Obituaries

Page 28

 

 

Darrel Lee Sweany

Lawton Constitution,
Wed., Dec. 27, 2006
Marlow -- Funeral for DARREL LEE SWEANY, 66, of Marlow, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel, Rush Springs, with Hainds Laird officiating.
Mr. Sweany died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, in Marlow.
Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery.
He was born Tuesday, July 23, 1940, in Rush Springs, to Henry Joshua and Gertrude Cicle Foreman Sweany. He graduated from Rush Springs High School in 1958. He married Patricia Hale in 1959 in Sterling. She died in January 1994. He then married Wanda June Bruner on Feb. 23, 1994, in Lawton. He lived in Sterling for 35 years before moving to Marlow 13 years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Becky Sweany, Marlow, and Brent and Karen Sweany, Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepson and his wife, Randy and Nikki Lamb, Marlow; a daughter, Donna Hale, Chickasha; a stepdaughter, Tammy Lamb, Marlow; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Rosemary and Dennis Howard, Urbana, Mo., and Norma and Bill Heaton, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia Sweany, his parents, and a sister, Loretta Garrison.
Condolences to: www.callawaysmithcobb.com
 

 

 

Gertrude Cecil Sweany

Chickasha Express, 29 Jul 2003
Funeral services for GERTRUDE CECIL SWEANY, 92, of Marlow, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel, Marlow. Rev. Cecil Winberry will officiate.
Gertrude Cecil Sweany was born Nov. 6, 1910, in Elgin, Okla., and died on Monday, July 28, 2003, at Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan, Okla.
Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery, Rush Springs, Okla., under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel of Rush Springs.
 

 

Elton Delos Teel

The Express Star
Chickasha, OK
2/15/2006

Elton Delos Teel, 87, of Rush Springs, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2006 in Oklahoma City.

Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 16, 2006, at the Church of the Christ in Rush Springs, with Clif Werhan and Mickey Wuilburn officiating. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. Elton was born Monday, June 10, 1918 in McMann, Oklahoma, to the late Earnest D. Teel and the late Birttie Stelding.

 

 

Charley Frank Tipton

 

Mr. Tipton was born Nov. 15, 1926, in Vinson to Glenn Giles and Bessie Mae Thompson Tipton.
He married Thelma J. Hightower on July 24, 1959. She preceded him in death on March 26, 1999.
Mr. Tipton was a veteran of the Korean conflict serving in the U.S. Army. He retired from Halliburton Services in 1983. He was a member of the Unity Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Sue Thompson of Oklahoma City and Thelma Jeanice Sides and her husband, Max, of Duncan; two brothers, Jimmy Tipton of Mangum and John Tipton of Yukon; four sisters, Ruby Hudson of Edmond, Faye Cotton of Bethany, Edna Davis of Yukon and Beverly Farley of Guthrie; and four grandchildren, Kristopher and Anthony Sides, and Heath and Ruth Ann Thompson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Otha Lee Tipton.
Bearers will be Glen Wall, Randy Wall, Kevin Davis, and three grandsons, Kris Sides, Tony Sides and Heath Thompson.

 

 

Charles Wesley Townsend

 

Funeral services for Charles Wesley Townsend, 70, of Rush Springs was to be held at 2 p.m. today in the Rush Springs Methodist Church with Rev. Franklin Simmons, pastor, officiating.
Townsend died at his home Sunday, August 30, 1975.. He was born Sept. 2, 1904, at Catomas, Ark. He was married to Miss Jocie Ellen Sharp in New Hope, Ark., on Oct. 12, 1929 and had lived in Rush Springs for the past 31 years.
He was a member of the Methodist church and a retired carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Jocie, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Charlene Caveny of Rush Springs; two sons, James of Rush Springs and Bill of Honolulu, Hawaii, six grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother Granville of Hope, Ark.; one sister, Mrs. Alman Bendey of Cullen, La. Interment will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under direction of Calloway-Smith Funeral Home.
 

