NAME: THOMAS RICHARD HUMPHERS, AGE 49, OF ADA AND FORMERLY OF STONEWALL, OK.  BORN: FEBRUARY 14, 1948 AT PLEASANT HILL, COAL COUNTY, OK TO ELDRED O’DELL “HOOT” AND VELMA PAULINE (FREEMAN) HUMPHERS. PASSED AWAY: SOMETIME AROUND APRIL 1, 1997 AT LAKE TEXOMA, NEAR MADILL IN MARSHALL COUNTY, OK. EDUCATION: ATTENDED STONEWALL, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: NEEAHTHA CHAPMAN ON APRIL 19, 1987 AT WILCOX, AZ. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED MANY YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND TRUCK DRIVER. MOST RECENTLY HE WAS A RODEO ANNOUNCER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF STONEWALL BAPTIST CHURCH. RICHARD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN THE STONEWALL AND ADA AREAS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RODEO ASSOCIATION, THE ADA AREA RIDING CLUB, AND THE OKLAHOMA BARREL RACERS ASSOCIATION. HE VOLUNTEERED MUCH OF HIS TIME TO AREA 4-H AND FFA LIVESTOCK SHOWS AS ANNOUNCER AS WELL AS BEING A PROFESSIONAL RODEO ANNOUNCER. SURVIVED BY WIFE: NEEATHA humphers OF RAVIA, OK. CHILDREN: TANNISH SIERRA HUMPHERS OF RAVIA, OK. ROUDEE SAGE HUMPHERS OF RAVIA, OK. CODY O’DELL HUMPHERS OF CHECOTAH, OK. THAD HUMPHERS HULSEY OF ADA, OK. PARENTS: HOOT AND PAULINE HUMPHERS OF STONEWALL, OK. BROTHERS: ELDON HUMPHERS AND WIFE DANNA OF STONEWALL, OK. RANDALL HUMPHERS AND WIFE JODIE OF STONEWALL, OK. SISTER: RYTH KEE AND HUSBAND RON OF STROUD, OK. UNCLE: BOB HOUSE OF HOBGOOD, NC. AUNT: VIRGINIA BLAND OF HOBGOOD, NC. FATHER-IN-LAW: TOM WHITE OF TISHOMINGO, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY SON: BRIAR HUMPHERS IN 1994.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1997 AT 1:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: RAVIA CEMETERY ~ RAVIA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOEY LANSDALE OF TISHOMINGO.
NAME: WALTER O. “WALLY” HOUSE, AGE 42, OF EDMOND, OK.  BORN: APRIL 28, 1954 AT BETHEL, NC TO WALTER O. SR. AND LILLY (VIC) HOUSE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1997 AT EDMOND MEDICAL CENTER, EDMOND, OK.AGE: 42 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HOBGOOD ACADEMY IN HOBGOOD, NC. MARRIED: MARLENE WHITE ON AUGUST 5, 1985 AT TISHOMINGO, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC FOR VILLAGE TEXACO IN EDMOND, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN TISHOMINGO, OK. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARLENE houe OF THE HOME IN EDMOND, OK. DAUGHTERS: BECKIE WHITE HOUSE OF EDMOND, OK. NORMA JO HOUSE OF EDMOND, OK. BROTHER: WILBURN HOUSE AND WIFE BESSIE OF CRISP, NC. SISTERS: REGINA ROGERS AND HUSBAND HAYWOOD OF TARBORO, NC. DEBORAH BRYANT AND HUSBAND BOB OF HOBGOOD, NC. DENISE KEEL AND HUSBAND WILLIE OF HOBGOOD, NC. UNCLE: BOB HOUSE OF HOBGOOD, NC. AUNT: VIRGINIA BLAND OF HOBGOOD, NC. FATHER-IN-LAW: TOM WHITE OF TISHOMINGO, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WALTER AND LILLIE HOUSE.MOTHER-IN-LAW: LOUELLA WHITE.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ WEST ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JERRY BROWN.ASSISTING: DARRELL ATTEBERRY. CASKETBEARERS: BILLY SMITH, CHRIS PRICE, JOHNNY WALKER, ANDY ATTEBERRY, BRUCE ATTEBERRY, TONY WEIN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: HANFORD HOYT, CHUCK BOWER, ROY COLLINS, JAY O’NEAL, DAVE HORN, CURTIS PARKER, WILBUR HOUSE, JAMES WALKER.
