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PASCOE
Sarah A. Pascoe
Sarah Alice
Mitchell Pascoe was
born December 19, 1915, in Beaver County, the fourth of six children,
to Ross and Hallie
Mitchell. She graduated
from Beaver High School in 1933. In 1936, she married Charles
Herbert Pascoe in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Three children
were born to this union, Ina
Carlene, Julia
Fay and Charles
Henry. She attended the First Church of
God in Beaver
for many years, singing in the choir and in various music groups.
During the past thirty years she had attended
the First Baptist Church in Virginia and the Church of God in Moore,
Oklahoma. Sarah spent a number of years as
a Stanley Home Products dealer, a Shaklee Distributor and as a checker
at the Beaver Ideal Food Store. She was
an accomplished seamstress, sewing entire wedding party attire and
high school formals. Her husband, Charles, preceded
her in death thirty-one years ago, from an automobile accident. Her
parents, all five siblings, and a great-grandchild,
Chad Nichols,
also preceded her in death. She leaves behind her children, Carlene
and Don Hill, Lakes of the Woods,
Virginia, Julia Fay
and Rick Sumrall, Balko, and Charles
"Chuck" Pascoe of Canon City, Colorado.
She
also leaves seventeen grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, one great
great grandchild, Isaiah
Ky Williams, and
a host of "adopted" and extended family. She was especially blessed to be the honoree at the July 2002
Mitchell Cousins reunion. Sarah spent her final years enjoying
reading, watching spiritual and gospel music television,
and visiting with family and friends that would drop by. She
especially enjoyed, and looked forward to the visits
from those delivering her meals from the Nutrition Center in Beaver
and Robin Hall Wagoner,
her caretaker. She
was able to take her daily walks until the Saturday before her death,
often accompanied by her little friend, five-year-old
Dolcey,
who was her little Guardian Angel. Those who knew her will truly miss
Sarah, Mother, Grandma and Aunt Speck.
She always had words of encouragement and was one of the greatest
prayer warriors most of us have ever known. She
has earned and greatly deserves her graduation to her Heavenly Home.
We all loved her so much. Funeral services
were Friday, October 10, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. from the Beaver First
Christian Church with Mike
Crow officiating
and David Glascock assisting.
Interment was in Pioneer Cemetery.
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PERKINS
Ledru K. Perkins
Ledru Kenneth Perkins was
born July 7, 1918 to Forest
Grant and Estella
Mahala (Strong) Perkins. He was the
youngest of three children, and was born on the family farm northwest of
Gate
on the Cimarron River. He attended Country Garland School. Ledru was
united in marriage to Wanetta
May Shepherd
on December 25, 1937 at Knowles. To their union five children were
born, Jessie Eugene,
Jimmie Roger,
Jerry K.,
Gilbert Leery and
Jetta Jo.
Ledru and Wanetta recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary
together. Ledru
farmed and ranched his entire life and was also employed for 18 years
by Beaver County District #1 as a motor grader
operator and later a shop foreman. Upon retirement from the county he
continued to farm and ranch until his death.
In their earlier years, Ledru and Wanetta enjoyed dancing and playing
cards with friends and neighbors. He especially
enjoyed spending time with his family and friends to visit and eat. He
always enjoyed a "good laugh"
and had a keen sense of humor and wit. He delighted in "testing" people (when they entered the house)
by asking them what direction the wind was in - which of course
usually nobody knew. Ledru died at the age of 85
years, 5 months, and 25 days in the Woodward Regional Hospital at
Woodward. He was preceded in death by his parents
Grant and Estella,
son Jessie in
1990, two sisters Leta
Cline and Gladys
Berends. Ledru leaves as his survivors
his loving wife Wanetta of the home. Three sons, Jimmie
and wife Mary of Dodge City, Kansas; Jerry
and wife Kaye
of Nashville, Tennessee; Gilbert
and wife Mary of Gate; daughter Jody
Paine and husband John of Gate; and
daughter
in law LaJauna
Perkins of Amarillo, Texas; 12
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, 2 nieces, 1 nephew, other
relatives and many friends. Services were in the Gate Cemetery on
Monday, January 5, 2004 with Rev.
Randy Lawson
officiating.
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PHELPS
Ruby Phelps
Another home which has been made sad because
of the ravages of the influenza epidemic is that of M.
O. Phelps and the family, which was visited Monday by the Death
Angel, their little 12-year-old daughter Ruby having
passed away. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock by Rev.
J. E. Perkins and interment was made in Beaver cemetery. The Herald joins with the large number of friends
of the family in extending sincere sympathy to the sorrowing ones.
[ Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, November 7, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
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PIERSON
Orval K. Pierson
Orval Keith Pierson was
born January 30, 1911 in a dugout west of the
old Garrett School in Beaver County, Oklahoma, the eldest son of William
and Cora (Baggerly) Pierson. Orval began
his working career at an early age. When his dad became ill, he was
forced to quit school and take over as head
of household. Orval met the love of his life, Thelma
Judd and they were married on December
24, 1934 in Liberal,
Kansas. He obtained his master plumbing license and electrician
license. He and Thelma later opened Pierson Plumbing
and Appliance store in Beaver. Orval installed the first central
heating and cooling system in Beaver. He retired
at the age of 75 years. He was a long-standing member in the First
Christian Church in Beaver. He enjoyed hunting
coyotes, raising greyhounds and later in life, racing greyhounds. His
story telling about his life in Beaver County
was enjoyed by all who knew him. Orval died on November 5, 2003 at the
age of 92. He was preceded in death by both
parents; a sister, Grace
Sell; a brother, Jack
Pierson; a son, Elmer
Pierson and a daughter, Beverly
Fisher. He
is survived by his wife of 68 years, Thelma; a daughter, Joy
Soares of Orland, California; a
daughter-in-law, Ava
Pierson of Beaver; a son-in-law, Gene
Fisher of Guymon; 9 grandchildren, and a
total of 57 great and great-great
grandchildren. Funeral services for Orval Pierson were held Saturday,
November 8, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. from the Beaver
First Christian Church with Glen
Kirkendall officiating. Interment was in
the Pioneer Cemetery under the direction
of Clark Funeral Service.
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PITTMAN
Pittman
INFANT BURIED SATURDAY -- The
infant child
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Pittman was buried In the Beaver cemetery
March 18, 1922. Rev.
Carter conducted the services.
Mr. Pittman of Gray and two of Mrs. Pittman's sisters from Laverne
came for the funeral. Mrs. Pittman has been
critically ill but is improving now. We extend sympathy to Mr. and
Mrs. Pittman.
