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Clergy
Richard Benefield
Cecil Bolding
Vic Cohlmia
Billy Cooke
Dean Cullop Sr.
Leo Culver
J.C. Curry Jr.
D.O. Deaver
John Ferguson
Mary Lou Hartung
Robert Healey
Bill Long
Homer Martin Jr.
George Palmer
Charles Sapp
Clif Sprouls
Garland Spurgin
Phil Wahl
Norton Wey
Donald Williams
Kent Wood
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Diaconal Ministers
Peggy Fox
Bruce Stevens
Clergy Spouses
Mary Bush
Carol Campbell
Kathleen Coffin
Thelma Cooley
Zula Higgins
Helen Martin
Katherine Milner
Dorothy Moore
Elizabeth Parham
Louise Roberts
FayDel Sewell
Linda Stevens
Eva Wehrman
Aleta Winkler
Mildred Wolff
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Richard Benefield
Rev. Dr. Richard Glen Benefield, 75, of Anadarko died March 3, 2010. He was a Local
Pastor.
Richard was born July 29, 1934. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War
and in the National Guard.
In the 1960s and ’70s, he served at Mannford, Carter, Port, Noble, Wayne, Criner,
Weleetka, Dustin, Kenton, Felt, Cheyenne, Reydon, Cookson, Bunch, Erick, Liberty,
Duncan-Stephens, Bethel, and Bridgeport. He also served in north Arkansas.
He also was an educator and held multiple degrees.
Survivors include his wife, Alma June Benefield; children Debbie Pittman, Richard
Benefield Jr., and Ginger Gonzalez; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside service was March 8 at the cemetery in Martha.
Cecil Bolding
Rev. Dr. Cecil L. Bolding, 88, of Duncan died Nov. 9, 2009. His ministry career began
in 1946.
Cecil was born March 2, 1921, at Floydada, Texas, to Charles L. and Veda LeMay
Bolding. He was a World War II Army veteran. He held a B.A. degree from East Central
University, two master’s degrees from Central State University, and a doctorate from
Oklahoma State University.
He was ordained as an elder in 1954. He retired in 1985.
He was pastor for the Pickett Circuit, Sasakwa, Wapanucka, Muldrow, Jenks,
Collinsville, Temple, Hastings, Sulphur-First, Eufaula, Duncan-Wesley, OKC-Selecman,
Guthrie-West, OKC-Second Street, and Duncan-Stephens. In retirement, he was active at
Duncan-First.
He also was a Licensed Professional Counselor, and he taught English and speech in
Muldrow. He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society and the American Legion,
and he was a 32nd-degree Mason.
On Sept. 16, 2000, he married Barbara Ann Allred.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren;
stepdaughter Susan Morrow of Longtown; stepson Jack Trammell of Mustang; four
stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Two sons and two daughters
predeceased him.
Memorial service was Nov. 12 at Duncan-First UMC, with Rev. Phil Ware officiating.
(Grantham Funeral Home, Duncan)
Vic Cohlmia
Rev. Victor Fouad “Vic” Cohlmia, 90, of Tulsa died Dec. 2, 2009. He served churches
for 28 years, retiring in 1983.
Vic was born May 29, 1919, in Keifer. Before answering the call to ministry, he worked
in the grocery business and managed a shoe store. He attended seminary at Southern
Methodist University and was ordained in 1960.
He married Edith Tanner on Feb. 16, 1944. She preceded him in death.
Beginning in 1955, he served churches at Big Cabin, Pensacola, Oologah, Wyandotte,
Lenapah, South Coffeyville, Braman, Afton, Blue Jacket, Skiatook, Stigler, MuskogeeTrinity, OKC-Douglas Boulevard, OKC-Penn Avenue, and Mustang.
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Survivors include three sons, Charlie, Ed, and Mark, all of Tulsa, and five
grandchildren.
Service was Dec. 5 at Stanleys Memorial Chapel, Tulsa.
Billy Cooke
Rev. Dr. Bill Howard “Dusty” Cooke, 88, of Cramerton, N.C., died Feb. 6, 2010. He
was ordained as an elder in 1986.
Billy was born Jan. 20, 1922, in Kannapolis, N.C. He was a World War II veteran,
serving in the First Marine Division at Guadalcanal in 1942. He married Thelma
Blackwelder on July 24, 1944. He held two master’s degrees and two doctorates.
He served Oklahoma churches at Morning Star, Oologah, and Davis, between 1982
and 1993. He also was a college professor and safety educator, and was honored as a pastor
in the Charlotte, N.C., area.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; son Phil Cooke of Burbank, Calif.; daughter Beth
Carpenter of Cramerton; and four grandchildren.
Funeral was Feb. 9 at McEwen Pineville Chapel in Charlotte.
Dean Cullop Sr.
Rev. Leonard Dean Cullop Sr., 79, of Woodward died Aug. 30, 2009.
Dean was born on Nov. 6, 1929, at Manchester to Leonard K. and Bessie Butz Cullop.
He served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s. Before entering formal ministry, he was a
carpenter and mason and worked as a custom harvester. He graduated from Northeastern
Oklahoma State University in 1976.
He married Selma Lee Robinson on June 28, 1957, in Edmond. She predeceased
him. He married Mary Louise McCoy on Dec. 21, 2001, in Clayton, N.M., and the couple
moved to the Woodward area.
Rev. Cullop began his ministry in Oklahoma in 1974 and retired in 1995. He served
at Adair, Olustee, Elmer, Shidler, Grainola, Foraker, Coalgate, Wetumka, Beggs, Braman,
Wister, Catesby, and Bridgeport. He pastored the Wetumka Circuit in the Oklahoma
Indian Missionary Conference in 1983 and was ordained as an elder that year.
He was actively involved in the Walk to Emmaus and a Lions Club member. Other
interests included beekeeping.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise; son Leonard Dean Cullop Jr. of Fort Worth,
Texas; daughter Tressie Harzman of Woodward; stepdaughters Betty Warren and Sue Dellis
of Amarillo, Texas, and Loretta Gosselin of Kansas City, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was Sept. 3 at Living Word Fellowship, officiated by Rev. Eric Cox, with
burial at Elmwood Cemetery. (Billings Funeral Home, Woodward)
Leo Culver
Rev. Leo Virgil Culver, 88, of Miami, Okla., died March 4, 2010. An associate
member of the Oklahoma Conference, he received his license to preach in 1955 and retired
in 1987.
He was born on a farm at Edinboro, Pa., on Dec. 13, 1921, to Carl Culver and Olive
DeRemer. He attended Southern Methodist University.
Leo and Iona Jo Culver were married 67 years.
He served at Foyil, Commerce, Jay, Chelsea-Memorial, Harvard Avenue and Haglar
Memorial in Tulsa, Comanche, Addington, Bartlesville-Oak Park, Westville, and Zion.
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After he retired, he was a chaplain at Grove Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Iona Jo; four children, Shelby Coltharp of Miami, Keith
Culver of Jay, Darlene Taylor of Grove, and Tad Culver of northeast Pennsylvania; 11
grandchildren, a great-grandchild and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral, officiated by Rev. Bill Richie, was March 9 at Grove-First UMC, with burial
at Olympus Cemetery, Grove. (Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami)
J.C. Curry Jr.
Rev. Dr. James Calvin Curry Jr., 83, of Oklahoma City died June 16, 2009.
“J.C.” was born June 9, 1926, in Holdenville to Mabel Grace Curry and Rev. James C.
Curry, also a Methodist pastor.
He held a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern College and a master’s of divinity
from Southern Methodist University. He was ordained as an elder in 1951.
He and Janet Vaught of Spiro met in Sulphur and married on Sept. 5, 1956.
In 1974, Oklahoma City University presented him with an honorary doctorate for his
evangelistic efforts. He was Muskogee District superintendent, 1972-1977.
He served churches during 1948-1991. He was pastor at Bokchito, Hominy, Tecumseh,
Sulphur-First, Fairview, Poteau, Cushing, Chickasha-Epworth, Clinton, OKC-Wesley, Ponca
City-First, Elk City, and Durant-First. He also served on several Oklahoma Conference
boards and agencies.
Survivors include his wife, Janet; his children, Cindy Feegle of North Woodlands,
Texas, Cathy Robins of Pflugerville, Texas, and James Curry III of Houston; seven
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was June 19 at OKC-Putnam City United Methodist Church, officiated
by Revs. Norma Gravley-Quinn, Robert Gorrell, and Argus Hamilton, with burial at
Resthaven Memory Gardens, Oklahoma City. (Guardian Funeral Homes-West Chapel,
Oklahoma City)
D.O. Deaver
Rev. Durward Ocie Deaver, 100, of Talihina died May 30, 2009.
He was born Nov. 26, 1908, in Kopperl, Texas, to Jacob J. and Anncie Shoemake
Deaver.
Beginning in 1938, he served as a pastor and chaplain for the Central Texas and
Oklahoma Conferences. He was ordained as an elder in 1945. He served 17 years with
the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. In Oklahoma, he was a pastor at Lone Wolf, Blair, Vian,
Medford, Chandler, Newkirk, Stilwell, Spiro, and Panama. He retired in 1974.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Wilburton, a 32nd-degree Mason and Life
Member of the McAlester Scottish Rite, and a 50-year member of Blue Lodge.
Survivors include a daughter, Kristi Lashlee of Beebe, Ark.; two grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was June 2 at Veterans Colony Cemetery, Wilburton, with Rev.
Barry Collins officiating. (Waldrop Funeral Home, Wilburton)
John Ferguson
Rev. John Robert Ferguson, 67, of Midwest City, died Jan. 5, 2010.
He was born April 6, 1942, in Lawton to John F. and Mamie Cole Ferguson. He held
a master’s degree in business from the University of Central Oklahoma.
He was a full-time Local Pastor, serving Covington UMC and studying at Saint Paul
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School of Theology, Kansas City, Mo.
He retired from Tinker Air Force Base, where he was a production manager. He also
owned an archery shop. He was a leader of Boy Scouts for 25 years, as a troop Scoutmaster
and Big TeePee District commissioner.
Survivors include his wife, Deanna K. Ferguson; two sons, John Ferguson II of
McLoud and Thomas Ferguson of Oklahoma City; stepsons Donald Kennedy of Edmond
and Dale Kennedy of Durant; stepdaughter Dianna Leppke of Wellston; 12 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Peggy, and a son,
Patrick.
Service was Jan. 9 at St. Matthew UMC, in Midwest City, with Rev. Ron Perceful
officiating, and burial at Memory Lane Cemetery in Harrah. (Smith-Parks, Harrah)
Mary Lou Hartung
Rev. Mary Lou Martin Hartung, a retired deacon, 74, of Tulsa, died Nov. 16, 2009.
Mary Lou was born March 21, 1935, at Menlo, Iowa, to Edwin and Zola McDonald.
She held a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and a master’s degree from
Phillips Theological Seminary.
