Kenneth Roy Dilbeck
Graveside services for Kenneth Roy Dilbeck, 77, were held Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Steve Biggerstaff officiating.
Interment was at Dolberg Cemetery under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home.
Mr. Dilbeck was born on October 28, 1925 in Ada to Clinton Willie and Gladys Elizabeth (Kelly) Dilbeck.
He died July 27, 2003 in Norman.
On January 13, 2001 he married Connie Rutherford Nelson in Sulphur.
He had lived his early life in this area, attending Ada schools.
As a teenager he moved to California with his parents, and returned to the Sulphur area 28 years ago.
He is survived by two sisters, Joyce Snelgrooes, Sulphur and Dorothy Scott, Dothan, Ala.; two brothers, Tom Dilbeck, Sulphur and Jerry Dilbeck, Sulphur.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Clintina Aycock.
Edna "Ruth" Mathews
Services for Edna "Ruth" Mathews, 80, were held Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Davis, with Rev. James Densman officiating.
Interment was at Green Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mathews was born May 15, 1923 at Wynnewood to Thomas Ford and Lizzie Dee (Eaton) Montgomery.
She died on July 28, 2003 at Mercy Memorial Health Center.
In 1955 she married James Harvey Mathews in Oklahoma City.
He preceded her in death in 1994.
She moved to Dougherty in her early age and attended Dougherty Schools.
She lived in several areas including Germany, England, Roswell and Alamogordo, N.M. before returning to Davis in 1997.
She was a member and attended Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church of Davis, a member of the Progressive HCE and was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy Worley, Millerton; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Clifford Eugene Montgomery, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; one sister, Maxine Montgomery Hanife, Dallas, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Florence Montgomery, Davis and Loyaltie Montgomery, Sulphur.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant son; one sister and two brothers.
Pallbearers were Wayne Webb, Buddy Jones, Bo Saunders, Ray Chambless, W.T. Young, and Leland Slate.
Dennie Dewayne Spears
Services for Dennie Dewayne Spears, 66, were held Friday, July 11, 2003 at the Rejoice Free Will Baptist Church in Owasso with Pastor Leonard Pirtle officiating.
Committal services and interment followed at Graceland Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Spears was born on March 31, 1937 at Joy, to Ben Woodson and Avis Bell (Caldwell) Spears.
He died Monday, July 7, 2003 in Tulsa.
On June 15, 1957 he married Martha Cevella "Cindy" Wood.
He graduated from Sulphur High School in 1956.
He spent most of his working life as an aircraft mechanic with American Airlines before his retirement on March 29, 2002.
He was a member of Rejoice Free Will Baptist Church in Owasso.
He enjoyed a variety of pastimes including golfing, bowling, as well as OU football, but his favorite thing to do was fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Martha "Cindy, " of the home, daughter and son in law; Kelly J. and Stephen Brinlee, Sapulpa; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Jennifer L. Spears, Lewiston, Idaho; daughter, Jennifer J. Spears, Owasso; four grandchildren, Stephanie, Kara, Katelin and Jared; sister and brother-in-law, Judith Ann and Sam Orr, Mill Creek and two nephews, Danny Orr, Whitesboro, Texas and Mike Orr, Plano, Texas.
Pallbearers were John Shore, Walter Harper, Ray Hester, Billy Jack Hanna, Lee Horst, and Gary Howsen.
Mowery Funeral Home, Owasso, was in charge of arrangements.
Jimmy Lewis "Jim" Watts
Jimmy "Jim" Lewis Watts, 62, of Davis, died Oct. 4, 2003 at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Ardmore.
Funeral services are Wednesday (today) at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Pastor James Densman officiating.
Burial will be in Drake Cemetery, Nebo.
He was born Sept. 28, 1941, to Owen Lewis Watts and Naomah Lucille Mann.
He went to school in Sulphur and moved to Davis 15 years ago.
He worked in the oilfield and concrete business for 17 years.
Watts was a member of the Church of Christ of Davis.
He is survived by: his wife, Lula, of the home; a son, Terry Groover; two daughters, Shiela Brown and Gaylene Wallace; a brother, Dennis Watts, and a sister, Alene Casey.
He was preceded in death by: both parents, a son, Mike Davis, a daughter, Penni Watts, and a brother, Larry Watts.
Krien Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
John Wesley "Wes" Rogers Jr.
John Wesley "Wes" Rogers Jr., 46, of Davis died Oct. 4, 2003, at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery, with Bro. Gary Fielding and Dan Rogers officiating.
He was born June 9, 1957, in Wynnewood to Ina Bell "Nancy" (Warren) and John Wesley "Dick" Rogers Sr.
He graduated from Davis High School in 1975 and attended the University of Oklahoma.
He worked in the oil field for several years.
He married Jackie LeAnn Crawford on June 14, 1982, in Gainesville, Texas.
He was employed the past 12 years with the Oklahoma Baptist Association, working at Falls Creek.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Wayne "Turkey" Rogers.
He is survived by: his wife of the home; a son, John Wesley "J.W." Rogers III and a daughter, Sarah DeAnn Rogers, both of the home; his mother of Davis; a brother, Eldon Rogers of Moore and a sister, Diane Paredez of Deer Park, Texas.
Pallbearers were Gary Warren, Chad Fielding, Charles Matlock, Kenny Hudson, Rhett Hale and Sam Snyder.
Honorary pallbearers were Zeke Genn and Guy Waters.
Krien Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Ellen Saraphene Hardy
Services are pending with Krien Funeral Home for Ellen Saraphene Hardy, 74, who died Oct. 5, 2003.
James R. Jack
Funeral services for prominent Sulphur business man, oilman and rancher, James R. Jack, 75, are pending with Cowley-Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur, Okla.
In lieu of flowers the family asked that memorials be made to the Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
Willie Gene Voyles
Memorial services under the direction of Fox Funeral Home are pending for Willie Gene Voyles, 78, Davis.
