Funeral notices from Lawton area obituaries and services
Multiple funeral services planned in Lawton and nearby towns for Ed ward M. Cox 74 Archie Sims 6 John Guy Erwin Sr 83 Shelby Jean Catlett 40 Esther L. Ramsey 76 and Joyce Faye Peterson 32 Holdings include services at Grantham Wyatt Lawton Ritter Dalton and Andrews Mortuary with burials at Resthaven Highland Post and Wilmington National Cemeteries Survivors listed include wife children and siblings along with military service and community affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Guy Erwin Sr
Erwin Lane
First Presbyterian Church
William Swan Jr
Highland Cemetery
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Erwin
Stanton
Lawton
Texas A&m
Erwin
Minnette Tomlinson
Masonic Lodge
John Guy Erwin Jr
Bill Erwin
Patricia Ann Hanna
Windfield
Mary Jacob
Allen Rector
First Presbyterain Church
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Dick Williams
Western Hills Christian Church
Post
Fort Sill
Catlett
Lamar
W.va
Clifford Catlett
Princeton
Cedar Crest Manor
Order of Eastern Star
Brenda Sue
Diana
Morris Ritter
Virginia Beach
Alice Woolweine
Vermilion
Ohio
Mary Ann Schuck
Joyce Orender
Lorain
Oklahoma Heart Association
Esther L. Ramsey
W. Gore
Miller’s
Ramsey
Abilene
Kan
Barnett Chapel Ame
Thomas E. Ramsey
Gerald Dennis
Hyattsville
Melody Foster
South Haven
Mich
Joyce Faye Peterson
Andrews Mortuary Chapel
Wilmington
N.C
Peterson
Wilmington National Cemetery
Sheridan Road phase two on bid list by highway panel
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission added phase two of the Sheridan Road reconstruction and widening project to the tentative June bid opening list. Phase one is underway from Cache Road to Rogers Lane, with phase two extending from Cache Road to Lee Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Sheridan Road
Oklahoma Transportation Commission
Cache Road
Rogers Lane
Lee Boulevard
Lawton
Gore Boulevard
52Nd
17Th Street
53Rd Street
Associated Press
Tulsa
Utility Contractors Inc
State Highway Department
Verne Bradley
U.S. 69
Mayes County
Pryor
U.S. 62
Duke
Jackson County
Oklahoma 33
Cushing
Drumright
Transportation Department
Perry
North Canadian River
Shields
Oklahoma City
Idabel
Broken Bow
Kiowa
Budget dialogue flags sewer hike and city needs
City Manager Robert Metzinger opened a two hour budget dialogue with the Lawton City Council to prep the 1977 78 year. He said a sewer rate hike to fund a new plant will likely come within a month with residential bills rising to 410 from 275 and business rates potentially much higher. Interest in mass transit interior street work and social program funding was debated with EPA backed reforms and local matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Metzinger
Lawton
Metzinger
Fairmont Foods
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Police Reports List Complainants Citywide
The Lawton Police Department filed reports listing complainants and their addresses for various incidents including thefts from residences and vehicles, burglaries, vandalism, and assaults. Several named individuals and businesses are cited with locations such as Lincoln Street, Jefferson Street, SW 72nd, and 411 S. Highway 277. The article also notes city council discussions on funding youth programs and budget planning for the new fiscal year starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Samuel E. Seagraves
Lincoln
Taft
Larry Jefferson
Arington
Keith Clapp
Jefferson
David F. Chestnut
Eugene F. Pate
S. Highway
Mike C. Compton
Sedalia
Linda Godfrey
Sherwood Villiage
Donald Vieira
William Baicher
Wilma Short
Hoover
Larry Gordon
S. 25Th Place
Daniel Ridgway
Park
Walder D. Ennis
Henry W. Waiters
SW 9Th
Thrifty House
Lee
Dan Howard
Tower Road
Marcus Timbo
Rt. 1
Rape Count Filed Against Sill Man
First degree rape charges were filed in district court against Charles A. Buford who is in Reynolds Army Hospital after bullet wounds from the alleged rape. A warrant awaits service when he is released from hospital where his condition improved and he left the ICU. The victim reportedly shot Buford five times and then the assailant moved a short distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Buford
Reynolds Army Hospital
Buford
Fort Sillman
Lawton Community Concert Series Sells Out for 16th Season
Lawton Community Concert Association reports a sellout for the 1977 78 season in a week. Ex all English, association president, announced the news at a Hotel Lawtonian luncheon with praise for volunteer workers led by drive chair Prentice Noble. Renewal tickets will be honored first and mailed next fall with new memberships available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Community Concert Association
Exall English
Association
Lawtonian
Prentice Noble
Les Brown
Band of Renown
Royal Ballet of Flanders
Simon Estes
Longstreth
Escousa
Rostal
Schaefer
Stockmen Drought Bulletin Warns of Low Spirits and Prices
Drought suppression note reports cattle prices and futures uncertain. Premier Breeding Center offers free information by mail to Bennett Colorado readers, address P O Box 350 Bennett CO 80102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Bennett
Colo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward M. Cox
Emmet Cox
Cox
Thelma Wilkinson
Chickasha
Halliburton
Quanah Cox
Ralph Carter
Duncan
Bill Cox
Forsythe
James Cox
Midwest City
Ella Lutz
Nora Davis
Altus
Archie Sims
Walters
Veterans Hospital
Sulphur
Wyatt Funeral Home
Bob Walling
Walters Church of Christ
Mr. Sims
Haleyville
Ala
California
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. J. Sims
Fresno
Calif
G.G. Sims
Mountain View
Cecil
Lawndale
Willie Beddo
Carson
Minnie Pearl Chambers
Annaheim
Cecil Sims
John G. Erwin Sr
Shelby J. Catlett
Shelby Jean Catlett
NW Glenn
Joyce F. Peterson
Ward
Fredrick Chenault
Ashley Cagle
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Patterson Center
Jack Norrell
Ed Riddle
Cagle
Chenault
Norrell
FTD
Florists
Transworld Delivery
Sill Man
IRS
American General Bond Fund, Inc
AG Capital Distributors
Houston
American General Municipal Bond Fund. Inc
6Th & A Ave
FTD Florist
C Avenue
Post Office
Lawton Free Delivery
Lawton Area
House OF Flowers
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