 

 

Jocie Ellen Townsend

 

Longtime area resident Jocie Ellen Townsend of Rush Springs died in Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha Sunday, July 11, 1999. She was 92.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday, July 14, at the Southern Baptist Church, with the Rev. Alvin McConnell officiating and the Rev. Elmer Whitehead assisting. Burial was in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Chapel.
She was born to J. H. and Martha (Tate) Sharp on March 4, 1907, in New Hope, Ark. She attended school in Arkansas. She had lived in the Marlow-Rush Springs area 56 years.
She was a housewife and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church in New Hope, Ark.
On Oct. 12, 1929, she and C. W. Townsend married in New Hope. He died on Aug. He died on Aug. 31, 1975.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Fred Caveny of Rush Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Jan Townsend and Bill and Doris Townsend, all of Rush Springs; five grandsons, Larry Caveny and his wife Karen, Nolan Caveny and hiw wife Linda, Lynn Caveny and his wife Adrian, Mike Townsend, and Larry Townsend; a granddaughter, Michelle Winters and her husband Les; 13 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Rusty Young, Rick Young, Clif Werhan, Junior Hale, Wayne Moore, and Ed Caveny.

 

 

Jim Bob Trusty

 

JIM BOB TRUSTY, 84, of Marlow, passed away Monday, May 28, 2007, in Duncan.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs, with Kerry Pelley officiating. Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs.
Jim Bob was born November 15, 1922, in Fannin County, Texas, to Frank Stephen and Ethel Roland Trusty.
He attended school at Elm Flat, northeast of Rush Springs. He lived in the Rush Springs area most of his life. Jim Bob played the guitar and enjoyed playing music. He lived with his mom and took care of her until her death. Jim Bob was of the Assembly of God faith.
His survivors include several nieces and nephews, and his extended Gregston Nursing Home family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Clarence Ballard, Neal Owens, Jerry Stewart, Joe Tunnel, Boyd Pendley, Jack Porter and Jim Coast.
Condolences to: www.callawaysmithcobb.com
 

 

Bonnie Lucille Graves Dillard Jones

Funeral Services for Bonnie Lucille Graves Dillard Jones of 525 S 16, Chickasha, Oklahoma were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuedsday in the chapel of Sevier Funeral Home. Rev. David Montgomery officated. Mrs Jones died November 24, 1968 at Grady Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1908 at Leon, Oklahoma and moved to Chickasha in 1936 from Geary.

Surviors are her husband, John T. Jones, Chickasha, one son, Clifford Dillard, Chickkasha, her mother, Mrs. Susie Dillard, California, one brother, Robert Graves and her sisters, Ann Caldwell and Donnie Bozeman, two grandchildren and one great granchildren. Interment was in Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Submitted by Barbara King

 

Tressa June Wood

 

Funeral Services for Tressa June Wood, Lovingly known as "Sissy", 49, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in the Chapel of the Sevier Funeral Home.

Tressa "Sissy" Wood was born January 1, 1960 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Wayne Dean Cunningham Sr. and Gayle (Garrett) Cunningham and died Friday, May 1, 2009 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Tressa attended Pioneer Grade School and then Ninnekah High School. She married Delbert Wood on October 1, 1976 in Cement, Oklahoma. She lived in Alex and the Chickasha area most of her life. In 1995 she bought At Your Service answering service and ran it until her death. She raised three boys and worked too.

She is preceded in death by; Grandparents: Boss and Cleo Cunningham and Bert and Ola Garrett. Surviving family include: Her husband, Delbert Wood of the Home; Three Sons: Jeffery and his wife Valerie Wood of Chickasha; Jason and his wife Erin Wood of Chickasha and Jeramy and his wife Leigh Wood of Hugo, Oklahoma; Her Parents: Wayne and Gayle Cunningham of Chickasha; Two Brothers: Dean and his wife Karen Cunningham of Chickasha and Denny and his wife Debi Cunningham of Chickasha; Two Sisters: Mary and her husband Gary Alexander of Sterling, Oklahoma and Penny and her husband Terry McCoin of Elgin, Oklahoma; Four Grandchildren: Daniel, Dylan, Kedra, and Kaden and many Nieces and Nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Interment will be in the Laverty Cemetery under the Direction of the SevierFuneral Home, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Published in The Chickasha Express Star from 5/4/2009 - 5/5/2009 

 

 

Sharon D. Williams

 

Graveside service for Sharon D. Williams, age 61 of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will be held at 4 pm on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Laverty Cemetery. Pastor Terry Jones will officiate.

