Obituaries

Mar 8, 2003

Mar 8, 2003

Helen M. Edgerton was born May 29, 1928 in Stroud, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William Burl and Nina Arlan Williams. Helen moved with her family at the age of two to Cleveland where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Cleveland High School in 1946. Upon graduation from high school, Helen accepted employment as a secretary...

Feb 26, 2003

Harold E. Arnold was born April 20, 1918 in Zink, Arkansas. He was the son of Wade and Bertha Mae Arnold. Harold moved with his family at an early age to Cleveland, Oklahoma, where he was raised an attended school. He attended Cleveland High School through the eleventh grade and then later earned his high school diploma through the GED...

Feb 22, 2003

Aletha Violet Millsap was born June 19, 1925 in Avant, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Lottie May and Lester James Self. Shortly after her birth, she moved with her family to the Barnsdall Camp, just east of Osage. She was raised and attended school in Osage, graduating from Osage High School in 1943. Upon graduation from high school, Aletha...

Feb 12, 2003

Dr. Michael Dean Simpkins former resident of Jennings, Oklahoma passed away at his home in Portland, Oregon February 12, 2003 at age of 54 years 11 months and 13 days. Memorial Services were held at the First Baptist Church in Jennings on Monday February 17, 2003. Michael was born February 29, 1948 in Yale, Oklahoma to Constance (Lierley) and Ernest...

Feb 8, 2003

Zelma Cavella ''Zell'' Carmichal was born October 12, 1912 in Drumright, Oklahoma. She was raised and attended school in Drumright, graduating from Drumright High School in 1930. Shortly after graduation from high school , Zell was married to Robert Wheat. The couple made their initial home in Drumright and then moved to Texas for several years. They had two daughters,...

Feb 7, 2003

Willa Mae Sweeden, 87 of Osage and Hominy, Oklahoma passed away on Friday February 7, 2003. Willa Mae was born December 16, 1915 in Weber Falls, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Josie Ella and Samuel S. Cobb. Willa Mae grew up in Muskogee where she attended the Muskogee Schools. She married Odis Lee Sweeden on November 4, 1933 in...

Feb 7, 2003

da Mae Thompson, lifelong Cleveland area resident, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2003 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of eighty-eight years, seven months and four days. Ida Mae was born July 3, 1914 in Boston Pool, Oklahoma, north of Cleveland on the Arkansas River. She was raised in Boston Pool and attended school there. Ida Mae...

Jan 25, 2003

Mary Alice May, Drumright residence since 1994, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2003 at her home, at the age of sixty-seven years and fourteen days. Mary was born January 11, 1936 in Mountainair, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Oren Stuttz and Erma Olive Dressler. She moved frequently with her family as a youth and then established her...

Jan 23, 2003

Pluma Anna Searcy, of Mannford was born June 28, 1922 in Gardena, California to Berry and Anna M (Elliott) Leach. Pluma was raised and received her education in Gardena where she graduated high school. Upon her graduation two days later Pluma was united in marriage to Eugene Sanford Searcy in Gardena, California on June 29, 1940. Pluma and Gene remained...

Jan 23, 2003

Quinton Brice Speegle was born April 9, 1920 in Cullman, Alabama. He was the son of John Wesley and Della Jane (Kofer) Speegle. Quinton was raised in the Cullman area and attended school there, graduating from high school in 1940. Upon graduation from high school, Quinton moved to Memphis where he worked at various jobs and also continued his education....

Jan 21, 2003

Services for Hazel Alline Weaver of Jennings will be held January 24, 2003 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the Jennings First Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Compton officiating the services. Burial will follow at the Jennings Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland, Oklahoma Hazel was born February 13, 1936 in Osage County, Oklahoma...

Jan 17, 2003

Gladys Cheek was born February 25, 1908 in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of Charles and Daisy Walker. She moved with her family to Cleveland, Oklahoma at an early age and her mother passed away when Gladys was ten in November of 1918. Gladys was raised and attended school in Cleveland through the tenth grade. Gladys was married to...

Jan 17, 2003

Monte Jefferson Starrett was born June 30, 1962 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charlie West and Violet Vaunita Starrett. Monte was raised for the initial part of his life in Cleveland. He was later placed in Hissom Memorial Center in Sand Springs, Oklahoma for several years. With the closure of Hissom, Monte moved to a group home...

Jan 17, 2003

Alma Jane (Smith) Martin was born July 11, 1910 in Cedar Creek, Missouri. She was the daughter of John W. and Edna Pearl Smith. Alma passed away on Friday, January 17, 2003 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center at the age of ninety-two years, six months and six days. Alma was raised and received her education in Cedar Creek, Missouri....

Jan 12, 2003

Edna Edwards was born May 3, 1913 in Donley County, Texas. She was the daughter of Earl Bailey and Buena Alice Davis. Edna moved with her family at an early age to the Morris area where she attended school, graduating from Morris High School in 1931. Edna was married to Raymond Edwards on November 27, 1934 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The...

Jan 8, 2003

John Wesley Roe, known as Johnny, was born May 2, 1947 in Bristow, Oklahoma. He was the son of Earl Benjamin and Lillie Ellen Roe. Johnny moved with his family to Blackburn at an early where he was raised and attended school. Shortly after completion of his schooling , Johnny was married to Susan Fisher and then enlisted into the...

Jan 5, 2003

Peggy Irene House was born May 4, 1950 in Yale, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jessie Eugene and Dorothy Mae Sperry. She passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2003 at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of fifty-two years, eight months and one day. Peggy was raised and attended her early education in Blackburn. She...

Jan 4, 2003

John Newton Anglin, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2003 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of eighty-seven years, seven months and twenty-two days. John was born on May 12, 1915 in Drumright, Oklahoma. He was the son of Roy Ernest and Agnes A. Anglin. John was raised and attended school in...

Jan 3, 2003

Thomas George Cook was born January 16, 1916 in Unionville, Missouri. He was the son of Herbert Lee and Zelpha Agnes Cook. Thomas was raised and attended school in Putnam County, Missouri, graduating from Unionville High School in 1933. Upon graduation, Thomas worked in various jobs eventually locating in the Northwestern United States in Washington and Oregon. During the onset...