Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc

Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc At Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc., we pride ourselves on "Celebrating A Life", providing quality products and dignified service at an affordable cost. M. S. T.

In 1920, a young man by the name of H. Chapman moved to Cleveland, Oklahoma. Accepting employment with the King Furniture and Undertaking Company (located where the Cleveland Tag Agency and Munding Insurance Agency are today), Mr. Chapman dedicated himself to providing compassionate and considerate funeral service. Shortly after his arrival in Cleveland he married Thelma Deuel, whose mother Zulu, operated the Merchants Hotel. They purchased the undertaking establishment from J. King in 1927, thus creating the Chapman Funeral Home. For the next three years, they operated the funeral home in a home near the First Baptist Church at 110 South Dunlap. In 1930, the Chapman Funeral Home was moved to the Dr. E. Robinson building at 110 North Broadway. Located in this building for nearly twelve years, they purchased and moved to the Meyer and Wise buildings (100 South Broadway) in 1942. Hugh and Thelma raised all four of their children: Betty, Billie, Frank and H. M., II in Cleveland. Upon graduation from the Chicago School of Embalming and his return from World War II, they hired Merle L. Black, Blackie as funeral director and embalmer. Merle had married their youngest daughter, Billie Lou Chapman in 1942. On May 28, 1949, the Chapman Funeral Home was relocated to its current location at 108 West Delaware with an open house to dedicate their new facility. During the next thirteen years, Hugh and Thelma with the assistance of Blackie and Billie, operated the funeral home and Clevelands ambulance service. Accustomed to working side by side with his wife, Mr. Chapman retired in 1962 after the death of Thelma, selling the funeral home to Merle and Billie Black. The Blacks continued to operate the family owned business for over thirty three years. The name was changed to Chapman-Black Funeral Home in 1965 at which time the city took over the ambulance service. In 1980 their youngest son, Gene, a ten year Navy veteran began the third generation of the family in funeral service. In 1996, a full service floral shop, Chapman-Black Floral Designs was added to extend our services to more fully meet the needs of our families.

Digital identity theft & the deceased: What you should know about protecting your loved ones’ digital legacy.We’ve partn...
02/20/2026

Digital identity theft & the deceased: What you should know about protecting your loved ones’ digital legacy.

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Dennis Wayne HarveyDennis Wayne Harvey passed from this life on February 15, 2026, at the age of 69 in Cleveland, Oklaho...
02/18/2026

Dennis Wayne Harvey

Dennis Wayne Harvey passed from this life on February 15, 2026, at the age of 69 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Dennis was born on September 8, 1956, in Lynwood, California. Dennis was the son of Charles Edward and Billie Jo (Thurman) Harvey. Dennis initially started school in Valinda, California, and later moved to Oklahoma in 1971. Dennis attended school in Cleveland and later completed his education in Mannford. Following high school, Dennis attended Vo-Tech, learning the trade of plumbing and brick masonry. On April 10, 1976, Dennis married Becky Frazier. Following their marriage, they went fishing at Lake Tenkiller. Dennis always mentioned it was the best crappie fishing ever. Dennis initially worked as a machinist before finishing his career as a plumber after over 50 years in the business.

Dennis always enjoyed camping, fishing, drive-in movies, and skating at the Mohawk roller rink. As a child, he loved playing Pop Warner football. Later in life, Dennis coached his boys for many years and enjoyed playing football with them. Whether camping at the beach or relaxing in the mountains, these were his favorite vacation spots. He often recalled his trip to the three-day music festival in Sedalia, Missouri, and frequently talked about how "Karma is Real."

Survivors are his three sons, Dennis Harvey, II, and his wife, Alyson, Scott Harvey and his wife, Kimberly, Brad Harvey; two siblings, Ed Harvey and his wife, Karen, Anita Tabor, and her husband, Kenny; seven grandchildren, five nieces, five nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Harvey and Billie Edmonson, his daughter, Shelly Harvey, and his two brothers, Kevin Harvey and Mike Harvey.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel with Jim Harvey officiating. Chapman-Black Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Friends and family may visit an online guest book and memorial page for Dennis at www.chapman-black.com.

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What’s your roadmap for securing your online accounts when you pass away? If you’re preplanning, you should also make a plan for what you’d like done with each account and who can have access to them.

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Passwords. Financial accounts. Social media. Email addresses. If you’re trying to get a loved one’s online accounts in order, it can be overwhelming. On average, we estimate that it takes 20-30 hours to find and shut accounts down – and that’s just the accounts you know about.

