Author: Judy Tracy

Services for Mrs. Gertrude Marsh will be Thursday, at 10 a.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Sayre with Rev. Hugh Jeffries of Elk City officiating . Committal will be in the Sayre Doxey Cemetery under direction of Scroggins and Son. Mrs. Marsh was a long time resident of Sayre having come there in 1905. Born…

Terrell B. Simms services were held Friday, July 17, 1964 in the Sayre Methodist Church with Rev. Daris Parker officiating. Mr. Simms passed away July 14, in the Memorial Hospital, Elk City at the age of 83 years, six months. Born in Rockwall, Texas on January 14, 1881, he was married November 4, 1904 to…

Frank Kendall, one of the early settlers of Roger Mills County, died last Friday, January 21, 1921 at the home of his brother in Cheyenne and buried Saturday in Strong City. Mr. Kendall, commonly known as “Uncle Frank” was born 3OCT1850 and is a brother to “Uncle Bill” and J.H. Kendall of Strong City. Cheyenne Star, January…

Lonnie “Jack” Stalcup, 96 of Elk City, Oklahoma was born on November 24, 1919 in Hammon, Oklahoma. He is the son of Lonnie and Elliweese (Holder) Stalcup. Jack went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton, Oklahoma. Jack served his country proudly in…

Warren Poindexter, Durham, died at an Oklahoma City hospital Sunday, August 12, 1964 following an extended illness. Services were held at the Crawford gymnasium Wednesday, August 15, 1964 at 2:00 p.m. with Leland Burch, Durham, Oklahoma officiating. Born July 6, 1906 in Roger Mills County near Crawford, Mr. Poindexter was married March 2, 1938 to Thursia…

A rock thrown by a dynamite blast in Idaho Falls, Idaho on August 30,1964, killed a construction worker in a sanitary sewer project. Dick Harris, died in surgery in Idaho Falls Hospital about 2 p.m.  He had been taken to the hospital after the blast at 10:30 a.m. Harris was one of two persons near…

George Moore, 55, Cheyenne died Wednesday at the Cheyenne Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral Mass was held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cheyenne with Rev. Michael Hughes, Sayre officiating. Born in Kansas, Mr. Moore came with his parents to the Doxey community in 1910. He moved from St.…

Funeral services for Ralph Dean Blair were conducted Monday at the Berlin School auditorium with Rev. Lloyd Martin of Crawford officiating. Committal was in the Berlin Cemetery under direction of Scroggins and Son of Cheyenne. Young Blair, son of Raymond Blair of Cheyenne, died suddenly , August 12, 1964 after a four day illness of…

Mrs. Hannah (Gray) Montgomery services were held Sunday, July 2, 1964 in the Lamont Revival Tabernacle at 2 p.m., Rev. Paul Winters officiating. Mrs. Montgomery passed away June 28, 1964 at the age of 84 years, 3 months and seven days. Born in Arkansas, March 21, 1880, survivors are two sons, Welbie E. Montgomery of…

Charles Earl McCoy, Sr., Reydon died August 28, 1964 at the Cheyenne hospital following an extended illness. Services were held at the Reydon Community Building Friday at 2:30 p.m. Born March 23, 1900 at Jonesboro, Texas, Mr. McCoy moved from Allison, Texas to Roger Mills County in 1941. He was married to Daisy M. Messer…

Word has been received of the passing of a former resident of Cheyenne, “Doc” Tunnard. He passed away October 5, 1964 in California after an illness of several months, of cancer. He was buried in Glendale, California on October 7, 1964. Survivors include one brother, Joe Tunnard of Odessa, Texas. “Doc” Tunnard loved Cheyenne and…

Mrs. Mollie M. Burks, Reydon, died at her home October 1, 1964 following an extended illness. Funeral services were held in the Reydon community building on Sunday with Rev. Lynn Heard and Rev. Billy Wheeler officiating. Born March 27, 1888 in Houston, Texas, Mrs. Burks came to western Oklahoma in 1914. She was married September…