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2012 Journal

Oklahoma Annual Conference The United Methodist Church

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Mark S. BarnettDwight D. DarrahHardie M. HigginsHarold A. Honnold

Kenneth W. HowardDennis C. Jones

Wesley R. KimballLawson G. Lee

Robert L. MajorsJene Miller

Mary Lou Branscum MillisCharles H. Richardson

Roy C. RowlanDale SullivanJim C. Taylor

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Pearl BoyceSibyl EdmondsonHelen EisenbergDonna HawkinsRebecca Heaton

Esther KayLawanda Majors

Birdie PayetteVirginia Pipkin

Frances PostRoberta ShepardRuby Simpson

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Rev. MaRk S. BaRnett

Rev. Mark S. Barnett, 50, of Midwest City, Okla., died Nov. 9, 2011. He was senior pastor of Wickline United Methodist Church at the time of his death.

Mark was born Jan. 20, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, to Beverly and the late Rev. Marcus Barnett. He earned a bachelor’s in education/vocal performance at East Central University and his divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary. He was a member of the National Phi Kappa Tau and National Sigma Theta Epsilon Christian Men’s fraternities.

He and Linda Dicus married on June 2, 1990.Rev. Barnett began his ministry career in 1989 as youth minister at Perry UMC. He then

was appointed as the first campus ministry director at Oklahoma City University, where he served for five years. He pastored Hinton UMC for eight years, before his appointment to Wickline. He was ordained in 1993.

Among his Church leadership, Barnett was an Oklahoma Conference clergy mentor; OKC-North District Board of Ministry member; and Camps dean, counselor, and curriculum writer. He led many mission teams.

In the Midwest City/Del City community, he was a motivational speaker and led community prayer services. He was a member of the Tinker/Mid-Del Family YMCA Board of Directors, chaired the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, and was honored as YMCA Volunteer of the Year 2007-08. He also was honored as Volunteer of the Year for the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce in 2006.

Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Linda; daughters Taylor and Brenden; and honorary son Joe Nett.

His life was celebrated Nov. 12 at Wickline UMC.

Rev. Dwight DaRRah

Rev. Dr. Dwight D. Darrah, 84, of Bartlesville, Okla., died March 26, 2012. His ministry career extended more than half a century.

Dwight was born in Oklahoma City on March 31, 1927, and grew up in Clinton. He attended the University of Oklahoma, and graduated from Oklahoma City University and Boston University. He served in the U.S. Army. OCU recognized him with a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1982.

On Aug. 15, 1951, in Okeene, he married Carolina “Becky” Beckloff. She predeceased him in 2011.

His first appointment was in 1947. He was ordained in 1955. He served twice as a district superintendent, leading the former Altus and Ada Districts. He was pastor at El Reno-Ellison Avenue, Laverne, Hinton, Harrison Memorial and Lake Churches in Tulsa, Kingfisher, OKC-Mayfair Heights, Tulsa-St. Paul’s, Muskogee-St. Paul, and Bartlesville-East Cross.

In the 1970s, he was the superintendent of the Oklahoma United Methodist Children’s Home in Tahlequah and the Frances E. Willard Home for Girls in Tulsa.

He had been pastor emeritus at East Cross since his retirement in 1992. He also worked then as a literacy tutor, minister of pastoral care, and law firm clerk. He was an avid reader.

Survivors include three children, David and Mark Darrah and Linda Darrah Reynolds, and two grandsons.

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Memorial service was held March 31 at Boston Avenue Church, Tulsa, officiated by

Revs. Charles Stewart of Altus and Eva Marie Campbell of Tulsa. Arrangements were by Stanley’s Funeral Home, Tulsa.

Rev. haRDie Mack higginS

Rev. Hardie Mack Higgins, age 67, of Cedar Hill, Texas, died Jan. 23, 2012.Hardie was born Sept. 8, 1944, in Blackwell, Okla., to Jack and Lenore Higgins. As a

young enlisted soldier, he served two deployments in Vietnam. Two decades later, he became a U.S. Army chaplain.

He attended Northern Oklahoma College and graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma University in 1982. In 1983 he earned a divinity degree from Phillips seminary, and he was ordained a United Methodist elder in 1985.

Rev. Higgins pastored at Jefferson, Renfrow, and Copan churches in Oklahoma between 1978 and 1984.

He became an active-duty chaplain in 1984. Before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2005, his chaplaincy included service in Kuwait during Desert Storm and in Iraq. He also served in Germany, Korea, and Guantanamo. He received the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, four Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, and other awards.

In 2006 he earned a doctorate from Grace Theological Seminary. At the time of his death, he was studying Global Leadership in a doctoral program at Dallas Baptist University.

Survivors include his wife, Younghee Higgins; son Christopher Higgins; daughter Leslie Sykes; and a grandson.

Service was Jan. 27 at Blackwell UMC, officiated by Revs. James Hollifield and Pam Cottrill. Burial, with military honors, was at Blackwell Cemetery. Directing was Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Rev. haRolD honnolD

Rev. Harold A. Honnold, age 93, of Enid, Okla., died Jan. 17, 2012.Harold was born July 14, 1918, in Sand Springs, Okla., to Wilbur and Lula Jane (Lewis)

Honnold. He received a bachelor’s degree from Phillips University, Enid, and obtained a divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

He married Fay Shelton on July 16, 1944, in Dallas.He was ordained in 1945. He served as a pastor for more than 41 years, retiring in 1985.

Churches he served were Harrah, Kaw City, Hunter, Newkirk, Ryan, Carter Avenue in Ardmore, Geary, Chelsea, Atoka, Hagler Memorial in Tulsa, Wynnewood, Wetumka, OKC-Otterbein, OKC-St. Paul’s, Rose Hill in Tulsa, Jones, Okeene, and Waukomis. After retiring to Enid, he continued to pastor at churches in that area. He performed weddings and funerals until July 2011.

Survivors include daughter Mary Fay McCumber, two grandsons, and a great-granddaughter. His wife predeceased him.

Graveside service was Jan. 20 at Waukomis Cemetery, with Rev. Larry McCumber officiating, under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

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Rev. kenneth howaRD

Rev. Kenneth Weldon Howard, 82, of Cathedral City, Calif., died July 30, 2011.He was born on April 20, 1929, on his grandfather’s ranch near Spanish Fort, Texas, to Robert

and Ada Howard. He was age 2 when his family moved to Waurika, Okla. A graduate of Southern Methodist University and Duke Divinity School, he did post-

graduate study at Cambridge University, England, and Melbourne University, Australia. His ministry career extended from 1951 to 1991, mostly in Oklahoma and also South Carolina.

He was ordained in 1955. He was director of United Methodist Cooperative Ministries (now Restore Hope Ministries) in Tulsa for more than eight years. Also in Oklahoma, he served Lambuth and Penn Avenue churches in Oklahoma City; Grove; Harrah; Stroud; Vinita/Big Cabin; and in Tulsa: Memorial Drive, Harvard Avenue, and at Boston Avenue, where he was an associate pastor.

He was a member of the Oklahoma Conference boards for Ordained Ministry, Church & Society, and Frances Willard Home.

Loving to travel, he had visited 92 countries and gone around the world twice. He conducted preaching missions in Brazil and Malaysia, led Holy Land tours, and taught English in China with Global Volunteers.

He retired to Palm Springs, Calif., in 1995. He was a founding member of the Stonewall Democrats, FrontRunners, Metropolitan Community Church, and Sunday Night Live of Palm Springs United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his partner, Bill Gray; his children, Mark, Kevin, and Meredith Howard and Shannon Howard-Bravo; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and Elizabeth Howard, to whom he was married for 33 years.

Memorial service was Sept. 17 at Tulsa-Boston Avenue UMC, officiated by Rev. Bill Crowell, with interment at the church’s columbarium.

Rev. DenniS caRlton JoneS Rev. Dennis Carlton Jones, 65, of Skiatook, Okla., died Sept. 27, 2011. Dennis was born March 28, 1946, in Oklahoma City, to Henry and Lucile (Minton) Jones. He

was a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma and Phillips Theological Seminary. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the Vietnam War.

Dennis Jones married Cherlyn Hannaford on June 10, 1967.He began his ministry in 1979 and was the founding pastor of Claremore-St. Andrew’s. He

was ordained in 1983. He also served at Ochelata, Kremlin, Davis, Mount Zion near El Reno, Sentinel/Rocky, Lawton Heights, and Yale/Maramec. He was assigned to Honorable Location in 2002 and to Honorable Location Retired in 2008.

Survivors include his wife, daughters Rachael Jones and Christina Bertwell, and four grandchildren.

Service was Oct. 1 at Skiatook-First UMC, officiated by Rev. Norm Wasson, with burial at Osage Garden Cemetery, directed by Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home.

Rev. weSley RoBeRt kiMBall

Rev. Wesley Robert Kimball, age 86, of Sherman, Texas, died Dec. 25, 2011. At the time of his death, he was serving his seventh year as pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church in Hugo.

Wes was born March 31, 1925, in Fairview, Okla., to William and Anna (Price) Kimball. He grew up on his family’s homestead south of Seiling.

He married Shirley I. Reed on Dec. 5, 1964.

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He held degrees from Phillips University at Enid, Miami (Ohio) University, and United Theological Seminary, and did further graduate study at five other schools, including Perkins School of Theology.

Rev. Kimball received his license to preach in 1948, was ordained as a deacon in 1955, as an elder in 1977, and officially retired in 1987. He also served in the West Ohio and North Texas Conferences. In Oklahoma he also pastored at Marshall, Yewed/Prairie Valley, Sulphur-St. Paul, Gene Autry, Martha, Lawton-Sullivan Village, and Quinton. He also spoke and led revivals in those three states as well as in Louisiana, West Virginia, and Alaska.

His military service also was extensive, with commissions in both the Army and Air Force. He enlisted in 1943 and served during World War II and the Korean War. After 33 years with the military, including work as an auxiliary chaplain, he retired as an Air Force lieutenant colonel in 1981. He also served 30 years in the Air Force Civil Service.

