Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, January 27, 2013
1/27/13 at 2:50 AM
TULSA
Adsit, Jack, 83, Tayloe Paper Company salesman, died Friday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Bernard, Raymond Lee, 65, police officer, died Thursday. Visitation noon-8 p.m. Monday, Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home, graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson.
Butler, Olen Billy Sr., 77, retired construction laborer, died Jan. 23. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. Heath-Griffith.
Collier, Barbara Jean (Klein), 61, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Serenity.
Covert, Frank "Buster," 87, retired Texaco Refinery supervisor, died Friday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday and celebration of life service 11 a.m. Thursday, both at Heath-Griffith Funeral Home.
Ealom, Jacqueline, 61, retired Oklahoma State University cook, died Jan. 21. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday and service 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Stillwater. Keith D. Biglow.
Govaerts, James Bruce, 65, chemical technician, died Saturday in Cleveland, Okla. Services pending. Chapman-Black, Cleveland.
Graham, Norma Jean, 90, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn
Jacobs, Vera Faith, 95, real estate agent, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. John Episcopal Church. Ninde Brookside.
Jenkins, Joyce Lee, 79, Maloney & Crawford Oil Co. accountant, died Saturday in Tahlequah. Services pending. Ragsdale, Muskogee.
Kapura, John Charles, 89, retired welder, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, both at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home.
Kopp, Juanita Lucille Cockrell, 88, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday and service 10 a.m. Monday, both at Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home.
Laird, Linda Irene, 56, mechanical engineer, died Tuesday. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Livesey, Gary Lee, 63, welder, died Jan. 22 in Muskogee. Visitation 1-3 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, both at Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson.
Long, Terry Lynn, 60, oil and gas project manager, died Friday. Services pending. Serenity.
Mahan, Evelyn Irene, 87, banker, died Friday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Matthews, Edmond.
Mar, Alexander Patrick, 22, Mar Tree Service employee, died Jan 21. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Sunday and service 1 p.m. Monday, both at Add'Vantage Funeral Home.
McCaslin, Juanita May, 88, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.
Moore, Brad A., 60, land and tenure specialist, died Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. John the Evangelist University Parish, Stillwater. Palmer Marler, Cushing.
Moore, Jackie Lee, 55, retired from American Airlines, died Saturday. Services pending, Mobley-Dodson.
Mosley, Frank, 58, died Friday. Services pending, Jack's.
Norris, Mildred, 90, retired Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Saturday. Services pending. Stanleys.
Pierce, Tate Fielder Jr., 89, Brix Printing printer, died Thursday. Visitation 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday and service 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at Add'Vantage Funeral Home.
Ross, Grover, 75, mattress manufacturing worker, died Friday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Stanbery, Billy D., 87, retired American Airlines management, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday and service noon Tuesday, both at Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home.
Sturderus, Lee Ernest, 85, letter carrier, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Home Chapel, Owasso.
Sweatman, Cheryl June, 67, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Taylor, Sandra Sue "Sandy" (Swindell), 56, medical office manager, died Thursday. Visitation 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Johnson Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Monday, Foundations Church.
Teel, Louis David, 60, school custodian, died Tuesday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.
Todd, Justin Jay, 31, laborer, died Friday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Verner, Blaine, 47, died Saturday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Willis, Donna, 43, Dollar General employee, died Jan. 20. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Sunday and service 11 a.m. Monday, both at Crown Hill Funeral Home. Crown Hill.
Wright, Kenneth Earl Sr., 92, American Airlines systems analyst, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Cressa May Jones, 75, cosmetologist, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Labadie Heights Baptist Church. Walker-Brown.
- Myrtie Bess Jones, 80, died Thursday. Visitation 3-5 p.m. and service 11 a.m. both at Stumpff Funeral Home.
- Doug Michael Lahey, 45, auto mechanic, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Stumpff Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church.
- Eulous Earl West, 78, died Tuesday. Services pending. Stumpff.
Blackwell - Jack Gerboth, 88, died Friday in Tulsa. Services pending. Trout.
Bristow - Earnest Ray Dotson, 75, retired oil field pumper, died Friday. Services pending. Green Hill Funeral Home, Sapulpa.
Broken Arrow - Carolyn Ann (Cruse) Carr, 57, hairstylist, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Monday, Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home, services pending.
- Richard E. Hackler, 87, Alpha Vet Supplies owner, died Thursday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church.
