Obituaries

Alan Owens

Alan Owens

Feb 16, 2016

Alan Dean Owens was born during a snow storm on April 7, 1926, 4 miles south of Knowles, Oklahoma to Adam and Emily (Carrier) Owens, better known as Dean to family and friends, Dean had two brotherā€™s Elmer and Joe and one sister Lois. Dean graduated from grade school in a Wool suit that cost .95 from...

June Lemons

June Lemons

Jan 19, 2016

Iva June (Underwood) Lemons, was born on May 27, 1918 at Kiefer, Oklahoma to Jake and Iva Clementine Underwood, she was better known to family and friends as ā€œJuneā€.Ā  She attended the Kiefer School through the 8 th or 9 th grade. June and Hurley Lemons were united in marriage January 6 1941 at Kiefer, Oklahoma and...

Inez Crouch

Inez Crouch

Jan 18, 2016

Inez Abercrombie was born November 7, 1917 to John and Louie Abercrombie on the family farm near Kibby, Oklahoma.Ā  Inez moved with her family to Buffalo when she was three years old.Ā  Inez attended school in Buffalo and graduated in 1935.Ā  After high school she attended Hills Business College in Oklahoma City.Ā  She returned to Buffalo where...

Mildred Steele

Mildred Steele

Jan 14, 2016

Mildred Elaine (Rainey) Steele, best known as ā€œMillieā€ to her friends and family, was born on April 29, 1935 in Dodge City, Kansas.Ā  Millie was the youngest of 14 children born to Dillard and Hannah (Willems) Rainey.Ā  Millie attended school in Ashland, Kansas, later earning her GED and her CNA certification. Millie married Bill Steele on July...

Beth Waugh

Beth Waugh

Dec 31, 2015

Delia Beth (Windle) Waugh (better known to family and friends as Beth), the fourth child of Harmon and Jessie (Miller) Windle, was born on April 27, 1946, at Granite, Oklahoma.Ā  Beth grew up in Granite and graduated from Granite High School 1964.Ā  Beth began college at Panhandle State University, then transferred to Oklahoma State University, and earned a...

Donald Richardson

Donald Richardson

Dec 11, 2015

Donald James Richardson was born in Harper County, Oklahoma on January 1 st , 1930 to Walter and Ruth Richardson.Ā  He attended Buffalo Public School and graduated in 1948. While growing up he worked painting signs and ran the projector at the movie theater in town.Ā  After graduation, Don began working for ODOT Division 6. Don married his wife...

Phyllis Chatterton

Phyllis Chatterton

Nov 30, 2015

Phyllis M. Riley Chatterton was born September 1, 1937 in Pratt, Kansas, on her parentā€™s 17 th wedding anniversary.Ā  She was the 3 rd child and only daughter of Jesse and Glatha Nossaman Riley.Ā  Her brothers were Paul Hazen Riley, of Norman, OK, who was born June 8, 1921, died August 9, 2014 and Loris Ersil Riley,...

Leona Camp

Leona Camp

Nov 9, 2015

Leona Margaret Kraus was born on November 23, 1922 ten miles northeast of Buffalo, Oklahoma in the Paruna Community to Soloman L. and Hattie (Krenz) Kraus.Ā  Leona had one brother Kenneth Kraus.Ā  Leona attended the Independence Country School through the 8 th grade.Ā  Leona married James B Logan on May 31, 1941 in Ashland, Kansas, and to...

Ovetta Carter

Ovetta Carter

Nov 5, 2015

Ovetta Mae Huckaby was born in the Selman Community on Jan 5, 1921 to Ethel and Paul Huckaby.Ā  She graduated from Selman Schools with the class of 1938.Ā  On June 5 1938 Ovetta married Dean Carter of Dacoma, Oklahoma.Ā  To their union three children were born Terry Paul, Joleta Joyce, and Danny Dean.Ā  Ovetta was a farm...

