The following 1990 obits Contributed by
Contributed by Nelda Alkadhimi NAlkadhimi@aol.com
Logan County Genealogical Society, Inc.
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SEPTEMBER 1990

Sunday, September 2, 1990

Funeral services for Ruth HARRIS, 68, of Guthrie, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Vernal L. Jones will officiate the service with burial in Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., of Guthrie. She was born October 5, 1921, in Atoka, to Arthur and Maude WILBURN. Mrs. HARRIS died August 30 at her home in Guthrie. She is survived by her husband, John M. HARRIS, of Guthrie; three daughters, Chreryl, Angela and Tamara; three sons, John, Roger and Terrel; two sons-in-law, Zelford and Don; her mother, Maude; three sisters, Ethel, Thelma and Jean; three brothers, Arthur, Larry and Alvin; eight grandchildren and host of other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services are pending at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home, 5005 S.E.29th, Del City, for William Lyndol WILLSON, former Logan County resident. He is survived by his wife, Inez, of the home, one son, Brian, three daughters, Ester, Kim, and Kristal; daughter-in-law, June; 11 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; a sister, Fern; two sisters-in-law, June and Mary Hannah. He was preceded in death by a son, William Dee WILLSON ; grandson, William David WILLSON, his parents, Mr and Mrs. Weaver WILLSON, and three brothers, George, Gene and John B. WILLSON.

Tuesday, September 4, 1990

Graveside services for Florence V. RAINES MURRAY, 96, of Crescent will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crescent Cemetery. Rev. C. Fred Williams will officiate the service, under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home, of Crescent. She was born August 29, 1894 in Billings, Okla., to Charles and Effie Jane JOHNSON. She died September 4, at Crescent Care Center. She married Garver MURRAY July 19, 1948 in Muskogee. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1966, five brothers and sisters.

Wednesday, September 5, 1990

Funeral services for Velma Jane ANDREWS, 86, of Mulhall, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith Memorial Chapel in Guthrie. Rev. Ed Stanley will officiate the service with burial at Roselawn Cemetery, in Mulhall, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. She was born August 10, 1904 in Logan County to H.L. and Cora THOMAS. She died September 4 at Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie. Mrs. ANDREWS is survived by her son, Richard; daughter, Janice; brother, James; four sisters-in-law, Pauline, Ellen, Evelyn, and Daisy; five grandsons and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter ANDREWS, in 1977, her parents, one daughter, seven brothers and sisters.

Funeral services for Bernice HULSEY, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Guthrie. Rev. Joe Dan Fowler will officiate the service with burial at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, of Guthrie. She was born October 13, 1909 in Lincoln County to Joseph and Emma STONEBRAKER. Mrs. HULSEY died September 4 at Logan Hospital and Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Clarence E. HULSEY, of Guthrie; one stepson, Ron; one daughter, Kay; two sisters, R. Susan and Georgia; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. HULSEY was preceded in death by her first husband, Verlin BROWN in 1960, her parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services for Charles Ezekiel MILLSAP, 68, formerly of Coyle, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church. Rev. Lorenzo Jacobs will officiate the service with interment at Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery, under the direction of Pollard Funeral Home, Inc. He was born March 22, 1922 in Ecru, Miss. to George R. and Olie Bell Millsap. Zeke died Aug. 21 at Wodsworth Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif. He is survived by his stepmother, Perliner House MILLSAP; two sisters, Mattie M.and Jo Ann; a brother-in-law, Sam; two stepbrothers, Estus and A.W.; three nieces and four nephews and a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services for Mary Lee PERRY, 89, of Guthrie, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at CME Bee Bee Chapel, in Guthrie. Rev. Leslie R. Austin will officiate the service with burial at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. She was born September 26, 1900 in Hickman, Ky. to William and Sadie LEWIS. She died September 3 at Edmond Memorial Hospital. She is survived by two sons, Virgil L., and Leroy; three daughters, Ella, LuVera and Willie M. ; two sisters, Vera, and Eula; 46 grandchildren and a host of great and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman PERRY Jr., one daughter, one son, parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services for William Lyndol "Bill" WILLSON, 76, of Midwest City, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home in Del City. Dayton Keesee officiated. Burial was in Arlington Memorial Gardens, north of Midwest City, under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home. He was born July 14, 1914 to Weaver and Fannie (GREENWAY) WILLSON. He died September 1, 1990 at Midwest City after a long illness. He was married to Inez WEISS, June 17, 1937 in Ada, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, Inez, of the home; a son, Brian; three daughters, Esther, Kim and Kristal; daughter-in-law, June; 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a sister, Fern; two sisters-in-law, June and Mary Hannah, and a aunt, Eva. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, William Dee WILLSON; a grandson William D. WILLSON, and three brothers, George, Gene and John B. WILLSON.

