Garfield County, Oklahoma Obituary Collection

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NELLIE ALEXANDER
The funeral for Nellie Alexander, 98, of Fort Supply, will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Garden Chapel of Johnson’s Good Samaritan Funeral Service. The Rev. Bill Tindell will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
She was born Oct. 27, 1907, north of Fargo, to William Henry and Maggie Thompson Fessler and died Friday, April 7, 2006, in Oklahoma City.
She attended a rural school through 8th grade. She married Willis A. Ridings in 1925. They moved to California, where she worked picking fruit and cotton. They moved back to Oklahoma and settled in Ellis County. In December 1940, she married Henry Alexander. They made their home north of Fargo until 1943, when they moved to Fort Supply. He preceded her in death.
She was a member of Fort Supply Baptist Church and Tops Club of Woodward.
Surviving are three sons, W.T. “Bill” Ridings, Gordon L. Ridings and James Alexander, all of Fort Supply; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her husband, Henry, she was preceded in death by two sons and two brothers.

KIMBERLY ANN MILLEMON
The funeral for Kimberly Ann Millemon, 18, of Enid, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Dan Barrick will officiate. Burial will be in Pond Creek Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Ander-son-Burris Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 11, 1987, in Enid to James and Debbie Ruckman Millemon and died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Integris Southwest Health Center, Oklahoma City.
She grew up in Pond Creek. She attended school in Pond Creek and Enid. She worked for StarTek in receivable management.
Surviving are her father, James Millimon Jr. of Waukomis; her mother Debbie Choat of Enid; one sister, Lisa Meyer of Carter Lake, Iowa; and her grandmother, Mildred Millemon-Allen of Mississippi.
Memorials may be made to the funeral home.

WANDA LUCILLE DAVIS
Wanda Lucille Davis, 80, of Moore, OK. After a lifetime of serving the Lord Jesus with her whole heart, vigorously supporting and loving her husband John for 59 years, and encouraging her children and her grandchildren to walk with the Lord, Wanda Lucille Davis went home to be with the Lord April 6, 2006.
She was born Wanda Lucille Overton Aug. 15, 1925, in Nash, OK. She grew up on a flatland wheat farm with her parents Virgil and Lucy Overton in north central Oklahoma in between Pond Creek and Nash.
Wanda graduated from Nash High School in 1942, and then studied business for one year at Phillips University in Enid. She and her beloved John moved to Norman in 1946, when they married on December the 24th. The Davis’ lived in Pond Creek, Hennessey, Henrietta, and then in 1965, moved to Moore where she lived out her life.
Wanda was 80 years old when she was transferred from the loving embrace of her husband and family into the presence of the One that has been her Lord since she gave her heart to Jesus as a young child. Mother’s life was filled with an intense amount of joy where music played a huge part. She filled her heart with the music of heaven. She filled her home with that music by playing the piano and teaching her children the songs of the church. She loved being involved in the music ministry of her home church wherever she and dad were living at the time. Mother sang with a beautiful alto voice and a radiant smile that will be missed by all who knew her. She was serious about serving the people she loved. In fact, she loved people in general.
She invested nearly 3260 hours as a gift shop volunteer at the Norman Hospital from 1985, until the week she died. Mother invested her life in eternal things like family and faith. She was a true Proverbs 31 woman that worked with her hands, took care of her husband, and her children call her blessed. Mother was a faithful loving wife to my dad, a steadfast mother to her children and a committed unwavering woman of God. Heaven is a sweeter place today because of her arrival.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. John E. Davis of Moore; children, John Karl and Sandra Davis of Fort Worth, TX, Greg Davis of Oklahoma City and Connie Pierce of Oklahoma City; three grandsons; and two great-grandsons.
Visitation with the family will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at John Ireland Funeral Home, 120 S. Broadway, Moore, OK, Monday, April 10. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the First Baptist Church, 301 N. 27th, Moore, OK. Burial will be at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, 2301 E. Indian Hills Rd., Norman, OK. Services are under the direction of the John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church - Moore or to the American Heart Association, 5700 N. Portland, Suite 203, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.

