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Obituaries
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J. C. Beckes
Funeral service for J.C. Beckes, 87, of Rush Springs, will be held
at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2001, in the
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel with Paul Phipps officiating.
J.C. Beckes was born November 1, 1913, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to P.C.
Beckes and Maude (Miller) Beckes, and died Saturday, September 15,
2001, in Rush Springs.
He married Thelma (Farmer) Beckes July 26, 1935, in Chickasha.
J.C. was a heavy equipment operator. He retired in 1977 from Grady
County from the 19th Seed Company.
He had been a resident of Rush Springs for 55 years and attended
Cushing Schools. He was very creative and built dozens of different
types of machines. He enjoyed playing dominoes, loved his family and
his daughter and granddaughters-in-law. J.C. had a wonderful sense
of humor and loved to joke with people.
He is preceded in death by: his parents and 3 brothers: Luther, Jack
and Paul Beckes.
He is survived by his wife: Thelma Beckes of the home; son: Duane
Beckes, Venezuela; 2 daughters: Jeanette Phipps and husband Glen of
Rush Springs, Linda Wallace and husband Larry of Wanette; 2 sisters:
Nettie Icenogle of Rush Springs and Sybil Rhodes of Fresno, CA; 2
brothers: Lonnie Beckes of Springfield, MO, and Wayne Beckes of
Yuma, AZ; 8 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren, and many
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Randy Beckes, Brian Phipps, Michael Phipps, Landal
Wallace, Kyle Woods and Paul Phipps.
Jim Icenogle will be an honorary pallbearer.
Interment will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction
of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel.
Connie Sue Tinsley
Funeral services for Connie Sue Tinsley, 59, of Bridgecreek, were
held Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Hazel Dell Baptist Church
southwest of Minco with Rev. Gary Journeycake officiating. Burial
was in the Hazel Dell Cemetery under direction of Huber-Reynolds
Funeral Home of Minco.
Mrs. Tinsley died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in Oklahoma City. She
was born Feb. 9, 1948, in Union City to Jay and Ruby (Neely)
Brothers. She married Sam Tinsley on March 5, 1965, in Union City.
She had lived in the Bridgecreek area since 1973. She was retired
from Lucent Technologies and was a member of Hazel Dell Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Ruby Brothers, a
brother, Rex Brothers, and a sister, Letha Faye Shepherd.
She is survived by her husband, Sam of the home; a son and
daughter-in-law, Jerry and Charlotte Tinsley of Minco; brothers,
Phillip Jay and Melinda Brothers of Asher and Ricky Eugene and Diane
Brothers of Union City; sisters, Melinda Meyers of Minco, Betty J.
Mosher of Mustang and Lena Fuller of Moore; and four grandchildren,
Jereme Dwayne Tinsley, Kyle James Tinsley, Kendra Michele Tinsley
and Sammy Joe Tinsley, all of Minco.
R. C. Bentley
Memorial service for R C Bentley, 64, was held at the Southern
Baptist Church in Rush Springs at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21,
with the Rev Elmer Whitehead officiating.
Mr. Bentley was born November 14, 1935, the son of Henry and Jewel
Bentley.
He was preceded in death by both his parents; one son, Thomas Walker
Bentley; and one grandson, Chance Van Buskirk.
Survivors include three sons, Henry James and his wife Kandy of
Chickasha, Ronie Gene of Ninnikah and Raymond Land and his wife Kim
of Houma, LA; two daughters, Carol Lester and her husband Jim and
Connie Smith and her husband Rodney of Rush Springs, 3 brothers,
Dale of Grapevine, TX, Douglas of El Paso TX, and Tom of Dallas, TX;
four sisters, Patsy Gay Romon of Fort Worth, TX, Janice Wilson of
Rhome, TX, Shiela Gregory of Fort Worth, TX and Rose Van Meter of
Arlington TX; 10 grandchildren and on great grandchild.
Cicero Edgar Bernard
Duncan Banner, Fri., Dec. 16, 2005
LOOKING BACK - 25 Years Ago (Dec. 16, 1980)
The Rush Springs (Okla.) community lost a pioneer resident when
CICERO EDGAR BERNARD, 100, father of Lt. Gov. Spencer Bernard, died
in a Marlow hospital.
