© Tammie Chada

January 2, 1959

SIMMONS

Funeral service for Mrs. Etta SIMMONS, 83, long time resident of Westville, who died at her home Monday, December 29, was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Roberts Funeral Chapel. The Rev. C.E. MCCORMICK, former pastor of the Old Baptist Mission church, officiated. Miss Bertha and Wayne LACIE accompanied by Miss Leora LACIE furnished the music. Interment was at the Westville Cemetery.
Mrs. SIMMONS was born September 9, 1875, at Prairie Grove, Ark., the daughter of Alfred and Rebecca MARRS. Mr. SIMMONS preceded her in death a number of years ago.
Pallbearers were, Clifford LANGLEY, Lock LANGLEY, Floyd DUDLEY, Calvin PHILLIPS, Bynum JEFFERY, Joy Lee POYNOR. Flower bearers were Mrs. E.D. CARMICHAEL, Mrs. Neely JOHNSON, Mrs. Howard SELF, Mrs. Art BLANTON, Mrs. Otto ALDERSON, Mrs. Bynum JEFFERY.
The survivors include five daughters, Miss Ethel SIMMONS, Miss Mae SIMMONS, Mrs. Fern JACKSON, San Francisco, Calif., Mrs. Lillie CARSON, Stilwell and Mrs. Reba ROLLINS, Westville; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie LANE, San Francisco, Calif; one granddaughter, and four great grandchildren.

JONES

Funeral service for Chrles R. JONES, 60, of Tulsa, was held Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock in the Westville Methodist church. The Rev. Kenneth HOWARD, pastor of the Methodist church of Grove, officiated. Dwayne RATLIFF, accompanied by Miss Margaret CARMICHAEL, sang,"The Old Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Dreamer."
Mr. JONES, a long time resident of Tulsa, died Sunday in a Tulsa hospital following a month's illness. A former grocer, he had operated stores and markets on Red Fork and on Sand Springs road for 25 years. More recently he owned the Buyrite Stores at Fayetteville and Bentonville. He was born in Arkansas. Burial was in the Lincoln, Ark., cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah; Tom R. and James L., both of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Vera BUSE of Tahlequah and Mrs. Elizabeth REED of Grove; and one grandchild. He was a brother-in-law to Allie GREENE and a cousin of the late Luther JONES.

FRANKLIN

Mr. and Mrs. Ben GRAHAM have received word of the death of their only great grandchild, December 22 in Midland, Texas.
Parents of the two day old infant are Mr. and Mrs. Herb FRANKLIN.
Mrs. FRANKLIN has visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. GRAHAM in Westville often.

ALBERTY

Funeral service for Mose Arthur ALBERTY, 68, life long resident of Westville, was held Friday afternoon, December 26, at 4 o'clock in the Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Howard L. KITCHEN, pastor of the Westville Methodist church and the Rev. L.E. SHANKEL, retired Methodist minister of Westville, officiating. Mrs. George MURRAY and Mrs. Charles BROOKS, accompanied by Mrs. Robert EFFENBERGER, sang, "When They Ring Those Golden Bells," "Beyond the Sunset" and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Interment was in the Alberty Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. ALBERTY, a contractor and carpenter for many years, died in the Tahlequah hospital, Tuesday evening, December 23, following a long illness.
He was born April 23, 1890, a short distance from Westville, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), the son of pioneer parents, Mose and Nancy ALBERTY, who owed the land (later donating it to the town) on which the Westville Schools are located.
He and Miss Mayme DUDLEY, daughter of Calvin and Mollie DUDLEY, were married in the home of her parents in Westville, December 22, 1921, the Rev. THROCKMORTON, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. The young couple immediately established their home in Westville, where they continued to live and rear their three children.
Honorary pallbearers were; Oliver MATTHEWS, John MCCUISTION, Hayden COLVIN, Luther WADLEY, Jay SMITH, Babe SMITH, DW. BUSHYHEAD, Charlie CAGLE, Lorel SHANKEL, Ernest BUFFINGTON, Neil AKIN, Robert EFFENBERGER. Active pallbearers were, Owen BUFFINGTON, Clyde RATHER, Cecil PATTERSON, Floyd WATERS, Marvin CAGLE and Kenneth MORRIS. Flower bearers were, Sheryl and Marcia BLANTON, Rita Kay and Sammie Jean ALDERSON, Margaret CARMICHAEL and Patsy TILLERY.
He is survived by his wife, Mayme of the home; one son, James ALBERTY of Tahlequah; two daughters, Mrs. H.G. TUCKER of Tulsa; Mrs. W.H. FANNING of Newton, Kansas; one grandson, Kevin TUCKER; two brothers, W.W. ALBERTY and Pete ALBERTY of Westville.

January 9, 1959

CABE

Funeral service for Mrs. Lizzie CABE, 80, was held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Howard L. KITCHEN, pastor of the Westville Methodist church, officiating. Mrs. Charles BROOKS and Mrs. John ALLEN accompanied by Mrs. Robert EFFENBERGER, sang, "In the Garden" and "Rock of Ages." Interment was in the Cincinnati Cemetery.
Mrs. CABE died Friday, January 2, following an extended illness. She was born December 29, 1878 near Cincinnati, Ark., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. SMITH.
At the home of her parents August 25, 1895, she and Add L. CABE were married, with the Rev. J.T. HUMPHREY, Methodist pastor of Cane Hill, Ark., performing the ceremony. They immediately established their home in the Cincinnati community where they lived until they moved to the Westville community about forty years ago.
They were the parents of four children, two of whom preceded her in death; Clyde, October 6, 1897, at the age of 15 months, and James Clinton, December 7, 1917, at the age of 19.
Mr. and Mrs. CABE celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1955. A dinner observing the occasion was given in the home of her brother, the late Tom SMITH and Mrs. SMITH.
She was a member of the Methodist church and the Eastern Star.
Honorary pallbearers were Eli HARDCASTLE, Luther WADLEY, Oliver MATTHEWS, D.W. BUSHYHEAD, W.W. ALBERTY, George HAGAN. Active pallbearers were, Virgil FUSSELMAN, Orville FUSSELMAN, Edgar WILSON, Roy SPEARS, Buster THURMAN and Russel SMITH. Flower bearers were, Clare FUSSELMAN, Ruth SMITH, Clarice MITCHELL, Martha Jo DAVIS, Velma FUSSELMAN, and Mary Jane CABE.
The survivors include her husband, Add L. CABE, Westville; one daughter, (Gladys) Mrs. Grant EDWARDS of El Paso, Texas; one son, Troy Lee CABE of Higgins, Texas; a brother, Albert SMITH, Maysville, Ark.; three sisters, Mrs. Emma FUSSELMAN, Cave Springs, Ark., Mrs. George GILES of Tahlequah and Mrs. John MCCUISTIAN, Westville; two granddaughters, Mrs. Dick DETRICHE of Higgins, Texas, and Mrs. Jack CARMICHAEL, Goodwell, Okla.; two great granddaughters, Ann DETRICHE, and Mary Joe CARMICHAEL.

WRIGHT

Funeral service for Eli C. WRIGHT, 78,was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Luther NELSON, pastor, First Baptist church, Westville, officiating. Accompanied by Mrs. Robert LADD, Mr. Paul CARRINGTON, Mrs. Carl ISHMAEL and Fred ALLISON, sang "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Rock of Ages." Interment was in the Piney Cemetery.
Mr. WRIGHT was found dead at his home in the Wright Chapel community Thursday. He served as the first jailer in Adair County.
Pallbearers were, Baxter CHOATE, Roy CHOATE, Ernest BUFFINGTON, Owen BUFFINGTON, Zeke ADAIR and Haskell ADAIR. Flowerbearers were Mrs. Gladys ADAIR, Mrs. Mona Kaye ADAIR, Mrs. Owen BUFFINGTON and Mrs. Ida GOODMAN.
The survivors are two brothers, Jack WRIGHT and Doc WRIGHT of Westville.

BROWN

Mrs. E.L. GIFFORD has returned from Okemah, where she attended the funeral of her brother, Walter BROWN, who died at his home there January 1. Funeral service was held Monday afternoon in Okemah.
Others from Westville who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Dave MARTIN, Mr. and Mrs. C. MARTIN, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. MARTIN, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis WHITMIRE, Mr. and Mrs. Sam LANGLEY and Mrs. Virginia MOSS.

SHROLE

Mrs. Kate BIRT and daughter, Mrs. Zelda LUTTRELL have returned from Carden, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. BIRT's brother, Dempsy SHROLE, who died suddenly Christmas Day, at Carden. Funeral service was held Tuesday, December 30 at Carden with burial in the Joplin, Mo., cemetery.
Survivors other than Mrs. BIRT are two sisters, Mrs. Atla FERRELL, Quapaw, and Mrs. Bessie CONRAD, Carden.

