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Edith A. Maines
MARIETTA -- Services for Edith Ann Maines, 49, Madill, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Boyce Moon officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery.
Mrs. Maines was born March 5, 1950, at Marietta, to Alvin C. and Estelena Hughes Stuckey. She died July 26, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital. She had been a resident of Marshall County since 1964 and was employed by Marietta Bakery 17 years before she retired. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Danny, of the home; two sons, Michael D. Voyles, Elmore City, and Harley Maines, of the home; a daughter, Debra Voyles, Moore; her mother, Estelena Stuckey, Madill; four brothers, David Stuckey, Ardmore, Billy, Ronnie and Leo Stuckey, Madill; two sisters, Wanda Smith, Marietta, and Linda Jones, Madill; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Mamie DeJarnett
HEALDTON -- Services for Mamie DeJarnett, 88, are pending from Reser Funeral Home. She died July 26, 1999, in a local health care facility.
Survivors include a daughter, Prunella ³Dee² Yount, Burneyville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Herman D. Williams
TROY -- Graveside services for Herman Dean Williams, 58, will be at 3 p.m. today at Troy Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Summers officiating.
Williams was born Nov. 13, 1940, at Pampa, Texas, to the Rev. Marie L. Romines and J.L. Williams. He died July 26, 1999, in an Oklahoma City hospital.
He had lived in Sulphur since 1979 and was married to Sylvia Veach there Nov. 3, 1980.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ricky; and two sisters, Olea F. and Rita M. Williams.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; a son, Dewayne, Sanger, Texas; two brothers, James, Wynnewood, and Herschell, Durant; a sister, Pat Garrison, Davis; and a grandchild.
Bearers will be S.L. Blalock and Joe Garrison.
Cowley-Krien Funeral Home will direct services.

Jackie R. Kerr
MARIETTA -- Services for Jackie R. Kerr, 70, are pending from Kennedy Funeral Home. He died July 26, 1999, at his residence in Thackerville.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy, of the home; two sons; and two daughters.

Mamie DeJarnett
HEALDTON -- Services for Mamie DeJarnett, 88, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Reser Funeral Home chapel with the Revs. Jim May and David Colaw officiating. Interment will be at Mount Olive Cemetery.
Mrs. DeJarnett was born Sept. 12, 1910, at Oakland, to Samuel B. and Vola Powell Culbertson. She died July 26, 1999, in a local health care facility.
She lived in Healdton during the 1910s and 1920s, and married Fred DeJarnett June 16, 1926, at Madill. She lived in Texas and at Graham for 36 years before returning to the Healdton area in 1973. She was a member of Graham Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, May 25, 1982; three sons, Ralph, John, and James; three brothers, Aubrey, Gayle and Marvin Culbertson; a sister, Lois Ray; and one grandson.
She is survived by a daughter, Prunella ³Dee² Yount, Burneyville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Win Roring, C.L. Matthews, Bob Porterfield, Gary Martin, Kelly Williams, Bill Cornish and Meril Hodges.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Jackie R. Kerr
THACKERVILLE -- Graveside rites for Jackie R. Kerr, 70, were held at 10 a.m. today at Mt. Zion Cemetery with Eric Hollar officiating.
Kerr was born June 9, 1929, at Marietta, to Ernest and Inez Johnston Kerry. He died July 26, 1999, at his residence.
A resident of Thackerville since 1972, he was a retired Air Force staff sergeant and member of the Church of Christ. He and Peggy Edgar were married Jan. 31, 1972, in Bowie, Texas. He was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Steve, Thackerville, and Jackie W., Mineral Wells, Texas; two daughters, JoAnn Victor and Paula Tate, Houston; a stepson, Ronnie Lemke, Thackerville; two stepdaughters, Sandra Welch, Ardmore, and Ann Hollar, San Marcos, Texas; a brother, Larry, Sand Springs, Texas; and nine grandchildren.
Bearers will be members of the Air Force Honor Guard. Honorary bearers are Russell Kretzchmar, Timmy Birdwell, Roy Bozeman, Jimmy Welch, David and Jerry Kerr.
Kennedy Funeral Home directed services.

Thelma McKay
COWDEN -- Graveside services for Thelma McKay, 76, Ardmore, were Tuesday at Sappington Chapel Cemetery near Cowden with Rick Collins officiating.
Mrs. McKay was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Texarkana, Ark., to James and Christine Brown Bradford. She died July 23, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital.
She and Dexter McKay were married Aug. 13, 1977, at Vernon, Texas. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1979; a son, Tommy Chestnut; and a brother.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Vaughn, Frederick, Rosie Askew, Mannsville, Ann Kelley, Ruston, La., and Charlene Price, Atchison, Kan.; two sons, Bill Nelason, Mannsville, and Freddie Nelason, Ardmore; three sisters, Louise Pittman, Chowchilla, Calif., Ruth Rogers, Yukon, and Margaret Hershman, Vernon, Texas; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter.
Kincannon-Lee Funeral Home directed services.

