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Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident, Casey Jo Pipestem are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Hitchitee Methodist Church with Victor Underwood officiating and Mike Harjo and Mike Svitak assisting.
Interment will follow at the Harjo family cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.
Pipestem died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at the age of 19 in Tarrant County Texas.
She was born March 8, 1984, in Ada to Donna Lee (Underwood) Gayton.
She was a member of the Fonda Native American Church in Seiling.
She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Gayton; grandparents, Tecumseh and Nagie Underwood; and many other aunts and uncles.
Pipestem is survived by her mother, Donna Lee Gayton of Seiling; grandmother, Ida Little of Seminole; three sisters, Toni Underwood and Ruth Ann Simpson, both of Shawnee and Taffney Harjo of Seiling; and four brothers, Cha-Chi-O Pipestem of Kelleyville, Christopher Pipestem of Ada, Lionel Simpson of Shawnee and Donald Island of Seiling.
Casket bearers will be Jason Nauni, Willis Nauni Jr., Cletus Gayton, Louie Gayton, Nathan Harjo and Willie Bond Underwood.
Honorary bearers will be Cha-Chi-O Pipestem, Christopher Pipestem, Honece Pipestem, William Pipestem, Jimmy Harjo Jr., Ronnie Harjo, Robby Tiger, and nephews, Ahalok Harjo, Johnathan Topah and Cameron Pipestem.
Troy Pitman
Graveside services for Troy Pitman, former Seminole resident, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Dale Cemetery.
Criswell Funeral Home is arranging services in Ada.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 85 Honor Guard, will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Pitman died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at his home in Ada.
He was born Nov. 1, 1917 in McLoud to Samuel and Narcissus Crockett Pitman.
Pitman lived in the Seminole area for 22 years. He moved to Ada two years ago.
Pitman married Dora Jordan April 1, 1951.
He was owner of an oilfield service company in N.D. for several years, and a member of the Assembly of God church.
Pitman served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Dora Pitman, of the home; one son, Jim L. Pitman, of Ada; two daughters, Glenda Faye Groethe, of Williston N.D. and Donna Sue Scheele, of Ada; and one sister, Ollie Smothers, of McLoud; one brother, Foy Pitman, of Williston, N.D.
Hazel Pittman
Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Hazel Jewel (Hailey) Pittman are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home with Richard Winters officiating.
Interment will follow at the Dora Cemetery under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa.
Pittman died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at the age of 89 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home.
She was born July 23, 1914, near Calvin to John George Hailey and Sylvia Alice Hailey.
She married A.C. Sharber on Oct. 16, 1931, one son, Bob Sharber was born of this marriage.
She lived near Vamoosa, then later moved to Stratford.
She spent two years in California with her husband during World War II, and later moved back to Oklahoma, residing in Oklahoma City for several years before moving back to Konawa.
She later married Calvin Pittman, who preceded her in death.
She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years, attended nursing school in Oklahoma City and was registered with the nurse’s state professional registry for almost 20 years.
Pittman was a long time member of the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers, four sisters, one son and daughter-in-law.
She is survived by two grandsons, Kirk Sharber and wife, Barbara of Norman and Kade Sharber and wife, Kim of Konawa; six great grandchildren, Dawn Sharber of Oklahoma City, Katy Sharber of Norman, Ashley, Joshua, Heather and Matthew Sharber, all of Konawa.
Serving as pallbearers will be Mike McGaha, Jim Lowe, Burnus Fisher, Newton O’Bryant, Mike Boren and Carl Wyatt.
Anna Lee Pixley
Funeral services for former Seminole County resident Anna Lee Pixley are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at the Bowlegs First Assembly of God, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.
Burial will follow at Wolf Cemetery.
Rev. Roy Robertson will officiate the services.
A family visitation is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Pixley died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at the Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Broken Arrow, at the age of 89.
She was born on May 1, 1915, in Sulligent, Ala., to James Washington Palmer and Rhoda Emily (Sorrells) Palmer.
She married Orvel C. Pixley on Nov. 30, 1935, in Roscoe, and lived in Seminole County for 60 years, after moving here from Arkansas.
Pixley’s husband preceded her in death on Feb. 7, 1987.
She was a homemaker, and a member of the First Assembly of God in Bowlegs and the Women’s Missionary Society.
Besides her husband and parents, Pixley was preceded in death by a son, Bob R. Pixley; a daughter, Melba Sue (Pixley) Anders; a great-granddaughter, Emily Pixley; and a great-grandson, Joshua Alan Pixley.
