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LORENA ROBBIE GARMAN
The funeral for Lorena Robbie Garman, 77, of Kiowa, Kan., will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Kiowa. Pastor Wayne Stephens will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., Kiowa. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. today
She was born Feb. 16, 1928, in Hardtner, Kan., to Jacob and Anna Hart Roberts and died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, at Kiowa Hospital District Manor.
She graduated from Hardtner High School and attended Emporia State College for two years.
She married Richard Garman Oct. 23, 1948. She worked for Kiowa Sale Company as bookkeeper for 15 years and Hood Lumber until her retirement in 1993.
Surviving are her husband, Richard, of the home; three sons, Terry of Kiowa, Jeffrey of Bixby and Rodney of Minneola, Kan.; one brother Harry Roberts of Knoxville, Tenn; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the United Methodist Church of Kiowa or Kiowa Hospital District Manor.
Condolences may be sent online at www.lanmanfuneralhomes.com.

HERMAN E. STOCKSEN
The funeral for Herman E. Stocksen, 90, of Medford will be 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Dr. William R. Chace, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Rose-mound Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Hills-Ely Funeral Home, Medford.
He was born July 28, 1915, southeast of Medford to William and Lena Lintner Stocksen and died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Community Health Center, Wakita.
He attended Satchel Valley District No. 70 School and Medford High School. He entered the Army Air Corp July 24, 1942, and was honorably discharged July 28, 1943.
He married Grace Darlene Futhey June 3, 1945. She died Nov. 13, 1985.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, was active in the Methodist men's group and sang in the choir. He was active in Medford Lions Club, I.O.O.F. Odd Fellows, and Chamber of Commerce. He owned and operated an automobile repair shop in Medford, selling the business in 1990. He later moved to Enid and made his home at Sterling House, and recently moved to Community Health Center, Wakita.
Surviving are two sons, Dennis of Tuttle, and Gaylen of Medford; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife Grace, he was preceded in death by one sister, and three brothers.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to First United Methodist Church.

WILLIAM CALVIN CLARK
The funeral for William "Bill" Calvin Clark, 65, of Okeene will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church. The Rev. Leslie Michaelson will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery, east and south of Okeene. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., Okeene. Visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. today, and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday.
He was born August 17, 1940, at Sherman to Mead Evans and Celia Edith Taylor Clark and died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Okeene.
He attended school in Waynoka. After school he was in the Navy. He was a member of First Christian Church, Okeene.
He married Norma June Utterback Feb. 15, 1962, and they made their home in Woodward. They moved to Okeene in Sept. 2003. He was a pumper for Marathon Oil Company.
Surviving are his wife, Norma of Okeene; two sons, Greg Clark of Kingfisher and Victor Clark of Okeene; one brother, Kenneth Clark of Byers, Colo.; one sister, Marge Ferguson of Fairfax; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Faith Hospice.
Condolences may be sent online at www.lanmanfuneralhomes.com.

FRED HAROLD BLACK
The funeral for Fred Harold Black, 86, of Woodward, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Myatt-Seeger Funeral Home Chapel, Laverne. The Revs. Jack Cornell and Ted Barker will officiate. Burial will be in Laverne Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Monday.
He was born Feb. 14, 1919, at Balko to Walter Jackson and Ona Mathis Black and died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Crystal Wood Village Nursing Home, Woodward.
He attended Sand Creek country school in Logan. He was a member of Midway Country Church. He was a farmer/rancher.
He married Ethel Lee Swallow Aug. 9, 1947, in Beaver County.
Surviving are his wife Ethel, of the home; two daughters Linda Darlene Truitt of Flower Mound, Texas, and Jolita Kay Bisio of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one son, five brothers and two sisters.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Midway Country Church or doner's choice.

CLAUDE R. CAMPBELL
Claude R. Campbell of Tonkawa died unexpectedly Wednesday evening at Willow Haven Nursing Home. He was 84. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 24 at 2 p.m. in the Ander-son Funeral Home Chapel in Tonkawa. Interment will follow in the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Claude was born on December 17, 1920, in Atlanta, Georgia to John and Florence Sheffield Campbell and died on Wednesday evening, October 19, 2005, in Tonkawa. As a young child, his family moved to Okfuskee County near Okemah, Oklahoma. During his school years, he won many scholastic events. He graduated from Mason High School. During his teenage years, he became a Christian. He was a member of the Oakwood Christian Church.
Claude married Faye Stephens and they had two daughters, Helene and Claudia. In 1942, he joined the Navy and served during World War II. He received an Honorable Discharge from the service in 1945.
After his time spent for the service of his country in the Navy, he went to college. At Connors Junior College, he played on the basketball team. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Education from Northeastern A -- M at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Then, he received his Master's Degree in School Administration from Oklahoma State University. He was an educator in Oklahoma for 42 years before retiring from teaching from Enid Public Schools at Longfellow Junior High in 1983. During his teaching years, he served as Superintendent of Schools in several northwest Oklahoma communities, which included Rosston and Lahoma. He taught many different subjects which included Latin, English, Journalism, Special Education, Driver's Education and Physical Education. He loved all kinds of sports, especially basketball and loved coaching his teams. His teams won many trophies.
On February 13, 1945, he married Rosa Mae Taylor. They had two daughters, Dixie and Sandra. They lived in Oklahoma in different places where Claude was teaching. In 1966, they moved to Enid and lived there until Rosa's death in 1990. They were married for 44 years. In 1993, Claude married Margaret Walton and they made their home in Enid. She died in 1998. In 2000, he married Betty Cremers and they made their home in Tonkawa.
Claude enjoyed playing cards and dominoes with friends. He liked to talk to people and share pictures of his grandkids to anyone who would listen to his story about his family.
Surviving are his wife, Betty of the home; four daughters, Helene Rodebush Petty and husband Bill of Yale, OK, Claudia Jones and her husband Roy of Okemah, OK, Dixie LaBrue and her husband Paul of Wichita, KS and Sandra Regier and her husband Ed of Enid, OK; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Thelma Taylor of Perry. Step-children, Susie Ochoa of Tonkawa, Lisa Howard of Tonkawa and Tom Cremers of Ponca City and several step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his two wives, Rosa Mae and Margaret, his parents, his brother and sister, one grandson and one stepchild.

