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Friday, January 19, 2007
Ainsworth funeral set at 2:05 pm
Funeral services for Cliftene “Pat” Ainsworth, age 73 of Cordell, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the First Assembly of God Church in Cordell with Rev. Doyle Roark officiating.

Ainsworth died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007 at the Cordell Christian Home. She was born on May 31, 1933 in Sentinel, the daughter of Clifford and Alma (Lively) Bradford.

Reared in the Cordell and Sentinel area, she attended school in Sentinel and married Lindle Patterson who lost his life in the Korean War.

On April 19, 1952 she married Billie Joe Ainsworth.

Preceding her in death, along with her two husbands and parents, were a sister, Gwendolyn Bradley; a brother, Randy Bradley; and one son, Teddy Wayne Ainsworth.

Burial will follow in the Lawnview Cemetery at Cordell under the direction of the Loftiss-Lee Funeral Home of Cordell.

Survivors include five sons, Bill Bradley and family of LaPlata, N.M., Bobby Ainsworth and family of Johnstown, Colo., Freddie Ainsworth and family of Butler, Tenn., Dennis Ainsworth and family of Halton City, Texas, Jimmy Ainsworth and family of Cheyenne, Wyo.; a daughter, Patricia Smith and family of Cordell; 12 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.

Thursday, January 18, 2007
Christensen rites set at 1:55 pm
A memorial service for Billie Lynnette (Franklin) Christensen, age 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Meacham Memorial Chapel of the First Baptist Church in Clinton with Rev. Shane Hall and Terry Brooks officiating.

Christensen died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born on March 27, 1921 in Cloud Chief, the daughter of John Walker and Claudia Franklin.

Having attended and graduated from school in Clinton, she then attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater.

She married John Chris (J.C.) Christensen on June 15, 1941 and was a World War II wife who traveled with her husband.

In 1956 the family moved back to Clinton. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church and volunteered as a Merry Matron at the local hospital.

Over the past three years she had volunteered at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum.

Preceding her in death, along with her husband of 64 years and her parents, was a brother who was killed in World War II as a fighter pilot.

Services are under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include three daughters, Gay Loomis and her husband, Larry, of Buffalo, Okla., Jan Bailey of Anadarko, Joy Will of Stillwater; grandsons, Chris Loomis of Longview, Texas, B.J. Bailey of Yukon; granddaughters, Jana Eaton of Cashion, Jacee May of Stillwater; and great grandchildren, Grant and Grady Eaton, Lillian Loomis and Ainslee Bailey.

Rites Friday for Gus Kauk at 1:54 pm
Funeral services for Gus Edward Kauk, age 91 of Butler, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Butler with Rev. Roy Dobbs officiating.
Kauk died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at Integris Clinton Regional Hospital. He was born on May 1, 1915 in Custer County, the son of Ed and Margaret (Horst) Kauk.

He was reared north of Butler and attended school at Osceola.

In his younger years he enjoyed playing baseball in the Osceola community.

On Feb. 9, 1939 he married Ovada Haney in Custer County.

He spent his entire life in the farming community north of Butler raising cattle, hogs and chickens. He was a member of the Baptist Church in Butler and had been in failing health the past few months.

Preceding him in death, along with his parents, were five sisters, Elsie Meek, Lydia Basler, Hilda Haney, Sarah Shelton, Ruth Addington; and three brothers, infant Henry, Jimmy Kauk and Eddie Kauk.

Burial will conclude in the Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include his wife, Ovada, of the home; a daughter, Wanda Nance and her husband, Kenneth, of Clinton; sons, Duane and his wife, Debbie, Darrel and his wife, Lynda, all of Clinton; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions in Kauk’s honor may be made to either the Butler Fire Department, Butler Ambulance Service or Shiloh Cemetery fund.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Morgan rites on Thursday at 2:37 pm
Funeral services for former Stafford resident E. Wayne Morgan, age 84, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Bill Merritt Funeral Service at 6201 NW 39th in Bethany with interment following at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Morgan was born on May 30, 1922, in Atwood, the son of Hewitt and Clora Morgan.

He grew up in western Oklahoma helping his dad on the farm and graduated from Stafford High School in May of 1941.

After graduating, he enlisted in the military and served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Following his discharge from the military, he enrolled at Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) in 1946.

In 1947, he married Mary Lou Ellis. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Oklahoma A&M in 1952 and a Master’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1965.

His teaching career spanned 34 years including stints teaching vocational agriculture in Iowa and science in Oklahoma at Nowata and Oklahoma City Western Heights as well as at Joliet, Ill.

