MOORE, Sherlyn Sue May 19, 1950 Jan. 4, 2001 Services: Vamoosa Baptist Church, Rev. Jerry GREEN officiating and Rev. LeRoy SOMMERS assisting, Lone Dove Cemetery, Pickard Funeral Home. Parents: Verneta M. ;and Thomas E. JONES. Married: Charles MOORE in Garden City, Ka on Jan. 19, 1969 Survivors: husband, daughter Kelly GILL, son Bud MOORE, parents, 2 sisters Barbara FIEF, Debby WRIGHT, 1 granddaughter, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Melvin BURRIS, Stacy BARNES, Kevin NEWBERRY, Randy HEARD, Curtis LIGON and Jay TONEY Honorary pallbearers: Jake WILSON, Justin HAYWOOD HARRISON, Zachariah Xanthus Bronza Dec. 30, 2000 Dec. 30, 2000 Parents: Jessica HARRISON and Stephen WILLIAMS Services: Harrison-Tiger Cemetery, Rev. Dan FACTOR officiating, Stout Funeral Home Preceded by: great-grandparents, Grover HARRISON and Judy TIGER Survivors: parents, grandparents Willie and Wanda BRUNER, sister Iesha Rashae HARRISON, other relatives SULLIVAN, Lois Mary Apr 3, 1913 Dec. 26, 2000 Services: Stout Funeral Chapel, Rev. Delmar HUME officiating, Oakwood Cemetery Parents: Jim and Mertie S. (GILLHAM) KEYS Married: On Aug. 17, 1936 in Holdenville to Elmer E. SULLIVAN Preceded by: husband in 1984, parents, step-mother Roxie KEYS, four brothers, Milton KEYS, Luther KEYS, Roy HOUSER, H. C. KEYS Survivors: step-daughter Sharon TREVINO, 2 sisters Ernestene PAYNE, Mayda FACTOR, 3 brothers W. K. HOUSER, Clifton HOUSER, Leslie HOUSER grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren,other relatives and friends Pallbearers: Tommy NICHOLS, Wayne LONG, Dennis MYERS, Michael PEERCY, Dan HOUSER, Butch HOUSER YANCEY, Howard Lee Sept 30, 1949 Jan. 4, 2001 Services: Swearingen Funeral Home, Pastor Rick HARRISON, Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole Married: Angie COLLUMS on Mar. 19, 1976 in Bowlegs Preceded by: mother, son Howard L. YANCEY Jr., 2 sisters Linda and Delores YANCEY, father-in-law Clayton Ross COLLUMS Survivors: wife, father Howard A. YANCEY, 2 daughters, Ashlee CAIN and Angela YANCEY, 8 sisters Dolly YANCEY, Betty LOZER, Margaret MCNEIL, Shirley CASTLE and Judy and Kenny ROBERTS, Dorothy and Al MARLOW, Shelia and Buddy GORE and Patricia and John WHITHAM, 2 grandchildren Sadee and Jax YANCEY, sister-in-law, Clayce and David MOORE, brother-in-law Lesley GEORGE, mother-in-law and father-in-law Brenda and Bruce HOOD, numerous family and friends Pallbearers: Logan ALLISON, Andy JOHNSON, Alvis CAMPBELL, Ray EVANS Honorary bearers: Frank "Buddy" GORE, Dan ALLISON, David MOORE, Bobby HASBELL, Larry HAYS. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Thought I would forward this on to the list, maybe someone can help Carma. Sharon From: Fariecomet@aol.com To: scburn@mmcable.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Is Anybody Here? i just subscribed to okgen, you were my first email . lol Iam looking for information on a Jesse Allen wife nancy jane, who lived in latimer county, OK. in the 1880s. any info. you send me would be geatly appreciated. thankyou carma --- Sharon Burnett-Crawford OKGenWeb Co State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ Pontotoc County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm OKbits http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/

