NAME: BILLY JOE HALL, AGE 80, A LONGTIME FRESNO, CA AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER TUSHKA, OK AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 7, 1924 AT TUSHKA, OK TO WILLIS BERL AND LILLY (OWENS) HALL. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005 AT FRESNO, CA.AGE: 80 YEARS 7 MONTHS 24 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED TUSHKA SCHOOLS, SOUTHEASTERN TEACHERS’ COLLEGE IN DURANT, AND FRESNO UNIVERSITY IN FRESNO, CA. MARRIED: WANDA THOMPSON ON AUGUST 19, 1946 AT FORT SMITH, AR. OCCUPATION: BILLY JOE WAS A RETIRED TEACHER, HAVING TAUGHT 30 YEARS FOR THE FRESNO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AT LINCOLN AND EASTERBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. HE WAS A FORMER MASTER OF THE PONDEROSA LODGE #700. HE WAS A SCOTTISH RITES, SHRINER, AND CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION MEMBER. BILLY WAS ALSO FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PKD. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. SURVIVED BY WIFE: WANDA OF THE HOME IN FRESNO, CA. DAUGHTER: GLORIA JEAN OF CHICO, CA. GRANDCHILDREN: JASON OF CALIFORNIA. AMANDA AND HER HUSBAND JOSHUA.OF CALIFORNIA. SISTERS: BESSIE WITHROW OF CANEY, OK. NELLIE HODGE AND TRESSA McBRAYER OF TUSHKA, OK. DELORIS HILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIS AND LILLY HALL.SIBLINGS: ONETA SMITH, BUD HALL, WYNOMA COLLIER, BURNICE HALL, AND VIRGINIA EVANS.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: FAMILY. CASKETBEARERS: JASON OWENS, JOSHUA SHELTON, TERRELL HILL, JERROD CARTWRIGHT, JERRY HALL, TOMMY OWENS. FAMILY NIGHT ~ 6 TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
NAME: ARETTA ANN (WALLING) JOHNSTON, AGE 89, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 7, 1916 TO ROY LESTER AND RACHEL (WHITEN) WALLING . PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA IN DURANT.AGE: 89 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS MARRIED: JIM “CURLEY” JOHNSTON IN 1939. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A MUSICIAN. SURVIVED BY SISTERS: DORIS WALLING POTTER OF EUGENE, OR. MAUDINE WALLING COOLEY OF LONGVIEW, WA. BETTY McFARLAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JEAN CISZEWSKI. MARTHA BELUE. BROTHERS: RAY “SONNY” L. WALLING OF McCLOUD, OR. JERRY DALE WALLING OF SANTA ROSA, CA. DAVID WAYNE WALLING OF FORTUNA, CA. BRUCE WALLING. NIECES AND NEPHEWS: GARY WALLING, RONNIE WALLING, PEGGY JANE LANGSTON, ERNIE, JEAN, JIMMY, JOHN, AND BONNIE SUE. COUSINS: JR. CLARY AND WIFE MARGARET OF SULPHUR, OK. ELVETA ROBINSON OF DURANT, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: JIM “CURLEY” JOHNSTON IN FEBRUARY, 1984.FATHER: ROY LESTER WALLING.MOTHER: RACHEL WHITEN WALLING.BROTHERS: LEROY, L. D., E JAY, JOHN, JAY, AND ROY WALLING.SISTER: MAGGIE JANE
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2005 AT 2:00 PM GRAVESIDE SERVICES: NEW ZION CEMETERY ~ EAST OF TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE
NAME: JOHN EVERETT WEBSTER, AGE 76, A LONGTIME BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 12, 1928 AT LAURINBURG, NC TO PRIDE AND IDA (LEVINER) WEBSTER. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 2005 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN BENTLEY.AGE: 76 YEARS 4 MONTHS 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. MARRIED: ROTHA IRENE ROGERS IN ARKANSAS. CAROLYN SUE THOMAS ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 AT TUSHKA, OK. OCCUPATION: JOHN WORKED SEVERAL YEARS FOR ROBERTS’ BUICK (NOW DON SNELL BUICK) IN DALLAS. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS MASTER SERGEANT AND RETIRED ON MAY 26, 1966. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: SUE WEBSTER OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: TERRY WEBSTER OF LOUISIANA. GLEN WEBSTER AND WIFE CONNIE OF DENISON, TX. BARRY WEBSTER OF DENISON, TX. TOM KEYS OF COLUMBIA, SC. GARY WEBSTER OF HOUSTON, TX. DAVID WEBSTER AND WIFE STACEY OF BENTLEY. GRANDCHILDREN: WADE WEBSTER, DENNIS WEBSTER JR, KEITH WEBSTER, CHRISTI WEBSTER, ERIC WEBSTER, BO WEBSTER, RACHEL KEYS, TABITHA KEYS, AARON KEYS, MICHELLE KEYS, PEYTON WEBSTER, KATIE WEBSTER, KELSEA WEBSTER, WAYLON WEBSTER, JOHN DAVID “JD” WEBSTER. 