NAME: JOHN LEE PRAYTOR, AGE 72, OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 4, 1924 AT MAYTOY, OK TO BERTIE ELONZO AND FERN (NICKLES) PRAYTOR. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1997 AT SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 72 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MAYTOY AND EAST TeLICO IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: HELEN MARIE MYERS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1946 AT BARSTOW, CA. OCCUPATION: HE WAS AN ELECTRICIAN AND WORKED FOR MANY YEARS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY AS ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: SHARON ANNE RAGLAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY. FERN MELTON AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SON: ROBERT PRAYTOR AND WIFE JUDY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDSONS: DAVID, PHILLIP, AND JASON.GRANDDAUGHTERS: LAURA AND JENNIFER.GREAT GRANDSONS: SAMUEL, BRIER, AND HARLEY. A GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE WAY. BROTHER: ROBERT PRAYTOR AND WIFE MARY LOU OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: MARY EVANS AND HUSBAND WALTER “BUD” OF ATOKA, OK. NORMA EVANS OF ATOKA, OK. JUNE TAYLOR AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF THE WILSON COMMUNITY, ATOKA COUNTY. 3 NIECES, 4 NEPHEWS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: HELEN PRAYTOR ON DECEMBER 21, 1979.PARENTS: BERTIE AND FERN PRAYTOR.BROTHER: B. E. PRAYTOR IN WORLD WAR II.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: SHERMAN EVANS.
NAME: DON EVERETTE LEWIS, AGE 52, OF DAVIS OK, FORMERLY OF ARDMORE, OK. BORN: JULY 28, 1944 AT ATOKA , OK TO DENVER EVERETTE AND RUBY H. (LONG) LEWIS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1997 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR DAVIS, OK.AGE: 52 YEARS 8 MONTHS 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ARMORE (CLASS OF 1962), OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, AND GRADUATED FROM CITY COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY. NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: HE WAS ART DIRECTOR FOR JAKEL CORPORATION IN NEW YORK CITY, RETIRING IN JULY, 1996. HE ALSO TAUGHT AT THE ART INSTITUTE IN NEW YORK. DON LIVED IN THE STRINGTOWN AREA AS A YOUNG CHILD, HE WAS REARED AND EDUCATED IN ARDMORE. HE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE EARLY DUE TO HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER AND CAME BACK TO OKLAHOMA TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY FROM 1962 TO 1963. SURVIVED BY FATHER: DENVER LEWIS OF CALERA, OK. MOTHER: RUBY H. LEWIS OF DAVIS, OK. BROTHERS: TIMOTHY LEWIS AND WIFE KAREN OF ARDMORE, OK. DON THOMAS LEWIS AND WIFE DONNA OF COALGATE, OK. SISTER: JUDITH LEATHERBURY AND HUSBAND WILLIAM OF DAVIS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BOWEN FAMILY CEMETERY ~ NEAR WARDVILLE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB CUNNINGHAM. CASKETBEARERS: GENE POLLOCK, ALBERT DOWNS, KENNETH RAY BYERS, RANDALL REED, LOU DiRUSSO, JORG DREISORNER, HELENE KIERUFF.
