Deaths

BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
2/12/13 at 2:57 AM


TULSA

Coppage, Richard Dale Jr., 54, formerly of Tulsa, died Wednesday in Wichita, Kan. Memorial graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, El Paso Cemetery, Derby, Kan. Smith Family, Derby.

Dick, Billie Marie (Looney), 51, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Serenity.

Dodson, Michael Eugene, 56, interior designer, died Feb. 5. Private family services. Add'Vantage.

Hampton, Mildred V., 91, homemaker, died Friday in Catoosa. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel.

Heacock, Deese, 56, homemaker, died Thursday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.

Hernandez, Bernada, 71, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Reynolds.

Hooper, Ruth, 81, retired St. John Medical Center registered nurse, died Monday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.

Howard, Lynnda Marie, 65, mental health social worker, died Feb. 9. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Friday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Saturday, Union Baptist Church, Grayson.

Kelly, Linda J. (Cochran), 53, housekeeper, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Leer, Fred, 86, retired from the Army, died Sunday. Services pending. Jack's.

McCellan, Michael, 61, welder, died Feb. 3. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Sapulpa. Dyer.

McElroy, Richard Edward, 61, McElroy Roofing owner, died Wednesday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home Chapel.

McGovney, Walter, 56, retired Tulsa police officer, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.

McHenry, Beverly Ann, 77, accountant, died Monday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

McIntosh, Waylond Jack, 36, construction laborer, died Wednesday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jubilee Worship Center. Add'Vantage.

Pedone, Pete, 65, petroleum accountant, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Broken Arrow.

Pratt, Latashia Chr'ee, 38, Xeta Technology accountant, died Saturday. Services pending. Dyer.

Richardson, Shauna, 43, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation.

Rodriguez, Lynne Otis, 69, employment agency job placement representative, died Saturday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.

Vincent, Charles D., 80, retired Boeing mechanic, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel, Sand Springs.

Wagle, Richard L., 77, automotive repairman, died Monday. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Weaver, Helen Louise (Wrinkle), 86, secretary and Helen's Pretty and Plump clothing store owner, died Wednesday. No services planned. Serenity.

Williams, John E., 77, airline mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Wilson, Juanita Thelma (Sudduth), 100, Wilson's TV & Radio Shop owner and teacher, died Wednesday. Service noon Thursday, Morning Star Baptist Church. Jack's.

Yeager, Marvin L., 85, used car dealer, died Monday. Services pending. Green Hill, Sapulpa.

STATE/AREA

Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.

Bartlesville - Mildred G. Denison, 89, homemaker, died Monday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Thursday, Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home Chapel.

- Cheryll Louise Fields, 72, died Monday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.

- Betty J. Stanford, 73, Reda Pump assembly line worker, died Feb. 8. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Adams Boulevard Church of Christ. Walker-Brown.

Big Cabin - Billy B. Haithcoat, 82, asbestos worker, died Thursday. Services pending. Rice, Claremore.

Bixby - Wilburn "Bill" Braselton, 86, retired Texaco welder, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, New Beginnings Baptist Church.

- Daniel Ray Brooks, 48, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home Chapel.

Broken Arrow - Joseph Floyd Gaddy, 94, accountant, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa.

- Clara Gail Howard, infant daughter of Elizabeth and Billy Howard, died Sunday. Services pending. Cornerstone, Muskogee.

- Carroll William Owen, 62, military parts manufacturing laborer, died Saturday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

- James H. Rowland, 85, senior citizens care center owner, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 3 p.m. Wednesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.

- James Earl Sellers, 49, journeyman pipefitter, died Sunday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.

- Joyce M. Wilderman, 95, homemaker, died Feb. 7. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Church of the Holy Spirit, Tulsa, and graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Floral Haven.

Bunch - Mary (Killer) Glass, 83, homemaker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, New Life Church, Stilwell. Roberts/Reed-Culver, Stilwell.

Claremore - Maria Esther Flores-Madrigal, 60, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

- Flo Guthrie, 70, beauty shop owner, died Monday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Thursday, Rice Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church.

- Iva J. Horner, 97, waitress, died Sunday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Rice Funeral Home.

- Bob Carl Roden, 82, retired banker, died Sunday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Friday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Home Chapel.

- Dorothy "Auldon" Twist, 91, died Sunday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, Rice Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Memorial Heights Baptist Church.

Clayton - Carol Sue Matthews, 71, died Saturday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sardis Cemetery. Clayton Funeral Home.

Cleveland - Lillie Alice (Comer) Ingalls, 93, homemaker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Chapman-Black Funeral Home. Private family services.

Coffeyville, Kan. - Bernard L. Wade, 95, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday and celebration of life 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home.

Davenport - Jim Coleman West, 41, roofer, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Prairie Springs Indian Baptist Church, Okemah. Integrity, Henryetta.

Dewey - Susan Leann Deal, 55, died Jan. 31. Private family services. Walker-Brown, Bartlesville.

Enid - Nadiene Marticia (Vinyard) (Haley) Shaw, 91, homemaker, died Nov. 6. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Highland Cemetery, Pawnee. Poteet, Pawnee.

