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News/Obits February 24, 2021 came through his partnership Harris calm and just wanted to make that was a good time for he and would go to their meetings. Round a plan. They told him that he 1.1 got to see him in a different had about six to nine months light — a more gentle light. He In fact, he went to his last one the week before he died. Even with her mother. “Both of my parents re- Continued from page1 to live and I really think that was still checking his cows up at the point where it was be- ally emphasized a strong work Great Plains Regional Medical he just thought, ‘Oh, I can beat until the end. I think growing Town Center, gave him his terminal cancer? He had a fighting spirit up in Texas that having a ranch coming apparent he would not ethic,” she said. “They were big survive the cancer, he was still on following through with any- diagnosis. and determination in every- had always been a dream of his. determined to live while he was thing that you started out to February 26 “T was kind of falling apart thing he did. He lived more than He retired as CEO but was still do” still living. That is a great lesson Elk Creek Strutters and freaking out, but he was two more years after that. And on the board at the bank and I got from him, too. He wanted Harris is survived by Ford Hunting Heritage Ban- to make every day counted,” she along with son Cade who is a quet, Convention Center practicing attorney. His daugh- Waggoner would split the money with claimed that Kershner would Waggoner also said that the said. fill out the checks and that he worst case scenario would be Ford is also quick tonote that ter Shelley Harrison is also de- April 1 five years and that he “ain't wor- many of his accomplishments ceased. He now has seven grand Shop Hop, participat- Continued from page 1 Waggoner and Kershner. ried about it.” ing businesses open late Abud also allegedly claimed On December 23, the alleged utnil 7 p.m. the checks, they were already that Waggoner and Kershner victim's daughter called the of- filled out and he would sign and bragged about getting some ficer and said that another check Zelda Maupin April3, deposit them. Abud said that he furs. had been cashed at the Flying J Chamber of Com- does not know where Waggoner Abud later provided the offi- on the now closed account. Zelda Juanita Maupin was Damon and Bob Maupin, 2 merce Annual Easter got the checks but Mr. Abud cer with a voluntary statement. ‘The Flying J manager showed born September 13th, 1931 in sisters Ada Ruth Kimmel, and Egg Hunt. ‘knew there was something In the statement, Abud said the officer security images that Canute, Oklahoma to Doro- Luella Kamphaus, 2. broth- fishy’? Waggoner explained to that he was in a position where showed a man who matched thy Alta Nanny (Suttle) and ers, Fred Dale Galloway, and April 10 Abud that the checks were legiti- he needed money. The state- Waggoner. William Andy Galloway. She Donald Galloway, and 1 great Annual Southwest mate and he (Abud) didn’t have ment went onto explain how ‘The total amount taken from passed away in her home at granddaughter, Jessica Renee. Waggoner and Kershner had the alleged victim's account was Elk City, Oklahoma on Febru- Juanita was survived by Farm & Home Expo and to worry about anything falling approached him, how he depos- $2,990. Bull Sale, Convention back on him,” the officer wrote. ary 18th, 2021 at the age of 89 her daughter, Diane Abla, ited the checks and withdrew Center. ‘The officer said that he told the money, but that he eventu- ‘The officer had attempted to years, 5 months and 5 days. Oklahoma City, OK; son, Ste- Abud that he brought the checks ally found out how Waggoner locate and speak with Kershner Juanita began school in Ca- ven Maupin, Elk City, OK; April 11 with him in case Abud were to had gotten the checks so he quit but was not successful. nute and later transferred to grandson, Damon Maupin, Annual Southwest deny it and Abud reportedly doing it because he said it was ‘The officer also noted that he Elk City where she graduated Elk City, Stacie Gonda and Farm & Home Expo and said, “Why would I deny it, I did wrong. anticipates charges of second- from high school in 1949. She something illegal. It is what it husband, Jeff, Norman, OK Bull Sale, Convention Abud claimed he would not degree burglary, second-degree was married to Bobby Gene is” have been involved had he forgery and conspiracy for Ker- Maupin in 1955 while Gene and Cory Maupin and wife, Center. Abud said that he did not known where the checks came shner and second-degree fraud Ali, Phoenix, AZ and Kelsey worked in the oil and natural know where any remaining from and stated that if there is and conspiracy for Abud. gas industry. They were life Abla, Oklahoma City, OK; Due to the COVID-19 checks were, but that Waggoner restitution that needs to be paid Waggoner has multiple prior great granddaughters, Lauren pandemic, many events felony convictions in Beckham long residents of Elk City have been cancelled, was the last to have them. Abud that he will before apologizing. were they raised their family. and Caitlin Gonda, and An- said that there were four books ‘The officer then listened to jail County, including a four year drea Maupin, Elk City, OK; post-poned or modi- of checks. phone calls from Waggoner to sentence for bringing contra- Juanita was a homemaker and fied. Please check with ‘The officer