Pittsburg County, OK Obits George, Alex, Irene, Etta, Harry
Chaney
George McClelland Chaney "Come ye and rest; the journey
is too great. In answer to the message his mortal body laid
aside all pain and suffering and his
immortal
soul winged its
way back to Him who gave it, ate of the Bread
of
Eternal
Life, and drank of
the water
that quenches all
thirst, and now lives that
better and higher life
that
has no ending.
On November 11, 1861,
at Mahoning, Pennsylvania , God breathed into a
newly born man child the
breath of life and
George McClelland Chaney
became a living soul. On Thursday, June 18, 1936, at
high twelve, that
child
who
had grown
to manhood
and became our
well beloved Brother, heard the
message:
And ye
will faint beside the
way and
sink;
The Bread of
Life is here for
you to eat
And here
for you
the Wine of
Love to
drink."
For him all of life's trials,
troubles and sorrows, which once were so real, are
but
a dream that is
past, and hate, wrong ,
error,
ingratitude, deception and lusts incidents to
mortal life are dispelled
by the sunshine of
Love
radiating from the
Face of the
Father of
Light.
To
George
Chaney, during this life, ever
man was a brother and
son of
the one he
called Father. He had heard and
taken into his
very soul
the New Law given by the Master of Nazareth at
the
Paschal Feast
on the night
of His betrayal:
"A new
commandment I
give unto you,
that ye love one
another."
Brother
Chaney was one of the
happy
children of the All
Father, and spread
sunshine, love and happiness
along his
earthly
pathway and among his fellow
travelers on life's
journey.
[The Oklahoma Mason, McAlester, Oklahoma Vol.
XXVI, July-August, 1936
No. 10-11 - Submitted
by
Lona Laughlin Boudreaux --
lona71203@comcast.net]
David Foster and Irene Chaney
Irene, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Chaney, and David M. Foster Depart this life
The Chaney-Becker store is mantled in sorrow today. Last night David N. Foster, its most trusted and efficient employe, died at his home in East Delaware avenue, and this morning Mr. Chaney's little daughter Irene, passed away.
Mr. Foster was 41 years of age, and has been in the employ of the firm for fourteen years. a courteous, honorable gentleman, quiet and unassuming, but singular efficient as a business man, he was a valued employe and a loved friend. He leaves a wife but no children to mourn his loss. He was born in Ohio and came to South McAlester nearly fifteen years ago. His funeral will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow from the house. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
Irene, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Chaney, would have been 6 years of age the 3rd of next January. Two weeks ago she was taken ill with typhoid fever, and though everything was done for her that loving thoughts could devise, she grew steadily weaker until this morning. The funeral services will be held from the Cumberland Presbyterian church Friday at 2 p.m. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
The bereaved relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of a host of friends, who join with them in their mourning. [Submitted by Lona Laughlin Boudreaux -- lona71203@comcast.net]
Published: November 14, 2006 10:49 am
McAlester native, newspaper man, dies
A man who grew up in McAlester and attended college in Wilburton has died in Bartlesville. Joseph H. “Joe” Edwards, 64, of Bartlesville, died Saturday at the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Edwards was the son of former U.S. Congressman Joe “Plowboy” Edwards. He also became well-known as a newspaperman and served as publisher of the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise for the past 13 years. Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Bartlesville with Father Lee Stephens officiating. Edwards was born June 1, 1942 in Holdenville, Okla., to Collins and Edna Marguerite Edwards. He was raised in McAlester. Known as “Plowboy,” Edward’s father was a member of the Oklahoma State Legislature for 14 years and had a colorful career in “Little Dixie” politics of Southeast Oklahoma. His mother was a schoolteacher. Raised in McAlester, Edwards graduated from McAlester High School and also attended Eastern Oklahoma A&M College in nearby Wilburton. He continued his education at Nevada Community College with an associate degree, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 1996. He started his career with Donrey Media — predecessor of the Examiner-Enterprise’s