Source: Newkirk Herald, 4 November 1999 - Newkirk, Oklahoma
William Howard Ames
William Howard Ames, longtime Newkirk resident, died late Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1999 in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 79.
The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 4 in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ officiating and assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hughes, minister of the Newkirk Nazarene Church.
Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Casket bearers are Donald Lane, Frank Swope Jr., Charles Houser, Wayne Leven, Jim Deakins, and S. A. Crank.
William Howard Ames was born Jan. 11, 1920 at Hardy, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Elmer and Nellie Maude (Wheeler) Ames.
He grew up at Hardy and attended Hardy School and Newkirk High School, graduating with the class of 1938.
After graduation he moved to Arkansas to help his sister start her farm.
On April 29, 1939 he and Marjorie L. Stevenson were married at Mena.
They established their first home in Vandervoort, Arkansas, and later they moved to Kansas and Oklahoma, and he worked in construction in Wichita and Ponca City.
On April 27, 1944 he entered the United States Army in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe with Company B of the 138th Engineer Combat Battalion.
After his discharge in March 22, 1946, they moved to Newkirk, and he worked at Conoco as Craft Supervisor.
He retired in 1982.
He was a member of the Clarence Pond Post 4979 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Otto G. Abbott Post 165 of the American Legion, Ponca City Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose, and the Carpenter's Union. He was active in the Democratic party and at the time of his death was serving as chairman of the Kay County Election Board. He enjoyed woodworking, whether it was cabinet making or building houses.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie of the Newkirk home; one daughter, Gloria Stanley, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Opal Campbell, Arkansas City, Bernice Scheuermann, Portland, Oregon, and Dorothy George, Dos Palos, California; three granddaughters, Sabrina Staires, Kansas City, Missouri, Shelly Armstrong, Los Angeles, and Stacy Maness, Oklahoma City; two great-grandsons, Kastan and Tyler Maness; and one great-granddaughter, Madison Staires.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joe, Darrell and Ray Ames.
Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Ponca City or the American Heart Association through Bank of Oklahoma.
William Howard Ames
William Howard Ames, longtime Newkirk resident, died late Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1999 in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 79.
The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 4 in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ officiating and assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hughes, minister of the Newkirk Nazarene Church.
Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Casket bearers are Donald Lane, Frank Swope Jr., Charles Houser, Wayne Leven, Jim Deakins, and S. A. Crank.
William Howard Ames was born Jan. 11, 1920 at Hardy, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Elmer and Nellie Maude (Wheeler) Ames.
He grew up at Hardy and attended Hardy School and Newkirk High School, graduating with the class of 1938.
After graduation he moved to Arkansas to help his sister start her farm.
On April 29, 1939 he and Marjorie L. Stevenson were married at Mena.
They established their first home in Vandervoort, Arkansas, and later they moved to Kansas and Oklahoma, and he worked in construction in Wichita and Ponca City.
On April 27, 1944 he entered the United States Army in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe with Company B of the 138th Engineer Combat Battalion.
After his discharge in March 22, 1946, they moved to Newkirk, and he worked at Conoco as Craft Supervisor.
He retired in 1982.
He was a member of the Clarence Pond Post 4979 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Otto G. Abbott Post 165 of the American Legion, Ponca City Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose, and the Carpenter's Union. He was active in the Democratic party and at the time of his death was serving as chairman of the Kay County Election Board. He enjoyed woodworking, whether it was cabinet making or building houses.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie of the Newkirk home; one daughter, Gloria Stanley, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Opal Campbell, Arkansas City, Bernice Scheuermann, Portland, Oregon, and Dorothy George, Dos Palos, California; three granddaughters, Sabrina Staires, Kansas City, Missouri, Shelly Armstrong, Los Angeles, and Stacy Maness, Oklahoma City; two great-grandsons, Kastan and Tyler Maness; and one great-granddaughter, Madison Staires.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joe, Darrell and Ray Ames.
Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Ponca City or the American Heart Association through Bank of Oklahoma.
