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Barbara Taylor
The Oklahoman, Thu., Dec. 22, 2005
Funeral service for
BARBARA JONES TAYLOR, 103, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2005, in the Chapel
of Sevier Funeral Home.
Barbara Jones Taylor was born February 22, 1902, near Dawson, Navarro County, Texas, to Samuel Houston Jones and
Laura Pearson Jones, and died December 20, 2005 in Noble, Oklahoma.
The family moved from Dawson to Paducah, Texas in 1907. Her mother became ill on the train trip and died soon after
they arrived. They moved to Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma in 1911.
Barbara married Arthur Eugene Taylor in Wichita Falls, Texas on Sept. 26, 1919, and lived in Grady County until
1957. Barbara was a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Her hobbies were playing dominoes
with family and friends, quilting, crocheting, and baking cookies for neighborhood children.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Houston and Laura Pearson Jones; her husband; five brothers,
Archie, Charlie, Erby, Finis and Sam Jones; three sons, Floyd, Jim and Carl Taylor; son-in-law, C.W. Cooper; three
grandsons, Eugene Taylor, David Cooper and Jerry Bryant; and grandson-in-law, Vernon Lee.
Survivors include her children, Ivon and Tom Neal, Jean and Dale Bryant, Jo Cooper, Eddie and Ann Taylor, Larry
Taylor; daughters-in-law, Delois Hicks Taylor, Mary Hearne Taylor; granddaughters, Barbara Neal, Judy Lee, Gail
Bryant, Lynne and Mark Yeager, Becky and Eric Smith, Debbie and Bobby Sifers, Janice and Rob Sutterfield, Laurie
and Paul Berry, Dana and Kevin McCroskey, Carla and Mike Murray, Cathy Taylor and Kevin Thompson; grandsons, Brett
and Denise Taylor, Sam and Kelly Taylor, Doug Cooper, Don Taylor and Michael Taylor; 31 great-grandchildren; and
18 great-great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Clayton Earl Smith
The Chickasha Express-Star
Monday, 12 September 2005
Funeral services for CLAYTON EARL SMITH, 55, and CYNTHIA ANN SMITH, 53, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September
14, 2005, at the Bible Baptist Church.
Clayton and Cynthia were married July 31, 1999.
Clayton Earl Smith was born August 14, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of O. C. and Virginia (Cornwell)
Smith, and died September 10, 2005.
Clayton lived in Chickasha most of his life. He graduated from Chickasha High School. Clayton was manager of Chickasha
Iron Works for 21 years. He was currently working at Johnson Easy Car Credit. He also served in the U.S. Army during
Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by his parents. His survivors include one son, Eric Smith of Chickasha; one daughter,
Toni Smith of Chickasha; two sisters and their husbands, Jo Marie and Bill Johnson of Temple, Texas, and Ginger
and J.T. McCasland of Anadarko, Okla.; three uncles, Leo Earl Smith and wife Velma of Oklahoma City, William James
Smith of Oklahoma City, and Bill Parks and Diana of Goldsby, Oklahoma.
Cynthia Ann Smith was born May 1, 1952 in Chickasha, Okla., the daughter of Sam T. and Penny (Grigg) Marcom, and
died September 10, 2005.
Cynthia lived in Lindsay for 17 years. She graduated from Chickasha High School. She moved back to Chickasha from
Oklahoma City in 1998. Cynthia worked for the Oklahoma Cardiovascular Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sam Marcom. Survivors include three sons and their wives, Quint and Bobbie
Cowan of Tuttle, Kyle and Carla Smith of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Cody and Amber Clingman of Lindsay; her mother,
Penny Marcom of Duncan; two sisters, Sonja Mask and husband Randy of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Kathy Newby of
Oklahoma City; their grandchildren, Beth Richardson, Tayller Cowan, Lexi Cowan, Riley Cowan, Tanner Smith, Tyler
Smith, Hunter Smith and Krystin Clingman.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
(An elderly driver ran a stop sign at the intersection of Old Highway 81 and Highway 277 in Grady County, striking
their motorcycle.)
