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INSIDE State delegation opposes paper tariff AWARD WINNERS: Oklahoma’s entire congres- ththe entire delegation, and we will lose their job due to the Congratulations to JEFF MAYO, sional delegation is urging Sec- wwere happy to see the final let- change in trade policy.” the Milt Phillips Award winner, retary of Commerce Wilbur teter issued.” Wesner said this is only the and JEFF MULLIN, the Beachy Ross not to approve tariffs on The letter advocated for the first step in what promises to be Musselman Award winner. newsprint. 22,200 printing and publishing a long process. PAGES 8-9 Senators James M. Inhofe jojobs in Oklahoma that could be The International Trade and James Lankford, and Rep- aaffected by the tariffs. Commission will meet in July MORE AWARDS: Meet this resentatives Markwayne Mul- “Although most of our local to consider the administration’s year’s inductees into the OPA lin, Frank D. Lucas, Tom Cole nnewspapers have websites, proposal and issue final recom- Half Century Club and Quarter and Steve Russell co-signed a ppublishers tell us that these mendations to the commerce Century Club. Plus additional letter sent to Ross on June 18, ssites are supported by revenues secretary. award winners are featured. 2018. frfrom print advertising, and “Those recommendations PAGES 10-11 “We write with concern wwould be hobbled if the printed are not binding, thus our out- CONTEST WINNERS: about the future of the more nnewspaper were to fail,” the let- reach to Sec. Ross to reject Results of the 2017 OPA Better than 180 newspapers in Oklaho- teter states. these unfair tariffs,” said Newspaper Contest were ma that are already being nega- “If local newspapers are Wesner. announced June 16 at the OPA tively affected by preliminary foforced to cut back on their The next steps are to encour- Convention in Oklahoma City. tariffs imposed upon Uncoated isissues or close their business- age passage of bills in the PAGES 13-17 Groundwater paper, including ees, thousands of jobs would House and Senate that would newsprint,” the letter states. bbe eliminated, forcing many of force a delay in imposition of DONATE TO ONF to receive Brett Wesner, founder of ththese individuals, especially in the tariffs, and to continue this Will Rogers print. Details at Wesner Publications Co., rrural areas, to seek financial to work with the Commerce OkPress.com/will-rogers. which publishes newspapers assistance from their govern- Department ultimately to reject and magazines in Oklahoma with Mullin, who was strongly ment,” the letter continued. them completely. and Texas, said the proposed supportive of our position and “It is unlikely the administra- “The entire Oklahoma del- newsprint tariffs were the lead- who subsequently took a lead- tion had in mind to collect more egation could not have been ing issue at the National News- ership position on this issue,” tariffs on foreign goods in order more strongly supportive of our paper Association Leadership Wesner said. to send them back as unem- position, and I want to thank in Summit in Washington, D.C., “Many publishers across the ployment assistance checks to particular Congressman Mullin in March. state had further encouraging thousands of Americans who for his leadership role,” said “I had an excellent meeting contact with staff members for Wesner. Members have a Grand time at convention Great speakers, informative Shauna Belyeu, The Eufaula sessions, time to connect with Indian Journal. Mark Millsap, others and lots of awards com- The Norman Transcript, was bined to make the 2018 Okla- re-elected to a three-year term homa Press Association Con- as director. vention a roaring success. The first evening included The convention was held a luau-themed dinner and fun at the Grand Casino Hotel & team-based games featuring Resort in Shawnee on June pool noodles, hula hoops and 15-16. grass skirts. Decorations were At the business meeting, provided by The Grand. new officers and directors were Jason Taylor, president of elected for 2018-19. Ted Streuli, GateHouse Media Western The Journal Record, was elect- US Publishing Operations and ed as president; Ray Dyer, El GateHouse Live! Events, talked Reno Tribune, as vice presi- about how to jump start your dent; Jeff Shultz, Garvin County market. News Star, as treasurer; and Events are a new revenue Brian Blansett, Tri-County Her- source for GateHouse, said Tay- ald, as past president. Officers lor. Team game winners at the Friday night luau dinner celebrate their serve a one-year term begin- “We focus on things that victory. Back: Susan Clark, John D. Montgomery, Terry Clark, John ning July 1. engage community and engage Denny Montgomery and Matt Montgomery. Front: M. Scott Carter, Elected to a three-year term people,” he said. Emily Montgomery, Caitlyn Montgomery, Gracie Montgomery and on the board of directors was CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Brad Spitzer. 2 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 On that OOPA receives application note… for business membership The Weleetkan has applied for busi- the newspaper printed in Okfuskee ness membership in the Oklahoma County and entered into the U.S. mails Press Association. in Weleetka. The application lists Patrick Hare Any current business member by Brian Blansett as publisher and editor of the weekly wishing to object to the application of Publisher of the Tri-County Herald publication located at 116 W. 9th St. in The Weleetkan must do so in writing 2017-2018 OPA President Weleetka. to the OPA at 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., The Weleetkan’s periodical mailing Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499, 10 permit has been in effect since May days prior to the OPA Board of Direc- Your newspaper matters 6, 2016, the application states, with tors meeting on Sept. 20, 2018. A month ago, a sophomore at Meeker High School texted me a few sentences Attorney fi les open records about the Future Farmers of America chapter electing new officers. He was the new reporter and was filing his first notice of chapter activity. “We’d really like you to put it in the paper,” he wrote. lawsuit against OU foundation

Two weeks ago, I was taking pictures at a McLoud girls basketball scrimmage An Open Records Act lawsuit has In its records request denial, the and found myself next to the grandmother of one of the players. been filed against the nonprofit that foundation said that it isn’t subject to the “I had let my subscription expire, but I had to renew because you have so many handles donations to the University of state’s Open Records Act because it’s McLoud sports pictures,” she admitted. Oklahoma. independent from the public university. And last week, the Meeker Town Board had an item on its agenda to consider Fred Gipson, OU’s former chief Gipson said the foundation should be firing the town administrator. People on both sides of the issue made sure we knew legal counsel, filed the lawsuit in Cleve- considered a public body because it only it was on the agenda and that we’d be there to cover it. land County District Court after the exists to serve a public entity. Three things with nothing in common, except this: The newspaper mattered. OU Foundation denied his request for Gipson’s wife, Lynda Jean Gipson, is In rural schools, the FFA is a huge deal, complete with booster clubs and fund- emails, documents and financial records listed as the plaintiff in the lawsuit. related to the foundation’s proposed Fred Gipson said there have been raisers and potential scholarships, and so it mattered to the new reporter that peo- arena and entertainment district. similar lawsuits filed in the past through- ple know the students – including him – who would run the chapter for the next Norman City Council members Joe out the country. Last month, a judge year. People would hear it through the grapevine or Facebook, but that wouldn’t Carter Jr. and Alexandra Scott have ruled that the University of New Mexico validate it like having it in permanent print. added their names as plaintiffs in the Foundation was subject to its state’s And the sports pictures. We discovered a couple of years ago that you can never lawsuit. public records laws because it acts on run too many of them and you can never run them too big. During the high school The records were requested by Gip- behalf of a public entity, according to sports seasons, we’ll run photo doubletrucks two or three times a month. Last son in late May on behalf of 70 Norman news reports. year, that allowed us to run an eight-column basketball photo, which was almost residents who said they have concerns Gipson was the university’s top attor- 14 inches wide, in our paper. Most of the time, we design our paper by placing the about the proposed University North ney from 1988 to 1998. photos first and letting the stories have the space that’s left over. Park development slated for an August We do that because getting pictures of people in the paper matters. It matters vote. enough for grandmas to subscribe. And it matters when people want to make sure there is an accurate account of Convention Continued from Page 1 what goes on in local civic affairs. With the posturing and pandering on Facebook, the misinformation and gossip swirling around the coffee shops, people want to Bill Ostendorf, president of Creative fielded questions from OPA members know there is a standard of accuracy. And that standard of accuracy is what they Circle Media Solutions presented “Print then joined them for an ice cream social. Isn’t Dead!” NewsFlash provided five-minute pre- find in the pages of our newspapers. “Print isn’t going anywhere,” Osten- sentations from Rob Collins, Enid News What we do matters. dorf said, but it’s time to make content & Eagle; J.D. Meisner, Bristow News; more engaging and actionable. Brian Blansett, Tri-County Herald; Kay- “It isn’t time to abandon or undermine lea Hutson-Miller, The Grove Sun; Faith OPA CALENDAR OF EVENTS print,” he said. “It’s time to reinvent and Wylie, Oologah; and Carol Grubbe, reshape it.” TownNews. TownNews sponsored the WEBINAR: SELLING OUR UNIQUE STRENGTH Ostendorf and Ryan Dohrn, the NewsFlash session, which included a Wed., July 11, 2018 • 10:30 AM • Cost: $15 OPA members founder of Brain Swell Media and the drawing for an Apple iPad. Blansett was This webinar is all about leveraging the power of special sections and niche publications that your team creator of the 360 Ad Sales System, pre- the lucky winner of the iPad. may be viewing as just one-off opportunities for sales. Instead, sales management motivator Charity Huff sented concurrent sessions on Saturday Many awards were presented at the will demonstrate the advantages of selling these products. To register, visit inlandpress.org. afternoon. convention and are featured in this issue Three members of Oklahoma’s con- of The Oklahoma Publisher. WEBINAR: HOW TO TURN gressional delegation participated in a Helping make the convention a suc- Q&A session at the convention. Attend- cess were all of you who attended and FACEBOOK’S CHANGES INTO BIG DOLLARS ing were Senator James Lankford, and this year’s sponsors – Oklahoma Indian Thurs., July 26, 2018 • 1:00 PM • Cost: $35 Reps. Tom Cole and Frank Lucas. Gaming Association (OIGA), Public Ser- Facebook has made some major changes that could seriously impact your advertisers in a negative way! There were also 10 gubernatorial vice Company of Oklahoma, Arnall Fam- Facebook is limiting ads on their platform and raising prices. Veteran media sales expert, Ryan Dohrn, will candidates – Republicans Mick Cor- ily Foundation, Ethics & Excellence in share the ins and outs of these changes. He will explain what you can do to turn these changes into money nett, Gary Jones, Todd Lamb, Gary Journalism Foundation, AT&T, Chicka- in your pocket! To register, visit onlinemediacampus.com. Richardson, Kevin Stitt and Blake Ste- saw Nation, Cox Communications, Okla- phens; Democrats Drew Edmondson homa Energy Resources Board (OERB) For more information on events, visit the OPA website at www.OkPress.com or contact Membership & Meetings Director Christine Frank at (405) 499-0040, 1-888-815-2672 or email [email protected]. and Connie Johnson; and Libertarians and TownNews.com. Rex Lawhorn and Joe Maldonado – that The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 3

Carolyn Estes retires from Oologah Lake Leader The After more the newspaper’s marketing and editor won several awards in the OPA’s Bet- Oklahoma than 30 years positions. ter Newspaper Contest in reporting, Publisher at the Oologah “We appreciate her support and photography and advertising. Lake Leader, loyalty to our newspaper and com- “I have loved every second of my Carolyn Estes munity. She will be sorely missed in time working at the newspaper and ISSN 1526-811X has retired. our newspaper family,” said Dr. Maria being able to be involved in our won- Official Publication of the Estes joined Laubach, Lake Leader publisher. derful community (Oologah),” Estes Oklahoma Press Association the Lake Lead- Estes was inducted into the Okla- said. er in 1982 as a homa Journalism Hall of Fame in During her retirement, she plans PUBLISHER reporter and 2014 and into the Oklahoma Press to catch up on hobbies and crafts photographer. Association’s Quarter Century Club and spend more time with family and Mark Thomas After a five-year stint working at in 2015. She is a member of the Okla- friends. [email protected] the sheriff’s office, she returned to homa Newspaper Foundation, served EDITOR the newspaper. She later maintained on various OPA committees and has Jennifer Gilliland [email protected] NewsOK launches Brad House joins Cushing Citizen OPA OFFICERS Brian Blansett, President Longtime journalism veteran Brad and then publisher. He also served as Tri-County Herald website redesign House joined The Cushing Citizen as its managing editor for the Durant Daily The Oklahoman’s website, New- managing editor. Democrat before returning to Antlers to Ted Streuli, Vice President sOK.com, recently launched a rede- House has over 13 years of edito- continue his duties as publisher. The Journal Record sign. rial and management experience in the House comes to the Citizen after Rusty Ferguson, Treasurer The new design features NewsOK newspaper industry. His career began as almost four years as a child welfare spe- The Cleveland American Pro enhancements, which includes an editor of the Antlers American, where he cialist with the Oklahoma Department of ease of usability and clean interface was later promoted to general manager Human Services. Mark Thomas, layout. The website is compatible for Executive Vice President mobile and desktop devices. More than 4,000 users tested the OPA DIRECTORS Beta version for a month, providing Thomas Tribune welcomes new editor Dayva Spitzer, Past President feedback that helped NewsOK validate The Thomas Tribune welcomed Tami After leaving college to start a family, The Beckham County Record its general concepts and plan future Adams as its new editor. Adams continued her writing, photog- enhancements. Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune Adams recalls always having a pas- raphy and graphic design talents in a The feedback has been overwhelm- sion for journalism. She attended Okla- variety of positions over the years. Mike Strain, Tulsa World ingly positive, wrote Alan Herzberger, homa Christian University on a jour- Adams and her husband, Shane, live vice president of audience develop- John Denny Montgomery, nalism scholarship and served on the in Fay with their son, Clayton, and many ment at The Oklahoman Media Com- The Purcell Register University’s newspaper staff in varying farm animals. They also have two adult pany. roles. sons. Mark Millsap, “We designed the new NewsOK to The Norman Transcript be a clean browsing experience for our users,” Herzberger said. Zonelle Rainbolt, “The home page is a long scroll New reporter at Claremore Daily Progress The Cordell Beacon of a wide variety of recent news and A new reporter has joined the staff of sity’s student newspaper and received Alan Herzberger, information. The navigation can be The Oklahoman opened at the top left corner of the The Claremore Daily Progress. multiple awards for investigative and page, allowing you to jump anywhere Kayleigh Thesenvitz graduated from feature stories. In 2017, Thesenvitz was you need to go.” the University of Tulsa with a degree awarded an ONF internship at the Bris- in political science, minor in law and a tow News. 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. certificate in journalism studies. Thesenvitz hopes to make her posi- Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499 She was editor-in-chief of the univer- tive impact through journalism. 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The auction generated nearly $4,000. to ONF Donated items included artwork, books, various gift baskets, entertain- ment and sporting events as well as miscellaneous items. Winners of silent auction items were David Bitton, Stillwater News Press; Mack and Olivia Burke, The Norman Transcript; Rick Carpenter, The Altus Times; Sean and Donna Dyer, El Reno Tribune; JJ Francais, The Chronicle; and Maria Laubach, Oologah Lake Leader. Also, Paul Laubach, Trail Miller LLC; Mary Lokey, Johnston County Sentinel; Jeff Mayo, Sequoyah County Laura Watts from The Journal Record looks over items in the ONF Silent Auction. Times; John Denny and Gracie Mont- Ostendorf, Creative Circle Media; Phil- ing; Rod Serfoss, Clinton Daily News; gomery, The Purcell Register; Tom lip and Ken Reid, Weatherford Daily and Barb Walter, Kingfisher Times and Muchmore, The Ponca City News; Bill News; Bill Robinson, Robinson Publish- Free Press.

A donation to the Oklahoma Newspaper DEATHS Foundation will support HELENE LEWIS COFFER, former feature degree from the University of Arizona Ponca City News until the couple moved its efforts to improve the editor for The Ponca City News, died before marrying her husband, Henry to Las Vegas in 1965. May 21, 2018. She was 92. ‘Hank’ Ford Coffer, on June 29, 1946. She is survived by three daughters, state’s newspaper industry Coffer was born Jan. 25, 1926, in The Coffers moved to Ponca City Cindy Chojnacky, Dr. Kathleen Coffer Globe, Ariz. She received her journalism shortly after getting married. Mrs. Cof- and Dr. Christine Raasch. and quality of journalism. fer worked as the feature editor for The ONF’s programs include JAMES LOYD COOK, former typesetter then Oklahoma State University with an and his wife Jamie of Springfield, Mo.; training and education for for The Cyril News, died June 3, 2018. Associate’s degree in journalism. Cook his daughter Lisa Cook and her wife He was 73. worked at The Cyril News as a typeset- Jennifer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four professional journalists, Cook was born April 3, 1945, on ter before eventually leaving to work as grandchildren and six step-grandchil- scholarship and internship his family’s farm south of Cyril. He an industrial electrician. dren. graduated from Cyril High School and He is survived by his son William programs for journalism

students, and Newspaper in DAVID LLOYD JONES, former vice presi- seven years at the Washington bureau Jones turned his attention to books and dent of the Tulsa Tribune, died May 14, and then returned to Tulsa to become opened the Happy Griffin bookstore. Education efforts. 2018. He was 79. the Tribune’s entertainment editor. In He is survived by his wife Martha Jones was born Sept. 9, 1938, in 1982, he was promoted to vice president, Jones and three children – Alicia Jones, ONF relies on donations Tulsa. In 1964, he began his 30-year and focused on promotions and special Melissa Jones, and Matthew Jones. career at the Tribune as a reporter projects. He also continued to write col- and memorial contributions before becoming the newspaper’s Wash- umns, film reviews and editorials. ington, D.C. correspondent. He spent When the Tribune closed in 1992, to fund these programs.

If you would like to make CHERYL SUE OVERSTREET, longtime 1994 as a reporter, then served many Red Hat Society, Saltfork Craftsmen editor at the Elk City Daily News, died years as design manager and commu- Artist-Blacksmith Association, and the a donation, please send a June 13, 2018. She was 62. nity editor. Eventually, Overstreet was Western Oklahoma Historical Society. Overstreet was born Oct. 30, 1955, eventually named managing editor. Overstreet is survived by her son Eli- check to: and raised in Elk City. She began her When she was not working at the sha Fite of Norman; daughter Michelle career at the Elk City Daily News in paper, she enjoyed making jewelry and Leeann Fite of Sayre; four grandchildren photography. She was a member of the and two brothers. OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPER In Memory of Our Friends & Colleagues FOUNDATION William ‘Bill’ Brent Walter James ‘Jim’ Paul Miller Jim Findley Marjorie Bowers Paxson 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. May 8, 2017 May 26, 2017 June 8, 2017 June 17, 2017 Gina Noel Cooper James Vance Cecilia Lucetta Yager Oklahoma City, OK 73105 May 9, 2017 June 5, 2017 June 8, 2017 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 5 Apple’s new macOS Mojave offers many new features • Double click to mount the network. Computer Notes Now create a desktop shortcut to use from the road whenever you need it. by Wilma (Melot) Newby OK, I made all that sound simple. It’s slightly more complicated than that. You [email protected] must know the name and password of The Apple Worldwide Developers the target computer. That’s the name Conference announced a new operating that appears on the screen when the system for both iPhones and Mac com- machine is turned on and the password puters at the June 4-6 meeting in San used to get into it. You can also look in Mac’s System Preferences > Users and Jose, California. directly from the computer in Apple pro- functions in your workflow, be aware Groups. On Windows look in Control The new operating system, Mojave, grams. It places the photo in a document that they are ending up in dumpsters at Panel > Accounts. is named after the desert. Mac OSX with a touch of a button, integrating the used computer stores. Look for one or The IP address of the target com- 10.14 will leave many older computers phone’s camera into the desktop envi- two good ones while they’re still avail- puter must always be the same for the stranded in the desert land of not being ronment. The iPhone’s apps are coming able. Or better yet, come up with a plan shortcut to work. If the target gets a new able to update. to the Mac as the two operating systems for moving to newer hardware and soft- address, the process must be redone. A Once more moving the bar up anoth- come closer together. New apps include ware instead of making quick decisions static IP address may be needed on the er level, the new OS requires a com- Stocks, Voice Memos, News app and a that cost too much in the long run. target if this happens often. puter newer than 2012 to run. The beta Home button plus upgrades to Safari, Another up-and-coming problem is version is out now with full release Siri and Mac Mail. You might say they NETWORKING ISSUES the ability of two users opening a file expected this fall. added lots of iPhone type improvements Another thing happening with older at the same time with older versions A new dark mode was created to to the Apple desktop. hardware/software in newer environ- of Creative Suite. The first user to save help you focus on your work without This new OS looks more like a fea- ments is the older programs and/or wins while the other user loses all their distraction. I would have liked it better ture-filled update as they build on the operating systems are having trouble work. The blogs are full of users with if it shut notifications off with one button 64-bit infrastructure. with networking. this problem but no solutions that work instead of making all the type reverse. As expected, Apple confirmed during With Windows 10 updates happening have been found. Small reverse type is hard to read on its WWDC keynote that Mac OS 10.14 daily (or so it seems), they are moving Both Windows and Macs are having any screen – even in a darkened room. Mojave will be the last OS version to sup- away from the older computers’ proto- the same problems. Our older software This feature may be great for correcting port legacy 32-bit apps. This is concern- cols and it’s causing networking issues. is having trouble negotiating networks photos, but for editing and reading type ing since many of these apps already The direct way to get to a computer updated to newer protocols and fire- it’s not a good choice. don’t run well on OSX 10.13 (High using its IP address seems to be the walls. There’s also a mode that senses the Sierra). When a 32-bit app is opened in fallback plan used most often. A couple of things we have tried at light in the room and adjusts accord- High Sierra, users get a one time warn- On Windows 10 computers mapping different Mac papers is to flag files in ingly –just like a TV. This doesn’t seem ing about its future incompatibility with a drive sometimes works, but lately even use with color (tag after right-clicking like a good mode to use when correct- the Mac OSX operating system. that has failed on fully updated Windows the file). This tells others to stay out. ing photos, but we’re just going to have As things move further away from computers. Others just do not show up This creates extra steps and requires to play around and see what these new older stand-alone copies of the Creative in the network screen. everyone to cooperate. modes are really like. Suite, it’s getting more and more inter- Here’s the most reliable way to get Another possible solution is to have a Apple updated the finder with a new esting to make things work. a network shortcut to the target com- working folder that users can move the feature that cleans up your desktop. I Most Creative Suite 6 programs are puter: file to when they’re working on it – and love this. No more lectures about keep- 32-bit, including InDesign. The excep- • Open a window on the desktop. then back out after the file is closed. ing a clean desktop. It creates stacks of tions are Photoshop CS6 and Acrobat • Right click on “This PC” to get This is a great solution if everyone is similar types of documents. When you Pro, which are both 64-bit. to the popup menu. Now go to “Add a careful to embed all the art as it’s placed. touch one of the stacks it spreads the This means you could get by with just Network” location. When you get the But once again it creates extra steps for documents out so you can view them. the $20 a month lease of InDesign and wizard, say “Next.” the users. There’s also a new view button that keep the stand-alone versions of Photo- • Click “Choose a custom network Shouting over the partition also lets you see the metadata of photos shop and Acrobat when the hardware location” and then click “Next.” works, or so I’m told. along with the picture in the finder forces you to the cloud. • Type in the IP address of the target Several papers I’ve talked to about window. Keeping older systems going and computer with two backslashes. For this say it is a new problem they’re hav- Quick actions have been added to finding supported antivirus, brows- example: \\192.168.2.34. ing to deal with. our arsenal that let you correct photos ers and good, clean used computers is • Press the browse button. The com- as if you were on your phone. Now you increasingly hard to do. puter with that IP address should show can rotate, crop, add information to the If your computer doesn’t already have itself in the next window. OPA Computer Consultant Wilma Newby’s metadata or run automator functions some form of antivirus, the next few • Double click the number and a column is brought to you by the Oklahoma from the finder on a batch of photos at months will be a good time to find some- window will pop up asking for the user Advertising Network (OAN). For more informa- once. Just being able to crop photos on thing. If they stop updating the antivirus name and password. Put that in and the tion on the OAN program, contact Oklahoma the desktop will be a useful tool to many for your version of OSX – and generally connection is made. The folders that are Press Service at (405) 499-0020. editors. And trimming audio and video they only support three operating sys- shared should show up in the wizard. files from the desktop will be great for tems back – at least you will have some uploads to the web. defense. Apple is making changes to how You also need to consider a backup screen shots are taken. You will even be of some sort for older computers that LEGAL ADVICE able to record videos and save them like run critical, older software. To keep is just one of the benefits of being a member of the Oklahoma Press a screen shot. Similar to the snipping your backup computer operational, boot Association’s Legal Services Plan. Remove the worry of needing tool in Windows, it acts more like an app it every few months so the hard drive professional advice by enrolling today. For more information contact: with buttons for performing different doesn’t freeze up. There are always actions such as starting and stopping a few updates to run, so run a few. A OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION’S recordings. It also lets you select a complete backup with software installed folder for the clips to be saved into. is best. LEGAL SERVICES PLAN Speaking of the iPhone, it will be If PowerPC computers must have possible in OSX 10.14 to insert a photo 1-888-815-2672 or 405-499-0020 6 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 Obits more important than ever

