1953.

He preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 1978.

Irma later married Roger Bridges who also preceded her in death.

She worked with her husband William in Fleming’s Accounting Business for 18 years until his death in 1978.

Irma later worked as a live-in-nanny for many years in Dallas, Texas.

She was a member of the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, and a former member of the First United Methodist Church in Seminole.

Irma attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, and enjoyed flower gardening, fishing on Lake Texoma, and ballroom dancing.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, A.C. Weese; her two husbands; and one sister, Ruth Dawn Edwards.

Irma is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Victor Fleming, Houston, Texas, and Bruce and Linda Fleming, Oklahoma City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Tom Smith, Norman, and Pam and Curtis Morgan, Seminole; one brother, Gene Edwards, Brussels, Belgium; three sisters, Jean Thomason, Collinsville, Verna Valentine, Tulsa, and Ginger Edney, Seminole; and seven grandchildren, Katie, Kristen, Kendra, and Kelsey Fleming, all of Oklahoma City, Andrew Smith, Norman, and Tyler and Jessica Morgan, both of Seminole.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident, Troy Lee Bridges are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.

Interment will follow at Little Cemetery, north of Seminole, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bridges died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at the age of 75 at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Van Buren, Ark.

He was born Dec. 29, 1927, in Henrietta, Texas to Davis Lee Bridges and Ludie Gertrude (Barshers).

He was married to Bonnie Lee (Boatman) Bridges on Jan. 17, 1962, in Sand Springs.

Bridges worked for Pawnee Petroleum Co. in Seminole from 1980-1984 and retired in 1988 from Wilco Inc. in Corsicana, Texas.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt.

He was of the Baptist faith, a member of the American Legion in Fayetteville, Ark. and VFW in Fort Smith, Ark.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bonnie on Nov. 6, 1995; three brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by one son, Donnie Ray Brown of Oklahoma; two daughters, Deborah Bates of Van Buren, Ark. and Barbara Ann Bridges of Colorado; one brother, Earl Bridges of Haltsom City, Texas; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident Clifford "Cliff" Edward Briery, II, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

Noma Mansell will officiate the services.

Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Briery passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003 at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

He was born to Clifford "C.E." Edward Briery and Genny (Cook) Briery on July 5, 1951 in Seminole.

Briery was a 1969 graduate of Seminole High School, and a University of Oklahoma graduate.

He received his Law Degree from OCU.

Briery was an attorney for Charles Hill in Norman, and was a member of the First Christian Church.

He is survived by his parents; and one sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Michael Townsend of Plano, Texas; three aunts, Helen Jones and Velva Rogers, both of Oklahoma City, and Edna Marie Briery of Shreveport, La.; two nieces, Ashley Slaughter of Plano, Texas and her children, Jurnee, Dalton, and Cade, and Alisha Rand of Frisco, Texas and her child, Haylee; and a host of other family and friends.

A private memorial services for former Seminole resident, Lowell H. Brimley, now of Pinole, Calif., was held at the family home.

At the request of the deceased there were no services

Burial was held by Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole at Little Cemetery.

Brumley died Sept. 26, 2003, at the age of 81.

He was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harvey and Ann (Coombs) Brimley and was educated there.

He spent four years in the Navy and retired after 30 years as an engineer in Pinole, Calif.

He was an avid golfer

He is survived by his wife, Pebble Cannon Brimley; three stepsons, Robert Rhett, Jeffrey Jackson and Gregory Franklin, all of California; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Johnny Mack Brinsfield are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

He died Friday, Oct.31, 2003, at the age of 54 in Kellyville.

He was born July 16, 1949, in Seminole to Billy Franklin Brinsfield and Gladys Josephine (Lee) Brinsfield.

He was married to Terry (Wilson) Brinsfield in Arkansas.

He sered as the rank of SPS in the U.S. Army, served in Vietnam and received Vietham service medal with three bronze service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Sharpshooter and later transferred to the USAR.

He attended two years of college. and was a member of the Penticostal Holiness Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Brinsfield II and a step-daughter, Tamera Lloyd.

He is survived by his mother of Seminole; his wife, Terry of the home; two sons, Eric Brinsfield of Pine Bluff Arsenal, Ark. and Anthony Brinsfield of Shawnee; stepson, James Akins of Kellyville; step daughter, Timber Akins, also of Kellyville; one brother, Frank Brinsfield of Spring, Texas; one sister, Judy Jones of Seminole and 12 grandchildren.

