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March 19, 2013

Erna Lee 'Granny' Kusch

Published 3-19-13

Anonymous Enid News and Eagle The Enid News and Eagle Tue Mar 19, 2013, 12:25 AM CDT

ENID, Okla. — Erna Lee (Chamberlain) Kusch was born June 27, 1920, west of Fairview, Okla., to Ernest and Eva Chamberlain. She departed this life Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Fairview, Okla.

She was baptized in the Christian Church when she was 12 years old. She taught Sunday school for years.

Erna Lee attended East Pleasant Hill School and graduated from Fairview High School. She was cashier at Walberts Store and worked for Dee Baker at the Fairview Abstract Co.

She married Clarence E. Kusch on July 10, 1942.

The first part of their marriage, she followed him from camp to camp during WWII. After the war, they made their home southwest of town. They farmed and raised cattle.

She was a member of Mennonite Brethren Church, where they raised three girls.

Erna Lee is survived by three daughters, Jeanne Sproul of Fairview, Okla., Sue Bredel and husband Eldon of Okarche, Okla., and Penny Payne of Fairview, Okla.; grandchildren, Jami DeAngelis and husband Chris of New York, Jesse Sproul and wife Melissa of Nashville, Tenn., and Cody Payne of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and one sister, Mary Jean Bredel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Eva Chamberlain; husband, Clarence Kusch; son-in-law, Gary Robert Payne; and three brothers, Ted, Bob and Lowell Chamberlain.

Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Mennonite Brethren Church in Fairview, with Pastor James Suderman and Pastor Marlin Hiett officiating. Arrangements by Pierce Funeral Home, Fairview.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s favorite charity, with the funeral home serving as custodian at P.O. Box 15, Fairview, OK 73737.

Condolences may be made online at www.haigler pierce.com.

(Submitted by family)

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John was born Oct. 26, 1927, in Enid and was the only child of William and Nellie Ratcliff Taylor and passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at his home.
After graduating from Enid High School in 1944, at the age of 16, he briefly attended Phillips University. Shortly thereafter, John enlisted in the Air Force because of his lifelong love of flying. He served as staff sergeant in Guam.
Prior to his deployment, he met and started courting his future wife, Sue Hackleman, of Stillwater, after meeting at the swimming pool in Green Mountain Falls, Colo. They married six years later on June 5, 1950, in Stillwater.
After being discharged, John attended Oklahoma A&M until he returned to Enid to help run the Enid Publishing Co., where he served as president and owner until 1989. He was owner of KCRC-KNID radio stations and Enid Two-Way.

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Glenn William 'Willie' Stephens II
Memorial service for Glenn William “Willie” Stephens II, 60, of Okeene, Okla., will be 2 p.m. today, June 18, 2013, at Central Christian Church, with the Rev. Don Johnson officiating.
Willie was born Aug. 23, 1952, in Enid, Okla., to Glenn Sr. and Vera Wilma Haskins Stephens and passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2013, in Okeene.
Survivors include his brothers, Bobby Stephens and wife Elaine of Kingfisher, and John David Stephens and wife Dodie of Enid; and sister, Lana Ellis and husband Mike of Edmond.
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Gloria Powell
Gloria Powell, 69, of Garber, Okla., was the daughter of Leon and Vada Jane (Wade) Stanfill. She was born May 10, 1944, in Gainesville, Texas, but was raised by H.H. “Tobe” Pruitt and his wife Vada.
Gloria went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, Okla.
She graduated from Garber High School in 1962.
Gloria lived in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Texas, before returning to Garber, Okla., in 1984.
Gloria enjoyed her job. She went to work for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, District 5, as a case manager in 1988, and retired in 2010, after 22 years of service.
She married her sweetheart, Keith E. Powell on July 15, 1989, in Garber, Okla.
Gloria took great pride in Garber, and was the mayor of Garber for one year.

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