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     Hugh Forest "Philip" McQuain was buried at Marena Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.⁵ He was born on April 1, 1866 at Gilmer Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Viola Faye Madison, daughter of Samuel Leonard "Sam" Madison and Clara Florence Cabe, on September 23, 1916 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.² Hugh Forest "Philip" McQuain died in 1958.⁵

     Walter Floyd McQuain was buried at Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, 2505 West Broadway Road, Tempe, Maricopa Co., Arizona.³ He married Margaret Wray Kelly.^5,6 Walter Floyd McQuain was born on August 13, 1918 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.² He died on September 27, 1969 at Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 51.³ He McQUAIN, Walter Floyd, 512 W. Fillmore. Father of David. Graveside services 2 p.m. today in Double Butte Cemetery with Kev. Sam Carruth officiating. on October 1, 1969.³

     Her Social Security Number was 456-24-7738.² Her married name was McQuain.¹ Margaret Wray Kelly married Walter Floyd McQuain, son of Hugh Forest "Philip" McQuain and Viola Faye Madison.^1,3 Margaret Wray Kelly was born on March 10, 1920 at Kansas.^1,2 She died on March 8, 1982 at Riverside Co., California, at age 61.¹

     Barbara Allen Swisher was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.³ She Barbara Allen White, age 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Stillwater Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1930 on a farm in Noble County to Orville and Ida (Madison) Swisher, the seventh of sixteen children. Barbara was preceded in death by her loving husband Walter Robert (Bob) White. She and Bob enjoyed many hours of fun and laughter with friends at the local Masonic Lodge. Barbara was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Social Order of the Beauceant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was also a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church Stillwater, where she served in many ways.
Barbara may be known best in the community by her many years working at Consumers IGA. Her joy and laughter could be heard throughout the store. She was also famous for her off-key “Happy Birthday Solos” on the Consumers loudspeaker to anyone entering the store on their birthday. To all of us, Barbara was simply Granny Bo, the joyful, loving center of our family. Granny Bo always had a smile, a hug, and a loving ear for all. Family was important to Granny Bo and she spent as much time with her family as she could. She especially loved spending time with her sisters. She will be remembered as a caring mother and loving grandmother, our “Granny Bo”. Members of her family include her two brothers, Ron Swisher and Ike Swisher; her sister Sally Brown; her three sons Mickey Wick, Danny Wick and wife Cheryl, and Randy Wick and wife Jill; her daughter Judy Hill and husband Scott; and her step-daughter Jodie Wetzel and husband Dan. Barbara also leaves behind ten grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren, and many other loving relatives and friends. Burial services will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Barbara was truly a special person who was loved and will be greatly missed. She will be remembered as a bright shining light, full of laughter and love.³ Her married name was Wick.³ She married Unknown Wick.^3,7 Barbara Allen Swisher was born on July 24, 1930 at Noble Co., Oklahoma.³ As of September 21, 1967,her married name was White.⁸ She married Walter Robert "Bob" White on September 21, 1967 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.^3,6,8 Barbara Allen Swisher died on March 14, 2019 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, at age 88.³

     Clara O'Dene Swisher was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^3,9 She On Friday morning, December 21, 2018, Clara O'Dene Langley, under the loving care of hospice and family, passed from this world and began her eternal rest at the age of 87. Clara's long, full, and productive life began on October 24, 1931 when she was born to Orville and Ida Swisher on the family farm in Noble County where she was the eighth of sixteen children. She loved the farm animals, especially horses. Growing up during the Great Depression Era was not always easy, but work on the farm taught her many life lessons that she passed on to her children. Clara's work career included a time of working for Graves Drug Store, and as bookkeeper for the family business, Auto Safety Center. Her real work, however, was raising her four wonderful children. On March 14, 1949 Clara married Walter "James" Langley and thus began a wonderful journey of love and family that would begin in Stillwater, but it would be Ponca City that would become their lifelong home for some fifty-four years. Their marriage produced four children: Linda, Nancy, Martha and Mark. Family was very important to Clara. As the children grew up, they remained close as all remained in Ponca City. This meant monthly gatherings at Mom and Dad's house and plenty of time at "Our Place " celebrating family. Clara loved to quilt and many quilts were made for family and friends at Clara's Quilt House. She also loved to go on trips with her family. Clara was indeed a special person who was loved and will be greatly missed. Above all else, Clara will be remembered as a wonderful wife, a caring mother, and a loving grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by James, her husband of 69 years; her five children: Linda, and husband Mike Culver; Nancy, and husband Gary Watters; Martha, and husband Matt Cremers; Mark, and wife Sandra Langley; and Suzy, and husband Jim Pascal. To show the strength of family ties, all the family lives in Ponca City. She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren. Clara also is survived by two sisters, Sallie Brown and Barbara White, both of Stillwater and two brothers, Ron Swisher of Collinsville and Ike Swisher of Stillwater, numerous nephews and nieces, other family members and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 28, at the Strode Funeral Home Chapel, located at 610 S. Duncan Street in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family would like to thank Via Christie Village and Hospice for the wonderful care and love shown to Clara during the final days of her struggle.³ She was born on October 24, 1931 at Noble Co., Oklahoma.³ As of March 14, 1949,her married name was Langley.³ She married Walter James Langley on March 14, 1949 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.^6,3,4,5 Clara O'Dene Swisher died on December 21, 2018 at Oklahoma at age 87.³

