Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
12/04/12 at 2:47 AM
TULSA
Barrett, Alice, 92, died Monday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Bartlett, Alan, 78, died Monday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Biree, Hershel H., 78, painter, died Sunday. Services pending. Dyer.
Case, Dustin Burlingame, 53, formerly of Tulsa, died Dec. 1. Memorial service 4 p.m. Saturday, Church at Redstone, Redstone, Colo. Farnum Holt, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Conley, Edna Mae, 74, retired St. Luke Baptist Church secretary, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Crabb, Debbie (Keele), 60, loan officer, died Friday. Service 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Deggendorf, Linda Jean (Chasteen), 48, loan officer, died Saturday. Service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Gallimore, John W. Jr., 86, retired dentist, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Ninde Brookside Funeral Home Chapel, and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Christ United Methodist Church.
Griffiths, Preston Hayes, infant son of Leigh Ann and Paul Griffiths, died Saturday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Hanes, Tina M., 96, retired secretary, died Saturday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sageeyah Cemetery, Sageeyah. Moore's Eastlawn.
Harrison, Raymond W., 71, construction contractor, died Monday. Services pending. Johnson, Sperry.
Holmes, Brent, 36, Tulsa Community College computer programmer, died Friday. Services pending. Moore's Memory.
Holmes, Mary E., 80, Postal Service employee, died Monday. Services pending. Dyer.
Hopkins, Wayne, 65, Medical Compliance Speciality Inc. president and owner, died Thursday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, New Hope Cemetery, Stilwell.
Jefferson, Warren Ray, 60, electrician, died Oct. 17. Memorial service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Juen, Paul L., 87, real estate developer, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday and Rosary service 7 p.m. Tuesday, both at Church of St. Mary. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
McArdle, Dean, 59, truck driver, died Thursday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Lutheran Church. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Mueller, Cheryl Ann, 63, home cleaning business owner, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Parker, Mary L., 94, bookkeeper, died Sunday in Owasso. Services pending. Moore's Memory.
Regnier, Alfred Louis, 92, Cities Service chemical engineer, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Riddle, Anna (McClanhan), 95, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa.
Shockey, Rosa Jane, 74, public relations firm owner, died Nov. 27. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Kennedy-Midtown.
St. Clair, Kelly Pat, 57, Diamonsecret owner, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, All Saints Anglican Cathedral Church. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Stieferman, Mary Ann, 71, Warren Foundation bookkeeper, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Stokes, Marion B. "Mack," 100, former Oral Roberts University professor and Methodist bishop, formerly of Tulsa, died Nov. 21. No local services planned.
Taylor, Joan H., 92, retired legal secretary, died Monday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Tottress, MayAndrew Milton "M.M." III, 77, auto mechanic and detailer, died Sunday. Services pending. Bishop's Northside.
Dotson, Bonnie, 75, retired Wal-Mart cashier, died Saturday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Tryon, Robert D., 84, design engineer, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Rosewood.
Ward, Gene, 84, grocery store market manager, died Saturday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Weaver, Cleo L. "C.W.," 73, dirt worker, died Nov. 25. Private family services were held on Friday. Serenity.
Younger, Patsy R., 60, waitress, died Monday. Services pending. Dyer.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Margaret L. Antle, 86, died Monday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.
- Melvin Lee Cook, 52, died Sunday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.
- Elaine Joyce Johnson, 63, died Sunday. Services pending. Stumpff.
- John J. Moon, 85, retired from Phillips Petroleum Co., died Friday. Services pending. Arnold Moore & Neekamp.
- Norma Jean Stockman, 83, died Monday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.
Blackwell - Grace Marie Caskey, 92, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Billing Cemetery, Billing. Trout.
- Gerald Hardan, 71, died Sunday in Enid. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Olive Cemetery, Nardin. Trout.
- Gary Harman, 71, died Sunday in Enid. Services pending. Trout.
- Billie Ernest "Bill" Ihrig, 92, died Saturday in Stillwater. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church, and graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford. Roberts & Son.