Her ministry service began in 1994. She was ordained as a deacon in 1997. She was a
chaplain at Restore Hope Ministries in Tulsa; executive director of Operation Hope Prison
Ministry; and chaplain at Inverness Village, a Tulsa retirement care facility.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Hartung; three children, Steven Martin, David
Martin, and Kathryn West; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were Dec. 2, at Tulsa-Asbury UMC and Inverness Village
Founders Hall.
Robert Healey
Rev. Robert Edwin Healey, 85, of Enid died Oct. 5, 2009.
Robert was born Oct. 22, 1923, in Springfield, Mass., to Roger W. and Ora Dupuis
Healey. He graduated from Stockbridge School of Agriculture and the University of
Massachusetts, majoring in floriculture, and was an accomplished floral artist. He was a
World War II veteran.
He also was a certified director of Christian Education. He also earned degrees at
the University of Tulsa and a teaching certificate at Oklahoma State University. He both
studied and taught at Oral Roberts Graduate Seminary.
He married Bobbye-Nell Cass in 1944. She preceded him in death in 2004.
Rev. Healey was baptized in the Jordan River. He began his ministry career in 1960.
He was ordained as an elder in 1968.
He served Tulsa-St. Paul’s, Sapulpa-Wesley, Coweta, Porter, Noble, OKC-Eighth
Street, Konawa, Sasakwa, Stillwater-Southern Heights, Healdton, Broken Bow, Eagletown,
Hobart, and Bethany.
After retiring in 1989, he was chaplain at The Methodist Home in Enid (1991-2003).
He also was an interim pastor at Elm Flat Christian Church, in Cleo Springs, and at Enid
Church of the Brethren.
He was director of the Tulsa Easter Pageant, Tulsa State Fair Parade, and Tulsa Junior
Chamber of Commerce. At Enid, he was AARP president and chaired the Public Library
of Enid and Garfield Counties as well as Enid Friends of the Library. He was a Rotary and
Lions Club member. He was a member of Enid Masonic Lodge and a 32nd-degree Mason,
Scottish Rite.
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Survivors include son Edwin Healey of Aurora, Colo.; daughter Maureen Nichols of
Denton, Texas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was Oct. 17 at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, Enid, with
Rev. David Wiggs officiating.
Bill Long
Rev. William Robert “Bill” Long, 46, of Laverne died July 30, 2009. At the time of his
death, he was the pastor at Catesby and Fairview (Slapout) United Methodist Churches.
Bill was born on Sept. 11, 1962, in Chickasha to Robert Lee Long and Billie June
Hardesty Long. He grew up in Tuttle, where he was a member of Tuttle UMC. He married
Laurie R. Myers on May 31, 2002, in Cyril. He earned degrees from Oklahoma State
University and Phillips Theological Seminary.
From 1999 to 2006, Rev. Long served the churches at Cement and Cyril. He was
ordained as an elder in 2009.
He was active with Volunteers In Mission, both as a team leader and by encouraging
volunteers in Woodward District; prison ministry; and Walk to Emmaus. He was a
volunteer chaplain at Newman Memorial Hospital in Shattuck.
Prior to his ministry career, he worked 18 years for the Internal Revenue Service. He
also worked as a chaplain for Heartland Hospice.
Among other interests were raising poultry and auctions.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie, and stepson Shane, of the home; sons Chris
and Cory Long, both of Tuttle; daughter Amy Thomas of Oklahoma City; and three
grandchildren.
Memorial service was Aug. 3 at Tuttle UMC, officiated by Bishop Robert Hayes Jr.
and Revs. Randy Scraper and Steve Harshaw. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery.
Homer Martin Jr.
Rev. Homer M. Martin Jr., 89, of Bowie, Texas, died Sept. 19, 2009.
Homer was born June 29, 1920, in Rotan, Texas, to Homer M. and Naomi Carr Martin.
He earned a bachelor’s degree at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and studied at
Perkins School of Theology and Phillips Seminary-Enid. He was a veteran of both World
War II and the Korean War.
He married Evelyn L. McCown on Nov. 30, 1946.
Prior to his ministry career, he was a professional photographer and vice president of
a life insurance company.
Rev. Martin’s ministry began in 1960, he was ordained as an elder in 1965, and he
officially retired in 1988. He was pastor at Hydro, Shawnee, Tulsa-First, Muskogee-Trinity,
Sand Springs, Maysville, and Whitebead.
In Bowie, he served as pastor at First Presbyterian Church for six years. He founded
the Christ Is Life Evangelistic Association, taught in the Camp Farthest Out prayer
movement, wrote two books, and composed religious music.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; daughters Janice Snow of Mesardis, Maine, and
Sue Martin of Bowie; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased
by a son.
Funeral was Sept. 23 at Bowie-First UMC, with Lewis Sleeth and Keith Barr
officiating, and burial at Vashti (Texas) Cemetery. (The White Family Funeral Home,
Bowie)
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George Palmer
Rev. George Samuel Palmer, 82, of Guthrie, died Jan. 23, 2010.
George was born June 11, 1927, in Henryetta to Andrew and Irma Griswald Palmer.
George and Patricia S. Palmer were married for 56 years; she predeceased him.
He began his ministry career in 1961, as a student pastor. He was ordained as an elder
in 1967 and retired in 1993.
He served at Dustin, Porum, Fort Gibson, Lakeland Heights, Woodall, Coweta,
Porter, Pond Creek, Ada-Asbury, Jay, Sand Springs, Prattville, Heavener, Elgin, Thomas,
Keyes, and Alex.
He was an avid golfer.
Survivors include son George Timothy Palmer; daughter Pam Crown of Guthrie;
seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Service was Jan. 27 at Baggerley Funeral Home Chapel, Edmond.
Charles Sapp
Rev. Dr. Charles Leon Sapp, 81, of Enid died March 31, 2010.
He was born March 23, 1929, in Oklahoma City to James Leon Sapp and Ida Miller
Sapp. He married Ynette Culley on June 6, 1948, in Oklahoma City.
He attended Oklahoma City University and Oklahoma Baptist University before
the couple moved to Nashville. He continued his formal education there and in Texas,
Virginia, and North Carolina. He also pastored Free Will Baptist churches in Texas and
North Carolina.
Back in Oklahoma, he taught at South Oklahoma City Community College and was
an adjunct professor at OCU.
He was ordained as an elder in 1975 and began full-time United Methodist ministry in
1976, as an associate pastor at McFarlin UMC in Norman. He also served at Enid-Bethany,
Stillwater-Highland Park, Perry, OKC-Village, and Texhoma. He retired in 1994, and the
couple lived in Enid.
He continued to minister by taking active part at Enid-First UMC, teaching Sunday
school, and filling pulpits at various churches in the Enid area. He also was a member of
Enid Men’s Garden Club, and he played the piano.
Survivors include his wife, Ynette; son Charles Michael Sapp of Muse; daughter
Lynette McKinney of Parker, Colo.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was April 3 at Enid-First UMC, officiated by Revs. Susan Southall, Doug
McKinney, and Shane Sapp, and also Charles Michael Sapp. (Anderson-Burris Funeral
Home and Crematory)
Clif Sprouls
Rev. Dr. James Clifton “Clif” Sprouls, 91, of Oklahoma City died Jan. 10, 2010.
Clif was born April 19, 1918, in Girard, Texas, to James C. and Mary Mayfield Sprouls.
During World War II, he served as executive adjutant on a hospital ship. He married Helen
Patricia “Pat” Ash while stationed in Charleston, S.C.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and master’s from Southern
Methodist University. Oklahoma City University awarded him an honorary doctorate.
He was ordained as an elder in 1949 and began his career serving the Decatur, Texas,
Circuit. Also before moving to Oklahoma, he was the founding pastor of two Methodist
churches in New Mexico.
In Oklahoma, he was Conference treasurer, 1978-’79; director of the Council on
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Administration, 1976-‘78; and superintendent of the OKC-North District, 1979-’85, OKCSouth District, 1972-’76, and Muskogee District, 1971-’72. He pastored at Memorial Drive
UMC, Tulsa; OKC-Linwood; and Miami-First.
He retired in 1985, living at Yukon before moving to Epworth Villa in recent years.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol Worden of Oklahoma City and Jamie Crooch
of Edmond, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren and
five stepgreat-grandchildren. His wife predeceased him.
Memorial service was Jan. 13 at OKC-Church of the Servant. (Smith & Kernke,
Oklahoma City)
Garland Spurgin
Rev. Garland Boyd Spurgin, 89, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Dec. 11, 2009.
Garland was born May 21, 1920, in Bixby to Jesse G. and Lilly Street Spurgin. He
served in the Marine Corps. He was a graduate of Southern Methodist University and was
ordained in 1964.
He began his ministry career in 1957 and retired in 1985. He served at Tulsa-Bethel,
Ardmore-Carter Avenue, Stratford, Miami, Bartlesville-Epworth, Canton, Oakwood,
Hollis, Waynoka, Cheyenne Valley, Keyes, Marella, Sallisaw, Geary, Morris, Westville,
Zion, Granite, Carter, Willow, and Cheyenne.
Survivors include a sister, Thelma Showman of Broken Arrow. He was predeceased
by his wife, Helen.
Memorial service, officiated by Rev. Sara Bainbridge, was Dec. 15 at Bella VisaFirst UMC, with burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Hiwasse, Ark. (Benton County
Funeral Home, Rogers, Ark.)
Phil Wahl
Rev. Dr. Philip Baier Wahl, 103, of Duncan died Sept. 20, 2009.
Phil was born Aug. 17, 1906, in Oklahoma City, Indian Territory, to Philip B. and
Maud Wood Wahl. He married Thelma Lucille Elliott on Feb. 28, 1944, at Lee’s Summit,
Mo.
His career began in 1924 in Kansas, and his service in Oklahoma began in 1930, the
year he was ordained as an elder. He also pastored in Missouri. He officially retired in
1973.
Beginning in 1968, he held pastoral roles at Duncan-First UMC for 40 years. In 1989
the church honored him as minister of visitation emeritus. In Oklahoma, he also served
at Bennington, Dustin, Hastings, Carter, Berlin, Grove, Warner, Webber Falls, TulsaGlenwood, Tulsa-Rose Hill, Blackwell, Fairview, and Walters.
Phil Wahl received numerous honors from groups in the Duncan community and
beyond, especially for his advocacy work on issues of social justice. He was an avid reader
and book collector.
Oklahoma City University awarded him an honorary doctorate. He received the
United Methodist Denman Award, for evangelism; and the Human Relations Award, from
the Commission on Religion and Race of the Oklahoma Conference. He served on the
board of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
In Duncan, he received the Man of the Century Award from the Chamber of Commerce,
was grand master of the Black History Month Parade, and was presented the Liberty Bell
Award by the Stephens County Bar Association. He was president of Stephens County
Mental Health Association and a founding member of Christians Concerned.