NAME: CHARLIE EARNEST WALTHALL, AGE 77, OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BORN: DECEMBER 6, 1919 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO ROBERT HENRY AND MARY FRANCIS (COCHRAN) WALTHALL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 AT McALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 77 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT MILLER, EAST OF STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: VIOLET VERA ARMSTRONG ON MARCH 30, 1941 AT MIDWAY IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A LOGGER MECHANIC FOR FUGATE’S LUMBER AND WAS ALSO A RANCHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SEVENTH DAY CHURCH OF GOD IN LANE, OK. EARNEST AND NEPHEW, GEORGE WALTHALL, BOUGHT A SAWMILL AND OPERATED IT TOGETHER FOR 2 YEARS, AFTER WHICH EARNEST OPERATED IT UNTIL 1953. VIOLET AND ALL THE CHILDREN CUT ALL THE TIMBER AND BROUGHT IT TO THE MILL FOR CUTTING, AFTER WHICH THEY TOOK IT TO ATOKA TO SELL. IN 1953 HE STARTED WORKING FOR FUGATE’S LUMBER AS A LOGGER AND TRUCKER, AND LATER AS MECHANIC, RETIRING IN 1986. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE ON THE FARM, TAKING CAR OF THE CATTLE AND RAISING HIS OWN HAY UNTIL FAILING HEALTH IN 1994. HE ENJOYED TO PLAYING POOL, DOMINOES, AND FISHING. EVEN SNOW COULDN’T KEEP HIM FROM PLAYING DOMINOES, HE’D JUST PUT ON THE SNOW CHAINS AND GO PLAY. SURVIVED BY WIFE: VIOLET walthall OF THE HOME IN STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTERS: ETHEL ROBERTS AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF ROSEBURG, OR. DELORIS MOORE AND HUSBAND VERNON OF COALGATE, OK. MARY ABLES AND HUSBAND ERNEST OF MILBURN, OK. RUTH HORNER AND HUSBAND JAMES OF EL RENO, OK. LAJOY REEVES AND HUSBAND JAY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SONS: RAYMOND WALTHALL AND WIFE MELONY OF WHITE CITY, OR. GLENN WALTHALL OF STRINGTOWN, OK. MICHAEL WALTHALL OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: WESLEY, STAN, BECKY, JAMES, PHILLIP, SUSAN, CINDY, SCOTTY, LAURIE, CRAIG, BRIAN, DANIEL, SHARON, MARSHALL, AMY, JULIE, ROBERT, RAINER, AND JANET. 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROBERT AND MARY WALTHALL.BROTHERS: JEWEL, JOHN, AND TOM WALTHALL.SISTERS: CORA HARRIS AND VELMA THOMPSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1997 AT 3:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: CLYDE HINES. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) JAMES MOORE, PHILLIP MOORE, SCOTTY ABLES, CRAIG ABLES, BRIAN HORNER, DANIEL HORNER, WES ROBERTS, STAN ROBERTS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LAVON HENSON, PAUL HOWARD, BURL HOWARD, JOHN ROBERTS, LETSER THOMPSON, TODY RAY CLAY.
NAME: WILEY JACOB ROBBINS, AGE 71, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: SEPTEMBER 25, 1925 AT LANE, OKLAHOMA TO OSCAR WILEY AND MAGGIE (JOHNSON) ROBBINS. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY APRIL 11, 1997 AT HIS DAUGHTER’S RESIDENCE AT FARRIS, OK.AGE: 71 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEST ALISON AND TUSHKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: RUBY ELLIOTT ON FEBRUARY 15, 1944 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN CALIFORNIA. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II AS SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: PATRICIA NUTTER AND HUSBAND FRANK OF CANEY, OK. PATSY PFAFF AND HUSBAND STEVE OF FARRIS, OK. SONS: WALLACE ROBBINS AND WIFE DEAN OF ATOKA, OK. LARRY ROBBINS AND WIFE GALE OF ATOKA, OK. GLENN ROBBINS AND WIFE NANA LOU OF ATOKA, OK. 13 GRANDCHILDREN, 4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: MAE MOFIELD AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF RED BLUFF, CA. GEORGIA MENDENHALL OF LIBERAL, KS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: RUBY ROBBINS ON AUGUST 24, 1976.PARENTS: OSCAR AND MAGGIE ROBBINS.SISTER: BONNIE FURR.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1997 AT 3 :00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: HIGH HILL CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS: WILLIE ELDRIDGE, ERNEST ELDRIDGE, ROGER ELDRIDGE, DONALD COYLE, DAN ABLES, JERRY HENDERSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: EARL MOFIELD, HURSHELL LEUTY, ROGER LEUTY, MIKE HEMBREE.
