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Clifford Lee Cook was born April 19, 1946, to Edgar and Laura Ann (Piersall) Cook in Shattuck, OK. He was raised on their family farm in Catsby, OK, attended grade school at Catsby Country School, then attended and graduated from Follett in 1964. Clifford then went on to attend West Texas University for two years, and soon after, married his high school sweetheart, Carol Kliewer, on June 24, 1967. They started out living in the Amarillo, TX area, where he made a living first working at...

Josephine Kliewer Peil, 92, died Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Canadian, Texas. She was born December 7, 1929, to Cornelius and Carrie (Singhisen) Kliewer on the family farm eight miles southwest of Follett, Texas.  She was the youngest of seven children.  She attended school at Follett, Texas.    She married Edward John Peil on June 15, 1947, in St. John's Lutheran Church in Lipscomb, Texas.  She was a lifetime member of Follett First Baptist Church. ...

Kay Sue (Burge) Carnagey passed peacefully through Heaven’s gates on June 15, 2022, at OU Medical Center with her family at her side. She was born December 1, 1945, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lavere and Winnie (Craig) Burge. Kay spent her childhood in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, until moving to Shattuck, Oklahoma, when she was 15 years old.  Kay began her love for piano at the age of 13 after being asked to play for the church congregation.  During high school, she...

Vernon George Schoenhals, lifelong resident and farmer and rancher for 42 years in Lipscomb County, died June 6, 2022 in Amarillo, Texas.  He was 89. Vernon was born March 3, 1933 to H.G. Schoenhals and Millie Hanshu Schoenhals on a farm southwest of Darrouzett, Texas, where his family has farmed and ranched for generations.  He liked to tell everyone, “I was born three three thirty-three and I’m left handed.” Early in life he learned the importance of hard work...

Valerie Diane Harmon was born to F.C. Harmon and Laverna on April 1, 1954 in Higgins, Texas.  Valerie passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma Sunday May 22, 2022, at the age of 68.  She attended Follett High School and graduated in 1973. She was the only one to never miss a day of school.  When she finished school, she worked for Jake Herber with her father. After he passed away, she started to work for the Beckers until they retired. Valerie then took...

Hal Ray Nine, 71, of Slapout, OK, entered into the kingdom of Heaven on Friday, May 13, 2022. He was born on March 17, 1951 in Shattuck, OK to his parents Bernard and Phyllis Nine. He had three siblings: Sandra, Jerry, and Tammy.  At a young age, Hal was very sick and his dad cried out to the Lord to save him, and in that prayer, dedicated Hal back to the Lord. Hal did spend his life serving the Lord. Hal attended Overstreet Schoolhouse often riding his pony, uphill both ways, to and...

Carneatha Ellen Roberts was born April 16, 1933 to Tessa A. (Moser) George and Edward L. George at Higgins, Texas. She passed on May 4, 2022 at Shattuck, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Henry L. Roberts and her partner Edward A. Smoot, 6 sisters and 3 brothers. She is survived by one sister Emma Easter of Phoenix, Arizona and 3 brothers; Roland George of Higgins, Texas, Dennis George of Higgins, Texas and Dile George of New York; numerous nieces, nephews, great...

Fay Lavon (Bozarth) Firth left this life in her home in Laverne, Oklahoma, on Friday evening, April 22, 2022, at the age of 74 years, 7 months.  She was born in Beaver County, Oklahoma, on November 30, 1947.  She was one of six children born to Auto Fay Bozarth and Eula Francis (Colton) Bozarth. She had a CMA license for providing care for the elderly in Laverne, Oklahoma, and the Western Skilled Nursing Home in Buffalo, Oklahoma.  She later worked for her brother,...

KENNETH “WAYNE” PAUL was born on September 22, 1939, to Wally Thomas and Leta Lee (Morley) Paul at the hospital in Crosbyton, Texas.  Wayne was the fourth of 5 children.  He started school at Nowata, Oklahoma and then started the third grade at Springdale Country School between Meeker and Chandler, Oklahoma.   The family moved to Lipscomb County in 1952 and Wayne graduated from Follett High School in 1957. He met his future wife, partner and best friend....