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Survivors include daughter Geraldine Marie Davis of Duncan, four grandsons, two
great-granddaughters, and a great-great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his wife
and a son, John.
Memorial service was Sept. 28 at Duncan-First UMC, officiated by Revs. Phil Ware
and Craig Stinson. (Grantham Funeral Home, Duncan)
Norton Wey
Rev. Norton Eugene Wey, 88, of Oklahoma City died Jan. 1, 2010. For 40 years, he
was an active clergyman in the Oklahoma and New Mexico Conferences.
Norton was born on June 1, 1921, in Eldorado to Cecil C. and Evelyn Norton Wey. He
held degrees from William Jewell College, Perkins School of Theology, and Oklahoma
City University. He was ordained as an elder in 1949.
For 16 years, he was director of Religious Life and Associate Professor of Bible at
OCU. He ministered at Wesley, Putnam City, and St. Mark’s churches, in Oklahoma City;
Wilburton; Hartshorne; and Tulsa-Boston Avenue. And in the mid-1950s, he directed the
Methodist Student Movement. He retired in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Kamp Wey; three daughters, Karen Wey Smola,
Annamarie Wey Cooper, and Alyson Wey Bailey; and nine grandchildren. His first wife,
Jane Lohman Wey, predeceased him.
Service was Jan. 5 at OKC-Wesley, officiated by Rev. Theo “Doc” Benson, with
burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. (Smith & Kernke, Oklahoma City)
Donald Williams
Rev. Dr. Donald Paul Williams, 80, of Tulsa died July 3, 2009. He was a pastor for
40 years.
Donald was born Aug. 13, 1928, in Shawnee to Robert R. and Florence Pierce Williams.
As a boy, he earned the Eagle Award in Scouting. In early adulthood, he pursued interest
in small airplanes. He married Reon Thomason on April 20, 1946.
He earned degrees at the University of Tulsa and Perkins School of Theology, and
received his doctorate from International Bible Institution. He was ordained as an elder
in 1961.
Beginning in 1953, he was a pastor at Beggs, Owasso, Tulsa-Hagler Memorial, TulsaSt. Luke’s, Enid-Trinity, Sallisaw, Tulsa-Trinity, OKC-St. Mark’s, Tulsa-Aldersgate, and
Locust Grove. He retired in 1993. He also served on Oklahoma Conference committees.
His service on the Grand River Dam Authority is credited with helping secure the
water supply for residents of eastern Oklahoma. He also built a lake home near Mannford
before moving to Tulsa.
Survivors include his wife, Reon; four children, Ronald Williams of Wichita, Kan.,
Dwight Williams of Tulsa, Evelyn Williams Roney of Lubbock, Texas, and Mark Williams
of Oklahoma City; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was July 7 at Tulsa-Trinity UMC, officiated by Revs. Tom Harrison
and Carl Sonny Plischke.
Kent Wood
Rev. Kent William Wood, 65, of Hinton died June 28, 2009. At the time of his death,
he was the pastor at Arapaho United Methodist Church, where he had been serving since
2003.
Kent was born June 7, 1944, in Okemah to Lt. Col. Billy and Joyce Sales Wood.
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During college, he served in ROTC. He held a bachelor’s degree from Cameron University
and the Master of Divinity from Phillips University. Kent and Patricia Ann Wood married
May 3, 1969.
He began his ministry as a pastor in 1976. He was ordained as an elder in 1988. He
officially retired in 2002.
In addition to Arapaho UMC, he also served at Fargo, May, Hunter, Lawton-Aldersgate
Redemption, Snyder, Mountain Park, Waukomis, Arnett, Atoka, Gracemont, Cogar, and
Union City. He also was a chaplain at Cornell Correctional Facility.
Survivors include his wife, Pat; four children, Tony Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, Linda
Peck of Hunter, Brad Wood of Baytown, Texas, and Tricia Magavern of McKinney, Texas;
and several grandchildren. Rev. Roger Wood of Ardmore is his twin.
Service was July 2 at Lawton Heights UMC, with Rev. Montie Jones officiating, and
burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Ardmore. (Turner Funeral Home-Hinton)
Diaconal Ministers
Peggy Fox
Peggy Ann Covey Patrick Fox, 81, of Edmond died May 31, 2009, in Edmond. She
was a retired diaconal minister and the widow of Rev. Richard Fox, who died in 2007.
Peggy was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Shamrock, Texas, to Audrey Sheets and Homer
Covey. She attended Hill’s Business University, Oklahoma City, and then earned an
associate degree in Christian Education at Perkins School of Theology.
She became a diaconal minister in The United Methodist Church and served churches
in Texas, Michigan, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, retiring in 1989.
Survivors include sons Rich Patrick of Katy, Texas, and Robert Patrick of Denton,
Texas; daughter Susan Ogilvy of Denton; stepdaughters Eileen Fox-Biswell of Norman,
Emily Fox and Elise Kaub, both of Tulsa, and Edith Sample of Joplin, Mo.; six grandchildren,
five step-grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She also was predeceased by a
son, Ralph Patrick.
Memorial service was June 3 at Edmond-First UMC. (Baggerley Funeral Home,
Edmond)
Bruce Stevens and Linda Stevens
Retired diaconal minister Bruce Urban Stevens, 72, and his wife, Linda Louise
Rasmussen Stevens, age 61, died March 17, 2010, in Texas.
They were active members at Mustang United Methodist Church. As a diaconal, Bruce
also served at OKC-St. John’s UMC. He was a Boy Scout troop leader; Linda had been
active in the choir.
Bruce was born Aug. 27, 1937, in Yankton, S.D., to Howard and Lillian Stevens.
He served in the U.S. Air Force. His first wife, Darlene Hamberger, and a son, James,
predeceased him.
Bruce worked 24 years as an electrical engineer for Southwestern Bell. He held
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and in divinity; he had studied at
four universities, including Oklahoma City University.
Linda was born Aug. 25, 1948, in Wichita, Kan., to Ross and Eleanor Moran. Her first
husband was Daniel Rasmussen.
She worked 23 years for the Internal Revenue Service, then completed study for a
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bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1997 and earned a law
degree at OCU in 2000. She was an attorney in Mustang.
Bruce and Linda married in 1992. They jointly operated a financial planning and tax
preparation business.
Survivors include daughter Lori Rasmussen-Miller, sons William Stevens and Eric
Rasmussen, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two foster children.
Memorial service was March 26 at the Mustang church.
Clergy spouses
Mary Bush
Mary Ethlyn Ball Bush, 86, of Denton, Texas, died July 8, 2009. She was the widow of
Rev. Dr. Richard C. Bush Jr., who died in 2008.
She was born on Oct. 7, 1922, in Huntsville, Texas. While a post-graduate student
at Perkins School of Theology, she married Dr. Bush. In the 1950s and ’60s, they were
Methodist missionaries in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Then they lived and
served the Church in Oklahoma for 29 years, relocating to Denton in 2000.
She earned a degree in home economics from Sam Houston State Teacher’s College
in 1944 and a master’s in housing and interior design from Oklahoma State University in
1975.
Mary was a specialist in textile conservation, advising museums and collectors about
preservation, and a home economics teacher at several universities. She worked with
aboriginal weavers in Taiwan, and she wrote her thesis on Kickapoo Indian mats and woven
houses
Survivors include four children, Richard C. Bush III, Nancy Ellen Frenkel, Susan Marie
Thompson, and Paul H. Bush; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial service was July 10 at Denton-First UMC, officiated by Rev. Lisa
Marshall.
Carol Campbell
Caroline June “Carol” Campbell, 75, of Sulphur died Feb. 1, 2010. She was the widow
of Rev. Joseph Eldon “Joe” Campbell Jr. He died in 2002.
Carol was born Oct. 7, 1934, at St. Joseph, Mo., to Edwin and LaVena Reedy Jostmeyer.
She and Rev. Campbell married on Feb. 20, 1955, in McLouth, Kan.
For many years, she was a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell. After moving
to Sulphur, she worked as a cook at Oklahoma Veterans Center. She was a member of
Sulphur United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, and Davis Business & Professional
Women’s Organization. Among other interests was china painting.
Survivors include three children: Bill, Jolene, and Patsy; six grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was Feb. 4 at Sulphur UMC, with Rev. Rick Trobaugh officiating, and burial
at Oaklawn Cemetery. (Hale’s Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur)
Kathleen Coffin
Kathleen Coffin, 84, of Oklahoma City, died Dec. 14, 2009. She was the wife of Rev.
Wayne Coffin, who retired in 1991.
Kathleen was born March 4, 1925, in Lake City, Fla. While attending Duke University,
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she met Rev. Coffin, and they were married on Nov. 20, 1947.
She was a licensed real estate broker for 33 years, even serving grandchildren of
earlier clients. She had more than 25 successive million-dollar sales years.
She also was a skilled dressmaker, known for tailored clothing and her hat creations.
She also attended Jacksonville University and Florida State.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Pamela, of St. Louis, Mo., and Priscilla,
of Vail, Colo.; and son Scott, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Memorial service was Dec. 19 at OKC-Crown Heights UMC, with Bishop Bill Oden
officiating.
Thelma Cooley
Thelma Beatrice Reed Cooley, 94, died March 25, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. She
was the widow of Rev. Charles Raymond Cooley.
Thelma was born Feb. 27, 1916, to Etta Ann and Harry Myers, on a farm near Gage. A
graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State College, she was a teacher for 36 years. She first
taught in a one-room country school, and her last teaching assignment was at Lamont-Deer
Creek Elementary. She was honored as Grant County Teacher of the Year.
She and Wesley Reed, a farmer, were married 25 years. After his death, she also
managed the farming business. She received the Kay County Conservation District award
for good farming practices.
In 1982, she met and married Rev. Cooley, who was pastoring at Blackwell-First
UMC. He retired in 1985. The couple moved to San Antonio in 2004. They also were
married 25 years; he died in 2008.
Thelma was a longtime member of Lamont UMC and later a member of the Blackwell
church, where she sang in the choir. She took part in many civic activities, including Beta
Sigma Phi, Blackwell Regional Hospital Auxiliary (2,245 hours of service), 4-H, and Red
Cross.
Survivors include seven children, Lila Reed Roberts of San Antonio, John Reed of
Stanwood, Wash., Ed Cooley of Longwood, Fla., Mike Cooley of Magnolia, Texas, Ruth
Hicks of Weatherford, Ramona Rossen of Piedmont, and Rachel Tarantola of Tulsa; nine
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Service was March 30 at Blackwell-First, officiated by Rev. Kristen Brown. Burial
was at New Home Cemetery in Eddy. (Roberts & Son Funeral Home, Blackwell)
Zula Higgins
Zula Higgins, 84, of Stigler died Feb. 2, 2010. She was the wife of Rev. William J.
