Oklahoma Standerfer obits

MARTHA STANDERFER
From an unknown Oklahoma Newspaper

PIONEER MOTHER'S RITES SATURDAY

Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Evans Funeral Home for Mrs. Martha Standerfer, 86, long time Hartshorne resident, who died Thursday at 2 p.m. in a McAlester hospital.

Rev. James W. Standerfer, Baptist minister of Arkansas City, Kansas, a grandson of the deceased, preached the funeral sermon. He was assisted by Rev. Carl Booth, Hartshorne, who read the obituary and Scriptures, closing with prayer.

Carl Booth read from Psalm 40, II Corinthians 1 and John 14. He said the latter passage was read 27 years ago by the late Rev. C. H. Carlton at the funeral of Mrs. Standerfer's late husband, William L. Standerfer, and that this particular passage had been a favorite with Mrs. Standerfer.

The grandson read from Revelation 21. He told of how his grandmother, though a shut in since she broke her hip in 1952, always had a smile. He quoted this verse, "My grace is sufficient for you", speaking of how difficult it was for him to preach his grandmother's funeral sermon.

Mrs. Clarence Ennis was at the piano. Mrs. T. P. Spear and Mrs. Pam Mitchell sang "God will take the....." and the "Old Rugged Cross". Joe Parker sang "I Come to the Garden."

Pallbearers were Bill Cheatham, Midwest City, Jim Mills, McAlester, and Lester Maddux, Bob Chronister, Blanton Woodward and Ed Frasher.

Because of the sons, Wes Standerfer, owns the funeral home, Denny Jones, Wilbuton, assisted in directing the funeral and Mrs. Mills, one of the pallbearers, is a funeral director in McAlester.

Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Hartshorne.

Martha Millus was born in Douglas County, Mo. on February 3, 1875. In 1893, she was married to William L. Standerfer, at Bengal, I. T. He was a lumber man. He died here in 1934.

Survivors include six sons, Ben Standerfer, Waitsburg, Wash., Jim Standerfer, Arkansas City, Kansas, Roy Standerfer, Nutrioso, Ariz., Arthur and Bill Standerfer of the home and Wister Standerfer, who owns the local Funeral Home and who lives in Haileyville.

There are 16 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and three great-great children.

Ben and Roy Standerfer were unable to come to the funeral because of deep snow.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Standerfer and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Standerfer of Arkansas City were here, also Billy Standerfer and family of Spearman, Texas.





ROY STANDERFER

Funeral services for Roy Standerfer, 72, of Rush Springs, were held at 2 P.M. Friday, November 28, at the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home chapel in Marlow.

Services were officiated by Rev. Bob Hinson, pastor of the first Baptist Church in Marlow. Interment was at the Marlow Cemetery.

Standerfer passed away Tuesday, November 25, at his Rush Springs home after an apparent heart attack.

He was born January 24, 1908 at Hartshorne, OK, and lived there most of his life. He moved to Rush Springs four years ago after retiring as an auto mechanic.

Survivors include one son, Bob Standerfer of Marlow; two daughters, Mrs Steina Bessette, Overbrook Kansas and Mrs. Twilla McKee, Topeka, Kansas.

Also, two brothers, Bill of McAlester and Wes of Hartshorne; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Bearers were Gene Bratcher, Laren Bratcher, Gary Bratcher, Lloyd Carter, T.D. Anthony and James Nowlin.






WES STANDERFER
Hartshorne
Wes Standerfer, 114 maple Street, Hartshorne, died Sunday at McAlester Regional Hospital. He was 72.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mills Funeral Chapel, Hartshorne, with William J. (Bill) Edwards officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood cemetery under the direction of Mills Funeral Home, Hartshorne.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bob Chronister, Bill Morgan, Charles Edward Lee, John Paul Peace, Walter Morrow and Lester Maddux. Honoraries; Dan Testa, Paul Salyers, Jim Pingleton, Faye Mitchell, John Long, Wesley Lay, Dr. W. P. Lerblance, Jr., Billy Warren, Johnny Watts, Foy Ledbetter, Jack Hall, Frank Cooter and Frank Sitters.

Standerfer was born Nov. 5, 1913 at Weathers. He and Frances Earls were married on Feb. 14, 1945 at Hartshorne. He was the owner and operator of the Standerfer Funeral Home in Hartshorne for 35 years before his retirement in 1974. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hartshorne, Oklahoma, Funeral Directors Association and the Hartshorne Rotary Club.

Survivors include his wife Francis of the home and several nieces and nephews.

Standerfer was preceded in death by this parents, William and Martha Standerfer and six brothers and sisters.





MAUDEAN STANDERFER
Maudean E. Standerfer, long-time Ponca City resident, died Thursday, March 28, 1996 at the Highland Nursing Center. She was 95.

The funeral service was to be held at 2 p.m. today at the Trout Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Babe Standerfer officiating. Burial was to follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Ralston, Grandsons were to serve as casket bearers.

Maudean (Arnett) Standerfer was born June 12, 1900., in Quinton, one of 10 children born to Robert E. Lee and Nancy Elizabeth Arnett. She grew up and received her education in the Quinton area.

On July 23, 1923, she was married to Jim Standerfer in Hartshorne, where the couple made their first home. They moved to Arkansas City in 1955. Following her husband's death in 1977, she moved to Ponca City. Mrs. Standerfer was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed sewing, caring for her home, and especially singing.

Survivors include two daughters, Jimmie Dean Webster of Krebs and Mary Jane Foster of Ponca City; three son, Buddy Standerfer of Haileyville, Babe Standerfer of Arkansas City, Kansas and Corky Standerfer of Cedar Hill, Texas; 19 grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by seven sisters, Hatie, Daisy, Lorene, Betsy, Sally, Clara, and Beulah and two brothers. Ira Arnett and Will Arnett.

Memorial contributions may by Gideons International, c/o Rick Vanater, 509 East Broadway, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

The family is visiting with relatives and friends at the home of Neal Foster, 516 South Seventh Street.





BUDDY L. STANDERFER
Haileyville -
Buddy L. Standerfer, brother of Mary Jane Foster of Ponca City, died Sunday, April 28, 1996, in the Northwest Texas Hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He was 68.
The funeral was to be held at Mills Funeral Home chapel in Hartshorne at 2 p.m. today. The Rev. Babe Standerfer of Arkansas City, Kansas was to officiate and burial was to be in the Elmwood Cemetery at Hartshorne with military rites by the VFW Post 79 o McAlester. Grandsons were to serve as casket bearers.

Buddy L. Standerfer was born July 24, 1927 in Hartshorne, the son of Jim and Maudean ( Arnett) Standerfer. After his schooling he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was married to Dorothey O'Nesky on December 27, 1947, in Fort Smith, Arkansas and the couple moved to Spearman, Texas in 1954. Standerfer was employed as service manager with the Permaian Corporation, and retired after more than 20 years of service. He moved to Guthrie in 1881 and after retirement in 1990 to Haileyville. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and the Haileyville VFW Post 3085.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy Standerfer of the home in Haileyville; two daughters, Debbie Brown of Fort Collins, Colorado and Denise Grady of Claude, Texas; one son, James Standerfer of Pampa, Texas; two sister, Jimmie Dean Webster of Krebs, and Mary Jane Foster of Ponca City; two brothers, Babe Standerfer of Arkansas City, Kansas and Corky Standerfer of Cedar Hills, Texas; eight grandchildren; three great-granddaughters; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother -in-law, one niece and one nephew.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Standerfer's name to a charity of choice.