Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1/30/13 at 2:32 AM
TULSA
Bass, Jean Frances, 80, died Wednesday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church North Tulsa. Ninde Brookside.
Bellamy, Gloria, 53, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Jack's.
Brennan, Thomas G., 84, retired Oil Dynamics Inc. president and CEO, died Friday. Visitation 6-7:30 p.m. Monday and rosary 7:30 p.m. Monday, both at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home, and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, Christ the King Catholic Church.
Brokaw, JoNell L., 82, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Brown, Alberta Katherine (Kistler), 85, retired Rockwell International executive secretary, died Monday. Private family services. Cremation Society.
Brown, Don Henry, 69, died Sunday. Service 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Busch, Raymond C., 72, contractor, died Sunday. No services planned. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Cohea, Juanita Pauline, 95, retired underwriter, died Monday in Edmond. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Constantine, Martha, 98, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Rosewood.
Crist, John Christopher "J.C.," 52, executive sales representative, died Jan. 19. Private family services. Serenity.
Davis, Billy Joe, 83, retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., died Monday. Services pending. Foster-Petering, Muskogee.
Davis, Hartley J., 92, radiator company owner, died Tuesday. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Rosewood Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Thursday, Church of the Madalene.
Doss, Wilma V., 92, retired administrative assistant, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.
Ealom, Jacqueline E., 61, retired Oklahoma State University cook, died Jan. 21. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday and service 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Stillwater. Keith D. Biglow.
Fields, Jim, 56, Chrysler master automotive technician, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday and service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, both at Kennedy-Midtown Funeral Home.
Ford, Barbara Romayne (Torr), 72, died Saturday. Private family services. Ninde Brookside.
Jamerson, Catherine Louise, 55, caregiver, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home Chapel.
Lewis, Rebecca, 78, retired preschool teacher, died Jan. 21 in Boston. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, St. Andrew's Baptist Church.
Logue, Christy Dawn, 35, homemaker, died Friday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Living Oaks Baptist Church. Serenity.
Lyles, Freddie Jr., 86, Skinner Brothers Inc. oil-field equipment worker, died Jan. 26. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Marshall, Bill, 85, retired American Airlines electrical engineer, died Monday in Broken Arrow. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Martin, Ronald T., 76, retired engineer, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel.
McIlroy, Javen Scott, 40, hospitality clerk, died Monday. Service 12:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Trinity Episcopal Church. Kennedy-Midtown.
McRae, Kenneth, 80, Tulsa Public Library custodian, died Tuesday. Services pending. Dyer.
Moody, Steven Lawrence, 69, died Jan. 17, 2012, in Frisco, Texas. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, All Souls Unitarian Church.
Norvill, LuLu Marie, 96, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Stanleys Funeral Home Chapel.
Pearson, Judith Gail, infant daughter of Michel Davis and Brock Pearson, died Monday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Pearson, Sonya Kay, infant daughter of Michel Davis and Brock Pearson, died Monday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Pryer, Ann, 77, Pryer Machine & Tool Co. co-owner, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow, and service 11 a.m. Friday, Eastwood Baptist Church.
Redmond, John McKittrick III, 76, retired electrical engineer, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Stanleys Funeral Home Chapel.
Singleton, Vaun, 91, accounting clerk, died Tuesday. No services planned. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.
Slavens, Marlene, 79, retired Oklahoma State University Extension Center home economist, formerly of Tulsa, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 11 a.m. Friday, McConnell Funeral Home Chapel, Greenwood, Ark.
Smith-Barrett, Nina Ruth, 84, real estate agent, died Sunday. Private family services. Moore's Southlawn.
Thompson, Duane L., 58, financial analyst and entrepreneur, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow; graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson; and memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Broken Arrow.
Uriarte, Adrian Joseph, 82, accountant, died Tuesday. Services pending. Serenity.
Van Atta, Viola, 96, retired from North American Rockwell International, formerly of Tulsa, died Tuesday in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Saturday and service 2 p.m. Sunday, both at Cotner Funeral Home, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Webb, Lavon, 83, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
Welch, Richard C., 85, died Sunday. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Wednesday, North MacArthur Church of Christ, Oklahoma City. Buchanan, Oklahoma City.