Well, just found out why I haven't received any mail from the list, went and check and I wasn't subscribed, hmmm Sharon --- Sharon Burnett-Crawford OKGenWeb Co State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ Pontotoc County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm OKbits http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vickie Neill Taylor" <flip@okplus.com> > I'm here! Sure has been quiet today! > > > Vickie Neill Taylor > flip@okplus.com >

FITZPATRICK, William E. Age 56 Oct. 25, 2000 Survivors: brothers Bob FITZPATRICK, Roy Dale FITZPATRICK, sisters Gladys Norlene FITZPATRICK, Doris Marie WELCH, nieces, nephews, other relatives. Services: Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Mulhall, Ok. KINNEY, Ms. Wilma Age 59 Oct. 25, 2000 Survivors: son Christopher KINNEY, 5 brothers Rev. Jerry BAKER, Woodrow KINNEY, George KINNEY, Curtis KINNEY, Rev. Reuben KINNEY, 3 sisters Agnes KINNEY, Augusta SMITH, Martha WALKER Services: Wewoka Indian Baptist Church, KINNEY Family Cemetery, Rev. Kellos WALKER officiating, Stout Funeral Home. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

This was the first subject line I ever posted to OKGen maillist<LOL> Haven't received any post for several days so thought I would check. Sharon C. --- Sharon Burnett-Crawford OKGenWeb Co State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ Pontotoc County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm OKbits http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/

Let us not forget the Genealogy Fair tomorrow at Gurthrie. See you there ! Jack Childers in OKC http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm

I haven't received any messages on this list in a couple of days. Is it working? Have I been accidently un-subscribed? Jackie

This is a question from another list I am on I never heard of this before and am curious as to the answer Angela I have a question for everyone, and I hope someone can shed some light on the subject. What is the story behind the covering of graves to protect them from rain? This is an old question for me. Since I was a young boy, I have been visiting graveyards with my grandmother, for the purpose of cleaning or decorating the graves and to learn our family history. One grave in particular comes to mind; that of a distant relative who never wanted it to rain on her grave. She has a shed with a pickett fence built around her grave in Fannin Co. Georgia. For years, her children and grandchildren have respected her wish and cared for the covering of her grave. Many similar grave coverings are long gone, taken down or left to rot away, erasing the evidence of the old belief or superstition. I have asked my grandmother and many other elderly folks, but no one can say for sure why the graves were covered in such a fashion. I have seen graves with stone coverings, that were intended to keep the grave from being disturbed, but these graves were clearly covered to keep the rain off. I have even heard a story, on Public TV, that mentioned Abraham Lincoln being disturbed by it raining on a certain friends grave in Kentucky. Most of the graves that I've seen were in Baptist or Church of Christ cemeteries. Many people in my family came through Rutherford and Burke Co. North Carolina in the 1780-1820's, which was part of a migration trail. My ancestors were mostly German and Irish. Two of my family lines have been traced back into Virginia, but no further. Does anyone know of a poem, song, old Irish saying or religious teaching from the 1700-1870's which deals with the subject? I am hoping that the information might guide me to a locality or Church where this belief started, and help me locate some of my families prior to the mid 1700's.

FYI - Joni is adding more info to this board - if you haven't visited this board in a while looking for your ancestors, you should. >Special Biographies Forum - Indian Territory, 1901, by D.C. Gideon >A new message, "JOHN W. WATSON, M.D.," was posted by Joni L. Valley-Stockinger >on Sun, 18 Mar 2001 > ><http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Special/Gideon1901Bios?admin>