Casket bearers are Clint Nunnelley, Caleb Nunnelley, Chad Nunnelley, David Jones, Dale Jones and Johnny Choate.

Honorary bearers are Chub McClure and Jerry Jones.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, John Leo Brockhaus are set for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Shawnee.

Brockhaus died April 7, 2003, at the age of 77 in the Ambassador Manor Nursing Home in Tulsa.

He was born on April 19, 1925 in Yukon Oklahoma to Franklin Brockhaus and Magdalena (Walch) Brockhaus.

He married Anna J. (Bryant) on April 23, 1948 in Midwest City.

He was a farmer, rancher, and worked for Lee Way Freightliner.

He was of Catholic faith.

His parents, his wife, two brothers, Lawrence and Paul Brockhaus; and two sisters, Mary Matthews and Clara Cawthon preceded him in death.

He is survived by three sons, and daughter-in-laws, Paul and Sherry Brockhaus of Tulsa, Lee and Sissy Brockhauss of Earlsboro, and Mike Brockhaus of Choctaw; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Kay Carter and Woody Woodward of Yuma, Ariz.; five grand children, J.R., Angelique and Bryan Joe Brockhaus, Allen Roads, Ann Jeanette Casad; seven great-grandchildren, Taylor and Justine Roads, Barrit and Bailey Casad, Caitlin and J.T. Brockhaus and Landen Degman.

One sister, Elinor Hubbs of Enid, a lifelong friend, Dave Pratt of Hurst, Texas, and an extended family friend, Patsy Cline of Prague, also survive him.

There will be a Rosary on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.

His body will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee on April 11 under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Graveside services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Beulah Bell Brooks are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Cummings Cemetery.

She died Aug. 14, 2003, at the age of 84 in Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Sept.23, 1919, in Maud to Avery Lee Choate and Maude Ethyle (Cope).

She was married to William Lee Brooks in 1935 in Maud.

She was a housewife.

She had attended the Assembly of God, Church of God and Immanuel Fellowship.

She was preceded in death by her husband William Lee Brooks on Dec. 9, 1992; two brothers, two sisters and a grandson, Danny Arthur Johnson.

She is survived by one daughter, Carol Dean Johnson of Maud; four sons, Forrest Leroy Brooks of Ada, Avery Leon Boroks of Seminole, James Ralph Brooks of Shawnee and Donald Ray Brooks of Maud; 15 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Services will be officiated by Jim Hutton.

Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud.

Graveside services for longtime Seminole County resident Allen Odell Broome, are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Vamoosa Cemetery in Konawa.

He died May 20, 2003 at the age of 72, at the Ballard Nursing Home in Ada.

He was born on April 23, 1931, in North Carolina.

He was a retired truck driver and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Rev. Wade Scott will be officiating under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.

Funeral services for former longtime Seminole County resident, Katheryn J. Brown are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26, at Prospect Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.

She died July 19, 2003, at the age of 84 at her home in Oklahoma City.

She was born Feb. 14, 1919, in Seminole to Frank and Lillie Mae (Edwards) Ponder, who preceded her in death.

She was married to the late James Clyde Brown, Sr.

She was a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church as well as a member of Eastern Star, Lilly of the Valley Chapter 7 in Oklahoma City.

She was retired from the Oklahoma Employment Security where she worked as interviewer supervisor.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Donald and James; six brothers, Tinch, Roy, Paul, Alonzo, Ted and Taft.

She is survived three sons, Eugene (Mickey) Brown of Leavenworth, Kan., Henry B. Brown of Wichita, Kan. and Ruddy Brown of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Frank Ponder Jr. of Midwest City and Dr. Henry Ponder of Talladega, Ala.; four sisters, Mamie Jackson, Dorothy Cooper and Annie J. Bell, all of Oklahoma City and Eva McGough of Las Vegas, Nev.; 16 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery in Wewoka under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Saphronia Brown are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home with Revs. Redmon Wolf and Houston Tiger officiating.

Wake services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening at Stout-Phillips Chapel.

Interment will be at the Carbitcher Cemetery in Bowlegs under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

She died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003, at the age of 71 in Seminole Medical Center.

She was born Oct. 30, 1931 in Shawnee to Freeland and Lula "Cosar" Carbitcher.

She attended school at Sequoyah.

She was married to Amos Brown on Jan. 23, 1962 in Eufaula.

