This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOODMAN, KNIGHT, SIEBELS, BOOKER, JOHNSON, HICKS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/727 Message Board Post: from 5-4-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mrs. Faye Louise (Goodman) Knight, 80, widow of the late Chester Warren Knight, Sr., died at 8:23 p.m. on Thursday in Dewey following a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Knight will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Sanctuary of the Dewey, First Church of God. The Rev. Tony Siebels will be the officiant. Committal prayers and interment will be directed in the Dewey Cemetery by The Arnold Moore-Dewey Funeral Home. Mrs. Knight will lie in state in the Arnold Moore-Dewey Funeral Home where friends may call for their visitation until she is removed for services and final rites on Wednesday afternoon. Faye Louise Goodman was born on July 22, 1922 in Bartlesville. She was the daughter of the late Cyrus Steve and Rada (Booker) Goodman. She was reared and received her education in the Bartlesville and Hominy, Okla. community schools and was graduated from the Hominy High School with the Senior Class of 1942. She was employed by Landers Brothers Grocery Store and Phillips Petroleum Co. prior to her marriage to Chester Warren Knight, Sr. They were united in marriage on March 29, 1945 in Dewey and they made their first home in Bartlesville prior to moving to Dewey in 1948. Mr. Knight was employed by the United States Postal Service for thirty years and was an associate of The Arnold Moore Funeral Service for thirty-two years prior to his retirement. Mr. and Mrs. Knight made their retirement residence in Dewey. Mr. Knight preceded her in death on March 15, 2002 in Dewey and since that time, Mrs. Knight has continued living in the Dewey community in retirement. Mrs. Knight was a member of the Dewey, First Church of God and the Women of The Church of God. Surviving are one son, Chester Warren Knight, Jr. and his wife Laura; one daughter, Kathe Louise (Knight) Johnson and her husband Bradley, all of Dewey, Okla.; one grandson, Lance Edward Knight and wife Angel; one great-grandchild, Mia MacKenzie Knight, all of Bartlesville; one brother, O. B. Harrell, Lexington, Okla. and two sisters, Ruth "Babe" Goodman and Mrs. John (Reba) Hicks, both of Dewey. She was preceded in death by her father; mother; husband, Chester Warren "Chet" Knight, Sr. and granddaughter, Reba Katy Brooke Johnson on November 17, 2002.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURPHEY, MILLS, MCCORMICK, ZIEGENHORN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/726 Message Board Post: from 5-4-2003 Examiner Enterprise George Donald Curphey, 79, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 26, 2003. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in the Virgil Patterson Auditorium of the Bank of America building, 8th and Taylor, with arrangements by Schooler Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Bartlesville, Okla. Mr. Curphey was born in Bartlesville on February 5, 1924, to George M. and Lillian Carlos Curphey. He graduated from Bartlesville College High School in 1942. Following Air Force pilot training, he served as a first lieutenant and B-26 pilot in the 599th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group in the European theater of operation during WWII, piloting many successful missions. He attended the University of Oklahoma, earning bachelor's degrees in business administration and journalism and a graduate degree from the OU Harris School of Advertising Art. He married Dorothy Jean Mills, also of Bartlesville, in 1950. In 1951, he moved to Amarillo and was employed as an account executive on the Shamrock Oil and Gas account at McCormick Advertising and Engraving Co. He became a vice president of the company three years later upon the death of the founding principal, James L. McCormick. In 1964, Mr. Curphey became president of the company, then became chairman in 1987 and chairman emeritus in 1990. During his career, he was president or chairman of the following groups: Harrington Regional Medical Center, Inc., Amarillo Club, BIOS (Business Involved in Our Schools), Amarillo Unitarian Fellowship (founding member) and Family Service/Travelers Aid Agency. He was a founding member of Olivia's Angels, the support organization for BSA Hospice. He also served as a board member of Downtown Kiwanis Club, United Way, Amarillo Country Club, and the High Planes Soaring Society. He was active with the University of Oklahoma Alumni Development Fund. He was founder of a tongue-in-cheek discussion group called the TWITS (The Western Intellectual Tradition.) His professional involvement included being president of the Southwestern Association of Advertising Agencies, president of the Amarillo Advertising Club and a member of Alpha Delta Sigma advertising fraternity. He received a national CLIO award for a television spot he developed for Shamrock Oil & Gas, along with dozens of Addy Awards at the local and regional levels. The Amarillo Advertising Federation honored him with the Silver Medal Award for lifetime achievement. Mr. Curphey married Genneil Ziegenhorn of Amarillo in 2001 at Lake Tahoe, Nev. