Kenneth Wayne Shipp
Feb 3, 2007
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be nor more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4 After a lengthy battle with his illness, Kenneth Wayne was called to rest with his Heavenly Father on February 3, 2007, for his...
Paul Eugene Johnson
Feb 1, 2007
Mr. Paul Eugene Johnson, after 66 years, left this life for eternity on Thursday, February 1, 2007 from Okmulgee. Mr. Johnson was born in Okmulgee on January 13, 1941, the son of Alonzo and Helen [Jefferson] Johnson. He attended school in Okmulgee, graduating from Historic Dunbar High School with the Class of 1960. He served his country honorably in the...
Floyd Allen "Dordy" Watson
Jan 30, 2007
The sixth of nine children born from the loving union of Tiller and Geneva Watson arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 20, 1958. A bouncing, baby boy, he was given the name Floyd Allen Watson. Affectionately referred to as "Dordy", he grew up in Tulsa, where he attended the Tulsa Public Schools. His education included graduation from Central High School...
Joseph Wesley Moman
Jan 29, 2007
Joseph "Wesley" Moman was born to Artemus and Betty [Oliver] Moman on July 31, 1929 in Red Bird, Oklahoma. Wesley, as he was mostly called, attended Saint Monica Catholic School and Tulsa Public Schools. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School with the Class of 1947. After graduation, he united in Holy Matrimony to Essie Mae Clark and from...
Mary Alice Brown
Jan 28, 2007
On February 27, 1926, a bundle of joy was delivered to Leonard Bolden and Jeanette Green Bolden in Kansas City, Missouri. They named this bundle of joy, Mary Alice Bolden. Mary Alice Bolden Brown and Dortha Jean Bolden were the only two children born to this union; however, Mr. Bolden was the father of sixteen additional children born to him...
Reverend Clarence E. Woodfork, Jr.
Jan 27, 2007
On July 4, 1948, Clarence and Valeria A. [Powell] Woodfork celebrated "Independence Day" with an explosion of their own. A baby boy was born on that day and they named him Clarence Eugene Woodfork, Jr. Better known as "Skip" to all who knew him, he began his education at Bunch Elementary school, then moved on to Anderson Junior High School...
Pamela Louise Turner-Block
Jan 26, 2007
"…Reflections…." In Sand Springs, Oklahoma, a bundle of joy was delivered to Pluit and Lenell Turner. They named their third child born to the union, Pamela Louise. Pamela received her education from the Sand Springs Public School System. In 1973, Pam made history as the first African American crowned as Charles Page High School Basketball Queen. She moved on to...
Floyd Chester Hopkins
Jan 25, 2007
Mr. Floyd C. Hopkins, age 71 and a resident of Boynton, Oklahoma, left this life on Thursday, January 25, 2007 from Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma from the union of Ernest and Mattie [Anderson] Hopkins on June 7, 1935, Floyd grew up in Okmulgee and attended school here, graduating from Historic Dunbar High School with the...
Anshaw Williams
Jan 23, 2007
In the year of 1935, a son was born to Anshaw and Katie Williams on the 12th of January. They named him Anshaw Williams, Jr. Better known to everyone as "Bilo", Mr. Williams attended Douglas Grammer School and then attended Rentiesville High School. While at Rentiesville, Bilo excelled in basketball and in 1953, they became National District Champions. After high...
Dwight Edward Hanson
Jan 19, 2007
In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Davie and Rebecca [Foreman] Hanson were blessed with a new son on August 29, 1946. They named him Dwight Edward. Affectionately referred to by his friends as "White Boy", Dwight received his elementary and high school education from Okmulgee Public Schools, where he graduated from the Historic Dunbar High School with the Class of 1964. After graduation,...
Lionell Mitchell
Jan 15, 2007
Mr. Lionell Mitchell was born to Albert Mitchell, SR., and Mrs. Louise Arena Mitchell in Pasagola, Mississippi. Mr. Mitchell departed this life on Monday, January 15, 2007 in Tulsa. Services will be held for Mr. Mitchell on Tuesday January 23, 2007 at 11AM at Phillipi Baptist Church in Tulsa. Visitation for Mr. Mitchell will be on Monday January 22, 2007...
Nettie Mitchell
Jan 14, 2007
Mrs. Nettie Mitchell, in her 89th season departed this life on, Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Tulsa. Services for Mrs. Mitchell will be held on Tuesday January 23, 2007 at 11AM at Phillipi Baptist Church in Tulsa. Visitation for Mrs. Mitchell will be on Monday January 22, 2007 from 12 Noon until 7PM at the funeral home.
Chontec Michell Alexander-Cook
Jan 13, 2007
"…Reflections…" A precious baby girl was born to Elmarine Alexander and Samuel Lee Cook on May 25, 1981 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They named their bundle of joy Chontec Michell. She received her formal education in the Tulsa Public School System, culminating with her graduation from Tulsa McLain High School. She gave her life to Christ at an early age, and...
Angela Rochelle Holmes
Jan 12, 2007
A bundle of joy was delivered unto Walter Williams, Jr. and Mary L. Bean on January 30, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This bundle of joy was named Angela Rochelle. Mrs. Holmes departed this life on January 12, 2007 in Tulsa. Services for Mrs. Holmes will be Saturday January 20, 2007 at 10AM at The Praise Center Family Church in Tulsa....
Bishop Leo F. Clark
Jan 11, 2007
It all began on March 22, 1937, when Leo Floyd Clark was born in the Tolon Community, west of Beggs, Oklahoma. Leo began his education at Willow Grove School in the Nuyaka Community at the age of 6. The next year, he entered Tolon School after his parents, Emanuel and Vernice [Brazil] Clark, and his little sister, Vernetta moved from...
Ronald Eugene Crawford
Jan 10, 2007
Mr. Ronald Eugene Crawford, after 48 seasons, passed from this life on January 10, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Tulsa Chapel.
Vean Simon, Jr.
Jan 10, 2007
Vean Simon, Jr., was born on February 16, 1930 in Pierce, Oklahoma. His parents are the late Vean Simon, better known as "Set Simon" and Roberta Bryant, known as "Cookie", who currently resides in Checotah, Oklahoma. He quietly and peacefully departed this life on January 10, 2007 in Houston, Texas. Vean joined the United States Army in his early adult...
Leonis M Chaney
Jan 9, 2007
On October 7, 1928, in the settlement of Watson's Bottom near Grayson, Oklahoma, the union of Emanuel and Leontine Goudeau Chaney was blessed with a daughter, whom they named Leonis Merlene. She was known as "Toot" to her parents and siblings, "Mother Dear" to her children, "Mother" or "MeMa" to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and "Lee" or "Aunt Leonis" to those...
George Alexander
Jan 6, 2007
Mr. George Alexander, age 65 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, left this life on Saturday morning, January 6, 2007 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Services for Mr. Alexander will be Friday, January 12, 2007 at 1 P.M. at Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK. Mr. Alexander can be visited as he rests in The All Faiths Chapel in Tulsa on Thursday,...
Lonnie Dale Lewis, Sr.
Jan 5, 2007
Mr. Lonnie Dale Lewis, age 54 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, left us for his Heavenly Reward on Friday night, January 5, 2007 from St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Brother Lewis was retired from the Air Force and the Pastor of the Redbird Church of Christ. The service of memory for Brother Lewis will be held on Saturday, January...
