~Gone, But Not Forgotten~

Dearrel E. Barnes
Airman 2nd. Class stationed in Manston, England
Recipient of National Defense Service Medal
Born: 12-28-35 - Hontubby, OK
Died: 9-30-56 - London, England *Robert Marshall Hight, Jr.
Career Air Force man, stationed at Lowery AFB,
Denver, CO
Born: 6-17-38 - Howe, OK
Died: 8-21-68 - Denver, Colorado

*Shirley Huckaby Gilliam
Born: 6-24-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 1-28-73 - Heavener, OK Patsy Clubb Rowland
Member of Victory Baptist Church. Death result of car accident.
Born: 6-19-37 - Heavener, OK
Died: 12-21-73 - Hodgen, OK

Shirley "Buddy" Stacy
Born: 5-4-37
Died: March, 1980 *Patsy Ann Towry Dedmon
Taught Elementary School for 5 years. Appointed secretary of Election Board in 1977.
Born: 7-26-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 9-22-80 - Poteau, OK

Myrna Sanders Phillips

Born: 2-16-36 - Mena, AR
Died: 2-18-85 - Heavener, OK *Patricia Adrene Mayfield Haebe
Personnel Director in Medical Products
Born: 8-14-38 - Garden City, KS
Died: 12-15-90 - Denver, CO

*Rayburn Blaine Manifold
Worked in parts dept. o fHembree Chevrolet. Worked for K.C.S. Railroad when died.
Born: 11-30-37 - Heavener, OK
Died: 4-28-91 - Howe, OK Edgar Martin Lord
Retired from the Air Force. Owned Lord's Salvage and was a Vietnam veteran
Born: 7-18-37 - Howe, OK
Died: 8-1-92 - Poteau, OK

William Walter Ford
Employed with the LeFlore County Highway Dept.
Born: 04-19-34 - Poteau, OK
Died: 08-11-93 - Poteau, OK Donald G. Ferguson
Self-employed as grocer and butcher. Member of Assembly of God Church.
Born: 12-26-36 - Heavener, OK
Died: 2-3-97 - Bakersfield, CA

William Leon Holliday
A career newspaperman. Worked at the Chico Enterprise Record and later started the Orland Press Register. Also worked as insurance agent.
Born: 1-13-36 - Cove, AR
Died: 3-2-97 - Chico, CA Cleta Gayle Beall LaBonte
Employed as a dental assistant in Sherman, TX.
Born: 09-09-38 - Woodward, OK
Died: 09-03-98 - Denison, TX

*Joe B. Glinski
Retired from General Motors Co. and served in the Air Force.
Born: 11-10-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 12-22-98 - Whitehouse, TX *Thalbert "Dude" McCurtain
Member of LeFlore County Wolf Hunters Assoc., a Vietnam Veteran, and worked for Caughern Construction Co.
Born: 1-22-38 - Hontubby, OK
Died: 8-21-99 - Ft. Smith, AR

Donald Hall
Navy Veteran of Vietnam War, Regional Sales Manager for Watkins Products, Owner/Operator of HT Cattle Co.
Born: 01-05-37 - Hartford, AR
Died: 03-14-01 - Paris, AR June Yvonne Windham Calhoun
Reservation Clerk, Avis Car Rental
Born: 08-08-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 02-17-02 - Broken Arrow, OK.

*Golda Faye Battenfield Hood
Member First Baptist Church and Sunday School teacher, Heavener, OK
Born: 09-02-38
Died: 04-05-03 - Fort Smith, AR *Barbara Sons Cornelison
Legal Secretary in Ardmore, OK.
Born:  1-4-39 -   Heavener, OK
Died: 6-25-05 - Ardmore, OK.

*Frankie Stinson LeSeur
Employed Dept. of Public Safety - OK City, then housewife for most of her life
Born:  3-14-38 -   Heavener, OK
Died: 10-09-05 - Muskogee, OK. *Daniel Wade Janway
Veteran of U.S.Air Force, and Washington Army National Guard. Retired from Boeing Company where he was employed as an aeromechanic
Born: 06-9-38 - Ashmore, TX
Died: 07-28-06 - San Antonio, TX

*Frances Meeh Johnston
Worked in Real Estate and was a home maker in McAlester. Retired to Hodgen. Member of First Baptist Church, Heavener.
Born: 07-22-37 - Heavener, OK
Died: 03-16-07 - Ft. Smith, AR Jesse Lee Broyles
Employed as a truck driver.
Born: 10-3-33
Died: 4-15-07 - Wister, OK

