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Joseph P. Saffa, age 80, was born January 29, 1905 near Indianola, Indian Territory. Passed away at Bixby, Oklahoma on Sunday, January 26, 1986 after an extended illness.
His parents Peter G. and Esther Saffa moved to Drumright from Krebs, Oklahoma in 1917 with their family and entered the Grocery Business.
He is survived by one sister, Julia Saffa of Drumright, and several nieces and nephews.
Rosary was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Bailes Memorial Chapel and Mass was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, 1986, Father Tam Nguyen officiating.
Pallbearers were Fred Joseph, Kenneth Frazier, Joe Salem, Paul Saliba, Don Saliba and Ralph Schlick.
Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, McAlester, Oklahoma under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Luella Sanders age 86 of Rogers, Ark. died Wednesday, December 9, 1987 at St. Mary-Rogers Memorial Hospital. She was born April 8, 1901 in Stillwater, Ok. the daughter of Henry J. and Sophia Thompsen Kouplen.
She was a member of the Rogers Weslyan Church and the Weslyan Womens International. She was a homemaker and moved to Rogers in 1983 from Drumright.
She is survived by 1 daughter - Dorothy Edwards of Rogers, Ark.; 2 brothers - Dick and George Kouplen both of Beggs, Ok.; 1 sister - Anna Roller of Tulsa, Ok.; 5 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 1987 at the Rogers Weslyan Church with Rev. David Hadsell and Rev. Harold Young officiating. Interment was held in Benton County Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to the Weslyan Womens International. Arrangements were under the direction of Callison-Lough Funeral Service of Rogers.
Graveside rites are pending for Joseph Edward Scarberry. He was stillborn Friday, May 3, 1985 at 4:10 p.m. in Yuba City, California and was held in the Twin Cities Chapel there.
He is the son of Marty and Valois (Hall) Scarberry of Marysville, California. He is survived by two brothers of the home, Shane Lee McHenry, age 9, Joshua Paul Scarberry age 1 1/2. His grandparents, Lucille (McGee)Collins of Drumright, and Joseph Edward Hall of Stillwater, Okla., and a great-grandmother, Doris McGee of Drumright. He leaves a host of other relatives. A brother, Mark Damion McHenry preceded him in death in 1978.
The baby's cousin, the Rev. Robin D. Hanson of Yale will be officiating. Interment of cremains will be in Drumright, pending the arrival of relatives.
From the "News Journal," Drumright, Oklahoma, July 10, 1985
Graveside rites were held Wednesday, July 3, 1985, 8:30 p.m., at Oak Hill Cemetery, Drumright, for Joseph Edward Scarberry.
He was stillborn Friday, May 3, 1985 at 4:10 pm in Yuba City, California, and was held in The Twin Cities Chapel there.
He is the son of Mary and Valois (Hall) Scarberry of Marysville, California. He is survived by two brothers of the home, Shane Lee McHenry, age 9, Joshua Paul Scarberry, age 1 1/2, and His grandparents, Lucille (McGee) Collins of Drumright and a great-grandmother, Doris McGee of Drumright. He leaves a host of other relatives. A brother, Mark Damian McHenry preceded him in death in June, 1978. Cherokee rites were held at Oak Hill Cemetery, and in the home.
Graveside rites were condicted by his grandmother, Lucille Collins, and his cousin, Tianna Fortney, with family members present. Interment of cremains was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Drumright.
Jessie Inez Scheller, 75, 501 E. Wood Street, Drumright, formerly of Archer City, died at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa on April 6, 1986.
She was born September 3, 1910, in German, Texas. On October 2, 1956, she and William A. Scheller were married at Ruidoso, New Mexico. They moved to Drumright from Archer City in September of 1985. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Funeral services were held at the Drumright Assembly of God Church at 2 p.m. April 8, with the Rev. Marvin G. Boyles officiating.
Pallbearers were Jackie and Clifton Swinea, Davy, Marty and Troy Canada and Randy Scott, all grandsons and Don Hutchison.
Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Paralle Schiller were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Stroud Holiness Church. Preston Harrington and Brother Glen Rice officiated. Interment was in the Stroud City Cemetery.
She was born at Decater, Arkansas September 15, 1891 and died Sunday following an illness of almost a year, she was 92.
She lived south of Shamrock and had been a resident of this community for 62 years. She and her husband, Gravener Schiller were married January 15, 1911 at Chandler. He preceded her in death in August of 1962.
Survivors include daughters Mrs. Charline Haddox of Claremore and Mrs. Gladys Fox of rural route Depew; brother Boyd Harrington; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Richard, Jerry, Phillip, Larry, Roger and James Fox and Monte and Marty Haddox.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. Travis Schrimsher, age 83, of 104 E. Noble, passed away May 23, 1987 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Mr. Schrimsher was born in Texas on October 10, 1903.
He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors are one son, Delbert Schrimsher of Oakland, Ca. and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Greenlee of Drumright, Ok.
Funeral services wer held in the Bailes Funeral Chapel at 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 1987 with Rev. Jerry Smith oficiating.
Pallbearers were Roy Shoemaker, Keith Shoemaker, Billy Hoggatt, Vernon Turner, Claude Hicks and Tim Smith.
Interment was in Oilton Cemetery under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Lewey Schwartz, 811 N. Harley, Drumright, were held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Chapel of the Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Eddie Mirabal officiated. Wilma Mills was organist. Interment was in the Oilton cemetery.
He was born June 22, 1900, at Chicago, Illinois, and died March 3, in the Drumright Nursing Home. He was 84.
He had been a resident of this area since 1936. Schwartz was a retired machinist, having worked for Ideal Machine in Drumright. He was secretary for IOOF Lodge #79 in Sapulpa.
Survivors include daughters Mary Moody of Drumright and Nancy Smith of Bonham, Texas; son James D. Schwartz of Springfield, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A daughter Anna Lou Talley preceded him in death.
Grandsons served as pall bearers.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
From the "News Journal," Drumright, Oklahoma, March 13, 1985
Funeral services for Lewey Schwartz, 811 N. Harley, Drumright were held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Chapel of the Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Eddie Mirabal officiated. Wilma Mills was organist. Interment was in the Oilton cemetery.
He was born June 22, 1900, at Chicago, Illinois, and died March 3 in the Drumright Nursing Home, he was 84.
He had been a resident of this area since 1936. Schwartz was a retired machinist, having worked for Ideal Machine in Drumright. He was secretary for IOOF Lodge #79 in Sapulpa.
Survivors include wife, Anna Alice Schwartz; daughters Mary Moody of Drumright and Nancy Smith of Bonham, Texas; son James D. Schwartz of Springfield, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A daughter Anna Lou Talley preceded him in death.
Grandsons served as pall bearers.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
"Oak Grove News" by Helen Linduff
Our sympathy to the family of Mamie Scott.
Sac and Fox Tribal Rites were held for Mrs. Mamie Scott, 70, Rt. 2 Cushing last Tuesday evening at her home. And burial was 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hunter Cemetery.
Mrs. Scott, a life time area resident, died Sunday, February 5, at the Drumright hospital.
She is survived by one son Francis Edward Scott of the home, and one daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Massey, one granddaughter and one grandson of Oak Grove, nieces and nephews and many friends.
"NELDA LOUISE SCOTT FUNERAL SERVICES HELD"
Nelda Louise Scott, 63, died Friday, September 21, 1984, in Tulsa. Scott was a resident of Mannford.
Scott was born in Nowata, May 19, 1921. She was married to Wayne Scott on December 27, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas.
She was a member of the Mannford Assembly of God Church and also was a retired school teacher, out of the Kansas School system.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne Scott; a son, Robert Curtis, Makapipipi Milini, Hawaii; a sister, Maxine King of Nowata; two brothers, Robert King, Sand Springs and Thomas King of Bartlesville. She also had one grandchild.
Services for Mrs. Scott were held at the Mannford Assembly of God Church, Monday, September 24 at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Don Couch officiated.
Interment followed at the Memorial Park Cemetery.
From the "News Derrick Journal," Drumright, Oklahoma, October 10, 1984
Nelda Louise Scott, 63, of Mannford, died September 21, 1984, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She was born on May 19, 1921, in Nowata and married Wayne Scott, December 27, 1969, in Wichita, Kansas.
She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Mannford.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne, a son, Robert Curtis of Makapipipi Milini, Hawaii, a sister, Maxine King of Nowata, two brothers, Robert King of Sand Springs, and Thomas King of Bartlesville, and one grandchild.
Services were held at the Assembly of God Church in Mannford with the Rev. Don Couch officiating, Monday, September 24, 1984.
Interment followed at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Nowata at 4:00 p.m.
Charles M. Scovill
Charles M. Scovil, 92, father of John Scovil of Mannford, was given funeral services at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, in Moore's Southlawn Chapel, Tulsa. Burial was in Floral Haven Cemetery with Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home directing arrangements.
Mr. Scovil, of 2658 South Toledo, Tulsa, died Monday, February 3. He was a retired mail carrier, a member of the Highland Park Christian Church and a 32nd degree Mason.
Survivors in addition to his son John are his wife, Leola, of the home; another son, Charles M. Scovil II, Fulton, Ill.; two daughters, Betty Bates of Rye, Colo., and Patty Volentine, Tulsa; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Roy Scovil, Oklahoma City.
