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(From various funeral homes in the Ardmore, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wilson and Dickson area, as well as towns from surrounding counties: Tishomingo, Madill, Sulphur, Ringling, and Rubottom.)

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Gary Ivie
HEALDTON -- Services for Gary Ivie, 50, will be 2 p.m. today at the First Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Wearthy Shank officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery.
Born Sept. 20, 1947, at Healdton to Harold and Freddie Lou Williams, he died Oct. 2, 1997, at Healdton.
Ivie graduated from Healdton High School. He graduated from East Central State College, where he had majored in cartography. Ivie had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Ivie had been a dispatcher for Sutherland Well Service and a tool pusher in Nigeria and Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mitzi Vance, Cushing; one son, Ronnie Vance, Oklahoma City; and one sister, Sharon Wheelock, Healdton.
Bearers are Richard Amant, Butch Fore, Rick Pender, Joe Aycox, Eddie McCauley and Johnny Schoonover.
Services are under the direction of Reser Funeral Home.

Lois P. Baker
WILSON -- Services for Lois P. Baker, 70, were Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Pittman and the Rev. Jim Gillum officiating. Interment followed at Hewitt Cemetery.
Born Feb. 24, 1927, in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas area to Everett and Myrtle Collum Scott, she died Oct. 2, 1997, at an Ardmore hospital. She married W.A. Baker on Sept. 25, 1948. He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 1994.
Mrs. Baker lived in the Rio Grande Valley until age nine, when she and her family moved to eastern Oklahoma. She worked for Kraft Foods at Denison, Texas, before her marriage. Mrs. Baker was an Avon representative and a Green Thumb worker.
Survivors include one daughter, Ann Loftin, Greenville, Texas; four sons, Houston Baker, Greenville, Wayne Baker, Orange, Texas, Gary Baker, Ringling, and Ray Baker, Wilson; one sister, Glenda Robinson, Savoy, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Bryan and Jason Baker, Jerry Dodd, Sammie Goff, Bill Smith, Mack Gaston, Hobart Wilson and Randall Brinlee.
Services are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.

William Frank Whitehead
MARIETTA -- Services for William Frank Whitehead, 84, will be 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tommy Higle officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville.
Born June 21, 1913, at Rex to William Arthur and Laura Hammond Whitehead, he died Oct. 3, 1997, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He married Bonnie Beatrice Curb on March 13, 1941. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ira Whitehead; and two sisters, Mary Talley and Jimmie Rose.
Whitehead had lived in Marietta since June 1994, moving from Copperas Cove, Texas. He was a crew foreman for Lone Star Gas Company and retired as a local officer manager for the company. Whitehead was a member of the Copperas Cove Presbyterian Church. He was the former fire chief of the Copperas Cove Volunteer Fire Department. Whitehead has served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include one sister, Esther Whitehead.
Services are under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.

Flossie 'Ellen' Johnson
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Flossie "Ellen" Johnson, 91, Bullard Chapel, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Corbin Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur.
Born June 5, 1906, at Sasakwa, she died Oct. 2, 1997, at Tishomingo. She married Howard O. Johnson Aug. 25, 1925, at Burbank. He preceded her in death in 1985. She was also preceded in death by a son, Donald Johnson, 1990; four brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Johnson received her bachelor of education degree from East Central State University at Ada, and taught grade school in Wynnewood, Mannsville and Ravia. After spending 21 years teaching first and second grades in Mannsville, she retired from the Ravia School District. She also worked as a volunteer in the gift shop at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Bullard Chapel Baptist Church and the Oklahoma Teachers Association.
Survivors include one son, Howard R. Johnson, Sulphur; a half-brother, Dean Titsworth, and a half-sister, Bonnie Walsh, both Bakersfield, Calif., seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Michael Johnson, Tom Johnson, Joe Don Johnson, Don Cravens, Glen Hightower and Paul Warden.

