Betty Rae Sager
Apr 23, 2019
Betty Rae Sharp was born in Crescent, Oklahoma on May 28th, 1925 to Cecil Sharp and Elsie Hull Sharp. She departed this life on April 23rd, 2019. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother whose life revolved around serving others. She was the original Pioneer Woman, the Betty Crocker of Balko, the Martha Stuart of the Plains. Her...
Jackie Bob Slatten
Apr 20, 2019
Our mother, “Jackie Bob” (Verdeen L.) Slatten joined her loved ones in Heaven on April 20, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma following a brief illness.
Jackie Bob was born October 13, 1936 in Childress, Texas, the second daughter of Verdia (Bohannon) and George Owen. Jackie Bob was a long-time and well-known member of the Beaver County, Oklahoma...
Cheryl Lynn Greenlee
Apr 12, 2019
Cheryl Lynn Greenlee, born February 28th, 1949 to Doyne E. Bell-Zimmerman and Lyndol E. Zimmerman in Hoxie, KS, departed this life on April 12, 2019 at her home in Beaver, OK. Cheryl was a longtime nurse, having graduated from nursing school in 1981. Nursing was at the core of her personality and being and brought significant joy to her...
Mike Douglas McDonald
Apr 1, 2019
Mike Douglas McDonald was born January 15, 1962 to Joe and Anna Fairlene McDonald in Woodward, Oklahoma. He passed from this life to his eternal home on April 1, 2019 in Beaver, Oklahoma surrounded by family. He had one older brother, Mark, and one younger brother, Brent. His early school years were spent in Kansas and North Carolina before settling...
Harmon Hartman Hammitt
Mar 15, 2019
Harmon Hammitt was born on May 7, 1923 in Grand Junction, Colorado Walter and Ida (VanDyke) Hammitt. He met his future wife, Edna, when his family moved to Woodland Park, Colorado in 1936.
He joined the Navy on December 7, 1941 and did his basic training in Farragut, Idaho. In 1942 he was stationed at Pearl Harbor as a...
Michael "Mike" Wayne Cooper
Feb 26, 2019
Michael Wayne Cooper, 65 of Forgan, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
Mike was born December 25, 1953 in Artesia, New Mexico to Bill Cooper and Wanda Maxwell Cooper. He was a resident of Beaver County most of his life. He went to school all 12 years at Forgan and graduated with the class of 1972.
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Virgil Francis Wright
Feb 25, 2019
Virgil Wright was born to Walter and Nora (Riggs) Wright on May 25, 1944 in Beaver, Oklahoma. He was the third of ten children.
As a child he lived in Beaver, Forgan and Keyes, Oklahoma. As a teenager his family moved to Huntsville, Arkansas.
Virgil followed the wheat harvest for several years with Kyle Coats crew from Plains, Kansas.
While...
Cletus Lane Carter
Feb 20, 2019
Cletus L. Carter, 78, of Forgan, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 surrounded by the comfort of his family.
Cletus was born August 2, 1940 in Liberal, KS to Arthur L. Carter and Thelma “Nub” Eden. He was a lifelong resident of Beaver County, Oklahoma. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Forgan High...
Bobby Lee Wilson
Feb 6, 2019
Bobby Lee Wilson was born September 14, 1927 to Tom and Mabel Wilson of Balko, Oklahoma at the family farm. Bob was the eldest child of Tom and Mabel's eight children. Bob attended Bethany School and graduated in 1945. After graduating he started driving the school bus taking the kids from the Fulton School District to the Balko School located...
Audrey Lee Parker
Jan 31, 2019
Audrey Lee Parker was born December 26th 1939 and passed from this earth on January 31st 2019 with her family by her side. Audrey was born to Glen and Ophelia Wright in Balko, Oklahoma where she grew up and attended school. She met the love of her life Jake (JJ) Parker at a High School football game. They married...
