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Michael Ward Champion
Mar 8, 2026
Place Of Service: Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Time & Date of Service : 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Norman Dean Thorson
Mar 8, 2026
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Norman Dean Thorson, who passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Norman was a God-fearing, loving husband, father, and friend, and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Norman was born January 18 1932, in Ellinwood, Kansas, to Lydia and Eddie Thorson. He was preceded...
Ronald Terrance Balfour
Mar 7, 2026
Funeral Services will be 11AM, Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Saint Paul AME Church, 6308 East Apache Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
William Thomas Osburn
Mar 5, 2026
William Thomas Osburn was born in Tulsa Oklahoma on March 30th, 1960 and left this earth to be with his beloved wife Tracy on March 5th, 2026.
He was preceded in death by his Parents Freddie Thomas Osburn and Linda Lou Osburn, his brother Randy Osburn, And his beautiful wife Tracy Shawn Osburn.
He is survived by his son Zachary Osburn,...
Jerry Lee Whittington
Mar 5, 2026
Jerry Lee Whittington, age 79, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jerry was born on July 29, 1946, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He lived a life centered on family, love, and faith, and he will be remembered with deep affection by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Jorina Whittington.
He is...
Walter Kelly Turnage
Mar 4, 2026
Walter "Kelly" Turnage, 74, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Tulsa. He was born January 9, 1952, in Tulsa to Lestel Kelly Turnage and Cathryn June (Johnson) Turnage. He was raised alongside his sister, Mickey Toney, and his younger brother, Phillip Turnage.
Kelly attended the University of Tulsa where he studied as a music major. Music...
David Gordon Moore
Mar 3, 2026
David Gordon Moore was born on September 6, 1946, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Gordon and Juanita Moore. He was one of four brothers, alongside Eddie, Jack Jr., and Tim. His father died before David was born, and he was lovingly raised by Jack Harris. David died peacefully on March 3, 2026, surrounded by family after courageously battling cancer.
A proud veteran,...
James Ernest Coover
Mar 2, 2026
On Monday, March 2, 2026, James Ernest Coover passed away. He was born on August 27, 1930, in Capron, Oklahoma to Rev. J. Cecil Coover and Fern Elva Demaree Coover. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as two brothers and five sisters.
He attended Britton High School in Oklahoma City graduating in 1949. He graduated summa cum...
F. Ivan Griffith
Mar 2, 2026
F. Ivan Griffith was born December 21, 1927 in Cushing, Oklahoma to the parents Alene Frances Griffith and Harold Lonsford Griffith. Ivan passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of March 2, 2026. Ivan grew up during the depression where his family moved to various towns in both Oklahoma and Arkansas. As a youngster, Ivan and his older...
Sally S. Summers
Mar 2, 2026
Sally Slaughter Summers, age 91, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026. She was born on March 24, 1934, in Saginaw, Michigan, and spent much of her life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she built a loving home and lasting friendships.
Sally graduated from Central High School and attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) for one year. Throughout her life, she...
Naomi Joan Bills
Mar 2, 2026
Naomi "Joan" Ezell Bills, age 78, was born on February 1, 1948, in Council Hill, Oklahoma, and passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Naomi Dorothy Hornsby Ezell and Harley Clifford Ezell; her brother, Wesley Bluford Ezell; and her sisters, Shirley Maxine Ezell English Reed and Dorothy Lee Boss and...
Patrick Burnham
Mar 1, 2026
Patrick Leroy Burnham was born on January 31, 1945, in Wichita, Kansas, to Leroy Burnham and Pauline (Schnakenberg) Burnham, whom his parents adopted at birth. He was raised by his adoptive mother, Pauline, and her husband, Lester James Howell. He passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 81, after a courageous battle with...
Charlotte W Gibbens
Mar 1, 2026
Charlotte W. Gibbens
03/20/1928 ~ 03/01/2026
Charlotte was born on March 20, 1928 in Rochester, NY to Charlotte Evelyn Schaefer Wall and Malcolm Coburn Wall, 4 years after her brother Henry Schaefer Wall.
In 1941, her beloved brother Hank was captured at the Battle of the Bulge, and after a period as MIA/POW, lived a life he believed was "perfect",...
Edward Lee Stutsman
Mar 1, 2026
Edward Lee "Ed" Stutsman, 91, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, March 1, 2026. He was born in Tulsa to Royce and Beatrice Stutsman on September 23, 1934.
On February 2, 1957 he married the love of his life, Marilyn Westhoff and they recently celebrated their 69th anniversary. They raised a family of 5 sons and 2 daughters.
Ed was an active...
Deloris Darlina Randall
Feb 27, 2026
Deloris D. Randall, 90, of Tulsa, left this world on Friday, February 27, 2026 to meet our Lord and Savior. She was born May 26, 1935, in Bluejacket, OK to Gerald and Audrey Dixon. She was the mother of three sons, Thomas, David and Larry. She was a homemaker, piano teacher, and a member of Church 34/34 and River Worship...
William S. Atherton
Feb 25, 2026
William S. Atherton passed away peacefully at his home in Fort Myers, Florida on February 25th. He was 92 years old.
Bill was born on April 12, 1933, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in Joplin, Missouri in 1951 and, through determination, hard work and as he would say "a little luck!", put himself through Oklahoma A&M, now...
Ray Kenneth Clark
Feb 24, 2026
Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 20, 2026 at Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, 5111 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, OK. Moore Southlawn 918-663-2233
John Carter Brooks III
Feb 23, 2026
John Carter Brooks III, born April 13, 1949, in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John Carter Brooks II and Berniece Ethel Brooks.
He graduated from the Mining and Mechanical Institute in 1967 and from Pennsylvania College of Technology (formerly Williamsport Area Community College) in 1969. He proudly served in the United States Navy from May 6, 1971, to May...
Marilyn R. Wright
Feb 22, 2026
Born to B. R. (Speedy) and Ruth Rush on January 18, 1931, Marilyn R. Wright died February 22, 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life will be held at Moore's Funeral Home Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st St. in Tulsa, on Tuesday, March 10 at 11 am.
Marilyn attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa and the University of Tulsa,...
Charles Larry Kirk
Feb 22, 2026
With saddened hearts, but an abundance of gratefulness for the grace of God, we announce that our beloved father Charles Larry Kirk, of Tulsa, Ok, peacefully went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 Born in Tulsa, Ok on September 11, 1942, Larry was preceded in death by his wife Debra Swepston Kirk, parents Charles and...
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