Update on Jane

Jane had her surgery Monday (July 20th ) and I brought her home Thursday morning. She was doing therapy in the hospital and I continued it at home. She had home health coming on Monday and physical therapy on Monday to, they both were very surprised how well she was doing. She will do therapy 3 times a week for two weeks with a therapist at home.Kevin stayed with her Monday night after surgery and I stayed the rest of the time we haven't left her we have been staying at her house. But she is home and doing great! via Judy Wilbourn

Pray For Gabby Dawes

Gabby, daugther of Dawnetta and Joe Dawes and grandaughter of Mel and Lynda Long and great-grandaughter of Scotty and Dee Dee, will be having surgery on her shoulder today. She has had a similiar surgery before and the recovery is very painful. Pray for Gabby

Jack and Pete Go To The All-Star Game In St. Louis

The Duncan Wedding

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Greg and Jessica's Wedding

Gregory Blaine Duncan and Jessica Thomas were married this summer. Greg is the son of Lisa and John Peters and the grandson of Spud and Barbara Duncan. Congratulations Greg and Jessica.

Watch for a slide-show in the next couple of days.

Trip to Parks and Boles

Martha Hawkins and William C. Hawkins share a stone

Dad, Mom, my boys and I went to Scott county yesterday to look around. We went out through Parks and found the Hawkins Cemetery out behind Parks. I had been to the Buffalo Cemetery in Boles, but had never been to the Hawkins cemetery. I forgot my records but this cemetery was full of people in our family records. Most notable was the grave of Martha Ann Munday Scott Hawkins (page 9) and Aunt Lude (Lue). We looked for Lucinda Sessions grave but did not find it. It is absolutely beautiful out in this area of Parks and you couldn't walk through this country without thinking about how Georgie, Dumpie and their ancestors and their children had grown up there and went to school and walked those same hills. We hope to go back soon and have a picnic.

Summer Fun Pictures!

"Baby Jack" on Wister Lake with grandsons Drew and Ladd

around the first of June. His whole family was there and we had a cook-out afterwards

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Nicole's Graduation Picture

Gary, Jan, Nicole and William Heath

A Beautiful Family--- Congratulations again Nicole!

Jane To Have Knee Surgery

Please remember to pray for Jane Wilbourn as she is having knee surgery.

I wanted to let everyone know that Jane has decided to have knee surgery, she will have it Monday July 20th in Tulsa. She will be staying with Kevin and I for about 2 week. We pray that everything will go ok the doctor told us she was very healthy and she would do just fine. I wanted to let everyone know. I will let you know how she is doing. via her daughter-in-law Judy Wilbourn

Pray For Phillip Magness

UPDATE: Diane, Phyllis' daughter, sent me [Mary Ann] a message via myspace that he was released Sat & went back to work Mon. I think he is waiting to learn the results of his tests. I misplaced Phyllis' phone number so I asked Diane for it. When she gets back w/ me, I will call Phyllis for a new update.

via Mary Ann Justus

Phillip Magness is in the hospital at Denton Memorial in Denton, TX. He passed out at work so he was taken to the hospital & they are running tests to see what is wrong plus he hasn't felt well the past couple of weeks. They found a spot on his pancreas but it was too deep to show on the cat scan so they are doing a surgical biopsy. They just told him a couple of hours ago about the surgery so I don't have any specifics regarding when the surgery will be. I will update you when I learn anything else. His sister, Phyllis Edwards is staying with him during this time.

via his niece Mary Ann

Nicole Also Graduated

Nicole Lynne graduated this May. She is the daughter of William and Jan Heath and the grandaughter of Tex and Delois Heath. Nicole graduated third in her class and will be attending Texas A&M. "She is going to be a doctor or something like that," according to her aunt Mary Ann.

Graduation pictures are welcome

Jerrett Makes All-State

Jerrett Melton, son of Darren and Terri Duncan Melton and Grandson of Dickie and Paulette Duncan has been selected All-Stater in baseball. Jerrett will play in the All-State Game at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa July 27th at 4:30pm. Jerrett plays outfield and is a pitcher. Congratulations Jerrett!!