In a message dated 3/21/01 6:20:17 AM Mountain Standard Time, clilleyjohnson@webtv.net writes: << If I am not mistaken Herbert Friend was the president of the Historical Society here in Holdenville for many years. He was instrumental in getting the museum running as well as the Historical Society. There should be lots of info on him at the library here. >> and Vickie Neill Taylor added: <<For what it's worth...Mrs. FRIEND told me that they were all in the Hughes County area. Let me know if I can help further.>> This is turning into a fascinating timeline -- an excellent example of how different branches of the family lose touch as the generations pass, especially when there were many children born over a long period of time. Will gladly supply more details to anyone who is interested, but -- while I'm off chasing new clues -- here's the condensed version that focuses on the story rather than the individuals: Thomas Chelton FRIEND [1833 - 1920] and Malinda Lowry FILBERT [1837-1897] had 9 children. The oldest and youngest died before they left Missouri. One daughter [#6 in birth order] remains unaccounted for, but the other six moved to O.T. between 1889 and 1891. Siblings #2 through #5 were already married when the extended family moved to O.T., while #7 & #8 [the youngest daughters] were still living at home when the family moved and married neighboring homesteaders. All six stayed in the Arcadia/Luther area long enough to prove their claims and receive their patents, but the land there was poor and 160 acres really couldn't support a family so they soon started to scatter. From the burials in the family cemetery, I suspect Malinda's death was the final blow -- but I've used patent dates to determine the last time one of them was known to be in the area. #1 died in Gentry Co., MO in 1871. #2 died in Oklahoma Co., OK in 1912 [this is my line]. #3 left the Arcadia/Luther area between 1895 and 1900, after his wife died, and was in SD by 1920. #4 left the Arcadia/Luther area between 1894 and 1900, and was in ID by 1920. #5 was William Lincoln FRIEND, father of the above-mentioned Herbert. He left the Arcadia/Luther area between 1895 and 1900, was in Osage Co. for a while, but was listed in his father's 1920 obituary only as living "over in the Creek Country". #6 is the one who apparently married or died before the rest of the family came to O.T. #7 married a homesteader and stayed in the area until her death in 1957. #8 married a homesteader and stayed in the area until after 1930, died in CA in 1953. #9 died in infancy, in MO. The children who survived to adulthood, married, and had children of their own were born from 1856 through 1875 and some of the next generation also had spread-out families. By the late 1940s [my earliest memories], only the descendants of #2, #7, & #8 remained in the Arcadia/Luther area. My grandmother's address book from the mid-50s shows no entries for anyone in those branches of the family that had moved away before she was married. Even my mother thought that William Lincoln FRIEND had left the state. But Hughes Co.???? So near, and yet so far.... Sharon McAllister

Original print Nov. 10, 1930 The old story of a young girl's charm for a man in middle life was retold in the justice court of John DORRIS, young Seminole judge when Dollie ROBERTSON and Billie MILLER, both extremely young and pretty, told how they ha taken $200 in cash from the person of J. W. OVERBY, 56-year-old.... John DORRIS, Dollie ROBERTSON, Billie MILLER, J. W. OVERBY, Henry LEWIS, Grover ELLISON, Jess SHIPLEY The superintendent of a Wewoka hospital reported the condition of Stanley\ GRALL, 19-year-old Seminole boy, as serious.... Stanley GRALL, Lee SINGERNET Miss Millie JOHNSTON and Miss Agnes LANCASTER, students at Hill Business college...visited parents. Miss Millie JOHNSTON, Miss Agness LANCASTER M. L. SPIEGLE who was injured in a car accident the past week was removed from Harber hospital... M. L. SPIEGLE Lindsay NIBLER got 11 guesses out of 14 right in this week's football guessing game. Lindsay NIBLER Seminole's lone black policeman is no weak link in the chain, it was learned..... Police Chief Jake SIMS, "Buster" HARDY Pointing his defense to offer the greatest possible resistance to ROBERTSON, Seminole quarterback... ROBERTSON, Coach GRIMER Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

