Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
2/20/13 at 2:30 AM
TULSA
Allaire, Lucille, 96, real estate agent, died Tuesday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Barton, Alan L., 67, electrician, died Monday. Private family services. Kennedy-Midtown.
Bass, Dale Leslie, 62, book publishing company manager, died Monday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Burger, Melody Lee, 54, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Clark, John "Pat," 79, Army Corps of Engineers civil engineer, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday and rosary 7 p.m. Thursday, both at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Funeral Home, and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, St. Benedict Catholic Church, Broken Arrow.
Coldwell, Malcolm W., 84, retired engineer, died Monday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Foster, Eugene, 77, retired from American Airlines, died Friday. Services pending. Dyer.
Haynes, Glenn G., 82, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Bixby Cemetery, Bixby. Ninde Brookside.
Herriage, William Kimbrough Jr, 66, security officer, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, Centennial Park Central Center. Serenity.
Hobbs, Marcus Ledon, 29, died Feb. 11. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday, Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church.
Johnson, Major, 66, Doubletree Hotel steward, died Monday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Kramme, Sherry Ann, 64, registered nurse, died Monday. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Friday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.
Krumme, David William, 65, retired Tufts University math professor and Airbits owner, formerly of Tulsa, died Friday. No local services planned.
Krutz, Paul Robert, 98, electronics engineer, died Sunday. Services pending. Serenity.
McKean, Joan Claire, 82, retired accountant, died Tuesday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Meredith, James R., 92, attorney, died Sunday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Brookside Baptist Church. Cremation Society.
Miller, Gatra Moorer, 85, died Monday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Thursday, Tulsa Bible Church. D.W. Newcomer's Sons, Overland Park, Kan.
Moody, Ernest L. III, 56, Moody's Jewelry owner, died Sunday. Private family services. Ninde Brookside.
Neal, Gary L., 66, attorney, died Monday in Oklahoma City. Memorial service 4 p.m. Saturday, Tulsa Historical Society. Stanleys.
Parks, Claralynn, 84, homemaker, died Jan. 29. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Freeman Harris Funeral Home Chapel.
Phelps-Taber, Sandra, 67, caregiver, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
Phillips, Barbara Lee, 74, shipping & receiving clerk, died Monday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Rapp, Shirley Angelina, 47, self-employed writer, died Saturday. Private family services. Add'Vantage.
Roberts, David J., 71, senior programmer and analyst, died Sunday in Plainfield, Ind. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Scott, Alisha Ray, 54, housekeeper, died Sunday. Visitation 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Kennedy-Midtown Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Friday, Shiloh Baptist Church.
Shackleford, Lillian, 63, certified nursing assistant, died Monday. No services planned. Moore's Eastlawn.
Smith, Gearldean, 80, former dry-cleaning employee, died Tuesday in Muskogee. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Snyder, Donald Charles, 83, payroll manager, died Monday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Moore's Southlawn.
Strange, Marilyn Sue, 77, retired Tulsa Community College humanities professor, died Feb. 3. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, Holland Hall Chapel.
Turner, Marcheta Marie, 87, seamstress, died Sunday. Private family service. Add'Vantage.
Wilkinson, Michael James, 56, Wilkinson Construction Inc. owner, died Sunday. Rosary 5:30 p.m. and visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, all at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, Ark.; and funeral Mass 11 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Cleveland, Okla.
Williams, William Arthur, 73, truck driver, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage.
Yankasky, Michael John, 79, truck driver, died Saturday. Services pending. Serenity.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Isaiah Coker, infant son of Esther and Nathan Coker, died Feb. 13. Graveside service 4 p.m. Thursday, Ramona Cemetery, Ramona. Davis, Dewey.
- William Robert "Bob" King, 90, retired Phillips Petroleum Co. chemical engineer, died Friday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Arnold Moore & Neekamp.
- Francis R. (Frank) Pichler, retired Phillips Petroleum Co. director of economic modeling, died Monday. Visitation 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Stumpff Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Friday, East Cross United Methodist Church.
- Fredis L. "Frito" Spears, 88, retired National Zinc quality-control inspector, died Monday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Broken Arrow - Otto Johannesen, 91, sheet metal worker, died Thursday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Hayhurst Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Benedict Catholic Church.
- Pauline Vivian Mansfield, 93, licensed practical nurse, died Sunday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn, Tulsa.
- Juanita Faye Scieszinski, 89, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
- Johnnie Paul Steeley, 69, carpenter, died Monday in Tulsa. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday and service 11 a.m. Friday, both at Christian-Gavlik Funeral Home.
- Ned H. Walters Sr., 90, Rockwell International supervisor, died Monday. Services pending. Floral Haven.
Catoosa - Connie Lou Hurst, 79, homemaker, died Monday in Claremore. Service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Christ Outreach Church, Claremore. Christian-Gavlik, Broken Arrow.
Claremore - Joe Moore, 87, retired business owner, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Woodlawn Cemetery. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith.
- Stella Marie Olson, 90, retired McDonnell Douglas executive secretary, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Rice Funeral Home Chapel.
- Hazel Pearl (Holt) Smith, 91, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith.
- James C. "Jim" Watson, 77, died Sunday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Thursday, Rice Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, Blue Starr Church of Christ.
Coweta - Daytona Patrick Wilson, 21, QuikTrip cashier, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Wright-Brown.
Dewar - Alfred Miller, 84, died Tuesday. Services pending. Integrity, Henryetta.
Dewey - Josephine V. (Straw) Stephens, 79, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dewey Church of the Nazarene. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Fort Gibson - Gregory Scott Cooper, 47, auto mechanic, died Feb. 16 in Oklahoma City. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Free Will Baptist Church. Millsap.
