Gene W. Fillmore
Gene W. Fillmore spent a lifetime farming wheat, alfalfa hay and raising Angus cattle. He cemetery, under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home. He was born June 2, 1924, in Cushing to E. Roy and Elsie (Pote) Fillmore. He attended Cushing schools and graduated with the class of 1944. Under the F.F.A. instructor D.H. Fisher, Gene receive the Junior Master Farmer Degree, the Firestone Award and at the age of 21 years the American Farmer Degree. He cemetery. He was also an avid bowler. He was predeceased by a sister, Zula, in 1923, his father in 1959, grandson Robert Wayne Judge in 1971, daughter Vickie Judge in 1991, and his mother in 1993. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of 53 years; daughter and her husband, Regina and Joseph Lacovara, of Lakewood, Colo.; son Randall Roy Fillmore, of Salina, Kan.; ex-son-in-law, Ken Judge, of Perkins; grandchildren Rudolph Lacovara, of Arvada, Colo., Kelly Whitney, of Norman, and Peter Judge, of Perkins; great-grandchildren Mikayla and Michael Lacovara, of Arvada, Colo.; one sister, Darlene York, of Wichita Falls, Texas; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Serving as casketbearers will be Kris Kinzie, Charles Holderread, Carl Ed Tarver, Darrell Stiles, Chris Gerfen and Kenny Robinson. Honorary casketbearers will include Doyle Miller, Lee Ray Stiles, Oliver Kinzie and Dale Gillespie. Memorials may be made in Gene Fillmore's name to the Church of the Brethren, Rt. 3 Box 3760, Cushing, OK 74023, or to the Judith Karman Hospice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076.

Eva A. Sutliff
Eva A. Sutliff, 85, Interment, under the direction of Strode Funeral Home, will be at Resthaven-Sunset Memorial Parks in Ponca City. She was born Oct. 4, 1914, in Elk City to George C. and Lizze (Foreman) Walter. She died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. Services, with the Rev. Sherry Shaw officiating, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church in Medford. married and lived in Tulsa, Muskogee and Alabama for a short period of time before moving to Medford. They owned and operated the Phillips Appliance Store in Medford for several years. She was deputy sheriff and dispatcher for Grant County for 18 years. She also worked for the Grant County Welfare Department and was a bookkeeper for Kennedy Drug Co. and Scottianne Shoppe in Medford. She was a member of the Congregational Church in Medford. She was predeceased by her husband; one son, David. D. Phillips; her parents; and one grandson, Bart Phillips, who died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., at the age of 44. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Mo. under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Cremation will take place after the service. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today, with parish rosary at 7 p.m. tonight. Family will receive friends following the rosary until 9 p.m. He was born Nov. 10, 1955, in Kearney, Neb., to Gerald and Sally Messbarger. He was a graduate of Kearney Catholic High School, and attended Kearney State College. He lived in Clovis, N.M., Liberal, Kan., Decatur, Ill., and Sioux Falls, S.D. before moving to St. Joseph, Mo., four years ago. He died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Chapel in Cushing. Brother Ferman Davis will preside. married Patricia Camren on Aug. 20, 1945, in Harrison, Ark. Before retiring in 1978 he owned and operated a dairy farm. He was a member of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn and was baptized on Jan. 25, 1975. In his spare time he loved to fish and camp with his family. He was predeceased by his parents, one infant daughter, five brothers and one sister. In addition to his wife, of the home, he is survived by three sons, Gerald Gray of Agra, Bobby Gray of Cushing and Johnny Gray, of Enid; three daughters, Carol Moody of Sapulpa, Shirley Copper and her husband, Terry of Agra, and Gail Brown and her husband, Carl of Tryon; one brother, Floyd Gray and his wife, Mary of Chandler; a sister, Oma Peoples of Agra; and 13 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be J.J. Dooley, Brett Miller, Dennis Matheson, Tony Gray, Donnie Gray, George Wright, Melvin Selcer and Jerry Hale.