current owner, Stephens Media Group — in 1978 at the Nevada Appeal in Carson City, Nev. He joined the advertising sales department and progressed rapidly through the ranks. In 1982 he assumed the role of subscriber services manager. In 1984, Joe was promoted to publisher of the Fort Bragg, Calif. Advocate-News and Mendocino, Calif. Beacon. In 1989 he was named publisher of the Ukiah Daily Journal. Edwards returned to his home state of Oklahoma in 1993 as publisher of the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, a position he held until his death. Edwards also had a long association with the U.S. military. He served in the First Battalion — 180th Infantry Reg. of the U.S. Army National Guard until retiring in the 1990s. His military service took him to Panama in 1989 as U.S. forces captured military strongman Manuel Noriega. In the early 1960s, Edwards served aboard ship with the U.S. Navy. In addition, he was one of the oldest men to ever graduate at the top of his class from Army drill sergeant school. He was honored as an “Ambassador” by the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame in 2004. Edwards considered this the top acknowledgment he ever received. He wrote of his induction: “To be in a room with the heroes of World War II, Korea and Vietnam was humbling, these men are what democracy is all about.” Prior to his newspaper career, Edwards had stints as a bull rider, boxer, miner and truck driver. Edwards is survived by his wife, Linda of Rochester, Minn. and one son, Wade Edwards, of Ventura, Calif.
Dovie Sartin, 78, of Owasso, died Friday, March 27, 2009, in Owasso.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home in Hartshorne.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Brumley-Mills Chapel with the Rev. Raymond Shann officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of Hartshorne.
Born Jan. 5, 1931, in Bluffton, Ark., she was the daughter of Jerry W. and Osa Estelle (Rayles) Holt. She came to the Bache area with her family when she was a young child and had lived in Bache and Dow most of her life.
She lived in McAlester for a few years before moving to Owasso 10 years ago to be near her children.
She married J. W. Sartin on April 24, 1948, in Rock Springs, Wyo. and he preceded her in death in 1976.
She had worked at Rockwell as an inspector for 26 years.
She enjoyed crocheting and sewing and loved to play cards
She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Donna Sartin, of Claremore, and Roger and Pam Sartin, of Skiatook; grandchildren, Stacy and Steve Edwards, Wichita, Kan., Mark and Tori Sartin, of Tulsa, Amy Giles, of Skiatook, and Jessee and Amanda Herrera, of McAlester.
Also, great-grandchildren, Averi Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Sage Edwards, Alex Loveland, Elijah Sartin, Grace Sartin, Dillon Foudray, Della Deckard and Jonah Herrera; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Jerry and Mable Holt, Longview, Wash., Dale Holt, Vancouver, Wash., and Gerald Holt, Longview, Wash.
And, two sisters, Dorothy Ennis, Longview, Wash., and Wanda Rankin, of Hartshorne, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lilly Owens, Martha Winningham and Bonnie Shann, and two brothers, Jim Holt and Haskell Holt.
Pallbearers will be Mark Sartin, Steve Edwards, David Arnold, Michael Rankin, Pete McCullar and Jessee Herrera
Dr. Faye Mozelle Leach, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Dalton-Holmes Chapel. The Rev. James Robinson will be officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home of Durant.
Born May 12, 1919, in Caney, she was the next to youngest member of her family.
She was a lifelong teacher and began her teaching career in a rural Pittsburg County school in 1941. She later taught in McAlester and Tulsa school systems.
After receiving her doctorate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1974, she joined the staff at Mississippi State University. She retired in 1989 and moved to Durant. She was married to the late Clarence Leach, from Durant.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Durant.
Survivors include two children, Susan Nelms, Denton, Texas, and Charles Leach, of Choctaw; five grandchildren, David Leach, of Midwest City, Jonathan Leach, of Norman, Dr. Jeffery Nelms, Bedford, Texas, Brian Nelms, Denton, Texas, and Stephanie Nelms-Wright, Denton, Texas; four great-granddaughters, Haley Leach, of Oklahoma City, Sydney and Shelby Nelms-Wright, Denton, Texas, and Camille Nelms, Bedford, Texas.