Cynthia Ann Smith
The Chickasha Express-Star
Monday, 12 September 2005
Funeral services for
CLAYTON EARL SMITH, 55, and
CYNTHIA ANN SMITH, 53, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2005, at the Bible Baptist Church.
Clayton and Cynthia were married July 31, 1999.
Clayton Earl Smith was born August 14, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of O. C. and Virginia (Cornwell)
Smith, and died September 10, 2005.
Clayton lived in Chickasha most of his life. He graduated from Chickasha High School. Clayton was manager of Chickasha
Iron Works for 21 years. He was currently working at Johnson Easy Car Credit. He also served in the
U.S. Army during Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
His survivors include one son, Eric Smith of Chickasha; one daughter, Toni Smith of Chickasha; two sisters and
their husbands, Jo Marie and Bill Johnson of Temple, Texas, and Ginger and J.T. McCasland of Anadarko, Okla.; three
uncles, Leo Earl Smith and wife Velma of Oklahoma City, William James Smith of Oklahoma City, and Bill Parks
and Diana of Goldsby, Oklahoma.
Cynthia Ann Smith was born May 1, 1952 in Chickasha, Okla., the daughter of Sam T. and Penny (Grigg) Marcom, and
died September 10, 2005.
Cynthia lived in Lindsay for 17 years. She graduated from Chickasha High School. She moved back to Chickasha from
Oklahoma City in 1998. Cynthia worked for the Oklahoma Cardiovascular Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sam Marcom. Survivors include three sons and their wives, Quint and Bobbie
Cowan of Tuttle, Kyle and Carla Smith of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Cody and Amber Clingman of Lindsay; her mother,
Penny Marcom of Duncan; two sisters, Sonja Mask and husband Randy of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Kathy Newby of
Oklahoma City; their grandchildren, Beth Richardson, Tayller Cowan, Lexi Cowan, Riley Cowan, Tanner Smith, Tyler
Smith, Hunter Smith and Krystin Clingman.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
(An elderly driver ran a stop sign at the intersection of Old Highway 81 and Highway 277 in Grady County, striking
their motorcycle.)
Clemmit T. Shannon
Daily Ardmoreite
CHICKASHA -- Services for Clemmit T. Shannon, 69, will be conducted Thursday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Chickasha
with the Rev. Stephen Braxton officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery. A wake
is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jehovah Baptist Church in Milo.
Born Oct. 31, 1931, at Milo to Henry and Memory Shannon, he died June 28, 2001, in the Chickasha hospital.
He attended school at Milo and Tatums, Langston University, carpentry school and Hardin-Simmons University. He
served with the Army in Korea and pastored Fellowship Baptist in Albuquerque, N.M. He was an officer at the Baptist
General Convention of Oklahoma and helped organize Chickasha Ministers Alliance for which he also served as president.
Shannon also volunteered at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie, of the home; five daughters, Linda King, Seattle, Kiwiana Lampkin, Arlington,
Va., Judy Shannon, Fayetteville, N.C., Ramona Mack, Spokane, Wash., and Carolyn Miller, Chickasha; three sons,
Henry, Steven and Clemmit, Oklahoma City; a sister, Finus Jones, Lone Grove; three brothers, Henry, Kansas City,
Mo., McClain, Milo, and Sammy, Albuquerque; 24 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Fletcher-Jefferson Funeral Home will direct services.
Irene Ethel Schmidt
The El Reno Tribune --- April 4, 2007
Funeral services for Irene Ethel Schmidt, 85, of Chickasha, were held Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at Sharon Baptist
Church. Interment was in Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, under direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Irene Ethel Schmidt was born March 14, 1922, in Chickasha. She went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 30, 2007,
in Oklahoma City. She was the daughter of Abner and Sally MeCoy. Mrs. Schmidt had lived in the Grady County area
all of her life. She and Conrad Schmidt were married Dec. 30, 1941. She had worked for the Army Jeep Store in Chickasha
and also as a caregiver. She currently owned and operated Skyview Mobile Home Park, east of Chickasha. She was
a member of Sharon Baptist Church and Spring Creek Extension Club.
