Obituaries

Apr 14, 2012

Andrew Steven Hammond better known to his friends and family as Andy; passed from this life on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his home in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 60 years three months and nine days. Andy was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania on January 5, 1952. He was the son of Arthur and Betty (Albright) Hammond. As a...

Apr 14, 2012

U. Colleene Grigg passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Cimarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years five months and eleven days. Colleene was born on November 3, 1930 in Terlton, Oklahoma; she was the daughter of Walter and Hazel Edna (Rudolph) Landreth. As a young girl Colleene was raised and attended...

Apr 13, 2012

Apr 12, 2012

Glenn Thomas Childress, of Yale, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of seventy. Glenn was born on September 15, 1941 in Purdy, Missouri; the son of George Thomas and Hazel Juanita (Dotson) Childress. Glenn was raised and attended school in Barry County, Missouri. For many years, Glenn...

Apr 12, 2012

Linda Dianne Ledbetter was born January 10, 1956 in Stillwater, Oklahoma; the daughter of Richard Forrest and Wilma (Maxwell) Ledbetter. Linda was raised and attended school in Stillwater, graduating from C. E. Donart High School, later known as Stillwater High School in 1975. After graduating from high school, Linda remained in the Stillwater area for a couple of years before...

Apr 10, 2012

Randy was born June 26, 1933 in Cleveland, OK to James Ralph and Nina K. (Bridge) Cummings. He was the oldest of 5 children. He was raised in the Scrapping Ridge area near Cleveland. After receiving his education in Cleveland, he moved to Lovington, New Mexico where he worked for a Seismograph Company in the oil fields in Texas, Wyoming...

Apr 8, 2012

Funeral services for Floyd Melvin Blackwell will be held 2:00 pm Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Grace Baptist Church with Rev. Willis Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Floyd was born on April 24, 1937, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Myrlan B. and Lucy Ann (Cates)...

Apr 6, 2012

Brandon Carl Ricketts passed from this life on Friday, April 6, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 19 years. Brandon was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 30, 1992. He was the son of Thomas and Peggy (Brattain) Ricketts. As a young boy Brandon started his school in Tulsa at Robertson Elementary. Brandon also attended Clinton, Webster and...

Apr 4, 2012

Lindsey Adam Davis known as Friday passed away at his home Wednesday evening, April 4, 2012, in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 94 years six months and twelve days old. Friday was born September 23, 1917, in Roff, Oklahoma. He was the son of Frank Lindsey and Katie Velma (Young) Davis. Friday was raised and began his education in...

Mar 17, 2012

Jane Marilyn Martin, 76, passed from this life on 3/17/12 to join her parents, Leonard and Ella Mueller in Heaven. Jane is also being reunited with her sister, Susan Carpenter and her beloved Shitzu, Bogie. Jane was born in Cleveland, OK on 9/6/35. She attended CHS, graduating Valedictorian in 1953. She attended one year at OSU before marrying Jimmie Dale...

Mar 17, 2012

Elnora Lucille Williams was born April 23, 1923 in Oilton, Oklahoma; the youngest child of Samuel Graham and Minnie Mae (Holmes) Brown. She moved frequently with her family during her childhood throughout Northeastern Oklahoma, attending school in Collinsville. Elnora spent a significant amount of her childhood with her grandmother and aunt. She was married to Willie Scroggins in 1940 and...

Mar 6, 2012

Winfred Willard Wilkins passed from this life on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 53 years eight months and sixteen days. Willard was born June 21, 1958, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was the son of Winfred William and Rosalee (Evans) Wilkins. As a young boy Willard attended school in Cleveland before transferring to Terlton for...

Mar 5, 2012

Larry Lee Hall was born on November 28, 1943 in Salem, Illinois; the son of Loren and Berthalee Virginia (Pearson) Hall. He moved with his mother and two brothers, Pete and Dale to Cleveland in 1948, initially residing in an apartment above Carriger Hardware and Tractor on South Broadway. They later moved to the east side of town as his...

Mar 3, 2012

Mervin R. Floyd, Sr. passed from this life on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the age of 83 years nine months and thirteen days. Red was born on May 21, 1928, in Jennings, Oklahoma. He was the son of John Wesley and Etta Jane (Reed) Floyd. As a young man Red was raised in the Jennings area where he began...

Mar 2, 2012

John Edward ìJohnnyî Welch was born September 4, 1940 in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He was the son of Allen and Amanda Juanita (Carter) Welch. Johnny was raised in Osage County, attending school in Wild Horse and Hominy. Upon the completion of his education, Johnny moved to the Pampa, Texas area where he accepted employment in the oilfields of the Texas Panhandle....

Feb 27, 2012

Mary Faye Welch, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Monday, February 27, 2012 at her home peacefully at the age of eighty-one years. Mary was born July 2, 1930 in Cleveland, Oklahoma; the daughter of Martin Jacob and Mary Melissa Iza Dora (Lay) Rogers. As a young girl Mary grew up and attended school Cleveland. Upon the...

Feb 25, 2012

Services for James Edward Taylor will be held 2:00 pm Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Grace Baptist Church with Pastor Richard Perkins officiating. The body will be cremated under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home. James was the son of Jimmie Dale and Sharon Kay (Birdwell) Taylor. He was born on November 13, 1975 in Oklahoma City. James was...

Feb 24, 2012

Andrew Calvin Baker, III, 40 of Cleveland, Oklahoma, passed away following injuries received in a motor vehicle accident near Hallett, Oklahoma on Friday, February 24, 2012. Andy was born on June 23, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Ronnie Ray, Sr. and Elizabeth Ann (Gessel) Baker. Andy grew up in Cleveland and attended school in Cleveland...

Feb 15, 2012

Roy William Carter was born on September 24, 1926 near Cleveland, in rural Pawnee County, Oklahoma; the son of Mike and Alma (Dill) Carter. Roy was initially raised and attended school in a one room school on Balmer Hill near Cleveland. He later moved with his family to a farm near Boston Pool in Osage County before relocating to South...

Feb 14, 2012

Marjelen Olita Whitehorn Mitts was born November 6, 1934 in Hominy, Oklahoma; the daughter of Thomas Whitehorn and Lucille Belle (Martin) Whitehorn. She was proud of her Native American heritage as a member of the Osage Tribe and the Deer Clan. Olita was raised and attended school at Horace Mann Elementary School in Hominy and then later attended the St....