She is survived by her son, David G. Pixley, of Ft. Smith, Ark.; a daughter, Peggy Pixley, of Tulsa; two sisters, Vera Mullen, Seminole, and Denver Hardin, of Grantspass, Ore.; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Casket bearers will be John Pixley, Alan Pixley, Jeremy Pixley, Kevin Anders, Nathan Anders, and Randall Moore.
Clifton Porcupile
Graveside service for former Seminole County resident Clifton Henry Porcupile are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Rossville Cemetery in Jacktown with a United States Navy Chaplain officiating.
Gaskill Funeral Home of Shawnee will be directing the service.
Porcupile, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2004 in Chula Vista, Calif. He was born Dec. 13, 1920 in Meeker to Henry and Bonnie Porcupile. He was a 1940 graduate of Seminole High School.
He enlisted in the U. S. Navy July 3, 1940 and on his first duty he was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack he served his country a total of 32 years.
His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include a brother, Marion "Dink" and Kathryn Porcupile of Gold Canyon, Ariz.; cousins and their wives, Doyle and Joan Stearman of Shawnee, Bill and Norma Stearman of Missouri, Robert and Beulah Knesk of Sparks; nieces and their husbands, Susan and Ron Pennington of Arlington, Va., Denise and Ben Laskey of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Nancy and Frank Sullivan of El Cajon, Calif.; and nephew Daniel Porcupile, U.S. Marine, currently serving in Iraq.
Johnny Lee Porter
Disabled Vietnam Vet Loses Battle
A Seminole County Vietnam veteran, remembered by some as a "hero" and an inspiration, gave up his battle for life on Sunday, May 16, 2004, in a Tulsa nursing home.
Johnny Lee Porter, 56, was wounded in Vietnam in the late 1960s, just after graduation from New Lima High School, and spent his life as a paraplegic.
"He’s a special guy, " said his friend, Steve Harris of Tennessee.
"He’s gone through so much."
It’s been nearly five years since Harris came to the newspaper
, asking for the attention he believed his friend deserved.
"Nobody seems to go see him, but he enjoys life so much anyway, " Harris said.
"I ask him ‘Why aren’t you mad?’ but he won’t let his condition bother me.
"He tries to cheer me up.
"This man should be a local hero…at least he’s my hero.
"People should go out there and hug him and thank him, " Harris said five years ago.
Porter refused the attention Harris requested for him, not allowing his name to be used in Harris’ story.
And, although Harris’ tribute could have been given for any number of Vietnam vets, Porter’s attitude and personality did much to inspire those who knew him.
His old war buddies from all over the US annually to see him.
They watched as Porter’s condition degenerated from wheelchair to bedfast to a nursing home.
"Things I take for granted aren’t even possible for him, " Harris said.
"I bitch about a headache…he’s ticked to just read a newspaper."
Both Harris and Porter joined the Marines just after high school, each celebrating their 19th birthdays in Vietnam.
"You wouldn’t believe the bonding that occurs there (in war), " Harris said.
They went into the military at a time when it wasn’t a popular thing to do – Harris drafted, Porter volunteering.
"It’s what happened then if you weren’t in college and didn’t have money or politics."
Porter was born Jan. 7, 1948 in Wewoka to Pearl (Bearden) and Raymond LeRoy Porter.
"Johnny served in Vietnam with great honors, gladly serving and sacrificing for his country, " his family said in his obituary.
He married Linda Marie Shorter on June 10, 1978, in Wewoka; she survives him of the home.
"Linda has loved and devoted her life to John’s care, " his family added.
Porter was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Betty Lou; two brothers, Willie "Corky" and Ronnie Porter.
Other survivors include his son, Michael Porter, of the home; one brother and sister-in-law, Bobby J. and Wanda Porter of Wewoka; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose Ann and Joe Pinkston, Oklahoma City, and Patty and Don Moore, Wewoka; and the two special "brothers" who served with him in Vietnam, Harris and Danny Thompson, Florida.
"Johnny’s humor and bright smile will be missed by all who knew him, " his family said.
Porter’s funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hilltop Free Will Baptist Church in Wewoka.
Rev. Russell Ryker, pastor, and Rev. Dale Shorter of Fort Worth Texas, will officiate.
Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will include Harris, Thompson, Terry and Chad Hall, Hubert Shorter and Steve Bryant.
Honorary pallbearers will include John Pinkston, Rick Hall, George Porter, Basil Johnson and Jackie Shorter.