COMBS, Gerald L. 'Jerry' Medford Mail Tribune, OR 03-20-2001 Gerald L. 'Jerry' Combs, 96, of Eugene, formerly of Medford, died Saturday (March 17, 2001) in Eugene. A private service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford. He was born Aug. 22, 1904, in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of William and Marie (O'Brien) Combs. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma. In 1926, in Grove, OK, he married Katie Hampton, who died in 1974. Mr. Combs was a teacher, coach and administrator from 1925 to 1950. He worked in the retail shoe business in Salina, KS, from 1950 until his retirement in 1965. He lived in Medford from 1965 to 1984. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Elks Lodge and was a 32nd-degree Mason. Survivors include two sons, Bill and Jack, both Eugene; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jerry Don and Frank Edward. Arrangements: Musgrove Family Mortuary, Eugene. Howard Grisso SMITH KANE BATESEL MOLLOY MORRISON Medford, OR ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com

In a message dated 3/20/01 6:43:16 AM Mountain Standard Time, flip@okplus.com writes: << Don't tell Sharon MC, it's a surprise! I have found her some Hughes Co., OK. kinfolk. She doesn't know it yet though. Some times, it ain't what you know but WHO you know. Sharon had this family in Osage Co. William Lincoln and Sara Rosaline (KEEL) FRIEND moved to Lamar, Hughes Co., Ok. in 1918 along with their children, 9 possibly 10 kids grew up in the Lamar area. It looks like the names of the children were Ollie HUNES, Lennie MURHIED, Walter FRIEND, Roy FRIEND, Arthor FRIEND, Stella STOKES, Nellie SMITH, Herbert Lee FRIEND, infant daughter, and possibly another son. >> WHEEEEE!!!!!!! William Lincoln FRIEND was my GGgrandmother's younger brother. I'm in touch with a descendant of his eldest daughter, who gave me the following names and birthdates. All match the ones you listed, allowing for the use of nicknames <G>. Descendants of William Lincoln Friend 1 Friend, William Lincoln b: February 24, 1866 in Gentry Co., MO d: Bet. 1920 - 1957 .. +Keel, Sarah Roseline b: 1870 in Arkansas ......... 2 Friend, Roy Chilton b: September 05, 1988 ......... 2 Friend, Lula Olive b: April 05, 1891 d: September 23, 1978 in Grass Valley, Nevada, CA ............. +Humes, Frances Durel ......... 2 Friend, Mary Molinda b: April 26, 1893 ......... 2 Friend, Elva b: June 13, 1895 d: 1896 ......... 2 Friend, William Thomas b: March 01, 1898 ......... 2 Friend, Nellie Gertrude b: April 12, 1900 ......... 2 Friend, Walter Joe b: March 01, 1903 ......... 2 Friend, Auther Cicle b: February 01, 1905 ......... 2 Friend, Herbert Lee b: April 05, 1907 d: January 31, 1991 ......... 2 Friend, Stella Mae b: January 06, 1911 THANK YOU, VICKIE!!! Sharon McAllister

Original print Oct. 24, 1930 After three years of services as official head of the United Charities of the city, Rev. B. L. WILLIAMS, pastor of First Methodist church, Officially tendered his resignation..... Rev. B. L. WILLIAMS The Seminole County Election Board filed with the stat election board the certificate announcing the county board's findings on the recount, namely that George C. CRUMP won, the democratic nomination for district judge.... George C. CRUMP Charged with having stolen chickens from W. W. HALLMARK, R. L.James and Dick TAYLOR were given preliminary hearing in peach [this is not my typo] justice court..... W. W. HALLMARK, R. L. James , Dick TAYLOR, Judge R. E. CRISWELL, Chris WHITSON, James W. PIPKIN Lockjaw which developed from a slight injury to his hand, suffered in a car accident five days ago, took the life of John D. HALLETT, 24, clerk for ITIO. John D. HALLETT Miss Lorene SNYDER, who has been connected with the J C. JONES store in Maud.... Miss Lorene SNYDER Nearly two miles of paving on the Wewoka-Sasakwa had surfacing project under construction.... Roy GRACE Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

I'm in need of an obit from Guthrie for Dovie HULSEY DICE married to James DICE. She died March 3, 1963. Does anyone happen to have access to the Guthrie newspaper of that time frame? Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

