1. 1. OBITUARIES Page 2, Okmulgee Daily Times, Tuesday, February 16, 2010 OBITUARIES Charles Howard Lane Charles Howard (Bud) Lane. 90, passed peacefully on February 14, 2010 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born on January 30, 1920 in Little, Oklahoma to Burl and Bonnie Lane.
He married Mattie Nell Poston in 1938. They were married for 67 years. It is appropriate that he left this world on Valentine's Day to go be with Nell, the love of his life. Bud and Nell raised their family in Morris, Oklahoma. Bud was an oil pumper for forty years.
When he retired from the oil field. he moved to Tulsa and drove buses for the Jenks School District for twenty years. He has resided with his daughter, Barbara, since his wife died in 2004. Bud enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an exceptional gardener and loved raising a garden for his family.
He and Nell were long time members of the Church of Christ where Bud served as an elder at Morris and Crosstown Church of Christ. He was an avid sports fan and loved watching his children and grandchildren play sports. His greatest joy in his life was his family. He was preceded in death by his wile Nell Lane, his daughter Charlene White, his son Mike Lane, his great granddaughter Emma McDonald, and two infant children. Bud is survived by daughter Barbara Vaughan of "Jenks, daughter Mary Henry of Jenks, daughter Carol Bond of Norman.
14 grandchildren. 39 great grandchildren. 2 great great grandchildren, and a host of family a and friends. 'The family will sorely miss him. Services for Bud will be Wednesday, February 17, at 2:00 P.M.
at the Crosstown Church of Christ in Tulsa. The graveside services will be at Little Cemetery at Little, Oklahoma. Moore's Southlawn 663- 2233 share memories at 7th 756-2270 Our 90th Year' Matinees Holidays VALENTINE'S DAY' Showbrnes for Feb. 12-Feb 18 Doily Digital "WHEN IN Fri 7:15 9:05 Sat 1:45, 7:15, 9:05 Sun 1.45, 7:15 AN Mon thru Thurs 7:15 Showtimes for Feb. 12-Feb.
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POSTMASTER. Send address changes to the Okmulgee Daily Times, P.O, Box 1218, Okmulgee Oklahoma 74447. MISS YOUR PAPER? We hope not, but if your paper is not delivered or if you have a question regarding service, please call 756-3600 Before 9:30 Monday thru Friday, Ellis (Bill) Dodson Ellis (Bill) Dodson, 82, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, February 12, 2010. He was born on November 9, 1927 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Orville Daisy Dodson. Bill married Pauline Henderson in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 14, 1964.
Bill served in the Navy during both WWII and the Korean Conflict. He attended Oklahoma A Tech in Okmulgee. His jobs over the years included maintenance mechanic, electrician, and carpenter. In his later years, Bill and Pauline traveled all over the United States stopping to set up as vendors at Flea Markets along the way. He was a member of Compass Assembly of God, Okmulgee.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Dodson, Okmulgee; one sister, Vivian Kennedy of Okemah: sons Bobby Billy Dodson of Okmulgee, Paul Dodson of Tulsa, Tommy William Dodson both of Texas; daughters Tami Kilgore of Muldrow, Pattie Glosenger, Pennie Thomas, Dorothy Dodson of Arkansas, Debbie Pivarnik of Broken Arrow. Bill also is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the ShurdenKelley Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of the Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home in Okmulgee (918- 756-3300) with Pastor Rex Mc Dowell officiating. Pallbearers will be Bill's grandsons: William Smith, Billy Dodson Jason Dodson, David Douglas, Matthew Dodson, Brandon Stayer, Victor Cook and Derrick Green. Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery, Okemah.
Visitation will be Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 2-8 pm and Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 9- noon. Friends may send their condolences to www.shurdenkelley.com Derrick L. McGee Derrick L. McGee, age 44, a resident of Okmulgee, died at his home, Sunday, February 14, 2010. Arrangements are pending with House of Winn Funeral Home.
Joyce Barker Joyce Barker, 61, Henryetta, died Feb. 13, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb.17th at the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel of Henryetta. Burial will be at the Sonora Cemetery. Linda Mary Webb Linda Mary (Dickey) Webb, Dewar, 61, died Feb.15, 2010.