Walter Young

Walter Young

Oct 18, 2015

Walter Dean Young, was born on June 11, 1931, in Ashland, Kansas, to Jesse and Ida Matilda (Miller) Young and passed on to his heavenly home on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at the age of 84 years, 4 months, and 7 days. Walter Dean was lovingly known as Walt, Walter D., W.D., and Brigham, by all those who...

Volney Prophet

Volney Prophet

Oct 10, 2015

Volney Lois Prophet was born on April 12, 1916 to Jacob Benjamin and Fannie Ethel (Bridges) Remmele on the family farm northwest of Buffalo, Oklahoma in the Chicken Creek Community.Ā  Volney was the eldest of four children.Ā  One of her fondest memories as a child was when the railroad came to town.Ā  The town was filled with...

Norval Schonlau

Norval Schonlau

Oct 7, 2015

Norval D Schonlau was born to William A and Vivian (Baker) Schonlau on November 19, 1932 on the family farm near Laverne, Oklahoma.Ā  Norval attended grade school and graduated high school in Rosston, Oklahoma, with the class of 1950.Ā  After graduation, Norval served in the US Army as a supply specialist.Ā  Upon completion of his Military duties, Norval...

Robert Harden

Robert Harden

Oct 1, 2015

Robert Michael Harden also known as Bob or Buffalo Bob or (to friends who knew him in college) Lumberjack was born November 25, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska, to William Macadoo and Mary Eloise (Loseke) Harden.Ā  Bob has one sister Connie Harden. Bob grew up in Omaha and after graduation from high school, attended the University of Nebraska...

John Tunder

John Tunder

Sep 27, 2015

John Tunder was born April 14, 1923, in Santana, Kansas, to John Henry and Altha Mary (Guest) Tunder. John attended school and graduated from the 8th grades.Ā  John went into the Army Aircorp.Ā  John and Elizabeth Rachel (Huckaby) were united in marriage on June 1, 1947 at the Selman Farm House, to this union one son was born John...

Marjorie Thielen

Marjorie Thielen

Sep 25, 2015

Marjorie Thielen was born November 23, 1925 to Paul Francis and Celia (Gibson) Thielen, on the family farm east of Ashland, Kansas.Ā  Marjorie attended the Clark County Rural Schools.Ā  Marjorie cleaned houses, windows, and would sit and take care of people, when needed.Ā  Marjorie worked at the Hardesty House for a while and did ironing for many people around...

J.W. Bearden

J.W. Bearden

Aug 30, 2015

J.W. Bearden was born January 3, 1929 at Colony, Oklahoma, to Andrew J. Bearden and Susie Ethel Bailey. J.W. was one of 12 children, he had 4 brothers and 7 sisters.Ā  J. W. went to work to help his mother to raise his younger siblings by farming, picking cotton, and cutting wheat. J.W. and Ruby...

Scott Holder

Scott Holder

Aug 21, 2015

Funeral services for Scott Franklin Holder, 42, of Fairview will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Fairview First United Methodist Church with burial to follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Reverend Ronnie Hopkins will officiate. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc. Scott Franklin Holder was born March 7, 1973, to Richard and Joyce (Mayo) Holder in...

Julian Canton

Julian Canton

Jul 31, 2015

Julian B. Canton usually called J B the son of Ulysses and Erna (Jackson) Canton, was born on October 26, 1922 in Nashua, Montana.Ā  J B spent most of his childhood in the small town of Englewood, Kansas, and graduated from Englewood High School in 1942.Ā  J B joined the U S Navy and while serving his country...

Bob German

Bob German

Jul 6, 2015

Cowboy. Farmer. Soldier. Husband. Father. Teacher. Friend. Follower of Christ. These are some words to describe Bob German. Born in 1925, he witnessed the dust bowl. He saw the rolling dirt clouds on Black Sunday. He endured hunger, hard days, and the uncertainty only people of that era understand. Those lean years forged a...

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