Around The County Local social visits span Ada and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs J R Pender took their son John Ada to Mr and Mrs C M Sliger s home in Ada Saturday. Charlie Sliger was released from Valley View Hospital recently. Chuck Lancaster spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Pendergrass. Mrs Jesse Hampton visited her daughter and family in Ada Saturday. Benny Hampton and son Benny Joe visited his parents in Ada Saturday. Mr and Mrs Collen Hampton and her sister Mrs Jewell Nickell went to Atoka Sunday. Mrs Hampton reports more rain there than here. Mrs Ruby Jones visited Mrs Dollie Arter in Ada Thursday. Mr and Mrs Scott Jones visited Mrs Montie Morrison in Ada and Mr and Mrs John Lee in Latta Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pendergrass
John
Ada
C. M. Sliger
Charlie Sliger
Valley View Hospital
Chuck Lancaster
Mrs. Pendergrass
Jesse Hampton
Jimmy Cowart
Benny Hampton
Benny Joe
Collen Hampton
Jewell Nickell
Atoka
Ruby Jones
Dollie Arter
Scott Jones
Montie Morrison
John Lee
Latta
Virgle Romine, Pickett
M. R. Tucker
Bonita Fowler
Joy Tucker
Cathy
Phylis Lamb
Judy Chilcoat
Ollie Tucker
Dorothea
Enola Chilcoat
Judy
Oil Center
Glen Eaves
Dorothy McDonald
Florence Isaacs
Betty Eaves
Dorothea Tucker
Betty Hood
Clareta Gray
Rance Tucker
J. A. Patton
Gregg
Johnna Kay
Oklahoma City
Amon Patton
Stratford
Vernon Gray
Gale Roberts
Effie Norman
Ruby Hilton
Konawa
Alfreda Swayne
Alameda
Calif
Verneice Dryden
Virgie Pennington
Dorothy Levin
Sue
Lou
Ruth Magar
Frank Dryden
Glen Dryden
E. C. Cayiner
Ruby
Glenden
Austell Horton
Judd Horton
Community Visits Highlight Valley View Hospital
Brenda Ortega and Glenda West spent Saturday afternoon visiting. Albert Pevehouse Ira Pevehouse Bill and Charlie Sliger together with Clifford Johns were noted visiting at Valley View Hospital recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Ortega
Byng
Glenda West
Albert
Ira Pevehouse
Bill
Valley View Hospital
Charlie Sliger
Clifford Johns
Wednesday dinner guests in Stonewall highlight local ties
Mrs Mary Stringer and her son Johnny of Stonewall dined with Mr and Mrs Arlie Morrison and family. Audria Smith spent Sunday night with the Morrisons as a guest of their daughter Mary Jo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lee
Kent
Kevin
Sonja
Marion Willoughby
Maxwell
Mary Stringer
Johnny
Stonewall
Rlie Morrison
Audria Smith
Arlie Morrison
Mary Jo
Mr and Mrs Mac Magar visit Stratford relative
Mr and Mrs Mac Magar spent Sunday at Stratford visiting her brother Don Tucker and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mac Magar
Stratford
Brother
Don Tucker
Stonewall Family Visits Extend Through Week
Mr and Mrs John Gibson and family of Yukon visited his relatives. Mrs C L Gibson of Sunny spent time with Cecil and Mrs Bullard in Maud as Debbie Rowe of Maud visited her grandparents during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Ganns
John Gibson
Yukon
C. L. Gibson
Sunny
Debbie Rowe
Maud
Mrs. Cecil Bullard
Mrs Ganns Rob and Granger Visit Phillips Home
Mrs Howard Ganns Rob by and Leslie Granger spent Sunday evening at Nida visiting Mr and Mrs W B Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Ganns
Robby
Leslie Granger
Nida
W. B. Phillips
Mrs. Elliott and Felkins Visit Gibson Family
Mrs. Lee Elliott and Mrs. K J Felkins of Fitzhugh visited Mrs. C L Gibson, Mrs. Elliott’s mother, Sunday. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott and their sons Johnny and Jimmy of Ponca City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Elliott
K. J. Felkins
Fitzhugh
Elliott
C. L. Gibson
John Elliott
Johnny and
Jimmy
Ponca City
Visitations and funeral for local residents recorded
