Obituaries

Aug 9, 2002

Vera Margaret Constant was born September 23, 1930 in Dallas County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Leslie F. and Hazel W. Hodges. Margaret was raised on farms in rural Iowa and attended school while working on these farms with her family. Upon completion of her schooling, Margaret continued to work on the farm but also worked in various jobs...

Aug 5, 2002

Evelyn I. Miller, was born October 27, 1918 in Mitchell County, Kansas to Roy Nelson and Mary Ellen (Peden) Oakley. Evelyn was raised and received her education in Glen Elder where she also graduating from high school. Shortly after high school she worked helping a lady in Glen Elder where she cooked and cleaned at her home. On September 5,...

Aug 4, 2002

Ruby Lay Griffin was born August 24, 1914 in Searcy County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Stanley Andrew and Hattie Lay. Ruby was raised on a farm with six brothers and a sister. At a young age, Ruby learned the value of hard work and was proud to help the family pick cotton. Her family taught her to trust...

Jul 26, 2002

Blanche Irene Ponce was born August 24, 1918 in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Edward Monroe and Nellie (Warren) Mitchell. Blanche was raised and received her early childhood education in the Pea Ridge area. She later moved with her family to Cleveland, Oklahoma where she attended Cleveland schools. Upon completion of her education, Blanche began working at...

Jul 17, 2002

William Harold Babcock, son of James Jonathan Babcock and Melissa Jean Walker, was born and passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at the Cushing Regional Hospital. He is survived by his parents, James and Melissa of Prue, Oklahoma; brother, Blake Cameron Babcock and sister, MiKayla Cheyenne Babcock, both of Prue, Oklahoma; paternal grandparents, Stephen and Nancy Babcock of Mannford,...

Jul 6, 2002

Linda Carol Wolf of Cleveland was born December 18, 1948 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Donovan Albert and Lucille Beatrice (Tramel) Teter. Linda was raised and received her education in Jenks, Oklahoma and graduated high school in 1967. Linda was united in marriage to Ronald Edward Wolf at Sapulpa, Oklahoma on June 29, 1966. After their marriage they lived in Jenks,...

Jul 3, 2002

Opal A. McSorley, a life long resident of Cleveland was born July 10, 1914 in Rowe, Oklahoma to William Edward and Nancy Emaline (Martin) Collins. Opal grew up in the dog center road area where she attended a one room school house until the 6th grade. Opal then began attending the Cleveland Schools. Opal later graduated high school from Cleveland...

Jul 1, 2002

Richard Dwayne Haines, a resident of Hominy was born March 28, 1935 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma to Rhalls and Mildred (Shipman) Haines. Richard attended schools in Hominy and later graduated from Hominy High School in 1953. While Richard was in school he worked for his father in the oil field with Haines Construction located in Hominy, Oklahoma. On June 13,...

Jun 29, 2002

Blanche Juanita Cordray was born October 25, 1919 in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Willard and Ollie Merle (Turner) Hull. Blanche was raised and attended school in Hominy. Shortly after the completion of her schooling, Blanche was married to E. S. Cordray on March 17, 1936 in Hominy, Oklahoma. The couple made their initial home in Hominy and...

Jun 26, 2002

Dorothy Buttram, Cleveland resident since 1968, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at her home in Cleveland at the age of eighty-two years, ten months and three days. Dorothy was born August 23, 1919 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Clyde C. and Opal Lola Lynch. Dorothy was raised and attended school in Pawnee. Shortly after the completion...

Jun 21, 2002

Jun 19, 2002

Sarah May Robinson, a resident of Cleveland was born June 30, 1930 in Sinnett, Oklahoma and went to be with the Lord on June 19, 2002 at the age of 71 years 11 months and 19 days. She was preceeded in death by her parents, four brothers, John Ray Cowen, Wilbert Gene Cowen, Charles Ernest Cowen and Freddie James Cowen....

Jun 19, 2002

Dorothy Ruth Morgan, lifelong Cleveland resident, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Cushing Regional Hospital, at the age of seventy-nine years, seven months and twenty-three days. Dorothy Ruth was born October 26, 1922 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Clyde Albin and Ruth K. Morgan. She moved with her family at the age of two to...

Jun 19, 2002

Millard Keeling, Cleveland resident for nearly fifty-years, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of eighty-five years, seven months and two days. Millard was born November 17, 1916 in Marshall, Arkansas. He was the son of Thomas Elwood and Mary Arizona Keeling. He moved with his family at an early age to the...

Jun 12, 2002

Opal Joyce Meade, of Cleveland was born July 19, 1952 in Shidler, Oklahoma to James Oscar and Vivian Marie (Roberts) Miller. Joyce was raised and received her education in Wynona, Oklahoma. Soon after she completed her education she moved to Hennessey, Oklahoma. Joyce remained in Hennessey until the early 1980ís when she moved to Cleveland. On September 15, 1983 she...

Jun 11, 2002

Irene Raney, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of eighty-eight years, ten months and ten days. Irene was born July 31, 1913 in Thayer, Missouri. She was the daughter of Irvin Z. and Laura Lavern Pierce. Irene was raised and attended school in Thayer...

Jun 10, 2002

Ida Maxine Roberts, longtime Hominy area resident, passed away Monday, July 10, 2002 at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home at the age of eighty-five years, ten months and twenty-three days. Maxine was born July 17, 1916 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Rodman and Eva Clemishire. Maxine was raised in the Hominy area and attended school there. She...

Jun 7, 2002

Inez E. Potts was born June 10, 1913 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was the daughter of R. W. and Elizabeth Hattie Brisco. Inez was raised and received her education in the Fort Smith area. Shortly after her graduation, Inez was married to Roy L. Potts. The couple established their initial home in Fort Smith and resided there until 1955...

Jun 7, 2002

Cully J. Hopkins was born February 5, 1905 in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, near Ada. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Crowell. Cully was raised and attended school in the Ada and Henryetta area. Cully was married to John Robert Hopkins in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on January 5, 1924. The couple had two sons, Donald and Robert. They made their...

Jun 4, 2002

Richard ''Red'' Gordon Herold Sr., a resident of Shell Knob, Missouri was born March 1, 1930 in Port Jefferson, Long Island New York to Frederick and Emily (McKee) Herold. Red was raised and received his education in Long Island and graduated from Saville High School with the Class of 1948. Upon his completion of high school Red joined the United...