System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Howard Adams
Mr. Howard E. Adams, 59, of Seminole, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 at Shawnee Regional Hospital of cancer, a short-known illness to him and his family.
As a young man, he entered the Army and served for 16 years during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War.
After basic training he was sent to Germany. It was there that he met his lovely wife, Rosemarie Bertsch.
They have been married for 37 years.
Howard was born in Webster County, W.Va. on Jan. 2, 1940.
He is the son of the late Ralph "Sox" Adams and Phelma (Blake) Adams.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ralph, and an infant brother, Paul Leroy.
Mr. Adams worked overseas for Haliburton Oilfield Services doing offshore drilling.
He went to work for them in 1974 after his military service.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie, of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ralph Adams, Seminole, and Billy and Sophia Adams, Seminole; one daughter, Petra Thurman, Hot Springs, Ark.; one granddaughter, Taylor Jo Adams; one grandson, Joshua Briley; three stepgrandsons, Chase, Dillon and Dakota; one brother, Edgel Adams and his wife, Dora Jean, of Cowen, W.Va.; four sisters, Margie and her husband, Howard Barry, Tulsa, June and her husband, Jack Whitney, Cottageville, W.Va., Ruth Gibbs, Camden-on-Gauley, W.Va., and Irene and her husband, Otis Addington, Cottle, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.
Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee.
Pauline Adams
Graveside services for Maud resident Pauline Geneva Adams, 70, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Konawa Cemetery.
Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the services. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.
Adams died Tuesday, July 13, 1999.
She was born Aug. 28, 1928 in Heavener to Emma Marie and Walker Bolton.
A homemaker, she was of the Baptist faith, and had lived in Maud for the past 20 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Sharp, Wynnewood, and Linda Morrison, Seminole; one son, Jimmy Adams, Maud; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Neil Addington
Graveside services for Konawa resident Neil Sterling Addington, 57, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home.
Addington died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999 in Oklahoma City.
He was born June 7, 1942 in Konawa to Viola and James Addington.
A veteran, he had served with the United States Army.
He had been a Konawa resident since 1970.
Addington married Edith Vivian McGill on June 11, 1971 in Gainesville, Texas. She survives him of the home.
Addington was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Other survivors include one daughter, Linda Burke, Woodward; one stepdaughter, Kathy Landrum, Tahlequah; one stepson, Dean Kelly, Konawa; three sisters, Marie Farris, Boise City, Stella Peoples, Konawa and Linda Arnold, South Carolina; and seven grandchildren.
Olan Allen
Funeral services for native Wewokan Olan Woodrow Allen, 84, were held today at Oakwood Cemetery.
Minister Doris Weisser officiated at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Gaskill-Owens Funeral Chapel in Shawnee.
Allen died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at his home in Shawnee.
He was born Sept. 22, 1914 in Wewoka to Uriah Soloman and Lena (Ladd) Allen.
A veteran, he served in the US Army 160th Field Artillery during World War II, and received three bronze service stars.
Allen attended Wewoka Schools, and worked as an electrician at Tinker Air Force Base before retiring in 1974.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Allen was married to Ruth Marie Allen, who survives him of the home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.
Other survivors include three sons, Olan Allen Jr., Santa Clara, Calif., Johnnie David Allen, Overland Park, Kan., and Denver Jay Allen, Shawnee; two daughters, Sherrie Smith, Renton, Wash., and Kathryn Kay Sheesley, Moore; three sisters, Ruby Sharum, Orange, Calif., Wilma Neal, Wewoka, and Alice Carter, Eugene, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Velva Allred
Velva Young Allred, 83 year-old Seminole resident, died June 17 in her home.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church of Calvin under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.
Rev. David McDougal and Rev. Jim Lawrence officiated. Burial was in Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Allred was born Nov. 14, 1915, in Seymore, Texas, to Rosie Lee (DeShaz) and Albert Clayton Young.
She was raised in the Calvin area and attended Gerty Schools, where she graduated in 1933.
She lived in Oklahoma City, and later Atwood, before moving to Seminole in 1994.
Allred was a Freewill Baptist.
She married Gene Allred on Oct. 3, 1942, in El Reno. He survives her, of the home.
Other survivors include one son, Stanley Allred, Oklahoma City; one daughter, Gail Rooms, Seminole; one brother, Oscar Lee Young, Earlsboro; three sisters, Gertrude Nose, Odessa, Texas, Juanita Bolinger and Wanda Parks, both of Atwood; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, A.C. Young; and one sister, Lillie Helbert.
Darryl Alsip
Graveside services for Maud graduate Darryl Ray Alsip, 39, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Romulus Cemetery in Romulus.
Billy Merritt will officiated at the service. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Home.
Alsip died Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in Shawnee.
He was born Aug. 4, 1959 in Shawnee to Bob and Cora Alsip.
He attended school at Maud, then at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech.
Alsip was an appliance repairman for A&A Appliances.
He was preceded in death by his mother; grandmothers Della Stewart and Estelle Alsip; and grandfather Jim Corbett Alsip.
Survivors include two daughters, Renea Williamson and Karlotta Alsip, both of Seminole; one son, Joshua Alsip, Seminole; his father, of Shawnee; four sisters, Sharon Miller, Tecumseh, Lynn Alsip, Earlsboro, Darla Robbins, Shawnee, and Marlene Haynes, Ada; grandfather, Floyd Harjo, Wewoka; and one grandson.
Lee Ames
Lee R. Ames, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son, died Dec. 8, 1999 at home at the age of 58.
He was born June 29, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Mae Faris Ames; daughters, Jennifer Mae Ames McAnulty and husband, Thomas Neal, and Melissa Mae Ames Shannon.
He was the grandfather of Leisa Mae, Christopher Robert and Cody Ellis Ames Shannon and future son-in-law, Gregory Winston Barton.
Ames is also survived by his mother, Mary L. Ames of Seminole.
He was preceded in death by his father, Virl Ames.
Ames graduated from Capitol Hill High School and attended the University of Oklahoma.
He was a typesetter and graphic artist for 30 years, retiring from the Journal Record Publishing Co. and was owner of Alphasource, Inc., from 1979 to 1991.
Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 at Guardian Midtown Funeral Home Chapel, Oklahoma City.
Samuel Anders
Funeral services for Konawa resident Samuel Albert Anders, 84, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.
Virgil Romine will officiate at the service. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Anders died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Konawa.
He was born Dec. 31, 1914 in Vamoosa to Margaret Virginia and Lafayette Anders.
An oilfield worker, Anders lived in the Konawa area all of his life, and was a member of the Church of Christ of Sasakwa.
He married Madge Anders in Ada on Sept. 15, 1947. She survives him of the home.
Other survivors include Emily Loden, California, Marina Sue White, Shawnee and Carman Jane Green, Vamoosa; one son, Ulyesses Sammy Anders, of the home; one brother, Warren Anders, Chickasha; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The pallbearers are listed as family members.
