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G. Yvonne Sorrells
Feb 4, 2021
G. Yvonne Sorrells, beloved volunteer and compassionate leader, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 86 years old. A lifelong volunteer who loved doing the right thing for others, Yvonne was born in Bridgeport, OK in 1934 to parents Lloyd A. Bruce and Madge Alma Belyeu. From a young age she always saw the...
Willa Dean Black
Feb 4, 2021
Willa Dean (Singleton) Black October 6, 1930 - February 4, 2021 Willa Dean, age 90, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born October 6, 1930 in Oden, Arkansas to Martin and Hanna (Fryer) Singleton. Willa Dean was a stay-at-home mother and homemaker. She loved family and working with her flowers. In her time...
Donna Gail Barnes
Feb 4, 2021
Donna Gail Barnes was born February 5, 1956 to Earnest Lee Barnes and Cherokee Anita (Allen) Barnes in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Donna attended Central High School Tulsa, OK where she graduated in 1975. Donna was employed for many years by Arby's working in different locations in a variety of positions. She had a love of flower arrangement and provided her church...
Shyloh Ann Parker
Feb 4, 2021
Shyloh was exuberant about what she believed in and felt deeply about standing up for those less fortunate. Her quick wit and clever personality made everyone who knew her wanting to know more and wanting to be her friend. People from all walks of life sought Shyloh's opinion and her fresh perspective on the world. She was the smartest person...
Mary Ann Day
Feb 3, 2021
Mary Ann Day, Homemaker, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the age of 80. Mary Ann Day was born November 20, 1940 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Mary Ann was a 1959 graduate of Sapulpa High School and attended the University of Tulsa. Mary Ann's hobbies were cooking, reading and throughout Spring, Summer and Fall, working in the yard...
Gary Lee Ache
Feb 3, 2021
Gary Lee "Frogg" Ache, 71, of Tulsa passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021. He was born March 9, 1949, in Claremore, OK, to Mylum and Betty Ache. Gary was retired from the Air Force National Guard. Gary is survived by his wife of 33 years, Bette Ache; his mother, Betty L. (Poteet) Ache of Tulsa; son, Dennis Michael Ache; stepdaughter,...
Jo Anne Parman
Feb 3, 2021
Jo Anne Parman, 87, of Tulsa, OK, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. She was born on Friday, May 26, 1933, in Pawhuska, OK, to Bill Nicholas and Nina Ruth (Wiggins) Nicholas Campbell. Jo Anne was a retired medical secretary, and married to Landrum Elias "L. E." Parman, until his death in 1991. She was very active in Boy Scouts...
Sharon Rose Loeffler
Feb 3, 2021
Sharon Rose Varian Loeffler passed away on February 3, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on July 13,1943 in Aurora, Colorado to Drs. Robert A. Varian and Thelma S. Varian. She grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was Valedictorian of Muskogee Central High School in 1961. She attended University of Colorado where she received a B.S. degree in chemical...
Earl Dewitt Tillery
Feb 3, 2021
Earl D. Tillery was born Feb. 20, 1938 in Vinemont, AL, to Harry & Flora (McEwen) Tillery. A loving husband, father, brother, and son, he passed from this life on Feb. 2, 2021. He was a proud, hardworking member of TWU local 514. Earl was preceded in death by his parents and brother Mack Tillery. He is survived by his...
Roger Harold Witte
Feb 1, 2021
Roger Harold Witte, of Tulsa, OK, died Monday, February 1, 2021. He was born on Sunday, March 19, 1944, in Vernon, CO, to Harold Henry Witte and Nola W. (Renzleman) Witte. Roger was a chemical engineer salesman for a petroleum company, and a member of Christ The Redeemer Lutheran Church. Roger is survived by his wife, Nancy Sue (Cartwright) Witt;...
James W. Davis, Jr.
Feb 1, 2021
James W. Davis, Jr. (Jim) passed from this life on the morning of February 1st, 2021. He was born in Ft. Worth, Texas to James W. Davis Sr. and Donita Goodman on June 21st, 1940. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jo Davis of Tulsa; a sister, D'Anne Ogren of Tulsa; sons, T.J. & Julie Davis of...
Maria Dolores Diaz-Avalos
Feb 1, 2021
0Maria Dolores Diaz-Avalos, 63, of Owasso, OK, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. She was born on Friday, April 12, 1957, in Durango, Mexico, to J. Cruz-Avalos and Conception Rodriguez. Maria attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enjoyed gardening, and attending family gatherings. Maria is survived by her husband, Rodolfo Diaz-Robles; two sons, Rodolfo Diaz-Avalos of...
Donna Kathryn Dear
Jan 31, 2021
Donna Kathryn Dear, known as Kathy, Mom, Grandma or Grams was born June 12, 1944 to John P. Clark II and Kathryn "Nanu" Clark and left to fly with the angels January 31st, 2021. She was the only daughter of 5 children. Her brothers Pat, Dick (her twin), Bob and Mike loved teasing her. The boys were also very protective...
Thomas Harlow Hathaway
Jan 31, 2021
Thomas Harlow Hathaway September 15, 1939 - January 31, 2021 The world has lost an exemplary citizen, a devoted Christian man, and close friend to all who knew him, whether acquaintance, coworker, or family. His unexpected passing was on Sunday January 31, 2021 in his home peacefully tucked in his bed. Thomas Harlow Hathaway was a Tulsa born son of...
Gladys L. Lawson
Jan 31, 2021
Gladys Lucille Thompson Lawson was born on July 31, 1922 in Proctor, Oklahoma. She died at 98 years and 6 months of age on January 31, 2021 in Bixby, Oklahoma, having lived a long, fulfilling life on Earth, one full of love, laughter, beauty, faith and hope. She was a force: a fiercely loving, unapologetically feminine, uniquely capable woman with...
Mary Carolyn Crawford Welch
Jan 30, 2021
Mary Carolyn Crawford Welch was born November 4, 1929 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and died on January 30, 2021, at the age of 91. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1947 and was still attending the monthly luncheons for the Class of '47. Carolyn went on to graduate from Oklahoma A&M (OSU) in 1951, where she was a member...
Edith Luri Rider
Jan 29, 2021
In Loving Memory of Edith Luri Rider Sunrise May 21st, 1940 Sunset January 29th, 2021 Edith Luri "Edie" Rider (nee Ulrich) was born in South Gate, California to Adam Moses Ulrich and Helen Mae Tingley on May 21st, 1940. She went to be with the Lord and all who were waiting for her on January 29th, 2021 at Integris Baptist...
Ava Virginia Schellhorn Herring
Jan 28, 2021
Ava Virginia Schellhorn Herring, 91, of Tulsa, OK, was born March 3, 1929, in Billings, Montana to Herman Berg Schellhorn, Sr. and Wilma Iona Courtney Schellhorn. Ava claimed her victory over death and peacefully joined the Church Triumphant on January 28, 2021. Stemming from a family of Musicians, Educators, and Inventors, Ava was taught to read by her mother at...
Gracie Lynn Parson
Jan 27, 2021
Gracie Lynn Parson went to be with the Lord on January 27, 2021 at the age of 60 in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she has resided for most of her life. She was born on September 9, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. She is predeceased by her beloved mother, Bernadina Heredia. She is lovingly remembered by her daughter, Heather Willis, her...
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