Deaths: Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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Published: September 3, 2008
Ada
KYMES, Lester, 89, heavy equipment operator, died Sunday. Services 3 p.m. today (Criswell, Ada).
WILLIAMS, Elsie, 91, retail sales clerk, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Criswell, Ada).
YOUNG, Peggy, 81, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. today, Legacy Church (Criswell, Ada).
Atoka
ALFORD, Pauline, 80, homemaker, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Brown's, Atoka).
PEASTER, Karen Yvonne, 49, died Monday. Services pending (Stumpff, Bartlesville).
PFEIL, R. Paul, 91, railroad conductor, died Monday. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday, Western Oaks Christian Church, Oklahoma City (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
Blackwell
SUTTON, Rose Marie, 59, died Saturday. Services pending (Blackwell, Blackwell).
STOGSDILL, Brice, 81, died Tuesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder (Coffey-Murray, Durant).
Bristow
WILLIAMS, Floyd, 68, mechanic, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday (Hutchins-Maples, Bristow).
RIVERS, Samuel Bears Lariat, 59, drug and alcohol counselor, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Abundant Life Center, Battiest (Brumley, Broken Bow).
Byars
MOON, Deborah Kay, 55, psychologist, died Monday. Private services (Vondel L. Smith & Son South Lake Chapel, Oklahoma City).
Carnegie
MONAHAN, Anthony, 44, chef, died Aug. 27. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Kiowa Complex (Carnegie-Pitcher, Carnegie).
PENA, Raymond Jr., 53, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Ray & Martha's, Carnegie).
HAYES, Robert W., 76, died Sunday. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, First Christian Church (McRay, Chickasha).
SEATON, Edgar Franklin, 70, property management, died Tuesday. Services pending (Green Country, Tahlequah).
Clinton
REIMERS, Helena, 90, secretary, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church (Kiesau-Lee, Clinton).
WILLIAMS, Reva, 89, homemaker, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Christian Church (Stanley-Lee, Clinton).
Colony
BOND, Othal, 76, farmer, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Weatherford (Lockstone, Weatherford).
Cushing
BILLINGS, Loralu D., 90, business owner, died Sunday. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church (Davis, Cushing).
BUTLER, Etta Clara, 65, homemaker, died Friday. Services in San Jon, N.M. (Ford, Del City).
Duncan
BURDEN, Liticia Irene, 23, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. today, Church of Christ, Ryan (Dudley, Ryan).
CARY, Barbara Christine, 73, caterer, died Thursday. Private services (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma City).
GARNER, Patsy Sue, 69, homemaker, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Ray of Hope Church (Don Grantham, Duncan).
HAMMAN, Sharon Ann (Morgan), 58, store manager, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Don Grantham, Duncan).
WATTS, Neta Jane, 83, died Monday. Services 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Russett Baptist Church, Russett (Watts, Madill).
Durant
GRITTON, Nadine, 75, died Tuesday. Services pending (Coffey-Murray, Durant).
BOYDSTON, Iris Josephine, 79, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. today, Cathedral of the Hills Assembly (Matthews, Edmond).
CHILTON, Robert, 72, sales engineer, died Aug. 26. Private services (Affordable Cremation, Elk City).
EAGAN, Helene, 83, homemaker, died Aug. 21. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City (Matthews, Edmond).
HARROLD, Cherry Lou, 80, teacher, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Matthews, Edmond).
HASTINGS, Frank Paul, 97, auto dealer, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Memorial Road Church of Christ, Oklahoma City (Matthews, Edmond).
WISE, Linda Maxine, 59, registered nurse, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Matthews, Edmond).
Elk City
LEAMON, Ronald Dee, 58, oil-field worker, died Aug. 26. Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Pentecostal Church, Mangum (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Fairview
CARNS, Raymond Boyd Jr., 41, died Saturday. Memorial services 1:30 p.m. Thursday (Fairview, Fairview).
ARMSTRONG-PRICE, Linda, 86, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Vondel L. Smith & Son South, Oklahoma City).
Granite
BLAIN, Bill, 78, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. today, First Baptist Church (Greer, Granite).
Guthrie
UNRUH, Maynard Dewane, 67, salesman, died Saturday. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Bible Baptist Church (Community, Guthrie).
LOCKE, Earnestene, 74, health care provider, died Monday. Services pending (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).
