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Gettie Joybell “Joy” Barlow Anderson, 82, longtime resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 4, 2022. A Christmas baby, Joy was born December 25, 1939, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Frances “Frank” Melton Welliver and Mary E. (Barrett) Welliver.
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Lillie Mae Phillips was born on March 24, 1924 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Glass Marshall and Evangeline Whitfield.
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Gettie Joybell “Joy” Barlow Anderson of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 4, 2022, at the age of 82. She was born December 25, 1939, in Seminole to Frances “Frank” Melton Welliver and Mary E. (Barrett) Welliver. She was a high school graduate. She married Glen D. Anderson in Seminole and he passed away on January 2, 2002. Joy worked at Wrangler for many years.
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Elsie L. (Willoughby) Wilson went to her heavenly home on February 7, 2022. Elsie was born on August 12, 1937, at home in Byars, Oklahoma to Russell and Dovie (Hale) Willoughby. She graduated from Vanoss High School in 1955. She married Herman Wilson, the love of her life, on July 13, 1956 in Oil Center, Oklahoma. They spent 60 years together before his death in 2017. They were loving parents to three children, David, Judy, and Karen. They selflessly cared for Karen who suffered from Hurler’s Syndrome until her death at the age of 12. They moved to Seminole in 1963 where Elsie was a homemaker for many years. She later worked for the Wonder Bread Store in Seminole, retiring in 2001. Elsie and Herman were active members of the Seminole Free Will Baptist Church. Elsie also served as a volunteer with Pink Ladies at Seminole Hospital. She epitomized the Proverbs 31 woman as she worked with her hands and cared for her family. Elsie was a gifted seamstress and an excellent cook/baker. She enjoyed preparing meals for her children, grandchildren, and extended family and friends. Sunday dinners are fondly remembered by her family, especially her homemade pies. Elsie grew up singing with her siblings and continued to sing in the church choir and other groups at church with her beautiful alto voice. No family gathering was complete without the family gathered around the piano singing.
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Victor Eugene “Cuzmo” Abraham passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 4, 2022, in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 65. Victor was born on June 27, 1956 in Wewoka, OK. He was educated in Wewoka area schools. Upon his graduation he enlisted and dutifully served in the United States Army from 1978-1981. Vic became disabled during his service years and was honorably discharged in 1981.
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Sammie “Darline” (Castoe) Jones, passed away at the age of 76 on February 1, 2022, at her home in Canadian, Oklahoma. She was born May 1, 1945, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Samuel Oscar Castoe and Gylois “Lois” Margaret (Cordell) Kirk. She graduated from New Lima High School in 1964. She spent most of her childhood and adult life in Seminole, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas and her last years were spent in Canadian.
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Phil as he was known to all departed this life on 31 January 2022 at 6:18 PM while in the SSM Saint Anthony’s Hospital-Shawnee with friends and staff near his side.
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