Cherokee Advocate, July-August 1990

PROCTOR
M.A. PROCTOR, 56, Cookson, died May 22. Services were held May 24.
He was born September 3, 1933 in Cookson to Charley and Nancy CONLEY PROCTOR.
Survivors include: his mother, Nancy; five daughters, Linda, Mary Lou, Dottie, Nancy and Brenda, all of Okla.; two sons, Ronald of Okla., and Martin of Ohio; three stepdaughters, Sharon of Calif., and Linda and Anna, both of Okla.; a stepson, Alex of Okla.; a sister Marie of Okla.; two brothers, Goodlow of Okla. and Andy of Oregon and 18 grandchildren.

SELLERS
Percy M. "Red" SELLERS, 72, Tahlequah, died May 5. Services were held May 7. He was born February 6, 1918 in Welling to Frank C. and Wilmot DAVIS SELLERS.
Survivors include: his wife, Mary of the home; two daughters, Betty Kay and Mary Jo; five sons, Percy Jr., Jerry, John R., Dick and Andy; a sister Opal, all of Okla.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

TIGER
Jerome Christopher Coleman TIGER, 22, Muskogee, died May 9. Services were held May 11. He was born July 29, 1967 to Jerome and Peggy TIGER.
Survivors include: his mother; his uncle Johnny; brothers, Joseph, Sean and David; sisters, Dana and Lisa; grandparents, John and Lucinda; and his fiance, Gretchen, all of Okla.

GUTHRIE
Robert Elisha GUTHRIE, 93, Tahlequah, died May 6. Services were held May 9.
He was born June 3, 1896 to Elisha and Tennessee Ann WALKER GUTHRIE.
Survivors include: a daughter, Dorothy; five sons, Fred, Kelly, Bennett and Kenneth, all of Okla., and Robert, Jr. of Calif; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

ROSS
Levi ROSS, 79, Adair County, died May 23. Services were held May 26.
He was born September 29 to William and Lillie WATIE ROSS.
Survivors include: five sons, Richard, George, Albert, Johnny and Ronnie; three daughters, Emma Jane, Lillie Mae and Ollie, all of Okla.; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

NICHOLS
Mrs. Callie Mae NICHOLS, 66, Stilwell, died May 9. Services were held May 11. She was born August 17, 1923 to Rufus CHOATE and Peggy HENDERSON CHOATE.
Survivors include: one son, Fred Jr., of Ark.; two daughters, Karen and Sheila, both of Okla.; three sisters, Helen and Aliene both of Okla, and Norma of Nev.; one aunt, Mae of Okla.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

SAWNEY
Mrs. Sallie Marie SAWNEY, 59, Stilwell, died May 17. Services were held May 21. She was born June 29, 1930 to Joe and Ollie GONZALIS SAWNEY.
Survivors include: five sons, Jess, Steve, Jerry, Thomas and Edward; six daughters, Dorena, Willa Mae, Mary, Christine, Janice and Letha; two sisters, Mary Jo and Edith, all of Okla.; 23 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

WASHINGTON
Nancy Louise WASHINGTON, 65, Stilwell, died May 12. Services were held May 15. She was born Oct. 27 to Alvis and Lydia WATERS BREEDEN.
Survivors include: her husband, Andrew of the home; three sons, Gildean, Allen and George, all of Okla.; seven daughters, Barbara, Wanda, Georgia, Shirley and Sue, all of Okla., Sharon of Neb., and Mary of Kansas; one brother, July of Mo.; three sisters Pearl of Kansas, Hester and May, both of Okla.; 44 grandchildren; and 30 great grandchildren.

KEEN
Lomis Eady KEEN, 86, Stilwell, died May 21. Services were held May 23.  
She was born August 15, 1903 to Eligah Merrill CONE and Lucinda DAVIS CONE.
Survivors include: three sons, Veryl of Colo., Tommy and Roy, both of Okla.; two daughters, Joy May and Sue, both of Okla.; nine grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.

SANDS
Peggy Hawkins SANDS, 85, Tahlequah, died May 15. Services were held May 17. She was born February 27, 1905 to Josiah and Eva Bell SWIMMER HAWKINS.
Survivors include: a daughter, Lora of Okla.; a son Bill of Okla.; two granddaughters, Pat and Tracy, both of Okla.; a grandson, Chestine of Calif.; two foster daughters, Sara and Mary, both of Okla.; three great granddaughters, Dianne, Kim and Sherri; and four great grandsons, Chris, Jimmy, Brandon and Paul.