Over the weekend visiting family included Kay Craddock of Norman and the Schnieders of McAlester. Roland Phillips and family visited their daughter Janelle Barton in Healdton after major surgery. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. Katie May Monday at First Baptist Church Stonewall with burial in Stonewall Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Phillips
Kay Craddock
Norman
Ellis Schnieder
McAlester
Janelle Barton
Healdton
Katie May
First Baptist Church
Stonewall
Stonewall Cemetery
Shawnee Visitors Visit Sawyers And Sawyers Kin
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hillis of Shawnee recently called on his sister Mrs Maggie Sawyers and also visited Mrs Ella Sawyers, extending family greetings during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hillis
Shawnee
Maggie Sawyers
Ella Sawyers
Scroggins Family Socials Across Oklahoma Towns
Visiting lists show Mrs. Essie Scroggins welcomed Mrs. Polly Uhlich and Tracy from Fitts town on Tuesday. Don and Polly Uhlich moved near Fittstown from Stonewall. Irene Scroggins of Ada visited Wednesday. Friday guests included Dale and Darren Scroggins from Oklahoma City with a brother and wife Mancy Scroggins. Aaron Grey and Skipper Davis moved back to Stonewall from Ahloso. Rev Steve Liley and Rev Rudell Smith led church activities at Free Will Baptist and Norman respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Scroggins
Polly Uhlich
Tracy
Fittstown
Don Uhlich
Stonewall
Irene Scroggins
Ada
Dale Scroggins
Boyd
Darren
Oklahoma City
Mancy Scroggins
Aaron Grey
Skipper Davis
Ahloso
Steve Lilley
Free Will Baptist Church
Rudell Smith
Norman
Reverend Wayne Strange Attends Stonewall Nazarene Services
The Rev. Wayne Strange and his family from Atoka attended all morning and evening services at Stonewall Nazarene Church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Strange
Atoka
Stonewall Nazarene
Strange
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Godfrey Visit Her Mother
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Godfrey of Byng visited her mother, Mrs, as part of a family trip described in the local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Godfrey
Byng
Local families gather for weekend visits and church events
Ada area residents share visits and social rounds across multiple households. The record lists numerous couples and individuals from Okla Ada and surrounding towns visiting kin, attending church services at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, and enrolling at East Central State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Gray
Clark
Charles Counts
Marietta
Nova Gray
Cloreta Gray
Ada
Dorothea Tucker
Gary Gray
East Central State College
Vernon Gray
Mike Gray
Lilley Birthday Celebration At Home
Bertie Lilley and the Rev Steve Lilley gathered Friday evening for Mrs Lilley’s 78th birthday. She received many cards and gifts from her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Lilley
Steve Lilley
Mrs. Lilley
Brashears Visits Sister and Husband in Tupelo
Robert Brashears of Tupelo visited his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Phillips, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brashears
Tupelo
Roland Phillips
Barnes Family Reunion Pleasant Surprise After 44 Years
Mrs. George Barnes welcomed a long missing cousin George Minicks of Oklahoma City and his sons in Stonewall, spending Sunday with the Barnes couple. Also visiting were nephew Jerry Dillard and wife, recently back from Vietnam duty, grandson of Jack Barnes of Frisco, before they headed to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnes
George Minicks
Oklahoma City
O. W. Drew
James Gray
Stonewall
Barnes
Jerry Dillard
Vietnam
Jack Barnes
Frisco
San Francisco
Calif
Mrs Boddy renews WEEKLY for daughter in Arizona
Mrs P H Boddy renews the WEEKLY for her daughter Mrs Leo Crane in Coolidge Arizona. She is visiting her daughter and Roger Boddy and family in Florence Arizona and did not want the WEEKLY to run out while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Boddy