Her husband, Conrad Charles Schmidt, preceded her in death on April 4, 1964. Her parents and three brothers, Roy,
Leonard and PeeWee, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Don Schmidt and wife, Marilyn of El Reno and Steve Schmidt and wife, Cindy of Chickasha;
sisters, Myrtle Brunson of Yukon and Jean Willmon of Minco; four grandchildren, Joel Schmidt and wife, Kristi of
Mustang, Jodie Schmidt of Oklahoma City, Jamie Schmidt of El Reno and Kali Schmidt of Chickasha; and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins and her Skyview family.
William H. Ratliff
Funeral for William H. Ratliff, 65, 1402 S. 13th, Chickasha, will be held at 10:30 a.m. in
the chapel of Sevier Funeral Home. Rev. Gene Strother, pastor of the Maranatha Baptist Church will be officiating.
Mr. Ratliff was born April 1, 1918 in the Blanchard area. He died Wednesday, Aug 24, 1983 in Chickasha.
He and Georgia Ruth Mitchell were married March 24, 1943 in Chickasha.
In 1953, Mr. Ratliff bought Ratliff's DX on Highway 62 just east of the Washita River, operating it for over 25
years. He retired in 1978.
Mr. Ratliff was preceded in death by one brother, James Richard; and his parents, Mr. & Mrs. James W. Ratliff.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia of the home, three sons, Alvin Ratliff, Larry Ratliff and Wayne Ratliff all
of Chickasha; four sisters, Jessie Marie Wilkerson of Calif., Beulah Tugman of Midwest City, Clista King of Chickasha
and Erma Moews of Oklahoma City; two brothers, David Ratliff and J. W. Ratliff, Jr. both of Blanchard; and 10 grandchildren.
Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery.
Chickasha Daily Express, Aug 24, 1983
Sidney Thomas Raby
Funeral service for Sidney Thomas Raby, age 15 months, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
July 25, 2006, in the Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Vince Gappa will officiate.
Sidney Raby was born the son of Thomas Raby and Cindy Cox McCurley on April 6, 2005, in Chickasha. He died on July
20, 2006, at his home in Chickasha along with Thomas Raby, Cindy McCurley, Ciscili McCurley, Cassandra McCurley,
Chelsee McCurley, and Casey McCurley.
Survivors include: Grandparents: Dean & Rita Valdes; Grandmother: Mary Cox; Brother: Christopher McCurley;
Numerous Cousins.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery. Service will be under the direction of the McRay Funeral Home.
Cindy McCurley
Funeral service for Cindy Sue McCurley, 34, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 25,
2006 at the First Baptist Church of Chickasha.
Cindy Sue McCurley was born July 2, 1972 in Chickasha, Oklahoma the daughter of Elbert and Mary (Bunch) Cox and
died July 20, 2006 in Chickasha.
Cindy died with Ciscili, Cassandra, Chelsee, Casey, Sidney and Thomas.
Cindy worked as a caregiver for Health Care Services.
She was preceded in death by: Father: Elbert Cox
Survivors include: one son: Christopher McCurley; Mother: Mary Cox; Uncles: James Bunch; John Billingsley; Aunts:
Neva Jo Campbell; Camelia Sparks; Many cousins.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Thomas Michael Raby
Funeral service for Thomas Michael Raby, age 33 of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
July 25, 2006, in the Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Vince Gappa will officiate.
Thomas Michael Raby was born on April 20, 1973 in Tampa, Florida. He was the son of Dean Valdes and Rita Romo Valdes.
He died on July 20, 2006, at his home in Chickasha along with Sidney Raby, Cindy McCurley, Ciscili McCurley, Cassandra
McCurley, Chelsee McCurley, and Casey McCurley.
Thomas moved to Chickasha with his family at a young age. He attended Chickasha High School then worked at various
jobs. Thomas most recently worked at Chickasha Lumber Company.
Survivors include: Dad & Mother: Dean & Rita Valdes; Father: Eddie Raby; Grandmother: Geraldine Raby; Step-son:
Christopher McCurley; Many Uncles, Aunts, & Cousins.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery. Service will be under the direction of the McRay Funeral Home.
