Obituaries

Nov 30, 2003

Vail Ervin Arnold better known as J.R. was born February 5, 1941 in Centralia, Illinois to Ervin Vale and Marcellene (Bales) Arnold. J.R. was raised and received his education in the Sand Springs/Tulsa area. On April 15, 1960 J.R. was united in marriage to Claudia (Baxter) in Turley, Oklahoma. J.R. and Claudia made their initial home in the Tulsa area...

Nov 27, 2003

Angelia Kim Mitchell was born April 13, 1977 in Lubbock, Texas. She was the daughter of Everett Dotson and Betty Branch. Kim moved with her family at an early age to Tulsa and later to Cleveland. She attended school in both the Cleveland and Tulsa Public Schools. Kim worked for a while on a crew at Wendy's in Tulsa and...

Nov 25, 2003

Donald Wayne Ricketts, lifelong Cleveland/Terlton area resident, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2003 near Pawhuska, Oklahoma at the age of fifty-one years, six months and twenty-seven days. Wayne was born April 28, 1952 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Donald Lee and Opal Earleen Ricketts. Wayne was raised in the Terlton/Cleveland area and attended elementary school in Terlton...

Nov 25, 2003

Nov 17, 2003

Funeral services for Billy Gene Hart will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at the Woodland Cemetery Chapel with Todd Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Billy G. Hart of Mannford was born December 1, 1933 in Pawnee County South of Cleveland, Oklahoma on the...

Nov 13, 2003

Oscar Dale, known throughout the area as Cleveland's Friendliest Citizen, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2003 at the Faith Home in Cleveland at the age of eighty-six years, one month and thirteen days. Oscar was born September 30, 1917 in Summer, Oklahoma. He was the son of William Franklin and Nellie G. Dale. He moved with his family at an...

Nov 10, 2003

Nov 8, 2003

William Eugene Copple, Sr., was born April 12, 1930 in Drumright, Oklahoma. He was the son of Vilas E. and MayHatten Copple. Bill moved with his family at an early age to Cleveland where they settled near Boston Pool. He was raised and attended school in Cleveland, graduating from Cleveland High School in 1948. While attending high school, Bill was...

Nov 6, 2003

Dorothy Mae Long was born July 23, 1933 in Wynona, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Arthur and Alice Martin. Dorothy was raised and attended school in Wynona, graduating from Wynona High School in 1951. Dorothy was married to Bill L. Long on May 3, 1952 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The couple made their initial home in Wynona for the first...

Nov 5, 2003

Donald Joe Donnie Murders, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of forty-years, seven months and twenty-six days. Donnie was born in Bakersfield, California on March 9, 1963. He was the son of John Daniel and Judy P. Murders. He moved with his family at an...

Nov 4, 2003

James Wesley Jim Friend was born March 2, 1946 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Wallace and Pauline Friend. Jim was raised and attended school in Hominy, graduating from Hominy High School in 1964. Upon graduation from high school, Jim attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma for a couple of semesters. He then attended auctioneer training in...

Oct 31, 2003

Jack Lee McElroy was born May 3, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Cleo and Delphia McElroy. Jack moved with his family often during his childhood throughout the Central and Western United States. He returned in Oklahoma during high school and graduated from Webster High School in 1955. Upon graduation from high school, Jack worked at various...

Oct 30, 2003

Billy Don Horton was born April 18, 1932 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He was the son of J. T. and Bertha Jane Horton. Billy was raised in the Wekiowa Hills area of Sand Springs and attended school there. Upon completion of his education, Billy worked for the Sand Springs Home farm for a few years before joining the service of...

Oct 27, 2003

Roger Baran, of Cleveland was born July 7, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to Nikita and Agripina (Moroz) Baran. As a young child Roger was raised and received his education in Chicago. Soon after his schooling Roger began working at General Electric in Chicago. He was employed with GE from 1937 till 1942 as an Assistant Supervisor. In 1942 Roger entered...

Oct 26, 2003

Services for Lee Andrew Crosson of Meeker, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, October 29, 2003 in the Woodland Cemetery Chapel with Dr. Larry Wilson officiating burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Lee Crosson, was born July 21, 1950 in Stanford, Texas to the parents Donald...

Oct 16, 2003

Ruby Leoli Rea was born February 26, 1908 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Ozro Wesley and Maude Elnora Taylor. Ruby was raised and attended school in the Yellville, Arkansas area. Ruby was married to Marion Leonard Russell on May 19, 1923 in Osage, Oklahoma. The couple made their initial home in the Boston Pool area and...

Oct 16, 2003

Linda Jean Bridge, Cleveland resident since 1969, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2003 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center at the age of sixty years, two months and two days. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Clyde and Bobby Smith. Linda was born on August 14, 1943 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She was the daughter...

Oct 13, 2003

Melvin Norman Shannon was born January 13, 1920 in Clyde, Arkansas. He was the son of Henry Leonard and Eliza Mary Shannon. Melvin moved with his family at an early age to Adair County in Oklahoma, near Stillwell where he attended Oak Grove school. He then attended Stillwell High School. Upon completion of his schooling, Melvin worked at numerous jobs...

Oct 8, 2003

Paul E. Atteberry was born January 20, 1920 in Arcola, Illinois. He was the son of Earl and Cecile Atteberry. Paul was raised and attended his early schooling in Arcola and then moved to Pineville, Louisiana where he attended high school. Upon completion of his schooling, Paul enlisted into the service of his country in the United States Army in...

Oct 6, 2003

Graveside services will be held 10:00 am, Wednesday October 8, 2003 at Prairie View Cemetery in Prue, Oklahoma with Pastor Bob Elfrink officiating under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Ozella Doretha Gilmore of Cleveland was born June 3, 1926 in Maumee, Arkansas to David Walter and Flora Alice (Keeling) Lay. As a young child the family moved to...