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Lucille Williams McKinnon
WILSON -- Services for Lucille Williams McKinnon, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexander Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Jim Gillum officiating. Interment will be at Crow Cemetery.
Mrs. McKinnon died Dec. 8, 1998, in Ardmore. She was born June 28, 1920, at Wilson.
Reared at Orr, she lived in Marietta several years and was employed at the cookie factory, pants factory at the Ardmore air park. The former Lucille Williams Patty, she married Vernon L. "Pig" McKinnon July 23, 1972, at Gainesville, Texas, and moved to Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband Jan. 13, 1998; a sister, Marie McKinnon; and three brothers, Fred, Reeves and Jack Williams.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Ledbetter, South Lake, Texas; two brothers, Earl Williams, Orr, and Joe Williams, Odessa, Texas; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Bearers will be Dale Gore, Cecil and Joe Michael Williams and Rusty and Chuck Gilcrease.

Vennie E. Digby
SULPHUR -- Services for Vennie Eaves Digby, 87, are pending from Cowley-Krien Funeral Home. Digby died Dec. 9, 1998, in a Tulsa hospital.

Mary Belle Haynie
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Mary Belle Graham Haynie, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Corbin Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Rocky Pettyjohn officiating. Interment will follow at Ravia Cemetery.
Mrs. Haynie died Dec. 9, 1998, in Denison, Texas. She was born Sept. 6, 1930, at Ravia, to Ed and Eva Martin Graham.
A resident of Ravia most of he life, she graduated from Murray State College and had been a certified operating room technician for 22 years in Madill. She was a member of Ravia Church of God.
Survivors include a son, Larry Perkins, Russett; daughter, Donna Knight, Ravia; three brothers, Gary Graham, Butcher Pen, Ellis and Redon Graham, Ravia; a sister, Rheba Brumley, Ravia; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Haynie; and two brothers, Phillip and Vernon Graham.

Hershell Gill
TACOMA, Wash. -- Services for Hershell Gill were Monday at Tuell-McKee Funeral Home in Tacoma, Wash. Interment with full military honors followed at Tahoma National Cemetery.
Gill died Dec. 1, 1998, in Tacoma. He was born Nov. 27, 1921, at Long Branch, Texas.
He retired as a Sgt. 1st Class from the Army after 28 years of service and from the Seattle School District as counselor after 17 years.
Survivors include two sons, Patrick, Slidell, La., Robert, Tulsa; two daughters, Lynda Gill, Tacoma, and Sandra Howard, Ardmore; two brothers, Edward, Tacoma, and Eugene, Oklahoma; two sisters, Merle Gill, Gainesville, Texas, and Anna Pearl Tucker, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Helen J. Scott
Services for Helen Jean Scott, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Custar officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Scott died Dec. 12, 1998, in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 9, 1927, at Wirt, to A.B. and Marjorie Fry.
A resident of the Ardmore area most of her life, she married Ralph Scott Sept. 6, 1963, at Madill, and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, of the home; a son, Dick Edgeman, Durant; daughters, Sherry Vick, Norman, Debbie McEuin, Lone Grove, and Shannon McMahon, Atlanta, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Ted Hastings, Steve Higgs, Simmons Johnson, Eddie Barker, Brad Scott and Dennis Walker. Honorary bearers are E. Don Flanagan and Bob Longest.

Lucille Looney
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Lucille Looney, 89, were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home chapel with Perry Crisp officiating. Interment was at Tishomingo Cemetery.
Ms. Looney died Dec. 10, 1998, in a local hospital. She was born April 20, 1909, to William A. and Anna C. Looney.
She was a Baptist and a retired teacher.

Dorothy L. Field
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Dorothy Lillian Field, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home chapel with Perry Crisp officiating. Interment will be at Ravia Cemetery.
Mrs. Fields died Dec. 11, 1998. She was born in Covington, Texas to Otis T. and Hallie Corene Thurston.
She married Jim Field Feb. 11, 1966, in Dallas, and moved to Johnston County in 1975. She was the city clerk treasurer for Ravia.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; a son, Henry Cantrell III, Grand Prairie, Texas; four daughters, Jo Bell, Sherman, Texas, Karen Elkins, Stringtown, Texas, Nancy Carl, Arlington, Texas, and Dorothy Henslee, Denison, Texas; a stepdaughter, Kim Hollis, Hope, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Bobby Ellis
Services for Bobby Ellis will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father John Vrana officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.
Ellis died Dec. 13, 1998, in Ardmore. He was born Oct. 29, 1961, at Waco, Texas.
He was a production group leader with Halliburton. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ardmore Elks Lodge and Falconhead Men's Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Becky, of the home; stepdaughter, Robin McNeely, Healdton; stepson, Chris Cunningham, South Dakota; his parents, Don and Carole Ellis, Ardmore; and grandmothers, Carrie York and Helen Barrier, Ardmore.
Bearers will be Sam Doham, Kenneth Hicks, Gregg Pack, Chuck Chronister, Rick Jacobi and Ricky Allen.