NAME: CORA BELLE (TAYLOR) DEWBERY , AGE 87, OF ANTLERS AND FORMER LONGTIME BROMIDE RESIDENT.  BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1910 AT WILSON COMMUNITY IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO MELTON M. AND GERTRUDE (SMITH) TAYLOR. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1997 AT PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL, ANTLERS, OK. AGE: 87 YEARS 2 MONTHS 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WILSON IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: OSCAR ALTON DEWBERY IN 1925 AT BROMIDE, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER (OVER 50 YEARS) OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN BROMIDE. CORA WAS REARED IN THE WILSON COMMUNITY. LIVED MOST OF HER ADULT LIFE IN THE BROMIDE AREA UNTIL MOVING TO ANTLERS TO BE NEAR HER DAUGHTERS A FEW YEARS AGO. SURVIVED BY SONS: LESTER DEWBERY AND WIFE MARILYN OF BROMIDE, OK. ARTHUR DEWBERY AND WIFE LINDA OF BROMIDE, OK. JESSE DEWBERY AND WIFE JO ANN OF BROMIDE, OK. DAUGHTERS: NELDA HENRY OF ANTLERS, OK. JANNETTE McIVER OF ANTLERS, OK. ZELDA PATE AND HUSBAND TERRY OF ANTLERS, OK. 23 GRANDCHILDREN, 38 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 4 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: RUTHIE SHARP AND HUSBAND DAVID OF ATOKA, OK. SALLY PARKER OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: MELTON AND GERTRUDE TAYLOR.HUSBAND: OSCAR DEWBERY ON FEBRUARY 5, 1976.SONS: ROBERT, THURMAN, AND VICTOR DEWBERY.DAUGHTERS: JOY MARIE DEWBERY AND ANNETTE NICHOLS.GRANDCHILDREN: CRAIG NICHOLS, GLEN ALLEN SHONE, NEITHA JANE HENSLEY, CONNIE McGEE, AND CHERYL DEWBERY.BROTHERS: ALVIE, LOUIE, AND BUCK DEWBERY.SISTERS: ELSIE, RUBY AND ORA.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1997 AT 2 :00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BROMIDE, OK. INTERMENT: ROSE HILL CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. CLAUDE BUIE. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) VINCE McIVER, RICK McIVER, TODD SHONE, JACKIE NICHOLS, MIKE BROOKS, DONNIE BROOKS, BOBBY BROOKS, VICTOR DEWBERY, MARK DEWBERY, JOHNNY DEWBERY, LESTER ALTON DEWBERY JR, RUSSELL DEWBERY, STEVE DEWBERY, DOUG DEWBERY, THURMAN DEWBERY, TROY DEWBERY.
NAME: LUCILLE (YARBROUGH) HILL JONES, AGE 83, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT.  BORN: JULY 15, 1913 AT BOGGY BEND, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO WILL AND ESTER (PADRE) YARBROUGH. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 83 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN BOGGY BEND AND DUNBAR, OKLAHOMA. MARRIED: PRINCE HILL, JR. ON DECEMBER 6, 1930 AT ATOKA, OK. RAYMOND L. JONES ON JANUARY 8, 1995 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A DOMESTIC WORKER AND A HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: RAYMOND JONES OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS: ESTER WASHINGTON OF ATOKA, OK. JO ANN FRAZIER AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF ATOKA, OK. SONS: NIBB HILL AND WIFE DOROTHY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JAMES HILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. CECIL HILL AND WIFE ANNA OF ATOKA, OK. JACKIE HILL AND WIFE CAROL OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. DEWAYNE HILL AND WIFE EMMA OF ATOKA, OK. 37 GRANDCHILDREN, 67 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER-IN-LAW: ORLAN HILL OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: YVONNE YARBROUGH OF ATOKA, OK. SON-IN-LAW: GEORGE WATSON OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. SPECIAL FRIEND: PARALEE PLEASANT OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: PRINCE HILL, JR. ON JUNE 5, 1986.PARENTS: WILL AND ESTER YARBROUGH.CHILDREN: OTHA PRINCE HILL AND RALPH HILL.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RALPH McMURRY.ASSISTING: REV. WILLARD HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS: TYRELL HILL, CLIFFORD BROWN, CLYDE YARBROUGH, JERRY WATSON, ERIC HILL, TOBY HILL, JAHMAR IVORY, DARRELL CRAWFORD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOBBY FRAZIER, TOMMY HARRISON, JESSIE HARRISON, GEORGE WATSON. FLOWERBEARERS: BILLIE JACKSON, ERNESTINE COLBERT, DORIS MOTON, LIZ CLAYTON, JUANITA WILSON, BEA FULLER.
