From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, November
10, 1997
LOCAL
4-H Students Honored
DEATHS
Lorene Jane Miner
Paul W. Martin
Cecil K. Jordan
Lisa Kaye Johnson
Obituaries
Alvie Bray
Services Pending
Doris E. Martin
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
K.C. Kraft Will Present Program For OAS Meeting
Pioneer Quilter's Guild Names Plans
SPORTS
The Monday Evening Quarterback
Mavericks Collect Tournament Title
Lady Mavs Bounce Back in Tourney
Sports Notes
FRAMED BY THE DISTINCTIVE four-leaf clover of the 4-H Clubs, Newkirk
high schooler Erin Morris conducts a portion of the county organization's
annual awards banquet. Morris was one of the teen leaders sworn in for next
year. See Page 3-B of today's News for additional coverage of the Kay County
4-H Banquet. (News Photo by Mark Galvin)
DEATHS
Lorene Jane Miner, Ponca City resident, died early Friday, Nov. 7, 1997 at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 73.
A graveside service was to be held at 2 p.m. today, in the Ponca City Odd Fellows Cemetery with the Rev. Buddy Bolin, pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.
Lorene (Adkinson) Miner was born Jan. 3, 1924, in Grainola, the daughter of George and Jo Adkinson. She received her education in the Ponca City schools and graduated from Ponca City High School. She attended Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa and earned an associate degree in nursing. Mrs. Miner worked as a nurse for the Ponca City hospital and for many years as a private duty nurse.
She was married to Tyler Epperson on April 7, 1943. She was later married to C.T. Hess in 1965 and then to Bill Miner on Oct. 2, 1992.
She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she had been president at one time. Her hobbies were fishing, traveling and playing cards.
Surviving are her husband, Bill Miner of the home; a daughter, Patricia Dobbs of Ponca City; one son, Jim Epperson of Ponca City; a sister, Faylene Barker of Ponca City; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family will be at 736 North Palm.
FAIRFAX - Paul W. Martin, longtime Fairfax resident, died Saturday evening, Nov. 8, 1997, at the Stillwater, (Okla.) Medical Center. He was 87.
The funeral will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Fairfax Cemetery with the Rev. George Weston and members of the Grayhorse Masonic Lodge 124 officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Paul W. Martin was born Aug. 27, 1910, in Rogers, Ark., the son of Will and Letha Pearl (Craft) Martin. He attended schools in Rogers, Ark., and Afton and Drumright in Oklahoma.
On May 16, 1938, he was married to Mary Sue Wade in Medford, and the couple made their first home in Winfield, Kan. Martin was employed at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, during World War II, then moved to Fairfax in 1949. He worked for the Arkansas City Co-op until 1952, then became self employed as a wholesale distributor for poultry, dairy and ice products. He retired in 1974. Martin was a member of the Fairfax First Christian Church and a 32 degree mason with the Grayhorse Masonic Lodge 124.
Survivors include two sons, John and Steve, both of Fairfax; one brother, Jack Teel of Titusville, Fla.; one sister, Kate Johnson of Winfield, Kan.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife in August 1996; one son, Charles Michael, in February 1997; his parents; and one brother, Clifford Teel.
Casket bearers will be Dennis Hutcheson, Burley Hathcoat, J. Berry Harrison, Kent Ritchie, Terry Lane and M.J. Nash. Honorary bearers will be Paul Ducotey, Bob Clark and Boyd Williams.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Martin's name to the First Christian Church, 154 North Fourth Street, Fairfax, OK 74637.
ENID - Cecil K. Jordan, former Ponca City resident, died Sunday morning, Nov. 9, 1997, at the Perry (Okla.) Memorial Hospital. He was 91.
The funeral will be held graveside at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Frank Tepe officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home, Perry.
Cecil K. Jordan was born, Oct. 27, 1906, in Augusta, Okla., the son of Albert and Mina Jordan. He received his master of engineering degree from the University of Kansas.
He was married to Jimmie Bourland on Aug. 30, 1930, in Hobart, and they made their first home in Enid. The couple lived in several cities, including Schenectady, N.Y., before moving to Ponca City in the mid-1930s. Jordan was employed with Continental Oil Company as an electrical engineer in the exploration division, geophysical department. He retired in 1968 from Conoco. While living in Ponca City Jordan was a member of Eastern Heights Christian Church and the Ponca City School Board. He also held a membership in the Geophysical Society.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Shari) Parsons of Oklahoma City; one grandson; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife in June 1991, one daughter and one sister.