In Memoriam A2 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, May 31, 2018 People Charles Goucher Karen Skinner Kenneth Willett Nelson Dr. Diomede Buzingo Charles loved laughing and fishing Karen liked camping at the lake 1921-2018 1956-2018 Clark’s Critique Graveside services for Karen Sue Skinner, 66, of Weatherford, will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, at Services for Charles Vernon Goucher, 82, of Weatherford, were Friday, May 11, at the First United In Remembrance Kenneth Willett Nelson, years he was certainly active Dr. Diomede Buzingo was worked for the Institution of Alva Review-Courier Methodist Church in Weatherford with Rev. Lynn Brack officiating. Lockstone Funeral Home was in charge the Carnegie Cemetery. Lockstone Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alva Review-Courier Karen was born August 11, 1951, in Hobart to LeRoy and Dorothy 97, went into eternal life with in his relationship with Jesus ERUQRQ1RYHPEHU Research in Burundi. Dr. Vol. 128 No. 43 Friday, June 1, 2018 - $1.00 www.alvareviewcourier.com 620 Choctaw, Alva, OK 73717 of arrangements. by Terry M. Clark Charles was born December 30, 1935 in Bridgeport, to Vergil Cook LaFever. She grew up in Hobart, graduating from Hobart High his savior Jesus Christ on &KULVW+HUHFHQWO\FRXOGEH in Murunga, Burundi, Africa Buzingo was very respected School in 1969. After her marriage, she made her home in Weatherford Raymond and Mildred Mable Trumbly Goucher. He grew up in Hydro May 23, 2018. heard having con- to Damien in his fields of where he graduated from Hydro High School in 1954. He served his before moving to Hobbs, New Mexico. She later returned to bring up country in the United States Army from 1954-1956. After his honorable her family in Weatherford. She was a caregiver in nursing homes, and John Edward Andrews Services were versations with 1GDELULQGHDQG study. He was discharge, he worked at a service station and attended college in later worked in a beauty salon until retiring in 2014. Karen enjoyed 1933-2018 held Saturday, Jesus and “Thank Immaculee Sin- NQRZQWREHRI Journalist spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren and Oklahoma City. On November 8, 1959, he married Patricia M. Ayres in May 26, 2018 You Jesus” was dayigwanya. high moral char- her dog Roxie. She liked camping at the lake and watching Oklahoma Durant, and they moved to Weatherford. Charles worked for Noel John Edward Andrews, as a letter carrier. at 10:30 a.m. always on his Diomede was acter and integ- Entertainment events Historic building in Liddell steps down as Black Construction, building bridges, for ten years, and later worked at City Thunder and OU Football. Riley Construction. He also partnered with John “Buck” Crim, before She passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Weatherford; having 85, died May 23, 2018 at St. He married Patricia Smith at Eden Chapel lips. the second of rity. Diomede [email protected] becoming active in his own business, working with alternators, starters, been preceded by her daughter, Sherry Jo; her nephew, Kevin LaFever; Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK. on March 4, 1955 and to Church under Kenneth was eleven children. was a spiritual this weekend Waynoka damaged head soccer coach and generators. Charles enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing dominoes and her parents. Diomede mar- man who would She is survived by her sons, Bryan Skinner and wife Sage, and Cody Services were at this union was the direction of the last one left and cards, laughing and spending time with family and friends. ULHGKLVEHORYHG do anything He was surrounded by his family when he passed away Monday, May 7, 2018, at his home in Weatherford. Skinner of Weatherford; and seven grandchildren, Kecia Walker, Caleb McNeely, Adam McNeely, Savan- Zion Lutheran ERUQWKUHHVRQV Dighton-Marler on this side of @okieprof Page 2 Page 2 Pages 7 He was preceded by a grandson, Shawn Michael Murrie; his brother and sister-in-law, Raymond Eli and nah Skinner, Barach Skinner, Halle Skinner and Chisholm Skinner. Also surviving are her brother, Raymond Church at 2 Jeffery Andrews Funeral Home. KHDYHQRIERWK wife, Beatrice for his family. JoNell Boschert Goucher; his sister-in-law, Carolyn; and his parents. LaFever of Weatherford; her nephew, Shawn LaFever; and her niece, Kelli McQuiggan. Memorials may be p.m. on May (Diane), James Buster Holzer his and Georgia’s Niyonzima, Diomede was made to Oklahoma Medical Research-Cancer Research. He is survived by Pat, his wife of 58 years, of the home; two sons, Corky Goucher of Weatherford and 29, 2018. Pastor Andrews (Tina) RIÀFLDWLQJZLWKEXULDOIROORZ- side of the family. His imme- RQ1RYHPEHULQ fluent in five languages, Steve Goucher and wife Lisa of Rockwell, Texas; one daughter, Carrie Murrie and husband Larry of Mt. Airy, Maryland; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brother, Allen Goucher of Weatherford; John Wackler and Jackie ing at Glenwood Cemetery. diate family that preceded him %XMXPEXUD%XUXQGL6RRQ including English, French, other relatives and friends. officiating. Andrews .HQQHWKZDVERUQ0D\ LQGHDWKEHVLGHVKLVSDUHQWV after their marriage, the Kirundi, Romanian, and Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research or to Oklahoma Medical Research Foun- Sarah Mae Cardwell Interment fol- (deceased). 1921 to Jesse and Stella (Wil- DQGZLIHZHUHEURWKHUV9HUOLQ happy couple welcomed their Swahili. He enjoyed playing dation/Lung. Sarah Mae lived in Eakly a long time lowed at Grace He is survived lett) nelson at their home near and LeRoy; son, Kenneth EHDXWLIXOGDXJKWHUV'HEUD EDVNHWEDOOORYHGSHRSOH Hill Cemetery, E\ KLV ZLIH rural Cushing, OK. A. Nelson; granddaughter, Irankunda on April 6, 1992 and his work. He felt that Services for longtime Eakly resident, Sarah Mae Cardwell, were Saturday, May 12, at the Assembly of “They say a poor man makes the paper 3HUU\ 2.  3DOOEHDUHUV Patricia Andrews; two sons, +HSOD\HGIRRWEDOODQG Mindy Wolfe Waren; great LQ%XMXPEXUD%XUXQGLDQG his greatest love and accom- Billie Bowling God Church in Eakly with Rev. Ronnie Hull and Rev. Kenneth Bryant officiating. Burial was in the Alfalfa Cemetery, entrusted to Turner Funeral Home-Hinton. were Frank Kulling, Tim Jeffery Andrews (Diane) graduated from Perkins High granddaughter, Anna Lynn Delaine Irakoze on Novem- plishment were his daugh- Billie was a loving mother, mother-in-law, Sarah Mae was born July 18, 1926, to Andrew and Dora Marshall Miller, Dolezal, Kenneth Edmonds, and James Andrews (Tina); School where he met his future 7D\ORUJUHDWJUDQGVRQ&ROE\ EHULQ6WLOOZD- ters. Diomede is survived in the Sickles area. She grew up in the Sickles and Eakly areas, Stan Benson, Harl Hentges, EURWKHUV/DUU\$QGUHZV EULGH+HPDUULHG*HRUJLD Wolfe; sons-in-law, Ted ter, Oklahoma. Diomede E\KLVZLIH%HDWULFH1L\- grandmother & dear friend graduating from Sickles High School. She was united in marriage to only twice in the Deep South, unless Gloyd V. Cardwell on December 5, 1946. She worked at Cobb Creek and Buddy Harrell. Hon- -DQH RI6LHUUD9LVWD$UL- Graves on Aug 4, 1941. They Wolfe and Bill Gaff. studied and received his onzima; his two daughters, Services for Binger alumnus Billie Irene Kinslow Bowling were Saturday, May 12, at the Binger Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Price officiating. Burial was at the Murray Cemetery in Binger. Arrangements were Café and enjoyed quilting, crocheting and embroidering. She was a RUDU\SDOOEHDUHUZDV6WDU- ]RQD%REE\$QGUHZVRI EHJDQWKHLUOLIHWRJHWKHULQWKH .HQQHWKLVVXUYLYHGE\ B.S. Degree in Bucharest, 'HEUDDQG'HODLQH%X]- entrusted to Turner Funeral Home-Binger. member of the Eakly Assembly of God Church. ling Miller. Arrangements Amarillo, Texas, David Perkins community, except for daughters, Marilyn Wolfe, Romania; Master’s Degree LQJRKLVEURWKHUV/HRQFH She passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at her home in Billie was born August 9, 1931, in Fort Towson to Arthur and Elsie were under the care of Digh- Andrews (Connie) of Rich- a short period of time lived all /LQGD9DVVDUDQGKXVEDQG at the University of Missouri of Belgium, Ferdinand of Berry Kinslow. Her mother passed away soon after she was born Clinton at the age of 91; having been preceded by her husband; ton-Marler Funeral Home of land Washington; sisters their lives here in Perkins. Wayne, and Merry Gaff; LQ&ROXPELD02DQGKLV Canada, and Donatien of he breaks the law or plays football. The and she was raised by her grandmother, Gertrude Kinsley, her uncle, eight siblings; and her parents. Bob Kinslow and her aunt, Bessie Kinslow. She attended Binger She is survived by two children and their spouses, Doyce V. and Stillwater. Carol Jane Malinilmis of Kenneth always worked grandchildren, Trica Gordon, Ph.D at Oklahoma State South Korea; his sisters, School. She was united in marriage to Allen Loren “Poe” Bowling on Patricia Cardwell of Fairland and Latricia and Cary Davis of Bakersfield, -RKQ$QGUHZVZDVERUQ Smithville, Texas, and Joyce hard to provide for his wife, Carla Lester, Misty Sweeney, University in Stillwater, OK. Ida, Beatrice, and Joselyne California; and four grandchildren and their spouses, Jeff and Elibeth March 9, 1950, in Anadarko. She worked as a switchboard )HEUXDU\DW%XUO- (Bill) Getz of Blair, Okla- 3 daughters, and a son. He Amy Jenkins, Charlie Wolfe, +HEHJDQKLVWHQXUHZLWK of Burundi, as well as their operator at Southwestern Bell in Binger before the dial system. She Cardwell of Clinton, Damon and Esther Cardwell of Norman, Stuart Langston University in 2005. IDPLOLHVDQGE\PDQ\RWKHU newspapers record the happenstance of his also worked with Poe on the farm, picked cotton, cleaned houses, and Jennifer Davis of Houston, Texas and Miriam and Blake Atwood of ington, Colorado to Leoan homa; three grandchildren, worked in construction while TJ Wolfe, Bryan Adcock, worked at Kimblerly’s Restaurant, Binger Nursing Home, and Dallas, Texas. Also surviving are seven great-grandchildren, Dezeraye and Edna Andrews. He Clayton Andrews, Callum running a dairy and farming. Emily White, Amy Taylor, Diomede had just completed EHORYHGUHODWLYHVDQGIULHQGV d i h d h k Billi j d Cardwell HeatherAl Masri Evelyn Cardwell Elijah Cardwell Jordan Cardwell Hunter Cardell andAsher ddfP HihAd dT Ad HdhPkiCiWifildAlihth l t t d d i ll th ld birth, and the inevitability of his death…. The Country Connection News The Perkins Journal A lot of great men have lived and died Page 8 The Carnegie Herald Wednesday, May 16, 2018 down here inside a paragraph or two.” Thursday, May 17, 2018 Kiowa County Democrat Page 5 Obituaries Tales from yesterday in Kiowa County D Obituaries D by Bill Braun Larry E. Hansen That’s from Rick Bragg’s new book, Memorial services for Larry E. Han- John Franklin Lawrence Karen Sue Skinner Greetings from your Ki- Because of their skills as type blouses, made from the around the tent poles at this sen were held May 12, 2018, in the Harold Loyd Powers owa County Museum! I will traders, the Comanche con- skin of a single animal with point and fastening the other Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder 1926-2018 1925-2018 1951-2018 continue my story about the trolled much of the commerce a slit cut in the center, were end to a stake driven into the Chapel with Pastor Harlon Woodall, Cal- vary Baptist Church, Grandfield, Okla- “The Best Cook in the World,” in a chap- Funeral services for John Jim of Stratford and Angela Harold Loyd Powers de- daughters, and spouses, Loyd Graveside services for Kar- Comanche Indians. of the Southern Plains. They laced to the skirt with buck- ground near the center of the homa officiating. Franklin Lawrence, 91, of Morris and husband Johnny parted this life on Sunday, and Mary Powers, Jane and en Sue Skinner, 66 year-old In the sign language of the bartered buffalo products,skin strings. A brilliant band of floor. A firepit might be added, Sulphur were held 2:00 p.m., of Sulphur; two sons, Mike May 13, 2018 in Lawton. Eddie Kendall, Rosie and Weatherford resident, will be Plains, the Comanche were horses, and captives for manu- beading ran across the shoul- for cooking and heating, and On Saturday, June 9, 2018, a memo- Friday, May 4, 2018 at Hale's Lawrence and wife Ethel After living on this earth Kent Love, all of Apache and held on Wednesday, May 16, known as snakes. The sign was factured items and foodstuffs. ders and down to the end of skins were spread for sitting rial service will be held at Corpus Christi Funeral Home in and Scott Lawrence, for 92 years, 6 months and Mae and Lonnie Morgan of 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Carnegie made by placing the right hand Mainly with the Wichita, they the elbow-length sleeves. Me- and sleeping purposes. Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa at 10:30 a.m. with visitation at 9:30 ter about food brought to a family after Sulphur. both of Sulphur; 16 days he moved to his Chickasha; nine grandchil- Cemetery. a.m. prior to service at church. A private family burial with mili- in front of the left shoulder, traded for French trade goods dallions of varied size and color The Comanche remained Johnny was born Services are under the di- nine grandchildren, heavenly home. Harold’s dren and spouses, Jana and with the index finger extended which included firearms. were sown across the front and a nomadic people through- tary honors will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van July 22, 1926 in eight great-grand- service will be Friday, May Seth Grabeal of Apache, Katy rection of Lockstone Funeral and all other fingers closed, The average Comanche back of the blouse, and clusters out their free existence. Buf- Meter, Iowa. Washington, OK children; one great- 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Powers of OKC, Gala and Home in Weatherford. then drawing it backward with warrior was short, heavyset, of beads from which hung long falo, their livelihood, provided Larry E. Hansen, 73, Mountain Park, passed away Monday, to the late Var- great grandchild First Pentecostal Holiness Tommy Searcy of Apache, Karen was born on Au- May 7, 2018, in Lawton. He was born Nov. 27, 1944 in Le- a death. ney Thomas and one brother, Carlin Church at Apache. Rev Ca- Ben Kendall of Kearney, MO, gust 11, 1951 in Hobart to a wriggling motion. The sign with a bright copper-colored leather and beaded thongs were food, clothing and shelter. Mars, Iowa to Cletus and Loretta Hansen. He graduated from Mary Ann (Lucas) Lawrence of Carne- LeRoy and Dorothy (Cook) meant no disrespect, but rather complexion, Roman nose, placed in heavy patterns across Their predominantly meat diet leb McDowell and Rev Larry Robert and Dawn Kendall of Pocahontas, Iowa in 1962 and then attended Humbolt Institute Lawrence. He died gie; and four sisters, 7KRPDZLOOEHRIÀFLDWLQJ Kansas City, MO, Micah and LaFever and passed away the silent stealth of that tribe. thin lips, black eyes and long the garment. was supplemented with wild Business School in Minneapolis. He received his degree in Air- Tuesday, May 1, Ruth Farrelly of Harold was born October Lezlie Love of Rush Springs, on Saturday, May 12, 2018 The name “Comanche” black hair. They would comb The costume was com- roots, fruits and nuts, or with 2018 in Sulphur. Lawton, Doris But- 27, 1925 to Sim and Jane Lindsey Love of OKC, Paul in Weatherford. was first thought to have been their hair back from the face pleted by beaded moccasins. produce obtained by trade line Traffic Management. Larry was in the US Air Force as a jet Karen is survived by two The older I get, the more attention Johnny and the former Mary ler of Mountain View, Alice Thacker Powers, native Ken- Morgan of Chickasha and Karen was raised and at- derived from the Spanish term and braided it, with additions, In winter, gaudy leggings were with neighboring agricultural engine mechanic and served during the Vietnam War. He was sons, Bryan Skinner and wife Ruth Eddy were married on Mills of Tuttle and Brenda tuckians of rural Carnegie Lydia Morgan, of Chickasha; tended school in Hobart, an owner/operator truck driver for 48 years. He started driving Sage, and Cody Skinner, all “Camino ancho” which means in a single tail, ornamented worn to the knees, with a tribes, principally the Wichita June 14, 1947 in Sulphur. Thomas of Carnegie. who moved to Carnegie in 11 great-grandchildren, Cam- graduating from Hobart a 1965 Emeryville truck and ended with a 2010 International of Weatherford; seven grand- the broad trail and referred with silver or plated buckles, shorter buckskin dress above. and Caddo. Johnny grew up in Dougherty, In addition to his parents, 1920. Jane liked watching ryn, Chloe, Carly and Collin High School in 1969. She was Lonestar. Larry married Carol (Kuchar) Lyall on Aug. 10, 1996 children, Kecia Walker, Caleb to the wide range of the little and often reaching nearly to In very cold weather a buffalo While the men fought and OK. In 1944 he enlisted in the Johnny was preceded in death Grabeal of Apache, Boone married and made her home WKHVLOHQWÀOPDFWRU+DUROG McNeely, Adam McNeely, bands. Later it was decided that the ground. These braids were robe was also worn. hunted, the women gathered in Sidney, Nebraska. They moved to Oklahoma in 2000. Larry I pay to obituaries, especially the dates United States Army, serving by one son, Johnny Wayne Lloyd who was popular at Searcy of Apache, Abby, in Weatherford before mov- loved fishing, camping, and most of all visiting with family and Savannah Skinner, Barach during WWII in the 66th ing to Hobbs, New Mexico. it more likely came from the untied no more than once a Shirts worn by the men the plants and other foods they /DZUHQFHÀYHVLVWHUV5XE\ this time so much she named Morgan and Paige Kendall Skinner, Halle Skinner, friends. Tank Battalion. He spent 35+ Her family later returned Ute word “Komantcia” which year, the combing and brush- were long, extending below the ate. The women also cooked Willie, Alene, Edna, Agnes; her new born son after him. of Kansas City, MO, Emma, and Chisholm Skinner; one He is survived by his wife Carol; two sons: Jeff Hansen of years working as a loader op- and six brothers, Bill, Claude, to Oklahoma and she raised means “anyone who wants to ing being habitually confined top of the leggings. The neck the food, kept the teepee clean Harold’s family lived on a Kate and Lana Love of Rush brother, Raymond LaFever Pocahontas, Iowa, Jamey (Mindi) Hansen of Harcourt, Iowa; erator for Makin Sand Plant Alan, James, Dale and Ray. farm northeast of Carnegie. Springs; two sisters-in-law, her family in Weatherford. fight all the time.” This cer- to that portion of hair imme- was cut in a V- shape and was and looked after the kids. of Weatherford; one nephew, one daughter, Kimberly (Jody) Chansler of Fort Dodge, Iowa; of birth. It’s been 20 years since I wrote in Dougherty and later… Serving as pallbearers were On the farm he learned to Billye Powers and Nina Pow- She worked as a caregiver Shawn LaFever; and one tainly fits the Comanche, for diately on the head. This, how- richly fringed around the collar. When the bands would move, two brothers: Don Hansen of Des Moines, Iowa; Wally (An- Marlo Smith of Freedom for Sooner Rock and Sand, John Paul Lawrence, Mi- work hard at an early age. ers. Harold loved the grand- in nursing homes and later niece, Kelli McQuiggan. they joyously fought everyone ever, received great attention, Buckskin strips, often 12 inch- it was the women who took west of Davis. Throughout in a beauty shop until she nette) Hansen of Fort Dodge, Iowa; his sister Darlene Law of took this photo late chael Wayne Lawrence, Scott He walked three miles round kids and great-grandkids. She was preceded in death that they came in contact with. and warrior’s hair was usu- es or more in length, ran the down and put up the teepees. his life, Johnny farmed and Lawrence, Asher Lawrence, trip with his siblings every He was never tired of being retired in 2014. Karen en- by her parents; one daughter, They literally lived to fight. It ally quite slick and shiny from length of the seam in the sleeves Marriage usually came late Canton, Michigan; seven grandchildren, one great grandchild afternoon Tuesday from raised horses. Being such Benny McGill, Adrian Cor- day to attend Prairie Lone a grandpa. Family was im- joyed spending time with her Sherry Jo; and one nephew, was a way of life. The warrior grease and frequent brushing. and across the shoulders. The in life of a man, since it took and many nieces, nephews and cousins. about obituaries in this column. Obits a hard- working man, even win. Honorary bearers were School. By seventh grade he portant to him. He enjoyed family and grandchildren, Kevin LaFever. He was preceded in death by his parents Cletus and Loretta her home looking west. hi iWhil h h i bd f h hi d d ih in his spare time, he found Bill Knight, Don Brown, Joe had to quit school to work full farming and raising cattle, her dog—Roxie, camping at The family requests that She thought it to be just jtkiliRJMGllJh th l k d t hi th beyond Lookout. have been on my mind recently. Then The Carnegie Herald Kiowa County Democrat I read Bragg’s comments in his book, Obituaries which ring true everywhere. This is a Featured papers this month are Alva Review-Courier, The Country Connection News, The Page 6 www.ledgerlcj.com May 30, 2018 Obituaries Carnegie Herald, The Perkins Journal, Kiowa County Democrat, Heavener Ledger, Hughes County Sheila was a long-time Amber Taylor, both of Terry Taylor, Joe Hickman resident of the area, a McAlester; one stepson, and Mark Taylor. M. (Scott) Graham. rehashed reminder. He was a veteran of the second grade teacher’s Terry Taylor, of Heavener; Viewing is Wednesday assistant for Heavener her mother, Wynema from 1 until 8:30 p.m., U.S. Marines. Public Schools and a Francis; three sisters Kathy Thursday from 8:30 a.m. Survivors include his Times, Tulsa World, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, The Ellis County Capital and the Hugo News. member of the Big Creek Moran of Wister, Lisa until 8:30 p.m. and Friday wife, Malva, of the home; Baptist Church. She was a Langston of Bokoshe and from 8:30 a.m. until noon daughters and sons-in-law Obituaries are an exclusive newspa- Elizabeth Wilson and Scott 1987 graduate of Panama Carol Brusher of Hackett; at the funeral home. The High School and received three brothers Floyd Butler family will visit with friends Baker of Marble, Hill, her associates degree from of Shady Point, David Thursday from 6 until 8:00 Missouri, Rosella and Carl Albert State College. Butler of Poteau and Gary p.m. at the funeral home. Mike Ollar of Muskogee per service and advantage, more impor- Sheila Taylor Sheila loved spending time Francis of Greenwood, To sign Sheila’s online and Tracie Hughes of Funeral services for with her family and friends. Arkansas; two guestbook please visit James Graham Heavener; sons and Sheila Wynema Taylor, 48, She was a loving wife, stepgrandchildren Aspen www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com. Funeral services for daughters-in-law, Jason of Heavener are Friday at mother, grandmother, Taylor of McAlester and James Gerald Graham, 76, and Kimberly Graham, Jeff 2 p.m. at the Big Creek daughter, sister, aunt, Braxton Taylor of of Heavener is Wednesday and Jessica Graham and tant today than ever in this impermanent Don’t make them clip your dateline at names in the paper so seldom. They Baptist Church with Bro. cousin and friend. McAlester; many beloved at 2 p.m. at Evans Chapel Clifford Graham; sister-in- John Mark Little Sheila will be deeply nieces, nephews, other of Memories in Poteau with law Elsie Marsh and officiating. missed by many whom family members and dear Jim Cook officiating. husband Jim; 18 Burial will follow in the loved and knew her. friends. Interment will follow at grandchildren; 11 great Big Creek Cemetery, under Surviving family She was preceded in the Page Cemetery, under grandchildren; other digital, social media chaos struggling for top. See The Carnegie Herald and The deserve better. the direction of Dowden- members are her husband, death by her father, Velmer the direction of Evans & relatives, loved ones and Roberts Funeral Home of Duane Taylor, of the Francis; and one brother, Miller Funeral Home of friends. Heavener. home; two daughters Rick Francis. Poteau. He was preceded in She was born July 13, Kaytlin Bledsoe and Pallbearers are Floyd He passed away death by wife, Paula; his 1969 in Poteau to Velmer grandson Riley of Poteau, Butler, David Butler, Gary Saturday, May 26, 2018, at parents; son, James; one Perkins Journal Fort Smith, Arkansas and grandson Joshua Ollar; readers. We need them emphasized, not . and Wynema (Ward) and Rexleigh Taylor of the Francis, Billy Cook, Jason Francis and passed away home; two stepdaughters Priest and Floyd Langston. was born Oct. 21, 1941 in sister, Jala Grace; and • Find something about them – their Honorary pallbearers are San Diego, California to brother, William Tom May 29, 2018 in Heavener. Stephanie Taylor and James Derald and Agnes Graham. neglected. Death notices • Center the name line – it looks better hobbies, their work, their spirit – just Jill Thompson Surviving family members include her husband, Interment followed in the Summerfield Cemetery, POTEAU—Funeral services for Jill Beth Thompson, Tommy; son Tommy Roger and wife Jennifer; and eight under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home. 59, of Poteau are Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Monroe grandchildren. He passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Poteau Here are suggestions and ideas from Cemetery Pavilion. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter and was born July 2, 1957 in Poteau to Ray L. and than flush left. See the Heavener Led- Services are under the direction of Evans & Miller and son-in-law, Jacqueline and Keith King; and brothers Ramona (Fulks) Billings. a sentence or two makes a differ- Funeral Home of Poteau. Aubry and Ray Asbill. Surviving family members include his wife, Karen; She passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 in Poteau Trudie Mathies children Linda Stepp and husband Lester of and was born Dec. 15, 1958 in McCurtain County to POTEAU—Funeral services for Trudie Opal Summerfield, and Brittany Rodriguez of McAlester; some Oklahoma newspapers. Billy G. Bookout and Betty J. (Carriger) Whitson. Mathies, 95, of Poteau were Tuesday at Evans Chapel seven grandchildren; and a brother, Paul Billings, of ger. Make it a little bigger, as in the Surviving family members include her daughter Billie of Memories in Poteau with Dr. Chad Fetzer and Jim Heavener. ence – and put it in the lead. Rely on He was preceded in death by his parents. Pigg and Mike Nance; son Duane and Rachel Pigg; seven Cook officiating. grandchildren; and brothers Darrell Bookout, and Mark Interment followed at the Oakland Cemetery in Lisa Aguero-Burgess and Becky Bookout. Poteau. POTEAU—Funeral services for Lisa Ann Aguero- She was preceded in death by her parents; and a She passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 in Fort Burgess 51, of Poteau were Saturday at Covenant • Treat them with dignity and equal- Kiowa County Democrat. the funeral home for the facts, but brother, Phillip Raeford Bookout. Smith, Arkansas and was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Hill to Church in Poteau with Rev. Keith Williams officiating. Mary Roger Gene and Susie (Pate) Irvin. Burial followed at the Oakland Cemetery, under the POCOLA—Funeral services for Mary Ruth Roger, Survivors include her son, Robert C. Thompson, of direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home of Poteau. 78, of Pocola were Tuesday at Evans Memorial Chapel Fort Smith, Arkansas; daughter, Nancy Fetzer of Yukon; She passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Poteau in Pocola with CL Thomas and Bobby Roger officiating. two granddaughters; three grandchildren; and 12 great and was born Nov. 6, 1966 in Poteau to Manuel and ity in format and style. Consider add something that tells your readers Interment followed at Greenhill Cemetery in grandchildren. Mary Ann (Midgley) Aguero. Cameron, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral She was preceded in death by her parents; her Survivors include, her parents; her husband, Ronnie • Don’t use fancy script type for the Home. husband, Joe Paul Mathies; and sisters Bea Pendley, Burgess, of the home; sons Jonathon Burgess and wife She passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Fort Lorene Davis and Velma Collins. Brooke of Poteau, and Jeremy Burgess of Oklahoma the handsome pages from the Tulsa name line. Choose consistent body who this person is. Smith Arkansas and was born Feb 14 1940 in Clyde Billings City; daughter Jordan Shrock and husband Clayton of Heavener Ledger World, and the well-organized pages type. See The Ellis County Capital. • Don’t put any obituaries on the front from the Bartlesville Examiner-Enter- page if you don’t put them all there. on page one? (I’ve seen this in Okla- prise and Hugo News. • Treat all people equally. Don’t waste homa, just couldn’t find it. Who?) space on regular heads on each one Who’s to say a banker is more impor- • Make them “clippable” – these are that say “Services set for....” If you tant than someone’s mother? Notice • I know there’s not a lot of consisten- going in family Bibles and scrap- can’t say something worthwhile in a how the Hughes County Times tells of cy dealing with obits. Make funeral books, and shared. Don’t just sloppily head, just use name lines. three important deaths on page one, homes conform to your paper’s style slap them on a page with uneven dog referring to obits inside. Exception – guides. If you charge people, it ought leg breaks. When possible put the • To add readership, find something in the publisher of the local paper, who to be nominal, because the worst entire obit under a name line in one the obit that is unique and put it in a rarely had his/her name in the paper. ill-will you can generate is to gouge or two columns. sub head, as is done in The Country Here I disagree with my former part- someone at the time of a loved one’s Connection News. • They’re historical documents. Put the ner Don Morrison at Waurika. (I put death. Charge the funeral homes – full name, not just the last name, and • We need to start treating obituaries his obit on the front page.) they charge their “clients.” Be sure complete dates of life at top. People like stories, not just income. Why • Have a regular place in the paper for to carry your obituary policy where want to know how old they were. run bland obituaries for the excit- obits. Same page or section every it’s easy to read, as does the Sapulpa I’ve seen obits without year of death. ing, interesting people who get their issue, and keep them at the top of the Herald. page. • Some obits have great lines in them. • If you have an index, put the obituary One in the Hugo News told about page in there. I’ve seen Oklahoma someone who “…loved all sports, Make Sales Soar Like Magic indexes listing inserts but not obits. except for soccer and hockey, which Think about your readers. he didn’t understand.” In The Oklaho- Improve your close ratios to 70% or more with the New MiAD man was this jewel, “Wade W. Peard • Some papers put American flags for died at age 79 when a lack of oxygen Wizard! veterans or other items in obits – just stalled out his internal carburetor.” be consistent. It's a fact that spec ads help close more sales— and yet spec ads are • So for Pete’s sake, every reader’s used less than 20% of the time. Now, with the real-world magic of MiAD®Wizard, • If you’re writing the obit, not the fam- personalizing and presenting spec ads for EVERY prospect is as easy as 1-2-3! sake, and your sake too, don’t bury ily or funeral home, proofread each the obits. No training. No time wasted. No more tough sells. obit twice – it’s that important. NOTABLE: Go to miadwizard.com and see the magic for yourself! • Another idea for small papers – if you • Memorial Day coverage. Get up use an index, why not list the names close for photos, as did Mike West in the [email protected] of the people who died, in small type, ® 800.223.1600 www.metrocreativeconnection.com Sulphur Times-Democrat. miadwizard.com Continued on Page 7 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 7