NAME: JAMES MICHAEL “MIKE” KNIGHT, AGE 42, LIFELONG COALGATE, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 AT ADA, OKLAHOMA, TO R. B. AND BETTY ALICE (BLAINE) KNIGHT PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.AGE: 42 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COALGATE, GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, IN 1972. HE ALSO ATTENDED OKLAHOMA STATE AND EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES. MARRIED: MARSHA M. MAGNESS ON APRIL 17, 1976 AT COALGATE, OKLAHOMA. OCCUPATION: MIKE WORKED PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION SINCE HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD, WORKING ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS. CHURCH AFFiLIATION: A MEMBER OF COALGATE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. MIKE WAS A MEMBER OF LOCAL 819 OPERATING ENGINEERS OF FT. WORTH, TEXAS. HE LOVED TO HUNT AND FISH AND VISIT WITH FRIENDS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARSHA knight OF THE HOME at coalgate, ok. DAUGHTER: SARAH SHEA KNIGHT OF ADA, OK. SON: STEPHEN MICHAEL KNIGHT OF COALGATE, OK. STEPDAUGHTER: AMY CHRISTINE SCAFF OF ST. CROIX FALLS, WI. FATHER: R. B. KNIGHT OF BANDERA, Tx. BROTHER: PERRY WILLIAMS OF TAMPA, FL. SISTERS: JANET AIRINGTON OF LEHIGH, OK. JULIE BOWEN OF COALGATE, OK. GREAT AUNTS: MARIE BUTLER OF COALGATE, OK. VADA MILLER OF ATOKA, OK. AUNT: ELAINE HARPER OF ADA, OKLA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MOTHER: BETTY (BLAINE) WILLIAMS.GRANDPARENTS: JIM AND LUCILLE BLAINE.GREAT GRANDPARENTS: JIM AND PEARL POLK.COUSIN: DEAN HARPER.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY. APRIL 21, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ~ COALGATE, ok. INTERMENT: COALGATE CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BILL WEATHERSASSISTING: REV. LARRY ACOSTA CASKETBEARERS: GARY VAUGHN, JAMES EDDINGS, JIM FARRIS, NORVIN ROBSON, JAMES ENNIS, FLINT, SUTTON, HARRY FARRIS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LARRY FARRIS, TIM HARLIN, WENDELL EARL NICHOLS, HARRY FARRIS, SR., T. C. WALTON, JOHN WAYNE WARD.
NAME: OLLIE IVY HALL, AGE 91, FARRIS, OK RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 20, 1906 AT BOSWELL, OK TO MACK AND BERTHA (COOPER) SEABOURN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 91 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BOSWELL, OK. MARRIED: WILLIE CARROLL HALL ON OCTOBER 23, 1923 AT RYAN, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF FARRIS BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY SONS: ELMER “MUTT” HALL AND WIFE JANET OF LANE, OK. CHARLES HALL AND WIFE JOYCE OF LANE, OK. DAUGHTERS: BESSIE WEAVER AND HUSBAND HARRY OF LIBERTY, TX. DELORES SHEFFIELD AND HUSBAND RAY OF WEWOKA, OK. ALMA ANDSAGER AND HUSBAND MARVIN OF HUTCHINSON, KS. DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: FRANCES HALL OF FARRIS, OK. SON-IN-LAW: T. J. WADE OF FT. TOWSON, OK. 21 GRANDCHILDREN, 55 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 9 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: MAE STRAWN OF WILSON, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: VIRGINIA HALL OF FARRIS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: WILLIE HALL ON AUGUST 6, 1972.PARENTS: MACK AND BERTHA SEABOURN.SON: ERNEST HALL.DAUGHTER: LORENE WADE.GRANDCHILDREN: GARY HALL AND BOBBY HALL.GREAT GRANDCHILD: JERID SHEFFIELD.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 AT 3:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: FARRIS BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERMENT: FARRIS CEMETERY ~ FARRIS, OKLAHOMA. OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.ASSISTING: GLEN RUSSELL. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) EUGENE HALL, JIMMY HALL, LARRY WADE, JERRY DEWAYNE HALL, MICHAEL WEAVER, RICKY WADE, TONY SHEFFIELD, CHESTER HALL, TERRY HALL, TODD DANDRIDGE.