Bernard's death came after he had achieved a long-awaited milestone
in his life in February - his 100th birthday. He lived in Rush
Springs most of his life before he suffered a stroke two weeks
earlier. It was the first time in his long life that he experienced
major health problems.
Cicero Henry Bernard
Duncan Banner, Fri., Aug. 6, 1993
Chickasha - Rush Springs native
CICERO HENRY BERNARD, 87, brother of former Oklahomam Lieutenant
Governor Spencer Bernard, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1993, in a
Chickasha nursing home.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Rush Springs Church of
Christ with Alan Eck officiating. Burial will be in Rush Springs
Cemetery, under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home of
Rush Springs.
Mr. Bernard was born May 18, 1906, on Rush Creek, east of Rush
Springs, Indian Territory. He graduated from Rush Springs High
School and Phillips University in Enid and earned his master's
degree at Kentucky University in Lexington, Ky. He taught physics at
several high schools, colleges and universities, including Texas A&M
University at College Station, Texas, where he also taught nuclear
physics for 20 years. While at Texas A&M, he wrote a physics lab
manual for colleges and universities and it continues to be used
today around the country. He also conducted nuclear research at Fort
Worth and Oak Ridge, Tenn. At the time of his retirement, he was
chairman of the Physics Department at Midwestern University in
Wichita Falls. He was a past elder and bible teacher at Churches of
Christ in College Station and Wichita Falls.
He moved back to Rush Springs after retirement in 1971 and was a
member of the Rush Springs Church of Christ and Lions Club.
He married Maxie R. Travis on Dec. 24, 1927, east of Rush Springs.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Dormaloa
Cummins and her husband Bill of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Spencer
Bernard of Rush Springs; a sister, Brunetta Griffith of Rush
Springs; two granddaughters, Cathy Humphrey of Phoenix and Jan
Wilson of Lubbock, Texas; and five great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Bill Bernard, Bernie Bernard, Paul Wilson, Jerry
Stewart, Dale Jones and John Paul Griffith.
Vivian Opal Bernard
VIVIAN OPAL BERNARD, 93, of Rush Springs, Okla., passed away Sunday,
Feb. 1, 2009, in Marlow, Okla.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Church
of Christ, Rush Springs, with Cliff Werhan and Larry Brantley
officiating. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under
direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs.
Vivian was born Sunday, April 11, 1915, in Grady County, Okla., to
Millard Dorman and Emma Blair Dorman. Vivian was a lifetime resident
of Rush Springs and attended school in Rush Springs. Vivian married
former Lt. Governor Spencer Thomas Bernard on Aug. 3, 1935, at the
home of Brother Floyd Spivey in Rush Springs. He preceded her in
death in 2001. She was a member of the Ohoyahoma Club for wives of
the Oklahoma State legislature. Vivian enjoyed cooking, sewing and
traveling. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Rush Springs.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Jones and husband Dale of Rush
Springs; a grandson, Scot A. Jones and wife Lynda of Lafayette, La.;
three great-grandchildren, Adelaide Leigh Jones, Asher Paul Jones,
and Alana Dayle Jones; a sister, Joan Nee and husband Roland of Rush
Springs; nieces and nephews, Jimmy and Ina Howell, Larry and Sharon
Howell, Ronnie and Kathy Nee, and Ellen Nee Shadduck and husband
David; a sister-in-law, Grace Bernard; and a nephew-in-law, Bill
Cummings.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Spencer
Bernard; and two sisters, Nettie Compton and Ruby Howell.
Vivian Opal Bernard
Rush Springs: Vivian Opal Bernard, 93, Rush Springs, OK, passed
away Sunday, February 1, 2009 in Marlow.
Services will be held at 10:30, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at
the Church of Christ, with Cliff Werhan and Larry Brantley
officiating. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the
direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs, Oklahoma.
