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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May
Vol. 1, Is. 13 Oct.
14, 2011
From the
Editor
I regret starting this
editorial out AGAIN talking about Yahoo, and I hope this will be my last
comment on the subject. We continue to
have issues with the newsletter getting out to Yahoo addresses. As you were told 2 weeks ago, the only solution
I know (if you are having issues receiving the paper) is to get an account from
a domain other than Yahoo (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) or check for it at http://www.234enterprises.com/RooseveltNews/newscenter.htm.
Unfortunately, I really
don’t know how widespread the problem is, but I know that from week to week
some Yahoo users are not getting their paper.
You can help me determine if this is as big an issue as I think it is by
doing the following. If you have a Yahoo
account and do receive the paper, PLEASE click “Reply,” enter
“Got it” in the subject line, and send to me.
Ok, I’m done and stepping off of my “Soap Box” (at least for now).
As much as we did enjoy our
near 3 week trip, we are happy to return home “safe and sound”--thanks to our
excellent driver (Carolyn). She can do
it all! After 41 years I’m still trying
to justify what I add to this relationship other than expense. She still puts up with me. I sometimes think that what she likes best
about me is that I get up early, leave her alone in bed, and let her sleep
until she wants to get up. BTW, she IS
still asleep.
One can’t leave this place
for 3 weeks and return home without a “bunch” of work that needs
doing--regardless of the time of year.
Now leaves and acorns are coming down like rain. We also have some “suckers” on azaleas and
holly’s that need trimming. We didn’t
put in our pansies before we left knowing they would end up as “deer
salad.” We did buy them and take to
Karen’s for safe keeping only to find that they are
really “over the hill” and not worth us spending time planting them. Fortunately, Home Depot still had plenty of
real nice ones (currently residing on our driveway) awaiting us putting them in
the ground this morning. We did manage
to pick up some pumpkins and gourds for a little front porch “fall
decoration.” I really like fall--well I
like all seasons and we’re fortunate to experience them all here in
Well, I hear water running
upstairs so guess Nana is up and ready to greet the day. That means that I need to shut this down and
get prepared for the “pansy planting.”
mlm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Beth
Mahoney
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering My Grandpa Olen “Cowboy” Reid
Olen Reid was my
Grandpa and I always thought he was 10 ft. tall with the way he always wore his
pant legs tucked inside his cowboy boots, I suppose to show off the elaborate
stitching on the tops. Olen was very involved in politics and anything civic
going on in Roosevelt and southwest
The wild turkeys
that are in this area were brought here by Olen when I was about 5 years
old. I can remember when they brought
the crates of turkeys, and we all went down in the mountains east of
Horses were
another of his passions and we always had them around. He was the announcer at
the Roosevelt Rodeo's (Fairdeos) for more years than I can remember, always
calling the young cowgirls by “Missy” or “Little Lady” -- the older ones were
“Mam.” He once bought Brad and me a
paint donkey and her spotted mule colt to ride and promptly named them Jen and
Jill. I think most of the kids our age
have ridden these animals at on time or another. I am not sure of the date, but probably in
the 1950s he let the county start a gravel pit on his land east of town. That gravel pit provided gravel for most of
the roads, if not all in those days, in the south half of the county that had
gravel on them. The gravel pit also made
a good party spot that was enjoyed by many. The Roosevelt Riding club used to
have trail rides down in the mountains and he always loved it.
He was a true
cowman in every aspect of his life.
Ranching was his life. He won his
first washing machine in a roping contest.
He owned the old
They called him
“Jew Reid” because he never bought anything without haggling over the
price! He once bought a huge lot of
Easter egg dye from a salesman because he beat the man down on the price and
after he left had to ask, “When is Easter anyway!”
He was an
excellent marksman also. He and Delf
Bryce, who was a cousin from
He never met a
stranger and no matter where you were, whether at a local sale barn or in OKC
in “Cow Town” everyone knew him. He
treated you as if you were no different than he was, although the whole time he
was trying to figure out how he could buy your goods for less!