Ciscili McCurley
Funeral service for Ciscili Shantel McCurley, 12, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July
25, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Chickasha.
Ciscili Shantel McCurley was born April 24, 1994 in Chickasha, Oklahoma and died July 20, 2006 in Chickasha.
She died with Cindy, Ciscili, Cassandra, Chelsee, Casey, Thomas and Sidney.
Ciscili was preceded in death by: Grandmother: Mary McCurley; Grandfather: Elbert Cox.
Survivors include: Father and his wife: Michael and Sandi McCurley; Brothers: Christopher McCurley and Jesse Bonds;
Sisters: Kaitlyn Bonds and Maegan McCurley; Grandfather: Delbert McCurley, Sr.; Grandmother: Mary Cox; Grandparents:
Eldon & Patricia Fitzpatrick; Uncles: Delbert McCurley, Jr. and wife, Christine; Joseph Fitzpatrick and wife,
Michelle; Ballard Fitzpatrick and wife, Karen; Aunts: Pamela Frias and husband, Victor; Denise Ramirez and husband,
Modesto; Teresa Fitzpatrick; Sarah Lane and husband, Jason; Many cousins and friends.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Casey McCurley
Funeral service for Casey Dawn McCurley, 8, of Chickasha will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 24, 2006 at the
Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home Chapel in Marlow.
Rev. David Woods will officiate. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha.
Casey was born Sept. 17, 1997 in Chickasha to Billy Donald Hendrix and the late Cindy (Cox) McCurley.
Online condolences may be made to www.callawaysmithcobb.com/
Cassandra McCurley
Funeral service for Cassandra Lauren McCurley, 9, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July
25, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Chickasha.
Cassandra Lauren McCurley was born March 29, 1997 in Chickasha, Oklahoma and died July 20, 2006 in Chickasha.
Cassandra died with Cindy, Ciscili, Chelsee, Casey, Thomas and Sidney.
Survivors include: Father and wife: Kenny and Angela Farley; one sister: Sunnie Kaiden Farley; one brother: Christopher
McCurley; Grandparents: Barbara and Leroy Farley; Grandmother: Mary Cox; Uncles: Gary Sweeten and wife, Julie;
Stephen Farley and wife, Lesa; Michael Farley and wife, Amber; Daniel Farley and wife, Becky; Larry Farley and
wife, Denise; Terry Farley and wife, Shelly; Jody Farley and wife, Connie; Aunt: Heather Farley; And many cousins.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Chelsee McCurley
Funeral service for Chelsee Sheyann McCurley, 7, of Chickasha, will be held at 2:00
p.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Chickasha.
Chelsee Sheyann McCurley was born April 18, 1999 in Duncan, Oklahoma and died July 20, 2006 in Chickasha.
Chelsee died with Cindy, Ciscili, Cassandra, Casey, Thomas and Sidney.
Survivors include: one brother: Christopher McCurley; Grandmother: Mary Cox; Great-uncles: James Bunch; John Billingsley;
Great aunts: Neva Jo Campbell; Camelia Sparks; Many cousins.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Seven Killed in Fire
By Ron Jackson and Chad Previch
CHICKASHA - Seven people, including five children, died Thursday morning in one of the deadliest house fires in
Oklahoma's history. Neighbors frantically tried to douse the predawn blaze at 1801 S Sixth St. before firefighters
arrived. Inside the home, investigators found evidence of a faulty refrigerator and that some victims perished
while trying to escape. Investigators said the home's smoke detector wasn't working.
Killed were: Cindy McCurley, 34; Thomas Raby, 32; Ciscili McCurley, 12; Casey McCurley, 9;
Cassandra McCurley, 8; Chelsea McCurley, 7; Sidney Raby, 1. Sidney was the only child born to both parents. The
others had a different biological mother or father. A sixth child - Christopher McCurley, 4 - was at his grandmother's
house in Rush Springs at the time of the fire.
Mike McCurley, father to Ciscili, was surrounded by friends and family at his home several
miles from the fire. Ciscili, who was looking forward to the seventh grade, was baptized Sunday. "She was
a wonderful child of God," her father said. "Just to know she's walking the streets of gold with God
is important to me. She accepted Christ as her Savior."