*Kenneth Bishop
Worked in Japan as a civilian purchasing agent for the Navy.
Born: 07-15-38 - Petros, OK
Died: 02-10-2010 - Las Vegas, NV *Pat Blassingame Bateman
Retired from the Lavaca Public School System after 32 years service as the Choral Music Teacher. Was a member of the Arkansas Education Association and the First Baptist Church of Fort Smith where she served as organist for a time.
Born: 09-19-38 - Ft. Smith, AR
Died: 10-03-2011 - Ft. Smith, AR

*Jack Vinson
Retired from the KCS Railroad. He was a poultry grower for OK Foods and a Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict.
Born: 07-17-38 - Stapp, OK
Died: 03-30-2012 - Wister, OK *Travis Frizzell
Retired as unit manager from the Jim Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen..
Born: 08-11-38 - Zoe, OK
Died: 07-28-2012 - Zoe Community, OK

*Jack Wedge
Graduated from OSU with Bachelor's degree in education. Was a member of First Southern Baptist Church.
Born: 10-7-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 11-14-12 - Hutchinson, KS *Betty Jo Widmar Stricklin
Worked in banking business for 40 years in Lawton, OK, California, and Midwest City. Member of Trinity Baptist Church, Heavener.
Born: 01-14-38 - Heavener, OK
Died: 01-19-2013 - Poteau, OK

William Walkup
Retired from AMOCO Production Co. in 1996. After retirement, founded Walkup, Inc. where he rebuilt starters, generators, and alternators with his youngest son.
Born: 05-25-38 - Zoe Community, OK
Died: 12-08-2013 - Sapulpa, OK *Omer Lee Stricklin
Member of Trinity Baptist Church, Heavener.
Born: 09-15-36 - Heavener, OK
Died: 05-15-2014 - Poteau, OK

*Billy Dean Earls
Owned and operated a barbershop in California. Had the distinction of being the first shop in California to incorporate a snack bar and coffee shop into his shop.
Born: 03-28-37 - Heavener, OK
Died: 10-06-2014 - Poteau, OK Elvie Woodral
Active member of New Life Church in Siloam Springs, AR and member of Turlock Horseman's Club. Retired from truck driving for Carnation and Delta Brands in California. Moved to Arkansas after retirement.
Born: 06-29-35 - Heavener, OK
Died: 12-20-2015 - Gentry, AR

*Peggy Llewellyn Tatum Gartner
Retired from Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
Born: 08-28-38 - Siloam Springs, AR
Died: 01-17-2016 - Poteau, OK

*Graduated with Class of 56

Gone But Not Forgotten
40 Year Reunion - 1996
Christmas Party - 1999
Renuion Get Together - 2000
Get-Togethers
50 Year Reunion - 2006
60 Year Reunion - 2016
The Way We Were

Dearrel E. Barnes Airman 2nd. Class stationed in Manston, England Recipient of National Defense Service Medal Born: 12-28-35 - Hontubby, OK Died: 9-30-56 - London, England	*Robert Marshall Hight, Jr. Career Air Force man, stationed at Lowery AFB, Denver, CO Born: 6-17-38 - Howe, OK Died: 8-21-68 - Denver, Colorado

*Shirley Huckaby Gilliam Born: 6-24-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 1-28-73 - Heavener, OK	Patsy Clubb Rowland Member of Victory Baptist Church. Death result of car accident. Born: 6-19-37 - Heavener, OK Died: 12-21-73 - Hodgen, OK

Shirley "Buddy" Stacy Born: 5-4-37 Died: March, 1980	*Patsy Ann Towry Dedmon Taught Elementary School for 5 years. Appointed secretary of Election Board in 1977. Born: 7-26-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 9-22-80 - Poteau, OK

Myrna Sanders Phillips Born: 2-16-36 - Mena, AR Died: 2-18-85 - Heavener, OK	*Patricia Adrene Mayfield Haebe Personnel Director in Medical Products Born: 8-14-38 - Garden City, KS Died: 12-15-90 - Denver, CO

*Rayburn Blaine Manifold Worked in parts dept. o fHembree Chevrolet. Worked for K.C.S. Railroad when died. Born: 11-30-37 - Heavener, OK Died: 4-28-91 - Howe, OK	Edgar Martin Lord Retired from the Air Force. Owned Lord's Salvage and was a Vietnam veteran Born: 7-18-37 - Howe, OK Died: 8-1-92 - Poteau, OK

William Walter Ford Employed with the LeFlore County Highway Dept. Born: 04-19-34 - Poteau, OK Died: 08-11-93 - Poteau, OK	Donald G. Ferguson Self-employed as grocer and butcher. Member of Assembly of God Church. Born: 12-26-36 - Heavener, OK Died: 2-3-97 - Bakersfield, CA

