A2 - THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Graham Steedsman Kime
1936-2015
Graham Steedsman
Kime made his final jour-
ney home to be with the
Lord he loved
and served on
February 4,
2015. During
his final weeks
of life, he was
surrounded by
loving family,
churchfriends,
and dance
friends. His
Celebration of Life ser-
vice was at Eden Chapel
United Methodist Church,
9211 Fairgrounds Road,
Perkins, Oklahoma, on
February 9, 2015 at 10:00
a.m. Strode Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Graham was born on
May 22, 1936, to mis-
sionary parents, Dallas
Spencer Kime and Gen-
evieve Graham Kime, in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The family was serving in
Celebes, Indonesia, when
the Japanese bombed Pearl
Harbor in 1941. Soon
after, they spent eighty-
three harrowing days
escaping from the Japa-
nese. Although Graham
was only six when it hap-
pened, he remembered
incredible details of the
escape.
During'WWII, the family
lived in Tacoma Park,
WA, Washington, DC, and
Waco, TX. After WWII,
they traveled to Jakarta
and Java to resume mis-
sionary service. In 1950,
they moved to Gaston,
Oregon, where Graham
attended high school.
Gfaham later attended
Southwestern Junior Col-
lege in Texas and sang in a
quartet during his college
years.
As a young adult, Graham
worked for a pine mill and
as a draftsman in Oregon.
He served in the Army
from 1959 to 1961 at Ft.
Sam Houston, TX and
Ft. Lewis Base, Tacoma,
WA, and was honorably
discharged. He remained
proud to serve and patri-
otic throughout his life. He
worked as a Lab Tech in
the service and continued
that occupation at several
hospitals.
Graham married Delma
Dunn in 1959 and they had
one child, Shelly Kime
(Gourlay). They divorced
when Shelly was young.
He later married Shir-
ley Patrick, and helped
rear her children, Sharon
Warren and Shawn Pat-
rick.Graham and Shirley
had an Arthur Murray
franchise and they spent
many years teaching ball-
room, dancing. Graham
achieved certifications in
Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
He earned many trophies
and awards
during his
dance career.
Graham
worked as a
Kenny's Shoe
Store man-
ager and also
worked for
the University
of Oklahoma.
Shirley died in 2005.
In 2009, Graham married
Stillwater native Barbara
Wells. Graham gained a
step-son, Clint Liles, with
this union. Graham and
Barbara shared a love of
dancing and 'continued to
teachin their Stillwater
studio and at OSU. Graham
and Barbara also shared
a love of travel and took
several cruises and road
trips together, building
many beautiful memo-
ries. Graham loved Eden
Chapel Church, and was
active in the choir, bible
studies, prayer groups, and
other activities.
Graham was preceded
in death by his parents,
Dallas and Genevieve
Kime; brother, Spencer
(Bud) Kime; and sister,
Barbara Kime (Lewis).
He is survived by his wife,
Barbara Wells and her
son Clint Liles; Graham's
daughter, Shelly Kime
Gourlay (husband Mike),
granddaughters, Maddy
and Sophie. He is also
survived by Shirley's chil-
dren, Sharon and Shawn.
In addition, special friend,
Candi Boone, has been like
a daughter for many years.
More recently, LaNell
Davis, assisted Graham
and Barbara through the
ordeal of Graham's health
issues and suffering; she is
also like a daughter.
Graham's dance career
spanned more than 50
of his 78 years. During
his last days as he was
entering the dream world
of transition, he counted
dance rhythms, teaching
rumba, fox trot, swing,
and cha-cha to people that
his bedside sitters could
not see. Music was always
important to Graham. and
sometimes he would direct
a choir in his dream world.
Dance friends are expect-
ing to be reunited with him
on "God's Great Dance
Floor."
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests memo-
rial contributions to Eden
Chapel Church, PO Box
441, Perkins, OK 74059.
Condolences may be
sent and obituary viewed
by visiting www.strodefh.
com
Betty Jo Trimble
1924-2015
Betty Jo Trimble, 90,
passed from this life
on Sunday, February
08, 2015 in
Guthrie, OK.
Arrangements
have been
entrusted to
the care of
Palmer Marler
Funeral Home
of Perkins. A
memorial ser-
vice will be
held at 2:00pm on Thurs-
traveled all across the
United States and even
ventured over the pon d
to see parts of
Europe.
Betty was a
kind, loving
woman who
loved her Lord
and Savior,
her family
and every-
thing about
her life. She
was loved by many and
day, February 12, 2015 at will be missed by all.