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Hugo News Obituaries ...... Area News... Friday, June 1, 2018 Page 4A children Avery and Wy- 20, 1967. On May 21, 1967 Jake; Riley and wife Brit- of Sergeant. Ben worked death by his parents Hern- att of Watertown, NY; son R.J. was medevac’d back tany; Tristen, Gavin and an Iron Worker where he don and Emma Harris and Timothy Asher and wife to the United States. After Bailey; Ryan and Brent; built steel buildings until brother Edwin Harris. OBITUARIES... Lauren of Shattuck, OK; 5-¶VUHFRYHU\KH¿QLVKHG Angie and husband Wally; his retirement. At the age He is survived by his parents Emmitt and Lillie his military service at the Dylan, Bralyn and Rayden; 30 he became a member son Christopher Harris of Leo Smallwood the Oklahoma Coaches Smallwood of Broken hockey which he didn’t children. Hatter; three sisters Gail Naval Hospital in Cor- Tyler, Kortney and Caleb; of the Berean Christian Dell City, OK; four broth- Hall of Fame, was named Arrow and Reese, Rhen understand! His and Oma was a member Lackey, Carol Scivally, and pus Christi, TX. R.J. was Quyntin and wife Heather; Church in Oklahoma City. ers Lewis Harris and wife Services for Leo a VIM (very important and Jon Ross Johnson of Jane’s home was open to of the Good Sam Club Judy Beaver; two brothers honorably discharged with Ravin and Brad IV. Great He helped and welcomed Jean of Collinsville, OK, Smallwood were held member) of the Okla- Duke, Okla. kids twenty-four hours a and loved to travel with David Hatter and Tommy numerous medals: Nation- Grandchildren: Elena: visitors to the church, with Stan Harris and wife Betty Wednesday, May 30, homa Retired Educators Teresa Hobbs Ross and day, seven days a week, his wife. He enjoyed Hatter; aunts, uncles, niec- al Defense Service Medal, Nate and Elijah. Siblings: brother Don and others. In of Enid, OK, Don Harris 2018 in the Rattan Association. Addition- some of whom are here hunting, fishing, time es, nephews, and a host of Vietnam Service Medal, Sisters, Joyce Williams, 2002 Ben moved to Arnett, and wife Robyn of Savan- gymnasium officiated ally, he was named today. He never hesi- spent on his tractor, and friends. Purple Heart medal with Kathy Millen and Cindy OK. Ben loved to study, nah, TX, and Dan Harris by Shawn Robertson Choctaw Elder of the tated to take a kid home spending time with his Graveside services were Two Gold Stars awarded Loos, Mary Callender and which included the areas and wife Kayoko of To- and Brett Miller. Burial Year by the Choctaw after a ballgame to High grandchildren and great held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday for wounds sustained May husband Bobby: Brothers, of the Bible, Astronomy, kyo, Japan; two sisters Ann followed in the Rattan Nation, and earlier this Hill, Cloudy, or put them grandchildren. Kathern May 1, 2018 at the Oak 20, 1967 during deploy- Bobby Hill and wife Becky Chemistry, and Physics. Burnsed of Shawnee, OK cemetery under the direc- year, honored on the up on a sofa at his house. Oma was preceded in Louise Jacobs Hill Cemetery in Golden, ment at Quang Tri Prov- and John Garvin and wife He was a member of the and Mary Billey of Ed- tion of Serenity Funeral floor of the Oklahoma His students and players death by his parents and Kathern Louise Jacobs, OK under the direction of ince, Republic of Vietnam. Allison. R.J. had many Arnett Senior Center and in mond, OK; many nieces Service of Antlers. House of Representa- called him Coach and one brother. 56 year old resident of Shaw Funeral Home of )URP 5-¶V ¿UVW PDU- other family members and the year 2010 he was voted nephews, extended family Leo Smallwood was tives as Veteran of the loved and respected him. Oma is survived by his Shattuck, OK, passed from Shattuck. Shawfuneral- riage two sons were born, friends as well. R.J. will be the member of the year. He and a host of friends. born July 22, 1917 in Week, the only Choctaw Leo Smallwood was treasured wife, Lucille, this life on April 26, 2018. home.net R.J. Hill III (Scooter) and missed dearly. helped meals on wheels for Services were held Tues- Nelson, Okla., to W.M. so honored. Most impor- a lifetime Ram. He of the home; daughters: Ricky Hill. In 1972 R.J. Arnett Senior Center. Ben day May 8, 2018 at 2:00 She was born on February ,Q OLHX RI ÀRZHUV WKH and Lydie (Wright) tantly however he was was devoted to Rattan Janice Kotz, of Burkev- 7, 1962 to Clarence Emmitt met and then married his family has asked that me- enjoyed playing pool with pm at the Shaw Funeral Smallwood, the third of “daddy” to six grateful ille, Texas, Linda Bean loving wife of 46 years, all his friends at the Senior Home Chapel, Arnett, OK. School and intensely Orval and Lillie Mae (Wy- morial contributions be their five children. He children who survive of Garland, Texas, Cheryl Dorris, of Dallas, Texas; Lucinda (Range) Hill. To made to the Three Nine Center. Ben was very hap- Condolences may be made proud of the success of att) Hatter in Denver, CO. passed from his earthly him and “Grandad” by the athletic teams, the brother, Edward Bean of Soper; sister, Betty Hagins of Kathern also lived in Tom, this union three children Associates, Inc. in care of py and proud to be a part of to the family at shawfuner- Forney, Texas; 2 grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren; were born, April, Ronnie Shaw Funeral Home. the Arnett Community. alhome.net. Shaw Funeral home in Rattan, Okla., on 12 grandchildren and academic teams and the OK and Shattuck, OK were 4 great-grandchildren, and 12 step-great-grandchil- and Randi. Services were held Fri- Ben was preceded in Home of Arnett. May 26, 2018 in Paris, “G-Dad” by 10 great- agricultural program. she was a Licensed Practi- Texas, surrounded by his grandchildren. He looked forward to the dren. cal Nurse and a homemak- R.J. worked in the oil- day May 4, 2018 at 10:00 ¿HOG IRU PDQ\ \HDUV DV D am at the First Baptist children and grandchil- Leo is survived by Charity Billy and her hus- day when new facilities Services were under the direction of Prater-Lamp- er. In her 30’s Kathern was dren who adored him. his children Stephen band Sharkey cared for would be funded for the ton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home of Hugo. baptized at Tom Baptist rough neck to a drilling su- Church, Arnett, OK with perintendent until he was burial following at DeBolt We service all autos and trucks up to 2 1/2 Tons. He left us with 100 Smallwood of the home him as if he was their own children and the commu- Church. In her spare time 12 Brands of Oil - All Oil Filters years of memories of in Rattan, Nancy Small- and he loved them deeply. nity. His family requests her hobbies included knit- disabled. R.J. had a pas- Cemetery, Arnett, OK. Over 200 Air Filter Sizes an engaging, patriotic, wood Rose and husband He called Teresa his “Big that in lieu of flowers that Thomas Ansley ting, sewing, crocheting, VLRQIRUUDLVLQJDQG¿JKWLQJ Condolences may be made game fowl and he loved to to the family at shawfuner- 'L൵HUHQWLDO5DGLDWRUDQG7UDQVPLVVLRQ)OXVKHV hard working and loving Curtis of Rattan; Ed- Girl.” Mr. Smallwood contributions be made in baking, reading, watching father, husband, teacher die Smallwood and his also relied on Liz Cog- Graveside services for Thomas Ansley were held in T.V. Kathern especially ¿VK DQG KXQW  5- ZDV D alhome.net. Shaw Funeral 1LQH)XOO7LPH6HUYLFH3HRSOH his memory to the Rattan R.J. Hill, Jr. history enthusiast and an Home of Shattuck. :H6HUYLFH$OO.LQGV'LHVHO)XHO)LOWHUV and friend. Leo grew wife Vicky of Venus, burn and Claudine Watts Public School Building Boswell’s Restland Cemetery at 10 a.m. Friday, June loved to spend time with 1, 2018. Officiating the services were Wiley Copeland her friends and family. She R.J. Hill, Jr., 71, of avid John Wayne fan. He 1R$SSRLQWPHQWV-XVW'ULYH,Q up in the Cloudy vicin- Texas; Gayle Smallwood for their assistance and Fund, C/O Shari Pillow, Gage, OK. passed away loved spending time with Benjamin 2600 Oklahoma Avenue in Woodward ity attending school at Johnson and her husband friendship. Superintendent, P.O. Box and Dale Pardue. will be greatly missed. Thomas passed away in Boswell, Okla., on May 30, Kathern is preceded on Sunday, April 29, 2018. his kids, grandchildren, “Ben” Harris 8 to 5:30 M-F & 8 to Noon Saturday East Cloudy and later in Rick of Duke, Okla.; He is also survived by 44, Rattan, OK 74562. great grandchildren and Benjamin “Ben” Harris, Rattan from which he Mark Smallwood and his William Smallwood III, 2018 at the age of 68. in death by her maternal He was born in Belton, TX. Quality Products - - Quality People Pallbearers were be family. 82 year old resident of Ar- QUALITY QUICK LUBE Thomas Morgan Ansley was born Aug. 9, 1949 grandparents Virgil and on December 18, 1946 to “We don’t give you time to miss your car.” graduated. Mr. Small- wife Stephanie of Ard- (Billy), Gary Smallwood his 12 grandchildren. R.J. Hill and Mary Frances R.J. was preceded in nett, OK, passed from this wood attended Eastern more, Okla., and Charles (Jan), Peggy Smallwood in Hugo, Okla., the son of Floyd Ansley and Bett Bessie Wyatt; paternal Since 1981 Honorary Pallbearers grandparents Frank and (Young) Kessner. R.J. was death by his parents, R.J. life on May 4, 2018. Ben Oklahoma A & M before (Dusty) Smallwood and Lawless (Larry), Glenna were all members of the (Walker) Ansley and had lived all of his life in the Hill, Sr. and Mildred Hill Ph. 580-256-4070 2PD +DWWOHU ¿YH XQFOHV raised and attended schools was born March 7, 1936 accepting a teaching his wife Karen of Clay- Clayborn (Norman), Oklahoma Coaches Hall Boswell area. He married Debbie Blankenship on James Wyatt, Edmond Wy- in Midland, TX. Gage, and Frances and Jim Kes- to Herndon E. and Emma position in a one room ton, Okla. Bruce Akard (Mary Jo), of Fame, Alan Simp- June 12, 1971 in Boswell. His parents preceded him att, Lem Hatler, Melvin OK. has been home for the sner; brother- in-law Jake Harris in Carnegie, OK. school in what is known His grandchildren who Bill Jackson Jr. (Nina), son, Wayne Cobb, Gene in death. Thomas was a rancher and had served in the Hattler, and Terry Hatler; last 22 years. Williams and one infant He lived south of Carne- as Frazier Valley. During survive him and adored Marsha Jackson Hutson Davis, Gene Robbins, U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of the Boswell grandchild. one aunt Rebecca Olgesby; In 1963, at the age of gie and south of Anadarko the time he was at Frazier him are Missy Rose (Stace), Cindy Jackson Bubba Tidwell and Steve Church of Christ. three cousins Amber June, 17, R.J. joined the United R.J. is survived by his until 1944 when the fam- If you like local news on Valley, he was drafted Kropp (Paul) of Oologah, Rahal, Julie Akard Jack Thomas enjoyed ranching and looking at cattle. wife of 46 years Lucinda Hudson Tammy Lynn Tucker, and States Navy. While in the ily moved to Oklahoma into the Army during Okla.; Kurt Rose of and Jay Herbert Akard He also enjoyed his Brahma Bulls, especially “Char- (Range) Hill of the home; City. Ben attended pub- Honorary Couples Bo Wyatt. Navy, R.J. was deployed Glenpool, Okla.; Megan lie.” Most of all, he loved R.J. Hill III and wife Amy lic schools at Oklahoma school activities, sports, World War II, serving (Micki) nephews, and were Johnnie and Larry She is survived by her to the Philippines. R.J. first at Ft. Sill, and then Smallwood Gross (Ran- nieces who called him Morgan, Bill and Cheryl spending time with his was a medic in the hospital of Shelbyville, KY.; Rick City which included grade children Joshua Jacobs and later in the European dy) of Cleburne, Texas; “Uncle Leo.” Hedge, Arvela and John- family. wife Samantha and their and the pharmacy on the Hill and wife Robyn of school at Washington Pub- Surviving relatives in- Texarkana, TX.; April Ad- lic School, Franklin Junior or just local current theatre. His battalion Spencer Smallwood, He was preceded in ny Courtwright, Rob and children Olivia, Brooklyn military base. Then in De- arrived on Omaha beach Venus, Texas; Wade death by his parents, clude his wife, Debbie Ans- cember of 1966 R.J., nick- ams and husband Joe of High, and Central High Elaine Smith, Mike and and Noah of Eagletown, six days after D-Day, and Smallwood, Chatta- Uncle Billy and Aunt Brenda Wood, Hugh and ley; son, Thomas Morgan OK; Brad Jacobs and wife named “Doc Spanky”, was Ormond Beach, FL.; Ron- where he graduated with nie Hill and wife Jennifer the class of 1953. events. proceeded to fight in the nooga, Tenn.; and Sloan Lydie Smallwood, sister Carolyn Pool, Chris and Ansley, Jr. and wife, Elaine Amber and their daughter deployed to Vietnam and of Boswell; daughter, Patri- attached to Marine Corps of Shattuck, OK.; Randi Ben joined the US army Battle of Hedgerows, the Smallwood (Kim) Bro- Mary Lena Smallwood Vicky Gibbs, and Chris Everly of Shattuck, OK; Battle of Saint-Lo and ken Arrow, Okla. Also, Hester, and brothers Wil- and Sheila Brown. cia Ann Ansley of Boswell; April Asher and her hus- Spear-Head Unit Kilo 3-9. Norbury and husband Ed- after high school and win of Woodward, OK. served the country until the Battle of the Bulge. Ryan Johnson, Oklahoma liam Smallwood, Roy Pianist was Bruce grandson, Thomas Morgan band Zane Maner and their 5- ZDV ZRXQGHG ¿YH Ansley III along with times in Vietnam on May Grandchildren: Dylan and 1956, obtaining the rank Returning to civilian life, City, and Rhet Johnson Smallwood and Gilbert Frazier, vocalists were Subscribe he utilized the G.I. bill to (Rashell) of Duke, Okla.; Smallwood. Leo loved Ramona Reed Blair, many other relatives and attend Southeastern State Ty Smallwood (Morgan) hunting and fishing, Karen Smallwood and friends. TheGR Ellis County Capital ClbN Hugo News You’ve Got Questions!

