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Ruth A. Jackson, 62, Mannford, was given funeral services at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 23, in the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel, Sand Springs. The Rev. Kerney Graham of the Sand Springs First United Methodist Church officiated.
Burial, by cremation, was under the direction of Mobley-Dodson.
Death occurred Wednesday, November 20, in Mannford. She was born August 20, 1923 in Albany, Texas.
Mrs. Jackson, wife of Roy V. Jackson, was a member of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church.
Survivors in addition to her husband are one son, Weldon Jackson, Columbia, Mo.; three grandchildren; three sisters, Gertrude Gilmore, Throckmorton, Texas; Louise Jolly, Throckmorton, Texas; and Betty Jo Beeman, Houston, Texas; and five brothers, Raymond Taylor of Fort Worth, Texas; Jake (Son) Taylor of Denver, Colo.; (Skinny) Taylor, Phoenix, Ariz.; Edwin Taylor, Oklahoma City; and Billy Jean Taylor of Casper, Wyo.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, December 4, 1985
Mannford resident Ruth Adakel Jackson, died November 20, 1985. She was born August 22, 1923 in Albany, Texas, and she married Roy Jackson on July 6, 1971 in Miami, Okla. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Roy V. Jackson of the home; her son: Weldon Jackson of Columbia, Missouri; sisters: Gertrude Gilmore of Throckmorton, Texas; Louise Jolly of Throckmorton; Betty Joe Bieman of Houston; brothers: Raymond Taylor of Fort Worth Texas; Jake "Son" Taylor of Denver, Colorado; Skinny Taylor of Phoenix, Ariz.; Edwin Taylor of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Billy Jean Taylor of Casper, Wyoming and three grandchildren.
Services were Saturday, November 23, 1985 at the Mobley-Dodson Chapel in Sand Springs, with the Rev. Kerney Graham officiating.
Vern L. Jackson
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 24, 1987 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church, Drumright, for Vern L. Jackson who passed away June 21, 1987 at his home. Officiating was Ben Lacy, with music provided by pianist, Wilma Lacy and vocalists, Thelma Black and Jeff Hunter. Serving as pallbearers were Jack Embree, Bill Stevens, Wayne Patton, Gail Bear, George Merrill and Russell Godtel. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Spencer, John Black, Jeff Hunter and Dick Hart.
Vern Jackson was born January 23, 1909 in Oilton, Ok. and had lived in Drumright all of his life. Vern had served his country during World War II in the United States Army and was retired from the Link Oil Company. Vern was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Drumright Senior Citizens, the Drumright Historical Society, the American Legion and V.F.W. Vern was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Faye Jackson September 25, 1976.
He is survived by one daughter, Maxine Witt, Houma, Louisiana, three brothers, Neal Jackson, Stroud, Ok.; Max Jackson, Wichita, Ks.; and Carl Noble Jackson. Four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Interment was in the Fairlawn Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of Don Smith Funeral Home.
Larry William Jacobson
Larry William Jacobson, 49, of Mannford died Thursday, September 8, in Tishomingo.
He was born January 18, 1939 in Fort Scott, Kansas. He married Francis White on October 4, 1958, in Huntsville, Arkansas.
Jacobson was a member of the Baptist church. He was employed as a conductor for the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter, Becki Jacobson, of Tulsa; a son, Mark Jacobson, of Sand Springs; his parents, Jack and Ramona Jackbson; a sister, Pat Weaver, of Terlton and a granddaughter, Leah Jacobson of Tulsa.
Services were held Monday, September 12, at the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mannford.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, September 21, 1988
William Jacobson
William Jacobson, 49, resided in Mannford, OK. He was born on January 18, 1939 in Ft. Scott, KS. He passed away on September 8, 1988, in Tishomingo, OK.
Mr. Jacobson was married to Frances White on October 4, 1958. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was employed by Burlington Northern Railroad. He is survived by his wife Frances of the home, 1 daughter Becki Jacobson, Tulsa, 1 son Mark Jacobson, Sand Springs. A sister Pat Weaver, Terlton, 1 granddaughter Leah Jacobson, Tulsa and his parents Jack and Ramona Jacobson.
Phyllis Mae Jacques
Phyllis Mae Jacques, 50, of Mannford, passed away on Sunday, July 12 in her home.
