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N. Bell
Shawnee, OK 74801
submitted by
Kay Sugg Best
published Feb. 15, 2005
Janice R. Cooper
Tecumseh resident Janice R.
Cooper, 61, died Sunday, Feb. 13, in Oklahoma City.
She was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Shawnee to Elza and Willeta (Harp) Jordan.
She attended Shawnee schools and was a 1961 graduate of Shawnee High School. She
also attended Oklahoma Baptist University, where she earned a bachelor of arts
in English in 1996.
On June 16, 1961, she married Jim L. Cooper in Shawnee. Following their
marriage, they lived in Dallas a short time before returning to Oklahoma in
1964. They own and operate Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh.
She was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church in Tecumseh, where she
served as a church trustee; the storytime coordinator at the Pumpkin Patch and
was active in the choir. She also was a member and past president of Chapter W
P.E.O. and had served as an International and State P.E.O. Convention volunteer
and an International P.E.O. delegate. She was a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star, chapter 30 and was past president of the Tecumseh Jaycee Jaynes.
Cooper was former board member of the Multi-County Pioneer Library. She served
as a volunteer at Mabee-Gerrer Museum, the 1989 Olympic Festival in Oklahoma
City, and the 1988 PGA Golf Tournament in Edmond. Cooper was a Tecumseh Tennis
Mom and an United States Tennis Association Umpire.
She was preceded in death by her mother June 17, 1999; her father Nov. 11, 1999;
and an infant daughter, Nancy Ann Cooper Feb. 17, 1965.
Survivors include her husband, Jim L. Cooper of the home; one daughter, Cyndy
Cooper of Norman; two sons and one daughter-in-law, J and Shannon Cooper of
Tecumseh and Zac Cooper of Norman; two granddaughters, Calli Cooper of Tecumseh
and Jordan Cooper of Norman; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Claude and
Susan Jordan of Shawnee and Earl Jordan of Shawnee; several nieces and nephews;
and numerous other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to the Janice R. Cooper Memorial Fund at Broadway United
Methodist Church in Tecumseh.
The casket will remain open until 10 a.m. Thursday and will not be reopened
following the service.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tracy
Schumpert and the Rev. Will Bentley officiating. Burial will follow at Tecumseh
Cemetery
Frances Jane Wilson
Meeker native Frances Jane "Janie" Wilson, 59, died Sunday, Feb. 13, in Shawnee.
She was born June 29, 1945, in Meeker to Ben and Mary Vera (Martin) Gentry.
She was a machine operator at Wolverine.
Wilson was a member of the Davenport Assembly of God Church.
On Dec. 22, 1961, she married Dan Doil Wilson in Meeker. He preceded her in
death June 24, 2003.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; son, Danny Doil Wilson; three
brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include her sons, Jackie Wilson of Shawnee and Scott Wilson of Prague;
daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Mike Williams of Meeker; brothers and
sister-in-law, Skeet Gouker of California and J.B. and Mary Lee Gentry of
Eufaula; sisters and brothers-in-law, Della and Jess Linn of Meeker and Sue and
Richard Green of Meeker; mother and father-in-law, Robert and Estelle Wood of
Prague; sisters-in-law, Gertrude Gentry of Shawnee and Susan Gentry of Kansas;
15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Gable Cemetery in Lincoln County
with the Rev. Leon Williams and the Rev. Darel Loudan officiating.
Parks Brothers Funeral Service is directing arrangements.
Lonnie Joe Standlee
Shawnee resident Lonnie Joe Standlee, 46, died Monday, Feb. 14, at a Meeker
nursing home.
He was born Nov. 4, 1958, in Shawnee to Aonnie Standlee and Norma (Greer)
Standlee Head.
He graduated from Meeker High School in 1977.
He was employed by Wal-Mart.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prague.
He was preceded in death by his father; and grandparents, Tom and Dorthy
Standlee, and Richard Greer.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Norma and Dwayne Head of Shawnee;
two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark and Gena Standlee of Prague, and Rodney
and Lorri Standlee of Meeker; grandmother, Erma Greer; and nieces; nephews and
other family and friends.
Service will be 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with the
Rev. Tim Emmons officiating. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery.