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, and a brother, Richard Curphey. Survivors include his wife; son, Chris Curphey and wife, Sandra of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Cale and Cameron Curphey, both of Amarillo; and a brother, David Curphey of Waynesville, NC. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, c/o BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FORREST, YOCHAM, SPARKS, YEAROUT, DOMINGUEZ, FOREMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/725 Message Board Post: from 5-4-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mr. Sidney Ray "Sid" Forrest, 70, retired rancher, died at 11:15 AM on Wednesday in the St. Francis Hospital at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday in the Dewey Cemetery at Dewey, Oklahoma with Rick Yocham officiating. Interment will be in the Dewey Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home. Mr. Forrest was born July 22, 1932 at Fairfax, Oklahoma to William and Ada (Sparks) Forrest. He was raised and received his education in the Butler Creek, Oklahoma area graduating high school there in 1950. Mr. Forrest was married to Greta J. Yearout on May 31, 1950 at Bentonville, Arkansas. He attended the Oklahoma State University graduating in 1956 with a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture. He owned and operated the Ochelata Sports Arena for thirteen years and was a horse and cattle rancher in the Bartlesville area for many years. Sid is survived by one son Rasy Forrest and his wife Annie of Meeker, Oklahoma; two brothers Jack Forrest of Grove, Oklahoma and William Forrest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister Wanda Dominguez of Grove, Oklahoma; three grandchildren Ashley , RayLynn and Sidney Forrest all of Meeker, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Greta Forrest and a daughter Debby Foreman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MCGINNIS, MORRIS, SEARS, MORGAN, BOGLE, LACRONE, MAXWELL, FROMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/724 Message Board Post: from 5-5-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mildred LaCrone McGinnis, 80, passed away on Friday at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Graves Funeral Home Chapel in Caney, Kan. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the White Cemetery in Lafountaine, Kan. under the arrangements of Graves Funeral Home of Caney, Can. with Mike Morris officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Alice (Sears) Morgan and husband Frank of Wann, Linda Bogle of Bartlesville; one son, Richard LaCrone and wife Linda of Belgrade, Mont.; eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sue Maxwell and Marie Froman, both of Fredonia, Kan.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUTLER, PITCHLYNN, COTNER, CRANDALL, ELKINS, WILLIAMS, WHITSON, LEWIS, LITTLEJOHN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/723 Message Board Post: from 5-2-2003 Examiner Enterprise Lorrie Irene (Butler) Pitchlynn, 41, died in the home of her sister, Jody Cotner, in Chelsea, Okla., on Friday, April 25, 2003. A small graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2003 at the Dewey Cemetery for those wishing to attend. Lorrie dedicated her life to helping others and will be remembered and missed greatly. Lorrie was born on April 7, 1962 to Derrell Dallas Butler Sr. and Betty (Susan) Ruth (Crandall) Butler in Sapulpa, Okla. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Derrell Dallas Butler Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz. She is survived by her husband, Mike Pitchlynn, of Dewey; a son, J.D. Elkins III, of Bartlesville; two brothers and their wives, Jim and Loleta Butler of Oklahoma City, Okla., Steve and Kim Butler of Mesa, Ariz.; four sisters and their husbands, Jody Cotner and Shad Williams of Chelsea, Okla., Birdie and Tim Whitson of Bartlesville, Debbie and Jerry Lewis of Buckeye, Ariz., and Brenda and Cameron Littlejohn of Bartlesville; 15 nephews and nieces and 13 great-nephews and nieces.