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: EDGAR WEBSTER AND WIFE MARY OF HAMLET, NC. JIMMY WEBSTER AND WIFE VIRGINIA OF HAMLET, NC. ROBERT WEBSTER OF HAMLET, NC. SISTERS: ALMA HESTER OF HAMLET, NC. JACKIE RANKIN AND HUSBAND MIKE OF ROCKINGHAM, NC. BETTY SHEPPARD AND HUSBAND BILLY OF ROCKINGHAM, NC. LOIS HONEYCUTT AND HUSBAND ROYCE, ROCKINGHAM, NC. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: PRIDE (APRIL, 1968) AND IDA (FEBRUARY, 1988) WEBSTER.BROTHERS: ALFRED AND PAUL WEBSTER.SON: DENNIS WEBSTER.FIRST WIFE: ROTHA IRENE WEBSTER.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD.ASSISTING: REV. REX WILLIAMS. CASKETBEARERS: GILBERT WILSON, FRED JORDAN, FRED LOWRY, JACK SORRELLS, BOB GREEN, JOHNNY DINDIOS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JUNIOR RAINS, CLETUS SHELTON, WAYNE HARRIS, CHARLES REED, M.W. GREGORY, DONNIE CAMPBELL, TED LEFLORE. FAMILY NIGHT ~ FRIDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: JOYCE LAVINA (LEE) REDDEN, AGE 73, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 31, 1931 AT REDDEN, OK TO JOHN ROSCOE AND JESSIE (HILTON) LEE. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 2005 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.AGE: 73 YEARS 4 MONTHS 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: JOYCE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT REDDEN, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR WRANGLER IN COALGATE AND LATER DEBBIE ANN’S IN ATOKA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: NON DENOMINATIONAL FAITH. SURVIVED BY SON: KIM REDDEN AND WIFE GALE OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: MELISSA BOSTON. KIMBERLY JOHNSON. TANYA STEPHENS. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JACOB BOSTON, SHAWN JOHNSON, STERLING JOHNSON, JESSE JOHNSON, AND ADAM CARLSON. A SPECIAL FRIEND: GERRIE CALDWELL OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN AND JESSIE LEE.BROTHER: BEN LEE.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005 AT 10 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN. OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ERNEST ELDRIDGE. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID BOSTON, ANTHONY STEPHENS, JIMMY DON KELLEY, RONALD KELLEY, JOE HERNANDEZ, JOHN PAUL KELLEY, JOSHUA CARLSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LONNIE FORD, JAMES HALE, PAUL IVEY. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE.
NAME: GENEVA LEE (SCHNIEDER) THOMPSON, AGE 60, A CRYSTAL AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 18, 1944 AT KIOWA, OK TO JAMES WILSON AND MISSOURI SUE (FRANKLIN) SCHNIEDER. PASSED AWAY: FOUND SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2005 AT HER RESIDENCE.AGE: 60 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA. MARRIED: CLIFFORD WAYNE THOMPSON ON DECEMBER 9, 1960 AT UPLAND, CA. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND ALSO WORKED AS A CLERK FOR ATWOOD’S, TRAVEL LODGE, SAVANNA SUPERETTE, AND DOLLAR GENERAL. CHURCH AFFILIATION: JEHOVAH’S WITNESS. SURVIVED BY SONS: MICHAEL THOMPSON OF PITTSBURG, OK. STEVEN WILLIAM THOMPSON AND WIFE SHERRY OF RIVERSIDE, CA. GRANDCHILDREN: MATTHEW, STEPHANIE, COURTNEY, HEATHER, LOGAN, CAITLIN, AND JONATHAN. BROTHER: JAMES SCHNIEDER OF POMONA, CA. BROTHER-IN-LAW: RAY THOMPSON OF CRYSTAL, OK. SISTERS-IN-LAW: OLLIE JONES OF CRYSTAL, OK. FRANKIE SMITH OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. VERY CLOSE FRIENDS: PAULA TURNER OF PITTSBURG, OK. JEAN WILLIAMS OF BLOCKER, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES AND MISSOURI SCHNIEDER.HUSBAND: CLIFFORD THOMPSON ON MARCH 10, 2005.SISTERS: JOYCE LEMAY AND RUTH HOLLAND.GRANDSON: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL THOMPSON.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2005 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICE: AT HER RESIDENCE ~ CRYSTAL, OK. INTERMENT: NONE - CREMAINS WILL BE SCATTERED ON THE FAMILY FARM.
