Wagoner County, Oklahoma Obits

Wagoner County, Oklahoma Obits

Horace "Bud" Raymond Ashwood II
H. Raymond Ashwood, born April 26, 1921; in Ray, Schuyler County, Illinois, to Horace Raymond Ashwood and Effie Bell (Moontooth) Ashwood, he died Monday, November 17, 2003 in Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. His service will be Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in Wagoner, Oklahoma, at Mallet Funeral Home Chapel.
He was the last surviving child of Horace Raymond and Effie Bell Ashwood. [Rushville Times, Schuyler Co., IL, November 2003 - Submitted by Sara Hemp]

Raymond Ashwood Jr.
The services for Raymond Ashwood, 82 was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2003 at the Mallet Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner, OK with the Rev. John Morgan officiating. Interment followed in Elmwood Cemetery, with Mr. Ashwood's grandsons serving as pallbearers.
Raymond Ashwood was born April 26, 1921 in Schuyler County, Ill. to his parents, Effie Bell Montooth, and Horace Raymond Ashwood. He died on Monday, November 17, 2003 in Wagoner, OK.
Raymond spent his early years in Muskogee, OK. and during World War ll, he served in the U. S. Army, spending time in Italy. He was a Wagoner resident most of his life and for many years operated a backhoe and other equipement as an employee for the city of Wagoner, OK.
Raymond is survived by his children and their spouses, Nancy and Charlie Walker of Muskogee, OK, Danny and Judy Ashwood of Oologah, OK, Kathy and Mike Hickman of Wagoner, OK, Sahron Long of Gore, OK, and Susan Muns of Enid, OK; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews,and other relatives and friends.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents ; a sister, Mabel Gaylor; brothers, Harold, Robert, and Wayne Ashwood; half sisters, Marietta Brady, and Verna Bell Johnson, Ruth Phelps and Lucille Dunaway. [Wagoner Tribune, November 27, 2003 - Submitted by Sara Hemp. Note: Comment by Linda French: Ruth Phelps and Lucille Dunaway are Raymond's full sisters, also he was preceded in death by another full sister, Pauline Cox.]

Stella Francis Margaret Hare Beyen
died: April 28, 1992
unknown paper
Stella F. Beyen, 83, Nowata, died early Tuesday morning, April 28, 1992 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, OK. Born March 25, 1909 at Cherryvale, KS, Stella was the daughter of William and Mamie (Robertson) Hare. She grew up around Cherryvale and later moved to Wallace, Idaho with her family. She married William Howard Beyen, Sept 14, 1927 at Mizzoula, Montana. Following the marriage, the couple moved to Newton, Iowa and then to Nowata in 1945. Mrs. Beyen was a longtime employee of Snodgrass Cleaners in Nowata before her retirement. She attended the Nowata United Methodist Church.
Mr. Beyen preceded his wife in death on May 6, 1984.
Survivors include one son, William H Beyen, Jr., Lompoc, CA; one daughter Helen a Dobyns, Tulsa, OK; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and three g-g-grand children. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert C., Albert W., Claude and Wilbur Hare, and one sister, Elizabeth Hare.
Funeral services for Mrs. Beyen will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, April 30 in the Benjamin Funeral Chapel wiath Dr. Allen Schneider officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
From: Dick Hare & Jacque Dean Linnebur
[Note from Submitter, Sara Hemp: descendant of John Stoffell Hare who lived near Bader, Browning Township, Schuyler County, Illinois.]
William R. "Bill" Bright, founder of the world's largest Christian ministry and known around the globe as one of the most remarkable Christian evangelists, died Saturday in Orlando from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis, a degenerative disease of the lungs. He was 81. Excerpts from his obituary on the Campus Crusade for Christ's Web site: Bright spent half a century building and leading Campus Crusade for Christ to its current size of 26,000 staff members and 225,000 volunteers working in 191 countries. "He has carried a burden on his heart as few men that I've ever known. A burden for the evangelization of the world," said Rev. Billy Graham, a long-time friend of the Brights. "He is a man whose sincerity and integrity and devotion to our Lord have been an inspiration and a blessing to me ever since the early days of my ministry." Born near Coweta, Okla., in 1921, Bright attended a one-room schoolhouse until eighth grade....It was in Coweta that Bright met his wife, the former Vonette Zachary. After graduating with honors from Oklahoma's Northeastern State University in 1944, Bright moved to Southern California and began a successful confections company. While studying at Princeton and Fuller Theological Seminaries in 1951, Bright says he was inspired to leave his budding business empire and embrace the scriptural command to "go and make disciples of all the nations" (Matthew 28:19). In 1951, Bill Bright and his wife Vonette pursued their passion for ministry by starting Campus Crusade for Christ at the University of California at Los Angeles. What began with college students has since grown into the largest international Christian ministry in the world, reaching beyond students to serve inner cities, the military, athletes, political and business leaders, the entertainment industries, and families. Bright's unique blend of Christian commitment and communications insight is at the heart of his success. His Four Spiritual Laws booklet-a four-point outline written by Bright in 1956 on how to establish a personal relationship with Jesus-has been printed in some 200 languages. Although religious tracts have been published for centuries, Bright's booklet has become what is considered to be the most widely-disseminated religious booklet in history, with more than 2.5 billion booklets distributed to date. In 1979, Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ introduced The JESUS film, a feature-length documentary on the life of Christ. Since its debut in U.S. theaters in 1979, it has been seen by more than 5.1 billion people in 234 countries and has become the most widely viewed as well as most widely translated film in history (more than 800 languages). Bright effectively employed other communications vehicles over the years as well, including books (he authored more than 100 books and booklets), television and radio, the Internet, billboards, phone banks, movies, videos, and international training conferences reaching hundreds of millions.... In 1996 Bright was presented with the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, for his work with fasting and prayer. Worth more than $1 million, the Templeton Prize is the world's largest financial annual award. Bright donated all of his prize money to causes promoting the spiritual benefits of fasting and prayer.... Bill Bright is survived by his wife Vonette; his sister Florence Skinner of Coweta, Okla.; his brother Forest Bright; his son Zachary, who is pastor of Divine Savior Presbyterian Church in California; his son Bradley, who is on staff with Campus Crusade, and four grandchildren. Monday, July 21, 2003 Newsmax

