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Dorothy E. Holley
Services for Dorothy Edyth Holley, 85, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Stephen Harris officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mrs. Holley died June 7, 1999 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born April 8, 1914, in Ardmore, to Olin H. and Arley G. Layton Holland.
She graduated from Ardmore High School and worked for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 40 years before she retired as manager. She and Cleo Earnest Holley were married July 11, 1939, in Ada. He preceded her in death Jan. 1, 1981.
She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy J. Holley, Ardmore; two sons, James, Ardmore, and Lynne, Barnet, Vt.; a brother, Elwood Holland, Walnut Creek, Calif.; and two granddaughters.

Exie C. Barnett Jr.
RATLIFF CITY -- Services for Exie C. Barnett Jr., 50, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Bill Nordmayer officiating. Interment will be at Ratliff City Cemetery under the direction of Reser Funeral Home.
Barnett died June 9, 1999 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born Dec. 27, 1948, at Duncan.
Reared in the Pruitt City area, he married Rhonda Joy Everett there April 21, 1967 and worked for several oil field companies, including Nub's Well Service. He lived in Snider, Texas from 1974-78 then moved back to the Pruitt City area. He was a member of United Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Thompson, Healdton, and Melissa Jordan, Ratliff City; his mother, Gladys Perkins, Lone Grove; three sisters, Rita Fowler, Tishomingo, Virginia Dorson and Barbara Smart, Lone Grove; two brothers, Danny, Fox, and Derrell, Salina; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife April 30, 1995; and his father, Exie Barnett Sr. Oct. 14, 1977.
Bearers will be Butch Harris, Aaron Pulis, Robin Jordan, Randy Moss, Bill Webb and Rob Thompson.

Victor 'Vic' Graham
WICHITA, Kan. -- Services for Ardmore native Victor "Vic" Graham, 64, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East Chapel in Wichita, Kan.
Graham died June 10, 1999. He was born Oct. 26, 1934, in Ardmore, to Victor R. and Jesse Michael Graham.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mary L. Anthony; two sons, William and Christopher; and two daughters, Kimberly Haug and Karin Patterson, all of Wichita; his mother, Jesse "Faye" Graham, Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren.

Jerry Wayne Sullivan
Services for Jerry Wayne Sullivan, 55, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. W.R. and Oleta Eldred officiating. Interment will follow at McAlister Cemetery.
Born Sept. 4, 1943, in Oklahoma, he died June 11, 1999, at a local hospital.
Sullivan lived most of his life in the Ardmore area. He married Earline Steele on Sept. 14, 1984, at Sherman, Texas. He served in the United States Navy. He had been employed by the Sooner Company, Lone Grove, and was a member of the Gospel Fellowship in Lindsay. He was preceded in death by his father, Clay Sullivan.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; sons, Chuck Bone, Johnny Adkins and Danny Welch, all Ardmore, and Jerry Dale Sullivan, Tulsa; daughters, Holly Farmer, Tishomingo, Melissa Blanton, Michelle Jagers, Connie Brown and Pam Parker, all Ardmore, and Vicki Crowley, Seattle; his mother, Gladys "Nanny" Sullivan, Ratliff City; brothers, George Eliott, Ardmore, Steve Sullivan, Purcell, and Tommy Sullivan, Lone Grove; sisters, Celo Gill, Ratliff City, and Doris Ingles, Pryor; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Richard, Terry and Greg McLaughlin, Brian Palmer, Leo Rowton and John Smith. Honorary bearers are Stacey Huckabaa, Cliff Digby, Jack Allison, Tommy Johnson and Bobby Chaney.

Dillah Sandefur Clark
DAVIS -- Services for Dillah Sandefur Clark, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery.
Born May 31, 1910, at Tecumseh to C.D. and Mary Landsdown Sandefur, she died June 10, 1999, at Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.C. Clark; and a sister, Mable Bristol.
Survivors include one daughter, Bobbie Smallwood, Norman; two sons, Howard Bryant, Moore, and D.G. Bryant, Davis; one stepson, Mark Clark, Yukon; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Todd Dilbeck, Randy Dilbeck, Randy Bryant, Roy Bristol, Ed Bristol and Terry Smallwood.

