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By Staff Reports on Sep 17, 2013, at 2:23 AM  Updated on 9/17/13 at 4:54 AM



Death Notices

Death Notices for September 18

TULSA

Death notices for September 17

Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

TULSA

Banks, Dennis, 65, retired church sexton, died Sept. 13. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.

Barrera, Barbara Ann (McDugle), 69, child nutrition worker, died Sept. 10. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Tuesday, Serenity Funeral Home Chapel.

Boffer, Michael A., 70, retired Navy Seabee, died Saturday. Memorial graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. AdamsCrest Cremation.

Bucklew, Doris, 84, United Steel Workers secretary, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Friday, the Road on Sheridan Church.

Childress, Cora Mae, 72, retired Walmart associate, died Saturday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.

Conley, Marion Richard "Dick" Jr., 85, retired pilot, formerly of Tulsa, died Sunday in Ardmore. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel, Marietta.

Dittrich, Melba Ruth (Humphrey), 98, homemaker, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, Sand Springs.

Ellis, Rosalie M., 79, loan officer, died Wednesday. Rosary 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow, and graveside service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow.

Gaddy, Robin Lynn, 58, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Gonzalez, John Allen, 40, Edward Jones financial adviser, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home, and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

Harris, Mildred G. "Mickey," 91, homemaker, died Monday in Sapulpa. Services pending. Freeman Harris.

Hauser, Linda Ann, age unavailable, professional fundraiser, died Sept. 1. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, LaFortune Park Clubhouse. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Henry, Kathleen Trudy, 51, dietary aide, died Thursday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.

Holland, Richard Lee Sr., 69, machinist, died Saturday. Services pending. Rose Hill.

Lacy, Charles Lonzo Jr., 46, St. John Medical Center MRI technician, died Thursday. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Church at Battle Creek, Broken Arrow. Moore's Southlawn.

Lewis, Willard B. Jr., 62, construction worker, died Saturday. Services pending. Crown Hill.

Magnuson, Eleanor, 97, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation.

Mason, Margaret, 87, retired Skelly Oil accountant, died Saturday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.

Mills, Charles Wayne Jr., 60, Seneca Co. construction technician, died Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Heath-Griffith Funeral Home Chapel.

Orr, Peggy June (Knox), 83, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home, and memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian.

Roark, Darla (Budder), age unavailable, died Saturday. Services pending. Worley-Luginbuel, Jay.

Robertson, Loretta, 78, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Jack's.

Schoeffler, Carolyn Sue, 62, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Wagner, Thelma L., age unavailable, homemaker, died Sunday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Riverside Baptist Church. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

STATE/AREA

Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.

Barnsdall - Ruby Alice Coffman, 92, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.

Bartlesville - Kenneth Ray Duncan II, 44, died Sept. 7 in Leavenworth, Kan. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Matoaka Baptist Church, Ochelata. Stumpff.

Blackwell - Terry Annabell (Glass) Buck, 66, homemaker, died Friday in Wichita, Kan. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Roberts & Son Funeral Home Chapel.

Broken Arrow - David S. Jones Sr., 88, McDonnell Douglas instrument technician, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.

- Virgie Marie Owens, 92, seamstress, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Saturday, Monette Church of Christ, Monette, Ark.

Caney, Kan. - Mary E. Dufoe-McMurtry, 83, formerly of Caney, died Friday in Oklahoma City. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Potts Chapel Funeral Home, and graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, El Cado Cemetery.

Claremore - Kathy Jeannie (Merriott) Locke, 64, retired Department of Human Services social worker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Thursday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home, and memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, First Christian Church.

Coffeyville, Kan. - Vada Park, 92, rural route letter carrier, formerly of Coffeyville, died Monday in Parsons, Kan. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home Chapel.

Collinsville - Josephine Swarer Petrie, 69, nurse's aide, died Saturday. No services planned. Collinsville Dolton.

Cushing - Daniel Joseph "Dan" Wise, 49, Ahrberg Milling worker, died Sept. 14 in Drumright. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Davis Funeral Home Chapel.

Depew - Rita M. Burch, 83, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Baptist Church, Bristow. Michael's, Bristow.

Fort Gibson - Donald Wayne North, 75, ship welder, died Friday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.

Grove - Maxine S. Toliver, 89, homemaker, died Monday in Phoenix, Ore. Services pending. Worley-Luginbuel.