He held a number of civilian and military honors, including three humanitarian awards from the Greater Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce. He established Sharing Hope in Hugo Inc. and had been president of the Hugo Ministerial Alliance and administrator of its Benevolence Fund.

At the time of his death, he also was president of Kimball Construction Co. and president/board chairman of Kimball Land & Cattle Co.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years; daughter Anna Allen; sons John, Edward, William, and David Kimball; eight grandchildren and one stepgranddaughter, nine great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Service was Dec. 28 at Wesley UMC, Hugo. Burial with full military honors was at Fort Sill National Cemetery. Directing was Miller & Miller Funeral Home, Hugo.

Rev. lawSon geRalD lee

Rev. Lawson Gerald Lee, age 93, of Enid, Okla., died Nov. 23, 2011. His ministry career stretched from Oklahoma and Louisiana to Peru and Uruguay.

He was born May 9, 1918, in Homestead, Okla., to George and Cecille (Smith) Lee. He was valedictorian of both grade school and high school at Homestead, and excelled in athletics. At age 15, he made and played his own violin. He later built electric organs for three churches.

He attended NWU, SMU, and USC. Rev. Lee was ordained in 1945.In Oklahoma, Rev. Lee served at Keyes, Mutual, Enid-Grand Avenue, Catoosa, Lawton-St.

Paul’s, and Cleo Springs, officially retiring in 1983. He also ministered at Arnett and Kremlin. In Louisiana, he pastored churches in New Orleans and Logansport.

In Lima, Peru, he was the national director for Church World Service. He helped guide rebuilding after a 1970 earthquake in that country. In Uruguay, he served 21 years, establishing and building churches; his assignments included district superintendent as well as executive secretary/national head of the Methodist Church of Uruguay.

In Enid, he managed Root Real Estate-Century 21. His skills included carpentry; he built his house and others. Among his hobbies were photo restoration, writing and making books, painting, and collecting stamps.

Survivors include his wife, Elsa E. Martinez, and his daughter, Susana Rivera.Service was Nov. 28 at Enid Cemetery Chapel, officiated by Rev. Grayson Lucky, with

arrangements by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

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Rev. RoBeRt leonaRD MaJoRS & lawanDa MaJoRS

In 2011, both Rev. Robert Leonard Majors and his wife, Lawanda, joined the Church Eternal. Their marriage spanned 60 years. They met while attending Oklahoma City University and married on Sept. 2, 1951.

Robert was born Dec. 27, 1928, and died at age 82 on Dec. 9, 2011, in Oklahoma City. His parents were Louie and Gladys Majors.

His clergy career included service as McAlester District superintendent.He first pastored at Wanette/Trousdale in 1950. He was ordained in 1955. He also served

Moore-First, OKC-Wickline, Chickasha-Epworth, Sapulpa-First, Tahlequah, Watonga, OKC-Second, Marietta, Blair, Grant/Fort Towson, and Jones. He officially retired in 1997.

Only days before his death, he was participating in church life at Moore-First and Moore-New Life.

Lawanda was born April 18, 1927, in Altus and died at age 84 on Oct. 25, 2011, in Oklahoma City. Her parents were Ben and Vaud Brown. In college, she was a double major, in vocal music and secretarial science. She directed choirs in churches where her husband pastored, and she was an acclaimed soloist. She worked as a secretary at Perkins School of Theology and a number of churches.

Survivors include their son, Robleigh Majors, and a grandson.Service for Mrs. Majors was Oct. 31, and for Rev. Majors, Dec. 14. Both funerals were at

Moore-First UMC, with burial at Altus. Arrangements were by John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel, Moore.

Rev. Jene MilleR

Rev. Dr. Walter Jene Miller, 86, of Arnett, Okla., died May 17, 2011.Jene was one of twin sons born to Raymond and Nono Miller on Oct. 25, 1924, in Hollis,

Okla. He knew from an early age that he was bound for the ministry. At 18, he enlisted in

the Army. Because he was licensed to preach, played piano, and typed, he qualified as a chaplain’s assistant. During World War II, he served that role in Europe, including in the Normandy Invasion.

He met Gloria F. Swanson through the Wesley Foundation while studying at the University of Oklahoma, preaching at Washington UMC, and serving as youth director at Purcell. They married in 1948.

He earned a B.A. in English at OU and master’s degrees at East Texas State University and Southern Methodist University. His doctoral work was done at National Christian University of Missouri.

In 1951, he began his ministry career in the North Texas Conference. His first Oklahoma appointment was in 1954 at Bartlesville and Barnsdall, and he was ordained as an elder that year. He also served East Cross and Limestone churches in Bartlesville, OKC-Britton, Blackwell, OKC-Linwood, Edmond-First, Altus-Grace, Snyder/Mountain Park, and Kingston. After retirement, he was pastor at Arnett, 1994-2007.

Miller also was a campus minister at OU, and he directed Skyline Urban Ministry and TEEM (The Education & Employment Ministry) in Oklahoma City.

He advocated against prejudice and was active in the U.S. civil rights movement. He was one of the creators of the “Gridiron” show at the Annual Conference. Shortly before his death, he delivered the baccalaureate address at Arnett High School.

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Survivors include his wife of 63 years, daughters Nona Clifton and Karen Miller Ballard, and two grandsons.

Service was June 2 at the Arnett High School Auditorium. Graveside service was at Hollis. Arrangements were by Shaw Funeral Home, Arnett.

Rev. MaRy lou BRanScuM MilliS

Rev. Mary Lou Branscum Millis, 79, of Muskogee, Okla., died Sept. 2, 2011. She was the first female elder ordained in the Oklahoma Conference.

Mary Lou was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Vian, Okla., to H.W. and Hattie (Moss) Branscum. She graduated from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. She was ordained as a deacon in 1966 and as an elder in 1969. She served churches between 1967 and 1975, when she was assigned to Honorable Location.

In a 2006 newspaper interview, she said a friend had urged her to consider a career in the Church rather than work as an educator. She recalled that her father worried she might not be accepted as a clergy member, and “my mother was kind of proud of it.”

Her first appointment was to Fletcher. She also served at Tulsa-Trinity, Okmulgee-Butler Memorial, and Bartlesville-First.

When Rev. Branscum married Lawrence Millis, a Muskogee optometrist, in the 1970s, she became a full-time homemaker. He predeceased her.

Survivors include her sister Peggy Rosenberg; nephews Jack, Richard, and Alan Rosenberg; and niece Terri Gogel.

Private service was held Sept. 3 at Garden of Memories in Vian.

Rev. chaRleS holt RichaRDSon

Rev. Charles Holt Richardson, age 82, of Tulsa, Okla., died Dec. 7, 2011. Charles was born Nov. 4, 1929, in Ray City, Okla., to Holt and Ida Mae (Teague)

Richardson. He graduated from Coffee Junior College in 1949, Southern Methodist University in 1951, and Duke Divinity School in 1954. He received an honorary doctorate from Oklahoma City University.

He was ordained as an elder in 1955. His ministry career included service as superintendent of the Oklahoma City South District and as executive director at Oklahoma Methodist Manor in Tulsa.

He served appointments at OKC-Grace, Durant, Tulsa-Boston Avenue, Mangum, Sulphur, Mooreland, and Norman-Goodrich. He was an associate at Asbury in Tulsa when he retired in 1997.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Anna Arnold Richardson; children Beth, Charlie, and Thomas, and three grandchildren; stepchildren Trish Deal and Amy Caudle, and five stepgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Wilson Richardson and a stepson, Mike Barnes.

Memorial service was Dec. 9 at Tulsa-Asbury UMC.

Rev. Roy Rowlan

Rev. Roy C. Rowlan, age 96, of Canute, Okla., died Nov. 27, 2011. He served almost a half-century as a pastor.

Roy was born Dec. 2, 1914, on the family farm near Canute, to Orvel and Iva (Kimmel) Rowlan. He married Ella Jane Bogle on July 18, 1937.

At Canute High School, he was valedictorian of the Class of 1932, and he was licensed to preach that same year. A 1938 graduate of Oklahoma City University, he was later honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. In 1941, he earned his master’s at Southern Methodist University

348 Memoirsand began preaching at Butler. He was ordained in 1943.

He also pastored at Wheatland, Chickasha, Temple, Carnegie, Shattuck, Purcell, Cherokee, OKC-Penn Avenue, Heavener/Hodgen, Enid Central, Hobart/Roosevelt, Watonga, and Lindsay/Criner.

Rev. Rowlan is credited with building churches at Pocasset and Ninnekah and dedicating them debt-free. For 20 years, he chaired the Investment Finance Committee of the Methodist Retirement & Healthcare Center in Clinton. He served in the Elk City Ministerial Alliance and was a youth director for Lawton, Clinton, and Woodward Districts.

The couple retired to his family’s farm in 1980. At age 90, he traveled to Russia.His community leadership was extensive. He established the United Fund in four towns.

He was inducted into the Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He was president of the Western Oklahoma Historical Society and of Help Inc. He was a board member for Beckham County Rural Water District No. 3. He was a Rotarian and Salvation Army leader, among other civic activities.

Survivors include daughters Barbara Owen and Donna Rowlan, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife and a son, William.

Service was Dec. 2 at Elk City-First United Methodist Church, where he was active in retirement. Burial was at Fairlawn Cemetery. Arrangements were by Martin Funeral Home, Elk City.

Rev. Dale Sullivan

Rev. Dale Sullivan, 81, of Durant, Okla., died June 26, 2011. He was born Dec. 18, 1929, in Clayton, Okla., to Elmer and Jessie (Steele) Sullivan. Dale and Joyce married in 1973, and again in 1994 in Hugo.

He received his license to preach in 1994. A Local Pastor, he served at Hugo-Wesley UMC and Tuskahoma, continuing several years beyond his official retirement in 2006.

At the time of his death, the Sullivans were attending Calera UMC.He was a ham radio operator and enjoyed photography.Survivors include his wife, Joyce Sullivan; daughters Sherry Saunders, Tamara

Rubenstein, Rene Harper, and Michelle Owens; sons Randy and Michael Sullivan; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Service was July 1 at Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home Chapel, Durant, with Rev. Charles King officiating. Graveside service at Highland Cemetery was private.

