Parish Chapel gallows and county social note roundup
Parish Chapel notes continue with church duties at Center Cemetery and a long list of visitors and relatives in Ada Oklahoma area towns including Levelland Lubbock Dallas and Alexandria Louisiana. The item catalogues family visits, travel to Oklahoma City Durant and Fort Smith areas along with church events and a vacation Bible School completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Cemetery
Walt Nessel
Dorothy Nessel
Levelland
Lubbock
Dallas
Texas
Walt
Gray and Gray Family Visit Oklahoma City Zoo
Mrs Cloreta Gray and family members visited the Oklahoma City Zoo on Monday. Mrs Cloreta Gray attended the funeral of Mrs Mettie Barn es on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloreta Gray
Vicki
Nova Gray
Clark
Mark
Michelle
Melinda Gray
Zoo
Oklahoma City
Mettie Barnes
Visitors from California and Stonewall Stop by
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reynolds and Mrs. Dollie Flowers visited Stonewall and nearby neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. Olen Snow and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnston. Sonny Cooper and Polk Cross joined Wednesday night visits with the Snow and Flowers households. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly Doris Culpepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Reynolds
California
Dollie Flowers
Olen Snow
Stonewall
Ben Johnston
Polk Cross
Sonny Cooper
Homer Renolds
Reynolds
Doris Culpepper
Ada area visits and travel notes across families
Mrs Debbie Johnston and Mrs Lois Clifford visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Donald Brooks and family in Ada. Many relatives from Ada Stonewall Wolf and other towns spent weekends visiting, with travel from Oklahoma City Corvallis Purcell and Bixby. Several relatives including Davey Johnston and Janet Bateman joined meetings and Army Reserve duties were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pod Law
Robin
Oklahoma City
Max Law
Greg
Lynette
Durant
R. L. Wood
Debbie Johnston
Lois Clifford
Donald Brooks
Linda
Davne
Dwayne
Ada
Clovis Thompson
Thompson
Air Force
Travis Air Force Base
Dollie Flowers
Stonewall
Doris Reynolds
Davey Johnston
Donnie
Ronnie
Lee Dicketts
Alan
Ben Johnston
Norman
Sonny Leader
Donna Kay
Wolf
Janet Bateman
Donna Kay Leader
Randy Johnson
Delbert Johnson
Bixby
Kim
Donna Johnson
Corvallis
Ore
Jerry Orton
Esdel Johnson
Purcell
Oletha Perry
Bonnie Hedgecock
Harley Johnson
Don Johnston
Donetta
Visitors Gather at Union Hill for Mrs Collins and Bobby Joe
Mrs Sybil Collins and Bobby Joe hosted visitors from Oklahoma City Corpus Christi Healdton Ada and surrounding areas. Guests included Mr and Mrs David Coots Roy Foster Loretta Kite Tom Alexander Lena Cochran Lavona Jones Daisy Binion Austin Fraley Fern Long Nova Lancaster and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Collins
Bobby Joe
David Coots
Oklahoma City
Roy Foster
Corpus Christi
Tex
Loretta Kite
Charles
Danny
Healdton
Tom Alexander
Ada
Lena Cochran
Lavona Jones
Daisy Binion
Austin Fraley
Fern Long
Nova Lancaster
Ruby
Visitation List Sees Multiple Families Visit Local Residents
A sequence of visiting parties gathered at Oil Center and Westview households. Attendees included Horace Golden Cerral Stone Annette Jones Kenny Kevin Latta Teresa Golden Lavona Jones Rhonda Joni Pamela Adams Melvin Newby Ron and others. The Rev Don Newby and wife hosted and traveled to nearby homes for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Newby
Kathy
Stephen
Horace Golden
Cerral Stone
Annette Jones
Kenny
Kevin
Latta
Teresa Golden
Lavona Jones
Rhonda
Joni
Pamela Adams
Melvin Newby
Ron
Oil Center
Bob Gray
Westview
Arbuckle Lake
Ray Kemp
Jones Family News From Ada Area Amid Alaska Duty
Airman Jones stationed in Anchorage reports 40 degree days with budding leaves. Glenn Dale Jones to return home in late June for vacation. Earlier visits noted include Lavona Jones with Delphia Jones Ada Joyce Trivitt and Lorene Scott. Additional guests: Orval Ballard family with grandson Roger Arbarbi in Dallas Houshang Arbarbi, Jerry Ballard family Ada and Tom Roddy Nicoma Park and Alvin Russ Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Jones
Robert Golden
Mike
Don Newby
Kathy
Stephen
Annette Jones
Kenny
Kevin
Latta
Buddy Blankenship
Kay
Glenn Dale Jones
Jones
Anchorage
Alaska
Glenn Jones
Lavona Jones
Delphia Jones
Orval Ballard
Roger
Dallas
Tex
So Houshang
Jerry Ballard
Ada
Tom Roddy
Nicoma Park
Alvin Russ
Moore
Community Names Gather for Ada Ballgame Attendance
Horace Golden and family joined many locals including Olen Hendersons and Debra, Don Hendersons and family, Velma Henderson, Freddie Duncan and Holman, Sonny Golden, Rev Don Newby, Laura Haines and Susan, J C Carrolls and family, Etta Garrett and Myra in Westview and Ada area visits. Others listed include Charles Coplen and family visiting Konawa Lake and Seminole friends with multiple trips across Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Golden
Olen Henderson
Debra
Don Henderson
Velma Henderson
Westview
Freddie Duncan
Freddie Holman
Wilson
Sonny Golden
Don Newby
Laura Haines
Susan
J. C. Carroll
Moore
Etta Garrett
Myra
Ethelene Golden
Randy
Holliday Reunion Held At Tupelo Home
Mrs. Oma Enloe and Beulah Holliday attended the Holliday reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Chriss in Tupelo on Sunday. The afternoon featured boat riding horseback riding and photographs.
