Name: Wiley "Shorty" Raper Age: 99 years Born: August 7, 1908 to John B and Lida Ann (Phillips) Raper at Milburn, Oklahoma Passed Away: Sunday, August 12, 2007 at the Kingston Family Care Center, Kingston, Oklahoma Education: Attended Emet School Married: Vera F. Fuller in 1933 at Milburn, Oklahoma Occupation: Mechanic his entire life, Shorty also worked for the WPA there he helped cut down the first tree in the development of Lake Murray and a bus driver for Nida Schools. In 1968 he retired from the Veteran Center in Ardmore as an orderly. Hobbies: Avid fisherman and huneter Church Afficiation: Baptist Survived by: 2 sons, 3 daughters, 14 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and numerous other relatives and many dear and loved friends.