ARKANSAS CITY - Lisa Kaye Johnson, resident of Arkansas City, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at the William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, Kan. She was 37.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Community Church in Arkansas City, Kan. Burial will be in the Hope Cemetery in Arkansas City, Kan.
Lisa Kay Johnson was born Dec. 27, 1959, in Danville, Ill., the daughter of Wilbur Smith and Imalee Blanche Barrick Johnson. She traveled with her parents throughout the United States with their Faith Alive Ministry. She took special education classes in Dodge City and Winfield.
The family lived in West Lebanon, Ind., then moved to Minneola, Kan., in March 1963 and to Arkansas City, Kan., in June 1976. Miss Johnson was baptized in October 1980 at the Wilroads Garden Christian Church and became a member of the Christian Church. She attended Mount Zion Community Church in Arkansas City.
Survivors include her parents, Wilbur and Imalee Johnson of Arkansas City; one brother, Galen Johnson of Argillite, Ky.; two sisters, Dr. Teresa F. Johnson of Winfield, Kan., and Rebecca S. Doyen of Baytown, Texas; three nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Lynn; her paternal grandparents, Galen and Tempest Johnson and her maternal grandfather, Raymon Barrick.
Memorial contributions may be made in Miss Johnson's name to the Mount Zion Community Church or to Special Olympics, c/o Hawks Funeral Home, 906 West Kansas Ave., Arkansas City, KS 67005.
BLACKWELL - Alvie Bray, longtime Blackwell resident, died Saturday evening, Nov. 8, 1997, at the home of his daughter. He was 83.
The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Blackwell Church of Christ. Kendall Fox and the Rev. Robert O. Johnson of the Tabernacle Fellowship will officiate. Burial will be in the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Hackler Funeral Home.
Alvie Bray was born Dec. 5, 1913, at Brightwater, Ark., to parents Raymond William and Maudie Alice (Snyder) Bray. He grew up and received his education in Arkansas.
On Aug. 26, 1934, he was married to Cecil Montrilla Pendergraft in MacDonald County, Mo. The couple moved to Blackwell in 1951, where Bray began employment with Acme Foundry. He retired as foreman in 1978.
He was married to Leeo K. Arnold on Jan, 4, 1990. Mr. Bray attended the Tabernacle Fellowship church.
Survivors include five daughters and their husbands, Mildred and Willard Smith, Bonnie and Norman Buxton, Wanda and Jim Beck and Cleta and Gary Skaggs, all of Blackwell, and Eva and Marvin Rancier of Wichita, Kan.; one son and his wife, Ronald and ReNeau Bray of Blackwell; one brother, Frank Bray of Stockton, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Pat Bray of Bentonville, Ark.; step-children, Gearld Hammers, R.D. Arnold, Jerry Arnold, Rayetta Arnold DeWitt, Shirley Arnold Barrett and Mary Arnold Louder; 31 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Cecil M. Bray on Dec. 27, 1988; his second wife, Leeo K. Arnold Bray in 1993; one son, Arlie Bray; his parents; two brothers, Roy and Virgil; and a sister, Lena Solley.
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BURBANK - Doris E. Martin, Burbank resident, died early this morning,
Nov. 10, 1997, at the Fairfax Manor Nursing Home, Fairfax. She was 77. Arrangements
are pending with Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax.
NEWS BRIEFS
Garden Club - The Nov. 12 meeting of the Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Garden Club will be held at the Cann Garden Home. Barbara Miller will be hostess, assisted by Joni Dyer. The program "Aromatherapy and Your Healthy Skin" will be presented by Gael Hancock. For more information call Mary Ann Potter, 767-1957.
Panhellenic to Meet - Kay County Alumnae Panhellenic will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the home of Jean Buskirk, No. 13 Fawn Lane. Final plans for the Dec. 7 Panhellenic House Tour will be discussed. All interested alumnae who want to represent their sorority are welcome. For more information contact Sue Helton at 765-7872.
FCE Cookbooks - Kay County Family and Community Education Cookbooks are available again. Cost is $7. To order call Blackwell, 363-5107; Braman, 363-4402; Newkirk, 362-2623; Tonkawa, 628-2570; Ponca City, 762-3939 (day) or 765-6289 (evening).