Local social visits span families in Lafayette and El lards nursing home
Miss Alice Binion spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Dink Binion. Dink Binion recently were Mrs Lena Cochran, Mrs Helen Coffey and Heather Lafayette Ind and Mrs Catherine Teel. Daisy Binion visited Mrs Opal Bivens recently. Daisy Binion and Lena Cochran visited Rosie Golden a patient at Valley View hospital and they also visited Miss Alice Binion at Ellards Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Binion
Dink Binion
Lena Cochran
Helen Coffey
Heather
Laffayette
Ind
Catherine Teel
Daisy Binion
Opal Bivens
Roxie Golden
Valley View Hospital
Ellards Nursing Home
Union Hill church attendance and services report
Union Hill Church of God held Sunday morning services with 49 in attendance and an evening sermon by Pastor Dan Franklin. The birthday song honored James Williams and visitors Mr and Mrs Chuck Roberts attended. The Young People's group turnout was 38 on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill Church of God
Dan Franklin
James Williams
Chuck Roberts
Local families visit Mrs Callie East and Loy Little
Lee Keeling and families from Chickasha Ada and Seminole visited Mrs Callie East and Mr Loy Little in Semiole recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coplen
Lee Keeling
Ada
Lou Little
Callie
East Seminole
Minnie Sellars
Elmer Sellars
Chickasha
George Smith
Lonnie East
Oakman
Grover Keeling
Callie East
Loy Little
Seminole
Social Visit Notes From Thursday Afternoon
Mrs Love visited Mrs Haines and Susan on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Haines and Susan visited Mrs Ethelene Golden recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Love
Laura Haines
Susan
Ethelene Golden
Earnest Lancaster and Family Travel and Wedding Visit Ada
Mr and Mrs Earnest Lancaster and family visited Eufaula and Fitzhugh kin including Harold Long and Lawrence Poindexter and Gary Golden. They attended Beverly Delozier and Luther Fiveash wedding at the Evangelistic Temple in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Lancaster
Harold Long
Lawrence Poindexter
Gary Golden
Sam Brackett
Eufaula
E. J. Lancaster
Randy Delozier
Fitzhugh
Beverly Delozier
Luther Fiveash
Evangelistic Temple
Ada
Notable visitors to Mrs. Etta Garrett and Myra homes
Visitors included Mrs. Ethelene Golden, Carol and Teresa, Freddie Holman, Wilson, the Rev. Don Newby, Stephen, and Al Sanders, among others attending the households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Garrett
Myra
Ethelene Golden
Carol and
Teresa
Freddie Holman
Wilson
Don Newby
Stephen
al Sanders
Stonewall
Local Visitations Highlight Community Families
Mr and Mrs Ray Kemp visited Mrs Mary Cook in Ada and Mrs Sybil Collins and Bobby Joe joined them. The Layne family from Roff hosted their daughter on Sunday. Reverends F L Cunningham visited Warren Cunningham in Wewoka and then Larry Cunningham's family in Seminole. Joyce Trivitt’s visitors included Emma Jones Lavona Jones and Ames Trivitt of Alturas California. Roxie Golden is a patient at Valley View Hospital with visitors Ethelene Golden Laura Haines Lena Cochran Daisy Binion Robert Golden Lynda and Mike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Haines
Daisy Binion
Lela Rose
Elva Kemp
Ina Haines
Cora Cassady
Lena Cochran
Fern Long
Leona Poindexter
Yvonne Gray
Ola Fraley
Ethelene Golden
Oma Enloe
Cunningham
Laura Hines
Ray Kemp
Mary Cook
Ada
Sybil Collins
Bobby Joe
Wally Layne
Roff
F. L. Cunningham
Warren Cunningham
Wewoka
Larry Cunningham
Seminole
Joyce Trivitt
Emma Jones
Lavona Jones
Ames Trivitt
Altures
Cal
Roxie Golden
Valley View Hospital
Robert Golden
Lynda
Mike
Local Families Named In Ada Area Social Notes
Billy Joe Adams and family with Maggie John son. Mr and Mrs Joe King and family in Konawa. Johnny Collingsworth and family in Sasanka. Goldie Ann Houston in Sasanka. Terry Robertson and Lisa in Lawton. Allen Clayton. Robert Mayberry in Ada. Sharron Simpson in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Barbara
