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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Donald Savage, 68, were held today at Church of Christ.
Burial followed at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Savage died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.
He was born March 31, 1931 in Dill City to Othel A. and Gertrude (Easter) Savage.
A veteran, he served in the United States Air Force.
Savage has been a resident of Seminole since 1959, when he moved from Norman.
He was the owner and operator of Don’s Backhoe, Dozer and Dumptruck Service for 35 years.
Savage was a member of the Church of Christ and the Kiwanis Club.
He married Thelma Lee (Jones) Savage on June 1, 1951 in Anchorage, Ala. She survives him of the Seminole home.
Savage was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, one sister, and one son, Jeffrey Scott Savage, on Aug. 31, 1980.
Other survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Felecia Savage, Seminole; three brothers, Barney Savage, Teague, Texas, O.A. Savage, Stratford, and Jerry Savage, Bentonville, Ark.; three sisters, Wanda Savage, Ada, Avis Savage and Linda Rosson, both of Stratford.
The family has suggested expressions of sympathy may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to Heart Disease.
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Luella Savage
Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Luella Downing Savage, 92, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Galilee Baptist Church, Shawnee.
Rev. F.S. Scott will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Lima Cemetery under the direction of Keller Funeral Home.
Savage died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999 at Mission Hill Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Fadtra Downing, one sister, Vergie (Downing) Smith Jackson, and one brother, Sam Downing.
Survivors include one son, John Gus Savage, Oklahoma City; one sister, Gladys Pearson, Seminole; and one grandson.
1-15-99
Bobby Sawyer
Graveside services for Wewoka resident Bobby Lee Sawyer, 65, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Chupcogee Family Cemetery in Maud.
Services are under the direction of Stout Funeral Home, Wewoka.
Sawyer died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.
He was born Feb. 8, 1934 in Ada to Bobby and Emilee (Collar) Sawyer.
He was raised in Ada and attended Ada Schools. He enlisted in the US Navy on Jan. 17, 1955 and was discharged on April 20, 1955.
On Feb. 8, 1959, he married Ida Long in Durant; she survives him of the home.
Sawyer retired from Willis Concrete after 30 years and remained a Wewoka resident until his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Bernice Younts and one son, Michael Sawyer.
Other survivors include Michael Sawyer, Konawa, Tina Sawyer, Oklahoma City, Jonnie Sawyer, Shidler, April Sawyer, Shidler, Pauline Counts, Henryetta and Roy Martin, Wewoka; two sisters, Elise Covington, Oklahoma City and Enner Banker, Ada, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers are scheduled to be Jeff Long, Andrew Long, Gabbie Long, Eric McNac, Roy Martin and Quinn Martin.
12-19-99
Eula Sawyer
Graveside services for former Seminole County resident Eula Mae Sawyer, 73, were held today at Little Cemetery.
Rev. Carl Whitfield officiated at the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Sawyer died Saturday, June 12, 1999 at Valley View Hospital in Ada.
She was born Feb. 3, 1926 in Cromwell to Walter and Ruby Ora (Boatman) Burleson.
A homemaker, Sawyer is a former secretary in Texas for a number of years, and is a former member of Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara Hearon; one sister, Ernestine Gentry and her mother.
Survivors include her father, of Wewoka; one son, Wesley H. Sawyer, Yukon; one daughter, Gloria Patterson, Odessa, Texas; two brothers, James Walter Burleson, Sherman, Texas, and Walter Burleson Jr., Chandler; three sisters, Imogene Nelson, Ada, Nona Sue Hartsell, Houston and Reba Harris, Texas; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Myra Schaefer
BARTLESVILLE - Funeral services for former Wewoka resident Myra Jo Tuttle Schaefer, 63, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Neekamp Funeral Home Chapel, Bartlesville.
Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Schaefer died Friday, May 21, 1999 at Jane Phillips Hospital.
She was reared in Wewoka, and graduated from Wewoka High School in 1953.
Schaefer retired from Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1995 after 43 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her parents, P.J. and Pearl Tuttle.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Schaefer, of the home; and one sister, Rosella Vallandingham, Wewoka.
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Warren Francis Schroeder
Gone is a man who was loved and respected by many. A quiet man who was never boastful, never prideful, and always ready to lend a hand to those who reached out.
Services for longtime Seminole resident Warren Francis Schroeder, 79, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Fr. Basil M. Keenan officiating the services.
A Marine Honor Guard will salute Officer Warren Francis Schroeder during graveside services at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Seminole, following the chapel services, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Schroeder was born April 14, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, to Fred and Ruth (Maher) Schroeder.