Sharon was born the daughter of Andrew Leroy Sumners and Ruby Lorene Bailey Sumners on February 23, 1947, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She died on October 3, 2008, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Sharon grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School. She worked for American Optical for 23 years. Sharon loved cooking for family gatherings, her dogs, and working in her gardens.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Shirley Branch. Survivors include three daughters: Shelly Neal of Duncan, Sheila Milam of Gracemont, and Shannon Paxton of Chickasha; nine grandchildren; and longtime companion, Jimmy Williams of Chickasha.

Service will be under the direction of the McRay Funeral Home. Published in The Chickasha Express Star from 10/6/2008 - 10/7/2008 

H. B. Frasure

 

H.B. Frasure, 87, passed away on June 24, 2008, in Norman, OK. He was born on August 18, 1920 to Claude and Anne Frasure in Evant, Texas. HB was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1857.

He was preceded in death by his wife M. Christine Frasure. He is survived by his children, Bob Frasure and wife Bonnie, Donald Joe Frasure and wife Jackie, Anita Brown and husband Phil, Janet Queern and Richard and Judy Speck and husband Al; two brothers; four sisters; 26 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; 17 great great grandchildren.

Services are 11 am, Monday, June 30, 2008, at Advantage South Chapel with interment at 2:30 pm at Laverty Cemetery in Laverty, OK. 
 

Winifred Beadles

 

Graveside services for Winifred Beadles, 89, formerly of Chickasha, will be held at 1:30 pm, Sunday, July 12, 2009, in the Laverty Cemetery.

Winifred Beadles was born April 4, 1920, in Chickasha, the daughter of Homer and Anna (Hyden) Briggs. She died July 3, 2009, in Ashland, Oregon.

She grew up in Chickasha and attended and graduated from Chickasha High School. Winifred was married to B.R "Jake" Beadles. He preceded her in death on February 20, 1977. Winifred was dearly loved and will be deeply missed. She lived her life to the fullest and was a pillar of support through many rough times.

She is preceded in death by her husband Jake; her only daughters: Patricia Ann and Betty Lee; and her two brothers Ralph and Ron. She leaves behind her grandchildren: Michael Story and wife Susan of Washoe Valley, Nevada, Mitchell Shaw of Oroville, California, Michelle White of Carson City, Nevada and Mark Wilson of Evansville, Indiana; great-grandchildren: Jennifer Story of Stateline, Nevada, MacKenzie Shaw of Oroville, California, Jazmyn White of Carson City, Nevada, Jerath Pileggi of Imperial Beach, California; and great-great grandchild: Jaidyn White of Carson City, Nevada.

Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. Published in The Chickasha Express Star from 7/9/2009 - 7/11/2009 
 

JAMES B. YATES Sr.

Rites are pending for James B. Yates, 76, 2025 South 13th, waiting arrival of his son, Capt. James Yates, who is with the United States Army in Thailand.

Yates died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday in Grady Memorial Hospital. He was born March 20, 1888 and lived at Sterling prior to moving to Chickasha 40 years ago. He was a retired lineman for the Public Service Company where he had been employed 30 years He retired 11 years ago.

His wife, Dorothy Ellen, and daughters, Betty Jean and Margaret Ann, drowned June 4, 1953 while swimming in a stock pond west of Chickasha.

He is survived by three son J. C. and Douglas Yates, Lawton and Captain Yates, Thailand, one daughter, Lois Yates, Lawton; three sisters Mrs. Leah Pipes and Mrs. Myrtle Price, Lawton and Mrs. Minnabell Jenkins, Phoenix, Arizona and three brothers, Charlie, Dewey and Henry Yates all of Phoenix.

Service time will be announced later by Sevier's Funeral home.