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They are available to funeral In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa dren, Skylar Scott, Ethan Ada, OK into a banking Terry, they would often Scott, Rylee Kavulich, family. He graduated compete in regional golf water his life changed homes and the public for a charge. To submit a paid obituary, fill out our online form. If you World is participating in the “Circle of Life” campaign sponsored by the Global Organi- forever when he was have any questions about paid obituaries with online guest books, please call the Tulsa World zation for Organ Donation (GOOD). If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral Mason Kavulich and from Ada High School in tournaments or could be • Can police deny access to records Obituary Desk at 918-581-8503. director if you would like to have the “Circle of Life” logo placed in his or her listing. Collier Maynard, nephew 1960 and graduated from found quail hunting. He struck by a drunk Richard Taliaferro of East Central University loved sports and could be driver. He endured San Diego, niece Amber in 1964 where he was found most evenings and years of operations and rehab and for the last Death notices include basic information about the deceased: the person’s name, age, occupation, death of death, Collier of Tulsa, and a 4 year starter on the weekends in his crimson Hours How can I submit a death notice for publication? 21 years his home was place of death, visitation and service information. They are available only to funeral homes. Fees are waived when a niece Ashton Gunter and golf team. He and his and cream golf cart at the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday husband Jeff of Tulsa. cousin, Ken Andrews Caney Golf Club. Don the Nowata Nursing full obituary is published or in cases in which funeral homes have waived fees due to hardship. Funeral homes can submit death notices with an online submission form. If there Center, Nowata OK. through Friday and 9 a.m. to are questions about the online form, call 918-581-8503 for assistance between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Funeral homes also can call 918-581-8347 for assis- Don is preceded in of Stratford, OK, joined enjoyed spending time, 3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday. Surviving family by issuing a press release? death by his parents Car- and served in the Army holidays and vacation- tance between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. seven days a week. Death notices must be received by 8 p.m. to appear in the following day’s paper. Donald “Don” Jack K. Newman members include his Carroll Collier roll and Lorice Collier of Reserve from 1968- ing with his family and brother Odie Newman PLEASE SEE THE TULSA WORLD CLASSIFIEDS SECTION FOR ADVERTISEMENTS ABOUT BURIAL PLOTS AND CREMATION LOTS. Ada, OK, his sister Karen 1974. After completing grandchildren, especially Jack K. Newman and wife Doris of Get obituaries, death notices and in memoriams in your inbox each day with our free email newsletter. Sign up at tulsaworld.com/newsletters Don Carroll Collier Collier of Tulsa, and first the American Institute at the beach. He loved passed from this earth Dewey, OK, sisters: of Caney, KS passed wife, Brenda Hill Collier. of Banking and later watching all sports from on May 20, 2018 at Jane Betsy Graham and OBITUARIES unexpectedly on Sat- Services will be held the Southwest School his favorite chair with his Phillips Medical Center. husband Bruce of Little urday, May 19, 2018. on Wednesday, May of Banking at SMU, he family. But most of all, A graveside service Elm, TX and Nancy He was born December 23rd at 10am at the Tyro enjoyed a 54-year career he loved his Oklahoma will be held at 1:00 p.m. Newman and her friend 20th, 1942 in Ada, OK. Christian Church in with positions such Sooners and was a foot- Thursday, May 24, Barbara Ramsey of Sun Tyro, KS officiated by as President & CEO of ball season ticket holder Dr. Joe Ellis White He is survived by his 2018 at Memorial Park City West, AZ along Charles “Chuck” Grounds Dave Bycroft, followed Plaza National Bank in and religious watcher Cemetery with Rev- wife of 37 years, Barbara with five nieces and two by a graveside service at Bartlesville, President at of their basketball and erend Rick Woodward nephews. • Should I alter my archives Dr. Joe Ellis White depart- Public Schools, replacing his A funeral service to honor be spending it with his fam- Collier of Caney, KS, ed this life on May 31, 2018. Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney Valley National softball teams. Boomer officiating. Services are He was preceded mentor, Jerry Kirk. While and celebrate the life of ily. He was a loving husband, daughter Lynn Kavulich He was eighty (80) years old. Superintendent at Elk City, Charles A. “Chuck” Grounds father, grandpa and friend Caney, KS where he will Bank, President of Arvest Sooner! under the direction of in death by both his Dr. White was a living legend Joe was just one of fifty (50) will be held at 10:00 A.M., and will be deeply missed of Rogers, AR and her be laid to rest. Services Bank in Caney, and was Friends who wish may Walker-Brown Funeral mother and father, to his sons, grandchildren, superintendents across the Monday, June 4, 2018, at but his memories will be husband Doug, son Erik will be conducted by currently serving as sign the online guest Home. brother Wesley friends, and colleagues. He United States to participate Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral cherished forever. Scott of Collinsville, OK Stumpff Funeral Home Executive Vice President book and leave condo- Jack Karns Newman Newman and sister will be dearly missed. in a month-long internation- Service Chapel. A visitation He was preceded in death and his wife Jennifer, and in Bartlesville, OK with and Loan Officer at Com- lences at www.stumpff. was born March 10, Tilly Dewey. Joe was born on July 3, al study mission to the then- will be held on Sunday, June by his parents, Mary and daughter Kathy Maynard an open viewing on munity National Bank in org. 1944 in Bartlesville, Online condolences when a person demands it? 1937, and was raised in Alex, Soviet Union. Joe returned 3, 2018, at Schaudt’s Tulsa Charley Grounds; son, Dan- OK to K.R. and Galela for the family can be Oklahoma, to the proud to Oklahoma State Univer- Funeral Service from 2:00- iel Grounds; sister, Mildred (Grissom) Newman. He made at www.walk- parents of Charlie and Cleo sity and, in 1974, completed 4:00 P.M. Slaten; brothers, Doyle Stumpff Funeral Home & Discharge on May 17, Oklahoma City Thunder. was raised in Bartles- erbrownfuneralhome. White. Raised on White his Doctorate in Education. Charles A. “Chuck” Grounds, Kenneth Grounds Crematory. 1952. Mr. Gray was mar- He enjoyed going fish- ville and graduated com. Farms, his parents instilled In 1975, after a long career Grounds passed away from and baby brother, Jerry. Come and go visitation ried to Carol Jean Wilcox ing in Canada with his in him hard work and the value of ed- in secondary public education, Joe this life on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Chuck is survived by his loving wife will be at the Stumpff on January 17, 1959 at fishing buddies and his ucation, which are lessons that he car- assumed the Presidency of Carl Albert Saint Francis Medical Center in Tulsa, of 59 years, Ellen Grounds; son, David Funeral Home from 9 the Methodist Church favorite thing to do was Charles L. wife, Marsha of Cor- ried with him throughout his life. A State College (CASC) in Poteau, Okla- OK with his loving family by his side. Grounds and wife, Beth; daughter, A.M. until 8 P.M. on in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. go to the Dewey Donut sicana, Texas, and natural athlete, Joe enjoyed all sports, homa. At that time, CASC consisted of Chuck was born in Kiersey, OK, near Susan Grounds; three grandchildren, Wednesday and the They have made their Harrington Jimmy Harrington but excelled in boxing, baseball, and two single buildings. Today, CASC has Durant, on November 21, 1934 to Mary Emily Sullivan and husband, Carl, Shop every morning. family will receive guests home in Bartlesville Mr. Gray is survived by Charles L. Har- and wife Jeannie of football. Joe was a competitive boxer dual campuses in Poteau and Sallisaw, and Charley Grounds. Chuck spent 59 Kristen Grounds and fiancé, Ryan, at the funeral home on since 1959. Mr. Gray rington, 93 of Wann, Oklahoma; and threw a hard driving baseball, his wife Carol J. Gray of over 24 classroom buildings, student years with the love of his life, Ellen Jacob Duncan and wife, Alicia; sister, Wednesday from 5 P.M. was a trim carpenter Coffeyville passed away his step-children, • Can I report inaccurate Bartlesville, two daugh- but his love was football. Joe played housing facilities, and a strong aca- Grounds. Sandra Adney and husband, Eddie; until 7 P.M. and had been employed David Randy Griffith quarterback at Alex High School and ters, Danette Bishop Thursday, May 17, 2018 demic environment, providing educa- A successful business man, Chuck sisters-in-law, Linda Grounds and In lieu of flowers the at Overlees-Woods of Texas, Christine received a football scholarship to play tional opportunities for all. founded Quality Cabinet Company of at Windsor Place. Frances Grounds; also survived by son, family requests that Lumber for several years. and husband Fred of Tillman of Humboldt, at Murray State College, where he was Joe served as one of Speaker Carl Jenks in 1968 which is now in its 50th Don Griffin and family. Bartlesville and Kimberly He was born on memorial donations be He was then employed October 20, 1924 at and Roxanne Evans later inducted into the inaugural class Albert’s trusted friends from home year and owned by his son, David. Arrangements are entrusted to made the ElderCare, 1223 with the Bureau of Mines Savage of Skiatook, one of the Murray State College Distin- and, during Joe’s Presidency, hosted He also owned and managed many Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service and Collinsville, Oklahoma of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Swan Drive, Bartlesville, and Dunlap Construc- sister, Almeta Tonips of to Walter D. and Mamie eleven grandchildren, guished Athletic Hall of Fame. Joe gatherings at CASC for the great residential and commercial proper- Cremation Care. Family and friends Daniel “Boone” Oklahoma, 74006. tion Company and then Fort Worth, Texas, four went on to Oklahoma State University names of both parties—Jimmy Carter, ties while owning his business. Chuck may send memories and condolences C. (Ziegler) Harrington. thirty-one great- tesimony given in open court? Mr. Gray was born with NIPER until his grandchildren, Bryce grandchildren, and and, while at OSU, met the love of Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush. spent two years serving our country in to the family online at Webster Gray at Grove, Oklahoma on Charles grew up in www.schaudtfuneralservice.com retirement. He was a Bishop and wife Ashley, three great-great- his life, Melba Sue Curfman, which Along with local leaders, he estab- the United States Army. He was a man February 16, 1932 the the South Coffeyville, started his true life’s adventure. Joe lished and built the CASC Foundation, Mr. Daniel “Boone” member of the Tuxedo Chance Bishop and wife grandchildren. that any free minute he had he would son of Charlie Gray and Assembly of God Church Oklahoma area where and Melba Sue had two sons, Vance which today has a ten million dol- Webster Gray, 86, of Myranda, Makenzie he attended grade He was preceded in Bartlesville, died at 3:48 Zelda Ann (Tau-unea- and the Eagles Lodge. King and Joe Jr. It is unknown who lar fund for the enrichment of CASC Savage and Reese Savage, school at Hoffman death by his parents, was more proud -- Joe being “King’s” students. He served as chairman of Arthur Fleak, Jr. P.M. on Sunday, May 20, cie) Gray. He grew up and He refurbished a 1972 one great grandchild, received his education School and South Cof- Walter and Mamie and “J.J.’s” dad or Vance and Joe Jr. the Council of Oklahoma’s College and 2018 at the Medicalodge Chevy truck that he Nash Bishop and numer- Arthur Berl Fleak, Jr., age youth football and soccer. He at the Chilocco Indian feyville Grade School Harrington; his wife being Joe White’s sons. They, like their University Presidents for two terms. of Dewey. enjoyed taking to various ous nieces and nephews 70, passed away peacefully was known to have a good Funeral services for School where his mother car shows and winning and graduated from Teva Jean Harrington; father, loved the game of football, and Throughout his life, Dr. White served and many, many friends. Lenapah High School in his wife, Fern Har- it was a proud moment for Joe to see on many Boards and is a member of on May 30, 2018 at his home heart and fought for equality Mr. Gray will be held worked. He graduated numerous trophies. He with his family by his side. for all. at 1 P.M. on Thurs- from high school at Chi- helped people fix things He was preceded in death Lenapah, Oklahoma. rington; one daughter, both of his sons attend college on foot- three Oklahoma Hall of Fame organi- by his parents and one Diane Harrington; two ball scholarships. zations. Upon Dr. White’s retirement Better known as Art to all his Survivors include his day, May 24, 2018 at locco in 1950 and entered and did mechanic work Charles was a World • What are the laws about liquor advertising? grandsons, Kevin Sharp For a young Kennedy-Democrat, the from CASC in 2007, he and Melba Sue family and friends, he was sister, Debbie (Fleak) Crissup the Tuxedo Assembly the United States Army on cars. He also built brother, Charles “Abe” War II veteran serv- 1960’s were the best of times to start relocated to Edmond, Oklahoma, to be born on October 14, 1947 in and her husband, Jack and of God Church with on September 1, 1950. He racing engines for race Gray. ing in the U.S. Army. and Jimmy Don Har- a career. Graduating from Oklahoma near their grandchildren. That same Tulsa, Oklahoma and was their four children; loving Rev. Charles McKnight served in Korea where cars at the Dewey Race Friends who wish may After his discharge he rington II, two sisters, State University with a Bachelor of year Dr. White created White Energy, the son of the late Arthur B. partner, Ada Jane Brownlee; officiating. Interment he was a Sergeant and Track. He liked going sign the online guest attended Coffeyville Marie and Maxine; and Science degree in 1959, Joe began his LLC, which has mineral interest in Sr. and Martha R. (Motzer) son, Larry Calton (Bon- will be in the Ethel Reece cook in the 279th Infan- to NASCAR, dirt track book and leave condo- Community College. one brother, Jerald long and distinguished Oklahoma fourteen (14) Oklahoma counties. Fleak. nie); daughter, Chyla Gibbs Cemetery at Barnsdall try, 45th Division and he races, rooting for OU lences at www.Stumpff. He married Treva Harrington. educational career coaching football Dr. White is survived by his two Art was a 1965 gradu- and son, Jim Gibbs; twelve under the direction of the received his Honorable sports teams and the org. Jean Dean. Following A Graveside Service and teaching English in his home- sons, Vance King White of Los Angeles, ate from Will Rogers High grandchildren; several great- will be at 11:00 a.m., School and attended Oklahoma State nieces and nephews; and one great- their marriage they town of Alex, Oklahoma. Three years CA and Joe Ellis White, Jr. of Edmond, made their home in the Tuesday, May 22, 2018 later, in 1962, he accepted a position OK. Also surviving Dr. White are his University on a football scholarship great-nephew; plus many loving and and Mary Madeline and his pool. Carl loved Dempster of Bartlesville; at the Fairview Ceme- where he earned his Bachelor’s of caring friends! South Coffeyville area in Roswell, New Mexico, as an assis- five grandchildren, Joe Ellis White (Moreland) Stewart. He to travel and the Chicago 11 grandchildren; 10 where they raised their tery Veterans Memorial tant football coach and teacher. But III, Jackson Barnes White, Jade Holly Science in Psychology. While at OSU, A special viewing will be held at he was a starting lineman for the Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service, Mon- grew up in Sand Springs Cubs. He was a member great-grandchildren and family. She preceded Patio with Conn Davis his heart was in Oklahoma, and he White, Jule Mechelle White, and Jil- and was a graduate of Ramona Friends four great-great-grand- and Jimmy Harrington These are questions answered by the attorneys for the OPA Cowboy’s football team. He continued day, June 4th, 2018, 5PM to 8PM. His him in death in 1954. returned a little more than a year later ian Nicole White, all of Edmond and of Charles Page High Church for many years. children; sisters-in-law, officiating. Burial to serve as the head football coach at Oklahoma City. He was preceded in his education and received his Juris Memorial Service will be held Tues- Charles was Doctorate at the University of Tulsa day, June 5th, 2018 at 11AM at Asbury School. After graduation, Carl was preceded in Betty Melton and Patsy employed at the Kansas will be in Fairview Minco High School. In 1964, Joe was death by his parents, Charlie and Cleo Carl joined the U.S. Navy death by his parents; Vinson; a niece, Rhonda Cemetery. hired as a teacher and head football White, his wife, Melba Sue White, and College of Law in 1973. Art not only United Methodist Church, Tulsa, Army Ammunition practiced Law but he also taught Busi- Oklahoma. where he would serve the by his wife, Janis; by a Childers of Broken Plant at Parsons for Friends may call on coach at Elk City High School. During his daughter-in-law, Kimberly Barnes Monday from 12:00 that time, Joe was attending South- White. ness Law for the past 25 years at Tulsa Arrangements have been entrusted next 20 years, retiring son, Mark Lefler; by six Arrow; a nephew, many years until retir- western Oklahoma State University Funeral service will be held on Community College. to Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service and from his recruiting duties siblings, Doris Higgins, Dennis King of Tulsa; ing in 1990. p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Art was a fun-loving guy that loved Cremation Care. Family and friends with the rank of MM1E6 Harlan Stewart, Helen great-nieces and great- the David W. Barnes Legal Services Plan members in recent months. Newspapers always and, in 1965, received his Master’s Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 11:00 a.m., In 1972 he married in Education. Soon thereafter, he at Santa Fe Presbyterian Church, 1603 to travel but was happiest at his sons, may send memories and condolences (First Class Machinist McPherson, Alene Rice, nephews and other Funeral Home in Cof- nephews and grandsons sporting to the family, online at Fern Griffith. Follow- was promoted to athletic director N. Santa Fe Ave., Edmond, Oklahoma. Mate). Upon his Hon- Juanita Brown and Gene relatives. ing their marriage they feyville. The family events. Sports were a big part of his www.schaudtfuneralservice.com will receive friends on and assistant principal. In 1968, he Dr. White will be laid to rest at a orable Discharge, Carl Stewart and by two A memorial service for lived in Parsons, Kansas life and in his earlier years he coached went to work for Phillips grandchildren, Corinne Cecil Carl Stewart will Monday from 6:00 was named the head principal at Elk private ceremony at the Alex Cemetery until 1990 when they Petroleum Company of Witherow and Nathan be held 3:00 pm, Thurs- p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the City High School. In 1970, Joe left next to his wife and parents. In lieu of moved to Humboldt, Elk City to become Superintendent flowers, memorial donations may be Cecil Carl Stewart Bartlesville, Oklahoma Wrana. day, May 24, 2018 in the funeral home. sent to the Dr. Joe E. and Melba Sue Streeter “Tre” Speakman, III Kansas. She preceded need timely legal advice on issues related to newspaper publishing. of Sentinel Public Schools. However, and retired in 1997 as Survivors include Chapel of Arnold Moore In lieu of flowers the Cecil Carl Stewart, 81, him in death in 2009. Joe soon was called back to Elk City White Academic Scholarship Fund at Streeter “Tre” Speakman, Arkansas and Sydney Hatta, of Bartlesville, Okla- Chief of Operations of four children, Tonya & Neekamp Funeral family suggests memo- to become Superintendent of Elk City Carl Albert State College. the Heat & Air Depart- Horn and her husband, Home with Rev. Sherman After her death he rials to the Windsor III, 71, of Sapulpa, died Feb- Columbus, Ohio; nephews, homa, passed away returned to the Cof- ruary 12, 2018 at Porta Caeli Robert (Megan) Hatta and ment. He married Janis Bobby of Lehigh, Okla- Jaquess, officiating. Mili- Place Activity Fund; Sunday, May 20, 2018 feyville area. House, Tulsa. Born October Oliver Hatta Columbus, at his home in rural Marie Vinson on April homa, Jeff Lefler and tary rites will be accorded contributions may be Robert Wesley Oliver II 14, 1946, in Tulsa, he was the Ohio; Benjamin (Sezen) 5, 1975 at Las Vegas, his wife, Michelle of Mr. Stewart. Services He grew up attending left with the funeral Bartlesville. son of the late Streeter Jr. Hatta, White Plains, New Nevada. The couple Norman, Oklahoma, are under the direc- the Pentecostal Church. home or mailed in care Robert Wesley Oliver II a daughter, Leia Weinstock and Dorothy Surber Speak- York; and Thomas (Haley) Carl, as he was known made Bartlesville their Michael Stewart and his tion of Arnold Moore & Charles enjoyed fishing, of David W. Barnes went to be with our Lord and a son-in-law, Andrew. man. Bradley, Portland, Oregon. to family and friends, home until Janis’ death, wife, Brenda of Broken Neekamp Funeral Home. camping, and working Funeral Home, 306 and Savior on May 29, 2018. He has 8 grandchildren: He attended Sapulpa High He was predeceased by was born June 13, 1936 at January 1, 2016. Arrow, Oklahoma and Visit www.honoring- in his shop. But most of North Cline Road, Cof- He passed away at the Evan, Nikita, Alex, Mat- School; Rockhurst College, parents and grandparents, Sand Springs, Oklahoma He enjoyed taking care Sasha Burge and her memories.com to leave all loved being with his feyville, KS 67337. age of 73. He was born in tie, Emme, Kara, Josie and Kansas City; and Oklahoma Streeter Sr. and Leslie Bill- to James Oscar Stewart family. Oklahoma City and gradu- Judah. He has 3 siblings: of his family; his yard companion, Jeremy online condolences. To leave a message University, where he was ingslea Speakman, Sapulpa Survivors include his for the family please ated from Putnam City High Suzanne, Jerry and Kathleen, with member of Phi Gamma and Robert Currin and Etta School. He attended CSU in whom will miss him dearly. children, Tom Har- visit www.dwbfh.com. Delta Fraternity. Sloan Surber, Ardmore. DEATHS rington and wife, Carol Edmond until he began den- His parents, Robert Wesley A U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, he Burial was private. A Memorial Re- David W. Barnes of Wichita, Connie Funeral Home of Cof- tal school at the University of Oliver and Marian Oliver received a BS in Psychology from ception will be Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Stumpff Funeral Home. home cemetery. Services Memorial services will Missouri at Kansas City He preceded him in death. His Oklahoma State University, and a BS 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Gilcrease Museum, Duane E. Marquis Smith of Coffeyville, feyville is in charge of Private services will are under the direc- be held at 11 a.m. Friday Dave Harrington and arrangements. spent his life in Tulsa serv- graveside service will be at in Agriculture, Horticulture Therapy 1400 Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa. Duane E. Marquis, You should join OPA’S ing as a dentist (45 years), Memorial Park on June 5th, be held and cremation tion of Stumpff Funeral at the Adams Blvd. from Kansas State University. He Memorial donations for needs of 94, of Bartlesville, died a church elder, a father, a husband Tuesday, at 10 am in Tulsa, Oklahoma. was employed by Okmulgee County homeless may be made to Holy Family arrangements were Home & Crematory. Church of Christ under and a volunteer. He will remembered We give thanks to his brother, Jerry Department of Human Services and Cathedral, 122 West 8th Street, Tulsa, Tuesday. under the direction of the direction of Stumpff Respect for his generosity, his integrity and Oliver, for officiating his service. We Creek County Election Board, Sapulpa. 74119, c/o Father Jovita Okonkwo and Services are pending Stumpff Funeral Home Jimmy D. Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. his love of family, God and our na- thank Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home Streeter is survived by sisters, Currin John 3:16 Mission, 575 North 39 West with Arnold Moore & & Crematory. Honor tion. He leaves behind a son, Robert for their guidance. Please join us in (Tim) Bradley, Bailey, Colorado and Avenue, Tulsa, 74127. Neekamp Funeral Home. Jimmy (Jim) Dale Remember Wesley Oliver III and daughter-in-law, this celebration to honor the life of a Susan (Tadaaki) Hatta, Elyria, Ohio; Phillips, 72, of Bartles- Sharon; a daughter, Linaye Price; and great man! Phyllis Alford nieces, Mariah Hatta, Little Rock, Edgle Matney Edna N. Prather ville, died at 8:20 p.m. Monday. Phyllis Alford, of Edna NaDean Prather, Bartlesville, died on Edgle Matney, 92, of 85, of Bartlesville, died at The family will receive Tuesday. Copan, died at 7 p.m. 5 a.m. Monday. guests for visitation Monday. 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History of the OPA Jeff Mayo presented with Milt Phillips Award The H. Milt Phillips Award is the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Press Association. Selection of the award is based on Milt Phillips Award publishing a high-quality newspaper; contribution to the profession and the newspaper industry; years of service to the community, state and nation in a variety of volunteer activities and strong love and dedication to family. The award was established in 1978 by the OPA Board of Directors to recognize individuals they felt gave the same quality of service to family, community, country and newspapers as had H. Milt Phillips. “Honored by many, regarded by others, feared and disliked by the crafty and corrupt,” is the way ‘Clut- tered Corner’ Phillips was described by those who founded the award. “Phillips was the kind of editor all editors should be,” they wrote. “He was involved. He gave freely of his love and concern...” H. Milt Phillips purchased The Seminole Producer in April 1946. Prior to beginning his newspaper career, he served as department adjutant of the Oklahoma American Legion and as editor of the Oklahoma Legionnaire. He served for two years in the Navy during World War II and, after returning home, was appointed by Gov. Robert Kerr to reorganize war veteran services in Oklahoma. In 1950, Phillips and his brother, Tom, purchased the two newspapers in Wewoka and merged them into one publication. When Tom Phillips was diagnosed with cancer in 1955, the brothers sold the Wewoka paper. Jeff Mayo, president of Cookson Hills Publishers Inc., receives the Milt Phillips Award at the OPA Convention. The award was presented by H. Milt Phillips and his son, Ted, OPA President Brian Blansett. The Milt Phillips Award is the highest distinction given by the Oklahoma Press Association. then consolidated the two Seminole papers to form The Seminole Daily The Oklahoma Press Association select- chased four weekly newspapers, later adding Mayo served as president of the Producer. ed Jeff Mayo, president of Cookson Hills two more to the company. Oklahoma Press Association in 2013, fol- Phillips was active in the Oklaho- Publishers, as the recipient of the 2018 Milt Big Basin Enterprises merged with its sis- lowing in the steps of his father, Jim, who ma Press Association, holding several Phillips Award. ter company, Cookson Hills Publishers Inc., was president in 1986, and his grandfather, offices including president in 1954. OPA President Brian Blansett presented in 2016. Jeff Mayo is president of Cookson Wheeler, president in 1944. The National He was widely known as a civic leader and statewide industrial booster. Phil- Mayo with the award on June 16 at the OPA Hills Publishers and publisher of the seven Newspaper Association presented Jeff Mayo lips was a longtime member of the Convention. newspapers under its umbrella – Eastern with the 2010 Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Oklahoma Historical Society board of Mayo’s first career was as an attorney Times-Register, The Eufaula Indian Journal, Award. directors and was the moving force in negotiating contracts for T-Mobile USA in Henryetta Free-Lance, McIntosh County Jeff Mayo promoted newspapers as the the society’s efforts to microfilm all Bellevue, Washington. Democrat, Okmulgee Times, Sequoyah primary news authority during his year as Oklahoma newspapers. He returned to Oklahoma in 2003 to help County Times and Vian Tenkiller News. OPA president. He served on the Oklahoma Turn- his parents, Jim and Becky Mayo, at the A 1990 graduate of Sallisaw High “Our printed products remain strong, and pike Authority and was a member of Sequoyah County Times and because he School, Mayo received a degree in commu- our websites are sometimes the only place to the Oklahoma Public Expenditures wanted to experience a greater connection to nity journalism from the University of Kansas get the facts of a story.” Council, Oklahoma State Chamber of the community in which he lived. in Lawrence in 1994 and his Juris Doctor Mayo and his wife Beth, who also works Commerce, Oklahoma Safety Council It wasn’t long before Jeff and his brother from the University of Minnesota Law School for the company, have two children, daughter and Oklahoma Memorial Association. Jack, a program manager for Microsoft, in Minneapolis in 1997. Prior to passing the Madolyn and son Maddox. He also was affiliated with sev- formed Big Basin Enterprises LLC and pur- Oklahoma Bar examination, he worked as a eral highway booster groups and was reporter for the Boulder, Colo., Daily Camera. inducted in the Oklahoma Heritage Association’s Hall of Fame. H. Milt Phillips died Feb. 27, 1979. The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 9

