Roy Clinton Blankenship, 66, of Cushing, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Palmer Funeral Home in Cushing.

Rev. John Owens will preside with interment to follow at the Fairlawn Cemetery north of Cushing.

Services will be under the direction of the Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing.

Born Nov. 18, 1935, in Thayer, Mo., to Elby and Bernice (Grooms) Blankenship, he received his early education in Carney and was a graduate of the Carney High School Class of 1953.

He was married to Evelyn (Hopson) June 3, 1954, in Chandler. They made their home in Oklahoma City and lived until moving to Cushing in 1968 and have since resided. Blankenship was a mechanic at the Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond for 27 years.

His parents preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Evelyn of the home in Cushing; two sons, Roy J. Blankenship and companion Vickie Campbell of Chandler and Joe Blankenship and wife Shelly of Guthrie; six daughters, Rebecca Champlain and husband Robert of Pryor, Paula Brensing and husband Joe of Pawnee, Deborah (Hootie) Tinnie and husband Everett of Cushing, Loretta (Shortie) Pierce and husband David of Cushing, Dian Blankenship of Cushing and Rhonda Bagwell and husband Noel of Cushing; brother, Lawerence Grooms and wife Dorothy of Thayer, Mo.; two sisters, Alice Tipping and husband Donald of Dallas, Texas and Agnes Higgins and husband Pat of Boyie, Md.; 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Services for Betty Lou Hufstedler Cannon, 86, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Kevin Crooks will officiate. A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. at Highland Cemetery, in Pawnee.

Mrs. Cannon died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at an Overland Park nursing home. She was born Feb. 24, 1921, at Thayer, Mo., to Ashley Lee and Paralee Tennessee Stephens Hufstedler.

She attended Thayer grade schools, and graduated from Thayer High School. She later graduated from registered nurse training at Morningside Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. She came to this area in 1954 from Dallas, Texas.

Mrs. Cannon worked for 27 years as a public health nurse at the Pontotoc County Health Department. She was affiliated with the First Christian Church of Ada, Okla.

She married Calvert L. Cannon Jan. 23, 1946, in Muskogee, Okla. He died Dec. 21, 1999, at Ada, Okla.

Survivors include a son, James Cannon and wife, Juanita, of Overland Park, Kan.; and many nieces and nephews, who live across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Ohio.

Funeral services for O.E. Davis were conducted in Cheyenne Wednesday afternoon, March 7, 1945 after which interment was made in the Elk City cemetery. The funeral sermon was preached by Albert Trent, minister of the Church of Christt of Sentinel, Oklahoma.

Mr. Davis died suddenly ay his home in Cheyenne early Monday morning after an illness of about one hour. Although Mr. Davis had been in poor health for more than a year, his death came as a great shock to his many friends in this community.

O.E. Davis was a natural booster he was a booster for the school, for the town, for the Kiwanis Club of which he was a member. He was a good detail man and carried out each and evedry assignment made for him in the way of civic affairs. During the time he resided in Cheyenne he had made many close friends and was known by all. He will be greatly missed by the town as a whole, by the school, and by the Kiwanis Club.

Mr. Davis was Roger Mills County's Tage Agent at the time of his passing.

O.E. Davis was born at Thayer, Missouri, Appril 13, 1895, and he died at his home in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, March 5, 1945. He came to western Oklahoma in January, 1919, and had made his home here until his death. In 1921 he was married to Miss Nannie Borner (not sure of spelling could be Borger) of Elk City, Oklahoma.

Surviving Mr. Davis are his wife, Mrs. O.E. Davis, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, his mother and father, Mr. ands Mrs. Landen Davis, Alamagorda, New Merxico; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Risner, Los Angeles, California, Mrs. T.J. Hart, Alamagordo, New Mexico; two brothers, Elmer L. Davis, Thurican, Oklahoma, and John L. Davis, Joslin, Missouri, and a number of nieces and nephews.

