Oklahoma deaths: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Published: November 20, 2008

ADA

Dobbs, Joy, 53, homemaker, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Criswell, Ada).

Fraley, Ettie, 90, retired cook, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. today (Criswell, Ada).

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Pettigrew, Vera, 74, retired home health care aide, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Criswell, Ada).

ALEX

Harris, Travis Eustace, 99, died Tuesday. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. today, Alex Cemetery (McRay, Chickasha).

ATOKA

Betsey, Adam, 86, salesman, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Brown’s, Atoka).

Riley, Ronald L., 65, retired letter carrier, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (Brown’s, Atoka).

BARTLESVILLE

Gray, Clarissa Mary Jane (Alexander), 65, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Dewey City Cemetery, Dewey (Arnold Moore, Bartlesville).

BLANCHARD

Halstead, Darriel, 73, business owner, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. today (Vondel L. Smith & Son South Lakes, Oklahoma City).

BROKEN BOW

Holmes, Don, 66, minister, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. today, First Assembly of God (Brumley, Broken Bow).

BUFFALO

McIntyre, Deanna Mae, 60, pharmacist, died Monday. Services Friday in Ashland, Kan. (Myatt, Ashland, Kan.).

CHECOTAH

Cyphers, Curtis, 55, police dispatcher, died Tuesday. Services 3 p.m. Friday (Garrett-Smith, Checotah).

Ditmer, Elizabeth "Betsy,” 88, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church (Hampton, Checotah).

Squires, Larry Allen, 64, died Monday. Services 3 p.m. today (Hampton, Checotah).

CHICKASHA

Melton, Jack, 72, retired business owner, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. today (Brown’s, Durant).

COMANCHE

Arrington, Calvin C., 84, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Meridian Baptist Church (Carter-Smart, Duncan).

COOKSON

Kulp, Walter, 88, machine operator, died Saturday. No services (Green Country, Tahlequah).

CRESCENT

Rice, Verlin Dale "Bud,” 84, oil-field worker, died Tuesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Oakland Knowles Cemetery (Abernathy-Aaron, Crescent).

CUSHING

Powell, Paul P. Jr., 79, retired teacher, died Wednesday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Fairlawn Cemetery (Davis, Cushing).

DRUMRIGHT

Johnson, Helen Louise (Lyons), 68, died Nov. 15. Services 11 a.m. Saturday (Michael’s, Drumright).

EDMOND

Greenhaw, Betti Faye, 85, died Monday. Memorial services 11:30 a.m. today (Baggerly, Edmond).

Miller, Cecile Dell, 80, secretary, died Monday. Memorial services 2 p.m. Sunday, Edmond Church of Christ (Matthews, Edmond).

Rhodes, Gloria Jean, 65, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee (John M. Ireland, Moore).

ENID

Beaty, Wilma R., 85, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Central Christian Church (Ladusau-Evans, Enid).

Hays, Ronald K., 70, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Garriott Road Church of Christ (Ladusau-Evans, Enid).

Robinson, Floyd C., 71, died Tuesday. Services 3:30 p.m. Friday, House of Prayer (Ladusau-Evans, Enid).

EUFAULA

Chandler, Robert Jr., 87, real estate appraiser, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Hunn & Black, Eufaula).

FORT GIBSON

Reid, James Jones "Jim,” 84, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Crescent Valley Baptist Church (Millsap, Fort Gibson).

Rinehart, Walter Jr., 80, business agent, died Tuesday. Services noon today, Calvary Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church (Millsap, Fort Gibson).

GEARY

Crist, E. Onita, 94, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First Christian Church (Turner, Geary).

GRACEMONT

Fullbright, Marguerite, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Assembly of God (Smith, Anadarko).

GUTHRIE

Elston, Harold Eugene, 76, telephone system manager, died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday, First United Presbyterian Church (Smith-Gallo, Guthrie).

HARRIS

Smith, Susie F., 94, homemaker, died Sunday. Services noon today, Antioch Baptist Church (Nunley’s, Idabel).

HOBART

Jackson, Rhonda Gail, 46, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church, Lone Wolf (People’s Co-operative, Lone Wolf).

HUGO

Andress, Lois, 82, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. today (Miller & Miller, Hugo).

Baxter, Ozetia, 90, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey, Hugo).

Roberts, Eddie, 74, died Nov. 8. Memorial services 1 p.m. Saturday, New Olive Baptist Church (Rogan, Hugo).

IDABEL

Herron, Evelyn D., 92, retired teacher, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Norwood-Nation, Idabel).

