System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Evelyn Anderson
Evelyn Bernice Anderson passed from this life Thursday, July 30, at home in Shawnee, at the age of 76.
She was born February 20, 1933 in Shawnee, less than a mile from her final residence.
She was the sixth of eight children born to John S. and Velva (Nicholas) Souders.
Evelyn graduated from Earlsboro High School in 1951 and Cameron University, Lawton, in 1972 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.
She married Cecil E. Anderson in Tecumseh on May 15, 1953 and traveled the world as Cecil’s military service took them to Germany, Hawaii, Missouri, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maryland, Illinois, and Virginia.
Twice she maintained their home in Oklahoma while Cecil served in Vietnam.
Cecil and Evelyn built their current home, northeast of Shawnee, in 1972.
Evelyn taught for 21 years at North Rock Creek Elementary. She then taught an additional two years at Liberty Baptist School.
Evelyn was an active member of the North Rock Creek Education Association, serving as president.
She served as treasurer of the Pottawatomie County Retired Teacher’s Association.
She was a member of the Oklahoma Education Association and the Oklahoma Retired Educators’ Association. Evelyn was active in service to the Johnson Community.
During her retirement, Evelyn’s proudest accomplishment was in teaching an elderly woman to read so she could read her Bible.
Evelyn was also active in the Gym worship service at Liberty Baptist Church, often sitting with active youngsters.
Evelyn considered working with children among the greatest blessings of her life.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and four sisters.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Cecil; three sons, one daughter, their spouses and children: Warren and Connie Anderson of Angleton, Texas; Joshua, Stephanie and Erin; Kenneth and Cheryl Anderson of Norman; Justin and Jessica; John and Debbie Anderson of Angleton, Texas; Lucas, Audrey, Christopher, and Kimberly; Marcy and David Murray of Weatherford; Matthew and Kyle; 11 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews; sisters Rita Teiftiller of Shawnee and Ruth Longest of Santa Maria, Calif.
Services will be held Monday, August 3 at 10 a.m. at the Resthaven Funeral Home in Shawnee, with interment to follow at the Johnson Community Cemetery, with Reverend Jimmie Hoffman officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Evelyn’s name to the Shawnee Chapter of the Salvation Army.
Joe Anson
Funeral services for Joseph William Anson, 87, of Seminole, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Basil Keenan will officiate, assisted by Father Don Wolf, of Shawnee. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Seminole, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
A rosary service is planned for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at Swearingen Chapel.
Anson died Saturday evening, March 28, 2009, at Seminole Estates Nursing Home with his wife, of 66 years, at his bedside, as well as nearly his entire family of 18 children, their spouses, 62 grandchildren and 67 great-grandchildren.
He was born Oct. 25, 1921, in Perry, Oklahoma, to Ella Mary (Burns) and Adoris Jasper Anson. He graduated from Seminole High School in 1941 and lived nearly all his life in Seminole County.
Anson served for a short time in the U.S. Army before making his career in the oilfield. He learned the business from the ground up, working as a roustabout and pumper before opening his own company, Anson Production Service. He was also an independent oil producer. His vast knowledge of the oil industry made him a respected and valuable resource and consultant to others in the field.
Although he loved the oilfield, and in fact went with his son to check wells every day as long as he was able, the real love of Anson’s life was his wife and family.
He married his high school sweetheart, Velma Louise Ivey, on his 21st birthday, Oct. 25, 1942, in Seminole. Together they raised 18 children, giving each one a firm foundation of love, faith and education.
The children attended New Lima School, where Anson served on the Board of Education for more than 30 years. The couple also offered help to attend colleges and universities to all their children who chose to go. Many of them instead chose to follow their father into the oilfield.
The three things dearest to Anson’s heart were his family, his church and his career. Although he was born and baptized in Perry, Anson began attending mass in Seminole before there was a proper church. He told of attending mass in the home of Rose Connelly Barrett in 1927, about the time the Benedictine priests of Sacred Heart first began their mission in Seminole.
Masses were offered in homes, feed stores and city hall until Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was built in 1938. Anson was in large part responsible for the building of the present church on Wrangler Boulevard. Anson served on the church’s Parish Council for many years and was the last of the founding members of Immaculate Conception.
Through his long life, Anson was a man of strong moral convictions, raising his family in the church, and supporting the church and his family even through tough economic periods. He was charitable with his time and his money, giving generously to causes and people.