 

 

Margaret Ann Yates

Betty Jean Yates

Dorothy Ellen Yates

 

Mrs. Yates, 2 Girls Drown: Funeral Set

Triple services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Chickasha Funeral Home for Mrs, Dorothy Ellen Yates, 50, 2025 South 13th, and her two daughters, Betty Jean 18, and Margaret Ann 14 who drowned while on an outing Thursday afternoon.
Rev. W. E. Darby, Pastor of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church will officiate.

The three were fishing and swimming with a friend, Deloris Tisdell, 18 of Chickasha, at a farm pond nearly three miles west of Chickasha.

Mrs. Yates was reported to have been fishing and the three girls wading in the pond. The Tisdale girl had taken an auto inner tube along.

Miss Tisdell said her foot slipped and she felt the inner tube getting away from her "I called to the Yates girls. They came over to help me". "With all three of us hanging on to the tube it went under water. I don't remember what happened next except that Betty and Margaret started to go under".

Mrs. Yates, who was fishing on the north bank, apparently heard the excitement and waded out to help. She apparently stepped into one of the many hidden holes in the muddy pond and drowned.

The Tisdell girl had managed to keep a grip on the tube and reached the south bank of the pond. She walked to the farm home of W. C. {Pappy} Airington, former fire chief, who sent for help.

It is believed the incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday. Ralph Hester of a local funeral home searched in the water for some time in an attempt to locate the bodies.

A boat owned by fire chief Bill Suddarth was brought into service and about 4:30 p.m. the body of Mrs. Yates was brought to the surface by Judd Lambert, Assistant Fire Chief and Fireman Homer Huffine. Fourteen year old Margaret was the second recovered .

At 5:10 p.m. the body of 18 year old Betty Jean was removed from the pond. All three were found within a 12 foot radius in from eight to 12 feet of water.

Mrs. Yates was born December 22, 1902 in Chickasha and had been a local resident all her life.

She is survived by her husband James B. Yates, employee of Public Service Co., one son James. B. Yates Jr. of Fort Sill; one sister Mrs. Ed Sullivan of Chickasha and Harvey Durham of Los Angeles, California, and her mother Mrs. Ella Durham of Chickasha.

Betty Jean was born October 12, 1934 Chickasha and had attended Chickasha High School. Margaret Ann Yates was born August 27, 1938 in Chickasha and was an eighth grade student at Junior High School.

Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under direction of Chickasha Funeral Home.

TRIPLE SERVICES HELD IN CHAPEL

Triple funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel at Chickasha Funeral Home for Mrs. James B. Yates, 50, and her two daughters, Betty Jean, 18 and Margaret Ann, 14, who drowned Thursday afternoon in a farm pond west of Chickasha while on an outing

Rev. Wade E. Darby, pastor of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church officiated.

Miss Mary Busby and Mrs. Robert Fulton, Jr. sang "In the Garden" and "The Lord is my Shepherd" they were accompanied by Mrs. Frieda Young at the organ.

Pallbearers were: Joe Bowers, Jerry Campbell, A. G. Williams, Erva McDonald, Carl Cole, Andy Sumners, Howard Matthews, Bailey Blan, Jack W. Parrish, Wayne Powell, Lloyd Muegge, Travis Stewart, Lester Mitchell, Bill Morris, Jimmy Watkins, John Winstead, Arvil Kilgore and E. L. Reed.

Interment was in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Chickasha Funeral Home. 

 

 

Ethan Michael Gage Yandle

 

Graveside services for Ethan Michael Gage Yandle, 3 months, are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Okla. Arrangements are under the direction of the Sevier Funeral Home; 702 Chickasha Ave.; Chickasha, OK 73018.

Ethan Michael Gage Yandle was born May 21, 2006, and died Aug. 20, 2006, in Chickasha, Okla.