“Bill” Higgins, who retired in 1987 after serving churches in Oklahoma since 1952.
Zula was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Keota to Elza and Lavina Thomas Dunkin.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Higgins; five daughters, Charlotte Idleman
and Myrna Parrish, both of Stigler, Willene McKee of Broken Arrow, Darla Dunham of
Coweta, and Shanna Snyder of Hidden Hills, Calif.; son Ronald Higgins of Oklahoma
City; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She
was predeceased by two sons.
Funeral was Feb. 5 at Stigler UMC, officiated by Rev. Jack Kemper, with burial at
Keota Cemetery. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler)
Helen Martin
Helen Wallis Martin, 84, of Norman died Oct. 20, 2009. She was the widow of Rev.
George Leroy Martin, who died in 2000.
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Helen was born June 26, 1925, in Brazil, Ind., to Alfred and Roxie Orman Wallis. A
registered nurse, she joined the Navy in 1947 and served on a hospital ship. On Sept. 14,
1952, in Memphis, Tenn., she married Rev. Martin, a U.S. Navy chaplain at the time. The
Martins reportedly are among the nation’s first dual-career military couples; they served
together in Japan and stateside.
The family moved to Norman in 1972, where she continued her career at Norman
Municipal Hospital and for the American Red Cross. She also volunteered as a senior
citizens center nurse for almost 20 years.
At the McFarlin church, she was active in United Methodist Women and Douglas
Bible Study.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Martin-Rivas, and two granddaughters.
Funeral service was Oct. 27 at the McFarlin church, with Rev. Phil Fenn officiating, and
burial at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell. (Wilson-Little Funeral Home, Purcell)
Katherine Milner
Katherine “Katie” Ann Moore Milner, 81, died April 2, 2010. She was the widow of
Rev. Robert “Bob” Milner, who died in 1992.
She was born May 6, 1928, in Osaka, Japan, to Boude Chambers Moore and Anna
Hepburn McAlpine Moore, a missionary couple. The family moved back to the United
States when she was 12.
Katie and Bob met while she was a student at Austin College, Sherman, Texas; their
first date was singing together while he preached at a jail. They married on May 31,
1949.
Katie taught in Oklahoma, beginning in 1965, often at schools near churches led by
Rev. Milner.
Survivors include daughters Paula Wright of Anchorage, Alaska, and Ruth Morgan of
Broken Arrow; sons Matt Milner of Broken Arrow, Tom Milner of Overland Park, Kan.,
and Peter Milner of Tulsa; children and grandchildren.
Memorial service was April 10 at Broken Arrow-First UMC.
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Pearl White-Moore, 91, of Oklahoma City died Feb. 23, 2010. She was the
widow of Rev. Leslie Orman White.
Dorothy was born in Alma on April 15, 1918, to a pioneer Methodist minister, Rev.
J.E. Legg, and Viola Pearl Rummange. When Rev. Legg was pastor at Duncan-Stephens
UMC, she met Leslie White there. They married on Feb. 29, 1937, in Comanche.
She shared in ministry with Rev. White for more than 40 years. They superintended
Frances Willard Home for Girls in Tulsa for five years. She also worked 22 years for
Dillard’s.
She held almost every office in the Women’s Society of Christian Service and, early
in life, was presented a lifetime membership in the Lawton District of the Society. Civic
activities included Eastern Star and the Business & Professional Women’s Club of Oklahoma
City.
Rev. White died in 1979. Dorothy married Charles C. Moore in March 1987; he died
in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Sue Snow of Oklahoma City, four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. A daughter also predeceased her.
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Memorial service, officiated by Rev. Bob Winslow, was Feb. 27 at OKC-St. Luke’s
UMC, with burial at Hope Cemetery, Duncan.
Elizabeth Parham
Elizabeth “Beth” Parham, 90, of Enid died April 27, 2009. She was the widow of Rev.
B. Orville Parham, who died in 1982.
Beth was born Dec. 5, 1918, in Wetumka to Stanley and Bess Phillips Swengel. She
and Orville married on July 12, 1935, in Wetumka.
She was a childcare director for First United Methodist Church of Enid for 12 years,
and she worked 15 years in the nursery at Christ United Methodist Church. She also was
active in Mothers Day Out.
The couple worked four years at the Britton Boys and Girls Home, in Britton. Rev.
Parham began serving churches in 1941, and the couple moved to Enid in June 1974, when
he retired.
She was a member of First UMC, United Methodist Women, and PEO Chapter GF.
Survivors include one daughter, Sherry, of Enid.
Memorial service was April 30 at Enid-First, officiated by Rev. David Wiggs. Private
graveside service was at Memorial Park Cemetery. (Brown-Cummings Funeral Home)
Louise Roberts
Louise Shook Roberts, 85, died Sept. 24, 2009. She was the widow of Rev. Howard W.
Roberts, who died in 2007. They were married for 65 years.
Louise was born March 3, 1924, in Cogar to Sam and Ina Payton Shook. She was a
graduate of Oklahoma City University and the University of Central Oklahoma.
She was a middle-school teacher for 19 years and a Sunday school teacher and
member of United Methodist Women for more than 60 years. In 1987, she was honored as
the Oklahoma Mother of the Year.
Survivors include daughters Kyle Dahlem, Kaye Roberts, and Laura Harmon; sons
Darryl Roberts and Sam Roberts; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was Sept. 29 at OKC-Southern Hills UMC. (Advantage Funeral
Home)
FayDel Sewell
FayDel Sewell, 85, of Yukon, died March 11, 2010. She was the widow of Rev. O.
LeRoy Sewell, who died in 1987.
She was born in Black Rock, Ark., on Oct. 25, 1924, to Roy M. and Lilly Fay Black.
FayDel and LeRoy married on May 28, 1944, at Epworth UMC. She attended Oklahoma
City University.
She was a housewife and active in the churches her husband pastored. She was a
Sunday school teacher, choir member, and church pianist/organist. The Sewell Prayer
Chapel in the planned Wesley Center at Oklahoma City University will honor the couple.
Survivors include three children, Carol Lansdown of Oklahoma City, Mark Sewell
of Altus, and Stanford Sewell of Plano, Texas; five grandchildren; and three greatgrandsons.
Graveside service was March 15 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Memorial
service, also held that day, was at OKC-May Avenue UMC. (Mercer-Adams Funeral
Service, Oklahoma City)
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Eva Wehrman
Eva Jean Wehrman, 78, of Canton died Sept. 30, 2009. She was the wife of Rev.
Richard Leon Wehrman, who serves Canton UMC.
The youngest of 11 children, Eva was born Sept. 1, 1931, in southern Illinois. She
committed her life to Christ in the Marissa Methodist Church and answered God’s call to
mission at Asbury College.
She and Rev. Wehrman met at the college and married in 1954. A year later they were
commissioned as missionaries.
Between 1955 and 1995, the couple served as missionaries in seven places in the
Philippines. Their assignment was through the General Board of Global Ministries.
Proficient in two Philippine languages, Mrs. Wehrman often spoke in churches on special
Sundays. Her interest in Christian education led to counseling opportunities, development
of curriculum, and leadership in Bible studies.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Wehrman; daughters Karen Graves of Woodward
and Esther Otero of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Oct. 2 at Woodward-First and Oct. 3 at Grace UMC,
Higginsville, Mo., with burial at Higginsville Cemetery. (Billings Funeral Home)
Aleta Winkler
Aleta Imogene Bowers Winkler, 74, of Oklahoma City died Aug. 7, 2009. She was the
wife of Rev. John H. “Jack” Winkler Jr., retired.
Aleta was born Sept. 7, 1934, in Liberal, Kan. She earned college degrees in music at
Asbury College and the University of Central Oklahoma. She was a homemaker, gifted
pianist, and music teacher.
She married Jack Winkler in 1956. Rev. Winkler began his ministry career in 1959.
The couple served Oklahoma churches during almost 40 years of ministry.
Mrs. Winkler was a member and officer of OKC Ladies’ Music Club and Sigma
Alpha Iota Patroness. She regularly played piano for the Triquetra Sunday School Class.
Survivors include Rev. Winkler, daughter Stephanie Winkler Bouc, son John
Christopher Winkler, three grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
Service was Aug. 11 at OKC-St. Luke’s UMC, officiated by Revs. Bob Long and
Linda Brinkworth, with burial at Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward. (Smith-Kernke Funeral
Home, Oklahoma City)
Mildred Wolff
Mildred Naomi Kathleen Atkins Wolff, 91, of Wilburton died Oct. 9, 2009. She was
the widow of Rev. Walter Richard Wolff Sr., who died in 1996.
Mildred Naomi Kathleen was born Sept. 23, 1918, in Chelsea to Earl M. and Hallie
Galloway Atkins. She was a homemaker. Active in church life, she helped with Vacation
Bible School and was involved at local and district levels of United Methodist Women.
She headed up the Lay Speakers efforts, including training, in Bartlesville District. She
was a member of Extension Homemakers.
Survivors include sons Walter Richard Wolff Jr. of Jenks and Udell Herman Wolff of
Harrisonville, Mo., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Service was Oct. 17 at Chelsea UMC, with Revs. James Graham and Dave Karges
officiating, and burial at the Chelsea Cemetery. (Burckhalter Funeral Home, Vinita)
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OUR HONORED DEAD
From the First Sessions of
The United Methodist Church
“We caught the torch from those who went before”
Born
Died
Entered
Name
Year
Place Year
Place
Itineracy
Wilkins, B.W.
1883Oklahoma1915North Texas
Benjamin, Edward S.
1874
New York
1967
Oklahoma
1899, Oklahoma
Oursler, Clark M.
1874
New York
1967
Oklahoma
1920, Oklahoma
Eckenberger, John 1967
Oklahoma
1955, Oklahoma
Peterson, Jesse Oscar
1877
Illinois
1967
Texas
1903, North Texas
Voss, V. Vernon
1909
Texas
1967 Oklahoma
1945, North Texas
Antie, Joseph 1967
Colorado
1907, S. J. Riv.
James, Henry M.
1872
Alabama
1967
Oklahoma
1960, Austin
Bridges, John H. 1967
Oklahoma
1914, West Oklahoma
Thomas O. Troy
1892
Pennsylvania 1967
Kansas
1921, Louisiana
Snoddy, G.E.B. 1968
Oklahoma
1921, East Oklahoma
Alden, M.M.
1880
Kansas
1968
Oklahoma
1903, Oklahoma
Armstrong, Charles H.
1875
Texas
1969
Oklahoma
1906, Oklahoma
Cartwright, M. Carl, Sr.
1903
Texas
1969
Oklahoma
1929, North Texas
Gilliam, Walter H.
1893
Missouri
1968
Oklahoma
1921, West Oklahoma
Hallmark, Alva W.
1882
Mississippi
1969
Oklahoma
1915, Arkansas
Hinckley, DeLorma, Sr.