The men of that
era did an awful lot for southwest
Editor’s
addendum:
The last thing
I’d want to do is change the flow of Reid’s excellent article about his Grandpa
by adding some thoughts to his original text, but I have a few additional
remembrances of Olen that I just can’t hold without sharing.
I can remember
going into the café with my Dad and Granddad and knowing the minute you walked
in the door that “Cowboy Reid” was there.
His booming voice would drown out any ancillary conversation in
progress. He was bigger, louder, taller, and prouder than most and willingly
demonstrated it with his animated body language.
He was “Mr.
Lion”--an avid supporter of the Lion’s Club and all their
activities--especially the annual carnival at the “Roosevelt - Cooperton Free
Fair.” He always worked in the Bingo
concession. Since he was no stranger to
the microphone you could hear him cry out “B 21” all over town. If you were the first the cry out “Bingo,” he
would always be willing to offer up a “cupie doll” as a prize.
Another
“carnival favorite” was the Dunking Tank where you could buy five chances (5
baseballs) to throw at the bull’s eye in an attempt at sending the subject sitting
over the tank into the cold water below.
When you hit the bull’s eye, down they went. Olen was a crowd favorite to sit over the
tank and offer up some of his classical banter (and harassment) to the current
contestant. He was a real sport--even
when the contestant succeeded and he “hit the water.”
As Reid
mentioned, Olen always announced the Rodeos and Horse Shows. I’ll never forget how he described the
different classes in the show. He would
say, Ladies and Gentlemen, we have two basic classes--“Lead em and feed em” and
“Ride em and Slide em.”
My last comment
about Olen has to do with his “Ranch House.”
I don’t think I was ever in it more than once, but do remember that in
the corner of the kitchen was a corner booth like you would see in a café. I thought that was so cool--and so “Classic
Olen.” Yes, again we must categorize him
as another of the “Bigger-than-life Roosevelt Originals.”
mlm
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Our lives are
not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not
by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive
attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It
is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results. -- Author Unknown
********
"Sympathy sees and says, "I'm
sorry", compassion sees and says, "I'll help;" when we learn the
difference, we can make a difference." – Author Unknown
********
"Experience
is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him."
-- Aldous Huxley
Attendees
We have compiled a list of
those attending the 2011 Roosevelt High School Reunion. This list may not be complete as we believe
there were several who did not make it to the registration table or came late
after registration was closed.
The earliest class
represented at the reunion was 1943. Two
from that class attended, Gerry Ankney and Clyde Blackwood. Based on the information from registration,
the class of 1959 had the largest number (12) attending. Regardless of the number attending from each
class, everyone had a great time reconnecting with friends from “ole”
times. If you attended, take a look at the
list below and see who you might have missed seeing there. Mike found some he missed visiting with and
we are sure you probably will too. Now,
if you didn’t attend, see who you really missed seeing and visiting with. Begin now to make plans to attend the 2013
reunion the last full weekend in September.
Don’t miss the fun the next time around.