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LUCAS, LEHMER, FITCH, MARTIN, CRANE, CHIPMAN, JEWELL, MARTINDALE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/722 Message Board Post: from 5-2-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mrs. Alaine "Lee" Louise (Lucas) (Lehmer) Fitch, 79,wife of Mr. Eugene "Gene" Fitch, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Fitch will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in the Memory Chapel of The Arnold Moore Funeral Residence. Mr. Leon Martin will be the officiant. The Arnold Moore Funeral Service will direct committal prayers and interment in the Ochelata Cemetery. Lee Fitch will lie in state in the Drawing Rooms of The Arnold Moore Funeral Residence where friends may call for their visitation until the service hour on Saturday afternoon. A native of Kansas, Alaine Louise Lucas was born on February 1, 1924 at Pittsburg. She was the daughter of the late George Washington and Vera (Crane) Lucas. Alaine was reared and received her education in the Pittsburg, Kansas Public Schools and was graduated with the Senior Class of 1942 from the Pittsburg, Kansas High School. She was united in marriage on July 25, 1942 to Mr. Robert Leroy Lehmer at Pittsburg, Kansas and they made their home there. Mr. Lehmer was in the military during World War II. Following his discharge from his military connection, the Lehmers continued their residence in Pittsburg. Mr. Lehmer was a structural engineer and in 1947 they moved to Tulsa, Okla. where Mr. Lehmer was employed as a structural engineer and eventually started his own Lehmer Manufacturing Company in Tulsa. Mr. Lehmer preceded her in death in 1984 in Tulsa. Alaine was an employee of Dillard's Department Store until her retirement in 1988. She and Mr. Eugene "Gene" Fitch were marr! ied at Las Vegas, Nevada on September 13, 1989 and they made their home in the Matoaka Community south of Bartlesville living in retirement. Mrs. Fitch was a member of the Spotlight Theater in Tulsa for many years. At one time her entire family was in the cast of "The Drunkard" production. She was a past member of the Will Rogers United Methodist Church of Tulsa, B. P. O. E., Tulsa, Okla. and the Eagles Lodge of Bartlesville. Surviving are her husband, Eugene "Gene" Fitch, of the Bartlesville home; a son, Steve Lehmer, Texarkana, Texas; two daughters, Ms. Karron S. Chipman, Austin, Texas and Mrs. Kirk (Jan) Jewell, Edmond, Okla.; a brother, John and his wife, Robbie Lucas, Derby, Kansas; six grandchildren, Chris Chipman, John Chipman, Tony Lehmer, Elaine Martindale and her husband, Gregg, Ryan Jewell and Shane Jewell; and a great granddaughter, Allison E. Martindale. Preceding her in death were her father; mother; and a brother, George Lucas.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SAWYER, MCBRIDE, FEIGEL, MARSHALL, WALTON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/721 Message Board Post: from 5-2-2003 Examiner Enterprise Johnny M. Sawyer, 70, of Bartlesville, died at 10:05 a.m. Thursday following an extended illness. Graveside rites will be 10 a.m. Saturday in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. Michael G. McBride of the Highland Park Baptist Church will be officiating. Committal prayers and interment will be directed in the Memorial Park Cemetery by the Arnold Moore Funeral Service. Visitation will be in the Drawing Rooms of the Arnold Moore Funeral Residence where friends may call for their visitation until he is removed to the graveside for final rites Saturday morning. Survivors include his wife, Helen J. (Feigel), of the Bartlesville home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Johnny M. and Loy Del of Bartlesville and Tommy L. of Collinsville; two daughters, Vicki Marshall and Dana M. Walton both of Bartlesville; and seven grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CLARKE, DUNN, HAND, PARLIMAN, LAPIERRE, PUNT, DUBLAC, BOGGS, JOHNSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/720 Message Board Post: from 5-1-2003 Examiner Enterprise Ms. Jeanie Lindsay Clarke, 74, a Bartlesville resident since November, died at 7:08 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2003 in the St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Okla. A memorial service will be held at Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Conn. on May 31, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. Committal prayers and final rites will be directed by The Arnold Moore Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor her memory may forward their gift to The Arthritis Foundation , COPD-Support, Inc. or Retinoblastoma International. A native of Scotland, Jeanie Lindsay Clarke was born September 10, 1928 in Glasgow. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Jeanie (Dunn) Clarke. Jeanie was reared and received her education in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1939 when World War II began, she and her brother were sent to the rural area in the north for safety. After a few months they returned to their home. She attended a two year college in Scotland following her completion of high school and since the age of 14 had worked as a secretary in Scotland. On February 14, 1948, the family sailed for America. They made their home at New Britain, Conn. She was employed at Hugh Graham and Assoc. Advertising. She and Robert A. Hand were married in June of 1956. They later had residences in Newington and Simsbury, Conn. Following her divorce she worked as an executive secretary, including Hamilton Standard, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Fox Press. In 1992 she moved to Florida where she lived in retirement and was ! a substitute teacher. She came to Bartlesville on November 24, 2002 to live near her son, Peter, and his family. Throughout her life she maintained her membership in the Methodist Church and was a member of the East Cross Methodist Church. She was active in several charitable organizations, including Meals on Wheels, Literacy Volunteers, Civitan and The Retinoblastoma Foundation. An avid golfer, she enjoyed watching the sport as well as tennis matches and also enjoyed playing Bridge. Surviving are five children, Susan Hand, Cordova, Tenn., Christine Hand-Parliman, and husband, Bradley, Coventry, Conn., Robert A. Hand, Jr., and wife, Sandy, Palm Springs, Florida, Peter Hand, and wife, Roben Bartlesville, Okla. and David Hand, Hartford, Conn.; a brother, James Clarke, and wife, Marsha, Crystal River, Florida; her grandchildren, Jeff LaPierre, Rebecca Hand, Lindsay Hand, Wesley Hand and Cameron Hand, Laura Punt, Bradley Parliman, III, Elizabeth Dublac and Ian Boggs; three great grandchildren and a devoted friend, Austin Johnson, Inverness, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father and mother.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STEVENS, GRABNER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/719 Message Board Post: from 4-30-2003 Examiner Enterprise Olive Stevens, 82, of Parsons, Kan., died at 9:29 a.m. Monday in the emergency room of the Labette County Medical Center. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Eugene Grabner officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends following the Rosary. Memorials may be made to St. Patrick's Catholic School Endowment Fund, c/o Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, 405 Main, Parsons, KS 67357. Survivors include her husband, Eugene "Gene," of the home; five sons and four daughters-in-law, Don and Crystal of Parsons, Kan., Ron and Rosie of Independence, Kan., Larry and Carol of Independence, Kan., Jerry and Dallas of Parsons, Kan., and Tom of Bartlesville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CLEVELAND, YOUNGBERG, NEAL, BUTTMAN, STRINGER, DOWELL, GUNTER, LEBLANC Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/718 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mr. Wesley W. Cleveland age 67, of rural Dewey died at 4:18 p.m. Sunday in the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Cleveland will be held on Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Dewey with Rev. Roland Youngberg and Rev. Gerry Neal officiating. Burial will be in the Dewey Cemetery under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home. Mr. Cleveland was born on August 10, 1935 in Dewey Oklahoma to Benjamin Howard and Jennie Mae (Buttman) Cleveland. He and Pat Stringer were united in marriage on August 14, 1954 in Bartlesville. Mr. Cleveland was associated with the Verdigres Valley Electric Company as a line foreman retiring in 1999 after 35 years. After retirement he and Pat owned and operated the Linger Longer Antique Shop in Dewey. He was active in farming and had a love for computers and was also a poet. Mr. Cleveland is survived by his wife Pat of the home, two sons; Wesley and Debbie Craig Cleveland of Pierce, Colorado, David Warren and Melissa Cleveland of Bartlesville, two daughters; Carol Annette Cleveland Dowell of Bartlesville and Patricia Lynnette and Daniel Gunter of Dewey, 18 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, his mother Jennie of Dewey, one brother Dale and Saundra Cleveland of Bartlesville, one sister; Lenora and Jim LeBlanc of Tulsa, one sister-in-law; Irene Cleveland of Arkansas City, Kansas, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother Ben Cleveland of rural Dewey.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MERVELDT, SMITH, AUSTIN, KASTNER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/717 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mrs. Betty (Merveldt) Smith, 74, wife of Mr. Don L. Smith and resident past 21 years died at 4:04 p.m. on Saturday at Jane Phillips Medical Center. A Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Memory Chapel of the Arnold Moore Funeral Residence. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday in St. John Catholic Church. Father Steven E. Austin will be the celebrant. Dedication of the grave, committal prayers and final rites will be directed in the Memorial Park Cemetery by the Arnold Moore Funeral Service. Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association. Friends who care may send gifts to the American Cancer Society or American Lung Association, % Mrs. Kathy Leeper, Post Office Box 1094, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74005. Mrs. Betty Smith will lie in state in the Drawing Rooms of the Arnold Moore Funeral Service where friends may call for visitation on Tuesday evening and until she is removed to the church on Thursday morning. A native of Canadian County Oklahoma, Betty D. Merveldt was born April 18, 1929 in El Reno. She was the daughter of the late Ferd and Nell Margaret (Smith) Merveldt. She was reared and completed her education in El Reno and graduated with the Senior Class of 1946 from the El Reno High School. She continued her education at William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri and later at Oklahoma A.&M. College, Stillwater where she graduated in l950. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She and Donald Lloyd Smith were united in marriage on September 2, 1950 at Okarche, Oklahoma in Holy Trinity Catholic Church. They made their home in Tulsa where Mr. Smith was employed with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. His job took the family to various communities including Nowata, Oklahoma City, Muskogee and to Bartlesville in December of l954 for two years. They later had residences in Houston, Texas, Washington D.C., Kansas City, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri. Following their retiremen! t in l982 at St. Louis, they returned to Bartlesville to make their home. Mrs. Smith was a devoted wife and mother, active in St. John Catholic Church. She was active as a volunteer for Bartlesville Community Center for 18 years and was an active member of the Pi Beta Phi Alumni. Surviving are her husband, Donald L. "Don" Smith, of the home; three sons, Donald Michael Smith and wife, Susan, Austin, Texas, James Gary Smith and wife, Mary and Mark Lloyd Smith and wife, Rozann of Plano, Texas; seven grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Doris Kastner, Bartlesville. She was preceded in death by her father and mother.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAKER, LYONS, TROTTER, CRAIG, THOMPSON, PUTNAM, MORRIS, BEAMS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/716 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Lenora Ethel Baker died early Sunday April 27, 2003, at the age of 75, in the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday in the First Baptist Church at Copan, with Rev. Willard Lyons officiating. Interment will be in the Sunnyside Cemetery at Caney, Kansas under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home. A memorial has been established and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Mrs. Baker may do so to the Jane Phillips Hospice 219 N. Virginia Avenue Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003. Mrs. Baker was born October 3, 1927 at Blackwell, Oklahoma to Clarence and Goldie (Trotter) Craig. She moved to Copan, Oklahoma at the age of three with her parents, two half-sisters Faye Thompson and Dorothy Putnam and a half-brother Daniel Trotter. Mrs. Baker attended Copan Public School and Lincoln High in Los Angeles. Through the years she held various jobs including elevator operator for Phillips Petroleum Company and Hunt Medical Arts Buildings in Tulsa. She also worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone, A C.N.A. for Jane Phillips Hospital and a private duty caregiver before retiring at the age of 72. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Copan First Baptist Church for forty-nine years. Mrs. Baker is survived by three sons Tommy Joe Morris of Vinita, Oklahoma, Stanley Dean Morris of Fortville, Indiana and Raycee Lindley Baker of Caney, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and a brother, her son Richard Beams, Sr., her husband Clyde D. Baker and her grandson Zachary Morris.