January 16, 1959

ANDERSON

The large number of relatives and friends and neighbors, who attended the funeral service for W.B. (Birch) ANDERSON, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel asstested to their love and esteem as did the silent tribute through the huge floral offering. The chapel was filled to overflowing with many standing on the outside throughout the service, persons from all walks of life, and all ages, many who had known him their entire lives.
The Rev. Howard L. KITCHEN, pastor of the Westville Methodist church and the Rev. Owen GRAGG, pastor of the Methodist church at Tahlequah, officiated. A quartette composed of Mrs. George MURRAY, Mrs. Charles BROOKS, Cletus ODLE and Fred ALLISON, accompanied by Miss Margaret CARMICHAEL sang, "Abide With Me" and "Nearer My God to Thee." Miss CARMICHAEL also accompanied Mrs. MURRAY who sang, "Going Home." Interment was in the New Hope Cemetery at Chance.
Mr. ANDERSON was born October 22, 1869, at Flint, Indian Territory, west of Siloam Springs, Ark., near the Hilderbrand Mill (the first mill in this section of the country) the son of Daniel and Louvica MITCHELL ANDERSON.
His mother, of Cherokee Indian descent was also born in the Indian Territory. His father, a Confederate soldier from North Carolina, had come to the Indian Territory, following the War between the States.
Mr. ANDERSON lived his entire life in this area, however, he moved with his parents, near the Arkansas line, their post office being Maysville, Ark., he often said that they received their mail in Arkansas, but lived in the Indian Territory.
Following the death of his parents, he lived with his uncle Billie MITCHELL at Mitchell Mill, which was the second mill operating in the country, the power furnished by the Illinois River. When his uncle moved to Claremore, he then stayed with his uncle, Mike and Aunt Maggie MITCHELL, during which time, much of the timbered land was cleared for cultivation.
On April 7, 1899, he married Miss Elizabeth BROWN, daughter of H.M. and Mary GHORMLEY BROWN, who lived on Nees Coop Prairie. They established a home on the Illinois River, where their oldest daughter, Mae (Mrs. Elbert SHEFFIELD) of Westville was born. They later built a home near Morris School where their other daughter, Bertha (Mrs. R.L. PARKER of Tahlequah) was born.
Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON, with others, established the first Methodist church, in the Nees Coop community, at Chance where he owned and operated a store, as well as serving as Postmaster.
In 1920, he and Mrs. ANDERSON moved to Westville and established the Anderson Mercantile, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. SHEFFIELD.
Mrs. ANDERSON died August 15, 1936 as the result of an automobile accident.
Having retired from business a number of years ago, he remained active and was in town almost every day until the past year, his daily trips were less frequent.
He was Vice-President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Peoples Bank, and a member of the Methodist church.
Active pallbearers were Owen BUFFINGTON, Ernest BUFFINGTON, Leslie CARRINGTON, John ALLEN, Westville, Verne WARD and E.B. KAUFMAN, Tahlequah. Honorary pallbearers were, W.C. BOST, George DISMUKES, Dr. J.R. GRAVES, W.T. BYNUM, Jim BYNUM, Bill TULLIS, C.C. SHACKELFORD, Neil AKIN, Joel SELLERS, D.W. BUSHYHEAD, Regan RATLIFF, W.F. LANGLEY, C.H. PHILLIPS of Westville, Dewey CARLISLE, Kelley DAVIS, Charles LAMON, Herbert WILLIAMS, Jewel HARPER of Tahlequah. Flower bearers were Mrs. Owen BUFFINGTON, Mrs. Jim BYNUM, Mrs. Bertha DAVIDSON, Mrs. Lizzie WALDEN, Mrs. Art BLANTON, Mrs. Herman NUNN and Mrs. Harold MOSS.
The survivors, other than his two daughters are three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

COUCH

Funeral service for R. Roger (Ray) COUCH, 52, was held Wednesday morning in the First Presbyterian church at Bartlesville. Mr. COUCH died Sunday in a Bartlesville hospital following a heart attack at his home. Interment was in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Tulsa.
He was born in Westville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred COUCH, Mrs. COUCH was a sister of Grover BUFFINGTON. With his parents, he moved to Harlinger, (i.e.) Texas, in 1920, returning to Proctor in Adair County in 1924, where his father operated a store until the death of his mother in 1928.
Mr. COUCH graduated from Oklahoma University in 1932 and in 1933 joined the Phillips Petroleum Company as a junior chemist. He was serving as administrative manager of the company Rsearch and Development Department at the time of his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
The survivors include his wife, Winona; a son, Roger T. COUCH of the home and a sister, Mrs. E.A. PASCHEL of Amarillo, Texas.

January 23, 1959

BUFFINGTON

Funeral service for Grover BUFFINGTON, 74, life long resident of Westville and community, will be held this afternoon at Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Howard KITCHEN, pastor of the Methodist church, of which he was a member, officiating. Burial will be in Westville Cemetery.
Mr. BUFFINGTON, who had been ill for some time, and had been a patient in Sparks Memorial hospital at Fort Smith, Ark., returned home the day before Christmas. He was admitted again, a patient in the hospital, Sunday, January 18, and died Tuesday morning at 9:45 o'clock.
He was born August 1884, the son of John D. and Fannie MORRIS BUFFINGTON, 1 1/2 miles east of Westville on the same place and same house where his father was born.
He attended school at the old Cherokee Seminary near Tahlequah. Northeastern College, Tahlequah, is an outgrowth of the old Cherokee Male and Female Seminaries.
In February 1909, he and Miss Kate ALBERTY, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Blue ALBERTY of Westville, I.T., were married near Grove, In Delaware County, where she was teaching school at that time.
They established their home on Mr. BUFFINGTON's allotment, adjoining his parents. They later moved to the Christie community and lived there until 1943 when they came to Westville and have since resided.
Mr. BUFFINGTON, enjoyed visiting with his friends and in later years reminiscing, recalling early Territorial day experiences in Westville and community, revealing much valuable historic information.
His great grandfather, Ellis BUFFINGTON, came from North Carolina to Arkansas Territory in 1827 and settled on land which is now a part of Oklahoma. His grandfather, Ezekiel BUFFINGTON, was born in North Carolina.
Mr. BUFFINGTON's mother, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac MORRIS, moved from North Carolina to Tennessee at the time. Later his mother's people, knowing they were still on the government rolls as Cherokees and having an interest in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, came and settled near the BUFFINGTONs.
According to Mr. BUFFINGTON, all they had to do was to stake off the land and improve it and this is what his mother's people did. By this time the BUFFINGTON and ALBERTY families owned practically all the land in this area.
Among his early day experiences, one very vivid one, was his coming to Westville to see the first store, which was operated and owned by Charlie FOREMAN, and located on the northeast corner across the tracks from where the K.C.S. depot now is.
Driving across the prairie with Henry and Bill CRITTENDEN they met Dick NEWMAN (who had visited the BUFFINGTONs all winter) returning from the store. He turning to Mr. BUFFINGTON, said, "Son, see that building away over there. It is just chucked full of groceries." Sure enough he said, whey they reached their destination, they found the building well stocked with groceries, with the post office in the rear of the building.
Another early memory was after the railroad track was down and Westville was a stopping point, with no depot, but a large stick in the ground and a sign, "Westville, I.T."
The town, he related received his name from Jim West, who lived one mile south of Cincinnati, Ark. He had a son, Jim WEST, who later became a lawyer and represented the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf, later the K.C.S.
Each year, Mr. BUFFINGTON looked forward to the "Homecoming" observed by the students of Old Cherokee Seminaries at Tahlequah.
One of his hobbies was painting, a great lover of fine horses, a number were of horses. One of his paintings is hanging in the Art Museum at Northeastern College.
His survivors are his wife, Mrs. Kate BUFFINGTON of the home; a daughter, Miss Frances BUFFINGTON, also of the home; a son, Glen BUFFINGTON of Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Jim PHILIPS of Chelsea.

GRISHAM

C.C. GRISHAM, a former resident of Westville and uncle of Mrs. Cora KERNS, died Monday in Tulsa following several weeks illness. Funeral service and burial was in Tulsa Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. GRISHAM moved from Westville to Tulsa about thirty years ago, where he has continued to live.
Mrs. GRISHAM, two sons and two daughters, preceded him in death.
The survivors include three sons of Tulsa, a daughter of Madison, Kansas, and a step-daughter of Tulsa.

WATERS

Funeral service Mrs. Melissa Waters, 93, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. E.L. WILSON, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness church and the Rev. Bud LACIE, officiating. Miss Bertha LACIE and Wayne LACIE, accompanied by Miss Leora LACIE sang, "In the Garden," "Father Along," and "Beautiful Garden on High." Burial was in the Westville Cemetery.
Mrs. WATERS, following a long illness, died Sunday, January 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jannie SIMMONS in Westville.
At the age of 15, she was married to Harrison WATERS, who preceded her in death a number of years ago. To this union were born twelve children, ten of whom are living.
She had been a member of the Assembly of God church in California for a number of years.
Pallbearers were Wayne LYONS, Frank MOSS, Calvin PHILLIPS, Arnold CARTE, Hayden COLVIN and Walter CARLTON Flower bearers were Mrs. W.M. SCOTT, Mrs. Frank MOSS, Mrs. Lillie SMITH, Mrs. Walter CARLTON and Mrs. Floyd MORRIS.
The survivors are four daughters, Mrs. SIMMONS, Mrs. Katherine YATES, Yakima, Wash., Mrs. Lola BEAVERS and Mrs. Alice NOBLIN of Marysville, Calif.; six sons, Bill WATERS, Pittsburg, Calif., Ely and Sam WATERS of Marysville, Calif., Bob WATERS of Chasion, Ariz., A.Z. WATERS of Tulsa, and J.E. WATERS of Chewey; several grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.

WALKER

(Watts)
Funeral service was held at New Hope church for Maggie WALKER, 83 years old, January 13 by Rev. Clifford PALMER. Mrs. WALKER died January 11 at Westville.
She was a former resident of Watts and was well known here. Mr. WALKER and her son, Vannie, lived here for several years. He was a good singer and could play the guitar well. He died here in Watts several years ago, then his mother went to live with her other children.

