This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rose Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/808 Message Board Post: Neal Preston Rose Graveside services for Neal Preston Rose, 69, Davis will be held Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Finis Stillman and Rev. Randy Chapman officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fox Funeral Home. Mr. Rose was born on October 27, 1933 in Davis to John Bryson and Lon Ollie (Smith) Rose. He died on May 26, 2003 at Mercy Memorial in Ardmore. He married Charlene (Rush) Rose on May 6, 1955, in Gainesville, Texas. Neal lived in Davis all of his life. He attended Davis School through the eighth grade. He worked in the oil field starting at the age of nineteen and worked there for thirty-two years. Neal owned and operated Rose Grocery Store since 1982. He was a member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce. Neal was a "successful person" and was very honorable. He is survived by his wife of the home, Charlene Rose; one sister, Philious Whisenhunt, Kinsland, Texas; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Frank, Gary, Joe and Billy Rose. Pallbearers will be Dick Jones, Bob Wiles, Joe Ray Primrose, Steven Reeves, Homer Ratchford and Wayne Holler.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rowe Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/807 Message Board Post: Carl Rowe, Jr. Services for Carl Rowe, Jr., 78, were held Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Fox Funeral Chapel in Davis. Interment was at Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, under the direction of Fox Funeral Home. He was born on July 5, 1924 in Sulphur, to Carl and Berdie (Bean) Rowe. He died on May 25, 2003 at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur. On July 13, 1946 he married Susan Joanna Vernon in Yuma, Ariz. Carl lived in this area most of his life, attending school at Woodland. He served in the Navy during WW II , receiving the Purple Heart and other medals. He was a member of the Davis Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is survived by his wife, of the home, Susan Joanna Row, Davis; one son, John Rowe and wife, Janet, Knoxville, Tenn.; one brother, Edmond Rowe, Lakeside, Calif.; four sisters, Wanda Stoll, Kansas, Okla., Warrie Solace, Maybell, Colo., Laverne Johnson, La Mesa, Calif. and Margaret Templeton, Euless, Texas; two grandsons, Nathan and Jonathan and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers were Chuck Hill, Stanley Vernon, Rob Vernon, Ricky Stutt and Stever Warner. Honorary Pallbears were Nathan Rowe and Jonathan Rowe.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rush Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/806 Message Board Post: Heather Ann Rush Rosary for Heather Ann Rush, 25, will be held Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Clagg Funeral Home with Deacon Mike Radosevich officiating. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 30, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Ray Ackerman officiating. Services are under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home. She was born Monday, February 27, 1978 at Stettler Alberta, Canada to David John Rush and Margaret Rose Zorn Rush. She died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Norman, Okla. She had lived in Roff and Sulphur area most other life. She graduated from Sulphur High School in 1997 then attended ECU majoring in Art. She had lived in Norman since January. She had worked for Pizza Hut in Davis, Sulphur and Ada. She was currently working for Hobby Lobby in Norman. She attended St. Frances Catholic Church in Sulphur and St Joseph Catholic Church in Ada. She is survived by her parents, David and Margaret Rush, Roff; a son, Dylan James Rush, Roff; a brother, James Rush, Roff; a sister, Jennifer Rush, Roff; and two nieces Carley and Rileigh Rush, Roff. She was preceded in death by her grandparents.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/805 Message Board Post: Ted Anderson Ted Anderson, 88, well-known educator, sports figure, and long-time friend of the Edmond community, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at the Manor Care facility in Norman, Okla.. Ted was preceded in death by his wife and soul mate, Murlene, who taught at Edmond High School for many years. He was preceded in death by his adoptive parents, Francis Marlon and Norah Brogdon Anderson (uncle and aunt), and his birth parents, Robert L. and Goldie Brogdon Maloney. He was the last of his Anderson and Maloney brothers and sisters. Ted was born near Sulphur on September 20, 1914. He graduated from Sulphur High School and was a member of the Mantooth-coached wrestling teams. He went on to Central State Teacher's College, now the University of Central Oklahoma, where he began a stellar record in wrestling. He won a National Championship (NCAA) in his weight class in 1936 and was runner-up in 1937. He was named to the All American Wrestling team two years in a row: 1936-37, and was also Oklahoma Collegiate Wrestling Champion in 1935, 36, and 37. He graduated from UCO in July 1939 with a B.S. degree in mathematics and science, and received his teaching certificate in 1939. He earned a M.Ed. from the University