Obituaries 4 McClain County, Oklahoma   Roberta Scott Buckner Funeral services for Roberta, 60, were held May 6,Wadley's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Judith Young officiating. She was born the third of seven children of Ledrue and Joyce Scott. She graduated from Purcell High School in 1964 and moved to L.A., CA, in 1965, where she married Glenn Buckner. She was employed with the L.A. School Dist. for 15 years until her health failed. She then volunteered with the After School Program for many years. She was preceded in death by her father, and brothers, Kenneth and Harry Scott. Survivors include 3 children, Angela, John and Cynthia; 8 grandchildren; her mother, Joyce Scott, Purcell; 2 sisters, Joan Thompson, OKC, and Izora Jones, Spencer, OK, and 2 brothers, Ledrue and Clarence Scott, Purcell.   Christopher Callen Burris He was born in Fort Polk Louisiana, to Callen & Leona Burris, he was raised mostly in the southeast corner of the state of Oklahoma, but did live in Pawnee for a little while, due to his dad being a Indian Methodist preacher. He was the middle child of seven born to these parents, and he was the black sheep, so to say. He loved the Indian culture, because his dad was full-blooded Chickasaw, his Mother was more Irish. He married at age 25 and his wife had their first child when Chris was 26 and his second child when Chris was 28. He worked numerous jobs as store clerk and handy man before he became ill with lung disease. His illness never stopped him from making people laugh, he could put the whole room into tears of laughter with his jokes, and impressions. His children were ages 8 1/2 and 7 years old when he died. He loved God and his family more than anything, and he tried hard to provide, even though he was sick for the previous five years before his death. He could sing the 23rd psalms in the Chickasaw language, and it was sang by three women at his funeral. He could imitate the sounds of animals and his father in law use to say that nobody ever needed animals with Chris around, because he could imitate them so well. He loved to fish, camp, swim, and he was also a very good amature artist. He stood 6 foot 4 & 1/2 in. tall, so he was a very tall person, at least up next to the people he knew.     Jewel Margaret Guess Cardinal Jewell Cardinal, 93, of Lexington died Thursday, July 10, at the Carl Albert Indian Hospital in Ada. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery in Purcell under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home of Purcell. Jewell Margaret Guess was born July 13, 1914, in Kingston, to Emmet Guess and Willie May (Crabtree) Guess. She is survived by son Leo Cardinal Jr.; daughters Carmen Bishop and Delores Mitchell; sister Jean Duvall; brothers Ernest Guess and Merle Guess; 10 grandchildren,19 great-grandchildren and many great-greats; and other family and friends.   Leo Kenneth Cavnar Services for Leo Kenneth Cavnar were Monday at 2:00 p.m. in the Stufflebean Funeral Home Chapel, Pauls Valley, followed by graveside services at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. Mr. Cavnar was born November 29, 1921, in Purcell, the son of J.T. and Nora Skaggs Cavnar, and died March 2, 1995, in Pauls Valley. He married Hellen Tucker on July 3, 1947, in Purcell. Mr. Cavnar served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Front during World War II at Guadalcanal in the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. He worked at the Naval Base in Norman before attending Oklahoma A & M, graduating in 1951 with a degree in Animal Husbandry. Mr. Cavnar was employed by the Department of Agriculture, serving as 4-H Agent in Coal and Beckham Counties. He then served as Extension Director in Love County for nine years before serving 18 years as the Garvin County Extension Director until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Cavnar was a longtime member of the Oklahoma Cattleman's Association, Garvin County Swine Breeders Association, Pauls Valley Kiwanis Club and served on the Oklahoma State Fair Board. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hellen Cavnar and daughter Tarran of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Kenna and Nathan Dills and granddaughter Kylie of Edmond and grandson Riley of Norman; son, Jeff Cavnar of Ada and grand-children, J. T. and Megan Cavnar of Iowa; three brothers, James Cavnar of Prattville, Alabama, Willis Cavnar of Stigler and Ed Cavnar of Ardmore; five sisters, Theo Mayo and Frances Bragg of Midwest City, Juanita Woods of Wayne, Wanda Barnes of Waukomis and Shirley Jones of Pauls Valley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Cavnar was preceded in death by his father, J. T.; mother, Nora; and a son, Steven Scott Cavnar. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Pauls Valley National Bank for funding of the Leo K. Cavnar Memorial Scholarship that will be awarded to a Garvin County High School student seeking to attend Oklahoma State University in an agriculture related field.    Paul M. Cheek Shawnee News-Star: March 16, 2006: Shawnee resident Paul M. Cheek, 85, died Monday, March 13, in Shawnee. He was born Jan. 15, 1921, in Purcell to Allen Gibson Cheek and Lena Mae Wells Cheek. He grew up in Purcell and graduated from Washington High School in the late 1930s. On Jan. 25, 1942, he married Geraldine Hudson in Wichita, Kan. Later that year he entered the U.S. Navy. He served his country during World War II in the Soloman Islands as a photographer. After discharge he returned to Oklahoma where he raised his family. Paul was the head electrician for Shell Oil, Elk City, for 25 years. He then opened a KOA Campground on I-40 near Canute. After retiring in 1977 they moved to Shawnee where he lived at the time of his death. Paul developed a good work ethic as a child and continued that throughtout his lifetime. He enjoyed photography and geneology. He was a member of the University Baptist Church in Shawnee. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Curtis and Morris Cheek. Survivors include his wife, Geri, of Shawnee; son, Mel Cheek of Anchorage, Alaska; daughter and son-in-law, Paulette G. and Gordon Belshe of Tecumseh; four grandsons, Rob Belshe, Jim Belshe, Jeff Cheek and Michael Mayes; two great-granddaughters, Lelsie and Morgan; sister-in-law, Margie Cheek; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home.   Henry A. Clark Henry was the youngest of 14 children born to Marvin Monroe Clark and Emma Ellen Abernathy Clark. He was reared on a farm in Gracemont, graduating from Gracemont High School in 1965 and attended one year of college. On April 26, 1974, Del City, OK, he married Brenda Gail Hunt, of Purcell, and they resided in Bethany, OK, for 29 years. He was a machinist for several companies in OKC including L&S Bearing, GE, and CMI. Preceding him in death were his parents; 3 sisters, Bernice Clark, Joann Sullivan and Marie May and 3 brothers, Billy, Everett and Jerry. Survivors include his wife, Gail; 2 brothers, Troy and wife, Bernie, Grants, N. M., and Robert and wife, Thelma, Portland, Or; 2 sisters, Mamie Walker, OKC, and Coann Rush, Claremore, OK, and 2 brothers-in-law, Gary Hunt and wife, Julie, Tulsa and Ronnie Hunt and fiance, Tracie, Purcell. Funeral services were held at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel, Purcell, with the Rev. Wayne Brown officiating. Pallbearers were Wesley Abbott, Lionel Bentley, Butch Blue, Harold Motley, Jim Mills and Mike Niell. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Bailey, Harlan Burnett and Dr. Bill Williams.   Ted Weston Clark Rosary Service: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel and a Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 5, Boney Matthews Fieldhouse, Purcell High School, with more than 1,000 mourners in attendance. Father Mike Vaught, Father Bill Ross and Father Richard Beckman officiated. Eulogists included PHS classmates, Ron Hunt, Tom Smith, and Mike McCurdy. Pallbearers: Coach Bob Haley, Dave Roberts, Jesse Green, David Glover, Rick Ewing, Dr. Harlan Blackstone, Terry Ellis, Judge Gary Barger, John Denny Montgomery and Tyler Cummings. Parents: Ted Harold (1923-1993) and Bette Ann (Gwin) (1921-1997) Raised as a young boy on the Love Family ranch south of Purcell, he attended Purcell schools, where he excelled in academics, football, basketball and track. He was a graduate of the class of 1971 Purcell High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Business Education. He married his college sweetheart, Denise Bushers, Aug. 16, 1975, in Idabel, OK., and joined his father's business, Clark Cattle Co., in Purcell, as a rancher and a cattle order buyer. 