NAME: ROSIA ETHEL (BROWN) LANSDALE, AGE 98 OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BORN: FEBRUARY 2, 1899 AT PAMPA, TEXAS, TO JACK AND REBECCA (ROBBINS) BROWN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 98 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: MARRIED: VIRGIL C. LANSDALE ON JUNE 15 1922 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER, ALSO SHE AND HER HUSBAND FARMED MANY YEARS. CHURCH AFFiLIATION: A MEMBER OF ATOKA NAZARENE CHURCH. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: MATTIE BASHAM OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SONS: DOYLE LANSDALE AND WIFE BETTY OF KANSAS CITY, MO. JOHNNY LANSDALE AND WIFE MARTI OF MARSHALL, TX. JACK LANSDALE AND WIFE GLENDA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN, 30 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 35 GREAT GREAT GREAT.GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: VIRGIL LANSDALE ON JULY 16, 1964.PARENTS: JACK AND REBECCA BROWN.SON: TROY LANSDALE.DAUGHTER: GERTRUDE LANSDALE.SISTERS: FRANCES, SADIE, AND JANE.BROTHER: HOMER BROWN.SON-IN-LAW: JAMES BASHAM.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ EAST OF STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY, STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOEY LANSDALE OF TISHOMINGO, OK. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) JERRY LANSDALE, RANDY LANSDALE, JOHNNY GUY LANSDALE, GENE LANSDALE, DOYLE LANSDALE JR, BILL BASHAM, DONNIE BASHAM, CLIFF AUSTIN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (GREAT GRANDSONS) JIM BASHAM, DANIEL LANSDALE, JOSHUA LANSDALE, THOMAS LANSDALE, JACOB LANSDALE, CLIFF AUSTIN III.
NAME: AARON MARSHALL VINEY, SR., AGE 75, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: JULY 12, 1921 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO FRED AND ARBELLA (MARTIN) VINEY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1997 AT VALLET VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK.AGE: 75 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED STRINGTOWN SCHOOLS. MARRIED: COREAN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 4, 1942 AT STRINGTOWN, OK. OCCUPATION: 34 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE U. S. ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT AT SAVANNA, OK. PRIOR TO THAT HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE COUNTY OF ATOKA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF ST. MATTHEWS BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN, OK. AARON SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A CORPORAL IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: CORETHA VINEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SHARLOTTE VINEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SHEILA VINEY OF HERCULES, CA. ELSIE YARBROUGH AND HUSBAND CLYDE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. LONETT STEWART AND HUSBAND WOFTON OF EDMOND, OK. TASHA VINEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ZELDA PAGE AND HUSBAND LISTON OF PATERSON, NJ. SON: JODY VINEY OF ATOKA, OK. COMPANION AND FRIEND: SUE BOLIC OF ATOKA, OK. STEPCHILDREN: DONNA WILSON OF CULVER, OR. GENEVA PAYNE OF ATOKA, OK. EDDIE BOLIC OF REDMOND, OR. DANNY BOLIC OF SULPHUR, OK. BILLY BOLIC OF ATOKA, OK. JAY GOODWIN OF ATOKA, OK. GAYSUE BAYLES OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: KATY TOWERS OF WICHITA, KS. MAXINE PRATT, CHRISTINE BROWN, AND FAYE ALBRIGHT OF CALIFORNIA. BROTHERS: LUTHER VINEY OF CHICAGO, IL. JOE VINEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. 37 GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FRED AND ARBELLA VINEY.8 CHILDREN.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: WELLS STREET CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RALPH DAWSON.ASSISTING: REV. J. P. KELLEY AND REV. LISTON PAGE. CASKETBEARERS: JODY VINEY, BILL BAYLES, JAY GOODWIN, CLYDE YARBROUGH, BILL BOLIC, WOFTON STEWART. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CARL BROWN, TOMMMY HARRIS, ORLON HILL, JESSIE HARRIS, LAWRENCE NEAL. FLOWERBEARERS: NANCY WASHINGTON, WANDA FAYE SMITH, ANN SMITH, BETTY WASHINGTON, GLORIA JEAN GREEN.
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