Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Saturday, February 23, 2013
2/23/13 at 2:55 AM
TULSA
Bennett, Bennie Jewell, 89, insurance adjuster, died Friday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Crow, Nadine, 83, beautician, died Thursday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.
David, Alfred Eugene "Corkey," 71, concrete finisher, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, University of Tulsa Allen Chapman Activity Center. Serenity.
Evans, Freddie Lane "Fred," 59, American Airlines stock clerk, died Thursday. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Mowery Funeral Home. Services pending.
Frailey, Basil L. Jr., 82, Chandler Quarry superintendant, died Thursday. No services planned. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Haight, D.A. "Missy," 91, homemaker, died Feb. 13. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Heaney, C.R. "Bob," 91, retired Gulf Oil vice president, died Thursday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Hines, Thomas Carl "PoTom," 70, McDonnell Douglas expediter, died Thursday. Services pending. Dyer.
Johnson, Major Bishop, 68, retired chef, died Monday. Services pending. Reynolds Rose Hill.
Krafft, Robert E. "Bob," 85, retired Public Service Company of Oklahoma engineer, died Friday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.
Leikam, Robert "Bob," 86, investment company owner, died Wednesday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Moore's Rosewood Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church.
Lytle, Bruce Lee, 72, ocularist and Eye Restoration Clinic owner, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.
Maimbourg, Geraldine, 84, Tulsa Public Schools employee, died Friday. Services pending. Moore's Rosewood.
Medina, Isidro F. "Chico," 88, retired Southern Hills Country Club Men's Grill manager, died Wednesday. Visitation noon-6 p.m. Sunday and rosary 6 p.m. Sunday, both at Fitzgerald Ivy Funeral Home, and funeral Mass 11 a.m. Monday, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Meledeo, Kim, 48, homemaker, died Thursday in Catoosa. Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn.
Reavis, Charles Eugene, 84, firefighter, died Sunday. Service was held Friday. Moore's Southlawn.
Simmons, Donald Dave, 66, auto air conditioning mechanic, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery Committal Shelter, Fort Gibson. Kennedy-Midtown.
Tillman, Connie Jean, 61, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Reynolds.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Marjorie A. Brady, 82, retired, died Friday. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home.
Blackwell - Patricia Ann "Pat" (Jobe) North, 79, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Immanuel Baptist Church. Roberts & Son.
- Blanche Loretta (Stout) Pontius, 92, died Thursday. Service 4 p.m. Monday, Roberts & Son Funeral Home Chapel.
- John Richard Smith, 59, farmer, died Thursday in Oklahoma City. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nardin United Methodist Church, Nardin. Roberts & Son.
Bokoshe - Shirley Beam, 71, retired from Okla Homer Smith Furniture Manufacturing Co., died Thursday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Evans & Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.
Bristow - Steve Mizell, 58, retired construction worker, died Friday. Services pending. Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow - Glen E. Cole, 71, retired from the Air Force, died Thursday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, Cedar Ridge Christian Church. Hayhurst.
- Edward "Ed" Cummings, 72, Southwest Direct president, died Thursday. Visitation 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday and service 1 p.m. Monday, both at Cedar Ridge Christian Church. Floral Haven.
- Betty Jean Hausen, 88, homemaker, died Thursday. Private family services. Hayhurst.
- Nancy L. Hurd, 82, died Wednesday. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Bradley Funeral Home Chapel, Muskogee.
- Jon Walter McHenry, 53, customer service and retail sales worker, died Thursday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
Catoosa - Deanna Eubanks, 75, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.
Coweta - Beth J. Johnson, 89, retired registered nurse, died Thursday in Tulsa. Services pending. Wright-Brown.
Cushing - Martha Carol McKinney, 62, Sac & Fox Nation secretary, died Friday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Sac & Fox Reservation Community Building, Stroud. Davis.
Depew - Alta Dobson, 89, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Hutchins-Maples, Bristow.
Eucha - Cheryl Schmidt, 56, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Grand Lake Funeral Home, Langley.
Fort Gibson - William Lloyd Gilliam, 61, musician, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Millsap.
Heavener - August Dean Phillips Sr., 81, died Thursday in Rock Island. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Dowden Funeral Home Chapel.
Henryetta - Daniel Brock, 60, died Friday in Tulsa. Services pending. Rogers.
Jay - Makynlee Grace Isham, infant daughter of Hollie and Siah Isham, died Tuesday in Grove. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Sycamore Springs Baptist Church. Worley-Luginbuel.
Miami - Shirley M. Trimble, 80, real estate agent, died Friday in Seneca, Mo. Services pending. Brown-Winters.
Muskogee - Wayne E. VanBrunt, 68, oil and gas industry worker, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Chandler Road Church of Christ. Bradley.
Oakhurst - Delania Sue Willis, 64, Oklahoma Department of Human Services employee, died Friday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood, Tulsa.
Okmulgee - C.R. Franklin, 99, Assembly of God minister, died Thursday. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God, Morris. McClendon-Winters.
Oologah - James Ralph "J.R." Arnold, 41, rancher, died Thursday. Services pending. Oologah Dolton.
Owasso - Marilyn Ray Jones, 77, banker, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery.
- Richard Noel Lever, 83, agricultural manager, died Friday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
Perkins - Betty McNamer, 76, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Strode Funeral Home Chapel, Stillwater.
Perry - Mildred Schovanec, 94, died Thursday. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Monday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bison. Brown-Dugger.
Poteau - Jerry Don Driver, 66, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark. Evans & Miller.
- Sherman Phillip Floyd, 88, retired teacher, died Friday. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Evans & Miller Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Monday, Donald W. Reynolds Community Center.
Roland - Jo Efurd, 85, homemaker, died Friday. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Muldrow, and service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church. Muldrow.
Sand Springs - Chad Aric Campbell, 34, welder, died Feb. 13 in Tulsa. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dillon & Smith Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Monday, Lawnwood Free Will Baptist Church, Tulsa.
- Louise (Neal) Pond, 58, Clyde Boyd Middle School principal, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Olivet Baptist Church, Tulsa. Mobley-Dodson.
Sapulpa - Alan Billingsly, 50, construction worker, died Tuesday in Okmulgee. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Smith Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m. Monday, Cornerstone Church, Sand Springs.
Siloam Springs, Ark. - Stephanie Michelle Goode Allen, 51, Benton County School of the Arts teacher, formerly of Siloam Springs, died Tuesday in Rogers. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church. Wasson.
Skiatook - Mariella (Watson) Woessner, 80, died Friday in Oklahoma City. Services pending. Sien-Shelton.
Slick - Lillie Crenshaw, 104, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Jack's, Tulsa.
Tahlequah - Betty Jean Alley, 76, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending. Reed-Culver.
Terlton - Diane Earlene (Robison) Bitters, 69, homemaker, died Thursday. Private family services. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
Wagoner - Anna Lee Ellington, 76, cook, died Friday. Services pending. Shipman.
Weleetka - Eugene Green, 57, died Thursday in Oklahoma City. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Alabama Quassarte Church, Wetumka. Williamson-Spradlin, Wetumka.
Wewoka - Dale E. Wilkerson, 64, heavy-equipment operator, died Tuesday in Holdenville. Visitation 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home, Catoosa.
Wynona - Ina Mae Owens, 78, homemaker, died Friday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, A.J. Powell Cemetery, Hominy. Powell, Hominy.
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.
