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Doyle Dewayne Barber
RINGLING -- Services for Doyle Dewayne Barber, 52, Loco, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Community Fellowship Outreach Center-Assembly of God with the Revs. Randy Sutherland and Jack Barron officiating. Interment will follow at Dixie Cemetery.
Born Jan 12, 1947, at Asphaltum to G.W. and Margie Estelle Skeen Barber (Boyd), he died July 16, 1999, at the Ardmore hospital.
Barber moved with his parents to Eunice, N.M., in 1949 and then to Jal, N.M. in 1954, where he attended school and worked in the oil fields. In 1971 he moved to Hobbs, N.M., and worked as an electrician. In 1981 he moved to Loco, working in the oil fields. He married Julie Marie Crabtree March 6, 1991, at Duncan.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Eddie Wayne Barber, Tulsa, and Shane Barber, Jal; one sister, Joni Jackson, Loco; one brother, Larry Barber, Ratliff City; and one granddaughter.
Bearers are Michael Griffith, Darrin Griffith, Daniel Skeen, Jason Weaver, Elmer Ray Skeen, Dustin Anderson and Jesse Weaver.
Services are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.

Robert David Vaden
Services for Robert David Vaden, 64, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Harvey-Douglas Chapel with Rev. Steve Harris officiating.
Born Aug. 5, 1934, to the late Alfred and Louise Allen Vaden, he died July 17, 1999, in Madill.
Vaden attended Ada High School and East Central College. He married Rose Marie Smith on Jan. 23, 1960, at Allen. He moved to Ardmore in 1969 and was an amateur radio operator. He was active in the weather watch program of the Red Cross for many years and served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for Arbuckle Communications for 15 years before going to work as a dispatcher for the Ardmore Police Department. His grandfather Dr. Joseph M. Vaden practiced medicine in Ardmore from 1903 to 1911. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Bob Robertson, and a brother, Al Joe Vaden.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughers, Janice Trudell, Ardmore and Vikki Pruitt, Dallas; two sisters, Mary Louise Bundy, Seminole and Carolyn Riggs, Ada; three grandsons, one granddaughter and two stepgrandsons.

Loyd Whatley
MARIETTA -- Services for Loyd Whatley, 43, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy May officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery.
Whatley was born April 9, 1956, in Ringling to Loyal H. and Louise Jones Whatley. He died July 18, 1999, at the Ardmore hospital. He married Jerita Redwine on June 11, 1999 in Marietta. He graduated from Marietta High School in 1974 and was a tirebuilder at Uniroyal for 25 years. He had lived in Ardmore for one year after moving from Marietta.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; his parents, Marietta; one daughter Nikki Whatley, of the home; one stepdaughter, Nikki Lynn Bartee, Ardmore; one stepson, Robert Bartee, Pasadena, Texas; one brother, Gary Whatley, Marietta; one sister, Deleta Minyard, Marietta and two nephews.
Bearers will be Roger Mayes, Robert Bartee, Mike Wilson, Jerry Don Stewart, Carey England and Jay Barrick.
Honorary bearers will be Steve Smith, Shawn Mote, Jerry Allison, Steve Vaughn, John Rouse and Cody Minyard.
The family will accept visitors from 7 to 8 tonight at the Kennedy Funeral Home.
Services under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.

Bob D. McKinney
MARIETTA -- Services for Bob D. McKinney, 58, are pending with Kennedy Funeral Home. He died July 19, 1999, at the Marietta hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Edna, of the home; two sons, Michael McKinney, Athens, Ga., and Robert McKinney, Ft. Worth, Texas; two stepsons, Larry Briscoe, Lone Grove, and Michael Briscoe, Marietta; one stepdaughter, Cathy Potts, Lone Grove; five grandchildren, nine stepgrandchildren and 11 stepgreat-grandchildren.

Ruthie Viola Griffin
RINGLING -- Services for Ruthie Griffin, 86, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ-Gospel Tabernacle with Brother Jimmy Morris officiating. Interment will be in Grady Cemetery.
Mrs. Griffin was born Feb. 15, 1913, in Orr, Okla., to Ben and Lery Rich Perry. She died July 18, 1999, in Ardmore.
She married Robert Bruce Griffin on April 2, 1937, in Ringling. He preceded her in death on July 11, 1989. Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Bill, Bud and Truman Perry; two sisters, Rosie English and Ruby Grover, and two infant brothers.
Griffin was raised in Grady and Courtney and attended Gann School in Jefferson County. She and her husband farmed in Courtney for 40 years prior to moving to Ringling in 1969. She has been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ-Gospel Tabernacle for more than 50 years.
She is survived by one daughter, Retha Grant, and her husband Harvey, Courtney; one granddaughter, Michelle Hammock, and her husband, Lindsey, Dumas, Texas; two grandsons, Michael Grant, and his wife, Diana, Red Oak, Texas, and Mark Grant, and his wife, Melanie, Longview, Texas; one sister, Rene Riley, Crosbyton, Texas, and eight great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Tankie Spivey, R.T. Longest, Gene Jackson, Lloyd Jackson, Jake Wade and Dwayne McCarty.
Services are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.