Rev. JiM tayloR

Rev. Dr. James Carroll Taylor Jr., 77, of Oklahoma City, died June 20, 2011. His widow is Rev. Helen Taylor, retired elder.

Jim was born Jan. 22, 1934, in Sentinel, Okla. He and Helen married on Dec. 16, 1954. He earned a B.A. from Oklahoma City University, a master’s and Ph.D. from Yale, and a divinity degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1985.

His ministry began in 1955 at Choctaw, and he retired in 1999. He taught in the Department of Religion at Oklahoma City University for 14 years and at Phillips seminary in Enid for eight years. His field was Old Testament study. Churches he served include Tulsa-Sheridan Avenue, OKC-Crown Heights, OKC-Aldersgate, Jefferson/Renfrow, Choctaw, and OKC-Billy Hooten.

He had been an elected delegate to the South Central Jurisdictional Conference. Since retirement in 1999, the Taylors were active at OKC-Leland Clegg UMC.He also is survived by daughter Janet Yeracaris, son Peter Mercer-Taylor, and five

grandchildren.Graveside service was June 21 at Port Cemetery near Sentinel, and Rev. Taylor was

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buried in a wooden casket that he crafted. Two memorial services were held: July 29 at First UMC in Sentinel, and July 30 at OCU’s Angie Smith Chapel. Officiants were Revs. Kathy Leithner and Andrew Tevington. Arrangements were by Musick Varner Funeral Home, Sentinel.

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PeaRl holDeRReaD Boyce

Pearlie Lee Holderread Boyce, age 106, of North Manchester, Ind., died Dec. 11, 2011. She was the widow of Rev. Wallace L. Boyce, who died in 1954. Pearl was born Feb. 24, 1905, near Cushing, in Indian Territory, to Henry and Minnie Belle (Fillmore) Holderread. She earned a bachelor’s degree (home economics) at McPherson (Kansas) College in 1931. She worked for a year with the Santee tribe in Nebraska. She also taught elementary school for 10 years.

Pearl and Wallace married in 1934. Pearl was secretary for 13 years and minister of visitation for three years at Stillwater-

First United Methodist Church. Later she moved from Stillwater to live with son Paul Boyce of Wheaton, Ill. In 1995, she moved to a retirement community in North Manchester.

During her 80s and 90s, Pearl made a quilt every year. She sewed her own clothes until she was 94. She also sewed for residents of the retirement community.

Survivors include her son Paul, daughter Dona Boyce-Manoukian, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Service was to be at Timbercrest, the Church of the Brethren retirement center in North Manchester, with burial in Oklahoma. Officiating was the Timbercrest chaplain, Carol Pfeifer. Arrangements were by McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

SiByl ann eDMonDSon

Sibyl Ann Edmondson, 85, of Tulsa, Okla., died Nov. 14, 2011. She was the wife of Rev.Justus Heber Edmondson, retired.

Sibyl was born Jan. 14, 1926, in Conway, Ark., to Byron and Coy (Hays) Thompson. She graduated from the University of Arkansas.

Rev. and Mrs. Edmondson were married for 63 years. She was a homemaker.She was a member of Tulsa-Boston Avenue UMC, the New Covenant Class, and United

Methodist Women. She had been an officer of Church Women United and was a member of the American Guild of Organists.

Survivors include her husband, daughters Carolyn Buso and Nancy Alston, a grandson, and two great-granddaughters. She was predeceased by a son, Mark.

Memorial service was Nov. 17 at Boston Avenue UMC, with family service at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were by Ninde Brookside, Tulsa.

helen lowe eiSenBeRg

Helen Lowe Eisenberg, 90, of Richmond Hill, Ga., died Aug. 29, 2011. She was the widow of Rev. John Lawrence “Larry” Eisenberg, who died in 1997.

Helen was born March 11, 1921, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Joseph and Stella Park. She earned a music education degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and did graduate work at Garrett Biblical Institute and the University of Virginia.

Larry and Helen married on Aug. 29, 1943. They collaborated throughout his ministry career, which stretched from 1943 to 1985,

and concluded in the Oklahoma Conference. They were United Methodist missionaries in Rhodesia, Africa, and Red Bird Mission, Kentucky. They moved to Oklahoma in 1973.

She also was a co-author and editor with him, taught public school, and was an editor in Virginia.

350 MemoirsSurvivors include children Don and John Eisenberg and Laren Reincheld, foster daughter

Pat Brown, and nine grandchildren.Memorial service was Sept. 1 in the chapel of Magnolia Manor, Richmond Hill, with

interment in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa. Arrangements were by Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes.

Donna aileen hawkinS

Donna Aileen Hawkins, 84, of Oklahoma City died Feb. 29, 2012. She was the wife of K. Norwood “Woody” Hawkins, a retired diaconal minister.

Donna was born June 27, 1927, near Kremlin, Okla., to C.R. and Lillie Schultz. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Phillips University, Enid, in 1949, and a master’s in business education in 1956 from Oklahoma A&M College. She began work toward a doctorate at the University of Oklahoma and Central State University.

She taught at high schools in Oklahoma and Kansas. She retired in 1987 from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Donna and Woody married on June 6, 1959. His consecrated lay ministry, especially in music, included positions in Lawton, Oklahoma City, and Chickasha. He retired in 1994.

She was a member of Putnam City United Methodist Church and the New Hope Sunday School Class. She also was active in the Oklahoma County Retired Educators Association, Oklahoma Education Association, Beta Sigma Phi, and Chapter DN of PEO.

Survivors include her husband and also daughter Renee Stallings.Service was March 3 at Putnam City UMC, under the direction of Guardian Funeral

Homes West Chapel, Oklahoma City.

ReBecca caRolyn heaton

Rebecca Carolyn Lowe Heaton, 97, of Yukon, Okla., died Nov. 1, 2011. She was the widow of Rev. Loren G. Heaton, who died in 1999.

She was born Oct. 11, 1914, in Davenport, Okla., to Erah and Carrie (Colvin) Lowe. She was a homemaker and active in United Methodist Women. She enjoyed craft sewing and gardening.

In retirement, Rev. and Mrs. Heaton lived in a cabin home at Lake Eufaula. She moved to Yukon in the late 1990s.

Survivors include sons John Heaton and James Heaton, daughter Jeanne Pratt, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial service was Nov. 5 at Yukon-First UMC, directed by Smith & Turner Mortuary, Yukon.

eStheR kay

Esther Clarice Lorene Mabery Kay, 91, of Big Cabin, Okla., died Feb. 27, 2012. She was the widow of Rev. Woodrow “Gene” Kay.

Esther was born Jan. 30, 1921, in Vinita, Okla., to Charles and Osa Mabery. She and Gene married in 1939, and they settled into farming and ranching. During World War II, she worked for a DuPont munitions plant.

Rev. Kay entered ministry in 1944, and she joined him as they served Evangelical United Brethren and United Methodist churches in the state. In 1985 they retired to the Big Cabin area. Rev. Kay died in 2004.

Esther was enthusiastic about horses and art; she inspired and amused many through chalk drawings and cartoon letters.

Survivors include a son, Joe, and two grandchildren. A daughter, Jeanne, also predeceased her.

Memorial service was March 10 at Otterbein UMC, where they ministered during retirement. Directing was Luginbuel Funeral Home, Langley.

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Birdie Ruth Rupe Payette, 94, of Walters, Okla., died Jan. 26, 2012. She was the widow of Rev. Clair Ambrose Payette, who died in 1983.

The youngest of 10 children, Birdie was born Jan. 30, 1917, near Walters, to David and Jessie (Eggleston) Rupe.

Clair and Birdie married on Christmas Eve 1933, at the Methodist parsonage in Walters. The couple lived at Walters and then farmed east of Lawton and at Sterling before he entered the ministry in 1952. Upon his retirement in 1978, the couple moved back to Walters.

She was a longtime member of Walters-First UMC; she was president of United Methodist Women and chaired the church’s funeral dinner committee for many years.

She also worked in home health care and, for a time, ran the Senior Citizens Center.Survivors include seven children: Fern Yackeyonney, Bessie Sullivan, and Jessie, David,

Richard, Becky, and Donnie Payette; 20 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside service was Jan. 28 at Walters Cemetery, directed by Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home.

viRginia louiSe PiPkin

Virginia Louise Pipkin, 89, of Pocola, Okla., died Jan. 23, 2012. She was the widow of Rev. Morris B. Pipkin, who died in 1999.

Virginia was born Nov. 22, 1922, at Fort Smith, Ark., to Omer and Nell (Moore) Weaver. She and Rev. Pipkin married on Nov. 20, 1940.

A member of Pocola UMC, she was its lay delegate to Annual Conference for many years. She also had been a Lay Leader and member of United Methodist Women.

She was a homemaker. She had served as a Cub Scout den mother and also was a substitute school teacher.

Survivors include sons M. Bruce Pipkin Jr. and Jonathan Pipkin; daughters Betty Ann Walker, Jean Henderson, Nancy Clark, and Karen Schmid; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Service was Jan. 27 at Pocola UMC, officiated by Revs. Thomas Corrigan, Charles Hannah, and James Ogden, with burial at Macedonia Cemetery, Pocola. Directing was Evans & Miller Funeral Home, Pocola.

FRanceS cRutchFielD PoSt

Frances Sue Crutchfield Post, age 85, of Greeley, Colo., died Nov. 13, 2011. She was the wife of Rev. Dr. William “Billy” Morgan Post Sr., retired.

Frances was born Sept. 24, 1926, in McKenzie, Tenn., to Henry and Gertrude (Tucker) Crutchfield. On Christmas Eve 1942, childhood sweethearts Frances and Billy were married. During World War II, she worked as a payroll clerk in a U.S. defense plant.

In 1950, both graduated from Holmes College of the Bible, with Th.B. degrees. They lived some years in Greeley, beginning in 1956. She later earned a B.A. at Northwest University, Kirkland, Wash., and M.A. at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.

Rev. Post’s first pastorate was in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, in 1969. Mrs. Post was a homemaker and was always active in church life, teaching Sunday

School and Pioneer Girls, Vacation Bible School, and youth camps. She organized Young Women’s Auxiliary and was a longtime member of a women’s Bible-study group. Mrs. Post had been a member of Greeley Wesleyan Church for 20 years.

