Robert Olen Bishop
Services for Robert Olen Bishop, 58, Ponca City, were held Friday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Ramsey officiating. died February 11 in the Via Christi Oklahoma Regional Medial Center. He is a former resident of Sulphur. On January 18, 1980 he Interment was at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis. Mr. Dickenson was born on September 3, 1919 in Carter County to Frank Paul Dickenson and Christine Smith Dickenson. He married Ruby Janiece Veach in Katte, Okla. Mr. Dickenson worked as a farmer. He is survived by four daughters, Linda Walters, Sulphur, Vicki Connell and Jeanie Noble, both of Fort Worth,Cheryl McMinn, Alberquerque, N.M.; two sons, Earl Dickenson, Davis and John Dickenson, Fort Worth; five sisters, Ruby Walston, Lawton, Grace Murrin, Clay Center, Kan., Joanne Gardner, Springfield, Ore., Lorraine Brown, Bakersfield, Calf. and Joyce Jackson, Fort Worth; one brother, Raymond Dickenson, Colts Neck, N.J.; 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sons and one brother, one sister and one grandchild.

Betty Jane Fowler
Services for Betty Jane Fowler, 60, were held Monday, Sept. 30 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Eddie Malphrus and Rev. Bill Leveridge officiating. died Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Tulsa. On February 27, 1965 she Interment was at the Lowrance Cemetery under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home. She was born on Friday, June 25, 1909 in Gate to John Balley and Addle Bates Balley. She married W. B. Lowrance in Liberal, Kan. He preceded her in death on February 1, 1976. She grew up in the Panhandle area and moved to Sulphur in 1935. She had been the tag agent and the Murray County Court Clerk. She retired as the secretary for the Superintendent at OSD. She taught school before she interment will be at the Mill Creek Cemetery under the direction of Campbell-Watts Funeral Home, Tishomingo. She was born on October 26, 1926 in Mill Creek to Jackson and Mae Pearl Durin Emerson. She married Joseph Hamilton in Tishomingo. He preceded her in death August 19, 1968. She was a teacher/nurse and was a member of the Blue Baptist Church and the Chickasaw Senior Citizens in Tishomingo. She is survived by three sons, Robert Hamilton, Mill Creek, Leland "Poss" Hamilton, Duncan and Jerry "Herb" Hamilton, Mill Creek; two daughters Susie Hamilton, and Linda Robins, both of Ada; one brother, Donald Emerson, Mill Creek; two sisters, Jackie Neal, Sulphur and Oretha Ledford, Marlow; 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Edith Hubbard; three grandchildren, Scooter Hamilton, Anthony John Robert Hamilton, Steven "Stevie Boy" Hamilton Pallbearers are Dennis Hamilton, Gary Hook, Larry Wisdom, Scott Clark, Gary Blevins, Wesley McElhannon. Honorary pallbearers are her grand children. Wake service will be held Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Campbell-Watts Funeral Home Chapel, Tishomingo.

Linda Morgan Senters
Services for Linda Morgan Senters, 51, Yukon, were held Monday, Dec. 2 at 11:00 a.m. at House of Joy Church with Pastor Darryl Manning officiating and eulogy by Rev. John Senters. died Thursday, Nov. 28 in Yukon. On January 1, 1987 she Interment was at the Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home. She was born Saturday, Feb. 22, 1913 in Waldron, Ark. to Will Smith and Minnie Austin Smith. She married West Smith in Gainesville, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 1, 1986. She grew up in Arkansas and lived her adult life in this area. She had worked at Braden Dairy packaging ice cream and butter. She later worked as a cook at Artesian Nursing home. She is survived by her two daughters, Crystal Bock and Wanda Dilbeck, both of Sulphur; one son, Bobby Smith, Sulphur; one brother, Pleas Smith, Oklahoma City; one sister, Elsie Iness, Madera, Calf.; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Jimmy Lemmings, a granddaughter, Felisha Dilbeck Shova, a great granddaughter, Stephanie Parks and a sister, Addie Williams. Pallbearers were Ed O'Neal, Wayne Morris, David Taylor, Randy Shova, Curtis Dilbeck, Oran Hurley, Jr. and James Ray Smith.

