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Funeral services George Emerson VanAntwerp, a 50-year member of the Seminole Masonic Lodge, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. Interment will follow at Memorial Gardens under the direction of the funeral home. VanAntwerp died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000 at his Edmond home. He was born June 16, 1906 in Shawnee to Chalmer Wesley and Susanah Maud (Pierce) VanAntwerp. He retired from Chevron and Gulf Oil Company after 35 years of service with a perfect safety record as a field production foreman. VanAntwerp retired to Eufaula Lake before moving back to Oklahoma City then Edmond. He was a member of the New Covenant United Methodist Church in Edmond. VanAntwerp was married Bernetta VanAntwerp on Jan. 23, 1928, and celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 1998. She preceded him in death on Nov. 7, 1998. VanAntwerp was also pre ceded in death by his parents, one sister, Thelma Smith, and five brothers, Bill, Charles, Edward, Jack and Robert. Survivors include two sons, Richard E. VanAntwerp, Yukon, and C. Wes VanAntwerp, Plano, Texas; two daughters, Betty C. Estes, Edmond, and Patricia A. Empie, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mary Sangster, Earlsboro, and Genevieve Taylor, Riverside, Calif.; two brothers, Warren VanAntwerp, Shawnee, and Joe VanAntwerp, Paradise, Calif; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family asks that expressions of sympathy be made to Hospice of Oklahoma County, 4334 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73116 or Good Shepherd Hospice, 4411 Highline Blvd., Oklahoma City, 73108.
Robert "Bob" M. Lovelady
Robert "Bob" M. Lovelady, who served Seminole County as a police officer for 30 years, died Thursday in Tulsa at the age of 81. Lovelady began his career as a police officer in 1946 under the controversial Seminole Police Chief Jake Sims. In entering police work, Lovelady followed in the footsteps of his father, E.H. Lovelady, who was a patrolman for the city of Seminole. Lovelady joined the Seminole police force, too, as soon as he was released from the U.S. Navy. He spent three years in the South Pacific during World War II. "Little Love," as he was called by Sims in his early career, often told stories of Seminole's rowdier years. "We worked three-man, 12-hour shifts and made $90 a month," Lovelady once said. He talked about "half-breeds" stealing oilfield pipe and special agents hired by the big oil companies. Phillips Petroleum, Hughes Tool, Amerada and 
Carter Oil were big companies who located in Seminole then, bringing workers and money, which Lovelady helped protect. Lovelady's stories of Seminole's wild days included working with the FBI, using rocks to catch a crook, and going one-on-one with a mental patient with a knife. He joined the Seminole County sheriff's office in 1967 and worked under Sheriff Bill Merryfield until the late '70s when he took a job working security at the State Capitol. Lovelady retired in 1985, and died in a nursing home in Tulsa Thursday. His parents, Edwin Howard and Mattie Amanda (Tucker) Lovelady, preceded him in death, as did his stepdaughter, Doris Jackson; three brothers, Edwin Howard Lovelady Jr., Albert Reed Lovelady and J.W. "Ben" Lovelady; and one sister, Vivian Prater. His wife of 50 years, Ruby Lee Ellis Lovelady, survives him, of the home. Other survivors include one daughter, Kay Curry, Wills Point, Texas; two stepdaughters, Gay Downing, Bixby, and Fran Ziegler, Dallas; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Lovelady, who was born April 27, 1919, in Russellville, Ark., was a 50-year member of Seminole's First United Methodist Church, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the American Legion and Will Rogers Methodist Church in Tulsa. With his family, Lovelady moved to Seminole when he was 10 years old. He graduated from Seminole High School in 1937. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Seminole. Rev. David Karges will officiate; burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Pallbearers include Dean Estes, Gib Foster, Ellis Downing, Lance Musgrave, Richard Davis and Daniel Davis. Honorary casketbearers include Phillip Parks, A.C. Bundy, Foy Dacus, Gordon Melson and Ernest Warner. The family requests memorial donations be sent to a charity of the giver's choice.