Eugene L. Copenhaver
SULPHUR -- Graveside services for Eugene L. Copenhaver will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Copenhaver was born in Beggs, Okla., on Jan. 31, 1926, the son of Anthony L. and Margaret Copenhaver. He graduated from Muskogee High School, Muskogee School of Business, and attended Northeastern State College at Tahlequah. During World War II, Gene served with honor in the South Pacific with the 11 Airborne Division, Company C 1st Battalion 511 Parachute Infantry and received numerous decorations, including three Purple Hearts for combat wounds so severe that he was medically discharged in January 1946. His lengthy stay in the Army hospital ignited a passion for veterans' rights for which he devoted the rest of his life.
His advocacy for veterans began in the Muskogee Regional Office of the Veterans Administration immediately after his discharge in 1946. In 1952, Gene transferred to the Oklahoma State Veterans Department where he was appointed as a field representatives for northeastern Oklahoma. His distinguished service as champion for veterans' affairs prompted promotion to hospital administrator of the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Sulphur in 1957. Much of his time in this position was spent before congressional committees in Washington D.C. advocating veterans' rights and as an adviser to the writing of the nation's laws governing veterans' affairs. Gene was recognized as one of the national leaders in the development of medical and domiciliary facilities for veterans, specifically in providing services to those veterans requiring hospital and nursing care. Gene served in this post until his appointment as state director of the Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs in 1978. He was the first director to negotiate and obtain appropriated funds to build the first new veterans center in Claremore since the inception of the State Veterans Department. He remained as state director, overseeing all affairs for Oklahoma veterans, until his retirement after 37 years of service in 1983. Although formally retired, advocacy for veterans' affairs remained paramount in Gene's life and continued until his illness in 1999.
Throughout his life, Gene continued to serve and support all mean and women of our armed services from World War I to the Gulf War. One of his proudest moments was to participate in the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial March in Washington D.C. for the dedication of ³The Wall.² He was a life member to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as the Disabled American Veterans where he served as the Financial Officer, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Junior Vice President at the state level. He was a life member of the Military Order of the Purple Hearts serving as Legislative Officer for Chapter 568 and remained a life member in The American Legion. He served in numerous concurrent positions, including President of the National Association of State Veterans Homes and as a member of the Executive and Legislative Committee of the National Veterans Homes Association.
In addition to his veterans activities, Gene was a pre-eminent leader in his local community. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, United Fund, and the Southern Oklahoma Development Organization, he served in many capacities. After his retirement from the state, he served as city manager for both Sulphur and Davis. Wherever Gene resided, he was appointed special deputy sheriff assisting local authorities whenever called upon.
Throughout his life, Gene strived to inspire and assist the young people of his community to be the best that they could possibly be at any endeavor or challenge they chose to accept. He not only coached boys and girls baseball and softball teams, but was also involved with numerous local youth groups and organizations where he served as a chaperone, counselor, and mentor to all that knew him. Gene was an avid music lover and always supported live music, helping many young musicians throughout Oklahoma. Although his biological family was small, Mr. ³C² will be remembered best as the patriarch of an extended family. Once you were his friend, you were his family.
Gene is survived by Bobba L., his wife of 55 years, and their three sons and daughters-in-law; Eugene L. Jr. and Alice Copenhaver of Midwest City, Mike and Susie Copenhaver of Tulsa, and Dave and Melissa Copenhaver of Midwest City.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Gene's name to any chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Hearts, Disables American Veterans, or Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Visitation of Mr. Copenhaver will until 9 tonight at Paylor Funeral Home in Midwest City.

Rev. Alfred Grant
MADILL -- Services for the Rev. Alfred Grant will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. D. Davis officiating.

Odis H. Love
Services for Ardmore resident Odis H. Love, 74, are pending from Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.
Love died July 21, 1999, in Atoka.