Tuesday, September 11, 1990

Funeral services for Gerald NOBLE, 63, of Guthrie, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Chapel. Rev. J.K. Rider will officiate the service with burial at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. He was born June 17, 1927 in Navina, Okla., to John Daniel and Hazel "REDMAN" NOBLE. He died September 9 at Mercy Health Center, in Oklahoma City. He married Bonnie WHITE March 8, 1957 in Guthrie. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of the home in Guthrie; son, John Gerald II; two daughters, Barbara and Susan; granddaug=hter and one grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mona JOINER.

Wednesday, September 12, 1990

Funeral services for Opal CZIRR-HOPKINS, 84, of Crescent will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, in Crescent. Rev. Randy Beeman will officiate the service with burial at Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home. Mrs. CZIRR-HOPKINS was born April 25, 1906 in Saffordville, Kan. to Ferdinand YENZER and Harriett (BROWNING) YENZER. She died Monday at Northeast Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She married Paul Guss CZIRR July 12, 1929. He passed away May 27, 1931 She then married Otto L. HOPKINS June 22, 1937. He passed away June 29, 1982. She is survived by one daughter-in-law, Margaret; two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Donald L.CZIRR, five sisters and seven brothers.

Funeral services for Deborah Jane WHISENHUNT, 83, of Guthrie, were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the First Assembly of God Church. Rev. Don Gatlin will officiated the ceremony and burial was in Summit View Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. WHISENHUNT was born March 30, 1907 in Rulf, Oklahoma to James and Stella EEDS. She died September 6, 1990 at Logan Hospital and Medical Center. Mrs. WHISENHUNT is survived by a son, Donnie and his wife, Carol; four daughters, Bonnie and her husband, Steve, Geneva and her husband, Melvin, Wanda, Inez and her husband, Ken Sr., a brother, George ; 20 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Zee WHISENHUNT, May 16, 1951; two daughters, Jo Ella ATCHLEY and Loveda KIMMEL; her parents, four brothers, three sisters, two grandchildren and a great granddaughter.

Friday, September 14, 1990

Funeral services for Matilda "Tillie" SIECK, better known to her many friends as "Tillie," 64, will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Smith Memorial Chapel. Rev. Joe Dan Fowler and Dr. Dennis Clark will officiate the ceremony and burial will be in Summit View Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. SIECK was born April 24, 1926, in Guthrie to Ralph and Leona MATER. She died September 13, 1990 at Logan Hospital and Medical Center in Guthrie. She is survived by her husband, Walter, of Guthrie; four daughters, Kathy and her husband, Bill; Mary Beth and her husband, Tom; Anita and her husband, Robert; Susan and her husband, Randy; her mother, Mrs. Leona MATER; six grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her father, Ralph A. MATER.

Tuesday, September 18, 1990

Graveside funeral services for Ona Mae ANDERSON, 75, of Guthrie will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Rev. Charles Ragland will officiate the burial will be in Summit View Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Ona was born on October 14, 1914 in Sweetwater, Texas, to Newton and Flossie MINSHEW. She died September 16, 1990 at Logan Hospital and Medical Center, Guthrie. She is survived by two sons, Don and Robert; two daughters, Carol Sue and Peggy; four brothers, Cecil, Douglas, Edward and Jerery; three sisters, Dean, Louise and Ann; five grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Graveside funeral services for Delta B. BENNETT, 79, of Guthrie, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Joe Dan Fowler will officiate the service and burial will be in Summit View Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Delta was born March 18, 1911 in Kentucky to William and Gertrude BRIDGEMAN. She died September 16, 1990 at Golden Age Nursing Home, Guthrie. She is survived by a son, Richard; two brothers, Red and John; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 1976.