Mrs. Jacques was born on March 28, 1937 in London, Ontario, Canada and on November 27, 1953 married Paul E. Jacques. The family immigrated to the United State in January of 1963 and had been Mannford, Oklahoma residents since 1975.
She is survived by her husband, Paul of the home; two daughters, Catherine Clegg of Mannford and Karen Jacques of Minn., Mn.; two sons, Ronald Jacques of Joplin, Mo., and Gregory Jacques, of Mannford.
She also leaves her parents, Bob and Gertrude Wegg, of London, Ontario, Canada; 4 brothers, Bob, Butch, Jim and Dave Wegg, all of London, Ontario, Canada; and 4 sisters: Norma Steele, Maxine Henshaw, Margie Cole and Debbie Wiebe, all of London, Ontario Canada.
Services will be held for Mrs. Jacques on Thursday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Mannford with David Stites officiating.
Interment will be in Oakhill Cemetery with Mobley-Dodson in charge of the arrangements.
"Oak Grove News" by Helen Linduff
I received word last week of the death of Mrs. Tom Johnson a long time Oak Grove resident. Mrs. Johnson passed away Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. Lloyd (Evanell) Barrett. Services were held at Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday July 8th.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, July 23, 1986
Funeral services for Beatrice Walter Johnson were held at the Martin Funeral Chapel, July 8, 1986, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Roy Rowlan officiating. Interment was in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Elk City.
Johnson was born September 11, 1905, in Golconda, Ill., and died July 6 in Norman. She came to Elk City with her parents when she was one year old. Her family settled just north of Elk City.
She graduated from Elk City High School and enrolled in Southwestern State College at Weatherford then continued her education at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater.
She was married to Tom Calvin Johnson in 1928. They lived in several towns in Oklahoma because of Mr. Johnson's employment with the state. In 1941 they established their home on a farm just east of Cushing, on Rural Route 4, where they lived until 1983 when their health failed and they went to be with their daughter in Norman, where she was living at the time of her death.
Survivors include her husband Tom of Norman; son Jerry Johnson of Cushing; daughter Evanell Barrett of Norman; sisters Marie Fisher of Cushing, Vera Williams of Stroud and Eva Sutliff of Ponca City and one grandson.
Funeral services were conducted Monday for longtime legislator Don Johnson of Pawnee, who died Thursday after a long illness.
Johnson, 59, had been a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives since 1973. He was the successor to former House Speaker Rex Privett, who left the House to run for the Corporation Commission.
Governor Nigh ordered state flags flown at half-staff in honor of Johnson, who died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He had been hospitalized since the 40th Legislature convened in January.
Johnson's legislative district includes all of Pawnee County and parts of Noble, Osage, Payne, Creek and Kay counties.
Johnson graduated from Oklahoma State University and did graduate work in journalism at the University of Missouri. Prior to entering the antique business, Johnson worked as advertising manager of the Valley Evening Monitor in McAllen, Texas and at the Pawnee Chief.
He was a veteran of World War II.
Johnson also had served as president of the Pawnee Community Chamber of Commerce and a justice of peace. He also had been Pawnee Civil Defense director and director of the Central Oklahoma Development District.
Johnson had served as chairman of a special committee appointed by Speaker Jim Barker to study reform of the state's revenue structure.
Re-elected sucessively since his freshman term in 1973, he was ninth in seniority among House members.
His most recent honor came last month when the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation, at its annual banquet, named him Legislator of the Year. In 1983 he had been made an Honorary State Trooper by the Oklahoma Trooper Association in appreciation of his efforts on their behalf, also that year, Frosty Troy selected him as one of the Top Ten State Representatives, mainly due to his fight against what Johnson called "blatant examples of pork barrel in the light of our present financial crisis."
Among the bills he co-authored was one which put a large amount of funding in the county bridge program. Roads were always a special interest with Johnson, who worked to obtain asphalting for all lake access roads within Keystone Lake area. It is believed this goal had been accomplished before the 1985 session.
Johnson also secured the creation of a special House investigation committee to look into the overcharging and padding of abstracts.
Committees he served on included: Tourism and Recreation, Budget and Appropriations, Judiciary Bank and Banking, Agriculture, Elections and Privileges and for the past three years the Joint Conference Committee of Appropriations which made the final decisions on all funding of state programs.