Arrest - Police arrested a 34-year-old man at 9:08 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of North Sixth Street for driving under suspension, no insurance and running a stop sign.
Arrests - At 2:40 p.m. Saturday two 13-year-old boys were arrested for grand larceny and minor in possession of tobacco.
Fake ID - An employee of the Triple T, 2500 Lake Road, reported to police at 3:08 p.m. Saturday that a juvenile had used a fake ID to try to buy beer and cigarettes. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Stolen Vehicle - A man in the 1900 block of North Seventh Street reported his pick-up truck stolen to police at 4:18 p.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Vehicle Recovered - Police recovered a vehicle reported stolen from the 2100 block of North Osage Street at 6:44 p.m. Saturday. It was found in White Eagle.
Assault - Police received a report at 9:50 p.m. Saturday of a fight involving juveniles with baseball bats. One juvenile was later treated at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for injuries he received during the altercation. An officer was assigned and an assault and battery report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested an 18-year-old man at 11:10 p.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of North Fourteenth Street for driving under suspension.
Arrest - An 18-year-old man was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Sunday from the 300 block of West Broadway Avenue on a city warrant for failure to obey.
Arrest - Police arrested a 23-year-old man at 1:39 a.m. Sunday at North Fourteenth Street and Overbook Avenue for operating a vehicle with no driver's license.
Curfew Violation - Two juveniles were cited for curfew violation in the 400 block of East South Avenue at 3:17 a.m. Sunday. Both were released to relatives.
Stolen Stereo - At 4:10 a.m. Sunday a man reported a stereo stolen from his vehicle while parked in the 2900 block of North Fourteenth Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Stolen Tag - Police received a call from a woman at 11:15 a.m. Sunday reporting the tag from her vehicle being stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Accident - Police received a report of an accident at 5:24 p.m. at Second Street and Highland Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - A 34-year-old man was arrested at 6:58 p.m. Sunday from West Broadway Avenue and North Oak Street for expired tags, no driver's license, expired inspection sticker and no insurance.
Arrest - Police arrested a 42-year-old man at 10:53 p.m. Sunday from the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue for driving under the influence and driving left of center.
Arrest - At 1:11 a.m. Monday a 35-year-old man was arrested at Cleveland Avenue and North First Street for driving under suspension.
Fire - A Ponca City fire unit responded to an oil pump fire on
old Highway 60 at 8:57 p.m. Saturday. The fire was extinguished and the
pumping unit shut down.
LIFESTYLES
The Kay County Chapter of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse.
Speaker will be Kenneth C. (K.C.) Kraft from the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Archeology Division. His talk will examine the Late Archaic (circa 1000 BC-AD 500) cultural manifestations of the southern Plains. He will discuss the potential for three groups that he believes were living in the area between the Cimmaron River (Kansas/Oklahoma) and the Colorado River(Texas).
These three groups used the great detached plateau known as the Llano Estacado as their staging ground for hunting bison. The eastern edge of the Llano Estacado is marked by a series of sharply sliced gorges that begin as modest draws to the west. The interfluvial divides created by these drainages served as ideal thoroughfares for prehistoric inhabitants of the area.
He will examine three culturally related sites situated along the margins of one of these interfluvial divides. Included are: the L.E. Certain site, a repeated-use bison kill locale; the Leaver Dam site, an extensive residence camp; and, the CarpenterSullivan burial. The public is always invited to attend.
Pioneer Area Quilter's Guild met Nov. 3 at Community Christian Church with 83 members, one guest and three new members present. Norman Kinzie was greeter for the day and hostesses were Michiel Landers, Gloria Tucker, Karen Bogadi, Zoe Burge and Betty Schwanke.
Introduced as new members were Emmie Lockard, Ingrid Warnaca and Carol Beier. During the Stitch and Assist conducted by Oletta Demaree the group learned about Angel ornament making. Assisting with the workshop was Velma Hawkins. Mrs. Demaree will conduct the second half of a Snowman workshop 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at the church. There will be a dollar charge and those participating are asked to bring a sack lunch.
Cheryl Pritchett, Pattern chairman, held a drawing for the Bow Tie block party with Sandy Henderson, Doris Stone and Gwen Toews as winners. The new block party will be Picket Fence using homespun fabric. Sara Myers, Quilt Show chairman, asked for volunteer help for the 1998 quilt show. Jean Buskirk, Fund Raising chairman, discussed the McCord festival and the wall hanging and tote bag made by Vickie Hart. Jerry Moore, past president, displayed the quilt members are working on for Shirley Hile.