Sara Ann HAHN, 88, of Guthrie, died on September 15, 1990 in Logan Hospital and Medical Center. She was born November 3, 1901 in Bradford, Idaho. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Belle; a brother, Emmett; three grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services for Cameron WELLS HALLADAY, 44, of Guthrie, will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Davis Funeral Chapel. Narvie Wade will officiate the ceremony. Graveside funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Friday in Wirth Cemetery, Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, under the direction of Davis Funeral Home in Guthrie. Mr. HALLADAY was born July 7, 1946 in Olean, New York, to Ralph and Catherine (Helen) DAVIS HALLADAY. He died September 17, 1990 at Logan Hospital and Medical Center. He married Cynthia LUNDRY, February 17, 1979, in Thayer, Missouri. Survivors include his wife, Cindy, of the home; a son, Treavor; two brothers, Ralph and Harry E. Mr. HALLADAY was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.

Graveside funeral services for Yolande WILLIAMS, 79, a long time former Enid resident, are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home. Pastor David Rowley will officiate the ceremony. She was born January 29, 1911 in Lovell, Oklahoma to Mr. and Mrs. S.A. BARKLEY. She died September 16, 1990 in a nursing home in Illinois. She married Robert PARKER in 1931 and he preceded her in death in 1949. She then married Harden Roe WILLIAMS in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1986. She is survived by a son, Robert; a grandson; a sister, Gweneth; a nephew; and a niece.

Wednesday, September 19, 1990

Funeral services for Lyna Dora MURPHY, 81, of Guthrie, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Smith Memorial Chapel. Rev. Robby Robbins will officiate the service with burial at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, of Guthrie. She was born June 30, 1909 in Fredrick, Okla. to Edgar and Flora SMITH. She died September 19 at Coles Resthaven Nursing Home in Guthrie. She is survived by her husband, Claude M., of the home in Guthrie; son, Claude Michael; daughter, Rosa Lee; one brother, Ed; two sisters, Faye and Ruby; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. MURPHY was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Thursday, September 20, 1990

Funeral services for John Keith WINN, 61, of Guthrie, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Smith Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Steve Martin, of Oklahoma City, will officiate with burial at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. John was born May 21, 1929 in Coolidge, Ariz. to Clarence and Ora WINN. He died September 19 at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He married Elladean MURPHY January 31, 1963 in Guthrie. He is survived by his wife, Elladean, of the home in Guthrie; son, Gary John; and daughter, Linda Sue; and two sisters, Viola and Vivian. John was preceded in death by his parents.

Friday, September 21, 1990

Graveside services for George A. "Corky" BAILEY, 59, of Guthrie, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Knowles Cemetery in Crescent. Rev. Kirk Sutton will officiate the service, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Guthrie. George A. was born April 13, 1931 in Oklahoma City to Lawrence and Hallie BAILEY. He died September 20 at Coles Resthaven Nursing Home, in Guthrie. He is survived by two brothers, Billy and Leslie; four sisters, Laura, Lorene, Mary Ellen and Lucille; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one half-sister.

Sunday, September 23, 1990

Graveside funeral services for Marjorie SEELY, 79, of Edmond, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas, with Rev. R. Charles Spivey officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Gibson-Butler Funeral Home. She was born on November 27, 1911 in Melvern, Kansas, to James and Florence TRAPP. She died September 21, 1990 at Westlake Nursing Home in Oklahoma City. She is survived by three daughters, Evelyn J., Jerry, and JoAnn; a sister, Iva (Bratt); 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and her husband, Dwight, in 1966. Local arrangements are being handled by Smith Funeral Home of Guthrie.