February 6, 1959

RICHARDS

Funeral service for C.C. (Lum) RICHARDS, 81, was held Sunday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Leonard STEWART of Stilwell and the Rev. Howard KITCHEN of Westville, officiating. Burial was in the Caney Cemetery near Wauhillau.
Mr. RICHARDS died January 27 in Lamont, Calif. He was born October 15, 1878 at Ellijay, Georgia. With his family he came to Indian Territory and lived in the Wauhillau community southwest of Stilwell, later moving near Proctor, where he lived until some 15 years ago when he moved to California.
He was a member of the Baptist church and the Masonic Lodge.
Pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge, who also had charge of Masonic Service at the grave. Flower girls were granddaughters of Mr. RICHARDS.
The survivors include, one daughter, Mrs. Ina SMITH of Westville; six sons, George of Westville, Vernon of Proctor, Robert of Lodi, Calif., Joe of Leonard, Texas, Avery of Montebello, Calif., and Leonard of Whittier, Calif; twenty-one grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

February 13, 1959

WADLEY

Funeral service for Jess WADLEY, 75, brother of Luther WADLEY of Westville, was held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the South Side Baptist church in Okmulgee with the pastor, Rev. CRAIG and Rev. BEST of the First Baptist church of Okmulgee, officiating. Burial was in the Okmulgee Cemetery.
Mr. WADLEY died Friday night following a heart attack. He had visited his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Luther WADLEY, often, and was well known in Westville.
The survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Opal WILKERSON, Seaside, Calif., Mrs. Faye CAPEHART, Lodi, Calif., Mrs. Robert POWERS, New Harmony, Indiana, Mrs. Betty SINGER, Angola, Indiana, Mrs. Mary MCKINZIE, Tulsa, Mrs. Nell YOUNGBLOOD, Okmulgee; one son, Harold WADLEY, Okmulges; two sisters, Mrs. Julia CRISP, Ponca City, Mrs. Lottie WILKERSON, Marland; three brothers, John and Arthur WADLEY of Okmulgee, and Luther of Westville and eleven grandchildren.

GOLDEN

Adair county Sheriff R.L. SWEPSTON, said the death of Mrs. Macie GOLDEN, about 59, was apparently self inflicted. The fatal shooting took place between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday while her husband, Charlie, was away from their home at Ballard. Swepston said relatives reported she had been in bad health for some time and had been suffering with heart trouble for 12 years.
According to SWEPSTON, Mrs. GOLDEN took a .45 calibre Colt revolver and fired into her chest near the heart. However, SWEPSTON said investigation was still continuing although at present all signs point to a self inflicted death.
Besides her husband, Mrs. GOLDEN is survived by 12 children of a previous marriage, SWEPSTON noted. Burial will be in Mississippi.

ROWLAND

A one car accident one mile north of Watts, Friday night about 11:45 o'clock claimed the life of one man. The victim and driver of a 1953 Dodge sedan was 19 year old Freeman W. ROWLAND of Siloam Springs, Ark. Thomas Raymond JANES, 20, a passenger in the car, who is in the Siloam Springs Memorial hospital was critically injured.
According to Carl TRIGG, Oklahoma highway patrolman, who investigated the accident, the car was traveling south, making a right curve, lost control for about 500 feet and overturned 3 times.
Funeral service for ROWLAND with burial was in Milburn. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Herman and Larry, one sister, Miss Virginia ROWLAND, all of Milburn; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe KING of Noble.

February 20, 1959

FIELDS

Funeral service for Frank FIELDS was conducted Monday afternoon at the Pentecostal Holiness church with Hayden COLVIN officiating. Burial was in the Foreman Cemetery under the direction of the Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. FIELDS was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, September 19, 1886, and departed this life February 11, 1959, in Huntington Park, Calif. He was the son of William and Nancy FIELDS. He came to Westville in 1901 to make his home where he lived for a number of years before going to California. He was married to Miss Lottie LEDBETTER on December 22, 1911 and to this union were born eight children. Mrs. FIELDS and four children preceded him in death.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Alma Dean COOPER of Webb City, Mo., Mrs. Beatrice ALLEN of Huntington Park, Calif., Mrs. Geneva NICHOLS, Southgate, Calif.; one son, Frank FIELDS Jr., of Huntington Park, Calif.
Flower bearers and singers were Mrs. Frank MOSS, Mrs. Walter CARLTON, Mrs. Hazel LADD, Mrs. Daisy GALBRAITH, Mrs. Lillie SMITH and Mrs. Bert JORDAN. Pallbearers were Clyde RATHER, Frank MOSS, Luther SIMMONS, Owen BUFFINGTON, Bill TULLIS and Noble STILL.

February 27, 1959

WILLIS

Funeral service for James Kilgore WILLIS, Watts resident, was conducted Wednesday, February 18 at 2 p.m. in the Pyeatte Funeral Chapel of Siloam Springs, Ark., with Rev. J.J. MCREE, Westville, pastor of Baptist Mission church, officiating. Burial was in the Bell Cemetery near Watts with Pyeatte Funeral Home directing.
Mr. WILLIS died Monday, February 16 in the Municipal hospital in Stilwell, following a long illness. He was a native of Green County, Tennessee, born June 5, 1870 a son of Carson and Jane WILLIS, and a retired farmer. He was united in marriage to Ida Alice WILLIS on June 13, 1892. Mrs. WILLIS died December 21, 1948.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Elmer EZELL of Route 1, Summers, Ark., Mrs. Myrtle CHAMBERS of Avant, Okla., and Mrs. Levi CHAMBERS, of Barnsdall, Okla.; one son, Everett WILLIS of Watts; one brother, Wes WILLIS of Siloam Springs; 17 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

LAMONS

Funeral service for Charles Elbert LAMONS was conducted Monday afternoon at the General Baptist church at Tahlequah with Rev. Cecil ROBERTSON, pastor, and Rev. Owen GRAFF, Methodist church officiating. Burial was in the Tahlequah City Cemetery directed by the Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
Mr. LAMONS was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, August 20, 1880, later moving to the Cincinnati and Westville communities where he lived until moving to Tahlequah in 1931. He departed this life Saturday, February 21 at Tahlequah Hospital after a two day illness. He was a well known farmer and stockman until his retirement.
He was the son of the late Neuton Isaac and Sarah Ellen LAMONS. He was married to Delia Ann WATERS, June 23, 1904, at Siloam Springs, Ark. To this union was born eight children; Carrie Emma preceding him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Delia Ann of the home; two sons, J.N. of Tahlequah and Joe of Cookson; five daughters, Mrs. W.O. TULLIS and Mrs. Leslie ALDERSON, both of Westville; Mrs. Haskell GATES, Tahlequah, Mrs. Albert TRAPP, Coweta, and Mrs. Brent DOLD, Emporia, Kan.; 19 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; a brother Joe of Siloam Springs, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. R.E. BRADY of Fayetteville, Mrs. Abbie POOL, Westville, Mrs. Alice WHITE, Fort Gibson and Mrs. R.L. PHELAN, Tulsa. Pallbearers were his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers were; Roy DYER, Luther WARD, Fulton WILLIS, R.D. GILLETTE, H.G. UPTON, John B. PEARSON, M.G. GATES, Melburn REED, W.D GARNER, Elbert SHEFFIELD, Earl BELL, Bill DRISCAL, George GILES, J.B. COX, D.W. BUSHYHEAD, Add CABE, Rube MURRIE and Sam WYSE.

March 6, 1959

PATRICK

Funeral service for Mrs. Myrtle PATRICK, 58, was held Thursay afternoon, February 26 in Roberts Funeral Chapel with Rev. Hoal TURNEY, pastor of the Church of Christ in Stilwell, officiating. Interment was in the Piney Cemetery.
Mrs. PATRICK was born October 1, 1900, and died February 23, in the Dilly Rest Home in Fayetteville, Ark. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse WRIGHT. Survivors include two brothers, Jack and Doc WRIGHT of Baron; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy LAW of Lincoln, Neb.
Pallbearers were, Baxter CHOATE, Roy CHOATE, Carl CHOATE, Joe WRIGHT, Bob WRIGHT and Marvin CAGLE. Flower bearers were, Ruth WRIGHT, Sue Nell OBER, Pat TILLERY and Winnie HOWARD.

SELLERS

Funeral service for Mrs. Joel (Jennie E. "Jinx") SELLERS was held last Sunday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Howard L. KITCHEN, pastor of the Westville Methodist church, officiating. His theme was "Sorrow and Hope." Mrs. George MURRAY, accompanied by Mrs. Robert EFFENBERGER, sang, "Dear Lord, Forgive" and "In the Garden." Interment was in the Westville Cemetery.
Mrs. SELLERS died at her home in Westville early Thursday, March 5, following a heart condition. She was born January 8, 1897 in Washington county, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma state line. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T.W. HARRELL, pioneer residents of the Westville community. Pallbearers were Leslie CARRINGTON, Luther SIMMONS, Billy Jack SMITH, Grover HOWARD, George BARNES and Bob EFFENBERGER. Flower girls were Jerri Lou JONES, Betty RHINE, Mary Jane CABE, Monoray STANFILL, Carolyn KINDLE and Jane MOSS.
Survivors include her husband, Joel SELLERS of the home; one son, Harrell of Atlanta, Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian FRAZIER and Miss Ruth HARRELL of Tulsa; one brother, Vernon HARRELL of Hominy, and three grandchildren.