- Helen Alicia (Berline) Pontius, 64, homemaker, died Nov. 29 in Paducah, Ky. Visitation 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Roberts & Son Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, First Christian Church.
- Henry Leon Stafford, 78, master sergeant, died Saturday in Oklahoma City. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Roberts & Son Funeral Home Chapel.
Boley - Mattie Mitchell Tolbert, 76, nurse, formerly of Boley, died Sunday in Edmond. Graveside service noon Thursday, Prairie Springs Cemetery, Okemah. Rolfe, Oklahoma City.
Bristow - Jennie Icenogle, 83, licensed practical nurse, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mellette Cemetery, Eufaula. Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow - Marianna Balentine, 74, retired private nurse, died Sunday. Services pending. Chapman-Black, Cleveland.
- Joe Buttress, 56, electrical engineer, died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
- Fanny Doak (Laird) McAvoy, 94, formerly of Broken Arrow, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Matthews Funeral Home Chapel, Edmond.
- Max L. Wright, 84, automotive mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
Cameron - Anthony J. Momberg, 82, welder, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grace Manor Funeral Home Chapel, Poteau.
Castle - Archie Madkins, 88, laborer, formerly of Tulsa, died Monday. Services pending. Dyer, Tulsa.
Chelsea - Kathy Lynn (Guinn) Shrum, 55, homemaker, died Sunday in Vinita. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita.
Claremore - Mary Lou Birdsong, 86, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Rice.
- Eunice Hardesty, 90, homemaker, died Friday. Visitation 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, Rice Funeral Home, and memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Hilldale Baptist Church.
- Paul Eugene Ludwick, 74, retired mechanic, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Kismet Cemetery, Kismet, Kan.
Cleveland - Della Mae Waddell, 87, homemaker, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, New Hope Fellowship Church, Tulsa. Chapman-Black.
Cushing - James W. Stewart, 72, truck driver, died Monday in Pawnee. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, St.'s Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Davis.
Depew - Stewart Underwood, 66, Victor Welding Supply manager, died Monday in Tulsa. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday and graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Magnolia Memorial Gardens, Bristow. Hutchins-Maples, Bristow.
Eufaula - Charles William Brown, 67, retired school superintendent, died Sunday in Muskogee. Memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
Henryetta - Harold R. Piatt, 81, died Monday. Services pending. Integrity.
Holdenville - Mary Jaggars, 77, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Wetumka. Williamson-Spradlin, Wetumka.
Hulbert - Velma Ruth (Davis) West, 67, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Mallett, Wagoner.
Jenks - Carol Jay Marshall, 65, oil and gas company bookkeeper, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Jennings - Kenneth A. Burgess, 59, Nadel and Gussman field supervisor, died Nov. 30 in Dallas. Service 2 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church, Cleveland. Chapman-Black, Cleveland.
McAlester - Ruth Agnes Forehand, 94, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dowden Funeral Home Chapel, Heavener.
- Patricia S. "Pat" (Bennett) Humphrey, 66, Social Security hearings and appeals office director, died Sunday. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Bishop Funeral Home, and no services planned.
Miami, Okla. - Glenda Louise Bachman, 57, Northeastern A&M College reading instructor, died Sunday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Commerce, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Assembly of God.
- Imogene Church, 79, homemaker, died Sunday. Visitation 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Adcock Funeral Home Chapel, Afton.
- Kim Elizabeth (Broyles) (Biggs) King, 59, Integris Baptist Regional Health Center emergency room nurse practitioner, died Nov. 30. Celebration of life service 1-5 p.m. Friday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home.
- Ima Ruth Wolf, 90, B.F. Goodrich engineering office secretary, died Sunday in Owasso. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Brown-Winters Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church.
Muldrow - Nanette Lea Crosslin, 46, Rheem Credit Union CEO, died Saturday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Agent Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, Muldrow Nazarene Church.
Muskogee - Lisa Rene Edwards, 48, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Ragsdale.
- Brenda K. Hinds, 57, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Southeast Baptist Church. Foster-Petering.
- Florine M. Wallace, 92, retired teacher, died Sunday. Services pending. Foster-Petering.