[The Beaver Herald, March 23, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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POPE
Martin Pope
Martin Pope,
74, Balko, OK, died Monday, May 26 at the Ochiltree
General Hospital in Perryton, Texas. He was born February 15, 1929, at
Gray, OK, the son of George
O. and Elizabeth
L. Kroeker Pope. He was a
life long Beaver County farmer, rancher and bred and raised Gelbvieh
cattle. He drove
a school bus for the Balko School District for thirty-seven years. He
was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church,
Balko, a twenty year member of the Balko Lions Club, a charter member
of the Elks Lodge of Perryton and a member
of the American Gelbvieh Cattle Association. On March 31, 1950, he
married Roselie
Batt at Boyd, Oklahoma. He is
survived by his wife, Roselie; two sons, Roy
Pope and his wife Pat,
Weatherford; Terry
Pope, Balko; one daughter,
Kaylene
Stewart and husband Greg,
Winchester, TN; one sister, Anna
Mae Malfeld, Melbourne, IA;
eleven grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents
and one sister. Funeral services will be
conducted at 10 a.m., Thursday, at the Apostolic Faith Church, Balko,
with Pastor
Edwin Waterbury presiding.
Interment
will be in the Liberal Cemetery, Liberal, Kansas. Friends may call at
the Miller Mortuary, Liberal, Kansas from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The family suggests that memorials be
sent to the American Heart Association in
care of the mortuary
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RADCLIFF
RADCLIFF, ELMO L.
Elmo L. Radcliff, 72, Wichita father of Lila Flippo of Douglass, died yesterday at his home.
Services will be 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass with Rev. Randy Drake officiating. Burial will be in the Douglass cemetery.
He was born Jan. 5, 1907 in Oklahoma as a son of George and Beulah Radcliff.
On July 23, 1930 he married the former Emily Crusinberry in a ceremony at Beaver, Okla. She also survives.
Radcliff was a retired welder for Truck Hoist Industries of Wichita.
In addition to his wife and daughter, he leaves three sons, John of Wichita, Joe of Redwood City, Calif., and Clyde of Universal City, Texas, another daughter, Lora Cockrum of Gainesville, Mo., a brother, Carl Radcliff of Forgan, Okla., four sisters, Gladys Foreman of Scammon, Grace Middleswart
of Ellinwood, Bernice Andrew of Forgan, Okla. and Georgellen Bell of Enid, Okla., and 12 grandchildren.
[Source: Douglass Tribune, July 17, 1979]
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Josie V. Radcliff
Josie V.
Radcliff died September
21 in Beaver County Memorial Hospital in Beaver. She was 85 years old.
She was born November 4, 1917 in Bellview
Community in Beaver County. She was a resident of Beaver County all of
her life. She was a member of the Methodist
Church in Forgan. She was married to Carl
Radcliff January 13, 1934 in Guymon. He
preceded her in death in March
1992. Survivors include one sister Mary
Swallow of Forgan, daughter Carlene
"Butch" Bullard of Forgan,
granddaughter Debbie
and her husband Leon Cash of Lake Havasu
City, Arizona, granddaughter Tammy
and her husband
Mike Griffin of Newkirk, Oklahoma and
granddaughter Cindy and
her husband Craig Huebner of Turpin, ten
great grandchildren,
one great, great grandchild and nieces and nephews and many dear
friends and family.
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REIMANN
 Alton
B. Reimann
Alton
Bernard Reimann was
born on November 23, 1919 in Beaver
County to August
F. and Julianna M. (Simon) Reimann.
He married Lila
E. Lacy on July 23, 1943. He
later married
Barbara E.
Bowles on February 3, 1950.
Alton graduated from Bethany High School in 1939. He is a veteran of World
War II, having spent nineteen months overseas. After his discharge, he
worked as a mechanic for the Seward County
Kansas Highway Department and at Doll Motors in Liberal, Kansas. He
retired from farming a few years ago. Alton
enjoyed feeding and watching the wildlife. His survivors include his
son, Alton B.
Reimann, Jr., two grandchildren,
one sister, Mary
Trimmell and several nieces and
nephews. Funeral mass was held July 24, 2003 in the Beaver United
Methodist Church with Father
Rusty Hewes officiating.
Interment was at the Bethany Cemetery under the direction
of Clark Funeral Service.
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ROCK
Helen Marie Rock
BEAVER, OKLA. - Helen Marie Rock, 83, died Sunday, May 29, 2005. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Beaver United Methodist Church with Torrey Curtis and Bill Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service. Mrs. Rock was born May 10, 1922, in Alfalfa County. She married Logan Dean Rock on April 27, 1941, in Beaver. Survivors
include her husband; a son, Dan Rock of Alva; two daughters, Debbie Willeford of Perryton, Texas, and Deitra Rock of Liberal, Kan.; a sister, Mary
Beleele of Porter, Texas; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
[Source: Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2005]
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ROGERS
Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. Rogers,
mother of Sam Rogers,
who lives in the Niles residence, died on Wednesday night of last week.
Mrs.
Rogers was quite aged and had been ailing for some months. When the
watchers left her at midnight she appeared
to be no worse than usual but when they went to her bedside in the
early morning they found her cold in death.
The body was taken to the cemetery three miles east of LaKemp for
interment.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, Beaver, O. T., Oklahoma), January 18, 1912, submitted by Peggy Thompson]
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RORABAUGH
Doyle E. Rorabaugh
Doyle Edgar Rorabaugh,
81, died Thursday, August 14, 2003, at Southwest
Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1921, in
Gray, the son of Lewis E.
and Lola (Bull)
Rorabaugh. On December 2, 1945, he
married Josephine
Rademaker at Emden, Illinois. He farmed
and ranched in the
Balko community for 50 years before moving to Liberal in 1995. He
graduated from Perryton High School in 1939 and
attended John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Mr.
Rorabaugh was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church of Perryton, Texas and Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Liberal. He was a past president of the Balko
PTA, Balko School Board and Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He was a
charter member of the Oklahoma Charolais Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents and infant son Doyle
Lynn. Survivors include his wife,
Josephine; two sons,
Teryl Rorabaugh and
wife Donna of Liberal, Kansas; Rex
Rorabaugh and wife Opal Lea of Oklahoma
City; two daughters
Rita Knop and husband
Kent of Guymon; Rene’
Wester and husband Richard of Liberal,
Kansas; one sister Maxine
Beck
of Perryton, Texas, ten grandchildren, Teri
Harp, Brett Rorabaugh, Chad Knop, Kurt Knop, Kara Knop, Kristin Rorabaugh,
David Rorabaugh, Zachary Wester, Luke Wester, and Jacob Wester
and two great-grandchildren. Services were Saturday
at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev.
Andrew Wheling presiding. Burial was at
the Ochiltree County Cemetery
in Perryton, Texas.
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Henry Rorabaugh
Death by Drowning
Henry Rorabaugh,
step son of A. B.
Rorabaugh who lives south of Perry was
drowned in the White river, near Lead
Hill, Arkansas, Monday October 18th. He was driving a double rig
bringing Miss Josie Smith,
his sister-in-law,
from the farm to Lead Hill where she was to take the train to visit at
the home of A. B. Rorabaugh near Perry.
In fording the river the team in some way became unmanageable and the
rig was taken down stream drowning both occupants
and the team.
The body of Miss Smith was recovered in a short time, that of Mr.
Rorabaugh has not been so far recovered.
A. B. Rorabaugh went to Lead Hill on receipt of the news of the
accident and returned yesterday.
