Western Oklahoma Historical Society is accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame. Contact Doug Haught for the form that needs to be filled out and returned.
The award was established in 1972 to honor citizens from Western Oklahoma for bringing attention to, preserving the heritage of, or providing a more prosperous future for the area. Each year the inductees are chosen and honored at a banquet. Their names are added to a plaque that hangs in the Old Town Museum.
The nominee must be living and able to attend the WOHS Hall of Fame Banquet. The person nominating must be a member of the WOHS and can still join as an individual for $20, a family for $35, Pioneer for $100, Business for $500, or Lifetime for $1000. Checks should be made payable to Western Oklahoma Historical Society and returned to P.O. Box 542, Elk City, OK.
The form has been simplified from previous years by providing the nominating person’s contact information first. Then he or she must attach a summary of why the nominee should be inducted into the WOHS. This will include communities which he or she may live, and what communities they served in. Any other helpful documentation could also be attached to the nomination.
Return the application to PO Box 542, Elk City, OK, 73648 or contact Doug Haught at [email protected] or call 580-7990243.
The annual WOHS Hall of Fame Banquet will be held Nov. 14th at the United Methodist Church in Elk City. Last year’s recipients were Shawn Wilson, Cindy Wood, and Dale Tracy. Inductees in the Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame have been: 1973 - J. Pete Thurmond, Klina Casady, Dr. H. K. Speed; 1974 - Mary Mabry Savage, Donnie Detmar Mc-Clain, Jake Beutler, Elra Beutler , Lynn Beutler; 1975 – Mary Wilcox Kelly, Glen Kelly, E.E. Tabor, Etta Musick Ramsey; 1976 – William J. ‘Bill” Bacon, Olice Herring Coates, Hope Conrad, Elgin Herring Hoover, Willett G. Smth; 1977 – Wyatt Chandler, Vera A. Gibbs, Pat Clark Hodge, Edward J. Story; 1978 – William H. ‘Bill’ Ansley, LaVern Hodges, Juanita Hodges, L.L. ‘Red’ Males, Victor Wickersham; 1979 – Jimmy Webb, Dr. L.V. Baker, Jr., Pat Kelly Baker, Paul Creason, Walter Merrick; 1980 – Velma L. Dobler, Robert A. Hefner, III, Noel Jones, Huff Kelly, Raymond F. McVeigh; 1981 – Bob F. Allee, Ed Berrong, Susan Carol Powell, Otis J. Sanders, Larry R. Wade; 1982 – Walter E. Ferguson, Coleman Hewlett, Cecil M. Hunter, G.W. ‘Spec’ Lester, Donald Royce Atty; 1983 – Paul A. Jones, J.A. ‘Jay’ French, Thelma Turnbull, Gary England, Thomas C. Miller; 1984 – Helen Lincoln Brown, Col. William R. Brown, Mary Corwin Fellows, Gene Grubitz, Frank G. Kliewer; 1985 – Congressman Glen English, Ruth Hoard, Lorena Males, Wayne H. Woodman; 1986 – Glen F. Crane, Jo Grubiz, Julia Ann Holmberg, William Bois Marable, Harold R. Wehrenberg; 1987 – Fern Crispin, Walter W. Killough, John R. Moorehead, Paul E. Peeler, Jr., O.R. Wilhelm; 1988 – Emmajean Barton, Arcy Jack Nunley, Dee Ann Ray; 1989 – Talton Frances, Oris H. ‘Chick’ Lowry, William ‘Bill’ Music, O. Ronald Savage, Jr., J. Cooper West; 1990 – Joe Anna Hibler, J. Blaine Puckett, Jr., Rev. Roy Rowlan; 1991 – Ruth Blackketter, Dr. Leroy Thomas, Gov. & Mrs. David Walters; 1992 – F.L. Kelley, Pauline Miller, Martha Musgrove; 1993 – Eugene Blackketter, Clara Ruth King Davis, Juanita Wham; 1994 – Melba Sue Biggs, Kermit Gurley, K.C. Perryman; 1995 – Loyd Dean Burch, Nelda Patten Burch, Hazel Lovett, Lucy Stansberry; 1996 – Emma Lou Brewer, Dr Milton J. Sugerman, Judy Tracy; 1997 – Dr. Frank Buster, Guy Hylton, Mary Woodman; 1998 – Leonard Burns, Doris Music, Tyson Shelton; 1999 – Bennie Beutler, Billy Ray Gowdy, James C. Taylor; 2000 – E.L. Fowler, Charlie Joy, May King; 2001 – C.E. ‘Chris’ Christian, Joe Frank Moad, Jim Shirley, Sue Shirley Newton; 2002 – Dr. William Featherston, Harold Metcalf, J.D. Wesner; 2003 – Carlton Cornels, Orin Patton, Teresa Schachle; 2004 – Suzanne Hylton, Herman Seymour, Royce Thompson; 2005 – Bill Grissom, Lois Wilson Harmon, Patricia Sprowls; 2006 – Dean Kent, Mike Neff, Bunny Neff, Purcy Dale Walker; 2007 – Linda Ellis Maddox, James H. Jimmy Smith, Leah Smith; 2008 – Jack Bonny, Gertrude Flesher, Don Nichols; 2009 – Mark Stansberry, Teresa Mullican, Joe Britton; 2010 – Kevin Black, Susie Thurmond, Sandra K-H Werner; 2011 – L.M. ‘Doc’ Davis, Bob Kennemer, Lynn Kennemer, A.L. Whinery, Dala Whinery; 2012 – Carla Garrison, Leroy Jones, Dr. Fred Rule; 2013 – Dennis Friesen, M.D., Bryan Potter, D. Ph.; 2014 – Jerry Dean, Jimmy Harrel, Greg Henson; 2015 – Randy L. Beutler, Richard L. ‘Dick’ Dugger; Ted and Sage Kimsey; 2016 – Marvin Curtis Bell, Kelli O’Hara Naughton, Clarance Leland Smith; 2017 – Gail D. Anspaugh, Charles H. Hargrove, Larry & Linda Long; 2018 – Roy Lee Burson, Oweita Proctor Calvert, Vickie Beutler Shireman; 2019 – Doug & Judy Haught, Glenna Kirk, Brad & Dayva Spitzer; 2020 -postponed; 2021 – Ron Nagle, Randy Haggard, Mareen Hallmark; and 2022 – Cindy Wood, Shawn Wilson, Dale Tracy.
