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Jack B. Glenn
HEALDTON -- Graveside rites for Jack B. Glenn, 83, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Cemetery with the Rev. Jim May officiating.
Glenn died Jan. 21, 1999, in the local hospital. He was born April 19, 1915, at Bridgeport, Ill.
He lived in several towns in the state before moving to the Healdton area in 1927. He was a truck driver in the oil fields. He and Elise Anetha Owens were married March 13, 1933, in Wilson.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; five sons, Tommy, Kingston, Ray, Ardmore, Jimmy, Wilson, Jackie and Kenneth, Healdton; a daughter, Helen Ashley, Healdton; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny; two sisters, Woneda Slawson and Helen Rugierro; and two brothers, William and A.M. "Red" Glenn.
Bearers will be Jeremy Walck, Brian Scribner, Gus Ashley, Brad Glenn, Brian Allen and Mark Idleman. Honorary bearers are David Cormany and Tom Morrison.
Reser Funeral Home will direct services.

Roberta C. Stevenson
MILO -- Services for Roberta C. Stevenson, 97, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Jehovah Baptist Church, Milo, with the Revs. Elmer Toles Jr. and grandson Ricky McGee officiating. Interment will be at Jehovah Cemetery under the direction of Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Stevenson died Jan. 20, 1999, in the local hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1902, at Newport, to Ben and Lizzie Pickens.
She was a lifetime resident of Milo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Stevenson in 1976; two children, Willie Louis and Lylese; a sister, Rena Wright; and brothers, Sim, Simuel, Clifford and John W. Pickens.
Survivors include four daughters, Lizzie Anderson, Milo, Rena M. Murphy, Blythesville, Ark., Essie Lawson and Esterine Scott, Ardmore; 45 grandchildren; 149 great-grandchildren; and 172 great-great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be grandchildren, Zeno Scott Jr., Floyd and James Anderson, Edgar "Billy" Godwin, Lynus Scott, Rankin and June Banks, Steffon and Sharon Lewis, May F. Jackson, Jessica Fagan, Merlene Lawson, Videll Gay and Sheila Johnson.

Elton Eubanks
RINGLING -- Memorial services for Elton Eubanks, 91, will be 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. J.W. Ray officiating.
Born March 15, 1907, near Randlett, Indian Territory, to J.P. and Eva Downs Eubanks, he died Jan. 17, 1999, at a local health care facility.
He graduated from Devon High School and the University of Oklahoma. While in college, he lettered in football his first year and was captain of the wrestling team his last three years. He maintained strong emotional and financial interests with the university all of his life
During the early years of World War II, Eubanks worked as a civilian in the shipyards at Los Angeles, He returned to Ringling and was drafted by the United States Army. He went through basic training at Fort Belvedere, Va., and was assigned to the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, N.M. Following the war, he returned to Ringling to farm and ranch.
He married Elizabeth Garner Marbutt on June 9, 1992, at Waurika. Eubanks was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ringling school board, and had been president of the Ringling Rotary Club.
Survivors include his wife, of the hone; one son and daughter-in-law, James Patrick and Connie Eubanks, Ringling; five grandchildren and their spouses, Russell and Mary Eubanks, Allen, Texas, Charles Elton "Bo" and Cindy Eubanks, Norman, Patrick Earl and Rhonda Eubanks, Ringling, Audene Eubanks, Norman, and Kimberly Dennis, Edna, Texas; one great-granddaughter, Harley Eubanks, Ringling; one sister, Thelma Scott, Ringling; and one brother, Dewey Eubanks, Norman.
Services are under the direction of Reser Funeral Home.

Lucille Sybel Owens
MADILL -- Services for Lucille Sybel Owens, 72, were Saturday at Watts Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gene Wolfenbarger officiating. Interment followed at Woodberry-Forest Cemetery.
Born May 23, 1926, at Lebanon to Cordell H. and Nettie Southerland Green, she died Jan. 21, 1999, at a Fort Worth, Texas, hospital following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Owens was reared in Marshall County. She married Willis H. Owens on Aug. 28, 1941, at Fobb. She and her husband moved from Madill to Azle, Texas, in 1988. She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons, Danny, Granbury, Texas, and Roger, Azle; one sister, Lila Stewart, Fort Worth; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Bearers were Dalton Owens, Carl Ray Owens, Gene Sanders, Chuck Lewis, Wayne Davis and Bruce Davis.

Ellen Hudgins
Graveside rites for Ellen Hudgins, 99, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. J.B. Lovelace officiating.
Born Jan. 8, 1900, in Texas to C.W. and Elizabeth Edwards Stinnett, she died Jan. 21, 1999, at a local health care facility. She married W.A. Hudgins on March 8, 1919, in Ardmore. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin, 1994, and a sister, Vera Holder, in 1998.
Mrs. Hudgins had worked as a cook at several different local restaurants. She was a member of the Cheek Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Naomi Leinberger, Prescott, Ariz., Velma Montana, Mesa, Ariz., and Marg Salmon, Ardmore; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services are under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.