of Oklahoma in 1950. Ted married Murlene Patterson of Bradley, Okla. whom he had met at UCO, on April 9, 1937. He taught first at Chelsea, Okla. 1936-37, and then in Edmond where his teaching and coaching career spanned 35 years, the last 20 of which he was Principal of Edmond Junior High. During World War II, Ted was a naval officer, 1942-46, serving as a PL instructor for pilots in training. He was discharged honorably in 1946 and continued in the active Naval Reserve until retirement in 1976. After retirement from the school system, he was elected to the Edmond City Council where he served two terms: 1977-1985. The Ted Anderson Park of Edmond was named in his honor in 1986. During the time he was a Councilman he was active in he Association of Central Oklahoma Government, serving on its Board of Directors, working on water problems and local government relations with the federal government. Ted was a 50-year active member of the Edmond Kiwanis Club. He was an Elder and Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond. He was a life member of the American Legion, held positions of responsibility in the Boy Scouts of America, YMCA, Senior Citizens groups, and the UCO Alumni Association. He was Past President of Oklahoma County Teachers and active in the Oklahoma Coaching Association. He was a Mason and on the Edmond Historic Trust Board in 1990. The Edmond Chamber of Commerce presented him with a plaque for four years of dedicated service in 1982. Ted served as Director for wrestling tournaments in the armed forces and in Oklahoma. He received the UCO Wrestling Hall of Fame Award in 1991 and the Coach's Lifetime Service Award from the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater in 1996. The wrestling Room at UCO is named in his honor. Ted Anderson served well all the communities of which he was a part. He was a friend to many and leaves a host of former students and colleagues who enjoyed their interactions with him immensely. Ted is survived by his niece and her husband, Mary Carol and M. Charles Gilbert, Norman, Okla.; his niece and husband, Mary Beth and Myles Mitchell, Spotsylvania, Va.; and his nephew and wife, Louis J. and Zella Anderson of Beavercreek, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, in the old sanctuary, at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003. A reception will follow at the Church. Viewing was at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 at Matthews Funeral Home, 601 S. Kelly, Edmond, and concluded Wednesday evening. Contributions may be made in memory to the Ted Anderson Wrestling Fund at the UCO Foundation, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034. Services are under the direction of the Matthews Funeral Home of Edmond.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howell, Ray, Kirby, Oliver, Grubbs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Gene, When you get the obits they may not be enough. Does your Bobbie have, or can she get, copies of the death certificates which may list the parents? Still I would like to know what you find out. Thanks.... Tom Howell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804.1.2 Message Board Post: I don't know where the Willam Ray came from. Only that the Garner he married came from MS. Also there is a Bobbie Estelle Ray in my late wife's family. She married Elbert Cast Sr. The lived in Grady County OK and Kern Co. CA. Both are buried in the Rush Springs OK Cemetery. I have a contact that can get obits for me. I'll get one for Bobbie to see she if it will reveal which Ray family she is linked to.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howell, Ray, Kirby, Oliver, Grubbs. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804.1.1 Message Board Post: Gene, Sorry, even the names don't fit. My Ray's came into OK from IA. Thomas James met and married Finette Howard in Lehigh, Coal County, OK in 1892 and they moved to Roger Mills Co>Pottowattomi Co>Murphy Co (Sulphur) > Osage Co, all in OK. I do wonder where your Glenn's parents came from, though, who they were and if they came from IA, too. You may hold a key. Hope to hear from you…. Tom Howell

Lucy Elizabeth Ray Page died 1958 in Smithville, OK.. Born 1879 Jacksonville, ALa. father - Jim Ray 1850-1906 (no info) Husband was John Wilkes Booth Page. John Wilkes Booth PAGE was born in Madisonville, TX,, married in Dayton, Liberty Co, TX, then moved to Bell Co, TX, Thornton, Limestone Co, TX,, back to Bell Co, Montague Co, TX,, Polk Co, AR, Beachton, OK, and finally to Smithfield, OK. - Lucy Eliz. Ray was Daughter of Lucy Priscilla Arnett Ray, and Arnetts were in Sulphur in 1912. I got this from Sharon Shaw Page. I do not know what her e-mail is, she never has contacted me again, or any word since. I do not know much more, except that there are lots of Ray family. I have not pieced these together to know about Jim Ray, either. Lucy Priscilla Arnett was daughter of Edmund Green Arnett and Mary A. Mayfield out of Heard Co. Ga...close to Randolph Co, ALa...where all my Arnetts were from 1847 until 1900'ish. Hope it helps..Any Arnett info, please reply. ~Walter pekinghowell@netscape.net wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Howell, Ray, Howard >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804 > >Message Board Post: > > >Looking for information on kith and kin of Ruth Murphy married Glenn Ray in 1928 in Sulphur. She was probably born within a couple of years of 1910. Glenn was a mayor of the city sometime around 1940. >Tom Howell > > > >==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== >Visit OKGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ray, Garner, Sharp, Campbell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804.1 Message Board Post: Finally, somebody to possibly claim Glenn.Except the dates don't match, but I don't have a source for mine. They came from a cousin who did the research. Didn't get his sources. Glenn Ray b 10 Mar 1916 in Emmit OK. His parents were William Ray and Armenta Garner. Glenn had siblings, Roxie, Lawrence, Mamie Marie, Jim & Ernest. Armenta is a 2nd cousin to my grandmother. Our common ancestor is John Johnston Sharp, who last lived in Lafayette County MS. The only sibling I have info other than BD is Jim. He married Naomi Campbell and the moved to and died in Fremont CA. I have Jim's line down to a great-grandson b in 1975

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howell, Ray, Howard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/804 Message Board Post:   Looking for information on kith and kin of Ruth Murphy married Glenn Ray in 1928 in Sulphur. She was probably born within a couple of years of 1910. Glenn was a mayor of the city sometime around 1940. Tom Howell

so sorry i sent to you, forgive me katt

Dear mary: i live in bethany oklahoma and my ggreat grandfathjer is also buied in oaklawn cemetary, when i was looking for him i did not have any information on where he was interned, so i just began calling all the county offices, i called the sulphur conty office and thet told me exactley where he was burried and other inportant information, even what he was burried in and how much it cost, he died in 1927, not sure what year your kin died but im betting he is listed in the register office. i plan on a trip there soon (my niece had a baby 2weeks ago and she lives there) if you find out if he is there i will take a picture for you on my digital camera and send to you, or take some hard copys for you also, no problem i love to help break down theat invisable brick wall of our late great ones. let me know ok. sincerly katt baker

Thanks, I think you meant "can only be released with your permission", but this is good to kill it. We had some friends who recently sent this and we didn't do anything for the reason you mentioned; the info is generally not public. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haynes, Patricia" <phaynes@velaw.com> To: <OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:27 PM Subject: RE: [OKMURRAY] FW: FYI - VERY IMPORTANT > Please, this is inaccurate and has been stated as such on many reputable web > sites and hoax/urban legends sites. This has been circulating since 2001 > and just won't die. All this number is for is to opt out of sales > promotions, credit cards, etc. Your credit reports are for the most part > confidential and can only be released without your permission. Be aware > that you may unknowingly give this permission when accepting new credit > cards, loans, etc. > > Please see the following for an indepth explanation: > > http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/credit.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carolyn Coughlin [mailto:justjazzy@adelphia.net] > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 6:18 PM > To: OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OKMURRAY] FW: FYI - VERY IMPORTANT > > > Hi, > > I got this today from a reliable source, you might want to follow > through and notify your friends and loved ones. > > Thanks to Belinda. > > Read below: > > From: > > Carolyn Coughlin > > > > > > Just FYI... > > > > > Your Credit: Personal Information goes public Starting July 1st, > 2003, > > > the four major credit bureaus in the US (Equifax, etc.) will be > allowed > > > to release credit info, mailing addresses, phone numbers, etc., to > > > ANYONE who requests it. If you do not want to be included in this > > > release of your personal information, you can call 1-888-567-8688. > Once > > > the message starts you will want option #2 (even though option #1 > refers > > > to this email, push #2) and then option #3. > > > Be sure to listen closely, the first option is only for a two-year > > > period. Make sure you wait until they prompt for the third option, > > > which opts you out FOREVER. You should receive their paperwork in > the > > > mail confirming the "opting out" in less than one week after making > the > > > call. > > > > ==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== > Host For Murray Co. > Dennis Muncrief mudman@cableone.net > www.rootsweb.com/~okmurray/index.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ++++++CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE+++++ > The information in this email may be confidential and/or privileged. This > email is intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization > named above. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > review, dissemination or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, > or the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received > this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email > and delete this email from your system. > Thank You. > > > ==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== > Visit OKGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Please, this is inaccurate and has been stated as such on many reputable web sites and hoax/urban legends sites. This has been circulating since 2001 and just won't die. All this number is for is to opt out of sales promotions, credit cards, etc. Your credit reports are for the most part confidential and can only be released without your permission. Be aware that you may unknowingly give this permission when accepting new credit cards, loans, etc. Please see the following for an indepth explanation: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/credit.htm -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Coughlin [mailto:justjazzy@adelphia.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 6:18 PM To: OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OKMURRAY] FW: FYI - VERY IMPORTANT Hi, I got this today from a reliable source, you might want to follow through and notify your friends and loved ones. Thanks to Belinda. Read below: From: Carolyn Coughlin Just FYI... > > > Your Credit: Personal Information goes public Starting July 1st, 2003, > > the four major credit bureaus in the US (Equifax, etc.) will be allowed > > to release credit info, mailing addresses, phone numbers, etc., to > > ANYONE who requests it. If you do not want to be included in this > > release of your personal information, you can call 1-888-567-8688. Once > > the message starts you will want option #2 (even though option #1 refers > > to this email, push #2) and then option #3. > > Be sure to listen closely, the first option is only for a two-year > > period. Make sure you wait until they prompt for the third option, > > which opts you out FOREVER. You should receive their paperwork in the > > mail confirming the "opting out" in less than one week after making the > > call. ==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== Host For Murray Co. Dennis Muncrief mudman@cableone.net www.rootsweb.com/~okmurray/index.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ++++++CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE+++++ The information in this email may be confidential and/or privileged. This email is intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, or the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system. Thank You.

Thanks Belinda but too late!! I guess we are related after all.I jumped the gun and sent it out before checking it out also............................ chuckle.. A good genealogy friend sent me the thanks.....then the truth. Sorry about the email. I should've checked it out myself! Belinda This is from hoaxbusters.com: Credit Info Opt Out Hoax September 2001 This hoax was started by someone who has confused some federal laws. A very nice explanation of the confusion and the laws is available on the Privacy Rights <http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/optout_truth.htm> Clearinghouse web site. First, companies have always been able to sell or give away information about you. A new law required companies to inform their customers as to what their privacy policies were by July 1, 2000. What they do with the information they collect from you must be disclosed in that policy. If you don't want them selling your personal information you must check each privacy policy for information on how to opt out or just not do business with them. The phone number given in the hoax is used by the major credit reporting bureaus to allow you to opt out from receiving pre-approved credit offers. That is, credit card companies buy credit reports on you and use them to send you credit card offers. Opting out stops these offers. A recent variant changed the date to July 1, 2001 and another changes it to July 1, 2002, and another changed it again to July 1, 2003. Looks like every year someone is going to change the date and send it again. How about sending it to the trash instead. There is also a warning <http://www.equifax.com/cons_srvs/consumer_alert.html> on the Equifax site about this hoax.

Hi, I got this today from a reliable source, you might want to follow through and notify your friends and loved ones. Thanks to Belinda. Read below: From: Carolyn Coughlin Just FYI... > > > Your Credit: Personal Information goes public Starting July 1st, 2003, > > the four major credit bureaus in the US (Equifax, etc.) will be allowed > > to release credit info, mailing addresses, phone numbers, etc., to > > ANYONE who requests it. If you do not want to be included in this > > release of your personal information, you can call 1-888-567-8688. Once > > the message starts you will want option #2 (even though option #1 refers > > to this email, push #2) and then option #3. > > Be sure to listen closely, the first option is only for a two-year > > period. Make sure you wait until they prompt for the third option, > > which opts you out FOREVER. You should receive their paperwork in the > > mail confirming the "opting out" in less than one week after making the > > call.