History of the ONF Beachy Jeff Mullin honored with Musselman Award Presented annually by the Okla- Beachy Musselman Award homa Newspaper Foundation, the Beachy Musselman Award recog- nizes a journalist for his or her contribution to the field of printed journalism or its related field. The recipient of the award receives a plaque and $1,000. The award, which was established in 1969 to recognize and encourage quality journalism in practice, edu- cation and research, is named after the late Norman Beachy Mussel- man. The former editor and general manager of the Shawnee News-Star also served as president of the Okla- homa Press Association. Musselman was born July 17, 1897, in Falls City, Neb., graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1918 and did graduate work at the University of Kansas in 1920 and 1921. From 1922-23, he was city edi- tor of the Arkansas City Daily News in Kansas and, from 1924 to 1942, served as advertising manager of the Arkansas City Traveler. He was editor and general man- ager of the Shawnee News-Star from 1945 until his death on Aug. 6, 1963. A few months after his death, his widow, the late Ruth Musselman, asked the OPA to administer a Nor- man Beachy Musselman Memorial Fund. The memorial contribution proved to be the catalyst needed to establish the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation (ONF). The first con- tribution to the foundation was the Norman Beachy Musselman Memo- Jeff Mullin accepts the ONF Beachy Musselman Award from ONF President Tom Muchmore. The former editor of the Enid News & Eagle rial Fund. ONF was established to worked at the newspaper for 41 years before retiring. The award was presented on June 16, 2018, at the OPA Convention. serve as a trust for donations of money, securities or other property. The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation’s worked as a sports writer at the Manhattan Methodist Church, as do members of the Musselman was a consistent win- Beachy Musselman Award was presented (Kan.) Mercury before moving to Enid. man’s family. ner of editorial writing awards and to Jeff Mullin on June 16 during the annual The first 17 of his 41 years at the News “I thought this is crazy. This is a news- his columns, “Beachnuts and News- OPA Convention. & Eagle were spent as a sports writer and paper endorsement. Some of the people beams,” also won many awards. ONF President Tom Muchmore present- then sports editor. He shifted to news in almost seemed hurt. Like, ‘How can my He was a founding member of ed the award. 1993, serving as news editor and associate newspaper’ — in a small town like this, it’s the American Legion, joining other Mullin, who retired from the Enid News editor before being named senior writer and their newspaper — ‘do this to me?’ I think veterans to form the new organiza- & Eagle as senior writer, left his mark at the resident columnist. Mullin was also editor of there was almost a sense of betrayal.” tion after serving as a signal corps daily newspaper. the Vance Airscoop publication. Mullin is also an award-winning colum- aviator in World War I. Although he retired after 41 years at the In December 2016, Mullin was inter- nist. Ads in the News & Eagle promoting Musselman served as president newspaper, he continues to write a Sunday viewed by The New York Times after a his column stated “he makes you laugh, of the Oklahoma Press Association column each week. man threatened to beat him for the News & cry and think.” In 2016, Mullin earned his in 1961, which coincided with con- Mullin attended Oklahoma State Eagle’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton. sixth Oklahoma Natural Gas-OPA Column struction of the OPA office building University, working as a staff member for Mullin told The Times the confronta- Sweepstakes award. at 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Okla- the Daily O’Collegian and graduating in tion disturbed and puzzled him. He and his homa City. 1975 with a degree in journalism. He briefly wife, Janice, still attend Willow View United 10 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 Oklahoma Press Association inducts new members into Half, Quarter Century Clubs

service including his current position as husband Brandon, and son Dr. Kyle Ser- chairman of Thomas Economic Devel- foss and his wife Katie. opment Authority and of the Custer County Excise and Equalization Board. QUARTER CENTURY CLUB JOE LANSDEN has been working at the Herald-Democrat in Beaver for more INDUCTEES than 50 years. Nine members were inducted into He began working at the family news- the OPA Quarter Century Club. The paper as a printer’s devil when he was Quarter Century Club is dedicated to nine years old. He graduated from Okla- those who have served 25 or more years homa State University with a degree in of professional service to the newspaper journalism. industry. Following is information on After discharge from the U.S. Navy in this year’s inductees. 1965, Lansden returned to Beaver and STEVE BOLTON’s hero since youth has Three Half Century Club inductees were in attendance for the June 16 OPA Convention at joined his parents, Willis and Merlee always been Will Rogers, which led to the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort – Tom Muchmore, Ponca City News; Harold Gleason, The Lansden, at the newspaper. After his par- Thomas Tribune and Rod Serfoss, Clinton Daily News. Also inducted but unable to attend was his dream of being a country newspaper Joe Lansden, The Herald-Democrat in Beaver. ents died in the ’60s, Lansden migrated editor/publisher. That dream became a production of the newspaper from Com- reality when he moved to Comanche in pugraphic to computer. 1992 and began publishing The Coman- In the 1990s, Joe and his son, Brent, che Times. In high school, Bolton was a purchased the family newspaper from member of the yearbook staff. He also Joe’s sisters, Cheley and Kathal. served on the Oklahoma State Univer- Lansden and his first wife, Eva, had sity Redskin Yearbook staff as a paid two children – Brent and Lisa. After the staff editor while attending OSU as an death of his wife in 1996, Lansden mar- accounting/business major. Since open- ried Darlene (Stewart) VanDeburgh. ing the newspaper, Bolton has received numerous local awards for his reporting. TOM MUCHMORE is the third gen- He also received the Marshal Gregory eration publisher of The Ponca City State Award from the Oklahoma Educa- News and also publisher of The Tonka- tion Association for his school reporting. wa News. Muchmore graduated from Ponca LINDA CRAUN began working at The City Senior High School and earned Hennessey Clipper in 1991 inserting and a degree from the University of Okla- labeling the newspaper. It wasn’t long homa. before she was proofreading, answering He’s involved in a multitude of profes- the phone, handling legals, posting bill- sional organizations in Oklahoma and ing, making bank deposits, filing news- has served as chairman of the Ponca papers, working as the receptionist, and City Area Chamber of Commerce and being an award-winning columnist and other civic organizations. He is currently writer. Craun also writes a series on the a trustee on the Lew Wentz Foundation history of downtown buildings that has at OSU and a member of the OSU Stu- turned her into one of Hennessey’s town dent Media Board. Muchmore received historians. A farm wife for more than 40 Six of the nine Quarter Century Club inductees display their plaques at the June 16 OPA Ponca City’s Outstanding Citizen Award Convention. Standing: Steve Bolton, The Comanche Times; Chris Day, Bartlesville Examiner- years, Craun is the mother of one daugh- Enterprise; and John Ferguson, Wagoner County American-Tribune. Seated: Wilma Newby, in 2001. He served as president of the ter, Lori, and also has two grandsons. Oklahoma Press Association; Linda Craun, The Hennessey Clipper; and Sherry Muchmore, Oklahoma Press Association in 1997, The Ponca City News. (Not pictured: Ted Streuli, The Journal Record; Mike Tupa, Bartlesville and was honored with OPA’s highest CHRIS DAY, editor of the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise and Ellen Workman, Stilwell Democrat-Journal.) honor, the Milt Phillips Award, in 2009. Examiner-Enterprise, has been a jour- nalist for 38 years. Since graduating ROD SERFOSS began his newspa- from Oklahoma State University in 1980, per career as a paperboy for the Clinton He continued working at the Clinton he has worked in newsrooms in Arkan- HALF CENTURY CLUB Daily News in 1965. Since then, he has newspaper while attending Southwest- sas, Kansas, Texas, Alabama, Florida INDUCTEES served in all areas of the newspaper’s ern Oklahoma State University. and Oklahoma. Day began his journal- Four members were inducted into operation. After graduating, Gleason was named ism career at the Lawton Morning Press the OPA Half Century Club at the OPA He was named general manager of associate publisher of The Thomas Tri- as a crime reporter before moving to the convention this year. The club was estab- the Daily News in 1983 and served in bune. He left the Tribune about a year sports department. He was also sports lished in 1998 to honor newspaper men that position for five years before leaving later to return to the Clinton Daily News editor at The Duncan Banner for two and women who have dedicated 50 or for a three-year stint as general manager as production manager. years. After working at various newspa- more years of professional service to the of the Sand Springs Leader. He returned Eighteen months later, Gleason pers, Day returned to Oklahoma in 2010 newspaper industry. Following is infor- to Clinton in 1991 as associate publisher bought The Thomas Tribune and has to work for the Stillwater News Press mation on this year’s inductees. and part owner of the Daily News, and served as publisher since that time. where he was assistant managing edi- was named publisher in 2003 following Gleason and his wife, Donna, have tor, sports editor and managing editor. HAROLD GLEASON, owner and the death of Charles Engleman. three daughters, three sons-in-law and Day has been editor of the Examiner- publisher of The Thomas Tribune, Serfoss and his wife, Jody, have two seven grandchildren. Enterprise since September 2015. began his career in the mailroom at the children, daughter Amber Turney and Clinton Daily News in 1966. He has served many years in public CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 11 ADDITIONAL AWARDS & HONORS

DAILY PHOTO OF THE YEAR – Presented to Jason Elmquist, WEEKLY PHOTO OF THE YEAR – Kaylea Hutson-Miller, The PRINT QUALITY AWARD – Presented to Rod Serfoss, Stillwater News Press, by Brian Alford, OGE. Grove Sun, accepts the award from Brian Alford, OGE. Clinton Daily News, by OPA President Brian Blansett.

EDITORIAL OF THE YEAR – Presented to J.D. Meisner, COLUMN OF THE YEAR – Presented to Dorothy Ballard, OUTDOOR WRITER OF THE YEAR – Presented to Kelly Bristow News, by Cherokee Ballard, ONG. The Miami News-Record, by Cherokee Ballard, ONG. Bostian, Tulsa World, by ONF President Tom Muchmore.

DAILY DIVISION WEEKLY DIVISION COLLEGE DIVISION DIGITAL MEDIA 1ST PLACE The Journal Record 1ST PLACE The Purcell Register 1ST PLACE The Oklahoma Daily (OU) 2ND PLACE The Ardmoreite 2ND PLACE The Edmond Sun 2ND PLACE The O’Colly (OSU) AWARDS 3RD PLACE Enid News & Eagle 3RD PLACE Skiatook Journal 3RD PLACE Pioneer (OCCC)

Inductees Continued from Page 10 JOHN D. FERGUSON began his jour- neer Woman Statue and Museum and TED STREULI has worked at newspa- newspapers in California. Tupa gradu- nalism career working as assistant Ponca City Herb Festival. She was on pers in California, Texas and Oklahoma ated from Weber State College in 1981 sports editor at the Enid Morning News the steering committee for the Standing over the past 30 years. He joined the with a degree in political science and and Daily Eagle. He joined the Tulsa Bear Statue and twice chaired the Gala staff of The Journal Record as editor in a minor in communications. He also World staff in 1974, working there 30 at the Marland Mansion. Prior to mar- 2004 and is now associate publisher of served in the Marine Corps. His focus years as a sports writer and five years rying Tom Muchmore, publisher of The the daily publication. As a child, Streuli always has been on high school and as a photographer. After leaving the Ponca City News and Tonkawa News, recalls “playing newspaper” using his community recreational sports, which World, Ferguson went to work at the Sherry worked at the Oklahoma Press mother’s typewriter. He started his ele- has earned him the respect of athletes Broken Arrow Ledger as news editor. Association. mentary school’s first newspaper, the and readers. Six months after the Ledger ceased Hillwood Star, and was a staff member of operation in 2017, he joined the Wag- WILMA NEWBY joined the Oklahoma his high school and college newspapers. ELLEN WORKMAN began writing “The oner County American-Tribune as a staff Press Association as a traveling comput- Streuli received a Bachelor of Arts in View from Here” column for the Stilwell writer. One of his biggest achievements er consultant in July 1999. Her job con- English from Sonoma State University Democrat-Journal in 1989. A few years is the creation of a historical computer sists of traveling throughout the state in 1972. Streuli is the recipient of numer- later, she started her “Then and Now” database that includes every Oklahoma assisting OPA member newspapers with ous journalism awards, and has received column in the Westville Reporter. Work- high school football game played since many types of computer problems as national recognition for his work in men- man has received several awards for her 1893 and all of the State basketball play- well as software training. Prior to joining tal health. Streuli and his wife Betsey columns in the OPA’s annual newspaper offs with most of the scores since 1918. the OPA staff, Newby worked at The have two sons, Raymond and Ryland. contest. She also covered school board Norman Transcript for 15 years, 10 as and town council meetings for both SHERRY MUCHMORE writes a week- a layout artist and five as composing MIKA TUPA has been the Bartlesville papers and has made an annual trip to ly Lifestyle page, “The Neighborhood manager. She also worked for Computer Examiner-Enterprise’s sports editor cover the Adair County Fair for over Chef,” for The Ponca City News and Associates and for the Moore Norman since 1996 — a 22-year run at a single 25 years. Workman lives in the Piney Tonkawa News. She has been active Technology Center. In 2015, she mar- newspaper. He began his newspaper Community south of Westville with her in Ponca City for more than 20 years, ried Dan Newby. Wilma has one daugh- career in December 1987 as a general husband Ernie and has two children, serving as president of the Marland ter, Jennifer Melot of Boston, Mass. assignment reporter for the newspaper Jessica and Nathan. Estate Commission, Friends of the Pio- in Ely, Nevada, and also worked for two 12 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018

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2017 SEQUOYAH AWARD WINNERS – Standing: Phillip Reid, Weatherford Daily News; Lance Moler, The Edmond Sun; Jeff Harrison, Midwest City Beacon; Mark Millsap, The Norman Transcript; and John Denny Montgomery, The Purcell Register. Seated: Siandhara Bonnet, The Oklahoma Daily (OU); Brian Blansett, Tri-County Herald; Ted Streuli, The Journal Record; and Christy Wheeland, Wagoner County American-Tribune.