Victor 'Vick' Coleman
Services for Victor "Vick" Coleman, 79, will be 11 am. Monday at Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Monty Baggett and the Rev. Terry Tolbert officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
Born Jan. 14, 1920, at Ardmore to Silas and Vivenia Coleman, he died Jan. 23, 1999, at his Ardmore residence. He was preceded in death by four sisters and one brother.
He married Isabel Jones on May 3, 1943, at Marietta. Coleman had lived in Ardmore all of his life and was the retired owner and operator of the Vick Coleman Paint and Body Shop.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; one son, Bill Coleman and his wife, Betty, Ardmore; two daughters, Judy Reid and her husband, Larry, and Barbara St. Clair, all Ardmore; four grandsons, Chris Anthony and his wife, Holli, Brett Coleman, Chad Anthony, and Jeff St. Clair and his wife, Amy; two great-grandsons; two stepgrandsons; two stepgranddaughters; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
Bearers are John Yarbrough, Buzz Matheny, Chris Wheeler, Jim Posey, Jerrell D. Allen and Clarence "Red" Milburn. Honorary bearers are John Houchin, Bill Campbell, Thornton Kell, Jack McGahey, Ray Phillitte, Bob Hurte, and his golfing buddies at Lakeview Golf Course.
Memorials may be made to Cross Timbers Hospice, 1514 Meadow Lane, Ardmore, OK 73401.

Samuel Pettitt
SULPHUR -- Services for Samuel Pettitt, 56, are pending with Cowley-Krien Funeral Home.
Born March 6, 1942, at Sulphur to Luther and Viola Woodruff Pettitt, he died Jan. 23, 1999, at an Ardmore hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Mennie, of the home; six daughters, Loretta Pettitt, Kansas, Teresa Siazon, Stockton, Calif., Sara Jane Hector, Sulphur, and Lawanda, Christa and Tammy Pettitt, all Fresno, Calif.; one son, Sammy, Sulphur; one brother, James, Sulphur; three sisters, JoAnn Littlepage, Mineral Wells, Texas, Linda Timmerman, Bakersfield, Calif., and Nelie Tray, Porterville, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Milton 'Whit' E. Whitson
Funeral services for Milton "Whit" E. Whitson will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Chapel with the Rev. David Gardner officiating. Burial will be at McAlester Cemetery, near Overbrook.
Milton was born Aug. 10, 1925, at Ardmore, to Robert and Izora Grounds Whitson. He passed from this life on Jan. 24, 1999, in the local hospital at the age of 73 years, five months and 14 days after battling Alzheimer's and Parkinson's for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Raymond and Ovie; and four sisters, Ruby Phillips, Lela Buck, Eva Culley and Lena Rose Pulliam.
He married Thelma Jane Adams on Feb. 19, 1979, at Gainesville, Texas. Milton retired from Total Petroleum Co. of Ardmore on Jan. 31, 1989 after 37 years. He was a heavy equipment operator. He had lived in Ardmore all his life and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; three sons, Eddie, Warren and Kelly Whitson of Ardmore; a daughter, Linda Williams and her husband, Bill, of New Braunfels, Texas; two stepchildren, Rickey Dean Adams and his wife, Tammie, and Le Ann Adams of Ardmore; three grandchildren, James Smith, Ty Garrett Whitson and Rickey Rae Adams; a brother, Odie Whitson of Ardmore; and a sister, Gladys Muse of Lone Grove.
Pallbearers will be Val Gene Jones, Kenneth Hensley, Kenneth Moss, Bruce Smith, Kenneth Miller and Freman Blankinship. Honorary bearers will be past and present co-workers at Total Petroleum Co. and Bobby Groomer.

Samuel Pettitt
SULPHUR -- Services for Samuel Pettitt, 56, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cowley-Krien Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Malphrus officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Pettitt died Jan. 23, 1999. He was born March 6, 1942, at Sulphur, to Luther and Viola Woodruff Pettitt.
He lived in Sulphur and Murray County all his life and was a heavy equipment operator for Murray County District 1. He married Mennie Hector May 31, 1989.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; daughters, Loretta Pettitt, Kansas, Teresa Siazon, Stockton, Calif., Sara J. Hector, Sulphur, Lawanda, Christa and Tammy Pettitt, Fresno, Calif.; a son, Sammy, Sulphur; a brother, James, Sulphur; three sisters, JoAnn Littlepage, Mineral Wells, Texas, Linda Timmerman, Bakersfield, Calif., and Nellie Tray, Porterville, Calif.; ten grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. He was preceded by a brother, W.H.; and two sisters, Nola Jackson and Mary R. Crowley.
Bearers will be David Pruitt, Marvin McCracken, Jerry Graves, Billy F. Lance, Jerry and Johnny Pettitt. Honorary bearers are Cole Hughes, Leo Hinsley, Junior Hatfield, Billy, David and Allen Clary, James "Red" and James Pettitt Jr.