John A. Stevens, 76, of McAlester, died Sunday at McAlester Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Assembly of God church with Rev. Monroe Stevens and Rev. Ted Froese officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Service of McAlester.
Born May 25, 1919 in McAlester, he was the son of James Cully and Aran Lee (Arndt) Stevens. He spent his youth in McAlester and moved to California before serving in the U. S. Army.
He returned to McAlester and married Joanna Daniels on October 19, 1942 in McAlester and had lived here for several years before returning to California. While in McAlester, he worked as a rancher and contractor.
In California he was an independent business man owning several businesses including automobile sales and Stevens' and Maxwell's Camper Mart. He returned to McAlester in March 1983 opened Stevens' Trailer and R. V. with his sons.
He was of the Pentecostal faith for many years and a current member of the Abounding Grace Fellowship Church. He had also been a member of the First Assembly of God Church where he assisted teaching Bible Class and was Chaplain of the Men's fellowship.
Survivors include his wife, Joanna, of the home, two sons and daughters-in-law, Danny Lee and Von Stevens, and John Cully and Cindi Stevens, all of McAlester; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Sue and Rev. Ted Froese of McAlester; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Rev. Leon and Cora Stevens, Rev. Monroe and Donna Stevens, Rev. Woodrow and Pat Stevens, and Joe and Georgia Stevens, all of Oklahoma City; a sister, Mary Lee Griffith, Lodi, California and five grandchildren, John Froese, James Froese, Sarah Stevens, Cully Stevens and Jacob Stevens.
Pallbearers will be John Froese, James Froese, Gary Stevens, Padgett Stevens, Jared Stevens and Mark Stevens.
Honorary pallbearers will be Hailey Wilkerson, Clint O' Dell, Don White, Jim Rich, Bill Nicholson, Bob Masters, Leon McNutt, Ray Dix, Tom Crawford, Bobby Johnson, Gary Jones and Coy Shatley.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Pearla Mae Browne; and two brothers, J. C. Stevens and Willie Stevens.
Transcribed by Charlotte Stevens Schneider, Niece of John A. Stevens
On April 15, 1917, James Cully Stevens and Aran Lee Arndt Stevens became parents of their first child, a son, J. C. Stevens. He was born in the log cabin of his grandparents, William M. Arndt and Mary Ellen Jones Arndt, in the Blue Community, about six miles west of McAlester, Oklahoma. He died March 31, 1984 in Oklahoma City and is buried in the Bethany Cemetery, Bethany, Oklahoma.
He worked on his father's farm as a small boy with his younger brothers while their father, who was a Minister of The Gospel, was holding revivals. At about the age of 11, he and his brother, John, age 9, were out working on the farm. A neighbor on the next farm asked the boys what they planned to do. The man acted a bit amused and in disbelief when they told him that they were going to plant the crop, harvest it, and store it in the barn. The man was amazed when that was exactly what they did! J. C. and all of the children were very devoted to their parents. Their sister, Mary recalls, J. C., staying home from school often to help their mother with the household chores and smaller children.
The family moved to California in 1936 when J. C. was 19 years old to seek employment as many Oklahoma families did at that time. He met and married Pauline Grace Payne on June 19, 1938 in Lamont, California. He carried the same picture of her in his wallet for 47 years and said, "She was the prettiest girl that he had ever seen." They became parents of one daughter, Charlotte, and five sons, Johnny, David, Paul, Michael, and Samuel. It has been said that the best thing a man can do for his children is to love their Mother and that he did! They were inseparable all their married life.
J. C. was a self-educated man having only a formal 8th grade education. He was an avid student of the Bible, taught himself trigonometry, and took many correspondence courses. He was a master of many trades, a journeyman carpenter, a salesman, a bridge builder, etc. His brother, Monroe, recalls that when he was employed by Boise Cascade, they begged him to stay with them, that he could rise to any position in their company but J. C. was a country boy at heart and after so long of a time in the big cities, he would have to move on. Corporate work was not his idea of the freedom that he always craved. After my brothers and I were grown, we had fun recounting all to the schools that we had attended.
