Carter County, Oklahoma Obituary Collection

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Vivian V. Fields
TISHOMINGO -- Services for Vivian V. Fields. 84, Ravia, will be noon Saturday at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Perry Crisp officiating. Interment will follow in the Ravia Cemetery.
Born July 21, 1914, to Robert and Grace Beane Sutton at Concrete, she died Dec. 30, 1998, in Ravia.
A member of the Methodist faith, she had lived in Ravia most of her life. Mrs. Fields had been a lunchroom manager at a Texas school.
She married J.E. Fields June 14, 1933, at Tishomingo. He survives, of the home.
Other survivors include one son, Jim, Ravia; one brother, Jim Henry Sutton, Norman; one sister, Fannie Lou Willis, Oklahoma CIty; one grandchild; and five stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

G.E. 'Bill' Culley
Graveside services for lifelong resident G.E. "Bill" Culley, 88, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at McAlister Cemetery, southwest of Ardmore, with the Rev. Stephen Harris officiating.
Born here Feb. 7, 1910, to Henry S. and Kate Phillips Culley, he died Dec. 31, 1998, in a local hospital.
He married Eva Whitson in Marietta, Aug. 27, 1936, and was a retired field biologist for the U.S. Fish and wildlife Department. His wife preceded him in death, June 25, 1983.
He is survived by a daughter, La Donna Wood, Wilburton; three sons, Bill and Bob, Ardmore, and Bobby Armstrong, Oklahoma City; four sisters, Blanche Craighead, Ardmore, Hazel Fomby, Dallas, Texas, Eva Smith, Vallejo, Calif., and Jacko Hoffman, Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services are under the direction of Craddock Funeral Home.

J.B. Norton
WILSON -- Funeral services for longtime Lone Grove resident J.B. Norton, 75, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Raymond Norton will officiate with interment in Hewitt Cemetery.
Born April 15, 1923, in McMillan to William Dalphus and Sallie Ellen Brumlow Norton, he went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Dec. 30, 1998, in Lone Grove.
Reared south of Wilson, he was united in marriage with the former Pauline Helen Odette Hacker Norton on July 19, 1942, at Minco and they had lived in the Lone Grove area most of their lives. He was employed by Rock Hill Oil Co. which later became Shore Line Petroleum and then Reserve Oil & Gas, retiring as a pumper after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Feb. 11, 1995; a son, Edwin on Dec. 1, 1976; two brothers, T.R. Norton on Dec. 6, 1969, and Dalphus Norton, Oct. 6, 1997.
J.B. was an inspiration to his family, church family and his many friends. An active member of the Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of Lone Grove, J.B. loved his Lord and would sit and talk about the Bible and God's love and mercy to all. He was deeply loved and cherished by all who knew him.
He is survived by his loving and devoted family including three daughters, Millie and her husband Robert Sweeten, Ardmore; Carolyn Carter, Ardmore, and Gloria and her husband Benny Gothard, Lone Grove; five sons and their wives, Jim and Liz Norton, Ringling, Lonnie and Angela Norton, Ardmore, Johnny and Gwen Norton, Wilson, Rick and Carolyn Norton, Lone Grove, and Sam and Stephani Norton, Ardmore; a sister, Ruby Hacker, Muskogee; 20 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a loving host of brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Bearers will be grandsons Jay Paul Norton, Coy Vasques, Marc Norton, Tim Gothard, Jeremy Norton, Andy Norton, and Matthew Norton. Honorary bearers will be all other grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
Services are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home.

Maxine Shelby Wright
Funeral services for Maxine Shelby Wright, 72, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Harvey-Douglas Chapel. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Comanche, Okla., to Noah and Ethel Malloy Shelby and passed away Feb. 11, 1999, in the Ardmore hospital.
She married W. Cliff Wright on Aug. 14, 1944, at Marietta, Okla.
An Ardmore resident since 1950, Mrs. Wright was not only a devoted wife and mother, she was also a successful business woman. She was a bookkeeper for a local business for several years and later owned the local Merle Norman store. Maxine was also very active in church and community. She was a reader at the First Church of Christ Scientists in Ardmore for 20 years. She was a member of Gardenia Club, serving in many capacities including president.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, W. Cliff Wright, of the home; daughters, Pam Walker, and husband, Rick, of Weatherford, Texas, Mary Lynn Wood and husband, Larry, of Ardmore, and Jean Piper and husband, Britt, of Edmond; grandchildren, Matt and Megan Walker, Larry J. and Kristi Wood, and Brandon and Lexi Piper; sisters, Kathern Anderson, Virginia Finnell and Vinita Mae Vails, all of Comanche; brothers, William "Bud" Shelby and Burl Shelby, also of Comanche; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers will be Britton Piper, Rick Walker, Matt Wright Walker, Larry J. Wood, Larry J. Wood Jr., and Jim Word.

