Published: September 23, 2007 11:05 pm         

Obituaries for Sept. 24, 2007

JENKINS, Genevieve A., 88, Enid. Service pending with Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.



CUMMINGS, Benny ‘Ben,” 77, Enid. Service pending with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.



HANEY, Lucille N., 101, Enid. Service pending with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.



CARTER, Chester, 91, Enid. Service pending with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.



MORRIS, Tom, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Enid. Service pending with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.



SMITH, Allie, infant, Enid. Service pending with Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.



ISBELL, Bill, 83, Waukomis. Service pending with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.



HALSTEAD, Virginia M., 86, Enid, formerly of Fairview. Service pending with Fairview Funeral Home Inc.



AUGUSTA ELLEN COX

The funeral for Augusta Ellen Cox, 81, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Driftwood Christian Church. The Rev. Chet Mendenhall will officiate. Burial will be in Manchester Cemetery. Arrangements are by Goodwin Funeral Home, Cherokee. Viewing will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home and at the church from 11 a.m. until service time Tuesday. The family will gather at Manchester Community Center after the funeral.

She was born April 25, 1926, near Manchester to Oswald and Sarah McClaflin Hess and died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, in Coldwater, Kan.

She graduated from Amorita High School. She married Ralph Cox April 28, 1957. He died Dec. 26, 1996. She moved to Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater in January 2004. She attended Byron Christian Church and Driftwood Christian Church.

Surviving are three brothers, Armister Hess of Fort Smith, Ark., Emil C. Hess of Owasso and Glenn Hess of Coldwater.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Pioneer Lodge Nursing Home.



URAI STAPLES

The funeral for Urai Staples, 64, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney, Kan.. Burial will be in Collyer, Kan., Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Visitation and viewing will be 7-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

She was born in Ubon, Thailand, March 10, 1943, and died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at her home.

She was a healthcaregiver at Northern Resource Center, Enid for 18 years, from which she retired. She was a Mary Kay consultant in this area for many years.

Surviving are one son, Tommy Staples of WaKeeney; one daughter, Anna Maria Rice; her fiance, Timothy Sithara, of the home; and three grandsons.

At the family’s request, floral gifts are requested in the colors of purple and red. The family will be at her home at 721 West Elm.

Condolences may be made online at brown-cum mings.com.

JERALEAN JEAN KEOWN

SPARKS

The funeral for Jeralean Jean Keown Sparks, 73, of Pond Creek, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Pond Creek. The Revs. Ronnie Hopkins and Cameron Moles will officiate. Burial will be in Pond Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

She was born March 17, 1934, in Syracuse, Kan., to Larkin and Eunice Bowers Keown and died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, in Enid.

She graduated from Pond Creek schools. She graduated from business school and worked as a secretary in the oil industry and retired as office manager for Water Consultants in Oklahoma City. She married Donald Sparks April 26, 1996, in Branson, Mo. She was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, Pond Creek.

Surviving are her husband Donald Sparks, of Pond Creek; her children, Roger D. Sparks and Robert H. Sparks, both of Pond Creek; and Angela D. Moles of Vienna, Mo.; one sister, Donnalea Haynes of Andover, Kan.; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother and one daughter.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home to First Christian Church or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, cancer division.



EDITH LOUISE ‘PAULINE’ JONES

A graveside service for Edith Louise “Pauline” Jones will be 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



MILO MORRIS HOFFMAN

The funeral for Milo Morris Hoffman will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fairview First Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



THOMAS H. GLEASON

Funeral services for Thomas H. Gleason will be 2 p.m. today at Henninger-Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



WILLIAM FREDRICK

‘BILL’ EDSON

The funeral for William Fredrick “Bill” Edson will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



DR. EDWARD R. JORDEN

The funeral for Dr. Edward R. Jorden will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at University Place Christian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



WILLIAM PRESTON

DARBY

Funeral services for William Preston Darby will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Henninger-Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Bison Cemetery.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)



DOROTHY HAZEL MILLER

The funeral for Dorothy Hazel Miller will be 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Enid. Arrangements are by Henninger-Allen Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

(Paid Obit 9-24-1)