Frederick Leader

Obituaries~
Stowe Memorial
service for Teresa
Kay Stowe, age 61,
of Oklahoma City,
formerly of
Frederick, will be at
2:00 p.m. Sunday,
September 11, 2011,
at the Burkhardt
Chapel of Frederick
Memorial Cemetery
with Rob Hicks,
officiating
Mrs. Stowe
passed away
peacefully Tuesday,
August 30, 2011, in
an Oklahoma City
hospital after a battle
with cancer.
Inurnment will be at
the Frederick
Memorial Cemetery
under the direction of
Orr Gray Gish
Funeral Home,
Frederick,
Oklahoma.
She was born
on November 3,
1949 to Noel Reed
and Era Faye
(Springfield)
Graham, in
Childress, Texas.
She was raised in
Childress and
attended schools
there. She graduated
from Childress High
School. She lived off
and on in Frederick.
She received her
Bachelor’s Degree
from East Central
University in Ada,
Oklahoma. She
taught Mathematics
and Algebra at
Martin Luther King
High School in
Oklahoma City
before retiring due to
health issues. She
also taught twirling
lessons. She
married George
Clifford Stowe. She
was devoted to her
family and raising
her sons.
She was
preceded in death by
her parents.
She is
survived by her
husband: George
Clifford Stowe, of the
home; two sons:
Jason Reed Hicks
and Justin Hicks,
both of Oklahoma
City; three
grandchildren:
Jessica and Julian,
of Frederick,
Oklahoma, and
Jamie Turner of
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Memorial
contributions may be
made to the All
School Scholarship
Fund, Class of 1967,
P. O. Box 35,
Childress, Texas
79201, in loving
memory of Teresa
Kay Stowe.
An on-line
guest book and
sympathy cards are
available at:
www.OrrGrayGishfu
neralhome.com or
www.Tiptonfuneralho
me.com
Davis
Graveside
service for Annie Mae
Davis, age 92, of
Frederick, Oklahoma,
will be held at 10:00
a.m. Tuesday,
September 13, 2011,
at the Frederick
Memorial Cemetery.
Ms. Davis
passed away Friday,
September 9, 2011,
at Memorial Nursing
Care Center, in
Frederick, Oklahoma.
Burial is under
the direction of Orr
Gray Gish Funeral
Home, Frederick,
Oklahoma.
She was born
June 22, 1919, in
Corsicana, Texas, to
Rayfield and Willie
Mae Davis. She
attended school in
Frederick and
graduated from Boyd
High School. She
attended college at
Langston University.
She served as a
Missionary in the
community, churches
as well as prisons.
Annie Mae was a
dedicated Christian
and a faithful servant
in her community.
She loved her church
and her church
family. She will
always be loved and
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not forgotten. She
was a member for
over fifty years of the
First Baptist
Missionary Church, in
Frederick.
She was
preceded in death by
her parents; a
brother: Eddie Ray
Davis; and a sister:
Ollie Leopard.
She leaves to
mourn, her sister:
Hattie Pearl Young, of
Los Angeles,
California, whom she
loved dearly. They
were very close and
stayed in contact with
each other. Survivors
also include nieces:
Frances Marchan
Young, Los Angeles,
California, Gale
Denise Davis,
Moreno Valley,
California, and
Stephanie Elaine
Davis, Las Vegas,
Nevada; nephews:
Marrel “Butch” Young,
Los Angeles,
California, and
Gregory Allen Davis,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; and a
host of cousins, great
nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
An on-line guest book
and sympathy cards
are available at: Orr
Gray Gish Funeral
Home 580-335-2112
www.OrrGrayGishfun
eralhome.com or
www.Tiptonfuneralho
me.com
Memorial
contributions, cards
and flowers can be
made to
Hattie Pearl Young
649 E 77th Street,
Los Angeles, Ca
90001.
Letter to the Editor
To whom it may concern:
As a lifelong Oklahoma resident, I feel the need to write concerning the approval process of
Keystone XL Pipeline Project. As I am sure you are aware this project is awaiting a
Presidential Permit for the pipeline to cross the U.S./ Canada border. I am a 35 year pipeline
construction worker and Oklahoma tax payer. I am tired of sending our wealth to countries
that use the money to attack our way of life. With the supplies now available in Canada, it
makes perfect sense to purchase as much oil as we can from our friendly neighbor to the
North. I have personally witnessed the precautions and safety measures that Trans-Canada
upholds to construct and operate their pipeline systems and I can honestly say from a safety
standpoint, they are one of the best pipeline operators in our country today. With over 13,000
construction jobs and 18,000 spin off jobs hanging in the balance and an estimated $600
million dollars in new tax revenues for the communities, it makes perfect sense to construct
the Keystone Pipeline now. This pipeline comes at a time when we need jobs, friendly oil
supplies, and private sector investments into our country. Trans-Canada has pledged to
transport up to 15% of this pipeline's capacity with U.S. oil production to be picked up along
its proposed route. This means that North Dakota and Montana oil producers will be able to
send their products to market at a more favorable price than they now have. I understand
that as a country we need to look at as many environmentally friendly approaches as
possible. I am reducing our carbon footprint by choosing natural gas powered vehicles, wind
power, solar power, and nuclear energy, but we cannot get there overnight. From where we
sit today we are committed in the near future to oil. At the present time it makes perfect
sense, even "COMMON SENSE" to approve the Keystone Pipeline and purchase oil from
our friendly neighbors to the North and put America back to work!
Sincerely,
David L. Barnett
Frederick Masonic Lodge #249
is sponsoring a
FISH FRY
for the Frederick FFA Chapter
Monday, September 26, 2011
at the Prather Brown Cafeteria
from 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Catfish and all the trimmings
Adults - $12.00
Children under 6 yrs - $8.00
60th Wedding
Anniversary Celebrated
Dan and Wilma
Fischer of
Chattanooga
celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary
on August 18, 2011
with their family.
Those attending the
celebration were
Jimmy and Benita
Fischer of
Chattanooga, Tony
Billy and Verna Gray
of Tipton, Oklahoma
were married in
Austin, Texas on
September 8, 1946.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray
lived in Austin for
several years,
moving to Tipton
in1966. They were
valued employees of
the Tipton Children’s
Home until their
retirement; the Tipton
Home honored this
couple by naming the
campus cafeteria
after them upon their
retirement.
The Gray’s three
children and their
spouses: Mike &
Mary Gray of Clovis,
New Mexico, Tim &
Kathy Gray of Tipton,
and Deborah &
James Waugh of
Plano, Texas,
and Derbra Jackson
of Frederick, Galen
Robison of Burns
Flat, Jarod and
Susan Baker and
children Kaylee,
Jacob, and Zada of
Sentinel, Jenny
Jackson of Ardmore
and her fiance' Andy
Rosenfelt of Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gray
Celebrate 65 Years
Together!
Pictured above: Tim Gray, Mike Gray and
Debbie Waugh with their parents,
Billy & Verna Gray of Tipton, OK.
honored their parents
with a family dinner
on Saturday,
September 3rd, at
the Tipton Church of
Christ Fellowship
Building. About thirtyfive
family members,
including the Gray’s
children,
grandchildren, greatgrandchildren,
and
several nieces and
nephews, made the
trip to Tipton for this
special family
weekend.
The family is blessed
to have this precious
couple as role
models of love,
service and devotion
to each other, to their
family, to other
people, and most
importantly, to God
and His Kingdom.
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