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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Rites Friday for Anderson at 4:48 pm
Chapel services for Joseph A. Anderson, age 66 and a resident of the Clinton Veterans Center, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton with Rev. Caroline McClellan officiating.

Burial will conclude in the Arlington National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. at a later date.

Anderson died early Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the Veterans Center. He was born Aug. 8, 1940, in Neptune, N.J., the son of John and Lucella (Van Note) Anderson.

He grew up in New Jersey and graduated from high school there before joining the U. S. Marines and serving his country for 30 years.

He is survived by two sons, Christopher and John, both of California; two sisters, Gerrilu Shields of California and Donna Davis of Pennsylvania; and a brother, John Anderson of Arizona.

Leonard Findley rites to be Friday at 4:48 pm
Funeral services for Leonard Dale Findley, age 59 of Butler, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel in Clinton with Rev. Roy Wilborn officiating.
Findley died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at the Grace Living Center in Clinton. He was born on July 21, 1947 in Hinton, the son of Loren W. and Wanda (Powell) Findley.

Reared in Hinton and Butler, he graduated from Butler High School in 1965.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after graduation and served during the Vietnam War before being honorably discharged in 1968.

Moving to Amarillo, Texas, he owned and operated auto body shops and also taught auto body mechanics at Texas Tech.

He married Barbara Sue Roachell on Feb. 12, 1977 in Butler, and they made their home in Butler where he continued his career in auto body mechanics at his home.

He attended the Pentecostal Church and was a member of the American Legion and Street Riders Association.

He was instrumental with reconstructing the Valentine Diner that is now on display at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton.

Preceding him in death was his father.

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

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Findley, of the home; a son, Derek Ryan Findley of Weatherford; his mother, Wanda Findley of Weatherford; and three sisters, Wanda Smith of Berryville, Ark., Kathy Bellah of Elk City and Deanna Kaiser of Weatherford.

Albert Lacy funeral Saturday at 4:47 pm
Funeral services for Albert Eugene Lacy, age 77 and a native of Arapaho, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland in the Lexington, Ky. area with Pastor Ronald G. Luckey officiating.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the St. Brigid Cemetery in Vine Grove, Ky.

The husband of the late ImoJean Davis Lacy, he died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

He retired after 27 years as a sergeant major with the U.S. Army.

He was the son of the late Mose Albert and Chloe Stockton Lacy and a member of Faith Lutheran Church as well as a former member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus and the Non Commissioned Officers Association.

Surviving are three sons and three daughters, Bradley D. Lacy and his wife, Norma, Joy Balderas and her husband, Paul, Robert J. Lacy and his wife, Deborah, all of Lexington, Ky., Gay Lacy and her husband, Michael Hesse, of Orlando, Fla., William B. Lacy of Lexington, Ky., Theresa Hoverman and her husband, Andy, of Nicholasville, Ky.; a sister, Jan Leiker of Wichita, Kan.; nine grandchildren, Bradley D. Lacy, II, Heather Lacy, Kimberly Lacy, Roshawna Wynd, Joseph Lacy, Tanya Payne, Sarah Lacy, Ethan Hoverman and Hannah Hoverman; and seven great grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Kentucky.

Services Saturday for Bertha Prophet at 4:46 pm
Funeral services for Bertha Lucille Prophet, age 86 and a former Putnam resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Weatherford with Rev. Lynn E. Brack officiating.
Prophet died Friday, July 6, 2007, at the Kaseman Presbyterian Hospice Center in Albuquerque, N.M. following a brief illness.

She was born on Sept. 12, 1920 on the family farm north of Putnam, the daughter of Emma and George Adair.

She graduated from what is now Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva with a bachelor’s degree in home economics and went on to be an teacher in elementary schools for 30 years.

Shortly after beginning college, she married Donald Prophet, and the couple lived most of their lives in Oklahoma and Kansas, moving to New Mexico in 2002 to be near family during their final years.

Preceding her in death, along with her husband and parents, were an infant son, Larry Philip; and her brother, Jack Adair.

Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery at Putnam under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include daughters, Donice Wagner and her husband, Roland, of Albuquerque, N.M., Retta Prophet and her husband, Wayne Pendley, of Santa Fe, N.M., Emma Prophet of Elgin; grandchildren, Dara Boggs, Daniel Wagner, Kimberly Chavkin-Moreno, Troy Chavkin; and great grandchildren, Justin Boggs, Celeste Chavkin-Moreno and Corbin Chavkin-Moreno.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Services set for Coleman Johnson at 5:01 pm
Funeral services for Coleman R. Johnson, age 78 of Lawton, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the University Church of Christ at Lawton with Mike Bentley, minister, officiating.

Johnson died Sunday in Oklahoma City. He was born on June 28, 1929 in Ahpeatone, the son of Francis Ross and Nena G. (Phillips) Johnson.

He married Denzil Shuffleburg on Sept. 4, 1954 in Walters and earned a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma the same year.

Starting with the Social Security Administration on Feb. 25, 1955, he rose to district manager of southwest Oklahoma and received the Bartlett Award for Humanitarian Service in Government, Social Security’s highest award, in 1984.

He retired in July of 1984. Johnson served two terms on the Lawton City Council starting in 1986. He was a longtime Kiwanis member, serving as lieutenant governor.

Johnson was on the board of directors for the Center for Creative Living and had served as the head of the United Way.

He was active as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at University Church of Christ and had taught for the Oklahoma State University Farm and Business Tax Institute for 41 years.

After receiving a heart transplant in 1994, he served as an ambassador for organ transplantation and worked as a tax preparer until shortly before his death.

Burial will be in the Walters Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home in Lawton.

Survivors include his wife of the home; 2 daughters, Sandra Clarke and her husband, Jimmy, of Pasadena, Texas, Debra Dick and her husband, Duane, of Clinton; 2 brothers, Tom Ross Johnson and his wife, Evonne, Calvin Johnson, all of Lawton; 4 grandchildren, Brett and Matt Mahan of Pasadena, Texas, Greg Mahan of Dallas, Texas and Justin Dick of Clinton; and 2 great grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Bruce Reed and his wife, Shirley, of Dallas, Texas.

Preceding him in death were his parents and 3 sisters, Kate Nicholson, Virginia Nadine Taranto and Bobbie Sasser.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Creative Living, 3501 SW Elsie Hamm Dr., Lawton, OK 73505.

Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at www.beckerfuneral.com.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Whiteshirt services set at 8:42 am
Funeral services for Cheneya Ann Whiteshirt, age 27 of Clinton, will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, in the Watonga Multi Purpose Center, 1305 S. Nash, Watonga.

An all night wake service will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, also at the center in Watonga.

Whiteshirt died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City. She was born on June 9, 1980, the daughter of Oveta Whiteshirt and William Terran at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Reared in Dallas, Texas until the family moved to Watonga in 1991, she attended Watonga Public Schools, and in 1997 was selected to attend the NASA Space Camp at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

She participated in the Watonga Middle School and High School Band and graduated in 1998.

Whiteshirt served as the Barefoot Pow Wow Princess in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997. She was a sister of the Elk and Bowstring Society Clan. She was baptized in the Episcopal Church in Watonga and attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford for two years.

She gave birth to a son, Trevor Rae Whiteshirt-Wilson, on May 5, 2000, and he preceded her in death. She had been employed by Lucky Star Casino in Clinton until her death.

Burial will conclude in the Watonga Indian Cemetery under the direction of the Resthaven Funeral Home of Oklahoma City.

Survivors include her parents, Oveta J. and Armando Lira of Clinton, Arthur Yellowman and Theda Whiteshirt of Watonga; her fiancée, Matthew Yelloweagle of Weatherford; one brother, Elijah Whiteshirt of Clinton; two sisters, Jennie Whiteshirt of Oklahoma City, Tracie Whiteshirt of Watonga; grandmothers, Elizabeth Whiteshirt, Marie Whiteman, June Yellowman, Katheryn Hoffman; and a host of

Services set for Milligan at 8:41 am
Graveside services for Jimmie Floyd Milligan, age 67 of Oklahoma City, will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, in the Clinton Cemetery with Rev. Jessie Musick officiating.
Milligan was born April 15, 1940 in Vian, the son of Henry and Gladys (Johnson) Milligan. He died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, in his Oklahoma City home.

Reared in Shawnee, he graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958 and had made his home in Shawnee, Stilwell and Oklahoma City.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 30, 1960 and served during the Vietnam era before being honorably discharged on Dec. 14, 1963.