     Walter Robert "Bob" White was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.² His Social Security Number was 505-07-5828.⁵ He was born on May 12, 1916 at Minot, Ward Co., North Dakota.^2,4,5 He married Barbara Allen Swisher, daughter of Orville Jasper Swisher and Ida Ellis Madison, on September 21, 1967 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.^1,6,3 Walter Robert "Bob" White died on March 16, 1993 at Oklahoma at age 76.^2,5

     Johnny M. Seales was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.² His Social Security Number was 460-40-9160.³ He Johnny Manyard Seales, 69, Stillwater, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at Stillwater Medical Center. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church. Dr. William S. Inglish will preside. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Strode Funeral Home. He was born in Turkey, Texas, Nov. 22, 1932, to Johnnie R. and Lillie Mae (Payne) Seales. He married Dorothy Crowson and they were later divorced. He married Lenora Swisher in Stillwater in August 1982. She preceded him in death on Oct. 1, 1995. He married Laquita Kizziar on Nov. 6, 1997. Seales grew up in West Texas and following high school, joined the Navy and served from 1951 to 1955. He then became a top salesman for every company he represented. In 1972, he moved to Stillwater and became a business partner with Don Roberts. Together they owned and operated several different successful businesses in the area. Seales never met a stranger and his favorite pastime was sharing life with his expansive circle of family and friends.He was a member of the First Christian Church and the Elks Lodge and a former member of the Moose Lodge and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents; his second wife; two brothers; one granddaughter, Jordan Seales; and one step-daughter. He is survived by his wife Laquita; three sons, Randy Seales and his wife Argel of Stillwater, Johnny Seales Jr. and his wife Susan of Ponca City and Joel Seales of Stillwater; six step-sons, Sid Kizziar and his wife Terry of Ft. Worth, Texas, Kenneth Kizziar of Stillwater Terry Langley and wife Charlotte of Edmond; Rick Langley and his wife Debbie of Texas, Johnnie Devine and his wife Deana of Stillwater and Kelly Devine and his wife Renda of Stillwater; two step-daughters, Michelle Hill and her husband Rodney of Anchorage, Alaska and Shawna Reed and her husband Mark of Stillwater; 20 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Lanette Hogg and her husband Kenneth of Lamesa, Texas; three half-sisters; and one half-brother.² He was born on November 22, 1932 at Turkey, Hall Co., Texas.^2,3 He married Lenora Jane Swisher, daughter of Orville Jasper Swisher and Ida Ellis Madison, on August 8, 1982 at Hugo, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma.^1,2,4,5 Johnny M. Seales died on August 29, 2002 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, at age 69.^2,3