Vivian was born Sunday, April 11, 1915 in Grady County, to
Millard Dorman and Emma Blair Dorman.Vivian was a lifetime resident
of Rush Springs and attended school in Rush Springs. Vivian married
former Lt. Govenor Spencer Thomas Bernard on August 3, 1935 at the
home of Brother Floyd Spivey in Rush Springs, OK. He preceded her in
death in 2001. She was a member of the Ohoyahoma Club, for wives of
the Oklahoma State legislature. Vivian enjoyed cooking, sewing and
traveling. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Rush Springs.
Survivors include, Daughter, Kay Jones and husband Dale of Rush
Springs, OK, 1 Grandson, Scot A. Jones and wife Lynda of Lafayette,
LA, 3 Great-Grandchildren, Adeliade Leigh Jones, Asher Paul Jones,
and Alana Dayle Jones, Sister, Joan Nee and husband Roland of Rush
Springs, OK.
Nieces and nephews, Jimmy and Ina Howell, Larry and Sharon Howell,
Ronnie and Kathy Nee, and Ellen Nee Shadduck and husband David,
Sister-in-law, Grace Bernard, Nephew-in-law, Bill Cummings.
She was preceded in death by Her parents, Spencer Bernard, 2
sisters, Nettie Compton, and Ruby Howell.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the; Tipton Home, Westview
Boys Home, or Hope Harbor
Barbara Jean Black
Duncan Banner, Thurs., Sept. 27, 2007
Rush Springs - BARBARA BLACK of Rush Springs, passed away Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2007, in Rush Springs.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Rush Springs Cemetery.
Burial is under direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush
Springs.
BARBARA JEAN BLACK, 66, of Rush Springs, passed away Wed., Sept. 26,
2007, in Rush Springs.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, at the Rush Springs
Cemetery, with David Hale officiating. Services are under the
direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs.
Barbara was born Friday, Jan. 10, 1941, in Cardin, Okla., to
Clarence Homer and Virginia B. Pliley Fox. She attended school in
Oklahoma City. She lived in Oklahoma City before moving to Rush
Springs 21 years ago, where she worked as a house cleaner. Barbara
married Gary Black in 1962 in California and he preceded her in
death in 1999. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, oil painting
and ceramics. She also enjoyed working in the yard.
Survivors include her mother, Virginia Miller of Rush Springs; an
uncle, Bill E. Pliley of Eufaula; a step-brother, David Miller of
Mt. Vernon, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her father; a sister, Mary
Sue Fox; a brother, Jimmy Dale Fox; and her step-father, Ross
Miller.
Alfred Jackson Blades
Funeral services for Alfred Jackson Blades, 80, of Rush Springs,
Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at the
Southern Baptist Church. Rev. Elmer Whitehead will officiate.
Alfred Jackson Blades was born June 5, 1921, in Rush Springs, and
died on Sunday, June 17, 2001, in Rush Springs.
Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery, under the direction of
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel, Rush Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Baptist Church
Family Life Center or to the Rush Springs Senior Citizens Center.
Ileta Ruth Blades
ILETA RUTH BLADES, 85, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away Monday, Feb.
9, 2009, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel, with John Alexander officiating. Burial
will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs, Okla.
Ileta was born Sunday, Sept. 16, 1923, in Rush Springs, to Olie
Shackelford and Jessie Harrison. She attended Rush Springs High
School. Ileta married T. R. Blades on Jan. 2, 1942, in Rush Springs.
He preceded her in death on April 29, 2001.
Ileta enjoyed cooking and sewing. She was a member of the College
Heights Baptist Church in Chickasha.
Survivors include two daughters, Tommie Alexander of Wichita Falls,
Texas, and Cheryl Harvey and husband Paul of Lubbock, Texas; six
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Bill Shackelford
and wife Faye of Yukon; two sisters, Mary Layton of Austin, Texas,
and Ruby Jenks and husband Robert of Edinburgh, Texas; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Condolences: www.callawaysmithcobb.com
Larry Gene Blades
Former Rush Springs resident Larry Gene Blades, 59, of Oklahoma City
passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2005, in Oklahoma City.
Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel,
Rush Springs, with the Rev. Elmer Whitehead officiating. Burial will
be in Rush Springs Cemetery.
T. R. Blades
Funeral service for T. R. Blades, age 82, of Chickasha, Oklahoma,
will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2001, in the College
Heights Baptist Church. Rev. James Swain and Rev. C.A. "Pete"
Spradlin will officiate.
