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Author: RedRiverTXOK
Surnames: Ponder, Smith, Brancher, Bailey, Kilcrease, LIndsay, Baxter, McFarland
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The Healdton Herald
Healdton, Carter Co., Oklahoma
Thursday, February 26, 1959
Funeral Held Saturday for Pioneer Graham Man
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Graham Baptist Church for JOHN WALTON
CHANCE, 77, pioneer resident of western Carter County, who died Feb. 19 at the Memorial
Hospital in Ardmore following an extended illness. WAYNE MCGOUGH, Duncan, evangelist in
the Church of Christ, conducted the services with burial in the Graham cemetery arranged
by Bettes funeral home of Healdton. Serving as pallbearers were CLAUDE TICKNOR, L. E.
CAGLE, JOE HARMON, JIM WATSON, ROSS POWELL and J. D. ELMORE. He was born March 20, 1881 at
Springfield, Tennessee and died Feb. 19, 1959, age 77 years. He was married to ZEADAH BEE
PONDER at Fox, Oct. 19, 1902. The family lived in the Graham community 58 years, held in
high esteem. He was a member of the Church of Christ at Graham. He was a retired custodian
of the Graham school. Surviving are his wife; three sons, ROY E. CHANCE of Oklahoma City,
H. R. CHANCE of Hobbs, New Mexico, and HERBERT R. CHANCE of Graham; six daughters, Mrs.
INEZ SMI!
TH of Hill City, Kansas; Mrs. VERA BRANCHER of Borger, Texas; Mrs. ONETA KILCREASE of
Maysville, Mrs. RUTH BAILEY of Ashland, Kansas; Mrs. MARIE LINDSAY of Dallas, Texas; Mrs.
BILLIE DEAN BAXTER of Graham; two brothers, BUSTER CHANCE of Wilson and GENE CHANCE of
Fort Worth, Texas; one sister Mrs. VIOLA MCFARLAND of Wilson, 21 grandchildren and 32
great-grandchildren.
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