| FORD Adaline Mae Ford, age 81 of Altus, passed away Monday, May 1, 2006, at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ford was born on February 2, 1925 in Frederick, Oklahoma to William Raymond “Dutch” and Fanny (Davis) Cullen. She moved to Altus at an early age and attended Altus Schools, graduating from Altus High School in 1943. A member of the First Christian Church, she was an avid Oklahoma University fan and participated in any activity involving OU. She attended UCLA and OU and married George Perley Ford in Altus in 1948. A longtime employee of Civil Service, Mrs. Ford spent over twenty-eight years working in the finance office at Altus Air Force Base and later worked at the Altus Air Force Base Hospital. Preceded in death by her parents, husband, a grandson, Matthew Mercer and a brother Harry Ellis, she is survived by three children, George Ford and wife Connie of San Jose, California, Jim Ford and wife Kathy of Astoria, Oregon and Jan Ford of Altus; eight grandchildren, Misty Graham of Seminole, Texas, Lindy Cortez of Altus, Jim Ford of Florida, Dina Augustine of Larned, Kansas, Derek Ford of San Jose, California, Meredith Mercer of Altus, William Ford of Altus and Audrey Ford of San Jose, California; seven great grandchildren, Dylan Cortez of Altus, Abigail Graham and Chandler Graham of Seminole, Texas, Rylee Cortez and Courtlynn Erb of Altus and Makenzy Augustine and Kaleb Augustine of Larned, Kansas. Funeral services for Adaline Mae Ford will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Morey officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Lawton under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus. The family of Adaline Ford will greet friends at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 from 6 until 8 p.m. Online tributes may be made to the family of Adaline Ford at www.Lowell-Tims.com. |
| Floyd Joe Mac Floyd age 64, of Altus, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2006, at the Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Oklahoma. He was born June 25, 1942, in Frederick, Oklahoma. He was the son of Robert and Loraine (Stallings) Floyd. In his youth, he worked construction on grain elevators. He joined the United States Marine Corp where he proudly served his country. During his service in the Marine Corp, he was a Marine Corp recruiter for the state of New Mexico. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam where he received two Purple Hearts for his actions. He was also stationed in Hawaii and Pensacola, Florida. Joe Mac was honorably discharged after twenty years one month and one day, having gone in as a enlisted man and retiring as a captain with honors. He received the Purple Heart Medal W-1, Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Mast, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal w-2, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w-1, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w-palm, Republic of Vietnam meritorious Unit Citation Civil Action 1st Class w-palm, Republic of Vietnam Compaign Medal w-date. Joe Mac was married to Gladys Darlene Mitchell on June 28, 1963, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and to this union two children were born. He attended the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and pastored churches in Alabama, Florida and Oklahoma. Joe Mac was currently a member of the First Baptist Church in Altus. In recent years, he had served as Interim Pastor for several churches in this area and conducted many revivals. He graduated from the Police Academy and was a deputy for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, as well as for the Blair and Olustee Police Departments. He was a member of the Paint Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. Joe Mac was preceded in death by his parents and by one brother, John Harlan. He is survived by his wife, Betty Karon of the home. He is survived by; two children, Tammy Sue Little and husband Charles of Lake Wales, Florida and Rickey Wayne Floyd and wife Rachel of Pace, Florida; three grandchildren, Emily Little, Heidi Little, and Rebeccah Little; three sisters, Jacquetta Ryan and Bobbe Sue Wilson and husband Paul, all of Altus and Hazel Fraizer of Choctaw, Oklahoma; and his very special friends, Jerry Stevens and wife Joy and Leon Owens, all of Altus. He is also survived by a host of other relatives and many friends. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 2, 2006, at the Lowell-Tims Chapel with Dr. Jeff Moore and Reverend Roy McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow in the Tipton Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. The family will receive guests from 6 until 7 pm, Wednesday evening at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association specifically toward Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research in memory of Joe Mac Floyd. On line tributes can be made to the family of Joe Mac Floyd at www.Lowell-Tims.com |
