Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Friday, January 18, 2013
1/18/13 at 2:39 AM
TULSA
Abbet, Raymond Leroy, 72, heating and air conditioning technician, died Wednesday. Visitation 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and service 1 p.m. Saturday, both at Add'Vantage Funeral Home.
Ambriz, Mary Ann (Coats), 52, University of Tulsa food service worker, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Anderson, Judith Anne (Davis), 61, telecommunications representative, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Liberty Baptist Church. Jack's.
Baine, Natalie Ann, 20, University of Alabama student, died Friday in Alabama. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Bloese, Maria Margarita "Maggie" (Rosell), 66, Oklahoma Department of Human Services social worker supervisor, died Jan. 15. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday, rosary 7 p.m. Friday and funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Saturday, all at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, and graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Brennan, Jane A., 84, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Bridgeman, Neva Juanice, 78, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Butler-Stumpff.
Burlin, James Emmett "Jim," 68, truck driver, died Wednesday. Services pending. Cremation Society.
Chappell, Ella Christine, 91, Renberg's salesclerk, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Cole, Bertha Mae, 92, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Diaz, Margaret, 65, retired St. John Medical Center nurse's aide, died Nov. 12. Graveside service 9 a.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Heath-Griffith.
Finch, Orval, 89, retired, died Thursday. Private family services. Kennedy-Midtown.
Fry, Thomas E., 75, Ad Strategy owner, died Wednesday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Jarrett, Carol R., 53, retired Oklahoma State University instructor, died Wednesday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Jones, Doris Allene, 86, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Leib, Jay W., 85, Laughlin Brothers accountant, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Lewis, Rondal Haven, 91, retired Wonder Bread driver, died Wednesday. Services pending. Serenity.
Mann, Alfred Joe, 84, masonry worker, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Morgan, Robert, 73, machinist, died Wednesday. Services pending. Jack's.
Muehlberg, Robert D., 82, Army Corps of Engineers draftsman, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Osgood, Jeanne Darcey, 87, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Pittman, Roy E. Jr., 81, retired Memorial Park Cemetery maintenance manager, died Thursday. Services pending. Butler-Stumpff.
Platt, Kelly K., 53, died Tuesday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Cremation Society of Oklahoma Chapel.
Reece, Peggy Jean (Johnson), 82, beautician, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Jack's.
Salter, Paul G., 92, teacher, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Stanleys Funeral Home Chapel.
Smith, Nancy (Scruggs), 82, executive chef, died Thursday. Services pending. Jack's.
Smith, T.L., 91, retired American Airlines mechanic, died Thursday. Visitations 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, both at Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home, and graveside service 1 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Thornhill, Bobby, 78, retired street sweeper, died Tuesday. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home.
Wood, Herschel C., 87, retired auto parts business owner, died Monday. Service 2:07 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Fitzgerald Southwood.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Afton - Mary Ribenour, 85, homemaker, died Monday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, New Beginnings Church, Grove. Nichols, Grove.
Arkoma - Jeff Lee "Chief" Batt, 55, heavy-equipment operator, died Tuesday in Fort Smith, Ark. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Southpointe Church, Fort Smith. Grace Manor, Poteau.
Bartlesville - Eddie J. Barnes, 89, retired minister, died Wednesday. Wake 7-9:30 p.m. Friday and service 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Ochelata Baptist Church, Ochelata. Davis, Dewey.
- William G. "Bill" Cox, 91, retired Public Service Company of Oklahoma division manager, died Wednesday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa. Stumpff.
- Keith Stanford, 54, tree trimmer, died Wednesday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.
- Anna Faye Thompson, 93, died Wednesday. Services pending. Stumpff.
Blackwell - Larry David Flick, 66, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk. Roberts & Son.
Bristow - Berniece Hawkins, 92, educator, died Thursday in Tulsa. Services pending. Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow - Leanna Cooper, 47, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.
- Betty Jean Driskell, 89, homemaker, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Private family services. Kennedy-Kennard.
- John D. Livingston, 63, sales manager, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Northside Christian Church. Floral Haven.
- Edward Stepanek, 77, baker, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Christian-Gavlik.
Chelsea - Tina Bates, 42, seamstress, died Wednesday in Claremore. Services pending. Chelsea Funeral Home.
Clayton - Celia Irene Conley, 70, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Stanley Christian Church, Stanley. Clayton Funeral Home.
Cleveland - Bobbi Quezada, 50, died Wednesday. Services pending. Green Hill, Sapulpa.
Coffeyville, Kan. - Ruby May Gurwell, 72, nurse's aide, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Seventh-day Adventist Church. Barnes.
- Mickey Staton, 77, draftsman and former National Marketing Co. employee, died Dec. 27 in Caney. Graveside service noon Saturday, Fairview Cemetery. Barnes.