He was a man strong enough to raise 18 children in the hardscrabble Seminole oilfield, and gentle enough to cry when the band played "You Are My Sunshine" to his wife.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife, Velma, of the home; 11 daughters and their spouses, Linda and Ross Donnelly, of Apex, N.C.; Kathleen and Buddy Heard, of Wewoka; Doris and Loyd Perry, of Pink; Sue and Tom Wolf, of Newkirk; Pam and Jim Browning, of Irving, Texas; Patricia and Tom Moore, Mary Black, Teresa and Ronney Dice, Annie and Billy Gillespie, Priscilla Freeman, and Lisa and Pat Lee, all of Seminole; seven sons and their spouses, David Anson, of Wetumka; Joe Anson Jr. and wife Rebecca, Chris and Teresa Anson, Jerry and Karen Anson, Robert and Terry Anson, and Danny and Kim Anson, all of Seminole; and Thomas Edward Anson, of the home.
In addition, survivors include 62 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, through whom his strength and generosity will live on.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Kenny, Woodrow and John Anson; three sisters, Bessie Enochs, Opal Selfridge and Alice Anson; and two grandchildren, Jennifer Gillespie and Richard Heard.
Pallbearers will be his six oldest grandsons, Jonathan Anson, Christopher Anson Jr., Warren Heard, Brian Heard, Travis Gillespie and Andrew Heard.
Honorary pallbearers include Leonard and Bob Enochs, Bryce Hill, Joe Tolbert, Pat Barrett and David Anson.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for diabetic research, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104-9930; or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Ann Arnold
Ann (Hill) Arnold, 82 year-old longtime Maud resident passed from this life Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in Shawnee. She was born Nov. 8, 1926 in Haworth, Oklahoma to parents Hice William Hill and Wilma Hill.
The Arnold family moved to the Maud area just West of the Amerada Oil Company on the "Peters" lease in early 1941.
Ann met her future husband Jack Arnold while attending Maud High School. They began courting in the fall of 1943 and were married on Feb. 26, 1944 in the Maud Methodist parsonage by Rev. Darvis Parker. Their first night as newlyweds was spent at George’s Hotel on Main Street in Maud. Their first apartment was a room in the Love Hotel in Purcell, Oklahoma before moving to Seminole.
Jack worked for the Amerada Oil Company in Seminole while Ann raised their three daughters. In 1968 Jack and Ann purchased the Hardware Store in Maud from Ralph Jones. The Arnolds ran the Hardware Store for 10 years before they sold it to Chumley Waldroup. Jack returned to the oil patch and Ann went to work in 1980 for Maud Public Schools where she served as the Schools Dietician until her retirement in 2006. She had also worked for 25 years as a dental assistant to Dr. Huggler, D.D.S.
The Arnolds were always very active in their community. They served in the Athletic Booster Club, the Maud Round-up Club, the Maud Historical Society, the Maud Eastern Star, and the Maud Alumni Association. Through the years after their children were raised they also served as "Host Parents" to four different Foreign Exchange Students.
Ann also served two terms as the district president for the Oklahoma School Food Association. She was a member of the Prairie Valley Home Demonstration Club, the State Dental Association and the Maud Elementary Parents Association.
We will all remember Ann as the one we would call on to help with dinner for any fundraisers the community had. Ann and her husband Jack also had a great time at Christmas, because they always decorated their yard with tremendous Holiday Spirit. People would drive from surrounding towns just to see Jack and Ann’s home adorned from the roof of the house to almost every square foot of their yard covered with Christmas lights and ornaments. Ann was also a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, in Maud.
Sadly Jack preceded Ann in death in 2000. Her parents Wilma and Hice Hill; mother and father-in-law, Smith and Alice Arnold; one brother, Buzz Hill and one brother-in-law, Paul Waltman, also preceded Ann in death.
Ann leaves to cherish her memories three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and her husband Richard Northcott, of Seminole, Oklahoma, Sue and her husband Dan Herriman, of Konawa, Oklahoma, and Jacklyn "Jackie" and her husband Sam Acree of Shawnee, Oklahoma; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Joy Waltman of Maud, Oklahoma, Jim and her husband Ray Garner of Maud, Oklahoma and Robbie and her husband Bob Jenkins of Norman, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Ran and his wife Christy Northcott, Jan and his wife Tammy Northcott, Sherri and her husband Tom Sockey, Eric Acree and Gavin and his wife Shay Acree; five great-grandchildren, Tad, Cody, Nikki, Riley, Haley, Levi, Jaxon and one great-grandchild is expected to arrive soon; Ann is also survived by a host of other family and dear friends.
A Celebration of Ann’s life is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Maud High School Auditorium. Glen Williams will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma.
Casket Bearers will be: Jan Northcott, Gavin Acree, Eric Acree, Stan Gregory, Tad Alford, Earl Jenkins, Bryan Jenkins, Britt Waltman, Richard Northcott, Dan Herriman, Sam Acree, Bob Jenkins, Ray Garner, Byron Waltman and Ran Northcott.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home in Maud, Oklahoma (Phone 405-374-2424).