She also earned a master’s degree at the University of North Carolina. She was a church secretary, 1981-85.

Rev. Post retired in Oklahoma in 1991, from Ponca City-St. Paul’s, and the couple returned to Greeley. He later pastored Evans UMC, and they traveled extensively, including touring the Holy Land.

Rev. Post has been on staff at Greeley Wesleyan Church, serving as director of Home Care, for 18 years.

352 MemoirsMrs. Post’s survivors include her husband of 69 years, daughter Lynne, son William Jr.,

and five grandchildren. A daughter, Judith, predeceased her.Service was Nov. 17 at Greeley Wesleyan Church, with burial was at Sunset Memorial

Gardens, directed by Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services.

RoBeRta BayliFF ShePaRD

Josephine Roberta Estes Bayliff Shepard, age 92, of Tuttle, Okla., died Dec. 29, 2011. She was the widow of Rev. Raymond B. Shepard, who died in 2002.

Roberta was born during a blizzard on Jan. 27, 1919, on a cattle ranch at Eureka, Kan. Her parents were Joseph and Laura (Hester) Estes. The family moved to Oklahoma when she was 2 weeks old. In 1935, she married Clayton Bayliff, and they had six children.

Roberta joined the United Methodist church at Rosston, where she was the youth leader for nine years.

In 1959, she began working at the Rosston post office. She then served as postmaster in Rosston and Buffalo until retiring in 1979, and her work included training new postmasters throughout western Oklahoma. In 1991, she was named to chair a national effort to prevent post office closings.

On Dec. 23, 1973, Roberta married Rev. Shepard in the Buffalo United Methodist Church, where he was pastoring. He had three daughters.

After Rev. Shepard’s retirement in 1989, the couple moved to Mustang. They traveled to the Holy Land at least nine times.

In 1995, Roberta became a member of the Mustang UMC. She was a local and district leader of United Methodist Women.

Survivors include sons Leroy, Robert, Richard, and Raymond Bayliff; daughters Marjorie Kurth, Mary Milburn, Pam Dean, and Debby Duncan; 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. A daughter, Grace Trew, predeceased her.

Service was Jan. 3, 2012, at First Baptist Church, Tuttle, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, directed by McNeil’s Mustang Funeral Service.

RuBy aDell SiMPSon

Ruby Adell Purcell Simpson, 97, of Scottsbluff, Neb., died Oct. 28, 2011. She was the widow of Rev. Charles Edward Simpson.

Adell was born Nov. 3, 1915, at Reydon (formerly Rankin), Okla., to John and Kitty (Baker) Purcell. She attended a business school in Waco, Texas, and later attended Oklahoma Baptist University.

The Simpsons married in 1935. Among Rev. Simpson’s clergy appointments was the church at Clinton, and Mrs. Simpson returned to that city after her husband’s death in 1978.

At Clinton-First UMC, she taught Sunday School, and she was an officer of United Methodist Women at the local, district, and conference levels. She volunteered at the Clinton Methodist Retirement Center.

She also was a member of P.E.O. and bridge and study clubs.In 2008, she moved to Scottsbluff, to live with daughter Janet Gardner. Other survivors

are three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Services were Oct. 31 at Scottsbluff-First UMC, with Rev. Matt Fowler officiating, and

Nov. 3 at Clinton-First, with Rev. Youngberg officiating. Burial was at White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, 5 miles from the farm where she was born. Arrangements were by Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home, Clinton, and Jolliffe Funeral Home, Scottsbluff.

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“We caught the torch from those who went before” Born Died First name year Place year Place appointmentWilkins, B.W. 1883 Oklahoma 1915 North TexasBenjamin, Edward S. 1874 New York 1967 Oklahoma 1899, OklahomaOursler, Clark M. 1874 New York 1967 Oklahoma 1920, OklahomaEckenberger, John 1967 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaPeterson, Jesse Oscar 1877 Illinois 1967 Texas 1903, North TexasVoss, V. Vernon 1909 Texas 1967 Oklahoma 1945, North TexasAntie, Joseph 1967 Colorado 1907, S. J. Riv.James, Henry M. 1872 Alabama 1967 Oklahoma 1960, AustinBridges, John H. 1967 Oklahoma 1914, West OklahomaThomas O. Troy 1892 Pennsylvania 1967 Kansas 1921, LouisianaSnoddy, G.E.B. 1968 Oklahoma 1921, East OklahomaAlden, M.M. 1880 Kansas 1968 Oklahoma 1903, OklahomaArmstrong, Charles H. 1875 Texas 1969 Oklahoma 1906, OklahomaCartwright, M. Carl, Sr. 1903 Texas 1969 Oklahoma 1929, North TexasGilliam, Walter H. 1893 Missouri 1968 Oklahoma 1921, West OklahomaHallmark, Alva W. 1882 Mississippi 1969 Oklahoma 1915, ArkansasHinckley, DeLorma, Sr. 1880 1969 Oklahoma 1912, OklahomaHunnicut, R.E.L. 1887 Arkansas 1968 Oklahoma 1921, East OklahomaJones, Jon Marion Arkansas 1969 California 1921, West OklahomaMcConnel, J.E. 1969 Texas 1907, ArkansasMcConnel, W.W. 1892 Arkansas 1969 Oklahoma 1920, East OklahomaTrotter, T. Homer 1900 Missouri 1969 Oklahoma 1922, MissouriVanderpool, William S. 1886 Kentucky 1968 Virginia 1909, KentuckyAnderson, Robert Amon 1888 Arkansas 1969 Colorado 1913, ArkansasBack, John Wesley 1883 Tennessee 1970 Oklahoma 1910, New MexicoCooprider, Jesse Blaine 1885 Kansas 1970 Oklahoma 1913, OklahomaDabney, Walter S. Virginia 1969 Oklahoma 1919, North TexasEckle, Coleman L. 1894 Missouri 1970 Oklahoma 1923, OklahomaGatti, Herbert 1889 Arkansas 1970 Texas 1923, North TexasHeusel, Albert F. 1891 Kansas 1969 Oklahoma 1927, West OklahomaHickman, Blake 1891 Missouri 1969 Oklahoma 1924, OklahomaHorton, Daniel B. 1888 Virginia 1969 Oklahoma 1928, West OklahomaJohnson, Fred L. 1887 1969 Oklahoma 1931,Mann, Charles P.D. 1969 Oklahoma 1916, West OklahomaMcGee, Theron Charlton 1894 Kentucky 1969 Oklahoma 1936, St. LouisNelson, James Ward Virginia 1970 Alabama , West TexasOlson, John Frederick 1969 Oklahoma 1946, Northeast OhioReed, Ralph Russell 1898 Nebraska 1970 Texas 1947, East OklahomaRidge, Clarence Arthur 1897 Tennessee 1969 New Mexico 1930, New MexicoStockton, Dale Lewis 1940 Oklahoma 1970 Texas 1969, OklahomaWilson, Clinton Charles 1895 Texas 1970 Oklahoma 1916, West OklahomaCarson, Alfred Burns 1881 Texas 1970 Texas 1912, West OklahomaHargis, Vache A. 1881 Texas 1970 Oklahoma 1917, OklahomaHively, Paul R. 1901 Missouri 1970 Oklahoma 1937, OklahomaMorton, Henry A. 1896 Illinois 1970 Oklahoma 1926, West Oklahoma Otto, Charles H. 1904 Pennsylvania 1971 Oklahoma 1956,

354 Memoirs Born Died First Name Year Place Year Place AppointmentPertuche, L.A. 1873 Kansas 1971 1916,Ryan, Harry G. Kentucky 1970 Texas 1910, MemphisStout, Nathan U. 1890 1970 Oklahoma 1912, West OklahomaSturdivant, Ben Simpson 1906 Texas 1970 Oklahoma 1930, OklahomaVeatch, William Tell 1889 Tennessee 1970 Oklahoma 1918, Central Texas Bowles, L. Lee 1907 Texas 1972 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaKitchen, Howard L. 1925 Oklahoma 1971 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaMonk, Marion Morrow 1889 Arkansas 1971 Oklahoma 1911, Little RockMorris, John Calvin 1880 Texas 1971 Texas 1906, OklahomaWalthall, William V. 1892 Arkansas 1972 Arkansas 1921, Little RockWard, Roy L. 1906 Oklahoma 1971 Oklahoma 1935, N. P.Cooksey, William E. 1887 Missouri 1973 Oklahoma 1928, OklahomaDouglas, A. Wayne 1914 Tennessee 1973 Oklahoma 1940, New MexicoHill, Archie Travis 1892 Texas 1972 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaLuton, Carter Ruperd 1890 Kentucky 1973 Arizona 1920, LouisvilleMaund, Louis Vivian 1880 Texas 1972 Oklahoma 1922, GulfMcClure, Joseph Kelsey 1891 Arkansas 1973 Oklahoma 1916, West OklahomaNelson, Bain M. 1875 Kentucky 1972 Oklahoma 1904, KentuckyStinson, Bill Medlen 1928 Texas 1973 Oklahoma 1953, North TexasTrevette, J.W. 1886 Mississippi 1972 Oklahoma 1913, OklahomaBaker, George Bryan 1898 Indiana 1973 Oklahoma 1931, OklahomaBowles, B. Cornelius 1897 Kentucky 1973 Oklahoma 1935, West OklahomaFrench, William Luther 1879 Texas 1974 Oklahoma 1916, East OklahomaSims, Martin Luther 1885 Texas 1973 Oklahoma 1913, East OklahomaYork, Oliver Wesley 1883 Iowa 1974 Oklahoma 1910, OklahomaBaker, Harlow Ray 1923 Oklahoma 1974 Oklahoma 1946, East OklahomaBevens, Marvel Candler 1887 Arkansas 1975 Arkansas 1914, North ArkansasChildress, Marvin O. 1883 Georgia 1975 Oklahoma 1918, OklahomaDorff, Earl N. 1902 Ohio 1975 Oklahoma 1932, OklahomaFrederick, James C. 1898 Oklahoma 1974 Oklahoma Gaskins, Steve P. 1885 Texas 1975 Oklahoma 1921, GulfHolland, Charles Bryan 1878 Tennessee 1974 Oklahoma 1914, OklahomaHoole, Charles L. 1887 Kansas 1974 Oklahoma 1919, OklahomaQuaid, John Wesley 1891 Oklahoma 1975 Oklahoma 1929, East OklahomaWebb, John Robert 1906 Texas 1974 Oklahoma 1929, East OklahomaWebster, Joyce B. 1891 Iowa 1974 Oklahoma 1927, OklahomaBlackwell, Odus Perry 1883 Alabama 1975 Oklahoma 1912, West OklahomaCombs, James M. 1890 Texas 1975 Kentucky 1921, OklahomaDavis, Howard 1912 Texas 1975 Oklahoma 1937, OklahomaFenn, G. Lemuel 1903 Oklahoma 1975 Oklahoma 1927, OklahomaGraham, George W. 1889 Arkansas 1975 Oklahoma 1926, West OklahomaHill, Winona 1877 Texas 1975 Oklahoma 1932, F.S. OklahomaLand, Jesse James 1893 Arkansas 1975 CaliforniaMassengale, LeRoy 1900 Texas 1976 Oklahoma 1925, North TexasNorman, Fay 1901 Arkansas 1975 OklahomaPatton, Horace E. 1889 Kansas 1976 California 1914, OklahomaPorter, John W. 1899 Oklahoma 1975 Oklahoma 1930, OklahomaPowell, Edgar L. 1879 Arkansas 1975 Oklahoma 1922, East OklahomaShackelford, Lester E. 1898 Texas 1975 Oklahoma 1932, North TexasTempleton, Robert Martin 1882 Arkansas 1975 Oklahoma 1910, West OklahomaEnns, Edward 1914 Kansas 1977 Kansas 1960, Okla/Tx EUBEtchieson, Dewey D. 1909 Oklahoma 1976 Oklahoma 1934, West OklahomaGeorge, Franklin E. 1913 Oklahoma 1977 Oklahoma 1943, West OklahomaGroom, James P. 1887 Kansas 1977 Kansas 1913, SW KansasHutchinson, Alva R. 1893 Georgia 1976 Florida 1923, ArizonaKolb, Daniel L. 1905 Oklahoma 1977 Oklahoma

