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Margaret Louise Rankin
SULPHUR -- Graveside services for Margaret Louise Rankin, 72, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Oaklawn Cemetery.
Rankin was born March 11, 1927, in Sulphur to Bull and Grace Stour Shirley and died April 24, 1999. She worked as the director of housekeeping at the Arbuckle Memorial Hospital for 40 years and lived in the Sulphur, Davis area all of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Rankin.
She is survived by one daughter, Shirley Whitehead, Ada; one son Kenneth Williams, Davis; one sister, Billie Hunter, Sulphur; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mollie L. Blankenship
Funeral services for Mollie L. Blankenship, Rubottom, are pending with Kennedy Funeral Home in Marietta.
She died April 26, 1999, at a Love County hospital at the age of 80.
Survivors include three sons, Billy Ray and Earl Wayne, Rubottom, and Sam Jr., Ardmore; and three daughters, Patsy Thompson and Shirley Hearell, Rubottom, and Peggy McConnell, Corinth, Texas.

Louis Jackson 'Jack' Fraser
Memorial services for Louis Jackson "Jack" Fraser, 53, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Harvey-Douglas Funeral Chapel with Dr. Alton Fannin, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating.
Jack died Saturday, April 24, 1999, in the local hospital. Son of the late Thomas M. "Mack" and Ruth Thomas Fraser, he was born Dec. 2, 1945, in Ardmore. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his sister, Lou Ann Fraser Stout, Ardmore; nephews, Grant, Tom and Jack Stout; nieces, Cyndy Klink and Staci Stout; grandnephews, Matthew Klink and Ethan Hamilton and grandniece, Kerri Klink.

Jimmy Ray Cox
Jimmy Ray Cox, 58, died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at his Ardmore residence after an illness. Son of the late Walter and Maxine Jackson Cox, he was born Aug,. 23, 1940, in Ardmore.
He and Eleanor Motland were married June 5, 1963, at Carson City, Nev. An operating engineer in the construction business, Cox had served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor, of the home; three brothers; and four sisters.

Betty Jo Bennett
Graveside services for Betty Jo Bennett are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rosehill Cemetery.
Born Aug. 29, 1923, in Chism, to Rual Oliver and Georgia Hazel Asbury, she died April 25, 1999, in an Oklahoma City hospital after an extended illness, at the age of 75.
She married Roy A. Bennett on July 23, 1942, in Chickasha. He preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 1979. She had lived in Ardmore for 45 years and in Chickasha the past six years, where she was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ.
She is survived by a daughter, Constance Bennett Belcher, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas; two sons, Bruce Allen, Ada, and Rodney Byron, Tuttle; and a grandson.
Services are under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.

Brittany Collins-Noland
AUSTIN, Texas -- Services for Brittany Collins-Noland, 12, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cook Walden Chapel of the Hills with the Rev. Larry Schieffer officiating. Interment will be in Bagdad Cemetery.
Miss Noland died April 24, 1999. She was a former resident of Ardmore and a member of the Baptist faith. She was a student at Deer Park Middle School. She is survived by her parents, Teresa M. and Michael R. Noland of Volente, Texas; one brother, Erick Dickinson, Volente; grandfather Gary Collins, Sr., Austin; grandmother Helen Collins, Ardmore; great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Willis and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bural.

M.E. 'Ed' Scott
Services for M.E. "Ed" Scott will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Griffin, Kennedy, Watts Chapel with burial in the Hillcrest Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Donny Custar.
Scott was born March 11, 1917, at McMillan to the late Milton Franklin and Lena Scott. He died in a local hospital on April 25, 1999.
He married the former Eva Chilcoat in Madill on Oct. 13, 1938. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, lived in the Ardmore area most of his life, attended the Emmanuel Baptist Church and retired from Total Refinery.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; daughter and son-in-law Judy and Larry Hobbs, Sulphur; grandsons, Ryan Hobbs and his wife Jill, Ardmore; Russell and Rodney Hobbs, Sulphur and brother, Morris Scott, Garland, Texas.
Bearers will be nephews, Larry, Gary and Ralph Scott, Mike Wilson, Ron Chilcoat and Scott Landgraf.

Paul Alan Fitch
Paul Alan Fitch died Tuesday, April 20, 1999. The son of Charles A. And Helen Wanda Lively Fitch, he was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Ardmore. Preceding him in death was his mother.
Survivors include his father, Charles; his brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Catherine of Houston, Texas; and his brother, Mark, of Oklahoma City.
Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

William 'Bill' Curtis
Graveside services for William "Bill" Curtis, 73, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Young Cemetery with Rev. Rick Mills officiating.
Curtis was born Sept. 24, 1925, in Hector, Ark., to Monroe and Essie Eyrum Curtis and died April 24, 1999, in an Oklahoma City hospital.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Curtis, and one sister, Wilma Sisney.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann of the home; two daughters Linda Salter, Oklahoma City, and Lee Ann Bullard, Ardmore; two sisters, Lillian Leslie, Sand Springs, and Loetta Davis, Bristow; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home

Audie Lee Perkins
RATLIFF CITY -- Services for Audie Lee Perkins, 84, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dwight Hawkins officiating. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Perkins was born Sept. 7, 1914, to John Floyd and Leadie Cardilia Tabor Tinker near Duncan and died April 26, 1999 in Healdton. She married V.O. Perkins on July 31, 1933 in Clemscott. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, Melvin and Floyd Tinker and one grandchild, Jerry Don Perkins, Jr.
She is survived by one son, Jerry Don Perkins, Ratliff City; one sister, Odie Barber, Redding, Calif., and two grandchildren.
Services under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.