The family of Henry Rorabaugh consisted of wife and two children. They
had been living in Beaver county and were
visiting his step father and mother near Perry last fall on their way
to Arkansas, They were just preparing to
move back to a farm near Perry. Mrs. Rorabaugh and children will
return here as soon as her affairs are adjusted.
[Source: The Perry Republican October 10, 1915 - Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
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SANDERS
Sanders Infant
The infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. John Sanders passed away Monday,
June 24th. The little one was what is termed a “blue baby”
and had not been strong since birth. Friends of the parents of the little
one sympathize with them in their sorrow. Funeral services were held
Tuesday and interment made in the Beaver cemetery.
[Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, June 27, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
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SAVAGE
John W. Savage
A leading Citizen of Beaver Dies
In the passing of John
W. Savage who died suddenly of heart
failure at eleven thirty p. m. April 7. 1922, Beaver
loses one of its oldest and most prominent citizens.
Born at Virginia, Illinois, in 1874, he later moved with his parents
to Englewood, Kansas, and from there to Beaver
county where he has resided almost continuously ever since. He was
married in 1907 to Miss Jennie
Maple and to
this union was born one son, John
Jr. There remains to mourn his untimely
departure his wife and son, his mother,
Mrs. Caroline Savage of
this city, three sisters, Mrs. Lydia
Healy of Beaver, Mrs. Ida
Boles of Berkley, California,
and Mrs. C. C. Covey of
Mansfield, IIlinois, two brothers, Lieutenant
H. M. Savage at present stationed at Fort
Snelling, Minnesota, and Lyman
Savage of El Paso, Texas besides a number
of other relatives and a large circle
of friends.
Before Statehood Mr. Savage served as sheriff finishing the unexpired
term of Ed Hibbs,
as county clerk completing
the unexpired term of V.
L. Beardsley and was once elected for
court clerk.
He then entered the real estate loan business in which he was engaged
up to the time of his death,
Funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by Rev.
H. G. Butler, Monday afternoon and
interment
made in the Beaver cemetery. A male quartette furnished beautiful
music and the floral offerings were most beautiful
and profuse. Considering the very inclement weather a large crowd of
friends gathered at the church to pay their
last respects to his memory.
Mr. Savage was known as one of the most jovial and friendly of men. He
had a keen sense of humor and was ever ready
for a good laugh be it at his expense or the other fellows. He will be
greatly missed in the business circles and
his place in the progressive upbuilding in the town will be very
difficult to fill.
The Herald wishes to express to the family deepest sympathy in their
time of sorrow.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, April 13, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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SCHMATJEN
Wanda W. Schmatjen
Wanda Wilma (Wycoff)
Schmatjen,
age 80, died November 25, 2003 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge
City, Kansas. She
was born on August 9, 1923, in Beaver County, the daughter of Archie
P. and Flo (Kennell) Wycoff. She was a
member
of the First Christian Church of Dodge City, Kansas. After growing up
in Beaver, she moved to Dodge City in 1959.
She worked as a bookkeeper and clerk for the Ross Plumbing and Heating
Company in Dodge City. She later moved back
to Shattuck, Oklahoma and worked for the Shattuck Hospital as a
switchboard operator. She then returned to Dodge
City and resided there for the past thirty years. She was preceded in
death by her parents and a daughter Lila,
and a half-brother. Survivors include a niece; Sue
Minette of Colorado Springs, Colorado and
five cousins. Graveside
services were at the Fairview Cemetery at Clearlake on Friday,
November 28 with Mr.
Larry Williams presiding.
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SCHOLLENBARGER
Pauline Virginia Schollenbarger
GUYMON, Okla. - Pauline Virginia Schollenbarger, 82, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Bethany Cemetery in Beaver County with the Rev. Jack Peck officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Schollenbarger was born May 10, 1920, in Liberal, Kan. She married Maurice Lee "Bud" Schollenbarger on Nov. 16, 1941, in Beaver.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie Shrum of Forgan; six sons, Eldon Schollenbarger of Guymon, Donald Schollenbarger of Alva, Rick Schollenbarger of Forgan, Eugene Schollenbarger and Alvin Williams, both of Arizona, and Glen Schollenbarger of Cordell; two sisters, Ora
Mae Baker of Fairview and Pat Sharrock of Springfield, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
[Source: Amarillo Globe-News, May 25, 2002]
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SCOTT
James Sinclair Scott
Some weeks ago we made mention of the sudden death of J. S. Scott, the
well known and prosperous stockman and Alfalfa
King of the Kiowa, but at that time were unable to secure particulars
of the sad occurrence on account of all communication
being cut off by the heavy snow. We are glad this week to give a more
extended obituary.
Mr. Scott was one of the most prosperous and influential residents of
the Kiowa neighborhood and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him. He was a lover of fine horses and had many
of them. He was a model farm home and one
of the garden spots of the whole country made so by his own laborers
and skillful management.
His sudden demise is universally regretted and mourned by all who knew
him and the sincerest sympathy of all is
extended to those who mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father.
The obituary follows:
James Sinclair Scott was
born near Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the year 1838. His parents moved to
Seneca, N.Y., when
he was about six years old. He was converted and united with the
Baptist Church of Farmersville (now called Interlaken),
N.Y., when ten or eleven years old. In 1862 he was married to Miss Helen
Sniffin. In 1870, he with his family,
started west. After a few years he located near Morganville, Kansas
where he engaged in farming and stock raising
for about 20 years.
He moved to Oklahoma in 1894 and has since resided in this state,
coming to Beaver county in 1901. He died Dec.
20, 1911. Surviving him are four daughters, Mrs.
T. E. Gonne, of Lawrence, Kansas, Mrs.
I. T. Robison, of Howard,
Kansas. Mrs. Ollie
Oneal and Miss Arian
F. Scott of near Ivanhoe. He has five
sisters, all in New York.
The news of his youngest brother’s death was received by him onl
y two ago. The funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist church at Ivanhoe, Sunday, Dec. 24th, by Rev.
Ballard. Interment at the Fairmont
Cemetery.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, Beaver, O. T., Okla., January 25, 1912, submitted by Peggy Thompson]
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SIMS
UNCLE JOHNNIE SIMS DEAD
A telegram received by friends here states that Uncle
Johnnie Sims, former county treasurer of
Beaver county, died
last Friday at Gainsville, Texas, after a lingering illness. Mr. Sims
was well and favorably known here and has
many friends who will learn with regret of his death.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, March 16, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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SPAULDING
Shelby
I. Spaulding
Shelby I.
Spaulding, 77, of
Leavenworth, KS., passed away Sunday,
April 27, 2003, at the Medicalodge of Leavenworth. He was born the son
of Sidney S. and
Myrtle M. (Cook) Spaulding
on June 4, 1925, in Logan, Oklahoma. He married Margaret
Jane Day on May 25, 1947, in
Liberal, KS. She passed away
December 19, 2002. Shelby retired in 1983 as general manager at the
Bay State Mill where he had worked since 1959.
