Myrtle Marie Rowe

Myrtle Marie Clampitt Rowe was born December 13, 1922, in Ada, Oklahoma to John F and Ruby G Clampitt and left to be with our Lord and Savior on December 22, 2022, at 10:15 a.m. at the age of 100 and 9 days. Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, John F and Ruby G Clampitt, her husband Ernest Rowe, daughters Marie Gassaway and Mary Rowe, Son-in-Law, J W Gassaway, sisters, Clara Moree, Pauline Raburn and brothers John F Clampitt Jr and Ray Clampitt, Sister-in-Laws Dorothy Clampitt and Marge Clampitt, Brothers-in-Laws Murl Moree and Howard Hicks and four nephews. She is survived by her sister Faye Hicks of Owasso, OK, daughter Margaret and son-in-law Vern Landers of Collinsville, OK, Grandchildren, Denise Ragsdale and husband Tommy of Muskogee, OK, Donna Bentley and husband Jeff of Spencer, OK, Clint Lechner and wife Marti of Crockett, Texas, Stanley Lechner and wife Jane of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Lisa Knause and husband Lee of Wichita, Kansas, Leslie Belt and husband Sean of Owasso, OK and Lyle Landers of Collinsville, OK. 17 Great-Grandchildren and 23 Great-Great-Grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. She graduated from Oologah High School in 1939 after being double promoted to graduate with her older sister Clara Moree. She married Ernest L. Rowe on September 4, 1940, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. They were married 64 years before his passing June 13, 2005. Ernest was a B-24 pilot in World War II and went on to be a dairyman then farmer, farming around 2,000 acres with his brother and dad. Myrtle worked in the school cafeteria in Ramona, then for Bartlesville Stationary, Price Company and the Adams Brothers as a bookkeeper. She was a wonderful cook. Her specialty was mince meat pies at Thanksgiving and Christmas. She loved gardening and working in her yard. Up until the age of 99 she spent 4-5 hours per day in her yard working, spring, summer and fall. She loved her roses, iris and tomatoes. After retirement, she volunteered from the age of 70 to 90 years old for low-income people to submit their taxes. Her hobby after retirement was making dolls. First large dolls then she went to miniature dolls. She poured the molds, painted and dressed them. The only thing she didn't make was the hair and eyes. When she did the miniature dolls, she had to use a magnifying glass to paint and sew their clothes by hand. She also did shadow boxes for the miniatures. Viewing will be 10AM - 8PM, Thursday, December 29, 2022, with family visitation being from 5PM - 7PM at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M., Friday at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Moore's Southlawn Chapel 918-663-2233

Myrtle Marie Rowe

December 13, 1922 - December 22, 2022