John Raymond Cox, 73, retired from C&S Chemical Supply, died Wednesday. (September 10, 2008) Services pending. Fitzgerald's Southwood Colonial. [Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, September 12, 2008 - Submitted by Sara Hemp]
Note: John is survived by his wife, Charlotte and son, John. He is the son of James "Elmo" Elmo Cox & Mildred "Pauline" Pauline Ashwood.

Mildred Pauline Ashwood Cox
Services Held Wednesday For Mrs. Pauline Cox, 23
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Cox, 23, who died in a Muskogee Hospital Tuesday, (December 8, 1936) were held here Wednesday afternoon in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. I. W. Fulgham, pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Cox was born in Illinois in 1913. She was married to (James) Elmo Cox April 08, 1933. To this union one child was born, John Raymond, two years old.
In addition to her husband and son, Mrs. Cox leaves three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Phelps, Mrs. Mabel Gaylor and Lucille Ashwood; four brothers, Harold Ashwood, Robert Ashwood, Wayne Ashwood and Raymond Ashwood,Jr.; an uncle Harry Ashwood, all of Muskogee, OK.. Other relatives are Mr. and Mrs. John Cox, Tulsa, OK. and Mr. and Mrs. Thermon Loy of Wagoner, OK.
Burial was in Wagoner's Elmwood Cemetery under the direction of the Hersman Funeral Home. [Wagoner Newspaper, Wagoner, OK - submitted by Sara Hemp]

Haroland Lee Gaylor, Jr.
Services were held for Lee Gaylor, 65, of Coweta at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at the Mallett Chapel in Wagoner with the Rev. James Gaylor officiating. A commital service will be held at a latter date in the Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner, Ok.
Haroland Lee Gaylor, Jr. was born September 22, 1936 in Muskogee, Ok., to Haroland Lee and Mabel Ashwood Gaylor. He died Sunday, March 17,2002 at his home in Coweta, Ok.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Ruth Ann; and his Grandparents.
Survivors include: sons, who served as Honorary Pallbearers, Rick Gaylor, Randy Gaylor and his wife Susan, Rocky Gaylor and Rusty Gaylor and his wife Ammie, all of Broken Arrow, Ok.; brothers Guy A. Gaylor, Ray Don Gaylor and Mike Gaylor, all of Wagoner, Ok.: sisters Donna Jenkins of Tulsa, Ok.; Lillian Turley of Wagoner, Ok.; Linda French of Beggs, Ok., 10 Grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
Arrangements were by Mallett Funeral Home in Wagoner, Ok. His ashes were interned on Friday, March 29, 2002. [Wagoner Tribune, Wagoner, OK, Thursday, March 21, 2002. - Submitted by Sara Hemp]

