Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
1/08/13 at 2:57 AM
TULSA
Barnhart, Raven, 52, died Friday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Chappel, Gary Wayne, 66, retired Tulsa World warehouse manager, died Dec. 30. Celebration of life 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.
Chesney, Donna Marie, 78, retired medical office assistant, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel.
Cox, Peggy Rose, 79, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Elliott, Doris, 85, executive secretary, died Thursday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Fry, Roy James, 80, retired, died Thursday. Services pending. Crown Hill.
Galutza, Earnest Edward, 67, retired Steeltech machinist, died Saturday. Services pending. Crown Hill.
Goodchild, Edwin C., 86, retired American Airlines crew chief, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Grier, Fred, 65, retired, died Monday. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown.
Hardwick, Lynda Rae, 70, retired Tulsa Public Schools purchasing agent, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Henson, Ollie B., 84, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Jack's.
Kneese, Carolyn Sue, 81, Oral Roberts University accounts payable worker, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Laird, Patti J., 74, retired tax attorney, died Jan. 1. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Westport. Cremation Society.
Layfield, Bruce William, 61, construction maintenance supervisor, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Pius X Catholic Church. Serenity.
Lett, Sally Marie, 75, school bus driver, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
McCool, Joyce, 53, travel agent, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Miller, Joan M., 89, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Minter, Lloyd G., 94, retired from Phillips Petroleum Co., died Friday. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Bartlesville. Arnold Moore & Neekamp, Bartlesville.
Moua, Yia X., 41, homemaker, died Dec. 30. Hmong service 5 p.m. Friday-11 a.m. Monday, Green Country Event Center. Add'Vantage.
Myers, Bob, 79, retired veterinary medicine worker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Pruitt, Tommy Ray, 68, welder, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mark Griffith-Westwood Funeral Home Chapel.
Quinten, Grover L. "Chuck" Jr., 77, railroad engineer, died Sunday. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Robertson, Patty, 80, retired Northern District of Oklahoma U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerk, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. Ninde Brookside.
Schmitt, Whitney D., 28, US Cellular customer service representative, died Wednesday in Houston. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Freeman Harris Funeral Home Chapel.
Selby, Stella B., 92, home-care specialist, died Saturday. Visitation noon-9 p.m. Tuesday and service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.
Stanley, Ronnie Leon, 31, telecommunications associate, died Friday. Services pending. Jack's.
Stevenson, Nellie Ruth, 92, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Stanleys.
Tubb, Reba Jane, 86, Nimitz Junior High School executive secretary, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, Woodland Acres Baptist Church.
Tucker, Larry, 55, died Monday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Tyler, Drew, 66, engineer, died Saturday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Watts, Maggie L., 84, housekeeper, died Dec. 26 in Aurora, Colo. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. Jack's.
West, Emma Jane, 74, office manager, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Barnsdall - Kenneth Harlan Price, 89, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.
Bartlesville - Kenneth Leroy Cross, 70, retired teacher and coach, died Sunday. Services pending. Stumpff.
- Cynthia (Axe) Foote, 65, retired teacher, died Monday in Broken Arrow. Services pending. Arnold Moore & Neekamp.
Bixby - Wanda M. Jones, 92, homemaker, died Friday. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Central Church of Christ, Moore. Advantage-South, Oklahoma City.
Bristow - Eleanor Louise Clem, 78, homemaker, died Friday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wister Cemetery, Wister. Michael's.
Broken Arrow - Delmer M. Anglin, 81, trim carpenter and builder, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Hayhurst Funeral Home.
- Amos Earnest Pearson, 94, machinist, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas Community Church.
- Timothy Eugene Scott, 59, retail sales contractor, died Tuesday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.
- Leona (Tiger) Sullivan, 92, co-pastor, died Monday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.
Bunch - Geraldine Murphy, 56, Cherokee Nation Casino sanitation technician, died Sunday in Tulsa. Services pending. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.
