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Ethel Mae Gilliam
TAHLEQUAH -- Services for Ethel Mae Gilliam will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Reed-Culver Chapel, with Rev. Don Landers officiating. Burial will follow at Holland Cemetery in Cherokee County, under the direction of the Reed-Culver Funeral Home of Tahlequah.
Pallbearers include Randy Jackson, Mike Corbell, Kenny Gilliam, Johnny Gilliam, Pete Jackson, Mark Corbell and Brady Gilliam.
Ethel Mae (Jordan) Gilliam was born June 1, 1912, to Henry and Cora (Mathews) Jordan and passed from this life on May 12, 2004, at the age of 91 years. Ethel was born in a community in Cherokee County called Woodard and known now as Camp Gruber. She attended school at Moren Chapel and Manard in Cherokee County. She married Tyrus Cecil Gilliam on Nov. 29, 1929, at Tahlequah. Ethel was a wonderful cook and loved making quilts.
She leaves behind two daughters, Wanda Jackson and husband Randall, and Anna Mae Corbell and husband Gene; two sons, Louie Gilliam and wife Wanda, and Gary Gilliam and wife Dorothy, all of Tahlequah; two sisters, Myrtle Fausett of Muskogee and Bessie Odell of Coweta; one sister-in-law, Opal Jordan of Fort Gibson; 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Tyrus; her parents; and two brothers, John Henry Jordan and Eslie "Son" Jordan.
Reed-Culver Funeral Home, 117 W. Delaware, 456-2551.
William David Ruble
TAHLEQUAH -- Services for William David "Bill" Ruble will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2004, at the Hart Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Virgil Holcomb officiating. Interment
will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Council Hill Cemetery in Council Hill.
Pallbearers will be Tom Johnson, Ray Dodd, Dale Wheeler, Dr. James Brixey, Don Fields and Tommy Heaton.
Bill Ruble was born one of three children to Paul and Charlotte (Hornett) Ruble-Hart on Sept. 24, 1938, in Tahlequah, and passed away May 9, 2004, in Orange, Calif., after reaching the age of 65 years, 7 months and 15 days.
He was born at Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, and graduated from Tahlequah High School, where he played on the football team. He was baptized in the First Baptist Church of Tahlequah on Nov. 7, 1948. He served as a member of the Army National Guard of the United States and the Army National Guard of Oklahoma Company M, 279th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. Bill D. Ruble was honorably discharged on Sept. 13, 1958. He attended Northeastern State University.
He moved to California in 1960 and married his college sweetheart Charlene Sullivan, formerly of Checotah. They lived in the Orange, Calif., for over 40 years. Bill became an apprentice at Glass Container Corporation in Fullerton, Calif., and worked in the tool and dye business for over 40 years.
After retiring in 2000, Bill spent much of his time with local friends and neighbors. His garage became a late afternoon and Saturday gathering place, complete with television, chairs, hot dogs, cigars and refreshments. The echo of their laughter and good times lingers.
To Bill, life was not so complicated. He had established clear priorities: Family and friends always came first. He was genuine, unassuming, honest, decent, unselfish and caring; and he possessed a delightful sense of humor. Those who knew him well also discovered his sensitivity and gentleness. Among his favorite things were the Oklahoma Sooner football team, and a little gray schnauzer named Cody who accompanied him daily to a local coffee shop.
He was loved and respected by all who knew him.
Bill is survived by his wife, Charlene; their son, David; a brother Dyton Pete Good of Farmington, N.M.; nephews, Mike Jim, Chris, Andrew and Pete Jr.; nieces, Jan, Susy and Jennifer; and a stepbrother, John Hart.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Charlotte Hart; his father, Paul Ruble; brother, Frank Ruble; and stepfather, Watie Hart.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Orange Elks Lodge No. 1475, 211 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, Calif., 92856-0768.
Hart Funeral Home, 1506 N. Grand, 456-8823.
Florence Lash Owens
TAHLEQUAH -- Services for Florence Lash Owens, 95, of Proctor, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 14, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church, with Rev. John Price officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa under the direction of Hart Funeral Home.
A longtime family friend, Woodrow Skaggs, wil serve as an honorary pallbearer.