Walter R. McCage
MARIETTA -- Graveside services for Walter R. McCage, 86, Thackerville, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lakeview Cemetery with Murray McMurray officiating.
Born Nov. 12, 1910, to Ocie Allen and Betty Martin McCage, he died Oct. 3, 1997, at his residence. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Burton and Woodrow McCage.
McCage had lived in Thackerville since 1976, moving there from California. He married Lucille Welder Dec. 11, 1971, at Mira Loma, Calif. He was a retired welder. McCage was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Raymadene Fussell and Elsie Shaffer, both Thackerville; one stepdaughter, Lanora Slater, Thackerville; three stepsons, Duane Terrill, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ronald Terrill, Kingman, Ariz., and Cary Terrill, Reding, Calif.; one sister, Norma Young, Thackerville; four grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be grandsons.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 tonight.
Services are under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.

Jerry Don Willingham Jr.
LEON -- Graveside rites for Jerry Don Willingham Jr., infant son of Evelyn Cummins, will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Leon Cemetery with James Moffett officiating.
Born Oct. 3, 1997, at Ardmore, he died Oct. 3, 1997.
Survivors include his mother, of the home; one brother, Thurman Hughes, of the home; two half-sisters, Shanda Willingham and Stormy Ramon, both Lone Grove; and grandparents, Odis and Bertie Cummins, Leon.
Services are under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.

J.F. Turner
MADILL -- Services for J.F. Turner, 65, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Watts Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Guy Scott officiating. Interment will follow at Tishomingo Cemetery. A flag presentation with be conducted by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 99.
Born July 4, 1932, at Kingston, he died Oct. 2, 1997, at a Madill health care facility.
Turner was reared in Marshall County. He later moved to McKinney, Texas, where he lived for 12 years before moving to Madill. He was a butcher. Turner was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include two sons, Keith Turner, Newport, and Steven Turner, Ardmore; two daughters, Teresa Farrell, Newport, and Charlotte Mapp, Oakland; three sisters, Leola Bumpass and Elisha Huff, both Madill, and Rosie Sisson, Oklahoma; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Ray Morgan, Archie Bumpass, David Bumpass, Jerry Bullis, Eddie Adams and Bob Richards. Honorary bearers are Joe Stout, Bufford Huff, Charles Sisson, Silas E. Russell, Chris Huff and Frankie Richards.

Geneva Wilkinson
Graveside rites for Geneva Wilkinson were held at McAlister Cemetery.
Born Dec. 1, 1920, at Wichita Falls, Texas to Arthur D. and Stacie Wilkinson, she died Oct. 1, 1997, at a local hospital. She was preceded in death by a sister, Gwen Simmons in 1995.
Ms. Wilkinson moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1940. She was employed by The Texas Company for many years as a draftswoman. At the time of her death she was employed by Hannum & Verhoeven, local geologists.
Survivors include a niece, Carolyn Simmons, Oklahoma City, and a nephew, Milton Simmons, Tucson, Ariz.
Services were under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.

Ruby J. BeauJon
Graveside rites for Ruby Jo BeauJon, 63, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Memorial Park with Denise Balmer officiating.
Mrs. BeauJon died Oct. 5, 1997, in the local hospital after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 14, 1934, in Ardmore, to Webster and Clive M. Thomason McMurry.
A graduate of Ardmore High School, she received her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and was curriculum director at Lone Grove schools. She was a member of Unity Church.
Survivors include a son, William; and two daughters, Anna Duran and Valerie Henson, all of Ardmore; two sisters, Ruth Calvary, Duncan, and Elnora Reusch, San Diego; three brothers, Bice McMurry, Durant, Jim and Bill McMurry, Ardmore; and four grandchildren.

