This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Zanna_Guinn Surnames: Baughman, Sedwick Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.baughman/960/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Published March 26, 2008 12:16 am - Muskogee Phoenix, Muskogee Oklahoma Jerry Lee Baughman 1949 - 2008 Jerry Lee Baughman, 58, of Braggs, died Monday morning, March 24, 2008 at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Muskogee. He was born May 2, 1949 in Muskogee to Ernale and Eula (Sedwick) Baughman. Jerry was raised in Muskogee and moved to Tahlequah as a teenager. He graduated from Tahlequah High School and then joined the United States Army. During his time in the service Jerry spent a year in Vietnam as a tank commander. After his honorable discharge from the Army Jerry returned to Muskogee and met Barbara Hollifield in February of 1972. On May 20, 1972 the young couple was married in Muskogee. In the early 1980's Jerry and Barbara moved their family to Dallas where they spent a few years before returning to Muskogee. In 1995 they moved to Braggs where they made their permanent home. Mr. Baughman owned an operated a bulldozer and worked on various projects, clearing land, digging ponds and doing other dirt work. Jerry loved gardening, welding and took great pride in bei! ng able to fabricate parts to fix any mechanical problem that would arise. Mr. Baughman was preceded in death by his father, Ernale Baughman. He is survived by his wife, Barbara of the home; mother, Eula Baughman of Tahlequah; two daughters, Bonnie Baughman of Braggs and Donna Whittiker and husband Steven of Muskogee; one son, Jerry Lee Baughman and wife Christine of Clearview, Florida; two grandsons, Braxton Steven Whittiker of Muskogee and Ethan Lawrence Baughman of Clearview, Florida; one brother, Randall Baughman of Indian Harbor Beach, Florida; two sisters, Onita Poddig and husband Gary of Tahlequah and Lynn Colburn and husband Jeff of Tahlequah; mother and father-in-law, Helen and L.C. Hollifield of Muskogee; two brothers-in-law, Earnest Hollifield and wife Debbie of Wainwright and Jeremy Hollifield and wife Angie of Muskogee; two sisters-in-law, Judy Stout and husband Jack of Muskogee and Cathy Cantu of Porter and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2008 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Muskogee. Interment will follow in Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Pallbearers are Earnest Hollifield, Jeremy Hollifield, Brandon Wren, L.C. Hollifield, Tim Scott and John Sedwick. Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.