Former Claremore Chief of Police and Rogers County Sheriff
Biography
Dewey “Buck” Johnson was born on July 22, 1931 in Peachtree, North Carolina. The Johnson and Lamb families returned to their roots in Oklahoma when Buck was 5 years old. Buck was an outstanding athlete…
Andrew Hartley Payne was born in Foyil, Oklahoma on November 17, 1907. Andy was a member of the Cherokee Nation and graduated from Foyil High School in 1927. Andy had no interest in becoming a farmer like his father, his primary interest was school. Every…
Great Niece of Will Rogers
Doris "Coke" Meyer speaks about her great-uncle, Will Rogers, Oklahoma's favorite son.
Oklahoma’s favorite son used to say “My ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat.” Will Rogers who had a rich Cherokee heritage, was…
Grace, class, and dignity – those are three qualities this dedicated educator strove for each day as he battled through ALS at the end of his life.
Dr. Keith Ballard’s education career started in Coweta, Oklahoma in 1972. Two years later Keith moved to Oologah,…
Black Fox Nuclear Plant Protester
An unlikely activist, she educated herself about nuclear energy and risked everything to stop the Black Fox Plant.
When Carrie Dickerson first saw a newspaper headline about the electric company’s plans to build a nuclear power plant near her…
As a champion for Public Education, Frank C. Robson founded the Claremore Public Schools Foundation and has encouraged the formation and growth of school foundations statewide. A longtime supporter of Claremore Public Schools, Frank and his wife Ludmilla gave $8 million to help construct a…
Wauhilau LaHay was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 14, 1896 to parents John Martin LaHay and Annie Russell. In 1907, the LaHays moved to Muskogee where Joseph set up his law practice closer to the federal court. Tragically he died of a heart attack…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time
As published in the Claremore Daily Progress on November 19, 2011 by Larry Larkin, Progress Correspondent
A true pioneer was laid to rest this past week. Claremore’s own Ronnie L. Johnson, the first Oklahoma Highway Patrol black trooper…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time
MICKEY PERRY – REMEMBERING A MAYOR
The son of Jackson Charles Perry and Lottie Marie (Roof) Bitsko was born July 9, 1947, in Collinsville. Mickey was the oldest child and had four sisters. He graduated from…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time
Born February 18, 1879, in Springfield, Missouri, Nathan Edward Galloway took up wood carving as a youngster. During the Spanish-American War he joined the U.S. Army and saw service in the Philippine campaign of 1899…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time
As published in the February 1960 Ranchman magazine, by Myron A. Hurd.
“Your father never felt fully dressed until he had a six-shooter in his holster and a quart bottle in his pocket,” Stacy…