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Shook, Golden F. 1896 Arkansas 1977 Oklahoma 1925, OklahomaSmith, Robert J. 1894 Wisconsin 1977 Oklahoma 1918, Red RiverSmith, William I., Sr. 1887 Arkansas 1976 Oklahoma 1914, West OklahomaCurry, Reginald B. 1978 TexasDennis, Roy F. 1902 Tennessee 1977 Oklahoma 1962, OklahomaHollingsworth, Kermit 1911 Texas 1977 Oklahoma 1937, TexasLowry, C. Mitchell 1913 Oklahoma 1977 Oklahoma 1953, West OklahomaMcElvany, Coleman S. 1890 Mississippi 1977 Oklahoma 1932, F.S. OklahomaMitchell, Charles 1909 Oklahoma 1978 Oklahoma 1929, OklahomaSimpson, Charles E. 1911 Oklahoma 1978 Oklahoma 1946, West OklahomaWhitworth, James O. 1895 Tennessee 1978 Oklahoma 1928, East OklahomaBurris, Loyd D. 1889 Oklahoma 1978 Oklahoma 1922, OklahomaDowdy, Gerald S. 1890 Alabama 1978 Oklahoma 1918, OklahomaEllis, Orville C. 1902 Iowa 1978 Oklahoma 1952, Iowa EUBLynn, Ansil 1889 Oklahoma 1978 Texas 1915, NW TexasMcKinney, John Wesley 1900 Arkansas 1979 Oklahoma 1929, ArkansasNoble, Hal E. 1905 Kansas 1978 Kansas 1943, West OklahomaPierce, Elmer L. 1886 Minnesota 1978 Oklahoma 1919, OklahomaSchlapbach, John H. 1883 Missouri 1979 California 1911, KansasSouder, Franklin E. 1917 Arkansas 1978 Oklahoma 1949, ArkansasSpencer, Douglas F. 1921 New York 1978 Oklahoma , New YorkTillmon, Cleveland G. 1901 Arkansas 1979 Michigan , ArkansasTrent, Ray G. 1894 Iowa 1978 Oklahoma 1916, Kansas EUBBall, Charles Otis 1902 1979 Oklahoma 1928, OklahomaFranklin, Revie F. 1894 Tennessee 1979 Oklahoma 1922, OklahomaGayer, William Hussey 1886 Kansas 1979 Oklahoma 1916, N.ArkansasMillard, Guy C. 1903 Oklahoma 1979 Oklahoma 1943, East OklahomaParlier, George Allen 1928 North Carolina 1979 Oklahoma 1953, West OklahomaRogers, Samuel Guilkey 1886 1980 Oklahoma 1908, TennesseeSchooler, Donald E. 1899 Oklahoma 1979 Oklahoma 1921, West OklahomaSmith, John Murray 1876 Louisiana 1979 Oklahoma Tetirick, Guy C. 1890 Kansas 1980 Oklahoma 1918, OklahomaWatson, James Coy 1891 Arkansas 1980 California 1912, OklahomaWhite, Leslie Orman 1912 Oklahoma 1979 Oklahoma 1931, F. S. OklahomaBush, James Howard 1920 Kentucky 1981 Oklahoma 1943, East OklahomaCarpenter, Charles L. 1893 Oklahoma 1980 Oklahoma 1921, OklahomaDecker, Martin Baird 1951 Oklahoma 1980 Oklahoma 1974, OklahomaDeschner, Phil H. 1885 Yugoslavia 1981 Oklahoma 1915, OregonGrover, Francis D. 1879 Nebraska 1980 Oklahoma 1916, OklahomaHedrick, Robert G. 1893 Texas 1981 Oklahoma 1924, West OklahomaKienholz, Paul L. 1927 Oklahoma 1980 Oklahoma 1949, West OklahomaKirby, John H. 1907 Texas 1980 Texas 1931, North TexasRagan, Jesse Luther 1899 Texas 1981 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaRussell, Virgel W. 1901 Arkansas 1980 Oklahoma 1927, NW TexasSegars, Wayne T. 1924 Oklahoma 1980 Oklahoma 1950, West OklahomaSmith, Matthew Hearn 1896 Texas 1981 Oklahoma 1917, West OklahomaStout, J.D. 1885 Oklahoma 1980 OklahomaWeaver, Faris T. 1905 Oklahoma 1981 California 1945, West OklahomaWilliams, Alva Homer 1894 Oklahoma 1980 Oklahoma 1923, East OklahomaWinn, Alvin Thomas 1886 Texas 1980 Oklahoma 1914, East OklahomaBiggs, William Hubert 1909 Arkansas 1981 Oklahoma 1936, West OklahomaBlanton, Richard Fisher 1922 Texas 1981 Oklahoma 1946, West OklahomaBowen, Elbert B. 1886 Texas 1981 Texas 1913, West klahomaDoak, D. Wesley 1912 Texas 1981 Texas 1934, North TexasJared, William E. 1914 Oklahoma 1981 Oklahoma , OklahomaParham, B. Orville 1908 Oklahoma 1982 Oklahoma 1942, East Oklahoma

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Parkhurst, George A. 1888 Kansas 1981 Oklahoma 1918, SW KansasPatterson, James Gordon 1908 Oklahoma 1981 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaPeters, Lloyd A. 1919 Arkansas 1981 Oklahoma 1948, West OklahomaBell, Marvin F. 1884 Texas 1982 Oklahoma 1918, Central TexasDutro, John N. 1914 Texas 1982 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaFontaine, Oscar L. 1903 Missouri 1983 Oklahoma 1928, East OklahomaGraham, George G. 1922 Oklahoma 1982 Oklahoma 1948, West OklahomaHall, Larkin L. 1895 Texas 1982 Texas 1924,Payette, Clair A. 1914 Oklahoma 1982 Oklahoma 1956, OklahomaPierce, Forrest A. 1915 Michigan 1983 Michigan 1938, DetroitPowell, Leo Mack 1919 Oklahoma 1983 Oklahoma 1944, East OklahomaStatser, George F. 1905 Texas 1982 Oklahoma 1926, New MexicoBradshaw, William N. 1912 Kansas 1984 Oklahoma 1945, KentuckyBrowers, John W., Sr. 1889 Arkansas 1984 Oklahoma 1914, OklahomaCox, John Arthur 1885 Georgia 1984 Kansas 1923, West OklahomaFerguson, Roscoe S. 1904 Arkansas 1983 Oklahoma 1929, OklahomaFranklin, William S. 1888 Mississippi 1983 Oklahoma 1914, GulfHarris, Therman W. 1905 1983 Oklahoma 1936, New MexicoJohnson, Pallas Roger 1912 Oklahoma 1984 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaKing, John Paul 1905 Texas 1983 Oklahoma 1944, West OklahomaMarsh, J. Louie 1912 Oklahoma 1984 Oklahoma 1943, West OklahomaNickels, Van 1895 Texas 1983 Oklahoma , OklahomaWelsh, Delos Charles 1920 Arkansas 1984 Oklahoma 1940, East OklahomaWheeler, Sidney Frank 1908 Arkansas 1983 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaCoover, Jerry C. 1897 Kansas 1984 Oklahoma 1926, West OklahomaDurant, Forbis P. 1907 1985 Oklahoma 1932, OklahomaHearne, Henry G. 1883 Mississippi 1985 Tennessee 1921, East OklahomaNisbett, Clarence E. 1890 Arkansas 1985 Oklahoma 1922, East OklahomaPope, William Carroll 1896 Texas 1985 Oklahoma 1925, TexasTalley, Thomas B. 1905 Texas 1985 Oklahoma 1928, West OklahomaThomas, Lemuel D., Jr. 1918 Oklahoma 1984 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaWilliams, Thornwell Poe 1914 South Carolina 1984 Tennessee 1941, N ArkansasWilliamson, Charles F. 1894 Oklahoma 1984 Oklahoma 1947, East OklahomaBowers, Joseph Edward 1900 Texas 1985 Oklahoma 1922, East OklahomaByerly, Kenneth Martin 1919 Pennsylvania 1986 Oklahoma 1951, OklahomaGaston, Fred W. 1921 Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma 1943, Oklahoma EUBGreen, L. Paul 1911 Oklahoma 1985 Oklahoma 1946, East OklahomaHinckley, De L. 1918 Texas 1986 Oklahoma 1949, OklahomaLong, Charles A. 1881 Texas 1986 Oklahoma 1906, OklahomaMarlin, Jesse Edward 1904 Texas 1985 Oklahoma 1949, North TexasMelugin, Kermit T. 1905 Texas 1985 Texas 1958, North TexasMcNeil, Lloyd D. 1918 Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma 1944, West OklahomaNease, George Runge 1920 Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma 1943, TexasParker, Edwin Wiley 1908 Cuba 1985 Oklahoma 1930, New MexicoWhite, N. Elvin 1906 Oklahoma 1985 Oklahoma 1931, OklahomaFleming, Alwyn Kingsley 1902 California 1986 Oklahoma 1923, OklahomaGilbert, Willard D. 1908 Kansas 1986 Oklahoma 1934, Kansas EUBHunt, Dwight R. 1903 Oklahoma 1987 Oklahoma 1924, OklahomaJorns, Elza Lee 1895 Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma 1956, NW TexasLee, Ollan Curtis 1922 Texas 1986 Oklahoma 1956, NW TexasOgle, Alvin H. 1894 Texas 1986 Texas 1922, East OklahomaSewell, LeRoy 1916 Oklahoma 1987 Oklahoma 1943, West OklahomaThornton, Robert Fulton 1908 Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma 1935, West OklahomaWhittington, Moses 1894 Texas 1986 Oklahoma 1917, West OklahomaWeeks, Othella Emery 1909 Oklahoma 1987 Oklahoma 1960, OklahomaWilder, Frank A. 1897 Iowa 1987 Nebraska 1923, Iowa