Dennis Auld
Dennis Keith Auld, age 53 and long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at his home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, at the Assembly of God Church, in Konawa, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Rev. Steve Lowrance and Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate.
Pallbearers are Mike Auld, Steve Auld, Dale Auld, Mark Auld, Lonnie Brooks, and Frank Serrano.
Dennis was born on December 23, 1955, in Newcastle, Wyoming, to George and Joyce (Eaton) Auld. Dennis married Julie Wingo on April 3, 1999, in Hennepin, Oklahoma. He was a Drug and Alcohol Counselor who also provided clinical expertise to Drug and Alcohol Centers in Australia, Scotland, and Amsterdam. Dennis was a member of the Assembly of God Church, in Konawa, and a member of the Konawa School Board. He was also a COFMC board member.
Dennis was one of the first white football players for Langston University who attended on a full scholarship. While he was the Director of Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional Counselor’s Association, he played a key role in the passage of law to regulate drug and alcohol treatment in Oklahoma. During the last few months, Dennis established a small business in Konawa in order to be close to his home and community and for his children’s activities. His proudest accomplishment was his children. John 3:4 states, "I have no greater joy than to hear my children walk in Truth."
Dennis leaves behind to cherish his memories, his loving wife, Julie Auld; son, Dennis Connor Auld; and daughter, Madison Auld (all of the home); one daughter, Kristie Wynn and husband, Bradley, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; four brothers, Mike Auld, of Prague, Oklahoma, Steve Auld of Yukon, Oklahoma, Dale Auld and wife, Roxie of Seminole, Oklahoma, and Mark Auld, of Asher, Oklahoma; one grandchild, Cameron Brooks; one step-brother, Gerald Jolley, of Cushing, Oklahoma; and three step-sisters, Retta Brawdy, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Glenda Martin of Enid, Oklahoma, and Debbie Walker, of Konawa, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Joyce Auld.
Dorris Austin
Dorris Evelyn Hathcoat Austin, 79, died March 12, 2009. She was a longtime Seminole area resident.
She was born Feb. 24, 1930 to Floyd Virgil and Mary Malinda (Morris) Hathcoat, in Hugo.
She married Bud Hooker in 1945 and together they had five children: Johnny Lee Hooker, Mary Dunlap, Floyd Eldon Hooker, Beverly Kay Hooker and Billy Lloyd Hooker.
In 1971 she was married to Lawrence Austin until his death in 2001. She worked as a restaurant manager and school bus driver for many years.
Preceding her in death are both husbands, and her sons Johnny and Floyd Hooker.
She is survived by her two daughters; Beverly Kay Hooker, of the home and Mary Dunlap, of Cloudy; son, Billy Hooker, of the home; eleven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and her life long friend Clemmie Morris also survives her.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 18. 2009 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.
Virginia Baker
Virginia Lee Baker passed away Monday, March 16 at Presbyterian Hospital, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 74.
Virginia was born Dec. 30, 1934, in Konawa, to Marvin and Eunice (Harvel) Barker.
She married Buddy Baker Sept. 19, 1956, in Konawa. Virginia and Buddy worked together many years, with Virginia as the bookkeeper at Baker Air and Heat.
Virginia was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church, of Howe, Texas, where she served as the pianist.
Mrs. Baker is survived by her husband of 52 years, Buddy, of Howe, Texas; one son, Larry Allen Baker and wife, Terri Ann, of Casper, Wyo.; one daughter, Brenda Diane Hemperley and husband Mark, of Howe, Texas; six grandchildren, Brent Daniel Hemperley, Sean Alan Hemperley, Matthew Alan Baker, Daniel Dean Baker, Mitchell Paul Baker, and Lucas David Baker; and one sister, Lillian Ilene Thompson, of Checotah.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Eunice (Harvel) Barker; one daughter, Kathy Dean Baker; and one brother, John Andrew Barker.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at Waldo Funeral Home.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday March 23 at the First Baptist Church, in Howe, Texas. Rev. Roger Tidwell of the church will officiate.
Graveside service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday at the Konawa Cemetery with Deacon Marvin Patterson of the First Baptist Church officiating
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Howe Youth Department at 100 E. Davis, Howe, Texas, 75459.
Services are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.
Violet Ball
Seminole resident Violet Sylvia "Vi" Ball, age 91, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at her home in Seminole. She was born May 3, 1918, in Minnesota.
She was a member of the Church of Christ and worked at Wrangler Jean Company as a seamstress until her retirement. She moved to Seminole County in 1961 from Anadarko.
She is survived by her sons, William and Charlie Ball, both of Seminole; daughter Annette Peterson, of Seminole; and six grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Bruce Ball; and ten siblings.
Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Little Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, in Seminole.
