Obituaries

Dec 30, 2012

Bonnie Maude Zickefoose was born January 23, 1912 at Sinnett, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Charles Marion and Ada May (Baker) Zickefoose. Charles and Ada moved to the area from western Kansas in 1894 and established their home in the Appalachia Bay area. Charles was a pioneer school teacher in the territory. He taught in the basin area and...

Dec 24, 2012

Funeral services for Elouise Faye Johnson better known as Lou will be held 2:00 pm Friday, December 28, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Oilton, Oklahoma with Pastor Larry Calvert officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Lou was born on April 10, 1940 in Osage, Oklahoma. She...

Dec 21, 2012

Emil LaRay ìCorkyî Chronic was born in Tulsa County on September 22, 1928; the son of Herman LeRoy and Lena Wealthy (Beasley) Chronic. Corky was raised in the Lake Station area near Sand Springs and attended school there. Upon completion of his education, Corky began working as a salesman for the Brooks Packing Company in Tulsa. He later enlisted into...

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Dec 20, 2012

Nola Mae Norwood Burba was born on a farm about seven miles southeast of Cleveland, Oklahoma, the only child of Earl Leonard and Ida Mae (Sneed) Norwood. . All four of her grandparents lived nearby and were a very important part of her wonderful childhood. She attended a one-room country school named Grandview for seven years. Nola's uncle was a...

Dec 17, 2012

Betty Jo Treece was born December 2, 1928 in Osage, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Donald Ray and Offie Z. (Manuel) Shipman. As a infant Betty moved with her family to Arkansas. They later returned to Osage where Betty began her education. Betty completed and graduated high school from Cleveland Public Schools. Betty Jo was united in marriage to...

Dec 16, 2012

Jo Ann Allen Gibbons passed from this life on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, at the age of fifty-four. Jo Ann was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 4, 1958; she was the daughter of Joseph J. Heffron Jr. and Georgiana Armstrong Heffron. She was raised and attended school in the Kansas City, Kansas...

Dec 15, 2012

Effie Jane Bellamy, longtime resident of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed from this life to go be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at the age of 85 years, nine months and twenty-four days old. Effie was born February 22, 1927, in Stephens, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Robert and Helen Mae (Scoggins) Trammell. As a young child...

Dec 11, 2012

Michael "Mikey" Scott DuVall, 26 years old, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 19, 1986, and went to be with the Lord on December 11, 2012, while at home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He was a gentle force in his family and was preceded in death by his father, Steve DuVall; grandfather, James "Poppy" Marion DeLozier; grandmother, Vicky "GG"...

Dec 5, 2012

Virginia June Snelson Gravitt Cook was born on June 25, 1921 in a little town called Coweta, Oklahoma. She was the first born of John Richard and Clema Pricilla Snelson, along with nine other sibblings. Farming was their means of making a living for the family; Virginia had to pick cotton, help with farm chores, along with caring for her...

Dec 5, 2012

Frank Norris Goodman, Jr. was born December 30, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Frank Norris and Vella Mae (Howard) Goodman. Frank was raised for the first ten years of his life, residing on Coyote Trail, near Mannford. He attended Keystone Schools for several years. In 1967, the family moved to Grand Lake, when his father accepted...

Dec 2, 2012

Marianna Balentine passed from this life on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Southern Hills Nursing Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 74 years, eleven months and twenty one days. Marianna was born December 12, 1937, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Edmond Eugene and Lorraine Campbell. Marianna grew up in Bartlesville where she graduated from high...

Nov 30, 2012

Della Mae Waddell, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, November 30, 2012 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of eighty-seven. Della was born on April 2, 1925 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. She was the daughter of John Wesley and Zola Fae (Waddell)...

Nov 30, 2012

On November 30, 2012, God called for an angel from this Earth. Kenneth (Kenny) Andrew Burgess Sr flew up to heaven to be with our Lord at the age of 59 years three months nad one day. Kenny was born on August 29, 1953 to Ruth and Dewey Burgess Sr in Terlton, Ok. He will be greeted in heaven by...

Nov 27, 2012

John Eldred Brown passed from this life on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of 76 years four months and twenty nine days. John was born June 29, 1936, in Miller, Missouri. He was on son of Virgil and Vera Mae (White) Brown. As a child John moved with his parents to Wayside, Kansas...

Nov 25, 2012

Joseph Arthur Le Blanc, III, known to his friends and family as Joe passed from this life on Sunday, November 25, 2012, at the age of 68 years two months and twenty three days. Joe was born September 2, 1944, in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. He was the son of Joseph Arthur, Jr. and Marjorie Nell (Rexford) Le Blanc. Joe was raised...

Nov 23, 2012

Joy (Claypool) Bruton was born July 26, 1917 in Brownsville, Texas. She was the daughter of Edward and Mable Faye (Hetzer) Claypool. The Bruton family relocated to Altus, Oklahoma when Joy was a small child. While residing in Altus, one of Joyís brothers, Otis passed away. The family later relocated to the Hetzer family farm, in Pawnee Cove, in the...

Nov 20, 2012

Patricia Sue Anderson better known as Patsy to her friends and family passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at her home near Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years four months and six days. Patsy was born July 14, 1940, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Johnnie Monroe and Annabelle (Childers) Anderson. Patsy grew up in...

Nov 20, 2012

Roger Lee Smith was born June 11, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Bobby Ray and Patty Rae (Powell) Smith. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Death Valley, California and then later returned to Cleveland where Roger received his education. Roger was a graduate of Cleveland High School with the Class of 1981. Upon the...