Williams, Marilyn Delpha, 58, receptionist, died Monday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel, Sand Springs.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Carol J. French, 70, died Tuesday. Services pending. Stumpff.
- Chad L. Smith, 40, died Jan. 12. Services pending. Stumpff.
- Tommye Lee Thomas, 81, died Tuesday. Services pending. Stumpff.
Beggs - Marcella Goudeau, 73, homemaker, died Jan. 23 in Okmulgee. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church North. McClendon-Winters.
Bixby - Randall Scott Pickard, 54, attorney, died Saturday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Bible Church. Wright-Brown, Coweta.
Bristow - Ray K. Knapp, 78, retired Postal Service worker, died Jan. 18 in Tulsa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Bristow City Cemetery. Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow - Eula Mae LeCroy, 90, secretary, died Sunday. No local services planned. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.
- Elma L. Shepherd, 87, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
Catoosa - Robert L. "Bobby Lee" Brown Jr., 74, dump truck business owner, died Monday in Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ. Kennedy-Kennard.
Claremore - Arthur Pat "Art" Hipp, 78, died Tuesday. Services pending. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith.
Collinsville - James Richard Colpitt, 90, oil producer and rancher, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Collinsville Dolton.
- Deanna Deason, 69, computer board assembly worker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.
- Jack E. King, 18, welder, died Monday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.
- Rosario Campalans Pol, 76, homemaker, died Jan. 17. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.
- Bobby Ray Powell, 74, retired Powell Heat & Air owner, died Monday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Claremore Assembly of God, Claremore. Mowery, Owasso.
Coweta - Douglas Wayne Benson, 81, retired Air Force colonel, died Jan. 25 in Marshall, Texas. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Wright-Brown Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Thursday, Clearview Baptist Church, Broken Arrow; and graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Sherman, Texas.
- Carroll Lynn Sutton, 55, truck driver, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Spiro.
Cushing - Daisy L. Hibbard, 86, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Davis.
Dewey - Helen "Pat" Ellison, 91, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Walker-Brown, Bartlesville.
Grove - Sam Buckett, 75, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. lineman and installer, died Tuesday. Services pending. Worley-Luginbuel.
Henryetta - Donnie Ray McNac, 56, heat and air technician, died Monday. Wake 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Shurden Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Dewar. Integrity.
Independence, Kan. - Rosa B. Britt, 78, formerly of Independence, died Jan. 22 in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Webb Funeral Home Chapel.
- Gloria Dale Cunningham, 68, died Sunday in Bartlesville. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, Sardis First Missionary Baptist Church, Coffeyville, Kan. Webb.
- D. Maxine Lewis, 92, died Sunday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday and service 1 p.m. Friday, both at Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home.
Inola - Caleb Dakota Laird, 17, Inola High School student, died Sunday. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Thursday, Inola Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, Inola Christian Church.
Jenks - Lottie Maxine Burgess, 57, certified dietary manager, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Carl Burgess residence, Sperry. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
Ketchum - Leo Anderson, 97, machinist, died Tuesday in Roanoke, Va. Services pending. Luginbuel, Vinita.
Mannford - Larry Dean Beesley, 67, Metalform Inc. foreman, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 10 a.m.-noon Friday and service noon Friday, both at Kennedy-Midtown Funeral Home, Tulsa.
- Alden David, 79, retired from Sefco Inc., died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Freedom Hill Baptist Church. Green Hill, Sapulpa.
- Lawana Lee Gardner, 69, homemaker, died Sunday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
McAlester - Margaret L. (Waldecker) Girod, 98, retired Tinker Air Force Base electronics technician, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Ashland Cemetery Chapel, Ashland. Bishop.
- Ehab Suleiman, 41, physician, died Sunday. Memorial service 5 p.m. Thursday, Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home Chapel.
Miami - Sherry Lynn Furnish, 64, interior decorator, died Tuesday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home. No services planned.
- Carolyn L. Key, 74, entrepreneur, died Tuesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Brown-Winters Funeral Home, and graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.