The two brothers and his parents were among the relatives present at the funeral.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyeanne, OK 15-Mar-1945

Shirley Faye Devinney She was a woman of uncommon compassion, unwavering faith and undeniable inner strength. Born in Thayer, MO. on July 19, 1936, Shirley Faye Devinney, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went home to sit at God's right hand side on Thursday evening, August 18.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 20th, 2005 at the Church of Christ South Yukon, interment was at the Yukon Cemetery.

She touched the lives of so many people. An active member of the Church of Christ, she taught Sunday School classes for forty years. She was also blessed with a lovely singing voice. One of her great passions was glorifying God with melody from her heart. She was trained in accounting and held accounting management positions, retiring as a controller of a materials handling equipment company.

She is survived by her mother Faye Frazier Reynolds of Yukon, her husband, William C. Devinney of Yukon; seven children; Ellen Lee and husband Ed of Edmond; William C. Devinney, Jr., and wife Mary of Moore; Elizabeth Devinney of Seattle, WA; Claire Tollfeldt and husband David of Seattle, WA; Cary D. Simonds and wife Donnette of Houston, TX; Keith W. Simonds and wife Catherine of Norman; James T. Devinney of Houston, TX; thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild; brother James W. Frazier and wife Sallie of Cushing; three step-brothers, Howard, Dale, and Lewis Reynolds; and three step-sisters, Ruby Helen Kuykendall, Sue Moore and Pauline Elkins. To those closest to her, there will never be another woman like her. Through her actions alone, she taught us so many lessons over the years. Most of those lessons weren't immediately understood. Most of them we couldn't apply until faced with an adversarial situation, such as the one we're all in now. More often than not, those lessons had something to do with uncommon compassion, unwavering faith and an undeniable inner strength.

YANDA & SON FUNERAL HOME Yukon, OK 405-350-7101

Published in The Oklahoman on 8/21/2005.

ADA - Services for Tawnya Kay Gatewood, 40, Ada, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd Kaiser officiating. Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery.

Ms. Gatewood died Aug.28, 2006, at her home. She was born Oct. 26, 1965, at Salem, Ark., to Donald Lee "Don" and Shirley Y. Welty Gatewood. She graduated from Thayer High School, Thayer, Mo., in 1984. She lived in the Ada area for 21 years.

Ms. Gatewood was an assistant horse trainer, was previously employed at Solo Cup Company and was a horse trainer at the ranch of Dr. Jack Howard. She was a member of the Thayer Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Gatewood and wife Debra, July 13, 1997; and her grandparents.

Survivors include her father and stepmother, Don and Lucy Gatewood, Ada; her mother and stepfather, Shirley and Richard Harris, Ada; a sister, Karen Sawler, Ada; a stepsister, Karla Chaffin and husband Gary, Ada; a stepbrother, Keith Flowers, Ada; a grandmother, Helen Mowery and husband Kenneth, Piggott, Ark.; four uncles, Danny Welty and wife Leslie, Salisbury, Mo., Bill Gatewood and wife Cathy, Olathe, Kan., Dewayne Gatewood and wife Kathryn, Piedmont, Mo., and Danny Gatewood and wife Pat, Forrest, Mo.; an aunt, Lawanda Crawford and husband Art, Huntsville, Ala.; nephews, Ricky Gatewood and Johnathan Sawler; niece, Rebecca Dougherty; and numerous other family members.

Bearers are men from the Southwest Church of Christ.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada

Ray Osborn Grable, 92, of Stillwater died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001. Funeral services will be held at the Agra Church of The First Born in Agra on Dec. 12 at 10 a.m., with Minister Donnie Molloy and Minister Theldon Fowler officiating. Burial will follow at the Osage Cemetery in Agra under the direction of the Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler.

He was born on November 11, 1909 in Texas County, Mo. to Garret and Alma (Newport) Grable. He married Mary E. Davis on October 11, 1952 at Fayetteville, Ark. They lived at Thayer, Mo. where he was a farmer and worked as a carpenter until he retired. In 1980 they moved to Agra.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, seven brothers and one sister. He is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Louise Frazier of Stillwater; two sons, Ferman Davis of Agra, Hubert Davis of Bartlett, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and many friends.