| Rev. Eugene Foreman Rev. Eugene Foreman, or “Rusty” as he was affectionately called in the area, was born at McQueen, Oklahoma, November 10, 1923 to Hugh and M.E. (Hickerson) Foreman. He died February 17,2007 at Jackson County Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. Mr. Foreman graduated from Duke High School as Valedictorian in 1941 and from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1945, where he served as Senior Class President. He continued his theological training at Central Baptist Seminar, in Kansas City, Kansas where he received his Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees, Magna Cum Laude. He further completed all of the residence requirements for his Doctor of Theology degree in 1957. While a student at O.B.U., Mr. Foreman was called to serve as Pastor of a mission near El Reno on March 8,1942, and later at Dale, where he also temporarily taught in the high school. While in graduate studies he served a rural church in Camden Point, Missouri. Following his seminary studies he served only two churches during a span of forty years: the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church of Kansas City and the Boulevard Baptist Church of Falls Church, Virginia. During this forty year ministry period Mr. Foreman served on innumerable committees and boards of the local, state and national denominational groups. Among those that Mr. Foreman considered as most rewarding were his participation in preaching missions in Cuba, Hawaii, Alaska and seven countries in South America. Also he was one of the joint-organizers of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of greater Washington, D.C. This is a certified and licensed Christian counseling ministry operated from an evangelical perspective. At the time of Mr. Foreman’s retirement he wa serving as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors which operated twenty-two centers in the Washington, D.C. area. Reminiscing on his retirement ministry, he considered his serving eleven churches in Southwest Oklahoma as Interim Pastor to be a most enjoyable climax to a ministry of sixty-three years. Eugene married Vesta Mae Henricksen of El Reno August 31, 1943. One daughter, Vicki Kay, was born to this union in 1945. Following his wife’s death he married Gladys Roberson of Altus, in 1987. Those celebrating Eugene’s promotion to go and be with the Lord include his wife, Gladys, of the home; daughter Vicki Fussell and husband Wes, of Hernando, Florida; step-daughter, Marilyn Reed and husband, Leroy, of Altus; foster daughter, Beverly Rey, of Kansas City, Missouri; three grandchildren, Tracy Ferrara and husband, Bill, of Ocoee, Florida; Dana Fussell of Tampa, Florida; Scott Fussell and wife, Kobi, of Cedar Creek Texas; one step- grandson, Rex Roberson and wife Lisa, of Duke, Oklahoma; and three foster grandchildren, Lori Givan and husband Gene, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Kristi Martin of Kansas City, Missouri, Lynn Dee Wilson and husband Mark, of San Antonio, Texas; three sisters, Bonnie Perryman and husband Fred, of Duke, Oklahoma,Metta Ruth Craft and husband,Lester, of Ada, Oklahoma; and Hughla Foreman of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also survived by nine great-grandchildren and a host of wonderful friends. Celebration of Life Services will commemorate his on going at the First Baptist Church in Altus; Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Jeff Moore and Rev. Ralph Chapman officiating. Interment will follow at 2: 30 p.m. at the Frisco Cemetery N.E. of El Reno, Oklahoma. The family of Rev. Eugene Foreman will greet friends Monday, evening February 19, 2007 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rock Cemetery c/o Reid Warren, Duke, Oklahoma 73532, or to First Baptist Church, Youth Ministry, Box 665, Altus, Oklahoma 73521. On line tributes can be made to the family of Rev. Eugene Foreman at www.Lowell-Tims.com |
| FOX Alice Margaret Beaty Fox was called home Thursday, July 5, 2007, by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born June 10, 1922 at Hollis, OK to Claud C. and Bertie R. (Gaddis) Beaty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 3 sisters, Gertrude Beaty, Jay and Geneva Swaffar, and 3 brothers, Carl, John A. and James W. Beaty. She has 1 surviving sister, Lois Kirby of Lampasas, Texas. Alice married Arlist Fox on March 9, 1958 and they were the proud parents of Donna Sue and Bert Lynn. She spent her life serving others—in cafes, at church, in others’ homes, and especially in her own home. Her love for children was apparent in the 23 years she spent as a children’s Sunday School teacher at Altus First Baptist Church. In addition to raising her own children, she spent many a day nurturing working-parents’ children as well as entertaining numerous nieces and nephews in the summertime. Alice is survived by Bert and Judy Fox, Travis and Donna Fox Galloway, 4 granddaughters, 1 grandson, 3 great- grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A loving mother, a devoted wife, a loyal sister, a nurturing aunt, a forever friend she will be GREATLY missed! Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday, July 13th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., and funeral services will be Saturday, July 14th at 3:00 p.m., both at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to either the children’s ministry at the First Baptist Church of Altus, 300 N. Main, Altus, OK 73521, or Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, 1930 N.W. Ferris, Suite 5, Lawton, OK 73507. Online tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com |
| Ford George Raymond Ford, age 57, of Altus, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008, at his residence. George was born April 29, 1951, in Altus, Oklahoma, to George Perley and Adaline (Cullen) Ford. He was a 1969 Altus High School graduate where he was a lineman for the state champion Bulldogs football team. George received an academic and football scholarship upon graduation and continued to play football at the University of Oklahoma before deciding to focus solely on his academic endeavors. He transferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1973 with a degree in microbiology. He worked as a lab technician at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after graduation. He left Lawton, Oklahoma, to work as Director of the lab at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. He met his wife, Connie Stanfill, a registered nurse, and they married on January 11, 1984, in Altus, Oklahoma. They moved to