He was in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1947 and had served in World War
II. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church, a past member of the Board of Trade in Kansas City and the
United Way. Shelby was a graduate of N.W. Oklahoma
College in Alva, OK. He is survived by his daughters and their
husbands, Cheryl
J. and Hadley Fitzpatrick,
Atchison,
KS., Susan
K. and Fred Bierschbach, Pekin,
IL., son and his wife, John
Alan and Barbara Spaulding,
Leavenworth,
sisters, Lucy
Adelman, Balko, OK., and Nancy
Bennett, Beaver, OK., five
grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
His parents, wife Jane, brothers Fayette
Spaulding, and Jack
Spaulding, and sister Lorene
Durbin all preceded him
in death. Services were held Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial
with military honors followed at Leavenworth
National Cemetery.
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SPRAGUE
Jackson Sprague
Jackson Ben Sprague was
born December 6, 1939 in Beaver County to Benjamin
and Alta (Hewatt) Sprague. He
attended the Hibb’s Country School, later attending high school at Beaver, graduating
in 1957. On May 29, 1957, he married Noma
Cline at Buffalo, and they lived in
Spearman, Texas for a time while
he worked for Consumer Co-op, later the Ideal Food Store. In 1958,
they moved to the family farm where he was raised
and he worked in the oil field. Jack and Noma then lived in various
places before settling in Shattuck. He was
employed by the American Milk Producers Incorporated, until 1964, when
he purchased the Champion Service Station.
In 1976, Jack sold the station to his brother Dale and
began Sprague Oil Company. He was a member of the Shattuck
Booster Club, Shattuck Chamber of Commerce, and the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Jack enjoyed working, and was liked by everyone
who knew him. He loved to collect and restore old tractors and gas
pumps. Mr. Sprague died September 14, 2003 at
his home in Shattuck at the age of 63 years, nine months, and eight
days. He was preceded in death by his parents,
and a brother, Kerrold
Leo. Jack is survived by his life-time
companion and mother of his children; Noma of Shattuck;
two sons and their wives, Clinton
Leo and Kendra Sprague of Yukon, and Ben
and Deana Sprague of Shattuck; a daughter
Rita d’Ombrain of
Oklahoma City; five granddaughters, Bobbie,
Nikita, Brittney, Morgan, and Heather;
two great-grandchildren,
Jacob and Samantha;
a brother and his wife, Dale
and Linda Sprague of Shattuck; a sister
and her husband, Alta
Mae and Robert Getz of Beaver; and
numerous other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Thursday,
September
18, 2003 at the First Baptist Church in Shattuck with Reverend
Kenny Platte officiating. Interment was
in the Shattuck
Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Johnson’s Good Sama
ritan Funeral Service of Shattuck.
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STOLLINGS
Roy Stollings
Roy S.
Stollings, 86, died
Wednesday, July 30, 2003. Mr. Stollings
was a farmer and a rancher. He was a deacon for more than 50 years at
First Baptist Church. He was director of
North Plains Ground Water District for 38 years. He was Farmer of the
Year in 1980 and served on the school board
from 1951 to 1962. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps
and was a Sunday school teacher. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Walter
and Rhodie Stollings, and two
brothers. Survivors include his wife, Marjery;
a
son, Roy L.
Stollings of Perryton, Texas; a
daughter, Barbara
Schoellkopf of Columbus,
Indiana; a brother, David
Stollings of Perryton,
Texas; three grandsons, Ryan
Stollings of Frisco, Texas, Jonathan
Reinhart of College Station,
Texas; and Darin
Stollings of Canyon, Texas; a
stepgranddaughter, Julie
Deckard of Columbus, Indiana;
and a stepgrandson,
Tom
Schoellkopf, Jr. of Columbus,
Indiana. Services were Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev.
Richard Laverty
officiating. Burial was in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Home.
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STRONG
Carvin Strong
Carvin J.
"Bud" Strong
died October 13, 2003. He was
born May 26, 1930 to Loren
and Thelma Strong,
six miles south of Beaver. Bud graduated from Beaver High School in
1949. He was in band and played football, baseball,
and basketball. He also had lead parts in school plays. Bud served in
the army from 1951 to 1953 at Ft. Hood, Texas
and in Okinawa. In his early years he worked several jobs. He helped
his father as an auto mechanic, was a cook
in his grandfather’s cafe in Limon, Colorado, and helped his aunt in the Offield Rest Home. In Englewood, Colorado
he worked in a service station, worked on race cars and ran in
Demolition Derby’s with his own cars. He bought
the station in Englewood, and a home, and lived there four years. In
1961, he moved back to Beaver, worked on a
work-over rig and at Travis
Boston’s service station in Elmwoo
d. He was also a mechanic at Pete
Kile’s John Deere.
In 1963 he started plumbing for Gross Plumbing and in 1965 started his
own plumbing business. Bud liked hunting
and fishing with his buddies, Travis
Boston and Jr.
Holleman. Carolyn relates that he would
take her fishing, bait
the hook, help reel the fish in, take the fish off the hook and dress
it. So she felt he was a wonderful brother.
Bud is survived by a sister Carolyn
Pope; two daughters, Carolyn
Faye Strong and Terry
Mae Keeth; one son, Eugene
Gilbert Warner; five grandchildren,
three great grandchildren, two nephews and two nieces. Memorial services
were
Saturday, October 18, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in the Beaver First Christian
Church with Bob Blazek officiating
and Ron
Pope assisting. Interment was in the
Pioneer Cemetery with Beaver American Legion Post 149 doing military
graveside
services.
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STUBBS
R. J. Stubbs
Quietly Passes Away.
R. J. Stubbs, who has been ill for the past several weeks of consumption, died Saturday, July 13, 1907. His passing away was quiet and without a struggle for life being extinct several minutes before the nurse, Wm. Creighton, knew that the end had come. The deceased had no relatives here and none were present at the funeral which was conducted by Rev. T. B. Paramore, Sunday. Interment was
made in the Beaver cemetery.
The deceased was a young man of twenty-five or thirty and it was particularly sad to see one so young taken with such a terrible malady. He was skillfully treated by Dr. Long but the ravages of the disease had taken such a hold on him that medicine was of no avail.
[Source: “The Beaver Herald”; Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Thursday, July 18, 1907; Transcribed by Andaleen Whitney]
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SUTHERLAND
Roy R. Sutherland
On the morning of July 15, 2003, Jinx sat
at the table with his daughters reminiscing about the past and making
plans for the future. Jinx and Twila would
have been married 58 years on July 14. In the past year since Twila’s
death, he always talked about "how much he missed her in this big
old lonely house." He must have decided
it was time to join her for their second honeymoon. Roy
Roland
Sutherland Jr., was
born on November 28, 1923 on the family
homestead north of Knowles on the Cimarron River. He was the third of
four children, Rose
Hester, Helen
Miller,
and Gene
Sutherland, born to Roy
Roland Sutherland and Bertha McAtee Sutherland.
He grew up in a gracious home
with an extended family that included Laura
Lewis, Florence Dyer, Mary Hoffman, and Glen Whittaker.
