Flossie Williams
Services for Flossie Williams, 91, Hennepin, will be held Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of the Living God in Hennepin with Pastor Dalton Cook and Pastor Herbert Jenkins officiating.
Interment will be at the Five Mile Cemetery, west of Davis, under the direction of Fox Funeral Home, Davis.
She was born on June 9, 1911 in Milo to Wilkes and Mabel Stevenson Martin.
She died March 30, 2003 in Ardmore.
On December 10, 1941 she married Elder Frank James Williams in Hennepin.
He preceded her in death on October 21, 1995.
She grew up in Milo and attended school there.
She had lived in Hennepin since 1941.
She worked in Home Health Care and was a homemaker.
She belonged to the Church of the Living God in Hennepin.
She is survived by four daughters, Romaine Williams, Onita Williams, Loretta Caldwell, all of Hennepin and Christine Lewis, Chickasha; five sons, Ivory Williams and his wife, Juanita, Ellis Ray Williams and his wife, Yvonne, Frank Williams Jr. and his wife, Shirley, all of Hennepin, Richard Paul Williams and his wife, Gloria, Milo, and Robert Knowles, Spencer; two sisters, Lillie Brown and Carrie Knight, both of Milo; 23 grandchildren and 54 great and great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are grandsons and flower girls will be her granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Francis and Hazel and one son, Frankie Lee, brothers and sisters.
Arthur "John" A. Carter
Longtime Davis resident Arthur "John" A. Carter, 82, died March 25, 2003, at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur.
Funeral services were March 29 at Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, with the Rev. Donald Carter officiating.
Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery.
He was born June 13, 1920, in Katie to Milburn R. and Jessie (Stone) Carter. He grew up in the Katie and Hennepin areas.
He married Mallinee "Molly" Sadler on Nov. 28, 1938, and she preceded him in death Feb. 17, 2003.
They lived in California for several years before moving to Davis in 1947.
Carter worked for Trigg Drilling Company and later for Mobil Oil Company until his retirement.
He was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church.
He is survived by: two sons, Donald of Davis and Ted of Sparta, Mo.; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Cecil.
Pallbearers were Jackie Don Sadler, Lloyd Stapp, Keith Brott, Steve Stevens, John Litke and Frank Heaton.
Krien Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Beulah Mae (King) Sanger
Funeral services for Davis native Beulah Mae (King) Sanger, 89, were held Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, with Chaplain Steve Mayhan officiating.
Burial was in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Sanger was born April 15, 1913, in Davis to William Ace and Martha Iva (Ringer) King and died March 24, 2003, at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital.
She grew up in Davis and graduated from Davis High School in 1933.
She married Gordon L. Sanger in 1944, and they traveled extensively during his military career.
After his retirement, they made their home in San Antonio.
Mrs. Sanger returned to Davis in 1985 after the death of her husband to be near her family.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Boerne, Texas.
She is survived by three sisters, Irene Myers and Vye Shackelford, both of Davis, and Dot Likens of Broken Arrow.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Willard King, and sister, Jessie F. (King) Ellis.
Honorary pallbearers were her nephews, Michael "Mickey" Shackelford, Ronald "R.D." Shackelford, D.F. Myers, Boyd Ellis, Russell Likens and Tyler Ellis.
Bob Murray
Services for Bob Murray, 76, Maysville, were held Tuesday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Maysville with Rev. Chuck Shilling officiating.
Interment was at the Hopping Cemetery, east of Wayne, under the direction of John Williams of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville.
He was born on December 4, 1926 at Paoli to Ed and Pearl Sharp Murray. He died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at Paul's Valley.
On December 24, 1947 he married Dorcie Willis in Paul's Valley.
He had lived and called Wayne and Maysville his home for most of his life.
He grew up in Wayne and attended school there.
In November of 1945, he joined the United States Army at Camp Beale, Calif. and was there until the duration of WWII.
He again joined the Army in 1951 and stayed until 1969.
He was a 22-year veteran of the United States Army and retired as a Staff Sargent.
In 1970 he and Dorcie moved back to Maysville and semi-retired.
He later worked for Baker-Hughes Tool Company.
He was a good neighbor, loved to garden and enjoyed all of his family and friends.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Maysville.
He is survived by his wife, Dorcie, of the home; six children, Cathy Schevers, and her husband, Dan, Davenport, Iowa, Brenda Smith and her husband, Larry; Susie Hill and her husband, Terry; Carl Murray and his wife, Michelle; all of Maysville, Ray Murray and his wife, Susan, Sulphur, and John Murray and his wife, Kim, Davis; 11 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Rex Murray and his wife, Ruby, Paoli, and Gene Murray and his wife Elaine, Wayne; one sister Juanita Rollins, Paul's Valley.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Carl and Roy Dean, and a sister, Roberta Hanson.
