A2 THE JOURNAL, Thursday, September 15, 2016
People
In Remembrar‘i’te
Dr. Charles 0. Hopkins
1934-2016
Dr. Charles 0. “Chuck” Hop—
kins, our beloved husband,
father, grandfather,brother,edu—
cater and friend died Sunday,
September 11, 2016. Chuck
was born in Eufaula, OK on
May 23, 1934 to Lonnie and
WynomaHopkins.Chuckspent
his childhood in Morris, OK
where he graduated from Morris
High School in 1952. In 1954,
he received an Associate of Sci-
ence degree from Conners State
College. Fulfilling his patriotic
duty Chuck joined the United
States Air Force in 1955 where
hecompletedElectronicTechni—
cian School. Always a devoted
OklahrxnaStateCowboy,Chuck
received a Bachelor of Science
in Agriculture Education and
a Master of Science degree in
AgriCulture Economics from
Oklahoma State University. In
1970, he received his Doctorate
of Education in Agriculture
Education, Organization and
Adminsuation from OSU.
Devoted to education, Chuck
started his career as a vocational
agriculture instructor at Dela-
ware and Morris Oklahoma.
From 1969-1999, he worked
for the Oklahoma Department
of Vocational and Technical
Education in Stillwater, OK.
During this tenure he served as
the Assistant State Director and
Coordinator of Flaming for the
OklahornaDepartrnentofVom-
tional and Technical Education.
HealsoestablishedthePlanning,
Management, and Performance
Appraisal system for the Okla-
homaDepartmentofVocaticml
andTechnicalEducatimaswell
as mamged the largest division
in the Oklahoma Department
of Vocational and Technical
Education.
Although he spent his life in
Oklahoma, Chuck’s contri-
butions to education went far
beyond just the state of Okla-
hanal-Iisdevotimtoeducatim
benefited the United States and
internationally. Nationally, he
conducted Flaming, Manage—
ment,andPerformance Systems
workshops for 40 state Voca-
tional and Technical Education
agenciesandwastherecipientof
two US. DeparunentofEduca-
tion grants to establish manage-
ment systems in 28 state Voca-
tionalEdrmtionagenciesGlob—
allyheservedasaplanningteam
member for RCA to develop
a vocational technical training
pogramfdr Egypt, served as a
member of a study team for the
German apprenticeship system
in Berlin, Germany and was a
consulting teamrnemberevalu—
ating secondary vocational and
technicalprogramsintheUnited
ArabEmirates.
In1961,Gruckmarriedhisfirst
love L. Faye McCaslin. Their
marriage was b1e$ed with two
daughters Pamela Lynette and
Teni Belinda. Much too soon,
his wife and daughter Pamela
preceded him in death. In 2000.
Chuck found love again and
marriedTeresaHumphrey.
He is survived by his wife
Teresa, his daughter Terri and
his grandchildren Alyssa, Alex
arxiAnflronyHeisalsosurvived
by Teresa’s son Torn, his wife
Mishelle and children Jessica,
Andrea andJacob anddaughter
Traci and her son Timothy. He
is also survived by his brother
Lonnie Hopkins and sisters
MaryKingandHughAnnGoo—
dacre
A memorial service will be
held, Thursday, September 15,
2016 at 2:00 at First United
Methodist Church, Stillwater,
OK.In1ieuoffiowers,thefamily
requests memorial donations
be made in rnerncry of Charies
Hopkins at The University of
Texas, MD Anderson Cancer
Center,P.O.Box4486,sttcn,
TX77210-4486rrgifirmianrh—
soncrg.
Condolences may be emailed
to the family and am online obit-
uary may be viewed by
wwwstrodeflwom.
Bobby Clabom
1954-2016
Bobby Clabom left his
earthly home to join his heav-
enly father on September
2016. '
A memorial ser
vice was held a
2 pm. Monday, ‘7
Sept. 12 , a
Strode Funeral
Home Chapel in
Stillwater,Ok. He
will be laid to rest
at Sunset Memo-
rial Gardens at a
later date.
Bobby was born October 24,
1954 to Bill and Jean Clabom
inWilmington,DE. Hemoved
with his family to Shawnee,
OK as a child and was cur-
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P.O. Box 842 Stillwater, OK 74076-0842
405-372-3367
rently residing in Stillwater,
OKatthetimeofhis passing.