During this
time Bill
Spurgeon and his little brother,
Wendy,
came to visit often; they became lifelong friends. There was
an open door at the Sutherland home for all who needed haven. Times
were tough, and at the age of eight, he went
to work doing a man’s job driving a team of horses. He knew by th
e age of 12 that he wanted to spend his life on
the ranch. The first day of his sophomore year, he sat in class
looking out the window as his Granddad
McAtee drove
by with a wagon and team of horses. When Granddad went by the second
time, Jinx made a choice that was a defining
moment in his life. He stood up, walked out of the classroom, and went
back to the ranch. The following years were
filled with jobs, working for the highway department, shoveling coal,
weighing wheat at the elevator, working for
McKinley Winters Sale Barn, and cutting broomcorn in Colorado. Hard
work was a way to reach his goals. On his return
from Colorado, Jinx began his courtship with Twila. After work each
day at the Patton Ranch, he rode to town to
play cards with Twila and her mother. In 1945, when the wheat harvest
was completed, Jinx collected his yearly
paycheck of $3,600.00 and he and Twila were married on July 14, 1945
in Arnett. They made their first home on the
Allen Ranch southwest of Gate, but soon moved north of Knowles to the
Sutherland Ranch where they made their home
for the past 58 years. To this union four daughters were born; Deloris
Jean, Shalia
Jo, and the twins, Rhonda
Faye
and Pamela
Renee. They purchased their
first ranch home, which was originally known as the Coin Post Office. Jinx
was an accomplished horseman. He has known for training roping horses
and reining and cutting horses. Everyone
could recognize him by the way he "sat" a horse. Five differe
nt horses trained by Jinx won at the Buffalo
Horse Show. The horses his daughters rode exemplified his training
ability. He loved to rodeo and was successful,
but his sense of responsibility demanded that he curtail this activity
so he could devote more time to the ranch
and his family. Over the next 50 years, the farm and ranch flourished.
His spread continued to grow and a cattle
herd was built. As the years flew by, he instilled in all four
daughters a love of horses and ranching. Branding
days became an important family event with children and grandchildren
involved. Some men are a shining star for
a brief time, but Jinx will long be remembered for his unique and
wonderful ability to inspire others. Honesty,
integrity, trustworthiness, patience, and dependability are but a few
of the qualities he possessed and was able
to convey to others. Some people use the term "cowboy" loose
ly, and a neighbor said "He taught us
the right and wrong of life. Jinx was patient and kind. He would have
10 kids all horseback, and he helped each
one of them to brand and not ever raise his voice. He had that special
skill. He taught us how to drive a team
of horses and how to "pair up a cow and calf." Granddad w
as always consistent, calm, and steady. His
heritage is being passed on through his grandchildren. Jinx was
preceded in death by his wife, Twila, parents,
and sisters. He leaves as his survivors, brother, Gene
Sutherland of Englewood, Kansas,
four daughters, DeLoris
Little of Hinton, Shalia
and Marty Powers of Wynnewood, Rhonda
Hutton of Garden City, Kansas, Renee
and Ace Berry
of Oakdale, California, extended family Martin
and Martha Ramirez of Knowles,
eight grandchildren, seven great-great
grandchildren, Kelli,
Kris, Kaden, Kenzi, and Nikki Taylor, Kristi, Mark, and Maison Moseley,
Shadron, Samantha,
Christopher, and Slater Heglin, Cole Drake and Traylen, Dane Drake,
Roy Hutton, and "abuela" to Betty
and Patricia Ramirez.
Funeral services were held in the Gate Friends Church on Saturday, July
19, 2003, with Rev.
Jim Sutherland officiating
and Rev. Lyle
Whitman assisting. A dinner was
provided for the family by the Gate United
Methodist Church. Alesia
Bryant sang "Mom and D
ad’s Waltz", "Precious Memories" and "Happy
Trails to You." Linda
Spurgeon read the obituary.
Pallbearers were family members, Shadron
Heglin, Cole Drake,
Dane Drake, Roy Hutton, Martin Ramirez, Kris Taylor, and Mark Moseley.
The honorary pallbearers were Wendy
Spurgeon,
Richard Degnan, Cotton Furnish, Don Fisher, Paul Barby, R.V.
Sutherland, Gene Hester, and Tador Miller.
Burial
was in the Knowles Cemetery.
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SYMES
Marcella M. Symes
Marcella
Mae Symes
of Woodward died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Woodward Regional Hospital
at the age of 83. She was formerly of the
Clearlake community. Marcella was born at Mutual, Oklahoma, on June
28, 1920 to Leslie
M. and Jessie (Fothergill)
Hopper. Marcella attended
the Mutual Schools and was a member of the United Methodist Church of
Mutual. On October
13, 1935, Marcella was married to Burrell
E. Symes in Fairview. Preceding
her in death were her parents, a brother,
Marvin
Hopper, a sister, Marianna
Noble, and a son Jerry
Symes. Survivors include her
husband, two sons, Virgil
and Peggye Symes of Lakin,
Kansas and Leslie
and Donna Symes of Cheney,
Kansas. Also a brother, Leo
Hopper, of
Mutual, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Graveside
services were Wednesday, July 16, at the Laverne
Memorial Cemetery with Rev.
Wes Peterman presiding.
Memorials may be made to Laverne Memorial Cemetery Association.
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TAYLOR
Taylor
Child Dies at Gate -- H. C. Richeson, embalmer, drove to Gate Monday
evening to prepare for burial the body of
the four year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Taylor, who died with
diptheria.
[Source: The Beaver Herald. January 05, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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Mrs. Mary J Taylor Dies
A telegram Monday Mrs.
Hersehel Wright of Beaver
announced the death of her grandmother. Mrs. Mary
J. Taylor, which
occurred Sunday evening at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
J. M.Harvey, at St. Joe,
Missouri. The cause of her death
wan not stated. The end came suddenly. She had enjoyed very good
health for one of her years.
Mrs. Taylor was an early day settler in Beaver county, having proved
up a homestead with her husband, who preceded
her many years ago. Since his death she has lived with her children.
She leaves to mourn her loss two sons, Frank and
Bob of
Forgan, and two daughters, Mrs.
J. M. Taylor of St. Joe.
with whom she was making her home when the end came, and Mrs.
Dan Miller, formerly of Beaver
but now of Chicago,
Illinois, beside a number of grandchildren and great-grand-children.
Mrs. Taylor had visited in Beaver many times
and was such a gracious, kindly lady that she endeared herself to all
who knew her. The Herald extends sympathy
to those mourning her departure.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, March 16, 1922- Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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W.R. Taylor
William R. Taylor,
age 75 years, 11 months and 7 days, died at Gray, January
26, 1922. His body was laid to rest in Pleasant Ridge cemetery, Texas
county, Texas.
[Source: The Beaver Herald. February 02, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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THOMAS
JOHN
R. THOMAS PASSES AWAY.
There comes a time In the life of each of us
when our responsibility and duty reaches a point where we feel that we are
unable to meet it. Such a time came once before in the life of the writer,
when, nearly seven years ago, it became our duty to prepare an obituary
for our dear mother. We find ourself in the name position to-day. This
time it is our father, John
R. Thomas, who has passed away.
During the fifteen years that we have
published The Herald, we have written many, many tributes to somebody's,
loved one, who had passed away, and it has never been an easy task. How
much harder then must it be when the sting of death has been brought to
our own home?