They lived in the Seminole area for many years, while she worked for Wrangler as a sewing machine operator.

She was a member of Tallahassee Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Freeland and Lula Carbitcher; her husband, Amos Brown; two brothers, Babe Adams and Jimmy Carbitcher; one sister-in-law, Nancy Carbitcher and two nephews, Younger "Sonny" Carbitcher and Vincent "Porky" Harjo.

She is survived by two daughters, Dorthy Davis and husband, Leroy and Abby Lawhead and husband Johnathan, all of Seminole; seven grandchildren, Erica West, Joel Davis, Siah Davis, Timothy Davis, Crystal Davis, Chris Daniel and Fvs-chvtv Brown, all of Seminole; eight great grandchildren and one sister, Mary Jane Harjo of Bowlegs.

Pallbearers will be Glen Tiger, Robby Tiger, Jimpsey Tiger, Ricky Harjo, Raymond Harjo and Curtis Harjo.

Honorary pallbearers will be nephews.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident, Jackie Lee Bruner are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Earl M. Temple Memorial Chapel located at 2801 N. Kelley Ave. in Oklahoma City.

Interment will follow at the Bruner cemetery in Konawa.

Bruner died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at the age of 50.

He was born June 15, 1953 in Oklahoma City to Johnnie and Geneva Bruner.

He was the sixth born of ten children and had accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Konawa.

He continued his walk with Christ at Southern Temple Baptist Church.

He received his education from Walnut Grove Elementary, Konawa Elementary, J.F. Kennedy Jr. High and graduated from Capitol Hill Senior High School.

He also received a certificate for Auto Body Repair from Quachita Vo-Tech Center and was a successful business owner of Bruner’s Auto Repair and Sales.

He was known for his athletic abilities in track and football.

Bruner was a compassionate and generous person and loved giving and making others happy.

He was a devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, nephew and friend.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Geneva Bruner; one brother, John D. Bruner and his grandparents.

He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn (Linda); one son, Craig Bruner; five daughters, Falisha Smith, Ericka Boyce, Jackie Bruner, Andrea Bruner and Tiffany Bruner, all of Oklahoma City; six brothers, Joseph, Bryant, Charles, Errol and Michael Bruner and David Young, all of Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside services for former Seminole resident, Loel Terry Bryan, were held on June 3 at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Bladensburg, Md.

She died on May 31, 2003 at the age of 91 in Winchester, Va.

She was born March 26, 1912 in Vidette, Ark. to Perry Kay and Sarah Alice Smith Grisso.

She was owner of Arden’s Childrenswear, retiring in 1968.

She was a member of Bowlegs United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was an avid quilter and active in numerous quilting clubs and circles.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Ervin Terry, and her second husband, Daniel Joseph Bryan.

She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Terry McKeown of Winchester, Va. and Kay Terry Jaeschke of Deale, Md.; one son, Gerald Donald Tery of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Lloyd Wesley Grisso of Moab, Utah; six grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Memorials may be made to a favorite church or charity.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident, Johnnie K. Buckner are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillabee Indian Baptist Church in Hanna.

She died Aug. 2, 2003, at the age of 47 in Oklahoma City.

She was born Oct. 30, 1955, to Wilson Hill of Oklahoma City and Mary J. Larney of Seminole County.

She is survived by her parents, Mary J. Larney of Seminole and Wilson Hill of Oklahoma City;one son, James Buckner of Oklahoma City; three brothers; one sister and one grandson

Officiating the services will be Rev. Bill Hobia.

Interment will follow in Hanna City Cemetery under the driection of Midtown Tulsa Chapel in Tulsa.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident, Lenora Edwards Buckner of Wewoka, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at New Lima High Auditorium.

Officiating pastor will be Rev. F.D. Cochran of Scipio Baptist Church, Lima.

Interment will follow at Lima Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary, Wewoka.

She died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at the age of 89 at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City.

She was born May 4, 1914, in Lima to Joe and Easter Hunter.

She received her education in Lima and lived in Seminole County all of her life..

She became a member of Scipio Baptist Church at an early age, where she served as missionary president, member of Sunday school, member of the Women’s Auxillary and also of BTU.

She was married to William F. Buckner who preceded her in death.

She also had four children to preceed her in death and her sister, Ida Mae Johnson.