WANDA L. WRIGHT
Wanda L Wright (Nee Kesterson), 86 years young, unexpectedly passed away on September 14, 2005. Services will be held in the Central Christian Church at 10:30 am Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Rev John McLemore will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements made by Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Wanda was a very special person and a loving friend to everyone she met. She cherished being a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker and loved to bring friends together. She loved to entertain and Wanda and JC's home was always open to all, especially all the young men going through training at Enid Army Arifield during WWII.
Wanda was extremely active in and supportive of her children's activities and you could count on her kitchen to be full of homemade cakes, pies and cinnamon rolls and her famous Christmas applesauce cakes. She was a charter member and president of the Beta Child Study Club, and becoming the Oklahoma Association of Mothers Clubs president in 1948. She was also very active in the Enid Junior Welfare League and activities at her church. She was especially talented in decorating and each year she beautifully decorated her church for the Chistmas season.
Wanda is survived by her husband of 66 years, JC (Clayton); her daughter, Karen Sue Wright of San Antonio, TX; her son Jim Wright and wife Maureen of Enid; granddaughter Allison and husband Phillip Kilbourne, great-granddaughter Ashton Kilbourne, sister Betty Robeson of Yucaipa, CA and hundreds of loving friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Louella Kesterson, and two sisters.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or a charity of your choice with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be made to the family at ladusauevans.com.

JACQUELINE ‘JACKIE’ ROSE SIDDENS BRUMLEY
The funeral and burial for Jacqueline “Jackie” Rose Siddens Brumley, 90, of Enid, will be at a later date in Seymour, Texas. Her body was cremated at her request. Arrange-ments are by Ladusau-Evans Fun-eral Home.
She was born Feb. 26, 1916, in Seymour to Jesse Randy Siddens and Eunice H. Nichols and died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, in Enid.
She grew up and attended school in Seymour. She married James Marcus Brumley March 9, 1940. She was a housewife. Before moving to Enid in 1997, she had lived in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Surviving are one daughter, Sherry Cornwell of Enid; one sister, Jo Foster of Spring, Texas; one brother, Jimmy Randy of Pantego, Texas; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two sisters.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to charity of donor’s choice.

BARBARA JOAN BELFORD KOCH
The funeral for Barbara Joan Belford Koch, 71, of Perry, will be 10 a.m. Sat-urday at First Christian Church in Perry. The Rev. Mar-tin Foster will officiate. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Brown-Dugger Funeral Home of Perry. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She was born Aug. 22, 1935, in Blair, Neb., to Lester E. and Edith E. Holcom Belford and died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, at her home.
She moved with her family to Oklahoma City when she was in the sixth grade. She graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City.
She married Ronald Dean Blackwell July 14, 1953, in Oklahoma City.
She worked in the banking business in Oklahoma City until moving to Perry in 1970 and buying Bill’s Trading Post and Perry Bakery, which she operated until 1990.
She married J.D. Koch Feb. 10, 1990. They closed the businesses, and she retired.
Surviving are her husband J.D.; two sons, Brad Black-well of Oklahoma City and Jay Koch of Perry; three daughters, Kathy Erwin and Angela Koch of Oklahoma City and Gina Haley of Bethel Acres; one sister, Judy Alex-ander of Russellville, Ark.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home, 1010 N. 7th, Perry, OK 73077, to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Lupus Fund or Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch.
Condolences may be made online at www.brown-dug gerfuneralhome.com.

JIMMY ‘JIM’ EARL PREWETT
A memorial service for Jimmy “Jim” Earl Prewett, 53, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakwood Christian Church. The Rev. Michael Frisbee will officiate. Arrange-ments are by Ander-son-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.
He was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Tulsa to Jimmy and Margaret Ann Garrison Prewett and died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Oklahoma City.
He grew up in Maysville and graduated from Maysville High School in 1970.
He attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant.
He married Sandy Baldridge in 1972. They made their home in Cushing, where he worked for Phillips Pipeline for 15 years.
They moved to Enid in 1986, and he worked for Sun Pipeline for 11 years. They divorced.
He coached little league baseball, girls softball, Krem-lin-Hillsdale High School girls basketball and Chis-holm High School boys baseball, and he assisted with coaching CHS football and Enid Legion baseball.
He married Kathy Wil-liams June 2, 1990, in Enid, where they made their home.
He was a member of Oakwood Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife Kathy, of the home; children, Marjorie Gooding of Tulsa and Mitch Prewett of Los Angeles; stepdaughters, Deb-bie Simmons of Kremlin, Christie Watkins of Carrier, Michelle Gilbert of Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and Jennifer Childers of Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.; parents, Jimmy and Margaret Prewett of Bella Vista, Ark.; one sister, Jamie Garrison of Flippin, Ark.; and 12 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Angel Flight Southcentral or Cancer Treatment Research Center.
Condolences may be made online at www.andersonbur ris.com.

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