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Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Ruth Lee (Gibbs) Bolton are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home with Rev. Doyle Long officiating.
Interment is set to follow services at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Bolton, 95, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004 at Pioneer Nursing Home. She was born March 11, 1909 in Bilby to James William "Jim" and Anna Bell (Conklin) Gibbs.
She married Rollie Bolton on March 15, 1924 in Dorchester, Texas and was a homemaker and member of First Assembly of God Church.
Her parents; husband; two daughters, Mary Helen Strong and Juanita Louise Retallack; granddaughter Naomi; great-granddaughter Amy Holsapple; seven brothers and four sisters all preceded her in death.
Son, Carl Wayne "Bud" Bolton of Mi-Wuk, Calif.; two daughters, Lorene White of Seminole and Vallie "Ruth" Stealey of Sulphur; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and many great great-grandchildren survive her.
Casket bearers for the service will be Steve Carlson, Chris Bowden, Anthony Ramsey, Rick Carlson, Chris Hacker and J.T. Brown. The honorary bearer will be Cynthia Smith.
Zelma Bowlin
Funeral services for Seminole resident Zelma Bowlin are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Paden First Baptist Church with Rev. Ledtkey McIntosh officiating.
Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery in Okemah.
Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service of Prague.
Bowlin died Sept. 28, 2004. She was born in Welty to Thomas Henry Wright and Sara Elizabeth (Knapp) Wright.
She resided in Okfuskee County most of her life. Bowlin married Ennis Hudson on Sept. 29, 1928, in Paden. He preceded her in death March 4, 1968.
She then married Frank Bowlin in Okmulgee on Oct. 6, 1977. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1984.
She was a member of the Paden First Baptist Church. Bowlin made her home in Seminole for the past two years.
Bowlin was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by one brother, Donald B. Wright of Cabot, Ark.
Warnie Brady
Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Warnie Brady are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Jerry George will officiate, with Rev. Ray Bevelhymer assisting.
Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Brady died Monday in Holdenville at the age of 88.
He was born Aug. 19, 1916, at Bald Hill to Warren Walter and Dora May (Rutherford) Brady.
He attended Bald Hill School.
He retired from the oilfield.
Brady married Lillie Maye Roger on July 21, 1939, in Shawnee; she survives him of the home.
Other survivors include three sons, Edward of Tulsa, Bill and Tim, both of Sasakwa; one daughter, Claudia Barnhart, Sasakwa; one sister, Helen Hoppes, Depew; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Brady was preceded in death by one son, Carl Melvin Brady; five brothers, Everette, Vernon, Ovet, Austin and Joe; and one sister, Viola Hughes.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eddie Brady, Jeff Brady, Roger Brady, Mathew Brady, Kivin Pensoneau and Scott Johnson.
Honorary casketbearers are Steven Brady, Mark Porter and Roman Rosalez.
Zora Branscum
Funeral services for Seminole County resident, Zora Mae Branscum of Konawa are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27 at the Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Dovie Harms and Bob Payne officiating.
Interment will be in the Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
Branscum died Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the age of 89 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada.
She was born May 30, 1914 in Konawa to William Harmon Neal and Willie Etta (Cargle) Neal.
She married Orville J. Branscum on Sept 26, 1939, near Konawa.
She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.
She was a native of Konawa as well as a longtime resident.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville on Nov. 17, 2001; one son, Ricky Branscum on Sept. 18, 1977; three brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by one daughter, Joyce Hinman of Konawa; one sister, Geneva Nelson of Konawa; two grandsons and five great grandchildren.
Clifton Brazell
Graveside services for Seminole County resident, Clifton Lee Brazell of Konawa are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 at the Dora Cemetery with Rev. Ed George officiating.
Services are under the direction of the Pickard-Swearingen Funeral home of Konawa.
Brazell died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, at the age of 50, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark.
He was born April 19, 1053 in Washington to Billy John Brazell and Helen Marie (Williams) Brazell.
He had lived in Konawa most of his life and worked in the oil field.
He was preceded in death by his father, Billy John Brazell and one son, Billy John Brazell.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Brazell of Konawa; one son, Richard Lee Brazell of Konawa; two daughters, Elizabeth Brazell of Vilonia, Ark and Francis Callahan of Fox, Ark.; three brothers, Joe Brazell of Mustang, Monty Brazell of Konawa and Ralph Brazell of Moore; two sisters, Janice Mooningham of Purcell and Glenda Lunsford of Konawa and two grandchildren.
John ‘Johnny’ Brooks III
Funeral services for John Wesley "Johnny" Brooks III are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 at St. Louis Baptist Church with Rev. Glen Peck officiating.
Interment will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery.
Viewing will be held at Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh on Sunday from 1-7 p.m. and on Monday from 9 a.m. – 12 noon.
