Obituaries

Jul 27, 2006

Guy Benjamin Miller, Jr. was born May 12, 1922 in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He was the son of Olive Sylvia (Wallace) and Guy Benjamin Miller Sr. Guy was raised and attended school in Phillipsburg. At the age of twelve Guy became the man of the family farm when his father passed away. He continued to attend school and graduated from Phillipsburg...

Jul 17, 2006

Virginia Showalter Lemley Zirkle was born July 19, 1909 in Wetzel County, West Virginia to Simon and Florence Showalter. She married Chalmer Lemley on November 8, 1924. In the fall of 1925, they moved to Kenbro, Kansas, which is close to Madison, Kansas, where Mr. Lemley was employed by Sinclair Oil Company. Kenbro was a booming oil field at that...

Jul 17, 2006

Funeral services Shannon Velton McCarty will be held Saturday, July 22, 2006, at 10:00 am in the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Lay officiating. Burial will follow at Osage Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Shannon was born July 25, 1970 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Leo, Jr. and Mary Ruth McCarty. Shannon was raised in...

Jul 15, 2006

Dierk Norman Fieldcamp entered the gates of heaven on July 15th, 2006 at the age of 84. He was born to John William and Stella Catherine Fieldcamp on July 3rd, 1922 in Terton, Oklahoma, a place he called home for eighty-three years of his life! Norman graduated from Terlton High School in 1940 where he excelled academically and athletically. His...

Jul 15, 2006

Funeral services for Opal Carter will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary of the Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Pallbearers will include Paul Cheek, Jason Cheek, Adam Cheek, Granville Sissom, Dale Carter and Herbert Carter....

Jul 9, 2006

Floyd Amos Jones, was born October 28, 1941 in Foraker, Oklahoma to Elmer and Isabelle (Longley) Jones. Floyd grew up in Northern Osage County attending school in Foraker and Pawhuska. After Floyd, finished his education he joined the United States Army. While enlisted in the service of his country he was a paratrooper. Upon his discharge from the U.S. Army...

Jul 8, 2006

Laura Bell Cloughly McDonald was born March 31, 1911 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Dr. A. F. Cloughly and Isabella Pike Cloughly. Her father was a country physician in Wetumka, making his calls by horse and buggy. Laura was one of eleven children and was four years old when her father passed away. After the death of her father in 1915,...

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Jun 19, 2006

Funeral services for Carmaleta Shannon will be held Friday, June 23, 2006 at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary of the Mannford Full Gospel Church. Officiating will be Pastor Larry Schiller. Burial will follow at the Jennings Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Carmaleta was a longtime resident of Jennings. She was born March 28, 1920 in Ponca...

Jun 16, 2006

Terry Leon Rogers, a resident of Vinita was born May 7, 1957, in Houston, Texas to Lee Quintin and Wilma Louise (Baker) Rogers. As a young child Terry grew up in the Springdale, Arkansas area until the sixth grade. The family then moved to Mena, Arkansas. Terry finished his high school education at Boonville, Arkansas. Terry soon enrolled at Vo...

May 31, 2006

May 30, 2006

Frank M. Bejcek, lifelong Maramec area resident, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at his home, at the age of eighty-five years eleven months and four days. Frank was born on June 26, 1920 on a parcel of land that was homesteaded by his family during the land run of the Cherokee Strip. He was the son of Frank...

May 28, 2006

May 28, 2006

Victoria Lynn Carter, was born March 3, 1959 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to John and Virginia (Rice) Schroeder. Throughout Vickyís childhood she moved to several different places as her father served his career in the United States Marine Corp. In 1977, Vicky graduated high school at Broken Arrow High School and shortly thereafter moved to Cleveland. She accepted employment with Jay...

May 27, 2006

Elizabeth D. Betty Coffey, lifelong Hominy area resident, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at her home in Hominy at the age of seventy-nine years, six months and twenty-six days. Betty was born November 1, 1926 in Sacred Heart, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma to Thomas John and Ocie Elizabeth DeLonais. She moved with her family at an early age to...

May 24, 2006

Arlis Dewey Whitecotton was born July 21, 1934 in Creek County, Oklahoma the son of Marl Dewey and Lillie Mae Whitecotton. He was raised in his early life in Creek County and then moved with his family to Borger, Texas; later moving to Paden, Oklahoma where he attended high school. Upon completion of his education, Arlis entered into the service...

May 23, 2006

James Thomas J. T. Jones was born August 27, 1928 in Paris, Arkansas to James Arthur and Pauline Jones. J. T. spent his early years in Arkansas and then moved with his family to Sand Springs, Oklahoma as a teenager and attended Charles Page High School. Upon completion of his education, J. T. entered into the service of his country...

May 20, 2006

Michael Andrew Ready was born October 20, 1972 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Earl Thomas Ready, Jr. and Shirlee Ann Mills. Mike was raised and attended school in Oilton. While attending Oilton schools, Mike was active in baseball and football, participated in Little League Baseball and American Legion Baseball; and in 1990 was member of the Oilton...

May 14, 2006

Imogene Hankla was born August 2, 1922 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Francis Marion and Iva Mae Cockrell. She moved with her family at an early age to Cleveland where she attended school through the ninth grade. She then moved to Colcord, Oklahoma. While in Colcord while attending a party, Imogene met the love of her life, Ted Hankla and...