Charles ‘Charlie’ Leader
Charles “Charlie” Dean Leader died Thursday, March 1, 2001 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 64. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at First Baptist Church at Bowlegs with Rev. Rick Harrison officiating and Rev. Jason Yarbrough assisting. Burial is to be in Wolf Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Leader was born on Oct. 27, 1936 in Allen to Clarence Lee Leader and Virgie (Duncan) Leader. He married Helen Clifford on July 6, 1957 in Ada. Leader had been a Seminole County resident since 1964. He was a mechanic supervisor in the cutting room at Wrangler in Seminole. He retired in December, 2000 after 38 years of service. Leader was a veteran of the armed forces having served with the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Wolf First Baptist Church for many years before joining the First Baptist Church of Bowlegs. Leader was a graduate of Lula High School in Pontotoc County. He was preceded in death by his parents; one granddaughter, Nanette Lynn Brauning on June 2, 1998. Leader is survived by his wife of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Steve Banker of McAlester, and Kay and Jim Brauning of Bowlegs; four brothers, James Leader of Ft. Cobb, Lynn Leader of Dickson, Billy Floid Leader of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Skip Leader of Poteau; four sisters, Jean Roth of Mountain Home, Ark., Sue Garrett of Jess, Margarette Harp of Ada, and Clodean Rumley of Pocasset. Other survivors include four grandsons, Jamie Tapp of McAlester, Jason Brauning of Bowlegs, Dennis Tapp of McAlester, and Justin Brauning of Bowlegs; mother-in-law, Mary Clifford of Ada; and a host of other family and friends. Pall bearers are listed as Glen Siler, Doug Grady, Joe Templeton, Lewis Watters, Charles Johnson, and John Lovelady.
Jerry Jones
Funeral services for the brother of a Seminole resident, Jerry R. Jones, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Harmony Christian Church in Choctaw with Gary Jenkins officiating. Interment is to be in Dale Cemetery under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel of Shawnee. Jones died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at an Oklahoma City hospital at the age of 63. He was born June 26, 1937 to George and Leona Taylor in Tonkawa. Jones graduated from Nowata High School in 1955 and attended the University of Tulsa. He owned and operated Shawnee Radiator Service for 16 years. Jones married Christine “Chris” Hoye on Feb. 14, 1980. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served from 1955 to 1963. Jones was a member of the Shawnee Elks Club. He was preceded in death by his parents. Jones is survived by his wife; three daughters, Jennifer Jones of Philadelphia, Penn., Melinda Capriotti of Cherry Hill, N.Y., and Michelle Walker of Norman; two brothers, Ralph Jones of Seminole, and Weldon Jones of Coweta; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
David Sullins
Graveside services for Wewoka resident David Sullins were held Thursday, March 1, at 10 a.m. at the Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home. Sullins was born on October 18, 1950 in Porterville, Cal. to Richard and Lena (Johnson) Sullins and died on Sunday, Feb. 25. He was reared in the Porterville area and graduated from school there in 1968. He then joined the California National Guard and later worked as a construction worker. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors are: one son; David Allen Sullins Jr. of Tecumseh, one brother; Richard Sullins of South Padre Island, Texas, one sister; Debbie Zachary of Stonewall; two nieces, two nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Tony Middleton, Marty Davis, Jerry Brady, Gene Dodson, Dale Zachary, and Jerry Sullins.