Roosevelt High School 2011
Class of 1943:
Gerry Ankney;
Class of 1944:
Eldon Hawkins
Class of 1945:
Joyce Henson; Edythe (Midget
Cooper) Stillson; Wanda Adkins; Frances (Smith) Hopkins and Bob Smith
Class of 1946:
Mabel Blackwood
Class of 1947:
Bobbie (Alford) Buckner
Class of 1948:
Class of 1949:
Norene (Goodin) Jackson and
Willie; Pat Moore; Bob Sheets and Anita
Class of 1950:
Class of 1951:
Betty (Block) Broadus; Billy
Lile and Nelda;
Class of 1952:
Mervyn Hackney
Class of 1953:
Tom Alford; Evelyn
(Lanterman) Walters; Phyllis (Cook) Stockton and Randall; L. D. Sheets; Oweeda
Sheets; Shirley (Webb) Cook and Dobber
Class of 1955:
Kenneth G. Scott; Elbert
McNutt
Class of 1956:
James Bauman; Gaylon (Buck)
Cook; Bill Pitts and Edna; Don Riggs; Charles Pollard and Barbara
Class of 1957:
Curtis Scott; Walter Farrar;
Jim Law; Mary (Kimray) Scalf; Nancy (Davis) McNutt; Johnny Block; Darrell
Cooper
Class of 1958:
Lou Ann (Hester) Cook; Arden
Beavers and Sharon; Ron Hebensperger and Janet;
Jack Felter; Vernon Phillips; Merle Jones and Kathy Falconer; Doyle
Stoup and Mary Ann
Class of 1959:
Jerry Alford; Gene Janes;
Jackie D. Davis; Gayle (Thomas) Lyde and Frank; Dolores (Eaton) Earley; Betty
(Armstrong) Barnes, James, and Kendra; Lee Griffee and Shirley; Yvette Nash;
Mike Berridge; Jay L. Orr; Amelia (Graves) Ausmus: Sandra (Shelton) Bardsher
Class of 1960:
Cheryl (Eaton) Owens; Jerri
(Edmundson) Menz; Henry Graves and Deloris; Joe Nash
Class of 1961:
Glenda (Griffee) Mayfield;
Bobbie (Scalf) Simmons and Jim; Linda (Goodin) Orr Hash; Gaylon Hayslip; Judy
(Nash) Williams and Eddie; Paula Block
Class of 1962:
Dan Hayslip; Sam McNeill and
Doug; Ralph Farrar; Mary (Griffee) Rickey; Bill Lyde and Jean; Joseph Ankney;
Ronnie Collmer; Austilene (Turner) Borum
Class of 1963:
John Alford; Stanna (Brewer)
Lee; Sandra (Pitts) Phillips; Karen Denton and Tommy
Class of 1964:
Larry Phillips; Jerry
Hayslip; Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips and John; Tom Hebensperger; Jerry Melton
Class of 1965:
Mike May and Carolyn;
Class of 1966: Malynda
(Ankney) Adams and Donald; Ralph Goodin
Class of 1967:
Billie (Pollard) Boren;
Brenda (Bagley) Phillips
Class of 1968:
Jennifer Moore; Judy
(Starcher) Tripp; Kathy (Boyd) Cacini
Class of 1969:
Janet (Starcher) Shirley and
Randy; Serbi Alonzo and Linda; Glenda (
Class of 1970:
Esther Alonzo
Class of 1971:
Phil Collmer; Kirk Moore;
John Hebensperger; Danny Lanig; Glen Brazil; Nita (Coffman) Kliewer; Mark Baden
Class of 1972:
Joe Rutledge; Keith Morgan;
Mark McCollom; Eusebio Alonzo; Sandy Coffman; Jenny Loveless and Paul; Suzanne
(Davis) Bonham
Class of 1973:
Class of 1974:
Brad Davis
Class of 1975:
Gilbert Alonzo and Tonya
Class of 1977:
Gayla (Cook) Miller; Emma
Alonza; Johnny Starcher and Donna Schiller
Class of 1978:
David Stroud and Gayeleen;
Penny McCuiston and Paul
Class of 1979:
Pam (Stroud) Jackson; Sabrina
(Stoup) Vincent; Sheryl (Crockett) Todd; Esther Alonzo; Bobby Ervin; Alice
Newman; Adrian and Connie (Workman) Alonzo
Class of 1983:
Donna (Hawkins) Cooper; Leah
(Abramson) Phillips
Class of 1985:
Chris Ankney
Class of 1987:
Phillis (Barnes) Krehbiel;
Justin Krehbiel
Class of 1988:
Mijo Chard and Linda Melton
Class of 1989:
Tara (Wood) Miles; Ryvers
Simmons
Class of 1990:
Brad Boyd
Class of 1991:
Glenda Jenkins, Shawn, and
Cody; Krystal (Mahoney) Lancaster, Bill, and Tommy; Shirley McGee
Class of 1992:
Mac Raasch; Joe Baldaras
Teachers: Nancy Willis, Kindergarten, 1967-1972; Betty Starcher
Moore, 4th grade, 1969-1983
Guests: Carolyn Martin; Brenda (Stroud) Wilhite; Clitha
(Stroud) Kilbourne; Manuela Alonzo; Carie Stroud; Bob Grimes; Pat Grimes; Chas
Miller; Matt Allen; Sam Ward
********
Early Graduates
Even
though they were unable to attend the 2011 Roosevelt High School Reunion, the
following early graduates wanted to let everyone know they were “still up and
kicking.” Dr. Alice
(Cooper) Ferdinand (Class of 1931) at the young age of 96; Louise (Barker)
Treadway (Class of 1937); Bertha (Cooper) Sells, (Class of 1938) 91 years
young; and
********
Deaths
Each
reunion the alumni remember those who have passed since the previous
reunion. Sadly, the list this year was
longer than any one would have liked.
