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Maxine Williams Wilkerson
TYLER, Texas -- The remarkable life of Maxine Williams Wilkerson will be celebrated at noon today, July 22, 1998, at the Tyler Unity Center with the Rev. Sandra Benson officiating and Lloyd James Funeral Home directing. A private interment ceremony in the family plot in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ardmore, Okla. is planned Thursday under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home in Ardmore.
Ms. Wilkerson, age 75, died Friday, July 17, 1998, in a Tyler hospital as a result of chronic pulmonary disease. She approached her infirmity with grace and resisted until the very end the impediments that illness placed upon her independence.
The youngest of seven children, she was born Sept. 16, 1922, on the family farm in Fox, Okla., to the late C.D. and Mattie E. Williams. The family relocated to Ardmore within a few years, and she graduated from Ardmore High School and attended Massey Business College. She had been a resident of Tyler since 1961, and had previously lived in Dallas, El Paso and Alpine, Texas, Lake Charles, La., Oklahoma City, Stillwater and Shawnee, Okla.
Ms. Wilkerson acquired from her parents the passions that persisted throughout her life; a thirst for knowledge, a fondness of travel, a delight in children of all ages, a talent for fishing and an absolute confidence in the virtues of honesty and fairness. She loved her children and extended family with unfathomable depth, and she affectionately welcomed others to share her circle of light and laughter.
In her early adult years, she assisted with her father's oil and gas business interests, then was employed by several department stores and furriers. Upon her marriage and the birth of her children, she became a "professional mother," and devoted her attention to their education and activities, managing her business affairs from an office in her home. When the children grew older, she embarked on several decades of travel, both domestic and foreign, generally accompanied by family members. In her most recent years, she became a member of Tyler Unity Center and participated in Better Breather's Club activities at Trinity Mother Frances.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Curtiss D. Williams; sisters, Virgie Williams Kirkpatrick and Leola Williams Todd; brothers-in-law, Joe B. Kirkpatrick, Joe H. Todd and O.C. Reeves; and sister-in-law, Kathryn Stanley Williams, all native Oklahomans.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, C. David and Patricia Peck Wilkerson, Denver, Colo.; daughter, D. Karen Wilkerson, Tyler; daughter in spirit, Donna J. Shinn, Tyler; special child by choice, Brandon L. S. Warren, Tyler; brother, J.R. Williams, Prescott, Ariz.; sisters, Opal Williams Reeves, Texarkana, Ark., and Edith Williams Carruth, Shawnee, Okla.; sister-in-law, Paulyne Fountain Williams, Ardmore; and 16 nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed and fondly remembered by many more who knew her well.
Honorary pallbearers are her beloved health care aides, Carolyn J. Holmes, Pamala J. Williams, Wynell D. Glover, Tammy L. Bush and Beverly J. Starr; her trusted physicians, David J. Sloan, M.D. and J. David Johnson, M.D., whose constant support and gentle care extended and enriched her final years beyond measure.
It was her express wish to benefit certain disadvantaged groups in society. Therefore, the family requests that memorials be made to the East Texas Crisis Center or the Tyler Salvation Army.

Lena Langford
LONE GROVE -- Graveside rites for Lena Langford will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the Lone Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Byrant officiating.
Mrs. Langford died July 21, 1998 in a local health care facility. She was born Oct. 1, 1902, at Legate, Indian Territory, to Cephas and Georgia New White.
She married J.W. Langford at Goree, Texas in 1923 . He preceded her in death Feb. 16, 1982. Her faith was Church of Christ.
She is survived by two daughters, Wanda Parrott, Kingston, and Billie Rabe, Lone Grove; two sons, James, Lone Grove, and Max, Lebanon; a brother, Charles White, Ardmore; nine grandchildren; several great and great-great-grandchildren.
Craddock Funeral Home will direct services.

Essie Alto Agan
SULPHUR -- Services for Essie Alto Agan, 90, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Fellowship Assembly Church with the Revs. Kenneth Brooks, Glen Clary and Jim Hardoin officiating. Interment will be at the Reed family cemetery in Saint Jo, Texas, under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home.
Mrs. Agan died July 22, 1998, in Sulphur. She was born April 18, 1908, at Saint Jo, Texas, to Thomas and Fannie B. Tramell Reed.
Reared in Oklahoma, she attended Olustee schools and married Otis Agan Dec. 24, 1924. They lived in California and Mississippi before moving to Sulphur eight years ago. She was a homemaker and minister. She was preceded in death by her husband; two brothers, Ukie and Cye Reed; and a sister, Ellen Alsup.
Bearers will be Don Keena, Bill Williams, Danny and Danny Crease Jr., Glen Clary Jr. and Richard Moore.