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Identity theft is a common concern of the families we serve. We’ve partnered with Digital Legacy Services to help protec...
02/07/2026

Identity theft is a common concern of the families we serve. We’ve partnered with Digital Legacy Services to help protect you and your loved ones’ information online. Below are five reasons to cancel accounts for deceased loved ones:

- Reminders about birthdays and other notifications on social media can be distressing.
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- Identity theft criminals target unmonitored accounts to use for financial gain.
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Preplanning your funeral is a gift to your family. When you specify your wishes now, you spare your family the weight of...
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Preplanning your funeral is a gift to your family. When you specify your wishes now, you spare your family the weight of making those decisions while mourning. Create peace of mind for everyone.

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Dorothy Mae DanielDorothy Mae Daniel passed from this life on January 27, 2026, at the age of 91 in Jennings, Oklahoma.D...
02/05/2026

Dorothy Mae Daniel

Dorothy Mae Daniel passed from this life on January 27, 2026, at the age of 91 in Jennings, Oklahoma.

Dorothy was born on May 20, 1934, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Sidney A. and Eula Luella (Davidson) Metcalf. Dorothy grew up in Chickasha and attended Pioneer High School, graduating as valedictorian. Following high school, Dorothy attended Hill's Business University. On December 27, 1952, Dorothy was united in marriage to Donald K Daniel in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The couple resided in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas before moving to the Marshall Islands. They returned to the US in December 1968. At that time, they lived in Missouri, Cheney, Kansas and later to Cherryvale, Kansas. She began working at City Publishing as a secretary in Independence, Kansas. In 1976, Dorothy and Donald moved to Terlton, Oklahoma. While living in Terlton, Dorothy worked at the Cleveland Middle School as a secretary until 1987. The two later worked as relief managers at Motel 6 in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma until the mid 1990's.

Dorothy enjoyed watching sports on TV, working in her yard, and cleaning. She and Don were huge Sooner fans. Her favorite shows to watch were westerns. She felt her greatest accomplishments in life were her 66-year marriage, building a home, raising three children and teaching adults to read. One of Dorothy's favorite memories was living in the Marshall Islands. Learning to do many things in this World while helping others brought Dorothy great enjoyment in life. Some of the most fun Dorothy had was doing activities with Don, but especially fishing for crappie. A couple of her traits were learning new skills while being obstinate at times. Dorothy's favorite scripture was Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

Dorothy is survived by her children, Darrel and Sally Daniel of Jennings, Oklahoma, Debbie Samson of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dennis and Angela Daniel of Montgomery, Texas; grandchildren, Jared and Alicia Samson, Aaron Daniel, Jacob Daniel, Dominique Miles, Tirion Daniel, Torin Daniel and Tiergan Daniel; numerous other family, friends and former students that will continue to celebrate her life. In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Don, and her two brothers, Dwight Metcalf and Paul Metcalf.

Chapman-Black Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Friends and family may visit an online guest book and memorial page for Dorothy at www.chapman-black.com.

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Donald DicksonDonald Dickson passed from this life on January 23, 2026, at the age of 80 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.Don was ...
02/03/2026

Donald Dickson

Donald Dickson passed from this life on January 23, 2026, at the age of 80 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Don was born on December 28, 1945, in Albany, New York, the son of Dallas LeRoy and Christina Elizabeth (VanDam) Dickson. Don grew up and attended school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, graduating from Charles Page High School with the Class of 1963. Following high school, Don attended Oklahoma A&M College in Okmulgee, learning the trade of auto-body repair. Don later moved to Oklahoma City and was employed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services in the warehouse. Don retired from DHS after 20 years.

Don always enjoyed going fishing, watching movies, volunteering at the local fire department and going to concerts. He was an avid collector of watches, pens, and knives. Going on road trips, watching the Oklahoma Show on Sundays, and then checking out the places featured were a normal thing. Collecting Eskimo Joe's t-shirts, watching and attending Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Hockey Games, and eating at the Village Inn were common places for Don to travel.

Survivors are his siblings, Cathy Hickson and her husband Bill, James Dickson and his wife Kathy, nephew and niece Shannon Murray, Tammy Fittje and husband Trent, and great nieces and nephews Dillon Murray, Madeline Murray, Tristan Murray, Dallas Murray, Tayhler Murray, Tayler Murray, Sladon Murray, Harley Murray, Ty Fittje, Ashley Fittje, Corinna Fittje, Aaron Graham, Teague Fittje, Tagun Fittje, as well as a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by his twin sister Donna Dickson.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

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01/30/2026

Have you heard the stories about digital identity theft of the deceased? Here are five practical tips to help prevent it:

- Report a death immediately to all financial accounts.
- Limit the details shared in obituaries.
- Identify recurring charges on their bank statements.
- Ignore calls from alleged debt collectors, and never make payments over the phone.
- Provide copies of a death certificate to the three major credit unions, the DMV, and the IRS.

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Gloria CaseboltGloria Casebolt passed away from this life on January 22, 2026, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, at the age of 85....
01/29/2026

Gloria Casebolt

Gloria Casebolt passed away from this life on January 22, 2026, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, at the age of 85.

