Craig County, Oklahoma

Posted Queries for January thru March 2011

Obituary lookup needed for Lionel E. Fredericks   1300

Lookups posted by Toddfred_1 on January 08, 2011 for FREDERICKS

We are looking for information on our great-uncle who we think died and was buried in Vinita. Is there someone in the area that can look up an obituary?

Lionell Earl Fredericks died sometime in Oct 1940. Sorry we don't have an exact date. He might have been living in and died in Eastern State Hospital. We have called the hospital but they don't have records going back this far.

Any help that can be provided would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Obituary lookup needed for Lionel E. Fredericks   1300A

Query posted by Shabellaone on January 10, 2011

I would suggest that you send for his death certificate as not very many residents from Eastern State Hospital had obitutarys

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Re: Victim needs information   1301

Query posted by Shabellaone on January 10, 2011

If your brother is still alive the answer is no as medical records are private

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Re: VAN NOY/HANCOCK   1302

Query posted by Draye777 on January 25, 2011

i noticed your name sheffield....did you have an Elmer in your family?

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bradfield, moore, james, teague   1303

Query posted by Draye777 on January 25, 2011 for , BRADFIELD, MOORE, JAMES, TEAGUE

I am looking for information on elizabeth james who married samuel t. moore and they lived in S.E. oklahoma 1882 and had a child [my grandmother] may a. moore...
anyone? draye777@gmail.com

Re: EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE HOSPITAL, VINITA OKLAHOMA   1311

Query posted by Bennedona on January 28, 2011

Love the idea of turning buildings into a museum. Who do we talk to?

Got another question - If someone was a patient at the mental hospital & they died. If the body wasn't claimed by the family, where would it have been buried? Was there a cemetery on the grounds?

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Re: EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE HOSPITAL, VINITA OKLAHOMA   1311A

Query posted by Twpatie on January 28, 2011

Eastern State Hospital Cemetery 1 mile east of hospital estimated 1500 burials; most unmarked; earliest burial about 1919. Burials started in southwest corner to northwest corner, then back south again. Buried in order the died, or several may have been burial at one time.
http://www.okgenweb.org/~okcraig/cemetery/cem_update.htm
Hope this helps.

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Salem Plew   1309A

Query posted by Carolturleysalazar on February 02, 2011 for PLEW

I am needing an obit for him . He died on June 2, 1941 in Vinita, Ok. But a Claremore F.H. handled the service. Any help would be appreciated.

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Few obits 1985   1304

Obituary posted by Redrivertxok on February 07, 2011 for , CARPENTER, PARKER, MILLS, WHITE, WHITEAKER, WALLER, ROOS

Vinita Daily Journal
Vinita, Oklahoma

Friday, January 11, 1985
Obituary
Carpenter
Mrs. ETHEL CARPENTER, 87 year old Vinita resident, died Friday morning in the Tulsa Christian Home. She was born July 3, 1897 at Lowry City, Missouri. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the First Baptist Church in Vinita. She was preceded in death by her husband, JOE CARPENTER who died in 1967, and two sons, LESLIE M. CARPENTER and JOSEPH MERLE CARPENTER. The family of Ethel Carpenter includes three sons, HUGH CARPENTER of Tulsa, O’DELL CARPENTER of Bixby and VERNON D. CARPENTER of Derby, Kansas; one daughter, Mrs. ANNABELLE ISAACS of Ketchum; 13 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Luginbuel Funeral Chapel and interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.

Wednesday, January 16, 1985

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Parker
MOLLIE PARKER, 92, Waurika, died Monday at a Waurika nursing home following an extended illness. She was the mother of long time Vinita resident JOHN PARKER, principal of Ewing Halsell Junior High School.

Mrs. Parker was born Aug. 15, 1882 at Springer, Indian Territory (now Carter Co., Oklahoma). She married C. W. PARKER on Aug. 6, 1911 at Hastings. The couple lived several years at Bokchito before moving back to Hastings where they operated a farm north of town for several years. Mr. Parker preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 1955. Mrs. Parker was a long time member of the Church of the Nazarene of Waurika.

Survivors include four sons, CLYDE PARKER of Waurika, CLAUD PARKER of Lindale, Texas; JOHN PARKER of Vinita, and STACY PARKER of Wichita Falls Texas; one brother, P. S. MEEKS of Modesto, California; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Her funeral was held today at the Church of the Nazarene in Waurika. Rev. DALE COBLE, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the Waurika Cemetery, arranged by Will C. Worley & Sons Funeral Home of Waurika.


Monday, January 23, 1985

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Mrs. MILLS
Mrs. MARY CHRISTINE MILLS, 95, of Houston, Texas, died Thursday. Mrs. Mills had been a resident of Houston since 1932 and was a member of the St. John the Divine Episcopal Church . She was a member of the Rotarians and worked with the Hedgecroft Clinic and Planned Parenthood. She was the widow of PAUL R. MILLS, founder of Camco, Inc. Survivors include her daughters, PAULINE EDWARDS DELANEY, ELIZABETH ROSE and RUTH MCGRANAHAN HEMPHILL, all of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were held in the St. John the Divine Episcopal Church at Houston with Rev. JOHN T. DEFOREST, Jr. officiating. Graveside services will be held Tuesday in Tulsa. Friends are giving to the Cal Farley Boys Ranch at Amarillo, Texas. Arrangements were by the George H. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home of Houston.