Okmulgee - Anna Marie Riker, 83, financial secretary, died Saturday in Henryetta. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Assembly of God. McClendon-Winters.
Orlando, Okla. - Betty Ann (Jack) Lancaster, 49, formerly of Pawnee, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Christian Church, Perry. Brown-Dugger, Perry.
Panama - Sandra Emerson, 50, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood, Tulsa.
Park Hill - Dwight Walker, 57, truck driver, died Sunday. Services pending. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.
Pawhuska - Barbara Jo (Malone) Carey, 72, homemaker, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. McCartney's Johnson.
- Howard L. Davis, 91, oil field service company owner, died Sunday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Mount Hope Cemetery, Yale. McCartney's Johnson.
- Brandon Lamar Smith, 31, thrift store clerk, died Nov. 25. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church South. McCartney's Johnson.
Perry - Alphonse "Al" Heppler, 75, machinist, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Palmer Marler Carberry.
Ponca City - Pauline Fauchier, 86, died Sunday. Services pending. Trout.
- Larry Payne, 52, died Monday. Services pending. Trout.
- Nova Jean Wooten, 94, died Saturday. Services pending. Trout.
Poteau - Rosella Caroline "Ross" (Salina) Klutts, 87, Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center nursing director and registered nurse, died Saturday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.
Preston - Rebecca May (Moser) Turner, 73, retired from Ball Brothers, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Preston Baptist Church. McClendon-Winters, Okmulgee.
Pryor - Lorraine Johnson, 91, retired post master, died Wednesday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Stephens Funeral Home Chapel.
Ramona - Phyllis Jean (Smith) Parks, 65, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Johnson, Sperry.
Sallisaw - Ruth Adeline (Breedlove) Knight, 75, retired educator, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Agent Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church.
- P.L. Robertson, 62, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Way of the Cross Freewill Baptist Church. Agent.
- Emily Whitmire, 81, Whitmire's Western Store merchant, died Saturday in Tahlequah. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Garden of Memories, Vian. Agent.
Sand Springs - Jo Nan Allen, 70, attorney, died Saturday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sand Springs United Methodist Church.
- Ben Hansen, 94, retired Air Force colonel, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Juanita Mae Ratliff, 78, retired caregiver, died Saturday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel.
Sapulpa - J.C. Hunt, 93, retired Liberty Glass Co. machinist, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church. Green Hill.
- Eula Shope, 90, homemaker, died Saturday in Kellyville. Memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, Church of Christ, Glenpool. Smith.
Shawnee - Seletha Smith, 87, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah.
Stilwell - Thelma Gonzalis, 71, homemaker, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
- Ruby Samms, 92, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Roberts/Reed-Culver.
- Clarence West, 77, truck driver, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
Tahlequah - Betty Burnett, 68, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Reed-Culver.
- Mildred M. (Tinker) Krueger-DeGroff, 83, print shop supervisor, died Monday. Services pending. Green Country.
Tonkawa - Clara (Hobbs) Buffalow, 100, died Monday in Ponca City. Services pending. Anderson.
- Christina Medina, 76, died Sunday in Ponca City. Services pending. Anderson.
Vian - Paul Raymond Kintzinger, 85, Bureau of Indian Affairs drafting department and research scientist, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Redbird Smith Ceremonial Grounds. Agent, Sallisaw.
Vinita - Betty Ruth Ivey, 79, Southwestern Bell service representative, died Monday in Commerce. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fairview Cemetery. Burckhalter.
- Louise (Hardrick) Phillips, 81, former Heinz bakery line supervisor, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Trinity Baptist Church. Luginbuel.
- Alice Marie Price, 76, health care worker, died Friday. Private family services. Burckhalter.
Wagoner - Chrystal Christine Boling, 80, licensed practical nurse, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Three Rivers Cemetery, Okay. Shipman.
- Margarete Hamrlik, 96, accountant, died Sunday. Services pending. Shipman.
Westville - Melvin Eugene "Gene" Fleig, 83, merchant, died Dec. 1. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Roberts & Hart Funeral Home Chapel.
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