Hunter's Been Fishin

I don't know how big this fish is, I'm guessing at least ten pounds. Hunter is Cebrina and Bryce Edmondson's son and Ceb and Annette's grandson. Congratulations Hunter!!!!!

The Reunion

The reunion was a wonderful success. I am still unloading and recuperating from camping I will do a slide show soon

Look Who's Graduating!

Charles (Charlie) Scott Wilbourn Graduation Date: Friday May 22,2009. He is the son of Kevin & Judy Wilbourn and is the grandson of Jane and the late Gene Wilbourn and the great grandson of the late Jackie & Raymond Duncan. He plans on attending OSU Okmulgee in the fall majoring in Precision Ag. We are very proud of him.

Gabrielle Dawes, a Siloam SpringsHigh School student, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded an Honors Day Scholarship. Each year Lyon College awards scholarships to outstanding applicants who show special promise as productive members ofthe college community. Based upon demonstrated record of academic success and leadership, Dawes has been awarded scholarships valued at $8,000 per year. She is the daughterof Joe and Dawnetta Dawes of Siloam Springs." The grandaughter of Mel and Lynda Long and great-grandaughter of Scotty and Dee Dee.

Jarritt Melton is the son and step-son of Darren and Terri Lynn Melton. He graduates from Lincoln Christian School in Tulsa Friday the 22nd. He plans to attend college (I'm not sure where) and play baseball.

Meet The Newest Scott---Grandson of Mike and Tommie Bell (Scott) Coatney OOPS Hudson Was Born May 2009 not 2008

Hudson Parker Cox

CONGRATULATIONS

Jackie and Allison Cox

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Dad's Bear

My dad, 'baby Jack' and little Pete came face to face with this up McMurtery Hollow this morning.

Bill Is Out of the Hospital and Doing Better

Scott Nose? What Scott Nose?

Hee, Yes I'm playing with my computer :)

Whew! What A Day

Hi to everyone! Dad and I went to Okemah today and visited with Bill and Donna, we talked to Phyllis briefly and we went out and saw Jane. We got many if not most of the pictures we need and some old treasures including Mama Hawk's Bible that we will attempt to scan some pages that were family records written by her. We had a great visit and really enjoyed the time together, we laughed and talked like folks the whole time. Anyway I have a lot of new pictures and a lot of work to do, but I thought I would share with y'all a new treasure that we got from Phyllis. The only picture I have ever seen of Papa George's daddy, Peter Washington Scott!! Here he is with Dump and Georgie. This will of course go in the book.

I Need Dumpie Memories!

I would like to include a couple of pages of memories. Favorite memories of Dumpie would be one. Please hit comment below this post type in your memory and publish it. Thank you

Sis

Ulithi Island

Pete is in front row of those standing near the far right of this picture with cap on, smiling.

I have been doing a little bit of research on Pepaw's (Pete's) time in the navy during World War II. I was looking at this picture of what looks like a beer party on a tropical island and wondered whether it was in Hawaii or out further. I believe this took place at the island of Ulithi a military base in the Indonesian Sea about 1300 miles south of Japan-fairly close to the Philippines.

I know from the Zellars website there was a party there.

(Ulitha atoll right- green in Pacific) and the pictures of this party match our picture. In fact I believe that Pepaw is standing in the back looking over everyone else in this picture that I found on the website

The above pictures of the party were taken before the kamikazi attack. According to the Zellars 777 website, the ship stopped there along with a huge fleet. They traveled from here and arrived at the Ryukyus Islands one of which was Okinawa, on March 5th, 1945. They begin firing on a small group of islands called Kerama Retto located 20 miles S.W. of Okinawa. They were engaged in shore bombardment to protect an underwater demolition team from shore gunfire. (modern Ulithi-Tropical and beautiful)

Because most of the targets on Okinawa were located well inland in accordance with Japan's relatively new strategy of defense in depth, Zellars' 5-inch guns usually deferred to the larger caliber batteries on board the battleships and cruisers while she provided them with antisubmarine and antiaircraft protection.