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 1 FIRST PLACE: The Norman Transcript FIRST PLACE: Cass Rains – Enid News FIRST PLACE: James Neal – Enid FIRST PLACE: Jeff Dixon – The Lawton DAILIES, SECOND PLACE: Muskogee Phoenix & Eagle, “Fraud arrest” News & Eagle, “Separated by skin” Constitution, “Snowstorm socks Circ. more than 6,500 THIRD PLACE: Enid News & Eagle SECOND PLACE: Mack Burke – SECOND PLACE: Enid News & Eagle, Lawton” The Norman Transcript, “Former James Neal, “Teacher pay” SECOND PLACE: Cody Giles – The SEQUOYAH state seismologist testifies” THIRD PLACE: Ryan Miller and Janelle Norman Transcript, “Up in smoke” AWARD WINNER EDITORIAL WRITING THIRD PLACE: Cass Rains – Enid Stecklein – Enid News & Eagle, THIRD PLACE: Kyle Phillips – The FIRST PLACE: The Lawton Constitution News & Eagle, “Sheriff, 5 others “Overextended Oklahomans” Norman Transcript, “Ready to The Norman SECOND PLACE: The Norman indicted in inmate death” respond” Transcript Transcript THIRD PLACE: Enid News & Eagle COLUMN WRITING FEATURE STORY FIRST PLACE: Clay Horning – FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH FIRST PLACE: Steve Metzer – The Norman Transcript, FIRST PLACE: Jeff Dixon – The Lawton PHOTOGRAPHY The Lawton Constitution, “Marlow “Sports columns” Constitution, “A dirty game” FIRST PLACE: The Norman Transcript man had role in bomb that ended SECOND PLACE: Jeff Mullin – SECOND PLACE: Steve Miller – SECOND PLACE: Enid News & Eagle World War II” Enid News & Eagle, “Sidelines” The Lawton Constitution, “Pumpkins SECOND PLACE: Sheila Robinson – THIRD PLACE: Jamie Berry – are aplenty at Pumpkin Hill” SPORTS COVERAGE The Lawton Constitution, “Effects of The Norman Transcript, “Norman THIRD PLACE: Kyle Phillips – a childhood scourge remain” Citizens’ Police Academy series” The Norman Transcript, “Summer fun FIRST PLACE: The Norman Transcript THIRD PLACE: Grace Leonhart – for a good cause” SECOND PLACE: Enid News & Eagle The Lawton Constitution, “Belgian family gets taste of SW Oklahoma SMALL SPACE AD hospitality” FIRST PLACE: Rebekah Collins and SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH SALES PROMOTION Rebecca Howe – The Norman FIRST PLACE: Kyle Phillips – The

FIRST PLACE: Enid News & Eagle, Transcript, “Spark’s Clinic - Reader’s Norman Transcript, “Westmoore “Candy Cane Cash” SPORTS STORY Choice” leaping catch SECOND PLACE: The Norman FIRST PLACE: Tyler Palmateer – The SECOND PLACE: Rebecca Howe – SECOND PLACE: Kyle Phillips – The Transcript, “Discover Norman” Norman Transcript, “Baker Mayfield: The Norman Transcript, “Bryan’s Car Norman Transcript, “Baker’s revenge” NEWS CONTENT THIRD PLACE: Muskogee Phoenix, A Heisman story for the ages” Corner” THIRD PLACE: Kyle Phillips – FIRST PLACE: The Norman Transcript “Dog Days of Summer” SECOND PLACE: Dave Ruthenberg THIRD PLACE: Marise Boehs and The Norman Transcript, “OU loses SECOND PLACE: Enid News & Eagle – Enid News & Eagle, “A phone call Rebekah Colllins – The Norman big lead in loss” THIRD PLACE: Muskogee Phoenix COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP and a coach’s offer helped turn life Transcript, “Mitchell’s Jewelry” around for Enid’s Augie Prichett” FIRST PLACE: Enid News & Eagle, FRONT PAGE DESIGN “Community engagement efforts” THIRD PLACE: John McKelvey – LAYOUT & DESIGN The Norman Transcript, “OU takes LARGE SPACE AD FIRST PLACE: Abbie Sears – The FIRST PLACE: Enid News & Eagle SECOND PLACE: The Norman second straight national title” FIRST PLACE: Marise Boehs and Norman Transcript, “Merry Christmas SECOND PLACE: The Norman Transcript, “Renaming DeBarr Rebecca Howe – The Norman from The Norman Transcript” Transcript Avenue” Transcript, “Rose Rock Vet Hospital” SECOND PLACE: Jamie Berry – The SECOND PLACE: Stephanie Elswick, Norman Transcript, “Lifesavers” Cindi Lennier Charlie Meggyes and THIRD PLACE: Dillon Hart – Erin Shriver – Muskogee Phoenix, The Norman Transcript, “OU Softball: “Warner School” National championship” THIRD PLACE: Rebecca Howe – The Norman Transcript, “Mel’s Kloset” 14 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 2 FIRST PLACE: Weatherford Daily News FIRST PLACE: Beau Simmons – FIRST PLACE: James Beaty and Adrian FIRST PLACE: David Bitton – Stillwater DAILIES, SECOND PLACE: Stillwater Stillwater News Press, “City leaders O’Hanlon III – McAlester News-Capital, News Press, “Unheard” Circ. 3,500-6,500 News Press decry lack of mental health treatment “State Auditor: More than $1.7 SECOND PLACE: Bartlesville THIRD PLACE: Bartlesville options” million from city of Hartshorne never Examiner-Enterprise, Chris Day, SEQUOYAH Examiner-Enterprise SECOND PLACE: Tim Ahrens and deposited” “Polar Plunge bellyflop” AWARD WINNER Jordan Bishop – Stillwater News SECOND PLACE: James Beaty – THIRD PLACE: Randy Mitchell – The Press, “OSU coach Lamont Evans McAlester News-Capital, “Longtime Ada News, “Air Evac Lifeteam Weatherford EDITORIAL WRITING charged” Expo Center manager, city tourism helicopter landing” Daily News FIRST PLACE: Weatherford Daily News THIRD PLACE: David Bitton – Stillwater manager dismissed” SECOND PLACE: McAlester News Press, “Student teachers bolt THIRD PLACE: Randy Spicer ll – News-Capital for better pay” Weatherford Daily News, “Meeting to FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH THIRD PLACE: Stillwater News Press feature annexation debate, again” FIRST PLACE: David Bitton – Stillwater News Press, “Boomer Blast” FEATURE STORY SECOND PLACE: Richard Barron PHOTOGRAPHY FIRST PLACE: Eric Swanson – The COLUMN WRITING – The Ada News, “Ada Indivisible – FIRST PLACE: Stillwater News Press Ada News, “Marine’s remains to be FIRST PLACE: David Dishman – Health care protest” SECOND PLACE: McAlester buried in Oklahoma” McAlester News-Capital, “The Reel THIRD PLACE: Kevin Harvison – News-Capital SECOND PLACE: Randy Spicer ll – Dish” McAlester News-Capital, “Miss THIRD PLACE: The Shawnee Weatherford Daily News, “World War SECOND PLACE: James Beaty – McAlester crowning” News-Star ll veteran reflects on his time in war- McAlester News-Capital, “Ramblin’ torn Europe” Round” THIRD PLACE: Michelle Charles – THIRD PLACE: Kent Bush – The SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH SPORTS COVERAGE Stillwater News Press, “A dog’s Shawnee News-Star, “Publisher’s FIRST PLACE: Mike Tupa – Bartlesville FIRST PLACE: The Ada News second life” Column” Examiner-Enterprise, “Loose ball” SECOND PLACE: Stillwater SECOND PLACE: Josh Burton – News Press Weatherford Daily News, “Eagles THIRD PLACE: Weatherford Daily News SPORTS STORY SMALL SPACE AD suffer first loss” FIRST PLACE: Mike Tupa – Bartlesville FIRST PLACE: Brenda Sheikh – THIRD PLACE: Jason Elmquist NEWS CONTENT Examiner-Enterprise, “Red Murrell Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, – Stillwater News Press, “Hill’s SALES PROMOTION imparted legacy of hoops, charity” “Glenn Security Systems” touchdown dive” FIRST PLACE: McAlester News-Capital FIRST PLACE: Bartlesville SECOND PLACE: Adam Ewing – SECOND PLACE: Julie Strain – SECOND PLACE: The Ardmoreite Examiner-Enterprise, “Dewey The Shawnee News-Star, “Nichols Stillwater News Press, “Lazenby THIRD PLACE: Stillwater News Press Blizzard” overcomes cancer, fulfills football Landscaping” FRONT PAGE DESIGN SECOND PLACE: The Shawnee dream” THIRD PLACE: Brenda Sheikh – FIRST PLACE: Dawnyal Hill – McAlester LAYOUT & DESIGN News-Star, “Our Native Traditions” THIRD PLACE: Adrian O’Hanlon III – Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, News-Capital, “Eclipse 2017” THIRD PLACE: The Ardmoreite, McAlester News-Capital, “What really “Flowerland” SECOND PLACE: Josh Burton – FIRST PLACE: Weatherford Daily News “Honoring our local firefighters” happened in the Texas A&M bullpen Weatherford Daily News, “SportsDay SECOND PLACE: McAlester prank call video” Unleashed” News-Capital LARGE SPACE AD THIRD PLACE: Samantha Spears – THIRD PLACE: The Shawnee COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FIRST PLACE: Jill Hunt – Stillwater The Ada News, “ECU Graduation” News-Star FIRST PLACE: Bartlesville Examiner- News Press, “Lakeview Pointe Enterprise, “Night of Scholars and Shopping Center” Champions” SECOND PLACE: Brenda Sheikh – SECOND PLACE: The Shawnee Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, News-Star, “2017 Firefighter of the “Glamour Pets” Year awards” THIRD PLACE: Jill Hunt – Stillwater THIRD PLACE: Weatherford Daily News Press, “Agri Center” News, “Christmas in the park”

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 3 FIRST PLACE: Clinton Daily News FIRST PLACE: Molly Fleming – The FIRST PLACE: Rachael Van Horn – FIRST PLACE: Brent Fuchs – The DAILIES, SECOND PLACE: Tahlequah Daily Journal Record, “Locked out: Woodward News, “Wildfires series” Journal Record, “Remove” Circ. less than 3,500 Press Affordable housing still scarce in SECOND PLACE: Catherine Sweeney SECOND PLACE: Amanda Corbin – THIRD PLACE: The Journal Record OKC” – The Journal Record, “The cost Poteau Daily News, “Lifesavers” SEQUOYAH SECOND PLACE: Rachael Van Horn of cuts: Agency to cut child abuse THIRD PLACE: Brent Fuchs – The AWARD WINNER – Woodward News, “The killer prevention programs” Journal Record, “Oklahoma has a big EDITORIAL WRITING inside: Local family sickened by THIRD PLACE: Sheri Gourd, Kim toothache ” The Journal Record FIRST PLACE: Clinton Daily News malfunctioning home furnace” Poindexter and Sean Rowley – SECOND PLACE: The Journal Record THIRD PLACE: Tes Jackson – Tahlequah Daily Press, “Markwayne THIRD PLACE: Claremore Daily Tahlequah Daily Press, “Man arrested Mullin forums” FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH Progress for murder in Daisy Doe case” FIRST PLACE: Amanda Corbin – Poteau Daily News, “Mardi Gras” COLUMN WRITING SECOND PLACE: Shawn Yorks PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURE STORY FIRST PLACE: Tom Fink – Claremore – Guymon Daily Herald, “Kremlin- FIRST PLACE: Guymon Daily Herald FIRST PLACE: Tom Fink – Claremore Daily Progress Hillsdale wins state championship” SECOND PLACE: Woodward News Daily Progress, “Dolenz reflects on SECOND PLACE: Ted Streuli – THIRD PLACE: Rick Carpenter – The THIRD PLACE: Clinton Daily News 50 years of Monkee business” The Journal Record, “Periscope” Altus Times, “Dont look now!” SECOND PLACE: Tom Fink – THIRD PLACE: Rick Heaton – Claremore Daily Progress, “Christmas Claremore Daily Progress, “The Heat SPORTS COVERAGE Magic” Index” SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH FIRST PLACE: Poteau Daily News THIRD PLACE: Sean Stephens – FIRST PLACE: Rick Carpenter – The SECOND PLACE: The Altus Times Clinton Daily News, “Collins finds Altus Times, “Layup over the back” THIRD PLACE: Durant Daily Democrat kinship with birds of prey” SMALL SPACE AD SECOND PLACE: Kevin Farr – Durant FIRST PLACE: Juanita Lewis – Daily Democrat, “Leaping catch” Tahlequah Daily Press, “Aerofit” THIRD PLACE: Kevin Farr – Durant SALES PROMOTION SPORTS STORY SECOND PLACE: Sarah Barrow, Daily Democrat, “Silo wins 13th state FIRST PLACE: Tahlequah Daily Press, FIRST PLACE: Rick Heaton – Jordan Mazuranic and Laura Watts – title” “Annual Newcomers Guide” Claremore Daily Progress, “Just The Journal Record, “Geno’s Furs” NEWS CONTENT SECOND PLACE: The Journal Record, another journey for Parker Price” THIRD PLACE: Keith Foster – FIRST PLACE: The Journal Record “2017 Woman of the Year” SECOND PLACE: Brian Brus – The Poteau Daily News, “LeFlore County FRONT PAGE DESIGN FIRST PLACE: Bryan Richter – The SECOND PLACE: Tahlequah Daily THIRD PLACE: Clinton Daily News, Journal Record, “River Connections: Museum” Journal Record, “Raising the Barres” Press “Home for the Holidays” Regatta” SECOND PLACE: Stacey Neal – The THIRD PLACE: Poteau Daily News THIRD PLACE: Brian Brus – The Journal Record, “World champion LARGE SPACE AD Altus Times, “Nov. 30, 2017” COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP fencer visits OKC as sport FIRST PLACE: Laura Watts – The THIRD PLACE: Bryan Richter – The LAYOUT & DESIGN FIRST PLACE: The Duncan Banner, ambassador” Journal Record, “Oklahoma History Journal Record, “Looking at the big FIRST PLACE: The Journal Record “Take Out Tuesday partnership with Center: Welcome home” picture” Stephens County Humane Society” SECOND PLACE: The Altus Times SECOND PLACE: Dana Boyles – The SECOND PLACE: Woodward News, Duncan Banner, “Marlow Mercantile” THIRD PLACE: Clinton Daily News “Standing Strong” THIRD PLACE: Laura Watts – The THIRD PLACE: The Journal Record, Journal Record, “Oklahoma History “The modern black plague: Center: The wall that heals” Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic” The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 15

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY COLUMN WRITING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 4 FIRST PLACE: Choctaw Times FIRST PLACE: Mike Ray – OKC Friday, FIRST PLACE: Charles Keim – The FIRST PLACE: Mike Bryant – Nowata WEEKLIES, SECOND PLACE: Stigler News-Sentinel “Nichols Hills beaches channel Stilwell Democrat Journal, “Keim’s Star, “Blind veteran creates artistic, Circ. more than 2,000 THIRD PLACE: The Madill Record surfing” Korner” handcrafted wooden bowls” SECOND PLACE: Anita Reding – SECOND PLACE: Molly Raley – SECOND PLACE: Tina Firquain – The SEQUOYAH Stigler News-Sentinel, “Attorney: Use The Madill Record, “Single Mom” Madill Record, “Welcome Home” AWARD WINNER EDITORIAL WRITING of sales tax for jail debt legal” THIRD PLACE: Joy Richardson – THIRD PLACE: Frankie Duncan – The FIRST PLACE: The Purcell Register THIRD PLACE: Molly Raley – The Madill OKC Friday, “Excursions” Stilwell Democrat Journal, “One year The Purcell Register SECOND PLACE: Choctaw Times Record, “State Could Cut County old at Bell Pow Wow” THIRD PLACE: The Madill Record Budget” SMALL SPACE AD FIRST PLACE: LaGayla Eakle – Stigler SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURE STORY News-Sentinel, “Sockey Insurance” FIRST PLACE: Molly Raley – The Madill FIRST PLACE: The Purcell Register FIRST PLACE: Molly Raley – The Madill SECOND PLACE: LaGayla Eakle – Record, “Kingston’s second place SECOND PLACE: Mustang Times Record, “Second Lieutenant Cain Stigler News-Sentinel, “Methodist steal” THIRD PLACE: Choctaw Times returned home” Church Holy Week services” SECOND PLACE: Tom Firme – Stigler SECOND PLACE: Darrell Neale – The THIRD PLACE: Chris Fuson – The News-Sentinel, “Safe at home plate” Stilwell Democrat Journal, “Rock Stilwell Democrat Journal, “Cane Hill THIRD PLACE: Tom Firme – Stigler SPORTS COVERAGE retiring from scrap business after 64 Harvest Music Festival” News-Sentinel, “Parker lights up FIRST PLACE: The Madill Record years” homecoming night as Keota beats SECOND PLACE: Stigler News-Sentinel THIRD PLACE: Becky Clark – Nowata Porum” THIRD PLACE: The Purcell Register Star, “Blind veteran creates artistic, LARGE SPACE AD handcrafted wooden bowls” FIRST PLACE: LaGayla Eakle – Stigler News-Sentinel, “Team Roping FRONT PAGE DESIGN SALES PROMOTION Fundraiser” FIRST PLACE: Tina Firquain and FIRST PLACE: Stigler News-Sentinel, SPORTS STORY SECOND PLACE: LaGayla Eakle – Molly Raley – The Madill Record, “Honor, A Salute To Our Veterans” FIRST PLACE: Tom Firme – Stigler Stigler News-Sentinel, “Skin Deep, “Halloween” SECOND PLACE: OKC Friday, News-Sentinel, “Brooks breaks career sun & water safety” SECOND PLACE: Molly Raley – The “Celebrate Oklahoma” rushing mark” THIRD PLACE: Vicki Gourley – OKC Madill Record, “2-Aug-13” NEWS CONTENT THIRD PLACE: Choctaw Times, SECOND PLACE: Molly Raley – The Friday, “Nazih Zuhdi, M.D.” THIRD PLACE: Karen Holt – Stigler Madill Record, “The last hoorah!” News-Sentinel, “22-Feb-13” FIRST PLACE: The Purcell Register “Oktoberfest 2017 Guide” THIRD PLACE: Tom Firme – Stigler SECOND PLACE: The Stilwell News-Sentinel, “Kinta Eagles make NEWS PHOTOGRAPH Democrat Journal COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP second straight state semifinals run” FIRST PLACE: Molly Raley – The Madill THIRD PLACE: Mustang Times FIRST PLACE: The Purcell Register, Record, “Two-vehicle accident” “Passage of school bond Issue” IN-DEPTH REPORTING SECOND PLACE: Mike Bryant – LAYOUT & DESIGN SECOND PLACE: Mustang Times, Nowata Star, “Oops, trailer snags “Food drive” FIRST PLACE: Tina Firquain, Karen low line” FIRST PLACE: The Purcell Register THIRD PLACE: The Madill Record, Maple and Molly Raley – The Madill THIRD PLACE: Darrell Neale – The SECOND PLACE: Mustang Times “Marshall County Junior Livestock Record, “Marshall County Fire Stilwell Democrat Journal, “Tornado THIRD PLACE: Choctaw Times Show” Departments” hits Greasy community”

DIVISION 5 ADVERTISING NEWS STORY IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH FIRST PLACE: The Eufaula Indian FIRST PLACE: Brandi Ball – The (INCLUDES DIV 6) (INCLUDES DIV 6) WEEKLIES, Journal Cleveland American, “Hominy hatchet FIRST PLACE: Brandi Ball – The FIRST PLACE: Todd Brooks – The Circ. 1,400-2,000 SECOND PLACE: Owasso Reporter murder suspects to stand trial” Cleveland American, “Earthquakes” Marlow Review, “Burglary suspects THIRD PLACE: Tuttle Times SECOND PLACE: Brandi Ball – SECOND PLACE: Gloria Trotter – arrested following manhunts” SEQUOYAH The Cleveland American, “ICES Countywide & Sun, “Officer Justin SECOND PLACE: Jessica Davis – Vian AWARD WINNER Corporation looks to uncertain future EDITORIAL WRITING Terney, Our Fallen Hero” Tenkiller News, “Accident claims life after fire” THIRD PLACE: Chad Waters – of truck driver” FIRST PLACE: The Delaware County Wagoner County THIRD PLACE: Eric Warsinskey – Watonga Republican, “Gay man files THIRD PLACE: Tim Carman – Oologah Journal American-Tribune Watonga Republican, “Local woman lawsuit against Hitchcock residents Lake Leader, “NW firefighters prevent SECOND PLACE: Wagoner County found dead in Greenfield” and Blaine County sheriffs” huge property loss” American-Tribune THIRD PLACE: The Eufaula Indian Journal FEATURE STORY COLUMN WRITING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH FIRST PLACE: Brandi Ball – The FIRST PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller – (INCLUDES DIV 6) Cleveland American, “Local landmark The Delaware County Journal, “Bits FIRST PLACE: Judy Keller – The PHOTOGRAPHY celebrates 60 Pioneer Days” & Pieces” Marlow Review, “Happy Easter” FIRST PLACE: Wagoner County SECOND PLACE: Rusty Ferguson – SECOND PLACE: Aaron McDonald – SECOND PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller American-Tribune The Cleveland American, “Thankful Countywide & Sun, “Life In The Little – The Delaware County Journal, for the village where it all began” SECOND PLACE: Countywide & Sun Red House” “Memorial Day” THIRD PLACE: Shonda Little – The THIRD PLACE: Oologah Lake Leader THIRD PLACE: Rusty Ferguson – The THIRD PLACE: Tim Carman – Oologah Beckham County Record, “Breast Cleveland American, “Standing Tall” Lake Leader, “Santa Claus is coming cancer awareness series: A life cut to town” SPORTS COVERAGE short” FIRST PLACE: Wagoner County SMALL SPACE AD American-Tribune SPORTS STORY FIRST PLACE: Caleb Head – The SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH SECOND PLACE: Owasso Reporter Cleveland American, “Westport FIRST PLACE: Marea Breedlove – The THIRD PLACE: The Cleveland FIRST PLACE: Brandi Ball – The Baptist Church” Delaware County Journal, “Bulldogs American Cleveland American, “CHS grad SECOND PLACE: Caleb Head – The face double loss to Fort Gibson” NEWS CONTENT buckled up and headed to rodeo Cleveland American, “Hickory House” SECOND PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller FIRST PLACE: Wagoner County nationals” SALES PROMOTION THIRD PLACE: Caleb Head – The – The Delaware County Journal, American-Tribune SECOND PLACE: Brandi Ball – The Cleveland American, “First Christian FIRST PLACE: Countywide & Sun, “John ‘The Ice Box’ Culver cradles SECOND PLACE: The Beckham Cleveland American, “Tigers want to Preschool” the Delaware County Bowl trophy” County Record “2017 Graduation” knock Bucks off their tThrone” THIRD PLACE: Jennifer Hertel – THIRD PLACE: The Delaware County SECOND PLACE: Wagoner County THIRD PLACE: Christian Favalora – American-Tribune, “Wagoner County LARGE SPACE AD Oologah Lake Leader, “Softball Journal Owasso Reporter, “Lineman culture: intensity” Hometown Guide” Owasso’s big uglies power Ram FIRST PLACE: Rusty Ferguson – The THIRD PLACE: The Marlow Review, offense” Cleveland American, “Overman LAYOUT & DESIGN “Football Preview” Insurance” FRONT PAGE DESIGN FIRST PLACE: Countywide & Sun SECOND PLACE: Faith Wylie – FIRST PLACE: Joseph Fasano – SECOND PLACE: The Eufaula Indian Oologah Lake Leader, “Redbud Owasso Reporter, “State Champs!” Journal COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Marina” FIRST PLACE: Countywide & Sun, SECOND PLACE: Brad Spitzer, THIRD PLACE: Wagoner County THIRD PLACE: Susi Yount – The “Domestic violence awareness” The Beckham County Record, American-Tribune Delaware County Journal, “RFC Music “8-Nov-17” SECOND PLACE: Wagoner County Fest” American-Tribune, “Food from Fans THIRD PLACE: Joseph Fasano – food drive” Owasso Reporter, “Picking up the pieces ” THIRD PLACE: Oologah Lake Leader, “Fishing Derby” 16 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018