1880
1969
Oklahoma
1912, Oklahoma
Hunnicut, R.E.L.
1887
Arkansas
1968
Oklahoma
1921, East Oklahoma
Jones, Jon Marion Arkansas
1969
California
1921, West Oklahoma
McConnel, J.E. 1969
Texas
1907, Arkansas
McConnel, W.W.
1892
Arkansas
1969
Oklahoma
1920, East Oklahoma
Trotter, T. Homer
1900
Missouri
1969
Oklahoma
1922, Missouri
Vanderpool, William S.
1886
Kentucky
1968
Virginia
1909, Kentucky
Anderson, Robert Amon
1888
Arkansas
1969
Colorado
1913, Arkansas
Back, John Wesley
1883
Tennessee
1970
Oklahoma
1910, New Mexico
Cooprider, Jesse Blaine
1885
Kansas
1970
Oklahoma
1913, Oklahoma
Dabney, Walter S. Virginia
1969
Oklahoma
1919, North Texas
Eckle, Coleman L.
1894
Missouri
1970
Oklahoma
1923, Oklahoma
Gatti, Herbert
1889
Arkansas
1970
Texas
1923, North Texas
Heusel, Albert F.
1891
Kansas
1969
Oklahoma
1927, West Oklahoma
Hickman, Blake
1891
Missouri
1969
Oklahoma
1924, Oklahoma
Horton, Daniel B.
1888
Virginia
1969
Oklahoma
1928, West Oklahoma
Johnson, Fred L.
1887 1969
Oklahoma
1931,
Mann, Charles P.D. 1969
Oklahoma
1916, West Oklahoma
McGee, Theron Charlton
1894
Kentucky
1969
Oklahoma
1936, St. Louis
Nelson, James Ward Virginia
1970
Alabama
, West Texas
Olson, John Frederick 1969
Oklahoma
1946, Northeast Ohio
Reed, Ralph Russell
1898
Nebraska
1970
Texas
1947, East Oklahoma
Ridge, Clarence Arthur
1897
Tennessee
1969
New Mexico 1930, New Mexico
Stockton, Dale Lewis
1940
Oklahoma
1970
Texas
1969, Oklahoma
Wilson, Clinton Charles
1895
Texas
1970
Oklahoma
1916, West Oklahoma
Carson, Alfred Burns
1881
Texas
1970
Texas
1912, West Oklahoma
Hargis, Vache A.
1881Texas
1970Oklahoma1917, Oklahoma
Hively, Paul R.
1901
Missouri
1970
Oklahoma
1937, Oklahoma
Morton, Henry A.
1896
Illinois
1970
Oklahoma
1926, West Oklahoma
Otto, Charles H.
1904
Pennsylvania 1971
Oklahoma
1956,
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Born
Name
Year
Place L.A.
1873
Kansas
Ryan, Harry G. Kentucky
Stout, Nathan U.
1890 Sturdivant, Ben Simpson
1906
Texas
Veatch, William Tell
1889
Tennessee
Bowles, L. Lee
1907
Texas
Kitchen, Howard L.
1925
Oklahoma
Monk, Marion Morrow
1889
Arkansas
Morris, John Calvin
1880
Texas
Walthall, William V.
1892
Arkansas
Ward, Roy L.
1906
Oklahoma
Cooksey, William E.
1887
Missouri
Douglas, A. Wayne
1914
Tennessee
Hill, Archie Travis
1892Texas
Luton, Carter Ruperd
1890
Kentucky
Maund, Louis Vivian
1880
Texas
McClure, Joseph Kelsey
1891
Arkansas
Nelson, Bain M.
1875
Kentucky
Stinson, Bill Medlen
1928
Texas
Trevette, J.W.
1886
Mississippi
Baker, George Bryan
1898
Indiana
Bowles, B. Cornelius
1897
Kentucky
French, William Luther
1879
Texas
Sims, Martin Luther
1885
Texas
York, Oliver Wesley
1883
Iowa
Baker, Harlow Ray
1923
Oklahoma
Bevens, Marvel Candler
1887
Arkansas
Childress, Marvin O.
1883
Georgia
Dorff, Earl N.
1902
Ohio
Frederick, James C.
1898
Oklahoma
Gaskins, Steve P.
1885
Texas
Holland, Charles Bryan
1878
Tennessee
Hoole, Charles L.
1887
Kansas
Quaid, John Wesley
1891
Oklahoma
Webb, John Robert
1906
Texas
Webster, Joyce B.
1891
Iowa
Blackwell, Odus Perry
1883
Alabama
Combs, James M.
1890
Texas
Davis, Howard
1912
Texas
Fenn, G. Lemuel
1903
Oklahoma
Graham, George W.
1889
Arkansas
Hill, Winona 1877
Texas
Land, Jesse James
1893
Arkansas
Massengale, LeRoy
1900
Texas
Norman, Fay
1901Arkansas
Patton, Horace E.
1889
Kansas
Porter, John W.
1899
Oklahoma
Powell, Edgar L.
1879
Arkansas
Shackelford, Lester E.
1898
Texas
Templeton, Robert Martin
1882
Arkansas
Enns, Edward
1914
Kansas
Etchieson, Dewey D.
1909
Oklahoma
George, Franklin E.
1913
Oklahoma
Groom, James P.
1887
Kansas
Hutchinson, Alva R.
1893
Georgia
Kolb, Daniel L.
1905
Oklahoma
Died
Entered
Year
Place
Itineracy Pertuche,
1971 1916,
1970
Texas
1910, Memphis
1970
Oklahoma
1912, West Oklahoma
1970
Oklahoma
1930, Oklahoma
1970
Oklahoma
1918, Central Texas
1972
Oklahoma
1938, Oklahoma
1971
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1971
Oklahoma
1911, Little Rock
1971
Texas
1906, Oklahoma
1972
Arkansas
1921, Little Rock
1971
Oklahoma
1935, N. P.
1973
Oklahoma
1928, Oklahoma
1973
Oklahoma
1940, New Mexico
1972Oklahoma1933, Oklahoma
1973
Arizona
1920, Louisville
1972
Oklahoma
1922, Gulf
1973
Oklahoma
1916, West Oklahoma
1972
Oklahoma
1904, Kentucky
1973
Oklahoma
1953, North Texas
1972
Oklahoma
1913, Oklahoma
1973
Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1973
Oklahoma
1935, West Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1916, East Oklahoma
1973
Oklahoma
1913, East Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1910, Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1946, East Oklahoma
1975
Arkansas
1914, North Arkansas
1975
Oklahoma
1918, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1932, Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1921, Gulf
1974
Oklahoma
1914, Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1919, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1929, East Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1929, East Oklahoma
1974
Oklahoma
1927, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1912, West Oklahoma
1975
Kentucky
1921, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1937, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1927, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1926, West Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1932, F.S. Oklahoma
1975
California
1976
Oklahoma
1925, North Texas
1975Oklahoma
1976
California
1914, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1930, Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1922, East Oklahoma
1975
Oklahoma
1932, North Texas
1975
Oklahoma
1910, West Oklahoma
1977
Kansas
1960, Okla/Tx EUB
1976
Oklahoma
1934, West Oklahoma
1977
Oklahoma
1943, West Oklahoma
1977
Kansas
1913, SW Kansas
1976
Florida
1923, Arizona
1977
Oklahoma
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Born
Died
Entered
Name
Year
Place Year
Place
Itineracy
Shook, Golden F.
1896
Arkansas
1977
Oklahoma
1925, Oklahoma
Smith, Robert J.
1894
Wisconsin
1977
Oklahoma
1918, Red River
Smith, William I., Sr.
1887
Arkansas
1976
Oklahoma
1914, West Oklahoma
Curry, Reginald B. 1978
Texas
Dennis, Roy F.
1902
Tennessee
1977
Oklahoma
1962, Oklahoma
Hollingsworth, Kermit
1911
Texas
1977
Oklahoma
1937, Texas
Lowry, C. Mitchell
1913
Oklahoma
1977
Oklahoma
1953, West Oklahoma
McElvany, Coleman S.
1890
Mississippi
1977
Oklahoma
1932, F.S. Oklahoma
Mitchell, Charles
1909
Oklahoma
1978
Oklahoma
1929, Oklahoma
Simpson, Charles E.
1911
Oklahoma
1978
Oklahoma
1946, West Oklahoma
Whitworth, James O.
1895
Tennessee
1978
Oklahoma
1928, East Oklahoma
Burris, Loyd D.
1889
Oklahoma
1978
Oklahoma
1922, Oklahoma
Dowdy, Gerald S.
1890
Alabama
1978
Oklahoma
1918, Oklahoma
Ellis, Orville C. 1902
Iowa
1978
Oklahoma
1952, Iowa EUB
Lynn, Ansil
1889Oklahoma1978Texas
1915, NW Texas
McKinney, John Wesley 1900Arkansas 1979Oklahoma1929, Arkansas
Noble, Hal E.
1905
Kansas
1978
Kansas
1943, West Oklahoma
Pierce, Elmer L.
1886
Minnesota
1978
Oklahoma
1919, Oklahoma
Schlapbach, John H.
1883
Missouri
1979
California
1911, Kansas
Souder, Franklin E.
1917
Arkansas
1978
Oklahoma
1949, Arkansas
Spencer, Douglas F.
1921
New York
1978
Oklahoma
, New York
Tillmon, Cleveland G.
1901
Arkansas
1979
Michigan
, Arkansas
Trent, Ray G.
1894
Iowa
1978
Oklahoma
1916, Kansas EUB
Ball, Charles Otis
1902 1979
Oklahoma
1928, Oklahoma
Franklin, Revie F.
1894
Tennessee
1979
Oklahoma
1922, Oklahoma
Gayer, William Hussey
1886
Kansas
1979
Oklahoma
1916, N.Arkansas
Millard, Guy C.
1903
Oklahoma
1979
Oklahoma
1943, East Oklahoma
Parlier, George Allen
1928
North Carolina 1979
Oklahoma
1953, West Oklahoma
Rogers, Samuel Guilkey
1886 1980
Oklahoma
1908, Tennessee
Schooler, Donald E.
1899
Oklahoma
1979
Oklahoma
1921, West Oklahoma
Smith, John Murray
1876
Louisiana
1979
Oklahoma
Tetirick, Guy C.
1890
Kansas
1980
Oklahoma
1918, Oklahoma
Watson, James Coy
1891
Arkansas
1980
California
1912, Oklahoma
White, Leslie Orman
1912
Oklahoma
1979
Oklahoma
1931, F. S. Oklahoma
Bush, James Howard
1920
Kentucky
1981
Oklahoma
1943, East Oklahoma
Carpenter, Charles L.
1893
Oklahoma
1980
Oklahoma
1921, Oklahoma
Decker, Martin Baird
1951
Oklahoma
1980
Oklahoma
1974, Oklahoma
Deschner, Phil H.
1885Yugoslavia
1981
Oklahoma
1915, Oregon
Grover, Francis D.