Artie M. Herrington
RINGLING -- Graveside rites for Artie May Herrington, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ringling Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Ellen Abshire officiating.
Mrs. Herrington died July 21, 1998, in a local health care facility. She was born Aug. 16, 1906, at Breckenridge, Texas, to Bent and Molly Cravey England.
Reared in Ryan and Ringling, she attended Sugdon and Ringling schools and moved to Purcell where she married Pat Cowan. He preceded her in death in 1929. She returned to Ringling and operated a beauty shop for many years. She and Vester L. Herrington were married in 1934. He preceded her in death July 19, 1973. She was also preceded by two sisters, Lee and Ona; and four brothers, Hollis, Claude, Robert and Dick. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church, Santa Fe, N.M.
Survivors include three daughters, LaNell DeBord, Clearwater, Fla., Imogene Gentry, Arlington, Texas, and Nadine Lawrence, Ringling; two sons, Robert Herrington, Orr, and Dale Cowan, Duncan; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Bobby Roundtree, Terry Cowan, Kevin DeBord, Frank Lawrence, Michael and Jay Herrington. Honorary bearers are William Bracken, Danny Morriss and Shelton Emberling.
Alexander Funeral Home will direct services.

James L. Kirk
Memorials services for James L. Kirk will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Craddock Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Susan Southall officiating.
Kirk died July 21, 1998, in an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born July 1, 1928, at Earlsboro, to James F. and Gladys I. Kleckner Kirk.
Reared in Altus, he attended the University of Oklahoma on a baseball scholarship and, after graduation, played professionally with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher. A resident of Ardmore since 1962, he was a oil and gas lease broker, a member of Landman's Association and Dornick Hills Golf Association. He had been ranked and played on the Senior Amatuer Golf Tour and for several years had been rating golf courses for Golf Digest.
He and Elaine Howell were married Oct. 6, 1951, in Oklahoma City. She preceded him in death Dec. 13, 1990. He and Martha McGill were married July 20, 1998.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Kathy Kirk and son, Dr. James L. Kirk Jr., Oklahoma City; his mother, Gladys I. Kirk, Jacksonville, N.C.; a sister, Joy Little, Jacksonville, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.

Carrol Bowman
Graveside rites for Carrol Bowman will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Harrol Bowman, his twin brother, officiating.
Bowman died July 22, 1998, at the veterans center in Ardmore. He was born here Aug. 22, 1943, to J.E. and Madge Orson Bowman.
He served as a staff sergeant in the Army from 1966 to 1973, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He also worked in off shore oil drilling as well as a butcher. He and Dovie Nesbitt were married June 10, 1991, in Ardmore. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Aubrey, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Joseph, Lincoln, Neb., and Bruce, Seattle, Wash.; two brothers, John, Lone Grove, and Harrol, Aubrey, Texas; a stepson, Jerry Vaughn, Davis; three stepdaughters, Karen Opsahl, Rebecca Cruz and Frances Manning, Ardmore; a grandchild; and nine stepgrandchildren.
Honorary bearers will be Gilbert and Gary James, Sevarro Cruz, Felix Copeland, Skip and Jamie Graham.
Craddock Funeral Home will direct services.

Mamie Washburn
HENNEPIN -- Services for Mamie Washburn will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Elam, Revs. Jim Price and Dwayne Colvin officiating. Interment will be at Hennepin Cemetery under the direction of Fox Funeral Home, Davis.
Mrs. Washburn died July 21, 1998, in Davis. She was born June 13, 1922, at Cannon, to Sam and Alice Lawson Dickerson.
She married C.F. Washburn Dec. 7, 1941, in Davis, and was a member of Hennepin First Baptist Church. Her husband preceded her in death March 29, 1996.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Warren, Ada, and Teresa Smith, Maxwell, N.M.; sisters, Jo Chambless, Davis, Helen Coppenberger, Burkburnett, Texas, and Bessie Jones, Dallas; a brother, Woodrow Dickerson, Davis; and three grandchildren.

