Oklahoma Deaths: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009

Prather, Judith, 55, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (Cirswell, Ada).

Roberson, Darrell Cash, 40, landscaper, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Kincannon, Altus).

Rinehart, Civie Joyce, 60, caregiver, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (Mills & Coffey, Antlers).

Allen, Wilbur Gene "Buddy,” 52, ranch hand, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Brown’s, Atoka).

Danel, Leo George, 90, died Tuesday. Rosary 7 p.m. Friday. Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, St. John Catholic Church (Arnold Moore, Bartlesville).

Kesler, Ronald Dean Sr., 66, retired business owner, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Trinity Baptist Church (Stumpff, Bartlesville).

Ayers, Ava Jane, 64, quality control inspector, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Walker, Shawnee).

Keller, Velma O., 91, homemaker, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church of Bethany (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

McGuire, Selethia May, 74, retired line worker, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Cooper Chapel AME Church (Schumacher, Bristow).

Pack, Beulah Mae, 88, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Reed-Culver, Tahlequah).

Mulkey, Linda, 60, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, United Methodist Church. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday, Lamont Cemetery, Lamont (Wilson, Pond Creek).

Blehm, Genta, 69, died Dec. 24. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church (Ray & Martha’s, Carnegie).

Contway, Michael Cole, 13, student, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First Assembly of God, Meeker (Parks Brothers, Chandler).

Ritchie, Andrew M., 89, retired from Army, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (Parks Brothers, Chandler).

Bottegal, Peggy, 61, certified nurse’s assistant, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Monday (Garrett-Smith, Checotah).

Futrell, Clarence, 68, business owner, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church (Garrett-Smith, Checotah).

Phillips, Mary Wade (Durham), 95, business co-owner, died Wednesday. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Friday, Waurika Cemetery, Waurika (Don Grantham, Duncan).

Segress, Roy K. Sr., 69, retired truck driver, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday (Matthews, Edmond).

McCoy, Patricia, 56, supply supervisor, died Tuesday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery (Ladusau-Evans, Enid).

Simpson, Carmen, 56, certified medical assistant, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, (Henninger-Hinson, Enid).

Wheeler, Billy Sr., 80, oil-field equipment operator, died Monday. Services pending (Hunn, Black & Merritt, Eufaula).

Everett, Joyce Mae, 73, died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Monday (Millsap, Fort Gibson).

Mundkowski, Athlea Roberts, 94, died Tuesday. Rosary 6 p.m. Friday. Services Saturday in Burkburnett, Texas (Gray, Granfield).

Bell, Rosemary, 51, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Church of the Living God (Pollard, Oklahoma City).

Roettger, Richard Mark "Rich,” 55, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Smith-Gallo, Guthrie).

Guest, Van Dyke, 88, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Hobart Rose Cemetery (People’s Co-Operative, Lone Wolf).

Blaylock, Ples, 85, pumper, died Wednesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Saturday, Crossroads Cemetery, Calvin (Fisher, Holdenville).

Waldo, David DeWayne, 51, died Tuesday. Private services (Becker, Lawton).

Ferrell, Frankie Pauline, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Church of Christ (Shaw, Leedey).

Brooks, Cynthia Diane "Cindy,” 48, died Wednesday. Memorial services 2 p.m. Friday (Callaway-Smith-Cobb, Marlow).

Levis, George W. Jr., 62, oil-field consultant, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church (Winans, Maysville).

Eager, Edith, 95, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Bishop, McAlester).

Holmes, Cheryl, 53, homemaker, died Dec. 19. Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday, New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Indianola (Chaney-Harkins, McAlester).

King, Floyd M., 85, oil production mechanic, died Wednesday. Services pending (Bishop, McAlester).

Barenklau, Dorothy Mae (Ingalls), 73, died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Jan. 6, First United Methodist Church (Hills-Ely, Medford).

Craig, Darrell Eugene, 85, mail carrier, died Monday. Services 2:30 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Cooper-Althouse, Miami).

Lathan, Misty (Crockett), 47, retired judicial assistant, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Barnes & Friederich, Midwest City).

Schildnecht, Thelma Pauline, 88, died Wednesday. Services pending (Ford, Del City).

Bennett, Billy, 67, retired from state Corrections Department, died Dec 27. Services 11 a.m. Monday (Foster-Petering, Muskogee).