Authorities suspect the fan motor on the family's refrigerator overheated, sparking a fire
that quickly spread to the attic and consumed the structure. Firefighters arriving two minutes after the initial
emergency call found the 66-year-old rental house engulfed in flames. Assistant City Manager Mike Brice called
the fire the deadliest in Chickasha's history. He thought the severe heat likely overworked the refrigerator.
Six of the seven victims were pulled from the house without a pulse, Brice said. They were
taken to nearby Grady County Memorial Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. A seventh victim later was discovered
amid the charred and gutted home. "It does appear that some of them were trying to get out," Brice said.
"They became overwhelmed with smoke before they could get out of the house."
Mike McCurley, Ciscili's father, drove to the scene about 7 a.m., two hours after firefighters
arrived. He stood in disbelief. Tears welled in his eyes as he looked at the ground and held a school picture,
his daughter's blue eyes and smiling face emanating from the image. "She was a real sweet girl," said
Kristy Davis, Ciscili's pastor. "She could have come to live with her father, but instead, she chose to stay
with her mother so she could help take care of her sisters and brothers." A loud boom awakened neighbor Cheyenne
Robinson shortly before 5 a.m. "I ran outside and from my front porch I could see the flames rolling up under
their porch," said Robinson, 32. "I ran around to the back of the house, and broke out a couple of windows.
I yanked an air conditioner from one window and a bunch of black smoke followed out the window. I screamed, but
I heard no one. "I knew no one was going to get into that house." Robinson soon turned his attention
to Evelyn Largent, a next-door neighbor. Largent, 81, uses a walker. Robinson kicked in her front door and escorted
her to safety. "I thought the whole neighborhood was going to burn down," Robinson said. Cindy McCurley
often cared for Largent, who referred to Cindy's children as "my grandchildren." "I wasn't blood
kin, but they were my grandchildren just the same," said Largent, still dressed in a nightgown. "Those
kids practically lived at my house. I was teaching one girl how to sew, and another was learning to draw. "I
told Cindy several times to get out of that house because the wiring was bad. She was even looking for a new place."
Another neighbor, Randy Mongold, was awakened by his brother yelling about the fire. His brother called 911, and
Mongold grabbed his garden hose in an attempt to extinguish the fire. The hose wouldn't reach. "Unfortunately,
I was worthless," he said.
Mongold said the family members were good neighbors. Thomas Raby drove a truck for a lumberyard,
and Cindy McCurley worked for a Lawton health care company. William Bradford, who lives next door, said he had
known Thomas Raby since junior high, and his children often played with the McCurley and Raby children. "They
were good people," said Bradford, who noted that Thomas Raby and Cindy McCurley recently celebrated the second
anniversary of their relationship. Bradford spent Wednesday night "hanging out" with Thomas Raby, he
said. Bradford hung his head as he stood in his doorway, occasionally lifting his eyes to look at the charred remains
of his neighbors' home. He fought back tears. "That house has always had bad electrical problems, real bad
power surges," Bradford said. "It was an old house."
The owner of the house could not be reached Thursday. Beverly Henley, principal at Lincoln
Elementary, described the children as model students who were intelligent and compassionate toward others. "They
were just exceptional children," she said. "They were very strong academically. Model students. We were
just totally blessed to have had the opportunity to have them in our schools." Casey was entering the fourth
grade; Cassandra third grade; and Chelsea second grade, Henley said. The children always were smiling, and their
actions showed that their parents raised them well, she said. "They were just precious," Henley said.
Contributing: Staff Writers Augie Frost and Bryan Dean
Donald Morse
Donald (Don) Morse, 76 of Oklahoma City, formerly of Chickasha, went to be with his Savior
early Thanksgiving morning, November 27, 2008.
Don was born on January 30, 1932 in Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma. He was the only child born to Earl and Ora Lee Thatcher
Morse. Don attended schools in Caddo and Grady counties and went on to Harding University where he studied Bible
and Journalism. He left Harding one semester short of graduating because he met the love of his life, Bonnie Blue.
