Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
2/05/13 at 3:03 AM
TULSA
Armstrong, Donna Rae, 76, died Monday in Sarasota, Fla. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Been, Verda Norine, 91, accountant, died Sunday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Beustring, Flora, 96, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Bevenue, Eric Brian, 51, Oklahoma City code enforcement officer, formerly of Tulsa, died Jan. 25 in Lindsay. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Boydston Funeral Home Chapel, Lindsay.
Bouret, Virginia Gayle, 82, retired, died Sunday. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown.
Bowie, Jacob Jr., 70, heavy-equipment operator, died Monday. Services pending. Dyer.
Brown, Miriam, 95, homemaker, died Monday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Memorial Park. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Brummett, Pat, 78, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst, Broken Arrow.
Butler, Donald, 66, hydrologist, died Monday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Chappell, Billie Jo (Darden), 85, died Dec. 19 in Fort Collins, Colo. Memorial service 2:30 p.m. June 8, Downtown First United Methodist Church, Houston. Allnutt Drake, Fort Collins.
Conwell, Judith Anne, 64, former medical administrator, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Cooper, Jesse F. Jr., 81, died Wednesday. Services pending. Cremation Society.
Corrotto, Gary, 67, hairdresser, died Sunday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Denton, Samuel Jr., 88, electrician, died Monday. Services pending. Jack's.
Francis, Jerry Wayne, 71, retail manager, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Jackson, Duane F., 77, petroleum pump builder, died Monday in Glenpool. Services pending. Reynolds.
Jones, Jeffrey T., 54, trim carpenter, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Kirkpatrick, Sylvia Lee, 84, retired nurse's aide, died Monday. Private family services. Cremation Society.
LaCourse, Scott Allen, 36, died Jan. 29 in Houston. Services were held Saturday. Klein, Houston.
Lewis, Carl Bruce, 62, missionary, died Monday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church. Cremation Society.
McCellan, Michael, 61, welder, died Sunday. Services pending. Dyer.
McClain, Donald, 68, electrical engineer, died Saturday. Services pending. Reynolds.
McElwaine, Virginia Helen, 88, homemaker, died Saturday. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, Holy Family Cathedral. Fitzgerald Ivy.
McKie, Dorothy L. "Dottie," 75, court administrator, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Asbury United Methodist Church. Moore's Southlawn.
Miller, Virginia Staub, 103, retired NASA librarian, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church. Reynolds.
Randle, Julia Faye (Clarke), 87, former teacher, died Sunday. Services pending. Cremation Society.
Reid, Jeffrey Andrew, 61, died Friday. Memorial graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Cremation Society.
Samuels, Gladys Lois, 94, retired Los Angeles Public Schools dietitian, died Monday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Bishop's Northside Funeral Home Chapel.
Sanders, Carrol Truett, 89, died Jan. 27 in West Plains, Mo. No services planned. Robertson-Drago, West Plains.
Sawyer, Joan, 79, rural mail carrier, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Senn, Kathy Jo, 56, former Stillwater National Bank credit administration officer, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel, Sand Springs.
Shaw, Frank, 75, retired drywall worker, died Saturday. Services pending. Moore's Memory.
Simmons, Reuben, 74, minister, died Sunday. Services pending. Dyer.
Strang, Marilyn Sue, 77, Tulsa Community College humanities professor, died Sunday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Taylor, Evelyn, 78, Oklahoma State University monitor technician, died Friday. Services pending. Dyer.
Wade, Lavalle W., 94, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Skelly Drive Baptist Church. Moore's Eastlawn.
Welker, Warren J., 92, died Saturday in Denison, Texas. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Wednesday and celebration of life 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Waldo Funeral Home, Sherman, Texas.
Whitley, Demetria, 53, died Monday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Wilson, DeJuan D., 19, chef, died Jan. 29. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Calvary Baptist Church, Sapulpa. Dyer.
York, Gary Dean, 48, York Painting owner, died Saturday in Cookson. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christian-Gavlik Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Harry Duane "Butch" Anderson, 59, construction worker, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.
- Harvey E. Bridendolph, 85, Phillips Petroleum Co. mechanic, died Saturday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday, Walker-Brown Funeral Home Chapel.
- Alan Ray Carlson, 65, attorney, died Saturday. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oklahoma Wesleyan University Fine Arts Center, and graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Alva Municipal Cemetery, Alva. Stumpff.
- Danilee Clark, 83, beautician, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home, Tulsa.
- Shirley Sallee, 88, retired banker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home; celebration of life 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oak Park United Methodist Church; and graveside service 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Mount Moriah Terrace Park, Kansas City, Mo.
- Chad L. Smith, 40, died Jan. 12. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Baptist Church. Stumpff.
- Donald Lee Swango, 82, retired Phillips Petroleum Co. marketing representative, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Stumpff Funeral Home. Private family services.
Beggs - Dollie Faye Jones, 86, retired beautician, died Saturday. Services pending. McClendon-Winters.
Blackwell - George A. Rowley, 85, retired Edmond Public Schools superintendent, died Jan. 31 in Ringwood. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Christian Church, Edmond. Matthews, Edmond.
Bristow - Bertiline Austin, 97, homemaker, died Monday in Sapulpa. Services pending. Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow - David Wilson Dellinger, 38, died Feb. 1. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa. Moore's Southlawn, Tulsa.
- Alana C. Findley, 67, accounting clerk, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Yale Avenue Presbyterian Church, Tulsa. Moore's Southlawn, Tulsa.
- Zachary Scott Moody, 24, construction worker, died Saturday. Service 12:30 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
Bunch - Merle Dean Leach-Squirrel, 53, homemaker, died Sunday in Tahlequah. Services pending. Roberts/Reed-Culver, Stilwell.