He died April 12, 1999 at his home in Seminole, in the arms of his bride.
On December 24, 1954 Schroeder proposed to Margaret Ruth Evans in front of a picturesque window overlooking Pearl Harbor in Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii. On April 14, 1955 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the First Christian Church, he took Margaret as his bride, lifelong mate, best friend and confidant.
Schroeder said, "she was the best birthday present I will ever get." She survives him of the home.
A true, blue American with much respect for his country, he served in the United States Marine Corps from July 5, 1938 to August 1, 1961 before retiring as Chief Warrant Officer (Marine Gunner).
Schroeder received a medal from the emperor of China, Chiang Kia Shek, for outstanding services while stationed in China.
Schroeder stood by the American dream in his own life. He worked hard and supported his family, as well as his extended family at times.
He enjoyed flying, fishing, especially with his granddaughter, Jennifer, whom he said was the "best little fishing buddy a fella could have," collecting guns, scuba diving, swimming, hunting and reading.
Schroeder reared his son, Fred, along with numerous other Seminole boys while in their Cub Scout and Boy Scout training. He gave them a piece of the American dream to start their lives with.
Always the one to go the extra mile and stay up the extra hours, Schroeder was a great teacher to the young men. He continued the troop meetings and training lessons beyond the times that Fred was involved.
A man ready to serve his community as well as he served his country, Schroeder, was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Seminole Police Department.
He served as both an active duty Seminole police officer and Seminole Auxiliary Police Officer. He was formerly Chief of the Seminole Auxiliary Police.
Schroeder was also a Seminole County reserve officer. His law enforcement career spanned more than 25 years.
He was a member of the Seminole Civil Defense since 1963. A "storm tracker," he trained others in the skills that came naturally to him.
Those who know Schroeder, knew him best as "Seminole 14," his call name on the emergency frequencies, and later as "Seminole 26." He helped train some of our current officers on the Seminole Police Department today.
Schroeder was a member of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma Reserve Law Offices Association, Boy Scouts of America, IAPES, and National Rifle Association.
Schroeder came to Seminole in October 1961 and began work with the Oklahoma State Employment Office in March 1962. Here he worked until his retirement in July 1985.
His parents and one sister, Madeline Waters, preceded him in death.
Schroeder has one son, Fred Joseph, who was one of his best friends in life; a daughter-in-law, Mona Lisa; and one granddaughter, Jennifer Leigh, whom he cherished and spoke often of as "the other light in my life." They reside in El Paso, Tex.
Other survivors include one sister, Harriet Forberger, North Bellmore, Long Island, N.Y.; two nephews, Warren Forberger and wife Ronnie, Babylon Village, N.Y. and Bobby Waters and wife Mary Ann, East Islip, N.Y.; two nieces, Claudia Lavounty, West Palm Beach, Fl. and Vicki Calcagna, Freeport, N.Y.; and Artie and Doris Schroeder, Newport Richey, Fl.
Pallbearers will be Chris Mills, Dave Bonebrake, Stu Phillips, Sam Laffoon, Terry Morris, Dave Anderson, Joe Branham and Lary Herdlitchka.
Honorary pallbearers are listed as Jim Schultz, Robert Dodson, Babe Adams, Herb Gunter, Mike Knowles, Tom Lemmings, Les Jones and Charles Sisco.
Schroeder will surely be missed. He has gone on to travel the road that many have traveled before, while a little of his love and goodness lingers within those who were fortunate to know him.
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Clifford Alvin Scott
Funeral services for Wewoka resident Clifford Alvin Scott, 80, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stout Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Bill Worden is set to officiate at the services and interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout Funeral Home.
Scott died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999 at Holdenville General Hospital.
He was born Oct. 11, 1918 at Mounds to Bryant and Bertha (Holmes) Scott; both parents preceded him in death.
Scott was raised in the Wewoka area and attended and graduated from the Wewoka schools.
After graduation, Scott worked in Wewoka for a number of years before marrying Lorraine Estelle Hubbard; she preceded him in death in 1993.
They lived in Wewoka for several years before moving to Illinois where he worked as a mechanic.
In 1977, Scott retired from Plains Pipeline as pipeline superintendent.
Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Miglia, Lyman, Neb., and two sons Ross Scott, Valencia, Calif. and Rocky Scott, Washington state, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will include Wallace Williams Sr., Wallace Williams Jr., Lester Williams, Roy Ainsworth, Jim Mitchell, and Simy White.
October 5, 1999