Mary I. Oxford
Funeral services for Mary Irene Oxford, 89, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Donny Custar. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mrs. Oxford, daughter of the late Bud and Odie Ethridge, pioneer residents of Oklahoma, was born Feb. 4, 1909, at Centrahoma.
She moved to Ardmore in 1925 and graduated from Ardmore High School in 1927. She and Iley Oxford were married Sept. 27, 1928, and celebrated their 70th anniversary this year. She died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998.
A lifelong member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, she was an employee of the J.C. Penney Company in Ardmore for many years. She was a charter member of A.A.R.P., and had been a member of the Ardmore Library Board, Altrusa Club and Mattie Bruce Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. She was active in the P.T.A., serving as an officer for 12 years, where she made many friendships that lasted a lifetime.
Survivors include her husband, Iley, of the home; a son, Dr. Don Oxford and wife, Sandra, of Davis; grandsons, Mike and Brent Oxford; granddaughters, Tracy Drennan, Carol Edwards, Lyndi McCulloch, Donna Williams and Diane Long.; eight great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by a son, James Oxford, in 1966, and a daughter, Nelda, in 1997.
Serving as bearers will be Lloyd Bowers, Kenneth French, Bill Morgan, Ted Spurgeon, Boyd Howell and H.A. Hodges.
Memorials may be made to the building fund of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Services will be directed by Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Linda J. Englett
WILSON -- Services for Linda Jean Englett, 50, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wilson First Baptist Church with the Rev. Darel Bunch officiating. Interment will be at Hewitt Cemetery under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.
Mrs. Englett died Dec. 14, 1998, in Ardmore following a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 26, 1948, at Altus, to Fred and Dora M. Welch Clark.
Reared in Altus, she and Gerald Lee Englett were married in 1992 and they moved to Wilson five years ago. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Quinn and Frances Holcomb; and a brother, Alford Clark.
Survivors include her husband; and daughter, Della Englett, of the home; three sons, Jackie Russell, Healdton, Chris and Joshua Englett, of the home; and two grandchildren.
Bearers will be Charlie Richards and Stan Harris.

Dorothy Lawson Brooks
CYRIL -- Services for Dorothy Lawson Brooks, 82, will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Cyril First Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis Wollenberg officiating. Interment will be at Celestial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Binyon-Cyril Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brooks was born to Dora William and Eda G. Lawson Feb. 3, 1916, at Hackett, Ark. She died Dec. 13, 1998, in Bethany.
She married Richard C. Brooks Nov. 24, 1938, at Lawton, and they made their home in Cyril. She was a member of Women's Missionary Union at First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy S. Kahle, Ardmore; a son, Roger, Oklahoma City; a sister, Faye Bull, Madill; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Cyril First Baptist Church.

Daniel L. Chase
Funeral services for Daniel Lee Chase, 53, will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Ardmore, conducted by the Rev. Russell Cheatham and Rev. Richard Mills. Burial will be in Young Cemetery, northeast of Ardmore.
The son of Grove and Maxine Cox Chase, Danny was born Sept. 30, 1945, in Duncan, Okla. He died Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, in the Ardmore hospital after a brief illness.
A resident of southern Oklahoma all his life, he and LaVeta Young were married Aug. 20, 1966, in Ardmore, and had lived in Healdton since 1975.
In the Healdton Public Schools, he was a history teacher and coach in the high school and junior high school for 23 years. He had coached all sports and was presently the Junior High School baseball coach.
Prior to receiving his BS degree from Central State University at Edmond, he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma Coach's Association and Oklahoma Athletic Officials Association. Also the Healdton Association of Classroom Teachers, Oklahoma and National Education Associations. He was also coordinator of the Lion's Club summer league baseball and softball programs.
Survivors include his wife, LaVeta Chase, Healdton; two sons, Steve and his wife, Karen, Chase, Broken Arrow, Jay Chase, Healdton; a daughter, Rebecca Leath and her husband, Rob, Broken Arrow; his parents, Grove and Maxine Chase; a brother, Kinny Chase; and sister, Faye Ponder, all of Healdton; three grandchildren, Sarah Chase, Andrew and Jamie Leath; brother and sisters-in-law, James Young, Jesse Young, Kathy Wentzel and Beth Young.
Serving as bearers will be Mike McElroy, David Brady, Robert Petersen, Dusty Kelly, Mike Brady and Alvin Litke. Honorary bearers include Billy Zack Fore, Denny Wade, Johnny Powell, Tommy Worsham, players coached, fellow coaches and fellow officials.
Memorials may be made to the Danny Chase Memorial Fund at First National Bank and Trust, Healdton.
Services will be directed by Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Bobby Ellis
Services for Bobby Ellis will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father John Vrana officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.
Ellis died Dec. 13, 1998, in Ardmore. He was born Oct. 29, 1961, at Waco, Texas.
He was a production group leader with Halliburton. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ardmore Elks Lodge and Falconhead Men's Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Becky, of the home; stepdaughter, Robin McNeely, Healdton; stepson, Chris Cunningham, South Dakota; his parents, Don and Carole Ellis, Ardmore; and grandmothers, Carrie York and Helen Burrier, Ardmore; and two sisters, Donna Adams, Wilson, and Gayle Denney, Lone Grove.
Bearers will be Sam Doham, Kenneth Hicks, Gregg Pack, Chuck Chronister, Rick Jacobi and Ricky Allen.

Lizzie Clay Fuller
Services for Lizzie Clay Fuller will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Kenneth Wright and Harold Brewer officiating. Interment will be at Clearview Cemetery under the direction of Ragsdale-Grant and Sons Mortuary.
Mrs. Fuller died Dec. 12, 1998, in the local hospital. She was born April 21, 1908, at Newport, to Tancie and Lilia Clay.
She is survived by two daughters, Willa Marshall and Cora "Tiny" Dokes, Los Angeles; four sons, Norman and Raymond "Bill," Ardmore, Ross "Jackie," and Quimble "Sonny," Los Angeles; two children she raised, J.D. Shannon, Kansas City, Mo., and Frieda Fuller, Oklahoma City; a sister, Nancy "Dolly" Swan, Los Angeles; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

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