Lu Ella Cain
Graveside services for Lu Ella Cain, 67, were held Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Ernest Milam officiating. died December 1 in Pauls Valley. She lived in this area all of her life and attended school at several area schools. She had worked at Callaway Nursing Home and Burford Manor. She married Billy Cain and also preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by one son, Dean Harrigle, Sulphur; three brothers, Daniel Milam, Lubbock, Texas, Ernest and James Milam, both of Pauls Valley; one sister, Etta Faye Williams, Garland, Texas, and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Mary Lou Jay, and two brothers, David and Iva Lee Milam.

Bob O. Lindsey
A memorial service under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home was held for Bob O. Lindsey, 72, on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the Clagg Funeral Chapel with Rev. Brent Parsons officiating. He was born on Monday, Oct. 20, 1930 in Tucson, Ariz. to Otto Lindsey and Martha Green Lindsey. He married Merilyn Duncan in Muskogee. He grew up in California and moved to Muskogee where he graduated from high school. He moved to Tulsa where he owned a landscaping business and came to Sulphur in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Merilyn, Sulphur; two daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Dan Butler, Sulphur, and Laura and Jeff Dooley, Marietta; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Mary Lindsey, Tulsa and Lee and Christi Lindsey, Kirkwood, Mo., six grandchildren and one great grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents.

George Rice Parker, III
Services for George Rice Parker, III., 62 were held November 29 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowley - Krien Chapel. died November 27 at Mercy Memorial Hospital, Ardmore. In 1980 he died March 26, 2003. She attended Hayes Elementary, Enid, Waller Junior High, Enid, and graduated from Enid High School in 1980. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She graduated in 1984 with a degree in elementary education. Mary worked at Neurological Surgery Associates in Enid for 12 years. She then worked as a teacher at Garfield Elementary School in Enid. Mary is survived by her daughter, Kayla and son, Ryan, of the home, parents, Al and Nancy Woods of Sun City West, Arizona, her sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Lanny Neal, Sulphur, her brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Karrie Woods, Stillwater, her aunt, Carolyn Dovel, Washington, D.C., and numerous other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made through the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home in Enid, to the Mary Beth Heim Memorial Fund at Garfield Elementary School in Enid.

Verle Wayne 'Fred' Byars
Services for Verle Wayne 'Fred' Byars, 80, Merkel, Texas, were held Tuesday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. at North's Memorial Chapel with Karl King officiating. died Saturday, March 15 in Merkel, TX. In April, 1942 he interment will be at the Five Mile Cemetery, west of Davis, under the direction of Fox Funeral Home, Davis. She was born on June 9, 1911 in Milo to Wilkes and Mabel Stevenson Martin. She married Elder Frank James Williams in Hennepin. He preceded her in death on October 21, 1995. She grew up in Milo and attended school there. She had lived in Hennepin since 1941. She worked in Home Health Care and was a homemaker. She belonged to the Church of the Living God in Hennepin. She is survived by four daughters, Romaine Williams, Onita Williams, Loretta Caldwell, all of Hennepin and Christine Lewis, Chickasha; five sons, Ivory Williams and his wife, Juanita, Ellis Ray Williams and his wife, Yvonne, Frank Williams Jr. and his wife, Shirley, all of Hennepin, Richard Paul Williams and his wife, Gloria, Milo, and Robert Knowles, Spencer; two sisters, Lillie Brown and Carrie Knight, both of Milo; 23 grandchildren and 54 great and great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers are grandsons and flower girls will be her granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Francis and Hazel and one son, Frankie Lee, brothers and sisters.