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Bradford, Donald Wayne 1934 Oklahoma 1987 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaDouglas, Eliot Matthew 1909 Texas 1987 Oklahoma 1941, Central TexasGermany, Willis Hugh 1886 Mississippi 1987 Oklahoma 1907, GulfHodge, Graham Benton 1905 Texas 1987 Oklahoma 1927, OklahomaHunt, Robert Gordon 1920 Iowa 1987 Kansas 1943, West OhioStewart, Elzie Leonard 1898 Arkansas 1988 Oklahoma 1933, SouthwestStowe, John Joel, Jr. 1908 Tennessee 1987 Oklahoma 1933, TennesseeWhytlaw, Edward Louis 1912 New York 1987 Minnesota 1970, OklahomaWilliamson, James F. 1925 Oklahoma 1988 Oklahoma 1946, Oklahoma EUBHaddock, Arthur Fred 1913 Illinois 1988 Texas 1966, Oklahoma EUBHarrison, Hugh H. 1909 Arkansas 1989 Oklahoma 1932, F. S. OklahomaHart, Edward Earl 1937 Oklahoma 1988 Oklahoma 1974, OklahomaHoggard, Calvin Clyde 1906 Oklahoma 1988 New York 1933, OklahomaJohnson, Hugh Clayton 1917 Texas 1988 Oklahoma 1950, TexasPauahty, Linn D. 1905 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1972, OklahomaReskovac, John W. 1938 1988 Missouri 1964, OklahomaShearer, Leslie G. 1926 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaWalker, Curtiss G. 1923 Oklahoma 1988 Oklahoma 1951, West OklahomaBrown, Lawrence J. 1900 Nebraska 1990 Oklahoma 1930, OklahomaCronin, Leonard W. 1908 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1932, OklahomaDunham, Billy Joe 1936 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1966, OklahomaGray, Roderick E. 1903 Oklahoma 1990 Oklahoma 1941, Oklahoma EUBHickman, Elijah T. 1909 Arkansas 1989 Oklahoma 1943, N ArkansasLawson, Fred Carl 1923 New Mexico 1989 Oklahoma 1952, N ArkansasNewman, Charles Eugene 1937 1990 South Carolina 1970, OklahomaPointer, Ira A. 1897 Arkansas 1990 Oklahoma 1931, OklahomaRalston, Adam Miller 1910 Nebraska 1990 Nebraska 1960, OklahomaSanders, James Edward 1928 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1960, OklahomaSimmons, James P. 1906 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1932, West OklahomaThompson, Paul Porter 1907 Oklahoma 1989 Oklahoma 1962, OklahomaWalker, Earl Simeon 1907 Arkansas 1990 Oklahoma 1932, Little RockBoyer, Paul S. 1912 Oklahoma 1991 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaHyden, Halton 1914 Oklahoma 1990 Texas 1950, East OklahomaJones, Benjamin Franklin 1909 Tennessee 1990 Arkansas 1953, West OklahomaStillwell, Daniel William 1920 1991 Oklahoma 1967, OklahomaWheat, William Howard 1902 Oklahoma 1990 Oklahoma 1928, OklahomaWhite, Martha Ann 1926 Kansas 1990 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaWhite, Wesley H. 1903 Illinois 1990 Oklahoma 1934, Oklahoma EUBColeman, Andrew W. 1902 Missouri 1992 Oklahoma 1924, OklahomaDodd, Kermit P. 1910 Oklahoma 1992 Missouri 1941, Oklahoma EUBFowler, Littleton M. 1912 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaGalloway, Nelson Colter 1912 Missouri 1992 Oklahoma 1951, East OklahomaMcBride, Winfred T. 1911 Oklahoma 1991 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaMilburn, Willie D. 1908 Oklahoma 1991 Oklahoma 1931, F. S. OklahomaMilner, Robert T. 1925 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1952, West OklahomaMoody, Milton W. 1922 Texas 1991 Oklahoma 1951, OklahomaRagland, Hobert D. 1909 Oklahoma 1991 Colorado 1939, West OklahomaVandiver, Louie Edward 1906 Texas 1991 Oklahoma 1943, North TexasWeaver, Roy Benjamin 1910 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaWoodall, Millard W. 1916 Oklahoma 1991 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaAlexander, Charles M. 1926 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaGarrison, James G. 1924 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1954, OklahomaGregory, Elmer E. 1912 1993 Texas 1941, East OklahomaHarris, Roy Grover 1905 Alabama 1992 Oklahoma 1931, OklahomaMilner, Robert Thomas 1925 Oklahoma 1992 Oklahoma 1952, West OklahomaOdaffer, Victor Ellis 1953 Kansas 1992 Oklahoma 1990, Oklahoma

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Rodgers, James W. 1926 Texas 1992 Oklahoma 1951, North TexasRoss, Grady N. 1905 1993 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaTickle, Robert Brown 1906 Virginia 1992 Oklahoma 1945, HolstonWamble, Amos S., Sr. 1916 Arkansas 1992 Oklahoma 1947, West MissouriAlbright, Robert H.G. 1899 Arkansas 1993 Oklahoma 1929, West OklahomaBrothers, Gilbert Ray 1924 Oklahoma 1993 Oklahoma 1951, West OklahomaCollins, Larry Brett 1944 Oklahoma 1993 Colorado 1975, OklahomaHughes, David Clifford 1920 Pennsylvania 1993 Oklahoma 1954, North TexasPixley, Bobby Ray 1937 Oklahoma 1993 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaPolen, D. Allen, Sr. 1913 Ohio 1993 Oklahoma 1939,Northeast OhioRosser, Charles Mouzon 1911 Texas 1993 Oklahoma 1941, East OklahomaShannon, E. Frederick, Jr. 1924 Iowa 1993 Oklahoma 1972, OklahomaBence, Jack Durward 1935 Oklahoma 1994 Oklahoma 1985, OklahomaBizzell, Austin Wayne 1920 Oklahoma 1995 Oklahoma 1954, West OklahomaChaplin, William H. 1913 Ontario 1995 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaFeatherston, R. Jack 1924 Oklahoma 1995 Oklahoma 1954, East OklahomaGroves, Charles W. 1910 1994 Oklahoma 1954, West OklahomaHolston, James William 1923 Mississippi 1995 Oklahoma 1945, MississippiKidd, Eddie C. 1935 Oklahoma 1994 Oklahoma 1966, OklahomaKrapff, Moette J. 1920 Oklahoma 1995 Oklahoma 1987, OklahomaNathan, Ralph George 1915 Georgia 1994 Texas 1950, NebraskaSmith, Robert Warren 1916 Missouri 1995 Oklahoma 1938, SW MissouriSmith, William I., Jr. 1926 Oklahoma 1995 Oklahoma 1954, West OklahomaWaterford, G. Douglas 1911 Arkansas 1994 Oklahoma 1969, OklahomaWillingham, R. L. 1916 Alabama 1994 Oklahoma 1936, New MexicoBowers, William E. 1904 Texas 1996 Oklahoma 1925, East OklahomaCockerill, Luman Tyson 1911 Kansas 1996 Florida 1931, OklahomaDavis, Connie 1913 Texas 1995 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaEinsel, Frank Lahr 1892 Kansas 1996 Oklahoma 1915, OklahomaHolmberg, Emanuel E. 1906 Nebraska 1996 Oklahoma 1927, OklahomaHooper, Ralph King 1911 Oklahoma 1996 Oklahoma 1931, OklahomaJordan, Jack Warren 1926 Louisiana 1996 Oklahoma 1946, OklahomaKelly, Dorsey John 1906 West Virginia 1995 Colorado 1935, OklahomaPeterson, Nevin Hoffman 1915 Pennsylvania 1995 Oklahoma 1939, W. PA EUBWalker, Edwin Markurth 1906 Oklahoma 1996 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaCrocker, Modies Eugene 1920 Alabama 1997 Oklahoma 1964, OklahomaGrossman, Clifton L. 1905 Nebraska 1997 Florida 1928, OklahomaMaret, Dale Leon 1921 Oklahoma 1996 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaRea, Adrian Venoy 1905 Texas 1997 Missouri 1932, NW TexasShackford, Joseph T. 1913 North Carolina 1996 Oklahoma 1940, W. N. CarolinaStockwell, F. Olin 1900 Oklahoma 1996 ColoradoWhite, Charles W. 1910 Kentucky 1996 Oklahoma 1951, KentuckyWilson, Charles B., Sr. 1910 Arkansas 1996 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaBonham, Eugene H. 1915 Illinois 1997 Oklahoma 1948, N. IllinoisCrain, Nuell C. 1905 Arkansas 1997 Texas 1933, OklahomaDennis, John S. 1897 Tennessee 1997 Oklahoma 1926, OklahomaEason, Edward B. 1941 North Carolina 1997 Oklahoma 1982, OklahomaEisenberg, John L. 1914 Tennessee 1997 Oklahoma 1943, ??? RiverGregory, Alvin Darl 1915 Arkansas 1997 Oklahoma 1942, OklahomaMenard, Ray W. 1899 Arkansas 1997 Oklahoma 1927, Little RockParker, Daris M. 1903 1997 Mississippi 1931, OklahomaThurston, Elwyn 1922 Oklahoma 1997 Oklahoma 1946, E. OklahomaScovil, James D. 1926 1997 Arizona 1970, Rocky Mtn.Young, Howard D. 1924 Oklahoma 1997 Oklahoma 1952, OklahomaCullop, Selma R. 1933 Oklahoma 1998 Oklahoma 1977, OklahomaGarmon, Wanna Sue 1950 Texas 1998 Oklahoma 1983, Oklahoma