Fairland - Debra Kay Garner, 52, died Friday. Services pending. Brown-Winters.

Fayetteville, Ark. - Charles "Winston" Harvey, 71, died Sunday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Ridgeview Baptist Church. Beard's.

Grove - Danny Mitchell Stokes, 55, Lowe's employee, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Commerce, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, GAR Cemetery, Miami, Okla.

Hartshorne - Verna Irwin, 92, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Cemetery Pavilion. Brumley-Mills.

Independence, Kan. - Imogene E. Young, 88, died Feb. 6. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home. No services planned.

Kinta - Willis Leon Reasnor Jr., 58, retired self-employed worker, died Sunday in Stigler. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church, Quinton. Mallory-Martin, Stigler.

Mannford - Abraham James Clawson Jr., 72, building contractor, died Friday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home, Tulsa, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Christ Fellowship Church, Oilton.

McAlester - Sara Basquez, 24, phlebotomist, died Monday. Services pending. McClendon-Winters, Okmulgee.

- Sandra Kay (Chumley) Tryon, 58, retired licensed practical nurse, died Thursday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Bishop Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Memory Gardens Memorial Park.

Miami - Rosabell Brown, 93, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.

Mounds - Kevin Michael Mathis, 39, welder, died Jan. 28. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial, Tulsa.

Muldrow - Edna Mae Bradshaw, 95, died Sunday. No services planned. Agent & Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.

Muskogee - Jessee A. Carlton, 98, electrical inspector, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Immanuel Baptist Church. Lescher-Millsap.

- Lola Bernice Crawford, 82, Boy Scouts of America secretary, died Sunday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Shipman's.

- Elizabeth L. Edwards, 83, retired from the Postal Service, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, both at Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

- Anna E. Hicks, 78, retired, died Sunday. Services pending. Foster-Petering.

- Elda Mae Royse, 83, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Greenhill Cemetery. Foster-Petering.

- Grandell-Randy "Blue Hat" Tollison, 58, truck driver, died Friday in Urbana, Mo. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel.

- Joe Bob Ward, 84, precision machinist, died Saturday. Services pending. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.

Nowata - Valeria Sue McIntosh, 76, died Saturday. Services pending. Stumpff.

Okmulgee - Nancy L. (Foster) Reich, 82, retired physician's assistant, died Saturday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home, Tulsa, and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church, Morris.

Owasso - Laverta A. Harris-Moon, 81, died Saturday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Rice Funeral Home, Claremore.

- Donald Leonard Penny, 58, security guard, died Tuesday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

Pawhuska - Bonnie Louise (Collins) Pierce, 60, hospital cook, died Sunday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Pawhuska City Cemetery. McCartney's Johnson.

Ponca City - Cecil W. Hendrix, 50, mechanic, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Grace.

Pryor - Willette Dison, 74, homemaker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Key Funeral Home Chapel.

- Webb Rix, 95, retired from Public Service Company of Oklahoma, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, Adair. Stephens.

Sand Springs - Dorothea P. (Perry) Roemer, 89, retired Public Service Company of Oklahoma executive secretary, died Sunday. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson.

Sapulpa - Jeanie Smith, 72, florist, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn, Tulsa.

Skiatook - Mildred Louise Bowman, 93, homemaker, died Sunday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday, Resthaven Cemetery, Sperry. Peters-Stumpff.

Sparks - Wanda May Worrell, 49, registered nurse, died Thursday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Victory Worship Center, Spiro. Mallory-Martin, Spiro.

Stigler - Nancy Shirley Terrell, 53, homemaker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel.

Stillwater - Thomas Aaron Casey, 87, farmer, died Saturday. Visitation 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Strode Funeral Home.

- Bessie Kathryn (Bostian) Everett, 95, retired, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Perkins. Strode.

- Martha Etta Harvey, 84, died Feb. 8 in Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Strode Funeral Home Chapel.

- Erwin Rae "Buddy" Watson, 64, construction worker, died Saturday in Coyle. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lost Creek United Methodist Church. Strode.

Stroud - Barbara June Beavers, 77, waitress and cook, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Parks Brothers Funeral Service Chapel.

- Floyd E. Rice, 86, preacher, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. Service 2 p.m. Feb. 18, Chapel of Faith. Parks Brothers.

Tahlequah - Patricia Campana, 78, housekeeper, died Monday. Services pending. Reed-Culver.

- Leah Reynolds, 23, formerly of Tahlequah, died Monday in Sarcoxie, Mo. Services pending. Reed-Culver.

Tonkawa - Hazel E. Thomas, 94, died Sunday in Ponca City. Services pending. Anderson.

Vian - Jack Dempsey Cooper, 86, cement mason, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Garden of Memories. Agent & Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.

- Charles Randolph Miller, 48, phlebotomist, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Blackgum Harvestime Church. Agent & Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.

- Ronnie Dale Smith, 63, transportation maintenance worker, died Saturday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.

Vinita - Lucille O. (Osburn) Tolbert, 92, Phillips Petroleum Co. licensed professional secretary, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel.

Wagoner - Lee Roy Lord Sr., 82, auto mechanic, died Friday. Services pending. Hersman-Nichols.






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