MARY EVELYN ROOS
Mary Evelyn Roos, age 97, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2006, four days before her 98th birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chanc T. Roos, her grandson, Joseph Michael Brennan, her mother and father, George and Dora Parker, sisters, Alta Brunsteter, Viola Giles, Pauline Albracht, and her brothers, Murl Parker, Glen Parker, Thomas Parker and G. H. Parker.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Barbara Roos Bren-nan; her grandchildren, Bridget and Scott Richards, Lake Forest, CA, Brian Brennan, Reno, Nevada, Kerry and Jim Bertram, and Patrick and Shannon Bren-nan, of Albuquerque; and 13 great-grandchildren. Her sisters, Anna Conklin, and Jerrye Jackson, Hereford, Texas, and her cousin, Vern Parker, Albu-querque, also survive her.
Mary was born in White Deer, Oklahoma on April 7, 1908, and traveled to Texas as an infant in a covered wagon. She married Chanc in 1926, and they wandered the United States during the Great Depression, living in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Denver, among other big cities, but always returning to Enid, Oklahoma. They returned to Enid for good in 1948.
Mary was the Advertising Manager of the Vance Air Force Base Airscoop for over 30 years. She has been residing in Albuquerque with her daughter for the past three years.
The joys of her life were her great-grandchildren, Sean, Cait-lin, Calli, Cameron, Veronica, Joseph, Benjamin, Bernadette, Riley, Mathias, Casey, Conor and Bailey.
She was a bright, exciting and challenging woman until the very end, and she will be missed.
Mass of Christian burial will be at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Monday, April 10, at 12 noon. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers during this Lenten Season, donations in her name can be made to the St. Francis Xavier Church Building Fund through the funeral home.

THOMAS DOW HART
Thomas Dow Hart, long-time resident of Enid passed away April 6, 2006, at his home.
The funeral service will be held Monday, April 10, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Ladusau-Evans Chapel with Rev. Marvin Goodpas-ture officiating. Cas-ketbearers will be Tam-my Hart, Jessica Hart, Steve Hart, Jim Hart, Craig Bymaster and Larry Norris. Burial will be in the Enid Cemetery. Arrange-ments are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Tom was born September 7, 1916, on a farm north of Enid to Ernest L. and Bernice M. (McGeorge) Hart. He graduated from Enid High School in 1934, and later attended Northwestern State College in Alva. During World War II Tom joined the United States Coast Guard and was stationed in New York City, NY and New Orleans, LA.
On June 14, 1939, Tom married Verda Watkins. Tom and Verda loved camping and fishing and took 18 cruises together. They enjoyed all their cruises that took them to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, South America, Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii.
Tom retired from Champlin Oil Company as General Credit Manager after 35 years of distinguished service. During that time he was elected as the President of the Southwest Petroleum Credit Association.
Survivors include two sons, Monte and wife Valarie of Carl Junction, MO, Doug and wife Jacque of Ponca City, OK; four grandchildren, Jessica Hart and Tammy Hart of Carl Junction, MO, Steve Hart of Ponca City, OK and Jim Hart and wife Virginia of Sapulpa, OK; and great-granddaughter, Megan Hart of Sapulpa.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Verda, one son, James Lee, one brother, Bob Hart, one sister, Ernestine Day, and both parents.

THOMAS DOW HART
The funeral for Thomas Dow Hart, 89, of Enid, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Marvin Goodpas-ture will officiate. Burial will be in Enid Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 7, 1916, north of Enid, to Ernest L. and Bernice M. McGeorge Hart and died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at his home.
He graduated from Enid High School in 1934 and later from Northwestern State College, Alva. During World War II he joined the Coast Guard and was stationed in New York City and New Orleans. He married Verda Watkins June 14, 1939. She preceded him in death.
He worked at Champlin Oil Co. as general credit manager, retiring after 35 years. While employed there, he was elected president of Southwest Petroleum Credit Association.
Surviving are two sons, Monte of Carl Junction, Mo., and Doug of Ponca City; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
In addition to his wife, Verda, he was preceded in death by one son, one brother and one sister.