Gaylon Thompson
Graveside rites for Gaylon Thompson, 62, Tyler, Texas, will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Ardmore.
Ms. Thompson died Feb. 10, 1999 in Tyler. She was born May 11, 1936, in Healdton.
She moved to Tyler in 1969 from Dallas and was employed by Mewbourne Oil Co.
She is survived by her mother, Coadean Thompson; and sister, Kimberly Lafelice, Tyler; and brother, Bob Thompson, Arlington.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 130577, Tyler, Texas 75713.

Eura Gaines
LONE GROVE -- Graveside rites for Eura Gaines will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lone Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Monty Baggett officiating.
Mrs. Gaines died Feb. 10, 1999, in a local health care facility at the age of 95. She was born Feb. 11, 1903, in Ardmore, Indian Territory, to Robert J. and Julie Ray Cannon.
She married James Harry Gaines Feb. 11, 1929, in Ardmore where she had lived all her life. She was a homemaker and member of K Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Feb. 2, 1959; a stepson, H.T. Gaines; six sisters, Berta Nelson, Otha Cannon, Lavada Adams, Essie Proctor, Ethel Nelson and Othealia Cannon; and three brothers, Lamuel, Marlan and Homer Cannon.
She is survived by a stepson, Luther Gaines, Ardmore.
Craddock Funeral Home will direct services.

Lessie C. Warner
DAVIS -- Services for Lessie C. Warner will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Finis Steelman officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Warner died Feb. 10, 1999, in Ardmore. She was born April 23, 1906, at Nebo, Indian Territory, to James C. and Paralee Carter Barwis.
She married Drew Warner July 30, 1927, and had lived in Davis since 1972. Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Maxine Salyer, Ardmore; two sons, Lesley, Davis, and Andy, Ardmore; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

J.C. Cobb
TISHOMINGO -- Services for J.C. Cobb, 85, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Corbin Memorial Chapel with the Rev. John Norvell officiating. Interment will be at Tishomingo Cemetery.
Cobb died Feb. 9, 1999, in a local health care facility. He was born April 9, 1913, in Iowa Park, Texas, to Jake and Maggie Lain Cobb.
Reared in Iowa Park, he graduated from the University of North Texas and University of Texas College of Pharmacy and opened his pharmacy here in 1940. He served as mayor, as Chamber of Commerce president and initiated projects such as the Johnston County Memorial Hospital and County Health Unit Building. He was on the Murray State College Foundation, president of Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association and was appointed two terms as secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy. In 1968 he was the only pharmacist selected to represent the United States as a delegate to the International Conference on Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs in Geneva.
In 1968 and 1973, he was elected Democratic National Committeeman from Oklahoma after serving many years on the executive committee of the Democratic Central Committee for the Third Congressional District. He served as legislative liaison for the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association and until recently as director of legislative affairs. In 1965 he was president of the National Association of Retail Druggists and was a member of the board of trustees for the Dargavel Foundation. He received the John Dargavel Medal in 1992. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge 91, a 50-year Scottish Rite Mason, McAlister Consistory and India Shriners, Oklahoma City. He and Rheba Vance were married April 21, 1935, in Ada. She died Nov. 17, 1989.
He is survived by a son, Larry, Prague.
Memorials may be made to the John Dargavel Foundation, 205 W. Dangerfield Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314, or Oklahoma Pharmacy Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 18731, Oklahoma City, OK 73154, or Murray State College Foundation, One Murray Campus, Tishomingo, OK 73460.

