Deaths
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2/26/13 at 2:58 AM
TULSA
Aaron, Stephen Jr., 63, self-employed upholsterer, died Wednesday. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Victory Christian Center. Add'Vantage.
Allegrezza, Shirley, 76, machine operator, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Reynolds Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
Battisto, Ruby Jeanette, 83, homemaker, formerly of Tulsa, died Friday in Yukon. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, McNeil's Mustang Funeral Home Chapel, Mustang, and graveside service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow.
Cottrill, Bob, 63, Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home.
Cravens, Charles Barnett "Chuck," 60, telecommunications engineer, died Sunday. Services pending. Serenity.
Current, David Edward, 72, Postal Service carrier, died Wednesday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Edlich, Stephen Robert, 55, accountant, died Wednesday. Services pending. Serenity.
Engles, Tammy Lee, 53, retired from Mother Nature's Pest Control, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Add'Vantage Funeral Home Chapel.
Green, Deborah A. (Jordan), 63, administrative secretary, died Saturday. Services pending. Jack's.
Jackson, Marshal Jay Jr., 76, draftsman, died Sunday. Services pending. Jack's.
Kimbrell, Loretta (Honeycutt), 90, retired dietitian, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, Sand Springs; service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Garden Heights Free Will Baptist Church, Sand Springs; and graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday, San Bois Cemetery, Stigler.
Krohn, Betty L., 90, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn.
Lair, George Fountin, 83, retired service manager, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. Memorial service 1 p.m. Thursday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home.
Laughlin, Ray, 88, retired city of Fort Knox chief of logistics, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home, and memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Memorial Drive United Methodist Church.
Mercer, Vera Virginia, 93, registered nurse, died Sunday. Services pending. Shipman, Wagoner.
Miller, Ross M., 88, grocery store produce clerk, died Friday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Newton, Harvey Allen, 54, performer, died Friday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Skelton, Kenneth Richard, infant son of Nicole and Nicholas Skelton, died Friday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Riverside, Sand Springs.
Smith, John W. III, 66, Pinco Automotive owner, died Sunday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Terry, Rex B., 86, computer salesman, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Drive Methodist Church. Add'Vantage.
Wilson, Carol Ann, 66, registered nurse, died Saturday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Wise, Michael A., 67, welder, died Sunday. Services pending. Dyer.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville - Calvin R. Hill, 87, Hill Steel Corp. owner, died Sunday. Services pending. Walker-Brown.
- Norma A. Hornback, 85, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday and memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Disciples Christian Church. Arnold Moore & Neekamp.
Bokoshe - Pat Tackett, 78, teacher, died Sunday in Fort Smith, Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Evans & Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.
Bristow - George C. Ashley, 97, retired government contract negotiator, died Saturday in Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel.
Broken Arrow - Terri Darnell, 52, Texaco Star Mart manager, died Sunday in Tulsa. Services pending. Wright-Brown, Coweta.
- Dorothy Finley, 87, bookkeeper, died Sunday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.
- Emma Lew Graham, 89, homemaker, died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
- Emma G. "Gerri" McEntire, 79, AT&T assistant manager, died Saturday. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Broken Arrow Baptist Temple. Hayhurst.
- Juanita Mae Morton, 72, Tulsa County deputy sheriff, died Saturday. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Wednesday and service 3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.
- Annette Paliotta, 81, Jackie Cooper title clerk, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, RiverCrest Chapel, Bixby.
Claremore - John H. Jarrett, 74, retired Tulsa police officer, died Sunday. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Rice Funeral Service.
Collinsville - Carolyn Louise Vinson, 69, retired Lowrance Electronics assembler, died Saturday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rest Haven Cemetery, Sperry. Collinsville Dolton.
Cushing - James Andrew Baker, 78, Baker Drywall owner, died Friday in Stillwater. Visitation 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Palmer Marler Funeral Home. No services planned.
Dewar - Stephen Joseph Gilbert Sr., 91, smelter worker, died Saturday. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Shurden Funeral Home Chapel, Henryetta. Integrity, Henryetta.
Eufaula - Carmine "Bert" Bertone, 82, Northeastern State University teacher, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Paul's Catholic Church. Hunn Black & Merritt.
Glenpool - George E. Kendall, 64, Oakridge Builders superintendant, died Thursday in Tulsa. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Tuesday and service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Schaudt's Funeral Home.
- Floyd E. Stewart, 87, retired wallpaper installer, died Saturday in Tulsa. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Jenks; visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Schaudt's Funeral Home; and service 11 a.m. Thursday, Albright United Methodist Church, Ponca City.
Grove - Jack Lewis Bickhard, 88, retired Boeing engineer, died Feb. 12. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Oak Grove Community Center, Zena. Grand Lake Funeral Home.
- John "Bo" Jackson, 44, Precision Machine machinist, died Sunday. Service 4 p.m. Friday, New Hope Baptist Church. Nichols.
- Phyllis M. Pooch, 86, nurse's aide, died Sunday. Services pending. Ellis Family.
Independence, Kan. - Kenneth L. Knuth, 90, retired radiologist, died Saturday. Visitation 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home, and memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church.
Jennings - Morris Grant Henager, 75, retired National Tank Co. welder, died Saturday in Shawnee. Services pending. Poteet, Pawnee.
Kansas - Anna Marie (Taylor) Lumby, 50, retired pharmacy technician, died Saturday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
Keota - Laveda Jean Woodall, 76, retired greyhound business owner, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Lone Elm Free Will Baptist Church. Mallory-Martin, Stigler.
Krebs - Judy Darlene Priebe, 51, died Sunday. Services pending. Bishop, McAlester.
