Obituaries

on September 3, 1965 to Sylvester and Ella B. Haywood in Ashdown, AR.

Will Baptist Church in Sulphur, with Pastor Dick Terry officiating. Interment followed at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur.

John Frank Hart was born January 13, 1932 in Elk City, Oklahoma. He entered heaven’s gates on August 4th, 2022 where he was reunited with his wife Phyllis on her birthday. John was 91 years young. John was raised in the Elk City and Canute area where he rode his horse back and forth from this grandparents house in Canute to his other grandparents home in Elk City. He was largely raised by his grandparents whom he called Mom and Pop. Their home was right next to the rodeo arena where the famous Beutler Brothers rodeoed. He grew up helping Jiggs and Jake Beutler for years at the arena. He broke his leg in the stall with one of the bucking brones so they laid him in the back of the truck and took him to the hospital there in Elk City where his aunt, Etta Musick was the RN. The hospital was named Musick Hospital, after his Aunt. Having 10 aunts and uncles and dozens of cousins he was very spoiled as an only child. At 16 he attended military school in Ponca City where he said he was “roughed up on the first day”. When he left military school he wanted to join the army National Guard so his mother signed for him to join. Shortly after he was sent to Aberdeen, Maryland where he became a weapons specialist. His 45th guard unit was first called in to work the Woodward tornado on April 9, 1947 where 107 people perished and 1000 injured with catastrophic damage.

James Gordon “Jim” Calhoun The son of the late Francis Ward Calhoun and Lillian (Vallee) Calhoun, Jim was born on January 30, 1929 in Zimmerman, LA and passed away August 4, 2022 at the Ardmore Veterans Center at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 4 days. Jim grew up in Glenmora, LA where he graduated high school.

Eleanor (Clab) Baber Ward was born December 28, 1923 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to John Cecil Baber and Mildred Galt Baber. She passed from this life on Thursday August 4, 2022 at the age of 98 years 7 months and 6 days.

4th, 2022 where hewas reunited with his wifePhyllis on her birthday.John was 91 years young.John was raised in the ElkCity and Canute area wherehe rode his horse back andforth from thisgrandparents house in Canutetohisothergrandparents home in ElkCity. He was largely raisedby his grandparents whomhe called Mom and Pop.Their home was right nextto the rodeo arena wherethefamousBeutlerBrothers rodeoed.

November 9, 1962 to Clarence Whittenberg. She wasraised in the TexasPanhandle before movingto Oklahoma at the age of later graduated from ShawneeHigh School in 1981.Melinda was a vibrant, strong, patient, and lovingwoman.