Arthur "John" A. Carter
Longtime Davis resident Arthur "John" A. Carter, 82, married Mallinee "Molly" Sadler on Nov. 28, 1938, and she preceded him in death Feb. 17, 2003. They lived in California for several years before moving to Davis in 1947. Carter worked for Trigg Drilling Company and later for Mobil Oil Company until his retirement. He was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church. He is survived by: two sons, Donald of Davis and Ted of Sparta, Mo.; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Cecil. Pallbearers were Jackie Don Sadler, Lloyd Stapp, Keith Brott, Steve Stevens, John Litke and Frank Heaton. Krien Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Beulah Mae (King) Sanger
Funeral services for Davis native Beulah Mae (King) Sanger, 89, were held Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, with Chaplain Steve Mayhan officiating. Burial was in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Sanger was born April 15, 1913, in Davis to William Ace and Martha Iva (Ringer) King and married Gordon L. Sanger in 1944, and they traveled extensively during his military career. After his retirement, they made their home in San Antonio. Mrs. Sanger returned to Davis in 1985 after the death of her husband to be near her family. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Boerne, Texas. She is survived by three sisters, Irene Myers and Vye Shackelford, both of Davis, and Dot Likens of Broken Arrow. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Willard King, and sister, Jessie F. (King) Ellis. Honorary pallbearers were her nephews, Michael "Mickey" Shackelford, Ronald "R.D." Shackelford, D.F. Myers, Boyd Ellis, Russell Likens and Tyler Ellis.

Bob Murray
Services for Bob Murray, 76, Maysville, were held Tuesday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Maysville with Rev. Chuck Shilling officiating. died Saturday, March 29 at Pauls Valley. On December 24, 1947 he interment will be at the Sandy Cemetery under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home. She was born Monday, June 6, 1904 in Stonewall. She married Rev. Elias Brown in Sulphur. He preceded her in death on September 16, 1982. She lived in the Stonewall area until 1931. She attended Bloomfield schools and had lived in Sulphur since 1931. She was a housewife and mother and was a member of the Sandy Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters, Anna Marie Wallace, Ardmore, Madeline Reed, Denton, TX, Juanita Underwood and Mary Underwood, both of Davis; two sons, Paul Brown, Hayward, Calif. and Harley Brown, Harlam, Mont.; one sister, Hattie Harjo, Stonewall; 22 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; and 11 great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Dennis Underwood, Derick Postoak, Roy Brown, Roger Brown, Jason Watson, Rodney Postoak, and Buck Underwood.

Ted Anderson
Ted Anderson, 88, well-known educator, sports figure, and long-time friend of the Edmond community, married Murlene Patterson of Bradley, Okla. whom he had met at UCO, on April 9, 1937. He taught first at Chelsea, Okla. 1936-37, and then in Edmond where his teaching and coaching career spanned 35 years, the last 20 of which he was Principal of Edmond Junior High. During World War II, Ted was a naval officer, 1942-46, serving as a PL instructor for pilots in training. He was discharged honorably in 1946 and continued in the active Naval Reserve until retirement in 1976. After retirement from the school system, he was elected to the Edmond City Council where he served two terms: 1977-1985. The Ted Anderson Park of Edmond was named in his honor in 1986. During the time he was a Councilman he was active in he Association of Central Oklahoma Government, serving on its Board of Directors, working on water problems and local government relations with the federal government. Ted was a 50-year active member of the Edmond Kiwanis Club. He was an Elder and Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond. He was a life member of the American Legion, held positions of responsibility in the Boy Scouts of America, YMCA, Senior Citizens groups, and the UCO Alumni Association. He was Past President of Oklahoma County Teachers and active in the Oklahoma Coaching Association. He was a Mason and on the Edmond Historic Trust Board in 1990. The Edmond Chamber of Commerce presented him with a plaque for four years of dedicated service in 1982. Ted served as Director for wrestling tournaments in the armed forces and in Oklahoma. He received the UCO Wrestling Hall of Fame Award in 1991 and the Coach's Lifetime Service Award from the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater in 1996. The wrestling Room at UCO is named in his honor. Ted Anderson served well all the communities of which he was a part. He was a friend to many and leaves a host of former students and colleagues who enjoyed their interactions with him immensely. Ted is survived by his niece and her husband, Mary Carol and M. Charles Gilbert, Norman, Okla.; his niece and husband, Mary Beth and Myles Mitchell, Spotsylvania, Va.; and his nephew and wife, Louis J. and Zella Anderson of Beavercreek, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, in the old sanctuary, at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003. A reception will follow at the Church. Viewing was at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 at Matthews Funeral Home, 601 S. Kelly, Edmond, and concluded Wednesday evening. Contributions may be made in memory to the Ted Anderson Wrestling Fund at the UCO Foundation, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034. Services are under the direction of the Matthews Funeral Home of Edmond.

