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Goldie V. Blankenship
Goldie V. Blankenship, 98, died Tuesday in Cushing.
Further information is pending with Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler.
Bill G. Click
Bill G. Click of Konawa died Friday in an Oklahoma City hospital. He was 55.
He was born April 23, 1944, in Virginia Beach, Va., to Dennis and Louise Click.
He was raised in Prague and Oklahoma City, and attended college at The University of Oklahoma as well as Central State University, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict and lived in Oklahoma City and Konawa most of his life.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Surviving are two daughters, Stacy Click of Oklahoma City; Lisa Click of Broken Arrow; one grandchild; and six brothers, Dennis Click of Tecumseh; John Click of Oklahoma City; Mike Click of Konawa; David Click of Piedmont; Steve Click of McAlester; and James Click of Frisco, Texas; and one sister, Helen Choate of Ardmore.
Graveside services
will be 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Cemetery with Father Maurus Jaeb, O.S.B., officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.
Circus owner dies, service planned
HUGO, Okla. - Doris Richard Miller, owner of the Hugo-based Carson & Barnes 5-Ring Circus, died as he had lived since age 7 Ñ on the road with the big top spread.
Miller, who was known as D.R., died in McCook, Neb., on Wednesday at age 83. He had rejoined the circus on the road last week to celebrate the first birthday of an Asian elephant born in the circus' breeding program.
Miller will be buried in November in a service that at his own request 'will be the biggest thing that ever happened to Hugo,' said Trey Key, general agent for the Hugo-based Kelly-Miller Circus, which Miller co-owned and helped found.
'He had left instructions if he died during the season that he would be buried when the show got in,' Key said.
A private memorial service will be held between circus shows at a stop in Littleton, Colo., on Saturday.
Miller started his circus 62 years ago and built it into the nation's largest tented show, Key said. In recent years, he spent more time at that show's winter stop in Hugo but occasionally joined the circus on the road and traveled for weeks.
He loved elephants and owned 36 of them. The circus has an elephant breeding farm in Texas that Miller had planned to move to Hugo.
Circus people worldwide got their start in the Carson & Barnes show, which features elephants, horses, clowns and high-flying trapeze acts, Key said. He fielded calls Thursday from around the nation as news of Miller's death spread in the circus world.
'He loved the circus,' said Key, who had known Miller for about seven years. 'He was like a kid watching the show. He bought everybody Cokes, he bought everybody peanuts. He applauded and laughed and commented on the acts.'
Miller died between shows in Nebraska. Earlier in the day, he had gone to the hospital after complaining of chest pains, Key said.
No problems were found and he returned to his motor home to rest. He collapsed and died around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Miller married his wife, Isla, in 1934, and they immediately hit the road as part of a dog and pony show owned by his father, Obert. They did a tight wire and trapeze act. Both were later inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame.
Miller moved his circus base to Hugo from Mena, Ark., in 1941.
His body will be placed in storage until the burial in November in Showman's Rest, a portion of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo reserved for circus performers.
Mrs. Miller, who died less than a year ago, also is buried there.
Miller is survived by his daughter, Barbara Miller Byrd and son-in-law Geary Byrd, who manage the circus. He has two granddaughters, Kristin Parra and Traci Cavallini, who also travel with the show.
Miller had long described wanting a funeral procession with an elephant- or horse-drawn carriage and circus music 'every step of the way to the cemetery,' Key said. He expects November's service will meet the showman's expectations.
'He always wanted big, big, big shows,' he said.
Pamela Gayle Matthews
Pamela Gayle Matthews died Saturday at her Shawnee home. She was 42.
She was born Jan. 31, 1959, in Ada, the daughter of Leonard D. Kime and Mavis (Roundtree) Kime.
Matthews was one of four valedictorians of the Shawnee High School class of 1977.
She worked as an operations clerk at Southwestern Bell for 23 years.
She and Billy D. Matthews were married Aug. 11, 1979, in Shawnee.
Matthews was a member of Temple Baptist Church and had been raised in Shawnee.