1879
Nebraska
1980
Oklahoma
1916, Oklahoma
Hedrick, Robert G.
1893
Texas
1981
Oklahoma
1924, West Oklahoma
Kienholz, Paul L.
1927
Oklahoma
1980
Oklahoma
1949, West Oklahoma
Kirby, John H.
1907
Texas
1980
Texas
1931, North Texas
Ragan, Jesse Luther
1899
Texas
1981
Oklahoma
1938, Oklahoma
Russell, Virgel W.
1901
Arkansas
1980
Oklahoma
1927, NW Texas
Segars, Wayne T.
1924
Oklahoma
1980
Oklahoma
1950, West Oklahoma
Smith, Matthew Hearn
1896
Texas
1981
Oklahoma
1917, West Oklahoma
Stout, J.D.
1885Oklahoma1980Oklahoma
Weaver, Faris T.
1905
Oklahoma
1981
California
1945, West Oklahoma
Williams, Alva Homer
1894
Oklahoma
1980
Oklahoma
1923, East Oklahoma
Winn, Alvin Thomas
1886
Texas
1980
Oklahoma
1914, East Oklahoma
Biggs, William Hubert
1909
Arkansas
1981
Oklahoma
1936, West Oklahoma
Blanton, Richard Fisher
1922
Texas
1981
Oklahoma
1946, West Oklahoma
Bowen, Elbert B.
1886
Texas
1981
Texas
1913, West klahoma
Doak, D. Wesley
1912
Texas
1981
Texas
1934, North Texas
Jared, William E.
1914
Oklahoma
1981
Oklahoma
, Oklahoma
Parham, B. Orville
1908
Oklahoma
1982
Oklahoma
1942, East Oklahoma
354
Name
Parkhurst George A.
Patterson, James Gordon
Peters, Lloyd A.
Bell, Marvin F.
Dutro, John N.
Fontaine, Oscar L.
Graham, George G.
Hall, Larkin L.
Payette, Clair A.
Pierce, Forrest A.
Powell, Leo Mack
Statser, George F.
Bradshaw, William N.
Browers, John W., Sr.
Cox, John Arthur
Ferguson, Roscoe S.
Franklin, William S.
Harris, Therman W.
Johnson, Pallas Roger
King, John Paul
Marsh, J. Louie
Nickels, Van
Welsh, Delos Charles
Wheeler, Sidney Frank
Coover, Jerry C.
Durant, Forbis P.
Hearne, Henry G.
Nisbett, Clarence E.
Pope, William Carroll
Talley, Thomas B.
Thomas, Lemuel D., Jr.
Williams, Thornwell Poe
Williamson, Charles F.
Bowers, Joseph Edward
Byerly, Kenneth Martin
Gaston, Fred W.
Green, L. Paul
Hinckley, De L.
Long, Charles A.
Marlin, Jesse Edward
Melugin, Kermit T.
McNeil, Lloyd D.
Nease, George Runge
Parker, Edwin Wiley
White, N. Elvin
Fleming, Alwyn Kingsley
Gilbert, Willard D.
Hunt, Dwight R.
Jorns, Elza Lee
Lee, Ollan Curtis
Ogle, Alvin H.
Sewell, LeRoy
Thornton, Robert Fulton
Whittington, Moses
Weeks, Othella Emery
Wilder, Frank A.
Memoirs
Born
Year
Place 1888
Kansas
1908
Oklahoma
1919
Arkansas
1884
Texas
1914
Texas
1903
Missouri
1922
Oklahoma
1895
Texas
1914
Oklahoma
1915
Michigan
1919
Oklahoma
1905
Texas
1912
Kansas
1889
Arkansas
1885
Georgia
1904
Arkansas
1888
Mississippi
1905 1912
Oklahoma
1905
Texas
1912
Oklahoma
1895
Texas
1920
Arkansas
1908
Arkansas
1897
Kansas
1907 1883
Mississippi
1890
Arkansas
1896
Texas
1905
Texas
1918
Oklahoma
1914
South Carolina
1894
Oklahoma
1900
Texas
1919
Pennsylvania
1921
Oklahoma
1911
Oklahoma
1918
Texas
1881
Texas
1904
Texas
1905
Texas
1918
Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
1908
Cuba
1906
Oklahoma
1902
California
1908
Kansas
1903
Oklahoma
1895
Oklahoma
1922
Texas
1894
Texas
1916
Oklahoma
1908
Oklahoma
1894
Texas
1909
Oklahoma
1897
Iowa
Died
Year
Place
1981
Oklahoma
1981
Oklahoma
1981
Oklahoma
1982
Oklahoma
1982
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1982
Oklahoma
1982
Texas
1982
Oklahoma
1983
Michigan
1983
Oklahoma
1982
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1984
Kansas
1983
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1983
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1985
Tennessee
1985
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1984
Oklahoma
1984
Tennessee
1984
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1985
Texas
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1985
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1987
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Texas
1987
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1986
Oklahoma
1987
Oklahoma
1987
Nebraska
Entered
Itineracy
1918, SW Kansas
1933, Oklahoma
1948, West Oklahoma
1918, Central Texas
1953, Oklahoma
1928, East Oklahoma
1948, West Oklahoma
1924,
1956, Oklahoma
1938, Detroit
1944, East Oklahoma
1926, New Mexico
1945, Kentucky
1914, Oklahoma
1923, West Oklahoma
1929, Oklahoma
1914, Gulf
1936, New Mexico
1938, Oklahoma
1944, West Oklahoma
1943, West Oklahoma
, Oklahoma
1940, East Oklahoma
1933, Oklahoma
1926, West Oklahoma
1932, Oklahoma
1921, East Oklahoma
1922, East Oklahoma
1925, Texas
1928, West Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1941, N Arkansas
1947, East Oklahoma
1922, East Oklahoma
1951, Oklahoma
1943, Oklahoma EUB
1946, East Oklahoma
1949, Oklahoma
1906, Oklahoma
1949, North Texas
1958, North Texas
1944, West Oklahoma
1943, Texas
1930, New Mexico
1931, Oklahoma
1923, Oklahoma
1934, Kansas EUB
1924, Oklahoma
1956, NW Texas
1956, NW Texas
1922, East Oklahoma
1943, West Oklahoma
1935, West Oklahoma
1917, West Oklahoma
1960, Oklahoma
1923, Iowa
355
Name
Bradford, Donald Wayne
Douglas, Eliot Matthew
Germany, Willis Hugh
Hodge, Graham Benton
Hunt, Robert Gordon
Stewart, Elzie Leonard
Stowe, John Joel, Jr.
Whytlaw, Edward Louis
Williamson, James F.
Haddock, Arthur Fred
Harrison, Hugh H.
Hart, Edward Earl
Hoggard, Calvin Clyde
Johnson, Hugh Clayton
Pauahty, Linn D.
Reskovac, John W.
Shearer, Leslie G.
Walker, Curtiss G.
Brown, Lawrence J.
Cronin, Leonard W.
Dunham, Billy Joe
Gray, Roderick E.
Hickman, Elijah T.
Lawson, Fred Carl
Newman, Charles Eugene
Pointer, Ira A.
Ralston, Adam Miller
Sanders, James Edward
Simmons, James P.
Thompson, Paul Porter
Walker, Earl Simeon
Boyer, Paul S.
Hyden, Halton
Jones, Benjamin Franklin
Stillwell, Daniel William
Wheat, William Howard
White, Martha Ann White, Wesley H.
Coleman, Andrew W.
Dodd, Kermit P.
Fowler, Littleton M.
Galloway, Nelson Colter
McBride, Winfred T.
Milburn, Willie D.
Milner, Robert T.
Moody, Milton W.
Ragland, Hobert D.
Vandiver, Louie Edward
Weaver, Roy Benjamin
Woodall, Millard W.
Alexander, Charles M.
Garrison, James G.
Gregory, Elmer E.
Harris, Roy Grover
Milner, Robert Thomas
Odaffer, Victor Ellis
Memoirs
Born
Year
Place 1934
Oklahoma
1909
Texas
1886
Mississippi
1905
Texas
1920
Iowa
1898
Arkansas
1908
Tennessee
1912
New York
1925
Oklahoma
1913
Illinois
1909
Arkansas
1937
Oklahoma
1906
Oklahoma
1917
Texas
1905
Oklahoma
1938 1926
Oklahoma
1923
Oklahoma
1900
Nebraska
1908
Oklahoma
1936
Oklahoma
1903
Oklahoma
1909
Arkansas
1923
New Mexico
1937 1897
Arkansas
1910
Nebraska
1928
Oklahoma
1906
Oklahoma
1907
Oklahoma
1907
Arkansas
1912
Oklahoma
1914
Oklahoma
1909
Tennessee
1920 1902
Oklahoma
1926
Kansas
1903
Illinois
1902Missouri
1910
Oklahoma
1912
Oklahoma
1912
Missouri
1911
Oklahoma
1908
Oklahoma
1925
Oklahoma
1922
Texas
1909
Oklahoma
1906
Texas
1910
Oklahoma
1916
Oklahoma
1926
Oklahoma
1924
Oklahoma
1912 1905
Alabama
1925
Oklahoma
1953
Kansas
Died
Entered
Year
Place
Itineracy
1987
Oklahoma
1957, Oklahoma
1987
Oklahoma
1941, Central Texas
1987
Oklahoma
1907, Gulf
1987
Oklahoma
1927, Oklahoma
1987
Kansas
1943, West Ohio
1988
Oklahoma
1933, Southwest
1987
Oklahoma
1933, Tennessee
1987
Minnesota
1970, Oklahoma
1988
Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma EUB
1988
Texas
1966, Oklahoma EUB
1989
Oklahoma
1932, F. S. Oklahoma
1988
Oklahoma
1974, Oklahoma
1988
New York
1933, Oklahoma
1988
Oklahoma
1950, Texas
1989
Oklahoma
1972, Oklahoma
1988
Missouri
1964, Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1955, Oklahoma
1988
Oklahoma
1951, West Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1930, Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1932, Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1966, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1941, Oklahoma EUB
1989
Oklahoma
1943, N Arkansas
1989
Oklahoma
1952, N Arkansas
1990
South Carolina 1970, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1990
Nebraska
1960, Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1960, Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1932, West Oklahoma
1989
Oklahoma
1962, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1932, Little Rock
1991
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1990
Texas
1950, East Oklahoma
1990
Arkansas
1953, West Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1967, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1928, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1990
Oklahoma
1934, Oklahoma EUB
1992Oklahoma1924, Oklahoma
1992
Missouri
1941, Oklahoma EUB
1992
Oklahoma
1938, Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1951, East Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1938, Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1931, F. S. Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1952, West Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1951, Oklahoma
1991
Colorado
1939, West Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1943, North Texas
1992
Oklahoma
1933, Oklahoma
1991
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1950, Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1954, Oklahoma
1993
Texas
1941, East Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1952, West Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1990, Oklahoma
356
Name
Rodgers, James W.