The casket will not be reopened following the service.
Services are under the direection of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
Brooks died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at the age of 58 in Shawnee.
He was born March 3, 1945, in Weatherford to John Wesley Brooks Jr. and Thelma Irene Dunn Brooks.
He lived in Weatherford until he was a teenager.
His family moved to the Bethel area and later to Macomb.
He was a graduate of Tribbey High School.
He served with the Air National Guard and later worked in construction, building Sonics in the central United States for 30 years.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #310 in Macomb, 32nd Degree Mason with the McAlester Scottish Rite Consistory and attended the Missionary Baptist Church in Wewoka.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding his motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his parents and twin grandsons, Casey and Colby Brooks.
He is survived by two sons, Wesley Brooks and wife, Keri of Macomb and Jason Brooks and wife, Tammy of St. Louis; special friend, Donna Shaffer of Seminole; four grandchildren, Jenny Chaffin, Kerry Brooks, John Brooks V and Isabella Brooks; one great grandchild, Everett Porter; and his step-mother, Vivian Brooks of Vian..
He is also survived by his brothers, John Wayne Brooks and wife, Lisa of Gore, Jake Brooks and wife, Edora of Talihina, and Joe Brooks and wife, Penny of Vian; and his sisters, Barbara Rich and husband, Jim of Chickasha, Peggy Wharton and husband, Don of Conway, Ark.; Sandy Starks and husband, Charles of Wanette, Vivian Phillips and husband, Ray of Vian, Teresa Laffoon of Gore; Lula Drywater and husband, Ken of Gore, and Shawn Cook and husband, Danny of Vian.
Helen Brooks
Helen Mae (Stroup) Brooks went to be with her Lord and loved ones on a beautiful Sunday morning, April 18, 2004, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2004, in Wewoka with Rev. John May of the 1st United Methodist Church in Wewoka officiating.
Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home is charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Helen Mae was born on Nov. 9, 1918, in Shawnee, Ohio, to Wayne Charles Stroup and May Irene (McLaughlin) Stroup.
On Aug. 31, 1940, Helen and Ray Brooks were married in Wewoka.
At the end of World War II, the couple moved to Borger, Texas, where they reared their family, one daughter and two sons.
While in Borger, the Brooks were founding members of Keeler Baptist Church, where Helen was active in Women's Missionary Union and taught Sunday School.
After Ray's death in 1972, Helen worked until her retirement as a security guard at Phillips Petroleum.
Helen continued to be active in her church, where she worked in the nursery.
Her family will always remember her saying, "You know me, I can't sit still. I have to be busy."
Her Lord Jesus and her family and friends were the most important elements in her life.
When Helen could no longer live alone, she moved to Wichita Falls, Texas to be near family members.
During her last five years, she lived at Royal Estates, an assisted living center.
On monthly Friday "band" nights there, Helen could be found smiling and tapping her feet to the beat of the music or dancing the two-step.
She was quite the dancer in her younger years – especially the Charleston and the Jitterbug – and she and her brother, Lyall, won many sacks of groceries at local dance contests in Sasakwa during the Depression.
Helen is survived by daughter Donna Jones-Sudol and her husband, Allen, of Wichita Falls, Texas; son Ray W. Brooks Jr., and his wife, Josefina, of Pearland, Texas, and son Robert "Skipper" Brooks, and his wife, Liz, of Angleton, Texas.
Also, seven grandchildren: Debi (Jones) Walker, Denny Jones and wife Ruth, all of Wichita Falls, Texas; Kevin Brooks, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force, Okinawa, Japan, and wife Jennifer; Aaron Brooks of Pearland, Texas; Maggie Brooks and fiancé Randy Barnett of Surfside, Texas; Coley Brooks of Angleton, Texas; and Teba Alcorta of Houston, Texas; seven great-grandchildren, Halle, Luke and Will Walker; and Rebekah, Josh and Abby Jones, all of Wichita Falls, Texas; and Andrew Brooks of Okinawa, Japan.
Helen also is survived by four nieces, Janie Moore of Borger, Texas; Cheryl Pitts of Wewoka, Betty Barnes of Caddo Mills, Texas; and Colee Biller of Aurora, Colo.; and three nephews, Rusty Stroup and Randy Brooks, both of Wewoka and Corkey Stroup of Greensburg, Pa.
Other survivors include her sister-in-law Helen Louise Stroup and sister-in-law Lillian Brooks of Wewoka.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, her parents, and her brothers, Lyall Stroup and Corriell Stroup of Wewoka.
In a written note to her family, Helen asked the following be read at her service:
"Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. My soul did not die."
Wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother Helen Brooks is now in heaven, smiling, pain-free, and walking hand in hand with Ray on streets of gold.
