Alice Sue Wilkins

Alice Sue (Stroud) Wilkins, 86, passed from this life on January 18, 2020, in Cushing, Oklahoma with her daughters by her side. Born on October 10, 1933, at the family home in Blackburn, Oklahoma, Alice is the daughter of George Taylor and Della Mary (Madewell) Stroud. She attended school in Bowlegs, Blackburn, then graduated from Cleveland High School in 1951. After graduation, Alice moved to California and went to work in the lettuce fields outside Salinas, California. Later, she returned to Cleveland, working as a waitress. Alice met Raymond Eugene Wilkins of Terlton, Oklahoma and the couple was wed on November 21, 1953. From this union came two daughters, Sherlynn and Teresa. With Raymond’s work, the couple moved to Mississippi, where Alice began beauty school. In the early 1960s, Alice returned to Cleveland, working as a furniture salesperson in Tulsa. On May 13, 1962, Allice was saved at 11th Street Baptist Church under Pastor Glen Douglas. In the early 1970s, Alice was instrumental in starting Grace Baptist Church. She taught Sunday School and was its church secretary for many years. She attended real estate school with her sister, although she never sold any real estate. Alice owned her own beauty shop as well as a beauty supply store. In her last few years, Alice lived at Linwood Village Care Center in Cushing, Oklahoma.
Alice loved flowers and butterflies! She would garden. When playing cards or dominoes, she would have to win, even if it meant not playing fair. She loved to fish. Alice is described as very outspoken, OCD, and a very strict disciplinarian. It’s told that she longed for a Cadillac, but always drove a Chevrolet. Dedication to her children was evident; she was always there for the girls’ sporting events.
Alice is survived by her daughters, Sherlynn Goins and husband Dale of Cleveland, Oklahoma, and Teresa Shivers and husband David of Prague, Oklahoma; sister Paula Garcia of Cleveland, Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren, Trisha Shipman Lameier and husband Mike of Honolulu, Hawaii, Shane Shipman and wife Tracy of Hallett, Oklahoma, Amber Shipman Rogalsky and husband Josh of Luther, Oklahoma, Abbra Scoggin and husband Rett of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, Andrew Shipman and wife Angela of Nelagoney, Oklahoma, and Molly Milmo and husband Russell of Olney, Texas; 4 great grandchildren, Jacob Shipman, Kellen Lameier, Jaylea Scoggin and Lola Milmo as well as many nieces and nephews and long-time friends. Alice is preceded in death by her parents and five sisters, Evelyn Tardiff, Georgia Shipman, Betty Teasley, Carolyn Vaughan and Goldie McGrew.
A visitation will be held Thursday, January 23, 2020, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Services will take place Friday, January 24, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Grace Baptist Church in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Pastor Bob Elfrink will officiate the service. Alice will be laid to rest in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home in Cleveland, Oklahoma. An online guestbook is available at www.chapman-black.com.

Copyright Notice

© 2019 (Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc.)

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author.

The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the compiled work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses.

Privacy Disclaimer

The information contained in this Tribute Wall is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honour, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased.

Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.