Services were held Feb. 15, 2010 at the Dewar First Baptist Church. Burial was in Salt Creek Cemetery under direction of the Integrity Funeral Service of Henryetta. Frances McKee Frances McKee, 78, of Morris died Feb. 12, 2010.
Funeral services will be 2p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Second Baptist Church in Okmulgee. Burial will be in the Morris Cemetery under direction of Gary Kelley's Add' Vantage Funeral Service of Tulsa. Maxine Slape Beulah Maxine Slape, 83, Okmulgee, died Feb. 11, 2010.
Funeral services will be2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16th at the McClendon-Winters Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Okmulgee Cemetery. Lucille Ledbetter Lucille Ledbetter, 66, died Feb. 11, 2010 in Okmulgee.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday at the McClendon-Winters Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Okmulgee Cemetery under direction of the McClendonWinters Funeral Home. Jewel Scott Mrs. Jewel Scott, 96, a resident of Okmulgee died on Sunday Feb. 14, 2010.
She was born on January 31,1914 in Searcy County, Arkansas to John and Elizabeth (George) Huffman. She was a member of the Crosstown Pentecostal Holiness Church in Okmulgee. Services are pending and will be announced by Gary Kelley's Add'vantage Funeral Service of Tulsa, Ok. 624-2828. Clifton D.
Bazart Mr. Clifton D. Bazart, age 81 and a resident of Okmulgee, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2010 in Okmulgee. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, February 19,2010 at 10:00 A.M. in the Uganda Martyr's Catholic Church, with Father Benjamin Vima, the Celebrant.
Burial with Military Honors will follow in the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma at 12 Noon. Funeral Services are under the direction of the Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, of Okmulgee. The Prayer Vigil will be on Thursday, at 6 PM in the Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11 AM on Thursday, and friends may convey condolences and sign the online register at www.biglowfunerals.com.
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759-1109 Grand HAIR Hair Peds Manicures SALON. Waxing Call for Appts. Walk-Ins Welcome NELSON SUPPLY WHOLESALE PLUMBING 758-0551 Hours: M-Sat 7:30 pm Sunday 9:00 am 12:00 noon 5401 N. Wood Dr. Okmulgee (Across from Stewart Martin) Wellness Coalition focused on smokeless tobacco during Great American Spit Out Free coaching by phone and free patches or gum help smokeless tobacco users quit for good In Okmulgee County, the use of smokeless or spit tobacco is a serious problem.
The Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition is highlighting the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco during Through With Chew Week (Feb. 14-20) and at the annual Great American Spit Out on Feb. 18. The important message is that smokeless tobacco doesn't mean harmless tobacco. At the Great American Spit Out, the Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition encourages Oklahomans who use smokeless products to quit for at least one day.
To assist smokeless tobacco users in quitting, OCWC recommends calling the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784- 8669). "Smokeless tobacco may not receive the same kind of attention that smoking cigarettes does, but that should not detract from the fact that it's a harmful product that leads to nicotine addiction and causes cancer," said Lydia Campbell. "Calling it 'cherry' or 'spice' or 'wintergreen' only disguises the carcinogens like arsenic and formaldehyde that are inserted into the tobacco during the fermenting and aging process." Through With Chew Week is a national educational awareness week designed to get people talking about smokeless tobacco use and increase awareness of the negative health effects of using chew. Thursday, Feb. 18 is the Great American Spit Out, a day to help smokeless tobacco users kick the habit.
Among Oklahoma adults, 5.4 percent, or about 130,000, currently use smokeless tobacco. If you really want to know the effects of smokeless tobacco products, ask your dentist. "Oral Pre-cancerous lesions caused from smokeless tobacco often go unnoticed. By the time most people seek help for these areas, they have turned cancerous and require extensive treatment and life altering surgeries," said Jerod Yaerger, D.D.S. "In fact, The American Cancer Society reports that an estimated 80 percent of oral cancer is caused by tobacco use." ABOUT THE OKMULGEE COUNTY WELLNESS COALITION The Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition is a Communities of Excellence grantee of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust serving Okmulgee County and promoting smoke free environments, tobacco cessation and tobacco prevention.