- Ernest Dean Shamblin, 84, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College farm hand, died Tuesday in Granby, Mo. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home, and graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, GAR Cemetery.
Muskogee - Jeffrey Lyons Jr., 42, laborer, died Jan. 18 in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Blood Bought Evangelistic Temple.
- Anna Lahoma Petry, 90, registered nurse, died Jan. 28. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Lescher-Millsap.
- Seaborn L. Reich, 94, retired Katy Railroad worker, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Foster-Petering Funeral Home Chapel.
- Lucy Turner Rooney, 83, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Foster-Petering.
- Michael Ray Swan, 56, law enforcement worker, died Monday. Services pending. Shipman's.
- Melissa Jo White, 33, Munding Milling employee, died Monday. Services pending. Cornerstone.
Nowata - Eula Pauline Coker, 94, homemaker, died Monday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Benjamin.
- Effie French, 80, died Tuesday. Services pending. Benjamin.
Oilton - Rose Marie Bade, 75, homemaker, died Monday in Cushing. Private family services. Palmer Marler.
Okmulgee - Mamie Pearl Churchill, 85, Avon representative, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel.
- Betty Jean Manning, 88, assistant bank trust officer, died Jan. 25. Service 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Shipman, Wagoner.
- Ruth N. Wells, 99, homemaker, died Jan. 20. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Shurden-Jackson.
Owasso - Lula Mae Fark, 77, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Mowery.
- Eldon L. Holtz, 82, carpenter, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Central Baptist Church. Mowery.
- Art Kriewall, 83, electrical engineer, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Faith Lutheran Church. Mowery.
- Ruth Ann (Riddell) Nickles, 62, cake decorator, died Sunday. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Mowery Funeral Home, and private family services.
Peggs - Roy B. LeForce, 63, tire repairman, died Jan. 13. in Muskogee. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Locust Grove Funeral Home Chapel, Locust Grove.
Pocola - Terry Dean Childers, 51, truck driver and mechanic, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Friday, Christian Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
Pryor - Velva Mae Meadors, 98, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Shipman's Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 3 p.m. Friday, First Mission Cemetery, Drumright.
- Gordon Ogle, 91, retired rancher, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Key Funeral Home Chapel.
- Martha Sue Toalson, 80, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Stephens.
- Anita Marie Woodell, 46, homemaker, died Sunday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Roland - Fred Lee Philpot, 72, Pinkerton Security private investigator, died Monday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Sallisaw.
Sand Springs - Carol Judith (Lawson) Sumerall, 74, retired Tulsa Public Schools secretary, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Woodland Memorial Park. Mobley-Dodson.
Sapulpa - Willie Jo Coker, 67, retired, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
- Cecil Rayon, 80, retired OG&E lineman, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Friday, South Heights Assembly of God.
Spavinaw - Jack C. Atkins, 72, licensed professional counselor, died Jan. 16 in Grove. Funeral Mass 1 p.m. Wednesday, Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Vinita. Luginbuel, Vinita.
Spiro - Stephanie Lynn (Morris) Haynes, 32, barrel racer, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Grace Manor Funeral Home, Poteau.
Stigler - Kelly Horn, 96, retired athletic director, died Monday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Main Street Baptist Church. Mallory-Martin.
- Barney Houston Kesterson, 51, furniture maker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Coleman Cemetery, Porum. King & Shearwood.
Stillwater - Doris Jean Stoner-Hester, 90, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel, Cleveland, Okla.
- Mary Juanita White, 86, retired, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Strode Funeral Home, and memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church.
- John M. Wynn, 90, retired, died Jan. 26. Service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church. Strode.
Vinita - Bobby Lee Russell, 80, retired Rural Electric Cooperative lineman, died Monday in Talihina. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Burckhalter Funeral Home Chapel.
Wagoner - Vivian M. (Coverdell) Foster, 80, homemaker, died Monday in Tulsa. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Locust Grove Funeral Home Chapel, Locust Grove.
- Carol I. (Bavinger) McElroy, 89, homemaker, died Sunday in Columbus, Miss. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Mallett Funeral Home Chapel.
- Larry Eugene Walker, 63, minister, died Sunday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday, Shipman Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Assembly of God.
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