Survivors include his mother, Tonya Yandle; father, Steven Parsons; grandparents, Naomi Rene Dunn, Terry Dunn, Bobby Glenn and Susan Brents; great-grandparents, Nellie Phillips, Carl Phillips, Barbara Gordon, Loy Bozarth; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

 

Dovie Victoria Wheeler

 

The Chickasha Express-Star
Thurs., Apr. 13, 2006
Funeral service for DOVIE VICTORIA WHEELER, 87, of Marlow, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 14, 2006, in the Chapel of Sevier Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Dovie Victoria Wheeler was born in August 1918 in Hopkins County, Texas, the daughter of Acy Y. and Bessie [Perkins] Jolley, and died April 11, 2006 at her home in Marlow.
Dovie was a long-time resident of Grady County, Oklahoma.
She married Winston Rogers, and later married A. W. Wheeler on September 28, 1962. He preceded her in death in 1988.
Dovie was a member of the Church of Christ.
She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Betty Moe and Shirley Rogers; one son, Jimmy Rogers; two grandchildren, Carla Sue McKenna and Ricky Rogers.
Survivors include four daughters, Nancy Bolin and husband Robert of Chickasha; Sue Craig of Rush Springs; Sherry Harrison and husband Tommy of Rush Springs; Cynthia McKenna of Aline, Oklahoma; one brother, Harold Jolley of the state of Washington; one sister, Wanda Wright of Chickasha; 22 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 37 great-great-grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; her church family and numerous
stepchildren.

 

Rodney Dean Waldron

 

Funeral services for Rodney Dean Waldron, 32, of Oklahoma City will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, July 17, 2006, in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Rodney Dean Waldron was born November 26, 1973, the son of Gary and LaVonda Waldron. He passed away July 13, 2006, at his home in Oklahoma City. Rodney grew up in the South Oklahoma City area, where he graduated from Moore High School. He attended college at Rose State in Oklahoma City and UCO in Edmond. He enjoyed playing golf, working in his yard, computers, and spending time with his family and friends. Survivors include his parents: Gary and LaVonda Waldron, of Oklahoma City; sister and brother-in-law: Malina and Paul Pason, of Corpus Christie; brother, Kary Reeves, of Butler; two special nieces: Malissa Pason, of Corpus Christi and Kaiti Reeves, of Spokane, Washington; three nephews: Garrett Pason, of Corpus Christie, Matt Pason, of Oklahoma City, and Cory Reeves, of Spokane, Washington; Grandmother, Helene Waldron, of Moore; Very special friends: Phillip and Stacey Norbury and Judy Freeman; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. He was a very special son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed by all. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma under the direction of Ferguson Funeral home.
Published in The Oklahoman on 7/16/2006.

 

 

Freddy Newton Tucker

 

Duncan Banner, 2 Jul 2003
FREDDY NEWTON TUCKER, 85, of Duncan, died today, July 2, 2003, in Duncan.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Richey officiating. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha.
Freddy was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Chickasha, to George Washington and Lassie Roberts Tucker.
He married Doris Ewell on April 4, 1940, in Chickasha.
Mr. Tucker was retired from American National Insurance Company. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Comanche and was a 32nd-degree Mason. Also, he was a member of the Moose Lodge and of the First Methodist Church in Comanche.
Survivors include his wife, Doris, of the home; a daughter, Jan Louise Tucker Cagle and her husband Les of Huntsville, Ala.; a sister, Mildred Burdick of Chickasha; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Michelle Phillips of Birmingham, Ala.

 

Nancy Ruth Troutt

 

Services are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, for long-time former Chickasha resident Nancy 'Ruth' Troutt, 81, of Norman, in the First Presbyterian Church of Norman, 555 S. University. Interment is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha.

While she dedicated much of her time to civic and philanthropic causes in Chickasha, Norman, Ardmore and Durant, she devoted 61 years in support of the career of her husband, prominent Oklahoma educator Roy Troutt. She entertained state, national and international guests from 1975-2000, during her husband's 25 years as president of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. Together they traveled 28 countries in support of Rotary International, raising funds for Polio Plus and the Rotary Heritage and History International Fellowship, among other causes.

Nancy 'Ruth' Stone Troutt was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Fort Worth, Texas. She died Sunday in Chickasha following a brief illness. Much of her childhood was spent with her uncle and aunt, the late Floyd and Esther Phillips of Durant, Okla., and McKinney, Texas.