Kathy
Peggy
Shirley
Cerral
Dale
Goodson
Dallas
Tex
Lorene Soward
Ada
E. L. Crawley
Bud Jacques
Pickett
Don Newby
Maggie Johnson
Konawa
Terry Robertson
Lisa
Lawton
Billy Joe Adams
Joe King
Johnny Collingsworth
Sasanka
Goldie Ann Houston
Allen Clayton
Robert Mayberry
Sharron Simpson
Union Hill Baptist Church Attendance Report
Attendance at Union Hill Baptist Church Sunday morning stood at 58. Rev. Don Newby delivered the morning and evening messages. Don Henderson and family from Westview attended, along with Mrs. Jo Ann Brown and family from Stratford and Mrs. Cushman and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill Baptist Church
Don Newby
Don Henderson
Westview
Jo Ann Brown
Stratford
Cushman
Local Visits Highlight Community Social Round
Mrs Joyce Tribitt and James Donald Trivitt from Altures California visited Mr and Mrs Jim Kirk es. Mr and Mrs John Sweeney and family visited Mrs Fannie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Tribitt
James Donald Trivitt
Altures
Cal
Jim Kirkes
John Sweeney
Fannie
Roff Visit Recalls Ten Day Trip With Family
Mrs. Fred Clifton and her mother Mrs. Clay Johnson returned Tuesday from a ten day trip. They visited Mr. and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clifton
Clay Johnson
Edmondson to Speak in Ada at Optimist Club
Ed Edmondson the Muskogee Democrat and U S Senate candidate will address the Ada Optimist Club Friday at 7 a m at the Aldridge Building. The event is open to the public and features the second district congressman as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Edmondson
Muskogee
U.S
Senate
Fred R. Harris
Ada Optimist Club
Charges Filed In Maiming Of EC Student
Ricky Don Bryant, a Houston parolee formerly of Pontotoc County, faces district court charges for maiming East Central student William G. Clements Jr. by allegedly throwing a cheese shaker at him on June 12 at the Pizza Hut. Clements’ eye was badly injured. Bryant previously served part of a five year sentence and was paroled after a 1968 maiming conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Ricky Don Bryant
Houston
Pontotoc County
Bryant
William G
Bill” Clements Jr
Lindsay
Clements
Pizza Hut
Gordon Melson
Adan Will Face Preliminary Hearing Here
Fred Keller of 3131 U Broad way Ada will face a preliminary hearing in District Court on murder with firearms charges. He is accused of shooting Billie Joe Gillespie of Oklahoma City at Keller’s Hammond Heights private club early Sunday June 6. Bond set at 10000. Keller also faces shooting with intent to kill charges against Joe Lee Gillespie and David Gillespie, brothers of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Keller
U. Broadway
Ada
Keller
Billie Joe Gillespie
Oklahoma City
Hammond Heights
Joe Lee Gillespie
David Gillespie
Oklahoma Job Fair Aims to Help Veterans Find Work
Unemployed veterans from across Oklahoma will attend a job fair at Top of the Mall in Oklahoma City. The event, co sponsored by the American Legion and Gov Hall's office, invites more than 200 area businessmen. About 25 to 30 staff will screen applicants and connect them with private firms and government agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Mall
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Employment Office
W. 12Th
Ada
Joe Hacker
Tom Smith
Yukon
American Legion
Oklahoma
The
Legion
Job Placement Meeting Set For Thursday
Joy Crouch Youth Summer time Job Placement Coordinator announces a Thursday 2:30 p.m. meeting in City Hall council chambers for 16 to 21 year olds seeking employment. Crouch and three Ada businessmen will discuss how to apply and the do's and don'ts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Crouch
City Hall
Miss Crouch
Ada
Don’ts
Obituaries of Ada area residents dated June deaths