Gloria Sue Casebolt was born on February 9th, 1940, to Lloyd E. and Oletta O. Hooper. Born at Morning Side Hospital (now Hillcrest). Gloria would join her 3 siblings who eventually made their home near Shell Creek, Oklahoma just west of Sand Springs. Those siblings were Doris June, Carl Richard, and Delmar Lee. Gloria attended Anderson Elementary (later Rock Creek Middle School) after the family moved back from Seneca, Illinois where they worked in the shipyards during World War II. With her siblings already attending school in Shell Creek, Gloria's family tried to enroll her in school as well. The principle, Mr. Davis, looked at Gloria and said "nope, her legs are too short to walk that two miles." She had to wait a year and went on to be one of the teacher's favorites. Gloria would live in Benton, Arkansas, New Jersey and finally Sand Springs where she attended high school through her senior year. Gloria had good grades and enjoyed tutoring others in school including one of her brothers. Many friends and family loved and knew her as Susie.

Gloria married Richard Casebolt on January 18, 1971, in Huntsville, Arkansas and the couple moved to Cleveland shortly afterwards. They began Arc Electric Inc. that same year and operated their business while raising a family. Their combined family dynamic would mean establishing a home west of Cleveland that had room for raising many kids. Gloria worked with her husband in the office of Arc Electric after their kids were older. Raising her kids was the primary focus of her life and her children all grew up believing they had the best mom that this world had to offer.

Some of Gloria's hobbies were good books, watching late night TV, listening to her favorite music, cooking, and having a morning cup of coffee while bird watching. Her other outdoor pastimes over the years included fishing, gardening, planting flowers and a few landscaping projects including cleaning thousands of small rocks by toothbrush for her flower bed (also employed as discipline for disobedient kids during that time). At family gatherings Gloria enjoyed playing card games like nertz and she was a great storyteller when you could get her started. Gloria was baptized at Broadway Baptist Church and most recently attended Western Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include seven children Ray Grieves of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Renee and Johnny Holloway of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Lea Ann and Les Pry of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Scott and Diana Casebolt of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Jack and Patricia Grieves of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Terri and Jimmy Garrett of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Richard and Vicki Casebolt of Kansas City, Missouri; twenty grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren, one great great grandson as well as numerous other relatives and friends who loved her dearly. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents Lloyd and Oletta Hooper, husband Richard Casebolt, daughter Elizabeth Grieves, her sister Doris Reilly, two brothers Carl Hooper, Delmar Hooper and a son-in-law Delane Sykes.

Funeral services for Gloria Sue Casebolt will be held 2:00pm Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Oklahoma, Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Oklahoma, with Pastor Justin White officiating. Chapman-Black Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Friends and family may visit an online guest book and memorial page for Gloria at www.chapman-black.com.

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108 W Delaware Street
Cleveland, OK
74020

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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In 1920, a young man by the name of H. M. Chapman moved to Cleveland, Oklahoma. Accepting employment with the King Furniture and Undertaking Company (located where the Cleveland Tag Agency and Munding Insurance Agency are today), Mr. Chapman dedicated himself to providing compassionate and considerate funeral service. Shortly after his arrival in Cleveland he married Thelma Deuel, whose mother Zulu, operated the Merchants Hotel. They purchased the undertaking establishment from J. S. King in 1927, thus creating the Chapman Funeral Home. For the next three years, they operated the funeral home in a home near the First Baptist Church at 110 South Dunlap. In 1930, the Chapman Funeral Home was moved to the Dr. E. T. Robinson building at 110 North Broadway. Located in this building for nearly twelve years, they purchased and moved to the Meyer and Wise buildings (100 South Broadway) in 1942. Hugh and Thelma raised all four of their children: Betty, Billie, Frank and H. M., II in Cleveland. Upon graduation from the Chicago School of Embalming and his return from World War II, they hired Merle L. Black, Blackie as funeral director and embalmer. Merle had married their youngest daughter, Billie Lou Chapman in 1942. On May 28, 1949, the Chapman Funeral Home was relocated to its current location at 108 West Delaware with an open house to dedicate their new facility. During the next thirteen years, Hugh and Thelma with the assistance of Blackie and Billie, operated the funeral home and Clevelands ambulance service. Accustomed to working side by side with his wife, Mr. Chapman retired in 1962 after the death of Thelma, selling the funeral home to Merle and Billie Black. The Blacks continued to operate the family owned business for over thirty three years. The name was changed to Chapman-Black Funeral Home in 1965 at which time the city took over the ambulance service. In 1980 their youngest son, Gene, a ten year Navy veteran began the third generation of the family in funeral service. In 1996, a full service floral shop, Chapman-Black Floral Designs was added to extend our services to more fully meet the needs of our families.