Chelsea - Charles Lewis Boyd, 76, retired veteran, died Friday in Oologah. Service 2 p.m. Friday, A Glorious Church Fellowship, Collinsville. Kennedy-Kennard, Catoosa.
Claremore - Ward Thomas Wiley, 59, CommunityCare information technology worker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home.
Collinsville - Penelope Frances Corriveau, 74, died Saturday in Tulsa. No services planned. Collinsville Dolton.
- Bob Payne, 85, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Chapel.
Cushing - Velma V. Brown, 87, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Davis, Cushing.
Dewey - Billie E. Sanders, 83, died Monday. Services pending. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
- Deborah Jane Sharp, 55, homemaker, died Thursday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Harvestime Assembly of God. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Enid - Ernalea Hunter, 66, retired Vance Air Force Base telephone operator, died Sunday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside, Tulsa.
- Joy Nell Ray, 72, died Saturday. Visitation 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Anderson-Burris Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Garland Road Baptist Church.
Glenpool - Shirley Lorene Smith, 75, homemaker, died Saturday in Jenks. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Schaudt's Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, West Tulsa Free Will Baptist Church, Tulsa.
Grove - Jim Ball, 76, skating rink owner, died Sunday. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, First Christian Church. Nichols.
- Hazel J. Corrigan, 97, retired music industry accountant, died Saturday. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Delaware Baptist Church. Worley-Luginbuel.
- Larry Cross, 65, truck driver, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church. Brown-Winters, Miami, Okla.
- Ricky W. White, 60, chef, died Saturday in Joplin, Mo. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Cave Springs Church. Ellis Family.
Henryetta - Wesley Nelson, 25, died Monday in Tulsa. Services pending. Integrity.
Howe - William Joseph Bonis, 56, construction worker, died Jan. 1. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
Hulbert - Bonnie "Doc" Fielden Jr., 69, Hillcrest Medical Center maintenance supervisor, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Inola - Karl Myers, 64, former truck driver, died Dec. 28 in McAlester. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
Jay - Sorena "Cathie" Loftis, 55, homemaker, died Jan. 1 in Bentonville, Ark. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Chapel Church, South West City, Mo. Worley-Luginbuel.
Kinta - Carolyn Matthews, 70, retired teacher, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
Longtown - Lonnie Leonard Swarer Jr., 35, Aceco Rental & Sales Kubota mechanic, died Jan. 4. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Canadian High School, Canadian. Hunn Black & Merritt, Eufaula.
Mannford - Ruby Joyce Standridge, 79, retired nurse's aide, died Saturday in Broken Arrow. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.
McAlester - Austin Evans, 90, died Monday. Services pending. Bishop.
- Peggy Joan (Grose) Van Hoozer, 89, retired Gibson's sporting goods department manager, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Bishop Funeral Home.
Miami - David Durand, 49, died Sunday. Services pending. Brown-Winters.
- Loretta Hankins, 85, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home.
- Julia Patricia Vanatta, 54, One Stop convenience store manager, died Saturday in Dewey. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Commerce.
Morrison - Oraldean Landreth, 78, pipefitter, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Morrison Christian Church. Poteet, Pawnee.
Muldrow - Stillman Connacher, 64, vending machine repairman, died Friday in Fort Smith, Ark. No services planned. Agent & Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.
- Ruby Marie Weaver, 100, homemaker, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mineral Springs Baptist Church.
Muskogee - April Christine Bennett-Perry, 22, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Cornerstone.
- Nina Elizabeth Hager, 88, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Assembly of God. Cornerstone.
- Roberta Jean (Cushman) Keene, 49, casino cashier, died Friday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
- Charles Mitchell Sheets, 61, Fort Howard Corp. machine operator, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel.
- Earl Thomas "Tim" Wilson, 77, laborer, died Monday. Services pending. Ragsdale.
Okmulgee - Kenneth M. Bunner, 63, retired from the military, died Monday. Services pending. Shurden-Jackson.