(Note: The headline read "Scovill" and the name in the obit "Scovil")
Funeral services for Josie A. Seals, 408 W. Noble, Drumright, were held December 29, 2 p.m. at the Drumright Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Steve Ruby officiated. Interment was in Oakhill Cemetery in Drumright. Pianist was Mike Seals and vocalists were Betty Jo Hazlip and Margaret Wells.
She was born in Kokomo, Indiana, January 12, 1899, and died December 26 in the Drumright Memorial Hospital, she was 85.
In 1922 she came to Drumright from Nowata. She and R. E. Seals were married December 25, 1924.
She is survived by her husband R. E. of the Drumright home; sons George of Cushing, Orville of Virginia Beach, David of Lincoln, Nebraska and Frank Seals of Longview, Calif.; brother Earl Pace; sister Vera Rowell; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Robert Hazlip, L. R. Reasoner, Clyde Dorsey, Tolbert Todd, Marty Hazlip and Marvin Brown.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
(See: SEALS, Brenda Jo'Sonaphine, Lyle Ann Shults Histories Collection)
Iva Sebastian, 87 years old, died Sunday, May 19, 1985 at the Drumright Nursing Home. She was born on May 15, 1898 in Missouri.
Daughter of Alec and Martha Whitten, William Renton preceded her in in death December 26, 1966.
They came to the Shamrock area in 1916 and moved to Drumright where they retired from Mid-Continent.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Robert Tupper officiated.
Pallbearers were: Floyd Smith, Melvin Harrington, Alford Green, Grover Green, Joe Green and Glen Green.
Interment was at the Little Cemetery in Little, Oklahoma.
Survivors include two sons, Odis, Vivian, La. and Gene, San Andio, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Opal Camden, Dewey; fourteen grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Sarah Ellen Sebring, of 128 E. Fulkerson Street, passed away at the Drumright Memorial Hospital August 25, 1985 at the age of 90.
Sarah was born October 14, 1894 at Rogers, Arkansas. Parents were William and Gattie Glass. She moved to Drumright with her family in the early days of the Oil Boom. She married David Harrison Sebring in 1919 in Drumright where they made their home and business until Mr. Sebring proceeded her in death on May 24, 1960.
She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors are two sons, Ray Sebring of Camanche, Iowa and Lloyd Sebring of Green Valley, Arizona. One brother Clyde Deemer of Crane, Texas, one sister Mrs. Mary Hixson of Perry, Oklahoma. Also a sister-in-law Mrs. Jo Deemer of Seminole. There are seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, in the Bailes Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Henry Braisher officiating. Music was by Mrs. Leota Fincher at the organ and Mrs. Harry Staires, soloist.
Pallbearers were Tom Caldwell, Cleo Hutchison, Bill McPhail, Bill Scribner, Richard Curry, and John Turner.
Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Arthur Seitzler, 77, of Mannford, was given funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday, December 23, in the Mannford Church of God. The Revs. Thomas Lee and David Middleton were co-officiants. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford, was under direction of Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, Sand Springs.
Mr. Seitzler died Thursday afternoon, December 19, at his home in Mannford. A former employee at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, he had been a Mannford resident since 1978, moving here from Del City. He had moved from Sand Springs to Del City in 1962.
Mr. Seitzler was born July 10, 1908 in Itta Bena, Miss., and was married to Ruth Causey January 18, 1942 in New Orleans, La.
He was a member of the Mannford Church of God, the Del City VFW post, the Del City Masonic Lodge and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Ruby, of the home; two daughters, Julie Reese of Mannford and Dorothy DeVito of Shawnee; one son, the Rev. Arthur E. Seitzler of Taichung, Taiwan; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
(See: SIETZLER, Arthur - This page).
SELLERS -- Stonewall Jackson, passed away March 14, 1988 at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Survivors: father, Jefferson Sellers; mother, Charlotte Bassett, both of Tulsa; maternal grandparents, V. Juhree Bassett of El Paso, Tx. and George E. Bassett, El Paso; paternal grandparents, Jack Sellers, Shamrock, Ok.; Peggy Sellers, Drumright, Ok. The child will lie in state for visitation between the hours of 2:30 & 9 p.m. Friday at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Tulsa. Funeral services will be Sat. at 1:30 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, officiating will be Chaplain Ron Nofziger. Interment will be at 3:30 Saturday at the Drumright South Cemetery. Donations can be made to the Children's Mercy Hospital (ECMO Research) 24th at Gillham Rd. Kansas City, Mo. 64108, in the name of Stonewall Jackson Sellers. Funeral arrangement under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Drumright.
From the "Mannford News Journal," Drumright, Oklahoma, March 23, 1988
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 19, 1988 at Fitzgerald's Ivy Chapel, Tulsa, for Stonewall Jackson Sellers, infant son of Jefferson Sellers and Charlotte Bassett. Officiating was Chaplain Ron Nofziger.
Stonewall Sellers was born March 2, 1988 at the St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, and died March 14, 1988 at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Survivors include his parents, Jeff and Charlotte, Tulsa, Ok.; his maternal grandparents, V. Juhres Bassett and George E. Bassett, both of El Paso, Texas. Paternal grandparents, Jack Sellers, Shamrock and Peggy Sellers, Drumright. Aunts and uncles, Roxanne Bassett Wexelberg and Jack Wexelberg, Margaret E. Bassett, G. Grant Bassett, Mary E. Bassett, Christopher G. Bassett and Rebekah R. Bassett. April Sellers White and E. Steven White and Leslie R. Sellers. Great-grandparents, Nora M. Bassett and Ruby Ratliff.
Interment was in the Drumright South Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
Maxine Ghere Semler was born May 18, 1916 in Missouri and died on Tuesday, May 19, 1987 in Glenpool Health Center at the age of 71 years and one day.
Mrs. Semler was the daughter of Arthur and Beulah (Tippin) Ghere and grew up in Oilton. She married Carl Semler on June 1, 1931 in Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. Semler moved to Sapulpa from California, where they lived many years, in 1930. Mrs. Semler was an interior decorator and was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Sapulpa.
Mrs. Semler is survived by her husband, Carl, of the home; one son, Billy Carl Semler of Sapulpa; two grandchildren; six brothers, Harley Ghere of California; Jake Ghere of Louisiana; A.M. Ghere of Jenks, Ok; Pete Ghere of Tulsa, Ok; Bob Ghere of Oklahoma City, Ok; and David Ghere.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa, with the Rev. Joe C. Knowles officiating. Interment followed in Green Hills Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa.
MARY H. SHAVER
Funeral services for Terlton resident Mary H. Shaver were at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 20, at the Chapman-Black Chapel in Cleveland, with Gene Varnell officiating. Interment was in the Terlton Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shaver died Saturday, September 17, at the age of 70.
She was born in Big Sandy, Tennessee, Decmeber 8, 1917, the daughter of William and Melinda Cooley. On October 17, 1936 she married Clint Shaver in Wardell, Missouri.
Survivors include four sons, Charles of Terlton, Larry Clint of Norman, Lawrence David and Thomas D. both of Montevista, Colorado; two daughters, Caroline Cates of Bristow and Linda M. Horn of Edmond; one brother, Will A. Cooley of Agra; one sister, Ruby King of Jenks; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
MARY H. SHAVER
Mary H. Shaver of Terlton, OK, was born December 8, 1917 in Big Sandy, TN. She was married to Clint Shaver on October 17, 1938 in Wardell, MO. She is survived by 4 sons; Charles of Terlton, Larry Clint of Norman, Lawrence David and Thomas D. both of Montevista, CO. Two daughters; Caroline Cates of Bristow and Linda M. Horn of Edmond. One brother; Will A. Cooley of Agra, 1 sister; Ruby King of Jenks, and 12 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Service was September 20, 1988 at Chapman-Black Chapel.
Melbourne Eugene Shaw of Sapulpa died Tuesday, July 9 at his home. He was born on June 24, 1928 and was a member of the Church of God and had been employed since 1978 as a heavy equipment operator for Creek County.
Shaw is survived by his wife, Angela of the home; two daughters, Kathy Crockrell of Locust Grove and Janet (Jenny) Cole of Billings; one son, Verde (Butch) Henshaw of Stringtown; four stepchildren, Marvin (Shorty) Shelton of Drumright; Rebecca Prewitt of Cushing; Janice Dorle of Drumright; JoWanna Grier of Drumright; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerde Lightfoot of Sapulpa, eight sisters, Dena Ashley and Dorothy Nichols of Sapulpa; Helen Shaw of Shamrock; Virginia Schiller of Milfay; Margie Beck of Colcord; Norma England of Edmond; Vickie Osburn of Edmond; Carol Savekas of Luther; two brothers, Ted Henshaw of Drumright and Robert Henshaw of Cushing; five grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Monte Henshaw and brother, Vernon Henshaw.
The funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 11 in the Country Chapel Church of God in Sapulpa. Officiating were Paul E. Nichols and Marvin Boyles. Interment was under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Sapulpa.
(Note: It seems this man's name was originally "Henshaw" and at some point in time he shortened it to "Shaw.")
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 3, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Drumright, for Everett J. Shelton. Mr. Shelton died June 1, 1987 at his home.
Officiating at his service was Rev. Chris Tecmire. Music was provided by organist, Leota Fincher. Serving as pallbearers were Dan Garnand, Kenneth Jackson, Tim White, Andy Seigel, Buck Jones and Raymond Matlock.