- Judge Morris, 61, Church of Christ minister, died Friday. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Monday, Broken Arrow Church of Christ.
- Pauline (Hash) Norton, 85, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday and service 12:30 p.m. Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.
- Larry G. Rowe, 61, Postal Service manager, died Saturday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
Catoosa - Uylus Ray Welch, 78, retired American Airlines mechanic, died Thursday. Visitation noon-8 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, Collinsville.
Claremore - Patricia June (Stewart) Crutcher, 79, retired clothing model, died Thursday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
Cleveland, Okla. - Irene (Box) Barrett, 91, homemaker, died Saturday in Tulsa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Woodland Cemetery. Chapman-Black.
- Katheryn Alice Young-Jenkins, 90, Pawnee County Election Board secretary, died Friday in Tulsa. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Western Heights Baptist Church. Chapman-Black.
Coffeyville, Kan. - Grace Truman White, 100, homemaker, died Friday. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, David W. Barnes Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Southern Baptist Church.
Coweta - Buck Holmes, 79, retired oil driller, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Wright-Brown Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church.
Fairfax - J.D. Harrison Jr., 66, rancher, died Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church. Hunsaker-Wooten.
- Clark Lloyd Palmer Jr., 56, died Friday in Billings. Graveside service 3 p.m. Monday, Fairfax Cemetery. Hunsaker-Wooten.
Grove - Herbert "Bud" Ziemann, 93, retired Lockheed aircraft crew chief, died Saturday. Services pending. Ellis Family.
Hulbert - Mose Henson, 85, died Thursday in Tahlequah. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Ballou Cemetery, Peggs.
Mannford - Bryan Dale Baker, 21, Sonic manager, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mannford Assembly of God. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Miami, Okla. - Agnes Elizabeth Neal, 69, died Friday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home, and funeral Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Mounds - C.D. Sherrin, 57, died Friday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Muskogee - Haskell W. Stephens 71, died Jan. 18. Memorial service 1 p.m. Sunday, Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Lescher-Millsap.
Oaks - Alta Leach, 78, died Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rocky Ford Community Building, Rocky Ford. Reed-Culver, Tahlequah.
Okmulgee - Betty Jean Manning, 88, assistant bank trust officer, died Friday. Services pending. Shipman, Wagoner.
- Eva Ruth Troyer, 95, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. McClendon-Winters.
Oktaha - William Thomas, 68, retired crane operator, died Saturday. Services pending. Cornerstone, Muskogee.
Owasso - Matthew Scott Southern, 39, construction worker, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Home Chapel.
Pryor - James W. Hollis, 90, retired, died Saturday in Claremore. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Shipman's Funeral Home.
- Wilma Smith, 87, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at Stephens Funeral Home.
Ripley - Mark C. Boyles, 58, agricultural field scientist, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Strode Funeral Home, Stillwater, and service 2 p.m. Monday, Lost Creek United Methodist Church, Stillwater.
Sapulpa - Floyd Stephen Collins, 55, smelter worker, died Wednesday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Naomi Imhoff, 94, died Saturday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood.
- Ruth Carolyn (Massey) Johnson, 74, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
- Clestan Weins, 66, retired welder, died Thursday. Services pending. Green Hill Funeral Home.
Schulter - Notchie Twist, 53, reverend, died Saturday. Services pending. Integrity, Henryetta.
Sedan, Kan. - Bill Barnett, 82, rancher, died Friday. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, David W. Barnes Funeral Home, and service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Calvary Community Church, Bowring, Okla.
Shady Point - Riley Allen Rodgers Metzker, 3, died Jan 19. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Spiro.
- Levunia Helton, 73, laborer, died Jan 19. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Spiro.
- Paul Edward Helton, 73, teacher, died Jan. 19. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Spiro.
Tahlequah - John H. Gwin, 75, retired Oklahoma Natural Gas supervisor, died Saturday in Tulsa. Services pending. Green Country Funeral Home.
Wagoner - Julie A. McLaughlin, 65, retired Wagoner County Sheriff's Office employee, died Friday in Tulsa. Services pending. Mallett.
Death notice policy
The Tulsa World publishes free death notices. Funeral homes may submit death notices from 4 to 10:30 p.m. daily. For information about news obituaries, call 581-8325.
Circle of Life
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If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral director if you would like to have the "Circle of Life" logo placed in his or her listing.
