LOCAL
ASHWOOD, Bettye Jean, 80, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
CAWTHON, Carl Aubrey II, 63, ORS NASCO senior customer care advocate, died Wednesday. Services pending, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
KIRBY, Sophia Lee, 73, Experience Works Headstart clerk, died March 4. Visitation noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Greater Rayfield Baptist Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors Inc., Muskogee chapel.
LAMB, Clois, 92, homemaker, died March 5. Services 10 a.m. Friday, York Street Christian Church, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
NAVE, Willie Jr., “Boots,” 73, laborer, died March 2. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Ragsdale’s Chapel of Respect, Ragsdale Funeral Center.
PRUETT, Joyce Ann, 76, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Timothy Baptist Church, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
AREA
ELDON — PRATHER, Jo D., 71, homemaker, died March 5. No service planned. Tahlequah Cremation Services/Green Country Funeral Home.
EUFAULA — ETHERIDGE, Littlefield, 90, aircraft maintenance, died Thursday. Services pending, Ragsdale Funeral Center.
FORT GIBSON — HENDRIX, Don, 55, teacher/coach, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Bradley Funeral Service of Fort Gibson.
HULBERT — CAYWOOD, Paul D., 90, carpenter, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner.
TAHLEQUAH — CIPOLLONE, Amerino L., 87, Scott Research and Development technician, died Thursday. Services pending, Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.
WAGONER — HURST, Betty Jane, 83, waitress, died Wednesday. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday, First Christian Church, Wagoner, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner.
WAGONER — JACKMAN, Louis Clifford, 85, Texaco accountant, died Thursday. Services pending, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.
LOCAL TIES
AUSTIN, Texas (Formerly of Muskogee) — PRESLEY, Rufus Lavonn, 60, retired U.S. Air Force major, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Greater Rayfield Baptist Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors Inc., Muskogee chapel.
BELTON, Mo. (Formerly of Muskogee) — HILL, Elverna Ray, 66, foster parent, died March 4. Visitation 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors Inc., Muskogee chapel.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Formerly of Muskogee) — ALLEN, Dr. Madge Hibler, 93, speech pathologist, died Feb. 26. Services 6 p.m. Friday, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Avatar Cremation Services, North Palm Beach, Fla.
LAS VEGAS (Formerly of Wagoner) — JOHNSON, Jesse T., 75, carpenter, died March 2. Services 2 p.m. March 20, Pioneer Cemetery, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.
OKMULGEE — CLIFFORD, James Burton, 61, Okmulgee Primary School principal, died Thursday. Visitation 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Services 10 a.m. First Baptist Church, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Okmulgee.
ROLAND — HELSBY, Harvey William, 74, retired from National Guard, died March 6. Memorial services 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at his home in Roland, Agent Funeral Home, Roland.
SALLISAW — BLADES, James E., 68, manufacturing director, died Wednesday. Memorial services 2 p.m. Sunday, The Fellowship Chapel at Blue Ribbon Downs, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Sallisaw.
TULSA — STEPHENS, Evelyn, 87, director and chief executive officer of Oklahoma Tribal Assistance, died Jan. 1. Services pending, Green Country Funeral Home.
TULSA — WORKS, Eunice Elaine, 76, retired postmaster, died Tuesday. Visitation noon to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Gilcrease Baptist Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors Inc., Tulsa chapel.
SERVICES FRIDAY
ASHWOOD, Bettye Jean, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church. (Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home)
HENDRIX, Don, 10 a.m., First Baptist Church. (Bradley Funeral Service of Fort Gibson)
LAMB, Clois, 10 a.m., York Street Christian Church. (Foster-Petering Funeral Home)
SMITH, Jimmy Emery, 2 p.m., Garden of Memories Cemetery, Vian. (Agent Funeral Home, Sallisaw)
STILL, Ella Marie, 2 p.m., Westville City Cemetery. (Hart Funeral Home, Westville)
