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Ethel Mae Kinder

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

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

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...

Debra Ellen Chimenti

Debra Ellen Chimenti

Aug 9, 2019

Private Family Memorial Service. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233

Jack I. Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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