Beaulah Fayola Hester
ADA -- Services for Beaulah Fayola Hester, 86, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel with Bud Ross and Danny Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Born Sept. 20, 1912, at Lone Grove to Edward G. and Maude Little, she died June 11, 1999, at an Ada hospital. She married R. B. Hester Sr. on Oct. 17, 1931, at Rocky. He preceded her in death April 19, 1999.
Mrs. Hester attended grade school in Carter County and attended Rocky High School. She moved to the Ada area from Wilson in December 1946. Mrs. Hester was a homemaker. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and attended Southwest Church of Christ. She taught Sunday School and ladies Bible classes.
Survivors include one daughter, Loretta Jones, Wichita, Kan.,; three sons, Nolan, Ardmore, Bob, Ada, and Eddie, Elkin, N.C.; two sisters, Marguerett Smith, Cordell, and Gertie Lee Sullins, Loveland, Colo.; one brother, Royce Little, Kennewick, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Grandsons will serve as bearers.

Eunice Mabel Woods
COUNTY LINE -- Services for Eunice Mabel Woods, 75, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at County Line Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. L.T. Woodall officiating. Interment will follow at Sandy Bear Cemetery.
Born Sept. 3, 1923, at Watonga to John and Neosha Hunt Wheeler, she died June 11, 1999, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She married R.W. Woods on April 7, 1952, at Lawton. He preceded her in death April 9, 1995.
Mrs. Woods grew up at Watonga. She moved with her husband to Pernell in 1953. She was a member of the County Line Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Johnny McQuilliams, El Paso, Texas, Alvin Virgil McQuilliams, Velma, and Freddy Bent Woods, Elk City; four daughters, Avis Carlene Whidden, Kingston, Linda Lee Castleberry, Velma, Mary Jo Bailey, Duncan, and Wynona Ann Harkwins, Healdton; 20 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Robert Gay, Jerry Hatton, Donny Downey, Arnold Johnson, Terry Johnson and Tim Johnson.
Visitation will be 1:30-5:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.
Services are under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home, Elmore City.

Denton B. Still
Services for Denton B. Still are pending with Craddock Funeral Home.
Still died June 12, 1999, at Ardmore.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby, of the home; one son, Bobl, Albuquerque, N.M.; and one daughter, Peggy Sue Folsom.

Roger Lee 'Waldo' Walton
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Roger Lee "Waldo" Walton, 41, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Corbin Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Nelson Baken officiating. Interment will follow at Condon Grove Cemetery, Milburn.
Born Aug. 20, 1957, at Madill to Robert L. and Viola V. Spence Walton, he died June 11, 1999.
Walton attended Tishomingo High School. He was a cabinet maker.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, of the home; one son, Ross A., Tishomingo; one daughter, Stacy R. Walton Russell, Tishomingo; one brother, Stanley, Tishomingo; his parents, Tishomingo; and one granddaughter

Dorothy Edyth Holley
Funeral services for Dorothy Edyth Holley, 85, will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, 1999, at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Stephen Harris officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Olin Henry and Arley Gertrude Layton Holland, she was born April 8, 1914, at Ardmore, and passed away June 7, 1999, at her residence following an extended illness.
She married Cleo Earnest Holley on July 11, 1937, at Ada. He preceded her in death Jan. 1, 1981. She was a graduate of Ardmore High School and worked for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. She retired as manager after 40 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Jean Holley, Ardmore; son, James Loren Holley, Ardmore, and son and daughter-in-law, Lynne Howard and Mary Helen Holley, Barnet, Vt.; brother, Ellwood Holland, Walnut Creek, Calif.; two granddaughters, Susan Holley, Carrborg, N.C., and Elizabeth Walker and her husband, Doug, Hamden, Conn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Eugene Lane, Doug Walker, Pat Wells, Dale Rushing, Jimmie Joe Mann and Vernell Stoughtenborough. Honorary bearers are J.D. Butler and Elmer Warner.

