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Funeral services for Jessie Blagg, 89, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church.
Rev. Kelvin Moseley will officiate. Burial will follow in Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Blagg died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City.
She was born July 22, 1907, in Montgomery County, Ark. She lived in Seminole for 71 years. She was a charter member of Tracy Rebekah Lodge, a member of First Baptist Church, member of the Varnum Home Demonstration Club and president of the Amerada Retirees.
She also served as head of the Democratic Headquarters for many years.
She was married to Charles O. Blagg. He preceded her in death in 1973. She was also preceded in death by one son, Charles O. Blagg Jr.
Survivors include one daughter, Charline Barker, Seminole; three granddaughters, Carolyn Allen, Oklahoma City, Kelly Dawn Bacat, San Antonio, Texas, and Beverly McClendon, Del City; one grandson, Steven Barker, Cincinnati, Ohio; four great-grandchildren, one great-grandson and three step great-granddaughters; and two sisters of Hot Springs, Ark.
Pallbearers will include Eugene Warrenburg, Aaron Tatum, Brad Matlock, John Allen, Trent Harelson and Lee Pippin.
Honorary casketbearers include Bryce Hill, Bud Gile, Dr. Julian Wood, Phillip Parks, Clay Sparks, Senator Kelly Haney, Gary Stinnett and Don Raney.
6/19/97
Nave Abbiss
Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident Nave Junior Abbiss, 73, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the chapel at Stout Funeral Home in Wewoka.
Rev. Bill Worden will officiate.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.
Abbiss died Thursday at Valley View Hospital, Ada.
He was born June 21, 1924 in Holdenville to Charley and Nealie (Hill) Abbiss.
Abbiss worked and retired as the owner of the Siler Music Company in Wewoka.
He was married to Nancy Alice Casteel on April 5, 1942, in Yuma, Ariz. She preceded him in death on Nov. 24, 1994.
Survivors include one son, Eddie Abbiss, Wewoka; one daughter, Nancy Threat, Pryor; one brother, Clif Abbiss, Sulfur; and one sister, Ruth Peterson, Glendale, Calif.
Other survivors include five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Cook, Curtis Cook, Todd Abbiss, Joe Abbiss, Olen Carr, and Art Garner.
Honorary pallbearers will be O.E. Smith and Jack Dearing.
8-23-97
Michael Babb
Funeral Services for Michael Wayne Babb, 30, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel.
Rev. George Carter will officiate the service.
Interment will be at Holdenville City Cemetery.
Babb died Friday in Ada.
He was born November 12, 1966 in Holdenville to Wayne and Betty (Romine) Babb.
He was employed as territory coordinator for the Pepsi-Cola Company in Ada for the past seven years.
Babb was a graduate of Wewoka High School and affiliated with the Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Eugene and Ruth Babb.
Survivors include his father and step-mother, Wayne and Sheri Babb, Wewoka; mother, Betty Romine, Seminole; two sons, Jared Michael and Tyler Nicolas Babb of Holdenville; one sister, Linda Babb, Wewoka; grandparents L.C. Ligon, Wetumka and Bernadine Ligon, Shawnee.
8-23-97
Larry Baggs
Memorial services for Larry Robert Baggs, 53, are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Seminole.
Cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Baggs died at his home in Seminole on Thursday.
Baggs was born Aug. 3, l943 at Shattuck to Lewis Nelson Baggs and Genevieve Doris (Leist) Baggs.
He worked for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission for 27 years.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his mother, Genevieve Rexroad, Shawnee, his companion, Charla Byrd of the home, three daughters, Shala Putman, Moore, Jacci Denney, Guthrie and Gina Sheehy, Oklahoma City.
Other survivors include two sisters, Myrna Nelson, McLoud and Vicky Downey, Woodward; and six grandchildren.
The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
8/3/97
Oma Baker
Oma Hazel (Estep) Baker, 86, died on Sunday at Vian Nursing Home in Vian. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Terry K. Jarrard will officiate.
Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Baker was born Aug. 17, 1910 in Hitcha to Joseph Estep and Mary (Burk) Estep. She lived in Seminole from l952-l989.
She married Charles Columbus Baker who preceded her in death in l954. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a member of the Assembly of God church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, J. B. Wheat and Charles Baker Jr.; one grandson, two sisters and four brothers.
She is survived by a son, D. L. Wheat of Seminole; a daughter, Oma Lee Jarrard of Skiatook; and stepdaughters, Thelma Phillips and Lillion Hagen, both of Oklahoma City.
Other survivors include a half-brother, Willie Estep of Asher and a half-sister, Violinda Byrd of Missouri; 13 grandchildren, 34 step-grandchildren.
7/29/97
Jim Baxter
A private family memorial will follow the cremation of James E. (Jim) Baxter, 68, of Seminole.
Baxter died Tuesday at Pioneer Nursing Home.
He was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Bartlesville, to Everett and Nina (Whitaker) Baxter.
He attended Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., where he received an associate’s degree and certification in horology, the making of timepieces.
He was a master watch and clock repairman and had an extensive collection of antique clocks.
Baxter received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict.
He moved to Seminole County 25 years ago from Richardson, Texas. He worked at Ford Motor Company in the Dallas district office from 1959 to 1972 and opened Jim Baxter Ford in Seminole in 1972, retiring in 1983.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He was an avid collector of antique cars, and enjoyed driving his cars on tours and attending national meetings with fellow enthusiasts.
He was an active member and past director of the Oil Belt Region of Classic Car Club of America. He was also a member of the Packard Automobile Club of America.
He married Joanne Phillips on Aug. 13, 1960; she survives him, of the home.
Other survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Amy Baxter-Reid and Dr. Thomas K. Reid, Bishop, Calif.; four sisters, Ruth Myler and Jane Baxter, both of Wichita, Kans., Florence Baxter, Oklahoma City, and Martha Baetz, Grosse Pointe, Mich.; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Beth Baxter, Oklahoma City, and Mildred Baxter, Midland, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Edgar Baxter and Robert N. Baxter.
Memorials should be sent to the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole.
7/30/97
Pauline Bell
Pauline Agnes Bell, 84, of McLoud died Tuesday. She was a former Seminole County resident.
Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. July 7 at Western Avenue Freewill Baptist Church, 1260 N. Western Ave. in Oklahoma City.
Burial will follow at Little Cemetery in Little under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Homes, Inc.
Bell was born on Aug. 25, 1912 in Prague. She was a member of the Western Avenue Freewill Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Lilly Ann Long of Harrah, and Permelia (Pam) Magdeline Larsen of Midwest City.
Other survivors include six grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
7/30/97