Harrah
WYSKUP, Marion Carl, 85, cabinet maker, died Tuesday. Services pending (Smith-Parks, Harrah).
Healdton
CURRAN, Thomas William "Tom," 52, tool pusher, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Bomar Point Cemetery, Wilson (Alexander, Wilson).
Hennessey
ROBERTS, Irene Pauline, 94, died Sunday. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church (Cordry-Gritz, Hennessey).
Henryetta
CROW, Dolores Ann, 60, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Dewar First Baptist Church (Shurden, Henryetta).
Hugo
PULLEN, Anna Lee, 88, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. today, First Christian Church (Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey, Hugo).
Idabel
BLACK, Andrew "Bud," 96, business owner, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. today (Conley-White, Idabel).
DAWSON, Chad, 30, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Lynn Lane Church of Christ (Norwood-Nation, Idabel).
Kiowa
BARNETT, Markie George, 85, shop foreman, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Chaney-Harkins, McAlester).
Laverne
STINSON, John William, 70, died Sunday. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Apostolic Faith Church (Myatt, Laverne).
McDONALD, Kenny, 42, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Becker, Lawton).
Lequire
WARD, Beulah, 92, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (King & Shearwood, Stigler).
Madill
WILSON, Neva Esther, 94, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).
McAlester
BOLDING, Ann Courts, 91, seamstress, died Aug. 23. Services 2 p.m. today (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).
BUCKELEW, Ronald Martin, 52, welder, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Vondel L. Smith & Son South Lakes, Oklahoma City).
HARRINGTON, Ruth, 89, retired ordnance worker, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Friendship Church of the Nazarene (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).
JURGENSON, Thomas Leroy, 82, commercial buildings, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. today, South Side Baptist Church, Wilburton (Bishop, McAlester).
LOGAN, Evelyn Mortimer, 60, bookkeeper, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).
MILLER, Debbie, 41, teacher, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).
MONTROSS, Walter Jr., 47, died Tuesday. Services pending (Bishop, McAlester).
Mounds
GUMM, Roy E., 60, carpenter, died Friday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Thursday, McNeil Cemetery, Lufkin, Texas (McClendon-Winters, Okmulgee).
TILLMAN, Wilma Jean, 72, domestic technician, died Monday. Services pending (Ragsdale, Muskogee).
SYNNOTT, Tommy Charles, 55, heat and air technician, died Aug. 27. Private services (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Okemah
KEENER, John Randall, 65, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Parks Brothers, Okemah).
Oklahoma City
BARBOSA, Gregoria, 81, died Monday. Services pending (Howard-Harris, Oklahoma City).
BEASLEY, Julia "Judy," 67, retired registered nurse, died Sunday. Rosary 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Mass 10 a.m. Friday, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Moore (Criswell, Ada).
CROSS, Laura L., 62, died Aug. 16. Services 2 p.m. Friday, United Methodist Church of the Servant (Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City).
EAKERS, Ethel Lee, 93, died Saturday. Services pending (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).
GIVENS, Barbara, 74, insurance claims representative, died Friday. Memorial services 11 a.m. Saturday (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
GRANT, William L., 67, died Aug. 26. Services 1 p.m. today, Prospect Baptist Church (Howard-Harris, Oklahoma City).
GREEN, Denise M., 51, died Tuesday. Prayer services 7 p.m. Thursday. Mass 1:30 p.m. Friday, Christ the King Catholic Church (Smith & Kernke, Oklahoma City).
HARRIS, Christine Frances, 59, died Aug. 27. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
JOHNSON, James Lenard, 62, retired from Army, died Thursday. Private services (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma City).
LOCKE, Eddie F., 71, mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending (Corbett, Oklahoma City).
LONGHORN, Barbara Jean, 76, office manager, died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday (Advantage South Chapel, Oklahoma City).
McCLENON, Ruth Lee, 78, died Sunday. Services pending (Heritage, Oklahoma City).
MITCHELL, Phillip J., 65, American Red Cross national disaster relief director, died Saturday. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
NGUYEN, Thoi Van, 65, hotel worker, died Monday. Services 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Vondel L. Smith & Son South Lakes, Oklahoma City).
TAYLOR, Ruby Jean, 71, died Aug. 25. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Antioch Institutional Baptist Church (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).