Source: Newkirk Herald, 4 November 1999 - Newkirk, Oklahoma
William Howard Ames
William Howard Ames, longtime Newkirk resident, died late Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1999 in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 79.
The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 4 in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ officiating and assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hughes, minister of the Newkirk Nazarene Church.
Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Casket bearers are Donald Lane, Frank Swope Jr., Charles Houser, Wayne Leven, Jim Deakins, and S. A. Crank.
William Howard Ames was born Jan. 11, 1920 at Hardy, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Elmer and Nellie Maude (Wheeler) Ames.
He grew up at Hardy and attended Hardy School and Newkirk High School, graduating with the class of 1938.
After graduation he moved to Arkansas to help his sister start her farm.
On April 29, 1939 he and Marjorie L. Stevenson were married at Mena.
They established their first home in Vandervoort, Arkansas, and later they moved to Kansas and Oklahoma, and he worked in construction in Wichita and Ponca City.
On April 27, 1944 he entered the United States Army in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe with Company B of the 138th Engineer Combat Battalion.
After his discharge in March 22, 1946, they moved to Newkirk, and he worked at Conoco as Craft Supervisor.
He retired in 1982.
He was a member of the Clarence Pond Post 4979 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Otto G. Abbott Post 165 of the American Legion, Ponca City Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose, and the Carpenter's Union. He was active in the Democratic party and at the time of his death was serving as chairman of the Kay County Election Board. He enjoyed woodworking, whether it was cabinet making or building houses.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie of the Newkirk home; one daughter, Gloria Stanley, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Opal Campbell, Arkansas City, Bernice Scheuermann, Portland, Oregon, and Dorothy George, Dos Palos, California; three granddaughters, Sabrina Staires, Kansas City, Missouri, Shelly Armstrong, Los Angeles, and Stacy Maness, Oklahoma City; two great-grandsons, Kastan and Tyler Maness; and one great-granddaughter, Madison Staires.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joe, Darrell and Ray Ames.
Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Ponca City or the American Heart Association through Bank of Oklahoma.
William Howard Ames
William Howard Ames, longtime Newkirk resident, died late Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1999 in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 79.
The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 4 in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ officiating and assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hughes, minister of the Newkirk Nazarene Church.
Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Casket bearers are Donald Lane, Frank Swope Jr., Charles Houser, Wayne Leven, Jim Deakins, and S. A. Crank.
William Howard Ames was born Jan. 11, 1920 at Hardy, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Elmer and Nellie Maude (Wheeler) Ames.
He grew up at Hardy and attended Hardy School and Newkirk High School, graduating with the class of 1938.
After graduation he moved to Arkansas to help his sister start her farm.
On April 29, 1939 he and Marjorie L. Stevenson were married at Mena.
They established their first home in Vandervoort, Arkansas, and later they moved to Kansas and Oklahoma, and he worked in construction in Wichita and Ponca City.
On April 27, 1944 he entered the United States Army in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe with Company B of the 138th Engineer Combat Battalion.
After his discharge in March 22, 1946, they moved to Newkirk, and he worked at Conoco as Craft Supervisor.
He retired in 1982.
He was a member of the Clarence Pond Post 4979 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Otto G. Abbott Post 165 of the American Legion, Ponca City Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose, and the Carpenter's Union. He was active in the Democratic party and at the time of his death was serving as chairman of the Kay County Election Board. He enjoyed woodworking, whether it was cabinet making or building houses.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie of the Newkirk home; one daughter, Gloria Stanley, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Opal Campbell, Arkansas City, Bernice Scheuermann, Portland, Oregon, and Dorothy George, Dos Palos, California; three granddaughters, Sabrina Staires, Kansas City, Missouri, Shelly Armstrong, Los Angeles, and Stacy Maness, Oklahoma City; two great-grandsons, Kastan and Tyler Maness; and one great-granddaughter, Madison Staires.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joe, Darrell and Ray Ames.
Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Ponca City or the American Heart Association through Bank of Oklahoma.
