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By Staff Reports
Published: 11/29/2009 2:19 AM
Last Modified: 11/29/2009 5:59 AM

TULSA

Aary, Gladys Sue, 72, homemaker, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Southwest Church of the Nazarene. Mark Griffith-Westwood.

Bishop, Glen E., 63, computer analyst, died Thursday. No services planned. Add'Vantage.

Brunsman, Martha Marguerite, 88, homemaker, formerly of Tulsa, died Nov. 23. Vigil 7 p.m. Monday and funeral Mass 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Oklahoma City. Mercer Adams, Oklahoma City.

Collins, Floyd, 81, aircraft machinist, died Friday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Cyrus, Robert Jr., 86, scaler, died Wednesday. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jack's Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Wesley United Methodist Church.

Dixon, E. Farrell, 71, organist and choir master, died Friday. Wake 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Holy Family Cathedral. Stanleys.

Galvan, John, 87, retired American Airlines parts supervisor, died Friday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Monday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel

Garcia, Kali Marie, infant daughter of Jacquelyn and Genaro Garcia III, died Nov. 23. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Gladney, Bethel May, 85, retired from Wheaton Grass Co., died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Memory.

Grayson, Gloretha Marzella, 79, dry cleaner associate, died Thursday. Services pending. Jack's.

Messer, Carl D., 76, Best Brands Marketing & Sales owner, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Northside Christian Church, Broken Arrow. Moore's Southlawn.

Moore, Ralph L., 66, chef, died Monday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Renaissance Hotel. Add'Vantage.

Mugg, Charles Ray, 67, electrician, formerly of Tulsa, died Thursday. No services planned. Palm, Las Vegas, Nev.

O'Hare, Patricia Smyth, 81, homemaker, died Wednesday. Private family services. Moore's Southlawn.

Pickens, Jack Griffith, 87, Evans Pipeline Equipment treasurer, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Samuel-Murphy, Talesa Annetta, 39, food and beverage director, died Wednesday. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Monday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. John Baptist Church.

Sewell, Robbie, 87, homemaker, died Friday. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Midway Full Gospel Church. Smith, Sapulpa.

Shafer, Peggy Lou, 57, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Monday, Reynolds Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity Christian Center.

Smith, Leonard, 73, welder, died Friday. Visitation 1-9 p.m. Sunday, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow, and graveside service 3 p.m. Monday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow.

Sullivan, John E., 64, died Friday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.

Todd, W. Sue, 70, Ford Motor Co. credit auditor, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Waugh, Howard B. Jr., 78, Habitat for Humanity construction manager, died Friday. Visitation 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Southern Hills United Methodist Church.

Wheeler, Michael T., 44, master keyer, died Tuesday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 12, Sequoyah Hills Baptist Church, Adams- Crest Cremation.

White, Kevin S., 38, laborer, died Wednesday in McAlester. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel.

Wilson, Janet A., 74, physician, died Nov. 25. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, Fellowship Bible Church.

Winfrey, Laundell, 79, mission director, died Wednesday. Private family services. AdamsCrest.

STATE/AREA

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

Barnsdall — Cynthia Ann "Cindy" (Whinery) Schmidt, 40, licensed practical nurse, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lighthouse Family Worship Center. McCartney's Johnson, Pawhuska.

Bartlesville — Douglass Lee Brazell, 88, engineer, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel.

— Betty J. Hickman, 78, died Saturday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.

Bixby — Walter Emmit Moody Jr., 80, retired from Bell Telephone Co., died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, RiverCrest Chapel. Bixby Funeral Service.

Broken Arrow — Barbara J. Jumper, 70, homemaker, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Monday, Immanuel Lutheran Church.

— Earl James Morrison, 90, aerospace engineer, died Nov. 24. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel.

— Bill Summers, 69, postal carrier, died Friday. Services pending. Hayhurst.

Carney — Ruby Faye Knox, 77, homemaker, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Sunday, Olivet Cemetery, Perkins. Strode, Stillwater.

Cherryvale, Kan. — Janice M. Shields, 74, died Thursday. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Monday, Potts Funeral Home, Independence, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church.

Claremore — Lucille Coleman, 89, retired nurse's aide, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Christ United Methodist Church. Rice.

— Seth Hall, 88, retired grocery store owner, died Friday. Services pending. Key, Locust Grove.

— Agatha Krafka, 95, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Rice.

— Patsy Joyce (Rowen) Williams, 76, Safeway meat wrapper, died Saturday. Services pending. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith.

Collinsville — Lois Christine Warma, 90, retired bookkeeper, died Friday. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.

— Lyla Marie Whitehouse, 60, chef, died Nov. 21. Memorial service 4 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Serenity, Tulsa.

Coweta — Mary A. Cade, 73, housekeeper, died Nov. 24. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Jackson Grove Baptist Church. Wright.

— Edith Gage, 79, Broken Arrow schools cafeteria worker, died Saturday. Services pending. Hayhurst, Broken Arrow.

Cushing — Kenneth Luther Bell, 67, aeronautic metal fabricator, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oakhill Cemetery Chapel, Mannford. Palmer Marler.

— Agnes Louise Eppes, 90, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Roberts & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Blackwell.

Dewey — Olive E. Easley, 93, died Thursday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dewey Cemetery. Stumpff, Bartlesville.

— Thomas Laverne Snow, 73, retired aircraft industry engineer, died Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Dewey Cemetery Pavilion. Stumpff, Bartlesville.

Drumright — Dael Daniel Moore, 18, student, died Nov. 22. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.

