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Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Eunice E. Hayes are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Maud.
She died June 15, 2003 at the age of 60 at her hoe in Maud.
She was born Dec. 29, 1942 in Midland, Texas to Ottis J. Welch and Claudie Faye (Hamilton) Welch.
She married David Hayes, Sr. on Nov. 2, 1962 in Farmington, N.M.
She was a homemaker and spent the last 15 years as a Rancher’s Wife and was better known as the Ranch Foreman.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Maud.
Casket bearers are James Haws, Brian Haws, Jeffery Haws, Neal Guinn, Glen Whisenhunt and David Sellers.
Honorary bearers are Justin Hayes, Connor Pellman and Anna Hayes.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and one grandson, Zachary Allen Shelton Pellman.
She is survived by her husband, David Hayes of the home, one son, David Hayes, Jr. of Waymart, Pa.; one daughter, Kimberly Hayes Pellman of Maud; three grandchildren; two brothers, Verle Welch of Celestie, Texas and Jesse Welch of Victoria, Texas; three sisters, Naomi Parker of Los Lunas, N.M., Ruth Peterson of Taylorsville, Utah, and Becky Haws of Maud.
Officiating the services will be Rev. Tim Martin.
Interment will follow at the Cummings Cemetery in Maud under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home
Heather Dawn Phillips
Heather Dawn Phillips, infant Wewoka resident, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at OU Children’s Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 11 months. She was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on April 16, 2002, to James Phillips and Cheryl Ann Lewis Phillips.
She is survived by:
Her parents of the home
Siblings: Gabrielle Lewis California
James Phillips III of the home
Angela Sue Phillips Missouri
Lance Ethan Phillips of the home
Robert Wayne Phillips of the home
Paternal Grandparents, James and Pauline Phillips, Wewoka
Maternal Grandparents, Joseph and Patricia Lewis, California
Paternal Great Grandmother, Betty Whitman, California
Maternal Great Grandmother, Betty Morris, Idaho
And a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church, Wewoka, Oklahoma, on Friday, April 11, 2003, at 2:00 P.M., with Rev. Willie A. Reynolds, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home, Wewoka, Oklahoma.
Pallbearers will be Kad’trix Grayson, Micah Pansokey, Nathaniel Perry and James Phillips III.
Betty Henley
Funeral services for former Seminole resident, Betty (Gentry) Mode Henley, of Hominy were scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22 at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.
Interment followed at the Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.
She died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at the age of 72 at St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa.
Henly was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Seminole to William Jefferson Gentry and Malissa (Shaver) Gentry.
She was born, raised and lived in Seminole until 1947, when she lived in many cities across the United States.
She married Howard Eldon Mode in 1947, the father of their two children, Tommy Mode and Cindy Mode Rogers.
She later married Raymond "Doug" Henley on March 27, 1972 in Milton, Fla.
She was a retired dental Hygienist and a member of the Elks Lodge, American Eagles, V.F.W. and the Ladies Auxilary.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Howard Eldon Mode in 1987; second husband, Raymond Henley in 1994; two brothers, Lawrence "Shorty" Gentry and Johnny W. Gentry; two sisters, Pearl (Gentry) Hamlin and Freida Mae (Gentry) Laxton.
She is survived by one son, Tommy Mode of North Port, Ala.; one daughter, Cindy Mode Rogers of Pensacola, Fla.; four sisters, Dee (Gentry) Nelson of Costa Mesa, Calif, Louise (Gentry) Mayfield of Matagorda, Texas, Mary (Gentry) Payne of Hominy and Nancy (Gentry) Barton of Columbus, Miss.; four grandchildren, Billy Mode Copen, Steve Rogers, Kelly Rogers, and Suzy Mode Copen; five great grandchildren, Braden and Tori Mode, Karleigh Shepherd Christian Copen and Nicholas Copen.
Casket bearers were Steve Rogers, Billy Mode, Mark Copen, Spider Barton, David Laxton and Bobbie Laxton.
Honorary bearers were Kenneth Barton Sr., Bob Laxton and Mel Rogers.
Tempie Hail Hensley
Graveside services for Seminole native Tempie Hail Hensley are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Little Cemetery.
Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate.
Services will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Visiting will take place tonight from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Charlet Funeral Home in Clinton.
Hensley died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003 at the age of 95.
She was a devoted wife of Claude E. Hensley for 71 years, and was a loving mother and grandmother.
Hensley had lived in Snyder, Texas, then moved to Huntington, Texas, and then to Weatherford, Texas in 1993.
She had been a resident of Clinton since 2001.
Hensley invited Jesus into her heart at an early age and lived her life committed to him.
She taught Sunday school for many years in Snyder and Huntington, and was a member of the Feliciana Baptist Church.