Donald M. Kerr, M.D.
Donald M. Kerr, M.D., 78, Interment, under the direction of Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home will be at Green Hill Cemetery in Bedford. Military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Gillen Post No. 33. He was born Dec. 1, 1921 in Chicago to Milton P. and Elsa Maack Kerr. He died in 1984. He later died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000, at the Cushing Memorial Hospital. Services, with Rev. Steve Lopp will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Yale. married Edna Pauline Sherrill on Aug. 27, 1942, in Meeker. He received his early education in Winganon and graduated from Winganon High School in 1941. He was employed by Midland Oil, later Hudson Oil Refinery, for 35 years as an operator. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the Park Place Baptist Church in Cushing. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his wife and a sister, Dorothy Irene Kennedy. Survivors include one son, James Lloyd Ridenour, of Cushing; two daughters, Pauletta Jeanne West of Tulsa and Sherrill Rae Reaves, of Cushing; three brothers, Leonard Ridenour, of Afton, Riley Joe, of Miami, and Raymond Lee Ridenour, of Copan; one sister, Blanche Martin, of Ardmore; three grandchildren, Randall Scott West and his wife, Kim, of Paola, Kan., Tonya Rae Cobb, of Cushing, and Carl Ray Cobb and his wife, Crystal, of Yale; and three great-grandchildren, Miranda Faye West, Clark Andrew West and Taylor Danielle Cobb. Pallbearers will be Carl Eugene Cobb, Jerry Dale Gordon, Lyle Morris, Glen Wright, Don Cross, Forest Fuqua and Guy Buckles.

Clare V. Kunesh
Clare V. Kunesh, 94, interment will follow at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio. She was born March 27, 1905, in Portsmouth, Ohio to Joseph and Clara Vetter. Her early education was in Portsmouth, and she graduated from St. Theresa College in Winona, Minn. with a degree in secondary education in 1927. She was died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in Renaissance. She was born Aug. 22, 1921 in Tecumseh to W.C. and Florence Young Wyatt. She attended Shawnee school and graduated from Shawnee High School. She completed studies at Conners College in 1941 and completed Nurses Training at University Hospital in Enid to become a registered nurse. She went to Chicago Lying-In Hospital to complete post graduate work in obstetrics. She died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, at Stillwater Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1921 to Lowell and Olive Randall Ames in Muskegan, Mich. He graduated from Shelby High School in Shelby, Mich., in 1939. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. He served in the European Theater during World War II and was involved in U.S. operations at Normandy Beach. He married Jean Walsh Connell in September, 1967. Survivors also include his wife, Jean; their children, Chris White of Ames, Iowa, and Patrick Connell of Las Vegas, Nev.; four grandchildren, Sarah and Thomas White, Jerome Connell and Chad Anderson, who were the light of his life; and two brothers, Bill Ames of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Kermit Ames of Kalamazoo, Mich. He was predeceased by his parents, first wife, brothers Ken and Dan and two sisters, Marge and Maxine. Memorials may be made to the Stillwater Public Library, 1107 S. Duck, Stillwater, OK 74074. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at .

Mary Ellen Matthews
Services for Mary Ellen Matthews, 73, of Coalgate, will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000 at St. John's Catholic Church in McAlester. Father Ray Acker-man will officiate. A rosary will be held at 7 o'clock tonight at Bishop Chapel of Memories. married Patrick J. Troy, Sr. in 1949. They resided in McAlester throughout their married Jack Matthews on March 9, 1978, and they resided in Coalgate throughout their interment will follow at the Osage Cemetery south of Agra. He interment followed at the Greenwood Cemetery southeast of Yale. Full military honors were presented by the Ft. Sill Military honor guard. Services were under the direction of the Yale-Palmer Funeral Home. He married to Billie Faye Farrell June 13, 1954. They had lived several places during his military career. They moved to Yale in August of 1968 and lived there until moving to Norman in November 1995 to be near their children. He was a Ret. Chief Warrant Officer No. 3 and had served WWII, Korea and the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star. He was past president and member of the American Legion in Yale. He was preceded in death by his father and by his wife, Billie Faye Lorett on Jan. 30, 1997. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Jim McIntyre of Norman and Susi and Steve Pettijohn of Oklahoma City; one son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Deena Lorett of Cache; his mother, Alpha Lorett of Stillwater; two brothers, Don of Stillwater and Pat of Kildare; one sister, Ruth Moffatt of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren, W.T. and Danaon Lorett of San Marcos, Texas, and John, Robert, Kelly and David McIntyre all of Norman.