- Martin Hammon Jr., 56, custodian, died Jan. 5. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthew's Missionary Baptist Church. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Howard A. Smith, 84, carpenter, died Friday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Church of Christ. Shurden-Jackson.
- Charles Benny Thomas, 76, automobile dealer, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Oologah - Robbie Jo Carpenter, 83, homemaker, died Monday in Tulsa. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
Owasso - William E. "Bill" Harlan, 85, operating engineer, died Monday. Services pending. Mowery.
- Earline S. Lewis, 77, Badger Meter draftsman assistant, died Saturday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Lawrence C. Pitkin, 86, farmer, died Saturday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Thursday, Mowery Funeral Home Chapel.
Panama - Mary Louise (Camboni) Barnes, 67, homemaker, died Wednesday. No services planned. Grace Manor, Poteau.
Park Hill - Norma J. Lesher, 84, salesclerk, died Saturday in Tahlequah. Graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Park Hill Cemetery, Tahlequah. Hart, Tahlequah.
Perry - Walter "Walt" Brokop, 93, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Zion Lutheran Church. Brown-Dugger.
- Bennie Vester Jr., 75, died Jan. 5. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Brown-Dugger.
Picher - Robert Burton, 97, died Dec. 30 in Springfield, Mo. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Okla. Paul Thomas, Miami.
Ponca City - Donna Jo Havens, 82, bookkeeper, died Jan. 1 in Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Kaw City United Methodist Church, Kaw City. Grace.
- Jerry Ware, 75, died Monday. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church. Trout.
Poteau - Glenda M. Sisson, 69, homemaker, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Grace Manor Funeral Home.
Pryor - Sara Dickson, 82, retired dental office manager, died Saturday in Sherman, Texas. Services pending. Key.
- Shirley Irwin, 78, bookkeeper, died Monday. Services pending. Stephens.
- Sharon Silveira, 52, died Monday. Services pending. Key.
Salina - Frankie Jean Frank, 83, retired from Bama Pie, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Key Funeral Home, Locust Grove, and graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Spavinaw Strang Cemetery, Spavinaw.
Sallisaw - Michael Wayne Farmer, 55, emergency room physician, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, Eastside Baptist Church.
Sand Springs - Ruby Anne Gee, 65, homemaker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dillon & Smith Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, True Baptist Church.
- Margaret Ryan, 91, died Sunday. No services planned. Green Hill, Sapulpa.
Sapulpa - Roy Robert Brown, 65, construction worker, died Monday in Tulsa. Wake 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Little Cussetah Baptist Church. Smith.
- Irene Wilma (Land) Lumley, 88, retired Spartan Aircraft administrative secretary, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa. Smith.
- Joel Frederick Tanner, 31, accounting office assistant, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday and service 2 p.m. Saturday, both at Smith Funeral Home.
Seneca, Mo. - Delores A. (Dill) Jones, 57, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Adcock Funeral Home, Fairland, Okla.
Skiatook - Mary Lou Cooper, 86, Exchange Bank teller, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sien-Shelton Funeral Home. Services pending.
Spiro - Marshall James "Mark" Lively, 67, welder, died Dec. 21. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Shipman's Muskogee.
- Daryl Eugene Todd, 63, hoof trimmer, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Grace Manor Funeral Home, and graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Spiro Cemetery.
Stroud - Mary Lou O'Dell, 64, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Davis, Cushing.
Tahlequah - Irma Dushenke, 97, motel owner, died Dec. 30. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church. Hart.
Vian - Jimmie L. Lowe Perego, 72, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Sallisaw, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Vian Public Schools Gymnasium.
Wagoner - Gladys Marie Robbins, 82, retired Wagoner Public Schools teacher, died Jan. 1. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wright-Brown Funeral Home, Coweta, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Wann - Robert F. "Bob" King, 63, retired from Standard Motors Products, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Noxie. Stumpff, Nowata.
Watts - Glenn Allen Coleman, 55, retired truck driver, died Saturday. Services pending. Hart, Stilwell.
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