Tackett, Brian, 43, veteran, died Tuesday. Services pending (Foster-Petering, Muskogee).

Rhoads, Harold E. III "Eddie,” 47, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Life Church (Eisenhour, Blanchard).

Davenport, Eunice Ann, 69, died Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. Saturday (Havenbrook, Norman).

Rowe, Annie Louise, 77, homemaker, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Hilltop Baptist Church (Primrose, Norman).

Ray, Norma, died Wednesday. No services (Cremation Society, Oklahoma City).

Albarran, Juan, 38, died Dec. 24. Rosary 9 p.m. Friday, Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, Holy Angels Catholic Church (Our Lady of Guadalupe Jones Family, Oklahoma City).

Briscoe, Betty, 60, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Friday (Temple & Sons, Oklahoma City).

George, Genevabelle Wylie, 91, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery (Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City).

Gilbert, Andrew "Jack,” 90, roofer, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Friday (Vondel L. Smith & Son South, Oklahoma City).

Harris, Sceclia, 44, died Tuesday. Services pending (Temple & Sons, Oklahoma City).

Lonergan, Grace, 93, registered nurse, died Wednesday. Mass 1 p.m. Saturday, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Del City (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).

Matthews, Alvis Ray, 72, died Dec. 26. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Radford, Walter Ray, 67, pipe fitter, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Turner, Geary).

Robinson-Carter, Joyce Jakan, 45, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Saturday (Pollard, Oklahoma City).

Santillan, Alejandrina, 56, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Friday (Temple& Sons, Oklahoma City).

Troxell, Ralph Kelly, 72, truck driver, died Wednesday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Friday, Resthaven Memory Gardens (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Froehlich, Savannah Gene Branson, 2, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (McClendon-Winters, Okmulgee).

Collier, Elsie Mae (Thompson), 74, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Coffey-Murray, Durant).

Douglas, Elsie, 80, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Trout, Ponca City).

Edwards, Berneice, 84, died Wednesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Saturday, Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery (Trout, Ponca City).

Evans, Douglas, 37, attorney, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Trout, Ponca City).

Heck, Virginia W., 73, died Tuesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Monday, Odd Fellows Cemetery (Trout, Ponca City).

Whitson, Betty Joan, 73, teacher, died Sunday. Graveside services 2 p.m. today, Monroe Cemetery, Monroe (Evans & Miller, Poteau).

Kessler, Carolyn, 75, died Wednesday. Services pending (Dudley-Roberts, Ringling).

Stroud, Jeffrey, 20, died Monday. Graveside services noon Jan. 6, South Burns Cemetery, Dill City (McClure-Lee, Cordell).

Veber, Anna, 85, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 12:30 p.m. Friday (Criswell, Ada).

Cherry, William O. Jr., 88, car salesman, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Calvary Temple Full Gospel Church, Sallisaw (Agent, Sallisaw).

Young, C.B., 61, laborer, died Wednesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday, Marble City Cemetery, Marble City (Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw).

Handford, Hilda Mae, 80, retired teacher, died Dec. 22. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Sapulpa (Dyer, Tulsa).

Carter, Ernest "Mac,” 67, retired principal, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church (Swearingen, Seminole).

Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth, 64, retired banker, died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Stigler City Cemetery (Mallory-Martin, Stigler).

Cassady, Betty Jean, 64, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Friday, Park Hill Cemetery, Park Hill (Reed-Culver, Tahlequah).

Garrett, Nancy Elaine, 50, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Hart, Tahlequah).

Anderson, Audie Carroll, 70, vice president of operations, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Clark, Tishomingo).

Hill, Ella Mae, 82, homemaker, died Dec. 28. Services 11 a.m. Monday, Mount Zion Baptist Church (Dyer, Tulsa).

Firestone, Elizabeth (Massie) "Ann,” 62, homemaker, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Velma Assembly of God (Alexander, Ratliff City).

Cramer, Elmer Lee, 84, died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore (Burckhalter, Vinita).

Houser, Lena Y., 95, died Tuesday. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church (Bill Merritt, Bethany).

Haygood, Edwin Lydell 47, oil-field equipment operator, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Friday, Jester Cemetery, Mangum (Yanda & Son, Yukon).

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