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Lillie Mae Burns
GRAHAM -- Services for Lillie Mae Burns, 84, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Graham Baptist Church with the Rev. Dwight Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at Bomar Point Cemetery, Wilson.
Born Dec. 4, 1914, at Elmore City to Ambros and Bertha Sparks Nicholson, she died Jan. 30, 1999, at a Marietta hospital. She was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Charles Burns on March 5, 1984; one sister, Anna Bell; two brothers, Edgar and Leon Nicholson; two grandsons and a granddaughter.
Reared at Ragtown, she attended and graduated from Dundee High School. She married Amos Paul Burns on Dec. 24, 1932. She and her husband moved to Graham in 1951. Mrs. Burns became the postmaster at Graham in 1970 and she served until her retirement in 1983. She was a member of Graham Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons, James Burns, Thackerville and Richard Burns, Houston; one daughter, Patricia Bullard, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Lois Helen Burns, Ardmore, and Lucille Wilcox, Dundee, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; one stepgrandson; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Paul Ray Martin, Paul Dean Martin, Danny Paul Martin, Darrin Langley, Glenn Langley and Nolan Brown, Honorary bearers are grandsons.
Visitation will be 3 to 6 pm. today at Alexander Funeral Home.

Teri D. Hembree
DOLBERG -- Graveside rites for Teri Dale Hembree, 60, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dolberg Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Green officiating.
Mrs. Hembree died Feb. 1, 1998, in Sulphur. She was born Sept. 26, 1937, at Anderson, S.C., to Herman and Dorothy Pruitt.
She was reared in South Carolina and married to Johnny Hembree Aug. 18, 1978, in Sulphur. She had lived in Sulphur since 1997 and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two daughters, Tonya Arens, Richland Hills, Texas, and Kim Fields, Dayton, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Sheri Gilchbar and Dana Hembree, Sulphur; three stepsons, James Hembree, Azusa, Calif., Mike Hembree, Sulphur, and Brad Hembree, Oklahoma City; a brother, Bill Powell, Spring, Texas; and eight grandchildren.
Cowley-Krien Funeral Home will direct services.

O.E. Price
HEALDTON -- Graveside rites for O.E. Price, 83, will be at 3 p.m. today at Mount Olive Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Henrietta, Texas.
Price died Jan. 30, 1998, in a Wichita Falls, Texas, hospital. He was born Aug. 16, 1914, at Petersburg.
He and Virgie McEntire were married Aug. 15, 1936, in Marietta. He was a retired Baptist minister serving, 65 years at churches in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He had lived in Henrietta 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Shirlene Glenn, Wichita Falls, Texas, and Sue Howard, Lumberton, Texas; three sons, Phillip, Sulphur, La., Dwight, Vidor, Texas, and Ralph, Columbus, Ga.; a brother, Amos, Ore City, Texas; two sisters, Iris Bray and Madeline Steward, both of Healdton; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

Dony Richey Baker
MARIETTA -- Graveside rites for Dony Richey Baker, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeview Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Higle officiating.
Mrs. Baker died Jan. 31, 1998, in the local hospital. She was born May 20, 1909, at Farmersville, Texas, to Dr. J.H. and Philitia H. Watkins Richey.
Mrs. Baker had lived most of her life in Love County and was a retired teacher. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Love County Historical Society.
Survivors include a son, Lear Jr., Ada; and three sisters, Goldie Murphy, New York, Virsey Renick, Marietta, and Tony McCoy, Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Nephews will serve as bearers.
Kennedy Funeral Home will direct services.

Virgie M. Wallace
RINGLING -- Graveside rites for Virgie M. Wallace, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ringling Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. J.W. Ray officiating.
Mrs. Wallace died Jan. 31, 1998, in the Ardmore hospital. She was born March 20, 1911, at Pryor, to William D. and Ellen R. Shook Brown.
Reared at Choteau, she moved to Ringling in 1936 and married Johnny Wesley Bowen on Feb. 28 of that year. She was a longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband in Sept. 7, 1955; a brother, Sherman Brown; and sister, Grace E. Weaver.
Survivors include a son, Bill Bowen; and stepson, Lonnie Wallace, both of Ringling; two brothers, Howard Brown, Fayetteville, Ark., and Billy R. Brown, Siloam Springs, Ark.; five sisters, Loretta Young, Fontana, Calif., Willie Jobe, Pryor, Marie Bryant, Siloam Springs, Oletta Busby, Forrest City, Ark., and Loraine Clapper, Adair; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Alexander Funeral Home will direct services.

