Category: Obituaries

James Baker Purcell was born March 21, 1920 at Rankin, Oklahoma and departed this life August 5, 1941 at Reydon, Oklahoma at the age of twenty one years, four months and fifteen days. He attended school at Rankin and Reydon, Oklahoma and was a member of the graduating class of 1941. During his school life…

Floyd Eugene McDaniel, Jr. 67, of Hammon was born on May 3, 1946 in Cheyenne. He was the son of Floyd Eugene “Gene” and Margie Jewell (Jackson) McDaniel and died March 9, 2014 in Hammon, Oklahoma. He served his country in the United States Army stationed in Korea. He married Linda Faye Drinnon on June…

Services for Beatrice Haas will be held Friday, March 14, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Rose Chapel officiated by Kendell Hamilton. Burial will be at Buffalo Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service.Beatrice Haas was born June 28, 1925 in Sweetwater to Francis Lena and Arthur Smith. She died March 10, 2014, at…

Three score and ten is the allotted life of man, but perchance we may live four score years, it is only by the mercies of God that we experience the extension of our lives. Our average life is only about thirty-six years; when we pass this age, we pass the ordinary age limit, and beyond…

Norma Gene Selby was born April 3, 1924 in Asher, Oklahoma to Austin Raymond Davis and Maude Garrison Davis. She moved to her Heavenly Home on May 3, 2014. Norma Gene grew up on a farm near Crawford, Oklahoma and graduated with the Crawford Class of 1941. On October 29, 1941 she married William Nelson…

Margie Belle Fowler was born August 15, 1915 near Cheyenne, OK to Henry Franklin Berry and Mary Eugenia Millard Berry and passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 in Sayre, OK at the age of 98 years, 8 months and 17 days. She was the youngest of six children. Margie’s parents divorced when she was very…

Dan Luke Goodwin, 57, died March 20, 2014 in Tulsa, OK. He was born to the late Dan Edward Goodwin and Ottie (Alexander) Goodwin on June 3, 1956 in Nowata, OK. Luke graduated from Stillwater High School in 1974 and received a BA in Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 1978. He received his JD…

Loyd Ray Springer, 82, joined his beloved wife, Shirley on April 20, 2014. He passed away at his home in Robinson, Texas. Services were held April 23, 2014 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Rummage officiating. Burial followed at Robinson Cemetery. Loyd was born March 24, 1932 to Scott and Mary (Goin) Springer in…

Bobbie Lee Townsley, age 85, of Kingwood, TX and formerly of Centralia, died at 3:34 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Kingwood, TX. He was born on October 23, 1928 in Canadian, TX, the son of Lee and Inez (Sanford) Townsley. Bob was first married to Jo (Holt) Townsley for over 50 years who…

T.J. Prather was born December 20, 1953 in Sayre, OK to Madeline and Rufus Hugh Prather. He passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at Cheyenne, OK at the age of 60 years, three months and eleven days. T.J. grew up in Sayre area and attended school at Delhi, OK; After Delhi schools closed, he attended…

ROWLAND, CalOn Saturday evening, June 23, 1899, Mr. E.F. Herring and Mr. W.M. Creagor came to town and informed Sheriff Thompson that a shooting had taken place at the Y Cross camp on the Washita in which they had participated. Mr. Herring also engaged Dr. Johnson to proceed at once to attend Cal Rowland, the…

Bud Walker was born March 4, 1933 in Roger Mills County, OK to Daisy and Samuel Walker. He passed away April 9, 2014 at Elk City, OK at the age of 81 years, one month and sixteen days. Bud grew up in Roger Mills County all along the Washita River. At a young age after…