White
Big Cabin resident RUTH GAIL WHITE, 63, died Jan. 24 in Chelsea. Mrs. White was born Oct. 27, 1921 in Preston, Kansas. She was a member of the Ladies Encampment Auxiliary of Vinita and Grand Matriarch of the Grand Ladies Encampment Auxiliary from 1982 to 1983. She is survived by her husband, STANDFORD WHITE of the home; her mother EVA STRAW of Pratt, Kansas; one daughter BARBARA COMSTOCK of Big Cabin, two sisters, MARY REEVES of Pawhuska and BONNIE COOPER of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Whiteaker
WALTER L. WHITEAKER, 67, died Saturday at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Ardmore. Mr. Whiteaker was born Jan. 29, 1917 at Lajunta, Colorado, and was a former resident of Vinita. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army. He is survived by his aunt, GRACE SPECCARD of Tulsa a nephew and two cousins in the Vinita area. Funeral services will be Tuesday at the Burckhalter Memorial Chapel with Rev. CLARENCE NEWBY officiating. Interment will be in the Timpson Chapel Cemetery west of Vinita.

Waller
Mrs. NETA LEE WALLER, 61, died Friday afternoon in Craig Funeral Hospital. Mrs. Waller was born Dec. 20, 1923 in Tulsa and had made her home in Vinita with JUNE BECKLUND at 625 ½ West Tahlequah Ave. for the past 20 years. The family of Mrs. Waller include three sons, DANIEL CALVERT of Toulles, Washington; TOBERT VERNON CALVERT of Vancourver, WA; GUY L. WALLER III of Richmond, Vermont; nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be Tuesday in the Luginbuel Funeral Chapel with Elder ROBERT HARPER officiating. Interment will be in the Spavinaw Cemetery.

Roos
ALBERT ROOS, 68, died Friday from injuries he sustained in a truck accident on the Will Rogers Turnpike. Roos was born Feb. 14, 1916 at Brooten, New Mexico. He formerly lived in the Cleora area and was a plumber and pipe fitter. He was a member of the Holiness Congregation. Survivors include his wife Mrs. PAULINE ROOS of Oklahoma City; one son ALBERT ROOS of St. Louis, MO; one daughter Mrs. DORENE LEBOEVE of Oklahoma City; four brothers, TONY ROOS in California; JOE ROOS of St. Paul, MN; GARY ROOS of Worthington, MN; and BILL ROOS of Wilmington, IL; four sisters, MARGARET WIGGINS and LORETTA STORY both of Long Beach, California; and MARY HEYTON and KATHRYN DRAZIL both of Klamouth Falls, Oregon; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Smith and Kernke Funeral Chapel in Oklahoma directed by the Luginbuel Funeral Service of Vinita. Interment will be Tuesday afternoon in the Evergreen Cemetery in Lineville, Iowa.

Re: Oscar MCKINZIE   1310C

Query posted by Frangisc on February 12, 2011 for , MCKINZIE, SHAW

I have ancestor James henry McKinzie who was the father of William Mack McKinzie. Would love to solve problems of this family. Have no siblings of James Henry so Oscar would be a welcome addition. William Mack was married to Martha Shaw

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Re: Oscar MCKINZIE   1310B

Query posted by Michaelaldrich51 on February 13, 2011

William Mack is my Great-Great Grandfather.I have been working on this line for several years and would love to share with you. You can contact me at mikealdrich51@gmail.com
Mike Aldrich
Broken Arrow, Ok

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Roy Eugene Cloninger   1305B

Query posted by Sallyholdendyson1 on March 04, 2011 for CLONINGER

I'm trying to find an obituary or cemetery listing for Roy Eugene Cloninger. I have found a SSDI listing for him(?) showing b.d. of May 1899 and death January 1974 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK. Can anyone help with this? Thanks so much!

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Re: Roy Eugene Cloninger   1305

Query posted by Sallyholdendyson on March 13, 2011 for , CLONINGER, HOLDEN

That does help a little. I never thought to look there even though he lived in that area for a long time. He was my g-grandfather's step-son. I've been looking for him hoping to find his mother. Both my g-grandfather, James F. Holden, and my grandfather, Sidney F. Holden, are buried at Summit View.
Thanks!

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Re: Roy Eugene Cloninger   1305A

posted by Obits101 on March 13, 2011 for CLONINGER

...according to FAG (Find-a-Grave), he is buried in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, OK. Here is his link:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cl...;

Pvt Roy Eugene CLONINGER
dob: 05-11-1900
dod: 01-27-1974


...hope this helps you out some.

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Re: Brentnall/Peck Vinita or Bluejacket   1306

Query posted by Gjbrent1 on March 16, 2011 for , BRENTNALL, PECK

Albert-

Did you ever find the information about Lucius Peck and Gracie Brentnall you were looking for? I realize it was quite a few years ago you made your post but I may have some information. Email me direct gjbrent at gmail dot com. Gracie was my father's half sister. I have photos and letters that might interest you.

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Re: EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE HOSPITAL, VINITA OKLAHOMA   1311B

Query posted by Tjslittleredneck on March 29, 2011

Hello I just read your message about your grandmothers twin. I don't really know if I can help you but I know someone who works at what is left of eastern state hosp. I will ask him how you go about finding out the info that your looking for. I also seen that your message was posted almost 2 years ago so if I don't hear from you I will know that you found what you were looking for. If you are still looking for this info please send me an email at tjslittleredneck@yahoo.com. Hope i can help you. I myself have been looking for my older sisters that were put up for adoption in the 60's they were triplets and i have all but given up after almost 20 years of looking

bj

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MARIE CUMIFORD--EULA BURROW CUMIFORD   1307

Query posted by Workinranch on March 30, 2011 for , BURROW, CUMIFORD

Looking for information for these 2 women. Know a lot about Eula, but need to know Marie's married name and children. Marie b. about 1914 in Benton County, Ark.Eula was her mother. Eula was married to Pleasant Cumiford, and they had several children.
Thank you
cAY