Everett J. Shelton was born June 6, 1926 in Drumright nad had made his home here all of his life. Everett had worked in the oilfields in this area most of his life. Everett and his wife, Neomi, were united in marriage on October 16, 1948 in Sedalia, Missouri. Everett was a member of the Drumright Masonic Lodge #468.
His survivors include his wife Neomi, of the home, three sons, Kenneth Shelton, Yukon, Ok., Jim Shelton, Cushing, Ok., and Gary Shelton, Drumright, Ok. One daughter, Judy Burris, Drumright, Ok. One sister, Dora Warren, Crossville, Ill., and five grandchildren.
Interment was in the Shamrock Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
(Note two different spellings: "Everette" and "Everett"; "Neomi" and "Naomi")
(See: SHELTON, Naomi, this page)
Funeral services were held July 12, 1986, at 10:30 a.m. in the Assembly of God Church, Drumright, for Maude E. Shelton. She died July 9 at the Drumright Memorial Hospital.
Shelton was born October 5, 1901, at Hulbert, Arkansas. She and her husband, Otis, were united in marriage on February 28, 1920, in Sand Springs, Ok.
She is survived by her husband Otis of the home; sons Dewey and Vernon of Tulsa, Leonard of Drumright, Leon of Alva and Charles of San Leon, Texas; daughters Thelma Hooper of Flora Vista, New Mexico, Willadene Hannah of Mesquite, Texas, Patsy Eakin of Broken Arrow and Judy Thompson of Tecumseh. Brother Olin Haile, Kellyville,; sisters Sophie McDaniel of Sacramento, Calif., Norma Winel of Oologah and Connie of Colorado Springs, and 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The Revs. Francis Boyer and Riley Phillippe officiated at her service with pianist Joyce Whitehouse and vocalist Nova Mae Edmisten. Serving as pallbearers were her grandsons.
Interment was in the Shamrock Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
(See: SHELTON, Leonard Choyne, Lyla Ann Shults Histories Collection)
Funeral services were held Monday, March 14, 1988 at 10 a.m. in the Free Will Baptist Church, Drumright, for Naomi Shelton. Naomi died March 11, 1988 at Stroud, Oklahoma. She was 63.
Officiating was Rev. Jerry Smith with music provided by Leota Fincher. Serving as pallbearers were Kenneth Jackson, Daniel Garnand, Derreck Jackson, Tim White, Raymond Matlock and Robert Robush.
Naomi Shelton was born April 17, 1925 at Clarita, Oklahoma and had made her home in Drumright most of her life. Naomi and her late husband, Everett Shelton, were united in marriage on October 16, 1948 at Sedalia, Missouri. Everett preceded her in death in June 1987.
Her survivors include three sons, Kenneth Shelton, Yukon, Ok., Jim Shelton, Cushing and Gary Shelton, Drumright. Her daughter, Judy Burris, Drumright. Four sisters, Geneva Butts, Drumright, Virginia Robush, Pueblo, Colo., Lois Hune, Wichita, Ks. and Valma Matlock, Tulsa. One brother, Jim Lantz, Pryor, Ok. and five grandchildren.
Interment was in the Shamrock Cemtery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
(See: SHELTON, Everette J., this page)
Lyndell K. Shoumake, 54, 205 East Fourth Street, Drumright, died at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa on July 28. He was born at Hominy, Oklahoma, September 27, 1931, to Walter T. and Willie Mae Shoumake.
He married Nola Lee Bishop on December 11, 1951, at Van Buren, Ark. He retired from the Army on November 15, 1968. He served as Drumright's fire chief and was the third ward councilman at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Castle, past member of the Drumright Masonic Lodge No. 458, Drumright Eastern Stars, a 32 Degree Scotish Rite member, a past Commander of Cimarron Valley York Rite Bodies, a Shriner of the Akdar Temple and received the Knights York Cross of Honor, and belonged to the American Legion and V.F.W.
Survivors include his wife Nola Lee of the home; children Kenneth and Deborah both of the home; one grandson and brothers Donald of Berryville, Ark., and Walt Shoumake of Drumright.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. July 31, 1986, at the Bailes Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Lewis Sutton and Jerry Smith officiating. Music was by Andrea Smith at the piano and Natille Cantor vocalist.
Pallbearers were Wayne Campbell, Jim Palone, James Reece, Harvey Kates, Ray Holland and Jerry Slane.
Masonic graveside rites and the interment was in Hominy Cemetery under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Iva (Ford) Shuey died April 28, 1986, in Wichita, Kansas, she was born February 1, 1907, in Miller County Missouri to Robert G. and Lucretia J. (Carroll) Ford, she was 79.
She married Harold (Pete) Shuey in June of 1925 in Oilton. They made their home in Oilton and were both active members of the Oilton First Baptist Church for many years.
Shuey preceded her in death on April 11, 1961. She continued to live in Oilton until 1985 when failing health made it necessary to move to Wichita to be cared for by her brother James Ford and ultimately be confined to a nursing home.
Shuey is survived by her brother and many friends and relatives.
(See: FORD, Zella - Lyle Ann Shults Obituaries Collection "F")
Arthur Sietzler
Mannford resident Arthur Sietzler, age 77, passed away Thursday, December 19, 1985 at his home.
He was born on July 10, 1908 in Etta Beno, Mississippi, and he married Ruby Causey on January 18, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mr. Seitzler was a member of the Mannford Church of God and he was affiliated with the VFW Post in Dell City and the Masonic Lodge in Dell City. He had been a resident of Mannford since 1978 moving here from Dell City, he moved to Dell City from Sand Springs in 1962.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby, of the home; two daughters, Julie Reese of Mannford and Dorothy DeVito of Shawnee; one son, The Rev. Arthur E. Seitzler of Taichreng, Taiwan, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were held at the Mannford Church of God at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 1985 with The Rev. Thomas Lee and the Rev. David Middleton officiating. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service.
(See: SEITZLER, Arthur - This Page)
John Milton Simmons, born December 14, 1891 in Tulsa, Ok. to Sara and Jesse Simmons, died January 13, 1988 in the Drumright Memorial Hospital at the age of 96.
John married Zella Jacobs on June 15, 1962 in Oilton, Ok. From this union are six step-children; Carroll Sue Cook of Quapaw, Ok.; Flo Sherrill of Pawhuska, Ok.; Charles Endicott of Cresent, Ok.; Jennell Williams of Fresno, Ca.; Bernice Corley of Grains Ville, Tx.; and Faye Wren of Caney, Ks.
John is survived by his wife Zella of the home in Jennings and all step-children.
John was a World War I Veteran and was a member of the Church of God in Yale, Ok.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 15, 1988 in the Church of God, Yale, Ok. Interment was held in Highland Cemetery, Oilton, under the direction of Peck Funeral Home, Oilton, Ok.
Funeral services for Edgar Simonton, 205 S. Bristow, Drumright, were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday at the First Baptist Church, Drumright. Ben Lacey officiated. Interment was in the North Drumright Cemetery. Orgainst was Doris Brown and singers were Thelma Black, Dala Seymore, John Black and Jeff Hunter.
Simonton was born August 29, 1901, at Montpelier, Indiana, and died October 5 at the Drumright Memorial Hospital, he was 83.
He was retired from Mobil Oil Company. Seventy years ago he moved to the Oilton area from Indiana. He and the former Pearl Ickelberg were married September 3, 1956, at Drumright.
Survivors include his wife Pearl of the home; son Dan Simonton of Drumright; sisters Doris Butcher of Barstol, Calif., Eunah Fulkerson of Quinton, Okla., Donna Solomon of Shamrock and Edith Littel of Oilton; brother Fred Simonton of Stillwater; step-daughter Pauline Cheatham of Tulsa; step-son Gene Garrett of Drumright and 24 grandchildren.
Pall bearers were James Cooper, John Watson, Russell Rickner, John Brown, Virgil Cooper and Jack Embree.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
From the "News Derrick Journal," Drumright, Oklahoma, October 24, 1984
Funeral services for Edgar Simonton, 205 S. Bristow, Drumright, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 8, at the First Baptist Church, Drumright. Ben Lacey officiated. Interment was in the North Drumright Cemetery. Organist was Doris Brown and singers were Thelma Black, Dala Seymore, John Black and Jeff Hunter.
Simonton was born August 29, 1901, at Montpelier, Indiana, and died at the Drumright Memorial Hospital, he was 83.
He was retired from Mobil Oil Company. Seventy years ago he moved to the Oilton area from Indiana. He and the former Pearl Garrett were married September 3, 1956, at Drumright.
Survivors include his wife Pearl of the home; son Dan Simonton of Drumright; daughters, Doris Butcher of Barstol, Calif., Evanah Fulkerson of Quinton, Okla. and Donna Solomon of Shamrock; sister Edith Little of Oilton; brother Fred Simonton of Stillwater; step-daughter Pauline Cheatham of Tulsa; step-son Gene Garrett of Drumright and 24 grandchildren.
Pall bearers were James Cooper, John Watson, Russell Rickner, John Brown, Virgil Cooper and Jack Embree.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
(Note: Different maiden name of Mrs. Simonton and different spellings of some of the survivors.)
Nellie Belle Simonton died April 4, 1986, at the Oak Dale Manor Convalescent Home at Sand Springs. She was 88. Simonton was born in Missouri to William Thomas and Ida (Bryones) Crain on December 3, 1897. A former resident of Oilton, her last several years were spent in Sand Springs.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Simonton, her parents and a daughter Louise Morgan.