Walker Funeral Service is directing arrangements.
Martha Megehee
Shawnee resident Martha Megehee, 92, died Friday, Feb. 11, in Shawnee.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City
with Bill Matthews and Phil Thompson officiating.
Cooper Funeral Home is directing arrangements
Sarah Wilma Holland Foraker
Oliver Springs, Tenn., resident Sarah Wilma Holland Foraker, 76, died Friday,
Feb. 11, in a Knoxville, Tenn., hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William C. Woods and Nellie Jones
Woods; son, Dane Lawson; brothers, Otto, Ellis, Hubert, Austin and Robert Woods;
and sisters, Carrie Honaker, and Cassie Musselwhite.
Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Murphy and husband Tom of Clinton,
Wanda Williams and husband Glenn of Clinton and Jackie Holland of Oliver
Springs, Tenn.; sons, Forest Lawson and wife Shellee of Oliver Springs, Tenn.,
Mike Lawson and wife Jody of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Daryl Lawson of Oliver
Springs, Tenn.; grandchildren, Pamela Stout, Paula Howard, Kenny Williams, Jason
Williams, Eric Lawson, Daniel Lawson, Michael Lawson, Angela Wilson, Anthony
Lawson, Cyle Yoakum and Wayne Lawson; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Katherine
Davis of Oliver Springs, Tenn.; daughter-in-law, Lou Lawson of Oak Ridge, Tenn.;
other family and friends.
The family will receive friends 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today at Sharp Funeral Home
in Oliver Springs, Tenn. Graveside service will follow at the Woods Cemetery of
Coalfield with the Rev. Steve McDonald officiating.
Sharp Funeral Home of Oliver Springs, Tenn. is directing arrangements.
Paul Maxwell
Former Seminole Paul Maxwell, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 12, at his home.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Rest Haven Memorial Garden in Seminole
with Byron Neufield officiating.
Swearingen Funeral Home is directing arrangements
Opal Fay Powers
Shawnee resident Opal Fay Powers, 70, died Saturday, Feb. 12, in Shawnee.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.
Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Meeker is directing arrangements.
published Feb. 16, 2005
Gurvis Lewayne Dillon
Shawnee resident Gurvis Lewayne Dillon, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 12, in McLoud.
He was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Little Rock, Ark., to Marion Joshua and Lular
Frances (Acord) Dillon.
He worked as a general laborer.
He served in the U.S. Army and Navy.
Dillon was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Survivors include three sons, Gary Dillon of Midwest City, Kerry Dillon and Mark
Dillon, both of Shawnee; one daughter, Marvella Riddle of Shawnee; one brother,
Doy Dillon of Ephrata, Wash.; one sister, Vestal Barrington of Los Angeles,
Calif.; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and other relatives
and friends.
Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene in Chandler
with the Rev. Keith Cole officiating.
Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler is directing arrangements.
Ethel Florene Murrell
Oklahoma City resident Ethel Florene Murrell, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 12.
She was born Oct. 10, 1914, in Shawnee to John and Emma (Cantrell) Couch.
She lived in Shawnee and attended Calvary Baptist Church until 1959 when she
moved to Oklahoma City.
She worked in retail sales and retired from TG&Y.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Frank Couch; and sister Esther
Sullivan.
Survivors include her daughter, Donna Murrell of Oklahoma City; son, Donald and
wife Judy of Centerville, Ga.; granddaughter, Donita Loman of Wewoka; and
great-granddaughter.
Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Tecumseh Cemetery with the Rev.
W.F. Crow officiating.
Caskets Inc. in Del City is directing arrangements.
Lonnie Joe Standlee
Shawnee resident Lonnie Joe Standlee, 46, died Monday, Feb. 14, at a Meeker
nursing home.
He was born Nov. 4, 1958, in Shawnee to Aonnie Standlee and Norma (Greer)
Standlee Head.
He graduated from Meeker High School in 1977.
He was employed by Wal-Mart.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prague.
He was preceded in death by his father; and grandparents, Tom and Dorthy
Standlee, and Richard Greer.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Norma and Dwayne Head of Shawnee;
two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark and Gena Standlee of Prague, and Rodney
and Lorri Standlee of Meeker; grandmother, Erma Greer; and nieces; nephews and
other family and friends.