then asked if a fe- Abud where Waggoner report- band intoa jail, six years for ut- also worked at the Church of brother, Elmer Galloway, the event coordinator male was involved. Abud report- edly told him not to worry and tering a forged instrument and God for the longest time. She niece, Rhonda Belcher and to make sure of any edly claimed that Hailie Kersh- that he would “take the fall for five years for uttering a forged enjoyed crossword puzzles, husband, Larry, Elk City, OK; changes. ner was involved. He allegedly every bit ofthis expletive.” instrument. reading and religiously watch- nephew, Larry Kamphaus and ing Jeopardy and The OKC wife, Marilyn, Burns Flat, OK ‘Thunder. and numerous other nieces, that we can go from here and Volunteers ‘swelling to nearly 50. helped is even greater than the “Thad started by just putting build on what He is still putting list of the people that we helped. She is preceded in death by nephews, other relatives and out that I would take sleeping Elk City really showed their on our hearts.” her parents, husband; 2 sons, friends. Continued from page 1 bags and such to those on the heart during this storm. It was streets. Merideth then had said like God was putting something been able to come back from she was putting people in hotel onall of ourhearts and guiding it Jerry Dickson that. My siblings and I have rooms and I definitely wanted every step of the way. That night somehow all made it into adult- to help do that. The oilfield has that we went to Oklahoma City I Jerry Robert Dickson was certs and musical events. hood without those struggles slowed down, so none of us have hadn't realized that [had left my bor 10/23/1951 in Shattuck, While at college he met and following us. You would never the resources that we did just a car’s key fob inside my purse at Oklahoma, to Billy Joe and married Gigi Joyce (the late know it now the struggles that few years ago. That’s why we had the house. I didn’t have room to Janice (Collins) Dickson. He Gigi Smith) from Roosevelt, to use social media to reach out bring it because that is literally they had in the past. I thought for what we didn’t have and the how full my car was of donated grew up in Altus and attended Oklahoma. about that and how wrong it Grace Methodist Church. He After college Jerry and Gigi would have been for someone to community more than showed items. People don’t realize that up. We had a man that had no gettinginto a shelter isn’t always graduated from Altus High made their home in Elk City, dismiss us at that time because they might have thought us un- one where to stay but in his stor- possible because of things like School in 1969 and from Al- working with both the Elk City worthy of help. I thought about age unit that he had rented. Can that they have to have an ID to tus Junior College (now West- and Cheyenne school systems. God's grace to love us all, even you imagine how cold that must get in. One of the young men we em Oklahoma State College) Jerry was also a member of when we are at our worst, and have been? We had so many spoke with said that he doesn’t in 1971. He graduated from the Elk City Joycees, (Junior His commandment to love thy people answer the call that I was keep an ID because it kept get- Oklahoma College of Liberal Chamber of Commerce), able to load my car to the brim ting stolen while he was on the neighbor. So I took to Facebook. Arts (now University of Sci- His love of theater drew him. ing about his ancestors and At that same time, Merideth had and take it to Oklahoma City streets and his identity would be ence and Arts of Oklahoma) in to Red Carpet Community tracing family members. put the same thing out there. We to hand out the extra stuff. At stolen. Or they have to leave the 1973, majoring in speech and ‘Theater where he served as a were able to start talking with first we were looking for shelters little possessions that they have hearing therapy. He was very member of the board of direc- Travel, Mexican food, and each other and join all of our and places like the Jesus House behind. It may not sound like active at both AJC and OCLA tors and later as the chairman watching Lawrence Welk stuff together. You know, social and with the Homeless Alli- much to you or not to wanting serving as student council of the board. were other past times he en- media gets a bad rap sometimes ance. Then we just started look- to leave an old tent to get out president at both institutions As chairman he oversaw the joyed. He never met a strang- these days and for understand- ing for people and you would be of the weather, but that may be and in other campus leader- addition of dressing rooms and er and had a big smile, a big able reasons. But it isn’t all bad amazed at the number of people all they have. Or they can’t take and we saw that through this we found just on the streets or their dogs into the shelter with ship roles. Jerry spent many storage to the south side of the personality, but a bigger heart. time. Without it, we wouldn’t under overpasses or at conve- them and that is unthinkable to years teaching various classes Red Carpet Theater building. He helped so many people of have been able to put the word nience stores with nowhere to them. Some do face drug addic- in Cheyenne Public Schools Jerry and Gigi donated the all ages. He truly had a ser- out. I can’t say enough about g0,” Sullivan recounted. tion, but also many face mental and serving as