Andy R. Martin
RINGLING -- Funeral services for Andy Ray Martin, 42, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 30, 1999, at the First Baptist Church of Ringling with the Rev. John Hatfield officiating. Interment will be at Dixie Cemetery.
Mr. Martin was born Jan. 19, 1957, at Wilson, to James David and Bessie Daisy Forbes Martin. He died July 27, 1999, in Healdton.
Reared in Ringling, he graduated from Ringling High School in 1975 and worked as a pumper in the oil fields for Citation Oil Co. He and Donna Cohoon were married March 10, 1975, at Pinto.
Some men are born, live awhile, and then are gone. Others are born and live their life in such a way that they live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who knew and loved him.
Andy Martin is one such man. If you ever met Andy, you did not forget him. Probably because he pulled a big prank or told you some tall tale. You had to get a good night's rest and get up early to get one over on Andy. His sense of humor is one of the first things people think of when you mention his name.
His friends were an important part of his life. If a man's wealth were measured by the number of friends he had, then Andy was wealthy beyond measure. As much as he loved to joke, he took his family very seriously. Family wasn't just a word to Andy. It was a way of life that he lived daily in his devotion to them and in his responsibility to them.
Integrity and character were two of the main ingredients of Andy's life, and these traits are mirrored in his children. A husband, a Dad, a Grandpa, a brother, a friend, cheerful in all weather, Andy Martin.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, a daughter, Amy Martin, a son, Brandon Martin, daughter-in-law, Melanie Martin, and grandson, Dustin Martin, all of Ringling; and three sisters, Ruby Allen, Winnsboro, Texas, Patsy Spriggs, Dallas, and Barbara Musick, Ringling.
Bearers will be Bobby Clay, Lyndal Van Buskirk, Terry Snell, Audie Roberts, Steve Scifres and Mike Tripp. Honorary bearers are employees of Citation.
Alexander Funeral Home will direct services.
Donations can be made to the Oklahoma Baptist Girl's Home in Madill.

Ella M. Stoughtenborough Calhoun
Services for Ella Mae Stoughtenborough Calhoun, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Clearview Cemetery.
Mrs. Calhoun was born June 7, 1923, in Ardmore to Dean and Alberta Gatewood Stoughtenborough. She died July 24, 1999, in a local health care facility.
She attended Douglass High School and received a certificate in business and office machines from the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center in 1976. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and had served as Past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star, Sunrise Chapter. No. 8 during her 48-year membership. She and Vernon Calhoun were married Aug. 18, 1975, at Gainesville, Texas.
Survivors include her husband, of the home and three nephews whom she raised, Malcolm, Oklahoma City, Barry, Modesto, Calif., and Ricardo Stoughtenborough, Sacramento, Calif.
Bearers will be Eastern Star members and nephews.
Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home will direct services.

Louis Donald 'Don' Fox
REDLANDS, Calif. -- Services for Louis Donald ³Don² Fox, 84, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Redlands, Calif. Entombment will be at Montecito Memorial Park.
Mr. Fox was born Feb. 3, 1915, at Funda, Iowa, to Vincent Clement and Helen Louise Kruchten Fox. He died July 25, 1999, in Pauls Valley, Okla.
He married Molly Fox April 29, 1939, in Chicago. He was preceded in death by his wife on Jan. 15, 1999; and his parents.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Fox of Covina, Calif., and Pamela Morris of Eclectic, Calif.; two sons, Jack D. Fox of Davis, and James R. Fox of Covina; five grandchildren, Laura, Jayna, April, Tom, Kenny and Buffy; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Eileen Rath of Orland, Calif.; and a brother, Francis Fox of Westminister, Calif.
Montecito Mortuary of San Bernardino, Calif., will direct services.

Bill Willingham
Services for Bill Willingham, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Chapel with the Rev. Donny Custar officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta.
Willingham was born to Floyd and Opal Willingham, March 21, 1931, in Ardmore where he died July 28, 1999.
A lifetime resident of Ardmore, he served in the Army and was a maintenance crew worker at Lu-Ken Manor before he retired. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Joey, Plano, Texas; a daughter, Jeanne Samuels, Lone Grove; a sister, Jo Ann Call, Spice Wood, Texas; stepsons, Roger, Wes, James and Jay Bowen; and 11 grandchildren.
Bearers will be Roger, Wes, James, Jay, Blake and Jake Bowen. Honorary bearers are Dr. Robert Patzkowsky, Dr. James Turrentine, Lodge Altom, Tom Heron, J.C. and Charlie Bowen.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Robert F. Baxter
Memorial services for Robert F. Baxter will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church with Dr. Douglas Miller and the Rev. Stephen Harris officiating.
Baxter was born May 2, 1963, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Jack and Jane Fowler Baxter. He died July 27, 1999, in Ardmore.
He was the owner-operator of Ardmore Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep dealership and served on the board of the local Red Cross chapter. He and Krysti Coe were married July 25, 1985, at Marietta.
Survivors include his wife, and daughter, Brittany Baxter, of the home; his father and stepmother, Jack and Nancy Baxter; mother, Jane Fowler; grandmother, Edith Summer; two brothers, Nick Baxter and Tim Fowler; and two sisters, Julie Vanover and Jessica Baxter, all of Indianapolis.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the local Red Cross.
Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home will direct services.

