Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
1/15/13 at 3:02 AM
TULSA
Anderson, Judith A. (Davis), 61, phone representative, died Saturday. Services pending. Jack's.
Appel, Sally, 61, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.
Barchfeld, Emily Jean, 96, homemaker, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Stanleys Funeral Home, and service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian.
Bates, Betti Jane, 95, homemaker, died Jan. 7. Memorial service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Southminster Presbyterian Church. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Baxter, Claudia Frances (White), 83, Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Quail Springs Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, and graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mercer-Adams, Bethany.
Carinder, Joe Garnett Sr., 87, labor accounts manager, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Casady, Shawn B., 51, Port of Catoosa worker, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Caughern, Vivian M., 87, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst, Broken Arrow.
Crenshaw-Calhoun, Doretha W., 93, nursing instructor, died Saturday. Services pending. Dyer.
Droke, Linda F., 98, homemaker, died Sunday. Private family services. Moore's Rosewood.
Ebersole, Larry E., 64, mechanical contractor, died Sunday. Service 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Faust, Clay Brinlee, 58, construction manager, died Friday. Private family services. Mowery, Owasso.
Gillihan, Paula S., 64, registered nurse, died Sunday. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Hansen, Patricia D., 82, travel agent, died Wednesday. Private family services. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Henderson, Michael Ray, 41, nursing home housekeeper, died Sunday. Services pending. Jack's.
Hill, Ronald Keith, 51, machinist, died Saturday in Sand Springs. Services pending. Powell, Hominy.
Hoops, Dennis D., 62, Hilti Corp. authorized distribution director, died Monday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Johnson, Estella, 95, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Dyer.
Lemons, Wanda Jean, 83, retired Oral Roberts University instructor and Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Sunday in Vinita. Service 4 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Ninde Brookside.
Lewis, Willie Lee "Bill," 85, retired from Ford Glass, died Saturday. Services pending. Crown Hill.
Lunger, Duane D., 90, retired Army lieutenant colonel, died Saturday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Medlock, David Michael, 34, process server, died Saturday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Farmington Methodist Church, Farmington, Ark., and celebration of life 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown, Tenn. Christian-Gavlik, Broken Arrow.
Mesloh, Edmund "Doug," 87, Mesloh Engineering and Sales owner, formerly of Tulsa, died Jan. 8 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Memorial service 1 p.m. Wednesday, St. John Lutheran Church, Hattiesburg. Moore, Hattiesburg.
Mesloh, Margaret "Margie," 88, teacher, formerly of Tulsa, died Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss. Memorial service 1 p.m. Wednesday, St. John Lutheran Church, Hattiesburg. Moore, Hattiesburg.
Morrow, Gay, 92, psychiatrist, died Thursday. Services pending. Serenity.
Nackerud, Walter N., 93, retired Patterson Steel salesman, died Monday. Private family services. Ninde Brookside.
Newby, Dorothy, 77, Bama Pie quality-assurance worker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Reece, Peggy J. (Johnson), 82, beautician, died Monday. Services pending. Jack's.
Resecker, Ronnie, age unavailable, died Sunday. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation.
Reynolds, Bennett Steven, 62, map maker, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Rosewood.
Richards, Carolyn, 52, office manager, died Sunday. Private family services. Mark Griffith-Riverside, Sand Springs.
Rogers, Kenneth Lee, 70, Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority bus driver, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Strong, Nathaniel Sr., 71, retired, formerly of Okmulgee, died Wednesday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Dyer Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Friday, St. Mary Christian Center, Okmulgee.
Toula, Agnes Josephine, 89, retired postmaster, died Friday. No local services planned. Add'Vantage.
Weaver, John C., 58, Gatesway Foundation employee, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Canton Christian Church, Canton, Kan. Olson's, Canton.
Williams, Edna Melita, 98, retail salesclerk, died Monday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Arkoma - Benjamin Daniel Adams, 56, oil-field worker, died Saturday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Poteau.
Barnsdall - Ray Swanson, 93, retired from Petrolite, died Monday. Services pending. Stumpff.
Bartlesville - Larry Jackson, 62, died Sunday. Services pending. Stumpff.
- Marion Dean McGill, 83, died Sunday. Services pending. Stumpff.
- Karen Louise McWhorter, 69, died Thursday. Private family services. Stumpff.
- Marvin W. Polk, 69, construction worker, died Friday. Services pending. Davis Family, Dewey.
- Donald J. Pratt, 81, retired from Phillips Petroleum Co., died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church. Stumpff.