She is survived by a son William Logsdon of Sand Springs; sister Fern Wallace of Texas; three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held April 10 at Oilton under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home.
George Simpson
Longtime Oilton-Yale resident George R. Simpson died in early December following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held in Yale under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home of Oilton.
He was born May 5, 1910, in Ripley.
Survivors include his wife Mary of the home; his mother Phebia Simpson; sisters Nancy Brown and Alma Huddleston, all of Yale, Elmer Ray of Lexington, Okla. and George Keith Simpson of Newton, Iowa; daughters Wynnona Rist and Werdna Patterson of Newkirk, Marjorie Kelley of Drumright, Molly Dotson of Okmulgee, Maxine Wolff of Cushing and Kay Smith of Purcell; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Armond Lunsford Sissom
Armond Lunsford Sissom, a long time resident of the Cleveland area, passed away on January 2, 1987. Services were held on January 5, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. at the Keystone General Baptist Church. The Rev. Edward Zickefoose officiated. Interment was in Sinnett Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home of Cleveland, OK.
Mr. Sissom, 80 years old, was a retired farmer. He was a native of Lurton County, Arkansas and was born there on September 20, 1906. His parents were David and Vida Sissom. Mr. Sissom married Mabel Mildred Almy on September 11, 1927 in Cleveland, OK.
He was a member of the Keystone General Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel.
Survivors include four sons: Walter of Sand Springs, OK.; Herbert of Gulfport, MS.; Ernest and Phil, both of Cleveland, OK. He had one daughter, Vida Martin of Terlton.
Mr. Sissom had 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are five brothers: Flord of Mannford, OK.; Alvin of Cleveland, OK.; Calvin of Modesto, CA.; D. W. and Eldridge, both of Mannford, OK. Also five sisters: Eunice Norwood and Ruby Almy, both of Cleveland, OK; Joyce Miller of Dennison, TX.; Fern Harbeston of Tulsa, OK.; and Zora Huff of Cleveland, OK.
Funeral services for Sublett Sizemore will be held Thursday at the Oilton Full Gospel Church at 2 p.m.
Sizemore was born August 10, 1907, at Sublett, Kentucky to Thomas and Jane Sizemore and died September 3 at Drumright, he was 77. At the age of four he came to Oklahoma.
He was a retired oilfield worker having retired from McBride Oil Company at Oilton. For the past 40 years he has lived in the Drumright and Oilton areas.
He and Mary Holcomb were married November 21, 1032 at Pawhuska. For the past 21 years they had lived at 324 E. First Street in Drumright.
Survivors include his wife of the home; daughters Lee Reed of Canby, Oregon and Maxine Creekmore of Drumright; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and sisters Wannie Weaver of Drumright and Musie Smith, Ida Ingals and Bertha Tinsley all of Hominy, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home of Oilton.
Francis L. Sloan
Francis L. Sloan, 68, Rt. 1, Savoy, Texas, was given funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Waldo Funeral Chapel in Sherman, Texas, and burial was in the cemetery at Pilot Grove, Texas.
Mr. Sloan, father of Johnny Sloan of Mannford, died Tuesday, April 29, in Sherman, Texas. He was born September 27, 1917 in Whitewright, Texas, and for 15 years had worked for Anderson and Clayton in Sherman, Texas. He also was retired as an electrical engineer from Bartlett Memorial Hospital, Sapulpa.
Mr. Sloan attended Sherman public schools, was a World War II Army Veteran and was a member of the Hebron Baptist Church.
Other survivors are one brother, O. M. Sloan, Savoy, Texas; and three sisters, Lola Clinton, Sherman; Marie Sexton, Sherman, and Margie Dickerman, Pottsboro, Texas, and three grandchildren.
Frances B. Smith Small, age 45, of Jennings, Oklahoma, passed away on June 25, 1985 in Jennings, Oklahoma.
She was born on July 26, 1939 in Watonga, Oklahoma and married Lawrence K. Small on December 5, 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jennings and was also affiliated with WMU and the Red Cross.
She is survived by her husband, L. K. Small of the home; daughter, Renee Randall Wilkins of Jennings, Oklahoma; sisters, Mildred Stephens of Tulsa and Shirley Whitmore of Sand Springs; brothers, Leonard Smith of Helper, Kansas, Jimmy Smith, Tony Smith and Ronnie Smith all of Tulsa; granddaughter, Heather Randall of Jennings.
Services were held at Olivet Baptist Church at 2 p.m., Friday, June 28, 1985. Interment, under the direction of Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service was at the Woodland Cemetery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Barbara Jean Smelser
Barbara Jean Smelser, 45, of Mannford passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 1987 in Wewoka, Oklahoma.
Ms. Smelser was born on November 11, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She is survived by her parents, Orval and Lenora Smelser, and one sister, Wanda Box, all of Mannford, Oklahoma.
Graveside services were held on Tuesday, Decmeber 29, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. at the Oakhill Cemetery, with the Rev. A. L. Lindsey officiating
Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mannford.
Byford P. Smith, age 73, of Mannford, died Wednesday at the Oklahoma Ostopathic Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on April 29, 1911 in Mt. Vernon, Ill., and was the son of Herman and Nellie Bumpass Smith. He was a Veteran of World War II. He was affiliated with the First Christian Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
He was united in marriage to Hazel Evans on September 11, 1938. He was a former Sprinkler Fitter for Wilson Fire Protection Company.
Survivors are his wife Hazel of the home, a son, Doug Smith of Tulsa, two sisters, Grace Pedersen and Ollie Davis, both of Bedford, Indiana. Three grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services for Smith were held Saturday morning, May 26, 1984, at 10 a.m. in the First Christian Church of Mannford. Interment followed in the Oak Hill Cemetery of Mannford under the direction of the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
David Henry Smith, age 85 of Drumright, died Monday, Setpember 30. He was born December 2, 1899. He did business as Smith Brothers on Harley Street and Henry's Lawn Mower Shop. Mr. Smith retired in the late 70's and moved to Los Angeles, where his daughter and son reside. He is also survived by his son-in-law Joe Busby.
"Olive News" by Susie Lacey
Mrs. Don Smith died at an Oklahoma City hosital. They operated the Smith Funeral Home in Drumright. They are long time residents of Drumright. She used to work in Safeway store in Drumright years ago. She had been ill for sometime. She leaves her relatives and many friends.
Evelyn R. (Smitty) Smith, age 59 of Route 1, Drumright, passed away at the Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa Sunday, April 12, 1987.
Smitty was born October 3, 1927 at Fairview, Ok. Her parents were David T. and Martha A Ruhl.
Survivors are her mother Mrs. Martha Ann Ruhl of Ferndale, Wash.; two sons, Merlin Smith Jr. of Drumright, Ok. and J. David Smith of Edmond, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Merleta Anthis of Rose Hill, Kan. and Mrs. Shannon Kan Marten of Stillwater, Ok.; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Martens and Mrs. Lela Ann Ruhl both of Ferndale, Wash. She also leaves six grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15th at the Oakhill Cemetery with Rev. Chuck Thomas officiating. Interment was under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
Maddie Latham Smith, formerly of Drumright, and living in Florien, La. passed away at the Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, La. February 15, 1986. She was born at Honey Grove, Texas January 16, 1906 her parents were William H. and Lydia Bell Wells. Moving to Drumright with her family as a child. She was married to Jack Latham, who proceeded her in death in 1965, she was then married to Cecil Smith on May 17, 1969 at Houston, Texas.
She is survived by her husband Cecil of the home and one son Billy G. Latham of Livingston, Texas, two stepsons, Wendell Smith of Irving, Texas and Carl Smith of Center, Texas, one step-daughter Mrs. Sybil Edwards of Houston, Texas. Two sisters, Mrs. Alma Hudson of Drumright and Mrs. Edna Heuston of Drumright, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Freewill Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Monday February 17, 1986 with Rev. James Franklin and Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. Mrs. Wilma Mills was the organist, and Mr. Carl Smith soloist.
Pallbearers were Robert Wells, Albert Rhodes, Wiley Nichols, Claude Hicks, Roy Shoemaker and Earl Larkin.
Interment was in the Freewill Baptist Cemetery, Drumright, Oklahoma under the direction of the Bailes Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 14, 1988 at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church for Nell C. Smith who died March 10, 1988 at the Cushing Regional Hospital after a long illness. Nell was 75.
Officiating was Rev. Robert Tupper with music provided by organist, Mrs. A. C. Wiemer and vocalists, Ijean Formby and Gloria Curry. Serving as pallbearers were Richard Smith, Robert C. Smith, Pete Berlanga, Todd Linsenmeyer and Robert W. Smith.
Nell Smith was born August 6, 1912 at Sedalia, Kentucky and had made her home in Drumright most of her life. Nell was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church.
Nell is survived by her son, Richard Smith, Glencoe, Ok. and her daughter, Lynnell Berlanga, San Antonio, Tx. Her mother, Mary Etta Byrd, Drumright and her cousin, Virginia Morrow, Tulsa. Three grandchildren, Robert C. Smith, Kennebunkport, Maine, Randi Nell Smith, Glencoe and Janessa Berlanga, San Antonio, Tx. and many friends.
Funeral services for Olive Mae Smith, 311 N. Cimarron, Drumright, were held at the Church of the Nazarene on April 5 at 2 p.m. The Rev. Steve Ruby officiated. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
She was born October 25, 1918 at Shamrock and died April 2 at the Stroud hospital. Her husband, Marion, preceded her in death in 1972.