McAlester - Corina Compelube, 77, nurse's aide, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home Chapel.
- Billye Flood, 68, customer service specialist, died Friday in Tulsa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Hill Cemetery. Chaney-Harkins.
- Mildred Inez (Knight) Taylor, 89, homemaker, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Pryor Cemetery Chapel, Stuart. Bishop.
- Leonard Douglas Wilson, 70, security guard, died Sunday. Services pending. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
Muldrow - Robert Russell Gude, 67, retired Air Force technical sergeant, died Friday in Fort Smith, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel.
- Danny Ray VanZandt, 65, factory worker, died Feb. 18. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home. No services planned.
Muskogee - Kenneth Floyd Clark Jr., 47, auto mechanic, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Shipman's Funeral Home Chapel.
Oakhurst - Robin Lyn Whitehead-Ray, 57, died Sunday in Tulsa. Services pending. Cremation Society, Tulsa.
Oilton - Violet Robinson, 91, home health-care aide, died Sunday in Tahlequah. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Highland Cemetery. Palmer Marler.
Okemah - Paul Abraham Custar, 77, farmer and small-engine mechanic, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.
Okmulgee - Maxine Ardelle Belford, 93, homemaker, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Wednesday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church.
- Betty Joyce Winn, 75, cook, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel.
Owasso - Marion C. Blue, 74, nurse's aide, died Sunday. Visitation 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday and service 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at Mowery Funeral Home.
- Bettie L. (Brooks) Cearley, 85, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Central Baptist Church. Johnson, Sperry.
Perkins - Brenda Golden-Bridge, 61, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Liberty Church. Palmer Marler, Stillwater.
Pryor - Martha Lynn Chisolm, 50, homemaker, died Saturday in Tulsa. Visitation noon-2 p.m. Thursday and service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Ribbon Baptist Church, Spavinaw. Stephens.
- Opal Clark, 93, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Stephens Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Westside Free Will Baptist Church.
- Joanne Michelle Curtsinger, 40, homemaker, died Friday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Heritage Southern Baptist Church. Stephens.
- Denise England, 42, loan processor, died Sunday in San Antonio. Services pending. Key.
- Michael Dean Gann, 59, Tulsa Public Schools heavy-equipment operator, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant View Baptist Church. Shipman's.
Quapaw - Geraldine A. "Gerry" Shinn, 65, Glenn Berry seamstress, died Thursday in Joplin, Mo. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, and graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Clio Cemetery, Jenkins, Mo. Paul Thomas, Miami, Okla.
Quinton - Charles "Chuck" Hoag, 47, Quinton True Value customer relations worker, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greater Refuge Church. Hunn Black & Merritt, Eufaula.
Ramona - Bradley Steven Bonner, 60, died Saturday. No services planned. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Sand Springs - Lonna J. Dubuc, 56, homemaker, died Tuesday. Private family services. Add'Vantage, Tulsa.
- Catherine K. Million, 87, homemaker, died Saturday. Private family services. Mark Griffith-Riverside.
- Billy Ray Mills, 74, electrician, died Sunday. Visitations 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, all at Serenity Funeral Home. Services pending.
Sapulpa - Ella Howard Carnes, 96, Sapulpa Federal Savings & Loan employee, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
- Alice K. Hurt, 91, homemaker, died Saturday in Sand Springs. Services pending. Green Hill.
- Mary Irene Wallace, 85, retired from Newberry's department store, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Skiatook - Shirley Faye (James) Jones, 72, retired surgical technician, died Feb. 16. Memorial service 5 p.m. Friday, Community Lighthouse Church Johnson, Sperry.
Slick - Lillie Crenshaw, 104, homemaker, died Feb. 21. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Faith Baptist Church, Bristow. Jack's, Tulsa.
Sperry - William James "Jim" Turner, 57, automotive paint and body repairman, died Wednesday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday, Osage Oaks Church of God. Johnson.
Stigler - Kathy Fioretti, 71, teacher, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, King & Shearwood Funeral Home, and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Antioch Baptist Church.
Stillwater - Elmona Marie (Ritter) Potts, 79, died Sunday in Tulsa. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Palmer Marler Funeral Home Chapel.
Stilwell - John Barton Higgins, 72, retired high school teacher, died Saturday. Services pending. Hart.
- Nancy Soap, 82, homemaker, died Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel.
- Naomi Sturm, 85, homemaker, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, Echota Cemetery. Hart.
Turley - Virginia Caroline Bussman, 85, formerly of Turley, died Feb. 22 in Cheney, Kan. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday and service 10:30 a.m. Friday, both at Turley United Methodist Church; and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa.
Vinita - Russell F. Gibbs, 50, died Sunday. Services pending. Luginbuel.
- Liam Nair, infant son of Leslie and Jonathan Nair, died Sunday in Claremore. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Guthrie Family Farm, Big Cabin. Luginbuel.
- Porter Nair, infant son of Leslie and Jonathan Nair, died Sunday in Claremore. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Guthrie Family Farm, Big Cabin. Luginbuel.
Wagoner - Wilbur Dewayne Carson, 68, mechanic, died Sunday. Services pending. Serenity, Tulsa.
- Leatha Ann Helmer, 71, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Shipman.
Wewoka - Dale E. Wilkerson, 64, heavy-equipment operator, died Feb. 19 in Holdenville. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home Chapel, Catoosa.
Wister - Louise Wann, 93, grocery store clerk and child-care worker, died Friday in Barling, Ark. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bethel Baptist Church. Evans & Miller, Poteau.
Wynona - Ina Mae Owens, 78, homemaker, died Friday. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Powell Funeral Home Chapel, Hominy.
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