The things are many that we might say, and in doing so would but voice the sentiment of a legion of friends, who have known our father all down through the years since pioneer days, and who have respected and revered him as a man among men, one who met everybody on the square, and exemplified the teachings of the Golden Rule in his everyday life. Ho was a man of great endurance and one possessed of wonderful physique, He endured hardships and privations without a murmur, and knew no such words as "I can't,"
His life from early manhood was characterized by his firm determination and ability to overcome every obstacle. "I will" was the key note of his life, and he lived up to that standard until his life was spent. Since 1863 when he received his first commission as postmaster at Green Ridge Missouri, he has been in government and public service the greater part of the time. Twelve year of continuous service as postmaster at Green Ridge, Missouri, and sixteen years similar service at Beaver, is a government
record few men attain. During all that time his record stands as an open
book, without a single mark of discredit.
He served for four years during the Civil
War, and his love for his country and the flag was one of the strong
principles of his life. It was at his request that when the end came, his
casket was draped with the flag he loved so well, and fought to save.
He had lived the life of a pioneer practically all his days, being among the early settlers of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. He knew what it was to "rough it," and underwent the privations of the pioneer in a new country, but he never gave up, in fact he liked the free and broad life of the pioneer and was known by all as a man of fearless, dauntless character, one whose word was as good as his bond, and who was kind, honorable, broad minded, and generous to
a fault.
When he was called to answer the last roll call, November 15th, 1916, he went to his reward, a man ripe in years, one who was loved and cherished by his family and honored and respected by all who knew him.
The last obsequies were in charge of the Masonic Lodge, of which order he had been a worthy member for more than forty years, and the large number of Masons, together with the legion of friends who attended the funeral service, attested of the high esteem in
which he was held in the community where he had made his home for nearly
thirty years. As a further respect to his memory, all business houses of
the town were closed during the hours of the service.
The funeral sermon was delivered at the
Christian church Thursday afternoon, by Rev.
L.L. Shaw, pastor, and interment made in
the Beaver cemetery, beside the companion who had shared his joys and
sorrows for fifty years and by whom it was his expressed desire to be laid
to rest.
[Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Thursday, November 23, 1916; Transcribed by Andaleen Whitney]
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Stanley
LaVerle Thomas,
64 died May 17, 2003, at Beaver County Nursing Home, following a four
month illness. He was born February 26, 1939
in Beaver County. Stanley lived the major part of his life in Beaver,
except for a three year period from 1953
thru 1956, he lived in Bell Gardens, California. He was baptized into
the Church of the First Born on July 30,
1961, by Brother
James Cook. He served two years
in the U.S. Army from December 5, 1961 thru December 4, 1963.
Upon returning to Beaver, he worked a short time at the Ideal food
store before working the next thirty-three years
at the Beaver Post Office, retiring in 1997. Stanley is well
remembered by many youngsters for taking them for
pizza, long nature walks, and playing his player piano. Many
experienced the generosity of his giving nature and
kind heart. He is survived by his sister, Carol
Pugh and her husband Jim, of
Beaver, three nieces, Tammie
Cline
and husband Kevin, Connie
Sartin, Misty
Weber and husband Jason, three
nephews, Jimmy
Dean Pugh and wife Tammy,
Faron Pugh
and wife Kyle, Mike
Pugh and wife Starr, eighteen
great nephews and five great nieces, two great-great
nephews, and four great-great nieces and a host of other family and
friends.
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THOMPSON
Otis Thompson
Otis Thompson,
10 years old, who lived near Kenton, Beaver County, was thrown
by a horse and dragged to death.
[Source: The Miami Record - July 18, 1902, Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
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J. H. Thompson
“Grandpa” J.
H. Thompson, father of Mrs.
N. D. Neff and Mrs.
G. W. Robinson, passed away Thursday, June 20th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Neff. Death being due to a third stroke of paralysis. Funeral services
were conducted at the home Saturday, at 2 p. m., and interment made in
Beaver cemetery beside the wife who preceded him to the Better World just
ten years and two months previous. A strange co-incidence was that the
death came on the same day of the week and the same hour as that on which
the wife had passed away.
“Grampa” Thompson had been in ill health for years. Many time he had lingered at the point of death and it seemed that he must certainly go, but each time he rallied and was able to get about again. While his death at any time could scarcely be unexpected yet the final summons came after a brief illness and he passed to his reward quietly and peacefully. He was a kind, Christian old gentleman and by a long, faithful life well earned the eternal rest upon which he has entered.
The Herald joins in extending sympathy to the daughters who ministered to his
every need with thoughtfulness and love and who will greatly miss the one
for whom they so willingly cared for so many years.
[Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, June 27, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
Card of Thanks
We desire to thank our dear friends and neighbors, also the Beaver Rebekah
Lodge, for their many acts of kindness and loving words of sympathy so
cordially extended to us during the sickness and death of our dear father
and grandfather, J. H. Thompson.
Mr. and
Mrs. N. D. Neff
Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Robison
[Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, June 27, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
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John H. Thompson
J. H. THOMPSON PASSES AWAY
John H.
Thompson of Logan, known to many
people in Beaver county, died suddenly at his daughter's home, while
hitching
up a horse, April 6, 1922. He has been an invalid for many years and
was an early day settler in Beaver county.
John H. Thompson was born in Edgar county, Illinois, March 8, 1853,
was married June 30, 1881 at Sullivan, Edgar
county, Illinois. From there he moved to Beaver county, Oklahoma, in
1887. He died April 6, 1922, at the age of
68 years and 28 days.
He was a resident of Logan, Beaver county, Oklahoma, thirty-six years,
He has gone to his reward leaving to morn
his departure three daughters, and one son, four brothers and three
sisters twenty-seven grandchildren besides
a large host of friends, relatives and neighbors.
[Source: The Beaver Herald, April 13, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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TICE
Verba G. Tice
CHILD DIES AT BALKO -- Verba
Gertrude, four months old Infant
daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Tice, died
February 15, 1922. She was burled In the Pleasant View cemetery the following
day. Sympathy Is extended the sorrowing parents
by the Herald.
[Source: The Beaver Herald. February 23, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
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TIFFIN
Alma E. Tiffin
FLOMOT - Alma E. Tiffin, 93, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Flomot Cemetery with Jim Lindstrom, of Plainview, officiating. Arrangements are by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mrs. Tiffin was born in Potawatamie County, Okla. She attended nursing school at Norman, Okla. She married Von Tiffin in 1921 at Beaver, Okla.; he died in 1992. She moved from Beaver
to the Fairmount community in 1922. She was a registered nurse and a Jehovah¹s Witness. She was also preceded
in death by a son, Emmitt Tiffin. Survivors include two sons, Rex Tiffin of Silverton and Glenn Dale Tiffin of Flomot; two daughters, Laura Mae McDonald of Lubbock and Joyce Jeffrey of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren.
