Saturday, February 01, 2003
Rites Monday for Donelson
Funeral services for George “Bud” Donelson, age 70 of Dumas, Texas, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel of the Kiesau-Marler Funeral Home in Clinton with pastor Wendell Folsom officiating. Donelson married Phyllis Jean Smith on Sept. 29, 1956 in Stafford. He was a retired field technician with Natural Gas Pipeline. He and his wife had managed the miniature golf course in Clinton for 15 years. He was a member of the Gospel Tabernacle Church in Arapaho where he served as a deacon. Donelson enjoyed golfing, hunting and fishing. died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at her home south of Thomas. She was born on April 29, 1929 in McClure, the daughter of Fred and Ada (Blackwolf) Standingwater. Reared in the McClure area northeast of Hammon, she attended school at Sacred Heart Catholic School in El Reno, Haskell Indian Institute and Hammon High School. She completed her education in Lawton where she became a licensed practical nurse (LPN). On July 3, 1948 she died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Haysville (Kans.) Nursing Center. She was born on Aug. 12, 1918 in Clinton, the daughter of William and Nancy (Love) Rigney. She was died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2002, in Abilene, Texas. She was born on March 6, 1925 at Cottle, Texas, the daughter of John Henry and Mary Olivia Cole Whitener.

Monday, January 27, 2003
Ida Moore Funeral Set
Funeral services for Ms. Ida Marie Moore, age 58 of Clinton, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton with minister Pat Peters officiating. Ms. Moore died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Oklahoma City following a battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 3, 1938 at Apache, the son of Herbert L. and Hazel Love Bailey. He interment to follow at 2:30PM in the Clinton Cemetery. Mrs. Dressler married Robert L. Dressler on August 25, 1945 in Clinton. They were died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at the Clinton Veterans Center. He was born on June 30, 1927 in a log cabin in Franklin County, Texas, the son of Jewel and Bertha (Edge) Alsobrook. After growing up in Texas and attending school in Texas and New Mexico, he earned a technical degree in electronics. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the South Pacific. After his honorable discharge he re-enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Europe, Japan and the Korean War before earning the rank of sergeant major and an honorable discharge in 1954. On Jan. 6, 1958 he died suddenly of an apparent heart attack at her Oklahoma City home Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. She was born on Feb. 3, 1945 at Clinton, the daughter of Leo and Joy (Fortner) Palmer. She grew up in Putnam and graduated from high school there in 1963 before going on to attend college at Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Okla-homa State University and the University of Missouri in Columbia where she earned a Master Degree in psychology. She died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at Maple Lawn Manor in Hydro. She was born on June 16, 1901 near Custer City, the daughter of Charles and Maggie Hoyt. She attended school at Custer City and Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. Mrs. Endres taught elementary school at Martha, Victor and El Reno. She died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at the Sandpiper Bay Health Care Center in Wichita, Kans. She was born on Aug. 6, 1899 at Rex, Ark. Parzedia and her husband, John, operated a small dairy at Gotebo before moving to Cordell.

Helen Gregg services held
Funeral services for Helen Irma Gregg, age 93 of Hydro, were held this morning in the Bethel Mennonite Church with Charles Rickel and Raymond Unruh officiating. Mrs. Gregg married Harry Gregg, and they made their home southeast of Hydro. She attended two years of college at Southwestern Normal School where she got her teaching certificate. After college she taught for two years before starting her own family. Later, she worked for the Hydro Schools. In 1962 she moved to Oklahoma City where she worked at Sears until 1969 and then moved to Thomas until 1994 when she finally moved to Clinton. Mrs. Gregg was a member of the Brethren in Christ Church in Thomas. She enjoyed handwork, sewing and cooking. Burial followed in the Hydro Masonic Cemetery at Custer City under the direction of the Lockstone Funeral Home of Thomas. Survivors include five sons, Leon Gregg and his wife, Mary, of Casar, N.C., Richard Gregg and his wife, Mary, of Phoenix, Ariz., Jay Gregg and his wife, Dorothea, of Dallas, Texas, Phillip Gregg of Carmen, Kurt Gregg and his wife, Patricia, of Clinton; 16 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents and her husband, were two sisters, Ada and Nannie; and four brothers, Dorphus, Fancher, Edgar and Otho.

Walker rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Raymond Oscar Walker, age 70 of Foss, were held this afternoon at Clinton’s First Assembly of God Church with Rev. Troy Shepard and Rev. Stephen Walker officiating. Walker married Miss Glendora Mitchell in Cordell. They lived in Clinton for a time before transferring to post offices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Enid. When he retired, they moved to the Foss Lake area. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, American Legion and Assembly of God Church in Enid. In his spare time, he enjoyed writing poetry. Walker was preceded in death by his parents. Burial was in the South Burns Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Glendora, of the home; three sons, Richard Walker, Larry Walker and his wife, Melody, all of Enid, Stephen Walker and his wife, Phyllis, of Edmond; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Imogene Wallace of Calumet, Betty Kingore of Clinton; three brothers, M.R. “Chuck” Walker of Oklahoma City, L.D. Walker of Godly, Texas and J.C. Walker of Calumet.