The last 18 years of his career were spent teaching chemistry at Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City. He retired in 1986.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary Lou Morgan; 2 daughters, Carole Schneider and Sue Zangri; a son, Roger Morgan; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren with 5 more on the way.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter, Heather.

Woodall rites at Enid at 2:36 pm
Funeral services for Robbie Neill Woodall, 39, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Garriott Road Church of Christ in Enid.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. in the Arapaho Cemetery.

Woodall was born Dec. 26, 1967, at Enid, the son of Lanny and JoAnne (McNeill) Woodall, and died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, in a traffic ac-cident on U.S. Highway 412 in Major County.

He grew up in Clinton and Arapaho, graduating from Arapaho High School in 1986.

On April 7, 1989, he married Debbie Digby at Arapaho, and they made their home there. In 2004 they moved to Enid.

Woodall served in the United States Army Reserve and worked the last three years of his life as a salesman for Enid Mack. Before moving to Enid, he had worked for Freightliner Specialty Vehi-cles and Newpark Drilling in Clinton.

He was a member of the Gar-riott Road Church of Christ. Robert Heyden will officiate at the funeral.

Survivors include his wife, Debbie, of the home in Enid; three children, Katherine (“Katie”), Allison and Jacob, all of the home; his parents, Lanny and JoAnne Woodall, Clinton; one brother, Dusky Woodall, and his wife, Gin-ger, of Clinton; one sister, Kimberly Hunter, and her husband, Jeff, of Clinton; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.L. McNeill, of Thomas; his mother-in-law, Pauline Digby, Clinton; and several nieces and nephews.

Woodall was preceded in death by his paternal grand-parents, Jesse G. and Evelyn G. Woodall.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial do-nations be made to a fund set up for the Woodall children at the Bank of Kremlin in Enid and Bank of the West in Clinton. Donations also may be made through the Ander-son-Burris Funeral Home in Enid to the Woodall Children’s Fund.

Condolences may be made online at www.andersonburris.com.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Bob Stanley rites set in Texas at 2:29 pm
Graveside services for Robert Kerr Stanley, age 81 of Lubbock, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas with Rev. Lee Crouch officiating.

Stanley died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Lubbock. He was born on Sept. 8, 1925 in Lawton, the son of Roy and Mable (Kerr) Stanley.

The family moved to Butler where they owned a drug store and Bob graduated from high school.

He joined the Marines and served for three years in the South Pacific during World War II.

After his military service he continued his education at the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1950.

Serving as a pharmacist for many years, he was a past president of the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association and was active in continuing education in the pharmaceutical industry.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Sue Stanley; two daughters, Sharon Haden and her husband, Gary, Debbie Tucker and her husband, Chad, and a son, Robert Stanley, Jr., all of Lubbock, Texas; a sister, Ann Coley of Richardson, Texas; five grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Mary Ann Hanks rites held at 2:28 pm
Funeral services for Mary Ann Hanks, age 89 of Clinton, were held this afternoon at the Broadway Heights Baptist Church in Clinton with Rev. Loyd Hall and Rev. Alvis Merrill officiating.
Hanks died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the United Methodist Health Care Center in Clinton. She was born on Sept. 27, 1917 in Gotebo, the daughter of Elbert and Floy Mae (Baker) Hanks.

Reared in Hammon, Arapaho, Gotebo and Clinton, she attended school in Arapaho and Clinton.

After her marriage on May 9, 1936 in Custer County to Henry Louis Hanks, the couple made their home in the Custer City area where they farmed for about eight years.

In 1944 they purchased a farm and moved 10 miles west of Clinton where they farmed for a number of years.

Her husband preceded her in death in 1979, and she moved into town in 1980. She had been in failing health for the past two years.

Also preceding her in death, along with her parents, were a daughter, Johann Hanks; and a granddaughter, Tammi Kiehn.

She was a member of the Broadway Heights Baptist Church.

Burial concluded in the Independence Cemetery north of Custer City under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home of Clinton.

Survivors include a daughter, Elberta (Sam) Kiehn and her husband, Jack, of Clinton; three sons, Claud Hanks and his wife, Patsy, of Arapaho, Glen Hanks and his wife, Mary Jo, of El Reno; Leo Hanks and his wife, Linda, of Yukon; two sisters, Glenda Graham of Clinton, Mae Arter and her husband, Lonnie, of Eldorado; two brothers, Bill Weldon and his wife, Pat, of Davidson, James Weldon and his wife, Shirley, of Eldorado; eight grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.

