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James J. Christopher, 82 year-old, lifelong Seminole County resident died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 at the Veterans Care Center in Norman.
He was born Sept. 10, 1929 in Seminole to parents "Pete" Christopher and Amy (Word) Christopher.
He graduated from Varnum High School in 1946. He went on to earn an accounting degree from Oklahoma A&M (Now Oklahoma State University).
He served in the United States Army with the 45th Division during the Korean War. He earned the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Camp Star, United Nations Service Medal and the Army Occ Medal (Japan).
On May 28, 1954, James married Alice Mae "Sally" Arnold in Seminole.
He worked as an accountant for Exxon for over twenty years. He then went to work as an auditor for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections until his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, "Sally" Christopher of the home in Seminole; one daughter, Jamie Bates of Blue Springs, Missouri; three brothers, Arthur Christopher, Danny Christopher and Charles Christopher all of California; three sisters, Dortha West of Oklahoma City, Sandy Self of Shawnee and Darlene O’Brian of Konawa and three grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jerry Christopher and Ronnie Christopher and by four sisters, Reba, Colleen, Viva and Nelletta.
Graveside services with Military Honors are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole with pastor Rusty McMullen officiating.
Following the graveside service at Maple Grove a Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church in Maud.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Barbra Clark
Barbra Fay (Howell) Clark, 100, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Beckville, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at The Chapel at Griffin-Hillcrest. Dana Burgess will officiate. Services will conclude in the chapel.
She was born Sept. 10, 1911 in Konawa to Florence Ann (Trapp) and John Carlin Howell.
She graduated from Konawa High School in 1929.
After graduating, she worked as a beautician until she married.
She married Earl Clark on Sept. 16, 1931 at Sulphur.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Clark; her parents, John and Florence Howell; one brother, four sisters and grandson, Gary McCreary.
She is survived by son, Jerome Clark of Oklahoma City and four daughters; Earline Smiley of Oklahoma City, Margaret Branch of Beckville, Texas, Bobbie Lawrence of Beckville, Texas, and Jodie McCreary of Falconhead at Burneyville; thirteen grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren and nineteen great-great grandchildren; and sister, Bernice Latimer of Litchfield, Ariz.
Jen Clausing
Jen Clausing, widow of Bob Clausing, died at the age of 93 on June 22, 2012 in Tulsa following a short illness.
Her death was announced by her three children.
Mrs. Clausing had been a resident of Tulsa since 2007, residing at Saint Simeon’s Episcopal Home.
Mrs. Clausing together with her husband, Robert W. Clausing established their Seminole residence in August, 1952 when they purchased Whitbeck Feeders Supply and operated it as Clausing’s Feeders Supply, Inc. until its sale in 1997 to Ralph Black and Rickey Marquis who have continued to grow and operate the business as Clausing Farm Center, LLC.
Mrs. Clausing is survived by three children, W. Kirk Clausing, Tulsa; Carole Lane and husband, Peter Lane, Orchard Park, NY and Mary Talkington and husband, John Talkington, Virginia Beach, VA and five grandchildren, Paul W. Clausing and wife, Amy, San Mateo, CA; Jennifer K. Lane, DVM, Kennett Square, PA; Chrissy Lane Stewart and husband, James, Collegeville, PA; Erin Talkington, Washington D.C.; Todd Talkington, Washington, D.C.; one great grandson, Paul James Clausing, and brothers-in-law, Gerald Clausing, Fort Belvoir, VA and Russell Clausing, Overland Park, KS.
She was predeceased by husband, Robert W. Clausing; grandson, Scott Talkington; her six siblings and three brothers-in-law.
Jennie J. Kirk was born Nov. 26, 1918, the youngest of seven siblings, on state school land near Douglas, Okla. and was a graduate of Douglas High School (now Covington-Douglas) and Enid Business College.
With the exception of a few years when Jen followed her husband-soldier to Texas and California, Jen lived her entire life in Oklahoma.
Jen worked tirelessly with Bob to make the store successful.
She loved talking with customers and sharing information on growing plants and flowers.
Jen was happy to see the store continue to prosper and grow as Clausing Farm Center, LLC after its sale to Ralph Black and Rickey Marquis.
The ultimate Master Gardener even before the term was coined, Jen grew huge gardens of vegetables and flowers.
She was a no-nonsense type of mother who ensured her children had equal opportunity to pull weeds and work in the garden beside her.
Jen generously shared the fruits of her labor with friends and neighbors and was well-known for her strawberries and tomatoes, which on at least one occasion were the subject of Milt Phillips’ "Cluttered Corner" in The Seminole Daily Producer.
Her roses and irises (from her bed of hundreds with over 30 species) became centerpieces for many church and community events.
Her flowers frequently accompanied her home-made pie or sweet rolls which she shared with someone who needed cheering up.
Jen made sure her bird feeder was always filled with seed and the bird bath filled with water, even breaking the ice in it during winter.
She was always helpful to other living beings in need.