Dear List Members, I'm hoping to find some one in the Sulphur area who can help me with my research. I've done as much as I can from here inVirginia. I've tracked this family from Kentucky/Ohio, to Missouri to Oklahoma and Virginia but I'm always just a few years too late in finding them! I tried writing the Arbuckle Historical Society a few months ago but haven't heard anything from them. I'm looking for the Floyd and Fulton families. John F. Floyd (born MO) married Nettie Burk in Saline Co., MO. They moved to Oklahoma about 1903 with Nettie's widowed mother Cynthia S. Clendenin Burk, first going to Tecumseh, Pottawatomie and then on to Sulphur, Murray Co., OK by 1920 and staying there until their deaths. John Franklin Floyd died in 1951 and is buried in Oaksawn Cemetery in Sulphur. The rootsweb Murray Co. cemetery listing for Oaklawn says he was born 1869 but that is wrong. He was born 1865 and his wife was born 1869. I would like to find his wife's death/burial. I would imagine she is buried next to him in Oaklawn and the birth dates were mixed up. The local newspaper said there was no obit for John F. Floyd only a death notice. Could I please get some help with the date for Nettie Burk's death by either checking the gravestone itself in Oaklawn or give me the cemetery office address where I can write for the records? Margaret Fulton married Herbert Monroe Floyd, s/o the above John F. Floyd and Nettie Burk. They had one son, Herbert F. Floyd, about 1923 and they were divorced by 1930. Margaret Fulton Floyd and her son, Herbert were living in Oklahoma City in 1930. The Herbert M. Floyd went to Texas in 1930 and then later settled in Tulelake, California where he died in 1967. Margaret Fulton Floyd died 25 Dec 1979 and was then buried in Oaklawn, Sulphur, OK. She was the daugther of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Fulton and her two brothers were Robert Fulton of Sulphur and Warren Fulton of Tulsa. Her obituary says, Herbert was living in Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA in 1979. I checked out the Alexandria telephone books and found Herbert F. Floyd listed there from 1979 until 1995. I can't find him since and he's not listed in the SSDI so I think he might still be alive. Anyone know the Fulton family of Sulphur? Lastly, I'm looking for Nettie Burk Floyd's mother (Cynthia S. Clendenin Burk) death and burial. Pottawatomie Co., OK doesn't have her death listed there and I know she was alive in 1910. She is not on the 1920 census with the Floyd family. Can someone check to see if she is buried possibly in the same plot in Oaklawn with John F. Floyd? Cynthia S. Clendenin Burk was born in 1843 in Warren Co., OH; she married Elisha Burk in 1861. Thanks for your help and any advice, Mary Louise Townsend Potomac Falls, VA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/799.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Dennis. How in the world does anyone get proof of birth? Does what is written in family Bible count for anything? Did the different Indian territories do census reports before 1900?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/799.1 Message Board Post: Old Hickory and Hickory are basically the same place. The community first evolved at the far west side of the present site. When the highway came through the twown gravitated to the highway, but they are basically still the same place. there will be no birth record as Oklahoma was not a state until 1907, so there would have been no county or state records for that time as there was no county and no state.. Dennis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Graves Parish Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/803 Message Board Post: Ray Cecil Graves Services for Ray Cecil Graves, 84, Sulphur, were held Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Willard McCartney Jr., and Rev. Glenn Clary officiating. Interment was at the Drake Cemetery with Clagg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. He was born June 8, 1918 in Connerville to Jeneral Graves and Rosalee Parish Graves. He died May 4, 2003 in Oklahoma City. He married Alpha L. Brown on July 1, 1939 at Calera. She preceded him in death on September 20, 1992. He grew up in this area, moved to California in 1942 and back to Sulphur in 1979. He worked as a construction worker for Dodson Construction for several years. He is survived by two daughters, Beverly "Debbie" Beville and Patricia Davidson, both of Sulphur; four sons, Ernie Graves, Tommy Graves, Digger Graves and Jerry Graves, all of Sulphur; two brothers, William H. Graves, Claremore and Marvin Graves, Whitehouse, Texas; two sisters, Bessie Saylor, Vallejo, Calif. and Bill Bray, Chico, Calif.; 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby, a daughter, Barbara and 2 grandsons, Clint and Richard. Pallbearers were Charlie Blanton, Hubert Fultz, Tommy Sexton, Michael "Red" Gordon, Justin Collier, Sam Jones and Dan Hughes. Honorary pallbearers were Charlie Kirby, Hubert Price and Floyd Gordon.