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DEATHS FOR: 5/9/2008
TULSA
Adams, Craig A., 57, accountant,
died Monday. Private family services. Mobley-Dodson, Sand
Springs.
Bales, Oneva Lorene, 75, grade
school librarian, died Tuesday.
Service 2 p.m. Friday, Moore's
Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Bennett, Elijah Jr., 78, retired steel
worker, died Tuesday. Visitation 8
a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and service 1
p.m. Saturday, both at Moore's
Memory Funeral Home.
Brown, Fern M., 83, retired Youth
Services of Tulsa receptionist,
died Thursday. Memorial service
10 a.m. Wednesday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.
Cremation Society.
Cook, Donald Owen, 61, retired
from American Airlines, died Wed-
nesday. Services pending. Advantage.
Fillmore, Carol Jean, 72, First Baptist Church of Irving, Texas, children's choir director, formerly of
Tulsa, died Tuesday in Irving. No
local services planned. Chapel of
Roses, Irving.
Fitzgerald, Catherine, 85, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services
pending. Fitzgerald's Southwood
Colonial.
Gideon, Geneva S., 81, day-care
worker, died Wednesday. Grave-
side service 2 p.m. Friday, Floral
Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken
Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Hanna, Lonny, 51, carpenter, died
Tuesday. No local services
planned. Schaudt's, Glenpool.
Holland, Gregory Martin, 58, surveyor, died Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Visitation 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Freeman Harris Funeral Home, and
graveside service 10 a.m. Monday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson.
Holm, Gerald O. "Jerry, " 67, account representative, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's
Southlawn.
Ildefonso, Hiram "Dante, " 58, entrepreneur, died Monday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday, Christ
the King Catholic Church. Adams-
Crest Cremation.
Keck, Clarence "Vic" Jr., age unavailable, Keck Construction Inc.
owner, died Wednesday. Services
pending. Hayhurst, Broken Arrow.
Landrum, Donald R., 81, retired
podiatrist, died Wednesday. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation.
Meador, William H., 84, formerly of
Tulsa, died April 19 in Austin,
Texas. Services were held April
28. Harrell, Austin.
Mulrain, Clara, 50, Senior Select
home health-care worker, died
Thursday. Services pending. Keith
D. Biglow.
Owen, Richard E. "Gene, " 87, geologist, died Wednesday. Graveside
service 11 a.m. Saturday, Calvary
Cemetery. Fitzgerald's Southwood
Colonial.
Pascucci, Marcella, 88, nurse, died
Wednesday. Services pending.
Fitzgerald's Southwood Colonial.
Peterson, Virginia Arlene (Cunningham), 74, secretary, died Thursday. Services pending. Moore's
Southlawn.
Pleasant, Joseph F., 47, avionics
technician, died Thursday. Services pending. Freeman Harris.
Rentie, ElGene, 71, salvage yard
owner, died Thursday. Services
pending. Jack's.
Roberts, Richard Paul, 76, formerly
of Tulsa, died Thursday in Harrison, Ark. Private family services.
Coffman, Harrison.
Smith, Teanie Okla (Burns), 90,
homemaker, died Wednesday. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Friday, Agent Funeral Home, Sallisaw, and grave-
side service 11 a.m. Saturday,
Akins Cemetery, Sallisaw.
Thrasher, Charles L., 77, retired
from Sunoco, died Thursday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-West-
wood.
Walker, Richard E., 60, city of Tulsa personnel director, died Thursday. Services pending. Jack's.
Williams, Jack T., 70, police officer, died Wednesday. Rosary 7
p.m. Friday and funeral Mass 10
a.m. Saturday, both at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is
listed unless otherwise noted.
Adair -- Roger Klinger, 67, retired
Adair Public Schools teacher and
coach, died Wednesday. Service 2
p.m. Monday, Utopia Baptist
Church, Pensacola. Stephens,
Pryor.
Bartlesville -- Priscilla (Loyd) Ingraham, 82, retired from AT&T,
died Wednesday. Services pending. Stumpff.
-- Mary Mullins, 62, homemaker,
died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m.
Sunday, Walker-Brown Funeral
Home Chapel.
Billings -- Jennifer Dawn "J.D."
Morehouse, 29, dietary cook, died
Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Dugger.
Broken Arrow -- Shelly Leanne
Smith, 39, American Postal Workers Union president, died Monday.
Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Floral
Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
-- Richard Swain, 61, retired CNC
machinist, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Moore's
Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel,
Tulsa.
Checotah -- Lillian Mathews, 90,
restaurant cook, died May 3. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Friday, Ragsdale
Funeral Center, Muskogee, and
service 11 a.m. Saturday, First
Baptist Church East Side.
Claremore -- Joyce Buciuman, 77,
retired secretary, died April 27.
Celebration of Life 2 p.m. Saturday, Buciuman residence. Cremation Care, Glenpool.
-- Donald R. Reasons, 44, died
Thursday. Services pending. Rice.
Coffeyville, Kan. -- William H.
"Bud" Rogers, 87, retired from
Farmland Refinery and farmer and
rancher, died Wednesday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Barnes Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m.
Monday, First Baptist Church.
Copan -- Mildred E. Harris, 97, retired Cities Service mail clerk,
died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m.
Friday, Dewey Cemetery Pavilion,
Dewey. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Drumright -- Karla Dean Sallee
Carroll, 54, homemaker, died
Wednesday. Services pending.
Michael's.