She is survived by six sons, Lorenzo A. Edwards, Sammy Joe Edwards, Lawrence Kennety Edwards, Terry Loy Edwards all of Lima and Wallace J. Edwards and Kim Renado Edwards of Oklahoma City; and four daughters, Princella Ross, Rosetta Cravens and Senobia James, all of Oklahoma City and Carol Ann Morris of Omaha, Neb.; 25 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Lorenzo Edwards, Terry Edwards, Sammy Edwards, Kenneth Edwards, Wallace Edwards, Kim Edwards, Sherman Cravens and Ronnie James.

Honorary pallbearers are Lorenzo Edwards Jr., Kenneth Edwards, Earnest Edwards, Mike Edwards, Terry Edwards II, Bryant Edwards, Roland W. James, Renado W. James, Sherad L. Cravens Derrick Ross and Steven L. Cravens.

Funeral services for Seminole resident Garland Austin Bundy are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Home.

Rev. Ray Belford is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Bundy died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003 at the Veteran’s Center in Sulphur.

He was born April 2, 1922 in Stratford to Edgar and Inez (Moit) Bundy.

He married Louise (Vaden) Bundy on June 4, 1942 in Yuma, Ariz.

Bundy owned Bundy Seatcovers in Seminole for 53 years.

He was a veteran of the Army/Air Force and was stationed in Korisca during World War II.

He was a member of the First Christian Church in Seminole, where he served as a deacon.

Bundy was a member of the Bass Club and a former member of a bowling league in Seminole.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; and two brothers.

He is survived by his wife of the home; two daughters, Janan Kautz of Seminole and Susan Hanna of Allen, Texas; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, Boyd Burgess are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Wells officiating.

Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Burgess died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at the age of 95 at Wewoka Nursing Home.

He was born Aug. 15, 1908, in Red Mound Township to L.P. "Pole" Burgess and Hettie (Rowe) Burgess.

He married Hazel Fern (Aughinbaugh) on Aug. 2, 1952.

He worked for an oil company in California for ten years and retired as a farmer after 45 years.

He attended the Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Elvin and Robert W. Burgess; sister Gwendoline Beavers; son Robert J. Burgess; daughter, Kay Louise Burgess and grandsons, Donald Ritz II, Zachary Mullings and Danny Goforth.

He is survived by Hazel Burgess of the home, one son, Terry Schwartz of Tulsa, five daughters, Janet Ritz and Sandra Burgess of Tulsa, Nan Goforth of Seminole, Mary Rumsey of Yukon and Jane Mullings of Maud; 18 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

The family requests that donations be made to Hospice.

Memorial services for Charlie Burton, brother of a Seminole County resident, are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.

Services will be under the direction of the Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.

He died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2003, at the age of 40 in Oklahoma City.

He was born Feb. 23, 1963, in Tarrant County, Texas to Charles Burton and Carol Maxine (Speire) Burton.

He was a Shawnee resident prior to moving to Oklahoma City 15 years ago.

He was the maintenance director of Embassy Suites in Oklahoma City and a truck driver for several years.

He is survived by one sister, Cindy Watson of Maud and one brother, John Henry Burton of Korea.

Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident, Faye Burton are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

She died Sept. 24, 2003, at the age of 95 in Seminole Estates Nursing Home.

She was born Jan. 12, 1908, in Hiawatha, Kan. to Loren Smith and Rachel (Kring) Smith.

She grew up in Cushing but moved to Seminole 70 years ago.

She was 16 years old when she went to work for C.R. Anthony. She was one of their first employees and worked as their bookkeeper.

She was married to John Burton.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and before her vision failed, she enjoyed fishing, reading, sports and playing duplicate bridge.

She was a loving mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; five sisters, Lennie, Rachel, Mae, Nancy Alice, and Velda; four brothers, Harry, Jack, Jim, and Boss.

She is survived by one son, John King Burton of Seminole; two daughters, Jane Mears and husband, Gene of Buffalo, Texas and Nancy Hancock of Okmulgee; granddaughter, beth Stafford and husband, Tim of Okmulgee; seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for former longtime Seminole resident James Frances Cain are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Father Basil Keenan, O.S.B., is set to officiate.

Burial is to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Cain died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 64.

He was born Aug. 12, 1938 in Oklahoma City to John H. and Alice (Lessing) Cain.

He retired from the United States Navy in 1974 and from the reserves in 1985.

Cain was Petty Officer First Class and served from 1955 to 1985.

He was a member of the Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Jerome Paul and John Henry III.

