System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Willie "Bill" Brown
Funeral services for "Bill" Brown will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Bill Snyder will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery.
He was born July 8, 1931 in Shawnee, and died March 1, 1999 at his Seminole home.
Brown was a simple man as even his name suggests. He never put on airs and was most comfortable at his home or on the bank of some fishing hole, fishin’.
He was a hard working man, and his word was his bond. He lived life, cash and carry and anyone who entered his home was family.
Brown would want you to get something to eat and always told you, you’d better stay all night.
Yes, he was a simple man and that is what we loved the most. We’re going to miss you honey, daddy, brother, bud, father-in-law, grandpa, great-grandpa, son, uncle and friend.
Brown was preceded in death by his mother, Novella Boatman, brother, Leon Ray Brown, and daughters Kathy Brown and Judy Romano.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Brown, of the home; one son, Billy "Bill" Brown, Seminole; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky Sullivan, California, and Debbie and Max Fairchild, Oklahoma City; Cheryl and John Janes, Holdenville, and son-in-law, Fred Romano, of Texas.
Other survivors include his grandsons, Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Nick Janes, and Jon Romano; granddaughters, Aleschia Ritter, and Megan Janes; great-grandson Kaleb Moslander and great-granddaughter Abigail Ritter; and his father, Zeke Boatman, Shawnee; brothers, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman, Joe Boatman and one sister, Betty Sue Boyce.
Pallbearers will be Shannon Moslander, Zack Romano, Jon Romano, John Janes, Max Fairchild and Fred Romano.
Honorary bearers include Nick Janes, Frank Boatman, Jack Boatman, Pete Boatman and Joe Boatman.
Jewel Brumley
Funeral services for Wewoka resident Jewel Bell Brumley, 80, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Stout Funeral Home Chapel.
Pastor Delmar Hume will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Brumley died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 in Wewoka.
She was born Jan. 9, 1919 in Battiest to James and Georgia "Wade" Jackson.
Brumley was raised in Battiest until she moved to Wewoka in November, 1939.
She was employed with Big Yank Clothing Factory in 1964, and retired in the spring of 1989 after 25 years of service.
Brumley remained in Wewoka until the time of her death.
She married John Paul Brumley on July 20, 1940 in Wewoka. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1991.
Brumley was also preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Clifton Jackson, Raymond Jackson, Freeman Jackson, Johnny Jackson and Haskell Jackson; and one sister, Bessie Belcher.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna P. Gaylor, and Linda Page, both of Wewoka; two sons, Mike Brumley and Pat Brumley, both of Wewoka; two sisters, Pauline Blanton, Wewoka, and Eunice Hensley, Hominy; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are listed as Charles Belcher, David Jackson, Wesley Jackson, James Blanton, Don Blanton and Wendall Blanton.
Honorary bearers include Russell Ray, Larry Gaylor, Bryan Ray and Terry Julian.
John Bruner
John Booker Bruner was born in the Johnson Community north of Wewoka on Oct. 31, 1919.
The sixth of eight children born to Benjamin Bruner and Lydia Johnson Bruner, he is preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Charlesetta, Louella, Palma, Quansuella and Helvechia "Peaches;" and two brothers, Nahum and Hiawatha.
A son, William, niece, Angela Lois; and nephews, Nahum Jr., Ed Oscar and Irving, also preceded him in death.
John accepted Christ at an early age, and was a devoted member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Wewoka all of his life.
As a tireless worker, Trustee, and devoted Christian, he gave of his time and resources to his home church and to the Butner Cemetery, which has resulted in many improvements over the years.
John, better known at "J.B." to his friends and associates, and affectionately known as "Uncle J" to his nieces, nephews, and many others that knew him, received his elementary education at Johnson Grove School, high school at Wewoka’s Douglass High, and college at Langston University, where he obtained a B.S. degree in Agriculture.
A World War II veteran, J.B. served in the United States Air Force. After military duty, he returned Wewoka to live.
He was employed at Tinker Air Force Base as Chief Greenskeeper, responsible for the care of the Tinker Air Force Base Golf Course.
While still employed at Tinker, he went onto business with his sister, Louella Bruner Porter, Sapulpa, and assisted her faithfully in the operation of Porter Nursing Homes, located in Sapulpa and Wewoka.
John met and married the former Maggie Viola Carolina, and they have remained married for over 40 years.
From 1965 to 1995, they owned and operated Boley Nursing Home in the historic black township of Boley.
As one of the main employers in that community, John served as a mentor to many high school students in the area starting their first jobs and was a friend to the entire community.
John also spent many years travelling, serving as a Team Leader and member of the Nursing Home Classification Teams for the Long-Term Care (Nursing Home) industry, visiting other facilities throughout the state, helping to promote uniformity in the early transitional years of nursing homes in the state of Oklahoma.
He was an associate member of the Oklahoma Nursing Home Association and was licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.
John also was a former co-owner of Elmwood Manor Nursing Home of Wewoka.
In a long-term health care career that spanned nearly 50 years, John was awarded in 1994 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from his peers in the Long-Term Care industry in the state of Oklahoma.
John was a Master Mason in the Masonic Fraternity, and was also an avid fan of Wewoka Tiger and Boley Bear high school sports, and Langston, OU and OSU sports programs.
His benevolence in the communities that he served was apparent, for he always gave and never asked for anything in return.