Mabel Florence Ashwood Gaylor
Funeral services for Mabel Gaylor, 82, of Wagoner, were held Thursday, June 25, 1998, at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Willie and Jay Hoyt officiating.
Gaylor was born September 6, 1915, at Ray, Illinois, to Horace Raymond and Effie Bell Montooth Ashwood and died Tuesday, June 23, 1998, at the Forrest Hill Nursing Center in Broken Arrow.
She came to Muskogee at the age of six and after a short time, moved to the Wagoner area. She attended the Courtney School in the Gaylor Bend area. She was a member of the Immanuel Southern Baptist Church of Wagoner, where she taught Sunday school for a period of time before her illness.
On January 13, 1934, she was married to Haroland Lee Gaylor, Sr. who preceded her in death in 1978. She also was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Ruth Ann; a granddaughter, Mellissa Gaylor; great-granddaughter, Cyndal Boyles; her brothers, Harold, Wayne, and Robert Ashwood; and her sisters, Ruth Phelps, Pauline Cox and Lucille Dunnaway.
Survivors include four sons, H. Lee Gaylor Jr., Guy and Mary Gaylor, Ray Don and Linda Gaylor, and Mike and Carline Gaylor; her daughters: Donna and Floyd Jenkins, Lillian and Allen Turley, and Linda and John French; 11 grandsons; two granddaughters and 17 great-grandchildren; her brother , Raymond Ashwood and two-half sisters, Marietta Brady, and Verna Johnson, a brother-in-law, J. T. Gaylor; and a sister-in-law, Clara Ashwood.
Serving as pallbearers were her grandsons. Funeral arrangements and interment were under the direction of Mallett Funeral Home of Wagoner. [Wagner Tribune, Thursday, July 2, 1998 - Submitted by Sara Hemp]

Floyd "J. D." Jenkins, 81, retired welder, died Saturday (December 02, 2006). Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow. [Tulsa World (OK) - December 4, 2006 - Submitted by Sara Hemp]
Tulsa World (OK) - December 5, 2006
Service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Note: He was the 2nd husband of Donna Gaylor.

Verna Bell Leona Ashwood Johnson
A service for Verna L. Johnson, longtime Wagoner resident, was held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at Mallet Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Dave Mewbourne officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Porter, Oklahoma. Mrs. Johnson died December 28, 2002, at a hospital in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, where she had recently made her home.
Mrs. Johnson was most recently employed as a caregiver in the home health field. She was a former restaurant owners and real estate agent. A junior member of MENSA, she was an artist and maintained an involvement with the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee from it's beginning.
Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by: her parents Raymond and Fammie Ann (Carter) Ashwood; sister Marietta; baby sister Rita and her half bothers and half sisters.
She is survived by; daughters Jodi Frieson and her husband Brad of Claremore, Oklahoma and Lisa Johnson of Muskogee, Oklahoma; son Cory Johnson of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grand-children; sister Nancy Neyen; brothers, Jerry Hames and Bud Ashwood; numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Jarrett Graves, Matthew Mayfield, Branic Johnson, Richard Neyen and Gary Thomas. Honorary pallbearers were Curtis Brady, Bud Ashwood, Keith Deckerd and Eric Lawhorn. Arrangements were by Mallet Funeral Home, Wagoner, Oklahoma. Interment: Greenwood Cemetery, Porter, Oklahoma [Wagoner Tribune, January 09, 2003 - submitted by Sara Hemp - Note: Bud Ashwood is H. Raymond Ashwood, Jr.]

Fammie Carter Ashwood Hamer Price
Services for Mrs. Fammie Price, 82, of Coweta, OK. were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Hersman Chapel with the Revs. Carl Murphy and Newman Frank officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Porter, OK.
Mrs. Price was born December 17, 1901, in Choska Bottom and died Sunday at the Wagoner Community Hospital. She spent most of her life in Wagoner County and moved to Coweta, OK. in 1973. She was a homemaker and a member of Davis Chapel United Methodist Church, in Coweta, OK.
Survivors include one son, Jerry Thomas Hames, of Accuna, Mexico; Two step-sons, Robert Ashwood of Muskogee, OK. and Raymond Ashwood of Wagoner, OK.; three daughters, Marietta Brady of Beggs, OK.; Verna Johnson of Wagoner, OK.; and Nancy Neyen of Broken Arrow, OK.; two stepdaughters, Mabel Gaylor of Wagoner, OK.; and Lucille Dunaway of Van Nuys, CA.; three brothers Virgil "Tobe" Carter and Vic Carter of Wagoner, OK. and Ralph Carter of Tulsa, OK.; three sisters, Stella Peery of Springfield, MO.; Marie Kirk of Baldwin Park, CA.; and Tiny Carter of Wagoner, OK.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. [Wagoner Newspaper: November 05, 1984 - Submitted by Sara Hemp] (Burial was on November 06, 1984) Note: Fammie was the second wife of Horace "Raymond" Ashwood. After Horace "Raymond's death, she married a Hamer, then a Price.

Allen David Turley
Turley, Allen David, 2 p.m., Mallett Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner. [Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat (OK) - April 5, 2004 - Submitted by Sara Hemp]
Note: Allen was born July 20, 1936 Porter, Wagoner County, Oklahoma & died April 3, 2004 Wagner, Ok. He was married to Lillian Gaylor.