STINNETT - Hubert S. Hays, 93, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stinnett United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephen W. Gaines, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Bristow Cemetery in Bristow, Okla., by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.

Mr. Hays was born in Thayer, Mo., and had lived in Stinnett for 57 years. He was a retired pumper for Phillips Petroleum and a member of Stinnett United Methodist Church.

His wife, Gussie Hays, died in 1977.

Survivors include a sister, Ethel Gill of Anderson, Calif., and several nephews and nieces.

The family suggests memorials be to Stinnett United Methodist Church, Box 1192, Stinnett, TX 79083; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.

Funeral for Virginia L. "Jenny" McCartney, 74, Lawton, will at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Carr-Montgomery Funeral Home, Thayer, Mo., with Robert Ball, minister of Church of Christ, Hialeah, Fla., officiating.

Mrs. McCartney died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at a local hospital.

Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Mammoth Spring, Ark.

Local arrangements are under direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home.

She was born Sept. 2, 1931, in Mammoth Spring, Ark., to George and Ruth Charlston Ball. She married Darryl E. McCartney on June 21, 1958, in Mammoth Spring. She was a public school teacher and traveled with her husband throughout his military career. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and had attended Prestonwood Baptist Church of Plano, Texas.

Survivors include a son, Jeff McCartney and wife, Kelly, Tallahassee, Fla.; two daughters: Stephanie "Sam" Foster-Erler and husband, Fred Erler III, Dallas, Texas; Dara Gee and husband, Lane, Lawton; and eight grandchildren: Stacy, Clint, and Tanner Gee, all of Lawton, Jeffrey and Randi McCartney, Tallahassee, Fla.; Ted and John Foster, Dallas, Texas; and Christopher Erler, Dallas, Texas; three brothers: George Gray Ball and wife, Karen, Jeffersonville, Ind.; Buddy Ball and wife, Virginia, Raytown, Mo.; and Robert Ball and wife, Sharlene, Hialeah, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a sister, Betty DiEsposti.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Carr-Montgomery Funeral Home in Thayer, Mo.

Irene Raney, longtime Cleveland area resident, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of eighty-eight years, ten months and ten days.

Irene was born July 31, 1913 in Thayer, Missouri. She was the daughter of Irvin Z. and Laura Lavern Pierce. Irene was raised and attended school in Thayer and moved to Cleveland in the late 1920's.

Irene was married to Carl Leland Raney in Cleveland on October 16, 1933. The couple established their home in Cleveland and raised a daughter, Dixie. Irene was employed for several years in the early 1940's by Lorene "Rene" Roller at the Style Shop. She later was hired as a bookkeeper by Granville Pierce at the Cleveland Rexall Drug Store. She continued working at the drug store until 1960 when she started learning the floral business at the Pawnee Floral Shop, working for Mrs. Kerr.

In 1963, Irene and Carl established Cleveland Flowers in the front of their home on East Delaware. Irene continued to operate her flower shop for nearly twenty years when she sold her business. She was a lifetime member of F. T. D. (floral trade organization and wire service) and was a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce for many years. Additionally, she was a member of the First Baptist Church. Carl preceded her in death on March 23, 1990 after fifty six years of marriage.

She is survived by her daughter, Dixie Bartlett, Tulsa, Oklahoma; three grandchildren, Barri Bartlett, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brindi Manka, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Chase Bartlett, Collinsville, Oklahoma; one great grandson, Matthew Zuniga, Tulsa, Oklahoma; niece, Jetta Murphy, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and a nephew, Irven Girssette, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In addition to her husband, Irene was preceded in death by five sisters: Dixie Duft, Essa Smith, Zona Tribele, Alva Mathes and Belle Miller; and two brothers: Otto Pierce and H. E. Shumate.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 14, 2002 at the Woodland Cemetery Chapel with David Ingle officiating. Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home.

