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By Staff Reports
Published: 8/31/2008 2:54 AM
Last Modified: 8/31/2008 3:06 AM

TULSA

Allison, Harry William, 83, psychologist, died Saturday. Services pending. Cremation Society.

Baker, Irene Virginia, 72, real estate agent, died Thursday. No services planned. Moore's Southlawn.

Boese, Paul Eliss, 82, route sales, died Friday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Cheek, Roy Dale, 33, brake operator, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel.

Cloy, Sandra, 60, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Conrad, June "Kris," 74, died Aug. 28. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. Moore's Eastlawn.

Dehart, Donald Lee, infant son of Christen Dooling and Daryl Dehart, died Tuesday. Private family service. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Doughty, Kenneth V., 85, oil and gas industry business owner, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Calvary Cemetery Chapel. Fitzgerald's Southwood Colonial.

Graen , Daniel, 48, CSI Aerospace employee, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Hutton, Richard, 61, retired Marine, died Wednesday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Locust Grove Funeral Home, Locust Grove.

Knighten, J.J., 18, electrician's apprentice, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.

Lopez, Maria Merly Zabala , 88, elementary school teacher, died Friday. Service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. Pius X Catholic Church. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

McDowell, Merlee, 86, Postal Service maintenance worker, died Thursday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mount Rose Baptist Church. Jack's.

McLetchie, Darlene Simone, 41, St. Francis Hospital nurse technician, died Aug. 24. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Crossroads Christian Center, Owasso. Moore's Eastlawn.

Mooney, Mary Sue, 76, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, United Methodist Church, Cookson. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.

Ogden, Carl D. Jr., 62, Owens Corning computer technician, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Nowata. Benjamin, Nowata.

Reed, Leon "Peter," 87, Postal Service worker, died Aug. 28. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Paradise Baptist Church. Jack's.

Roberts, Ann, 94, retired Church of the Madeline and St. Pius X Catholic Schools teacher, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.

Robson, Alma Lavon, 83, homemaker, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Asbury United Methodist Church.

Russell, Viola, 80, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Galilee Baptist Church. Jack's.

Scott-Ashworth, Mary L., 96, Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Thursday. Service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Shelton, Palmyre , 84, McDonnell Douglas timekeeper, died Saturday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Tiger, Veola, 91, homemaker, died Aug. 28. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Jack's Memory Funeral Home Chapel.

Watson, Floyd, 89, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Welling, Joseph Murray, 68, Welling & Co. founder and CEO, formerly of Tulsa, died Aug. 24 in Houston, Texas. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas. Local service pending. Conroe Funeral Directors, Conroe, Texas.

Williams, Dorothy Mary, 87, homemaker, died Thursday. Rosary 7 p.m. Monday and Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Moore's Eastlawn.

Wilson, Richard, 86, Tulsa Public Schools maintenance worker, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jack's Memory Funeral Home Chapel.

STATE/AREA

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

Avant — Myrl Pinney, 93, died Friday. Services pending. Walker-Brown, Bartlesville.

Bartlesville — Robert "Bob" Earley, 61, died Saturday. Services pending. Stumpff.

— Margaret Rose Gibbins, 68, retired Safeway clerk, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church. Stumpff.

— Naomi Hynes , 88, died Saturday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.

— Nancy E. Rogers, 70, retired bakery clerk, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Bryan Chapel Cemetery, Boatman. Stumpff.

Bristow — Willa (Kuikendall) Murphy, 68, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Schumacher.

Broken Arrow — Billy Joe Baker, 74, retired Safeway and Homeland meat cutter, died Saturday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Three Rivers Cemetery, Okay. Christian-Gavlik.

— Jacob Christopher Fisch, infant son of Chelsea Fulton and Brian Fisch, died Aug. 12. Services pending. Floral Haven.

Checotah — Lucille "Chicken" Courtwright, 87, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation noon-5 p.m. Monday, Garrett Family Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, North Fork Baptist Church, Eufaula.

— Tim McConnell, 33, dishwasher, died Aug. 24 in Shawnee. No local services planned. Garrett Family.

