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Memorial services for Seminole County resident, Montana (Monte) Clifford Truman, of Konawa will be held at a later date.
Truman died Monday, March 15, 2004. at the age of 85 at her home in Konawa.
She was an adored wife, mother, grandmother, friend and cowgirl
She was born in San Diego, Calif. in 1918 to Jack and Nell Clifford.
They soon moved to Arizona, where her parents became established ranchers.
She graduated from high school in Phoenix, Ariz. at the age of 16.
In school she was an accomplished writer and sketch artist and led her class as the valedictorian.
She had her oldest son, Lon Hall with her first husband Claude L. Hall.
In 1948, she married a cattleman by the name of Floyd Truman in Mexico, where they proceeded to buy cattle during their honeymoon.
The couple was married 51 devoted years.
Together, they shared a passion for horses and cattle ranching, which led to their enrollment in the American Quarter Horse Association.
They started their marriage in Kingman, Ariz. and soon moved to Pawhuska, where she was the first arena secretary for the Pawhuska Cavalcade.
While living in Pawhuska, she had her second son, Van Truman.
In 1960, the family moved to Ekalaka, Mont., where they owned and ran the Ekalaka Track Arena Association, the first organized horseracing track recognized by the AQHA.
Later, they moved to the famous Missouri River Breaks, just 60 miles to the nearest town, where they roughed it in the ranching business. ]
With their children grown, they moved back to Arizona from 1972-1976.
While living on an Indian Reservation in Arizona, Monte became a connoisseur of Indian art, especially of Navaho blankets and baskets.
She had an impressive collection of each.
They returned to Oklahoma in 1976 to Crawford, where they ran the "14 Ranch" and helped raise their granddaughter, Sasha.
At Crawford, the French photographer, Daisy Slabaszevics resided with the couple as she photographed for the book, Western Oklahoma.
This relationship sparked a creative drive in Monte that resulted in a prolific portfolio of landscape photography.
Her artistry was truly revealed through her photographs that dealt mostly with the life of a cowboy.
In 1986, the couple moved to Bristow, on a beautiful piece of land where they continued to indulge their love of horses by breeding a single mare.
Floyd passed away in 2000, after which Monte moved to Konawa, to be near her sons Lon and Van.
Her life is a symbol of what can be accomplished by pursuing your life’s dream.
For her it was horses.
She never lost sight of this dream, and made sure to always surround herself with like-minded people who also loved horses and the life they represent.
They say that cowboys are a dying breed.
This may be true, but it is what the Truman’s taught the rest of us that lingers on and lives in the ones who loved them.
She is survived by her loving sons, Lon of Konawa and Van of Wolf, her two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
We all love her so much and will never forget her legacy.
Charles E. "Slide" Trumbo
Services for former Seminole County resident, Lt. Col. Charles E. "Slide" Trumbo, Jr. USAF (Ret.) will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii at a date to be determined.
Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.
Trumbo, born Oct. 6, 1920, in Ravia, died Sunday, May 9, 2004.
He grew up in Wewoka, the only child of Charles E. and Cora Trumbo.
He attended the University of Oklahoma before enlisting as an Aviation Cadet in the United States Army Air Corps in 1943.
A highly decorated war veteran, Colonel Trumbo served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
During World War II he was a member of the famed "Desert Rats" air support flying P-40 fighter planes in North Africa and Italy with over 100 combat missions to his credit.
In 1948 he graduated from Army Language School and in 1949, Yale Graduate School where he studied the Chinese language.
In 1956 he completed advanced training for the F-86 fighter jet, which he had flown during the Korean War.
He received many medals and commendations during his military career including the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal and the Legion of Merit Medal.
He concluded his military career as a Planning and Program officer at USAF Headquarters at The Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Following his military career, Slide and his family moved to East Wenatchee, Washs to begin his second career as an orchardist, owning 20 acres and managing nearly 200 acres of apples, cherries and pears before retiring again in 1989.
Slide was a Past Master and life member of Riverside Lodge #112 F. & A.M.
In addition he was a life member of the Wenatchee Scottish Rite and had received the honors of 33rd Degree.