Before a ruling by past Attorney General Jan Eric Cartwright that "line-by-line" appropriations were illegal, he had been instrumental in providing grants for such area activities as the Striped Bass Festival, and projects conducted by the Keystone Lake Associaton. The Keystone Crossroads Historical Society also received $12,000 in two appropriations, towards the building of its local museum. The traffic light at the Mannford-Basin Road intersection, the Mannford ambulance, asphalting of the East Basin road, fire-fighting equipment for various lake area volunteer fire departments including the Basin and Mannford, he designated this as a Bicentennial community and as Striper City, these were all projects in which he played an active role.
Johnson last visit to Mannford is believed to have occurred April 29, 1984, when he came into town with the first units pulled from Terlton for duty here in the tornado aftermath. This had been his 25th year as Pawnee County Civil Defense director.
"Oak Grove News" by Helen Linduff
I received a phone call late this evening informing me that Jerry Tom (Buddy) Johnson, former Oak Grove resident, took his life at his residence in Norman, Ok. sometime Sunday evening or Monday morning. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Elk City. Those of you who knew and were friends of the Johnsons, I'm sure that his siter Evanell would appreciate your prayers, cards and condolences. This is going to be very hard for her. Her address is Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Barrett, 2641 Smoking Oak Road, Norman, Ok. 73019.
Services are pending for Melvin Reubin Johnson of 317 East Cherry St., Drumright.
Mr. Johnson passed away on Monday evening, September 14, 1987.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home in Drumright.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, September 23, 1987
Melvin Rubin "Curley" Johnson, of 317 East Cherry Street, passed away in Tulsa Monday, September 14, 1987. He was born February 15, 1915 in Drumright, Ok. His parents were Joseph C. and Ony Johnson.
He was married to Marie Gleason in Oilton, Ok. on December 25, 1936.
He served with the U.S. Army during WWII. AFter the service he worked for Cramer Well Service and later Taylor Well Service.
Survivors include his wife Marie of the home; two daughters, Jerry Gatlin and Vickie Renne both of Tulsa; three grandchildren, Todd, Tracy and Stacy; two sisters, Ruth Stalcup of Drumright and Lucille Harlow of Arizona.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 1987 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris C. Tecmire officiating. Music was by Bob Ward, Thelma Black, Jeff Hunter and Dayla Seymour with Kenneth Fowler at the organ.
Pallbearers were Earl Lester, Bob McClain, Bill McPhail, Don Lokey, Jack Embree and John Venable.
Interment was held in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Modena Johnson, 82, formerly of Terlton, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 1987 in the Cleveland Hospital.
Mrs. Johnson, born on May 10, 1905 in Mena, Arkansas, was the daughter of James and Martha (Bence) Lucinda Wilcoxson. She moved to Cleveland in 1917 and had been a resident since that time.
On December 10, 1925 she married Glenn S. Johnson in Cleveland. He predeceased her on August 13, 1975.
She is survived by four sons: Tally of Terlton; Muggyown of Jennings; Coyote of Tulsa, and Woodly of Hallet; one brother, Olen Wilcoxson of Sapulpa; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, September 12 at the Chapman-Black Chapel in Cleveland with the Rev. David Head of Wynona officiating.
Interment was in the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, September 16, 1987
Services were held for Modena Johnson of Cleveland on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1987 at the Chapman-Black Chapel with the Rev. David Head of Wynona officiating. Interment was at the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
Johnson was born on May 10, 1905 in Mena, Arkansas to James and Martha Lucinda (Bence) Wilcoxson. She moved to the Cleveland area in 1917 and had lived there since then.
She married Glenn Johnson on Dec. 10, 1925 in Cleveland. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1975. She passed away at the Cleveland Hospital on Sept. 10, 1987.
Survivors include four sons: Tally of Terlton, Muggyown of Jennings, Coyote of Tulsa, and Woodly of Hallett; one brother, Olen Wilcoxson of Sapulpa; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Tony Wessel, 22, of Oilton, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Earl Wessel, was burned about his feet and hands Monday, February 24. An oilfield worker unit came in contact with a high voltage power line where he and two other men were working, near Drumright. The sun apparently blinded the workers' view of the powerline.
Wessel was taken by helicopter to Hillcrest Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition. He underwent surgery on Thursday. Raymond Johnson, 33, Bristow, was killed in the accident. Another worker escaped injury when he was thrown from the truck by the shock.
Spurgeon W. Johnson
Spurgeon W. Johnson, of Mannford, passed away on Monday, October 10, at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital. He was 64 years old.