Married to Bobbie Jean Hoffman on Sept. 24, 1975 in Norman, he had worked in the insurance business most of his life.

He was of the Baptist faith.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and two brothers, Henry Milligan and Sammy Pierson.

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

Survivors include his wife, Bobbie, of the home; two daughters, Mary Milligan and Amanda Milligan, both of Mississippi; three sons, Mitchell Milligan and Kelly Milligan, both of New Mexico, Johnny Cheney of Mississippi; three sisters, Daisy Neff, Georgia Cox and Vadia Ross, all of Stilwell; two brothers, Doug and Charles Milligan, both of Clinton; 14 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

Saturday, October 20, 2007
Heinrichs services set at 11:00 am
Funeral services for Paul J. Heinrichs, age 87 and a lifelong Corn resident, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Corn Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. Ken Gardner and Rev. Tim Sandy officiating.

Heinrichs died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at Weatherford Regional Hospital. He was born May 25, 1920 on a farm three miles west of Colony, the son of J.B. and Mary (Suderman) Heinrichs.

The family moved two miles south of Corn in 1929 where he resided for the next 52 years before moving into Corn in 1981.

Attending school at Pleasant View and Corn Bible Academy, he graduated from Corn High School in 1939.

As a young man, Heinrich joined the Mennonite Brethren Church in Corn, and he was a lifelong member.

He married Viola Grace Flaming in Premont, Texas in January of 1941. They were married for more than 66 years.

While farming was his livelihood, Heinrichs spent several years as a custom combiner and in recent years had pursued oil and gas interests. He once also owned the Corn Café.

Preceding him in death, along with his parents, were four brothers, Sam, J.E. Menno and Allen; three sisters, Anna Thiessen, Agnes Nikkel and Linda Harms; a son, Clifford; and a great granddaughter, Brandi Starkweather.

Burial will follow in the Corn Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include his wife, Viola; a son, Jay Heinrichs and his wife, Martha, of Sand Springs; a daughter, Betty Lyle and her husband, Gary, of Weatherford; five grandchildren, Todd Heinrichs of Tulsa, Sherri Heinrichs of Broken Arrow, Kelley Myers of Owasso, Mary Rindler of Oklahoma City, Kerry Myers of Weatherford; four great grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Kathryn Heinrichs of Hillsboro, Kan. and Lillian Heinrichs of Corn.

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Millspaugh rites set at 3:44 pm
Funeral services for Boothe Elizabeth (Charlton) Millspaugh, age 89 of Clinton, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday in the Meacham Memorial Chapel of the First Baptist Church with Rev. Shane Hall officiating.

Millspaugh was born in Hollis on Jan. 25, 1918, the daughter of Howard and Hildreth (Jones) Charlton. She died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, at the Grace Living Center in Clinton.

Boothe’s grandfather was Dr. J. E. Jones, the founder of Hollis where she was reared and attended her school years.

She continued her education at the former Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater where she studied art and home economics.

In 1942 she married Johnny Millspaugh. After World War II, they moved to Clinton where they spent the rest of their lives.

Organizations she has been involved in include Junior Service League (of which she was the oldest member), Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Clinton Literary Club and Arts Council.

Most recently she had been a Red Hatter.

She also was the last of the original charter member of the Integris Clinton Regional Hospital Auxiliary, having volunteered for more than 45 years with more than 12,000 hours of service.

She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, including the church’s Just Older Youth (J.O.Y.) Choir.

Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother, James Charlton.

Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton. Family will greet guests at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Johnny; two children, Stephen Millspaugh and his wife, Rose, of Weatherford, Johnna Roberts and her husband, Gregg, of Omaha, Neb.; two grandchildren, Leslie Millspaugh of Cambridge, Md., Ashley Roberts of Kansas City, Mo.; and two step-grandchildren, J.L. Forke of Dallas, Texas, Paul Lambert of Livingston, Texas; and a great granddaughter.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions in Boothe’s honor may be made to the Integris Clinton Regional Hospital Auxiliary.

Monday, October 15, 2007
Services set for Lauder at 4:31 pm
Funeral services for Linda Faye Lauder, age 61 of Leedey, are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Leedey with interment following the service in the Evergreen Cemetery at Leedey.

Lauder, a retired schoolteacher, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, at Leedey.

Services are under the direction of the Shaw Funeral Home of Leedey.

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