Survivors include her mother, Ellie Hoover of Stroud; sons Stephen of Bristow, David of Hugo and Marion Smith, Jr. of Drumright; daughters Carolyn Sue McAlister of Portersville, Ca. and Beth Ann Barrett and Barbara Jean Houtz both of Oxnard, Ca.; sisters Jean McKinley of St. Joseph, Missouri and Catherine Titus of Wichita, Kansas; brothers Ray Hoover of Stroud and Armond Hoover of Drumright; 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Ira and Justin Ackerman and Bill and Mike Hoover.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Roy Hudson Smith, of Shamrock, Oklahoma passed away at his home Friday, February 28, 1986 at the age of 82. He was born at Parkersburg, West Virginia on September 13, 1903. He moved from Parksersburg in 1920 to the Oilton area and has lived in the Drumright and Shamrock area since, and retired from Mobil Oil Company.
Funeral services were held at the Bailes Funeral Chapel at 10:30 AM Monday March 3, 1986 with Rev. James Warnock officiating. Music was by Mrs. Wilma Mills at the organ and his grandson Skip Vendergrifft was the soloist.
Grandsons serving as pallbearers were Skip Vengergrifft, Ronnie Smith, Tim Smith, Randy Norton, Russell Norton, Chuck Compton.
Interment was in the Highland Cemetery at Oilton, Oklahoma under direction of the Bailes Funeral Home.
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Vera Louise Smith, 80, passed away Friday, May 24 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Reeb of Wann, Okahoma.
She was born January 8, 1905 at Flat Rock, Ill. and came to Oklahoma with her family as a young lady. They settled in the Oilton area and she married Roy H. Smith at Terlton, Oklahoma on May 27, 1987.
She was a school teacher and taught in the Shamrock School system for a number of years.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 25, 1985 at the Bailes Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Warnock officiating. Music was Mrs. Wilma Mills, organist, Jeff Hunter, Mrs. Thelma Black, Mrs. Mary Routh Cushenberry. Interment was in the Oilton Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stephen Vandergrifft, Skipper Vandergrifft, Ronnie Smith, Tim Smith, Chuck Compton, Russell Norton and Randy Norton.
Survivors include: Husband, Roy H. Smith, of the home; one son, Thomas LeRoy Smith - Ponca City, Oklahoma; four daughters, Mrs. Billie Compton - Drumright, Oklahoma; Mrs. Ruth Reeb - Wann, Oklahoma; Mrs. Margaret Norton - Ft. Davis, Texas; Mrs. Iris Ann Vendergrifft - Freeport, Texas; two brothers, Lewis Lindsey - Oilton, Oklahoma; Richard Lindsey - Owasso, Oklahoma; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Robertson - Iowa City, Ia.; fourteen grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, May 7, 1986
In Loving Memory of our Mother and Grandmother, Louise Smith.
Dear Grandpa,
I just received word about a great loss for the world. For the world needs a lot more people who have as much total faith, love and devotion for God as your wife and my grandmother had.
I am deeply grateful to the Lord for him putting people like you and her on this earth and especially for having you and grandma as my mother's parents. For only in this manner was it possible for me to reap the benefits that God wanted me to have.
Grandpa, I love Louise as only a grandson can, in that I was exposed to a lot of her personalities and attitudes about life. But I only accepted the Christmas sugar cookies, her delicious green beans and the little gifts that meant so much to all the grandchildren every Christmas. I took for granted all the hugs, kisses and love which I never gave a thought to the fact that someday the physical love given from this lady would end. This is the innocence and wisdom of a child. For I also knew and have taken for granted that my grandmother was someday going to Heaven. (As uncle Charlie once put it, "that lady has a guaranteed seat.") And in order for me to receive more of her love, I have to reserve my own seat. Just as I believe my mother and both my sisters have.
For this is the legacy which lives in the Smith family: It's not fame and fortune by material standards but riches and rewards far greater and available only through belief and faith in God. The Smith legacy isn't the family reunions, the family gatherings at Christmas and Thanksgiving. It's the loving, hugging and kissing that goes on at these gatherings. It's the common belief in God which bonds the Smith family together. Grandma's undying devotion to God is her greatest gift to her children and her children's children.
I am extremely fortunate to have seen a family whose common bond was/is greed. Greed for the material items, greed for their own false pride. The result of this common bond has been almost complete disintegration of some families.
I was praying to God to take Grandma. I could not understand what his purpose was for letting her suffer. What need or event needed to occur before he would accept her. I still don't know. I do know however, that God has once again entered my heart and this could have been the purpose. But it doesn't matter because I know he doesn't intend for me to understand nor is it my place to question. Only to deal with what is at hand and leave the results up to God.
I've really had a difficult time with the Serenity Prayer until I consciously thought of what I was praying for. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
I interpret -- God, please grant me -- (not God did grant me) the serenity to accept the things I cannot change -- (things being life and the people, with all their short comings, in it.) The courage to change the things I can -- (the only thing I can change is me) and the wisdom to know the difference.
I've also added an additional line, since for this has been the toughest for me to understand or accept.
Thy will, not mine, be done.
I will always be your very grateful and thankful grandson.
Printed in Mrs. Smith's honor by her children Iris Ann, Margaret, Ruth, Billie and Tom, as they remember and miss her on Mother's Day, 1986.
Mrs. Louise Smith was born January 8, 1905, and departed from this life May 24, 1985.
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Woodrow "Woody" Smith
Woodrow Smith of Sand Springs, Oklahoma passed away on Ocotber 19, 1988. Born on December 28, 1917 in Atoka, Oklahoma, Mr. Smith was 70 years old. He married Sharon House on June 29, 1964 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survived by his wife, Sharon, of the home; 1 son: Ray Smith of the home; 2 brothers: Bill Smith of Pawhuska and James Smith of Seattle, Washington; 1 sister: Margaret Wilkerson of Rockport, Texas.
Funeral services were October 21, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapman-Black Chapel in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The Rev. James Morris officiated.
Howard "Bill" Snelling
Longtime Mannford resident Howard "Bill" Snelling passed away Tuesday, November 29. He was 81 years old.
Snelling was born March 4, 1907 in Slick, Oklahoma and moved to the Mannford area 21 years ago from California.
Snelling married his first wife, Edna on December 25, 1926 in Bristow. She passed away December 14, 1979. Seven years later, Snelling married Vera Smith in Mannford.
Snelling had been a Church of God minister since 1926 and enjoyed doing carpentry work on the side.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Stan of Bristow; one brother, Olen of Desert Hot Springs, California; two sisters, Flora Montgomery and Mattie Harris of Modesto, California; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Friday, December 2, at the Church of God in Bristow with the Reverend John Henry officiating.
Interment was at the Bristow City Cemetery under the direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home.
There have been two memorial funds set up. They are for the Church of God Building Fund and the American Cancer Society. In lieu of flowers, funds sent to these memorials would be appreciated.
Dorothy Ellen Snodgrass
Services were held Monday, May 18, at 2 p.m. for Dorothy Ellen Snodgrass, 67, of Sand Springs, at the Bassett Church of Christ with Walter Jones officiating.
Burial was in Woodland Cemetery with arrangements by Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service of Sand Springs.
Mrs. Snodgrass died Friday in Tulsa. She was born on April 12, 1920 in Bard, Calif. She was united in marriage with Roy Snodgrass on April 12, 1938, in Okemah, and was a member of Bassett Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Roy, of the home; four sons, Gene Snodgrass, of Mannford; Don Snodgrass, Wendell Snodgrass and Roger Snodgrass, all of Sand Springs; a daughter, Joylene Lancaster, of Sand Springs; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Faye Stone, of Chandler, Ariz.
"Oak Grove News" by Helen Linduff
Funeral graveside rites for Lester Leo Solomon, long time Oak Grove resident until 1978 were held Monday, August 26, 2:30 p.m. in Fairlawn Cemetery at Cushing.
Mr. Solomon died Sat. Morning in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, following a 3 year illness.
Funeral services for Bonnie Spain, Olive, were held Dec. 8, 1986, at the Olive Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Wallace officiating. Interment was at Oakhill Cemetery, Mannford, under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home.
Mrs. Spain died Friday, December 4, 1986 at the Cleveland Area Hospital after a long illness. She was 65 years old. She was born in Checotah, Okla. on May 7, 1921, the daughter of Armor and Ruth Ann (Rife) Willis.
Bonnie attended Warner Junior College, Northeastern Oklahoma University and Southwestern University. She served as a teacher for several years in the Faye, Thomas, Younger Bend, and Dewar school systems.
On October 18, 1944 she married G. L. Spain in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Olive Baptist Church and served for fifteen years as the Dorcas Lady Sunday School Class Teacher.
Survivors include the husband G. L. Spain of the home, two daughters: Lee Ann Spain of Olive, and Jana Kay Bedillion of Sand Springs; her mother, Ruth Ann Willis of Sand Springs; two sisters, Billie Jones and Wilma Roberts of Sand Springs; and two brothers, Dyton Willis and Phil Willis of Sand Springs.
From "The Mannford Eagle," Mannford, Oklahoma, December 10, 1986
Bonnie Spain
Funeral services for Bonnie Spain, Olive, were held December 8, 1986, at the Olive Baptist Church, Olive, with Rev. Larry Wallace officiating. Interment was at Oakhill Cemetery, Mannford, under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home.