Cain is survived by his daughter, Holly Cain of Truckee, Calif.; and one sister, Joe Shore of Tulsa.

Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Gladys Calvert will be Friday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.. at Gleaners Holiness Church in Wewoka.

Internment will be at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Larry Chesser officiating under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home in Wewoka.

Calvert passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at the age of 81 at Seminole Medical Center.

She was born on February 10, 1922, to Floyd and Zora Smith Johnson.

She attended school at Limestone and Greenleaf Schools.

She married Alfred David Calvert on May 23, 1943, in Wewoka. She was a member of the Gleaners Holiness Church in Wewoka where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years.

Calvert was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred David Calvert; her parents, Floyd and Zora Johnson; two children, Phyllis Vance and Tommy Calvert; one grandson, Larry Calvert; two brothers, Jay Johnson and Ed Johnson; and two sisters Betty Milsap and Wanda Bishop.

She is survived by her children, Shirley Threet , Marsha Sawyer, Lloyd Scroggins, David Calvert, and Jimmy Calvert all of Wewoka; two brothers, Johnny Johnson of Guymon, and Guy Johnson of Yukon; 19 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Sawyer , Johnny Harris, Michael Pierce, Larry Scroggins, Jimbo Calvert and Gary Calvert.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Kevin Calvert, Rick Harris, Brandon Johnson, Terry Calvert, Alfred Dean Calvert and Brian Calvert Sisco.

Funeral services for Bonita Jane Camp, mother of Wewoka resident Pojoe Camp, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church, southwest of Wewoka.

Rev. Houston Tiger will officiate.

Interment will follow at the Camp Family Cemetery, under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.

All-night wake services will begin tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church.

Camp died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003 at Carl Albert Indian Hospital in Ada at the age of 41.

She was born to Leo Little and Dona Mae (Humble) Little on March 20, 1961 in Holdenville.

Camp was reared in the Bearden community and graduated from Bearden School.

She married Barney Camp, Jr., in January 1981.

Camp worked as a certified nurse’s aide at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Holdenville until she retired due to illness in 2002.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney, on Nov. 28, 2001.

Camp is survived by her children, Steven Camp and Kenneth Camp, both of Stillwell, Darin Camp, Holdenville, Pojoe Camp, Wewoka, Vicki Camp, Cadillac Warren, Mich., Michelle Robison, Holdenville, and Teresa Camp, Wewoka; her siblings, Jim Humble and Sue Yahola, both of Okemah, Bob Little, Sundown, Texas, Sam Little, Bearden, Jackie Little, Eufaula, and Ann Osborn, Pragule, Ark.; and 10 grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Mrs. Camp’s nephews.

Funeral services for former Seminole County resident, Alma Campbell are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Asher First Baptist.

Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Interment will follow at the Cummings Cemetery under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud.

She died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2003, at the age of 99 at Winston-Salem, N.C.

She was born Aug. 24, 1904, in Pope County, Ark. to Henry Sartors and Dora Mae (Bagwell) Sartors.

She was married to John M. Campbell, who preceded her in death.

She was a former Maud, Asher and Tecumseh resident.

She was a member of Asher First Baptist Church and had been active with the Asher Senior Citizens as well as being an avid quilter.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Mona Ruth; and three sons, Ronald, Ralph and Hoyt Campbell.

She is survived by two sons, Jerry Campbell and wife, Betty of King, N.C. and Max Campbell and wife, Bonnie of Winston-Salem, N.C.; one brother, R.G. Sartors and wife, Velma of Holdenville; one sister, Wilma Bratcher and husband, Russell of Tecumseh, as well as several nieces, nephews and other family members.

Pallbearers are Tom Kennedy, Larry Moore, Larry Fore, Johnny Sorerells, Harold Farris and Henry Neeley.

Honorary pallbearers are Jackie Smith, Russell Bratcher and Kenneth Gordon.

Funeral services for Daisy Ellen (Vieweg) Campbell, grandmother of Seminole County residents, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee.

Pastor Dwayne Bobbitt will officiate.

Burial will follow at Little Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Home.

Campbell died Sunday, June 1, 2003 at her home at the age of 86.

She was born to Albert Emmanual Walter Vieweg and Mary Ellen (Payton) Vieweg on April 14, 1917 in Minco.

Campbell attended and graduated from El Reno Schools.

She lived in El Reno and moved to Shawnee in October of 1949.

She married Claud Allen Campbell on Dec. 21, 1935 in Duncan.

