Obituaries

Nov 23, 2008

Veva Nell Hamilton went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of 68. Veva was born February 3, 1940 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma the daughter of Buford and Cleopatra (Reid) Hollingshead. Veva was raised and began her education in Sand Springs. She later completed her education at Charles...

Nov 16, 2008

Steven Dayle Higgins was born March 13, 1955 the son of Robert Leroy and Gloria Colleen (Fox) Higgins. He began his childhood on a farm in Collinsville. At the age of 10 his family moved to Tulsa. In 1971, Steve and his family moved to the Keystone Lake area and attended High School in Cleveland. Steve at that time began...

Nov 9, 2008

Tommy was born June 12, 1930 the son Arnold and Blanche (Boothe) Peterman. As a young boy, Tommy grew up in the Keystone area attending the Rigsby Grade School. He later began attending high school in Cleveland where he graduated with the Class of 1948. After high school, Tommy helped his family on the farm before gaining employment with C.E....

Nov 8, 2008

Effie Marie Vandever of Cleveland, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, November 8, 2008, at the Claremore Regional Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma at the age of age 79. Effie was born near Prue, Oklahoma in rural Osage County on October 11, 1929; she was the daughter of Bill and Elsie (Lay) Dixon. As a young lady Effie grew up and attended the...

Sep 20, 2008

Sep 10, 2008

Donald Avery Topping, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 70. Don was born December 10, 1937, the son of John Wesley and Grace Meleta (Eastman) Topping. As a young man Don grew up in the Olgesby and Ramona, Oklahoma area where he attended...

Sep 2, 2008

Carol Taylor, 65, lifelong resident of Hominy, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at her home with her family by her side. Carol Estilene was born March 18, 1943 in Hominy, Oklahoma the daughter of William Marlar and Mamie Louise (Alexander) Garrison. Carol grew up and attended school in Hominy where she completed her education. On June 12, 1962,...

Sep 1, 2008

Linda Cheryl Travis was born March 6, 1948 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Vonita Louise (Allen) and Lenard H. Fox. Linda was raised in Cleveland and attended Cleveland school, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1966. After completion of her education, Linda was married to Richard Lynn Travis on April 21, 1967 in Lawton, Oklahoma as Richard...

Aug 31, 2008

Oscar Black, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008 at age the age of 92 in the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home. Oscar was born September 27, 1915 in Chugwater, Wyoming the son of Walter and Jessie (Forbes) Black. At the age of three Oscar moved with his family from Chugwater to Minco, Oklahoma. In 1928, they moved to Greeley, Colorado where...

Aug 28, 2008

Former Chairman of the Board and owner of the First Bank of Cleveland, Tom R. Lunsford passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Claremore at the age of 86 years. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland with Rev. Connie Taylor officiating....

Aug 20, 2008

Aug 20, 2008

Goldie Marie Alexander of Jennings, Oklahoma, age 92, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Goldie was born on October 12, 1915, in Missouri the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Longgrear. Mr. Longgrear, originally from London, England moved to America where he and Goldie's mother finally settled on a...

Aug 19, 2008

Memorial services for Russell Wayne Perry will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, August 23, 2008 in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Head officiating. Friends may share a memory with the family online at www.chapman-black.com. Russell was born March 19, 1940 in Eunice, New Mexico the son of Lee Haskell and Ruth Ester (Rains) Perry. As a young...

Aug 17, 2008

Wilma Ruth Shipman was born October 30, 1915, the daughter of William and Mattie Lee (Lloyd) Watts. As a young girl Wilma moved with her parents to Osage where she was raised and received her education. Soon after graduation Wilma was united in marriage to John Dowell Shipman on December 15, 1934, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. They established their initial home...

Aug 12, 2008

Frank Oran Metzger, Jr. life long resident of Hominy, Oklahoma went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the age of 55. Frank was born June 1, 1953 the son of Frank O., Sr. and Bobbie Jean (Tinsley) Metzger. Frank grew up and began his education in Hominy where he later graduated high school...

Aug 12, 2008

Charles Jacob ìJakeî Vaughn was born March 24, 1989 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles Willis Vaughn, Jr. and Angie (Falkner) Vaughn. Jake was raised and attended school in Cleveland. From his early childhood, Jake was involved with beautiful baby competitions, winning numerous events. This involvement led to his actually working for the Linda Laymen Modeling Agency...

Aug 12, 2008

Lavina June Eikenbary Boyd was born on June 18, 1932 in Maramec, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Grover and Edna (Allen) Eikenbary. Lavina was raised in Maramec, Quay and Yale areas; graduating from Yale High School in 1952. Shortly after graduation from high school, Lavina was married to Elton Boyd in Mulvane, Kansas. The couple made their inital home...

Aug 12, 2008

Gordon Milo Upshaw, also known to his family and old friends as Jelly, was born on August 19, 1933 in Carney, Oklahoma. He was one of two sons of Arnold Lee and Netty Ione (Robertson) Upshaw. The Upshaw family moved frequently during the next several years, residing in Shawnee, Seminole and Tulsa before finally moving to Cleveland in 1946. Although...

Aug 11, 2008

Phillip Riley Morrison, of Hominy, Oklahoma, died Monday, August 11, 2008 as a result of injuries received after falling from a drilling rig in rural Osage County, at the age of 26. Phillip was born November 6, 1981, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was the son of Phillip and Judith (Albright) Morrison. Phillip began his education in Pawhuska and then moved...

Jul 31, 2008

Ann Lorett was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on June 26, 1947; the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Delores (Reeder) Behrens. She moved with her family from Ripley to Yale at an early age where she attended school and received her education. Ann was married to Jerry Lorett on December 24, 1963 in Yale, Oklahoma. The couple made their initial home...