>From the Holdenville Daily Times Aug. 4, 1957 Services Set Today In Atwood Church For Mrs. HULSEY Services will be held at 3:00 p.m.service at Atwood Church of Christ for Mrs. Phoebe E. HULSEY, 86, who died at 2:10 p.m. Friday after suffering a stroke at a local hospital. Burial will be at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Chaney Funeral Home McAlester. Mrs. HULSEY was the widow of the late Sam HULSEY, who preceded her in death in June, 1947. She had lived at Atwood for more than two years, moving there from Holdenville where she had lived 15 years. Survivors are one daughter, Carrie MORROW, Lafayette, Ind., two sons, George and Seth of Atwood, one sister, Mae GORHAM, Ada; nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. [NOTE: Sam HULSEY and Seth Orval HULSEY are also buried at the Holdenville Cemetery.] Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Don't tell Sharon MC, it's a surprise! I have found her some Hughes Co., OK. kinfolk. She doesn't know it yet though. Some times, it ain't what you know but WHO you know. Sharon had this family in Osage Co. William Lincoln and Sara Rosaline (KEEL) FRIEND moved to Lamar, Hughes Co., Ok. in 1918 along with their children, 9 possibly 10 kids grew up in the Lamar area. It looks like the names of the children were Ollie HUNES, Lennie MURHIED, Walter FRIEND, Roy FRIEND, Arthor FRIEND, Stella STOKES, Nellie SMITH, Herbert Lee FRIEND, infant daughter, and possibly another son. Some of these names may not be spelled right but this is what Mrs. FRIEND gave me. I expect to find Herbert FRIEND buried in the Holdenville Cemetery. I'll try to take a look for him there on my next trip over. If I see him, I'll let you know. Some how that doesn't sound right does it! I had gone to the museum yesterday to do some lookups and the first paper I went to for an obit just happened to have a story about Herbert FRIEND. How do you like them apples! Here's the story: >From the Holdenville Daily Times Aug. 4, 1957 pg. 1 FRIEND Is Named Drive Chairman Herbert FRIEND, Holdenville, has been appointed Chairman of the 1958 Red Cross Fund Drive, it was announced Saturday by R. B. KNIGHT, Chairman of the Red Cross Fund-planning committee. Bill LEWIS, Wetumka banker, has been named co-chairman. FRIEND is Hughes County Superintendent of Schools. The county fund drive for 1958 will be held in March, and will be all the county outside Holdenville's share, KNIGHT said, Holdenville's share of the funds are raised in the Annual Community Chest drive. Happy Tuesday, Sharon McAlester! Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Dorothy Virginia Crowe Dorothy Virginia Crowe, 75, of Hixson died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at a local health care center. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Harry Calvin and Valesque Crowe; and stepmother, Louise Hixson Crowe; and her grandparents, C.M. and Mary Ollie Kittle Crowe; and her aunts, Frances and Ruth Crowe and Elsie Crowe Burris. She is survived by her brother, Harry C. Crowe Jr. of Talihina, Okla.; and her half sister, Dorothy Derryberry of LaFayette, Ga.; cousins, Freddie and Robert Burris of Hixson and Jennifer, Bobby, Matt, Jeff, Mike, Adam, Rick and Rodney Burris, all of Chattanooga. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today at the North Chapel of the Chattanooga Funeral Home http://www.chattanoogan.com/obituaries/index.asp?id=9046

HI List: Can anyone give us some ideas on where to start looking. We are trying to find where Hiram Loshbaugh died. What we have. His wife's name was Alvira either Robinson or Wilkerson or both. According to family legend Hiram died in Sept. 1894 in a sawmill accident. The where is the problem. He had a son named Louie, born in 1892 who's death certificate says he was born in OK. That is all we have. Robin RLash@worldnet.att.net

I am making a couple of forms to take to the Logan Co. Ancestor fair Saturday and thought I would start uploading some in case someone wanted one that wouldn't be able to attend. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/forms/ --- Sharon Burnett-Crawford OKGenWeb Co State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ Pontotoc County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm OKbits http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/