LAYOUT & DESIGN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 6 FIRST PLACE: Midwest City Beacon FIRST PLACE: The Fairfax Chief, “Tall Combined with Div. 5 Combined with Div. 5 WEEKLIES, SECOND PLACE: McIntosh County Chief Theater Art Market” Circ. 850-1,399 Democrat SECOND PLACE: The Hennessey COLUMN WRITING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH Clipper, “School bond election for THIRD PLACE: The Hennessey Clipper FIRST PLACE: Barb Walter – The Combined with Div. 5 SEQUOYAH dome” Hennessey Clipper, “Couldn’t help but AWARD WINNER THIRD PLACE: Skiatook Journal, notice” ADVERTISING “Photo sought for Skiatook veteran” SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH SECOND PLACE: Judy Baker – Garvin Midwest City Beacon FIRST PLACE: McIntosh County FIRST PLACE: Rodney Haltom – County News Star, “Black and white Democrat McIntosh County Democrat, “Hall NEWS STORY and read all over” SECOND PLACE: The Hennessey takes State runner-up” FIRST PLACE: Lindsey Renuard THIRD PLACE: Lindsey Renuard – Clipper SECOND PLACE: Amy Garner – – Skiatook Journal, “Officials, Skiatook Journal, “Personal columns” THIRD PLACE: Midwest City Beacon Skiatook Journal, “Head coach Vance city employees cleared after Miller” investigation” SMALL SPACE AD THIRD PLACE: Rodney Haltom – EDITORIAL WRITING SECOND PLACE: Steve Bolton – The FIRST PLACE: Sharon Lee – The McIntosh County Democrat, “Eufaula FIRST PLACE: The Hennessey Clipper Comanche Times, “Jakaycee In D.C.” Fairfax Chief, “bags bags bags” Round-Up Club Rodeo” SECOND PLACE: Midwest City Beacon THIRD PLACE: Steve Bolton – The SECOND PLACE: Sharon Lee – The THIRD PLACE: The Fairfax Chief Comanche Times, “Rattle Tale” Fairfax Chief, “Garrett Pumpkin FRONT PAGE DESIGN Patch” PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURE STORY FIRST PLACE: Joseph Fasano – THIRD PLACE: Eric Guillermo – Skiatook Journal, “Still country: The FIRST PLACE: The Carnegie Herald FIRST PLACE: Steve Bolton – The McIntosh County Democrat, “Smith future of Oklahoma’s family farms” Comanche Times, “When Teddy and Construction” SECOND PLACE: Midwest City Beacon SECOND PLACE: Casey Beartrack Pam met Harvey and Irma” THIRD PLACE: McIntosh County and Carol Conner – The Fairfax Chief, Democrat SECOND PLACE: Carol Conner – The LARGE SPACE AD “Trumpeting the season: Swans on Fairfax Chief, “Robert Clark, Fairfax FIRST PLACE: Sharon Lee – The Shidler’s lake” legend” SPORTS COVERAGE Fairfax Chief, “Here comes Santa THIRD PLACE: Steve Bolton – The THIRD PLACE: Morgan Smith – The Claus” Comanche Times, “Summer storm FIRST PLACE: McIntosh County Hennessey Clipper, “Sisterly love SECOND PLACE: Sharon Lee – The huffed and puffed” Democrat gives brother a new life” SECOND PLACE: Midwest City Beacon Fairfax Chief, “Osage Oil & Gas Summit 2017” NEWS CONTENT THIRD PLACE: The Hennessey Clipper First Place: Midwest City Beacon SPORTS STORY THIRD PLACE: Eric Guillermo – SECOND PLACE: Garvin County News FIRST PLACE: Jesse Haynes – McIntosh County Democrat, “Eufaula Star SALES PROMOTION Skiatook Journal, “End of the road” Indian Community” THIRD PLACE: McIntosh County FIRST PLACE: McIntosh County SECOND PLACE: Steve Bolton – The Democrat Democrat, “2017 Gridiron Guide” Comanche Times, “Friday night SECOND PLACE: Skiatook Journal, lights” “Reader’s Choice Awards” THIRD PLACE: Steve Bolton – The THIRD PLACE: Midwest City Beacon, Comanche Times, “Campbell races “Midwest City, 75th Anniversary” 65 yards for TD on senior night”

ADVERTISING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN-DEPTH REPORTING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 7 FIRST PLACE: Minco-Union City Times FIRST PLACE: Tri-County Herald FIRST PLACE: Chad Waters – The FIRST PLACE: Debi DeSilver – The WEEKLIES, SECOND PLACE: Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Education funding” Geary Star, “Cracking Geary City Chronicle (Elgin), “Drug dog sniffs Circ. less than 850 (Meeker) SECOND PLACE: The Chronicle (Elgin), Codes” motorcyle” THIRD PLACE: Eastern Times-Register “Winter Wishes” SECOND PLACE: Chad Waters – The SECOND PLACE: Lisa Carroll – The SEQUOYAH (Roland) THIRD PLACE: Eastern Times- Hinton Record, “NextEra Energy Chronicle (Elgin), “Kindness and AWARD WINNER Register (Roland), “Ahimsa Rescue Lawsuit” donuts” Foundation” THIRD PLACE: Staff – Eastern THIRD PLACE: Brian Blansett – Tri-County Herald (Meeker) EDITORIAL WRITING Times-Register (Roland), “Christian Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Show FIRST PLACE: Tri-County Herald Mayberry, Gray/Brannon trials” time! For livestock show” (Meeker) NEWS STORY SECOND PLACE: Eastern Times- FIRST PLACE: Debi DeSilver – The Register (Roland) Chronicle (Elgin), “Chickasha Police COLUMN WRITING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH THIRD PLACE: Minco-Union City Times meet barrage of gunfire” FIRST PLACE: Ellen Workman – FIRST PLACE: Brian Blansett – SECOND PLACE: Mike McCormick Westville Reporter, “Then and Now” Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Football – Tri-County Herald (Meeker), SECOND PLACE: Clarence B. Wright – time!” PHOTOGRAPHY “Caught: Authorities bag two of four The Newcastle Pacer, “Musings from SECOND PLACE: Lisa Carroll – The FIRST PLACE: The Chronicle (Elgin) escapees” the Morgue” Chronicle (Elgin), “Small town kids SECOND PLACE: Tri-County Herald THIRD PLACE: Chad Waters – The THIRD PLACE: Leslie Durham – The meet country music star” (Meeker) Hinton Record, “Hinton Schools adopt Chronicle (Elgin), “Take A Hike” THIRD PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – THIRD PLACE: The Newcastle Pacer new learning module” Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Solar SMALL SPACE AD smiles” SPORTS COVERAGE FEATURE STORY FIRST PLACE: Gina Cato – Eastern FIRST PLACE: Tri-County Herald FIRST PLACE: Chad Waters – The Times-Register (Roland), “Muldrow SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH (Meeker) Geary Star, “Altus dedicates former Spring Cleanup” FIRST PLACE: Brian Blansett – SECOND PLACE: The Chronicle (Elgin) Geary wrestler center” SECOND PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Wild THIRD PLACE: Eastern Times-Register SECOND PLACE: Debi DeSilver – The Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Fish Fry week in area hoops” (Roland) Chronicle (Elgin), “Diversity drives at St. Michael’s” SECOND PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – NEWS CONTENT Leadership Oklahoma class” THIRD PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Safe!” THIRD PLACE: Debi DeSilver – The Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Red THIRD PLACE: Brian Blansett – FIRST PLACE: Minco-Union City Times SALES PROMOTION Chronicle (Elgin), “Founder of Blues Rock Shelters” Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Dale SECOND PLACE: Eastern Times- FIRST PLACE: Eastern Times-Register Ball honored” storms into baseball finals” Register (Roland) (Roland), “Four school tabs” THIRD PLACE: The Chronicle (Elgin) SECOND PLACE: The Newcastle LARGE SPACE AD Pacer, “Pigskin Press Pass” SPORTS STORY FIRST PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – FRONT PAGE DESIGN LAYOUT & DESIGN THIRD PLACE: Tri-County Herald FIRST PLACE: Trey Smart – Waurika Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Dobson FIRST PLACE: Clarence B. Wright – (Meeker), “Play by Play: Fall sports News Journal & The Ryan Leader, Telephone Company” The Newcastle Pacer, “Are you ready FIRST PLACE: Tri-County Herald guide” “West brothers have great impact on SECOND PLACE: Clarence B. Wright – for some football?” (Meeker) Jefferson County” The Newcastle Pacer, “Tri City Mart/ SECOND PLACE: Chad Waters – The SECOND PLACE: Minco-Union City SECOND PLACE: Debi DeSilver – The Conoco” Geary Star, “Geary Finishes as Times Chronicle (Elgin), “17-year-old high THIRD PLACE: Jennifer Pitts – Runner-Up at Dual State” THIRD PLACE: Eastern Times-Register school student stuns C Flight card” Tri-County Herald (Meeker), “Dale THIRD PLACE: Chad Waters – The (Roland) THIRD PLACE: Emily Poindexter – The Public Schools” Hinton Record, “On the Red Rock” Chronicle (Elgin), “Owls’ wings soared faster than the Racers’ engines started” The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 17

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY COLUMN WRITING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 8 FIRST PLACE: El Reno Tribune FIRST PLACE: Roy Faulkenberry – FIRST PLACE: Roy Faulkenberry FIRST PLACE: Roy Faulkenberry – SEMI- OR TRI-WEEKLIES SECOND PLACE: The Edmond Sun Sequoyah County Times, “Sheriff – Sequoyah County Times, Sequoyah County Times, “‘Mommy’ a THIRD PLACE: The Miami News- fires shot killing suspect” “Observations” ‘rise and shine’ surprise” SEQUOYAH Record SECOND PLACE: Terry Groover SECOND PLACE: Dorothy Ballard – SECOND PLACE: Shirley Todd – AWARD WINNER – Yukon Review, “Yukon teacher The Miami News-Record, “Personal Bristow News, You’re going to feel a EDITORIAL WRITING accused of rape, child porn” columns” little pinch” The Edmond Sun THIRD PLACE: Kelsy Schlotthauer – THIRD PLACE: J. D. Meisner – Bristow THIRD PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller – FIRST PLACE: The Miami News-Record The Grove Sun, “Grove 3-year-old’s News, “Chaos Theory” The Grove Sun, “Creative minds at SECOND PLACE: Bristow News roller coaster life” work” THIRD PLACE: The Edmond Sun SMALL SPACE AD FEATURE STORY FIRST PLACE: Paula Oakes – Alva SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOGRAPHY FIRST PLACE: Austin Litterell – The Review-Courier, “Farmers Cooperative FIRST PLACE: Glen Miller – El Reno FIRST PLACE: El Reno Tribune Express-Star (Chickasha), “Brendan Association” Tribune, “Collision at home plate” SECOND PLACE: Alva Review-Courier Laub making plays on and off the SECOND PLACE: Wes Stout – SECOND PLACE: Kaitlyn Dillard – THIRD PLACE: The Grove Sun field” Okmulgee Times, “Jandebeur’s Motor Okmulgee Times, “Off and running” SECOND PLACE: Kelsy Schlotthauer – Sports Park” THIRD PLACE: Larry Owen – Henryetta The Grove Sun, “Officially American ” THIRD PLACE: Lyndsay Bayne-Luton – Free-Lance, “Shot blocked” SPORTS COVERAGE THIRD PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller El Reno Tribune, “Eleven Five Salon FIRST PLACE: Yukon Review – The Grove Sun, “Wrapped with and Shave Parlor” SECOND PLACE: The Edmond Sun memories” FRONT PAGE DESIGN THIRD PLACE: Alva Review-Courier FIRST PLACE: Kari Tompkins – LARGE SPACE AD The Edmond Sun, “8-Jul” SPORTS STORY FIRST PLACE: Carrie Carberry – SECOND PLACE: Bob Markham – SALES PROMOTION FIRST PLACE: Darin Hinman – The Sequoyah County Times, “Forever The Grove Sun, “Playing for leads: FIRST PLACE: Sequoyah County Grove Sun, “State Bound” Memories Funeral Services” Cold cases” Times, “Women’s Expo: Recipe for SECOND PLACE: Kyle Salomon – SECOND PLACE: Staff – Yukon THIRD PLACE: Lyndsay Bayne-Luton Success” Yukon Review, “Yukon’s X-Factors” Review, “BancFirst” and Glen Miller – El Reno Tribune, SECOND PLACE: El Reno Tribune, THIRD PLACE: Michael Swisher – THIRD PLACE: Staff – The Grove Sun, “Eyes toward the sky” “Easter Ham Give-a-way contest” Kingfisher Times & Free Press, “Top “Grand Lake Association” THIRD PLACE: Henryetta Free-Lance, of the Heap” “Retirement Fair: Rockin’ into Retirement” NEWS PHOTOGRAPH NEWS CONTENT IN-DEPTH REPORTING FIRST PLACE: Glen Miller – El Reno FIRST PLACE: The Miami News-Record FIRST PLACE: Kaylea Hutson-Miller – Tribune, “Gun firing” SECOND PLACE: The Grove Sun COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP The Grove Sun, “DCCSAN series / SECOND PLACE: Patrick Ford – THIRD PLACE: Henryetta Free-Lance FIRST PLACE: The Grove Sun, Child abuse awareness” Okmulgee Times, “Officer-involved “DCCSAN series / Child abuse SECOND PLACE: Patty Miller – The shooting” LAYOUT & DESIGN awareness ” Edmond Sun, “Museum exhibit THIRD PLACE: Glen Miller – El Reno SECOND PLACE: The Edmond Sun, focuses on children who were Tribune, “Robot arm” FIRST PLACE: The Edmond Sun “Debilitating disease affects young ‘making a difference’” SECOND PLACE: The Miami News- siblings” THIRD PLACE: Melinda Stotts – The Record THIRD PLACE: El Reno Tribune, “Blue Miami News-Record, “GRDA’s THIRD PLACE: The Grove Sun Out Night” relicense request to FERC”

ADVERTISING NEWS STORY IN-DEPTH REPORTING FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH DIVISION 9 FIRST PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily FIRST PLACE: Anna Bauman and Kayla FIRST PLACE: Dana Branham – The FIRST PLACE: Kimberly Thompson – COLLEGE SECOND PLACE: The O’Colly Branch – The Oklahoma Daily, “All I Oklahoma Daily, “Confronting history: The Gazette, “Track star twin” PUBLICATIONS THIRD PLACE: Pioneer know is America” DeBarr Avenue” SECOND PLACE: Stacie Larsen – SECOND PLACE: Dekota Gregory – SECOND PLACE: Kayleigh Thesenvitz Collegian (Cameron), “CKI chapter SEQUOYAH The O’Colly, “OSU students escape – Collegian - University of Tulsa, retreat” AWARD WINNER EDITORIAL WRITING unharmed after violent road rage “CSAS policies and procedures” THIRD PLACE: Adam Lux – Collegian FIRST PLACE: Collegian (Cameron) encounter” THIRD PLACE: Emma Keith – The (Tulsa), “Bleachers concert” The Oklahoma Daily SECOND PLACE: Pioneer THIRD PLACE: Stetson Payne – The Oklahoma Daily, “Goddard Health (University of Oklahoma) THIRD PLACE: The Gazette - Langston O’Colly, “Undocumented immigrants Center: Waiting game” University fearful of deportation while attending SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH OSU” FIRST PLACE: Caitlyn Epes – The COLUMN WRITING Oklahoma Daily, “Basketball height” PHOTOGRAPHY FIRST PLACE: Payton Williams SECOND PLACE: Paxson Haws – FIRST PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily FEATURE STORY – Collegian (Cameron), “Voices The Oklahoma Daily, “Touchdown SECOND PLACE: The O’Colly FIRST PLACE: Cheyenne Cole – columns” celebration” THIRD PLACE: 15th Street News - Collegian (Cameron), “The whiskey of THIRD PLACE: Hayden Barzditis – The Rose State College our discontent” SMALL SPACE AD Vista, “NCAA’s leading receiver” SECOND PLACE: Tallorial Bonds – The FIRST PLACE: Alyxandria Butt – The Gazette, “Family man by day, head Oklahoma Daily, “The Baked Bear” SPORTS COVERAGE coach by night” FRONT PAGE DESIGN SECOND PLACE: Amelia Kinsinger – FIRST PLACE: The O’Colly THIRD PLACE: Cheyenne Cole – FIRST PLACE: Jasmine Mayes – The Oklahoma Daily, “Qdoba” SECOND PLACE: The Gazette Collegian (Cameron), “Social justice: The Gazette, “Lions dominate the THIRD PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily Michele Norris and social discourse” gridiron” LARGE SPACE AD SECOND PLACE: Dana Branham, Jesse Pound and Megan Ross – The SALES PROMOTION SPORTS STORY FIRST PLACE: Austin Childers – The Oklahoma Daily, “Epic Pops” Oklahoma Daily, “Boren: Ending an FIRST PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily, FIRST PLACE: George Stoia – The era” “Heisman issue” Oklahoma Daily, “Stoops tackles SECOND PLACE: Austin Childers – The Oklahoma Daily, “OU Graduation THIRD PLACE: Paul Pugh – The SECOND PLACE: The O’Colly, retirement” NEWS CONTENT Office” Gazette, “Student Government “Homecoming issue” SECOND PLACE: Joe Buettner – The elections ” FIRST PLACE: The Southeastern Oklahoma Daily, “Baker Mayfield: - Southeastern Oklahoma State Heisman” NEWS PHOTOGRAPH University COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THIRD PLACE: Kelli Stacy – The FIRST PLACE: Cara Johnson – FIRST PLACE: The O’Colly, SECOND PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily - Oklahoma Daily, “Caleb Kelly: Taking The Vista - University of Central “Community group issues” The University of Oklahoma heart” Oklahoma, “Students gather THIRD PLACE: Pioneer - Oklahoma City SECOND PLACE: Pioneer, “Homeless peacefully” in college” Community College SECOND PLACE: Stacie Larsen – THIRD PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily, Collegian (Cameron), “Halloween LAYOUT & DESIGN “Mental health” carnival” FIRST PLACE: The Oklahoma Daily THIRD PLACE: AnneMarie Altman SECOND PLACE: Collegian - Cameron and Cheyenne Cole – Collegian University (Cameron), “PRIDE remembering Matthew Shepard” THIRD PLACE: The O’Colly - Oklahoma State University 18 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018

OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION SNAPSHOTS JUNE 15-16, 2018 GRAND CASINO HOTEL & RESORT

Shauna Belyeu, Eufaula Indian Journal, reviews first place Luau games at the Friday Welcome Dinner event got a little competitive as teams vied for first place bragging rights. winning entries in the OPA Better Newspaper Contest.

Phillip Reid, Weatherford Daily News and Reid Newspapers; J.J. Francais, The Chronicle in Elgin; Suzie Campbell, The Countywide & Sun; Mary Lokey, Johnston County Sentinel; and Ed Kelley, and Paul Laubach, Trail Miller Co. visit during the OPA Convention. dean of Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at OU, at the Blooper Breakfast.

OPA President Brian Blansett, publisher of the Tri-County Herald and Kelli and Steve Bolton, publishers of the Comanche Times, laugh dur- A working journalist at the OPA Convention. The Stroud American, and Mike Strain, managing editor at the Tulsa ing the Blooper Breakfast. World. The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 19 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 OKLAHOMA PRESS SERVICE PERFECTA WINNERS The Perfecta Award was established by the Oklahoma Press Association in 2012 to honor OPA member newspapers that achieve 100 percent accuracy on advertising orders from Oklahoma Press Service in the previous year. This year’s winners are listed below.

