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Cemetery Tours

The Chickasha Area Arts Council sponsors the annual  Rose Hill Cemetery Historic Cemetery Tour. The purpose of the tour is to celebrate Chickasha’s heritage by highlighting the lives of individuals vital to the development of our community.  Costumed actors utilize monologues written by our research committee to bring Chickasha citizens “to life”, highlighting historic activities and stories giving insight to the economic and social development of our community. 

Past tours include:

Dr. Daniel Johnston &
Estella Johnston

William Mollett & Gertrude May
(Ulrey) Mollett
Nick (Frank) Nichols &
Percy Nichols
Nellie Sparks
Nuns of St. Joseph & St. Patrick
Mission

2006
Billy Bowen
Johnnie Pearl Coffey
Edgar L. and Pearl Nellie DeHart
George H. Evans
Elise MacClanahan
Henry and Emma Minnett
Derald Thomas Swineford
2006 Various tour photos

2005
Clyde M. Becker
Johnston Rees Dews
Robert (Bob) W. Erwin
Luther "Red" Emery Gray
W. M. "Bill" Jenkins
Dr. Rebecca H. Mason
Nuns of St. Joseph and St. Patrick Mission Schools

2004
Dr. George W. Austin
John Wesley Baker
Mrs. Clyde (Bessie) Becker
Mrs. Jim W. (Emma M.) Bond
Mrs. Joe (Blanche Irene) Dews
Joseph Luther Hart, Jr.
Gertrude May (Ulrey) Mollett and William Mollett
David M. Watson

2003
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Dr. Daniel Mathewson Johnston and
Estella Reese Johnston

Jessie Dearing Kinley and Myron M. Kinley
Eva Martin
Frank T. (Nick) Nichols and Percy Nichols
Max Edgar Rowntree
John M. Wallace

2002
Frank M. Bailey
Reford Bond
Dr. Dennis Sebastian Downey
John A. Flack
Calvin Favorite Good and Leonard Phelps Good
Rev. Eugene Hamilton and Frances Margaret (Manby) Hamilton
Nellie Gaines Sparks
Lizzie W. Stevenson

 

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