Lavita A. Clagg
DUNCAN -- Services for Lavita Ann Clagg, Ratliff City, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bethesda Church of God, Duncan, with the Revs. Harold Methney and Joe Rushing officiating. Interment will be at New Velma Cemetery.
Mrs. Clagg died Jan. 27, 1999 in Ratliff City. She was born Aug. 31, 1944, at Holbert.
She married Kenneth Clagg Jan. 16, 1991. She lived in California then moved to the Countyline-Ratliff City area. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; mother, Opal Boatman, Velma; father, Woody Boatman, Countyline; daughter, Laura Pewitt, Clemscott, Michelle Perry, Lindsey, Teather Clagg, Chickasha; sons, David Libby, Land of Lakes, Fla., and Jerry Campbell, Ratliff City; sisters, Peggy Ponder, Ratliff City, and Virginia Boatman, Velma; brothers, Jay Boatman, Germany, and Tommy Boatman, Bray; grandchildren, Kyle Pewitt, Skyler Pewitt, Aaron Libby, Taylor Libby, Kayla Perry, Cody Perry, Luke Perry, Jerry Campbell and Angelique Campbell.
Milburn Funeral Home, Ratliff City, will direct services.

Bill N. Davis
MARIETTA -- Graveside rites for Bill Norman Davis, 66, Fort Worth, Texas, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakeview Cemetery with Floyd Johnson officiating.
Davis died Jan. 27, 1999, at his residence. He was born Sept. 21, 1932, at Marietta to Norton and Maggie L. Bone Davis.
An Army veteran, he had lived in the Fort Worth area 20 years and retired from Burlington-Northern Railroad as an administrator after 43 years of service. He was a member of Rosemont Church of Christ and Masonic Lodge. He married the former Doris "Dot" Barnes.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Lonny Davis, Fort Worth, and Dr. David Davis, Sherman, Texas; a daughter, Margaret Davis, Irving, Texas; two brothers, Troy and Ray, Marietta; two sisters, Maudine Springs, Gainesville, Texas, and Janette Shaw, Canyon, Texas; and five grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kennedy Funeral Home.

John 'Bill' Gillum
HEALDTON -- Services for John "Bill" Gillum, age 70, of Wilson, were at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 28, 1999, in Reser Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jim May officiated.
Mr. Gillum died Sunday night, Jan. 24, 1999, in an Oklahoma City hospital.
The son of William L. and Mary Zell Garner Gillum, he was born Sept. 2, 1928, at Wirt, Okla. he attended several schools in this area before leaving home at age 12 to join the circus. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during World War II. After four years in the Navy, he returned to Healdton and worked for several oil field trucking firms. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and was discharged in 1961. He worked in Oklahoma City from 1962 to 1964 before moving to California where he was a farmer. He moved to Michigan and worked in iron ore mines until retiring in 1968. He moved to Everett, Wash., in 1984, and back to this area in 1996. Mr. Gillum was an ardent fisherman.
Survivors include five sons, Johnny Glenn Gillum, Lexington, Okla., Dan Gillum, Everett, Wash., Randie Gillum, Everett, Wash., Mickey Gillum, Vail, Ore., and Billy Gillum, Long Beach, Calif.; three daughters, Pat Teters, Ardmore, Cathy Lupinacci, Everett, Wash., Francine Gullum, Healdton; his beloved lifetime companion, Laura Gillum, Healdton; two brothers, Leon Gillum, Wilson, and Pete Gillum, Healdton; a sister, Zell Jones, Healdton; 39 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Norene D. Hunt
SULPHUR -- Services for Abby Norene D. Hunt. 84, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Clagg Funeral Home chapel with Bruce Govett officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Hunt died Jan. 27, 1999, in Ardmore. She was born Feb. 9, 1914, at Fort Towson, to Jonathon F. and Abby N. Franks Davidson.
Reared at Fort Towson, she graduated from Southeastern State University and received her master's in education from East Central University. She taught 12 years in rural southeast Oklahoma and 30 years at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf. She and Bud G. Dennis Hunt were married Dec. 22, 1943, in Hugo. He died June 6, 1985.
Survivors include a son, Harold, Davis; sisters, Ester Dothan, Atoka; a granddaughter; and great-granddaughter. She was also preceded by nine brothers and sisters.

