Jesse Cravens Taylor
Jan 21, 1976
Jesse Cravens Taylor, 72, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 1976, at his residence from a heart attack. He was born on Wednesday, February 18, 1903, in Hartman, Johnson County, AR, to Elisha Felbert Taylor and Adelaide Gertrude (Cravens) Taylor. He was married to Alta Safroni (Bunch) Taylor, a member of Bethel Methodist Church, and was a self-employed...
Wanda L. Myers
Jan 21, 1976
Wanda L. Myers, 45, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Monday, January 21, 1976, at Doctor's Hospital, Tulsa, OK. She was born on Saturday, March 1, 1930, in Witts Springs, Searcy County, AR, to Dennis I. Mullins, Sr., and Gertrude (Drury) Mullins. Wanda was proud to have served in the United States Air Force, and was a checker at Safeway Store...
Karen Erickson Ragsdale
Jan 20, 1976
Karen Erickson Ragsdale, 62, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 1976, at her residence. She was born in Edmore, Ramsey County, North Dakota, on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, to Anthony Erickson and May Marion (Fournier) Erickson. She is survived by her husband, Col. Gerald H. Ragsdale of the home; son Gerald H. Ragsdale, Jr., Japan; 2 granddaughters; 3...
Dorothy Mae Halstead
Jan 20, 1976
Dorothy Mae Halstead, 59, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 1976, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, of heart failure. She was born on Saturday, December 23, 1916, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX, to Carl Ennis Thompson and Mary (Brownlee) Thompson, who passed away while Dorothy was young, and her Uncle Jim "J. W." Brownlee and his...
Robert Sherman Cox
Jan 20, 1976
Robert Sherman Cox, 49, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 1976, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. "Bobbie" as he was known to all, was born on Monday, September 13, 1926, in Oklahoma, to Jesse Weaver Cox and Nannie Eva (Cargile) Cox. He was proud to have served as a Machinist's Mate 3 in the United States...
John Bland Tatum
Jan 19, 1976
John Bland Tatum, 56, of Tulsa, OK, passed away at his residence on Monday, January 19, 1976. He was born on Wednesday, October 1, 1919, in Lead Hill, Boone County, AR, to W. A. Tatum, Sr. and Pearl (Bolding) Tatum. John was a real estate appraiser, a member of Highland Park Christian Church, 32nd degree Mason, Tulsa Lodge No. 71,...
Carl Clifford Young
Jan 19, 1976
Carl Clifford Young, 52, of Jennings, OK, passed away, Monday, January 19, 1976, at his residence. He was born on Thursday, February 22, 1923, in Coweta, Pawnee County, OK, to Dave Young and Myrtle (Sisney) Young. Carl was proud to have served as a Private in the United States Army in World War II, and was a 20-year employee with...
Sampson Joseph Blythe, Jr.
Jan 19, 1976
Sampson Joseph Blythe, Jr., of Tulsa, OK, passed away Monday, January 19, 1976, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, MO, of heart failure. He was born on Monday, March 4, 1935, in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to Sampson Joseph Blythe, Sr. and Retha (Childers) Blythe, and was a furniture manager. He is survived by his parents; 3 sons, Joseph Blythe, Christopher...
Bernard Eugene Frakes
Jan 17, 1976
Bernard Eugene Frakes, 56, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Saturday, January 17, 1976, at Tulsa, OK. He was born in Tulsa, OK, on Friday, August 29, 1919, to Henry Frakes and Stella (Hedgecock) Frakes. As one of America's "Greatest Generation," Bernard was a veteran of World War II and proud to have served as a Staff Sergeant with the 12th...
Theodore A. Converse
Jan 17, 1976
Theodore A. Converse, 52, of Mannford, OK, passed away Saturday, January 1, 1976, in Tulsa, OK. "Ted" as he was known to all, was born on Thursday, May 10, 1923, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Cedric A. Converse and Olive D. (Hadlock) Converse. He died of a heart attack at Doctor's Hospital while undergoing a new pacemaker transplant. He had...
Herbert William Bortzfield
Jan 16, 1976
Herbert William Bortzfield, 62, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, January 16, 1976, in Tulsa, OK. He was born on Wednesday, March 19, 1913, in Deering, North Dakota to William Gilbert Bortzfield and Bessie Leoral (McKinney) Bortzfield. Herbert was proud to have served in the United States Army. He is survived by his wife, J. Mildred (Hamilton) Bortzfield of the...
George Lomax Robertson
Jan 15, 1976
George Robertson, 64, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, January 15, 1976, at his residence. He was born on July 13, 1911, in Hickman County, TN, to Jessie Robertson and Snodie (McCord) Robertson. George is survived by his wife Lessie (Shelton) Robertson of the home; 2 daughters, Sandy Rohde of Claremore, OK, and Patricia Kilby of Tulsa, OK; 5 grandchildren;...
Ralph Edward Jett
Jan 15, 1976
Ralph Edward Jett, 61, owner and board chairman of the Canteen Co. of Oklahoma, a Tulsa, OK vending machine firm, died Thursday, January 5, 1976, in a Montevideo, Uruguay hospital, after an apparent heart attack. He was in Uruguay with an escorted, vacation group on a winter tour which left Tulsa January 1st. Company officials stated the tour had visited...
James Wright Mcclain
Jan 14, 1976
James Wright McClain, 68, resident of Tulsa, OK, and Corporate Vice President of Dillard Department Stores, died Wednesday, January14, 1976, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Monday, November 4, 1907, in Chicago, ILL, to Dr. Talmadge Bright McClain and Margaret B. (Wright) McClain. Mr. McClain operated various businesses from 1940-52 in Nashville, AR. He came to...
Lillian Tabitha Bonham
Jan 12, 1976
Lillian Tabitha Bonham, 80, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Monday, January 12, 1976, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, of breast cancer. She was born on Tuesday, March 12, 1895, in Caddo, Indian Territory, OK, to Peter May Tubby and Tabitha (Bailey) Tubby. She was a retired Office Manager for Stickle Drilling Company. She is survived by her son,...