Eufaula — Mae Verlee Closson, 79, homemaker, died Nov. 23. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Harlon Cemetery, Harlon, Iowa. Garrett Family, Checotah.

Gans — Retha May Fenn, 71, homemaker, died Wednesday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Gans Cemetery. Agent, Sallisaw.

Grove — Wanda Faye Dominguez, 83, retired nursing home administrator, died Thursday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Stumpff, Bartlesville.

Hugo — William Barnett, 74, mechanic, died Friday. Services pending. Hutchins-Maples, Bristow.

Jenks — John Edward Rogers, 76, concrete form setter, died Saturday. Services pending. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby

Kansas — Ella Maxine Osage, 61, U.S. Postal Service janitor, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Little Rock Baptist Church. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.

McAlester — Kula Hellene Mitrougenis, 91, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Bishop.

— Hester Elizabeth Sparks, 83, key punch operator, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Bishop Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Frink Baptist Church.

Moodys — Glenda J. Ashcraft, 79, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Hart, Tahlequah.

Mounds — Janice Barton, 37, died Nov. 24 in Duncanville, Texas. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church. Schaudt's, Glenpool.

Muskogee — Deborah Erickson, 43, homemaker, died Nov. 24. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Friday, Bradley Funeral Home. No services planned.

— Kaleb Hyslope, infant, died Thursday. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 3, Bradley Funeral Home Chapel.

— Aaron Smith, 67, died Saturday. Services pending. Bradley.

— Mary K. Tucker, 99, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Bradley Funeral Home Chapel.

Nowata — Donald Weaver, 71, county worker, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Benjamin Funeral Home Chapel.

Oglesby — John Dee Topping, 79, retired mechanical contractor, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Nowata. Stumpff, Bartlesville.

Pawnee — Herbert Lester Berg, 85, farmer, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Poteet Funeral Home Chapel.

Perry — Bobby Tim Strom, 74, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Zion Lutheran Church. Brown-Dugger.

Pittsburg — Eugene Willis, 81, Base Supply inspector, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Bishop Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Old Pittsburg High School Gym.

Ponca City — Francis "Shorty" Lorett, 73, homemaker, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Newkirk First Baptist Church, Newkirk. Trout.

— Mac McDonagh, 87, Conoco accounting worker, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum. Trout.

— Helen Lucille "Sally" (Jacobs) Northcutt, 83, homemaker, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church. Trout.

— Faye Self, 78, homemaker, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Trout Funeral Home Chapel.

Poteau — Harlan Tiffee, 87, Production Credit Association fieldman, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Friendship Baptist Fellowship, Rock Island. Evans & Miller.

Prue — Virgil Dean Scott, 62, mechanic, died Thursday. Services pending. Cremation Society, Tulsa.

Pryor — Kenny R. Holmes, 35, printer, died Wednesday. No local services planned. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

Quinton — Jim Satterfield, 63, died Friday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Quinton City Cemetery. Hunn, Black & Merritt, Eufaula.

Sallisaw — Ella Chee Begay Gable, 70, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sallisaw City Cemetery Gazebo. Agent.

— Corma L. Hays, 62, former home health aide, died Thursday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday, Gans Cemetery, Gans. Agent.

— Ronald LeRoy Whisenhunt, 71, sheet metal worker, died Nov. 23. Private family services. Serenity, Tulsa.

Stilwell — Sylvia M. Isaacs, 84, homemaker, died Wednesday. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, and service 11 a.m. Monday, both at Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home.

Tahlequah — Cecil Drake, 88, retired from Pepsi Bottling Co., died Thursday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Green Country.

— Robert "Bobby" Webster Jr., 64, well driller, died Saturday. Services pending. Green Country.

Vinita — James Clay Finnell, 62, race horse trainer, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday, and service 10 a.m. Monday, both at Luginbuel Funeral Home.

— Raymond R. Foote, 73, John Deere salesman, died Saturday in Coffeyville, Kan. Services pending. Burckhalter.

— Vickie D. McCosh, 48, homemaker, died Nov. 22. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation, Tulsa.

Wagoner — Cody Michael Hawkins, 15, student, died Nov. 21 in Gloster, Miss. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Wright Funeral Home, Coweta.

— Victor Gregory Seales, 58, retired Tulsa police sergeant, died Saturday. Services pending. Mallett.

— Madge Sprangel, 93, secretary, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel.

Wewoka — Benton Lovelady, 89, retired from the Navy, died Saturday. Services pending. Schumacher, Okemah.

U.S.-WORLD

Bernard Birnbaum , the CBS News producer who helped shape the public's view of issues ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal while working alongside Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt, has died, the network said.

Birnbaum died Thanksgiving Day at Stony Brook University Medical Center in Stony Brook, N.Y., after having a heart attack while visiting relatives nearby, CBS News said in a statement Saturday. His death had been announced on the network news broadcast Friday. He was 89.

Birnbaum's CBS career won him seven Emmy Awards and took him to places ranging from Vietnam to the small-town America seen in "On the Road with Charles Kuralt."

He and Kuralt first joined forces on the acclaimed 1964 documentary "Christmas in Appalachia," about unemployed miners in Kentucky. Released as President Lyndon Johnson mobilized his war on poverty, the program spurred $70,000 in unsolicited donations for the families it featured.

As a producer for "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" and other programs, Birnbaum covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War and Watergate in depth.

His warm, candid demeanor made people feel comfortable talking to him, said his daughter Amy, also a CBS News producer.

"He could ask people anything" and forge enduring friendships out of interviews, she said.

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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