STEVE DUGGER
The funeral for Steve Dugger, 74, of Orlando, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Orlando United Methodist Church. The Rev. Adrian Pollard will officiate. Burial will be in Morris Heights Cemetery, Orlando. Arrangements are by Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, Perry.
He was born Oct. 6, 1931, in Oklahoma City, to James Edward and Ocie Mary Smith Dugger and died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at his home.
He was raised in the Oklahoma City area. He married Arlene Sanders Oct. 12, 1952, in Gainesville, Texas. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1957 including two tours during the Korean conflict. He was awarded a Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He retired from the Yazoo Valley Oil Mill, Greenwood, Miss., in 1999 and returned to Oklahoma.
Surviving are his wife, Arlene of the home; two sons, Kenny Dugger of Lucedale, Miss., and Steve Dugger of Greenwood; one daughter, Marilyn Morgan of Orlando; one brother; two sisters; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, eight brothers and four sisters.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Orlando United Methodist Church.

MARIE ELIZABETH GOE
The funeral for Marie Elizabeth Goe, 98, of Perry, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Lucien United Methodist Church. The Revs. Jerry Perryman and Paulette Albright will officiate. Burial will be in McGuire Cemetery, Lucien. Arrange-ments are by Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, Perry.
She was born July 31, 1907, in Noble County, to Jacob and Luise Just Rupp and died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry.
She graduated from Perry High School in 1926. She married Frank Michael Goe Nov. 28, 1929, in Noble County. He died Nov. 13, 1971.
She was a homemaker and taught piano lessons for several years. She was a member of Lucien United Methodist Church, where she played the organ and piano over 50 years and was Bible school director.
Surviving are one son, Elroy Goe of Medford; one daughter, Alice Marie Mack of Lucien; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Frank, she was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Lucien United Methodist Church.

GLEN DOUGLAS HOLLEN
The funeral for Glen Douglas Hollen, 67, of Republic, Mo., will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel. Patrick Patton and Byron Barrientez will officiate. Burial will be in Ames Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He was born Dec. 30, 1938, in Enid, to Robert G. and Helen Esther Nielsen Hollen and died Thursday, April 6, 2006, in Enid.
He graduated from Ames High School in 1957. He married Ann Patton Nov. 24, 1957.
He worked for six years with the Enid Police Department before going to work for St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad in the special services department. He worked in Tulsa; Lawton; Fort Worth, Texas; and Springfield, Mo. He attended Cameron University, Lawton, for two years.
While working for the railroad, he graduated from North Texas Law Enforcement Academy. He was commissioned a special Texas Ranger in 1980 by the state of Texas. In November 1981, he was promoted to division special agent and the family moved to Springfield until 1988. He was a member of Brookline Church of Christ, Republic.
Surviving are his wife, Ann of the home; two sons, Doug Hollen of Cache and Mark Hollen of Sand Springs; one daughter, Diann Hollen of Republic; three sisters, Helen Miles of Middletown, Calif., Bobbie Ballard of Enid and Donna Bingham of Ames; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Brookline Church of Christ Building Fund.

DUANE EARL MOORE
The funeral for Tech. Sgt. Duane Earl Moore, 40, of Longdale, will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at Cedar Springs Church of the Nazarene. The Revs. Ray Schoonmaker, Virlon Chambers and Chaplin Bridges will officiate. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, southwest of Fairview, with full military honors by Vance Air Force Base Honor Guard. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.
He was born June 28, 1965, in Fair-view, to Delbert and Clara Wilson Moore and died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Thule (Greenland) Air Force Base.
He grew up in the Fairview, Longdale and Canton areas. He attended both Longdale and Canton schools, graduating in 1983. He attended Northwest area vo-tech schools. He joined the Air Force in June 1988 and was stationed at Wichita Falls, Texas; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Kadina Air Base, Okinawa, Japan; Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, La.; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City; Vance, Enid; Doha, Qatar in the Persian Gulf; and Thule. He married Georgia A. Joseph Oct. 30, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark.
Surviving are his wife, Georgia of Enid; two children Nicolas Scott Moore and Brieyana Nicole Moore, both of Crescent; his parents, Delbert and Clara Moore of Longdale; one brother, Dennis Moore of Oklahoma City; two sisters, June Morris of Watonga and Kandee Lowder of Fairview.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Cedar Springs Church of the Nazarene, or charity of one’s choice.

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