On May 22, 1942, she married Roy Troutt of Durant. Ruth Troutt worked behind the scenes to advance educational, church and civic causes during her husband's various tenures, first as a U.S. Navy officer in Washington, D.C. during World War II; then as a coach and administrator in Ardmore Public Schools; then as dean of education and psychology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant; and, just before their move to Chickasha in 1975, as dean of the College of Liberal Studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. She assisted her husband in his numerous civic and charity efforts, but she maintained a roster of her own favorite causes. She was an active member of Chi Beta Delphian, a local women's social and study club. She hosted various events for the group and chaired its yearbook committee. She also served nearly 25 years in the Sorosis Club, the oldest federated study club in Chickasha, hosting social events and programs. She also hosted district-wide events for both organizations.

She was an elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, along with her husband. They were active in the First Presbyterian Church of Chickasha during their years here, where she served on various committees for events, renovations and ministerial installations. One of her favorite initiatives was to lead special events to honor senior adults on their birthdays and at Christmas. Her favorite holiday was Christmas, and she led decorating committees at the church and the college. She was chairman of Santa's Workshop in its early years in Chickasha, working to broaden community interest and involvement. She supported Chickasha's 'Christmas in August' party that brought together hundreds of local people to raise funds for school children in Grady County, as well as the cross-cultural 'Happy Birthday Jesus Party,' a community celebration at Christmas providing holiday food for families in need. She served three years as a board member for Southwest Youth and Family Services. She earned much
credit for the interior design of the 1998 renovation of the USAO Student Center, assisting architects and decorators in creating a grand facility enjoyed by the college family, as well as families and organizations across southwest Oklahoma.

During Roy Troutt's service to the U.S. Navy, Ruth Troutt was employed at the 12th Naval District Headquarters. In Ardmore, she served several years as a service representative with Southwestern Bell Telephone. Her longest 'career' was 25 years as First Lady of USAO.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. Roy Troutt, of the home in Norman, and her sister, Nadine Ballard of Mesquite, Texas. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in the Dallas area, along with godchildren Valerie Bostick Jones of Ardmore and David Bostwick of
Caldwell, Kan.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James Dallas Stone and Alma Adams Stone, as well as three brothers, J.D., Clifton and Wesley Stone.

Pallbearers include Jim Dolman of Ardmore, Ron Burton of Norman, Don Adkins of Norman, and Charles Scott, Terry Winn and Randy Talley of Chickasha. Honorary pallbearers include John Feaver, Bill Smith, Ken Johnston, Don Bostick, Bill Harrison, Dorothy Unruh and Sue Stallbaumer.

Officiating at the service will be Dr. Robert Rice of Norman.

Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home of Chickasha. Memorials may be made to the USAO Foundation's Troutt Fund, designed to honor outstanding students through scholarships and public service awards.
Its address is 1727 West Alabama, Chickasha OK 73018-5322.

Published in the Oklahoman on 4/29/2003.

 

Carl Hubbell Taylor

 

Carl H. Taylor was born on October 13, 1936, in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur Eugene Taylor and Barbara Jones Taylor. He died on Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of sixty-three years, eight months, and twenty-nine days.

Carl attended public schools in Oklahoma and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation. After his discharge, he attended Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1963. Mr. Taylor married Mary Louise Hearn on April 27, 1963, at the Pennsylvania Avenue Christian Church in Oklahoma City. Carl worked for Aetna Casualty
and Surety Company in Tulsa moving to the Kansas City branch in October of 1980. He retired in 1993, as the branch claims manager of the Kansas City office. He subsequently was employed by the Craft, Fridkin and Rhyne Law Firm in Kansas City from 1993 to 1999.

Survivors include his wife, Mary of the home; daughter and son-in-law Carla and Mike Murray of Rogers, Arkansas; daughter, Cathy Taylor of Girdwood, Alaska; son, Brett Taylor of Kansas City, Missouri; son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Kelly Taylor of Seattle, Washington; Grandsons, Jonathan and Ben Murray of Rogers, Arkansas; mother, Barbara Taylor; sister and brother-in-law, Ivon and Tom Neal; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Dale Bryant; sister, Jo Cooper; brother and sister-in-law, Eddie and Ann Taylor; brother, Larry Taylor; sister-in-law, Delois Taylor; numerous other relatives.