Ina Lou Marcum
BIG CABIN, Okla. Ina Lou Marcum, 87, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, in Tulsa Regional Medical Center. Services were held at 2 p.m. today in the Utopia Baptist Church with Rev. Phil Tallman and Tim Smith both officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Westlawn Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Garners Jim Green Funeral Home in Pryor, Okla. Survivors include her children, Eddie Marcum, David Marcum both of Sweeny, Robbie Marcum of Henderson, Nev., Gloria Whaling of Sweeny and Bobbie Taylor of Big Cabin, Okla.; brothers and sisters,, Doyle Thompson, Eugene Thompson, Billie Thompson, Ernestine English and Edna McKinney; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Marie K. Simmons
NOBLE, Okla. Marie K. Simmons, 91, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, in Norman, Okla. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Minton Memorial Chapel with Rev. Chad Chaddick, pastor of Fairlanes Baptist Church, officiating. Interment
will be in the "Garden of the Good Shepard" at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include a son, Bill Simmons of Noble, Okla.; a daughter, Lynda Cunningham of Noble; one sister, Verna Merle Arthur of Dimmitt; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Francis Rogers
FRITCH Francis Rogers, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, in Borger. Services are pending with Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include her husband, Mick Rogers of the home; one son, Ken Rogers of Panhandle; one daughter, Marsha Greer of Pampa, two step-daughters, Candy Rogers of Borger and Andy Rogers of Fritch; two brothers, Truman Lowrance of Pampa and Homer Lowrance of Munday; one sister, Neoma Malone of Bonham; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Belle Nettles
AMARILLO Belle Nettles, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, in Crown of Texas Hospice.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Highland Park Cemetery in Borger with Rev. David Pool, Crown of Texas Hospice minister, officiating. Burial will be entrusted to Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include a son, Bill Nettles of Borger; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.B. Nettles, on Oct. 5, 1985.
Mable B. Wilson
Mable B. Wilson, 88, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, in Lefors. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mobeetie Cemetery in Mobeetie, with Mr. Gary Adams of Stinnett officiating. Survivors include two sons, Jim Wilson and Bill Wilson both of Borger; one daughter, Margie Dennis of Skellytown; one sister, Maggie Myers of Ft. Worth; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Vicki Shirley Tidwell
FT. WORTH Vicki Shirley Tidwell, 40, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Shannon North Funeral Chapel 111 W. Northside Drive. Graveside services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dutton Funeral Home in Iowa Park. Survivors include one son, Kyle Tidwell of Rockport; her mother, Ann Shirley of Iowa Park; one sister, Sheri Rann and her husband, Bobby of Saginaw, Okla. and one brother, Steve Shirley and his wife, Belinda of Borger.
Velda Jean Smith
LEFORS Velda Jean Smith, 70, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, in Pampa. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa with Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Survivors include her husband, Allan Ray Smith of the home; one son, Robert Smith of Borger; two daughters, Tracie Clarke of El Reno, Okla. and Susan Levick of El Paso; one brother, Wayne Renfroe of Diamond Dale, Mich. and five grandchildren.
Jewell Evinger Sisson
Jewell Evinger Sisson, age 97, born Nov. 3, 1903, at Bengal, Okla., entered into rest on Oct. 22, 2001, at 9:45 p.m. Services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Terry Porter, at 3 p.m. Thursday.