Many of the obituaries have been included in earlier issues of the
Roosevelt Newsletter. However, we did
want to include a complete list of those remembered at the reunion. The month of death is given in parenthesis.
Name
Joan (Johnson) Christenson,
Class of 1951 (Sept. 2011)
David Rule, Class of 1950 (Sept.
2011)
Mike Jackson, Class of 1970
(Sept. 2011)
Tanda Talley, Class of 1979
(Sept. 2011)
Harry W. Bensel, Class of 1972
(Aug. 2011)
Patsy Lou (
Jack Snavely, Former Teacher/coach
(July 2011)
Julia Ann (Judy) (Law) Ayres,
Class of 1959 (July 2011)
John Brett Cooper, Class of 1977
(July 2011)
Johnnie Sears, Former
Teacher (May 2011)
Johnie Kay (Muldowney)
Holliday Class of 1965 (May 2011)
Arless Ray Orr, Class of 1963
(April 2011)
Bernice (Morgan) Files,
Class of 1938 (April 2011)
Jackie Trotter, Class of 1950
(Mar. 2011)
Wallace Reneau, Class of 1928
(Feb. 2011)
Wayne Kimray, Class of 1954
(Feb. 2011)
Melba (Vaught) Smith, Class
of 1942 (Feb. 2011)
Wanda Jackson, Former Teacher
(Jan. 2011)
Wendell Johnson, Class of 1955
(Jan. 2011)
Jerry Brown, Class of 1963 (Jan.
2011)
Bill W. Pitts, Class of 1947
(Jan. 2011)
Wallace Blackwood, Class of 1941
(Dec. 2010)
Georgia (Block) Beers, Class
of 1943 (Dec. 2010)
Betty (Allard) Miller (Nov. 2010)
Luella Winkler Ardhrumley,
Class of 1951 (Sept. 2010)
Darnell Jackson, Class of 1973
(Sept. 2010)
Billie (Nance) Stockton,
Class of 1947 (Aug. 2010)
Ralph Blackwood, Class of 1942
(Aug. 2010)
Elena (Callen) Johnston,
Class of 1989 (Aug. 2010)
Ruth (Dudek) Melton, Class
of 1939 (June 2010)
Lois Jan (Sheets) Faulk,
Class of 1945 (July 2010)
Glenn Blackwood, Class of 1939
(June 2010)
Forrest
Deral Jean Johnson, Class of
1944 (March 2010)
Edwin Morgan, Class of 1962
(March 2010)
C. D. Terry, Class of 1952 (March
2010)
Glen Harmon, Former
Principal (March 2010)
Claude W. Smith, Class of 1955
(Feb. 2010)
Jimmie Martin, Class Parent
(Feb. 2010)
Almeta Cantrall Lauderdale,
Class of 1930 (Jan. 2010)
Jimmy Belding, Class of 1953
(Jan. 2010)
Bobby Ford (Dec. 2009)
Evelyn Nordstrom Joyce,
Class of 1936 (Dec. 2009)
Roy Baggett, Class of 1942 (Oct.
2009)
Jackie
W. Davis, Class of 1959 (Unknown)
Alumni Website
We have renewed the account that Wanda
Jackson had set up at the photo sharing website, picturetrail.com for the
Roosevelt Alumni: http://www.picturetrail.com/rooseveltalumni. She had posted many pictures from past
reunions, class panels, and old schools buildings along with write ups about
them. We thought you might find these
interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past.