the Weekly
Leo Crane
Coolidge
Ariz
Mrs Dora Clouse Remains a Valley View Hospital Patient
Ada resident Mrs Dora Clouse is listed as a patient at Valley View Hospital. Stonewall community friends may wish to send her a card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Clouse
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Stonewall
Summers Family Night Visits Across Oklahoma Towns
Gina Summers Sherry Summers and their mother visited grandmother Mrs Gertie Summers in Pauls Valley. Mrs Summers spent Friday and Saturday with Mr and Mrs Virgil Haines in Union Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Johnson
Gina
Sherry Summers
Pauls Valley
Gertie Summers
Virgil Haines
Union Hill
Local Visits From Harber and Stewart Families
Mr and Mrs Frank Harber Vaness visited Mrs Alma Dunn and Mrs Naomi Stanfield recently. Mr Harber also visited Kenneth Stanfield. Mr and Mrs Earl Stewart Fitzhugh were Wednesday visitors of Mrs Alma Dunn and Mrs Naomi Stanfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harber
Vaness
Alma Dunn
Naomi Stanfield
Harber
Kenneth Stanfield
Earl Stewart
Fitzhugh
Flu Keeps Local Residents Home From News
The writer reports a week without news due to illness and lists Mrs. Ben Ownbey, Mrs. Kenneth Stanfield, and Mrs. Bob Hatcher as others also suffering flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ownbey
Kenneth Stanfield
Bob Hatcher
Local Women Attend Ada School Food Program
Mrs. Laura Johnson Mrs. Corene Pedersen and Mrs. Mattie Miller attended a school food program in Ada on Thursday highlighting community volunteers and nutrition efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Johnson
Corene Pedersen
Mattie Miller
Ada
Griffiths Receive Photos of Daughter's Family in Rio de Janeiro
Mr and Mrs Alvie Griffith received new pictures of their daughter and family Mrs Lloyd Briggs Necia and Leslie in Rio de Janeiro Necia was four years old in November and Leslie two years old January 19 Mrs Alvie Griffith traveled to Oklahoma City Wednesday to visit her brother and wife Woodrow Huffines Alvie Griffith fed the cows for May Johnson for eight days while she was sick with the flu
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie Griffith
Lloyd Briggs
Necia
Leslie
Rio de Janeiro
Oklahoma City
Woodrow Huffines
May Johnson
Local visits span families including Hatcher Summers
Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and their children visited Mrs Mollie Summers and others several times recently. They called in Saturday while Mrs Kenneth Rycroft and children of Oklahoma City were visiting. Bob Hatcher visited Bob Wall and Kenneth Stanfield on Wednesday. Miss May Johnson visited the Hatchers on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alene Anderson
Mae Poe
Bob Hatcher
Mollie Summers
Albert
Doc
Kenneth Rycroft
Oklahoma City
Bob Wall
Kenneth Stanfield
Miss May Johnson
Bob Hatchers
Burlesons Go to Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Mr and Mrs Ralph Burleson left Monday to visit the fat stock show in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Burleson
Fort Worth
Death of Mrs. A. J. Gibson Reported in Fort Worth
Mrs. Raymond Laseman learned of the death of Mrs. A. J. Gibson in Fort Worth. The Lasemans attended services in Gainesville on Wednesday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Hammock in Sherman before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Laseman
A. J. Gibson
Fort Worth
Laseman
Gainesville
O. J. Hammock
Sherman
Mrs. Laseman
Etchie Family Weekend Visit to Roff Home
Mr and Mrs Richard Etchie and son Richard Earl from Fort Worth spent the weekend at their home in Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Etchieson
Richard Earl
Fort Worth
Roff
Butler visits Roff with family from Houston