Hartshorne - Clark Kitchell, 69, retired from Southwestern Bell, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church. Brumley-Mills, McAlester.

Jenks - Martha Lucille Davis, 73, homemaker, died Friday in Tulsa. No services planned. Serenity, Tulsa.

- Alfred Ingold, 78, heat exchanger manufacturing machinist, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs. Heath-Griffith, Tulsa.

Miami - Tommy W. Malcolm, 83, retired from the Postal Service, died Sunday in Joplin, Mo. Services pending. Brown-Winters.

Muldrow - Virginia Lucille Riggs Mathews, 71, Baldor shipping typesetter, formerly of Muldrow, died Monday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.

Muskogee - Laurene Yocum Hinnen, 88, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Elgin Funeral Home Chapel, Elgin, Texas. Foster-Petering.

- Gail Roberts, 75, died Friday. Services pending. Cornerstone.

- Derry Lee Smith, 42, laborer, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, First Church of the Nazarene. Foster-Petering.

- Jimmie Sue Young, 85, retired teacher, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, and service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.

Oakhurst - Raymond Clyde Gillette, 71, apartment complex maintenance technician, died Sept. 4. No services planned. Heath-Griffith, Tulsa.

Okmulgee - Marcella Franklin, 75, homemaker, formerly of Okmulgee, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Tabernacle Bible Church, Wichita, Kan. Jackson, Wichita.

Owasso - Martha J. Koen, 81, retired nutritionist, died Saturday. No local services planned. Mowery.

- Nora Piguet, 86, Zebco assembly worker, died Saturday. Visitation noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Funeral Home, Tulsa, and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Silver Creek Church of the Nazarene.

Park Hill - Melanie Dawn Burnett, 32, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.

- Janice Elaine (Randolph) Head, 54, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Green Country, Tahlequah.

Perkins - Gary Wayne "Hacksaw" Reid, 59, died Sunday in Stillwater. Services pending. Palmer Marler.

Porum - Marvin L. Smith, 77, farmer, died Saturday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, King & Shearwood Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.

Pryor - Jerald Lee Downing, 80, retired truck driver, died Sept. 13 in Locust Grove. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Inola Funeral Home Chapel, Inola.

- Dale Dunavant, 76, retired from Grand Valley Hospital and Hemsaw, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Stephens Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Presbyterian Church.

- Marvin H. Weatherholt, 88, Mayes County road worker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stephens Funeral Home Chapel.

Red Oak - Billy Ray Shipton, 64, died Sunday in McAlester. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Grace Country Cowboy Church, Wilburton. Waldrop, Wilburton.

Sallisaw - Deborah Joyce Cook, 58, died Monday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, and graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Muldrow.

- Glen Reeves, 67, rancher, died Friday in Fort Smith, Ark. No services planned. Agent & Mallory-Martin.

- Skip "Floyd" Shaffer Jr., 66, truck driver, died Wednesday in Muskogee. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Vian Baptist Church, Vian. Agent & Mallory-Martin.

Sand Springs - Charles Canady, 76, died Monday. Services pending. Smith, Sapulpa.

- Delton Cumpton, 85, retired, died Monday. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson.

- Patricia Ann Jones, 61, died Sunday in Mars Hill, N.C. Services pending. Dillon & Smith.

Sapulpa - Marsha Weaver, 49, died Friday in Tulsa. Prayer service 7 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Smith Funeral Home.

Siloam Springs, Ark. - Romona L. Bishop, 54, homemaker, died Monday in Muskogee. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wasson Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Norwood Cemetery.

Stilwell - Joy Jo Lindsey, 76, educator, found dead Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Roberts/Reed-Culver.

Stone Bluff - Susan Lynette Dick, 60, McDonnell Douglas aircraft mechanic and B.D.'s Cafe owner, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, both at Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, Bixby.

Wann - Frank Leon Morgan, 72, Schlumberger assembly worker, died Saturday. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Monday, Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home, Bartlesville, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Humble Road Church, Bartlesville.

Wilburton - Cynthia Pearl (Roberson) Abner, 85, Otasco salesclerk, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jones-Harkins Funeral Home Chapel.

Wyandotte - James Junior Baker, 66, crane operator, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

Yale - Gene Doll, 82, rancher and business owner, died Sunday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lawson Cemetery. Palmer Marler.


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Death Notices

Death Notices for September 18

TULSA

Death notices for September 17

Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

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