T. R. Blades was born on November 21, 1918, the son of Elmer Toledo
Blades and Lula Raye O'Rear Blades, in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. He
died on Sunday, April 29, 2001, in Chickasha.
T. R. grew up on the family farm northeast of Rush Springs. He
graduated from Ninnekah High School in 1936. T. R. joined the United
States Army Infantry in 1942 and served during World War II. He
married Ileta Ruth Shackelford on January 2, 1942, in Rush Springs.
After his discharge from the Army, he moved to Rush Springs.
T. R. lived in Perry, Oklahoma, for seventeen years where he worked
for the Long Bell Lumber Company and as an insurance adjuster. He
moved to Chickasha in 1970, and worked for General Adjustment
Company. He later became an independent insurance adjuster. T. R.
was a member of the College Heights Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Floyd and
Roy Lee Blades.
Survivors include his wife, Ileta Blades of the home; daughter,
Tommie Ruth Alexander of Wichita Falls, Texas; daughter and
son-in-law Cheryl Rhea and Jim K. Smith of Lubbock, Texas; brother,
Alfred Blades of Rush Springs; six grandchildren; five great
grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery in Rush Springs,
Oklahoma.
Service will be under the direction of McRay Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the College Heights Baptist
Church building fund.
Garrett A. Blain
GARRETT A. "DICK" BLAIN died Nov. 14, 2008. Graveside service Sat.,
Nov. 22, 2008, 10 a.m., Rush Springs Cemetery, Rush Springs, Okla.
Condolences: www.callawaysmithcobb.com
Funeral home obituary:
GARRETT A. "DICK" BLAIN, 84, of Rush Springs, Okla., passed away
Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, in Oklahoma City.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, with
George Ramsey and Rev. David Hale officiating. Burial will be in
Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb
Chapel in Rush Springs.
Dick was born Monday, Dec. 3, 1923, in the Agawam area to Festus
Blain and Ruth Bess Blain. He was a lifelong resident of Rush
Springs. Dick married Sylvia Fay Nicholson on Aug. 24, 1948, in
Oklahoma City. She preceded him in death on Jan. 17, 1998. Dick
enjoyed playing cards and dominoes at the Rush Springs Senior
Citizens Center. He loved hanging out at Hop-n-Sac with his friends,
drinking coffee and talking. As a young man Dick was an avid hunter
and fisherman. "Junking" was also among his many hobbies.
Survivors include two daughters, Sherrie Webb of Noble, and Judy
Klinnert and husband Floyd of Lancaster, Calif.; eight
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bob Blain and wife Janelle,
and Joe Blain and wife Mary, all of Rush Springs; two sisters, June
Ramsey and husband George of Oklahoma City, and Erlene Holder of
Blanchard; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Fay Blain; his parents;
one brother, Doug Blain; and one daughter, Janna Hoard.
Frederick C. Blakely
Frederick C. Blakely, pioneer Oklahoma druggist and cattleman, died
Thursday morning at his home in Britton following a week's illness.
He was 86 years old.
A pioneer druggist, state line operator, postmaster, civic leader
and one of the first Hereford cattle owners in the state. Blakely
came to Oklahoma from Mississippi in 1875 when the state was
Oklahoma Territory and settled at Fort Reno. In 1883 he moved to
Rush Springs where he lived until 1912 when he came to Oklahoma
City. Five years ago he made his home in Britton and has lived there
since that time.
As Rush Springs' druggist and one of its principal landowners,
Blakely donated the land for the townsite and the Rush Springs
cemetery and served as postmaster there for many years. Two hundred
acres of land where Oklahoma College for Women is now located at
Chickasha was one of his original land holdings in the state
Stage Coach Operator
He owned and operated a stage coach line from Parr near Purcell to
Fort Sill and saw his land at Rush Springs divided by the Rock
Island railroad when the line was first built through that section
of Oklahoma.
Blakely was one of the first owners of Hereford cattle in Oklahoma
and participated in the largest cattle drive ever made over the
famed Chisholm trail to Kansas City.