Harold A. 'Bud' Lund
ADA -- Graveside rites for Harold Andrew "Bud" Lund, 86, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada with the Rev. Milton Murphy officiating.
Son of the late Andrew and Myrtle Louise Kline Lund, he was born Aug. 31, 1912, at Oakland, Neb., and passed away Feb. 10, 1999, in an Ardmore nursing facility following an extended illness.
He attended the University of Nebraska for three years. He married the former Marion Miller Jan. 22, 1938, in Seminole, Okla.
Mr. Lund started with Sinclair Oil Company in 1936 and worked as assistant superintendent of production, and later as superintendent. He traveled from South America to Alaska during his 40-year career with Sinclair and later with ARCO. He retired in 1977. During the 1960s he and Marion had lived in Ardmore, moved, and later returned to Ardmore four different times during his time with Sinclair. They had returned home to Ardmore in 1997 from Las Vegas, Nev.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter, Sharon Dobson of Ardmore; two grandsons, John Vincent Dobson of Ardmore, and Sean Andrew, and his wife, Nyki Dobson, of Las Vegas; a great-grandson, Riley Andrew; and great-granddaughter, Ali Dobson, both of Las Vegas.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Virginia L. 'Mama' Hayes
Funeral services for Virginia Lee "Mama" Hayes, age 91, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, at Harvey-Douglas Chapel with the Rev. Douglas Miller officiating. Burial will be in Walters Cemetery at Walters, Okla., with the Rev. Robert Copeland officiating.
Daughter of the late Leslie and Jenny Mitchell Robertson, she was born Feb. 7, 1908, at Russellville, Ky., and died Feb. 8, 1999, in an Ardmore nursing facility.
She married Garnett Hayes on Nov. 11, 1928, in Walters, Okla. He preceded her in death Sept. 5, 1980. Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker, a member of First Christian Church and Eastern Star.
Survivors are two daughters, Lynda Upchurch and Jerry Davis, Ardmore; a son, Larry Hayes, and his wife, Ann, of Austin, Texas; three sisters, Dixie Irene Ewing, also Austin, Dorothy Hilburn, Homer, La., and LaDonna Babe Holder, Tulsa; two brothers, Melbourne Robertson, Kilgore, Texas and Charles L. Robertson of Mary Ester, Fla.; her companion, Dottie Frances, Ardmore; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a daughter, LaDonna L. Jayne Pierce.
Bearers will be her grandsons.

Marjorie Goodnight
Graveside services for Marjorie Goodnight, 92, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Roy Fountain officiating.
Mrs. Goodnight, a veteran Ardmore teacher, died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, in a local convalescent home after an extended illness. Daughter of the late James and Ida Scales Chandler, she was born June 11, 1905, at Ardmore, Indian Territory.
Educated at Ardmore schools, she received her bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts and education at the College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas. She did postgraduate work at Southeastern State Teachers College and received her master's degree in education at Oklahoma A&M College, in 1939. A member of the First United Methodist Church, she had been a member of the Carter County, Oklahoma and National teachers associations.
Named the Carter County "Teacher of the Year" in 1967, Mrs. Goodnight had taught Ardmore school children for 44 years before her retirement in 1970.
She is survived by a nephew, Jim Hill, Winter Park, Fla.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Leonard; a brother, Jamie Chandler; and two sisters, Ida Mary Sauer and Hazen Hill.
Memorials may be made to the charity of choice.
Services are under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Geneva Gauntt Bigbie
DALLAS -- Memorial services for former Ardmore resident Geneva Gauntt Bigbie, 93, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at University Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, with the Rev. Tom Peel officiating. Graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore.
Mrs. Bigbie died Feb. 7, 1998, in a Dallas health care facility following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Love Grove, Indian Territory, to John W. and Hattie Ballew Gauntt.
Her family owned Chickasaw Telephone Co. for which she sold advertising. She and Charles Roy Bigbie were married March 22, 1923, at Fort Worth, Texas. They established Bigbie Real Estate and Insurance Co., and after the death of her husband, in 1986, she moved to Dallas in 1991. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church and Insurance Women while in Ardmore.
Survivors include a son, Charles R., Mission, Texas; a daughter, Billye Nutting; and sister, Jessie Kyle, Dallas; a brother, Royce Gauntt, Sulphur; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

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