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CUMMINS, TUTTLE, HAYNES, BATES, OLSON, SNOOK, FOX, ELLIS, WERTS, HARKRIDER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/715 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mildred M. (Cummins) Tuttle, 86, died Sunday evening at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Tuttle will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Dewey Cemetery with Pastor James Haynes of the Fountain of Life Tabernacle in Dewey officiating. Funeral services and interment will be under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home. Honorary casket escorts will be grandsons and will include Jerry Bates, Brandon Olson, James Snook, John Snook, and Chris Tuttle. Mrs. Tuttle was born on October 14, 1916 northeast of Dewey, Oklahoma. Her parents were William H. Cummins Sr. and Mattie Elizabeth (Fox) Cummins. She received her education at Limestone and Highland Park schools. She was married to Chris C. Tuttle on October 6, 1936 at West Siloam Springs, Arkansas. They made their home in the Westville, Ok. Area until moving to California in the mid 1940's, and then returned to the Washington County area in 1951 to make their home. She was preceded in death by her husband on August 6, 1973. Mrs. Tuttle is survived by four daughters, Bonnie Bates and her husband, Vernon of Bartlesville, Bertha Olson and her husband, Bill of Ochelata, Delora Snook and her husband, James of Copan, and Ruby Ellis and her husband, Chuck of Dewey, two sons, Frank and John Tuttle of Copan, one sister, Ruby Werts of Bartlesville, four brothers, Elvin, Alvin, Lester, and William H. Cummins Jr., all of Dewey, 14 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chris, 3 sons, Jerry, Earl, and Adam, and by one grandson, Billy Olson Jr., one sister, Louise Harkrider, and 5 brothers, Chester, Ray, Frank, Wilford, and Donald.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MORRIS, LYONS, HUMBLE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/714 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Thomas Morris, 82, of Bartlesville, died Monday morning at his residence. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday on the family plot of the Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Willard Lyons officiating. Burial and arrangements are under the direction of Neekamp Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Pauline; seven sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Connie of Houghton, La., Tommy Joe and Marie of Vinita, Stanley of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kenneth and Rae Jean Humble of Guymon, Tommy Ray Humble of Bartlesville, Jerry and Marge Humble of Claremore, and Jim and Lvonne Humble of Crestwood, Ky.; fifteen grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOWEN, AGENT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/713 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Winifred "Winnie" Bowen, 92, died Monday at the Bartlesville Care Center. Services will be 10 a.m. in the Walker-Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday on the family plot at the Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor, Mo., under ther direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Highland Park Baptist Church Building Fund, 300 S.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74006, or to the Laurel Oak Cemetery Fund in Windsor, Mo. Survivors include her daughter, Julia Agent of Barling, Ark.; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MORELAND, HAMILL, WESLEY, VANCE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/712 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Howard C. Moreland, 86, of Afton, died Sunday at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Hamill officiating. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa under the direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Mary Joline; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas Wesley and Ann and Gerald Vance and Sue; three grandchildren; and a niece.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CASPER, GWARTNEY, CHEW, HAND, AGNEW, PARKS, OLSON, MILLER, POSTRACH, CASEY Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/711 Message Board Post: from 4-29-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mae Agnew Casper, 84, of Ramona, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ramona Friends Church with Roman Ward and Pastor Lars Gwartney officiating. Interment will be in the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home. Casket escorts will include Lee Chew, Brett Chew, Smokey Hand, David Agnew, Marlon Parks, and John Olson. Memorials may be made to the Green Country Free Clinic, 500 S.E. Frank Phillips Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74003, or to the Ramona Friends Church, Ramona, OK 74061. Survivors include her two daughters and son-in-law, Ernestine and Dick Olson of Wahoo, Neb., Sandra Parks of Ramona; a son and daughter-in-law, Bryce M. Jr. and Patty Agnew of Bartlesville; a step-daughter, Carol Miller, of Burke, Va.; a son-in-law, Marvin Parks, of Collinsville; a daughter-in-law, Mitzi Agnew Postrach, of Bartlesville; a sister and brother-in-law, Irene and Ron Casey of Ramona; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PETERSON, GEORGE, CLARK, LYNCH, SCHUBLE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/710 Message Board Post: from 4-28-2003 Examiner Enterprise Ivan Allen Peterson 83, of Bartlesville died 9:28 