Since moving to Oklahoma City he has been connected with the
Retailers Fire Insurance Co. for the past 22 years. Last January he
and Mrs. Blakely celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. They
were married at Tishomingo in 1883 under Indian law by the Dawes
Commission, which was the only recognized civil authority in the
territory at that time. Members of his family related Thursday that
the marriage license for that Indian Ceremony was purchased for $30.
Services Saturday
He was a charter member of the Masonic lodge at Rush Springs, a
member of the Eastern Star and of the El Reno Royal Arch Masons. The
Siloam Masonic Lodge will hold a service at his funeral.
Services will be at 10 a. m. Saturday in the Britton Methodist
Church with Rev O. W. Fontane, officiation. Burial will be in Rush
Springs under the direction of the Street and Draper Funeral Home.
Surviving are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Nellie Parks, Mrs. Laura
Gregg, Mrs. Homer Etheridge, all of Oklahoma City; Mrs. E. C. Fryman,
Britton; Mrs. John Grady, Wichita, Kan.; two sons, Fred C Blakely
Oklahoma City, and Paul M Blakely, Los Angeles Calif; 10
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Isabell Catherine Blakely
Mrs. Isabell Catherine Blakely, 90, pioneer Oklahoma resident, died
Monday after a long illness, in the home of a daughter, Mrs. F. C.
Fryman, Britton.
Mrs. Blakely came to Oklahoma with her parents during the territory
days. They setled in the Rush Springs vicinity. Her husband, the
late Frederick C Blakely, donated the townsite at Rush Springs to
the city, and the main street there, Blakely Aveneue, is named in
his honor.
Mrs. Blakely and her husband, who in early years was a cattleman,
came to Oklahoma City about 1912. Blakely in subsequent years was a
druggist, real estate dealer and insurance representative. After his
death in 1943, Mrs. Blakely made her home with her daughter in
Britton.
Mrs. Blakely was past matron of the Order of the Easter Star, and a
member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Nellie Parks Humbphre, 1037 NE 9;
Mrs. I W Gregg, 1201 NE 20; Mrs. John Grady, Wichita Kan.; Mrs. E C
Fryman, Britton; Mrs. Homer Etheridge, 11281/2 NE 19th; sons, Fred fo
the Milner Hotel; and Paul of Los Angeles CA; and a sister, Mrs.
Laura Hannah, Dallas Texas.
Services are incomplete at Street and Draper Funeral Home.
Frankie M. Bond
Funeral services for Frankie M. Bond, 74, of Bethany, Okla., will be
held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at Callaway-Smith-Cobb
Chapel, Rush Springs, Okla. Rev. Danny Goddard and Rev. Lee Hillary
will officiate.
Frankie M. Bond was born June 8, 1927, in Rush Springs, and died on
Friday, March 1, 2002, in Grace Living Center, Bethany.
Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel.
Opal Blanche "Morris" Bond
Former long-time Rush Springs resident Opal Blanche Bond, 84, died
Friday, Mar 4 1994, in Tuttle Care Center Tuttle.
Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 7, in the chapel
of the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home in Rush Springs with the Rev
Hollis Morris officiating. Music was presented by Alan and Joy Bond
and Junior and Geraldine Hale. Burial was in Rush Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Bond was born June 6, 1909 in Colony, the daughter of John
Wesley Morris and Hattie Tackett Morris.
She had lived in Tuttle since 1976. She was a retired cafeteria
manager for the Jackson Junior High School in Oklahoma City. She was
a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Oklahoma City and member of the
Agnew Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.
She and Henry H Bond were married in Chickasha on Feb 21, 1925. He
died Sept 8, 1975.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Roma Jean Bond. Survivors
include three sons, Hayden J Bond of Moore, Bob Bond of Perryton
Texas, and Tom Bond of Del City; three daughters, Lavonia Spencer of
Rush Springs, Lavada Bond of Tuttle and Mary Carolyn Watson of
Moore; 14 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and two great-great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her son, Tom Bond, and grandsons, Alan Bond, Paul
Bond, Michael Watson, Duane Bond and Scott Bond; one sister, Hazel
Grissom of Norge.