William Leon Holliday A career newspaperman. Worked at the Chico Enterprise Record and later started the Orland Press Register. Also worked as insurance agent. Born: 1-13-36 - Cove, AR Died: 3-2-97 - Chico, CA	Cleta Gayle Beall LaBonte Employed as a dental assistant in Sherman, TX. Born: 09-09-38 - Woodward, OK Died: 09-03-98 - Denison, TX

*Joe B. Glinski Retired from General Motors Co. and served in the Air Force. Born: 11-10-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 12-22-98 - Whitehouse, TX	*Thalbert "Dude" McCurtain Member of LeFlore County Wolf Hunters Assoc., a Vietnam Veteran, and worked for Caughern Construction Co. Born: 1-22-38 - Hontubby, OK Died: 8-21-99 - Ft. Smith, AR

Donald Hall Navy Veteran of Vietnam War, Regional Sales Manager for Watkins Products, Owner/Operator of HT Cattle Co. Born: 01-05-37 - Hartford, AR Died: 03-14-01 - Paris, AR	June Yvonne Windham Calhoun Reservation Clerk, Avis Car Rental Born: 08-08-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 02-17-02 - Broken Arrow, OK.

*Golda Faye Battenfield Hood Member First Baptist Church and Sunday School teacher, Heavener, OK Born: 09-02-38 Died: 04-05-03 - Fort Smith, AR	*Barbara Sons Cornelison Legal Secretary in Ardmore, OK. Born: 1-4-39 - Heavener, OK Died: 6-25-05 - Ardmore, OK.

*Frankie Stinson LeSeur Employed Dept. of Public Safety - OK City, then housewife for most of her life Born: 3-14-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 10-09-05 - Muskogee, OK.	*Daniel Wade Janway Veteran of U.S.Air Force, and Washington Army National Guard. Retired from Boeing Company where he was employed as an aeromechanic Born: 06-9-38 - Ashmore, TX Died: 07-28-06 - San Antonio, TX

*Frances Meeh Johnston Worked in Real Estate and was a home maker in McAlester. Retired to Hodgen. Member of First Baptist Church, Heavener. Born: 07-22-37 - Heavener, OK Died: 03-16-07 - Ft. Smith, AR	Jesse Lee Broyles Employed as a truck driver. Born: 10-3-33 Died: 4-15-07 - Wister, OK

*Kenneth Bishop Worked in Japan as a civilian purchasing agent for the Navy. Born: 07-15-38 - Petros, OK Died: 02-10-2010 - Las Vegas, NV	*Pat Blassingame Bateman Retired from the Lavaca Public School System after 32 years service as the Choral Music Teacher. Was a member of the Arkansas Education Association and the First Baptist Church of Fort Smith where she served as organist for a time. Born: 09-19-38 - Ft. Smith, AR Died: 10-03-2011 - Ft. Smith, AR

*Jack Vinson Retired from the KCS Railroad. He was a poultry grower for OK Foods and a Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Born: 07-17-38 - Stapp, OK Died: 03-30-2012 - Wister, OK	*Travis Frizzell Retired as unit manager from the Jim Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen.. Born: 08-11-38 - Zoe, OK Died: 07-28-2012 - Zoe Community, OK

*Jack Wedge Graduated from OSU with Bachelor's degree in education. Was a member of First Southern Baptist Church. Born: 10-7-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 11-14-12 - Hutchinson, KS	*Betty Jo Widmar Stricklin Worked in banking business for 40 years in Lawton, OK, California, and Midwest City. Member of Trinity Baptist Church, Heavener. Born: 01-14-38 - Heavener, OK Died: 01-19-2013 - Poteau, OK

William Walkup Retired from AMOCO Production Co. in 1996. After retirement, founded Walkup, Inc. where he rebuilt starters, generators, and alternators with his youngest son. Born: 05-25-38 - Zoe Community, OK Died: 12-08-2013 - Sapulpa, OK	*Omer Lee Stricklin Member of Trinity Baptist Church, Heavener. Born: 09-15-36 - Heavener, OK Died: 05-15-2014 - Poteau, OK

*Billy Dean Earls Owned and operated a barbershop in California. Had the distinction of being the first shop in California to incorporate a snack bar and coffee shop into his shop. Born: 03-28-37 - Heavener, OK Died: 10-06-2014 - Poteau, OK	Elvie Woodral Active member of New Life Church in Siloam Springs, AR and member of Turlock Horseman's Club. Retired from truck driving for Carnation and Delta Brands in California. Moved to Arkansas after retirement. Born: 06-29-35 - Heavener, OK Died: 12-20-2015 - Gentry, AR

*Peggy Llewellyn Tatum Gartner Retired from Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Born: 08-28-38 - Siloam Springs, AR Died: 01-17-2016 - Poteau, OK

*~*Gone, But Not Forgotten*~*

~Gone, But Not Forgotten~