Bixby - Dolores G. Deutsch, 83, retired church social worker, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
- George Prince, 61, Baker Hughes employee, died Monday. Services pending. Bixby Funeral Service.
Blackwell - Joanne (London) Brockmann, 77, homemaker, died Wednesday in Ponca City. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Friday, St. John's Lutheran Church. Roberts & Son.
Bristow - Delbert Rose, 70, truck driver, died Friday in Tulsa. Services pending. Smith, Sapulpa.
Broken Arrow - Thomas Leroy Junell, 61, McElroy Manufacturing mechanical inspector, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- James R. Kirby Sr., 94, Exel Photo employee, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Cedar Ridge Christian Church. Floral Haven.
- V.L. "Buddy" Roberts, 62, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Christian-Gavlik Funeral Home. Services pending.
- Dorothy Lynn Sanders, 65, retired home builder, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, Bixby, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, Big Cabin Baptist Church, Big Cabin.
- Ronald Wayne Schulte, 73, Gatesway Industries employee, died Friday in Tulsa. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday and service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, both at Moore's Rosewood Funeral Home, Tulsa.
Catoosa - Lenore B. Stevens, 99, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Reynolds, Tulsa.
Checotah - Charles "Chuck" Schlotter, 83, retired Air Force aircraft mechanic, died Sunday in Muskogee. Service 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Garrett Family Funeral Home.
Chouteau - Susan Yates, 93, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 9 a.m. Tuesday, Lamar Yoder residence. Key, Pryor.
Claremore - Fred Melton Jr., 88, Peabody Coal Co. employee, died Saturday. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church. Rice.
Collinsville - Brenda Sue Wilson, 63, homemaker, died Monday in Tulsa. Services pending. Collinsville Dolton.
Coweta - Betty Lou Martin, 81, retired machinist, died Saturday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Seventh Street Church of Christ, Broken Arrow. Christian-Gavlik, Broken Arrow.
- Norma Ruth Kilgore-Mashburn, 71, caregiver, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Wright-Brown Funeral Home. Services pending.
Depew - Charles Edward Wilhelm, 54, died Sunday. Services pending. Luginbuel, Vinita.
Eufaula - Lulla B. Martin, 86, dietitian, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Hunn Black & Merritt Funeral Home Chapel.
Evening Shade - Coming B. Blackbird, 79, construction worker, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Set Free Ministries, Marble City. Agent & Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.
Heavener - Herman Barnes, 85, retired U.S. Steel Corp. mechanical engineer, died Monday in Poteau. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dowden Funeral Home Chapel.
- Adalee Hope Hollan, age unavailable, died Jan. 10 in Tulsa. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Hontubby Cemetery. Dowden.
Henryetta - Alex Gene Harjo, 58, died Sunday in Dewar. Private family services. Integrity.
Inola - Dorothy Ellen "Dot" (Young) Plett, 77, retired beautician, died Monday. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Wednesday, Inola Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Chouteau.
Jay - Clydella Martino, 65, retired abstractor, died Saturday in Joplin, Mo. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Church of Christ. Worley-Luginbuel.
Jenks - Louis Herman Conrady Sr., 88, Conrady Garage owner, died Saturday in Tulsa. Services pending. Stanleys, Tulsa.
- Evelyn Hansen McComb, 80, retired fishing pier clerk, died Monday. Services pending. Cremation Society, Tulsa.
Keota - Willie Allean (Formby) Long, 87, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
- Bud Peevyhouse, 84, retired parts deliverer, died Friday in Oklahoma City. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
Langley - Charles Marion Hatcher, 80, Hammerhead Marina boat mechanic, died Jan. 12 in Joplin, Mo. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday and service 1 p.m. Saturday, both at Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home Chapel.
Marland - Charles Lee, 79, died Monday. Services pending. Trout, Ponca City.
McAlester - Elwanda (Wall) Allmon, 82, retired school secretary and teacher's aide, died Monday. Services pending. Bishop.
- Pauline (Davis) Bryant, 85, retired school cafeteria worker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.
- David Ellis Collier, 60, physician's associate, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.
- David Hazlewood, 61, retired pharmacist, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.
Muldrow - Retha Ann Bernard, 74, Ayers Furniture Factory cutting table worker, died Monday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, and graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Seabolt Cemetery.
- Dorothy Jean Claborn, 83, retired from Tip Top Cleaners, died Sunday in Roland. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 1 p.m. Thursday, both at Agent Funeral Home.
Muskogee - Lewis Donald Cheek, 73, died Monday. Services pending. Foster-Petering.