"On the sixth, the Japanese Super-Battleship Yamato and surviving elements of the Japanese fleet attempted a suicide attack on troop transports at the beachhead. The old Battleships and we started to steam North to meet them. We were not disappointed when our carrier planes stopped them cold. The "Z" was credited with shooting down seven Japanese planes at Okinawa" Zellars Crew Member

From Wikipedia: After the 1 April amphibious assault on Okinawa, she continued to screen the larger ships of TG 54.3 and provided call fire in support of the troops ashore. On the afternoon of 2 April, she was screening Tennessee (BB-43) when three Japanese "Jills" made a coordinated attack on her. They came at the destroyer's port quarter from an altitude of about 15 feet above water. Zellars rang up 25 knots (46 km/h) to unmask all batteries and opened fire. She splashed the lead attacker at a range of 1,800 yards and caught the second some 3,000 yards away. The destroyer then shifted fire to the third intruder and began scoring 40-millimeter hits on him. The Japanese pilot, however, pressed home his attack and crashed into Zellar's port side, forward of the bridge in her number 2 handling room.

His 500-kilogram bomb tore through several light bulkheads before exploding on the starboard side of the ship in the scullery. She temporarily lost all power, and the fireroom had to be secured. Meanwhile, the after 20-millimeter guns continued to ward off additional tormentors and assisted in splashing another plane. That evening, she limped into Kerama Retto with extensive damage. After temporary patching, the destroyer headed back toward the United States and arrived at Terminal Island, Calif., on 1 June. During some two and one-half months in which the ship underwent repairs and overhaul, World War II ended.

Kerramo Retto Island burial ground of those killed in attack

Pray For Mike Coatney (Tommie Bell's husband)

Forward I got from Sue by Allison

> Good morning!> I just wanted to give you an update on my dad. Some of you already have> part of this information, so I'm sorry that it may be a little redundant.> We took my Dad to St. John's emergency room on Wednesday because he had been> having severe chest pains. They went through all the normal emergency room> procedures. He had an EKG and was given three doses of nitroglycerin. In> fact, he's still being given the nitroglycerin. A CAT scan Wednesday night> showed that he has air in his esophagus, stomach, and upper duodenum> (beginning portion of intestines). The lower duodenum has completely> collapsed. They were thinking that those things may have been a result of a> blockage of some sort in his esophagus or stomach. A stress test yesterday> also showed an abnormality in the front of his heart. He later underwent a> scope procedure yesterday afternoon to further investigate his esophagus,> stomach, and intestines. This showed a hernia in his esophagus, but nothing> that should have caused the attacks he was suffering. They also took two> biopsies of infection in his esophagus. He is scheduled for an angeogram> (sp?) this morning at 10:30. Hopefully, we can find out something positive> with this test. Anyway, we're getting ready to head up to Springfield.> Please keep Dad in your prayers. He's in good spirits and making the most> of all of this. Thanks! I'll try to keep everyone updated as I can.> Allison

Dear Lord, You know Mike better than

we know him, You know his sickness and you

know his heart. Please be with Mike, work in his life

and let your perfect will be done.

I pray for his healing and trust in the plan

you have for him. Look on him and his

family with mercy and grace, bring peace

to his spirit and comfort him through this difficult time.

Be with Allison and Jackie and Jason,

may they know Your presence.

In the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen

Thanks Allison For These Pictures!

Good Morning!

I hope everyone made it to church yesterday and had a wonderful Lord's day.

Introducing what may be the newest Scott. This is my niece and Jack and Phyliss's grandaughter Kaitlin Lee Hurst she was born in October and lives in Hodgen Ok with her Dad and Mom (my little sister, Lindsey).


Updates: I have been in contact with you Okemah folks, specifically Bill's family and Delois's daughter in Texas and you all are in the process of getting together pictures for the Magnesses and Duncans.

Lynda is in the process of gathering pictures for Scotty's branch.

Pete's side. I understand everyone has been contacted except Speed's family. I haven't heard from them. If anyone has an email address for them let me know. Sharon and Karen have sent me a lot of good pictures for Reva's side, reunions and older pictures of some of the others. Allison is sending me a disk for Tommie's family and Sue has taken care of her family.

Let me know how I can help everybody and you may send me pictures via email, disk, or hard copy. If you need my mailing address email me. My email address is on the right

You May Need A Kleenex

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