Jose Jesus Lopez
Dec 16, 2018
Jose Jesus Lopez was born May 23, 1991 in Beaver, Oklahoma to Jose and Maribel (Montoya) Lopez. He graduated high school and attended two years of Vo-Tech. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Jose passed on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his residence in Forgan, Oklahoma at the age of 27.
He is survived by his...
Junior Wayne Pugh
Dec 11, 2018
Junior Wayne Pugh was born May 18, 1937 to Floyd Woodrow and Myrtle Marie (Young) Pugh in Balko, Oklahoma. He graduated Balko High School in 1955. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Wayne worked for Ellis County Maintenance Division. He also was a security guard and he raised some cattle. He owned a Texaco Station in Weatherford, Oklahoma...
Joshua Wayne Winkler
Nov 25, 2018
Joshua Wayne Winkler was born to Raymond Winkler and Sherry (Freeman) Winkler on October 10, 1994 in Beloit, KS. Joshua has three brothers David Kelly Winkler and wife, Shelby of Kismet, Ks, Monte Ryan Winkler of Beaver, Ok and Sheldon Lane Winkler also of Beaver, Ok. He was blessed with loving Grandparents Edna and Roy Freeman formally of Hooker,...
Gaylord Frank Redemer
Nov 20, 2018
Gaylord was born May 4, 1930 to Frank and Mary Alice (Peck) Redemer. He graduated from Beaver High School. He enlisted in the US Navy serving from January 11, 1951 to November 30 1954. Gaylord served on the USS Los Angeles during the Korean War. He received the National Defense Medal, Korean Service Medal with 5 bronze stars and the...
Gary Wayne Dixon
Nov 13, 2018
Gary Wayne Dixon was born October 14, 1937 in Beaver, Oklahoma to James Kenneth and Gladys Elizabeth (Kelley) Dixon. He graduated High School and attended four years of college. He was a farmer most of his life. He was a member of the Christian Church and the NRA.
Gary passed on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the Beaver County...
Lucian Wade McCollin
Nov 11, 2018
Lucian Wade McCollin
(Jacob Wade Davis)
Jacob was born July 26, 1995 at 11:55 A.M. at 8 lbs 12oz. to Joseph and Lori (Freeman) Davis in Beaver County Memorial Hospital. He was the youngest of six children, the center of attention, which he loved.
He had a fantastic imagination, an endless curiosity and fascination for all living...
Gerald Dwaine Sandusky
Oct 24, 2018
Gerald Dwaine Sandusky was born November 14, 1937 to Robert and Velda (Hull) Sandusky in Beatrice, Nebraska. He was born while the parents were visiting at his maternal grandparents home in Beatrice, Nebraska. His family home was in Cave, Arkansas. As a young boy his parents moved to Greensburg, Kansas, and he attended school there through the 4th grade. While...
Glenford Harold Bensch
Oct 10, 2018
Glenford Harold Bensch was born on January 17, 1931 to Harry and Rosa (Louthan) Bensch on the farm near Chester, Oklahoma. The family attended Seiling Friends Church. He attended Lakeside School near his home then Seiling High School where he graduated Salutatorian in 1949. He excelled at all sports but especially loved Track and Field and won the Class B State...
J.C. Purcell
Oct 6, 2018
J C Purcell was born September 17, 1927 in Quitaque, Texas to Cecil and Edna Othell (Merrell) Purcell. He attended Beaver High School and he enlisted in the United States Navy. He married Johnnie Lauraetta Karnes on November 8, 1947 in Perryton, Texas. She passed on December 24, 2002. He was a Shop Supervisor for Beaver County.
J C...
Terril Brent Mills
Oct 2, 2018
Terril Mills was born on May 8, 1938 to Francis and Maxine Mills in Forgan, OK. He grew up in Forgan and attended Forgan Public School. He played football but his favorite was playing the trumpet in band and singing. He sang locally for church, weddings, funerals and special events.Singing became a lifelong passion. He also had a great...
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