Mrs. Spain died Friday, December 4, 1986 at the Cleveland Area Hospital after a long illness. She was 65 years old. She was born in Checotah, Oklahoma on May 7, 1921, the daughter of Armor and Ruth Ann (Rife) Willis.
Bonnie attended Warner Junior College, Northeastern Oklahoma University and Southwestern University. She served as a teacher for several years in the Faye, Thomas, Younger Bend, and Dewar school systems.
On October 18, 1944, she married G. L. Spain in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Olive Baptist Church and served for 15 years as the Dorcas Lady Sunday School Class teacher.
Survivors include: husband, G. L. Spain of the home; two daughters, Lee Ann Spain of Olive and Jana Kay Bedillion of Sand Springs; Mother, Ruth Ann Willis of Sand Springs; two sisters, Billie Jones and Wilma Roberts of Sand Springs; two brothers, Dyton Willis and Phil Willis of Sand Springs.
From "The News Journal<" Mannford, Oklahoma, December 10, 1986
"Olive News" by Susie Lacey
Bonnie Spain died last Thursday. Her funeral was at Olive Baptist Church Monday at 10 a.m. She was a member there. Mr. and Mrs. Spain have lived in the Silver City community for years.
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Jesse Eugene Sperry, a resident of Pawnee, Ok. was born on August 10, 1917, in Chouteau, OK. He was married to Dorothy Milam on March 26, 1935 in Skeedee, OK. Mr. Sperry was a member of the Assembly of God church.
Eugene is survived by his wife Dorothy of the home; 4 sons: Tobe of Spavinaw; Zeb of Tulsa; Bub of Blackburn and Jim of Keystone Colony. 3 Daughters: Maxine Mahan of Blackburn; Peggy House of Sand Springs and Pauline Beel of Hominy. 7 Sisters: Margie Abel of Ramona; Beulah Laswell of Las Vegas, NV; Lillie Angus of Tulsa; Irene Harrington of Tulsa; Della Brown of Oklahoma City; Esther Angus of Tulsa and Amanda Pershall of Inola, KS. 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Mr. Sperry was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Gladys House and 1 granddaughter.
Date of service was October 17, 1986. Place of interment Blackburn Cemetery.
Funeral services for past area resident Lily Raifsnyder Spess were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, at Moore's Memory Chapel, Tulsa. Burial was in Mannford Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Spess died Monday, February 18th at the age of 85. She was born in Marionville, Pa. August 3, 1899 and was educated there, completing two years of nurse's training, a profession she later followed along with teaching.
During the 1920 Oil Boom, she came to the area with her Mother to join her Father here. She taught school both at the Basin East End and Rock Creek one-room schools.
She married Basin resident James R. Spess December 26, 1925 in the Presbyterian Church, Pawhuska. They made their home in the Mannford-Keystone area for many years and owned a farm in the East Basin area until 1946, when they moved to their present home in Tulsa.
The couple observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1979 and would have observed their 60th this year.
She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, James; five daughters, Ramona Krotzer, Cleveland; Ruth Thixton, Rebecca Prather and Emma Wixson, all of Tulsa and Margie Stegemier, Fullerton, Calif. 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Eula Louise Spradlin was born May 11, 1899, in Enid, Okla., to James Bradford Spradlin and Willie Emerine Spradlin. She died January 31 at Cushing, Okla., at the age of 85.
She came to Oilton in 1917. She was united in marriage to Virgil James Ausbrook on September 2, 1918. To this union was born two daughters and six sons. She was preceded in death by two sons James and Billie Joe.
Survivors include Syble Markin, Casper, Wyoming; Anna Mae Weaver, San Antonio, Texas; Gene Ausbrook, Maysville, Ok.; Richard Ausbrook, Cushing; Dale Ausbrook, Tonkawa; Louis Ausbrook, Gainsville, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; sisters Mae Stroup, Borger, Texas and Ruby Diehnel of Oilton and one brother Leon Spradlin, Pauls Valley, Ok.
She was married to Lyle Stephens in 1961 who also preceded her in death.
Spradlin was a member of the Order of Eastern Stars and the Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held on February 2 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Oilton under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home.
Mary Lee Spradlin
Funeral services for May Lee Spradlin, 85, Moore, Oklahoma, were held February 11, 2 p.m. at the First Nazarene Church in Elk City. Donald Konkle and Roger Spradlin officiated. Interment was in the Canute Cemetery.
Spradlin was born August 21, 1898 at East Point, Kentucky and died February 9 at the Moore-Hillcrest Nursing Home in Moore. She was the daughter of the late Theodore Music and Alice Tackett Music.
She and Samuel L. Spradlin were married November 23, 1914. In 1901 she moved to Canute in a covered wagon from Kentucky. For the past several years she had been a patient of the Moore-Hillcrest Nursing Home.
She is survived by sons Theodore of Houston, Texas; Lee of Kansas; Oren of Woodward and Donald of Granite, Oklahoma; daughters Alice Cox of Drumright and Wanda Ritchie of Moore; brother John Music of Norman; sister Susan Mabe of Elk City; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the People's Funeral Home of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the New Home Free Will Baptist Church in Berryhill for the Rev. Harry E. Staires, former Drumright pastor. The longtime minister died Sunday in the Drumright Nursing Home. He was 81.
The Rev. Staires served as pastor of the Drumright Church a total of 21 years, serving for the first time in the 1930's during which time the church had a membership of over 400. He organized 12 new churches in Oklahoma including the Oilton Church, where he served as pastor, resigning in 1952. He assisted in organizing 25 other churches.
Active in the Free Will Baptist administration, he served on the National Home Mission Board for 25 years, serving six of those years as chairman of the board. He was a moderator of the Oklahoma Association eight years and served six years on the Oklahoma Executive Board.
In addition to Drumright and Oilton, he pastored churches in Tulsa, Duncan, Oklahoma City, Blackwell, and Okmulgee.
His first wife, Glenara, died in September of 1975.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie Hargis Staires, Berryhill; a brother, Herbert Staires, Jackson, Miss.; two stepsons, Gene Hargis, Jenks and Col. Glenn Hargis, Fairfax, Va.
Claude Thomas Staley died March 7 in the Drumright Nursing Home at the age of 93. He was born July 22, 1892 in Madill, OK to John and Mattie Staley.
He and the former Zula Laren Dickson were married October 22, 1919 in the Drumright Baptist Church. To this union four children were born.
He was a member of the Church of God, Oilton and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors are his wife Zula of the Oilton home; sons Claude (Bill) Staley Jr. of Jennings and David Staley of Colorado City, Texas; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son Doyle Edward Staley and a daughter Ruby Carlene Staley Nees.
Funeral services were held March 10 in the Church of God, Oilton. Officiating was the Rev. Bill Ryan. Interment was in the Highland Cemetery, Oilton, under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Steven, James and Bruce Staley, Jerry Nees, Paul Travis and Wayne Burk.
Graveside services were held at South Cemetery January 16 for Rex Starkey, 65, former Drumright resident, who died January 10 in Tulsa. He was a millwork estimator and operated the Starkey Sales and Engineering Co. in Tulsa.
Starkey was a 1940 graduate of Drumright High School and a member of the band. In 1940, when funds were not available for a Gusher, he gathered pictures and information on seniors and published a special section in the Drumright Journal. He also attended Tiger school.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; sons, Max and Mike; daughter, Abbe; brother, Max and sister, Lexie Decker of Tulsa. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Starkey who lived in Drumright for many years.
Aline E. Starks
Funeral services for Mrs. William (Aline E.) Starks, 63, 308 East 7th, Cushing, were held at 2 p.m. on September 30, 1986, in the First Christian Church with Ron Babbit officiating. Burial was in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Hackler Funeral Home. Starks died Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Starks was born September 24, 1923, in Claypool, Okla., near Ringling, the daughter of Allen and Katie (Quick) Layton. She was reared and received her early education in Ringling, Duncan and Ardmore, Okla.
She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, returning to Oklahoma City where she graduated from Central High School. She attended Hills Business College, Oklahoma Beauty College and was a member of the Oklahoma City Police Department, working as a matron and PBX operator.
She married William P. Starks on August 11, 1946, in Oklahoma City. They moved to Cushing in 1952. She was past Matron of the Cushing Order of Eastern Star Chapter and in 1971 was Grand Matron of Oklahoma Grand Chapter.
Survivors include her husband, Bill of the home; son Michael P. Starks, Sr. of Cushing; daughter Sandra Kay Coffee of Cushing; sister Mildred Milburn of Duncan, Ok.; four grandsons; two granddaughters, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one granddaughter.
STEPHENS -- Isaac (Ike) Lowell, 72, of Broken Arrow, died Friday at his residence. A native Oklahoman, born September 5, 1915 in Webbers Falls, OK, came to Tulsa in 1928. He was a Tulsa businessman in the food industry until his association with Douglas Aircraft Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1970. Was a Charter member of Calvary Baptist and Memorial Baptist of Tulsa. He served as Deacon in Broken Arrow First Baptist Church for 18 years, and was recently honored at Deacon Emeritus. Survived by: wife, Willa Dean; son, Bill Stephens, Bristow; daughter, Karen Neal of Broken Arrow; 5 grandchildren, Rob, Lance, and Stephanie Stephens, Bobbi and Krisi Lane; sister, Alma Mullendore, Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. MOnday, Broken Arrow First Baptist Church. Interment Floral Haven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please contribute to "Forward To Freedom", c/o First Baptist Church, 210 E. Broadway, Broken Arrow. Christians 251-6464.
