William Theodore (Terry) Carter III
Services for William Theodore (Terry) Carter III, 49, Wilburton, were held Monday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Davis with Rev. Wayne Loften officiating.
Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery with Waldrop Funeral Home, Wilburton, officiating assisted by Krien Funeral Home of Davis.
Born November 11, 1954 in Wynnewood to William Theodore Jr. and Leta Oakley Carter, he died Wednesday, March 31 in McAlester.
He married Belinda Mckee on October 21, 1979 in Casper, Wyo.
He worked for many years in the oil fields.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; a son, William Theodore Carter IV, Albuquerque, N.M.; his mother, Leta Cater, Davis; a sister, Joy Reynolds, Gillette, Wyo. and a brother, Scott Carter, Albuquerque, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents; a brother-in-law, Walter Wood, and a great nephew, Dante Wood.
Pallbearers were Kyle Wood, Phil Hatzenbeuhler, Scott Allen, Michael Anderson, Rodney Campbell, Travis Powell, Bobby Grossnicklauf and Jeremy Williams.
John Butler Miller
Services for John Butler Miller, 68, Las Vegas, Nev. were held Wednesday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Stratford with John Miller officiating.
Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur with Pickard Funeral Home officiating.
Born January 10, 1936, in Roff, Mr. Miller died Thursday, April 1, 2004 in Las Vegas.
He married Merilyn Graco Clark in 1961.
He was a customer service manager for a telephone company and had lived in Las Vegas since 1961.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Merilyn, in 2001; a sister, Vera Jones in 2002 and his parents, John and Mary Miller.
Surviving are a son and his wife, John B. and Bonnie Miller, Princeton, N.J.; a sister and her husband, Betty and Truman Harris, Stratford; one granddaughter, Kate Miller and one grandson, John C. Miller.
Pallbearers were Davis Crisp, Lewis Perry, Dixie Sumner, Doyle Sharber, J. C. Grantham and Raymond Henagar.
Mark Steven Hotopp
Services for Mark Steven Hotopp, 55, Ft. Worth, Texas will be held Saturday, April 10 at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church with Greenwood Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Interment will be in Drake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement Road, Ft. Worth.
Born May 23, 1948 in Ft. Worth to, he died Sunday, April 4, 2004 in Ft. Worth.
He was past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club and was a scoutmaster for BSA Troop 143 for the past 12 years.
He was involved in Scouting at the district level and was chairman of the Advancement Committee at the time of his death.
He was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award and a James West Fellow.
He was associated with Flamingo Pools since 1969.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Housewright and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hotopp, Sr.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Merry Williams Hotopp; a daughter, Erica Hotopp Thorne and her husband, Brian; a son, Matthew Rhodes Hotopp; grandchildren, Emalith Hotopp and Tathan Thorne; a sister, Lisa Ann Fox and her husband, Michael; his parents, E. F. "Buddy" Hotopp and Ann Housewright Hotopp and his mother-in-law, Grace Brewer, Sulphur.
Memorial may be made to the Longhorn Council, 4917 Briarhave 76109 or the Arlington Heights United Methodist Church.
Doris Ann Watson
Services for Doris Ann Watson, 62, Dougherty, will be held Friday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dougherty Baptist Church with Rev. Williard McCartney, Jr. officiating.
Interment will be in Dougherty Cemetery with Clagg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born February 18, 1942 to Owen Watson and Tommie McDaniel Watson in Morenzi, Ariz., she died Tuesday, April 6, 2004, in Sulphur.
A homemaker, she married Larry Gene Watson on Oct. 28, 1970 in Ardmore.
He preceded her in death on July 8, 1991.
She lived in Dougherty most of her life.
She graduated from Dougherty High School and was a member of the Dougherty Baptist Church but was attending the Midway Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Roger Weldon, Dougherty; a son, Ross Watson, Dougherty; two grandchildren, Cameron Weldon and Makayla Weldon and her best friend, Loretta Mattingley, Dougherty.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Shirley Watson.
Pallbearers were Eddie Mosley, Joel Mann, Joe Mann, Ray Beal, Douglas Akers and Ronnie Baugh.
Dale Pritchard
Graveside services for Dale Pritchard, 73, were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 5 at Dolberg Cemetery with DeArman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born October 21, 1930 in Oklahoma City to Forest and Bertha Allen Pritchard, he died April 1, 2004 in Oklahoma City after a long illness.
He married Ruth Castleberry on December 16, 1967 in Paul's Valley.
He was a retired construction company worker and purchased the Hammett Grovery business, north of Sulphur on U.S. 177 in 1971.
The couple operated the business until they both retired in 1998.
A hard worker who loved to stay busy, he enjoyed going to yard sales, playing bingo and eating out with his friends.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of the home; two sons, Dale Pritchard, Jr., Zula, Washington and Larry Dale Pritchard, Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother-in-law, Sonny Castleberry and his wife, Leta and a sister-in-law, Mary Maddox, all of Sulphur.
He was preceded in death by a son, Steven Prichard; his parents and a sister.
Pallbearers were Bart Castleberry, Tim Collins, Thomas Gordon, Craig Billings, Bob Roberson and Tony Roberson.
Jose Celso Hernandez
Graveside services for Jose Celso Hernandez, 86, Sulphur, were held Friday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur with Rev. Bill Leveridge officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Clagg Funeral Home.
Born March 4, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas, he died March 29, 2004 in Oklahoma City.
He had lived in Sulphur the past few years and was a veteran of World War II in the Army.
He was of the Catholic faith and had worked as a pastry chief.
He had no known survivors.
Lillian Belle Fuller
Services for Lillian Belle Fuller, 97, Davis were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 29 at Midway Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Williard McCartney, Jr. officiating.
Interment was in Sunnylane Cemetery in Del City with Cowley-Krien Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born November 15, 1906 in Prague to Jim and Flora Williams Burnside, she died Tuesday, March 27, 2004 in Burford Manor Nursing Home in Davis.
She married Charles Fuller on April 25, 1936 in Prague.
He preceded her in death.
Also preceding her in death were her mother; one brother, Luther Burnside; a step-son, Charles Fuller, Jr. and a step-daughter, Addie Fuller.
She was born and raised in Prague and later moved to Oklahoma City where she lived and raised her family.
She moved to Sulphur in 1989 where she lived the remainder of her life.
Surviving are two daughters, Lillian Hawkins and her husband, Warren, Sulphur and Jimmie McLane Castro and her husband, Paul, Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Dena Palenske, Dana Hawkins Sparks, Chirlyn McLane and Angela Schuler and seven great-grandchildren.