Joyce Eagan, Workshop chairman, announced a workshop set Jan. 6 by Sandee Henderson and Gloria Tucker called "What It Takes To Beat Sandee." Cost is $18 for the class being held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the church. Linda Burg, vice president, announced that Jayne Detten will speak to the group about the Pioneer Woman Museum and the quilting project. She also reminded members of the January table runner challenge.
Shirley Hile thanked those working on sewing the binding for the Road to Oklahoma quilt. To date there have been 300 hours of assembling and 400 hours of quilting work. Mary Lou Winter will be in charge of the ornaments and tree to be set up at the Art Center.
Members on the set-up committee for the December luncheon are to report at 8:30 a.m. The luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. and members are to bring a covered dish to share. Those interested in the fat quarter exchange are to bring Christmas fabric. To be eligible for the drawings members must wear a homemade quilted nametag. The program for the day was presented by Dawn Andrews of Hancock Fabrics.
All members are encouraged to bring items for show and share. Contact
Michiel Landers, 765-0184, for babysitting reservations by Nov. 28. For
other information call Cindy Wilson, 765-6911, or Linda Burg, 765-2532.
SPORTS
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
A number of things - injuries and grades, size and speed - combined to make this a disappointing season for the Wildcat football team.
Some of these things coach Rick Sodowsky says he can - and will - do something about.
But a nagging question lingers, especially after a Friday night 28-23 loss to Shawnee that Sodowsky calls, "the most disappointing of my three years here."
How can a team with so much individual talent fail to come together as a team and finish 3-7?
"These kids practiced hard and played hard," Sodowsky said. "I never had a problem with the effort they gave."
Several players noted that the Wildcats never seem to be on the same page. When the defense played well, the offense didn't. When the offense finally came around, the defense faltered.
"We were never able to establish any consistency," Sodowsky says. "Part of that is because of injuries and eligibility.
"On any given (game) night, right from the very start, we never put the same lineup on the field. That kept us from developing."
Injuries are something coaches don't have much control over except to try to prevent by stressing conditioning. Ineligibility because of grades is basically the players' responsibility.
"We do stress the importance of going to class and getting good grades," Sodowsky says. "That is what's important. That's why the kids are here."
The problem of size is two pronged. The Cats are not, and may never be, as big physically as most of the teams they play. The other part of the size problem is numbers. This year the Poncans started the season with just over 60 players.
"We ended the season with 54 kids," Sodowsky said, noting that the lack of depth compounds the problems of injuries and eligibility.
The first part of the size problem is addressable.
'We have a new weight facility and that will help a lot," the coach says. "We can make kids bigger, stronger and faster.
"We are also going to have more spring football."
But the catch here is getting the players out and getting the players who are out into an off-season program.
The coaches may have gotten a hint of problems to come last spring.
Two years ago the coaches took a group of players to a University of Nebraska camp. Last spring, they planned to go to a camp at the University of Tulsa. Except only a few players turned up to go.
"That may have been an indication of what was to come," Sodowsky admits.
He says he would like to take a group of players back to Nebraska this spring.
"The kids really seemed to enjoy that camp."
Traditionally, Ponca City loses a number of players between the eighth and ninth grades. They lose another group between the ninth and 10th grades.
That was especially noticeable this season when only 20 sophomores came out for the high school team.
This class started with about 70 players and went undefeated - even as two teams - as seventh graders. The two eighth grade teams lost just one game.
A much pared down class went 8-1 and 5-1 as ninth graders.
That winning attitude was needed at the high school level. It came, but in much smaller doses.
"Those kids hate to lose," Sodowsky said of his younger players. "You can tell by the look on their faces after a game. It hurts them to lose."
Sodowsky hopes that pain will remain.
"I don't want to make this sound like all gloom and doom," Sodowsky said. "We have some good players coming up.
"The juniors (this year) are going to be pretty good. As a group they got a lot of playing time.
"The sophomores are a good group. Some of them made it to the varsity team this year.
"We just hope to put it all together."
This year's ninth grade team has some good players, Sodowsky says, and the eighth graders look like another outstanding group.