     Walter James Langley Walter James Langley passed from this world on Thursday, August 29, 2019 and began his eternal rest at the age of 89. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Strode Funeral Home and Cremation. James’s long full and productive life began on May 21, 1930 in Glencoe, Oklahoma where he was the oldest of four children born to Earnest and Viola Langley. As a young boy he learned the value of work and family, as he always cared for his sisters and was always busy. An early work ethic that he learned during the depression years served him well through life. On March 14, 1949 James married Clara O’Dene Swisher and thus began a wonderful journey of love and family that would begin in Stillwater, but it would be Ponca City that would become their lifelong home for some fifty-four years. James’ working career included working for Meadow Gold and Mid-West Dairies in Stillwater, Okmulgee, Tulsa and finally Ponca City. It was in Ponca City that James took the initiative to become an entrepreneur. He owned and operated Long’s Conoco on north first street for several years. However, most everyone knew James for his business on south Pine, Auto Safety Center, which he owned and operated with his son, Mark. Everyone knew two things about James and his business, no one would work harder and no one was fairer and more honest. Even after retiring from Auto Safety Center, James kept busy with his rental property. Everyone who knew James understood that staying busy was in his DNA. James will be remembered as a wonderful husband, a caring father, a loving grandfather and great grandfather. Their marriage produced four children, Linda, Nancy, Martha and Mark. Family was always very important to James. Family gatherings were always one of the highlights of his life. His favorite time was spent on his small and rural getaway “Our Place” This is where he found peace, raising gardens, mowing on his tractor and preparing for those family gatherings, and the more family that showed up the better. Two catch phrases that James always said that shows his genuine love for family and friends, “what’s your hurry” as you were getting ready to leave and “see you more later” as if to say, come back soon. James was always, a man of integrity and humility, two qualities that he possessed in abundance. James is proceeded in death by his parents, his loving wife of 69 years and one sister, Thelma Madison. He is survived by his five children, Linda and (Mike) Culver, Nancy (Gary) Watters, Martha (Matt) Cremers, Mark (Sandra) Langley, Suzy (Jim) Pascal. James is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elvina Cox of Jones, Oklahoma and Velta Benson of Catoosa, Oklahoma as well as numerous nephews and nieces.³ He was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^5,3 He was born on May 21, 1930 at Glencoe, Payne Co., Oklahoma.³ He married Clara O'Dene Swisher, daughter of Orville Jasper Swisher and Ida Ellis Madison, on March 14, 1949 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.^1,2,3,4 Walter James Langley died on August 29, 2019 at Oklahoma at age 89.³

     Waymon Wade "Wamon" Gardner married Ida Ellis Madison, daughter of Samuel Leonard "Sam" Madison and Clara Florence Cabe.^4,1 Waymon Wade "Wamon" Gardner was born on March 19, 1897 at Comanche Co., Texas.³ He died on May 30, 1965 at Kerr Co., Texas, at age 68.²

     His Social Security Number was 440-14-6556.⁹ Leonard Wade Gardner Sr. was buried at Green Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 20 East Teel Road, Sapulpa, Creek Co., Oklahoma.³ He married Edith Marie Petitt.³ Leonard Wade Gardner Sr. was born on June 20, 1920 at Event, Coryell Co., Texas.^4,5,6 He married Imigene Smith on July 10, 1941 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.⁷ Leonard Wade Gardner Sr. died on December 25, 1983 at age 63.⁶

     Eddie Earl Yount was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.³ He was born on March 27, 1936 at Lowell, Benton Co., Arkansas.¹ He married Wanda Mae Swisher, daughter of Orville Jasper Swisher and Ida Ellis Madison, on September 18, 1953 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^1,2 Eddie Earl Yount and Wanda Mae Swisher were divorced in March, 1962.¹ Eddie Earl Yount died on October 18, 1962 at Electra, Wichita Co., Texas, at age 26.¹ He Two City Men Die in Crash. A grinding head-on collision by two cars Thursday night near Electra, Tex., killed four persons, including two Stillwater men. Dead in the crash are Darrell Lee Swisher, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville J. Swisher, 511 E. 15th St., and Eddie Earl Yount, 26, who resided with an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Lease, 301 Berry St. Also dead in the crash, which reportedly occurred when the car in which they were riding veered to the wrong side of the highway, are Larry Davidson, 22, and Maurice Hood, 18, both of Electra. Fred Hamlin, about 40, Electra, carpenter, who was driving the other car, was taken to Wichita Falls hospital in grave condition. Swisher's wife, Carolyn, and year-old daughter, Marlene, were preparing to move to Electra this weekend to be with him. He was employed with the Goodman Construction Co. installing rural electric lines. Yount, son of Earl Yount, Cave Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Ione Burk, Tulsa, was a former brother-in-law of Swisher, having been married to Wanda Swisher until March of this year. He is survived by two sons, Scottie Earl and Stanley David, both of Newcastle, Wyo. Swisher was born in Stillwater, Nov. 24, 1940, and was married to Carolyn Hopper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopper, 110 S. West, in Rawlins, Wyo. in 1960. He was discharged just this summer following a tour of duty in the U.S. Army. Also surviving Swisher are five brothers, Leonard Gardner of Sapulpa, J.D. Swisher of Rifle, Colo., Clarence Swisher of Enid, Ronald Swisher of the U.S. Navy, and Dwight Swisher of the U.S. Army; eight sisters, Mrs. Anna Bell Mick of Wichita, Mrs. Carol Penix of Las Cruses, N.M., Mrs. Barbara Wick, 511 E. 15th, Stillwater, Mrs. Clara Langley, Okmulgee, Mrs. Lenora Devine, Stillwater, Mrs. Wanda Vollentine, New Castle, Wyo., Mrs. Ruth Waltman, Cordell, Okla. and Mrs. Sallie Brown, Bainbridge, Md. Yount was born March 27, 1936, at Lowell, Ark. He was married to Wanda Mae Swisher in Stillwater, September 18, 1953, and they were divorced this past March. Yount is also survived by a half-sister, Janice Yount of Cave Springs, two half-brothers, Bob Lease, 301 Berry, Stillwater, and Melvin Yount, Cave Springs; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Drew, 613 E. 16th St., Stillwater, and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Willie Yount, Cave Springs. on October 19, 1962.¹