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Herring, Oakley 1909 Kentucky 1998 Missouri 1949, OklahomaLuttrell, Bill J. 1928 Oklahoma 1998 Oklahoma 1979, OklahomaLyda, Mix E. 1920 Kansas 1998 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaMcGuire, Marion T. 1905 Oklahoma 1998 Oklahoma 1928, W. OklahomaMoreland, George A. 1922 1998 Missouri 1962, OklahomaRoberts, Elbert O. 1915 Oklahoma 1998 Texas 1971, OklahomaCranfill, Cortez L. “Corky” 1935 Oklahoma 1998 Colorado 1966, OklahomaGing, Jr., Herman C. 1919 1998 Oklahoma 1943, N. IllinoisJones, Robert L. 1920 Oklahoma 1998 Oklahoma 1952, OklahomaMatoy, Earl F. 1932 North Carolina 1998 Missouri 1969, N. CarolinaSimmons, Franklin E. 1914 Arizona 1998 Oklahoma 1946, OklahomaLohr, Nelson 1927 Kansas 1998 Oklahoma 1987, OklahomaArmstrong, Patrick W. 1909 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1938, OklahomaBrane, David E. 1924 Kansas 1999 Missouri 1960, OklahomaHeaton, Loren G. 1916 Missouri 1999 Oklahoma 1939, TroyLacour, Lawrence L. 1914 Iowa 1999 Oklahoma 1940, IowaMathes, W.C. 1906 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1927, OklahomaPipkin, Morris B. 1919 Oklahoma 1999 Arkansas 1962, OklahomaWinkler, Sr., John H. 1908 Missouri 1999 Oklahoma 1942, OklahomaBlackford, Claude Nicky 1940 Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma 1965, OklahomaBrown, Bobby Don 1937 Texas 2000 Texas 1994, OklahomaBurris, Earl Dee 1911 Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaCarter, Delbert Gene 1932 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaDeller, John Richard 1930 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1951, OklahomaEllis, Earl Joe 1929 Texas 1999 Oklahoma 1976, OklahomaElswick, George Edward, Sr. 1921 Kentucky 1999 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaGragg, Printest Owen 1914 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1939, OklahomaReedy, David Lee 1947 Missouri 1999 Oklahoma 1991, OklahomaGrubb, Andrew Blair 1902 Pennsylvania 2000 Kansas 1926, OhioReid, Rexford Leland 1907 New York 2000 Florida 1949, OklahomaStorey, Luke S. 1923 Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma 1970, OklahomaWylie, Sanford W., Sr. 1912 Texas 2000 Oklahoma 1942, OklahomaConover, Thelma Jeanne 1924 Ohio 1999 North Carolina 1973, OklahomaGarvin, Albert Rollo 1940 Colorado 2001 Oklahoma 1962, Rocky Mtn.Gibson, Pearl K. 1904 Oklahoma 2001 Oklahoma 1947, OklahomaHestwood, James Wilbur 1916 Kansas 2000 New Mexico 1973, OklahomaHobbs, Joseph W. 1917 Kansas 2000 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaHughes, Clayton O. 1930 Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma 1952, OklahomaMartin, George Leroy 1917 Alabama 2000 Oklahoma 1939, OklahomaPowell, Jim Ross 1938 Texas 2000 Arkansas 1982, OklahomaSifford, Edward G. 1915 Texas 2001 Oklahoma 1938, N.W. TexasSprouse, Horace M. 1930 2000 Arkansas Westfall, Oral Reece 1912 Wisconsin 2001 OklahomaWoolf, George H. 1910 Texas 2000 Arkansas 1939, North TexasConoway, Floyd O. 1912 Oklahoma 2001 Oklahoma 1940, OklahomaDieker, Mary Esther 1929 Oklahoma 2001 Oklahoma 1977, OklahomaDressendorfer, Harry A. 1919 Arkansas 2002 Arkansas 1978, OklahomaFox, Samuel Jean 1934 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1956, OklahomaHubbard, Tom E. 1929 Oklahoma 2001 Kansas 1954, North TexasMarcy, Margaret M. 1925 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaMitchell, Loretta E. 1918 Missouri 2001 Kansas 1981, OklahomaRiley, Calton Cash 1943 Oklahoma 2001 OklahomaRowley, Robert W. 1923 2001 Oklahoma 1961, OklahomaSebastian, Albert L. 1920 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaSmith, Robertson V. 1917 Texas 2001 Oklahoma 1943, OklahomaUnterreiner, Alfred E. 1925 Connecticut 2001 Oklahoma 1971, Wyoming

360 Memoirs Born Died First Name Year Place Year Place Appointment Wilson, Paul David 1938 Oklahoma 2001 Oklahoma 1964, OklahomaCaldwell, James F. 1940 2002 Oklahoma 1964, OklahomaCampbell, Joseph E. 1925 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1981, OklahomaCarson, Joe A. 1931 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaCaskey, Paul E. 1913 Oklahoma 2002 Arizona 1931, OklahomaHarder, Justin P. 1918 Ohio 2002 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaLawson, Marvest A. 1924 2003 Florida 1952, N. ArkansasLester A. Meyer 1923 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1946, OklahomaMontgomery, William D. 1909 New Mexico 2002 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaReed, James E. 1930 Ohio 2003 Oklahoma 1989, OklahomaRusco, John K. 1935 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1961, OklahomaShepard, Raymond 1922 Oklahoma 2002 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaWentzel, Joseph A. 1920 2003 Oklahoma 1962, OklahomaCooprider, Eugene T. 1911 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1931, Kansas EastEggner, Lyman 1914 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1933, OklahomaFleming, M. Douglas 1919 Texas 2003 Oklahoma 1943, N. CarolinaGriffin, Leland G., Sr. 1914 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1934, OklahomaKettell, Edith K. 1909 Missouri 2003 Illinois 1946, OklahomaKilpatrick, James R. H. 1928 Texas 2003 Arkansas 1955, OklahomaMain, Gerald Lee 1929 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1949, OklahomaMcCaskill, William B 1936 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaRitzky, Garry M. 1946 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1970, OklahomaStanley, Edwin L. 1931 Minnesota 2003 Pennsylvania 1980, OklahomaTeel, Merril L. 1926 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1987, OklahomaTims, Troy D. 1919 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1961, OklahomaWalters, Clayton 1908 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1937, OklahomaWilliams, Sterling W. 1933 Kansas 2004 Oklahoma 1968, OklahomaWolfe, Byron Arlo 1923 Oklahoma 2003 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaCurtis, Jack Tecumseh 1931 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1986, Oklahoma Felix, Robert Benson 1922 California 2004 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaGilbert, G. Carol 1913 Kansas 2005 Colorado 1937, Missouri WestHarrold, Donald Ray 1945 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1985, Kansas East Hestwood, J. William 1920 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaJackson, Jay Dee 1922 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1968, Oklahoma Kay, Woodrow Eugene 1917 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1944, Oklahoma McKoy, Clifton D. 1926 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1954, OklahomaOgden, John C. 1935 Texas 2004 Texas 1954, Central Texas Snider, Dale Ray 1934 Oklahoma 2004 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaAdkins, George Dungan 1912 Texas 2005 Oklahoma 1935, Oklahoma Ames Jr., Guy 1922 Arkansas 2006 Oklahoma 1949, N ArkansasBlackford, Claude 1908 Arkansas 2005 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaEnglish, Arthur Donald 1932 2005 Oklahoma 1956, Oklahoma Galloway, Oscar James F 1942 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1964, OklahomaIzquierdo, Andrew G 1953 Louisiana 2005 Oklahoma 2004, OklahomaJones, William Rayford Wilford 1914 Texas 2005 Oklahoma 1936, Oklahoma Logan, Larry Dale 1948 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1987, OklahomaMiller, Harry Frank 1910 2006 Texas 1932, W. Oklahoma Phelps, Richard Dale 1930 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1968, OklahomaRobinson, Jo Ann 1936 Arkansas 2006 Oklahoma 2000, OklahomaSmith, James Edwin 1922 Mississippi 2005 Oklahoma 1952, MississippiBarnett, Marcus Kerry 1938 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1965, New MexicoBottoms, Lester Lee 1925 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1966, OklahomaBowles, Paul Douglas 1942 Massachusetts 2006 Oklahoma 1960, OklahomaBrown, Cecil Dene 1935 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1961, Oklahoma Elling, Otto Jr 1913 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1951, OklahomaFox, Richard Howell 1929 Iowa 2007 Oklahoma 1986, Oklahoma

