Category: Obituaries

Funeral services for Fred C. Currier, formerly area farmer, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Baptist Church in Carter and burial was in the Carter Cemetery under direction of the Savage Funeral Home. Mr. Currier was born ___22, 1884 in Texas and died January 2, 1964 at his home in Blythe, California. He…

A traffic accident in Roger Mills County last Wednesday, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1964, claimed the lives of three men, which was the worst accident in the county’s history. The three were business men of Elk City. They were Jerry L. Webb 33; Bobby Dean Garrison, 32 and Eddie Mahl about 30 years of…

Funeral services for Pat Millington will be conducted Wednesday, July 14, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. in the Berlin Methodist Churchh with Rev. Roberta Ganzer officiating. Burial wil follow iin the Berlin Cemetery under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home. Winston Seth “Pat” Millington was born September 15, 1905 in Berlin and died Sunday at the…

Elbert Foster Tracy was born to John B. and Virginia Tracy at Juno, Tennessee, September 9, 1883. He died December 28, 1963 after many months of illness. At the age of six he moved with his parents to Texas near Vernon. In 1898 the family moved to Oklahoma, near Cheyenne where he has spent his…

Janet Kaye Mabra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mabra of Seattle, Washington was born at Erick, Oklahoma December 13, 1950. She passed away December 9, 1963 in Seattle after an illness of several months. Besides her parents, she leaves one brother, Ricky and two sisters, Sandra and Kathy of the home address. Her grandparents…

Mrs. Thomas H. “Bessie” Gillespie died of a heart ailment December 10, 1963 in St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Robison of the Reydon community. She was born December 9, 1896 in Mineral Wells, Texas and moved with her parents in…

William Jefferson “Jay” Bowers of Sayre died Friday, December 20, 1963 from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sunday, December 22, 1963 in the Church of Christ in Sayre with Don Hicks, minister, officiating. Born July 26, 1912 at Mobeetie, Texas, Mr. Bowers came to Cheyenne in 1916 with his parents. He was married to…

Graveside services for Jimmy Ray Walker, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Newell D. Walker of Cheyenne were held at the Cheyenne Cemetery December 24, 1963 with Rev. Donald Groves officiating. The infant was born December 23, 1963. Mrs. Walker has been employed in the office of attorney J. Scott Vincent. Cheyenne Star  January 2, 1964

Jackie Laverne Carter, 80 of Sayre, Oklahoma was born on December 11, 1934 in Elk City, Oklahoma. He is the son of Bub and Laura (Blackburn)Carter. Jack went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Saint Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jack proudly served his country in the…

Myrtle Augusta Morris was born in Williamson County, Texas September 16, 1881, moved to this country with her parents in 1892, was married to Robert O. Martin at this place February 14, 1909, died January 1st at the sanitarium at Clinton, Oklahoma where she recently under went an operation. Mrs. Martin was the founder of…

It is with deep feeling of regret that we chronicle the death of J.R. Burch, the father of Mrs. S. Grim of this city. Mr. Burch was 80 years old at the time of his death and was recognized as being one of the most highly respected citizens of the vicinity of Angora. He was…

Grandma Beard, aged 90 years, died the 18th of January, 1916 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.L. Collins at Blanchester, Ohio. Those who lived in Cheyenne in early day will remember Grandma Beard as being a most lovable character and a devout Christian. Her many friends will regret to hear of her demise.…