Articles in "Obituaries"

Reuben Reed DeRoin passes at the age of 83Reuben Reed DeRoin was born on November 6, 1926 in Hominy, Oklahoma to Reuben H. DeRoin and Ruth Ferguson DeRoin. He has passed from his life on Friday, April 23, 2010 in Hominy, Oklahoma having reached the age of 83 years, 5 months, and 17 days. He received his education at Hominy Public Schools and entered the Air Force in August of 1945. He served with the 13th Air Force 1404 M. P. Co. until his honorable discharge in February of 1947. He played Aggie football through 1949 and was drafted by the Chicago Bears.

The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth mourn the loss of Sister Maria Edwards, 84, who died on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, at 3:15 a.m., in Ross Hall at the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity.

Chetopa E. Revard, age 83, of rural Elgin, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his residence in rural Elgin, Kansas.

Lila Jeannine Cass Dooling, 60, of Skiatook and former resident of Pawhuska, passed away at her home, October 30, 2009.

Born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, March 24, 1949, the eighth child to Charles Arthur “Roy A” and Myrtle Daniels Cass of Fairfax, Oklahoma, Lila was a member of the Osage Tribe of Indians, from the Grayhorse District. Her Indian name was “HIn-KE MOn-KE.”

Margene was born July 22, 1925 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Opal (Revard) and I.S. "Hank" Wright. She was the granddaughter of Leonard and Daisy “May” Revard. Margene was born July 22, 1925 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Opal (Revard) and I.S. “Hank” Wright. She was the granddaughter of Leonard and Daisy “May” Revard. Margene’s native name meant bubbling brook, and she certainly lived up to the name. She was quick to smile and even quicker to laugh.

Margene, an only child, has 6 children, Ron Van Rossum, Ventura, Ca., Bill Van Rossum, Mead, Wa., Steven (Stevie) Peterson, Olympia, Wa., Karen Frazier, Yukon, Ok., Christine Clary, Denver, Co., and Gerardette Sager, Spokane, Wa., from these children came 16 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

The wife of an Air Force Officer she traveled extensively, including Japan. After retiring, she moved to Spokane, Washington in 1965.

She was extremely instrumental on how seriously her children and grandchildren took their Native American history. She made sure we understood that we were Osage before we claimed any other heritage. It was something special to pass down with our heads held high.

She made annual trips to visit her daughter in Yukon, Oklahoma, which always included a trip to Pawhuska. There, she would go down memory lane with us. She often had stories to tell us about visits to her grandmother’s house at 206 11th Street, in Pawhuska, the cousins playing, the hot nights on the sleeping porch, going to church, the drug store, and visiting relatives. We did not see Pawhuska the way it is, we saw it through her eyes and saw it the way it was. She was named after her mother’s friend, Sybil Bolton. Sybil lived across the street from Grandma May Revard’s house.

Margene was very proud to have signed the New Constitution of the Osage in her lifetime. Just as she was proud to see her grandfathers brothers signature (Franklin Revard) on the buffalo hide in the Woolaroc Museum, the agreement with the Osage and Phillips Petroleum. She was insistent that as many of her descendents sign the new constitution as possible.

Margene loved to paint, (mostly native scenes) golf, loved to make people laugh, and laughed herself. She was active in her church, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, and the Catholic Daughters. She fulfilled a lifelong dream to go to Assisi, Italy in 2007 with her daughters.

She joined the “Sassy Ladies with a Hattitude” in 2003, a chapter of the Red Hat Society in Spokane. There she made many friends.

With her children and grandchildren in attendance, Margene was laid to rest at her family mausoleum in Pawhuska, near her mother, aunts and uncle, grandparents and her first cousin, Ralph Adkisson, and two people we don’t know.

Billy Marvin “Bill” Slankard, age 69, of Joplin, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at Landmark Hospital after a long illness.

Born Aug. 10, 1940, in Joplin, he was the son of the late Jacob and Margaret Slankard and lived in Joplin his lifetime. He attended Joplin Schools and was active in the Golden Gloves program. He worked as a butcher most of his life and, for a time, drove a truck with Tri-State Motors. Bill raised horses and loved to hunt and fish.

His wife, Lucy England Slankard, preceded him in death April 22, 1994.

IDA BETTY B. WOODY passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Woody was born September 15, 1913 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lee R. and Bessie (Tinker) Burns.

On July 5, 1935, she married Morris James Woody in Bartlesville, a union which last 50 years. Morris preceded her in death March 1, 1986. A homemaker, Betty was a member of the Osage Tribe of Indians and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pawhuska. She always loved taking her trips to Las Vegas with her family.