March 20, 1959

KERNS

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Susie Elizabeth KERNS, 76, of Tulsa are pending awaiting the arrival of members of the family. Mrs. KERNS died Tuesday morning in a Tulsa hospital, following several months illness. Interment will be in the Westville Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
She was born 1 1/2 miles east of Westville the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George CRITTENDEN. In December 1904, she was married to Jim KERNS, also of Westville. They lived and reared their family in Westville and Watts until moving to Tulsa ten years ago. Mr. KERNS preceded her in death in 1948. Mrs. KERNS was active in the Baptist churches both in Westville and Watts, where she was a member.
The survivors are a son, Roy KERNS, Wenatchee, Wash.; four daughters, Mrs. George BOLEN, Miland, Ill., Mrs. Ollie B. SANDERS, and Mrs. K.M. CLARK, Fresno, Calif., Mrs. Leta FARLEY, Morrison, Colo.; a brother, Dave CRITTENDEN, Oklahoma City; four sisters, Mrs. D.A. DUNEGAN, Tulsa, Mrs. Jessie TILMAN, Tahlequah, Mrs. Frank BIBY, Hulbert, Mrs. Alice HORTTOR, Truth or Consequences, N. Mex.; nine grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Cora KERNS of Westville

GILBERT

Funeral service for W.E. GILBERT, 92, was held Friday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bud LACIE officiating. Interment was in the Westville Cemetery.
Mr. GILBERT, a resident of the Peavine community, died March 11, in the Stilwell hospital. He was born February 18, 1867, in Indiana. On March 20, 1890, he and Miss Anna FRITZ, were married, she preceding him in death in 1893. To this union was born two sons. He later married Miss Lula MOORE, and to this union, seven children were born. Mr. GILBERT was a member of the Baptist church at Wetumka.
Pall bearers were Ed SHIRLEY, Oscar CALDWELL, Ted BURRIS and Frank HENSLEY. Flower bearers were Mrs. D.F. CHRISTOPHER, Wyhnema KETCHER, Anneta Lou BURRIS, and Davonne BURRIS.
The survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Cora CALDER, Stilwell, Mrs. Anna WOODRUN, Wetumka, Mrs. Emma MORRISON, Orlando, Floriday; three sons, Floyd of Stilwell, Allan of Plainview, Texas, Harry of Green Castle, Indiana; thirteen grandchildren; eleven great grandchildrfen and three great great grandchildren.

March 27, 1959

CARNEY

Funeral service for Mrs. Dick CARNEY, a life long resident of Prairie Grove, Ark., sister of Mrs. Mary MCGTUIRE of Westville, was held Thursday afternoon in the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Prairie Grove, of which she was a member. She died Monday in a Fayetteville hospital. Burial was in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
Survivors other than Mrs. MCGUIRE are three brothers, Neal and Morris CRUSE of Prairie Grove, and Hugh of Muskogee, Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Kate GARRETT of Stilwell and Mrs. Bess YATES of Green Acres, Fayetteville, Ark.

April 10, 1959

BRADFORD

Funeral service for Charlie Albert BRADFORD, age 73, was conducted Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, at the Baron church with Rev. Bud LACIE officiating. Burial was in the Reese Cemetery at Peavine under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. BRADFORD was born February 14, 1886 and departed this life Wednesday morning, April 1, 1959, after a long illness. He was a member of the Holiness Church at Peavine. He was baptised July 6, 1952.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Florence BRADFORD, 16 children, Jess, R.C. and Donald of Calif., Charles, Lester and Johnnie of Ohio, Chester of Texas, A.G. of the U.S.A.F., stationed in England, Mac and Wayne of the home, Leona and Emma Lee of Ohio, Patsy, with her husband in England, Jenny of Oregon, Kathalene of Neb., Pauline of Okla. City; one sister, Betty BARNES of Sallisaw, 36 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

BOUYEAR

Funeral service for Columbus C. BOUYEAR, 58, was held at the Baptist Church in Watts Sunday, April 5 with Rev. Pascal WRIGHT officiating. Burial was in the Baptist Mission Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. BOUYEAR was born May 19, 1900 and died April 3 at Kansas City, Mo.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah, of the home, 3 daughters, Mrs. Helen Payne of Kansas City, Rita and Doris of the home; four sons, Sldon (i.e.) Doyle, Milton and David of the home; three brothers and five sisters, two grandchildren and his father of Watts.
Pallbearers were Herbert TATE, Earl WALDROOP, Esco ROBINSON, Ernest MOTHAN, Earl WRIGHT, and Jack GREGORY.

GREEN

Funeral service for Mrs. Willie A. GREEN, 52, was held Saturday, April 4, at Wright's Chapel church with Rev. Arthur ESSARY officiating. Burial was in the Downing Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mrs. GREEN was born July 25, 1907 at Wharton, Ark., and died in the St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, April 2.
She is survived by her husband, John, of the home; four sons, Billy Joe, J.L. Ray and Gary; two daughters, Mrs. SANDERS of Stilwell and Wanda of the home; one brother, Roy BURGESS, four sisters; her mother, Melvina BURGESS of Stilwell.
Pallbearers were Jean ALLEN (i.e.), G.B. EAGLETON, Ezra ALLEN, Raymond PILGRIM, Joy Lee EAGLETON and Don KINDLE. Flower bearers were, Misses Loretta WILKIE, July WILLIAMS, Ernestine KIRK, Nancy WILLIAMS, Geraldine GOODMAN and Wilma WELLS.

April 17, 1959

RUSSELL

Funeral rites for Joseph L. RUSSELL, 86, retired farmer, cattleman and life long resident of Westville community, were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. L.M. NELSON, pastor of the First Baptist church officiating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. RUSSELL died in the Memorial hospital in Siloam Springs, Ark., Monday morning, April 13, following a brief illness. He was born May 24, 1872 in the Westville community, the son of Captain and Mrs. J.R. RUSSELL.
His parents moved from Georgia to the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1869, and bought a farm near Westville. It was here Joe RUSSELL was born and continued to live the remainder of his life. He and Miss Ellen TUCKER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley TUCKER of Cincinnati, Ark., were married in 1895. To this union two sons were born, Charley and Berry RUSSELL.
Mrs. RUSSELL died in 1898 and in 1899, he and Miss Vada TUCKER, a sister of his former wife, were married. To this union six daughters, were born. Mrs. RUSSELL died March 9, 1956. In this Oak Hill community near Westville, he and his wife reared their family and always played an important part in the community.
Much valuable information concerning the early history of Indian Territory and Oklahoma was gleaned from him through conversation. He enjoyed and appreciated his many friends. During his later years, after retirement, he enjoyed reminiscing with his friends with whom he had been associated through a big part of his life.
Pall bearers were Melvin SMITH, Evert WILLIS, Leo DAVIDSON, Earl WALDROOP, Claud JORDON,
Marvin CAGLE. Granddaughters and nieces served as flower girls.
Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. Irene PALONE and Mrs. Grace POOL of Pryor, Mrs. Clara SIXKILLER and Mrs. Jennie SHEEHAN of Watts, Mrs. Kate MORRIS of Westville and Mrs. Francis MAPLES of Frona, Calif.; one son, Charley RUSSELL of Westville; 16 grandchildren, and 25 great grandchildren. A son, Berry RUSSELL, preceded him in death in 1956. (Another son, John Dennis RUSSELL, who died in 1957, was not included in the obituary.)

BLAIR

Funeral service for Robert W. BLAIR of Gentry, Ark., formerly of Westville, was held Saturday afternoon in Siloam Springs, with burial in the Westville Cemetery. Mr. BLAIR, a native of Richmond, Missouri, died in the Siloam Springs hospital Thursday after a short illness. He was a member of the Methodist church and served as janitor of the Westville church while living here.
Survivors include his wife, Mary of the home; three sons, Ulric and Darwin of Kansas City, Mo., and Darius of College Place, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth WILLIAMS of Calif., and Miss Mary Ruth BLAIR of the home; one sister, Mrs. Gladys O'DELL of Richmond, Mo.; one brother, Kirby BLAIR of Gentry; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

PIERCE

Funeral service for Walter PIERCE, 70, was held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the First Baptist church, with the pastor, Rev. Luther NELSON, officiating. Mrs. Mishie SHELTON, Mrs. Jennie WHITELY and Oscar SMITH, accompanied by Mrs. Grover HOWARD, sang, "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be," "Never Grow Old" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." Burial was in the Foreman Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were, Claud TILLERY, Paul CARRINGTON, Oscar SMITH, T.S. PENNINGTON, Bill GALBRAITH and Marvin CAGLE.
Mr. PIERCE was born in Westville, October 2, 1888 and died Monday, April 13, in a Vinita hospital. He and Miss Maudie HICKS were married June 17, 1939. He was a member of the local Baptist church and served as the church janitor for twelve years and two years as janitor of the Peoples Bank. For six years he drove the fire truck.
Survivors are his wife, Maudie of the home; four children, Chester and Dick PIERCE of Sapulpa, Orval PIERCE of Keifer and Mrs. J.D. EPPERSON of Miami, Florida; his father, Richard PIERCE of Westville; two sister, Mrs. Harry SUMMEY and Mrs. Ada BILBY, Westville and ten grandchildren.

