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Ethel Mae Kinder
Aug 9, 2019
Ethel Mae Kinder, 92, of Collinsville, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019. She was born March 8, 1927 in Salem, AR to John Monroe and Mary Ann Thompson. She had worked in the laundry at Tulsa Nursing Center and enjoyed cooking and bowling. Ethel is survived by her daughter, Debbie Pirchlynn and husband John of Collinsville, OK; nine grandchildren; twenty...
Stephen Colton Comtois
Aug 9, 2019
Stephen Comtois, 70, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, March 2, 1949, in Manhattan, NY, to Henry Comtois and Helen (Nugent) Comtois. Stephen was married to Susan (Kelley) Comtois on May 6, 2000, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Tulsa, OK, where he was a member. He was...
Hazel Louise Gurkowski
Aug 9, 2019
Tulsa Resident, St Pius X Parishioner, loving wife, mother, grandmother. Hazel, age 92, was an "Angel on Earth" born September 4, 1926 in Junction City, Kansas to Lloyd and Martha Kostelecky. She joined the Holy Father at 7:45 a.m., on August 9, 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her four children, Larry Gurkowski...
Jack I. Smith
Aug 8, 2019
Memorial service will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 16, 2019 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233
Joy B. Roberts
Aug 6, 2019
Joy B. Roberts passed away peacefully on August 6, 2019 in Tulsa, where she was a lifelong resident. She was 92 years old, born on February 28, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Dovie Tucker, and her sister, Betty Jo Smith. Joy is survived by three children: Randy and wife Verna, Teresa Grobe, and Cindy...
Robert Lewis Greenwood
Aug 4, 2019
Visitation will be 12Noon-2 PM, Friday, August 9, 2019 at Moore's Southlawn, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK followed by a 2:00 PM funeral service at Southlawn Chapel. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233
Vera Lee Wood
Aug 4, 2019
Vera Wood, a resident of Oklahoma and Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 4th, 2019 in Orlando, FL. She was born August 11, 1928 in Greenwood, Arkansas. Vera had a strong work-ethic in her profession as a real-estate agent and broker, from which she never retired. She is preceded by husband, Robert Wood and is survived by her sister, Geraldine...
Terry Deas
Aug 4, 2019
Deas, William Terrill "Terry" passed at his home on Sunday, August 4th, 2019 in Tulsa. Terry was born to John and Luverne Deas on February 3rd, 1944 in Tulsa. As a young man served in the National Guard. Terry retired from Xerox Corp. after 37 years of service. He spent most of his retirement lovingly caring for his wife of...
John Edward Moody
Aug 2, 2019
John Edward Moody went to be with his Lord & Savior on August 2nd in his home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 92 years old, born on November 2, 1926. John was a very loving & faithful husband, dad, father, grandfather & great-grandfather, who loved having everyone up to his ranch in Claremore, Oklahoma. John was born in Cushing,...
Catherine Ida Illenberg
Aug 2, 2019
Catherine Ida Illenberg, age 103, passed away on August 2, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on October 3rd, 1915 in Manhattan, New York to Arnold and Mosella Rose. On October 15th, 1943, Catherine married Kenneth Leroy Illenberg. They resided in New York till 1946 when they moved to Tulsa. Catherine and Kenneth had two daughters, Cheryl De Haven...
Sandra "Sandy" Lyn Bates
Aug 1, 2019
Sandy Bates, who inspired three generations of Catoosa kindergarten students and was beloved by all who knew her, died peacefully at home on August 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was 79. Sandra Lyn Rhea was born on Valentine's Day, 1940, in Los Angeles, to Norma Fern (Crider) Rhea and Marvin Clyde Rhea, Jr. Sandy attended Dewey, Oklahoma, public...
Janice Ann Chester
Aug 1, 2019
Janice Ann Crabtree Chester, 69, of Tulsa, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Tulsa, OK. She was born on Monday, November 7, 1949, in Dawson, OK, to Willie Wallace Crabtree and Annie LouMaude (Spencer) Crabtree. She was a school bus driver for Tulsa Public Schools. Janice Ann is survived by her daughter, Christy Dover and husband, Jeffrey of Sapulpa,...
Robert V. Faith
Jul 31, 2019
Robert V. Faith, 90, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, husband of over 60 years to Greta Kay (Jones) Faith, passed away peacefully at home on July 31, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bob was born December 9, 1928 on a farm in Montevallo, Missouri to James W. and Ruth Faith. Bob was one of three children with a brother, James A. "Bus" Faith...
Zada Frances Watkins
Jul 31, 2019
Viewing will be 12 Noon-8M, Friday, August 2, 2019 at Moore's Southlawn, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, 5111 S. Memorial Dr., Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233
Mary Ellen Barker
Jul 30, 2019
Mary Ellen Barker, 81, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019. She was born Monday, November 29, 1937, in Okmulgee, OK, to James Henry and Bessie Oklahoma (McCoy) Steen. She worked as a print press operator for W. R. Holway. She was a member of God's Church at Crowell Heights, Simple Baptist Church and the American Business Women's...
Goldie Gayle Smith
Jul 30, 2019
Goldie Gayle Smith, 94, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Bristow, Oklahoma. She was born to Rufus Henry and Sarah Pearl (Rogers) Pool on August 30, 1924 in Pettigrew, Arkansas. Gayle was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Charley Louie Smith; son: Roger Harley Rupe; daughter: Debra Melissa Smith. She is survived by sons: Jessie Daniel Smith and...
C. Denny Saunders
Jul 26, 2019
C. Denny Saunders, 87, passed away July 26, 2019 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Denny was born on June 8, 1932 in Akron, Ohio to Charles Denny Saunders and Blanche Olive Saunders. He graduated from Triadelphia High School in 1950, West Virginia University in 1954 and the Harvard Business School in 1966. Denny married Terry (Pinto) Saunders on February...
Dean Byron Englund
Jul 25, 2019
Dean Byron Englund, the son of Oscar Edmund Englund and Pauline May (Jones) Englund, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 18, 1938. His brother Chuck was born two years later. The family moved several times over the years with his dad's work. The brothers were always close and shared many of the same interests growing up, becoming Eagle Scouts...
Helen L. Harrison
Jul 25, 2019
Viewing will be 10AM-8PM, Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Moore's Southlawn, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 29, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, 5111 S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233
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