Campbell was a homemaker, and was a member of the Hilltop Assembly of God Chapel, east of Shawnee.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Claud, on Oct. 23, 2002; two children, and infant daughter Claudine Campbell, and a son Harvey Campbell; and eight brothers and sisters.

Campbell is survived by four children, Flo Crouch, El Reno, Junior Lee Campbell, Tecumseh, Marian Kinslow, Tecumseh, and Billy Campbell, Shawnee; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Hilltop Assembly of God Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 21, Earlsboro, OK.

Graveside services for former Seminole County resident, James ‘Sonny’ Earnest Campbell are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Cummings Cemetery, Maud.

He died July 6, 2003, at the age of 72 in Ponca City.

He was born May 27, 1931, in Pampa, Texas to Earnest Melvin Campbell and Susan Lois (Brooks) Campbell.

He worked as a presser in the dry cleaning business for many years in Maud and Edmond, retiring in 1991.

He graduated from Sulphur School for the Deaf and belonged to the St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Maud.

He was active in the Maud Round-Up Club when he lived in Maud.

He was preceded in death by his father on Jan. 1, 1979, and his mother on Sept 22, 2000.

He is survived by one son, Richard Campbell of Ponca City; two brothers, Charles Campbell of Burbank and Joe Campbell of Little Rock, Ark.; and two granddaughters.

Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate the services.

Services will be under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud.

Gone is a loving mother, dear grandmother, and a wonderful friend, a quiet lady who helped many, never asking for anything in return.

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

Life-long Seminole County resident Nancy Mae Deere Carbitcher, 68, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 1:30 p.m.

She was brought back to her home southeast of Bowlegs at 5 p.m. Sunday. An all-night vigil will be held Tuesday night starting at 7 p.m.

Rev. Houston Tiger and Rev. Walley King will officiate the services.

Burial will follow in the Jimmie Carbitcher family cemetery under the direction of Stout Phillips Funeral Home with traditional speaker Dorsey Nero officiating.

Nancy died Saturday, March 29, 2003, at her home in Bowlegs.

She was born July 9, 1934 south of Holdenville to Thomas and Lucy (Harrison) Deere; they preceded her in death.

In 1949, she married Jimmie (Ozvna) Carbitcher Jr., in Seminole; he preceded her in death.

She worked throughout her life as a homemaker and quilter. She loved quilting, especially for her kids, grandkids, great-grandkids and for anyone who would ask.

Nancy also quilted traditional Seminole Patchwork quilts.

Nancy was a member of Mekusukey Baptist Church where she would come to enjoy church songs, hymns, and gospel singing.

She reared her children in the Bowlegs area in the tradition of the Seminole tribal methods.

She lived the ways of the Seminoles, intermingling her life with that of the world around her.

Nancy enjoyed attending stomp dances where she shook cans for many years.

She followed the customs of the ancient Seminoles in the dances that were held.

One of her favorite past times was playing with her grandchildren and following their school and extra-curricular activities.

She enjoyed teaching them the Seminole language and customs of their ancestors.

Nancy will follow the Seminole tribal custom through her funeral services and burial.

Survivors include three sons and daughter-in-laws, Freeland "Rusty" and Shalah, Stroud, Jimpsey "Boggey" and Vicky, Garrett, Texas, Cooky "Toby," of Seminole; seven daughters and son-in-laws, Pat Larney, Shawnee, Betty Jean "Tina" and Gene Wahweah, El Reno, Dora Mae "Tootsie" and Dave "Roman" Hill, Serena "Doedo" and Dewayne Scott, Nettie "B-girl" and David W. Haney Sr., Lisa Billie of Seminole, and Marina "Tolley" Brown of Wewoka.

