NAME:      Burney "JO" (HERNDON) Houston, AGE 79, FORMERLY OF DALLAS, TX.   BORN:    August 24,1927 AT Pecan Gap, Texas TO Dewitt Williams and Louise (MCDaniel) Herndon.   PASSED AWAY:   June 21, 2007 at the MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE:   79 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND  27 DAYS.   MARRIED:     SAM ALEMEN HOUSTON.   OCCUPATION:    She lived most of her life in Dallas, Texas and was a receptionist for T. U. Electric.   Her greatest joy was spending time with family and friends. She will be missed by her many friends whom each one she cherished very much.            SURVIVED BY   DAUGHTERS:     Karen Ferrell, of Madill, OK.                                Kim Cooper and HUSBAND Gary of Kingston, OK.   SON:     Darin Houston of Wyoming.   GRANDCHILDREN:     Star Moore, Lindsi Cooper, Seth Cooper, and Ashley Houston.   GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:     Ethan and Garrett Moore            PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:     Dewitt  AND Louise HERNDON. HUSBAND:     SAM ALEMEN IN 1992.     DATE OF SERVICES:    THURSDAY., JULY 5, 2007 AT 6:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ MADILL, OK.   INTERMENT:         OFFICIATING:     ASSISTING:               CASKETBEARERS:   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS.         NAME:      HARVEY LEE GARDNER, AGE 84, A RESIDENt OF MADILL, OK AND A FORMER STRINGTOWN RESIDENT.   BORN:    JULY 10,1923 AT ATOKA, OK TO ORVIE AND CLASSIE (SHIELD) GARDNER.   PASSED AWAY:     SATURDAY, JULY 21,2007 AT HIS HOME IN MADILL, ok. AGE:   84 YEARS   AND    11 dAYS   EDUCATION:   HARVEY COMPLETED 11 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN ATOKA COUNTY.   MARRIED:     EMMA  J. RODGERS MENIFEE ON DECEMBER 6, 1963 AT STRINGTOWN, ok.   OCCUPATION:    HARVEY WAS A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. HE RETIRED IN 1994 FROM THE CITY OF MADILL STREET DEPARTMENT WHERE he WORKED AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR.   CHURCH:    HE WAS AN ORDAINED DEACON AT ST. MATTHEWS BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN, ok.   HARVEY LOVED TO GO FISHING AND HUNTING.  HE ALSO REPAIRED LAWN MOWERS.            survived by   WIFE:    EMMA gardner OF THE HOME IN MADILL, ok.   SONS:    HARVEY GARDNER JR AND WIFE SHARON OF KINGSTON, OK.                  WILLiE GARDNER OF TULSA, OK.                  STEVE GARDNER AND WIFE MICHELLE OF MADILL, OK.                  RONNIE GARDNER AND WIFE CASSIE OF OAKLAND, OK.   DAUGHTERS:     BETTY MENIFEE  AND husband LONNIE OF MADILL, OK.                                DEBBIE FORTE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                                PATRICIA MIRANDA AND HUSBAND ISRAEL OF ARDMORE, OK.   25 GRANDCHILDREN. 44 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.   NUMEROUS GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.            PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:     ORVIE AND CLASSIE GARDNER. SON:     CHARLES GARDNER in 1985 DAUGHTER:    PEGGY WALTON in 1984     DATE OF SERVICES:      SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2007, AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWNS FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ MADILL, OK   DINNER:    FOLLOWING SERVICES AT THE VFW BUILDING IN MADILL   INTERMENT:     STRINGTOWN CEMETERY.   OFFICIATING:     WILLARD HARRISON ASSISTING:     REV. CHARLES KELLEY   CASKETBEARERS:     HARVEY GARDNER JR, STEVE GARDNER, RONNIE GARDNER, KELLY MENIFEE, DEWAYNE WALTON, AND DONALD BOWEN.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:    WILLIE “BOO” MENIFEE.   FLOWER GIRLS:      LATISHA GARDNER, TIFFANY JORDAN, TAMARA HEREDIA, STEPHANIE HAMILTON AND CRYSTAL SCOTT.   FAMILY NIGHT:    FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007 AT 7:00 PM         NAME:    WYNONA RUTH (wilkins) SKINKIS, AGE 51,  A RESIDENt OF KINGSTON, OK.   BORN:    MARCH 6, 1956 at oklahoma city TO BENJAMIN AND SHIRLEY B. (JARVIS) WILKINS.   PASSED AWAY:     SATURDAY, JULY 28,2007 AT Texoma Medical center IN DENSION, Tx. AGE:   51 YEARS     4 MONTHS   AND    22 DAYS   EDUCATION:     attended school at KINGSTON, OK.   MARRIED:     JOHN E. SKINKIS ON JULY 11, 1978 IN SHERMAN, Tx.   OCCUPATION:    HOMEMAKER   wynona enjoyed COLLECTING MINiATURE TEAS SETS AND PORCeLaiN DOLLS. she LOVED going to THE LAKE AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HER NieCES and NEPHEWS As well as GREAT NieCES AND GREAT NEPHEWS.            survived by   HUSBAND:     JOHN SKINKIS OF THE HOME at kingston, ok.   BROTHERS:     MARION BENNY WILKINS OF TUSKAHOMA, OK.                            DAVID WILKINS OF NEWALLA, OK.                            BENJAMIN “BENJIE”  WILKINS OF TISHOMINGO, OK.                            DAVID “LAINIE” WILKINS OF MADILL, OK.                            BILLY DALE WILKINS OF HELENA, OK.   SISTERS:     BARBARA NELSON OF GOLDSBY, OK.                        LINDA HAMPTON OF KINGSTON, OK.                        CYNTHIA FREDRICK OF DURANT, OK.                        MARY ANN GOODWIN OF MADILL, OK.                        CARLA EVERETT OF GUNBARREL, TX.            preceded in death by   PARENTS:     BENJAMIN WILKINS in DECember, 1984.                          SHIRLEY HILL in NOVember, 1985.     MEMORIAL SERVICES:     MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2007, 11:00 A.M. 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