Her husband, Billy Matthews, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Sherri Matthews of Bethel; her parents of Shawnee; sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Brent Wojahn of Portland, Ore.; brother and sister-in-law, David and Debbie Kime of Magna, Utah; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack and Ruby Matthews of Bethel; brother and sister-in-law, Phil and Phyllis Plumb of Bethel; sister-in-law, Betty Matthews of Bethel; nine nieces; and seven nephews.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Temple Baptist Church. The Rev. Mike Craig will officiate. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
A college memorial fund has been established for her daughter, Sherri, at First United Bank of Shawnee. Memorials may be made to that fund.
Carl H. Snodgrass
Carl H. Snodgrass, 72, died Sunday at his Shawnee home.
The son of Hazel Snodgrass was born May 28, 1929, in Wolf, Okla.
He recently moved to Shawnee from Seminole, where he had lived for 37 years. Before living in Seminole, Snodgrass had been a resident of Midwest City.
Snodgrass and Clauzell "Sue" McGehee were married on May 12, 1951, in Stuart, Okla.
Snodgrass worked as a jet engine mechanic at Tinker Air Force Base for 37 years before his 1985 retirement. Snodgrass also was a rancher.
He had served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Snodgrass was a member of Konawa Church of Christ and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
His mother preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife of the home; son, Thomas Snodgrass of San Diego, Calif.; daughter, Hazel Hull of Meeker; grandchildren, Angela Brown of Chicago, Ill., David Hull of Virginia, Donald Snodgrass of New Jersey, Lora Hull of Meeker, and Jamie Snodgrass, also of San Diego; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at White Chimney Cemetery in Stuart. Delton Tollett will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.
Marjorie Chandler
Wolfe Living Center, Choctaw, resident Marjorie Chandler died Saturday at the age of 90.
She was born Jan. 13, 1911, to Miles and Rose (McKeown) Gaythwaite in Cleata Moor, England.
She had been a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church for 23 years.
Preceding her in death were her husband, John "Jack" Bertram Frederick Chandler, four brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Rondo Taylor; son, William; grandchildren, James, Rebecca Marie and John William; siblings, Rosalind Clayton and Jack and Llewellyn Gaythwaite; and many other relatives.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Summit Ridge Seventh Day Adventist Church, Harrah. Burial will be at Summit Ridge Cemetery, Harrah.
Asa Smith Funeral Service, Harrah, is in charge of arrangements.
Sallie R. Tisdale
Sallie R. Tisdale, 90, died Saturday.
Tisdale was born Dec. 16, 1910, in Newton County, Miss., the daughter of Marvin and Myrtle (Abney) Chaney.
She had been a member of Choctaw Road Baptist Church since its founding. She was also a charter member of Country Estates Baptist Church.
On April 15, 1939, she married Thomas Tisdale in Little Rock, Miss.
Preceding her in death were her parents, three sisters and an infant daughter, Barbara Marie.
Survivors include her husband of the home; son, Sammy Tisdale and his friend Tammy of Oklahoma City; sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Raymond Shannon of Midwest City; grandson, Tyler; and many other relatives.
Services were held 1 p.m. Monday at Choctaw Road Baptist Church. Burial was at Buleah Cemetery, located in Decatar, Miss.
Arrangements were under the direction of Asa Smith Funeral Service.
Jack R. Kelin
Jack R. Kelin, 68, died Saturday at his Flippin, Ark., home.
He was born Oct. 25, 1932, at Cement, Okla., the son of Charles and Ruby Burton Kelin.
He married Dot Fouquet on Sept. 23, 1955, in Shawnee.
Kelin was a retired oil field worker and truck driver. He was a member of Bull Shoals First Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
His parents, one brother and two sisters preceded Kelin in death.
Survivors include his wife of Flippin; children and their spouses, Debbra and Jeff Gilley of Ralph, Ark., Vernon Kelin of Chicago, Ill., and Jack and Michele Kelin of Dallas, Texas; sisters and brother-in-law, Marie Kelin of Portland, Ore., and Barbara and J.R. Walker of McCammon, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held 10 a.m. Monday at Bull Shoals First Baptist Church. The Rev. Jerry Backus officiated. A private burial service was held.
Arrangements were under the direction of Baxter County Funeral Home of Mountain Home, Ark.
Vonda V. Black
Tecumseh resident Vonda V. Black died Sunday at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was 76.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Resthaven Funeral Home with the Rev. Leroy Kerbo officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