Nancy left behind 38 grandchildren, Sean and Hayga Chalepah of Vamossa, Shirlene and Donny Cofer, Katie "Lusty" Phillips, Sally "Tooter" Wind and Jason Brauning, Michael "Boysee" Hill and Raney Fixico, Jack Hill, Isaac Hill, Davy "Buffalo" Hill, Natasha "Toshie" Hill, Kristy Hill, Buddy and Tia Harjo, Vanessa "Sissy Boo" Henneha and J.B. Smith, Tiesha Henneha, Mindy Scott, David Haney Jr., Jason "Booner" Carbitcher, Robert (R.J.) Carbitcher, Shenna Carbitcher, Fayden Garrett Carbitcher, Casey Cole, Laney Cole and Sargent Billie, all of Seminole, Darlene Carbitcher of Norman, Tammy Reese of Texas, Sammy and Kristy Wahweah and David Wayne and Lindsey Haney of OKC, Gene and Stephanie Wahweah II of El Reno, Lisa Carbitcher and Larry Berryhill of Wetumka, Gannon and Shannon Brown and Michelle Burden of Wewoka, Leonard "Bonsai" Henneha Jr. of Okemah, Jimpsey "Sonny Boy" Dale Carbitcher and Charlotte Smith both of Wetumka, Tiffany Carbitcher, Monroe "Roeroe" Carbitcher, Jake "Jakey" Carbitcher and Brandon "Petey" Carbitcher of Konawa, Katie Carbitcher of Bowlegs, Jessica Nicole of Wagner, Daryl and Sarah Bunyard of Mustang.

She has 32 great-grandchildren, Christopher Cofer, Donovan Phillips, Kelsey Phillips, Jasmine Phillips, Wynter Wind, Summer Wind, Marion Wind, Christian Wind, Alesha Hill, Matthew Hill, Gavin Hill, Tanner Ray, Alexis Harjo, Tafv Harjo, A.J. Yargee, Kyle Yargee and Hailey Mainard all of Seminole, Quinten Wahweah, Cameron Wahweah, Taryn Wahweah and Cloey Haney of Oklahoma City, Daveon Hill and Darian Hill of Shawnee, Neila Wahweah of El Reno, Rae Lyn Chalepah and Seena Chalepah of Vamoosa, Marissa Berryhill, Micah Berryhill, Mupettv Berryhill, David Lewis and Kristen Lewis of Wetumka, and Gaberial Bunyard of Mustang.

Carbitcher has one great-great-grandchild.

Other survivors include three sister-in-laws, Mary Jane Harjo, Bowlegs, Srophonia Brown, Seminole, and Bonnie Deere, Blythe, Calf.; one brother-in-law, Lewis Wise of Seminole; one uncle, Buster Deere of Seminole; a host of nieces and nephews, and special long-time friends: Edna Gourley of San Francisco, Calif., Dan and Lucille Reynolds of Seminole, as well as many, many others.

Those who precede Nancy in death are husband Jimmie (Ozvna) Carbitcher Jr., Nov. 8, 1999 at the age of 69; two sons, Younger (Sonny) Carbitcher, Dec. 9, 2001 at the age of 33, and Monroe Carbitcher, Oct. 31, 1964 at the age of three; a toddler grandson, Frederick "B.J." Brown, Nov. 6, 1979; 11 brothers, two sisters and her parents Thomas and Lucy Deere.

Pallbearers include Dave R. Hill, Gene Wahweah, Dewayne Scott, J.C. Simpson and grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers are Felix Mack, Raymond Harjo, Shannon Deere, Buddy Wood, Thomas Mack, Henry Yargee, family and friends.

Funeral services for Sasakwa native Susan (Pennokee) Cardoza, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Birdcreek Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Brother Ledtkey McIntosh and Brother Eugene Harjo will officiate.

Burial will follow at the Wilson Family Cemetery in Sasakwa, under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.

Wake services will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Glorieta Baptist Church, located at 7308 S. Western in Oklahoma City.

Mrs. Cardoza will be moved to the Bird Creek Baptist Church in Sasakwa on Wednesday evening, with other wake services planned for Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Cardoza died Monday, March 10, 2003 at her home in Oklahoma City at the age of 55.

She was born to Richmond Pennokee and Virginia (Wolfe) Pennokee on Jan. 19, 1948 in Sasakwa.

Cardoza was a dietician and Cafeteria Manager for Oklahoma City Public Schools.

She was a member of the Bird Creek Baptist Church in Sasakwa.

Cardoza was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; one sister, Ramona Stewart on Dec. 11, 2002; her husband, Sam Chotkey; and one son, Richmond Chotkey.

She is survived by two sons, Gabriel Cardoza, and Johnny Cardoza, both of Oklahoma City; three brothers, Richard, Gary, and Nathan Pennokee, all of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Nancy Musser, Belva Pennokee, and Rachel Pennokee, all of Oklahoma City; and one grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Anthony Bitseedy, R.J. Harjo, Joey Pennokee, James Haag, Matt DeLana, and Terry Harjo.

