Al Jones
Aug 7, 2009
Where do you start? Al was not a typical person. Few knew his early beginnings. He was born to Ethel Sanders Hanson in either 1926 or 1928 in Seminole, OK. His mother and uncle were both shot in a jealous feud and his younger sister Paula was kidnapped in 1934. He was raised by his Grandmother Essie Sanders and his...
Charles W. "Dub" Herron, Jr.
Jul 30, 2009
Charles W. "Dub" Herron, Jr. was born March 5, 1922 to Charlie Will and Kate (Allen) Herron at their family farm southwest of Follett, Texas. He departed this life July 30, 2009 at the age of 87. Dub went to Cope Country School and then Follett High School where he attended through part of his freshman year. Dub married Juanita...
Delbert C. Franklin
Jul 26, 2009
Delbert Clell Franklin was born to Albert Franklin and Cleo Lowry Franklin at Syracuse, Kansas on March 25, 1948. Delbert passed from this life on July 26, 2009 at the age of 61. Delbert joined the United States Army and served his country from February 20, 1969 to June 17, 1974 achieving the rank of Sergeant E5. He fought in...
Richard Eldon Stevens
Jul 12, 2009
Richard Eldon Stevens was born November 16, 1922 to Lester Lewis and Irma Pearl (Smith) Stevens at their home twelve miles north of Shattuck, Oklahoma. He departed this life July 12, 2009 at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 26 days. Richard attended Miller Rural School until the school consolidated with the Gage School District. Richard did well...
Evelyn Maxine Hamar
Jul 6, 2009
Evelyn Maxine Hamar was born January 24, 1925, the youngest child of Ival and Ethel (Dickey) Gore. She was reared in Lenora, Oklahoma with her brothers, Cary and Clay, and her sister Mabel. She was one part of a very caring and loving family that was always full of life and happiness. Evelyn was a young bride of seventeen when...
Susan Jean (Hughes) Ball
Jul 5, 2009
Susan Jean (Hughes) Ball was born December 19, 1963 to Ruby Irene (Byers) and Virgil Ray Hughes at Shattuck, Oklahoma. She passed away, after a lengthy illness, at the Shattuck Nursing Home on July 5, 2009 at the age of 45 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Susan, the youngest of four, was raised on the family farm south of...
Derrick Allen Rossiter
Jul 4, 2009
Derrick Allen Rossiter was welcomed into the loving arms of his parents, the late Gary Allen and Cara Ann Sweet Rossiter, on July 5, 1993 in Elk Grove, California. His young life was tragically cut short when he passed from this life on July 4, 2009. Derrick was a quiet yet spirited youngster who captivated the hearts of everyone he...
James C. Wagnon, Jr.
Jul 1, 2009
James Crielman Wagnon, Jr., son of James Crielman Wagnon, Sr. and Eula Agnes Kerby Wagnon was born February 23, 1931 at Peek, OK, and passed away on July 1, 2009 at his home in Medicine Lodge, KS, at the age of 78 years. Jim attended school at Englewood, KS graduating with the Class of 1949. After graduating he worked and...
Leota Mae Eastham
Jun 29, 2009
Leota Mae Eastham was born on April 30, 1922 to George and Emele (Redelsperger) Kliewer at Shattuck, Oklahoma and died Monday morning, June 29th while residing in the Shattuck Care Center. Leota was raised on the Kliewer farm a few miles NW of Arnett. She attended elementary school at the Lone Star School NW of Arnett. She continued school in...
Harold Wayne Hamaker
Jun 28, 2009
Harold Wayne Hamaker, 75 year old resident of Fargo, Oklahoma died June 28, 2009. Harold was born June 25, 1934 on the family homestead, south of Fargo, to June Edward and Effie Irene (Hedrick) Hamaker. His school years were spent attending Fargo Public Schools and he later received his G.E.D. On December 20, 1953 Harold was united in marriage to...
Velma Marie Jackson
Jun 25, 2009
Velma Marie "Johnson" Jackson, homemaker, farmer/rancher, died June 25, 2009, at the Vici Nursing Home in Vici, Oklahoma. Velma was 86 years, 11 months and 17 days at her passing. She was born July 9, 1922 at Mooreland, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late James Kirby and Marion Ferol Lewis Johnson. Velma's childhood was spent on farms in Mooreland, Harmon...
Milton Britt Manues
Jun 23, 2009
Milton Britt Manues was the eighth child born to Robert and Sylvia (Sloster) Manues on January 17, 1960 at DeWitt, Arkansas. Milton was a loving and playful child. He could always find a good deal and talk to anyone. Milton attended DeWitt schools. He joined the National Guard and served his country for several years. Milton enjoyed his brothers and...
Doris Lucille Adams
Jun 16, 2009
Doris Lucille Adams, affectionately known as "Toots", passed peacefully from this life on June 16, 2009 at the age of 87. Doris, daughter of Clarence and Alice (Whitehead) Hunter, was born July 20, 1921 at the family home, east of Bloomfield, Oklahoma. During her childhood and teen years the family continued to make their home in the Bloomfield and Webb...
Arlene Anita Stoner
Jun 14, 2009
Arlene Anita VanZant entered this "Life" on the morning of July 13, 1916, just as the sun brightened the eastern sky near Stratford, Oklahoma. Arlene's father, Moore VanZant had passed from this life five months before her birth; leaving her mother, Gracie Sallie Fletcher VanZant, with two children and one yet to be born. Her mother later married a widower,...
Lester Earl Elliott
Jun 11, 2009
Lester Earl Elliott was born on May 24, 1916 on the family farm to Stanley P. and Bertha (Rinner) Elliott. He passed from this life on June 11, 2009 and the age of 93. He spent his childhood working on the farm and attending the Sand Draw School, later attending Gage High School. Lester worked for the Word Ranch for...
Rita Rakestraw
Jun 9, 2009
Rita Rakestraw was born to George Martin and Erma Houston Martin at Elk City, Oklahoma on October 2, 1938. Rita went to school her early years at Merrit Grade School and later attended Fargo High School. She graduated from Gage Public Schools with the class of 1956. Rita married Bill Rakestraw on December 11, 1955 at the Church of Christ...
Cecilia Lutz
Jun 4, 2009
Cecilia "Granny" Lutz passed from this earthly life into her heavenly life on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the age of 93. She was born January 21, 1916 in Liberal, KS to Harry and Mamie (Hern) Johnson. Cecilia was a proud member of the First United Methodist Church of Bloomfield, New Mexico. She always had an open door for anyone...
Clarence Odell Watson
Jun 1, 2009
Clarence Odell Watson, 79-year-old Leedey resident, passed from this life on June 1, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Odell was born on September 10, 1929 on the family farm near Aledo, Oklahoma to Clarence Alexander and Willie May (Williams) Watson. He attended Aledo Country School, grades one through eight, transferring to Leedey High School and graduating with the class of...
Anna "Annie" Lucile Moss
May 24, 2009
Anna "Annie" Lucile Alexander Moss of Clinton, Oklahoma passed away in her home, Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the age of 65. She was born January 30, 1944 in Fort Supply, Oklahoma to Joseph William and Lillie Tiny Knott Alexander. Annie graduated from Fort Supply High School in 1962. In 1963 she married Emery Lee Moss of Vici, Oklahoma. They...
Thelma Fleming Murlin
May 24, 2009
Thelma Fleming Murlin was born June 25, 1912 to Joe and Pearl Wilson Fleming in Dewey County, Oklahoma near Mutual area. She went home to be with her Lord on May 24, 2009 at the age of 96. Thelma spent her early years on the farm, east of Seiling, attending a country school the first years of her life. The...