Elbert Jessie Stevens, 92, Shamrock, died at his home March 11, 1986. He was born at Okemah, Oklahoma October 20, 1893. His parents Elijah M. and Nancy A. Stevens moved to the Shamrock area with their family in 1911 where he married Bessie Jane Mundell August 10, 1918. He was proceeded in death by his wife and one son.
He served in the Army during WWI. He was a member of the Church of the First Born.
Survivors are two daughters Mrs. Leta Greenfield and Mrs. Ella Glimp both of Drumright; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. March 14 at the Church of the First Born in Cushing with Doyle Combs and Harold Case officiating.
Grandsons Lonnie and Gary Greenfield, Bruce Porter, Dale and Earl Glimp and Dewayne Thompson served as pallbearers.
Interment was in the Parkland North Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Elsie Stevens of Drumright were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Chris Tecmire officiated and Wilma Mills was organist with Jeff Hunter and Diana Touchstone as singers. Interment was Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Fredrick, Oklahoma cemetery.
She was born March 21, 1903, at Missouri and died March 1 in the Drumright Memorial Hospital, she was 82. She and Aubrey Stevens were married at Burkbunett, Texas, December 26, 1926. They have been residents of this community since 1931.
Stevens was a member of the Eastern Stars.
Survivors include her husband of the Drumright home; sisters Mamie Burch of Wyoming and Ann Carson of Drumright and brother Frank Polston of Ranger, Texas.
Pall bearers were Paul Grace, Russell Rickner, Bill Stevens, Bob McClain, James Cooper and Don Lokey.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Services were held September 27, at 10:30AM at the Shurden Chapel for Rankin Lee Steward. Steward passed away at his home in Henryetta, Okla. September 25, he was 74 years of age.
Mr. Steward was born January 2, 1911 in Ramney, Texas to R. L. and Sara Steward. He married Jewel Gulley March 16, 1930 in Stigler, Okla. He operated a dairy farm in Stigler for many years. He later operated a broom corn farm in Portales, New Mexico and later they operated a grocery store in Tulare, Calif. They have made their home in Henryetta, Okla. for the past eight years.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel, of the home; a brother, Lay Steward, of Mannford; 2 sisters, Lilliam Barbara, of Inkster, Michiga; and Maxine Beck of Vista, Calif. He was preceeded in death by his parents R. L. and Sara Steward; two sisters, Mauder Gelspia and Mae Loflis; and two brothers, Bob Steward and Evertte Nicholes.
Interment was in the Stigler Cemetery, the Rev. Bill Stacy officiated.
(Note: Remember to try variations of the spellings of the names mentioned above. Some of them just don't look "right.")
Graveside services for Crystal Diane Stibbens were held at the Highland Cemetery in Oilton, 2 p.m., January 9. Officiating was the Rev. Ray Willis.
She was born February 27, 1980 and died January 6, she was four years old.
She is survived by her mother Carolyn Stibbens, father, Harold Stibbens, brother Mike Stibbens, maternal grandmother Helen Mitts, all of Oilton and her paternal grandmother Lois Stovall of Miami, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home.
Funeral services for William Stice were held December 4, 1986, at the Cimarron Valley Church of God in Oilton.
Stice was born April 14, 1901, to John and Caroline Stice in Canadian Co., Ok., and died December 1 in the Drumright Nursing Home at the age of 85.
He and former Viola Dick were married on October 20, 1922, to this union were born three children, Vivian Fisher of Cushing and Dorothy Serevns of Moab, Utah, who survive him and a son William Jay Stice who preceeded him in death.
Additional survivors are a brother Russell Stice, of Odessa, Texas; seven grandchildren; 21 great-grandchldren and four great-great-grandchildren.
His parents; two brothers, James and Claude and one grandson preceeded him in death.
Stice retired from Exon Oil Co. after 29 years of service while residing in Cortez, Colo. He had previously worked in Oklahoma, Illinois, Wyoming and Utah. Upon retiring he moved to Drumright for two years then moved to Oilton in 1963.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Peck Funeral Home of Oilton.
Lois Maurine Storey, age 60, died Wednesday, December 11, 1985, at her home in Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Storey was born November 11, 1925, in Drumright to Roscoe and Amy Redding. She attended the Drumright Schools, and was an employee of the Houston Post until her retirment.
Interment was Saturday, December 14, in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, with services at the cemetery church. Rev. Ray Still officiated.
She is survived by her husband H. C. Storey and her daughter Amy Beth Barron, both of Houson; brother Roscoe M. Redding of Freeport, Texas; sisters, Sue Ann Redding of Drumright, Mrs. Leonard (Norma) McCasland of Aubrey, Texas, and Mrs. Harold (Helen) Mullenax of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Longtime Drumright resident, Billy John Story, died October 6, 1986, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, he was 64.
Story was born February 15, 1922, at Cushing, Oklahoma. He had served in WW II and was a member of the V.F.W., American Legion and D.A.V. He was also a lifetime member of the board of directors of the Drumright Round-Up club. Story and his wife, Marie, were united in marriage in 1942.
Funeral services were held October 9 at the Free Will Baptist Church at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jerry Smith officiated with music provided by organist Wilma Mills and vocalist Sue Ferguson. Serving as pallbearers were David Cargill, Gerald Wright, Edmond Spencer, Tommy Bruce, George Merrill and Lynn Ray Hewitt.
He is survived by his wife, Marie of the home; son Billy John Story, Jr. and daughter, Peggy Lankford; his mother Catherine Story, Riverton, Wyoming; brother Bob Story, Stillwater and three grandchildren.
Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemtery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home.
A young Claremore woman and a Muskogee man were killed Monday night in a four-car collison 84 miles south of Claremore.
Melody Lou Stout, 19, Rt. 1, daughter of Allen and Judy Lewis Stout, and Larry Cagle, 51, Muskogee, were dead at the scene near the Verdigris River bridges, according to officials of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in Vinita.
A third driver, Lisa Houston, 21, was released from the Claremore Regional Hospital. A fourth driver, John Cary, Claremore, was not injured. All the drivers were alone in their cars.
The patrol said Cagle was heading southbound on Highway 66 when he crossed the center median crashing head-on into Stout's car, then overturning.
Stout's car went into a slide, according to the patrol, with Houston's 1978 Buick hitting Stout's 1984 Pontiac in the driver's door. Cary's 1981 Toyota then hit Houston's car in the rear.
The patrol said Cagle and Stout were pinned in their cars for 45 minutes.
The accident occurred at 9:22 p.m.
Rogers County Trooper Don Polston investigated the accident.
Melody, who was a physical fitness buff, had been to LaFortune Park to jog with a friend. She liked to jog at LaFortune and went about three times a week, said her father.
A 1987 Claremore High School graduate, she was a Balfour winner in the business division. She lived at home while working at Dillard's Eastland store. She was also a part-time model with the Linda Layman Agency and had worked part-time for her father at Showplace Real Estate.
She had attended Tulsa Junior College.
She was born January 24, 1969 in Tulsa. The family moved to Claremore from Inola in 1976. Stout came to Claremore with the Oklahoma State Employment Service when the office opened in Claremore.
Melody was a member of First United Methodist Church, where services were held Thursday, October 21, 1988. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery under direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service.
Also surviving is a sister, Monica, and paternal grandparents, Fay and Ruth Stout of Drumright, former Mannford Superintendent of Schools.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Methodist Church Building Fund.
Elmer Joe Strader of Ralson, Ok. passed away September 11, 1987 at Fairfax, Ok. at the age of 53.
He was born April 22, 1934 in Pawnee, Ok. to Vincent and Gertrude Strader. He married Alice L. Wright, they were divorced Dec. 5, 1985. He later married Barbara Jean Wilson Haddock on June 8, 1986.
Elmer Joe is survived by his wife Barbara Jean Strader of the home in Ralston, Ok; 3 children, Ronnie, Donna and Tommy Strader all of Drumright, Ok.; 4 step-children, Linda Johnson of Burleson, Tx., Russell Haddock of Sapulpa, Ok., Glenda Bollinger of Ralston, Ok., and Steven Haddock of Stillwater, Ok.; 9 grandchildren, 4 step-brothers; 3 step-sisters; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held Monday, September 14, 1987 at 10 a.m. in the Fairfax Full Gospel Church with Lewis Bernard officiating.
Interment was held in the Riverside Cemetery in Ralston, Ok.
Funeral services were held for Glen R. Stroup, 71, Route 1, Mannford, Thursday, January 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of God in Mannford. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Thomas Lee officiated.
Stroup died at his home.
He was born March 18, 1913, to Effie Jordan and Delbert Stroup. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.
He is survived by daughters Sandra Norwood and Glenda Kerr, both of Mannford; sons Jimmy Bowen and Delbert Stroup, Mannford, and sister June Handrick of Osage, Okla.
Funeral services for Oscar Strow, 417 S. Jones, Drumright were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Jim Kelly officiated. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Music was provided by Wilma Mills at the organ and singers were Jeff Hunter and Thelma Black.
Strow was born April 6, 1911 at Porter, Ok., and died May 18 in the Drumright Memorial Hospital, he was 73.
He was retired from Independent Trucking Company.