VALENZUELA, Jorge, 22, died Monday. Wake 7 p.m. today. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Heritage Burial Park (Vondel L. Smith & Son South Lakes, Oklahoma City).
WILLIAMS, Larry B., 53, died Saturday. Services pending (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).
WRIGHT, Kristian, 23, died Sunday. Services pending (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).
Okmulgee
JONES, Portia Marie (Taptto), 64, truck driver, died Saturday. Prayer services 7 p.m. today. Services 11 a.m. Thursday (Comanche Nation, Lawton).
KINGFISHER, Ollie Cecil, 80, home health care aide, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God Church. (Evans & Miller, Poteau).
Roland
BOOKOUT, Carol Jean, 69, homemaker, died Monday. No services (Agent, Sallisaw).
Rush Springs
OWENS, Albert Monroe, 92, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Callaway-Smith-Cobb, Marlow).
Seminole
CAGLE, Tony Sr., 82, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Swearingen, Seminole).
COOK, Enoch E., 82, retired pipeline worker, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Maple Grove Cemetery (Swearingen, Seminole).
KERNELL, John Anthony, 32, cook, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, New Life World Outreach Center, Shawnee (Swearingen, Seminole).
Shawnee
SLAUGHTER, Jeannette, 81, retired librarian, died Saturday. Services 3 p.m. Thursday, Holdenville Nazarene Church, Holdenville (Criswell, Ada).
Snyder
PRUETT, Lynn, 91, died Tuesday. Graveside services 3:30 p.m. Friday, Fairlawn Cemetery (Becker, Snyder).
Sparks
Stigler
DURANT, Velma, 89, died Sunday. Memorial services 10 a.m. Friday, Stigler City Cemetery (King & Shearwood, Stigler).
Stilwell
GRITTS, Douglas Keith, 47, machine operator, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Veterans of Foreign Wars building, Tahlequah (Green Country, Tahlequah).
BAILEY, John Elbert Jr., 61, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church (Strode, Stillwater).
MOORE, Billy Lee, 85, insurance agent, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Strode, Stillwater).
Tahlequah
ETHERTON, Dennis W., 52, truck driver, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Hart, Tahlequah).
RILEY, Donald Ray, 53, maintenance supervisor, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Hart, Tahlequah).
VILLA, Nona Rue, 76, homemaker, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. today, Tahlequah City Cemetery gazebo (Green Country, Tahlequah).
Tecumseh
LAWSON, Sandra K., 60, died Monday. Services pending (Cooper, Tecumseh).
YOUNG, Ethridge O., 89, died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Cemetery (Pollard, Oklahoma City).
ALSAY, Beatrice G., 73, retired teacher, died Saturday. Services pending (Keith D. Biglow, Tulsa).
HENDERSON, Helen H., 94, homemaker, died Friday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Galilee Baptist Church. (Dyer, Tulsa).
McDOWELL, Merlee, 86, maintenance worker, died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. today, Mount Rose Baptist Church (Jack's, Tulsa).
REED, Leon Peter, 87, postal worker, died Aug. 28. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Paradise Baptist Church (Jack's, Tulsa).
RUSSELL, Viola, 80, homemaker, died Aug. 26. Services 11 a.m. today, Galilee Baptist Church (Jack's, Tulsa).
TIGER, Veola, 91, homemaker, died Aug. 28. Services 11 a.m. Thursday (Jack's, Tulsa).
WILSON, Richard, 86, school maintenance worker, died Aug. 27. Services were Tuesday (Jack's, Tulsa).
Weatherford
LAUGHLIN, Darlene, 72, secretary, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Lockstone, Weatherford).
DAVIS, Helen Imogene, 78, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Stout-Phillips, Wewoka).
Wheatland
FREEMAN, Beth, 67, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, First Church of the Nazarene, Mustang (McNeil's, Mustang).
Woodward
ALBERS, Allene Kelln (Ehrlich) 79, business owner, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church (Billings, Woodward).
Yeager
INGRAM, Delores Sue, 72, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending (Hudson-Phillips, Holdenville).
Yukon
GARRETT, Maxine, 80, homemaker, died Aug. 27. Private services (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma City).
SHAFFER, Dolores J., 79, homemaker, died Monday. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday (Guardian West, Oklahoma City).


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