Gentry, Ark. -- Mary Lou Dana,
89, educator, formerly of Gentry,
died Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Service 2 p.m. Friday, Wasson Funeral Home Chapel, Siloam
Springs.
Jay -- Lori Hogshooter, 40, laborer, died Thursday. Services pending. Worley-Luginbuel.
Jenks -- Janet Elaine Reynolds,
62, homemaker, died Wednesday.
Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday,
Lexington Road Family Church,
Sapulpa. Moore's Southlawn, Tulsa.
Locust Grove -- Jimmy Buckskin,
59, Jim's Signs owner, died
Thursday. Services pending. Locust Grove Funeral Home.
Mannford -- Vona "Bonnie" Evans,
78, homemaker, died Wednesday.
Service 1 p.m. Saturday, First
United Methodist Church. Mannford Funeral Home.
-- Bernice "Sue" Poole, 66, Wal-Mart associate, died Wednesday.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Keystone Hills Baptist Church, Sand
Springs. Mannford Funeral Home.
McAlester -- Lena Thomas, 83, real estate agent, died Tuesday. Visitation 7-8 p.m. Friday, Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Saturday, Lakewood
Christian Church.
Miami -- Jewell Faye Birkes, 88,
homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation 7-8 p.m. Friday, Paul Thomas
Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Northwest Baptist
Church.
Mounds -- Montra F. Shelby, 78,
H.L. Moss Appliance Repair office
manager, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday and service
10 a.m. Saturday, both at Leonard
& Marker Funeral Home, Bixby.
Muldrow -- Earl Martin Rowland,
78, retired Baldor Electric machinist, died Wednesday. Visitation
6-8 p.m. Friday, Agent Funeral
Home, and graveside service 10
a.m. Saturday, Lee's Chapel Cemetery.
Muskogee -- Dorothy Jones, 97,
homemaker, died Wednesday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Bradley Funeral Service Chapel.
Osage -- Paul Rice, 61, retired
Kerr Glass bottle maker, died
Wednesday. Services pending.
Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.
Park Hill -- Dennis Owen Ford,
60, died Wednesday. Services
pending. Green Country, Tahlequah.
Poteau -- Norman Dale Earnhart,
70, radiator business owner, died
Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ. Evans &
Miller.
Ramona -- Jena Kae Hardiman, infant daughter of Jana and Jeff
Hardiman, died Tuesday. Services
pending. Stumpff, Bartlesville.
Rentiesville -- D.C. Minner, 73,
musician and Down Home Blues
Club co-owner, died Tuesday. Visitation 1-7 p.m. May 16, Ragsdale
Funeral Center, Muskogee; memorial service 11 a.m.-noon May 17,
Jazz Hall of Fame, Tulsa; and service 3 p.m. May 17, First Baptist
Church.
Sand Springs -- Freida Benton, 79,
retired from Shell Oil Co., died
Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Boston Avenue United
Methodist Church, Tulsa. Mobley-Dodson.
Skiatook -- Bill E. DeShazer, 72,
retired from CE Natco, died
Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m.
Friday, Sien-Shelton Funeral
Home, and graveside service 10
a.m. Saturday, Osage Garden
Cemetery.
Sperry -- AnnaBelle (Juby) Anglen,
87, retired from Zebco Manufacturing and Sperry Indian Aging
Program founder, died Tuesday.
Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Johnson.
Stillwater -- Laura M. Echalk, 83,
real estate agent, died Thursday.
Services pending. Chapman-Black,
Cleveland, Okla.
Tahlequah -- Jewel Hale, 84,
homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Green Country.
-- Dorothy Rachel Hutchins, 86,
homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Reed-Culver.
-- Judy Smith, 81, homemaker,
died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Reed-Culver Funeral Home
Chapel.
U.S.-WORLD
Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs such as "Make the
World Go Away" made him one
of the most successful country
singers in history, died Thursday
at a care facility near Nashville.
He was 89.
Arnold's wife of 66 years, Sally
Arnold, died in March, and in the
same month, Arnold fell outside
his home and injured his hip.
Arnold's vocals on songs like
1965's "Make the World Go
Away," a top 10 pop hit and No.
1 country hit, made him one of
the most successful country singers in history.
Folksy yet sophisticated, he became a pioneer of "The Nashville
Sound," also called "countrypolitan," a mixture of country and
pop styles. His crossover success
paved the way for later singers
such as Kenny Rogers.
He was elected to the Country
Music Hall of Fame in 1966. The
following year he was the first
person to receive the entertainer
of the year award from the Country Music Association.
The reference book "Top Country Singles 1944-1993,' " by Joel
Whitburn, ranked Arnold the No.
1 country singer in terms of
overall success on the Billboard
country charts.
Born May 15, 1918 to a sharecropper, Arnold invested wisely
over the years and was regarded
as one of the wealthiest men in
country music.
Bill Hargrove, the nation's oldest
league bowler, died Monday of
congestive heart failure in Gainesville, Ga. He was 106.
Hargrove earned national attention in May 2007, after turning
106, when the United States
Bowling Congress dubbed him
"the oldest league bowler ever."
Hargrove began bowling in
1924. For decades, he played a
version known as duckpin bowling. As duckpins faded, Hargrove
took up the more popular form
of bowling, played with a larger
ball. He said it helped him cope
with the 1973 death of his wife,
Johnnie Ruth Carter Hargrove,
and gave him something to look
forward to after he retired.
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