[Source: Amarillo Globe News]
TREGELLAS
Bertha Tregellas
Bertha Anna Peterman
Tregellas, 101, of Perryton, died
November 8, 2003. Funeral
services were held Monday, November 10, at Full Gospel Church, with Rev.
Michael Waterbury officiating. Burial
was in Ochiltree Cemetery, under the direction of Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Home. She was born February 6, 1902
in Ellsworth, Kansas, and was a long-time resident of the area. Her
family moved to Alva, Oklahoma in 1907. She
married Ernie
Tregellas on October 23, 1921 in Alva,
Oklahoma. They moved to Gray, Oklahoma in 1927, where they
farmed for over 40 years, before moving to Perryton in 1967. She
worked at Malone’s in Perryton and cooked at Bryan’s
Corner for many years, as well as working on the farm. She was a
member of Full Gospel Church, the Senior Citizen
Center, Young at Heart and the Sorosis Club. She moved to Twin Oaks
Manor in 1999. She was preceded in death by
her husband, who died in 1969; one son, Bill
Tregellas; and her parents, Emil
and Lena Peterman. She is survived
by one son, Jack
Tregellas of Perryton; two daughters, Neva
Belle Lewis of Mesa, Arizona and Patsy
Cordes of Beaver;
eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great
grandchildren.
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VOGT
Henry J. Vogt, Jr
Henry J. Vogt, Jr. was
born on April 12, 1926 to Henry
Jacob Vogt, Sr.
and Mary M. Penner Vogt on a family
farm southwest of Corn. He attended the Pleasant View School and later
Corn
High School, graduating in 1944. On April 7, 1944, he accepted Jesus
Christ as his personal savior. Henry attended
Tabor College, graduating in the spring of 1947 with an Associate of
Arts Degree. While at college, he met Margie
Ruth Leppke. He married Margie on
August 10, 1947 at the Ebenfield Mennonite Brethren Church. The made their
home
in Cowden, Oklahoma. He was an active member of the Corn Mennonite
Brethren Church serving as secretary, teaching
many Sunday school classes and helping to rebuild the church after it
burned in 1949. In 1981, Margie passed away
with cancer. Henry continued farming and in 1986, he married Bessie
L. Penner. They became members of the
Bible
Mennonite Brethren Church and later after their house fire moved to
the Village at Cordell in April of 2002. Henry
died on January 3, 2004, at the age of 77 at his home in Cordell.
Survivors include his wife, Betsy of the home;
sons, Kenneth of
Tonkawa; Bryan and wife,
Debbie of Altus; daughter, Mary
Beth Frantz and husband, Steve of Balko;
step-daughter, Dianne
Lygrisse and husband, Glenn of Wichita,
Kansas; step-son, Ronald
Penner and wife, Melanie
of Wichita; brother, J.
Arnold Vogt and wife, Nina of Denver
City, Texas; and Leo
George Vogt of Mexica, Texas;
brother-in-law, Abner
Penner of Kingsboro, California; and Wilbur
Leppke and wife, Helen of Peabody,
Kansas; sister-in-law,
Laura Vogt of
Weatherford; five grandchildren; step-grandchildren, step-great
grandchildren and a host of relatives
and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary
Lou Vogt Penner, sisters-in-law, Lula
Mae Eisiminger
and husband, Ralph, Ruby
Gaede and husband, Elmer. Funeral
services were Tuesday at the Bible Mennonite Brethren
Church in Cordell, Oklahoma.
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WARD
Blanche D. Ward
Blanche D. Ward,
90, Liberal, Kansas,
died Sunday, November 9, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in
Liberal. She was born December 20, 1912, at Dover,
Oklahoma, the daughter of William
R. and Eva M. Davis Ward. Blanche
graduated from the Beaver High School in 1931
and was Valedictorian of her class. She taught ten years in Beaver
County rural schools. Through the summer school
over a period of years, she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in
Education, then taught at Laverne and Beaver
schools for six years. In 1949, she moved to Liberal where she taught
third grade for thirty-four years, teaching
a total of fifty years in Oklahoma and Kansas. In 1968, she received a
Master of Education degree plus thirty hours
at Northwestern College of Oklahoma in Alva. She was an active member
of Delta Kappa Gamma, serving in various
executive capacities for the chapter as finance committee, treasurer,
and a member of the yearbook committee. She
was also a member of the KNEA, NEA. In 1993, she was received into The
Teacher’s Hall of Fame, Dodge City, Kansas,
where she was "praised for her devotion to her students and
her involvement in their community. She, having
put in long hours as she contributed to the education of young people
in Kansas, and has certainly made this state
a better place." She was also a member of the Retired Teac
hers Association. She was an active member of the
Church of Christ, and the Baker Arts. She is survived by one sister, Eva
Moser, Laverne, and numerous nephews and
nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
Funeral services were Wednesday at the Church
of Christ in Liberal, with Minister
Greg Beal, presiding. Interment followed
in the Pioneer Cemetery.
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WATSON
Ray E. Watson,
63-year-old resident of Woodward, died Sunday,
April 27, 2003, in the Midwest City Regional Hospital in Midwest City.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May
1, 2003. Ray
Eugene Watson was born March 20,
1940, in rural Woodward, the son of Wilbur
and Eithel (Margaret (Loomis)
Watson. He was the fourth of
five children. Ray graduated from Sharon High School in 1958 and then
attended Northwestern
Oklahoma State University. On April 22, 1960, he married Arleta
Pummel in Woodward. To this
union two children
were born, Dana and Danny. They made their home in the Sharon area. In
the late 1960’s he went to work for J &
R Transport as a truck driver. The family lived in Laverne and
Perryton, TX. Ray worked for J.D. Hodges and Schlumberger
throughout the years. He also worked off and on for Charles Christian.
They made their home in Woodward in later
years and had been raising cattle. Survivors include his wife, Arleta,
of 43 years; two children, Dana
Blocker
of Mustang and Danny
Watson and wife Sherri of
Forgan; four grandchildren, Shane
and Josh Blocker of Mustang and
Allison and
Collin Watson of Forgan; three
sisters, Irene
and Dean Estle of Sharon, Cleona
Arnold of Enid, and
Virginia and
Gary Ham of Sharon; one brother,
Marion and
Shirley Watson of Woodward;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Veetrice and
Wayne Campbell of Woodward, Waynona
and Delbert Covalt of Woodward, Marilyn
and John Ball of Sharon,
Adeline and
Larry Eaves of Foss, Arleta
and Gary Pummel of Sharon and Karla
and Eldon Pummel of Woodward;
and a
host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Wilbur and Eithel
Watson.
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WEIR
Death Calls Mrs. Weir
Mrs. Ida
Weir, who had been in ill health for
years, being a sufferer from diabetes, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
C. K. Drum, Friday, November 1st. Her death was directly due to a paralytic stroke, following an attack of influenza, from which she had just recently recovered. Funeral services
were conducted at the home Saturday afternoon, by Rev.