361Memoirs Born Died First Name Year Place Year Place AppointmentKapp, John Henry 1934 Oklahoma 2006 Germany 1957, Oklahoma Mudd, Horace M. 1911 Texas 2006 New Mexico 1950, OklahomaPeak, Albert 1918 New Mexico 2006 Texas 1951, Oklahoma Roberts, Howard W. 1918 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1940, OklahomaSpencer, William Gordon 1921 Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma 1946, Oklahoma Stow, John Chester 1927 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1949, OklahomaAllen, Eakle P. Jr. 1927 Colorado 2007 Oklahoma 1947, OklahomaBush, Richard C. 1923 Texas 2008 Texas 1945, N Texas Calvert, Donald 1934 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1952, OklahomaCooley, Charles R. 1920 Texas 2008 Oklahoma 1944, Oklahoma Killion, Kenneth D. 1925 2008 Missouri 1952, OklahomaLeonard, Jessie L. 1927 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaLivingston, Clint G. 1918 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1978, OklahomaMann, Noel A. 1926 Oklahoma 2008 Oklahoma 1954, OklahomaMoelling, A. Eldon 1934 Oklahoma 2007 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaPirtle, William 1930 Missouri 2008 Arkansas 1985, OklahomaTupper, Robert O. 1923 Louisiana 2007 Oklahoma 1942, Missouri WestWilliams, O. Edward 1925 Kansas 2007 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaBattles, Lonzo F. 1922 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1947, Cent TexasBenton, Charles Willis 1921 Missouri 2008 Oklahoma 1956, OklahomaGaroutte, Vancel Wayne 1929 Kansas 2008 Oklahoma 1956, OklahomaHeusel, Clinton W. 1927 Oklahoma 2008 Oklahoma 1982, OklahomaHoggard, Olaf 1919 Oklahoma 2008 Oklahoma 1942, OklahomaJaap, Frank Vince 1924 Texas 2008 Texas 1960, Oklahoma Keefe, John H. 1923 Arkansas 2008 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaKennedy, Lawrence Neal 1911 Arkansas 2008 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaMilner, Willie Lavoyce 1923 Texas 2008 Texas 1952, Cent TexasPatterson, L. Ralph 1914 Texas 2009 Arkansas 1938, OklahomaSeale, Tommy Dale 1949 Texas 2008 Oklahoma 1988, OklahomaThompson, Leslie Paul 1920 Illinois 2008 Oklahoma 1958, OklahomaBenefield, Richard 1934 2010 Oklahoma 1961, OklahomaBolding, Cecil 1921 Texas 2009 Oklahoma 1946, OklahomaCohlmia, Victor 1919 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaCooke, Billy 1922 N. Carolina 2010 N. Carolina 1982, OklahomaCullop, Dean Sr. 1929 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1974, OklahomaCulver, Leo 1921 Pennsylvania 2010 Oklahoma 1959, Oklahoma Curry, J.C. Jr. 1926 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaDeaver, D.O. 1908 Texas 2009 Oklahoma 1938, Central TexasFerguson, John 1942 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 2003, OklahomaHartung, Mary Lou 1935 Iowa 2009 Oklahoma 1997, OklahomaHealey, Robert 1923 Massachusetts 2009 Oklahoma 1960, OklahomaLong, Bill 1962 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 2000, OklahomaMartin, Homer Jr. 1920 Texas 2009 Texas 1960, Oklahoma Palmer, George 1927 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1961, OklahomaSapp, Charles 1918 Texas 2010 Oklahoma 1973, Oklahoma Spurgin, Garland 1920 Oklahoma 2009 Arkansas 1957, OklahomaWahl, Phil 1906 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1924, Kansas EastWey, Norton 1921 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1946, OklahomaWilliams, Donald 1928 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1953, OklahomaWood, Kent 1944 Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma 1976, Oklahoma Bates, Matthew David 1936 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaBjorklund, Robert Charles 1932 Minnesota 2010 Oklahoma 1960, California Burton, Jack Dean 1930 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaCarlin, Milton O. 1931 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1996, OklahomaCook, Waddell Wayne 1928 Oklahoma 2010 Missouri 1974, OklahomaCope, Burney Combs 1917 Texas 2011 Oklahoma 1942, Texas

362 Memoirs Born Died First Name Year Place Year Place AppointmentGibbens, Richard E. 1925 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1948, OklahomaHensley, Reva Mae Prine 1921 Nebraska 2010 Washington 1978, Oklahoma Hill, Robert Harvey 1924 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaJohnson, Elbert C. 1917 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1963, OklahomaMiller, Donald Farron 1924 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaMorgan, John Baber 1913 Kansas 2011 Missouri 1938, KansasNeedham, George L. 1920 Ohio 2010 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaOwen, Bishop Raymond Harold 1932 Tennessee 2010 Oklahoma 1959, OklahomaPlank, Barbara Sue 1943 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 2007, OklahomaPuckett, Charles D.W. 1924 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1947, OklahomaRadcliff, Ralph Dale 1926 Kansas 2011 Oklahoma 1980, OklahomaReynolds, David Walter 1950 Kansas 2011 Oklahoma 1997, OklahomaRowe, Harwood Slate “Dick” 1927 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1960, OklahomaScifres, Alfred Kent 1958 California 2010 Oklahoma 2005, OklahomaSmith, Irving Lee 1918 Missouri 2011 Oklahoma 1943, Central TexasSnell, Verlyn Reid 1934 2010 Kansas 1985, OklahomaTeeter, Bonner Earl 1919 Oklahoma 2010 Texas 1940, Oklahoma Wallace, Charles Pressly 1933 Texas 2010 Oklahoma 1957, OklahomaWells, Charles Edgar 1925 Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma 1946, Oklahoma Barnett, Mark S. 1961 Texas 2011 Oklahoma 1989, OklahomaDarrah, Dwight D. 1927 Oklahoma 2012 Oklahoma 1947, OklahomaHiggins, Hardie Mack 1944 Oklahoma 2012 Texas 1978, OklahomaHonnold, Harold A. 1918 Oklahoma 2012 Oklahoma 1945, OklahomaHoward, Kenneth Weldon 1929 Texas 2011 California 1954, OklahomaJones, Dennis Carlton 1946 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1979, OklahomaKimball, Wesley Robert 1925 Oklahoma 2011 Texas 1950, OklahomaLee, Lawson Gerald 1918 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1944, OklahomaMajors, Robert Leonard 1928 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1950, OklahomaMiller, Walter Jene 1924 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1951, North TexasMills, Mary Lou Branscom 1932 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1966, OklahomaRichardson, Charles Holt 1929 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1955, OklahomaRowlan, Roy C. 1914 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1941, OklahomaSullivan, Dale 1929 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1994, OklahomaTaylor, James Carroll Jr. 1934 Oklahoma 2011 Oklahoma 1955, Oklahoma

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HISTORICAL RECORDOklahoma Annual Conference

of The United Methodist Church

(Founded by union of the Oklahoma Conference of The Methodist Church and part of the

Oklahoma-Texas Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church)

no. Date Place Bishop Secretary 1 May 27-31, 1968 St. Luke’s, OKC W. Angie Smith Elza Lee Jorns 2 May 19-23, 1969 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 3 June 1-4, 1970 St. Luke’s, OKC Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 4 May 28-31, 1971 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 5 May 31-June 2, 1972 St. Luke’s, OKC Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 6 May 29-June 1, 1973 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 7 May 29-31, 1974 OCU, OKC Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 8 May 28-30, 1975 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 9 May 25-28, 1976 St. Luke’s, OKC Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill 10 May 31-June 2, 1977 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls 11 May 30-June 2, 1978 St. Luke’s, OKC Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls12 May 29-June 1, 1979 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls13 May 27-30, 1980 St. Luke’s, OKC Paul W. Milhouse Robert W. Smith14 May 26-29, 1981 Boston Avenue, Tulsa John Wesley Hardt Robert W. Smith15 May 25-28, 1982 St. Luke’s, OKC John Wesley Hardt J. William Hestwood16 May 31-June 3, 1983 Boston Avenue, Tulsa John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin17 June 5-8, 1984 St. Luke’s, OKC John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin18 May 28-31, 1985 Boston Avenue, Tulsa John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin19 May 27-30, 1986 St. Luke’s, OKC John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin20 May 26-29, 1987 Boston Avenue, Tulsa John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin21 May 31-June 3, 1988 St. Luke’s, OKC John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin22 May 28-June 1, 1989 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Dan E. Solomon Wayne Coffin23 May 27-31, 1990 St. Luke’s, OKC Dan E. Solomon Wayne Coffin24 May 26-30, 1991 Boston Avenue, Tula Dan E. Solomon Wayne Coffin25 May 31-June 4, 1992 St. Luke’s, OKC Dan E. Solomon Jerry W. Perryman26 May 30-June 3, 1993 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Dan E. Solomon Jerry W. Perryman27 May 29-June 2, 1994 St. Luke’s, OKC Dan E. Solomon Jerry W. Perryman28 May 28-June 1, 1995 St. Luke’s, OKC Dan E. Solomon Jerry W. Perryman29 May 26-30, 1996 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Dan E. Solomon Jerry W. Perryman30 May 26-30, 1997 St. Luke’s, OKC Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman31 May 25-29, 1998 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman32 May 23-26, 1999 St. Luke’s, OKC Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman33 May 29-June 1, 2000 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman34 May 28-31, 2001 OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman35 May 27-30, 2002 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Bruce P. Blake Jerry W. Perryman36 May 26-29, 2003 OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC Bruce P. Blake Charles R. Rettig37 May 31-June 3, 2004 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Bruce P. Blake Charles R. Rettig38 May 29-June 2, 2005 OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC Robert E. Hayes Jr. Charles R. Rettig39 May 28-June 1, 2006 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Robert E. Hayes Jr. Charles R. Rettig40 May 27-31, 2007 OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris 41 May 25-29, 2008 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris42 May 24-28, 2009 OCU/St. Luke’s OKC Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris43 May 30-June 2, 2010 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris44 May 29-June 1, 2011 OCU/St. Luke’s OKC Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris45 May 27-30, 2012 Boston Avenue, Tulsa Robert E. Hayes Jr. Joseph L. Harris