Deaths

BY Staff Reports
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
4/18/12 at 1:48 AM

TULSA

Baker, Nancy Lee, 85, died Tuesday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.

Barnes, Edna Marie, 92, retired preschool teacher, died Monday in Plano, Texas. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Rosewood Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Byars, Amanda Nichols "Metzie," 68, homemaker, died Tuesday. Private family services. Moore's Southlawn.

Campbell, John Thomas, 26, Southwest Industries thermal sprayer, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Cremation Society of Oklahoma Chapel.

Campbell, William E., 81, retired construction superintendent, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, both at Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa.

Crawford, Scott David, 34, cable television lineman and installer, died Sunday in Richmond, Va. Services pending. Freeman Harris.

Donohew, Ida May, 104, homemaker, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel.

Elliott, Billy Joe, 71, retired Meyer Tree Service arborist, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.

Elsloo, Betty Lou, 88, homemaker, died Tuesday. Private family services. AdamsCrest Cremation.

Harden, Bobby Lee, 65, retired welder, died Saturday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mark Griffith-Westwood Funeral Home Chapel.

Haworth, Fred Gilpin, 77, foreign automotive specialist, died Monday. Private family services. Cremation Society.

Krietmeyer, Virginia S., 87, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Stanleys.

Lawrence, Frances, 89, died Saturday in Augusta, Kan. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday, Augusta United Methodist Church, Augusta. Kirby-Morris, El Dorado, Kan.

Lord, Leighton Christian, infant son of Jenson Grove and Terry Lord II, died Sunday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Lycan, Bill, 78, real estate agent, died Saturday. No local services planned. Cremation Society.

McGoffin, Michael Sr., age unavailable, formerly of Tulsa, died Tuesday in Wilmington, N.C. Services pending. Brunswick, Shallotte, N.C.

Newton, Janie Lou (Porter), 72, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church. Freeman Harris.

Nichols, Barbara Lucille, 70, teacher, died Monday. Services pending. Dowdy, Haskell.

Ousley, Mabel, 95, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.

Platz, Gladys I., 86, homemaker, died Monday. Private family services. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Pike-Netwon, Rudie Ann, 49, Sew What? owner, died April 14. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Gethsemane Baptist Church. Butler-Stumpff.

Pitchford, Patrick Robert, 69, dentist, died Sunday. No services planned. Kennedy-Midtown.

Rush, Richard, 71, died Sunday. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel. AdamsCrest Cremation.

Schneider, Gerald "Jerry," 90, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.

Sharp-Smith, Mildred Eloise, 85, homemaker, died Sunday. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Thursday and service 11 a.m. Friday, both at Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home.

Smith, Edgar, 84, carpenter, died Monday. Private family services. Kennedy-Kennard, Broken Arrow.

Thomas, Barbara J., 47, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown.

Watson, Gene, 75, production supervisor, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Mark Griffith-Westwood 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.

Bartlesville - Dorothy Marie Newman, 78, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Stumpff Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Friday, Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church.

- J.L. Parsons, 95, died Monday. Services pending. Stumpff.

- James Austin Woodall, 57, ConocoPhillips refinery operator, died Sunday in Amarillo, Texas. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Walker-Brown Funeral Home Chapel.

Beggs - Robert Noble Lee Sr., 76, farmer, died April 14. Visitation noon-6 p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, Okmulgee, and service 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of God, Okmulgee.

Blackwell - Betty Rose Vandaveer, 77, retired surgical scrub nurse, died Monday in Tulsa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, IOOF Cemetery, Ponca City. Grace, Ponca City.

Broken Arrow - Jerald Gene "Jerry" Rosser, 69, retired Air Force nuclear weapons specialist, formerly of Broken Arrow, died April 8 in Tucson, Ariz. Memorial service 4 p.m. Friday, Church at Battle Creek. East Lawn Palms Mortuary, Tucson.

- Earl L. Roberts, 75, retired from the Air Force, died Sunday. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.

- Ollie L. Spiers, 82, retired from the Navy, died Tuesday. Services pending. Floral Haven.

Claremore - Christian Brasher, 16, Claremore High School student, died Sunday. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Rice Funeral Service, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, New Hope Church of God.

- Ida H. Cagle, 98, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Rice.

- John Lee Green Jr., 59, retired from the city of Claremore, died April 11. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Thursday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service. Private family services.