Notices list Ada and area residents who died in June, with ages and funeral homes. Names include Mittie Ella Barnes, Earl Edward Pace, John Wiley Thurman, Austin Neal Chandler, Earl Stephens, Jere C. Drummond, Faye Pike, Kathryn J. McGann, Charles Kenneth Price, Edgar J. Fullingham, Anna Barker, Matilda Amy Driver, Arrhawnna Felton Montgomery, Walter H. Burleson, and Oscar C. Watts, with ages and funeral homes such as Smith Criswell Stratford-Pickard and Slater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittie Ella Barnes
Ada
Stratford - Pickard Funeral Home
Earl Edward Pace
Smith Funeral Home
John Wiley Thurman
Walter H. Burleson
Coalgate
Slater
Oscar C. Watts
Stortford
Stratford - Pickard
Tax hike in Mbabane Swaziland raises personal income rates
In the mountainous kingdom of Mbabane Swaziland a 10 percent personal income tax increase has been imposed. The move affects residents across the region and is described as a broad tax policy adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbabane
Swaziland
Senator asks governor to veto lavish official retirement plan
Oklahoma State Senator George Miller urged Governor David Hall to veto House Bill 1440, a rushed retirement plan for elected officials. Miller said many legislators were unaware of revisions made by a conference committee. The measure could yield up to 50 back for every dollar paid, with some opponents noting possible windfalls. aides expect Hall's signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Hall
Oklahoma City
George Miller
David Hall
Leon Field
D-Texhoma
Capitol
Conference Committee
Trucker Killed Near Ada After Swerving To Avoid Cow
Jimmy R. Fryrear a 50 year old Tuttle man died after his semi overturned in a ditch four miles northwest of Ada on State Highway 13. He was pinned under the cab and died en route to Valley View Hospital. The crash raised Oklahoma's traffic toll to 320 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuttleman
Ada
Highway Patrol
John Wayne Smith
Jimmy R. Fryrear
Tuttle
Valley View Hospital
Smith
Fryrear
Ryan Freight Line
Ada Fire Dept
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
Ravia
Johnston County
Matthews
Oklahoma
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Iva Mae Crowder
Troy Miller
Norvin Nessel
Togo Wood
Alexandria
J. W. Law
Gregg
Lynette Law
Lynn Hughes
Byars
Bobbi
Linda Dansby
Robin Law
Haskell Parker
Roy Choate
Mrs. Simpson
W. C. Karr
Ruby Horton
William
Roger Stone
Glen Horton
John Delozier
Vernon McCurdy
Paul Golden
Jimmy Jennings
Simpkins Sweeney
Sarrah Vanander
Lad
Icuctililiy
Johnny Allan
Bud Beasley
Frank Allen
Josephine McAnally
Bill McAnally
Alvin McAnally
Tammy
Tenna
Lake Eufaula
Bill
Walter McAnally
Colonial Estates
James Rhynes Sr
Tim
Terry
Phil Rhynes
Don Allison
James Rhynes Jr
Calvin
Roger Richardson
Pentecostal Holiness Church of Ada
Billy Henson
Wintersmith Park
Myrtle Archer
Mary Long
Tommy
Hazel Henson
Lois Rhynes
Lou Tatum
Pearl Allan
Evylene Rhynes
Tommy Johnson
William Henson
Billy
Carl Holman
Estell Johnson
Emporia
J. T. Tatum
Ann Whisinhunt
Meredith Summers
Tammy and
Sharron
Albert Crow
Nora Roper
Smith’s Funeral
Robert Bolin
Kenneth
Walter Crow
Wayne —_ Johnson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Albert Johnson
Denver, Colo
Grady Jinks, McCurtain
Raymond Laseman
Hickory
Charles Laseman
Payette
Idaho
Lee Laseman
Alvin Mantooth
Mayes
Otto Berry
Otis Jack Hammock
Sherman
Stephen Rutledge
Harlengin
Monya McGee
Denton
the Baptist Church of
Tupelo
Union Hill
Mrs. Lavona Jones
Jess Coplen
Crane
Paul Willington
Odessa
Boyd Coplen
Bobby
Konawa Lake Tuesay
Thoe
Elmer Cochran Sr
Deloras Agee
Tracy
Gina
Tishia
Clinton Roberts
J. B. Jones
Dewayne Coffey
George Cochran
Earnest Matheron
Glory
Ernie
Georgia Willyerd
By Mary Laseman
Edmondson
Adan
Austin Neal Chandler
Earl Stephens
Criswell Funeral Home
Jere C. Drummond
Faye Pike
Kathryn J. McGann
Charles Kenneth Price
Smith Funeral
Edgar J. Fullingham
Anna Barker
Matilda Amy Driver
Fittstown
Criswell
Arrahwanna Felton Montgomery
House
Gaylayne Orner
Robert R. Orner
Song
Larry Hawkins
Dave Kelley
Lightning Ridge Baptist Church
Latta School
Than Homes
Jerry Hatley
Hatley
Og&e
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