Category: Obituaries

Ida Belle Glassey was born on November 19, 1930 in Waka, Texas, a small community in western Ochiltree County near Perryton, Texas, to Robert Daniel Glassey and Elsie Frances Stephenson Glassey and passed from this life on December 29, 2015 at 10:43 a.m. in the Memorial Nursing Home, Dumas, Texas. Ida Belle had just recently…

Pansy “Pat” Graham (Riley) of Half Moon Bay, CA, passed away peacefully in her home on December 28, 2015 at the age of 86. Pansy was an avid reader, painter, feisty card player and Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma Thunder fan. She enjoyed exercising with her friends in the Rosen Class at Senior Coastsiders, going…

Geraldine Dufur Saiz was born February 27, 1922 in Itasca, Texas to Idell and Jesse Riley. She passed away January 4, 2016 at Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 93 years, ten months and seven days. Gerri grew up in Cheyenne area and after her parents passed away, moved with her sibling in Itasca, Texas.…

Funeral services will be held for Joseph Lee Driver, 20 of Custer City at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God Church in Hammon. Joseph died Friday, November 26, 2015 in Weatherford. Joseph was born May 24, 1995 in Sayre, to Scott Alan Driver and Belinda (Enteria) Driver. He was raised in Hammon and…

Funeral services for Lee Caffey, age 68, were held April 10 in the Memorial Chapel of the Johnson Mortuary in Mangum with Rev. Mitchell Lowry officiating, interred in the Riverside Cemetery. Lee Caffey was born July 27, 1835 in Roger Mills County Oklahoma to Mr. and Mrs. John Caffey. He came to Greer County in…

In memory of our loved one, Ranson Lymon “Randy” Haven III. He was born June 12, 1956 at Elk City and passed away April 7, 1964 in the Beaver, Oklahoma hospital at the age of seven years, nine months and twenty-six days. He was a victim of leukemia. He leaves to mourn his departure: his…

Word has been received of the passing of Gladys (Jack) Horton, 67 years of age, on March 14, 1964 in a San Diego, California hospital. Gladys Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Salyer, grew to womanhood in Cheyenne and for many years managed the telephone office in this city. Survivors include her daughter, Lucille Gibson,…

Roy Sprowls, Cheyenne, returned home Monday from Phoenix, Arizona where he attended the funeral of his nephew, Ambrose E. Hyer. Young Hyer, 25, was killed in an auto accident Friday, March 21, 1964 (think this should be February 21, 1964)  He was a teacher at Yuba City. He was born in Elk City. His parents,…

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Elvinia McClure were conducted Tuesday in the Methodist Church at Roosevelt. Rev. Flora Bello Keith officiated. Interment was in the Hobart Cemetery under direction of Scroggins and Son of Cheyenne. Mrs. McClure passed away on Sunday, February 16, after a long illness. Born February 10, 1877 at Searcy, Arkansas, she was…

Beulah O. Wagnon, a long time resident of Washita, Roger Mills and Ellis Counties passed away in her home at Modesto, California, January 20, 1964 at the age of fifty one years and twenty four days. Interment was in the Lakewood Memorial Park near Modesto. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patricia…

{From Socorro, N.M. paper} Sam William Bowman, Star Route 2, Socorro passed away on Christmas Day, 1963 at his home. He was 75 years of age. Mr. Bowman formerly from Canadian, Texas, lived in the state for 30 years and in Socorro for eleven. Surviving Mr. Bowman are his wife, Pearl and a son, Col. Sam…

Funeral services for Geo. H. Lane of Reydon will be held in the Cheyenne Baptist Church, Thursday, January 16 at 2 p.m.   Burial will be in the White Rose Cemetery at Reydon with Scroggins & Son in charge. Cheyenne Star  January 16, 1964   THANKS – We want to express our thanks to each of…