HALL

Funeral service for Mrs. Laura Alma HALL, 74, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bud LACIE officiating. Burial was in the Westville City Cemetery.
She was born in Dykes, Mo., September 13, 1844, and died Saturday, April 11, in the Elizabeth hospital at Prairie Grove, Ark. She and A.J. HALL were married October 6, 1901 and moved to Oklahoma in 1909. They had been residents of the Westville community for 22 years.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Alpha LONG, Chickasha, Mrs. Ruth FERRELL, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Alma Jean LEAK, Westville; three sons, Edward S. HALL, Sun City, Kan., Estel A. HALL, Lenexa, Kan., and Earl F. HALL, Westville; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie COPE, Merdota, Calif. (i.e.), Mrs. Pearl BLAND, Rich Hill, Mo.; a brother, B.A. LONG, Westville; 43 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Fred GOLDMAN, Lee CENTERS, Bill SHARPE, Harlan WEBB, Earl RAINES and Clint SPENCER. Flower bearers, Mrs. Rosie CENTERS, Mrs. Bill SHARPE, Mrs. Earl RAINES, Mrs. Harlan WEBB, Mrs. Ruby MAYES and Mrs. Jess WALTERS.

FOREMAN

A 60 year old San Francisco, Calif., resident, Randolph Leslie FOREMAN, died there Tuesday, April 7. He was born in Chelsea, Okla., January 9, 1899, and lived in Siloam Springs from 1918 to 1926. In 1920 he was married to Miss Bernice CAMPBELL and to them was born one son, Billy Bruce, now living in Oklahoma City. Other survivors are two brothers, Cliff FOREMAN of Gentry and Doss FOREMAN of Great Bend, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. Charles ROBARTS, Cisco, Texas;
Mr. FOREMAN was a nephew of the late W.J. FOREMAN; and Mrs. FOREMAN, and of Mrs. D.W. BUSHYHEAD and a cousin of Mrs. C.C. PULLIAM of Westville.
Mr. FOREMAN had lived in California for 30 years and was in the cleaning and pressing business.
Funeral service was held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Wasson Chapel in Siloam Springs with the Rev. Jerry HOPKINS officiating. Burial was in the family plot at the cemetery in Chelsea, Okla.

April 24, 1959

BLANCHFILL / DIXON

Two young Lincoln, Ark., men were killed Saturday night when the car in which they were riding ran into a cattle truck that had run out of gas on U.S. Highway 62, two miles east of Westville, just over the Arkansas state line.
Killed in the accident were Paul BLANCHFILL, 26, and Hugh W. DIXON, both of Lincoln. The driver of the car, William C. DELAP, also of Lincoln, was hospitalized with injuries.

CHAUDOIN

Graveside service for Samuel CHAUDOIN was held Friday morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. Howard KITCHEN, pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Members of the First Baptist church sang, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." Burial was in the Westville Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. CHAUDOIN was born November 19, 1883 in Kentucky, and died Wednesday, April 15 in a Talihina hospital. He and Miss Mattie LITTLETON were married at Ada, Okla., in 1948. They resided at Westville for the past five years. He is survived by his wife, Mattie of the home.

MOSS

Funeral service for Nelson C. MOSS, 66, of Arvin, Calif., brother of Frank MOSS, was held Monday in Bakersfield, Calif. Burial was in the Bakersfield cemetery.
Mr. MOSS died Friday night in a Bakersfield hospital following several months illness. He and his family moved from near Cane Hill, Ark., to California, 32 years ago. For a number of years, he had been superintendent of Derby Farms, until forced to retire because of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank MOSS visited his brother and other relatives in California during the month of December, last year. Not being able to secure a plane flight, he did not attend the funeral.
The survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie MOSS of the home; two daughters and a son; three brothers other than Frank, E.W. MOSS, Springdale, Ark., E.J. MOSS, Bakersfield, Calif., and D.W. MOSS, Riverside, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth PHILLIPS, Tahlequah, Okla. and Mrs. Maud BROWNING, Porterville, Calif.

May 1, 1959

TENNANT

Funeral service for Mrs. Ellen TENNANT, was held at the Methodist church in Summers, Ark., Friday morning, with the Rev. Walter PENNELL officiating. She was born June 10, 1881 at Summers, the daughter of Samuel and Mary BARKLEY GIBSON, and died at her home in Lincoln, Tuesday, April 21. Burial was in the Ganderville Cemetery, near Summers.
Survivors are her husband, Henry TENNANT of the home; a sister, Mrs. Jennie VENABLE of Summers and a brother, Harvey GIBSON of Summers.

SHAD

Word has been received of the death of Albert SHAD, in an Okmulgee hospital Saturday morning, April 25. Funeral service and burial was in Okmulgee. Mr. SHAD, a former resident of Westville operated a produce and cream station, before moving to Okmulgee eleven years ago.

WRIGHT

Funeral service for J. Robert WRIGHT, 65, of Summers, Ark., was held Tuesday afternoon, April 21, in the Methodist church at Summers, with Chaplain B.D. WILLETS officiating.
Mr. WRIGHT died in the Veterans hospital at Fayetteville, April 18. He was a veteran of World War 1, a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Methodist church at Summers.
Burial was in the National Cemetery at Fayetteville, with miltary and Masonic services at the grave. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Gene BROWN of Whittier, Calif.; and Mrs. Billie SCHRIEBER of Inglewood, Calif.; six grandchildren; five sisters and three brothers.

NELSON

Funeral service for Jessie L. (Curly) NELSON of Clearfork community was held Sunday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. G.L. MULLINS of Kansas City, Mo., officiating, assisted by the Rev. Arthur ESSARY. Music was furnished by Rev. Bud LACIE, Wayne, Bertha and Lenora LACIE. Burial was in the Proctor Cemetery.
Mr. NELSON, a World War 1 veteran was born July 31, 1891 at Prescott, Arizona, and died Thursday, April 23.
He with Dave CUMMINGS, was fishing below the dam in the Illinois River, when he suffered supposedly a heart attack. A doctor and ambulance was immediately called, and he died enroute to the hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie NELSON of the home.
Pallbearers were, Ervil KINDLE, George SNYDER, Guren MULLINS, George RICHARDS, Frank MORRIS and Jess MORRIS. Flower bearers were Marilyn RICHARDS, Viola KINDLE, Darline MORRIS, Betty SMITH, Carolyn RICHARDS, Nila DEESE.

May 8, 1959

CASTRO

Funeral service for Richard T. CASTRO, 30, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with Mrs. George LANGLEY, pastor of the Rabbit Trap Pentecostal Holiness church, officiating. CASTRO drowned Monday afternoon after he apparently fell off a pier and was sucked under the swift water below Lake Frances dam by a strong undertow.
According to Thomas BRIGHT, City Marshal, although no one saw him, he must have lost his balance and fell from a pier from where he was casting for fish.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess CASTRO, were fishing farther downstream from the dam on the Illinois River. Returning to the pier, they discovered their son missing, but soon saw his hat floating on the water. They then called for help.
BRIGHT, who was fishing on the other side of the pier, was summoned and a search of the stream was begun. With the assistance of firemen from Siloam Springs, Ark., who were called to the scene, the body was hooked and pulled from the dangerous waters, at 2:15 p.m., approximately two hours after the time his watch stopped running at 12:22 p.m., BRIGHT stated.
He lived with his parents, about three miles north of Westville.
Burial will be in the Westville Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Survivors other than his parents are five sisters, Mrs. Mary E. POLK of Parker, Ariz., Mrs. Rosa L. ANDERSON of Sunland, Calif., Mrs. Jesse SALTER of Lawtonville, Calif., Mrs. Faye TURPIN and Mrs. Mildred HANCOCK of Lamonte, Calif.; a brother, Albert B. CASTRO, of Watts.

May 15, 1959

HARGUS

Funeral service for Mrs. Velma Maxine HARGUS, 31, of Muskogee, was held in the Baptist church at Watts, on Tuesday afternoon, May 5, with the Rev. Pascal WRIGHT officiating.
Mrs. HARGUS, who was born July 1, 1927, died April 28 in Muskogee.
The survivors are her husband, James Frank HARGUS; five children, Jerry Keith, Karen Sue, Wesley Lee, Clyde Dale and Jackie Lynn; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde James LEA of Watts; six brothers, George in Japan, Billy in England, Clyde in Altus, Okla., Jimmy and Larry Wayne of Watts (only 5 names given); three sisters, Mrs. Louise BRITTON of Monte Rio, Calif., and Peggy and Wanda of Watts.
Burial was in the Bell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.

