Beckham Co. OK          JOHN CLIFFORD CHAPMAN

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   Elk City Newspaper Beckham Co.
   
   JOHN CLIFFORD CHAPMAN
   
   Funeral services for John CHAPMAN will be conducted 3 p.m., Wednesday
   from the United Methodist Church of Hammon with Rev. Jack ATKINSON and
   Rev. Andy TAYLOR officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn
   Cemetery under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home of Elk City.
   
   John Clifford CHAPMAN was born October 23, 1907 in Manitou to Louis
   Edward and Nettie (MALES) CHAPMAN and died Monday at the age of 90. He
   moved about with his family and at the age of 16 came to the Herring
   Community where he worked for the Herring Ranch most of his life. He
   was married to Pearl MONTGOMERY on September 17, 1927 in Elk City. In
   1961, John and his son Louis leased the Herring Ranch where they
   operated the ranch and acquired a portion of the ranch in 1965 where
   John worked until some 10 years ago. John was a past member of the
   school board of the Herring School, a charter member of the Hammon
   Round Up Club, board member of the Roger Mills Farmers Home
   Administration and worked in various capacities at his church in
   Hammon.
   
   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers
   and one sister.
   
   Survivors include his wife, Pearl of the home; three children, Betty
   PARKS and her husband, Junior of Sayre, Louis CHAPMAN and his wife,
   Marlene, of Cheyenne and Joan WOOD and her husband, Lewis of Rocky;
   nine grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren and four great great
   grandchildren.
   
   Record Note: Date of Death 01 Mar 1998