Gladys Lowden
TUPELO -- Services for Gladys Lowden, 89, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Tupelo First Baptist Church with the Revs. Tony Randol and Willard Kern officiating. Interment will be in Byrd's Prairie Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowden was born Feb. 14, 1910, in Amber to Luther and Nellie Pittendrigh Raney and died April 25, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital. She married W.D. Lowden in 1974. He preceded her in death Sept. 14, 1929. Also preceding her in death were three sisters and three brothers.
Mrs. Lowden was a longtime employee of Tupelo school, working through Tupelo's Green Thumb program for several years. She was a member of Tupelo First Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by one son, Dub Lowden, Ardmore; one daughter, Joy Nell Weller, Tupelo; one brother Calvin Raney, Medford, Oregon; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Bearers will R.D. Choate, D.E. Romines, Gene Conway, Paul Fortner, Richard "Corkey" Brown and Bob Hyatt. Honorary bearers will be the deacons of Tupelo First Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Criswell Funeral Home.
Services under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home.

Clayton Allison
LONE GROVE -- Services for Clayton Allison will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Gardner officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery.
Allison was born Oct. 6, 1945, in Ardmore to Fait and Lucille Clayton and died April 26, 1999.
He was a lifelong area resident and married Mary Kinsey on Jan. 8, 1968. He had been an employee of the Uniroyal tire plant for 25 years, was a member of the Moose Lodge and former member of the Ardmore Jaycees and the Elks Club.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; two sons, Clay Allison, Lone Grove and Matt Allison, Ringling; one sister, Alice Love, Modesto, Calif.; four brothers, Fred Allison, Wilson, Charles Allison, Jimtown, Mike Allison, Dickson and Jerry Allison, Ardmore and several nieces and nephews.
Bearers will be Steve Brown, Robert Blunt, Robert Jones, Leon Webb, Roy McMillian and Jimmy Day. Honorary bearers will be Bill Triciani, Buck Miller, Willie Roth, Robert Skinner and Earl Wallace.
Memorials may be made to the Crosstimbers Hospice.
Services are under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.

Rayford 'Ray' Kelsey Owens
Funeral services for Rayford "Ray" Kelsey Owens were Monday at Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Fite officiating. Interment was at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Born Dec. 18, 1938, at Ardmore, he died April 24, 1999, at the local hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Kelsey Owens, 1996; and one daughter, Janet Raye Smithers, 1997.
Owens had lived in Ardmore most of his life and was retired from the City of Ardmore engineering department. He was a Mason and a former building contractor.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Kel and Kelly Owens, Davis; his mother, Mary Ethel Owens, Ardmore; one sister and brother-in-law, Gayle and Bill Owen, Ardmore; four grandchildren, Dustin Smithers, Kari Graves, Trey and Olivia Owens; two great-grandchildren, Skylar and Shawn Graves; and a special friend, Minnie Ruth Coffey, Ardmore.
Bearers are Kenneth Brecht, Don Walters, Grant Allan Owen, Trey Owens, Kevin Shelton and Guy Waters.

Charles Dale Auten
Graveside services for Charles Dale Auten, 75, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rosedale Cemetery with Rev. Keith Burden officiating.
Auten was born July 31, 1923, in Ponca City to Joe and Ada Davidson Auten and died April 24, 1999, in Ardmore. He was preceded in death by a son, Dale Auten.
He is survived by one daughter, Luanne Buden, Albuquerque, N.M.; one sister, Geneva Shafer, Ada; four grandsons and one great grandson.

Florine 'Pody' Stewart
MADILL -- Services for Florine "Pody" Stewart, 75, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Watts Memorial Chapel with Gary Dempsey and Chris Webb officiating. Interment will be in the Willis Cemetery.
Mrs. Stewart was born June 17, 1923, in Fobb, to Barnie McCoy and Hortense Bourland Erwin and died April 25, 1999, at her home. She married Doyle Stewart on Aug. 19, 1939, in Shay. He preceded her in death on July 1, 1991. Also preceding her in death were two sisters, Dot Harrison and Polly Keck.
She is survived by two sons, Donald Stewart, Collinsville, Texas, and Alvin Stewart, Kingston; two brothers, Harold and Bobby Erwin, Kingston; two daughters, Virginia Nee Smith, Kingston, and Arvetta Taylor, Springtown, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Bearers will be Michael Taylor, Mark Taylor, Damon Stewart, Alvin Stewart, Heath Stewart and Jim Nee Smith.
Services under the direction Watts Funeral Home.

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