James B. "Jay" Knipe
FOX -- Funeral services for James Bishop "Jay" Knipe, age 83, Pruitt City, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at Fox Baptist Church. The Rev. Roy Lucas will officiate with interment in Mount Olive Cemetery, Healdton.
Mr. Knipe died Sunday morning, Jan. 24, 1999, at his son's residence south of Healdton.
The son of Guy Monte and Alice Hughes Knipe, he was born March 1, 1915, at Cache, Okla.
He lived in the Cache-Lawton area until moving with his family to Archer County, Texas. He married Loree Cross on July 10, 1936, in Lawton, and lived in the Pruitt City area since 1948. His wife preceded him in death April 22, 1997.
Mr. Knipe had been a lease operator for Shell Oil Company, retiring in March of 1977. He was a member of Fox Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Frances and Troy Lewellen, Graham, and Judy and Andy Edwards, Norman; two sons and their wives, Guy Monty and Penny Knipe, Oldsmar, Fla., and Jamie and Glenda Knipe, Healdton; three sisters, Leona Garner, Vernon, Texas, Bert Farmer, Woodville, Texas, and Edith Jackson, Olney, Texas; his grandchildren and their families, Deann and Terry Pierson and their children, Loretha and Lewella, Karen and Bob Wright, their son, B.J., and his wife, Julie, and their son, Jonathan, Tavia Wright and her daughter, Tiara, Cheryl and Scott Heller, and their children, Wynn, Jackson and Brandon, Rebekah and Matt Rogers, Jay Edwards, Monica and Jeff Harvey and their children, Jordan and Madison, Chris and Brandy Knipe and their daughter, Kaylie, Guy David and Shelia Knipe, Karalee Walters, Stephen Walters, John Walters, Lydia Walters, Richard Walters, Robin and Danny Longsoldier, Guy Cody Longsoldier and Kylie Longsoldier. He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Christopher Knipe; his parents; three sisters; and four brothers.
Bearers will be Tom Worsham, Jay Jones, John Perdue, Michael Perdue, Keith Smith, Charles Belvin, Shane Martin and Gary Smith. Honorary bearers will be Delbert Burton and Soapy Fletcher.
Reser Funeral Home will direct services.

Haskell C. 'Hack' Morgan
BURNEYVILLE -- Services for Haskell Cruce "Hack" Morgan, 75, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Freeman Auditorium, Turner High School with the Rev. Mike Williams and Pat Parker officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home, Wilson.
Morgan died Jan. 23, 1999 at Fox Pen. He was born May 30, 1923, at Oswalt, to Clarence E. and Betty D. Bearden Morgan.
Reared at Oswalt, he graduated from Murray State College, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oklahoma A&M College. The lifelong Love County resident served in the Army and spent his career teaching vocational agriculture at Meadowbrook, Leon and Thackerville high schools, retiring in 1984 after 20 years at Turner High School. He and Ruth J. Pearson were married Nov. 15, 1947, at Gainesville, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, of the home in Burneyville; two daughters, Jean A. Sprouse, Marsden, and Carolyn Zimmerman, Duncan; a son, Terry D., Lone Grove; three sisters, Loraine Musser, Burneyville, Maryette Clifton, Killeen, Texas, and Betty J. Hilton, Emporia, Kan.; two brothers, Charles, Pryor, and J.B., Sacramento, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by a brother, Kelly; and two sisters, Brunette Parsley and Anna Lee.
Berarers will be Pat Hockersmith, Paul Zimmerman, and grandsons, Brad and Justin Zimmerman, Jarred Morgan and Steve Hicks.

Milton E. 'Whit' Whitson
Funeral services for Milton E. "Whit" Whitson will be at 2 p.m. today in the Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Chapel with the Rev. David Gardner officiating. Burial will be at McAlester Cemetery, near Overbrook.
Milton was born Aug. 10, 1925, at Ardmore, to Robert and Izora Grounds Whitson. He passed from this life on Jan. 24, 1999, in the local hospital at the age of 73 years, five months and 14 days after battling Alzheimer's and Parkinson's for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Raymond and Ovie; and four sisters, Ruby Phillips, Lela Buck, Eva Culley and Lena Rose Pulliam.
He married Thelma Jane Adams on Feb. 19, 1979, at Gainesville, Texas. Milton retired from Total Petroleum Co. of Ardmore on Jan. 31, 1989, after 37 years. He was a heavy equipment operator. He had lived in Ardmore all his life and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; three sons, Eddie, Warren and Kelly Whitson of Ardmore; a daughter, Linda Williams and her husband, Bill, of New Braunfels, Texas; two stepchildren, Rickey Dean Adams and his wife, Tammie, and Le Ann Adams of Ardmore; three grandchildren, James Smith, Ty Garrett Whitson and Rickey Rae Adams; a brother, Odie Whitson of Ardmore; and a sister, Gladys Muse of Lone Grove.
Pallbearers will be Val Gene Jones, Kenneth Hensley, Kenneth Moss, Bruce Smith, Kenneth Miller and Freman Blankenship. Honorary bearers will be past and present co-workers at Total Petroleum Co. and Bobby Groomer.

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