He is preceded in death by
both parents, Bill
m and Jean Clabom
andonesisterJaci
Trurnbly.
He is survived
by one sister,
Rebecca Claborn
of Shawnee; two
nephews, Joseph
. Trumny James
Mark Trumbly;
as well as aunts, uncles, cous-
ins and extended family.
Condolencesmaybeemailed
to the family and an online
obituary may be viewed by
visiting wwwstrodeflrcom.
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Lela Geneva Shoup
1918-2016
LelaGenevaGillespie Shoup, of the Ripley ‘Know You
98, of Stillwater OK joined her Better Club’ and as a member
husband Herb in heaven on of the Ripley United Meth-
Barry Kent Moreland
1963-2016'
Barry Kent Moreland, 53, very devoted daddy and loved
of Stillwater passed from this all of his girls deeply, going
life on September 5, 2016. out of his way every day for
Thursday, Sep-
tember 8, 2016 at
her home at the
Christian Villa.
Funeral service
will be held at
Strode Funeral
Home of Still-
water on Friday,
September 16th at
10:30 am. Visita-
tionwillbeheldfi'om7:00—8:30
pm Thursday, September 15th
at the funeral home.
Lela was born on August
29, 1918, in Ripley to Oren
Kessler Gillespie and Lettie
Mae Hesser Gillespie. She
was raised on the family farm
south of Ripley. She attended
Ripley Schools for 12 years
and gaduated as valedictorian
of her senior class of 1936.
She married Herbert Shoup,
her classmate of 12 years on
November 13, 1937. To this
union were bom four children:
Floyd Neal, Ann, Herbert J11,
and Mary.
Herb and Lela spent the next
24 years on the farm south of
Ripley where they raised their
children. From 1961-1975 the
couple lived in Bethany where
Herb worked for the Oklahoma
Farmers UnionInsuranceCom-
pany. In 1975, they retired to
Antlers, OK, where they lived
until 1991 when they moved
back to the Ripley area.
Lela was active as a member
0 di 5 t C h u r c h
where she held
many offices and
served in many
capacities.
Lela,A0s first and
primary priority
was her family.
She spent the
majority of her
life as a home-
maker, supporting her children
and her husband in their ven-
trues. She will be remembered
for her cooking, homemade
bread and jellies. She was an
accomplished seamstress and
crocheter.
Lela and Herb were married
for nearly 67 years. She was
predeceased by her parents, her
husband and sons Floyd and
Herbert Jr. She is survived by
daughters Ann and Mary;'one
sister, Bula Fonda (Clifford)
Boyles, nine grandchildren,
many great and great-great
grandchildren, as well as many
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family
requests memorials be made to
the following: Judith Karrnan
Bristol Hospice at PO. Box
818, Stillwater, OK 74076 or
the Gideon’s International at
PO. Box 1535, Stillwater, OK
74076.
Condolences may be emailed
to the family and an online obit-
uary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com.
James Paul Oliver
1962-2016
James Oliver, 53, Minot,
North Dakota, formerly of
Oklahoma City, OK, died
Sunday, Septem-
ber 4, 2016 in his
home.
James Paul
Oliver was born
on October 3 ,
1962 in Stillwa-
ter, OK to Henry
andPaula (Kinna-
mon) Oliver. He ’
was reared and "
educated in Per— '
kins and Stillwater.
After finishing his education
James worked many jobs and
eventually landed in the con-
struction industry as a building
contractor. James’ work took
him many places in the US.
which he loved. He never met
a stranger and was always
eager to lend a helping hand.
He enjoyed telling stories
about all of the places he had
worked and lived. On April
18, 2013, James married the
love of his life Sarah Oden in
Oklahoma City.
James spentmany years in
the Oklahoma City area and
also lived in North Dakota
where he spent time playing
and giving life lessons to his
grandchildren. He will be
clearly missed by his family
and friends.