- Havana Vann, 83, Muskogee Regional Medical Center dietary aide, died Tuesday. Services pending. Ragsdale, Muskogee.
Grove - Leon Arnall, 69, retired firefighter and Arnall Plumbing owner, died Monday. Visitation 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Thursday, Independent Baptist Church.
- C.H. Betterton, 81, truck driver, died Sunday in Mulberry, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel.
- Celsita "Celeste" Harrison, 65, small-business owner, died Sunday in Wyandotte. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Thursday, Cornerstone Church.
Hallett - Jack R. Broam, 52, Midwest Crane operator, died Monday. Services pending. Chapman-Black, Cleveland, Okla.
Hulbert - Josephine Beatrice Medina, 78, retired from AT&T, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel, Bartlesville.
- James Dwight Norman, 61, ironworker, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Lost City Cemetery, Lost City. Shipman, Wagoner.
Independence, Kan. - Paul Harnar, 80, letter carrier, died Saturday in Cherryvale, Kan. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home. No services planned.
Langley - Leon "Lester" Williams, 79, died Tuesday. Services pending. Luginbuel.
McAlester - Carol Simonoski, 72, retired, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home Chapel.
- Dana A. Williams, 31, Candlewood Hotel employee, died Feb. 13. Services pending. Dyer, Tulsa.
Miami - Mary Caroline Furnas, 78, licensed practical nurse, died Monday in Chetopa, Kan. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Thursday, Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel, Commerce.
- Wilma Mae (Stoner) Garrett, 94, homemaker, died Monday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home.
Muldrow - Vanette "Cookie" Henley, 53, home health aide, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Assembly of God, Liberty. Agent & Mallory-Martin.
Muskogee - Everleen Graves, 71, died Tuesday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
- John W. Guthrie, 77, retired business owner, died Tuesday. Services pending. Cornerstone.
- Donald Gilbert Waldon, 77, died Monday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
- Lisa Dianne (Williams) White, 50, Brady Corp. employee, formerly of Muskogee, died Tuesday in Milwaukee, Wis. Visitation 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Saturday, Rayfield Baptist Church.
Nowata - Vivian L. Thornbrugh, 78, retired Head Start teacher, died Monday. Service 4 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Stumpff.
Okmulgee - Roy A. Callaway, 92, died Tuesday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday, Holland Cemetery, Tahlequah. Shurden-Jackson.
Owasso - Patsy J. "Pat" Walton, 79, secretary, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Mowery Funeral Home Chapel.
Pawnee - Donna June "Dusty" (Eshelman) Duncan, 59, certified nursing assistant, died Saturday in Dallas. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Highland Cemetery Eshelman Chapel. Poteet.
Perry - Buddy Barnard Jr., 57, died Monday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Vassar Full Gospel Worship Center, Mulhall. Brown-Dugger.
- Randy Lee Hughes, 59, county worker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Christ Lutheran Church. Palmer Marler Carberry.
- Gene W. Womack, 84, died Monday in Oklahoma City. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church.
Ponca City - Mable LeClair, 74, cook, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ponca Indian United Methodist Church. Grace.
Poteau - Larry Dale Goodnight, 54, heat & air electrician, died Feb. 13. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, Oakland Cemetery Pavilion.
Pryor - Dencil Cordrey, 81, retired from Whitaker State Children's Home, died Tuesday in Claremore. Services pending. Stephens.
Quinton - Sybil Ellen Rea, 94, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Palestine Community Church. Hunn Black & Merritt, Eufaula.
Sallisaw - Judy Katherine Carlton, 71, waitress, died Monday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Akins Cemetery. Agent & Mallory-Martin.
Sand Springs - Dixon Lee Dyer Jr., 74, American Airlines mechanic, died Saturday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Thursday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa; and graveside service 3 p.m. Thursday, Stigler Cemetery, Stigler.
Skedee - Douglas Darrell Keeling, 47, Quapaw Rock Quarry supervisor, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Skedee Assembly of God. Poteet, Pawnee.
Skiatook - Frances Jean (Watkins) Hampton, 91, bookkeeper, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Services pending. Johnson, Sperry.
- Jerome Norman "Jerry" Magee, 74, construction superintendent, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Sien-Shelton Funeral Home.
Sperry - Phyllis Faye Goff, 75, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sien-Shelton Funeral Home, Skiatook, and service 10 a.m. Friday, Gospel Assembly Church.
- Buel Hampton Neece, 85, oil and gas lease broker, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sien-Shelton Funeral Home, Skiatook, and service 2 p.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, Skiatook.
Stigler - Mildred E. Cunningham, 84, waitress, died Thursday. No services planned. King & Shearwood.
- Noel D. Lively, 86, sawmill owner, died Tuesday. No services planned. King & Shearwood.
Stillwater - John C. "Jack" Shanklin, 95, retired, died Monday. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Strode Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax.
Tahlequah - Delbert Leroy "Pete" Barnes, 73, pipeliner, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Green Country Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church.
- Gilbert Stanley "Gib" Bigby, 81, restaurant owner, died Sunday in Muskogee. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Green Country Funeral Home Chapel.
- Niecee Garman, 79, homemaker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
- Emily Laura Girdner-Garner, 27, student, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
- Sue Ann Lewis, 86, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 9:30 a.m. Friday, Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson.
- Andalynn Brooke Vann, infant daughter of Bianca Green, died Sunday. Services pending. Reed-Culver.
Wetumka - Linda Darlene Parker, 66, drug rehabilitation counselor, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Wetumka Assembly of God. Parks Brothers, Okemah.
Wewoka - Dale E. Wilkerson, 64, died Tuesday in Holdenville. Services pending. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
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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