Clara Long
Seminole native, Clara Elizabeth Long, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 at Shawnee Regional Hospital at the age of 69. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001 at Hitchitee United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Svitak and Dwyane Dennis officiating. Burial is to be in Hitchitee Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. She was born Aug 17, 1931 in Seminole to Waldron and Gerti (Grounds) Camp. Long was a homemaker and a member of Church of Christ. The longtime Shawnee resident was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Long on Dec. 3, 1997; her parents; and one brother, Johnny Camp. She is survived by two daughters, Liz Sheets of Oklahoma City, and Deborah Lee Conley of Shawnee; five granddaughters; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Joseph ‘Joe’ Hendricks
Memorial services for longtime Seminole resident, Joseph “Joe” Charles Hendricks, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001 at Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Hendricks died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 at Oklahoma Veteran’s Center in Sulphur at the age of 84. He was born in Biglow, Ark. on Dec. 2, 1916 to George Wallace Hendricks and Janie Cordella (Ridgil) Hendricks. Hendricks married Martha Cook on July 29, 1944 in Seminole. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II and was a civil service employee at Tinker Field. Hendricks was preceded in death by his wife in November 1991; his parents; two brothers; three sisters; two grandchildren, Clifton and Joseph Yancey; and one great-grandchild, Jason Harrington. He is survived by one son, Samuel “Cliff” Hendricks of Midwest City; one daughter, Claudia Godwin of Midwest City; two sisters, Jolene Yancey of Seminole, and Maurine Wilkerson of Seminole; five grandchil- dren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Wanda Murdock
Services for the sister of a Seminole resident, Wanda Jean Murdock, were held Saturday in McLoud with burial taking place on Sunday at the Murdock Family Cemetery. She died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 at the age of 68. Murdock was born June 6, 1932 in Shawnee to James and Ella Murdock. Preceding her in death were her sons, Mitchell Murdock and Don Murdock; brother, Charles Murdock; and her sisters, JO Ann Stevens and Betty Tiger. She is survived by her children, Norine Rodriquez of Brunswick of Maine, Pat Soliz of McLoud, Glenda Murdock, Myra Wilson, and Rachel Murdock, all of Shawnee; and Dennis Murdock of Delia, Kan; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Edward Murdock of Seminole, Jim Murdock of Shawnee, and Freddie Murdock of Saint Louis; and three sisters, Carolyn Murdock of McLoud, Katherine Murdock and Sue Murdock, both of Shawnee.
Maudie Howard
Funeral services for former Seminole County school teacher, Maudie Wren (Stalnaker) Howard, were held Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 at 11 a.m. at Highland Church of Christ with Bob Anderson officiating. Burial was at Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. Howard died Friday in Shawnee at the age of 95. She was born Nov. 17, 1905 to John and Ellen (Todd) Stalnaker in Treemont, Miss. and moved to Maud when she was six years old. Howard attended school in Punkin Center and graduated from East Central State Teachers College in Ada. She married Adrian Lee Howard in Holdenville on Oct. 5, 1935. Howard taught school in Seminole County for 16 years and at Macomb for 24 years. During her tenure as a teacher, Howard served as a 4-H sponsor, high school choir sponsor, and junior high girls’ basketball coach. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four sisters, Mabrie Villines, Freda Walker, Chessie Carroll and Lessie Blaylock; and her brother, Fred Stalnaker. Howard is survived by three daughters, Patricia L. Pertile of Tecumseh, Freda H. Droppleman of El Reno, and Adrianette Hickman of Oklahoma City; one brother, William Hamilton Stalnaker of Fort Worth, Texas; six grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.
Mary Williams
Mary Elizabeth Williams, a Seminole resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 at Shawnee Regional Hospital at the age of 64. Williams was born on June 18, 1938 in Keene, N.H. to John T. Pletzner and Esther Louise Akley. She married Albert Alvin Williams, Sr. on Feb. 20, 1958 in Gilsom, N.H. The family moved to Seminole from Muskogee in 1990. Williams was a housewife. She is survived by her husband of the home, two sons, John James Williams of the home, and Albert Williams, Jr. of Muskogee; one daughter, Janet Clark of Wewoka; one sister, Pat Johnson of West Swanzey, N.H.; two grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
Herbert Rushing
Graveside services for Herbert Hadley Rushing, 90, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mannford with Rev. John Borrego officiating. Services are under the direction of Oliver-Whisenhunt Funeral Services of Tulsa. He was born on April 13, 1910 in Rushing, Ark. Rushing married Marguerite Johannson in Claremore. He owned and operated a delivery service. Rushing enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, baseball, and spending time at the Mannford senior citizens’ center. In the 1930s, he was a semiprofessional baseball pitcher in the Shawnee area. He moved to Seminole in November 1999. Rushing was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite; an infant son, Herbert Hadley Rushing Jr.; two brothers; and three sisters. He is survived by one son, Robert Rushing of Seminole; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Expressions of sympathy made be made to either the Seminole or Mannford senior citizens’ centers.