1984-1995: also owned and operated Southern OK Livestock Auction Co., Ada, with friend and business partner, Forest Simpson. At the time of his death, he owned and operated the family business, which was known as a major cattle buyer at state livestock markets. Offices and memberships: past Pres. of the OK Livestock Marketing Assoc., member of LMA; OK Cattleman's Assoc.; TX S.W. Cattleman's Assoc.; TX Feeder Assoc.; past Pres. and 7-year member of the Purcell Board of Education; Heart of OK Chamber of Commerce; Knights of Columbus; Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church; and Parish Council Board. Survivors: his wife of 32 years, Denise, son, Brad, Purcell; daughters, Lisa Robertson and her husband, Joe, Norman, and Laura, Purcell; sister, Carolyn Ernst and husband, Steve, Papillion, NE; nephews, Patrick, Wes and Ty. Memorials: Purcell Public School Foundation; Jesus House, OKC; Ted Clark Memorial Fund % McClain Co. National Bank, Purcell. Zelpha Tomes Cobb Funeral services for Zelpha Cobb, 91, of Purcell will be held today (Thursday) April 17, 2003 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Brown officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home. Mrs. Cobb died April 14, 2003 at her home. She was born Nov. 14, 1911 in Thomas, the daughter of Fernando Tomes and Mary Elizabeth Nash Tomes. She was reared in Thomas. On Feb. 10, 1948 she married John Cobb in Kansas. They lived in Perryton, Texas,  where Mr. Cobb worked in the oil fields. When he retired, they moved to Purcell. Mrs. Cobb attended Purcell First Baptist Church and for the past three years she had been attending Johnson Road Baptist Church with her daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Cobb on March 3, 1993; three daughters, Evelyn Ray, Marsha Wear and Janice Hoggard and two brothers, Fonzo Tomes and Ira Tomes. Survivors include a daughter, Johnna Cobb of Purcell; a son-in-law, Tom Hoggard of Midwest City; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Brian, Timmy and Scott George, Rusty Cocklin, John Ware and Tommy Hoggard.   Ronald Gregory Cooper Ronald Gregory "Greg" Cooper, 48, of Wayne died Wednesday, April 26, in Wayne. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel in Purcell with the Rev. Dale Kirkhuff officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. Mr. Cooper was born Sept. 4, 1957, in Norman, to Ronald Gay Cooper and Carolyn Sue Odom. He married Beverly Gay Chastain on Oct. 3, 1981, in Lefors, Texas. Mr. Cooper was a welder. He was preceded in death by his father; stepfather Eddie Ille; grandparents Everett R. Cooper and George and Anna Jane Odom; and in-laws James and Morene Chastain. Survivors include his wife; mother Sue and Jim Rowland of Lexington; grandmother Lucille Roberts of Norman; sons James Cooper of Wayne and Jason Wheeler and wife Christy of Bridgecreek; daughters Jacqueline Cooper of Norman, Audrey Cannon of Wayne and Amy Wheeler of Noble; brother Justin Gamble of Wayne; five grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.    Ralph Cornelius Ralph Cornelius, 65, of Wanette, OK, died December 7, 2006. He was born May 5, 1941 in Wellston, OK to Lewis & Mable Cornelius. He married Theda Ferrell on November 1, 1958. He worked for the Oklahoma City Police Department. He served in the US Army as a Military Police Officer. He later owned his own cement construction company. He is survived by his wife, Theda; 3 sons: Ralph Cornelius, Jr. & wife Angel, Keith Cornelius & wife Karen, Randy Cornelius & wife Johna; 1 brother; 6 sisters; and 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM December 11, 2006 at Wilson Little Funeral Home in Purcell, OK. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery. Ralph will be carried to his final resting place by his sons and grandsons. Published in The Oklahoman on 12/9/2006.   Ace Hezikah Crader Ace Hezikah Crader, 75, of 129 SW 29, died Wednesday at Capital Hill General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in Purcell's Hillside Cemetery, directed by Guardian Funeral Home. Crader was born in Desloge, MO,. and had lived in Oklahoma City most of his life. He was a retired garage owner and a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Marble; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Deaver, Washington, Okla.; and four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Damron, Climax Springs, MO.; Mrs. Zudie Turner, 1427 NW 1; Mrs. Lucenda Hively, 2245 NW 11; and Mrs. Ada Gruver, 1429 NW 1.   William Carl "Bill" Crane Funeral services for William Carl "Bill" Crane, 59, of Shawnee will be held today (Thursday), Feb. 13, 2003 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim McGoo officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery with Navy honors under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Mr. Crane died Feb. 9, 2003 at the O.U. Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born Nov. 26, 1943 in Davis, the third of four children born to Noah Crane and Viola (Stribling) Crane. He was reared in Davis, graduating from Davis High School. Mr. Crane joined the United States Navy Nov. 28, 1960 and was honorably discharged July 15, 1966. He then returned to Oklahoma and lived in Ardmore and Davis. He worked as a welder for a trailer company in Springer for several years. Mr. Crane married Ladascode "Lou" Collins Dec. 28, 1989 in Lexington. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Billy Crane and a sister, Marie Mediola. Survivors include his wife, Ladascode "Lou" Crane, of the home; two sons, Christopher Bryant Crane of Tahlequah and Alfred C. Medina of Baltimore, Md.; one brother, Bobby Joe Crane of Phoeniz, Ariz.; one sister, Dorothy Jones and her husband, Billy Ray, of Wynnewood and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to C.I.T.G. c/o Diana Givens, P.O. Box 548, Lexington, OK 73051.   June Cypert June (Tefertiller) Cypert, 85, died May 17, 2008 in the Purcell Municipal Hospital. Services were held May 20, 2008 at Wadley's Funeral Service with Dennis Fulks officiating. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma . June was born June 28, 1922 in Noble, Oklahoma, the daughter of Thomas Howard and Pearl (Brown) Tefertiller. She was reared and attended school in Purcell. She had lived most of her life in Purcell, coming from Dibble. She married Dennis Edward Lee Cypert on August 5, 1939. She worked in various retail stores in Purcell and was a member of the 9th & Pierce Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lee; two sons, Dwaine Cypert and Dale Cypert; three brothers, Ray Tefertiller, Claude Tefertiller and Herbert Tefertiller and four sisters, Mable Carroll, Goldie Curl, Mae Shivers and Margaret Hayes. Survivors include one son, Larry Cypert and his wife Barbara; one daughter, Linda Estep and her husband Kenneth, of Purcell; two daughter-in-law, Linda Cypert of Purcell and Sue Cypert of Norman; one sister Sylvia McPherson and her husband Gene, of Goldsby; two sisters-in-law, Ada Tefertiller and Nola Cypert; 13 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.  Kenny Davenport Kenny 'Whoomp There It Is' (Buster) Davenport, Jr., 59, of Midwest City, passed away February 13, 2006. He was a retired truck driver and veteran of the US Army. Kenny loved the Dallas Cowboys. He is survived by his wife, R.J. Davenport; his children, Kenneth Dale Davenport Ill, Angela Stevenson and Stephanie Stevenson; mother, Eunice Curry; sisters, Velda Sydenstricker, Debbie June and Crystal Gilcrest; brothers, Ronnie Davenport and John Curry; grandchildren, Alissa Davenport, Clayton Stevenson, Hayden Ruiz-Munoz and Kenneth Dale Davenport IV. Kenneth is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Dale Davenport, Sr.; brother, Daniel Allen Davenport and daughter-in-law, Jenifer Davenport. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2006, at the Advantage-Hunter Funeral Home Chapel followed by burial at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell, OK. Published in The Oklahoman from 2/17/2006 - 2/18/2006.   Frederick Bradford Dawson Graveside services for Frederick Bradford Dawson, 86, Purcell, were held Sept. 23, 2008. The son of Charles Bradford Dawson and Edna Constance "Connie" (Blackmore) Dawson, he spent most of his childhood with his grandparents in Norway, Maine and graduated from Howe High School in Billerica, MA, in 1940. Mr. Dawson joined the Marines, serving in the South Pacific during World War II, achieving the rank of sergeant in the paratroopers. Following his discharge from the service, he worked as a horse trainer and "rodeoed" with his best friend, Slim Pickens. In 1950, he received an associates degree in agriculture from the University of California-Davis. He owned and operated the White Mountain Ranch in Bishop, Calif., where he brought in the first herd of long-horned cattle to California. It was there that he met Richard Boone, which led to his part-time stunt work in television and movies, including "Have Gun Will Travel" and "Will Penny." Mr. Dawson started the horse management program at Andover Junior College by writing the curriculum and teaching for four years. He also taught on the Indian reservation in Tuba City, Ariz., before moving to Purcell in 1976. He retired from the Horse Management Program at Mid-America Technology Center in 1987. On Nov. 27, 1982 he married Ramona Rountree, and they made their