Service will be 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with the
Rev. Tim Emmons officiating. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery.
Walker Funeral Service is directing arrangements.
William Benjamin Robison
Former Paden resident William Benjamin Robison, 80, of Marion, N.C., died
Tuesday, Feb. 15, in a Morganton, N.C., hospital.
He was born Oct. 23, 1924, in Okfuskee County to Thomas Robison and Stella Grant
Robison.
He was a Creek Indian. He served in the U.S. Navy. Upon his retirement from th
U.S. Navy, he worked for many years as a drafting engineer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Amos, Jim, Rufus and
Frank Robison; and two sisters, Linda and Louise Robison.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Vinson Robison of the home; a daughter,
Kathleen Robison Bushyhead of El Reno; two stepdaughters, Faye Robinson and
husband Jerry of Marion, N.C., and Linda Hinkle and husband Ralph of Middleburg,
Fla.; two stepsons, Keith Brucke and wife Sandra and Kenneth Brucke, all of
Westmister, S.C.; a sister, Rebecca Robison Robinson Lyndsey of Wewoka; two
brothers, Barney Clem Robison of Prague and Thomas Chibbon Robison of Oklahoma
City; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Prague, with the
Rev. J.B. Fish officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakdale Cemetery, Paden,
with military honors provided by the U.S. Navy. The family will receive friends
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home.
Pearl Evelyn Jackson
Konawa resident Pearl Evelyn Jackson, 88, died Monday, Feb. 14, at an Ada
nursing home.
Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Chapel with
Richard Winters officiating. Burial will be at Vamoosa.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home is directing arrangements
Charles Self
Longtime Seminole resident Charles "Chock" Self, 73, died Monday, Feb. 14, at a
Wewoka nursing home.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.
Swearingen Funeral Home is directing arrangements
Edith Harjo
Kaibeto, Ariz., resident Edith Harjo, 61, died Thursday, Feb. 10, in Chinle,
Ariz.
Service will be 1 p.m. today at Achena Presbyterian Church in Maud with the Rev.
Gene Wilson and Kelly Tiger officiating.
Burial will be at the Harjo Family Cemetery.
Swearingen Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Mary E. Anderson
Shawnee resident Mary E. "Beth"
Anderson, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Shawnee.
She was born Oct. 6, 1915, in Texarkana, Ark., to Earl Bailey and Helen
(Bentley) Vaughan.
She was reared and educated in the Fort Worth, Texas, area, graduating from
Central High School, now known as Paschall High School, in 1932. She attended
one year at Texarkana Junior College before earning her bachelor of arts from
Mary Harden Baylor College. She also attended Baylor University. She studied
engineering drafting in Dallas, Texas. She attended classes at Oklahoma Baptist
University and The University of Oklahoma to finish a degree in education.
She moved to Dallas and worked for an advertising artist for a year before going
to work at the Dallas Times Herald in their advertising department. She was
employed by an airplane factory in Grand Prairie for a short time before working
for Atlantic Refining Co. in their engineering drafting department during World
War II. She started teaching in 1961 at Shawnee Junior High School, where she
taught history, science and earth science. She retired from the Shawnee Public
Schools in 1980 and continued her education at OBU.
On April 2, 1938, she married Boyd Harrison Anderson in Dallas, Texas.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Circle of the
United Methodist Women, the 3F Club and the Fidelis Sunday school class. She
also was a member of the Oklahoma Retired Teachers Association, the National
Retired Teachers Association, AARP and Alpha Delta Kappa.
She was preceded in death by her parents and aunt and uncle, Jane and Raymond
Bentley.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia D. Anderson of LaGrange, Ga.; son and
daughter-in-law, Jon Alan and Cindy Anderson of Richardson, Texas; five
grandchildren, Eric Anthony Bangs of El Paso, Texas, Michelle Lynn and Bill
Gillaspy of Shawnee, Mary Margret Bangs of LaGrange, Ga., Elizabeth Ann Anderson
and Susan Elaine Anderson, both of Richardson, Texas; two great-grandchildren;
and one cousin.