Andrew Cosar
Andrew Gieson Cosar, 60, of Konawa, went home to be with the Lord at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 5 2001 at Carl Albert Indian Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 9, 2001 at 1 p.m. at Seminole Baptist Indian Church in Konawa. Houston Tiger and Woody Fields will officiate the services. Burial is to be held at the Cosar Family Cemetery north of Konawa under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home. Andrew is survived by his wife, Virginia Cosar, of the home; two sons Anthony Gordon and Mickey Lee Cosar; two daughters, Andrea Lily Cosar and Amy LaWanda (Cosar) Anderson, all of Konawa; two brothers Jimmy Carpitcher of Tulsa, and Larry James Johnson of Altus; four sisters, Anita Mae j(Cosar) Holuby of Oklahoma City, Jackie Ann (Carpitcher) Kernal of Ada, Julia (Carpitcher) Isaac of Ardmore, and Joanna (Carpitcher) Walker of Byng. He is also survived by four grandsons; three granddaughters; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and other relatives and loving friends. Andrew was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Lobe and Sophrona (Powell) Cosar; and his maternal grandparents, Sinhichke and Rosanna (Davis) Harjo. He was born Aug. 8, 1940 in Wewoka to Wonnie Cosar and Winnie Mae (Harjo) Burgess. They preceded him in death. Andrew, a Deacon chosen by God, was ordained by Allison Phillips, Harly Barnoski, and the late Major Hawkins in 1970 at Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church in Okmulgee. He continued his work as a deacon for Seminole Baptist Indian Church in Konawa. He also served in the armed forces for 18 years. Andrew was a SP5 in the 120th Supply and Service Battalion from which he was Honorably Discharges with Sincere Appreciation on Nov. 3, 1985. Thereafter, Andrew served as a police officer for the City of Konawa and as Head of Tribal Security for the Seminole Nation Tribal Complex in Wewoka. Pallbearers are Wayne Holhata, Bunny Carpitcher Jimsey Harjo, Dave Bowlegs, Jonas Burgess, and James Bell.
Gerald Hernandez
Funeral services for Wewoka resident Gerald Dean Hernandez, 63, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at New Life Church. Revs. Gary Palmari and Jimmy Freeman will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Crossroad Cemetery in Sasakwa under the direction of Stout Funeral Home. Hernandez died Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at University Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Aug. 17, 1937 in Riverside, Calif. to Nestor and Mable (Neel) Hernandez. He moved from California to Oklahoma in 1991, and attended the New Life Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Otis Phillips, Jack Phillips and Don Phillips. Survivors include his wife, Tracy, of the home; four children, Sheila D. Herschel, Oregon, Cory Hernandez, Sharon Hernandez and Jennifer Hernandez, all of California; and one brother, Leslie Hernandez, Wewoka; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers are listed as Dale Ervin, Jim Patterson, Gerald Blassingame, Jim Rieff, Shawn Ervin, Harold Lambertson and David Atkins.
Agnes Lovelace
Graveside services for longtime Seminole resident Agnes (Winters) Lovelace, 92, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Yeager Cemetery. Rev. Steve Cline will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Lovelace died Tuesday, April 3, 2000 at St. Vincent North Hospital in Sherwood, Ark. She was born Sept. 21, 1908 in Wetumka to Ed and Clara Bell (Harding) Winters. Lovelace moved to Seminole from Lindsay in 1969. She was employed with Pioneer Nursing Home as a dietary assistant until 1987. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, a life member of the Friendship #224 Rebekah Lodge, and had just received her 50-year pin member of the Eastern Star. She was married to Jordan Elijah Lovelace on April 9, 1944 in Holdenville. He preceded her in death on May 31, 1990. Lovelace was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Maples, Lonoke, Ark.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