HOOPER

Funeral service for Mrs. Myrtle HOOPER, 70, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in New Hope church with the Rev. Will MASTERS officiating. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mrs. HOOPER was born November 25, 1888 at Rhea, Ark., the daughter of J.M. and Lucy BELL, and died at her home northeast of Westville, Thursday, May 12.
The survivors include her husband, James H. HOOPER; four daughters, Mrs. Cecil SELLERS, Mrs. Hattie PHIPPS of Anderson, Calif., Mrs. Dorothy LARREMORE of Nowata, and Mrs. Ruby SISK of Westville; one son, James HOOPER of the home; one brother, Ed BELL of Hominy; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

May 22, 1959

CASTRO

Funeral service for Albert CASTRO, 42, was held Friday afternoon, May 15 in Roberts Funeral Chapel with Mrs. Geo. LANGLEY officiating. Mr. CASTRO was born in Kansas, Okla., February 4, 1917 and died Tuesday, May 12 at his home in the Chewey community, following a heart attack. Burial was in the Westville Cemetery.
Pallbearers were, Clyde HOPPING, Sam LANGLEY, Willie MULLEN, Connie MULLEN, Jack GUY, Alfred GUTHRIE. Flower bearers were Leta FRAZIER, Melba FRAZIER, Marjorie STANLEY and Sue STANLEY.
The survivors include his wife, Grace and six children of the home: Ray, Arthur, Martha Ann, Reda Mae, Rosemary, Odell and Jess B. CASTRO; his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.M. CASTRO; five sisters, Mrs. Mary E. POPE, Parker, Ariz., Mrs. Rosa L. ANDERSON, Sunland, Calif., Mrs. Mildred HANCOCK, Lamont, Calif

STOUT

Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Jane STOUT was held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. H.L. TURNEY of Stilwell, officiating. Music was furnished by Bud LACIE, Wayne, Bertha and Lenora LACIE.
Mrs. STOUT was born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel HUGHES at Winona, Ark., and died Sunday evening, May 17 in Elizabeth hospital at Prairie Grove, Ark.
She and Willie Howard STOUT were married August 20, 1901. To this union were born ten children, one having died in infancy.
Graveside rites and burial was in the Whitehouse Cemetery at Brentwood, Ark., Wednesday afternoon under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Pall bearers were, L.B. LIVELY, J.C. LIVELY, Alvin UNDERHILL, Bill ANDERSON. Flower bearers were, Oowala BLANTON, Mary Lee ROBERTS, Margaret COLLINS, Lena Mae ROBERTS, Dorothy SHANKEL, Hallie ESTURAGE.
The survivors are three sons; Shirley STOUT, Klamath, Calif., Burt STOUT, Bermerton, Wash., Elvis STOUT, Alderton, Wash.; six daughters, Mrs. Cora LIVELY and Mrs. Bonnie UNDERHILL, Westville, Mrs. Emma WILES, Fayetteville, Ark., Mrs. Loraine AUSTIN, Springdale, Ark., Mrs. Clem BABCOCK, Bremerton, Wash., Mrs. Goldia HALEY, Klamath, Calif.; twenty-five grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

May 29, 1959

GREGORY

Mr. Speed GREGORY, 65, of Sanger, Calif., a long time resident of Watts, died in the Veterans Hospital at Fresno, Calif., May 7, 1959. Services for Mr. GREGORY were conducted at 2 p.m., May 12 at the Watts Baptist church. He was a native of St. Paul, Arkansas, born May 19, 1894, and a veteran of World War 1, he received a metal for bravery. Burial was in the Baptist Mission Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Jack GREGORY of Watts, a daughter, Helen Jane FRAVOTTA of Chicago, Ill., five grandchildren, two brothers, Henry of Watts, and John of Stilwell, Okla.; four sisters, Susie NICKENS of Tulsa, Pearl ROBINSON and Goldia DUNLAP of Watts, Sylvia WEST of Findley, Ohio.
Pall bearers were, Owen BUFFINGTON, John JONES, Earl WALDROOP, J.H. BAGBY, Earnest MOLTHAN and Chester ERICKSON. Flower bearers were, Jewel MAGGARD, Joyce COVEY, Gwen NICKENS, Wanda SPINKS, Aileen and Wilma Dean WILSON.
Other out of town relatives and friends attending included Jimmy FRABOTTA son-in-law of Chicago, Ill., Noah NICKENS, brother-in-law, of Tulsa; Mr. and Mrs. Orville NICKENS, nephew; Leon NICKENS, great nephew; Kenneth ROBINSON, nephew; Inez NICKENS, niece; Lenair COVEY, Jack DOBBINS, Arnold Maggard, all of Tulsa; Glenna VANHOOSER, niece, of Boynton, Okla.; Glen ROBINSON, nephew, of Midwest City, Okla.

June 12, 1959

DOLD

Funeral service for Brent DOLD was held in Emporia, Kansas, Sunday, May 31, with burial in the Emporia cemetery. Mr. DOLD died suddenly at his home, having suffered a heart attack. Mrs. DOLD will be remembered in Westville as Miss Eva LAMONS, daughter of Mrs. Charlie LAMONS and the late Mr. LAMONS, and the sister of Mrs. Leslie ALDERSON and Mrs. Bill TULLIS.
The survivors, other than his wife, are three daughters, Brenda Beth, age 12; Becky age 9 and Peggy Sue, age 1 1/2 years, of the home. Mrs. TULLIS attended the funeral service.

June 19, 1959

BUSHONG

Mrs. Dallas COMBS BUSHONG, 80, of Prairie Grove, Ark., the mother of Thomas M. BUSHONG of Westville, died Sunday in a Prairie Grove hospital, after an extended illness. She was born March 8, 1879 in Fayetteville, the daughter of the Rev. M.M. and Susan COMBS and was a member of the First Christian church in Prairie Grove.
Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon in Fayetteville with interment in the Gill Cemetery near Van Buren, Ark.
Survivors other than her son, Thomas, of Westville are her husband, Thomas BUSHONG of the home; five sisters, two brothers and seven grandchildren.

FINLEY

Walter FINLEY, 78, a former resident of Lincoln and well known throughout Washington county, Arkansas and Adair county, Oklahoma, died in Port Arthur, Texas, May 31.
The body was returned to Lincoln for the funeral service that was held in the First Baptist church of which he was a member, June 3, with the Rev. Terral GORDON officiating. Burial was in the Sugar Hill Cemetery, south of Lincoln.
Both Mr. and Mrs. FINLEY were former members of the Westville school faculty. In recent years they taught at the Peavine school, south of Westville.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate FINLEY and a son and daughter.

KING

Funeral service for Marion E. KING, 81, former resident of Westville, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. E.L. WILSON, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness church, officiating. Mrs. Walter CARLTON, Mrs. Frank MOSS and Mrs. Calvin PHILLIPS, accompanied by Mrs. John BUNNELL, furnished the music.
He was married to Miss Rebecca VINCENT, February 15, 1897.
Mr. KING died Monday in a Vinita hospital. Interment was in the Westville Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Survivors include five sons, Fred of Visalia, Calif., Davis of Lyons, Kan., Charles and Clyde of Jamual, Calif., and Wray of Uray, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Fannie PENNINGTON of Orange, Calif., and Mrs. Etta MYERS of Flagstaff, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Etta FENTON of Ausborn, Kan., Mrs. Grace PACE of El Dorado, Kan., Mrs. Callie MARKLEY of Denver, Colo.; one brother, William KING of Alberta, Canada; 20 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. A brother and sister preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were Joy Lee POYNOR, Bill SHERRIN, Claud TILLERY, Owen BUFFINGTON and Walter CARLTON.

June 26, 1959

BILBY

Funeral srvice for Mrs. Ada BILBY, 63, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Luther NELSON, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in the Westville Cemetery.
Mrs. BILBY died Wednesday morning in the Memorial hospital at Siloam Springs, Ark., following a long illness.
She was born November 26, 1896 near Westville, the daughter of Nannie BELL and Richard PIERCE. Her husband, Russell BILBY preceded her in death several years ago. She has since lived with her father.
The survivors are her father, Robert PIERCE, and asister, Mrs. Harry SUMMEY of Westville; seven nephews and two nieces.

DEWART

Funeral service for Mrs. Anna L. DEWART, 55, who died Friday at her home southwest of Westville, was held Sunday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. G.H. CRITTENDEN, pastor of the Baptist church at Stilwell, officiating.
She was a member of the Free Will Baptist church. Mrs. DEWART was born May 25, 1904 at Lincon, Ark., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allie B. FRAZIER.
Burial was in the Westville Cemetery, under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were, J.W. ROSE, Owen SMITH, Harlan WEBB, Oscar LAWSON, Knute OXFORD and J.A. BUTLER.
The survivors are her husband, Charles DEWART of the home; three children, Miss Evelyn Alice DEWART, also of the home; Charles L. DEWART of Tulsa; Mrs. Virginia Frances TOMLINSON, Ft. Rucker, Ala.; her father, Allie FRAZIER; five grandchildren; one brother, W.L. FRAZIER, Garden Grove, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Nora BEGGS, Reno, Nev.

CRITTENDEN

Funeral service for Lewis CRITTENDEN, 64, who died in the Veterans hospital at Fayetteville, Monday 22, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the Proctor Community church, with Rev. Bud Lacie officiating. Music for the service was by Rev. LACIE, Misses Bertha and Lenora LACIE and Wayne LACIE.
Mr. CRITTENDEN was born October 13, 1894 at Westville, the son of Mary and Ben CRITTENDEN. He was a veteran of World War 1.
Burial was in the Proctor Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home. Pallbearers and flower bearers were his nephews and nieces.
Survivors include two brothers, Dave and Walter CRITTENDEN and two sisters, Mrs. Emma WHITMIRE and Miss Lula CRITTENDEN, all of Westville and 25 nieces and nephews.

July 3, 1959

GRIFFIN

Funeral service for Mrs. Cora Frances GRIFFIN, 73, Siloam Springs, Ark., mother of Frank GRIFFIN of Westville, was held Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the Bethel Methodist Church of which she was a member, Rev. Howard DANIELS officiated. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. GRIFFIN, who had lived in Siloam Springs for sixty years, died Saturday, June 27 in the Memorial hospital after a year's illness.
Survivors are her husband, Jess GRIFFIN; three daughters, Mrs. Jim LEACH, Ft. Smith, Ark., Mrs. Rufus BROWN, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Fred BACON, Muskogee; 6 sons, Frank of Westville, Merle, John and Roy, all of Tulsa, Harry, Fort Smith, Ark., and Morris of St. Louis, Mo.; four sisters, two brothers, nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

BLACKWELL

Funeral service for Mrs. Sarah Ann BLACKWELL, 38, a former resident of Westville, who died at her home in Tulsa, Thursday, June 25, following a month's illness, was held Monday morning in Whisenhunt Funeral Chapel, Tulsa. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa.
She is survived by a son, Wade WILLIS, and her mother, Mrs. Otis RATLIFF, both of Tulsa; two brothers, Davis RATLIFF of Odessa, Texas, and James RATLIFF, serving with U.S. Armed Froces in Korea. Mrs. BLACKWELL, daughter of Mrs. Otis RATLIFF, and the late Mr. RATLIFF, attended the Westville schools.
She was the nieces of Regan RATLIFF, who with Mrs. RATLIFF, attended the funeral services.