home in the Lexington/Purcell area until his death. Preceded in death by his brother, Charles Bradford "Brick" Dawson Jr. and one grandson, Levi Charles Bradford Dawson he is survived by his wife, Ramona, of the home in Purcell; sister, Marie Horan, Billerica, MA; son, Keith Dawson and his wife, Jeannie, Aster, FL; 1 granddaughter; 3 stepsons, Robert Jule, Ninilchik, AK, Dave Rountree and his wife, Jan, Purcell and Alan Rountree and his wife, Charmayne, Garrison, TX; 1 stepdaughter, Karen Jule, Norman, and 11 step-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Purcell First Baptist Church Building Fund or the OK Medical Research Foundation, Leukemia Cancer Research.   Zelma Hedrick Services for Mrs. Zelma Hedrick, 47, of 1407 SE 19, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Yoakum Funeral Home, Purcell, with burial in Hillside Cemetery at Purcell. She died Sunday at University Hospital following at extended illness. Survivors include her husband, Ralph; two sons, Perry and Bobby Culbreath, both of Pittsburg, Calif.: two daughters, Sherry Jean and Charlotte Ann, both of the home; a sister, Mrs. Edith Blevins, Indianapolis, Ind., and six brothers, William Sevier, Indianapolis; Luter Sevier, Lexington; Robert Sevier, San Francisco; Ray and John Sevier, both of Indianapolis; and Roy Sevier, Lexington. Clifford James (Papa) Herell PAULS VALLEY -- Services for Clifford James "Papa" Herell, 92, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at Stufflebean Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley with Henry Newman, Mike Hughes and Dennis Krie officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. Mr. Herell was born Feb. 6, 1909, in Cornish, Okla., to Thomas Levi Downey (Dyke) and Penny E. Fore Herell. He died Sunday Nov. 25, 2001, at Grace Living Center in Wynnewood. Married to Orpha Elizabeth Newman on Feb. 27, 1932, in Purcell, he worked as an appliance repairman and had lived in Pauls Valley since 1947, moving here from Purcell. He was a member of Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Orpha of 70 years; his parents; and three brothers, Thomas, Daniel and Harry Herell. Survivors include a son, Donald D. Herell and his wife, Audrey, of Ardmore; a daughter, Linda J. Hayes and her husband, Darrell, of Pauls Valley; four grandsons, Jerry Don Herell and his wife, Genna, of Ardmore, Kevin Hayes and his wife, Stephanie, of Chickasha, Brian James Herell and his wife, Kim, also of Ardmore, and Carey Dyke Hayes and his wife, Melanie, of Norman; a granddaughter, Kelly Aaron and her husband, Paul, of Sulphur; 11 great-grandchildren, Jerry, Joe, Jordon and Jamison Herell of Ardmore, Jeremy and Josh Wilkins of Sulphur, Kaila Hayes, Logan Sneed and Kaleb Sneed of Chickasha, Dixie and Blaine Bailey of Ardmore; three sisters-in-law, Velma Chapman of Sulphur, Faye Newman of Duncan, and Abby Herell of Purcell; and nieces and nephews.  Orpha E. (Mutt) Herell Source: Daily Ardmoreite PAULS VALLEY -- Services for Orpha E. "Mutt" Herell, (Nanny), 87, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stufflebean Funeral Home Chapel with Henry Newman, Mike Hughes and Dennis Kric officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell. Born Jan. 30, 1914, in Blue Mountain, Ark., to Eld. J.M. and Celia Cefronia West Newman, she died Nov. 8, 2001, in a Pauls Valley hospital. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Eld. Jerry Ewell Newman, Rubin Newman and Lowell Newman; and a sister, Faithe Mae Newman. She married Clifford J. Herell on Feb. 27, 1932, in Purcell. Mrs. Herell was a member of Primitive Baptist Church. She and her husband moved to Pauls Valley from Purcell in 1947. She was a housewife. Survivors include her husband of 70 years, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Donald D. and Audrey Herell, Ardmore; a daughter and son-on-law, Linda J. and Darrell Hayes, Pauls Valley; a sister, Velma Chapman, Sulphur; two sisters-in-law, Faye Newman, Duncan, and Abby Harrell, Purcell; four grandsons, Jerry Don Herell and his wife, Genna, Ardmore, Kevin Hayes and his wife, Stephanie, Chickasha, Brian James Herell and his wife, Kim, Ardmore, and Carey Dyke Hayes and his wife, Melanie, Norman; a granddaughter, Kelly Aaron and her husband, Paul, Sulphur; 11 great-grandchildren, Jerry, Joe Jordan and Jamison Herell, Ardmore; Jeremy and Josh Wilkins, Sulphur, Kaila Hayes, Logan Sneed and Kaleb Sneed, Chickasha, Dixie and Blaine Bailey, Ardmore; and several nieces and nephews.  Next Email Home Back Obituary List