Memorials may be made to the St. Paul's United Methodist Church Building
Blessings Fund or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Rockford Johnson officiating. Burial will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest
Memorial Cemetery in Texarkana.
Resthaven Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Doy F. Sprague
Longtime Chandler resident Doy F. Sprague, 89, died Monday, Feb. 14, in Shawnee.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Chandler
with the Rev. Doyle Seeley officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Park
Cemetery in Chandler.
Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler is directing arrangements.
Jim Paxson
Former Shawnee and Tecumseh
resident Jim Paxson, 66, of Choctaw died Monday, Feb. 14, in Shawnee.
He was born April 26, 1938, to Harold and Clara Paxson. He was reared in
Earlsboro, lived most of his adult life in Shawnee and Tecumsh and had lived in
Choctaw for the past two years.
On Dec. 3, 1964, he married Rose Mary O'Bright. She preceded him in death on
Nov. 28, 1993. He then married June Hand on Memorial Day, 2003.
Paxson worked as a truck driver for Up-to-Date Laundry, retiring in 1988. He
then opened Paxson's Daylight Donuts in McLoud in 1996 and Dad's Old-Fashioned
Hamburgers in 1999.
He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
He also was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Jarad Maxwell; three
brothers, Joe, Virgil and Gene Paxson; and a sister, Joyce Smith.
Survivors include his wife, June Paxson of the home; five sons and their
spouses, Larry and Carla Maxwell of Tecumseh, Jimmy and Vickie Maxwell of Ada,
Randy and Shereri Paxson of Farmington, N.M., Johnny and Terri Paxson of
Tecumseh, and Clint and Laurie Paxson of Tecumseh; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Joanie and Lin Delossantos and Donna and Tony Fullbright, all of
Tecumseh; five stepchildren and their spouses, Woody and Penny Earl of
Washington, Kenneth and Linda Patrick of Choctaw, Wesley and Shirley Earl of
Luther, Luquita and Kenneth Newer of El Reno and Rusty Earl of Choctaw; 19
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruby Cambell of Shawnee
and Nina Montgomery of Tecumseh.
Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Mixon
and the Rev. David Dick officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh is directing arrangements.
published Feb. 18, 2005
Mary C. Fundis
Wanette resident Mary C. Fundis,
95, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, in Purcell
She was born Sept. 9, 1909, in Clinton to Robert Dickson and Valye (Burney)
Dawson.
She was a graduate of Clinton High School, Weatherford Junior College and The
University of Oklahoma.
She was married May 11, 1929, in Guthrie to Charles E. Fundis. He preceded her
in death Nov. 2, 1992.
Fundis was a homemaker. She was born and reared in Clinton. She moved to Wanette
in 1930, where she and her husband tended the family farm.
She was a member of the home demonstration club, the American Indian Club, past
recipient of the Wanette Pioneer Award, a member of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau,
the Chickasaw Nation, OETA and worked the county fair for the Oklahoma Farm
Bureau.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and two daughters, Valye N. Fundis
and Mary Caroline Fundis-Pybas.
Survivors include her daughters, Sarah Fundis of Tulsa, Edna Bremer and her
husband, Curtis, of New Braunfels, Texas, and Charlene E. Fundis of Wanette;
grandchildren and their spouses, James Charles Tillman, Robert and Jola Tillman,
Charles Dawson and Brooke Bremer, Julianne and Chris Kugle, Mary Caroline and
Mike Bauer; 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Edna
Marie and Earl Berry of Oklahoma City; and friends, Joyce Pybas and Juanita
Coker.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Don
McNamara officiating. Burial will be at Wanette Cemetery under the direction of
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Fundis' name to any veteran's organization,
orphanage or the OMRF.
Velta Lewis
Shawnee resident Velta "Lori" Lewis, 35, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, in Ada.
She was born April 16, 1969, in Claremore to James Pawpa and Rita Jane (Foster)
Pawpa.
She attended Shawnee schools and was a homemaker. She was a member of First
Indian Baptist Church.
Lewis lived in Shawnee all her life.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Lewis of the home; two children, Casey and
Stacie Lewis of the home; father, James Pawpa of Shawnee; adopted mother, Ruby
Logan of Shawnee; brother, James Pawpa Jr. of Shawnee; aunt, Laveta Rhodd Ashley
of Shawnee; and other family.