MCCUISTION

Funeral service for John Elmer MCCUISTION, 71, was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. W.A. DOWNUM, Methodist minister of Ft. Smith, Ark., and the Rev. Howard KITCHEN, pastor of the local Methodist church, officiating.
Miss Margaret CARMICHAEL accompanied Mrs. George MURRAY and Mrs. Charles BROOKS, who sang, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be," also, Duane RATLIFF who sang, "Beyond the Sunset."
Mr. MCCUISTION died in the Memorial hospital at Siloam Springs, Ark., Thursday, June 25. He was born June 24, 1888 at Wedington, Ark., the son of Thomas and Sarah MCCUISTION.
He was married to Miss Audrey May SMITH of Cincinnati, Ark., August 2, 1908. To this union was born Howard Raymond MCCUISTION. They established their first home west of Cincinnati, where they lived for eight years, later moving to Cincinnati, where they bought a home and lived until they moved to Westville in 1924.
While in Cincinnati, Mr. MCCUISTION, in addition to his farming activities, owned and operated a general mercantile store.
After moving to Westville, he continued his farming. He served on the City Council as Mayor of Westville for several years and was elected County Commissioner of Adair County by the people of this district of which he served eight years. Keenly feeling he was a servant of the people, and as such he was known for his honesty and integrity.
Mr. MCCUISTION joined the Methodist church in Cincinnati 40 years ago and transferred his membership to the Westville Methodist church in 1924. He had been a member of the Masonic Lodge at Cincinnati, for forty years.
Interment was in the Westville Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home. Graveside service was in charge of the Masonic Lodge of Cincinnati.
Active pallbearers were nephews: Russell SMITH, Siloam Springs, Ark., Edgar WILSON of Tulsa, Lawrence GILES, Missouri, Carl EZELL and Orvil FUZZELMAN, Farmington, Ark., and his son-in-law, Evan THOMPSON, Big Springs, Texas. Flower bearers were, Beverly THOMPSON, Martha Jo DAVIS, Glenda EZELL, Lois CRUDUP, Wanda Faye CANTRELL and Velma FUSSELMAN.
The survivors include his wife, Audrey May of the home; a son, Howard MCCUISTION of Tracy, Calif.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Beverly Joan THOMPSON of Big Spring, Texas, Mrs. Wilma Jean HIRSCH of Princeton, New Jersey; three great granddaughters, Karen Rae, Linda Kay and Julie Mae THOMPSON, Big Spring, Texas; a brother, J.H. MCCUISTION of Siloam Springs, several nieces and nephews.

July 10, 1959

HESS

Funeral service for James Hugh HESS, 81, a long time resident of Watts and Westville, died of a heart attack Monday in a convalescent home in Tulsa, where he had been a patient only a week, having been removed from the Russell Nursing Home in Westville, in order to be near his family, was held Wednesday afternoon in Roberts Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Pasco WRIGHT, pastor of the Baptist church at Watts, officiated.
Accompanied by Miss Leora LACIE, Bud LACIE and Miss Bertha LACIE sang, "Beyond the Sunset" and "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be." Interment was in the Baptist Mission Cemetery.
Mr. HESS, a retired Adair county law enforcement officer, was born in Washington County, Arkansas, and had lived in Adair county for more than 60 years. He had served as Watts town marshal for more than 30 years, as deputy county sheriff many years and as a guard at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary under the late Warden Jess DUNN.
He operated a store and post office at Old Ballard, before moving to Watts. He was a member of the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.
Active pallbearers were, Dean FOWLER, Earl WALDROOP, Jack WESLEY, Earl COLE, Barney GHORMLEY, Louis CHANCE. Honorary pallbearers were, Sam SIXKILLER, Lawyer SWAKE, Leo DAVIDSON, Manse HOLLAND, Brice WELCH, Claud VANDAGRIFF, D.W. BUSHYHEAD, W.H. LANGLEY, John PATKILLER (i.e.), John FERGUSON, W.C. BOST, Noah PARKHURST.
Flower bearers were, Beatrice PHILLIPS, Sadie WELCH COLE, Dora HESS, Sally SIXKILLER and Patty DEARING.
The survivors include his wife, Maud of Tulsa; four sons, Walter of Tulsa, Ed of Pryor, Brice of Lake Jackson, Tex., and John of Antalya, Turkey; five daughters, Mrs. John ENGLER, Mrs. Cecil MORRIS, Mrs. Robert RUSH, Mrs. Carl MORRIS and Mrs. Lon ROTHHAMMER, all of Tulsa; a sister, Mrs. Nancy CRABTREE, Fort Smith, Ark.; a half-sister, Mrs. Annie MORRIS of Watts and a half-brother, 18 grandchildren and a great grandchild.

July 17, 1959

BROWERS

Mr. and Mrs. George MURRAY and Mrs. I.G. ENGLE were called to Hobart Sunday by the serious illness of Lloyd BROWERS, who died Monday, following surgery. The funeral and burial was Wednesday at Hobart.
Mrs. BROWERS is the daughter of Mrs. ENGLE and sister of Mrs. MURRAY.
Mr. and Mrs. BROWERS had recently visited in Westville.

CARPENTER

Funeral service for Arnold Dean CARPENTER, 14, who died July 8, was held Friday afternoon, July 10, at the Briggs Holiness church with Rev. Bud LACIE of Westville officiating. Music was furnished by Rev. LACIE, Misses Bertha and Leora LACIE.
Burial was in the Briggs Cemetery. The survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. CARPENTER, a sister, Patricia CARPENTER; paternal grandfather, Bill CARPENTER; maternal grandmother, Mrs. May PHILPOTT, all of Tahlequah.

July 31, 1959

NEILL

Word was received Tuesday, by Mrs. Floyd DUDLEY of the death of her sister, Mrs. J.E. NEILL, 72, that day at her home in Whittier, Calif.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete when the message was received. Mrs. NEILL was a former resident of Westville, she with Mr. NEILL and their two sons, moved to Springdale, ark., after leaving Westville, and later lived in Tulsa, before moving to Whittier, six year ago.
The survivors are her husband, J.E. NEILL of the home; the two sons, Loy and Claud; five sisters, other than Mrs. DUDLEY, they are, Mrs. Lois BETHEL and Mrs. Bertha ROBERSON, Shawnee, Mrs. Virgie ELDER, Venice, Calif., Mrs. Frank GELGSTON, Bonham, Texas; two brothers, D.A. BYRD, Cleburne, Texas, and Bill BYRD, El Reno, Okla.

DAY

Funeral service for Mrs. (John W.) Nellie Mae DAY, 62, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church at Summers, Ark., with the pastor, Rev. Charles NANCE, officiating. Burial was in the Summers Cemetery under the direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home, Lincoln, Ark.
Mrs. DAY, a resident of the Lincoln, Arkansas, community for the past three years, was born July 14, 1897, at Stillwater, Okla., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion OSBURN and died at her home Sunday, July 26.

WHITMIRE

Funeral service for James WHITMIRE, 78, was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Roberts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bud LACIE officiating.
Accompanied by Miss Leora LACIE, Miss Bertha LACIE and Wayne LACIE sang. Burial was in the Green Cemetery.
Mr. WHITMIRE was born January 1, 1880, at Stilwell and died Tuesday, August 1, in theReinold Rest Home.
Pallbearers were, Jewell WHITMIRE, Hollis WHITMIRE, Elbert SHEFFIELD, Owen BUFFINGTON, Bert JORDAN and E.C. GIFFORD.
Flower bearers were, Mrs. Sam REINOLD, Mrs. Jewell WHITMIRE, Mrs. Hollis WHITMIRE, Mrs. Loretta HAMILTON.
The survivors include three brothers, Dennis, Westville, Tom, Susanville, Calif., and Jack of Stilwell; one step-grandson, Arthur RIDGE of California.

COX

Graveside service for Judy Faye COX, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis COX, was conducted at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the Watts Cemetery with Rev. Jerry BUCHANAN of Siloam officiating.
Judy Faye was born on July 18th at Memorial hospital in Siloam Springs, and passed away July 19.
Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis COX, three brothers, Donnie, Stephen and Larry Dale; two sisters, Sandra Ann, Carol Sue; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ada NICKENS; all of Watts.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Roberts Funeral Home of Watts.

August 7, 1959

COLE

Funeral service for Mrs. Ludie COLE, 78, mother of Earl COLE of Watts, was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Stufflebeam's Funeral Chapel at Pauls Valley, with the Rev. NEAL, pastor of the First Baptist church at Pauls Valley officiating.
She had been a member of the Baptist church for sixty years and had been teaching the Women's Bible class in the Sunday School there for more than 15 years.
Mrs. COLE died Thursday afternoon, July 30, in the Memorial hospital, Siloam Springs, Ark., after an extended illness.
The body was prepared for burial by Roberts Funeral Home in Westville and taken by them to Pauls Valley for funeral and burial. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery at Pauls Valley.
She was born January 19, 1881, in Arkansas. When a small child, she with her parents, moved to Pauls Valley, Indian Territory (now Okla.), where she had lived most of her entire life.
In 1904 she was married to Rube COLE of Pauls Valley. There they established their home and reared their family. Mr. COLE preceded her in death three years ago.
The survivors are three sons A.G. COLE, Pauls Valley, Carl COLE, El Paso, Texas, Earl COLE of Watts; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth SHOEMAKER, Tulsa, Mrs. Peggy Joe WHITAKER of Hobbs, N. Mex., and a number of grandchildren.