Coweta - Shirley J. Bogle, 72, homemaker, died Saturday in Tulsa. Services pending. Wright-Brown.
- Rhonda Joyce Cypert, 64, Broken Arrow Nursing Home nurse's aide, died Saturday. Services pending. Wright-Brown.
- Katie Marie Morris, 93, retired bank officer, died Thursday. Services pending. Wright-Brown.
- Davy Lee Potter, 83, died Wednesday. Private family services. Wright-Brown.
- Buel Tramel Jr., 67, retired American Airlines stock clerk, died Thursday. Services pending. Wright-Brown.
Depew - Charles W. "Buddy" Inman, 64, Buddy's Construction Co. owner, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Ivan L. Reeder Auditorium. Hutchins-Maples, Bristow.
Edna, Kan. - Tony Banzet, 57, ranch hand, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Barnes, Coffeyville.
Eucha - John R. Laws, 58, mechanic, died Thursday in Joplin, Mo. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, and graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Old Eucha Cemetery.
Eufaula - Nettie S. Young, 94, cafeteria food service manager, died Wednesday. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Monday and service 11 a.m. Monday, both at Hunn Black & Merritt Funeral Home Chapel.
Glenpool - Bryson Dean Holt, infant son of Brittany Holt and Colin Law, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.
- Marjorie E. Shrinski, 71, retired Allied Van Lines receptionist, died Monday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Schaudt's Funeral Home Chapel.
Grove - Jimmy L. "Jim" Thompson, 75, Thompson & Associates real estate broker, died Tuesday. Visitation noon-1 p.m. Friday and service 1 p.m. Friday, both at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Henryetta - George Stephen Kempf, 73, retired criminal investigator, died Thursday in Wylie, Texas. Services pending. Integrity.
Hominy - John Hinchey, 61, John's Automotive Repairs owner, died Wednesday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Prue Cemetery, Prue. Chapman-Black, Cleveland, Okla.
- Alice Josephine Jake, 63, social worker, died Wednesday. Rosary 7 p.m. Friday and traditional Indian service 8 a.m. Saturday, both at Hominy Indian Chapel, and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph Catholic Church. McCartney's Johnson, Pawhuska.
Hulbert - Brenda Thompson, 59, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.
Independence, Kan. - William G. Chappuie, 88, physician, died Thursday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Hope Cemetery. Webb Family.
- Penny Ellen Kuklis, 56, homemaker, died Wednesday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, Webb Family Funeral Home Chapel.
Jay - Flossie Foresee, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday in Catoosa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Mount Hermon Cemetery. Worley-Luginbuel.
Muskogee - Mark Virgil McDonald, 50, truck driver, died Wednesday. Services pending. Cornerstone.
- Udell Smith, 69, Muskogee Regional Medical Center physical therapist, died Jan. 8. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Friday and service 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Ragsdale Funeral Home.
Okmulgee - Sarah J. Fultz, 71, died Thursday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
- Virginia Lou Moudy, 88, retired Key Rexall Drug co-owner, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel.
- Rickey Thierry, 54, plumber, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home Chapel.
Owasso - Larry E. Porter, 65, machinist, died Wednesday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Moore Funeral Home Chapel.
Quapaw - Odell Miller Jr., 67, farmer, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Commerce.
Sallisaw - Connie Joyce Meadows Taylor, 70, Taylor Investments, Connie's Lounge and Connie's South owner, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Sallisaw City Cemetery. Agent & Mallory-Martin.
Sapulpa - Robert Click, 90, oil-field operator, died Thursday. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
- Velma Sexton, 91, retired Oklahoma State University Extension Center legal secretary, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Smith.
Sperry - Franklin D. "Bud" Gunter, 72, farmer, died Wednesday. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Friday, Johnson Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church.
Tecumseh - Dessie Faye Weeks, 93, inspector, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home Chapel, McAlester.
Turley - Patricia Ann (Gerhard) Supernaw, 68, homemaker, died Wednesday. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Friday and service 2 p.m. Saturday, both at Johnson Funeral Home, Sperry.
Vinita - Norman L. "Tubby" Hardrick, 62, Postal Service worker, died Thursday. Services pending. Luginbuel.
Wagoner - Billy Vernon Manard, 82, Oklahoma Natural Gas heavy-equipment operator, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Mallett Funeral Home Chapel.
- Betty J. Webb, 87, Prestolite Motors employee, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ. Hersman-Nichols.
Webbers Falls - Louise Flora Crow, 63, homemaker, died Jan. 12. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Boulevard Christian Church, Muskogee. Shipman's, Muskogee.
Wilburton - Helen Nadine (Kirk) Johnson, 69, nurse's aide, died Sunday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Jones-Harkins.
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