J.D. Barnhart funeral slated
Funeral services for former Clinton resident J.D. Barnhart, age 75 of Duncan, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church Chapel in Clinton. Burial will conclude in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Elk City. Barnhart married Imogene Luman in Elk City. They moved to Clinton in 1960, and J.D. worked for Mil Park Trucking until his retirement in 1987. The Barnharts moved to Duncan in 2001 to be closer to their family. Arrangements are under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton. Survivors include his wife, Imogene “Hummingbird,” of Duncan; five daughters, Billie Jean Plaster of Sayre, Shirley Crosby of Erick, Darlene Odom and Barbara Davis, both of Duncan, LaQuita Garthel of Lubbock, Texas; a son, Odell Hutton of Erick; 19 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren.

Saturday, January 18, 2003
Fisher rites set
Funeral services for Mrs. Nina Fisher, age 92 of Thomas, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Thomas with burial in the Mound Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Lockstone Funeral Home of Thomas. Mrs. Fisher died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at her home. She was born on April 4, 1938 northwest of Custer City, the daughter of Henry Wayne and Ethra Frances (Fisher) Renison. Reared in the Custer City area, she attended Antioch and Independence Schools before graduating from Custer City High School in 1956. On Dec. 22, 1955 she died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Integris Clinton Regional Hospital. He was born on March 9, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio, the son of George and Pauline (Sheets) Jones. Growing up in Dayton, he graduated from high school there. On Dec. 19, 1955 he married Lizzie Louise Blue. They moved to Oklahoma in 1997, settling in Weatherford before moving to Clinton two years later. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were a daughter, Charzena; a grandson, Terrance Rainge; and two brothers, George, Jr. and Zeb. Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home of Clinton. Survivors include his wife, Lizzie, of the Clinton home; the mother of his children, Rev. Patricia M. Whitley of Bellville, Ill.; two daughters, Donna Boyd of Dayton, Ohio, Camelia Wilson of Decatur, Ga.; a son, Charles M. Jones, Jr. of Springfield, Mo.; stepchildren, Wendy Nelson of Stockton, Calif., Doris M. Dunmola of Stone Mountain, Ga., Rev. Anthony A. Rainge of Durham, N.C.; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.

Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Georgia Davis rites Thursday
Memorial services for former longtime Albuquerque, N.M. businesswoman and Clinton native Mrs. Georgia Armstrong Davis, age 71 of Tucson, Ariz., will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Broadway Chapel of the Bring Fu-neral Home in Tucson, Ariz. Mrs. Davis died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003. She was born on March 25, 1919 at Creta, the daughter of James Daniel and Samatha Lee Criswell Holder. She was a past election official and officer of Eastern Star.

Monday, January 13, 2003
Rea Rites set
Memorial services for Mrs. Mariam Spurrier McNutt Rea, age 102 of Cordell, will be held Tuesday at the Church of Christ in Cordell. The service time wasn’t announced. died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Cordell Christian Home. She was born on June 23, 1900 at Rushville, Ind., the daughter of John G. McNutt and Leona May (Spurrier) McNutt.

Buchanan dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Maurine Buchanan, age 96 of Savoy, Ill., formerly of Cordell, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawnview Cemetery in Cordell under the direction of the McClure Funeral Home in Cordell. Mrs. Buchanan died early Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at her Clinton home. She was born on July 27, 1946 at Clinton, the daughter of Samuel and Angeline (Reynolds) Fletcher, Sr. Reared in Clinton as a small child, she traveled extensively with her family while her father was in the military and graduated in 1967 at a high school in Gallup, N.M. She married Richard Slinkey, Jr. in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She returned to Oklahoma in 1994 and has made her home in the Clinton area. Preceding her in death were her parents; a brother, Sam Fletcher, Jr.; and a stepdaughter, Rebecca Slinkey. Mrs. Slinkey was a member of the Clinton Indian Baptist Church. She was a powwow dancer. Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton. Survivors include her husband, Richard Slinkey, Jr. of Arizona; a son, Richard Slinkey of Clinton; eight daughters, Freida Aguilar, Esther Aguilar, Juanita Aguilar, Sylvia Slinkey, Nizhoni Naranjo, Onebah Slinkey, Danielle Slinkey, Jessica Slinkey-Tso, all of Clinton; a sister, Virginia Chavez of New Mexico; two brothers, Charles Fletcher and Randolph Fletcher of New Mexico; 21 grandchildren; and eight nieces and nephews.