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Whitehead
Funeral services
for Peggy J. Whitehead, 61, of Tipton, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Tipton with the Rev. E.A. Copeland officiating. Burial will follow at the Tipton Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home in Frederick. She died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at her home in Tipton.
Peggy J. Gildon was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Clinton, to Abe and Janie M. (Baker) Gildon. She attended Booker T. Washington School in Tipton and married Eddie R. Whitehead on Jan. 6, 1967, in Vernon, Texas. He preceded her in death on Nov. 26, 1981. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and two brothers, Johnnie B. Gildon and Clarence Gildon.
Survivors include: two sons, George Whitehead of Athens, Texas and Otis Whitehead of Oklahoma City; four daughters and a son-in-law, Willie Whitehead of Fort Worth, Texas, Alva and James Seward of Lawton, Brenda Hill and Rena' Whitehead, both of Tipton; eight brothers, Jack Perry of Frederick, Royce, Aaron and Willie T. Gildon, all of Anaheim, Calif., Bobby Gildon of Altus, Bennie Gildon of Riverside, Calif., Jackie Ray Gildon of Frederick and Edward E. Gildon of Hobart; one sister, Lillie Malone of Clinton; 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Benedict
Kathryn "Kay" Ann Benedict, 62, Duncan, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000. A rosary service is set for 7 p.m. today at Assumption Catholic Church with Father John Vrana officiating. Burial will be at Duncan City Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home.
Benedict was born Aug. 2, 1937, in New York, to Jack and Bea Slavin Ratigan. She was a retired daycare provider.
She was a member of the Duncan Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Altar Society and taught swimming for the American Red Cross for 25 years.
She married C.W. Benedict on June 9, 1954, at Columbus, Ga.
She is survived by: her husband, C.W. Benedict of the home; two daughters, Vickie Tidwell and Teresa Fleetwood, both of Duncan and a son, Rick Benedict, also of Duncan.
She is also survived by a brother, Donald Ratigan of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Patty Conroy of Las Cruces, N.M., Lynn Smith of Newman, Ga., Margie Banister of Fort Worth, Texas, Mary Toomer of Washington, D.C. and Nancy Ratigan of Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren, Josh DeFour, Andrea Hasenmyer, Joe Byford, Kyle Fleetwood and Adam Fleetwood.
Byrd
James Robin Byrd, 77, Elverta, Calif., died May 22, 2000.
He was born Aug. 7, 1922, in Olustee. He graduated from Lincoln School, near Eldorado, and attended Altus Junior College. He married Elsie Leona Coke on Nov. 3, 1941, in Wichita, Kan., where he worked building aircraft before entering the Air Force in 1942, as an aviation cadet. He served in the European and African theaters for three years. He was honorably discharged in December of 1945.
He had been a resident of the Sacramento area for 29 years, where he owned and operated a transmission business. Before moving to Cain, he farmed and operated a transmission shop in Altus.
Byrd was preceded in death by: a daughter, Mary Lynn; parents, James Francis and Julia Irene (Cole) Byrd and sisters, Frances Pape and Gwen Barfelz.
Survivors include: his wife of 58 years, Elsie; a son, James Coke Byrd and his wife Peisha of Troy, Mich. and three daughters, Elaine Wheeler and husband Archie of Hinton, Carole Adams and husband Fred and Susan Reaney and husband Gregg from the Sacramento area.
He is also survived by 12 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Emily Acton and husband Jim, Lucille Lewis, Lavinia Herring and Lorene Herring and husband Rod; brothers-in-law Dick Pape, Gale Barfelz and Troy Coke and wife Ima; sisters-in-law, Viola Brownlow
and Velma Coke.
Cameron
Funeral services for Floyd E. Cameron, 87, Frederick, were held at 2 p.m. today at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Truman Ferguson officiating. Burial was at Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home. Cameron died Friday, June 9, 2000, in the Frederick Nursing Center following a lengthy illness.
He was born Dec. 17, 1912, in White Flat, to Robert and Eva (Johnson) Cameron. He attended Altus Public Schools, graduating in 1931. He was a veteran of the Navy, having been stationed at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, Calif.
On Oct. 22, 1933, he and Juanita McKinnell were married at Mangum. They came to Frederick in 1934. He owned and operated Cameron Insurance Agency for many years. He was a member of the First Christian Church, where he had served as elder, deacon and treasurer. He was also a member of the Frederick Lions Club, Frederick Golf and Country Club, Chamber of Commerce and had served as trustee of the Burkhardt Memorial Trust, which oversees the chapel in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery.
Cameron was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, C.W., Troy and Earl Cameron and one sister, Ella Mae Crawford.
Survivors include: his wife Juanita of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Doni Cameron of Fort Collins, Colo.; one daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Dennis Zaderaka of Wheaton, Ill.; two sisters, Rubye Robinson of Vernon, Texas, and Margie Johns of Dallas; four grandchildren, Stephen P. Cameron of Enid, Julie Weingardt of Loveland, Colo., Nicole and Brittany Zaderaka, both of Wheaton and two great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church in memory of Floyd E. Cameron.