W. B. Leonard, and interment was made in Beaver cemetery, the body being laid to rest beside that of the husband
who preceded her some five years ago, and a baby daughter, who died in
infancy.
Mrs. Weir was one of the pioneers of Beaver county. The family came here in the early days and resided for many years. Later they removed to Oberlin, Kansas, where they resided until the death of Mr. Weir, after which Mrs. Weir returned to Beaver and has since made her home here with her children. Theirs is one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the county. While the father and mother have been called away, they have left a rich inheritance in a large family of boys
and girls, now grown to men
and women, who are all upright, honorable and capable and influential
citizens.
Early in life Mrs. Weir became a Christian and lived a devout Christian
life, devoted to Christ and her family. In her passing, she has but
stepped to a fuller and brighter life beyond, leaving behind all the
sorrows and sufferings and entering into the joys which she so richly
deserved. Hers was a life of service and sacrifice and devotion of the
true mother to her home and family. She leaves five daughters, Mrs.
Ada Quinn, Mrs.
Mae Fickel, Mrs.
Jennie Russell, Mrs.
Cora McCall, and Mrs.
Ruth Drum, all of Beaver,
and four sons, Frank and
Ray,
of Beaver, Herbert of
Smith Center, Kansas, and Ralph, who is now “Somewhere in France” and does not know of his mother’s death. Two brothers, fourteen grand-children
and a number of other relatives also survive. All of her children except
Mrs. McCall, who was ill, and Ralph, who is in France, were present at the
funeral.
Deepest sympathy is extended the children in their sorrow by their host of
friends.
[Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, November 7, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
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WINCHELL
Martha Winchell
Martha Dobson
Winchell, age 94, died Saturday,
November 29, 2003 at Edward
Abraham Memorial Home in Canadian, Texas. She was born September 17,
1909 at Eric, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles
and Eddie Lee (Nelmes) Dobson. She
had been a longtime resident of Liberal, Kansas and also the Balko area.
She
was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Liberal and
the MacArthur Sunday School Class. On August
20, 1947, she married George
R. Winchell, Jr. at Liberal. He died
December 3, 2001. Survivors include one son,
Chuck Winchell of
Balko; one stepson, George
R. "Rick" Winchell, III of Abilene,
Texas; one sister, Leota
Butler of Arlington, Texas; 11
grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 6 great-great grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, a step-daughter, Ruth
Joan Dougherty and a brother, Thomas
Preston Dobson. Funeral
services were Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at the First Baptist Church
in Liberal, Kansas with Reverend
David Bagwell
presiding. Memorial donations can be made to the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society in care of Kitch-Brenneman
Funeral Home 1212 West 2nd Street, Liberal, KS 67901.
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WOOD
James B. Wood
James Byron
(Jim) Wood, 74, of
Beaver died early Saturday morning,
August 16, 2003 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. The son of Lula
E. (Rider) and Theo Wood, he was
born March
1, 1929 in Guymon. He graduated from Guymon High School and later
joined the United States Navy during the Korean
Conflict. Mr. Wood returned to the area and attended Panhandle A &
M in Goodwell. He was united in marriage
to Teresa
Ann Chapman on February 18, 1955
in Guymon. Mr. Wood began his career with Southwestern Public Service
in 1959 and in 1966 was transferred to Beaver as a servicemen. He
later served as a manager for SPS, retiring after
31 years with the company. Mr. Wood was active in community
activities, a 20-year volunteer fireman, serving several
terms as Fire Chief, and was also a Boy Scout Leader. He was a member
of the Beaver VFW and the Beaver United Methodist
Church. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Terri Wood of the
home; son Rick
Wood and his wife, Jennifer, of
Grapevine, Texas; a daughter, Carol
Wood English of Tulsa; and son Allen
Wood of Elkhart, Kansas and his
four grandchildren,
Damian Pugh and
Cassie Pugh of
Beaver; Elizabeth
Wood of Forgan; and Adrienne
Elise Wood of Grapevine, Texas.
He
is also survived by his mother, Lula E. Wood; sister Aline
and her husband, Dr. Morris Couch,
brothers Marion
Wood
and his wife, Gladys; Don
Wood and his wife, Lynda, all of
Guymon; Paul
Wood and wife, Beverly of
Amarillo, Texas;
and sister Betty
Touchstone and husband, Truman,
of Dimmitt, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father and
a brother, Vernon
Wood. Funeral services were
Tuesday afternoon, August 19 at the Beaver United Methodist Church
with Rev.
Torrey Curtis officiating.
Interment was at the Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, under the direction of
Henson-Novak
Funeral Directors of Guymon.
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WRIGHT
Mrs.
H. G. Wright Passes Away
Sylvia, Kansas
Mrs. O. H. Coffin informs
us of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
H. G. Wright, formerly a resident of this county having lived in the Couch neighborhood, who died at her home at Sylvia, Kansas, October 19th, of influenza, followed by pneumonia. She leaves a husband and an 18-month-old adopted son to mourn her loss, besides a mother, sister and
three brothers.
Mrs. Wright will be remembered by her many friends in this county and the
news of her death will be received with deep regret. She was most loved by
those who knew her best being kind, thoughtful and devoted to her family
and friends. Her loss is one which will be keenly felt. Beaver county
friends join in extending sympathy to the relatives.
[ Source: The Beaver Herald; Beaver, O. T. (Okla.); Thursday, November
7, 1918; Submitted by Dale Donlon]
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LaWanda E. Wright
LaWanda
E. Wright,
81, Berthoud Colorado, a former Liberal resident died Tuesday, June
10, at Berthoud. She was born June 28, 1921,
at Forgan, the daughter of Floyd
O. and Mabel E. Hall Nichols.
She graduated from the Forgan High School in 1939.
On February 14, 1942, she married Howard
Eugene Wright, at Ft. Riley,
Kansas. Mr. Wright died January 23, 1988.
She lived in Liberal for many years before moving to Silver City, New
Mexico, and later to Berthoud, Colorado.
She was a member of the Derby Hill Baptist Church, Loveland, Colorado,
and Martha Fidelis Sunday School Class,
Women on Mission at the First Baptist Church, and a member of
Whitewater FCE, Silver City, New Mexico, member of
the Child Evangelism Association of Kansas. For many years she was
active as a mentor in the church and taught
elementary children as part of Child Evangelism Fellowship. She was a
passionate gardener, a jewelry craftsman,
a rock hound, and an avid quilter. She is survived by two daughters, Anna
Fay Harrison and husband Jack,
Silver
City, NM; Elaine
Brown and husband Terry,
Berthoud, CO; one brother, Frank
Nichols and wife Marlene,
Tyrone; one
sister, Fern
Radcliff, Beaver; four
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
her
parents, a brother Gene
Nichols and sisters Faye
Cordes and Vera
Adams. Funeral services were
2:30 p.m., Saturday,
June 14, at the Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church with Rev.
Wyatt Carpenter presiding.
Interment was at Restlawn
Memorial Gardens. The family suggests that memorials be sent to the
Child Evangelism Fellowship, Project Goerin,
Box 2097, Florissant, MO 63032.
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