FOURKILLER
Gary Don FOURKILLER, 25, Sequoyah County, died May 5. Services were held May 9. He was born July 4, 1964 to Jane and Bertha TAYLOR FOURKILLER.
Survivors include: his mother; three brothers, Anthony, Judge and Larry; three sisters, Darlene, Edna and Nanette; and a special friend Jerrie Lynn, all of Okla.

BRUNNER
Garland T. BRUNNER, 44, Stilwell, died May 27. Services were held May 30. He was born September 4, 1945 to Joe Arles BRUNER and Lillie HENSLEY BRUNER.
Survivors include: his wife, Reba; two daughters, Catherine and Raven; one stepson, Michael; his mother, Lillie; and two sisters, Faye and Robbie, all of Okla.

BEAN
George Perry BEAN, 88, Stilwell, died May 28. Services were held May 30. He was born September 1, 1901 to Charles and Sarah Livinia JONES BEAN.
Survivors include: his daughter, Cissy; a sister, Jenny, both of Okla.; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

KETCHER
Danny KETCHER, 28, Stilwell, died May 13. Services were held May 17.  He was born June 20, 1961 to Wallace Edward and Fannie Pauline SCRAPER KETCHER.
Survivors include: two sisters, Kelly of Okla., and Velma of Idaho; one half-brother, Michael of Okla.; his grandmother, Kate; eight uncles, Jim, Cleburn, Sherman, Granville, Charles and Warner, all of Okla., Clayton of Idaho, and Alfred of Tenn.; four aunts, Clara, Lillian, Nettie and Kay, all of Okla.

WOLFE
Merlyn WOLFE, 77, Afton, died May 4. Services were held May 8. She was born July 16, 1912.
Survivors include: two sons, Layman "Copper", of Mo., and Homer of Kansas; one daughter, Ardys of Okla.; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

SANDERS
Lillian SANDERS, 72, Vinita, died May 3. Services were held May 5. She was born December 7, 1917.
Survivors include: her husband Wiley; two daughters, Priscilla and Frances, both of Okla.; a son Wiley of Texas; her mother, Tessie of Okla.; seven grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

CUMSEY
Robert Jacob CUMSEY, 70, Tahlequah, died April 27. Services were held May 1. Robert Jacob was born February 13, 1920 to George and Layyah TENKILLER CUMSEY.
Survivors include: his wife Nadene; two daughters, Mary Margarete of Calif and Phyllis of Okla.; two sons-in-law, Alan and Roger; three grandchildren, Chabon, Jon Michael and Matthew; and cousins Mr. and Mrs. Bill CARTER.

PACE
Lester PACE, 84, died June 5. Services were held June 7. He was born November 26, 1905 to John N. PACE and Lavina HARDIN PACE.
Survivors include: his wife, Dorothy; one son, Gary; three daughters, Mary, Sue and Nancy, all of Okla.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

KINGFISHER
Jackson KINGFISHER, 83, Tahlequah, died May 30. Services were held June 4. He was born August 2, 1906 in Teresita to Goingsnake and Katie CRITTENDEN KINGFISHER.
Survivors include: his wife, Bessie of the home; three sisters, Maggie of Mo., Betty and Leola of Okla.; and one brother Eagle of Okla.

SWEPSTON
Peggy Lucili JOHNSON SWEPSTON, 27, Tahlequah, died June 3. Services were held June 6. She was born June 1, 1963 to Henry Franklin and Imogene Margaret JONES SWEPSTON.
Survivors include: a son, Avery of Okla.; a daughter, Laci of Okla.; her mother, Imogene of Okla.; four brothers, Mickey, Daryl and David, of Okla., and Jerry of Washington D.C.; a sister, Barbara of Okla.; three half-brothers, Homer and Kenneth, both of Okla., and Harold of Kansas; two nieces and a stepniece.

NEFF
William NEFF, 72, Tahlequah, died May 30. Services were held June 1.  He was born April 10, 1918.
Survivors include: two sons, Ronald of Tenn., and William of Texas; one daughter, Donna of Okla.; one brother, Jeff of Okla.; one sister, Ada of Okla.; and seven grandchildren.

WOLFE
Lamb WOLFE, 82, Stilwell, died June 13. Services were held June 15. He was born January 16, 1908 to Lydia FISHINGHAWK and Charles WOLFE.
Survivors include: his wife, Johnann of the home; four daughters, Josephine, Janet, Nora and Brenda; and four sons, all of Okla.; 23 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

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