J. C. was happiest when he was in the great outdoors. He loved to go hunting for deer and bear in the mountains of Idaho. He, his best friend and brother-in-law, Fred Griffith, along with several of their church friends went camping and hunting many years. He also loved riding horses and owned several over the years. It was an activity that he and son David enjoyed very much together. He and Pauline would go riding often even in their late fifties when they lived in Idaho. They enjoyed growing vegetable gardens and canning all the wonderful things that they grew. He loved nature and was enthralled with the beauty of God's wonderful world. The tears would flow as he was so much in awe of the beauty that had been created for us to enjoy, a legacy that he passed on to his children.
He loved his children and grandchildren. He taught his granddaughters, Kimberly, Lori, Michelle, and Tricia to ride horses when they lived in Idaho and became very close to granddaughter, Shari Schneider, when he and Pauline moved back to Oklahoma. He loved going to the fair to see all of the new products and animals. He and Shari would go to the Oklahoma State Fair every night. He loved his little granddaughters, Cheryl and Sara and grandsons, Brent and John.
J. C. was a great speaker and passionate about all that he believed. Dr. Charles Farr of Oklahoma City asked him to speak at a conference that was held at the Myriad Center in regard to the medical practice of chelation. Doctors from California and many people that were interested in learning about this procedure were there. Several doctors were on the program to speak, also. It was quite a boring meeting until it was J. C.'s turn to speak. He got a standing ovation!
J.C.'s most important work in life was as a minister of The Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was an ordained minister, holding many revivals, Bible studies, officiating at weddings and funerals. Wherever he went, he would spread the Word of God.
He had many friends who loved and appreciated his life. I've heard many wonderful compliments about my father over the years but the one that says it all was from a friend who had not had such a father. He said, "It would have been wonderful to have had a father that I could have loved and respected as you and your brothers love and respect you dad."Written by: Charlotte Stevens Schneider, Daughter
Pauline Payne Stevens
Pauline Payne was born, September 9, 1920, at Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Chauncy Smith Payne and Grace Lenore Yeary Payne.
The family moved to California in 1931 during the Great Depression to find work as many Oklahomans did at that time. Mother had many funny stories of their travels to California. She, her parents, and two brothers made the trip on Route 66 in a little Model T. She remembered that the Model T wouldn't make it up some of the hills on the way so they would all have to get out while Grandpa backed up the hills. Then they would all get in a go a little further until they reached California. It took quite awhile for them to get there.
She met J. C. Stevens in Shafter, California at a skating rink and they married June 19, 1938. He was from McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, not far from her hometown of Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Their marriage was one that was made in heaven. They were truly soul mates. J. C. said, "She was the prettiest girl that he had ever seen." He carried the same picture of her in his wallet for the rest of his life. They were inseparable all their married life. Six children were born to them, Charlotte, Johnny, David, Paul, Michael and Samuel Stevens.
Pauline was a talented homemaker. She was a wonderful cook and loved to sew. She made dolls for all of her granddaughters and made clothes for herself, as well. She loved to garden, both vegetables and flowers. She canned a lot of vegetables that she grew and was very good at fixing any small appliance. Nothing was thrown away until she tried to fix it.
Her greatest attribute was her faith in Jesus Christ and the life that she led before others. She was a wonderful Christian woman and always had good things to say about everyone. I often heard her praying while doing housework. She was a wonderful Mother and wife. She was of The Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include, her husband, J. C. of the home: a daughter, Charlotte Schneider, of Oklahoma City; 4 sons, David Stevens, of Yukon, Paul Stevens, of Tuttle, Michael Stevens, of Oklahoma City, and Dr. Samuel Stevens of San Leandro, California and 9 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, John Cully Stevens.
Pauline was the 8th great-granddaughter of Pilgrim John Howland.
May God rest her sweet soul.
Daughter, Charlotte Stevens Schneider
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