Mickey Pat Merrill
Graveside services for Mickey Pat Merrill, 75, Burleson, Texas were held Friday, May 23, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery, Davis with Rev. James Merrill officiating. died on May 18, 2003, at Fort Worth Texas. Mr. Merrill grew up in Southern Oklahoma and attended school in Wilson and graduated from Durant High School in 1945. He served in the Army and then attended OU where he graduated with a degree in Pharmacy. Mr. Merrill worked in pharmacies in Oklahoma City, Durant, Dallas and Fort Worth. Other family members preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Charles R. Merrill and Wendell H. Merrill. He is survived by one sister, Rella F. Helms and husband, Joe Merrill, Okla. City; five nephews and two nieces.

Roy Charles Fry
Graveside services for Roy Charles Fry, 89, Konawa, were held Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell with Rev. Charley Henthorn officiating. died on May 22, 2003 at Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City. On July 25, 1936 he Interment was at the Dolberg Cemetery under the direction of Cowley-Krien Funeral Home. Mr. Swinford was born on December 1, 1952 in Henderson, Nev. to Orville Swinford and Fern (Willie) Swinford. He died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Norman, Okla. She had lived in Roff and Sulphur area most other life. She graduated from Sulphur High School in 1997 then attended ECU majoring in Art. She had lived in Norman since January. She had worked for Pizza Hut in Davis, Sulphur and Ada. She was currently working for Hobby Lobby in Norman. She attended St. Frances Catholic Church in Sulphur and St Joseph Catholic Church in Ada. She is survived by her parents, David and Margaret Rush, Roff; a son, Dylan James Rush, Roff; a brother, James Rush, Roff; a sister, Jennifer Rush, Roff; and two nieces Carley and Rileigh Rush, Roff. She was preceded in death by her grandparents.

Carl Rowe, Jr.
Services for Carl Rowe, Jr., 78, were held Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Fox Funeral Chapel in Davis. died on May 25, 2003 at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur. On July 13, 1946 he interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fox Funeral Home. Mr. Rose was born on October 27, 1933 in Davis to John Bryson and Lon Ollie (Smith) Rose. He married Charlene (Rush) Rose on May 6, 1955, in Gainesville, Texas. Neal lived in Davis all of his life. He attended Davis School through the eighth grade. He worked in the oil field starting at the age of nineteen and worked there for thirty-two years. Neal owned and operated Rose Grocery Store since 1982. He was a member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce. Neal was a "successful person" and was very honorable. He is survived by his wife of the home, Charlene Rose; one sister, Philious Whisenhunt, Kinsland, Texas; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Frank, Gary, Joe and Billy Rose. Pallbearers will be Dick Jones, Bob Wiles, Joe Ray Primrose, Steven Reeves, Homer Ratchford and Wayne Holler.

Glenn C. James
Graveside services for Glenn C. James, 83, were held Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. died Sunday, May 25, 2003 in Ardmore. He was married to Thais James and she preceded him in death. He grew up in the Davis area, graduating from Woodland High School. He attended Okla. A & M. He lived in California for several years then moved back to this area about four years ago. He lived in Choctaw until March 2003 when he moved to Ardmore. He served in the U.S. Air Force in WW II and worked as a truck driver. He attended the Baptist Church. He is survived by three brothers, Bill James, Choctaw, Jesse James, Jr., Oklahoma City and Bob James, Teague, Texas; four sisters, Bea Allmon, Sulphur, Geneva Herndon, Ardmore, Katherine Foster, Oklahoma City and Betty Rose, Oklahoma City; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Floyd James.