speech thera- granite stone marque that vant heart. how much the people of Elk Like Little, Sullivan is quick health issues. So while we were pist at various school districts stands to this day in front of Jerry passed away Mon- City, the local churches and the to point the praise to her fellow in the city, we were also think- in western Oklahoma. Once the Red Carpet Theater build- day, February 15, in his sleep. businesses saw and gave with- volunteers. Shannon Varnell of ing about that. God sometimes he retired, he became a certi- ing. There will always be a huge Sayre went with her to Okla- has to work on us not to put our out questioning the validity of fied massage therapist for a As a director of musical hole in the hearts of all his what we were doing,” Sullivan homa City. Stephanie Vignal judgment onto other people and few years. During this time, theater Jerry was one of the said. of Elk City helped her pass out their situations,” she said. family and friends. he began working with anoth- best! With Jerry as director With just the simplest Face- food boxes full of 25 pounds of Now that the storm has er passion of his — renovating and Gigi overseeing the cos- He was preceded in death by passed and the weather perishable foods that had been is warm- book posts, the two women were generously provided by local ing, Sullivan is looking to the fu- houses. He took great pride in tumes, he tackled such classics his parents. Survivors include able to the families into hotels his brother, James Dickson within the first two days. Lib- churches. The Everett Blake So- ture to continue to help those all his projects and loved his as The original Rodgers and erty McArthur with the Western facing shelter and food insecu- ciety opened their business as clients and those crafters who Hammerstein's “Cinderella”, of Denver; his sister, Renee Oklahoma Family Care also uti-a drop off point. Her children rity. worked with him— many who “Hello Dolly” and “Annie Get Dickson Hoback and husband Kendrick and Taylor packed lized social media to reach out “We have empty buildings became very close friends. He Your Gun”. Buddy of Midwest City; his with both resources and those food boxes. She credits her hus- here in Elk City that people said he never advertised be- He most liked working with nephews Billy Dickson and band Frank for doing lot of the could be staying in,” she said. the wealth of talented young in need. The number of rooms cause he didn’t want to work wife Danielle of Denver; Ryan quickly jumped to five before “heavy lifting” “We don’t have a domestic abuse that hard — yet seemed to al- people in western Oklahoma Hoback of Oklahoma City, “The list of the people who shelter. We saw some situations at that time. People like Su- where someone were facing vio- ways have multiple projects and his niece Rachel Dickson going at once. san Powell who would later “ElkCituNews lence at home but had no where Barker and husband Andy to go. There's just such a huge Jerry loved music. He was become Miss America, Col- in band in high school and leen Denny, Nan Puckett, Ja- of Colorado Springs. Jerry need for it. I saw how Elk City worked at the former South- net Ellis, Tom Powell, Danny is also survived by his bonus came together when God put this on all our hearts. I hope western Music while in high Fletcher, and Marilyn Rook. family: step-mother LaDean (USPS # 173-020) school and at the junior col- Jerry passed following a Dickson; step-brothers Jerry 580-225-3 100 lege. Once he moved to Elk battle with Covid. He is sur- Dart and Robby Dart ofAltus; City after graduating from col- vived by his sister, Renee. step-sister Christy Dart Woods Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC and husband Earl of Frederick. 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 Send lege, he served First United Methodist Church for many (He loved his family — espe- cially spending time through- He also had two great-neph- years as organist. He was out his life with his maternal ews and a host of wonderful POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644 Obits to also a sponsor of the Meth- odist Youth Fellowship at the grandparents (Richard Vera Collins) on their farm and friends. Graveside service will be SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz church and maintained many in Amett. He spent endless Thursday, February 25 at De- Deliverd by mail: $75/yearly Publisher Amy Loynd classifieds@ of those relationships through the end of his life. Jemy hours on the farm working alongside his grandpa or in Bolt Cemetery in Amett, OK. $50/six months Business Manager served as board member at the the kitchen listening to stories Memorial donations in his No refunds on subscriptions. Neva Pyatt Advertising Director ecdailynews, Red Carpet Community The- told by his grandmother. He name can be directed to the restoration of the Susan Pow- ater in Elk City and directed formed special relationships editor @ecdailynews.com D’Ann Brasuell numerous plays and musicals with relatives and other chil- ell Auditorium in care of the sports @ecdailynews.com [email protected] Production Manager com for many years. He appreci- dren in Arnett. Jerry's parents Elk City School System or the Maressa Margerum ated good musicianship and got involved in genealogy and Red Carpet Community The- classifieds @ecdailynews.com Customer Service Rep enjoyed attending organ con- he loved spending time learn- ater,