Category: Obituaries

Jo Anna Green ( September 09, 1944 – October 31, 2016 ) Sue Jo Anna Green was born September 9, 1944 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Thelma Eudell and Clyde Burl Green. She passed away October 31, 2016 at Elk City, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years, 1 month and 22 days. Jo Anna…

Edna Louise (Ward) Green July 09, 1924 – October 29, 2016 Edna Louise Ward Green, age 92, of Lytle, Texas passed away October 29, 2016 in Castroville, Texas. Edna Louise was born July 9, 1924 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, one of five children born to Franklin and Alva Dawkins Ward. Edna Louise was a…

Merle Elizabeth McCamon was born June 30, 1903 in Berlin, Oklahoma Territory to Annie Elizabeth and Alonzo Alvin Addis and passed away July 6, 1997 in her home at the age of 94 years and 6 days. Merle attended school at Belmont and married Edgar Vivan McCamon on September 2, 1919 in Sayre, OK. They…

ISCH, Virginia (Parkhurst) Virginia Isch was born July 2, 1948 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Juanice and Wayne Parkhurst. She passed away October 12, 2016 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 10 days. Virginia grew up in the Strong City community and attended school at Hammon, graduating   from…

Hazel Ann Moore was born February 8, 1942 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Francis Lawson. She passed away October 16, 2016 at Cheyenne, Oklahoma at the age of 74 years, 8 months and 8 days. Hazel grew up in Bristow, Oklahoma and California before moving to Strong City, Oklahoma at the age of 13 to work…

Leroy Dean Bowers March 06, 1926 – October 17, 2016   Leroy Bowers was born March 6, 1926 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Carrie Addie and Frank Gross Bowers. He passed away October 17, 2016 at Altus, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 11 days.  Leroy grew up south of Cheyenne and…

 Vonda F. Mitchell, 82, of Hammon, Oklahoma was born on February 18, 1934 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Kenneth E. and Hazel O. Hollingsworth. While sleeping at Oklahoma Heart Hospital on Friday, October 21, 2016, she passed into eternity where she will live forever with her Lord and Savior, Jesus…

Obituary for Thomas Leon Jackson Thomas Leon Jackson, 86, formerly of Elk City, Oklahoma was born on August 26, 1930 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. He is the son of Johnnie Jason and Catherine Elizabeth (Martin) Jackson. Leon went to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. Leon married his best…

Last Sunday, December 23, 1917, between the hours of 3 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon occurred a shooting affray at Crawford, Oklahoma in which John Zinkins was shot by Bill Miller. From the reports of the shooting, it seems that there had been some bad feeling existing between these men for several months, which…

Last Sunday, December 16, 1917, five or six small boys of this place went out for an all day hunt or outing. They took with them some coffee and other things to eat and also a target to hunt with. They had spent the day very pleasantly until about three o’clock when something went wrong…

Died at his home near Strong City, November 20, 1917, George Marland “G.M.” Scott of heart disease. At the time of his death he was 77 years of age; left a wife and seven children, 43 grand children and four great grandchildren. He was a Civil War Veteran. Funeral services were conducted at the Strong…

On Tuesday of this week, May 29, 1917, word was received that Vergil Anderson, who enlisted in the army a little over a month ago, had died of measles at El Paso, Texas. Vergil, born August 6, 1899, is the son of Mr. W.A. Anderson of Strong City and was one of the most admired young…