Alma Whitaker Haley
MADILL -- Services for Alma Whitaker Haley, 93, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Watts Memorial Chapel with Lyndol Adams officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood.
Mrs. Haley died Jan. 26, 1999, in a local health care facility. She was born Dec. 11, 1905, at Quick Sand, Ky.
Reared in Wynnewood, she attended East Central University and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. She taught school in Wynnewood and Midwest City High School before she retired in 1947 and moved to Lebanon. She married Jeff Haley in Oklahoma City. He died Jan. 1, 1953.
She is survived by great-nephews and nieces, J.R. Couch, Richardson, Texas, Tim Couch, Pauls Valley, Jess Couch, Lebanon, and Nancy Couch, Oklahoma City. She was also preceded by three brothers, Bruce, Taft and Ovie; and four sisters, Otte, Ella, Georgie and Hazel.
Bearers will be Jeff Dollar, Ronnie Kelly, Tony Brakenfeld, Mickey Moisner, Mark and Brian Davis.

Winnie M. Pool
DURANT -- Graveside rites for Winnie Maurine Pool will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery in Durant with the Rev. Ian Macalpine officiating.
Born to Lewis H. and Katie L. Allred Johnson Oct. 12, 1909, in Stoneburg, Texas, she died Jan. 27, 1999, in a local health care facility.
She and Arch Lee Pool were married on May 29, 1939. He preceded her in death on Dec. 13, 1994.
Mrs. Pool had lived in Ardmore the past four years, moving here from Durant. She graduated from Healdton High School, received her bachelor's degree from Southeastern State College and her master's degree from Oklahoma State University in 1953. She taught first grade in Healdton and junior high school in Durant. She was a member of Oklahoma and National Education associations, and First Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Monita Powell, Perry, and Merle Mullen, Sapulpa; three brothers, Robert Johnson, Duncan, Doyle Johnson, Perry, and Derrel Johnson, Ardmore. She was preceded in death by brothers, Haskell and Ferrel Johnson.
Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home will direct services.

Dollie Thompson Hunt
Graveside rites for Dollie Thompson Hunt, 100, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Donny Custar officiating.
Mrs. Hunt died Jan. 27, 1999, following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 26, 1898, in Indian Territory, to Ed and Mae Walk.
She had lived in Ardmore most of her life. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and former member of Ardmore Round-up Club.
Survivors include a sister, Daisy Johnson, Ardmore; three granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Bud Thompson and Gid Hunt; two daughters, Treva Williams, and Ethel Strain; and a great-granddaughter.
Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home will direct services.

Anna L. Mauldin
Services for Anna Lois Mauldin are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 1999, at Craddock Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Watson officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Anna Lois Mauldin was born July 30, 1918, in Oklahoma, to E.R. and Pearl Hooks Reno. She passed this life on Jan. 26, 1999, in a local nursing facility at the age of 80.
She was married to M.G. "Bill" Mauldin in Gainesville, Texas, on July 5, 1958. He preceded her in death in 1978. She had lived in Ardmore since 1972, having moved here from Atlanta, Ga. She worked as a cashier for the Tower Restaurant before she retired. She was a member of First Orthodox Baptist Church.
She is survived by two grandsons, Jim and Richard Lee Willingham both of Oklahoma City; four granddaughters, Donna Sue Kareer of McCloud, Okla., Gwenda Vollbrecht of Edmond, Okla., Kimberly Servis of North Carolina, and Vanita Clifton of Oklahoma City; two nephews, Milo and Richard Allen Reno; and several great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Johnnie Servis; a daughter, Connie Sue Willingham; and brother, Hoyt Reno.

Louise J. Stubbs
Memorial services for Louise J. Stubbs are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 1999, in Craddock Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Roger Wood, Asbury United Methodist Church, officiating.
Mrs. Stubbs was born Oct. 28, 1912, in Ardmore, to Louis A. and Laura Ledbetter Jones. She passed from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, in the local hospital.
She married the late Dee M. Stubbs in El Reno, Okla., in 1952. She lived in San Diego and Long Beach, Calif., area part of her life where she worked for the Naval Electronics Laboratory as a clerk.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John L. and Evelyn C. Holladay of Idabel, Okla.; two granddaughters; two great-grandsons and four great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Memorials may be left to the charity of choice.

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