Checotah - Isaac Allen, 72, farmer, died Monday in Muskogee. Services pending. Garrett Family.
Claremore - David Edward Isaacs, 75, Isaacs Custom Homes president, died Jan. 31 in Tulsa. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Wednesday and rosary 7 p.m. Wednesday, both at Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home, and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
- Vernon Wayne Leuthen, 87, retired IBM data processor, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
- Leota Mae "Odie" Parsons, 91, bookkeeper, died Sunday. Visitation 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, Rice Funeral Home; and visitation 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Chandler.
- Oleta (Hunt) Shrum, 91, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home.
Dewey - Vickie Jo Payne, 56, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Enterprise - Gerald Gene Harmon, 65, retired roofer, died Friday in Stigler. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
Fairfax - Ermal Lois Wells, 85, nursing home certified nursing assistant, died Friday. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Red Rock Cemetery, Red Rock. Hunsaker-Wooten.
Fort Coffee - Freddie Reynolds, 64, laborer, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark. Mallory-Martin, Spiro.
Fort Smith, Ark. - Louis Edmond Cooper, 75, retired from the military, died Sunday in Barling, Ark. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Stigler.
Grove - Helen (Thompson) Bryson, 87, retired hospital administer, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church.
Henryetta - Leona Mae "Granny" Spear, 81, cook, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Schulter, and graveside service 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw. Integrity.
Hulbert - William L. Hoagland, 61, construction worker, died Friday. Memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday, Parker Mortuary, Joplin, Mo. Green Country, Tahlequah.
Independence, Kan. - Linda S. Payne, 55, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at Webb Family Funeral Home.
Ketchum - Alan Lewis Sharkis, 73, automotive industry statistical engineer, died Thursday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Muskogee - Bille Glenn McCause, 83, salesman, died Friday. Services pending. Reynolds, Tulsa.
- Leland Clay McGee Jr., 65, educator, died Jan. 16 in Carrollton, Texas. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- William Oscar Ruth Jr., 89, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Buchanan Funeral Home, Oklahoma City. No services planned.
- Suenell Smith, 82, retired teacher and speech therapist, died Friday. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Foster-Petering Funeral Home Chapel.
Octavia - Okla Era Kirkpatrick, 94, died Monday in Poteau. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Octavia Baptist Church. Dowden, Heavener.
Okmulgee - David Lyn Myers, 64, elementary school teacher, died Saturday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church.
Owasso - Flora Jean Snider, 82, homemaker, died Monday. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church.
Park Hill - Maurice King Johnson, 73, electrician, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Brigid's Catholic Church, Tahlequah. Hart, Tahlequah.
Perry - Gary W. Billingsley, 72, Billingsley Electric contractor, died Friday in Enid. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church. Palmer Marler Carberry.
- James G. Endicott, 94, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, Lucien United Methodist Church, Lucien.
- Jenny Voss, 58, died Saturday in Stillwater. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Christ Lutheran Church.
Porter - Tony H. Tibbs, 90, retired, died Sunday. Services pending. Foster-Petering, Muskogee.
Pryor - Donald Lee Baker, 76, retired from Midwest Carbide, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Stephens Funeral Home Chapel.
Red Bird - Christena Arvella M. Pierson, 96, died Jan. 29. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Northeast Missionary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City. Temple & Sons, Oklahoma City.
Salina - Dean Parker, 60, retired from the city of Owasso, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Blue Springs Church. Locust Grove Funeral Home, Locust Grove.
Sallisaw - Anna May Day, 80, Avon Factory employee, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and service 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Sand Springs - James L. Belding, 94, accountant, died Monday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, and service 2 p.m. Friday, Beams of Light Church, Tulsa.
- Floella Donoho, 99, retired Allied Plumbing accountant, died Sunday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Debra Deann Jones, 57, Morton Health Clinic licensed practical nurse, died Friday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Woodland Memorial Park. Mobley-Dodson.
- Sandra Gael (Kirkpatrick) Wells, 63, teacher and author, died Sunday in Tulsa. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson.
Skiatook - Elden J. Rose, 87, railroad agent, died Saturday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Peters-Stumpff.
Stillwater - Ella Mae Duer, 92, died Jan. 30 in Elk City. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Strode Funeral Home Chapel.
Stilwell - Cecil J. Stacy, 77, machinist, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
Tahlequah - Solomon Berry, age unavailable, retired, died Monday. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
- Delbert Ray Corter, 74, truck driver, died Sunday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
- Lillie Jumper, 70, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Johnson-Prairie Cemetery, Moodys. Reed-Culver.
- William Lowrey Jr., 48, butcher, died Jan. 30. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lowrey Cemetery. Hart.
Vinita - Leo Cly Anderson, 97, former Anderson Machine Shop owner, died Jan. 30. in Roanoke, Va. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Luginbuel Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Thursday, Ketchum United Methodist Church, Ketchum.
- Henry Abraham "Sonny" Chase, 80, electrical contractor, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Burckhalter Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fairview Cemetery.
Wann - Billy Wayne Robinson, 53, Cessna Aircraft assembler, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wann Community Center. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Watts - Lisa Ann Sanderson, 43, homemaker, died Saturday in Springdale, Ark. Services pending. Roberts & Hart, Westville.
Welch - Ella B. Callison-Criswell, 90, died Saturday in Miami, Okla. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at Welch Christian Church. Thomas.
Weleetka - Ruby Clevenger, 92, died Saturday. Services pending. Williamson-Spradlin, Wetumka.
Westville - Lenora Hamilton, 86, Cherokee Nation Industries public health representative, died Friday in Stilwell. Services pending. Roberts & Hart.
Yale - Lois Pauline Hixson, 88, Postal Service employee, died Friday in Stillwater. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Yale Church of God. Palmer Marler Carberry, Stillwater.
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.
