Category: Obituaries

    Funeral Service   Monday, Feb 06, 2017 1:00 PM Rose Chapel Funeral Home, Sayre, Oklahoma Burial in Buffalo Cemetery Almetia Jenkins June 17, 1934 – February 01, 2017 Almetia Jenkins was born June 17, 1934 in Wheeler, Texas to Friedaand Lawrence Forrest.  She passed away February 1, 2017 in Denison,Texas  at the age…

Joyce Gibson February 03, 1940 – December 16, 2016 Joyce Gibson was born February 3, 1940 in Denison, Texas to Reedeth and Enoch Frank Lewis. She passed away December 16, 2016 at Reydon, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 13 days.  Joyce grew up in Yale, Oklahoma where she graduated from…

One of our best known and most respected young farmers, J.S. Hungate, was shot on Sunday morning by Ran Wood. It appears that there had been some feeling between the two families for several months and on Saturday night preceding the shooting, Hungate and a younger brother of Wood had a fist fight at the…

Adolphus Pheloneous Hungate was born the 10th of May 1842 in Washington County, Indiana. At age 20, he volunteered for military service and served three years with the 85th Regiment, Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army. He was promoted and served as First Lieutenant. Due to an injury sustained in battle,  he suffered pain for…

The entire community of Cheyenne was saddened by the death of A.G. Cross, known as “Whitey”, which occurred on last Friday evening in an Elk City Hospital. His death was the result of an automobile accident, which happened on Tuesday preceding his death. In this accident in which his brother, Lance received a broken leg,…

Leon Whipkey was born January 29, 1934 in Erick, Oklahoma to Mary and Edward Whipkey. He passed away January 15, 2015 at the Amarillo Veterans Nursing Home at the age of 80 years, 11 months and 16 days. Leon grew up in the Sweetwater area and attended schools at Erick and Sweetwater. In August of…

Billy Ray McCaskill was born July 15, 1961 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Etta Marie and James Lawrence McCaskill, Jr. He passed away November 30, 2014 at Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 53 years, four months and fifteen days.  Billy Ray grew up in the Cheyenne and Sayre area and attended Sayre Schools. He later…

Edward J. “Ed” Tracy, our precious “Grandy”, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the age of 92. Service to others was the theme of his life as he modeled strength, love, grace and mercy to all who knew him. Funeral will be 2:00 pm. on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Laurel Land Memorial…

J.T. Ackley was born December  8, 1947 in Hammon, Oklahoma to Velma Lee and Emory C. Ackley. He passed away February 7, 2017 at Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years, one month and 29 days. J.T. Lived in Hammon until moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado and later Amarillo, Texas with his family until…

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Marcella Cearlock ( October 21, 1933 – January 30, 2017 ) Marcella Cearlock was born October 21, 1933 in Marlow, Oklahoma to Lucinda and John Barney Smith. She passed away January 30, 2017 at Elk City, Oklahoma at the age of 83 years, 3 months and 9 days.  Marcella grew up in Marlow, Oklahoma where…

Sue Owen was born May 13, 1955 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Oneta Marie and M.J. “Judge” Owen. She passed away January 25, 2017 at Wheeler, Texas at the age of 61 years, 8 months and 12 days. Sue grew up in Reydon, Oklahoma and graduated from Reydon High School in 1973. After graduation she was…