Florence Lash Owens, one of three children, was born to Ralph L. and Mary (Huxley) Dunkle on Dec. 24, 1908, in Washington County, Pa., and passed from this life on May 9, 2004, in Tahlequah.
Florence married Robert Fred Owens on Nov. 12, 1933, in Tulsa, and they were married for 55 years before his passing in 1989. Together, they had two daughters, Beverly Ann and Mary Jane. Florence enjoyed listening to good music. She loved to work in her flower gardens, as well as cooking.
Florence is preceded in death by both of her parents, and her husband Robert Fredrick Owens.
She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Ann Littlefield and husband Earl, of Cleveland, and Mary Jane Guffey of Proctor; two sisters, Selena Kriete and Adda Mary Wainwright, both of Tulsa; five grandchildren, Mark Littlefield of Tulsa, Rusty Littlefield of Tulsa, Jane Ann Guffey of Norman, Judy L. Magnusson of Oklahoma City, and Lisa Weaver of Watts; eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, as well as many other family, friends and loved ones.
Hart Funeral Home, 1506 N. Grand, 456-8823.
Ruby Mae Stufflebeam - Osburn
MOODYS -- Funeral services for Ruby Mae Stufflebeam-Osburn, age 84, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 30, 2004, at the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. James Ogle of Moodys Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow at Fort Gibson National Cemetery under the direction of Hart Funeral Home.
Ruby Mae Obsurn was one of seven children born to William Morgan and Delia Jane (Massey) Stufflebeam on July 26, 1919, in Crosses, Ark., and passed from this life on April 25, 2004, in Tahlequah.
Before Ruby moved to Moodys in 1934, she also lived in Crosses, Arkansas, Muskogee and Tahlequah. Ruby married Odis Osburn on May 19, 1940, in Liberty. Ruby enjoyed being outdoors whether it was gardening, fishing at her favorite fishing hole or just hunting. Ruby was a faithful member of the Church of Christ in Moodys and was also a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Organization, and American Legion Post No. 102. All her friends and family will dearly miss Ruby.
Ruby is preceded in death by her loving parents; three brothers, Willard, Alton, and Doyle Stufflebeam; two sisters, Velma Adams, and Elsie Stone.
Ruby is survived by her husband since 1940, Otis of the home, and her brother, Jim Stufflebeam of Gillcrest,Texas.
Hart Funeral Home, 1506 N. Grand, 456-8823.
Charlie Harrison Easley
TAHLEQUAH - Services for Charlie Harrison Easley, 82, of Tahlequah, will be 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2004, at the Green Country Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Kendell Easley, Rev. Jim Campbell, and Chaplain Paul Tavener will officiate. Serving as pall bearers are Cooie Meigs, Kenneth Laymans, Wilbert Unruh, Dr. Bill Graff, Joshua Link, and David McClain. Special music will be rendered by Karalyn Ingalls and Lorraine Ackley. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2004, in the Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Okla., under the care of Green Country Funeral Home.
Charlie was born June 7, 1921, in Madill, Okla., the ninth of 11 children born to James Hall and Janie ViAnna Easley. He went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2004.
Charles attended OSU in Stillwater, Okla. where he earned his bachelor of science degree in Agronomy. He joined the U.S. Navy and served as a Lieutenant (j.g.) for the duration of WWII. He was actively engaged in the battles of Normandy at Omaha Beach, and the battle of Southern France. Later Charles was employed by the BIA as an appraiser. He served on the boards of various national appraisal Organizations.
He had been a member and deacon at Grace Baptist Church for the past 39 years. He joined the Gideons in 1953 and served faithfully until death. Charles also was a long-time member and past president of the Golden Years Assistance Society at the Go-Ye-Village, as well as other organizations there.
He is survived by Pauline, his loving wife of 56 years and nine months; two sons, Kendell Easley of Memphis, Tenn., and David Easley of Chicago, Ill.; a daughter Marilyn Robinson of El Paso, Texas; nine grandchildren; and a very special step-sister, Helen Dickerson of Willis, Okla.; and many other relatives, friends, and loved ones.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that gifts of remembrance be made to the Tahlequah Gideon Camp, or the Golden Years Assistance Society at Go-Ye-Village.
Green Country Funeral Home, 203 S. Commercial, 458-5055.