W. D. Butler, once of Houston, is spending a few days with his relatives in Roff, enjoying a family visit away from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Butler
Houston
Roff
Baptist youths attend Ada church services Sunday night
A group of young people from a local Baptist Church attended services in Ada Sunday night, joining other congregants for evening worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Ada
Sunday Visitors At Mrs Mol Lie Summers Home
Sunday visitors included Albert Summers, Doc Summers, Paul Summers, Ada Summers, and Bill Thomason to Mrs Mol Lie Summers household for a social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Summers
Albert
Doc
Paul Summers
Ada
Bill Thomason
Mrs. Marjorie Soutee Sidelined This Week
Mrs. Marjorie Soutee is listed as sick this week in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Soutee
Ben Ownbeys Attend Gospel Sing and Games
Fay Brown of Stratford spent Monday with Ben and Mrs Ownbey who are cousins. The Ownbeys attended ballgames at Vaness on Tuesday and Friday nights with Doug Stanfield and later with Doug and Kevin. Charles Ownbey joined the Cooley Brothers Gospel singing at Vaness Thursday night, sponsored by his junior class. The Ownbeys visited Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Arno Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Brown
Stratford
Ben Ownbey
Fay
Ben
Ben Ownbeys
Vaness
Doug Stanfield
Doug
Kevin
Charles
Charles Ownbey
Arno Griffith
Parish Chapel Visits Across Stratford Ada Friends
Mr and Mrs P O Henson visited Oakman and Crawford families along with Neighbors Henson Shillings and Crawford in Ada on Sunday. They then called on Tim Cox in Stratford Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Isaacs
P. O. Henson
J. W. Crawford
Oakman
O. H. Neighbors
O. M. Henson
Francis
Finis Shillings
Elmer Crawford
Ada
Tim Cox
Stratford
Mrs Penrod Visits With Hatcher Family Friday Evening
Mrs. Robert Penrod spent Friday evening with Mrs. Bob Hatcher and their children in a small social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Penrod
Bob Hatcher
Roff Pastor Attends Muskogee Stewardship Meeting
The Rev. George Ridley of Roff Baptist Church traveled to Muskogee for an executive and stewardship conference at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Laseman
George Ridley
Roff Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Muskogee
Davis Couple Visited Friends After Day with Brother
Mr and Mrs Thurman Smith of Davis stopped Friday to visit friends on their way home from a day spent with Corbin Smith and family.
Center Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Church Revival
Monday visits mark Rae Garrett and Monte Kirkland hosting, with numerous Center residents seen across Homer Ada McAlester and Midwest City. The Community Church plans a revival led by Homer Blankenship this weekend, inviting the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Garrett
Monte Kirkland
Homer Blankenship
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Doyle Sanders
Bennie Farmer
Jeanette
Estalene Farmer
Annie Brandon
John Wood
Mae Majors
Ruby Wood
Effie Lamb
Malinda
Carvell Stallings
Moore
Johnnie Nichols
Ardmore
Birdie Risinger
Tishomine
Royrown
Risinger
Brown
Gary Brown
Russell Eaves
Pug Garrett
Sondra
Mrs
Hansel Burk
Leo Nelson
A. C. Terry
Gordon Nelson
Allen
Ricky Carter
Russell Bemo
Hart
Hamilton
Bulova
Gem Jewelers
Oklahoma
W. Main
Oklahoma State
Kanome State Bank
Federal Deposit
Garrett Beller
Pickett Center
Homer
Joe Sellers
Shorty Fike
T. J. Helms
Ethel Dame
Beller
Ted Cox
Jackie Beller
Jack Beller
Rickie
Midwest City
Barbara Harper
Barbara Grove
Center
Vaness School
Leroy Grove
Pete
Bill Reed
Susan Grove
Thelma Jean Garrett
Sondra and
Sondra Garrett
Paula Tucker
ADA Evening News
Ronnie Stockton
West First
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