Harvey M. 'Roe' Spillman
Graveside services with full military honors for Harvey M. ³Roe² Spillman, 77, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery with Major Wesley Short officiating.
Born Nov. 11, 1921, at Indianapolis to Oscar and Ida Belle Spillman, he died July 20, 1999, at his residence.
Spillman married Doris Walters March 21, 1946, at Gainesville, Texas. He was a retired chief warrant officer of the United States Army, having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was also retired from USG. Spillman had lived in Ardmore since 1991, moving from Denton, Texas. He was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; four sons, James Spillman, Palm Bay, Fla., Richard Spillman, Weatherford, Carl Spillman, Nipoma, Calif., and Robert Spillman, Greenfield; three daughters, Elaine Regan, Watonga, Linda Spillman, Eufaula, and Patricia Stephens, Oklahoma City; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services are under the direction of Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home.

Marshall 'Mark' A. Smith
GRAHAM -- Services for Marshall ³Mark² A. Smith, 68, of Clemscot, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Graham Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. Hershall Baker officiating. Interment will be in Graham Cemetery.
Born May 22, 1931, in Fox, to Arthur Dewey and Bonnie Bernice Witcher Smith, he died July 21, 1999, at his home.
Reared in Fox, he graduated from Fox High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Returning to the Clemscot-Graham area, he married to Lucille Elizabeth Barber on Aug. 21, 1967, at Fox. He had worked in the oil fields for Hamp Baker Oil co. and had lived in the Clemscot area most of his life. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 4865.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Opal Sue Burns, on March 11, 1996; and a brother, Floyd Smith, on Aug. 17, 1985.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Lorene Lomax, Claremore; two sons, Allen Barber, Graham, and Ray Smith, Ardmore; three sisters, Voncille Graham, Oklahoma City, Lois Sanders, Blossom, Texas, and Mary Freeman, Thackerville; three brothers, Ernest Smith, Aztec, N.M., Billy Ray Smith and Homer Smith, both of Graham; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Tommy Needham, Ernst Lee Argo, Johnny Watkins, Mickey Watkins, Ernest Kirkland and Billy Ray McMillen Jr.
Arrangements are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home of Wilson.

Quinnie Cranford Ireson
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Services for Quinnie Cranford Ireson were conducted at Olinger Woods Mortuary, Golden, Colo.
Born Dec. 28, 1918, at Bokchito, she died June 18, 1999, at Lakewood. She married Alfred Ireson Nov. 7, 1953.
A former Daily Ardmoreite and Texaco Oil Company employee, Mrs. Ireson moved to Colorado after her marriage.
Survivors include one son, Henry Cranford; one daughter,

Hannah Faythe Meeks
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Hannah Faythe Meeks will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Joey Lansdale officiating. Interment will follow at Tishomingo City Cemetery.
She was born June 21, 1999, at Tishomingo to Trish and Mark Meeks. She died July 20, 1999, in Oklahoma City.
She was preceded in death by a great-great-grandmother.
Survivors include her parents, a brother, Zachary John Weeks, a sister, Larissa Danielle Meeks, all of the home; grandparents, Randy and Barbara Meeks, Madill, and Terry and Margie Varnell, Tishomingo; great- and great-great-grandparents.

Melissa Grace Smith
DALLAS -- Graveside services for Melissa Grace Smith, 83, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Laurel Land Cemetery under the direction of Singing Hills Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith was born Oct. 25, 1915, to Edmond and Zera Anderson. She died July 20, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital. She married Chester Auther Smith, who preceded her in death in 1985. She had lived in Ardmore the past five years, and was a member of the Maxwell Avenue Church of Christ.
Survivors include one sister, Eileen Penny, Dallas; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Local arrangements were made by Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home.

David W. Huber Sr.
BOWIE, Texas -- Services for David W. Huber Sr., 89, of Bridgeport, Texas, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Southside Baptist Church, with the Revs. Milton Pierce and Doyle Wade officiating. Interment will be in Vashti, Texas, Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites conducted by the Bowie Masonic Lodge No. 578 A.F. & and A.M.
Born Jan. 19, 1910, in Terral, Okla., to Henry L. and Lou Huber, he died July 20, 1999, in the Bridgeport Care Center.
A longtime resident of Terral, Huber lived in Vashti and Bowie before moving to Bridgeport three years ago. He was a retired heavy-equipment operator and member of the First Baptist Church in Ryan, Okla., and member of the Bowie Masonic Lodge No. 578 A.F. & and A.M.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Hazel Marie Huber, in 1992; and a son, Waldo Huber Jr., on April 24, 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda M. Brown, Montague, Texas; a son, Dennis Huber, Bridgeport; two [cut off]

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