     D. F. Madison was buried at Lanier Cemetery, McMurty Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.¹ D. F. Madison was born on August 16, 1911 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.¹ D. F. Madison died on September 17, 1911 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.¹

     Dorothy Madison was buried at Lanier Cemetery, McMurty Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^1,2 She was born on October 10, 1912 at Payne Co., Oklahoma.¹ She died on October 18, 1918 at Payne Co., Oklahoma, at age 6.^1,2 She Death of Little Dorothy Madison. Dorothy, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Madison, ten miles northeast of Stillwater, died Friday morning of influenze. Funeral services were held at the house at 11 o'clock Saturday morning and interment was in Laneer cemetery. on October 25, 1918.²

     His Social Security Number was 519-05-5392.² Oscar Lloyd Madison was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, Riverside Co., California.³ He was born on December 20, 1920 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^2,3,4 He married Lois Marie Manning in September, 1948 at Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington.⁸ Oscar Lloyd Madison died on June 8, 1989 at Riverside Co., California, at age 68.^2,3,4

     Her Social Security Number was 519-16-7485.⁶ Her married name was Smith.⁴ Her married name was Lundt.⁷ Velva Colleen Madison married Dale Guy Lundt.⁷ Velva Colleen Madison married Unknown Smith.⁴ Velva Colleen Madison was born on March 25, 1924 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.^3,6,4 She died on November 20, 1987 at San Bernardino Co., California, at age 63.³

     James Monroe Shires was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee.^2,5 He was born on January 1, 1867 at Tennessee.^6,5 He married Rebecca Ann "Annie" Madison, daughter of William Floyd Madison and Nancy Ellen Johnson, in 1886 at Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas.^7,3,8 James Monroe Shires died on December 9, 1922 at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee, at age 55.⁵

     Jay Douglas Penix married Jeri Unknown.¹ Jay Douglas Penix was born circa 1954.³ He died on January 3, 2014 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.³ He Jay Douglas Penix, 60, died Jan. 3 in Stillwater. Service: 1 p.m. Monday at Strode Funeral Home Chapel. on January 5, 2014.³

     Sandra Key "Sandy" Penix Sandra Kay Slovak passed from this life on November 21, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of 76. Her rosary service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and her Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with her burial following at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Sandra was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on August 6, 1944 to Douglas K. and Carol Louise Penix. She married Edwin Slovak on June 7, 1962 in Stillwater Oklahoma University was where she earned her degree in nursing that allowed her to serve as a registered nurse and BSN. She loved the Lord and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church held her membership. She is preceded in death by her husband Edwin Slovak; daughter Michelle Slovak; and her brother Jay Penix. Sandra is lovingly remembered by her sons Doug (Tina) Slovak and Brian (Angela) Slovak; five grandchildren Kayla Slovak, Kara (Golden) Cooper, Kendall (Courtni) Slovak, Gage Slovak, Grace Slovak; two great-grandchildren Ellie Cooper and Maddie Slovak; two sisters Carol (James) Wallace and Gail (Larry) Jelinek. Pallbearers will be Kendall Slovak, Gage Slovak, Kayla Slovak, Grace Slovak, Alan Kindt, and Ed Lawson.² She was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 6500 South Perkins Road, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.² She was born on August 6, 1944 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.² As of June 7, 1962,her married name was Slovak.² She married Edwin Emil "Ed" Slovak on June 7, 1962 at Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico.^1,2,3 Sandra Key "Sandy" Penix died on November 21, 2020 at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, at age 76.²