Those left to cherish his
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memory are his wife Sarah
of Minot; children: Chace
(Kami) Alford of Parshall;
v- Levi (Ashlie)
' v S h r a d e r o f
. Minot; Dokoda
Lipke of Stillwa-
ter and Preston
-" (Elizabeth) Clark
of Yale, OK;
grandchildren:
Peyton, Kevin
at and Kian Alford
3g and Casyn and
' Carlie Shrader;
honorary daughters: Shannon
Tipton, Kristin Johnson and
Shayla Higgins; beloved aunts,
Lela Oliver, Juanita Oliver
Evans and a dear cousin,
Luellen Oliver Peterman and
many beloved cousins, nieces,
nephews and friends.
James was preceded in death
by his parents and siblings:
Glen Oliver, Lorinda Oliver
and Dean Oliver.
Celebration of the Life of
James Oliver will be Saturday,
September 17,2016,at 10 am.
at the Carney First Assem—
bly of God, 206 East Maple,
Camey,Oklahoma.
Those wishing to sign the
online memorial register or
share memories and con-
dolences are invited to use
the expressions of sympathy
section at (www.thomasfam-
ilyfuneralhomecom)
0 Year
Services have
been entrusted '7
to the care of
Palmer Marler '
Funeral Home
and a service cel-
ebrating his life
will be held at a
later date. Con—
dolences may be
sent to the family
via an, online guestbook at
www.pmcflr.com and memo-
rial donations in lieu of flower
may be made to the Moreland
Scholarship Fund in care of
Stroud National Bank, PO Box
159, Perkins OK 74059.
Barry was born on Jan 23,
1963 in Ponca City, OK to
Carl and Rogene (Carriger)
Moreland. He attended school
in Hobart before the family
relocated to Payne County
in 1969. He graduated from
Perkins High School in 1981.
Barry was a welder by trade,
having attended Tulsa Welding
School before obtaining his
BS in agricultural economics
from Langston University. He
worked for Wittwer Construc—
tion on a span bridge crew for
several years before taking a
lending position with USDA in
Enid. Over the next 13 years,
he worked in lending for Fed-
eral Land Bank and Security
National Bank. He relocated
back to Payne County in 2000
to work for BancFirst. In 2008,
he joined the lending staff at
Stroud National Bank where
he was Branch President in
Perkins. He made many dear
friends in his career and those
who worked with him can attest
to his omeriness and sense of
humor. He was a prankster and
made work days fun.
Barry was a loving father who
was very proud of his daughter,
Addie. In 2005, he married
Kendra Snider and added two
more daughters to his family,
Gracen and Mattlin, whom he
accepted as his own. He was a
them. He was an
excellent dad.
Barry’s second
love was golf. He
4 was a member of
t Cimarron Trails
Golf Club in Per.-
kins. He always
” looked forward
' j to men’s league
play and his golf
buddies were a special group
of friends. ,
Ifhe wasn’t at work or golfing,
you’d probably find Barry
on the lawn mower or busy
in his shop. He was a skilled
craftsman who was proud of
the home he remodeled himself
and he had a carpentry project
going at most any time. He
enjoyed living down the road
from his dad and was readily
available to help Carl with
anything needed on the farm.
Family was extremely import—
ant to Barry and he supported
his daughters’ many activities,
made time' for weekend get-
aways With Kendra and simply
enjoyed camping, fishing and
riding four-wheelers with the
family. He liked to cook on the
grill and was always ready to
have a shrimp boil for friends
and family.
He was preceded in death by
his mother Rogene Moreland
and an infant brother Rocky
Moreland. He is survived by
his wife Kendra Moreland of
the home; three daughters:
Addie Wright and husband T.J.
of Cushing, OK and their chil—
dren Zoe and Cayden, Gracen
Stanek and Mattlin Stanek;
his father Carl Moreland and
wife Donna; three siblings:
Ronay Myers of CA, Penny
Spillrnan and husband David
of McAlester, OK, and Carla
Pittman and husband Mark
of Stillwater, OK, as well as
two foster sisters, Cassey arid
Mona. He is also survived by
numerous nieces, and nephews
and close friends.
Terry Ann Driskell
Terry Ann (Ingram)
Driskell was only 55 when
she passed on
September 5th.
Terry filled her
life with family
and friends. She 3"
jumped hoops
to get her kids
and grandkids
e v e r y t h i n g
they needed.
Her generosity didn’t stop
there! She shared freely with
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