News
When You Turn 100 Years
Young
If your name is
Allene Penrod, your daughter is Beth Mahoney, and your cousin is both a former
Senator and Governor of Oklahoma and current President of OU, you might just
get a special Birthday Card like the one on the left when you turn 100 years
young.
A well deserved
recognition for a very special lady.
Congratulations from the editors--who didn’t go to OU. Wonder if T. Boone Pickens might do something
like this for us if we make it to 100?
Yes, I know he’s not the President of OSU, but he probably has more
influence.
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
We
have compiled all of the birthday and anniversary information we could from
Wanda’s files. We are sure we are missing
some. Please send us the birthdays and
anniversaries for your family and friends so that we can have as complete as
list as possible. We are going to start
with what we have from Wanda’s files so if we miss you, please send us the
information so we have it for the news next year. In addition, should any of the birthdays we
list be wrong, also please let us know.
Happy Birthday
To:
October 14 – Alva
“Dobber” Cook
October 15 – Jeff Vanderpol, Class of 1980
October 16 – Virginia McCollom
October 17 – Velma Miller
October 17 – Gary Neuwirth
October 18 – Max Buchanan, Class of 1978
October 19 – Judith Brown
Conrad, Class of 1961
October 19 -- Alicia Neyers
October 19 –
October 20 – Jeannie
Stockton Smith, Class of 1966
October 20 – Judy Stockton,
Class of 1966
October 20 – Ross Jackson, Class of 1967
Happy Anniversary To:
October 18 – Darrell
& Angela Suanny Block
October
20 – Stan & Shirley Funkhouser
Humor
Watch out for the tricks!!!
Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?
There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches
tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What
does he weigh?
Before
How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three
feet by four feet?
What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is
always in the summer. How is this
possible?
In
What was the President’s Name in 1975?
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd
place, what place would you be in now?
Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg
are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white?”
If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the
other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
another field?
Here are the Answers:
Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?
Answer: Johnny, of course.
There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches
tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What
does he weigh?
Answer: Meat.
Before
Answer:
How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three
feet by four feet?
Answer: There is no dirt in
a hole.
What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
Answer: Incorrectly.
Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is
always in the summer. How is this
possible?
Answer: Billy lives in the
Southern Hemisphere.
In
Answer: You can’t take
pictures with a wooden leg; you need a camera to take pictures.
What was the President’s Name in 1975?
Answer: Same as it is now –
Barack Obama (Oh, come on. . .).
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd
place, what place would you be in now?
Answer: You would be in 2nd—well,
you passed the person in second place, not first.
Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg
are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white?”
Answer: Neither, the yolk
of the egg is yellow (duh).
If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the
other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
another field?
Answer: One.
If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one.
From the Email
“Bag”
October
6, 2011
Thank all of you for
providing all you do and most important information. I really enjoyed the
Reunions and meeting all of you and my class mates. Thanks to
all that put in all the time and work to make the
Evelyn (Lanterman) Walters,
Class of 1953
********
October 7, 2011
These names from the past
pop up and the old memories start coming easier. Wayne Stafford and Kate Roberts were an item when we were in school. They were
classmates with my older brother, Bill, 2 years ahead of me. I
remember walking in the hall, seeing them change classes, hand in hand, eyes
always on each other. Puppy love????? Most people thought so, but its now 50 plus
years later. So, must have been a little more than that. Wayne and
Kate are really fortunate to have found each other that young and spending so
many years together. I read every issue of Mike and Carolyn's
publication, wondering who else is going to show up. A really great job, Mike
and Carolyn.
Albert Perkins, Class of
1957
********
October 10, 2011
Mike,
Visited
with Jim Guy this week end.
He was not aware of the Roosevelt News and would like to be added to the list
of recipients. Jim attended school at
Con-8 until the consolidation with Roosevelt Schools. Thank you and
Carolyn for your work preparing and sending the Roosevelt News East Coast
Edition.
Ray
Hackney, Class of 1960
Obituaries
Debbie Newton, 49, (
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/sitemaker/sites/becker0/obit.cgi?user=486134Newton
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
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