Tribal rites will be 5 p.m. today at the Ellis home.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Wakolee Cemetery under the
direction of Walker Funeral Service.
Billy George Horn
Earlsboro resident Billy George Horn, 82, died Thursday, Feb. 17, at his home.
No service is scheduled.
Swearingen Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
published Feb. 23, 2005
Clyde L. Hair
Former Police Chief Clyde L.
Hair, 79, died Monday, Feb. 21, at his home in Shawnee.
He was born Jan. 15, 1926, in Yeager, the son of Benjamin and Myrtle (Horn)
Hair. He grw up on a farm south of Tupelo and and graduated from Tupelo High
School.
He served in the United States Army during World War II and fought in the Battle
of the Bulge.
He married Tommie King on June 21, 1947, in Oklahoma City and drove a truck for
a few years before joining the Shawnee Police Department.
He served 22 years in the police department, the last three years as chief,
before retiring in April 1979. After retiring, he continued to work in the
Shawnee Street Department for another eight years.
Hair was a member of Oak Park Church of God.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Clovis, Pete, Bud and
Doyle.
Survivors include his wife, Tommie Hair, of the home; four children, Gary Dean
Hair of the home, Mike Hair of Oklahoma City, Deborah Gayle Cole and her
husband, Robert, of Anaheim, Calif.; Mark Hair of Little Rock, Ark.; three
grandchildren, Jeremy Hair of Seminole, Joshua Hair and his wife, Kacie, of
Oklahoma City, Ashley Cole of Anaheim, Calif.; three great-grandchildren; sister
and brother-in-law, Deloris Dick Jackson of Chouteau, and many other relatives.
Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Leroy
Kerbo officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Resthaven Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Betty Gleckler
Longtime Chandler resident Betty Gleckler, 80, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, in
Oklahoma City.
She was born Feb. 19, 1925, in Sparks to John R. and Mollie (Meier) Heinze.
She worked for the Farmers Home Administration for 33 years as an account
specialist.
On Feb. 5, 1948, she married Howard E. Gleckler in Chandler.
She was a member of the Patches Club and the First Christian Church in Chandler.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, five brothers and five
sisters.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Marshall and Jackie Gleckler
of Chandler; two grandchildren, Grant and Bailey Gleckler; and other relatives
and many friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, 614 Manvel Ave., Chandler,
OK 74834.
Service will be 10 a.m. today at the First Christian Church in Chandler with the
Rev. Fred Rider officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Park Cemetery in
Chandler.
Parks Brothers Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Agnes Mary Goodwin
Del City resident Agnes Mary Goodwin, 87, died Saturday, Feb. 19.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Stacia LaFredia (Brown)
Edmondson; husband, Theron Goodwin; and daughter, Francys Mauldin.
Survivors include two granddaughters, Michelle Heilaman of Moore and Teresa
Mauldin of Santa Cruz, Calif.; a great-granddaughter; great-grandson; and
friend, Jesse Carter.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Bill Eisenhour NE Chapel in Oklahoma City.
Burial will follow at Arlington Memory Gardens.
Ron Grabin
Seminole resident Ron Grabin, 59, died Sunday, Feb. 20, in Norman.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy
Clark officiating.
Georgia Faye Reed-Lawson
Shawnee resident Georgia Faye Reed-Lawson died Monday, Feb. 21, in Shawnee at
the age of 93,
She was born Oct. 11, 1911, in Weleeka to Dave and Almeda Reed.
She moved to Shawnee then later married Elwood Lawson. She was a homemaker and a
caregiver.
She was a longtime member of Nelson Chapel C.M.E. Church near Bell and Dunbar
street in Shawnee. She served as chairman of the Stewardess Board and was a
life-long member of the Missionary Society.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters,
Charlesetta Lawson and Etta Faye Lawson; a son, Curtis Wayne Lawson.
Survivors include numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
Service will be 11 a.m. today at Nelson Chapel C.M.E. Church with the Rev. R.C.
Laskey and the Rev. Roger L. Harris Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Fairview
Cemetery under the direction of Gaskill Funeral Chapel of Shawnee.
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