Born: April 18, 1924 in Thayer, MO.
Parents: Issac and Julia (Rogers) Sandridge
Died: February 09, 2002 age 77 at Saint John Medical Center
Married: Patsy Baker on July 14, 1951 in Skiatook, Okla.
Resided: Skiatook, Okla.
Occupation: Self-employed carpenter, heating and air conditioning
Off Interest: A partner with Larry Patton for 26 years
Church Affiliation: Tri-County Baptist Church in Skiatook, Okla.
Services: February 12, 2002 at the Sien-Shelton Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Dale Nielsen and Rev. Randy Shaddox officiating
Interment: Resthaven Cemetery Sperry, Okla.
Funeral Home: Sien-Shelton Funeral Home Skiatook, Okla.
Survivors:
Wife: Patsy of the home
Son: Brenton Lee Sandridge of Skiatook,Okla.
Daughters: Cathy McQuay of Skiatook, Okla.
Tamarah Sue Avery of Barnsdall, Okla.
Grandchildren:Navata Austin of Colorado Springs, CO.
LaTonya (Tooter) Baker of Sperry, Okla.
Brandon Lee Sandridge of Vinita, Okla.
Twins: Shelby Lynn and Cortney Lee Sandridge both of Owasso, Okla.
Brothers:John Sandridge of Springfield, Okla.
Hurshel Sandridge of Thayer, MO.
Sisters: Agnest Johnson of Alton, MO.
Altie Hollis of Thayer, MO.
Preceded in death: his Parents, Son; Bill Sandridge

Skiatook Journal February 20, 2002 Page 4A

PAMPA - Hazel Shaw, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Trinity Fellowship Church with the Rev. Fred Palmer, pastor of The Carpenter's Church, and the Rev. Jim Sinyard, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Mrs. Shaw was born in Thayer, Mo., and had lived in Pampa since 1942. She was a homemaker and a member of The Carpenter's Church.

She married Lonzo Shaw in 1930 at Drumright, Okla. He died in 1983.

Survivors include five daughters, Lillian Chesher and Mary Louise Denham, both of Pampa; Geneva Thompson of Boerne, Virginia Kay Ridgway of Mobeetie and Darleen Asencio of White Deer; four sons, Lee Roy Shaw, Vinson Lee Shaw and Jackie Dean Shaw, all of Pampa, and William Edward Shaw of Marana, Ariz.; three sisters, Mabel Adams and Artie Harrington, both of Pampa, and Irene Rogers of Wheeler; a brother, C.H. Switzer of Hobbs, N.M.; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren.

The family will be at 641 N. Christy in Pampa. They suggest memorials be to The Carpenter's Church, 639 S. Barnes, Pampa, TX 79065.

R.N. Wolfes' Rites Will Be Held Monday

Raymond Hadley Wolfe, 53, 411 South Water, died Christmas Day at Bartlett Memorial Hospital.He had been ill several months.

A resident of Sapulpa for 45 years. Wolfe came here fron Thayer, Mo., where he was born March 30, 1910. He was a construction worker here for Bob Blankenship.

He was a member of South Heights Baptist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Stella Wolf, of the home, 9 sons, Jimmy, Richard and Clifford of the home, Raymond and Howard Wolfe, Sunnyvale, Calif., Luther, Hester, Arvin and Melvin, all living in Sapulpa, one daughter, Dorothy Wolfe, of the home, Mrs. Mildred Canady, Sapulpa, Mrs. LaWanda Broughton, Sand Springs, Mrs. Ola Baker and Mrs. Helen Turner, both living in Oakhurst; 26 grandchildren, the stepmother, Mrs. Ora Wolfe, 506 1/2 East Dewey, a sister Mrs. Elbie Watson, Sapulpa; and 2 brothers Robert Wolfe, Sapulpa, and Hobart Wolfe, Sunnyvale,Calif.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jonas Partridge and Rev. Cooper officiating.

Interment will be held in South Heights Cemetery

Sapulpa herald December 26,1963 Thursday