The family suggests that memorial contributions in Mary Ann’s honor be made to either the Integris Western Oklahoma Hospice or the charity of one’s choice.

Juanita Lee rites Friday at 2:28 pm
Funeral services for Juanita Jo Lee, age 77 of Weatherford, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Trinity Baptist Church at Weatherford with Rev. Clay Hicks officiating.
Lee died Monday morning, Jan. 15, 2007, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born on March 23, 1929 in Caney, the daughter of Phillip and Louise (Jason) Richardson.

Reared in Eastern Oklahoma, she received most of her schooling there.

She married Robert E. Lee on Oct. 21, 1946 in Wheeler, Texas, and they made their home in Colony, raising 12 children.

They moved their family to Arapaho in the early 1960s and owned and operated Bob’s Trim Shop for years until they moved to Mountain View.

They operated a shop there until failing health forced them to retire. In 1997 they moved to Weatherford.

She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her husband in 2003; her parents; a son, Ricky Lynn McNutt-Lee; a daughter, Shirley Dean Lee; three sisters, Marjorie Ruth Richardson, Nova Jordan, Edna Gains; and four brothers, Ted, L.C., Allen and Steve Richardson.

Burial will conclude in the Arapaho Cemetery under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include six daughters, Sue Fisher of Oklahoma City, Bobbie Seibold and her husband, Albert, and Mae Lee, all of Weatherford, Betha Evans and her husband, Buddy, of Gotebo, Gail Cookerly and her husband, Steve, of Stillwater, Jeanie Parker and her husband, Jimmy, of Clinton; four sons, Verlin Lee of Verdin, R.E. Lee and his wife, Kay, of Clinton, Dwight Lee and his wife, Kay, and Tommy Lee, all of Weatherford; 39 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; three sisters, Jane Wolfe of Vancouver, Wash., Janell Chamblee of Irving, Texas, Mary Jordan of Durant; and a brother, Eddie Fordyce of San Diego, Calif.

Dave Ogle's services set at 2:27 pm
Mass of Christian Burial for Dave Ogle, III, age 50 of Canute, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Matthew Catholic Church at Elk City with Father Carl Janocha officiating.
A prayer vigil is set for 7 p.m. today at the Whinery-Savage Funeral Services Chapel in Elk City with Deacon Jim Warnke officiating.

Ogle died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, at Canute. He was born on April 10, 1956 in Columbia, Tenn., the son of Yvonne and Dave Ogle, II.

A graduate of Columbia Military Academy, he began working in the oilfield where he worked offshore before moving to western Oklahoma in 1986.

He worked as a mechanic for L&R Tire for a number of years before opening and operating Dave’s Diesel.

Ogle married Peggy Sue Schreck at Scottsdale, Ariz. on May 10, 2004.

Preceding him in death was his father.

Burial will be in the St. Francis Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Peggy, of the home; a son, William Ogle of Canute; a daughter, Stephanie Adams and her husband, Shawn, of Foss; his mother, Yvonne Ogle of Brookhaven, Miss.; his mother-in-law, Galene Schreck of Canute; three grandchildren, Kaitlyn Ogle, Colt Adams, Sage Adams; two sisters, Debbie Porche of Blountville, Tenn., Patty Ogle of Pulaski, Tenn.; and a brother, Donald Ogle of Nashville, Tenn.

Christensen services set at 2:26 pm
A memorial service for Billie Lynnette (Franklin) Christensen, age 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Meacham Memorial Chapel of the First Baptist Church in Clinton with Rev. Shane Hall and Terry Brooks officiating.
Franklin died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born on March 27, 1921 in Cloud Chief, the daughter of John Walker and Claudia Franklin.

Having attended and graduated from school in Clinton, she then attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater.

She married John Chris (J.C.) Christensen on June 15, 1941 and was a World War II wife who traveled with her husband.

In 1956 the family moved back to Clinton. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church and volunteered as a Merry Matron at the local hospital.

Over the past three years she had volunteered at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum.

Preceding her in death, along with her husband of 64 years and her parents, was a brother who was killed in World War II as a fighter pilot.

Services are under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include three daughters, Gay Loomis and her husband, Larry, of Buffalo, Okla., Jan Bailey of Anadarko, Joy Will of Stillwater; grandsons, Chris Loomis of Longview, Texas, B.J. Bailey of Yukon; granddaughters, Jana Eaton of Cashion, Jacee May of Stillwater; and great grandchildren, Grant and Grady Eaton, Lillian Loomis and Ainslee Bailey.

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