Lillie Belle Wilson
WILSON -- Graveside rites for Lillie Belle Wilson, 85, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Hewitt Cemetery in Wilson, Okla. with Dr. Virgil Trout officiating.
Daughter of the late Joseph and America Fowler Holt, she as born March 8, 1914, in Ardmore, and passed away Sunday, June 13, 1999, at her residence following an extended illness.
A resident of Ardmore since 1962, moving here from Durant, she married Henry Wilson Jr. April 9, 1943, in Reno, Nev. She worked for Travelers Insurance Company in Dallas and was a homemaker. She was a member of Durant Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband, of the home; a brother, J.W. Holt of Victoria, Texas; a sister, Edith Dillard of Jefferson, Texas; four nieces, Patricia Cobb of Ardmore, Mary Sue Bird of Dallas, Nancy Goldwater of Jefferson, Texas, and Mary Wilson of Dallas; two nephews, D.F. "Hack" Overturf of Ardmore, and Pete Byrd of Davis; three great-nieces, Elizabeth McCraw of Durant, Amanda Cobb of Las Cruces, N.M., and Elizabeth Goldwater, Jefferson, Texas; a great nephew, Andy Goldwater, also Jefferson; and sister-in-law, Mary Wilson of Norman.
Services will be under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Denton B. Still
Services for Denton B. Still will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Craddock Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Monty Baggett officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Still died June 12, 1999 in the local hospital. He was born Feb. 7, 1907, in Ardmore Indian Territory, to Charles and Venie Barefield Still.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served as a GM 3/C Petty Officer and was a life member of DAV. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge No. 31, Worth Bible Class at First Baptist Church, and was past patron of Chapter No. 70, Order of Eastern Star. He and Ruby Thomas were married June 15, 1955, in Oklahoma City.
He is survived by his wife, of the home, a daughter, Peggy Sue Folsom, Ringling, a son, Bob, Albuquerque, N.M., nine grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Pall bearers will be John DeHart, Gene Twining, Jack Smith, Bill Crosby, R.L. Williams and Lennis McClenny.

Opal A. Paregien
MADILL -- Graveside rites for Opal Augusta Paregien, 91, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Woodberry Forest Cemetery with Larry Holder officiating.
Miss Paregien died June 14, 1999, in the local hospital. She was born May 23, 1908, at Wapanucka.
Reared in Coleman, she moved to Marshall County in 1929 and was employed by Paregien's Variety Store in Madill many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Auburn, Edd, Myrtle, Pearl and Ivory.
Watts Funeral Home will direct services.

James W. Wood
Services for James Wiley Wood, 72, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Harvey-Douglas Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Fite officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Wood died June 15, 1999 in a local health care facility. He was born Nov. 22, 1926, in Ackerman, Ala., to George Frank and Lottie J. Smith Wood.
He served in the Army during World War II and had worked as a welder, sign painter and in a bakery. He and Audrey Grice were married March 2, 1946, at Dothan, Ala. He was preceded in death by two sons, Willie in 1967, and Johnny in 1954; brothers, B.D in 1975, Gene in 1991, Douglas in 1999; a sister, Willie Wilkes in 1980; and a grandson.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; five sons, Victor, Norman, Larry, Mustang, Donald, George and Roger, Ardmore; six daughters, Shirley Carroll, Sharon Cranmore and Debra Ellison, Ardmore, Evelyn Wood, Hobart, Linda and Amelia, Oklahoma; a brother, Everett, Ardmore; five sisters, Annette Richardson and Lula Morris, Ardmore, Eunice Rich, Watonga, Bonnie Lawrence, Atlanta, Ga., and Betty Hart, Shaw, Miss; 22 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Lonnie Norton, Felix Copeland, David Carroll, Doug Hart, James Allen and Joseph Neasbitt. Honorary bearers are Ronnie Perry, Clay Willis, Tony and Charles Wood.

Ethel Edmonds
Services for Ethel Edmonds, 77, are pending from Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home. She died June 16, 1999 at her residence following an extended illness.

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