The American (Afton) The Gage Record Okmulgee Times The Apache News Garber-Billings News The Paper (Pryor) Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise The Geary Star Pawhuska Journal-Capital The Black Chronicle (OKC) The Grove Sun The Pawnee Chief Broken Bow News Henryetta Free-Lance The Perkins Journal Buffalo Weekly News The Herald-Democrat (Beaver) Perry Daily Journal The Canton Times The Hobart Democrat-Chief The Rush Springs Gazette The Carnegie Herald The Hominy News-Progress Sand Springs Leader The Chelsea Reporter The Hooker Advance Sayre Record The Cheyenne Star Hugo News & Beckham County Democrat Choctaw Times The Journal Record (OKC) Sequoyah County Times Kiowa County Democrat Clayton Today The Seminole Producer The Konawa Leader The Cleveland American The Sentinel Leader Latimer County News-Tribune Clinton Daily News Stroud American The Cordell Beacon The Lawton Constitution Sulphur Times-Democrat The County Democrat The Lincoln County News Talihina American (Shawnee) Marietta Monitor The Tonkawa News The County Times (Lawton) The Marlow Review Cyril News McAlester News-Capital Tri-County Herald (Meeker) The Delaware County Journal McCurtain Daily Gazette Tulsa Beacon The Duncan Banner The Mooreland Leader Tulsa World Eastern Times-Register The Newcastle Pacer Vian Tenkiller News (Roland) OKC Friday The Walters Herald El Reno Tribune The Okeene Record Woods County Enterprise The Ellis County Capital Okemah News Leader Woodward News The Fairfax Chief The Oklahoman Yale News 20 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018

ROSS WARREN CUMMINGS, 87, former JIM FINDLEY, longtime newspaper carrier journalist and head of a full-service advertis- for the Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune, died ing and public relations firm in Oklahoma June 8, 2017. He was 83. Findley was born City, died Aug. 4, 2017. Cummings was born June 24, 1934, in Claremore. His newspaper In Memoriam April 22, 1930, in Springfield, Ill.. He attend- career began at age 13 when he would deliv- ed the University of Oklahoma. Cummings er papers to World War II soldiers on troop began his career in 1949 as a radio announc- trains passing through Claremore. At the er for WBBZ in Ponca City, his hometown. age of 16, Findley was declared legally blind May 2017 to May 2018 Then came a four-year stint as a reporter due to glaucoma but that did not stop him and news editor at The Holdenville Daily from delivering papers. He served the same News. From print, he transitioned to televi- 10-mile route in Claremore for more than 45 Commemorated June 15, 2018 sion broadcasting, joining NBC affiliate WKY years delivering the Tulsa World and Tulsa (now KFOR) as a news reporter and week- Tribune. During his career, it is estimated he at the Oklahoma Press Association Annual Convention end anchor. Kerr-McGee Corp. selected covered more than 305,000 miles delivering Cummings to be the company’s first director newspapers on his bicycle. Shawnee, Oklahoma of publications in 1956. He left the company in 1960 to found the full-service communi- The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation offers an appropriate tax-exempt memo- SHERRY (ADAY) FRAME, former owner cations firm Ross Cummings & Company, and publisher of the Carnegie Herald, died rial as a tribute to the memory of Oklahoma newspapermen and women. All contri- which remained active up to May 2017. Cum- Jan. 18, 2018. She was 75. Frame was born butions in memory of an individual are acknowledged and notification is given to mings also had a successful record in politi- Nov. 21, 1942, and graduated from Checotah the family. cal media, overseeing communications for High School in 1960. Throughout her life The purpose of the Foundation is to advance newspapers, and to provide for jour- the Democratic National Committee (DNC) she worked in various professions, including in Washington. nalism education, study and research. As funds are accumulated, the trustees use being the owner and publisher of the Carn- egie Herald and working at the University of the earnings to finance activities in these areas. JOHN W. ‘JACK’ DIVINE, a former Oklaho- Oklahoma Health Science Center. ma journalist, died Aug. 18, 2017. He was 82. Divine was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Perry. After NORA KATHRYN FROESCHLE, former City native started his career at The Oklaho- DAVID ALTMAN, a longtime Oklahoma jour- graduating from Perry High School in 1953, reporter for the Tulsa World, died Dec. 21, man as a part-time sports writer in 1948. His nalist, died Dec. 8, 2017. He was 71. Alt- he received a bachelor’s degree in math- 2017. She was 49. Froeschle was born June career garnered him many awards including man was born Aug. 29, 1946, in Seminole. ematics from Phillips University in Enid. To 19, 1968, in Minneapolis, Minn. She worked induction into the United States Basketball He attended the University of Oklahoma pay his way through school, he worked as as a liaison for veterans at Veterans Affairs Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2007. and graduated from East Central State Col- a reporter and photographer for the Perry in Washington D.C. before serving 10 years He also won the Oklahoma Sportswriter of lege in 1969. After his honorable discharge Daily Journal and the Enid News & Eagle. as a reporter for the Tulsa World. She later the Year Award 10 times. After Boggs and from the Army in 1972, Altman joined the He later graduated from the University of began a career as an English teacher at another Oklahoman writer received death Wewoka Daily Times as ad manager. In Chicago Divinity School. Union High School and Sand Springs’ Clyde threats after reporting that the NCAA was 1979, he moved to Clinton and helped start Boyd Middle School. investigating a ticket-scalping scandal among The Custer County Leader. In 1984, he went VICKI JUNE DUFF, Oklahoma photogra- OU football players, Boggs transferred to the to the Blackwell Journal-Tribune to serve as pher and journalist, died Sept. 26, 2017. She then OPUBCO-owned Colorado Springs Sun. DON GOFORTH, former managing editor at sports editor. Later that year, he began work- was 65. Born June 27, 1951, in Seminole, He returned to Oklahoma in 1986 and served The Altus Times-Democrat, died Sept. 19, ing at the Fairview Republican where he was Duff graduated from Seminole High School as executive sports editor and managing edi- 2017. He was 79. Goforth was raised in Altus promoted to editor in 1985. His career also and attended Seminole Junior College. After tor until retiring three years later. Boggs was and attended Altus Junior College and South- brought him to the Nowata Star as editor stints as a house parent and working in secu- inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall western University in Waxahachie, Texas. before returning to the Fairview Republican. rity, Duff was an administrative assistant for of Fame in 1997. Goforth managed The Altus Times from Altman later joined the staff of the Enid News the State of Oklahoma for 35 years. During & Eagle as copy editor. He retired from the 1969-1973, and then went on to purchase this time, she also worked as a part-time jour- the Kiowa County Democrat. Eventually, his newspaper in 2008. retired publisher of STEVE W. BOOHER, nalist for the Seminole Advocate and served family moved to Texas after purchasing the the Cherokee Messenger & Republican, died as a photographer for The Shawnee Sun and Johnson County News. Goforth later retired Sept. 29, 2017. He was 69. Booher led the JIM ARGO, longtime photojournalist for Countywide News. from his newspaper career and became a Messenger & Republican from 1980 to 2001 The Oklahoman, died Sept. 9, 2017. He was pastor. He moved back to Altus in 2012. as general manager, then continued as pub- 79. Argo was born Jan. 9, 1938, and raised JOE R. ‘J.R.’ EARLS, longtime advertis- lisher until his retirement in 2014. Prior to in Texas. He graduated from Amarillo High ing composer at the Lawton Constitution, that he served as general manager of the DON GAMMILL, longtime Oklahoma jour- School and earned his degree in journalism died Nov. 11, 2017. He was 97. Earls was Fairview Republican, managing editor of the nalist, died Nov. 28, 2017. He was 65. Gam- from Texas Tech University. His 50-year born Dec. 24, 1919, in Decatur, Texas, and Clinton Daily News, and as a reporter for the mill was born Nov. 12, 1952, in Ponca City newspaper career began in Texas with the graduated from Altus High School in 1939. Duncan Banner. After more than 40 years and graduated from Ponca City High School Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and the Ama- He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps dur- in the newspaper business, he was inducted in 1971. He attended Northern Oklahoma rillo Globe-News. In 1963, Argo moved to ing World War II from 1942 to 1946. After into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame College in Tonkawa before finishing his Oklahoma City to work for the Oklahoma the war, Earls and his wife, Doris, made in April 2017. Booher was president of the journalism degree at Central State University City Times and The Daily Oklahoman. Argo their homes in Hobart, Lawton, Marlow and Oklahoma Press Association in 2008-2009 in Edmond in 1975. He worked at the Enid was photo editor at The Oklahoman until he Duncan. They were married for 73 years. and president of the Oklahoma Newspaper Publishing Co. as sports writer from 1975 retired in 2005. He won many state, national Earls retired from The Lawton Constitution Foundation from 2012 to 2014. He received to 1979. Gammill began working at the Enid and international awards for his work and after working as an advertising composer for ONF’s Beachy Musselman Award in 2009 Daily Eagle in 1979 as managing editor, city was inducted into the Oklahoma Journal- 38 years. ism Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2011, he was in recognition of his quality journalism and editor and assistant editor, retiring in 1986. inducted into the Historians Hall of Fame. service to the local community. In 1987, Gammill went on to work for the LEWIS L. ‘LEW’ FERGUSON, longtime Oklahoma Publishing Co. as state editor, Oklahoma journalist, died Aug. 24, 2017. He special projects editor, columnist and online former report- ROBERT ARRINGTON, a former employee GLORIA McAFEE-CARVER, was 83. Ferguson was born Jan. 9, 1934, in communities editor. er for the Hugo News, died Nov. 3, 2017. of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, died Ponca City and attended the University of She was 72. McAfee-Carver was born July Sept. 22, 2017. He was 79. Arrington was Oklahoma on a McMahon Journalism Schol- 21, 1945, in Kansas but lived in the Hugo SANDRA ‘SANDY’ HART, a former Okla- born Dec. 6, 1937, in Newport, Tenn. After arship. He received a bachelor’s and master’s area for the last 20 years. She worked as a homa journalist, died April 26, 2018. She was graduating from high school in 1955, he degree in journalism. He served eight years reporter, columnist and photographer for the 74. Hart was born Dec. 10, 1943, in Monroe, joined the Oklahoma Publishing Company. in the U.S. Army. Ferguson’s journalism Hugo News. La. As a military child, she lived in various While working full-time at The Oklahoman, career began as a sports and wire editor for he continued his education and received an places including Nebraska, Puerto Rico and The Ponca City News in 1958. He also served Oklahoma. She graduated from Altus High engineering degree from Oklahoma State who worked for sev- GINA NOEL COOPER, as sports stringer for The Daily Oklahoman School in 1962 and later became managing University. Arrington was greatly instrumen- eral Oklahoma newspapers, died May 9, and Tulsa World. In 1960, Ferguson joined editor of The Altus Times. Hart and her fam- tal in the production methods of newspapers 2017. She was 47. Cooper was born Dec. 15, the Associated Press in the Oklahoma City ily moved to El Reno in 1984. She joined the from analog to digital systems. He retired in 1969. She received a bachelor’s degree from bureau before transferring to Sioux Falls, staff of the El Reno Tribune as advertising 1995. Oklahoma State University and a master’s S.D., and then to other cities around the director and worked there until she and her degree from the University of Oklahoma. country. Most of his 42-year career was spent husband, Bob, opened their own printing She worked as a journalist and editor at FRANK BOGGS, former sports editor at with the Associated Press. He was inducted company. The Oklahoman, died Aug. 10, 2017. He was newspapers in Bristow, Sapulpa and Cushing into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame born May 1, 1928, and was 89. Boggs retired before becoming a licensed alcohol and drug in 2009, and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of from The Oklahoman in 1989 after 41 years. counselor. Fame in 2012. Continued on Page 21 He also worked at the Topeka Daily Capital, Dallas Times Herald, San Diego Tribune and Colorado Springs Sun. The Oklahoma The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 21

Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. In 2014, ment in 2000. Morris was inducted into the the Army for four years. Shockey worked for In Memoriam he was elected president of ONF and that Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1999. several Oklahoma newspapers as a reporter Continued from Page 20 same year received the Milt Phillips Award, before going to work at The Oklahoman, OPA’s highest honor. He was inducted into HELEN MARIE MADAMBA MOSSMAN, where he eventually retired. the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame post- former employee at the Woodward Daily KENT JOHNSON, a former Muskogee Phoe- humously in 2018. News, died Sept. 30, 2017. She was 84. Origi- a longtime employee at nix photographer, died Aug. 5, 2017, while FRED W. SMITH, nally from the Philippines, Mossman was Donrey Media Group, died April 29, 2018. He on assignment for the Atlanta Journal Con- former co-owner of the born Aug. 2, 1933, and immigrated to the was 84. Smith was born Jan. 1, 1934, in Peno stitution. Johnson was born Sept. 21, 1959, PEGGY MASSEY, Holdenville Daily News, died Dec. 2, 2017. United States in 1945. While attending Okla- Bottoms, Okla., near Fort Smith, Ark. Fol- in Peekskill, N.Y. After graduating from high She was 80. Massey was born Feb. 19, 1937, homa A&M (now OSU), she worked as edi- lowing his high school graduation, he spent school in New York in 1977, he attended in Holdenville and graduated from Holden- tor of The Daily O’Collegian, the university’s a short stint with the FBI in Washington D.C. Oklahoma State University and graduated ville High School. She earned her degree student publication. Her journalism career before moving back to Fort Smith to begin in 1982. He began his newspaper career at in Management of Human Resources from began later in life where she worked more his newspaper career. He worked at the local the Muskogee Phoenix before moving to Southern Nazarene University. From 1967 to than a decade at the Woodward Daily News Donrey Media Group newspaper as a classi- Fort Myers, Fla., to work at the News-Press. 1970, Massey was the co-owner and publish- as a reporter, columnist and editor. In her fied advertising salesman before moving up He also worked at the Clarion-Ledger in er of the Holdenville Daily News alongside retirement, Mossman became a published the ranks. Smith moved to Nevada in 1960 Jackson, Miss., and the Charlotte Observer her husband, Thomas. author and was invited by community groups when he was promoted to general manager before joining the staff at the Atlanta Journal and associations to give talks about her time of the Las Vegas Review Journal. During his Constitution. LIZ McMAHAN, a longtime Oklahoma jour- in the jungles of the Philippine Islands. 43 years at Donrey, Smith served as Presi- nalist, died April 18, 2018. She was 71. dent, COO and CEO. DAVID LLOYD JONES, former vice presi- McMahan was born March 2, 1947, and was former dent of the Tulsa Tribune, died May 14, BETTY CAROLYN MURDOCK, a lifelong Wagoner resident. Her journalism reporter for The Daily Oklahoman, died a telecommunications analyst 2018. He was 79. Jones was born Sept. 9, IAN SUTTON, career spanned over 40 years with stints at Sept. 7, 2017. She was 88. Murdock was born at Tulsa World, died Feb. 9, 2018. He was 1938, in Tulsa. In 1964, he began his 30 year the Wagoner Tribune and Record Democrat, Feb. 6, 1929, in Oklahoma City and grew 45. Sutton was born to a military family in career at the Tribune as a reporter before as stringer for The Daily Oklahoman and up in Hartshorne. Her parents, Elmer and Okinawa, Japan, on Dec. 6, 1972. He gradu- becoming the newspaper’s Washington, D.C. Tulsa World and as contributing writer for Juanita Thrower, owned and published the ated from Rogers High School in 1990 before correspondent. He spent seven years at the the Coweta American and Wagoner County Hartshorne Sun. After graduating from high attending Tulsa Community College and Washington bureau and then returned to American-Tribune. McMahan also had a school, Betty Murdock attended Phillips Uni- Oklahoma State University in Tulsa. Sutton Tulsa to become the Tribune’s entertain- nearly 20 year career at the Muskogee Phoe- versity in Enid before graduating from the had a passion for technology and wanted ment editor. In 1982, he was promoted to vice nix, which began in 1973 as a reporter. Her University of Oklahoma with a degree in to turn it into a career. Wanting to work president, and focused on promotions and work earned her recognition from United journalism. While at The Daily Oklahoman with computer networks, he took a job with special projects. He also continued to write Press International, the Associated Press, and the Oklahoma City Times, Murdock Neighbor Newspapers in Tulsa where he columns, film reviews and editorials. When Gannet and the Oklahoma Press Associa- served as a reporter in the Society and Wom- worked for six years. He later joined the the Tribune closed in 1992, Jones turned his tion. She was inducted into OPA’s Quarter en’s department. She and her husband later Tulsa World staff as a desktop technician, attention to books and opened the Happy Century Club in 2009. McMahan retired in moved to Massachusetts where she attended then network specialist before moving into Griffin bookstore. 2009 but continued working as a freelance and graduated from the Harvard Divinity his last role in telecommunications networks. contributor. Most recently, she wrote regular School. In 1986, she returned to Oklahoma LINDA KLEPPER, an Oklahoma journalist, historical columns for the Phoenix. She also and settled in Tulsa. former Tulsa World writer, died Nov. 13, 2017, in Inola. She was 67. JAMES VANCE, authored or co-authored seven books and died June 5, 2017. He was 64. Vance was born Klepper was born Jan. 24, 1950, in Altus booklets. former pub- in 1953 in Muskogee but lived most of his life and moved with her family to Cleveland in MARJORIE BOWERS PAXSON, lisher of the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, died in Tulsa. During his time at the Tulsa World, 1958. She received her journalism degree former pub- June 17, 2017. She was 93. Paxson was born he served as entertainment writer before in 1972 from Southwestern State Univer- JAMES ‘JIM’ PAUL MILLER, lisher of The Norman Transcript, died May in Houston and knew from an early age she writing for the newspaper’s weekly TV World sity in Weatherford where she worked for 26, 2017. He was 86. Miller was born in wanted to be a journalist. She attended Rice magazine. Along with his newspaper experi- the student publication, The Southwestern. Rockport, Mo., on Feb. 20, 1931. He grew up University in Houston for two years before ence, Vance also was an award-winning nov- After graduation, she began working for in Chickasha and went to the University of transferring to the University of Missouri in elist and playwright. He was best known for The Lawton Constitution and The Cleveland Oklahoma, graduating in 1952 with a degree 1942. She received her degree in 1944 before his graphic novels, “Kings in Disguise” and American before working for the State of in journalism. He later received a master’s going to work for the United Press Interna- its sequel, “On the Ropes.” Oklahoma in Tulsa. degree in English from Tulsa University and tional in Lincoln, Neb. From there, she went was a graduate of the American Press Insti- to work at the Associated Press in Omaha who LARRY LEHR, former publisher of the Cush- MAGGIE LEE (BARNES) WALKER, tute where he also served as an instructor. before returning to Houston. In Houston once worked at the Kiowa County Star ing Daily Citizen, died Oct. 7, 2017. He was Miller was commissioned as a U.S. Army sec- she worked at the Houston Post and Houston Review in Hobart, died July 19, 2017. She 77. Lehr was born Nov. 12, 1939, in Sapulpa ond lieutenant in the Oklahoma 45th Infantry Chronicle. She became women’s editor at the was 88. Walker was born Aug. 31, 1928, and moved to Cushing in 1965. Along with Division. He served two years overseas, and Chronicle in 1952 and worked there for four near Roosevelt. Walker spent most of her working as publisher of the Cushing Daily in the Army Reserve for 35 years. His news- years. She then went to the Miami (Fla.) Her- life in Hobart. She sold advertising for the Citizen, he also worked for many years in paper career in advertising and marketing ald where she worked as copy editor for the Kiowa County Star Review before working radio and as the public information officer at started at the Chickasha Express-Star. He women’s page. In 1968, she went on to work in various other fields. She retired from Central Technology Center, where he retired worked his way up to retail advertising man- on the women’s section at the St. Petersburg Home State Bank in 1993 as assistant vice in 2009. ager at the Tulsa World and The Tulsa Tri- (Fla.) Herald and the Philadelphia Bulletin. president. bune, then to advertising/marketing direc- While at the Bulletin, she was named editor JOHN RAIFORD ‘RAY’ LOKEY, longtime tor at the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, of Xilonen, an eight-page daily newspaper longtime publisher of the Johnston County Capital- and then to regional publisher overseeing published for the United Nations World Con- BILLY GENE ‘BILL’ WOOD, employee at the Cherokee Publishing Com- Democrat in Tishomingo and a past presi- multiple newspapers for the Donrey Media ference for International Women’s Year held pany, died Sept. 3, 2017. He was 82. Wood dent of the Oklahoma Press Association, Group. Miller continued his career in Texas in Mexico City. Paxson served a short stint at was born June 1, 1935, in Wilson and gradu- died Nov. 11, 2017. He was 63. He was born as assistant advertising/marketing director a newspaper in Boise, Idaho, before becom- ated from Wilson High School in 1955. After Dec. 15, 1953, in Ada. Lokey was a third gen- at the Houston Chronicle. He also owned his ing publisher at a paper in Chambersburg, high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy eration publisher, following in the steps of own agency in Houston and then took on the Penn. In 1980, she was named publisher of where he was stationed on the USS Orien for his grandfather, E.R. Lokey, and father John national sales manager job at the Houston the Muskogee Daily Phoenix. She retired four years. When he returned to Oklahoma Lokey, who also served as OPA president. Business Journal. When he returned to Okla- from the Phoenix in 1986 but continued to in 1960, he went to work at the Cherokee Ray Lokey worked at the newspaper while homa, Miller became publisher of The Nor- write a column for the paper. Paxson’s many Publishing Company where he stayed for growing up. He attended the University man Transcript. He also was past president journalism accomplishments include trans- 50 years. of Oklahoma on a McMahon Scholarship, of the Tulsa Ad Club and the Midwest News- forming the sorority, Theta Sigma Phi, into a graduating with a bachelor’s degree in jour- paper Advertising Executives Association. professional organization now known as The nalism in 1977. Lokey received a master’s Association for Women in Communications. CECILIA LUCETTA YAGER, former owner degree in education at Southeastern State PHILIP A. MORRIS, an Oklahoma journal- of the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette, died June University and then taught language arts ist, died Sept. 14, 2017. He was 77. An Okla- KAREN DEANNE SAVILLE, sales employee 8, 2017. She was 84. Yager was born Nov. 22, at Marietta High School. He later served homa native, Morris was born Aug. 16, 1940, at the Mustang Times, died Jan. 11, 2018. 1932, in Chickasha. Her love of journalism as the public information officer for Mur- and attended Rockhurst College in Kansas She was 75. Saville was born Oct. 27, 1942, in began in high school. She worked for the ray State College in Tishomingo, and also City, Mo. After graduation, he began his El Reno. She worked at the Mustang Times weekly Killeen Newspaper near Fort Hood worked as a part-time journalism instructor career as a reporter for the Oklahoma Jour- for the last 11 years. Prior to working at where her husband John was stationed in the and advisor for the college newspaper. In nal and then The Daily Oklahoman and Okla- the Times, Saville also was employed at the Army. Eventually she went on to work for the 1990, Lokey purchased the Johnston County homa City Times. Morris was then recruited Yukon Review. Tribune Review in Bethany and at the Pied- Capital-Democrat and became publisher and to work at Southern Living magazine in mont-Surrey Gazette, where she was part editor. He was joined by his wife, Jenny, as owner. She also wrote a column about the Birmingham, Ala., in 1969. Morris played a longtime Oklahoma journal- co-publisher in 2006. He served as president DON SHOCKEY, Piedmont community in the Yukon Review. significant role in Southern Living’s growth ist, died Jan. 15, 2018. He was 75. Shockey of the OPA in 2003-2004 and in 2007 received and served as executive editor from 1976- was born Nov. 21, 1942, in Tulsa. After earn- the Beachy Musselman Award from the 1991 and as editor-at-large until his retire- ing a degree in journalism, he went on to join 22 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2018 THANK YOU to the Sponsors of the 2018 OPA CONVENTION

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Seems an obvious choice 5. Winning entries will be reproduced on the OPA website at www.OkPress.com. When the voters defeated State The reality is, Oklahomans voted had completely ignored the elephant Question 779 last November and down 779 in hopes that the Legisla- in the room – the energy sector. killed the plan for a one-penny sales ture would do its job and find a solu- Among oil producing states in the Entries must have been previously tax intended to fund a $5,000 annual tion that did not put this burden on continental U.S., the Sooner State published. Contest open to raise for Oklahoma’s teachers, Leg- already strapped taxpayers. has the lowest gross production tax all OPA member newspapers. islators at the state capitol misinter- So far, this has not happened. on new wells. preted the message taxpayers were The Legislature did pass a bill According to the Covenant Con- Although Oklahoma Natural Gas Company sending. this session intended to give teach- sultant Group, Oklahoma’s ad valor- selects representative contest winners’ Some said the people of Okla- ers an incremental salary increase, em tax rates paid by oil and gas in work for use in this monthly ad, the views homa were saying they did not want but a funding source for this was 2016 was 3.2 percent, Idaho was 4 expressed in winning columns and editorials to give teachers a pay raise. not included in the bill so it was percent, Texas and North Dakota are those of the writers and don’t necessarily Others said Oklahomans just an empty promise and therefore an were 8.3 percent, Arkansas was 12 reflect the Company’s opinions. proved they did not want to increase insult to Oklahoma’s educators. percent and Louisiana was 13.3 per- taxes. Until last week, the Legislature cent.

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