- Maxine Livingston, 88, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Cornerstone.
- Jean Ann Siner, 63, retired teacher, died Monday. Services pending. Cornerstone.
Nowata - Sue Ann Shepherd-King, 66, died Sunday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Benjamin Funeral Home Chapel.
Okmulgee - Marie June Gunkel, 93, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel.
- Walter Jones Jr., 57, Muscogee (Creek) Nation housing inspector, died Saturday. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Wednesday and wake 6 p.m. Wednesday, both at McClendon-Winters Funeral Home; and service 1 p.m. Thursday, Montesoma Church.
Oktaha - Albert B. Watts, 80, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Assembly of God, Wainwright. Lescher-Millsap, Muskogee.
Oologah - William "Hawk" Hawkins III, 62, self-employed, died Friday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Friday, Memorial Heights Baptist Church, Claremore. Rice, Claremore.
Owasso - Jeanine Barrett, 63, retired medical librarian, died Saturday in Pryor. Services pending. Mowery.
Peggs - Roy B. LeForce, 63, tire repairman, died Sunday in Muskogee. Services pending. Locust Grove Funeral Home, Locust Grove.
Perkins - Raymond Lee Benedict Jr., 83, retired Conoco Inc. manager, died Friday in Oklahoma City. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Strode, Stillwater.
- Lisa Lynn Kelso, 46, Suddenlink warehouse manager, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Church of God, Yale. Palmer Marler, Cushing.
Ponca City - Helen Northrup, 81, died Monday. Services pending. Trout.
Porter - Doris Geraldine (Thompson) Riley, 79, Braden Industries inspector and beautician, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mallett Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner.
Porum - Lois Whitley, 89, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church. King & Shearwood, Stigler.
Poteau - Margaret Ann (Cannon) Hamner, 70, homemaker, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, Heavener. Grace Manor.
- Brenda Lee Reece, 64, homemaker, died Jan. 11. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.
Sand Springs - Fannie H. Patrick, 76, former Hissom Memorial Center kitchen supervisor, died Sunday. Services pending. Dyer, Tulsa.
Sapulpa - Cheryl Potts, 56, died Friday. Services pending. Smith.
- Jean Reynolds, 88, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church. Smith.
Sedan, Kan. - Mildred Aileen Powers, 97, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Barnes.
Skiatook - Frances Marie Gage, 78, Tulsa Public Schools and Skiatook Public Schools secretary, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sien-Shelton Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, Community of Christ Church.
Stigler - Floyd Wayne Spargur, 77, AT&T maintenance worker, died Sunday in Muskogee. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Yukon Cemetery, Yukon. Hunn Black & Merritt, Eufaula.
Stillwater - Emma Alyce Adler, 94, homemaker, died Sunday in Cleveland, Okla. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Strode Funeral Home Chapel.
Stillwell - Emma Jean Sherley, 75, homemaker, died Friday. No services planned. Hart.
Strang - John Reed Bell, 60, carpenter, died Saturday. Services pending. Luginbuel, Langley.
Tahlequah - Littlejohn Gann, 65, died Sunday in Tulsa. Services pending. Reed-Culver.
- E.J. Hendrix, 88, business owner and entrepreneur, died Sunday in Muskogee. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Reed-Culver.
Talihina - Danny Joe Fry, 59, teacher and coach, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Victory Baptist Church. Talihina Funeral Home.
- Jonas Nelson III, 75, house painter, died Saturday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Talihina Funeral Home Chapel.
Verdigris - Jimmie "Jim" Sanders, 84, self-employed engraver, died Saturday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Rice Funeral Home, Claremore, and service 1 p.m. Thursday, Verdigris Assembly of God.
Vinita - Wanda (Randall) Norton, 80, museum curator, died Monday. Services pending. Luginbuel.
- Edwin Richard Shefferd, 84, building construction contractor, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Burckhalter Funeral Home Chapel.
Wagoner - Gary Wayne Hurst, 53, laborer, died Jan. 6. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pioneer Cemetery. Shipman.
- Lorene (Wynn) Thomas, 71, homemaker, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Mallett Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Free Will Baptist Church.
- Winson James Wynn, 64, heavy-equipment operator, died Saturday in Muskogee. Services pending. Hersman-Nichols.
Westville - Wesley Mitchell Rhea, 62, truck driver, died Friday in Siloam Springs, Ark. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Roberts & Hart Funeral Home Chapel.
Wetumka - Irene McQueen, 74, died Sunday in Holdenville. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Wetumka Indian Baptist Church. Williamson-Spradlin.
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