Johnson, who was a former construction contractor, was a lifelong Mannford resident and a veteran of the Coast Guard.
Survivors include: his wife, Altrelle, of the home; a daughter, Jan Ruyle, of Tulsa; two sons, Mike Johnson, of Tulsa and Springer Johnson, of Mannford; one brother, Sonny Johnson, of Ponca City; two sisters, Jane Day, of Bixby and Judy Lutrell of Texas; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services were held on Thursday, October 13, at 11 a.m. at the Oakhill Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 1985 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church for Willis E. Johnson.
Willis Johnson was born July 18, 1922 at Harmon, Oklahoma and died on May 23, 1985 at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Willis and his wife, Betty, had made their home in Drumright for the past 35 years, after moving here from Henderson, Texas. Willis and Betty were united in marriage on May 10, 1942 at Claremore, Oklahoma. Willis had been employed by Atlantic Richfield Company and retired on August 1, 1984 after 37 years of service.
He had served his country during WW II in the Army Air Force. Willis was a member of the Shamrock Baptist Church.
His survivors include his wife, Betty, of the home; one daughter, Candy Endicott, Drumright; and one son, Gary Johnson, Tulsa. Also his mother, Mrs. Cora Ruth Johnson, Ponca City, Oklahoma; four grandchildren; one brother, Estil Johnson, Eureka, Kansas; two sisters, Helen Lang, Ponca City and Virginia Kitchin, Prague.
Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Drumright, Oklahoma. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Wynona Johnson, 409 S. Bristow, were held February 19 at 1 p.m. at the Hazelgreen Cemetery at Neosho, Missouri.
She was born January 18, 1906, at Stella, Missouri, and died February 17 in the Cushing Regional Hospital, she was 77.
She had been a resident of this area since 1936 and was a member of the Drumright First United Methodist Church and Drumright Order of Eastern Stars.
Her husband William Johnson preceded her in death in 1976.
Survivors include sons Harold of Garber, Ok. and Bill R. Johnson of Hobbs, New Mexico; daughter Roma June Baker of Cushing; sisters Vera Combs of Okmulgee and Wanda Parker of Neosho, Missouri; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The family has suggested the memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Heart Foundation.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Bernice Gammon Jones, 71, of Pawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on June 18, 1988 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Mrs. Jones was born on November 2, 1916 in Springdale, Arkansas to Loyd Gammon and Florence (Savage) Gammon.
She was married to Lex Jones on July 13, 1943 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Lex and Bernice moved to Pawnee from Broken Arrow in July of 1956. Mr. Jones preceded her in death on January 11, 1971. The Jones's attended the Church of Christ in Pawnee.
Mrs. Jones is survived by a daughter, Janett Moore of Mannford; a son, Ralph Jones of Perry; two sisters, Lorraine Jones and Mildred Earp of Bixby, and one brother; Lewis Gammon of Tulsa. She is also survived by three granddaughters, Julie Leann Moore, Katy Brooke Jones, Tori Dawn Jones, and a number of other relatives and friends. The service was held on Wednesday, June 22, 1988 at the Church of Christ in Pawnee. The minister was L.D. Byrd.
Interment was in the Bixby Cemetery in Bixby, Oklahoma, with the graveside service being held at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of the Poteet Funeral Home of Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Charles Jones, 37, of McAlester, Ok. died June 27, 1987 in Henryetta, Ok.
Charles was born August 20, 1949 in Weleetka, Ok. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the First Baptist Church in Dustin, Ok.
Charles was president and Chairman of the Board of the United Services Bank in Hartshorne, Ok.; Chairman of the Board of the Citizens Bank in Krebs, Ok.; Chairman of the Board of 1st State Bank of Wynnewood, Ok.; and Stock Holder, Director, and former President of the Citizens Bank in Drumright, Ok.
Charles married the former Detria Cluck on February 14, 1971 in Henryetta, Ok.
He is survived by his wife Detria of the home in Henryetta, Ok.; one daughter, Shanna Jones, also of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Jones of Dustin, Ok.; 2 brothers, James Jones of Okmulgee, Ok. and Billy Jones of Buena Park, Calif.; 4 sisters, Anna Gordon of Weleetka, Ok.; Patricia Masengale of Anaheim, Calif.; Karen Kindred of Buena Park, Calif.; and Lana McCalip of Washington, Ok.; also his maternal grandmother, Maude Johnson of Norman, Ok.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 29, 1987 at the Shurden Chapel in Henryetta, Ok. Interment was in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Weleetka, Ok. under the direction of the Shurden Funeral Home, Henryetta, Ok.
