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Edwin Maurice White Edwin Maurice White
Edwin Maurice White, 70, born June 30, 1941, died February 18, 2012. Educated in Tulsa, OK. Served in U.S. Army Viet Nam era as Sergeant. Retired from T.H. Russell Co. Survived by: spouse, Joy of Claremore, OK; son, Cecil White and wife Christa of West Fork, AR; 5 grandchildren: Madison White of Tulsa, Dacey, Samuel, Savannah and Elianna White of West Fork, AR; step sons, Brian Thornton and wife Brandy of Tulsa, Billy Thornton of Tulsa; 2 brothers, Don White and wife Karen of Springdale, AR, Phillip ...  read more and sign the guest book
Claude M. Walker Claude M. Walker
Claude M. Walker, 83, died Monday, February 20, 2012 in Tulsa, OK surrounded by his four daughters. Born in Tulsa OK to Charles F. and Mary “Edith” (Shockley) Walker on August 3, 1928. Self- employed entrepreneur, he worked for the City of Tulsa for many years. He later owned Claude’s Auto Recycling Yard. Survived by wife, Patsy Walker; daughters, Claudette Wheeler, Owasso, OK, Sandie Lee and husband, David of Owasso, OK, Sherrie McAllister of Tulsa, OK, Gina Lewis and husband, Mark of Oologah, OK; ...  read more and sign the guest book
Joseph Holmes Ramsey Joseph Holmes Ramsey
Joseph Holmes Ramsey, 78, died of a brain tumor on Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood, MD. He was born January 15, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the late Joseph W. and Hope A. Ramsey. He attended John Burrows Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High, and Central High School (class of 1952). After serving as a Cryptologic Technician in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s, Joe earned a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Tulsa and was a member of Kappa Alpha. ...  read more and sign the guest book
Verna Hermina Binz Verna Hermina Binz
Verna Hermina Binz, 86, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 in Tulsa, OK. She was born April 7, 1925 in Paris, AR to Stephen and Lena Hellmer Otten. Verna was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by; her parents; husband, Biggen Binz; and sisters, Catherine Geesing, Eileen Worley and Marie Manus. She is survived by, daughter, Sherry Hunt, son, Larry Binz, both of Tulsa, OK; grandson, Greg Hunt and wife Brooke, great-granddaughters, Greta Hunt and Eliza Hunt all of Skiatook, OK; and, nieces, Jeanette ...  read more and sign the guest book
Bruce Ford Bruce Ford
Bruce Ford was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 25, 1926 to Ethel Tousley Ford and Roy B. Ford. He passed away at his home in Spavinaw, OK February 18, 2012. After growing up in Lincoln he graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Engineering. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II primarily in the European Theater. Bruce moved to Tulsa, OK in 1950, and married Betty Bloss in 1951, and had four children. He retired from Fibercast at Sand Springs after a lengthy career ...  read more and sign the guest book
Roger Norman Findahl Roger Norman Findahl
Roger Norman Findahl was born February 6, 1924 in Waterville, Minnesota. At four years of age his father traded their Model- T for a new Plymouth sedan, packed the family and ventured West to establish a cattle ranch in the Badlands of western North Dakota. In this pristine yet rugged wilderness they made their home on the banks of the Little Missouri River. Roger and his three siblings, sisters Ann and Georgie and brother, “Cooler,” attended school in a one-room schoolhouse where there was an unwritten ...  read more and sign the guest book
Carolyn Garrett Meador Bell Carolyn Garrett Meador Bell
Carolyn Garrett Meador Bell was born November 28, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Newton Eugene Meador III and Danna Mahoney Meador. Carolyn passed away February 19, 2012, at the age of 48 after a courageous battle with cancer. Carolyn attended Grimes, Nimitz and Booker T. Washington High School, where she excelled as a Varsity Tennis Team player. Athletics came easy to Carolyn, as she became the first girl in Tulsa to play quarterback on an all boys 6th grade team. This achievement made the Tulsa World ...  read more and sign the guest book
Harold Baldwin Whitman
Harold B. Whitman, 89, passed away in Tulsa Saturday February 18, 2012 with family by his side. Harold was a dedicated loving husband and father. Born on July 25, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey to parents Lilian and Harold C. Whitman. Siblings were sister Annona, twin brother William, and brother Robert. Harold served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1945. A career at American Airlines began in 1947 and lasted 37 years. He is survived by wife Norma Whitman, daughter Carol Evans, son David Whit- man ...  read more and sign the guest book
Mary Alice Bastion
Mary Alice Bastion of Tulsa passed away suddenly on February 18, 2012. She was born in Tulsa on April 18, 1949 to the late Phillip and Lucille Plunkett. Mary graduated from Will Rogers High School in 1967, and had been employed for over ten years at the Med-X Drug Store at Utica Square. The joy of her life was spending time with her children and grandchildren, all of whom will miss her dearly. Mary is survived by her husband Chuck Bastion; her children Charles Metzger of Stillwater, Dewayne Romo ...  read more and sign the guest book


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Residents of this small Wagoner County community were in disbelief Wednesday at the news that Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Joshua Michael Seals was killed in Afghanistan.

A seventh soldier from Oklahoma has died in Afghanistan. Oklahoma Army National Guard Lt. Damon Leehan, of Moore, was killed Sunday by an improvised explosive device.

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