"There are some bright spots ahead," the coach said.
But first he'll have to find a way to keep those young players coming out.
Sodowsky says one of the reasons for the loss of players between their freshman and sophomore years may be because the competition toughens.
"All through eighth and ninth grades they are competing for spots on the team against kids their own age. When they get to the high school they are competing for positions against players who are as much as two years older.
"I hope that is not the reason," the coach added. "That's why we upgraded the junior varsity schedule. We're playing against area varsity teams. Against players who know what it's like to play on Friday night."
Sodowsky also notes the junior high records can be a little deceiving.
"Against Enid, they're playing against three teams which are brought all together at the high school.
"Although Stillwater has just one junior high, they get a lot of move-ins. You won't find the Miller brothers on any of the Stillwater junior high rosters."
The Wildcats were competitive in nearly every game they played this season, they just have a problem getting over the hump.
Maybe next year the humps won't be as high, at least mentally.
HOBBS, N.M. - The NOC Mavericks finished out the New Mexico Juco Classic in fine form Saturday, drubbing the Broncos of the New Mexico Military Institute, 73-61, to claim the tournament title.
Like the Mavs' previous win against Ranger, hard-nosed defense made up for a less-than-spectacular offense. The Mavs held the Broncos to just 29 points in the first half - 24 of those coming from the free throw line.
And, like he did in the game against Ranger, Joe Patmon again made up for the errant shooting of the Mavericks' go-to guys, Marlon Towns (11 points) and Zack Cazzelle (10 points). Patmon led the team with 20 points and nine rebounds. Against Ranger, head coach Mick Weiberg credited Patmon's 16 point, 12 rebound effort as being the spark that kept the Mavs in the ball game - a game that found the Mavericks scoreless for the first seven minutes.
"I haven't heard who the tournament MVP is yet," says Weiberg, "but I hope Joe gets it. He deserves it."
Once again, the Mavericks got good support from their bench, with Kyle Dean coming in for one of his best performances to date, banging out 16 points and six rebounds.
Actually, Weiberg is hesitant these days to call anyone on his deep-benched team a "starter."
"We played 11-12 players in all three games," he says, "it doesn't really matter who starts the game when we have so many different guys getting playing time."
And Weiberg, with a 4-0 team and a big tournament win under his belt, has reasons to be encouraged.
"It's still early, but I like what I see. For this team to win four games in five nights after a 14-hour bus ride, I have to feel good. These kids give it their all, they never quit. They're as hard a working team as I've had in a long time."
Following up that grueling road trip, the Mavericks continue play tonight, traveling to Muskogee to take on the Bacone College Warriors.
LEVELLAND, Tex. - After a humbling 78-48 defeat to top-ranked Howard in the Lady Texan tournament Friday, the NOC Lady Mavericks bounced back Saturday, outgunning the Panola Ponies, 82-72.
The Lady Mavs led at halftime, 40-30, survived a scare as the Ponies closed within six with five minutes remaining, but then pulled ahead for the win and a third place standing in the tournament.
The Ponies were a force from the three-point line, hitting 6-of-13, but the Lady Mavs responded in kind, knocking down 5-of-11. The Lady Mavericks also out-rebounded the Ponies 56-40 and got strong support from their bench.
It was the Lady Mavs fourth game of the year, and according to head coach Greg Krause, their best performance yet.
"We got after the boards hard, shot the threes, and got a good effort off the bench. I told them that everyone gets blown out sooner or later, and the important thing was to bounce back, which they did."
Mandy Perkins turned in a stellar performance for the Lady Mavs, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 boards. Brandi McClellen led the scoring with 17, and also had six assists. Jennifer Williams came off the bench to add 12 points and 4 rebounds, followed by Shannon Hands with 13 points. Forward Michelle Brown, at just 5-9, led the Lady Mavs in rebounding with 15 boards.
The Lady Mavs are now 3-1 and go for their second win in a row tonight as they travel to Muskogee to take on the Bacone Lady Warriors.
Harriers Banquet - The Po-Hi Cross Country team will hold its awards banquet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Those interested in attending should make reservations with Kelly Cheney at 765-9441 no later than Monday night.
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Golf Tournament - Quail Ridge Golf Course of Winfield will hold a tournament Nov. 15.
The three-person teams will play nine holes scramble and nine holes of
individual stroke play. The team score is the two lowest scores on each
hole.