Funeral services for Chattie Elizabeth Jones were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Bailes Funeral Home. The Rev. James R. Kelley officiated. Interment was in the North Drumright Cemetery.
She was born October 24, 1898 in Durant Indian Territory to Ida and Virgil Miller, she was one of eight children and died April 6.
She was reared in Wynnewood, Oklahoma and married Harvey Jones there October 1, 1916. Following their marriage they moved to this area.
She was baptized into the Baptist Chruch in 1914. She was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include sons Harold of Tulsa, and Harvey Jones, Jr. of Englewood, Fla.; daughter Depahine Shoemaker of Tulsa; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Her husband preceded her in death August 7, 1971.
Wilma Mills provided music on the organ. Singers were Thelma Black and Jeff Hunter.
Pall bearers were Jim Blose, Paul Grace, Don Lokey, Wayne Patterson, Dick Hart and John Blight.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Bailes Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Christy Lynn Jones, 15, of Olive, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Olive Baptist Church. Wesley Pruitt will officiate, he will be assisted by Larry Wallace.
She died in St. Francis Hospital Monday from injuries she received in an automobile accident she was in Sunday.
She was a junior at Olive High School and a cheerleader.
She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jones and a brother Chad all of the home and grandparents Mrs. Lola Harris of Mannford and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones of Pompano Beach, Fla.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Florence Edna Jones, 84, mother of Floyd Jones, Mannford, was given funeral services Wednesday, April 30, in the First Baptist Church of Hodgen, Okla. The Rev. Jerry Wells officiated, assisted by Mrs. Jones' grandson, Phillip Jones.
Burial was in Hontubby Cemetery near Hodgen alongside her son, Leonard. Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener directed arrangements.
Death occurred at 3:30 a.m. April 29 in the Poteau Hospital. Mrs. Jones was born February 20, 1902.
Survivors in addition to her son, Floyd, are her husband, John B. Jones of the home in Hodgen; three other sons, James Jones of Arkansas, Charles Jones of Sapulpa and Ralph Jones of Poteau; two daughters, Wanda Cornelious of Houston, Texas, and Irma Howard of Freeman, Calif.; one brother, Robert Tedford of Bartlesville; and three sisters, including Viola Cummins of San Francisco, Calif., and Beulah Shoes of Bartlesville; 23 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Friday, October 30, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lawson Cemetery, Yale, Ok. for June Rose Jones. She died Friday, October 23 at her residence in Midland, Michigan. Officiating was Rev. Bob Davis.
June Rose Jones was born June 26, 1918 in Quay, Ok. where she was raised and educated. She, being the former June Rose Cramer, married Raymond Jones December 26, 1937 in Stillwater, Ok. and moved to Midland, Michigan. June Rose was a charter member of the Midland Missionary Church and was the church pianist and organist for many years. She also taught piano to many students of music over the years.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond Jones of the home, two sons, Jerry Cramer of Ft. Wayne, Ind. and Dennis Jones of Shepherd, Michigan. Two daughters, Rita Converse of Shepherd, Michigan and Jeannee Yost of Midland, Michigan. Her brother, Jack Cramer of Woodward, Ok. and ten grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home, Drumright.
Rozella Hartley
Funeral services for Rozella Hartley Jones, 105 E. Cherry, Drumright, were held at 2 p.m. July 23 in the Drumright Methodist Church with John Deller officiating. Interment was in the Lawson Cemetery in Yale. Organ music was provided by Mrs. A.C. Wiemer and singers were Jeff Hunter and Thelma Black.
Jones was born July 14, 1894, at Wadestown, West Virginia and died July 19 at Pennsboro, West Virginia, she was 90.
She and her husband Raymond were married on February 12, 1916, at Mannington, West Virginia, since 1925 they had been residents of this area.
She was a member of the Drumright Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Raymond of Midland, Michigan and Walden Omar "Buck" jones of Drumright; daughters Juanita Cockrum, Stroud, Doris Disel, Lawton and Joann Bright, Drumright; brother Theodore Hartley of Mannington, West Virginia, 15 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
One brother, one sister and her husband preceded her in death.
Pall bearers were Raymond and Duane Cockrum, Omar Jones, Donald and Terry Bright and Charles Disel.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
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