For more information about The Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition, contact Lydia Campbell at 918- 756-1248. ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA TOBACCO HELPLINE The Helpline is funded by the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline operates seven days a week. Services are available to Oklahomans who use tobacco products of any kind.
Services are also available in Spanish by calling 1-800-793-1552 and for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing through Video Phone at 1- 206-494-9650. For more information about the Helpline, go to: www. ok.gov/tset/Programs/Helpline.html. For more information about quitting tobacco use go to: www.smokefree.gov. State NRCS announces EQIP Organic Initiative availability for 2010 Ron Hilliard, State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oklahoma, announced $1.5 Million of funding in Oklahoma to provide financial assistance to National Organic Program (NOP) certified organic producers as well as producers in the process of transitioning to organic production.
This assistance will be provided through the Organic Initiative of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis, but those received by March 12, 2010, will be considered tor the initial selections. Funding selections will be made on or before April 9, 2010, exclusively from those applications received. NRCS provides all services and programs in a nondiscriminatory manner. Organic farming is one of the fastest growing segments in U.S.
agriculture. The Organic Initiative gives financial and technical help for producers of all commodities to meet their conservation goals. The assistance from the NRCS helps producers plan and implement conservation practices to allow operations to be environmentally sustainable. The Organic initiative offers cost share assistance for a variety of practices to assist producers in addressing resource concerns on their property. This year, the program includes funds for Seasonal High Tunnel Houses.
Oklahoma is involved in a three year study to verify if high tunnels are effective in reducing pesticide use, keeping vital nutrients in the soil, extending the growing season, and providing other benefits to growers. Made of ribs of plastic or metal pipe, covered with a layer of plastic sheeting, high tunnels are easy to build, maintain, and move. High tunnels may provide a significant advantage to owners of small farms, limited resource farmers, and organic producers. "This program will give growers the opportunity to address existing resource concerns such as soil and plant condition while providing the added benefit of expanding the season for locally grown crops. says Ronald Goedecke, NRCS District Conservationist in Okmulgee County.
The EQIP Organic Initiative funds may only be used to address organic-related EQIP contracts. Eligible producers include producers who are currently certified organic and producers who are transitioning to organic production. EQIP primarily provides financial and technical assistance to implement conservation practices addressing soil, water, air, plant, animal, and energy resources. All practices offered through EQIP and compatible with organic operations are also offered through the organic initiative. Some of these practices include: alley cropping, brush management, forage harvest management, prescribed grazing, and pest management To assist with eligibility questions, there are two separate national screening tools for applicants: one for producers transitioning for the first time and one for certified organic producers transitioning additional land or adding additional conservation practices.
Ranking criteria has been established based on resource concerns that link to the NOP objectives and national priority concerns. For information on these practices and more, www.ok.nrcs.usda.gov/farm- To learn about the NOP and organic certification requirements administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), visit www.ams.usda.gov/nop/.Or, Or. you can visit your local field office at 719 E. 8th Street, Suite Okmulgee, OK or by telephone at 918-756-0850. Red continued from page 1 Red Cross volunteers often show up while the fire is still burning and begin immediately to offer comfort and aid.
These compassionate volunteers meet with the family, assess the damage to the home and provide funds to meet immediate needs of THOMASSON'S TREE SERVICE CALL. FOR FREE ESTIMATES 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE ALWAYS GET SECOND ESTIMATE HOME: (918) 474-3107 CELL NUMBERS: (918) 926-0859 (918) 926-0860 page 1 shelter, clothing, food and other basic necessities. The volunteer is a friendly face, there to take families by the hand and lead them through the first critical days following a fire. "The average cost to help a family of four begin to get back on their feet is $1,000," said Donette Widdoes, director of the Red Cross Okmulgee County Service Center.
"That's why it's so critical that we find more Heroes to help us continue to be the place where people can turn when they've lost everything." For more information call 756-0966..