NAME: DR. JERRY ARCHIBALD STIRMAN, AGE 80, AN ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 13, 1924 AT DALLAS, TEXAS TO HENRY AND BERYL (BULLOCH) STIRMAN. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 80 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS EDUCATION: JERRY RECEIVED HIS MD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL, GALVESTON, TX AND WAS CERTIFIED IN SURGERY WHEN HE WAS ONLY 27. MARRIED: CORA MCKOWN ON JUNE 26, 1987 AT LUBBOCK, TEXAS. OCCUPATION: DR. JERRY STIRMAN PRACTICED SURGERY FOR 43 YEARS. AFTER RECEIVING HIS CERTIFICATION, HE JOINED THE FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN DALLAS PROVIDING SURGICAL RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PATIENT CARE. DR. STIRMAN SERVED IN THE US ARMY AIR FORCE DURING WWII AND WAS CALLED BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE KOREAN CONFLICT. HE SERVED AS A SURGICAL BURN SPECIALIST AT FT. SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TX. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE WAS ONE OF FOUR DOCTORS WHO PROVIDED THE RESEARCH TO CHANGE FROM THE USE OF WHOLE BLOOD IN TRANSFUSIONS. THESE FOUR DOCTORS DID THE RESEARCH WHICH LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LACTATE RINGERS SOLUTION WHICH IS USED WORLD WIDE TODAY. AFTER HIS MILITARY DISCHARGE, HE RETURNED TO UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER. WHILE AT UT DR. STIRMAN BEGAN THE RESEARCH AND WORK WHICH LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NOW INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN BURN CENTER AT UT SOUTHWESTERN, DALLAS. HE WAS THE SECOND FACULTY MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. HE, AND DR. BEN WILSON, DID THE INITIAL STUDENT SELECTION, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TEACHING FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT. DR. STIRMAN MOVED FROM DALLAS INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE IN LUBBOCK, TX. HE JOINED THE CREIGER CLINIC AND LATER MOVED TO PLAINVIEW JOINING THE SURGICAL PRACTICE OF LONGTIME FRIEND, RALPH THOMAS. HE RETURNED TO LUBBOCK AND HELP ESTABLISH THE SALEM AND STIRMAN SURGICAL PRACTICE. WHILE IN LUBBOCK HE ESTABLISHED THE KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTER, THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT AT METHODIST HOSPITAL, AND PROVIDED MANY INNOVATIONS IN SURGERY. HE LECTURED AT THE TTU MEDICAL SCIENCE CENTER AND HELPED IN ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY THERE. DR. STIRMAN MADE EFFORTS TO BE A WELL-ROUNDED PERSON - PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS. HE FLEW HIS PLANE, SKIED, PLAYED GOLF, TENNIS, RACQUET BALL, AND FOR YEARS RAN A MILE EACH MORNING. HE ENROLLED IN ETHICS, MATH, PHYSICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND STAINED GLASS TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE. SURVIVED BY WIFE: CORA McKOWN OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: DR. JERRY AND MRS. LINDA STIRMAN OF RALEIGH, NC. DR. MONTGOMERY AND MRS. BEKI STIRMAN OF KINGSPORT, TN. KELLY STIRMAN AND WIFE SHANNON OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA. LISA ROBERTS AND HUSBAND MARK OF DALLAS, TX. SUZETTE HICKS AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF DALLAS, TX. JERRETTA STIRMAN WALKER OF AUSTIN, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: JULIE FRIEDBERG, LAURA DUBIOS, JEFFERY STIRMAN, HENRY STIRMAN, EMILY HOPPERS, JAKE ROBERTS, ZACK ROBERTS, OLIVIA ROBERTS, ROB CUNNINGHAM. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: MELANIE HOPPERS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HENRY AND BERYL (BULLOCH) STIRMAN.GRANDSON: REMINGTON LAYNE STIRMAN.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2005 AT 1:30 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. PAT FELTER ASSISTING: REV. RON KING HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DICK ALLEN, KIRBY LARABEE, MARGARET ANN LOFTIS, MARGARITE BROWN, TOM RAMEY, GEORGE TARRY. FAMILY NIGHT~NONE
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