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Services for Billie Gardner Hotchkins, of Hugo, were at 11 a.m. Feb. 11, 2003 at the Hugo Chapel Baptist Church. The Rev. J.S. Warren officiated the ceremony. Interment followed at the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Billie Gardner Hotchkins died Feb. 5, 2003 at the Presbyterian Tower in Oklahoma City. She was 72.
Billie is survived by her husband, Earnest Hotchkins of Hugo; her step children; three sisters, Juanita Featherstone, Audrey Jackson and Hazel Tucker, all of Hugo; two grandchildren and one niece.
The Rogan Funeral Home in Hugo handled the funeral arrangements.
Darlene Lomax
Services for Darlene Lomax, of Hugo, were at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Chapel in Hugo. The Rev. Dick McClure officiated the ceremony. Interment followed at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Darlene Lomax died Feb. 7, 2003 in Plano, Texas. She was 65.
Darlene was born Nov. 19, 1937 in Hugo to Andrew Aubrey and Bobbie (Garner) Taylor. She married James Earl Lomax Dec. 27, 1956 in Edmond.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
She is survived by three daughters, Beth Thompson of Sherman, Alicia Gray of Pottsboro and Valerie Himes of Frogville; and nine grandchildren.
Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Hugo handled the funeral arrangements.
Myrtice Buchanan
Services for Myrtice Buchanan, of Hugo, were at 2 p.m. Feb. 11, 2003 at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Chapel in Hugo. The Rev. Mutt Wallace officiated the ceremony. Interment followed at the Spencerville Cemetery.
Myrtice Buchanan died Feb. 8, 2003 in Hugo. She was 89.
Myrtice Buchanan was born Jan. 21, 1914 in Bryans Mills, Texas to Joe & Julie (Baskin) Eitel. She was a lifelong resident of this area. She was retired from Choctaw Memorial Hospital, where she worked as a nurses aide. She was a member of the Spencverille Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edgar Buchanan; two sisters and a brother.
She is survived by one son, Harold Gene Buchanan of San Pablo, Calif; one daughter, Jo Ann Chappell of Hugo; one sister, Etheleen Morehead of Hugo; four grandchildren, Buckley Chappell, Kobi Mills, Trey Chappell and Holly Purcell; and one great-grandchild, Morgan.
Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Hugo handled the funeral arrangements.
FERN AINSWORTH
Services for Fern Lee Ainsworth will be Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the Jesus Name Church in Boswell.
Mrs. Ainsworth died Monday, March 3, 2003 in Boswell. She was 95.
Fern Lee was born July 15, 1907 in Little Rock, Ark. to Arthur and Elmire (Chrisenberry) Whisenant. She married C.S. “Peanut” Ainsworth in Hugo, Okla., on March 2, 1929. Fern was a homemaker and had lived in the Boswell community most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sons: Jimmy Ainsworth and Jerry Ainsworth; one daughter, Ruth Ainsworth and one grandson, Mark Ainsworth.
She is survived by three sons: Billy Ainsworth, Grand Prairie, Texas, Dub Ainsworth of Dora, Ala., and Ronald Ainsworth, Hugo, Okla.; two daughters: Marie Cox of Hugo, Okla., and Wanda Widdifield, Lafayette, La.; one brother, Willard Whisenant, Amarillo, Texas; 20 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Chapel in Boswell where Ms. Ainsworth will lie in state.
Rev. R.H. Breese and Rev. Ron Pickard will officiate the services and burial will follow in Restland Cemetery of Boswell.
Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home is directing the services.
William ‘Ben’ BENJAMAN
William P. Benjamin, 59, of Ruskin, Fla., died Feb. 6, 2003. Mr. Benjamin was a former resident of Sawyer, Okla. He is survived by his wife Josephine and loving family.
GLADYS MOORE
Services for Gladys Moore are pending with Miller & Miller Funeral Home of Hugo. Gladys died March 4, 2003 in Ringold, Okla. She was 56.
JOHN HOWARD GOLDEN
Former Hugo resident John Howard Golden passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga. He was 58.
John Howard was born May 20, 1944 in Hugo, Okla., the son of C.C. and Mary (Ellis) Golden. He was raised in Hugo and after high school served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He worked as a floral designer in Atlanta, Ga.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ruth Arnell, and one brother, James Edward Golden.
Surviving relatives include two sisters, Wanda Stevenson of Hugo and Gwen Bourns of Edmond, Okla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Mt. Olive Funeral Home in Hugo is handling the arrangements.