Graveside services for Geneva Pearl Cariker, sister of Seminole County resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home, Duncan.

Larry Ensminger will officiate the services.

She died Aug. 28, 2003, at the age of 77 at her home in Duncan.

She was born May 17, 1926, in Duncan to Lawrence W. and Willie Mae (Searcy) Ensminger, both deceased.

She married Oran R. Cariker on Aug. 2, 1946 in Yuma, Ariz.

She was a home maker and was affiliated with the Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband, Oran R. Cariker of the home; two sons, "Tom" Ray Cariker of Carrollton and Phillip "Mark" Cariker of Duncan; two brothers, John Ensminger of Duncah and George Ensminger of Hugo; one sister, Gwen Bedwell of Wewoka five grandchildren, Lindsay Ross, Courtney Cariker, Tori Powell, Jesse Alls and Tommy Alls; and one great grandchild, Tanner Ross.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Freddie Paul Cariker in 1960.

Graveside services for Seminole County resident, Richard Carolina Jr. are scheduled for Friday, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m. at the Ethiopian Reformed Coptic Church of Christ Cemetery in Nobletown.

He died Aug. 19, 2003, at the age of 55.

He was born Oct. 10, 1947, in Wewoka to Richard Carolina Sr. and Geneva (Barkus) Carolina.

He was raised in Wewoka, attended Douglas School and graduated from Wewoka High School.

He also attended Oklahoma State University and received his master’s degree in education.

He had most recently been teaching in the Butner School District.

He was a member of the Ethiopian Reformed Coptic Church of Christ.

He married Verdelma (Stephens) Carolina on May 6, 1977, in Tulsa.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Geneva Carolina and his sister, May Carolina.

He is survived by his wife, Verdelma; two daughters, Nkechi Carolina of Oklahoma City and Constance Daniels of Atlanta; one son Richard Carolina III, of Oklahoma City; step children, Shery S. Grant of Oklahoma City, Michael Gilbert of Wewoka, Marvin Arbertha of Memphis, Tenn. and Welford Jarvis of Garland, Texas; 17 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; his father, Richard Carolina Sr. of Wewoka; four sisters, Gwendolyn Ferris and Gloria Carolina, both of Oklahoma City and Brenda Carolina and Pandora Johnson, both of Wewoka; two brothers, Earl Carolina and Jimmie Carolina, both of Wewoka; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Bishop Charley will be officiating.

Services are under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home, Wewoka.

Funeral services for former Seminole resident, Jason Carolina are scheduled for April 29 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Wewoka.

He died April 21, 2003, in Midwest City Regional Hospital in Midwest City.

He was born on June 25, 1979 in Oklahoma City.

He was the son of Manuel Carolina and the late Mae Francis Scobey.

He lived in Wewoka until his graduation from Wewoka High School in 1997, when he moved to Del City.

He was a member of the basketball team and in 1996, the team won the state championship with each member of the team receiving a state championship ring.

He united with Middlecreek Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. C.L.Prevost.

He attended Rose State College in Midwest City and worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

He was preceded in death by his mother and one brother, Ivan Carolina.

Survivors include his father, Manuel Carolina of Wewoka; two sons, Nathaniel and Alexander Carolina; six brothers, Manuel Carolina, Jr., Sydney Carolina, Ronnie Carolina and Kevin Carolina of Oklahoma City, Oscar Michael McKinney of Del City; and Jimmy Cudjo of Wichita Falls, Texas; and four sisters, Lisa Carolina of Oklahoma City, Tresa Kendrick of Virginia, Cassandra Carolina of Ardmore and Felicia Rainey of Atlanta, Ga.

Burial will be at Westwood Cemetery of Wewoka under the direction of Myers Mortuary.

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident, Odis Jean Carrigan are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel.

He died April 26, 2003, at the age of 84 in the Ballard Nursing Home of Ada.

He was born July 10, 1918 in Seminole to James Henry Carrigan and Nora Alice (Stailey) Carrigan.

He married Mildred Viola Carrigan on October 18, 1941 in Seminole.

He worked for Double Cola and then went into the oilfield business where he worked for several oilfield companies and then retired as an oilfield truck driver.

He served in the Army Air Force and as a sergeant in World War II.

He was a member of First Baptist Church in Ada, the American Legion and a lifetime member of VFW.

His parents and one sister preceded him in death.

He is survived by his spouse, Mildred Viola Carrigan of Ada; three daughters, Lynett Jones and Jean Tr