Tuesday, September 25, 1990

Graveside services for Irvin DAVIDSON, 81, of Guthrie, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Summit View Cemetery, under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. He was born August 22, 1909 in Guthrie to William P. and Lessie "CARTER" DAVIDSON. He died September 24 at Cole's Rest Haven in Guthrie. He is survived by three daughter, Vina L., Betty and Hazel; one son William I.; one brother, Virgil; five sisters, Inez, Theresa, Angeline, Irene, and Awdra; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mr. DAVIDSON was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Wednesday, September 26, 1990

Graveside services for Hazel Henning CHESTER, 77, of Crescent, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Crescent Cemetery. Pastor David Rowley will officiate the service, under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home, of Crescent. She was born February 18, 1913 in Crescent to W.A. and Bertha "DAVIS" HENNING. Mrs. CHESTER died September 25 at Crescent Care Center. She married L.R. CHESTER in 1945 in Oklahoma City. He died in 1958. She is survived by one brother, Herman; two sisters, Ollie and Mary; many nieces and nephews. Along with her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services for Henry Lee WHEELBARGER Jr., 70, of Guthrie, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Smith Memorial Chapel. Rev. John Reasnor, of Woodcrest Baptist Church, will officiate the service with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Henry was born May 11, 1920 in Oklahoma City to Henry and Olive WHEELBARGER. He died September 23 in Woodward, as the result of a traffic accident. He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; two step-daughters, Cheryl and Debbie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. WHEELBARGER, Sr.; one sister, Lavonna; two nephews; three great nephews; one great nieces, one step-niece, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister.

Sunday, September 30, 1990

Funeral services for former Guthrian, Sallie BERRY, 93, of Vinita, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel, Vinita. Rev. Robert Ramsey Jr. will officiate the service with interment at Shady Grove Cemetery. All arrangements are by Luginbuel Funeral Home, of Vinita. She was born April 11, 1897 in Weatherford, to John and Caroline (WOODYARD) BENSON. Mrs. BERRY died early Sunday morning at a Vinita nursing home. Survivors include: three sons, Charles, Calvin Jr., and George; five daughters, Ada, Wanda, Zoephie, Vivian and Marzetta; 50 grandchildren; many great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and great-great-great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin BERRY Sr. August 24, 1987, and two brothers Raleigh BENSON, of Guthrie and Will BENSON.

Funeral services for Ruby Frances FREEBORN, 67, of Guthrie, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Victor Cemetery, northeast of Crescent, under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. She was born April 15, 1923 in Grove, Okla., and died Sept. 27, 1990 in West Lake Nursing Home in Oklahoma City. She married John FREEBORN on Dec. 14, 1945 in Guthrie. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1989. Mrs. FREEBORN is survived by three sons, Billy, Gary and Dale; two daughters, Linda and Shirley; three brothers, Bob, Franklin and Junior; a sister, Audrey; and 12 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a number of brothers and sisters.

Funeral services for Louis HAND, 84, of Guthrie will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Baggerley Memorial Chapel. Rev. John Johnson, of the Midwest Blvd. Christian Church, will officiate the service under the direction of Baggerley Funeral Home in Edmond. He was born Oct. 15,1905 in Texas. He is survived by his wife, Grace; many nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law.

Funeral services for former Guthrian, Mildred Lorraine McCUBBIN, 81, of Edmond, were held September 27 at Leland Clegg Memorial United Methodist Church, in Oklahoma City. Rev. Kathy Leithner officiated the service and burial was in Victor Cemetery in Mulhall, under the direction of Baggerly Funeral Home in Edmond. She was born March 17, 1909 in Mulhall to Thomas Jefferson McPEEK and Effie Belel McNEAL. Mrs. McCUBBIN died September 24 at her Edmond home.  She married  Ronald S. McCUBBIN July 19, 1938.She is survived by her husband, Ronald, of the home; son, Ronald S. Jr.; brother, Miles; two sisters, Helen Fay and Ione; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services for Dorothy Lou TURNER, 51, of Edmond, will be held at Smith Memorial Chapel. Rev. Bob Walker will officiate, with burial at Summit View Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Guthrie. She was born March 9, 1939 in Wewoka to Vernon and Anna LEMONS. Mrs. TURNER died September 30 at her home, after a lengthy illness. She married Raymond TURNER February 21, 1961, in Denton, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Ray TURNER, of the home; daughter, Teri; three brothers, Dale, Winford and Jerry; four sisters, Alice, Peggy, Lois and Virginia; two grandchildren. Mrs. TURNER was preceded in death by her parents.