Ella Mae Green
DAVIS -- Services for Ella Mae Green will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Lonny Lee an Finis Steelman officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Green died Oct. 5, 1997, in Ardmore. She was born July 30, 1900, at McLoud, to George and Clara Compton Smith.
A resident of Davis most of her life, she married Burt Green Oct. 12, 1918, at Pauls Valley, and was a member of W.M.U. and The Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 15, 1980; two sons, Billy Wayne and Arthur; and three daughters, Betty Saunders, Virginia McNeill and Neta Patterson.
Survivors include a son, Ralph, Queens City, Texas; three daughters, Helen Jones, Davis, Shirley Farr, Alto, N.M., and Frances York, Humble, Texas; a sister, Georgia Cooper, Eufaula; 13 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as bearers.

Minnie Ellen Pearce
OAKLAND -- Graveside rites for Minnie Ellen Pearce, 89, were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Oakland Cemetery with Curtis Hallmark officiating.
Mrs. Pearce died Oct. 4, 1997, at the Madill hospital. She was born Oct. 9, 1907, at Ninnekah.
She was reared at Thackerville and lived in Antioch before moving to Oakland. She and Holland Dean Pearce were married April 7, 1938, at Gainesville, Texas. She attended the Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Billy and Bobby; and a daughter, Dorothy Bridgeman, all of Oakland; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.
Watts Funeral Home directed services.

Larry D. Robertson
RUBOTTOM -- Services for Larry David Robertson, 39, Burneyville, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rubottom Baptist Church with the Rev. Dwight Hawkins officiating. Interment will be at Rubottom Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Robertson died Oct. 3, 1997, in Dallas. He was born Dec. 26, 1957, at McAlester.
A resident of Love County most of his life, he was a carpenter and attended the Eastman Baptist Church. He and Carolyn Bradley were married Sept. 24, 1982, at Marietta.
He is survived by his wife; and two sons, Larry II and Johnny, all of the home; his parents, Larry A. and JoAnn Robertson, Burneyville; a brother, Michael, Dallas; and sister, Valarie Hodges, Arlington, Texas.
Bearers will be Mike Arledge, Michael Robertson, Harold, David, Jimmy and Pat Lott. Honorary bearers are Mike Morton and Chris Richards.

Dalphus Lee Norton
WILSON -- Services for Dalphus Lee Norton, 79, Lone Grove, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church in Wilson with the Revs. Gary Gunsolus and Leo Potts officiating. Interment will be at Hewitt Cemetery under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.
Norton died Oct. 6, 1997, at the Ardmore hospital. He was born Oct. 27, 1917, at Wilson, to William D. and Sallie E. Brumlow Norton.
Reared south of Wilson, he attended Bryan Red School and married Pansy Z.L. Hacker Oct. 20, 1939, at Ghost Holler. They moved to the Lone Grove area in 1954. He served with the Air Force during World War II and retired from Shell Oil Co. in 1976. He was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse church in Lone Grove.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Brenda Norton and Lawania Baker, Lone Grove; five sons, Gerald, Gene Autry, Larry, Mary Niblack, David, Raymond and Louis, Lone Grove; a sister, Ruby Hacker, Muskogee; a brother, J.B., Lone Grove; 22 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Mickey Davis, Ronnie Gray, Gordon Lee, Sammy and Jackie Norton, Leslie, Kenneth and LeRoy Hacker. Honorary bearers are Harold Gray, G.D. Stafford, Billy Lee, Gilbert, Billy Bob, Loren, Randy and Terry Hacker, Lonnie, Johnny, Ricky, Jimmy, Timmy, Tommy and Gary Norton.

Granvel M. Webb
LOCKNEY, Texas -- Services for Granvel Morris Webb, 80, were conducted Friday in Lockney, Texas.
Webb died Sept. 30, 1997, at his home. He was born June 15, 1917, in Farmersville, Texas, and had lived in Lockney since 1951.
He is survived by his wife, Jo, of the home; a son, Randy, Plainview, Texas; three daughters, Arlene Anderson, Littlefield, Texas, Lynda Holley, Lockney, and Rubie Wardlow, Seymour, Texas; a brother, Weldon, Davis; three sisters, Nora Thomason, Ardmore, Francis Mosley, Garden Grove, Calif., and Bernice Kent, Lockney; and five grandchildren.
Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home directed services.

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