He was also a member of King’s Orchard Church of Christ in Wenatchee.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty Trumbo of Honolulu, Hawaii, his daughters Shannon Stanfield (Gordon) of Malaga, Wash., and Kerry Small (William) of Entiat, Wash.; his sons Tom Trumbo (Sandy) of Haughton, La. and Dick Trumbo (Juli) of Sammamish, Wash.
He also leaves four grandsons, David Stanfield, Sam and Jess Small, and Charlie Trumbo.
Alice Leora Tusberg
Memorial service for Sasakwa resident Alice Leora Tusberg is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Sasakwa, Rev. James Hopkins and Rev. Wesley Martin officiating.
Tusberg died at her home Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at the age of 83.
She was born in Okmulgee on June 23, 1921, to Albert and Lillian Vaughn.
Tusberg graduated from Sasakwa High School and then went to graduate college at Baptist Hospital school of Nursing in 1943.
She married Alf Tusberg in Plattsmouth, Neb. on Aug. 7, 1942.
Tusberg was a member of the Lutheran Church in Victorville, Ca., but she was very active in the First Baptist Church of Sasakwa.
She served on the Sasakwa city council for years, was known as "Mayor Alice" and was an active leader for the Senior Citizens of Sasakwa.
Tusberg made crafts with her sister and sold them at fairs. She also gardened and crocheted.
Her parents Albert and Lillian Vaughn and her husband Alf, in 1990, preceded her in death.
Tusberg is survived by two daughters, Leora J. Thompson of Coquille, Ore., Gayle A. Bryant of Chico, Calif.; son Allan J. Tusberg; sister, Albertta Clayton of Sasakwa; brother, Ernest Vaughn of Winnfield, La.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
Memorial donations can be made to the First Baptist Church of Sasakwa Memorial Fund.
Bert Tyler
Former Seminole County resident, Bert A Tyler of Oak Grove, Mo. died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at the age of 61 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, Mo.
He was born Jan. 17, 1943, in Hayward, Calif. to Wes Tyler and Dorfie (Smith) Tyler, formerly of Konawa.
He attended Vamoosa High School before joining the Air Force in 1960.
He married Sharon Morgan in Dec. 1965.
Tyler retired from a senior management position with IBM in California and has lived in Missouri for the last nine years.
His parents, one brother, Carrol Tyler and his father-in-law, Oscar Morgan, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon of the home; four brothers and sisters-in-law, , W.C. and Wanda Tyler of Stratford, Roy and Zella Tyler of Stratford, Bob and Sue Tyler of Ada and John and Nova Tyler of Pickett; four sisters and sons-in-law, Bill and Emozett Phillips of Konawa, Herb and Agnes Williams of Seminole, Dan and Pat Goins of Newport, Ore. and David and Gini Cleveland of Fayetteville, Ark.; sister-in-law, Norema Garrett and mother-in-law, Jean Morgan, both of Missouri.
At the request of Tyler, there will be no memorial.
He was much loved and will be greatly missed.
Betty Underwood
Funeral services for Betty Sue (Terrell) Underwood are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate. Burial will follow in Little Cemetery.
Underwood died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in Seminole.
She was born Oct. 23, 1938, in Prague to Robert Arnold and Ruby Belle (Cook) Terrell.
She moved to Seminole 56 years ago from Shawnee and graduated from Varnum High School in 1956. She attended Seminole Junior College for one year.
Underwood graduated from Draughan’s Business School in Tulsa and Charles Hobbs’ Beauty School in 1964.
She owned and operated La Finesse Beauty Salon until her retirement in 2000.
She was a member of Ideal Street Baptist Church.
She married Melvin Ray Underwood on April 4, 1958, in San Diego; he survives her, of the home.
Other survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Tina Sue and Keith Crawford, Seminole; one sister, Norma Houston, Shawnee; three sisters-in-law, Helen Terrell, Shawnee, Norma Shipman, Fullerton, Calif., and Sandy Russell and her husband, Tommy, of Spearman, Texas; two grandchildren, Phillip Clayton Crawford and Kelsey Sue Crawford, both of Seminole; and a number of nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Underwood was preceded in death by her parents and a brother-in-law, Steve Houston.
Casketbearers will include Kevin Russell, Steve Berry, Troy Honeycutt, Richard Foresee, Bobby Terrell and Gene West.