Claremore — Robert "Alan" Kross-Vinson, 47, child welfare specialist, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church. Rice.

Cleveland — Tom R. Lunsford, 86, banker, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church. Chapman-Black.

Coffeyville, Kan. — Charlotte Helene Dunbar, 92, died Friday in Alahambra, Calif. Services pending. Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns.

— Elsie Lee Simmons, 77, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home Chapel.

Cushing — JoAnn Loretta Dunlap, 74, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Davis Funeral Home Chapel.

Dewey — Kenneth P. "Stew" Steward, 83, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel, Bartlesville.

Eufaula — Dorothy Brown, 96, retired restaurant owner and operator, died Friday in Sapulpa. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church. Johnson's.

Fort Gibson — Mary Lou Hobbs, 74, elementary school secretary, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Church of Christ. Bradley.

— Donald Eugene Webb, 77, produce shipper, died Friday. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel, Muskogee.

Haskell — Margaret E. Shriver, 85, massage therapist, died Friday. Services pending. Dowdy.

— Ann E. Spotts, 59, homemaker, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God. Dowdy.

Henryetta — Paul Balukas, 64, retired from the Air Force, died Friday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Westlawn Cemetery. Rogers.

Jenks — Anna Lee Probis, 80, homemaker, died Friday. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Garden City Baptist Church, Tulsa. Mark Griffith-Westwood, Tulsa.

Mannford — Michael Shawn Clayton, infant son of Evette and Joe Clayton, died Aug. 26. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oak Hill Cemetery. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

McAlester — Robert Otis Hill, 49, dock builder, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Bishop Funeral Service Chapel.

— Pearl Agnes Reese, 95, laundry worker, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Bishop Funeral Service, and graveside service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pittsburg Cemetery.

Muskogee — David Ray Gray, 66, master electrician, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Timothy Baptist Church. Foster-Petering.

Orlando, Okla. — Hazel Florence Crispin, 98, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Orlando Christian Church. Brown-Dugger, Perry.

Owasso — William "Bill" Free, 89, retired accountant, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery.

— Betty "Jo" Rauh, 69, customer service manager, died Saturday. Services pending. Mowery.

Pawnee — Ricky Lynn Starnes, 56, artist, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church. Poteet.

Perry — Winnie M. Brown, 74, died Friday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grace Hill Cemetery Memorial Pavilion. Brown-Dugger.

— Robert H. Weinkauf, 87, died Saturday. Services pending. Perry Funeral Home.

Ponca City — Vernon R. Arrington, 82, electrician, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Grace Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.

— Jonnis E. McKee, 63, truck driver, died Friday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Grace Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.

Pryor — Hazel Agnes Harrell, 91, died Thursday in Memphis, Tenn. Services pending. Stephens.

— Earl W. Phillips, 61, died Friday. Services pending. Stephens.

Skiatook — Mildred George, 90, accounting clerk, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, Tulsa. Sien-Shelton.

Stillwater — Gay E. Hines, 75, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Palmer Marler Carberry Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Highland Park United Methodist Church.

— Rion Reichman, 39, professional poker dealer, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Palmer Marler Carberry Funeral Home Chapel.

Tahlequah — Ray Albert Coldwell, 81, mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Green Country.

Weleetka — James L. "Jim" Hildreth, age unavailable, died Aug. 23. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church. McMahans, Noble.

U.S.-WORLD

Gilberto Rincon Gallardo , a former socialist presidential candidate who gained respect in Mexico for defending the rights of the disabled, gays and other marginalized groups, died Saturday. He was 69.

Rincon Gallardo, born with shortened arms as the result of a congenital birth defect, was the head of the National Council for Preventing Discrimination.

Death notice policy

The Tulsa World publishes free death notices. Funeral homes may submit death notices from 4 to 10:30 p.m. daily. For information about news obituaries, call 581-8325.

Circle of Life logo

Circle of Life

In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is participating in the "Circle of Life" campaign sponsored by the Global Organization for Organ Donation (GOOD).

If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral director if you would like to have the "Circle of Life" logo placed in his or her listing.

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