p.m. Friday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Memorial Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the East Cross United Methodist Church with Dr. David George officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home. Ivan was born August 21, 1919 in Vesta, NE. to Paul Samuel and Bessie Sarah (Clark) Peterson. He married Nelda Lynch February 10,1945 in Tecumseh, NE.. Ivan was a chemical engineer for Phillips Petroleum Company for over 40 years. He worked in various plants for Phillips including England and Kuwait. Ivan was very interested in the safety of the children at Hoover school He was a member of the East Cross United Methodist Church in Bartlesville. Ivan is survived by his wife Nelda of the home, 1 daughter, Elizabeth Schuble of Bartlesville, 1 son, Roger and his wife Sharon Peterson of Houston, TX., 1 brother, Clark Peterson of Sacramento, CA., and 4 grandchildren. He was preceded in dea! th by his parents, Paul and Bessie Peterson and 1 brother, Kenneth Peterson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PETERSON, GEORGE, CLARK, LYNCH, SCHUBLE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/709 Message Board Post: from 4-28-2003 Examiner Enterprise Ivan Allen Peterson 83, of Bartlesville died 9:28 p.m. Friday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Memorial Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the East Cross United Methodist Church with Dr. David George officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home. Ivan was born August 21, 1919 in Vesta, NE. to Paul Samuel and Bessie Sarah (Clark) Peterson. He married Nelda Lynch February 10,1945 in Tecumseh, NE.. Ivan was a chemical engineer for Phillips Petroleum Company for over 40 years. He worked in various plants for Phillips including England and Kuwait. Ivan was very interested in the safety of the children at Hoover school He was a member of the East Cross United Methodist Church in Bartlesville. Ivan is survived by his wife Nelda of the home, 1 daughter, Elizabeth Schuble of Bartlesville, 1 son, Roger and his wife Sharon Peterson of Houston, TX., 1 brother, Clark Peterson of Sacramento, CA., and 4 grandchildren. He was preceded in dea! th by his parents, Paul and Bessie Peterson and 1 brother, Kenneth Peterson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: REIDY, O'FLAHERTY, SKEEHAN, MCMILLAN, ROBERTS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FZB.2ACE/708 Message Board Post: from 4-28-2003 Examiner Enterprise Mrs. Eileen Patricia "Pat" (O'Flaherty) Reidy, 92, a Bartlesville resident since 1977, died at the family residence on Friday afternoon in Bartlesville. A rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. on Monday in the Memory Chapel of The Arnold Moore Funeral Residence. The Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning in St. James Catholic Church. Father William "Bill" Skeehan will be the officiant. Private family dedication of the grave, committal prayers and interment will be directed in the Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla. by The Arnold Funeral Service. Memorials in Mrs. Reidy's name have been established to the Mary Martha Outreach at 417 SW 8th, Bartlesville, Okla. 74003 and Catholic Charities. A native of Pennsylvania, Eileen Patricia O'Flaherty was born in Franklin on October 12, 1910. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Rachel (McMillan) O'Flaherty. "Pat" was reared and received her education in the Oil City, Pennsylvania community and was graduated in 1928 from the Oil City High School. She attended the Seton Hill College from 1928 to 1932 and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in language and education. She was employed by the Chic Shop in Oil City until her marriage to Martin J. Reidy, also of Oil City, at Notre Dame University on September 17, 1935. She and Martin moved to Tulsa following their marriage where Martin was an employee of the Sinclair Refining Company. Eileen was a homemaker until the mid 1960's when she taught elementary school for a 15 year period which included St. Pius in Tulsa and schools in Birmingham, Michigan. Martin preceded her in death in 1969. She moved to Bartlesville in 1977 where her oldest daughter, Mary, had a medical lab! . Pat was a member of the St. James Catholic Church in Bartlesville. Surviving are eight children, Dr. James Reidy and Dorothy, Oxford, Mississippi, Martin and Helen Reidy, Joseph Reidy, and Michael Reidy all of Tulsa, Okla., Frank and Louise Reidy, Patrick Reidy, all of Bartlesville, Okla.; Elizabeth "Liz" and Warren Roberts, Muskogee, Okla. and Patricia Reidy, Laurel, Maryland; 16 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her father; mother; husband; two daughters, Mary Ann Reidy and Martha Ann Reidy; an infant sister, Ruth O'Flaherty; and a brother, Donald O'Flaherty.