Jane Kerr Mugge
Services for Jane Kerr Mugge, 77, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Harvey-Douglas Chapel with the Rev. Milton Murphy officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Dale Cemetery, Ada.
Mrs. Mugge died July 22, 1998, in an Oklahoma City hospital after a brief illness. She was born to Robert T. and Ollie V. Hill Kerr Aug. 24, 1920, at Ada.
She moved to the Ardmore-Gene Autry area in 1970 from Princeton, N.J., and was a member of Gene Autry United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star. Her first husband, J.B. Blackburn, died in 1945. She and George James Mugge were married Dec. 5, 1947, at Mountain Lakes, N.J. He died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Terry Blackburn, South Amboy, N.J.; two sisters, Helen C. Roy, Ardmore, and Ruth Parrish, Maude; two grandchildren; and a stepgrandson.
Bearers will be James Alexander, Jimmy Brock, Sam Veazey, John Hardage, Jack Riley and Billy J. Hutson. Honorary bearers are Carl Woodward, Louis D. Hope and Elvin Sweeten.

Buck Woody
BURNEYVILLE -- Services for Buck Woody, 79, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nazarene Baptist Church in Burneyville. Interment will be at Dunbar Cemetery under the direction of Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home.
Woody died July 17, 1998, at his home in Amarillo, Texas. He was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Burneyville, to Will and Tenny Woody.
He grew up in Dunbar and attended school there. He married Allie Anderson and owned and operated a tire shop in Amarillo. His wife preceded him in death.
Survivors include three daughters, Peggie L. Davis, Memphis, Tenn., Linda Woody, Washington, and Debra Woody, Amarillo; two sons, Larry and Buck Jr., Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Gloria Scott, Lawton; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Beulah M. Thomas
RINGLING -- Services for Beulah Mae Thomas, 95, are pending from Reser Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomas died July 23, 1998.
She is survived by four sons, Leon, Sulphur, Howard, Benjamin, Texas, Jay, Ringling, and Dana, Wichita, Kan.; a daughter, Flossye Thomas, Oklahoma City; a sister, Letha Rochell, Ringling; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Essie Shaw Daniels
BURNEYVILLE -- Services for Essie Bea Shaw Daniels will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John Primitive Baptist Church in Burneyville with Willie McGaskey officiating. Interment will be at Dunbar Cemetery under the direction of Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Daniels died July 21, 1998, in an Oklahoma City health care facility. She was born to Ben and Sally Gaines Shaw Aug. 12, 1911, in Burneyville.
She is survived by a sister, Nona McCarroll, Oklahoma City.

Lindsay C. Rice
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Services for area native Lindsay C. Rice were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Hahn-Cook/Street and Draper Funeral Home, Oklahoma City. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery.
Rice died July 21, 1998. He was born May 4, 1907, at Cornish, Indian Territory, to Newt and Josie Rice.
He operated many ranches in Oklahoma and Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby, of the home.

Elsie K. Neumann Smith
Services for Elsie K. Neumann Smith will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Craddock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gordon Thomas, associate pastoral care pastor of Lake Point Baptist Church of Rockwall, Texas, officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sulphur.
Born Oct. 2, 1915, at New Leipzig, N.D. to John and Christina Baisch Neumann, she died July 24, 1990, at a Garland, Texas hospital.
A longtime Ardmore resident, she moved to the Dallas area in 1987 to be near her daughter. While living at Ardmore she was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the John Carlock Sunday School Class and was a member of the United Methodist Women's organization, of which she served as the district secretary for several years.
Survivors include one son, David E. Smith, Portland, Ore.; one daughter, Marianne K. Walker, Rowlett, Texas; two brothers, Norman Neumann, Fargo, N.D., and Calvin Neumann, Clovis, N.M.; six sisters, Myrt Wilson and Eleanore Aune, both Bismark, N.D., Alma Dachtler, Elgin, N.D., Lilly Neumann and June Jenson, both Oregon City, Ore., and Irene Kaster, Sandy, Ore.; and two grandsons, William and Sean Walker, Rowlett, Texas.

Frances Hamilton
Services for Frances Hamilton, 84, Tulsa, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Ardmore, with the Rev. Cornelius Potter officiating. Interment will follow at Abramsville Cemetery, Gene Autry.
Born July 13, 1914, at Ardmore, she died July 22, 1998, at a Tulsa health care facility. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hamilton.
Mrs. Hamilton had been an usher at the First Baptist Church in Tulsa.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Willie Frances Berryman
Services for Willie Frances Berryman will be 1 p.m. Monday at Ragsdale-Grant and Sons Mortuary with the Rev. C. Eldon Figures officiating.
Born Nov. 5, 1904, she died July 18, 1998, at Lexington. Survivors include one granddaughter, Ivory Raymond.

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