Latham, Geneva, 97, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Wright City (Norwood-Nation, Idabel).

KEOTA

Christenberry, Sherry Lynn, 51, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Unity Baptist Church (Mallory-Martin, Keota).

KREBS

Nix, Jimmie D., 74, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. today (Brumley-Mills, McAlester).

MARLOW

Beams, Juanita, 74, retired sales clerk, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Maysville (Winans, Maysville).

McALESTER

Waters, J.P., 92, letter carrier, died Monday. Mass 2 p.m. today, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Chaney-Harkins, McAlester).

MIDWEST CITY

Dattolie, John, 73, retired from Air Force, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday (Bill Eisenhour SE, Del City).

MOORE

Brandin, Betty Jo, 75, died Wednesday. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church (John M. Ireland, Moore).

White, William G., 73, engineer, died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church (John M. Ireland, Moore).

MUSTANG

Elliott, Clyde Edwin, 65, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Advantage South Chapel, Oklahoma City).

NEWCASTLE

Curtis, Otho "Sweetpea,” 88, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church (Wilson-Little, Newcastle).

OKLAHOMA CITY

Boostead, Sheila Rae, 52, died Friday. No services (Advantage South Chapel, Oklahoma City).

Bryson, Mark E. II, 65, died Monday. Mass 11 a.m. today, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Guardian West, Oklahoma City).

Draper, Kenneth Carson, 38, retail salesman, died Saturday. Vigil 7 p.m. today, Mass 10 a.m. Friday, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Smith & Kernke NW 23, Oklahoma City).

Gill, Dorothy Cole, 76, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m., Nov. 29 (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).

Holloway, Vickie A. (Taylor), 66, died Nov. 11. Private services (Bill Eisenhour SE, Del City).

Hunsaker, Sam Wiley, 81, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Greystone Presbyterian Church (Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City).

Jones, Donald Brent, 43, died Monday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Little Cemetery, Little (Caskets Inc. & Johnson, Del City).

Owen, Pearl May, 67, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Mendez, Miriam Chavira, infant daughter of Jesus Chavira and Maribel Cruiz, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Trimble, Linda N., 70, died Thursday. No services (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Wheat, Dortha Virginia, 84, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Southern Hills Baptist Church (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).

Woolsey, Helen L., 83, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. today, Valliant Cemetery, Valliant (Miller & Miller, Valliant).

OKMULGEE

Flechs, Wayland Leon, 71, died Tuesday. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. today, Liberty Cemetery, Liberty (Shurden, Okmulgee).

PAULS VALLEY

Turner, Marion Francis, 97, farmer, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Wooster, Pauls Valley).

POTEAU

Graham, Darren, 43, truck driver, died Nov. 6. Memorial services 1 p.m. Saturday (Evans & Miller, Poteau).

SEMINOLE

Stone, Linda Sharpe (Gipson), 67, retired teacher, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church (Swearingen, Seminole).

SHATTUCK

Jeffrey, Marion, 76, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Shattuck Memorial Cemetery (Mason, Shattuck).

SPENCER

Kelly, Margaret, 82, died Monday. Graveside services 3:30 p.m. today, Arlington Memory Gardens, Midwest City (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).

STILLWATER

Dreessen, Rudy F. (Eldridge), 88, died Monday. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church (Strode, Stillwater).

SULPHUR

Walker, Krista Lynn, infant daughter of Eric and Jana Walker, died Tuesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Oaklawn Cemetery (Hale’s, Davis).

TAHLEQUAH

Tabler, Lana, 86, business owner, died Nov.12. Memorial services 10 a.m. Friday, Northside Baptist Church (Green Country, Tahlequah).

TECUMSEH

Holland, Raymond L., 74, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, First Freewill Baptist Church (Cooper, Tecumseh).

VALLIANT

Watson, Florence Lee, 71, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, First Assembly of God (Rogan, Hugo).

VELMA

Bench, Arvell Ray, 63, oil-field worker, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Alma Baptist Church, Alma (Alexander, Ratliff City).

WILSON

Royal, Sandra Joan, 50, cook, died Sunday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Hewitt Cemetery (Alexander, Wilson).

WOODWARD

Gilliland, Juanita C., 87, waitress, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Billings, Woodward).

YUKON

Cermak, Lee Jr., 76, maintenance worker, died Wednesday. Vigil 7 p.m. Friday, Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church (Buchanan, Oklahoma City).

Moore, Darrell Roy, 55, sales manager, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Crossings Community Church, Oklahoma City (Yanda & Son, Yukon).


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