Hensley was preceded in death by her husband, Claude E. Hensley; one son, Billy Ray Hensley; her parents, Joseph and Lucinda Smith Hail; six brothers, Millard Lafayette Hail, Alma Earl Hail, Joseph Leonard Hail, Eulas Michael (Major) Hail, Olen Lee Hail, and Archable Dee Hail; and two sisters, Corene Hail Hollis and Viola Hail Dehart.
She is survived by one son, Claude Doyle Hensley; and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Hensley’s grandsons.
Frank Hester
Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Twin Oak Baptist Church of Seminole.
He died June 14, 2003, at the age of 78 at Seminole Medical Center Hospital.
He was born May 25, 1925 in Sylvan (east of Little) to Charley Edward Hester and Sadie A. (Seals) Hester.
H was married to Betty (Cline) Hester on Sept. 27, 1947 in Seminole.
He was a former heavy equipment operator, a carpenter, part time minister and was pastor at Twin Oak Baptist Church for 14 months between the years 1967-1968.
He was a merchant marine and a member of the Twin Oak Baptist Church.
Casket bearers will be Chris Perry, Tony Perry, Mark Hester, Wesley Hester, Shane Hester and Bryan Newport.
Honorary bearers will be the men of Twin Oak Baptist Church.
His parents, two brothers, Wesley "Buck" Hester and Henry P. "Sunnie" Hester and one sister, Cora Henderson, preceded him in death.
He is survived by Betty Hester of the home and a large host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Frank was a person who always had time for others.
It was never too cold, too hot, too far, now was he ever too busy to take someone to the hospital, go mow a yard, go to the grocery store, go run an errand for his wife, or just go over and be a friend for a little while, giving comfort through the scripture.
He was truly a people person, always trying to enter the word of God into his conversation, for he truly loved the Lord, accepting Him some 40 years ago as his personal savior.
In the 55 years of marriage to his wife, Betty, they were apart only two weeks one year when he went away to Kansas to the wheat harvest fields.
He always had time to stop and shake hands or give an uplifting thought.
Our family could see his health and strength beginning to wane; knowing now the Lord was preparing our hearts for the time of the morning of June 14.
We all loved him very much and will surely miss him physically but can look forward to seeing him again in Heaven.
Leon Hicks
Funeral services for Seminole resident Leon Joe Hicks are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gray Gish Funeral Home Chapel in Frederick.
Tim Billy will officiate the services.
Burial will follow at the Frederick Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Gray Gish Funeral Home of Frederick.
Hicks died Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at his home at the age of 47.
He was born to Joe Ray Hicks Sr., and Rosabell Jean (Fobb) Hicks on Jan. 28, 1956 in Lawton.
Hicks grew up in Frederick where he attended Frederick Schools and graduated from high school in 1974.
He married Katherine Harjo in 1974 in Frederick.
Hicks worked as a mechanic for Dallas Airmotive, which was renamed Aviall in Frederick.
When the company relocated to Dallas, Texas, Hicks transferred with the company.
He returned to Frederick in the early 1990’s. The couple moved to Seminole in 1997.
Hicks was preceded in death by his father, Joe Ray Hicks, Sr., in 1996.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine, of the home; his mother, Rose Hicks, Frederick; two sons, Chad Hicks, Frederick, and Casey Hicks, Seminole; one daughter, Shannon Hicks, Seminole; six brothers, Roy Hicks, Ricky Hicks, Joe Hicks, Jr., Jerry Hicks, Gary Hicks, and Keith Hicks, all of Frederick; one sister, Joyce Sanders, Winchester, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
Junior Hill
Junior Harm Hill, 69, of Canadian, passed away Friday, March 28, 2003, at the McAlester Regional Medical Center.
Hill was born on March 27, 1934, in Snomac, Oklahoma, the son of Hiram David and Calidonna Belle (Payne) Hill.
He attended school at Wolf and Bowlegs.
He married Eva Flrine (Flo) Castoe on July 31, 1964, in Kingfisher.
They were married for 38 years.
Junior worked as a trucker for Tri State Trucking for 15 years.
He later worked for Triad Trucking Company.
He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Jimmy Tolbert of Springtown, Texas and Randy Hill of Lorenzo, Texas; two daughters, Vicky Weems of Comanche, and Christy Treat of Eufaula; three brothers, Joe Kenneth Hill and Billy Joe Hill of Seminole, James Hill and Kenneth Ray Hill of Shawnee; three sisters, Mary Francis Biswell and Cathrine Payne of Wanette, and Nancy Lee Gordon of Canadian.
He is also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, David; one daughter, Priscilla; two brothers, George Hill and Afton Hill and one sister, Aretta Maye Hill.
Arrangements were made under the direction of Hunn, Black and Merritt Funeral Home of Eufaula.