She was preceded in death by her first husband L.M. (Bill) Evinger in 1966, and by her second husband, John Sisson, in 1981. Survivors include her daughter Linda and husband Bob Williams of Sanford; son Jack and wife Marilyn Evinger of La Miranda, Calif.; daughter Helen and husband Charles Mitchell of Haswell, Colo.; son Carl and wife Pat Sisson of Roswell, N.M.; granddaughter Angelia and husband Tim Mason of Mustang, Okla.; grandsons Robert and wife Kim Williams of Spring, Tx., Bryan and wife Colleen Williams of Houston; granddaughters Elizabeth and husband Doug Wilson of Del Mar, Calif., Kathy and husband Richard Johnson of Gallup, N.M.; and grandsons Jim and wife Kris Mitchell of Fairbanks, Ark., Allen Mitchell of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Fred and wife Jeanne Sisson of Bartlesville, Okla.; great-grandchildren Robbie, Jessica and Alex Williams of Spring; Chelsea, Tiffany, Dustin and Trey Mason of Mustang; and Derek Williams of Houston. Jewell is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Sidney Odell Seiber
Sidney Odell Seiber, 81, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, in Borger. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wetumka Cemetery in Wetumka, Okla. under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include one son, Ronnie Seiber of Lubbock; one daughter, Betty Boelman of Helena, Mont.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Kenneth "Red" Nixon
STINNETT Kenneth "Red" Nixon, 67, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, in Golden Plains Community Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene in Stinnett with Rev. Kenneth Benton officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Stinnett with arrangements entrusted to the care of Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include his wife, Betty; one son, Roy Nixon of Stinnett; three daughters, Kathryn Ivy, Brenda Ivy and Kimberly Heiskell, all of Stinnett; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Lewis B. Nichols, III
DALLAS Lewis B. Nichols, III, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday Faith Covenant Church in Borger on Nov. 3. Mr. Nichols was born on Jan. 23, 1954.
Survivors include one sister, Nikki Anderson of Atlanta, Ga. and one brother, Dr. Dave Nichols of Houston.
Charles "Keith" Johnson
Charles "Keith" Johnson, 68, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Stinnett with Rev. Orville Rogers, pastor, officiating. Interment
will be in Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Director of Borger. Survivors include his wife, Mary Johnson of the home; brother-in-law, Johnny Cooper of Clarendon; one sister, Freida Birdwell of Clayton, N.M.; five nieces and five nephews.
Wilma Hinds
AMARILLO Wilma Hinds, 85, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at White Deer Cemetery in White Deer with Rev. Jerry Young of Covenant Joy Christian Church officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors in Amarillo. Survivors include one son, Gary Hinds of Hugoton Kan.; one daughter, Loretta Vanderlinden; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Hazel Louise Hepler
Hazel Louise Hepler, 66, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, in BSA Hospital in Amarillo. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Westlawn Memeorial Cemetery in Borger with Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangments are entrusted to the care of Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Survivors include one son, Ricky Hepler of Borger; one daughter, Sherry Dillard of Borger; her mother, Glennie Mayes; one brother, Mitchell Mayes both of Grapevine; three sisters, Anna Alexander of Tulsa, Okla., Jewel Moss and Clara Grantland, both of Grapevine; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Walter J. Hawthorne
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Okla. Walter J. Hawthorne, 81, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Stinnett under the direction of Hackney Funeral Home in Mountain View, Okla. Survivors include one son, James Hawthorne of Stinnett; three daughters, Luella Brown of Mountain View, Okla., Jeannette Zufelt of Albuquerque, N.M. and Peggy Richardson of Stinnett; one brother, Tom Hawthorne, Del City, Okla.; three Anna Friend of Holdenville, Okla., Opel Hawthorne of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Minnie Fyler of Kennewick, Wash.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Ruby Collins Goodnight
PANHANDLE Ruby Collins Goodnight, 92, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, in Panhandle.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Panhandle First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathryn Boren, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Survivors include one son, Sam Goodnight of Levelland; five daughters, Ann Collins Cassidy of Panhandle, Carolyn Collins Jackson of Ft. Worth, Linda Collins Thompson of Beaumont, Pat Goodnight of Memphis and Jan Sustaire of Gold Beach, Ore.; four brothers, Jack Maddox of Paris, Tx., Bob Maddox of Carollton, Ken and Stan Maddox, both of Paris, and Tom Maddox of Detroit, Tx.; two sisters, Mary Ann Harris of Tyler and Cecile Grange of White Deer; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