They began 56 wonderful years together in March of 1952. That same year he was drafted into the US Army where he
served as a Medic in the Korean conflict. After 8 years of duty, he was honorably discharged.
There he began his passion as a cattleman. He spent 30 years "on the brick" working at the Oklahoma City
Stockyards. After retiring in 1981, he and Bonnie returned to Chickasha to care for family and to work the farm.
When the time came to retire from the farm, they moved back to Oklahoma City.
Don was preceded in death by both parents and his father-in-law, Ray Blue. Don is survived by his loving wife Bonnie,
mother-in-law, Ila Blue, children, Donnie and Robyn Morse, Ginger and David Harmon, Anita and Hoby Horn. "Poppy"
was also survived by grandchildren: Whitney, Doug, Tony, Mandy and Ty, Haley and Tommy, Natalie and Chance, Mindy,
Kara and Harlan, and great grandson Cale.
Special thanks to Dr. Becker, Dr. Nguyen and Staff, and the angels from Interim Hospice. Services will be Thursday,
December 4, 2008 @ 2 pm, Minco Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha OK. Vondel
Smith and Son Mortuary/South.
Published in The Chickasha Express Star from 12/2/2008 - 12/4/2008
EARL GRIGG MORRIS
The Chickasha Express-Star
4 October 2002
Funeral service for Earl Grigg Morris, 90, of Ninnekah, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, October
5, 2002, at the First Baptist Church of Ninnekah.
Earl Grigg Morris was born February 29, 1912, in Grady County, Oklahoma, the son of Grigg Madison and C. Grace
(Coffey) Morris, and died October 3, 2002, in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Mr. Morris lived all of his life in Grady County. He had farmed in the Ninnekah area since 1948.
He and Velma Mildred Holt were married November 14, 1934. She preceded him in death September 19, 1999.
Mr. Morris was a Member of the First Baptist Church of Ninnekah, where he served as a deacon for 48 years.
He has been involved with a number of activities and social events. Some of his activities include beingdirector
of Federal Land Bank, Production Credit Association and a member of the Grady County Fair Board.
He also was a member of the ASCS, president of the Grady County Planning Commission, an honorary member of the
Ninnekah FFA, served on the Ninnekah School Board, and was a director of Grady County Agriculture Census.
He was a past president of the Lions Club, served on the Farm Bureau Board, was a member of the Grady County Dairy
Breeder Association and a member of Associated Milk Producers Inc.
He also served at the church as Sunday School Superintendent. He enjoyed spending time working in the garden.
Morris raised his family on the dairy farm.
Survivors include: 3 sons: Early Morris, Jr., of Ninnekah, Oklahoma, Bobby Morris of Chickasha, Oklahoma, Dave
Morris of Bossier City, Louisiana; 1 daughter: Gail Morris of Chickasha, Oklahoma; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren;
2 great great grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Michael Duane McKay
Funeral service for Michael Duane McKay, 57, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, will be held at 3:30
pm, Friday, October 17, 2008, in the Chapel of Sevier Funeral Home.
Michael Duane McKay was born January 3, 1951, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of RC and Betty (Miller) McKay and
died October 14, 2008, in Chickasha.
Mike graduated from Chickasha High School and attended USAO. He was an avid OU fan and loved his Irish heritage.
Mike loved to spend time with his grandchildren and watch Logan play sports. He and Bonnie were married June 26,
1998, in Chickasha. Mike worked as a foreman at Midwest Towers.
He was preceded in death by: father, RC McKay; and his mother: Betty McKay. Survivors include his wife: Bonnie
McKay of Blanchard; two sons: Patrick McKay of Blanchard, and Ryan McKay and wife Lori of Blanchard; one daughter:
Shawna Nesser and husband Jay of Ohio; one sister: Brenda Myers and husband Michael of Anadarko; one brother: Terry
McKay and wife Darby of Norman; grandchildren: Logan and Kamdyn McKay; and stepsons: Glen and Travis Isaacs; Midwest
Tower family and Grace Nursing Home family; and several nieces and nephews.
Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. Published in The Chickasha
Express Star from 10/16/2008 - 10/18/2008
Kenneth Shane May
Kenneth Shane May, 35 of Tulsa died Friday, September 1, 2006. Shane was born June 16, 1971
in Pauls Valley, Ok to Brenda Kay and Kenneth May. Shane was a pharmacist at Med-X Drug for 12 years. He is survived
by wife Amy May, children Brandon (13), Kelly (15) and Haley (6), all of Broken Arrow, mother and step-father Brenda
and Victor Cook of Coleman, Ok, brother Shawn May and his wife Melanie of Tulsa and sister Misty May Wilson and
her husband Keith of Chickasha. Shane was preceded in death by father Kenneth May and grandparents Doil and Mary
May and D. L. and Mildred Hicks. Services 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at Moore's Eastlawn Chapel, interment
Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
Bertha Florene Mantooth
Graveside service for Bertha Florene Mantooth, age 69, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will be held
at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2008, in the Fairlawn Cemetery. Rod Carroll will officiate.
Bertha Florene Mantooth was born the daughter of Robert McConnell and Elsie Capps McConnell on October 8, 1939,
in Tabler, Oklahoma. She died on October 26, 2008, in Chickasha.
Bertha grew up in the Dibble area where she attended Dibble School. She married Joe Mantooth on March 26, 1957,
in San Antonio, Texas. They lived in Texas for a short time before moving to Chickasha. Bertha loved sewing, cooking,
and taking care of her family. She was a strong Christian lady.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Willard McConnell, her husband, Joe, and one daughter, Penny
Renee Mantooth. Survivors include: son and wife: Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Mantooth of Norman; son and wife: Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Mantooth of Boys Ranch, Texas; daughter and husband: Julie and Ron Turner of Grand Prairie, Texas;
daughter and husband: Dana and Mark Smith of Chickasha; grandsons: Rickey and Dustin Mantooth of Norman, Pfc. Michael
Deleza of Norman, and Joshua Smith of Chickasha; granddaughters: Michele Harper of Midwest City, Desiree Keener
of Snyder, Texas, and Delana Johnson of Crawfordville, Florida; nine great grandchildren; brother: Harlon McConnell
of Alex; brother: Wade McConnell of Clarendon, Texas; brother: Harold McConnell of Chickasha; and sister: Louise
Harvey of Blanchard.
Service will be under the direction of the McRay Funeral Home. Published in The Chickasha Express Star from 10/28/2008
- 10/30/2008
Theodore Roosevelt Lofland, Jr.
Funeral service for Theodore Roosevelt Lofland, Jr. age 81 of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be
held 1:30 pm Tuesday July 1,2008 at the Calvary Baptist Church.
Theodore Roosevelt Lofland, Jr. was born April 10, 1927 in Liberal, Kansas. He was the son of Theodore Roosevelt
and Myrtle Lola (Willis) Lofland. He died Friday June 27, 2008 in Chickasha.
Mr. Lofland married Vuleen Titus September 7, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas. He served in the US Air Force during WW
II. He moved to Chickasha in the 1960s where he worked as a welder and machinist. He had worked for Chickasha Manufacturing
and later Carl Built, he owned and operated Lofland Welding. He retired in 1993. He attended Calvary Baptist Church.
An Infant daughter and his brother, Mark Lofland, preceded him in death. Survivors include: his wife, Vuleen Lofland,
of the home in Chickasha. Six children: Terry Lofland of Chickasha; Merlinda Tate of Ninnekah; Feleica Fair of
Boston, Mass.; Randy Lofland of Duncan; Tonna Shoffit of Chickasha; and Radeena Crowder of Chickasha; four brothers:
Norman Lofland; Gene Lofland; James Lofland; and Gumey Lofand; 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery Chickasha, Oklahoma under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Roy Holcomb Lea
Roy Holcomb Lea was born April 23, 1921 in Ninnekah, Oklahoma the son of Frank and Verra (Holcomb)
Lea. He died December 10, 2008 in Chickasha.
Roy served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1942-1946. He served on the U.S.S. Cuttyhunk.
Roy and Shirley Edwards were married April 5, 1946 in Garvey, California. He attended Cameron College for two years.