- Margie N. Holcomb, 83, laborer, died Monday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Ganderville Cemetery, Summers, Ark. Hart, Westville.

- Lila Lee (Harrison) Watkins, 81, retired nurse, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith.

- Robert Eugene Webb, 48, mechanic, died April 8. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Serenity, Tulsa.

Cleveland - Andrew Hammond, 60, asphalt contractor, died Sunday. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and funeral Mass 11 a.m. Thursday, both at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Chapman-Black.

Coffeyville, Kan. - Gloria J. Livingston, 68, homemaker, died Tuesday in Wichita, Kan. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday and service 11 a.m. Friday, both at Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home.

Commerce - Clifford Ronald Fox, 69, truck driver, died Monday. Private family services. Mark Griffith-Westwood, Tulsa.

Dustin - Jolly Caldwell, 71, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Integrity, Henryetta.

Eucha - Waldo F. Bales, 89, former city of Tulsa attorney, died Monday in Claremore. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, South Grand Lake Christian Church, Vinita, and graveside service 3 p.m. Saturday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Luginbuel, Langley.

Eufaula - Mark Eldon Bryan, 49, welder, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Hunn Black & Merritt Funeral Home Chapel.

Foyil - Donald E. Shrum, 69, self-employed painter, died Monday. Private family services. Rice, Claremore.

Henryetta - Anthony Morris, 58, died April 10 in Oklahoma City. Services pending. Shurden-Jackson.

Jennings - Mitchel "Micky" Bohannon, 68, circus animal trainer, died Friday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Cleveland, Okla. Chapman-Black, Cleveland.

Miami - Betty J. Hudson, 75, retired U.S. Metal welder, formerly of Miami, died Monday in Diamond, Mo. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home.

- Roy L. Irwin, 91, retired from B.F. Goodrich and restaurant owner, died Monday in Joplin, Mo. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Baxter Springs Cemetery, Baxter Springs, Kan. Paul Thomas.

Muskogee - Ruby Alice Mae Doxey, 57, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation noon-6 p.m. Friday. Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Saturday, Deans Chapel Baptist Church.

Newkirk - Oneita Lavonie Barnes, 76, home health-care provider, died Sunday in Ponca City. Services pending. Miller-Stahl.

Nowata - Sonja Faye Ditmore, 71, secretary, died Monday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Church of Christ, Anadarko. Benjamin.

Okmulgee - Ruby Jane Workman, 94, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home.

Owasso - Geraldine "Jerry" Brown, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Mowery.

- Howard R. "Bud" Wills, 80, retired from the Navy, died Sunday. Private family services. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Pawnee - Judena Leona (Patterson) Schiewe, 73, seamstress, died April 11 in Tulsa. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, Eshelman Memorial Chapel. Poteet.

Perkins - Misty Dee (Stewart) Mayfield, 45, child-care worker, died April 2. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Palmer Marler Funeral Home Chapel, Perkins. Palmer Marler, Stillwater.

Porter - Howard R. "Bud" Wills, 80, retired from the Navy, died Sunday. Memorial graveside service 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Greenwood Cemetery. Mallett, Wagoner.

Pryor - Pascual Espinoza, 63, Hispanic Church of God minister, died Tuesday. Services pending. Stephens.

Sand Springs - Clyde Durkee Jr., 82, retired from AT&T, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Moore's Rosewood, Tulsa.

- Cheveyo Caden Lynn James, infant son of Alexandra Collins and Cory James, died Friday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Skiatook - Julia Kryslyn Antle, 20, writer, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 11 a.m. Friday, both at Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home.

South Coffeyville - Gloria J. Livingston, 68, died Tuesday in Wichita, Kan. Services pending. Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns, Coffeyville, Kan.

Stillwater - Barbara Jean Burt, 80, self-employed, died Tuesday. Visitation 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Strode Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.

Tahlequah - Christine (Dunaway) Garner, 73, nutritionist, died Monday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Green Country.

- Brian Eugene Tankersley, 26, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Green Country Funeral Home Chapel.

- Charles T. Whittmore, 70, salesman, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Green Country.

Vinita - Linda Elaine (Cannady) Hadley, 59, Home of Hope nursing assistant, died April 13 in Tulsa. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Luginbuel Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, White Oak Cemetery.

Wagoner - Britt Edward Kerr, 68, clerical worker, died April 12. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Shipman Funeral Home Chapel.

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