Dixie Mildred Williams
Services for Dixie Mildred Williams, 86, were held Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sulphur United Methodist Church with Rev. Emery Mason officiating.
Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home.
Mrs. Williams was born July 30, 1917 in Marlow to A.V. and Bertha (Gordon) Williams.
She died May 29, 2004 in Muskogee.
She married Mace Williams in Duncan in 1939.
She grew up in the Rush Springs area, graduating from high school there.
She attended Cameron College before moving to Sulphur.
She earned her teaching degree and taught many years in Sulphur.
She was a member of the Sulphur United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Mace Williams, Muskogee; daughter, Sally Bufkin, Louisville, Ky.; a son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Trudy Williams, Muskogee; a brother Ok. G. Williams, Dallas, Texas; brothers and sister-in-laws, Al and Jane Williams, Woodward and Jim and Liliana Williams, Houston, Texas; sisters, Lahoma Grunewald, Woodward and Donna Crane, Tulsa; six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Jeffrie Joe Williams; two sisters, Patricia Hendren and Doris Baransy; a brother, Joe Williams; great grandson, Benjamin Mace Williams and son-in-law, Ron Bufkin.
Annie Laurie Gross
Services are pending at Demuth Funeral Home in Oklahoma City for Annie Laurie Gross, 84.
Born May 5, 1920 in Hugo to Jack and Mattie Belle Nowlin, she grew up in Sulpur where she made many long time friends.
She is survived by a daughter, Sherrod Meyer, Tuttle and a son, Dr. James Bennett Gross, Denton, Texas.
Mary Jane Shi
Graveside services for Mary Jane Shi, 86, were held August 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at Oaklawn Cemetery with Rev. Emery Mason officiating.
Service arrangements were under the direction of Cowley-Krien Funeral Home.
Mary was born June 24, 1918 in Blanchard to Isaac Garvin and Ruth Vincent Shi.
She lived with her family in Purcell before moving to Ardmore where she graduated from Ardmore High School.
She later moved to Sulphur where lived the remainder of her life.
She was retired from the Oklahoma Veterans Center.
She died on July 31, 2004 at her residence.
She is survived by one sister, Barbara Gilmore, Sulphur; three nieces and 11 grandnieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Mahauta Jo Shi and a brother-in-law, Wallace Gilmore.
Charlotte B. Orr St. Clair
Graveside services for Charlotte B. Orr St. Clair, 83, Dallas, Texas were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Services directed by Vondel Smith/South Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Born November 10, 1920 in Chattanooga, Tenn., she died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004 in Dallas.
She married Scott St. Clair on May 31, 1942 in Tahoka, Texas.
She graduated from Sulphur High School in 1939 and attended Oklahoma State Teachers College and was a faithful member of Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City for over 25 years.
She had lived in the Dallas-Forth Worth area near her daughter since 2001.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Survivors include two children: Kent and wife Sandy St. Clair of Lanexa, Va; Jeannie and husband, David Ware, of Irving, Texas; grandchildren, Stephanie and B.J. Gibson, Ryan Martin, Russ and Amanda Ware, Justin Ware, Camron Ware, Lauren Ware; great grandchildren, Alec and Tyler Gibson; Abby, Calvin, Schaeffer, Ellie, and Marshall Ware.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Spoken For International Youth Outreach, PO Box 168232, Irving, TX 75016-8232 www.spokenfor.org.
Paul E. Niblett
Memorial services Paul E. Niblett, 61, Spiro were held Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 a.m. at Krien Funeral Home Chapel with Jack Hoskins officiating.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis, was in charge of arrangements.
Born June 29, 1943 to Elmer Lee and Willie Ozella (Barnes) Niblett, he died September 28, 2004 at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital.
He graduated from Spiro High School and joined the U.S. Air Force.
He married Lana Kay Deatherage and she preceded him in death on October 15, 2002.
After serving 25 years, he retired at the rank of master sergeant and returned to college.
He worked for the Department of Human Services as purchasing agent until his second retirement.
He lived in the Davis and Wynnewood areas.
He is survived by one sister, Mary McBride, Bokoshe; one niece and seven nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Halen Lee Niblett and his parents.
Cynthia Rose "Cindy" Amos
Funeral services for Cynthia Rose "Cindy" Amos, 42, Wynnewood, were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the First Baptist Church in Sulphur with Rev. Charlie Rush officiating.
Interment was in Mill Creek Cemetery with Clagg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born September 22, 1962 in Oklahoma City to James Pierce Quinton and Betty Jean Lamb Quinton, she died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at Wynnewood.
She married Jessie James Amos on September 28, 1984 at Paul's Valley.
She had lived in the Prairie View community most of her life, graduating from Stratford High School in 1980.
In 1984 she moved to Wynnewood where she lived the remainder of her life.
She was a member of the Way of Holiness Church and worked for the Med-Corp Home Health firm.
Surviving are her husband, Jessie, Wynnewood; one son, Davey James Amos; her mother, Betty Quinton, both of Wynnewood; two brothers, James Kemp Quinton, Roff and Clint Pierce Quinton, Wynnewood; four sisters, Vickie Spray, Byars, Elizabeth Mae Buckner, Sulphur, Lisa Mary Melton, Wynnewood and Rose Marie Sumner, Sulphur.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Pallbearers were Christopher Quinton, Travis Cooper, Randy Melton, Darrell Buckner, Matthew Spray, Dustin Cooper and Clint Quinton.
Robert Eugene Ellis
A memorial service for Robert Eugene Ellis, 69, Sulphur, was held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6 at the Clagg Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain Loren Hutsell officiating.
Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery with Clagg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born July 26, 1935 in Dewey to Robert Oscar Ellis and Laura Vivian McIntire Ellis, he died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 in Pottawatomie County.
He graduated from Caney High School and enlisted in the Army in 1957, retiring in 1977.
He then worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Davis for 17 years, retiring in 1997.
He was a veteran of the Viet Nam war.
Surviving are three daughters, Ann Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, Alyssa Orosco, Apache Junction, Ariz. and Anita Shull, Phoenix, Ariz.; one son, Vince Ellis, Sulphur; one brother, Clifford Joe Ellis, Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A military service was conducted by the Ft. Sill Honor's Team.