Immanuel Baptist Church
in Perkins, OK.
Betty was born on
December 13, 1924 in
Johnson, Arkansas to
Frank and Ather (Craw-
ford) Stanphill. She
grew up in Arkansas and
Betty was preceded
in death by her parents,
Frank and Ather Stan-
phill; three husbands,
Gene Wasson, Doyle Rus-
sell, and Harland "Roy"
Trimble; three sisters,
Glenna, Dorothy Nell, and
graduated from Alpena Veneita.
High School. After high Betty is survived by
school, Betty worked as a Six children, Sherman
waitress. She enjoyed the Russell and wife, Mar-
restaurant scene, which garet, Norman Russell,
inspired her to open her Darrell Russell and wife,
own. Betty started the
Perkins Caf6. She made
some of the best burgers,
chicken, and chili in the
Perkins area.
Throughout Betty's adult
life, she had three hus-
bands; Gene Wasson,
Doyle Russell, and Har-
land "Roy" Trimble, from
which she had six chil-
dren. She was family
oriented and loved spend-
ing as much time possi-
ble with her children and
grandchildren. Betty had
many hobbies, including
gardening, oil painting,
traveling, and watching
the Oklahoma State foot-
ball and basketball teams.
She spent hours making
sure her garden looked
Picture perfect. Betty
Martha, Denzel Russell
and wife, Gaye, Roy K.
Trimble, Billie Gray and
husband, Mike; three sib-
lings, Nadine Dill, Alta
Reeser, Leo Stanphill;
twelve grandchildren,
Linda, Jenny, Christine,
Eric, Paul, Dena, Shelley,
Christy, Patty, Cindy,
Ashley, Connor, and
numerous great grand-
children.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made in Bet-
ty's name to the Susan G.
Komen charity, in care
of Palmer Marler Funeral
Home, 5106 N. Washing-
ton. Stillwater, OK 74075.
Condolences may be
sent to the family via an
online guestbook at www.
pmcfh.com.
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tinued to struggle, suffering
a ruptured abscess after his
neuter surgery as well as
pneumonia and failure to
t00ve.
We ha ve since learned
that Doc suffers from a
genetic conditiori called
craniomandibular osteop=
athy, which is a bone dis-
ease of growing dogs. It
affects the bones of the
skull, including the lower
jaw, and results in irregular
enlargements of the affected
bones. The abnormal bone
growth slows as the dog
ages, and usually stops by
one year of age.
The cause is unknown
and it is not cancerous or
caused by inflammation. It
is an inherited condition in
West Highland white ter-
riers, and also occurs more
commonly in other terrier
breeds, including Scottish,
Cairn, and Boston. It has
also been reported in the
Boxer, Labrador Retriever,
Great Dane, and Doberman
Pinscher. "
Basically, Doc had to grow
out of the condition, which
unfortunately created many
painful days. We are so
grateful for the McTiernan
family being able to help
Doc through his growing
pains.
The shelter is lucky to
have a network of rescues
and people like Farah Pay-
ton-Snider and the McTier-
nan family, who provide
assistance when they can.
Because of them, Doc
now has a wonderful life
in a loving home. He has
completed basic obedience
training, and is going to
begin preparing to earn his
AKC Canine Good Citizen
certification.
There are currently three
dogs currently available
for adoption at the Perkins
Animal Shelter, including
Odie, who is a young wire-
haired dachshund that is
super sweet and smart. We
believe that he is house-
trained, and has shown an
eagerness to learn which
should make training easier.
Odie is neutered, dewormed,
vaccinated, heartworm, and
has been checked by a veter-
inarian. If you are interested
in meeting and hopefully
giving Odie a forever home,
please telephone (405) 714-
7778. The adoption fee is
only $50.
Please remember to register
your dog with the City of
Perkins, so that if they ever
get lost and are found that
you can be contacted. To
register your dog you will
need to bring proof of vac-
cinations to City Hall. The
cost is just $8 for spayed or
neutered dogs and $10 for
intact dogs. The fee includes
a tag for their collar to pro-
vide easy identification.
The Perkins Animal Shelter
is the municipal shelter for
the City of Perkins. We are
not a no-kill facility, but we
tirelessly work with local
rescues and utilize caring
foster homes to find loving
forever homes for our dogs.
If you are a non-profit rescue
and are interested in helping
to find a home for one of our
dogs, please contact Colleen
Crummy at freedomdog-
sok@gmall.com.
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