He worked in retail sales and management for many years. Roy worked for Surge Dairy Equipment for 27 years, worked
1 year at Grady County Feed and Seed, and 20 years at Brandts, retiring December 31, 1995.
Roy was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as Sunday School teacher, deacon
and sang in the choir. He was also a part of the prison ministry. Roy was a Christian witness to all he met. He
liked gardening and caring for his cattle. Roy loved and enjoyed his family.Roy was preceded in death by: Parents,
1 brother: Frank Elman Lea. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008 at First Baptist Church
of Chickasha.
Robert E. Lawrence
Funeral service for Robert E. Lawrence, 83, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will be held at 3:30
pm, Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in the Chapel of Sevier Funeral Home.
Robert E. Lawrence was born February 15, 1925, in Normal, Illinois. He was the son of Wilbur Bruce Lawrence and
Mabel Jones Lawrence. He died June 30, 2008, in Oklahoma City.
He and Lola Vae King were married November 23, 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Illinois State University
Engineering College and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering. During his college years, he was a member of many honorary and technical societies, including the
Mechanical Engineering Society; the American Foundryman's Society; Society of Automotive Engineers; the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity, where he served as the House Chaplain. He was also president of the University of Illinois Chaplain
Association. He was a member of the Varsity Wrestling Team and the Skull and Crescent Society. His engineering
career was primarily with Babcock and Wilcox, Inc., Canton, Ohio. During the 1950s and 60s, he lived in Thailand,
Korea, Pakistan, Germany, and Spain; installing power plants for the developing areas of these countries. While
in residing in Korea, Bob very generously contributed to an orphanage in Pusan.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; two brothers: Kenneth Bruce Lawrence and Lowell Drew Lawrence. Survivors
include: his wife, Lola Vae Lawrence of Oklahoma City; two stepchildren; Mac King and wife, Martha, of Chickasha;
and, Sandra King of Juno Beach, Florida; two sisters: Betty Jo Wilson and husband, Jim, of LeRoy, Illinois; and
Patricia Gay Purinton and husband, Paul, of Ocala, Florida; one brother: Allen Richard Lawrence and wife, Marika,
of St. Louis, Missouri.
Interment will be held at the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Ruby P. Harper Kiser
Ruby P. Harper Kiser passed away Saturday, September, 6, 2008, at the Heritage Village of
Weatherford.
Ruby was born June 21, 1914, at Alex, Oklahoma, to Joe Armstrong and Barbara Trojousky Armstrong. Ruby's mother
died when she was 8 yrs. old and was raised by her fatherand grandparents. Her grandfather, Jessie T. Armstrong,
served in the 1st legislative body of Oklahoma as a representative of Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
She always took pride in talking about her early childhood and learned early on the importance of serving others.
She married Alex Dean Harper on August 31, 1929, and to that union were born daughter, Barbara Mae, and son, Melvin
Dean "Dick".
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex, on November 22, 1958, and her son, Melvin Dean "Dick",
on July 30, 2003. Also, two brothers, James Everett Armstrong and George William "Bill" Armstrong.
Ruby was united in marriage with Wilbur Kiser on Oct. 21, 1961, and he preceded her in death on November 11, 1987.
Ms. Kiser's early married life was spent as a farmer's wife, and later she worked in day care centers working with
handicapped and emotionally disturbed children.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Brennan, and husband, Dale, of Lawton and her six grandchildren, Dala
Melton and husband, Charlie, James Robert Brennan and wife Cathy, J.D. Brennan and wife, Katrina, and Glenn Brennan
and wife, Lori, all of Lawton; Jim Harper and wife, Kathy, of the Dallas, Texas, area and John and wife, Christine
Harper of Weatherford. Along with 16 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Also, survived by
Sue (Harper) Brown, former daughter-in law, and husband, Loy Brown, of Weatherford and a very special sister-in
law, Cleo Armstrong of Alex, Oklahoma.
Graveside services were held September 9, 2008, in Chickasha at Fairlawn Cemetery. Published in The Chickasha Express
Star from 9/10/2008 - 9/12/2008
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