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© Lawton Constitution Lawton, Oklahoma April 20, 1997 Elbrege Denton Sullivan Funeral services for Elbrege D Sullivan, 77, Lawton, will be at 1030 am Tuesday in Centenary United Methodist Church with the Rev Charles L Nordean, senior Pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev L Ralph Patterson, Methodist minister, Lawton, and John Wallace, Lawton. Mr. Sullivan died Saturday in his home following a lengthy illness. Burial with Military honors will be in Flower Mound Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home, Lawton. He was born Dec 28, 1919, in the Denton School District east of Lawton. He was a avid 4H member for several years; he graduated from Lawton High School in 1937. He attended Cameron College two years where he was Vice president of Phi Theta Kappa, national honorary fraternity, then transferred to Oklahoma Agriculture and Mechanical College. He was a member of Farmhouse, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, and Alpha Zeta fraternities and graduated with a degree in Agriculture - dairy science in 1941. He married Etta L Burton on Oct 19, 1941, in Lawton, OK. He served as City Chemist and Sanitarian for one year until he entered the Armed Services. He was appointed as aviation cadet meteorologist July 29, 1942, in the Army Air Corps. He graduated from Chicago's Institute of Meteorology, then was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Force assigned to Altus, OK, flying school. He served in the China Burma India theater for 27 months; he was last stationed at the Liuchaw base unit in southeast China with the 10th Weather Squadron where he served as weather officer for the Mengtsz and Ynnanyl base units; during WWII he served four years in the Air Force and remained in the air Force Reserves, where he held the rank of Colonel. He was due for promotion to General when it was discovered he was a diabetic and was given a medical retirement in 1976. He was awarded Asiatic pacific Ribbon with three Battle Stars and a Certificate of Merit, while in the service he also served as liaison officer for the Air Force Academy. In 1946, he started dairy farming, which continued for 51 years. In this period of time he helped organize dairy producers, served as the marketing group's first president. Southwest Milk Producer's Assn merged and became Associated Milk Producer's Industry (AMPI). Sullivan was first vice president and served on the executive committee until retirement in 1986; he received the Distinguished Service Award in recognition for his outstanding service to the dairy industry as a producer, board member, and national leader while serving 29 continuous years as director in the capacity of regional and corporate board member and as former president of MPI and the Southern Region. Given especially for his 16 years as a director of the Southern Region Board of Directors; he also served in numerous other offices and on many national, regional, and state committees. In 1960, Sullivan was Vice president of Central Oklahoma Milk Producers Assn, when he and his wife Etta were given a plaque for outstanding Dairyman of the Year. He served as superintendent and teacher of Flower Mound Sunday School and president of the Flower Mound Memorial Association for 50 years. He was a lifetime member of the Centenary United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, daughter Dianne, son Roger, two grandchildren, two sisters, Dr. Marthelle E Merritt and Mary Ann Graves; one brother Wendell R Sullivan; many nieces, nephews, numerous friends and other relatives. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr & Mrs ED "Ras" Sullivan and a sister, Mildrege "Midge" Roberts. |
April 25,1998 Etta L. [Burton] Sullivan Etta L. Burton was born in Chattsnooga, Oklahoma. She died on April 25,1998 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Etta graduated from Chattanooga high school in 1939, and from Cameron College in 1941 with a degree in home economics. She married Elbrege D Sullivan on Oct 19, 1941, in Lawton. She was employed by Lawton Public Schools from 1942-4 as a registrar for principal DA Becker at Lawton High School. She helped her husband to establish the Comanche County Farm Bureau and was office manager for eight years. She later owned and operated Sullivan Insurance as an independent insurance agent for 40 years. She also helped to run the family dairy farm. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Flower Mound Sunday School, where she taught children's Sunday school for years. She also was a member of the Flower Mound PTA while her children were in school. Survivors include daughter, Dianne Sue Malone, a son Roger Denton Sullivan; a brother, Dr. Clifford H Burton, and two grandchildren. |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Theresa Lorene [Farley] Sullivan Funeral service for Theresa Lorene Sullivan, 85, of Lawton will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Centenary United Methodist Church with her son, Randy Sullivan, and Dr. Norma Quinn, senior pastor, officiating. Mrs. Sullivan passed away on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, in Lawton. Burial will be Flower Mound Cemetery under the director of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. She was born September 11, 1926, in Cookietown, Oklahoma, to Chance Corinth and Stella [Garrison] Farley. She grew up in Cookie Town and attended school at Union Valley. She met her husband, Wendell R. Sullivan during a church function at Centenary United Methodist Church where she also served as secretary. They later married on June 2, 1946 at the church. She attended Cameron Agricultural College, Chickasha School of Liberal Arts where she graduated with a Teaching Certificate. She went on to graduate with a Master's of Education degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. In 1957, Mrs. Sullivan began education career at Jefferson Elementary School as a music teacher. She then taught first grade there from 1960 until 1973. In 1973, she became a primary teacher at Almor West Elementary and then in 1977, she became the principal at Will Rogers Elementary where she stayed until 1982 when she became the principal at Sullivan Village Elementary until her retirement in May of 1990. During her employment she was a member of OEA and NEA. She was an active member of the Lawton Heritage Association and volunteered her time as a tour guide at the Mattie Beal Home. She was a former member of the Beta Alpha Conclave of Kappa Kappa Iota and was installed as president of the combined conclaves' Lawton Council in 1976. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sisterhood Beta Eta Chapter. She was also a member of the Comanche County Retired Educators Association. She served as the editor of the CCREA newsletter for many years and from 2004-2010 served as treasurer. She was recognized at the 1998 OREA state convention to receive the county's Very Important Member (VIM) award. She also spent time helping with the voting booth at Flower Mound School during election times. She and her husband along with many of their friends were members of the Rook Card Club for over 50 years. She was a long-time member of Centenary United Methodist Church where she participated in the LOGOS table parent for many years. She also was a member of the choir, the Finance Committee and of the Crusader's Sunday School Class. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Debbie Sullivan of Duncan, and Joe and Sharon Sullivan of Lawton; her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Ryan A. and Dara Sullivan and their son, Cooper; Joshua Neal and Courtney Sullivan and their children, Cora Jean, Abilene Rose, and Jentry; Russell K. and Caresse Sullivan and their daughter, Kendyll Resse; and Wesley R. Sullivan; a nephew, Wendall Farley of Denton, Texas; two nieces, Shirley Farley of Dallas, Texas, and Terry Neese and her husband, Earl, of Edmond; numerous other nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family members, as well as a host of loving friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chance Corinth and Stella [Garrison] Farley, husband, Wendell R. Sullivan, grandchildren, Crystel Aaron Sullivan, Jessica Kay Sullivan, and Chad Aston Sullivan, two brothers, Howard H. Farley and Clifford C. Farley, a niece, Sandra Farley, and a nephew, Howard Leon "Charley" Farley. Memorial contributions may be made to the Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Ave, Lawton, OK 73501, or to the Flower Mound Cemetery, I/C Mitch John, 1904 SE Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. |
Monday, April 24, 1995 Chad Aston Sullivan Chad Aston Sullivan, 13, Duncan, died Sunday, Apr. 23, 1995, at Duncan. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Duncan's First Baptist Church auditorium, with Brad Allen officiating. Burial will be in Flower Mound Cemetery at Lawton under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. Chad was born Nov. 9, 1981, at Lawton to Warren Randy and Debbie [McKinney] Sullivan. He was a 7th grade student at Duncan Middle School where he played football. He was a member of First Baptist Church, where he was active in a number of youth groups. Survivors include his parents of the home; a brother, Ryan Sullivan of the home; his grandparents, Wendall and Lorene Sullivan of Lawton and Paul and Phyllis McKinney of Broken Arrow; and a great-grandmother, Caroline Henry of Junction City, Kan. Bearers will be Larry Keyes, Greg McKinley, Don McKinney, Joe Sullivan, Ryan Sullivan and Randy Sullivan. |
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