Survivors include his wife Valda of the home; son Bobby Lee Strow of Cushing; daughter Judy Ann Howard of Ada; brothers Bill of Mannford, Ernest of Mustang and Charlie Strow of Pittsburg, California; sisters Beulah Hicks and Alice Robinson of Drumright, Pearl Vance of Wagoner and Imogene Baker of Sunray, Texas; step-sons Lewis and Scott Fleschute both of Stillwater and three grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Joe Burton, James Cooper, Jack Embree, Dick Hart, Don Lokey and Virgil Cooper.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Mary Mabel Stucks, 85, of 307 East Cherry Street, Drumright was born February 3, 1901 in St. Joe, Arkansas. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Wainright. She passed away on Sunday February 9, 1986 at the Drumright Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
She married Jess Stucks October 15, 1916 in Marison County Arkansas. Mr. Stucks proceeded her in death in 1947, she is also proceeded in death by one daughter.
She moved to Drumright in 1970 from Marison County, Arkansas to be near her children. She is survived by two sons, Louis of Drumright, and James Stucks of Mannford, five daughters: Mrs. Irene Murphy of Drumright, Mrs. Loraine Warren of Edmond, Ok, Mrs. Jessie Barnett of Olive, Mrs. Dollie Harness of Jennings, Ok., Mrs. Mary Dell Gray of Oilton. One brother Will Wainright of Canadian, Texas, two sisters, Mrs. Addie Batts, of Canadian, Texas, Mrs. Viola Flick of Drumright, 17 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Bailes Funeral Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday February 12, with Rev. Marvin Boyles officiating. Music was by Lights of Christ.
Pallbearers were the grandsons: Bobby King, Ricky King, Keith Harness, Michael Stucks, and Gene Barnett.
Interment was in the Highland Cemetery at Oilton, Oklahoma under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
From "The Mannford Eagle," Mannford, Oklahoma, February 20, 1986
Mary M. Stucks, 85, Drumright, mother of James Stucks of Mannford, was given funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, in Bailes Funeral chapel. The Rev. Marvin Boyles officiated. Music was by Lights of Life.
Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Oilton, with grandsons as pall bearers: Bobby King, Ricky King, Keith Harness, Michael Stucks and Gene Barnett.
Death occurred February 9 in the Drumright hospital following a short illness. She was born February 3, 1901, in St. Joe, Ark., to William and Elizabeth Wainwright.
Mary Wainwright and Jess Stucks were married October 15, 1916 in Marison County, Ark. He preceded her in death in 1947; she also is preceded by one daughter.
Mrs. Stucks moved from Marison County, Ark., to Drumright in 1970 to be near her children, who include sons Louis of Drumright and James of Mannford; daughters, Mrs. Irene Murphy, Drumright; Mrs. Loraine Warren, Edmond; Mrs. Jessie Barnett, Olive; Mrs. Dollie Harness, Jennings; and Mrs. Mary Dell Gray, Oilton; also one brother, Will Wainwright, Canadian, Texas, and two sisters, Addie Batts, Canadian, Texas and Viola Flick, Drumright; 17 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Nearly lifelong area resident Jay W. Studebaker, 83, died Friday, December 30, 1983 in Sand Springs.
Born February 11, 1900 in Fulton, South Dakota, he lived his youth in Emporia, Kansas, before moving to the Keystone community in 1918.
A boiler maker, farmer and cattleman by trade, Studebaker was also a member of the Brahma Acres Bible Church, Mannford Masonic Lodge 515, and Order of the Eastern Star Lodge 444.
He was preceded in death by his wife Vicie C. Studebaker in 1976.
He is survived by: three daughters: Wilda Chandley, Cleveland, Lawana Lee, Sand Springs, and Molly Timmons, Eagle Rock, Missouri; four sons: Willard Studebaker, Sand Springs, John Studebaker, Mannford, Robert Studebaker, Tulsa, and Richard Studebaker, Sand Springs; 20 grandchildren, 18 great-grandhilren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services were 10:30 Tuesday, January 3, at the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Gene Heffley officiating.
Interment was in the Woodland Cemetery, Sand Springs, under the direction of Mobley-Dodson.
Graveside services were held Saturday, May 18, 1985 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakhill Cemetery, Mannford, OK, for Eunice Mary Stufflebean. Mrs. Stufflebean was born January 13, 1892 in Kansas and died May 15, 1985 at the Drumright Nursing Home. Rev. James A. Franklin officiated at the service.
Mrs. Stufflebean had been a resident of Oilton for the past ten years after moving there from Garden Grove, CA. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Mrs. Stufflebean was preceded in death by her husband, James Oris Stufflebean.
Her survivors include one daughter, Fern E. Berle, Oilton, one grandson, one great-grandson and two nieces.
Funeral services were under the direction of the Don Smith Funeral Home, Drumright.
Thomas Burle Stump, age 55, passed away November 5, 1986 at the Cushing Hospital. He was born at Drumright August 6, 1931, the son of the late Otis Randolph and Flora Irene Stump.
He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and on his return worked for the Getty Oil Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
He was married December 25, 1955 to Lindsey Lee Laffoon in Drumright where they have made their home.
Survivors are his wife Lindsey L. of the home, a son Doug of Oklahoma City, a daughter Mrs. Tanya Vassa of Cushing, his mother Mrs. Flora Irene Stump of Drumright, four brothers: Arvil of Bristow, Earl of Edmond, Paul of Bethany, Otis of Drumright and two grandchildren Kelli Jo and Matthew Douglas Stump.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 7, 1986 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris C. Tecmire officiating. Music was by Mrs. Wilma Lacy at the piano and Mrs. Bonnie Laffoon and Mrs. Sue Ferguson sang.
Pallbearers were Fred Randell, Butch Gibson, Raymond Woolf, Don Saliba, Stanley White and Doug Nichols.
Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Bailes Funeral Home.
(See: STUMP, Thomas Burle -- Lyle Ann Shults Histories Colllection)
Thelma Ellen Suit
Thelma Ellen Suit, 80, of Mannford died Wednesday in Tulsa.
Born on May 4, 1906, she married Joe Suit on February 12, 1925 in Newkirk. She was a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Suit of the home; a daughter, Lois McClain of Elverta, California; a son, Jack Suit of Newalla; a sister, Esta Hindershot of DeQueen, Arkansas; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Mannford Assmebly of God Church with the Rev. Don Couch officiating.
Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery of Mannford under the direction of Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service of Sand Springs.
Lois Irene Summers
Lois Irene Summers passed away on January 29th, 1987 at the Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on October 15, 1934 in Tulsa, and had lived in the Jennings area for almost 27 years.
She was united in marriage to Ralph Summers on February 29th, 1957 at Bristow, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Summers was a member of the Friendship Community Church of Mannford.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph, of the home. Also a son William, and daughter Debbie, both of the home.
Her mother, Margaret Butler of Jennings; four brothers and two sisters: Calvin Butler of Sapulpa; George Butler of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Alvin Butler, Charles Butler, Shirley Coffman, and Sharon Bledsaw all of Jennings.
Services were held February 2nd, 1987 in the Friendship Community Church of Mannford, Oklahoma. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford. Mobley Dodson Funeral Chapel of Sand Springs handled arrangements.
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, February 18, 1987
Lois Irene Summers passed away on January 29th, 1987 at the Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on October 15, 1934 in Tulsa, and had lived in the Jennings area for almost 27 years.
She was united in marriage to Ralph Summers on February 29th, 1957 at Bristow, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Summers was a member of the Friendship Community Church of Mannford.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph, of the home. Also a son William, and a daughter, Debbie, both of the home.
Her mother, Margaret Butler of Jennings; four brothers and two sisters: Calvin Butler of Sapulpa; George Butler of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Alvin Butler, Charles Butler, Shirley Coffman, and Sharon Bledsaw all of Jennings.
Services were held February 2nd, 1987 in the Friendship Community Church of Mannford, Oklahoma. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford. Mobley Dodson Funeral Chapel of Sand Springs handled arrangements.
Skiatook resident, Billy George Surritte, a 44 year-old husband and father lost his life Friday in a tragic accident. Surrritte, a linecrew foreman for Frey Electric, out of Sand Springs, was doing a pole change out 2 1/2 miles S. of Cleveland in a field north of Hwy. 64, when he turned to say something to one of the other men and accidentally touched his head to a wire, stated Ernie Frey, President of Frey Electric.
Crewman Randy Holly was in the bucket with Surritte when the accident occurred, and he tried repeatedly to free Surritte from the wire, but was unsuccessful. Reportedly, the 4-man crew was doing contract work for Indian Electric Co.
Cleveland Paramedics responded to the call and administered CPR until Tulsa Life Flight arrived on the scene. Surritte was pronounced dead at the scene, and was taken by Cleveland ambulance to Chapman Black Funeral Home at Cleveland. He was later taken to Peter's Funeral Home in Skiatook, Okla.
Mr. Surritte is survived by his wife, Caroline; one son, William Eric; one daughter, Melissa Rae, both of the home; two step-daughters, Karen Henry of Skiatook and Lee Kavafes of New Jersey; his parents, George and Maxine of Skiatook; one brother, Andy Surritte of Pawhuska, Okla.; five sisters, Shirley Weathers of Skiatook; Linda Hines of Bartlesville; Lora Norwood of Broken Arrow; Franciene Davis of Skiatook and Patty Mitchell of Skiatook and three grandchildren.
Services for Surritte were Tuesday, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. at the Peter's Home Chapel in Skiatook. Interment was in the Albert J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, Okla., where he was born and grew up. Mr. John Fusselman will officiate.
Services are under the direction of Powell Funeral Home in Hominy, Oklahoma.
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