Chenault
William Lonnie Chenault, 74, died at Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Monday after a lengthy illness. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Farr and the Rev. Dean Goodfellow officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldorado Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
The family has scheduled visitation for tonight between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Lowell-Tims Chapel in Eldorado.
He was born Oct. 30, 1925 in Eldorado. He was a retired farmer and county employee. He was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church and a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge of Eldorado for 19 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Mattie Chenault and a brother, Louis Chenault.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jolanda and Jason Bengs of Clinton; a step-son, Rob Wells of Eldorado; a grandson, Trent Wells of Eldoardo; three sisters, Ruth Harvick of Yuma, Ariz., Betty Isaacks of Levelland, Texas and Billie Weede of Quanah, Texas; 14 nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and family.
Coppock
Roy Coppock, Altus, died Sunday, June 4, 2000, at Jackson County Memorial Hospital, at the age of 85. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. today at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. Sonny Tims will officiate.
Coppock was born July 31, 1914, in Idabell, to Henry and Elizabeth (Dugan) Coppock. He married Addie Mable Willett on Jan. 2, 1936, in Hope, Ark. The couple had two children, Herman and Mary.
His wife preceded him in death on June 11, 1994. He married Anne McGill on July 18, 1997, in Altus.
He moved from Fort Morgan, Colo., to Altus in 1976. He worked for Gifford Hill Western as a pipe machine operator for more than 35 years and retired as foreman for the company in 1976. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Abernathy, Texas. He enjoyed going to the Senior Citizens Center in Altus.
Coppock is survived by: one son and daughter-in-law, Herman and Daina Coppock of Altus; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Earl Carter of Spring Creek, Nev.; seven grandchildren, James Roy, Marian, Lisa, Matthew, Michelle, Ezra and Rachel and 10 great grandchildren.
Davis
Mary Emma Davis, 91, Grove, former Warren resident, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at the Grove Nursing Center. Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Warren Cemetery with Ardron Hinton officiating. Burial is under the direction of Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf.
Davis was born at home on the family farm on Sept. 28, 1908, in Southern Home, Ark., to George W. and Sarah Ann (Ladd) Price. When she was three-months-old, her family moved to Kiowa County and settled in the Koonkazachey School district. She attended school there for eight years and graduated from Hobart High School in 1926.
She married Dennis T. Davis on July 3, 1926, in Hobart. He preceded her in death in 1981. She moved to Warren in 1977. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
Davis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 55 years, Dennis, two infant grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include: one son, Stanley T. Davis of Grove; one daughter, Peggy Cowart of Warren; nine grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Diaz
Esther Susan Diaz, 77, died Saturday at a Vernon, Texas hospital following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Eastview Cemetery with the Rev. Oren Key of the Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 2, 1922, in Hot Springs, Ark. to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Preasley. She married Andrew H. Diaz, Jr. May 5, 1969 in Altus. She was a homemaker and a resident of Vernon since 1949.
Survivors include her husband, Andrew H. Diaz, Jr. of Vernon, three daughters, Diande Cardenas of Vernon, Laura Mosley of Hot Springs, Ark. and Judy Jones of Altus; three sons, Billy Gene Matney of Vernon, David Matney and Andy Matney both of Frederick; three step-daughters, Katy Patlan, Rosa Deroyos and Lupe Lopez all of Vernon; three step-sons, Frank Diaz of Vernon, Johnny Diaz of Kyle, Texas and Gilbert Diaz of Iowa Park, Texas; two brothers, Ray Preasley and Tray Collins; a sister, Evelyn Nole and many grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, two brothers and one sister.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Catholic Church.
Flemons
Cory Flemons, 22, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton. Funeral services are pending with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
Gamble
Joe Allen Gamble, Jr., 28, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Granite with the Rev. Tim Montgomery and Chaplin Ron Roskam officiating. Interment will follow at Granite City Cemetery under the direction of Greer Funeral Home.
Allen was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 4, 1971, to Joe Allen, Sr. and Sandra (Brown) Gamble. After graduation from high school, he worked for Treasure Job Corp as a firefighter, then joining the Air Force.
He met his wife Sherri in Altus, while stationed there. They married in 1996 in Altus.
He was a corrections officer for the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite. He began working there in 1997. He enjoyed fishing and roughhousing with his children.
Gamble was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his wife Sherri; sons Denny, Jared, Danny and Johnny Joe Gamble, of the home in Granite and his mother, Sandra Gamble.
Garvin
Opal Garvin died Saturday at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Lowell-Tims Chapel with the Rev. Keith Wiginton officiating. Burial will follow at the Altus Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
She was born Sept. 12, 1918 at Hollis to James and Lou (Rollins) Seright. She married W.O. Garvin, April 22, 1936. He died May 23, 2000. She worked as Louis Street Pharmacy for 17 years. She was a long time resident of Altus and Jackson County moving here from Hollis in 1955. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Altus where she served as treasurer of her Sunday School class. She was also a member of the Honey Do Extensions Home Makers.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Larry Garvin of Kingfisher and Eddie and Shelly Garvin of Blair; two sisters, Ida Richards of Hollis and Myrtle Seright of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister, May Lee and two brothers, Marvin and Hubert Seright.
The family will greet friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