HAMM

Funeral service for Mrs. Willie HAMM, 61, of Muskogee, former resident of the Christie community, was held Wednesday afternoon at Brushy Church near Sallisaw, with the Rev. Ira BRACKETT of Sallisaw officiating.
Burial was under the direction of the Roberts Funeral Home.
Mrs. HAMM was born June 10, 1898 at Russelville, Ark., and died Sunday, August 2, in University hospital, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors include her husband, Harley HAMM of Muskogee; one son, John HAMM of Illinois; three daughters, Mrs. Fern SLABODA of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. L.K. UNGLES of Santanta, Kan., and Mrs. Jessie CLARK of Muskogee; two sisters Mrs. Henry SELLS, Oklahoma City and Mrs. Frankie LARSON of Stratford; also five grandchildren.

BUTLER

John William BUTLER, 86, retired dairy farmer, died late Monday morning at his home near Siloam Springs, Ark., after a long illness. A life-long resident of this area, Mr. BUTLER had been a farmer most of his life and owned and operated BUTLER market here several years. He retired after the death of his wife in 1945.
Mr. BUTLER was a member of the First Methodist church, the Masonic lodge and the International Order of Odd Fellows.
Survivors include five sons, Victor BUTLER, Siloam Springs, Frank BUTLER, Montana, Edward BUTLER, Portland, Ore., Clyde BUTLER, Gold Beach, Ore., and Chester BUTLER, West Lynn, Ore.; five daughters, Mrs. Dan SISK, Mrs. Obe MOSS and Mrs. Joe SUMMERS all of Westville, Okla., Mrs. B.L. DAUGHTERY, Pomona, Calif., and Mrs. D.L. BREWRY, Ontario, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Lucy JACKSON 6501 W. 4th place, Tulsa; 28 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.

August 14, 1959

SWEET

Funeral services were held August 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Roberts Funeral Chapel for Glen SWEET, of Fellows, Calif., with Rev. Luther NELSON, pastor of First Baptist church, officiating. Mrs. Paul CARRINGTON and Mrs. Carl ISHMAEL sang two request songs, "In the Garden" and "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Bob EFFENBERGER at the piano. Burial was in the Westville City Cemetery.
Glen Ozell SWEET was born July 9, 1910, at Seymour, Mo., the son of Wid and Annie SWEET. He departed this life August 3, 1959 in a Bakersfield, Calif., hospital at the age of 49 years, 24 days, after a three months illness.
Glen was reared in Westville and attended schools here through high school. He was employed by Standard Oil of California, at Taft, Calif. He was united in marriage to Bessie BIRT CUNNINGHAM on December 21, 1954 at Westville. They established their home at Fellows, Calif., and have resided there since. To this union was born one daughter, Glenda Ann.
Glen united with the First Southern Baptist church of Taft in April of 1958, and had lived a dedicated Christian life since that time. He was a charter member of the Trinity Southern Baptist church of Taft, organized November 30, 1958, and was a devoted and active member until the time of his hospitalization in May of this year.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Glenda Ann and Gloria Frances, all of Fellows, Calif.; one brother, Louie SWEET of Westville; two sisters, Velda RAGSDALE of Westville, and Opal MCGUIRE of Wichita, Kan., and a host of other relatives and friends. Flower bearers, all nieces of Glen, were Ailene SWEET, LaVerne WHEELER, Shirley CARLTON, Helen FISHINGHAWK, Pat RAGSDALE, Elizabeth SWEET, Cheryl Ann BIRT and Marjorie BIRT. Pallbearers were, Woodrow LANIER, Clyde RATHER, Ed LUTTRELL, Owen BUFFINGTON, Earl EDDS, and Luther SIMMONS.
Out of town relatives attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Mack MCGUIRE of Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Bertha SWEET, Mrs. Dore SWEET, Mr. and Mrs. Glen WHEELER and Robert of Springfield, Mo.; Mr and Mrs. Fred SWEET of Arkansas; Mr. and Mrs. Paul FISHINGHAWK of Tulsa; Mr. and Mrs. W.G. BIRT, Mr. and Mrs. Bob BIRT and Mrs. Carol SIMPSON and daughters of Odessa, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Jim BIRT of Eunice, Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. Bill BIRT of Oklahoma City; and Mr. and Mrs. Dale BIRT and daughters of Shawnee, Okla.

JOHNSON

Funeral service for Mrs. W.W. JOHNSON, 86, long time resident of Westville, was held Friday afternoon, August 7, in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with Rev. W.A. DOWNUM, pastor of Midland Heights Methodist church of Fort Smith, Ark., and Rev. Howard KITCHEN, pastor of the Westville Methodist church officiating. Mrs. George MURRAY and Mrs. Charles BROOKS, accompanied by Miss Margaret CARMICHAEL sang, "In the Garden," "Land Where We Never Grow Old" and "What a Friend We have in Jesus." Burial was in the Cincinnati, Arkansas, cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson died August 3, in the Russell Nursing Home in Wetville, following a two months illness. She was born, December 25, 1872, near Cane Hill, Ark., the daughter of J.D. and Elizabeth MOORE. The family moved from Cincinnati, Ark., to Westville, more than thirty years ago.
Mr. JOHNSON owned and operated a shoe shop until his retirement, several years before his death in 1924.
Mrs. JOHNSON had been a member of the Methodist church for fifty years. She was an active member of the Westville church, a life member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service, and the Adult Bible Sunday School class, until her last illness. Her Sunday School class attended the funeral service.
She was also a member of the Arkoma Club and a "Gold Star Mother" member of the American Legion Auxiliary, having lost a son, Fred, who was killed in action during World War 1.
Active pallbearers were Leslie CARRINGTON, Regan RATLIFF, Leslie ALDERSON, Owen BUFFINGTON, Clyde RATHER and Luther SIMMONS. Honorary pallbearers were, Allie GREEN, Ad CABE, D.W. BUSHYHEAD, C.C. HACKLEFORD and Dr. J.R. GRAVES. Flower bearers were, Misses Katie and Mary CARRINGTON, Sue Nell OBER, Pat CARMICHAEL, Juanita COX and Diana BAY.
The survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Edna BROOKS of Lincoln, Ark., and Mrs. B.L. WILSON, Catoosa; five sons, C.W JOHNSON, Tulsa, S.C. JOHNSON, Durant, R.R. JOHNSON, Chicago, Ill.; T.E. JOHNSON, Gainesville, Texas, and R.B. JOHNSON, Lakewood, Calif.; seventeen grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

COPE

Sheridan COPE, 53, former resident of Westville, died at his home in Marysville, Calif., August 5, after a long illness. Funeral service was held Monday in Marysville, with burial there.
He is survived by his wife and two children of the home; his mother, Mrs. Dona SMITH, of Westville; a sister, Mrs. Charley JONES, Westville; and a brother, Virgil COPE of Bentonville, Arkansas.

August 28, 1959

PATTERSON

Lacy PATTERSON, 81, brother of Mrs. Mattie SIMMONS and the late Clyde and Oscar PATTERSON of Westville, died Wednesday, August 19, at his home in Yoncalla, Wash. Funeral service and burial was Saturday, August 22, at Pomona, Calif.
Mr. PATTERSON was born and reared at Cane Hill, Ark. His survivors are one son, Owen PATTERSON; one brother, Arthur PATTERSON, Fayetteville, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie SIMMONS, Westville and Mrs. Lake DEGRAFF, Anaheim, California.

DUNAWAY

Funeral service for George DUNAWAY, 58, brother of Mrs. J.H. WHITELY of Westville, was held Tuesday in Dallas, Texas, with burial in Hill Grove Cemetery, Dallas.
Mr. DUNAWAY died Saturday, August 22 in Dallas, following a heart attack.
The survivors are two sisters, Mrs. WHITELY of Westville and Mrs. Lula Mae COOK of San Antonio, Texas; five brothers, Tom DUNAWAY and Fay DUNAWAY, Stilwell; Cal DUNAWAY, Walden, Colo.; J.P. and Roy DUNAWAY of California.
Those who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. WHITELY and Emmaleta DUNAWAY of Westville; Tom DUNAWAY of Stilwell; Mrs. Lula COOK and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jim RICHARDSON of San Antonio, Texas.

WALLACE

Funeral service for Walter WALLACE, 48, was held Thursday afternoon at Maple, Okla. Mr. WALLACE died Friday at his home near Westville, following a heart attack. He was born May 19, 1911, near Maple.
The survivors include his wife, Jane, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Vance BRAYILL of Fort Harrison, Indiana; Mrs. J.W. LEWIS, Norfolk, Virginia; one son, Donald WALLACE, Muskogee; two brothers, Lester WALLACE of Tulsa and Alonzo WALLACE of Van Buren, Ark.; three sisters, Mrs. David WALKUP, Mrs. Joe MATTINGLY, and Mrs. Walter RIGGS of Maple; six grandchildren and other relatives.