In the early morning of Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, God called John Booker Bruner home. Uncle J leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Maggie, of the home; nieces Bensetta Kearney, Yvonne Sands, Helen Harding, Lillian (Tim) Sutton, Lenetta Stevenson, Sharlene Nichols, Lavonne Bruner and Lovell (Steven) Cholcote; nephews Charles (Barbara) Bruner, John M. "Mike" Bruner, Steven (Etta) Bruner, Hiawatha (Jewel) Bruner, Glen Alan Bruner and Harold Richard Bruner; and a host of great-nieces and nephews, cousins, friends and associates.
Homegoing services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church, corner of west 3rd Street and Mekusukey Avenue in Wewoka.
Rev. E.G. Bert will officiate. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.
Pall bearers are listed as James Harding, Peter Seven, Micah Sutton, Kenneth Maillard, Richie Maillard, Kevin Maillard, Ted McDonald, Patrick Kearney, Sherman Noble III and Marvin Osborne.
Honorary bearers include Charles Bruner, Steven Bruner, H.C. Bruner, Glen Bruner, Richard Bruner, Terry Bruner, Clyde James II, Wayne Chandler, Michael Carolina, Sammie Carolina, Earnest Parker, Rayfield Smiley, R.D. Murray, Forrest Lee, Billy O’Guinn, Olean O’Guinn, Harold O’Guinn, Ulysses O’Guinn, Clyde Spencer, Shelby Richards, and Maurice Lee II., members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Industry.
Flowers bearers are Ellen Bruner Roberts, Ola Faye Bruner, Debbie Sue Bruner, Lola Mae Jackson, Bertha Farris, Lois Edwards, Joyce Bert and Deloris Brown.
Honorary flower bearers are members and former members of the Oklahoma Long-term Care Industry.
Celia Bruner
Funeral services for lifelong Wewoka resident Celia Bruner, 77, are scheduled for noon on Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Wewoka.
Rev. F. Cochran of Thomastown Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Thomastown cemetery under the direction of Myers Mortuary.
Bruner died Monday, Jan. 4, 1999 in Oklahoma City.
She was born Feb. 26, 1921 in Sasakwa.
Bruner was a member of Thomastown Baptist Church, and worked for the State Health Department of Wewoka for over 30 years.
She was preceded in death by one son, Edwin Myers.
Survivors are one daughter, Shirley Faye Bruner, Oklahoma City; two sons, Randall "Randy" Myers, Wewoka, and Elmer "Bobby" Bruner Jr., Edmond; one brother, Jackson Payne, Tatums; one sister, Gertrude "Dee" Barkus, Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren.
Charles Bruton
Graveside services for former Seminole resident Charles William Bruton, 76, are scheduled for Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery with Rev. Dave Karges officiating.
Memorial services were held Dec. 14, 1998 at First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud, Minn. under the direction of Benson Funeral Home, Minnesota.
Bruton died Dec. 4, 1998 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
He was born in New York to William J. and Anna Ruth (Suvada) Bruton.
He moved to Seminole in 1939, where he graduated from Seminole High School while living with Mamie, his aunt, and Con Long.
Bruton served six years in the Navy Medical Corps and as a Chief Petty Officer on duty with the Marine Corps.
He received his masters degree from Oklahoma A&M College (OSU) in 1952, the taught high school in Stillwater, and later in Tulsa.
Bruton moved to Minnesota in 1957, where he earned his doctorate in Biological Sciences from North Dakota State University in 1969, then retired Professor Emeriti in Biology after 25 years at St. Cloud State University in 1982.
He then became a realtor in the St. Cloud area. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and a trustee.
Bruton was also a Fourth Day member of Cursillo and Alcoholics Anonymous.
He married Bevery D.Sawyer on May 7, 1944 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York. She survives him of the home.
Bruton was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Margaret.
Other survivors include one daughter, Constance Youel, Seattle, Wash.; one son, Robert Ramsey, Minnesota; one brother, John Bruton, Bradenton, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
The family has suggested that expressions of sympathy may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Seminole, or the donor’s choice.
Percy Bryan
SHAWNEE - Funeral services for Percy Leon Bryan, 71, brother of Seminole residents, were held Saturday at South Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
Bryan died Thursday, April 15, 1999 at a Shawnee hospital.
He was born July 13, 1927 in Pampa, Texas, to Dale Wesley and Della May (Wardlow) Bryan.
Bryan attended school in Liberal, Kan., and served in the US Army Airborne from May 1, 1946 to Nov. 1, 1947 during World War II.
He was a retired drilling superintendent in the oilfields and worked overseas.
Bryan had lived in the Shawnee area since 1961, and was a member of India Temple Shriners of Oklahoma City, Elks Lodge #657, VFW of Shawnee, Masonic Lodge #476 and was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason in McAlester.
He married Myrtle Staker on March 2, 1946. She preceded him in death Jan 1, 1995.
After her death, he married Mellba Carnes (Bridges) Bryan on Oct. 13, 1998. She survives him of the home.
Bryan was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Other survivors include his sons, Dennis Bryan, Shawnee, Bruce Bryan, New Iberia, La., Clyde Bryan, Earlsboro, Mike Bryan, Eufaula; three stepchildren, Ronald Carnes, Tecumseh, Gary Carnes, Okmulgee and Deborah Smith, Owasso; one brother, Herbert Bryan, Stillwater; sisters, Bonnie Cooper, Tulsa, AlicMarie Hall, Seminole, Emma Johnston, Coffeyville, Kan., Linda Floyd, Seminole and Vickie Stapp, Tecumseh 10 grandchildren five great-grandchildren, and nine step-grandchildren.
The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be made to the India Temple Shriners, the Masons or the Elks.
