Graveside services for Cletus Rape, 87, of Sallisaw, were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Sallisaw City Cemetery with Rev. Monroe Lowrimore officiating under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
Mrs. Rape was born Jan. 7, 1918, in Sallisaw, to Ben Roberts and Myrtle Kuykendall. She died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, in Vian.
Mrs. Rape was a homemaker.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Keeter and husband Kenneth of Tulsa; three sons, Bob Rape and wife Lois of Vian, Billy Rape and wife Dee and Jerry Rogers and wife Jena all of Sallisaw; one sister, Audy Blankenship of Sallisaw; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jesse, one daughter, Patsy Anderson, one granddaughter, Dawn Horton and two brothers, Grady and B.G. Roberts.
Pallbearers were Kenny Keeter, Jim Keeter, Rob Keeter, Billy Rape, Bob Rape and Nathan Davis.
