Obituaries

Jan 25, 2002

Miles E. Vaughan, lifelong Terlton area resident, passed away Friday, January 25, 2002 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa at the age of sixty-three years, ten months and eleven days. Miles was born March 14, 1938 in Keystone, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hughie and Ema Rosalie Vaughan. He moved with his family at an early age to...

Jan 24, 2002

Graveside services for Esther O. Crook, age 88, Will be held Monday, January 28, 2002, at the Jennings, OK cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home of Cleveland, OK. Mrs. Crook died January 24, 2002 at Cherry Ridge Guest Care in Bastrop, LA. She was born October 24, 1913 in Dunnegan, MO to Henry Hoyt and Martha Harcum Purinton....

Jan 24, 2002

Alice Gertrude Ramsey was born April 7, 1915 in Okemah, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of John and Laura Rader. Alice moved with her family at an early age to Hominy where she was raised and attended school, graduating from Hominy High School in 1934. Alice was married to John Marvel Ramsey at Sedan, Kansas on August 15, 1936. The...

Jan 23, 2002

Ida Mae Powell, lifelong Cleveland area resident, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home at the age of eighty-four years, ten months and fourteen days. Ida Mae was born on March 9, 1917 in Blue Springs, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Lester James and Lottie Mae Self. Ida moved with her family shortly...

Jan 19, 2002

Rosemary Hazel Peachey, was born December 15, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dolena Udine (Ball) Desnoyers and Lawrence Early. Rosemary was raised and received her education in Tulsa. Rosemary began working in Tulsa at for Lloyds Self-Service Shoes that later became Trippetts. February 18, 1967 Rosemary was united in marriage to Ted M. Peach at Nowata, Oklahoma they then...

Jan 19, 2002

Jewell Amanda Blue was born May 8, 1911 in Chelsea, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Thomas and Frances Brannon. Jewell was raised and attended school in Hominy as her father was a horse trader and worked in the oilfields of Osage County. Jewell dedicated her life to taking care of her four children. Additionally, she worked in a tent...

Jan 13, 2002

Joyce Robin Orcutt, of Terlton was born November 1, 1955 in Yale, Oklahoma to Theodore Wayne Sr. and Billie Joyce (Chesney) Orcutt. Robin was raised in Terlton and attended schools in Cleveland graduating in 1973. Robin moved to the Wagoner and Coweta area where she raised her children. Robin moved back to Cleveland and was active the in the Helping...

Jan 12, 2002

Lberta Geneva Whitton better known to her friends and family as Peaches was born February 15, 1944 in Baxter Springs, Kansas to Luther and Grace (Garrett) Balentine. Peaches moved to Hominy as a young child where she was raised and received her education. After high school Peaches enrolled in cosmetology school at Collinsville. After the completion of her education she...

Jan 11, 2002

Lorraine Damron, a resident of Cleveland was born June 29, 1936 in Marlow, Oklahoma to Woodrow Alford Sr. and Edna Rosa (Sears) Garrett. Lorraine was raised and received her education in Tulsa graduating from Tulsa Central High School in 1954. She then attended Northeastern Oklahoma State University in Miami, Oklahoma. On November 22, 1957 she was united in marriage James...

Jan 9, 2002

Helen M. Stook was born May 4, 1913 in Meriden, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Ada Woodward. Helen was raised in the Hartford area and attended school there. Although she spent her younger years in Connecticut and was married to Philip W. Stook before moving to New York, Helen spent most of her adult life in upstate New York....

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Dec 24, 2001

Olive F. Ames, a resident of Jennings was born September 7, 1921 in London, England to Charles Edward and Emily Selina (Newland) Evans. Olive attended school and grew up in London, England. She was a member of the Royal Air Force from 1942 till 1944 during World War II and was discharged as a Lance Corporal. She was united in...

Dec 22, 2001

Herbert Leon Humphrey, lifelong Hominy resident, was born February 1, 1952 in Hominy, Oklahoma. He was the son of Arthur Lee and Maggie L. Humphrey. Herbert was raised and attended school in Hominy, graduating from Hominy High School in 1972. While attending high school, Herbert was active in all Hominy Buck sports, including football, basketball and track. Upon graduation from...

Dec 21, 2001

Avery William Guthrie, lifelong Pawnee County farmer and rancher, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2001 at his home near Cleveland at the age of seventy-seven years, eleven months and fourteen days. Avery was born on January 7, 1924 in Skedee, Oklahoma. He was the son of Evan W. and Hattie L. Guthrie. Avery was raised in the Skedee and...

Dec 18, 2001

Irene E. Carter, Cleveland area resident since 1953, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center at the age of seventy-two years, eight months and thirteen days. Irene was born on April 5, 1929 in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Claude Lee and Bessie Mae Wilson. Irene was raised and attended school in...

Dec 17, 2001

Thelma R. ''Velva Rae'' Green was born June 24, 1924 in Webb City, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of James Leon and Naomi Christine Clements. Velva was raised near Pawhuska and attended school in Wynona, graduating from Wynona High School in 1942. Upon her graduation from high school, Velva worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Pawhuska for a few...

Dec 16, 2001

Lillie Frances Borrell was born in Marshall, Arkansas July 4, 1915 to Tempy Miranda and Samuel Eillis Ramsey. She was the youngest of six children born to this couple. All preceeded her in death. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 16, 2001 at the 86 years 5 months and 12 days. Lillie married John Davis...

Dec 10, 2001

Jennings resident Ramona Grace Jacobson, was born May 1, 1917 in Falls City, Nebraska to Buford S. and Grace (Buell) Norris. Ramona attended schools in Falls City, Nebraska and Fort Scott, Kansas. As a teenager she sang with an orchestra at Ft. Scott, Kansas. She also sang on the radio in Coffeyville, Kansas in the 1930's. Ramona was united in...

Dec 9, 2001

Grace Olive Travis, formerly of Jennings was born June 24, 1907 in Dover, Oklahoma to Martin and Bessie May Williams. Grace was raised and received her education in rural area of Dover, Oklahoma. On February 4, 1925 she was united in marriage to Fred Travis, Jr. in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. After their marriage they remained in Kingfisher County. In 1939...