Josie Hazel Bowles
Duncan Banner, Tues., Jan. 31, 2006
Rush Springs - JOSIE HAZEL BOWLES, 93, of Rush Springs, died Sunday,
January 29, 2006, in Duncan.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in
Rush Springs with the Rev. Elmer Whitehead and James McClure
officiating. Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery.
Bearers will be Johnny McClure, Reggie Long, Ricky Joe McClure,
Chris Long, Brian Jacobi, Greg McClure, Jason McClure and Travis
Jacobi.
Honorary bearers are Kent Fitzpatrick, Kasey Disher, Jeffry Stowers,
Jeremy Stowers, James McClure, Tony McClure, Jacob Jacobi, Hunter
McClure, Trevor McClure, Zakary McClure and Brady Disher.
Florene Brown Bozemen
MARLOW — Florene Brown Bozeman, 85, of Marlow died Thursday, April
24, 2003, in Marlow.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of Christ in Rush
Springs with Clif Werhan officiating. Burial will follow in Rush
Springs Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral
Home.
Florene was born on April 30, 1917, in Velma, to John Alfred Brown
and Nettie Foster Brown.
She married James Cameron Bozeman on July 20, 1960, in Dillon, S.C.
Mrs. Bozeman lived in the Marlow area for 23 years, her hobbies
included arts and crafts, gardening, canning, sewing, crochet, piano
playing and singing. She took college courses in painting and took
flying lessons.
Survivors include her husband of the home; three daughters, Kaye
McClure and husband, Mickey, of Rush Springs, Fern McCoy and
husband, Gene, of Duncan, and Betty Freeman and husband, Mitchell,
of Sanford, N.C.; a sister, Viola Lorene Rimer of Lawton; a brother,
Winston L. Brown of Lawton; 17 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Billy Ray Onstead;
a daughter, Sharon Ann Todd; a grandson, Dwayne McClure; an infant
grandson; and three infant great-grandsons.
Bearers will be her grandsons, Kyle Ayers, Matt Ayers, Patrick
McClure, Larry Paulk, Brian Benson, Kenneth Benson, Michael McClure,
Junior Patterson and Ray Patterson.
Johnny C. Bratcher
JOHNNY C. BRATCHER, 80, Rush Springs, Oklahoma, passed away
Thursday, June 22, 2006 in Oklahoma City.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at the 1st
Assembly of God in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, with Rev. Eugene Howeth
officiating. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery, under the
direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs, Oklahoma.
Johnny was born Friday, January 29, 1926 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma,
to the late John Wesley and the late Mary Alice Bratcher. Johnny
married the late Delores (Coldiron) Bratcher on April 3, 1948 in
Wichita Falls, Texas. Johnny received his bachelor's degree in
Science of Agriculture. They lived in Anadarko until moving to Rush
Springs in 1983. Johnny enjoyed working on the farm and raising
cattle. He also enjoyed taking care of everybody and fixing Sunday
dinner. Johnny was a member of the First Assembly of God in Rush
Springs.
His survivors include two daughters, Lynda Parsons and husband Wayne
of Anadarko, Okla., and Brenda Lepien of Rush Springs; son Danny
Douglas Bratcher of Holdenville, Okla.; seven grandchildren, James
Flick, Robert Mayo, Danny Bratcher II, Jessica Lepien, Aaron
Bratcher, Sarah Lepien and Bradley Bratcher; two
great-grandchildren, Cyan Mayo and Alexis Flick; two sisters, Allene
Stahl of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mary Long of Rush Springs; and a
host of nieces, nephew and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wife Delores on Nov. 25, 1997; son,
Johnny Michael on Feb. 2, 1989; parents; seven brothers, Dewey,
Clarence, Thomas Ray, Albert "Hoot", Herman "Pat", Paul and Raymond;
four sisters, Lillie McGuire, Daisy McGuire, Lorena Blay and Goldie
Meadows.
Lila Ruth Bratcher
Duncan Banner, 18 Jan 2004
Rush Springs - Service for
LILA RUTH BRATCHER, 79, of Marlow, who died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004,
in Marlow, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church
in Rush Springs with the Rev. Quenton Newton officiating.
Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home in Rush Springs.
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