Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1177 Surname: Axton, Davies, Parker, Butler, Rile, Wallis, Lynn, Binger, Beason, Deramus ------------------------- Axton, Hoyt - was never from Broken Bow, although his father was the high school football coach for many years after Hoyt was grown. When questioned about it, Hoyt usually called Ada home. Axton, Mae (Boren) - was almost as well known in Nashville as Hoyt and actually lived in Broken Bow for several years. She was Hoyt's mother. Her biggest claim to fame was a writing credit on Heartbreak Hotel, a #1 hit for Elvis Presley in the 1950's. Davies, Gail - was born in Broken Bow and had relative success as a country music singer/songwriter. I believe that she is related to the Whittens. Parker, Frank - Professional athlete with the Cleveland Browns. You can probably find him at Cedar Creek Golf Course. Butler, James - 1979/1980 NCAA National Champion, 200 meters. 1980 Olympic Qualifier, 200 meters. His mother still lives in Broken Bow. Rile, Curt - Successful career as a country musician in Nashville. He is related to the Pannells. I may not have spelled his name correctly. (Ryle, Kurt??) He played guitar in Vern Gosdin's band in the 1980's, I think. Wallis, James - Successful career as a comedian. I think one of his websites is www.baldguy.com. He is a member of the Broken Bow group at www.egroups.com. Lynn, Judy - She had success as a country music singer in Nashville. Sharon Bice is her cousin, I believe. Binger, Roy - Professional baseball player in the 1930's or 40's. I think his nickname was "Egghead". Beason, Lucille - Playboy Playmate in the 1960's. I believe that she appeared in the magazine as "Lisa Baker". Deramus, Judy - Successful country gospel singing career. She lives in Broken Bow. Richard, Ira - Played for the Arena Football League's San Jose Sharks a few years ago. Kacharal, These are the ones that I remember off the top of my head. I wrote an article about this topic several years ago. There were a few others, but I can't recall them at the moment. I hope that you will find some of this information useful. Good Luck, Skip Copeland