Ross, Grady N.
Tickle, Robert Brown
Wamble, Amos S., Sr.
Albright, Robert H.G.
Brothers, Gilbert Ray
Collins, Larry Brett
Hughes, David Clifford
Pixley, Bobby Ray
Polen, D. Allen, Sr.
Rosser, Charles Mouzon
Shannon, E. Frederick, Jr.
Bence, Jack Durward
Bizzell, Austin Wayne
Chaplin, William H.
Featherston, R. Jack
Groves, Charles W.
Holston, James William
Kidd, Eddie C.
Krapff, Moette J.
Nathan, Ralph George
Smith, Robert Warren
Smith, William I., Jr.
Waterford, G. Douglas
Willingham, R. L.
Bowers, William E.
Cockerill, Luman Tyson
Davis, Connie
Einsel, Frank Lahr
Holmberg, Emanuel E.
Hooper, Ralph King
Jordan, Jack Warren
Kelly, Dorsey John
Peterson, Nevin Hoffman
Walker, Edwin Markurth
Crocker, Modies Eugene
Grossman, Clifton L.
Maret, Dale Leon
Rea, Adrian Venoy
Shackford, Joseph T.
Stockwell, F. Olin
White, Charles W.
Wilson, Charles B., Sr.
Bonham, Eugene H.
Crain, Nuell C.
Dennis, John S.
Eason, Edward B.
Eisenberg, John L.
Gregory, Alvin Darl
Menard, Ray W.
Parker, Daris M.
Thurston, Elwyn
Scovil, James D.
Young, Howard D.
Cullop, Selma R.
Garmon, Wanna Sue
Memoirs
Born
Year
Place 1926
Texas
1905 1906
Virginia
1916
Arkansas
1899
Arkansas
1924
Oklahoma
1944
Oklahoma
1920
Pennsylvania
1937
Oklahoma
1913
Ohio
1911
Texas
1924
Iowa
1935
Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
1913
Ontario
1924
Oklahoma
1910 1923
Mississippi
1935
Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
1915
Georgia
1916
Missouri
1926
Oklahoma
1911
Arkansas
1916
Alabama
1904
Texas
1911
Kansas
1913
Texas
1892
Kansas
1906
Nebraska
1911
Oklahoma
1926
Louisiana
1906
West Virginia
1915
Pennsylvania
1906
Oklahoma
1920
Alabama
1905
Nebraska
1921
Oklahoma
1905
Texas
1913
North Carolina
1900
Oklahoma
1910
Kentucky
1910
Arkansas
1915
Illinois
1905
Arkansas
1897
Tennessee
1941
North Carolina
1914
Tennessee
1915
Arkansas
1899
Arkansas
1903 1922
Oklahoma
1926 1924
Oklahoma
1933
Oklahoma
1950
Texas
Died
Year
Place
1992
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1992
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Colorado
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1993
Oklahoma
1994
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1994
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1994
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1994
Texas
1995
Oklahoma
1995
Oklahoma
1994
Oklahoma
1994
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Florida
1995
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1995
Colorado
1995
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Florida
1996
Oklahoma
1997
Missouri
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Colorado
1996
Oklahoma
1996
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Texas
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Mississippi
1997
Oklahoma
1997
Arizona
1997
Oklahoma
1998
Oklahoma
1998
Oklahoma
Entered
Itineracy
1951, North Texas
1933, Oklahoma
1945, Holston
1947, West Missouri
1929, West Oklahoma
1951, West Oklahoma
1975, Oklahoma
1954, North Texas
1980, Oklahoma
1939,Northeast Ohio
1941, East Oklahoma
1972, Oklahoma
1985, Oklahoma
1954, West Oklahoma
1957, Oklahoma
1954, East Oklahoma
1954, West Oklahoma
1945, Mississippi
1966, Oklahoma
1987, Oklahoma
1950, Nebraska
1938, SW Missouri
1954, West Oklahoma
1969, Oklahoma
1936, New Mexico
1925, East Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1955, Oklahoma
1915, Oklahoma
1927, Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1935, Oklahoma
1939, W. PA EUB
1933, Oklahoma
1964, Oklahoma
1928, Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1932, NW Texas
1940, W. N. Carolina
1951, Kentucky
1948, Oklahoma
1948, N. Illinois
1933, Oklahoma
1926, Oklahoma
1982, Oklahoma
1943, ??? River
1942, Oklahoma
1927, Little Rock
1931, Oklahoma
1946, E. Oklahoma
1970, Rocky Mtn.
1952, Oklahoma
1977, Oklahoma
1983, Oklahoma
357
Name
Herring, Oakley
Luttrell, Bill J.
Lyda, Mix E.
McGuire, Marion T.
Moreland, George A.
Roberts, Elbert O.
Cranfill, Cortez L. “Corky”
Ging, Jr., Herman C.
Jones, Robert L.
Matoy, Earl F.
Simmons, Franklin E.
Lohr, Nelson
Armstrong, Patrick W.
Brane, David E.
Heaton, Loren G.
Lacour, Lawrence L.
Mathes, W.C.
Pipkin, Morris B.
Winkler, Sr., John H.
Blackford, Claude Nicky
Brown, Bobby Don
Burris, Earl Dee
Carter, Delbert Gene
Deller, John Richard
Ellis, Earl Joe
Elswick, George Edward, Sr.
Gragg, Printest Owen
Reedy, David Lee
Grubb, Andrew Blair
Reid, Rexford Leland
Storey, Luke S.
Wylie, Sanford W., Sr.
Conover, Thelma Jeanne
Garvin, Albert Rollo
Gibson, Pearl K.
Hestwood, James Wilbur
Hobbs, Joseph W.
Hughes, Clayton O.
Martin, George Leroy
Powell, Jim Ross
Sifford, Edward G.
Sprouse, Horace M. Westfall, Oral Reece
Woolf, George H.
Conoway, Floyd O.
Dieker, Mary Esther
Dressendorfer, Harry A.
Fox, Samuel Jean
Hubbard, Tom E.
Marcy, Margaret M.
Mitchell, Loretta E.
Riley, Calton Cash
Rowley, Robert W.
Sebastian, Albert L.
Smith, Robertson V.
Unterreiner, Alfred E.
Memoirs
Born
Died
Entered
Year
Place Year
Place
Itineracy
1909
Kentucky
1998
Missouri
1949, Oklahoma
1928
Oklahoma
1998
Oklahoma
1979, Oklahoma
1920
Kansas
1998
Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1905
Oklahoma
1998
Oklahoma
1928, W. Oklahoma
1922 1998
Missouri
1962, Oklahoma
1915
Oklahoma
1998
Texas
1971, Oklahoma
1935
Oklahoma
1998
Colorado
1966, Oklahoma
1919 1998
Oklahoma
1943, N. Illinois
1920
Oklahoma
1998
Oklahoma
1952, Oklahoma
1932
North Carolina 1998
Missouri
1969, N. Carolina
1914
Arizona
1998
Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1927
Kansas
1998
Oklahoma
1987, Oklahoma
1909
Oklahoma
1999
Oklahoma
1938, Oklahoma
1924
Kansas
1999
Missouri
1960, Oklahoma
1916
Missouri
1999
Oklahoma
1939, Troy
1914
Iowa
1999
Oklahoma
1940, Iowa
1906Oklahoma1999Oklahoma1927, Oklahoma
1919
Oklahoma
1999
Arkansas
1962, Oklahoma
1908
Missouri
1999
Oklahoma
1942, Oklahoma
1940
Oklahoma
2000
Oklahoma
1965, Oklahoma
1937
Texas
2000
Texas
1994, Oklahoma
1911
Oklahoma
2000
Oklahoma
1933, Oklahoma
1932
Oklahoma
1999
Oklahoma
1953, Oklahoma
1930
Oklahoma
1999
Oklahoma
1951, Oklahoma
1929
Texas
1999
Oklahoma
1976, Oklahoma
1921
Kentucky
1999
Oklahoma
1950, Oklahoma
1914
Oklahoma
1999
Oklahoma
1939, Oklahoma
1947
Missouri
1999
Oklahoma
1991, Oklahoma
1902
Pennsylvania 2000
Kansas
1926, Ohio
1907
New York
2000
Florida
1949, Oklahoma
1923
Oklahoma
1999
Oklahoma
1970, Oklahoma
1912
Texas
2000
Oklahoma
1942, Oklahoma
1924
Ohio
1999
North Carolina 1973, Oklahoma
1940
Colorado
2001
Oklahoma
1962, Rocky Mtn.
1904
Oklahoma
2001
Oklahoma
1947, Oklahoma
1916
Kansas
2000
New Mexico 1973, Oklahoma
1917
Kansas
2000
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1930
Oklahoma
2000
Oklahoma
1952, Oklahoma
1917 Alabama
2000
Oklahoma
1939, Oklahoma
1938
Texas
2000
Arkansas
1982, Oklahoma
1915
Texas
2001
Oklahoma
1938, N.W. Texas
1930
2000
Arkansas
1912 Wisconsin
2001
Oklahoma
1910
Texas
2000
Arkansas
1939, North Texas
1912
Oklahoma
2001
Oklahoma
1940, Oklahoma
1929
Oklahoma
2001
Oklahoma
1977, Oklahoma
1919
Arkansas
2002
Arkansas
1978, Oklahoma
1934
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
1956, Oklahoma
1929
Oklahoma
2001
Kansas
1954, North Texas
1925
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1918
Missouri
2001
Kansas
1981, Oklahoma
1943
Oklahoma
2001
Oklahoma
1923 2001
Oklahoma
1961, Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
1953, Oklahoma
1917
Texas
2001
Oklahoma
1943, Oklahoma
1925Connecticut
2001Oklahoma1971, Wyoming
358
Name
Wilson, Paul David
Caldwell, James F.
Campbell, Joseph E.
Carson, Joe A. Caskey, Paul E.
Harder, Justin P.
Lawson, Marvest A.
Lester A. Meyer
Montgomery, William D.
Reed, James E.
Rusco, John K.
Shepard, Raymond
Wentzel, Joseph A. Cooprider, Eugene T.
Eggner, Lyman Fleming, M. Douglas
Griffin, Leland G., Sr.
Kettell, Edith K.
Kilpatrick, James R. H.
Main, Gerald Lee
McCaskill, William B
Ritzky, Garry M.
Stanley, Edwin L.
Teel, Merril L.
Tims, Troy D.
Walters, Clayton
Williams, Sterling W.
Wolfe, Byron Arlo
Curtis, Jack Tecumseh
Felix, Robert Benson Gilbert, G. Carol Harrold, Donald Ray
Hestwood, J. William
Jackson, Jay Dee
Kay, Woodrow Eugene
McKoy, Clifton D.
Ogden, John C.
