Obituaries

Jan 20, 2008

Gwendolyn M. Almy the daughter of Floyd and Mabel (Overstreet) Ward was born November 3, 1920 in Porum, Oklahoma. As a young girl Gwen moved with her family to the Keystone Area. She attended the Rigsby School and later finished her education at Keystone. Soon after she completed her education, Gwen was united in marriage to Fredrick Joseph Almy on...

Jan 15, 2008

Joseph A Watts, Jr., known by family and friends as Butch, 61, Jennings resident, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Cleveland Area Hospital, following a mobile home accident. Joe was born March 2, 1946 in Gonzales, Texas; the son of Joseph A. Watts, Sr. and Etta Pauline (Stebing) Watts. Joe was raised and received his education in...

Jan 14, 2008

Donald Harden, age 77, passed away January 14, 2008 at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Don was born May 16, 1930 in Dearing, Kansas the son of Major, Sr. and Caldonia (Fields) Harden. As a young man Don was raised and received his education if Coffeyville, Kansas where he graduated high school. Soon after high school Don...

Jan 13, 2008

D. W. Sissom was born January 3, 1914 in Moore, Arkansas. He was the son of David Walter and Vida May (Lunsford) Sissom. He moved with his family in 1925 to the Sinnett area, south of Cleveland in rural Pawnee County, were he was raised and received his education. Upon completion of his education, D. W. began a career working...

Jan 11, 2008

Funeral services for Lewis Sterling Brown of Hominy, Oklahoma will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, January 12, 2008 in the Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church in Hominy, Oklahoma with Pastor Bud Tibbles officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Legion Post 142 Blackwell Frazier in Hominy, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in...

Jan 11, 2008

Doyle Delano Maxwell, 74, lifelong Cleveland resident, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2008 in Tulsa. He was born December 18, 1933 in Cleveland, Oklahoma; the son of Benjamin and Letha ((Potts)) Maxwell. Doyle was raised and attended school in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1951. He was married to Lucille Joy Nix on November 4, 1961 at the...

Jan 11, 2008

Charles Franklin Clanton was born August 31, 1925 in Big Spring, Texas the son of Joe Franklin and Maggie Ann (Hull) Clanton. The family later moved to the nearby town of Cahoma where he was raised and received his education. Charlie later graduated and then joined the U.S. Navy at the conclusion of World War II. After serving his country...

Jan 8, 2008

Betty was born March 25, 1933 in Bushton, Kansas the daughter of William and Flossie (Lewellen) Chrisope. As a young girl Betty moved with her family to Chase, Kansas where she was raised and received her education. At the completion of her education she was united in marriage to Roy Rider Smith in Sterling, Kansas on March 25, 1950. They...

Jan 3, 2008

Christian Dwayne Cochran, was born September 27, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of Andrea Lynne Sonnier and Donald Reed Cochran. He passed away January 3, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 3 months and 6 days. Survived by his mother, Andrea Sonnier, father, Donald Cochran, brother, Jesse James Cochran, half brothers and sisters, Cody, Dillon, Alexis and...

Jan 3, 2008

Funeral services for Mary Margaret Carroll will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland under the supervision of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Mary was born May 14, 1940 in Duncan, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Woodrow and...

Jan 2, 2008

Danny Mac Davis, lifelong Enid resident, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2008 at the St. Marys Regional Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma at the age of fifty-two years, eleven months and twenty-three days. Danny was born January 10, 1954 in Caldwell, Kansas. He was the son of Charles G. and Dovie Lee (Jones) Davis. He moved with his family...

Jan 1, 2008

George F. Howell was born June 22, 1924 in Dupo, Illinois. He was raised in Dupo and attended school at Dupo Community High School. Upon completion of his education, George was employed by the New-American Cleaners in Dupo prior to his entry into military service, where he drove a delivery truck for the company. George was inducted into the service...

Dec 31, 2007

Harold Francis Stottlemeyer, was born December 19, 1942 in Frederick, Maryland to Orville Hurley and Mazie Irene Stottlemeyer. As a young boy Harold grew up in Wolfsville, Maryland. After he completed his education he moved to Smithburg where he began working in the orchards. Harold continued working in the apple and peach orchards for many years before moving to Oklahoma....

Dec 29, 2007

Ryleigh Ann Denny returned to her Lord and Savior on the day of her birth, December 29, 2007. She was the daughter of Rachelle Deanne Denny. Ryleigh is survived by her mother, Rachelle of the home; grandmother, Michelle Young, of the home; grandparents, Tim and Shannon Denny of Pawnee, Oklahoma; maternal great grandmother, Kathy Young Jenkins of Cleveland, Oklahoma; paternal...

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Dec 24, 2007

Wesley Brandon Florer, 54, lifelong Cleveland area resident, passed away Monday, December 24, 2007 at the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa. Brandon was born October 23, 1953 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Darrell Wesley Florer and A. Lou (Roller) Florer. Brandon was raised in Terlton, attending Terlton school throught the eight grade. He then attended...

Dec 21, 2007

Minnie B (Sparks) Vantrees was born at Wynona, Oklahoma on July 16, 1923. She was the second of eleven children born to Jim and Mamie Sparks. Minnie passed away Dec. 21, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 84 years 5 months and 5 days. Minnie grew up in the Cleveland area, attending schools in Hallett, Jennings and Terlton....

Dec 20, 2007

Funeral services for Dwight Elwin Rice, Jr. will be held Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 10:00 am in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Tommy McDaniel officiating. Burial will conclude in the Lincoln Cemetery in Lebo, Kansas at 4:00 pm with Pastor John Clayton officiating under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Dwight was born May 1, 1958...