Mina Gilstrap Zentz
PUTNAM CITY -- Memorial services for Mina Ruth Gilstrap Zentz will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Putnam City Baptist Church with the Revs. Max Alexander and Dick Fisher officiating.
Mina Ruth Zentz entered into eternal rest on July 28, 1999. She was born Nov. 11, 1930, at Rockwall, Texas, to the late Ernest and Bessie Gilstrap.
She moved to Oklahoma in 1935, her school years began at a one room school, Mt. Zion, in 1936. After two years there, she attended Mt. Washington School, graduating from the eighth grade in 1944. She then attended Ardmore High School and graduated from there in 1948. She was a member of Putnam City Baptist Church, and was recently honored with a lifetime membership in the Poetry Society of Oklahoma.
She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt for her dedication to her family, home and church family, and for her creative talents, which were many.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Joe J. Zentz, retired major, of the home; two sons, Phillip of Oklahoma City, and Edward of Everett, Wash.; a daughter-in-law, Debbie; granddaughters, Patricia, Christina, Natasha; stepgranddaughters, Jamie and Jalyssa; a grandson, Michael; a great-grandson, Caleb; two brothers, James E. Gilstrap of Smithville, Mo., and Jodie F. Gilstrap of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Ernestine Fisher of Edmond, and Virginia Farrington of Northfield, Ohio; many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Demuth Funeral Home and Cremation Society of Oklahoma.

Leon A. Cox
LONE GROVE -- Graveside rites for Leon Andrew Cox, 75, Fox, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lone Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Stephen Biggerstaff officiating.
Cox was born Nov. 9, 1923, at Lone Grove, to Jesse J. and Pearl Lowrey Cox. He died July 29, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital.
He married Florence Maybell Buckner Dec. 23, 1946, at Gainesville, Texas, and they lived near Springer before moving to Fox in 1996. He drove a house-moving truck before working in the oil fields for Robinson's Trucking. He retired in 1983.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Vickie Slawson, Springer, and Judy Williams, Tulsa; three sons, Alvin, Sulphur, Bill, Bokchito, and Dennis, Fox; two sisters, Florence Gorgill, Burkburnett, Texas, and May Gaither, Enos; a brother, Jack, also Enos; 13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Nettie Goldsmith.
Bearers will be grandsons, Calvin Canada, Kevin, Danny and Randy Cox. Honorary bearers are Adam Brown and Phillip Williams.
Alexander Funeral Home, Wilson, will direct services.

Ronnie E. Mendinghall
DAVIS -- Services for Ronnie Eugene Mendinghall, 44, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fox Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Gary Anderson officiating. Interment will be at Hennepin Cemetery.
Mendinghall died July 28, 1999, in Davis. He was born April 10, 1955, at Seminole, to Otto and Bessie Tennell Mendinghall.
He was reared in Seminole and Duncan and had lived in Davis 28 years.
Survivors include his mother, Bessie Jones, Davis; six sisters, Evelyn Smith, Seminole, Patricia Climer, Wewoka, Sandra Johnson, Oklahoma City, Jackie Edmondson, LaDonna Presgrove and Sheila Brubaker, Davis; four brothers, Ray, Seminole, John, Bowlegs, James, Duncan, and Warren, Davis. He was preceded in death by his father.
Bearers will be Jace Presgrove, David Curtis, David Pickens, James ³Red² Howel, Ken Anderson and Charlie Clark. Honorary bearers are his brothers and Jim Brubaker.

Vera B. McClain
DUNCAN -- Services for Vera Beatrice McClain, 78, Empire, will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Carter-Smart Funeral Home chapel in Duncan. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Ardmore.
Mrs. McClain died July 28, 1999. She was born June 30, 1921, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Arthur L. and Emily L. Rogers Lee.
She married James William McClain May 10, 1942, at Fox and lived in Rush Springs before moving to Empire. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, James Wesley; and a great-grandson.
She is survived by three daughters, Peggy McCurdy, Woodward, Kathy Aldridge, Empire, and Rita Wolfe, Ogden, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Gene Cormier
Services for Gene Cormier are pending from Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home. He died July 29, 1999, in the local hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home; a son, Gene Jr., Ardmore; and three daughters, Elizabeth Long, Davis, Nici Rumbaugh, of the home, and Shannon Smithers, Ardmore.

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