Snider, Dale Ray
Adkins, George Dungan
Ames Jr., Guy Blackford, Claude
English, Arthur Donald
Galloway, Oscar James F
Izquierdo, Andrew G
Jones, William Rayford Wilford
Logan, Larry Dale
Miller, Harry Frank
Phelps, Richard Dale
Robinson, Jo Ann
Smith, James Edwin
Barnett, Marcus Kerry
Bottoms, Lester Lee
Bowles, Paul Douglas
Brown, Cecil Dene
Elling, Otto Jr
Memoirs
Born
Year
Place 1938
Oklahoma
1940 1925
Oklahoma
1931
Oklahoma
1913
Oklahoma
1918
Ohio
1924 1923
Oklahoma
1909
New Mexico
1930
Ohio
1935
Oklahoma
1922
Oklahoma
1920 1911
Oklahoma
1914
Oklahoma
1919
Texas
1914
Oklahoma
1909
Missouri
1928
Texas
1929
Oklahoma
1936
Oklahoma
1946 Oklahoma
1931
Minnesota
1926
Oklahoma
1919
Oklahoma
1908
Oklahoma 1933
Kansas
1923
Oklahoma
1931
Oklahoma
1922
California 1913
Kansas
1945 Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
1922
Oklahoma
1917
Oklahoma
1926
Oklahoma
1935
Texas 1934
Oklahoma
1912
Texas
1922
Arkansas
1908
Arkansas
1932
1942
Oklahoma 1953
Louisiana
1914
Texas
1948
Oklahoma
1910
1930
Oklahoma 1936
Arkansas
1922 Mississippi
1938
Oklahoma
1925
Oklahoma
1942
Massachusetts
1935
Oklahoma
1913
Oklahoma
Died
Year
Place
2001
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
2002 Arizona
2002
Oklahoma
2003
Florida
2003
Oklahoma 2002
Oklahoma
2003 Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
2002
Oklahoma
2003
Oklahoma 2003
Oklahoma
2003 Oklahoma
2003
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2003
Illinois
2003
Arkansas
2003
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2003
Oklahoma
2003
Pennsylvania
2003
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2003
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2003
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2005
Colorado
2004
Oklahoma 2004
Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2004 Oklahoma
2004
Oklahoma
2004
Texas
2004 Oklahoma
2005
Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
2005
Oklahoma 2005
Oklahoma 2006
Oklahoma
2005
Oklahoma 2005
Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
2006
Texas
2006 Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
2005
Oklahoma 2006
Oklahoma 2007
Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
Entered
Itineracy
1964, Oklahoma
1964, Oklahoma
1981, Oklahoma
1953, Oklahoma
1931, Oklahoma
1955, Oklahoma
1952, N. Arkansas
1946, Oklahoma
1950, Oklahoma
1989, Oklahoma
1961, Oklahoma
1957, Oklahoma
1962, Oklahoma
1931, Kansas East
1933, Oklahoma
1943, N. Carolina
1934, Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1955, Oklahoma
1949, Oklahoma
1957, Oklahoma
1970, Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1987, Oklahoma
1961, Oklahoma
1937, Oklahoma
1968, Oklahoma
1957, Oklahoma
1986, Oklahoma
1948, Oklahoma
1937, Missouri West
1985, Kansas East
1948, Oklahoma
1968, Oklahoma
1944, Oklahoma
1954, Oklahoma
1954, Central Texas
1957, Oklahoma
1935, Oklahoma 1949, N Arkansas
1948, Oklahoma
1956, Oklahoma
1964, Oklahoma
2004, Oklahoma
1936, Oklahoma
1987, Oklahoma
1932, W. Oklahoma
1968, Oklahoma
2000, Oklahoma
1952, Mississippi
1965, New Mexico
1966, Oklahoma
1960, Oklahoma
1961, Oklahoma
1951, Oklahoma
359
Name
Howell
Kapp, John Henry
Mudd, Horace M.
Peak, Albert Roberts, Howard W. Spencer, William Gordon
Stow, John Chester Allen, Eakle P. Jr.
Bush, Richard C.
Calvert, Donald
Cooley, Charles R.
Killion, Kenneth D.
Leonard, Jessie L.
Livingston, Clint G.
Mann, Noel A.
Moelling, A. Eldon
Pirtle, William
Tupper, Robert O.
Williams, O. Edward
Battles, Lonzo F.
Benton, Charles Willis
Garoutte, Vancel Wayne
Heusel, Clinton W.
Hoggard, Olaf
Jaap, Frank Vince
Keefe, John H.
Kennedy, Lawrence Neal
Milner, Willie Lavoyce
Patterson, L. Ralph
Seale, Tommy Dale
Thompson, Leslie Paul
Benefield, Richard
Bolding, Cecil
Cohlmia, Victor
Cooke, Billy
Cullop, Dean Sr.
Culver, Leo
Curry, J.C. Jr.
Deaver, D.O.
Ferguson, John
Hartung, Mary Lou
Healey, Robert
Long, Bill
Martin, Homer Jr.
Palmer, George
Sapp, Charles Spurgin, Garland
Wahl, Phil Wey, Norton
Williams, Donald
Wood, Kent
Memoirs
Born
Died
Entered
Year
Place Year
Place
Itineracy Fox, Richard
1929Iowa
2007Oklahoma1986, Oklahoma
1934
Oklahoma
2006
Germany
1957, Oklahoma
1911
Texas
2006
New Mexico 1950, Oklahoma
1918
New Mexico 2006
Texas
1951, Oklahoma
1918
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
1940, Oklahoma
1921 Oklahoma
2006
Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1927
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
1949, Oklahoma
1927
Colorado
2007
Oklahoma
1947, Oklahoma
1923
Texas
2008
Texas
1945, N Texas
1934
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
1952, Oklahoma
1920
Texas
2008
Oklahoma
1944, Oklahoma
1925
2008
Missouri 1952, Oklahoma
1927
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1918
Oklahoma
2007
Oklahoma
1978, Oklahoma
1926 Oklahoma
2008 Oklahoma
1954, Oklahoma
1934
Oklahoma
2007 Oklahoma
1953, Oklahoma
1930 Missouri
2008
Arkansas
1985, Oklahoma
1923
Louisiana
2007
Oklahoma
1942, Missouri West
1925
Kansas
2007
Oklahoma
1980, Oklahoma
1922
Oklahoma 2009
Oklahoma
1947, Cent Texas
1921
Missouri
2008
Oklahoma 1956, Oklahoma
1929
Kansas
2008
Oklahoma
1956, Oklahoma
1927
Oklahoma
2008
Oklahoma
1982, Oklahoma
1919
Oklahoma
2008
Oklahoma 1942, Oklahoma
1924
Texas
2008
Texas
1960, Oklahoma
1923
Arkansas
2008
Oklahoma
1950, Oklahoma
1911
Arkansas
2008
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1923
Texas
2008
Texas
1952, Cent Texas
1914
Texas
2009
Arkansas
1938, Oklahoma
1949
Texas
2008
Oklahoma
1988, Oklahoma
1920
Illinois
2008
Oklahoma
1958, Oklahoma
1934
2010
Oklahoma 1961, Oklahoma
1921
Texas
2009
Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1919Oklahoma2009Oklahoma1955, Oklahoma
1922
N. Carolina
2010
N. Carolina
1982, Oklahoma
1929
Oklahoma
2009
Oklahoma 1974, Oklahoma
1921
Pennsylvania 2010
Oklahoma
1959, Oklahoma
1926
Oklahoma
2009
Oklahoma
1948, Oklahoma
1908
Texas
2009
Oklahoma
1938, Central Texas
1942
Oklahoma
2010
Oklahoma
2003, Oklahoma
1935
Iowa
2009
Oklahoma
1997, Oklahoma
1923 Massachusetts 2009
Oklahoma
1960, Oklahoma
1962
Oklahoma 2009
Oklahoma
2000, Oklahoma
1920
Texas
2009
Texas
1960, Oklahoma
1927 Oklahoma 2010
Oklahoma
1961, Oklahoma
1918
Texas
2010
Oklahoma
1973, Oklahoma
1920
Oklahoma
2009
Arkansas
1957, Oklahoma
1906
Oklahoma 2009
Oklahoma
1924, Kansas East
1921 Oklahoma
2010
Oklahoma
1946, Oklahoma
1928
Oklahoma
2009
Oklahoma
1953, Oklahoma
1944
Oklahoma
2009
Oklahoma 1976, Oklahoma
360
Memoirs
HISTORICAL RECORD
Oklahoma Annual Conference
of
The United Methodist Church
(Founded by union of the Oklahoma Conference of The Methodist Church
and part of the
Oklahoma-Texas Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church)
No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
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43
Date
May 27-31, 1968
May 19-23, 1969 June 1-4, 1970
May 28-31, 1971
May 31-June 2, 1972
May 29-June 1, 1973
May 29-31, 1974
May 28-30, 1975
May 25-28, 1976
May 31-June 2, 1977
May 30-June 2, 1978
May 29-June 1, 1979
May 27-30, 1980
May 26-29, 1981
May 25-28, 1982
May 31-June 3, 1983
June 5-8, 1984
May 28-31, 1985
May 27-30, 1986
May 26-29, 1987
May 31-June 3, 1988
May 28-June 1, 1989
May 27-31, 1990
May 26-30, 1991
May 31-June 4, 1992
May 30-June 3, 1993
May 29-June 2, 1994
May 28-June 1, 1995
May 26-30, 1996
May 26-30, 1997
May 25-29, 1998
May 23-26, 1999
May 29-June 1, 2000
May 28-31, 2001
May 27-30, 2002
May 26-29, 2003
May 31-June 3, 2004
May 29-June 2, 2005
May 28-June 1, 2006
May 27-31, 2007
May 25-29, 2008
May 24-28, 2009
May 30-June 2, 2010
Place
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tula
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU/St. Luke’s, OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
OCU/St. Luke’s OKC
Boston Avenue, Tulsa
Bishop
Secretary
W. Angie Smith
Elza Lee Jorns
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse Luman T. Cockerill
Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls
Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls
Paul W. Milhouse J. Clifton Sprouls
Paul W. Milhouse Robert W. Smith
John Wesley Hardt Robert W. Smith
John Wesley Hardt J. William Hestwood
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
John Wesley Hardt Wayne Coffin
Dan E. Solomon
Wayne Coffin
Dan E. Solomon
Wayne Coffin
Dan E. Solomon
Wayne Coffin
Dan E. Solomon
Jerry W. Perryman
Dan E. Solomon
Jerry W. Perryman
Dan E. Solomon
Jerry W. Perryman
Dan E. Solomon
Jerry W. Perryman
Dan E. Solomon
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Jerry W. Perryman
Bruce P. Blake
Charles R. Rettig
Bruce P. Blake
Charles R. Rettig
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Charles R. Rettig
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Charles R. Rettig
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Joseph L. Harris
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Joseph L. Harris
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Joseph L. Harris
Robert E. Hayes, Jr. Joseph L. Harris