San Jose, California, where he went to work as head of the lab at San Mateo County Hospital. He retired from there in 2005. George was heavily involved with his three children’s BMX competitions. They spent many years traveling the world and were successful with numerous state, national, and world titles. Preceded in death by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Connie Stanfill-Ford of San Jose, California; a son, George William Ford of Oklahoma City; a daughter, Audrey Ann Ford of San Jose, California; and a son, Derek William Stanfill-Ford, also of San Jose; a brother, Jim Ford of Lebanon, Oregon; a sister, Jan Ford of Altus, and several nieces, nephews, and many friends. Memorial Services for George Ford will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Lowell-Tims Chapel in Altus with Reverend Mark Morey, Pastor of the First Christian Church in Hobart, officiating. Following the service, the family will greet friends at the home of George’s sister, Jan Ford. In Lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Humane Society, Altus Parks, or any youth organization. On line tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com |
| FRANKLIN Amanda Kay Franklin, age 27, of Mangum, passed away, early Friday morning, April 17, 2009, at Mangum Community Hospital. Amanda was born on May 25, 1981, in Elk City, Oklahoma to Jimmy Rockhold and Pam (Marshall) Rockhold. After living in and attending Butler School for several years, she moved to Mangum where she completed her education at Mangum High School. Amanda was a wonderful mother who loved her three daughters and husband and enjoyed listening to music and spending time with her family and friends. Preceded in death by her grandfather, Warren Marshall, she is survived by her husband, Jonathan, of the home; three children, Mariah Renae Franklin, Kaylee Ryanne Franklin and Madison Paige Franklin, of the home; her mother, Pam Banister and husband Jeff of Canadian, Texas; her father, Jimmy Rockhold of Mangum; three sisters, Jamie Solis and Jessica Rockhold of Altus and Ashley Banister of Canadian, Texas; three brothers, Jeremy Rockhold and Cole Banister of Canadian, Texas and Travis Rockhold of Mangum; her grandparents, Delilah Johnson, Janet Rockhold and Jerry Rockhold of Mangum and Arlie Marshall of Butler along with many other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Amanda Franklin will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at the Mangum First Baptist Church with Pastor James Hopkins officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Greer Funeral Home of Mangum. Online tributes may be made to the family at www.GreerFuneral.com |
| FREEMAN Glenroe Freeman Jr., age 69, of Mangum, passed away at a Tulsa hospital, late Sunday evening, May 24, 2009. Mr. Freeman was born on April 2, 1940, in Cedar Creek, Oklahoma to Glenroe Sr. and Vera Inez (Newby) Freeman. After attending Fanshawe School, he joined the United States Air Force at an early age of seventeen. On May 17, 1965, he married Irene Muriel DesMeules at Andalusia, Alabama and she preceded him in death on February 8, 1993. After proudly serving his country for many years, Glen was honorably discharged for retirement in June of 1977. Glen received many decorations and ribbons and proudly served his country in many different locations including Viet Nam. After leaving the Air Force, he began a second career with the City of Mangum that lasted twenty-one years. On April 6, 1996, he married Sherry Radomski and they spent the next thirteen wonderful years together until his death. After his second retirement, he was very involved in the work of his church, carpentry, gardening, fishing and working and assisting with the work center in Mangum. His most enjoyable times were spent with his family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Irene, he is survived by his wife Sherry, of the home; one daughter, Wendy Marie Rogers and husband Joe Keith of Bixby, Oklahoma; two step-children, Denise Marie Williams and husband Mike of Shawnee and Phillip Scott Radomski and wife Susie of Tahlequah; one grandson, Joe Dane Rogers and wife Tahereh of Stillwater; six step-grandchildren, Taylyr Williams, Amee Williams, Jason Radomski, Riley Radomski, Alyssa Radomski, Ashlyn Radomski; one sister, Joyce Keiffer of Midwest City; four brothers, Johnny Freeman and wife Ona of Blanchard, Jack Freeman and wife Gayle of Moore, Roger Freeman and wife Judy of Altus and Danny Freeman of Odessa, Missouri along with many other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services for Glenroe Freeman, Jr., will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the Central Christian Church with Pastor Danny Atchley and his brother, Jack Freeman officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery under the direction of Greer Funeral Home of Mangum. Online tributes may be made to the family at www.GreerFuneral.com |
| Ruby Katherine Frazier Ruby Katherine Frazier, 78, passed away in her home April 27, 2011, in Altus, Oklahoma. She was born October 19, 1932, in Louisa, Kentucky. She was married to the late Ret. Msgt. Floyd Earl Frazier, who passed away October 6, 2006. She is survived by her daughter Patricia McMaster, son-in-law Joshua McMaster, and grandson Aiden McMaster of Altus, OK, and sisters Isabelle and Ella of Kentucky. Ruby dedicated her life to her family. She was a loving mother, sister, and grandmother. She will be missed by everyone whose life she touched throughout the years. In lieu of flowers, please send any contributions to Altus Animal Aid, 2200 Enterprise Drive, Altus, OK 73521. Lowell-Tims Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. No services have been set at this time. On-line tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com |