Jen’s enjoyment came from contributing to the Seminole community.
During her residence in Seminole, she generously gave her time to The First Methodist Church of Seminole, where she was still a member at the time of her death; the Seminole Public Library Board; and the University of Oklahoma Mother’s Association during the years her three children were OU students.
Jen served the City of Seminole as an election official and spent extra time at the feed store to allow Bob time to work on Lion’s Club and Chamber of Commerce business.
Active participation in the Seminole County Republican Women’s Club was her recreation.
Somehow she also found time to teach Sunday school classes and lead Campfire Girl troops.
In everything Jen did, she taught her children through example.
Hard work, honesty, and helping others were her trademarks in life.
She will be remembered by her children for her dedication to her family, her ability to talk to anyone about anything, and her encouragement to become educated, contributing members of society.
She was extremely proud that her three children and five grandchildren all became college graduates.
Memorial services are pending.
Memorial donations may be directed to a charity of your choice.
Advance planning was made with Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
James Cleaver
James Buford (Jake) Cleaver, age 84 of Wewoka, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at Concordia Life Care Community in Oklahoma City.
He was born in Bokoshe, Oklahoma July 12, 1928 to the late Fred and Edith (Bryant) Cleaver.
He attended Weleetka Public schools.
Jake married Ellen Mildred Young, Dec. 22, 1950 in Ponca City. She passed away on March 18, 2009.
He served during World War II in Japan as a code breaker.
After serving in the military he worked and retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone company as district plant manager.
He served as lay Preacher for Bowlegs and Dustin Methodist Church. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Wewoka and enjoyed traveling, fishing, taking care of his place and especially spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Survivors include his children, Dr. James Frederick Cleaver and wife Joanie of OKC, Kay Lynn Arbuckle and husband Greg of Wewoka; grandsons, James and wife Jennifer Cleaver, Jeff Cleaver, and John Cleaver; three granddaughters, Janey Ellen Merry and husband Phil, Kaycie Arbuckle-Baxley and Amanda Arbuckle-Cellars and husband Terry, along with three great-grandchildren; sisters, Pauline Carter, and Lou Proctor; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Preceding Jake in death were his parents; wife, Ellen Cleaver and brother, Bob Cleaver.
Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 at First United Methodist Church, Wewoka with Rev. Amanda BP Lockwood officiating, and assisted by Rev. Carol Reich. Burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Billy "Bill" Bryant Cloud
04/02/1931 – 04/03/2012
Bill Cloud, age 81 and a lifetime resident of Konawa passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Sulphur.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate.
The grandsons will serve as pallbearers, and honorary pallbearers are Mike Musick, Joe Andy Blackwood, Wimpy Poston, Zeb Bowles, Gary Freeman, Danny Freeman, and Jerry Smith.
Bill was born on April 2, 1931 in Konawa to John Hardy Cloud and Della Mae (Grant) Cloud.
He was a 1949 Konawa High School graduate and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
He married Clarice Scroggins on June 28, 1953 in Holdenville and he owned and operated Bill’s Grocery Store in Konawa for thirty-five years.
Bill also retired after twenty years of service as a Konawa Volunteer Fireman.
He was a member of the Konawa School Board and was a member of the VFW and American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Clarice Cloud of the home; two sons, Willie Cloud and wife, Brenda, Konawa and Gary Cloud of Konawa; one daughter, Dee Stoup and husband, Mark, Konawa; one brother, John Cloud, Jr. and wife, Stormy of California; two sisters, Mildred Wilson and husband, Al of Texas, and Sharon Tucker and husband, Milburn of Broken Bow; seven grandchildren, Josh and Carrie Cloud, Sasakwa, Jon and Cheryl Cloud, Cromwell, Brea Cloud, Konawa, Gary Cloud, Bowlegs, Daniel and Amanda Cloud, Konawa, Sydney Stoup, Ada, and Dalton Stoup, Konawa; and 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Della Cloud.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Konawa American Legion, Post 70, C/O Khoury’s Furniture, 225 N. Broadway, Konawa, Oklahoma 74849.
Kimberly Coachman
Kimberly Renee Coachman was born April 20, 1982 at Ada. She died on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at the age of 30.
She lived most of her life in Cromwell and graduated from Butner schools in 2000. She graduated from Shawnee Beauty College and became a licensed beautician.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Joe and Nettie Coachman; George and Ruby Stewart, brother Kenny Phillips.
She is survived by her children, daughter Dezie Rae and son Totkv; father, Frank Coachman of the home; mother, Kathleen Stewart of Bristow; sisters, Cassandra Phillips and DeAnna Phillips; and brother, William Phillips.
Pallbearers are Keanen Johnson, Mike Barnes, Ed Deere, Kelly Wind, Arhlock Buckley, and Ray Tainpeah.
Wake services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 at St Paul United Methodist Church in Okemah with Rev. Abe Jackson officiating and Rev. Paul Fixico assisting.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Okemah and burial will follow at Arbeka Cemetery in Okemah.
Arrangements are by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
