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
Fern Bennett Phillips
Jul 24, 2019
Alice (Fern) Bennett Phillips died July 24, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma where her home had been since she graduated from Huntsville HSVS in 1947. She worked for AT&T her entire career, retiring in 1986. Fern was born near Wesley, AR on January 7, 1928 to Charles Allen Bennett and Margie Duncan Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Patricia Mae Noren
Jul 22, 2019
Patricia Mae "Pat" Noren, 88, Tulsa resident, passed away Monday July 22, 2019. She was born February 9, 1931 to Frank Lewis Noren and Bertha Helen (Wells) in Chicago, IL. Pat was a Middle School Art Teacher. Pat is preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Mary Helen Noren. She is survived by her cousins. Graveside Service: 2:00...
Christine Darnaby Murphy
Jul 22, 2019
CHRIS' EARLY YEARS Margaret Christine was born on July 12, 1929, to John L. Dunn and Irene Miller in Cushing, OK. The eldest of 4 daughters she grew up in Tulsa where she attended St. Francis Schools and Marquette High School. She was Prefect of St. Francis Sodality and one of 43 seniors to graduate in 1947. She and her...
Ruth Helen "Doode" Blazer
Jul 22, 2019
Ruth Helen (Doode) Blazer passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019 at the age of 96. She was born in Shidler, Oklahoma on April 28, 1923 to Harry and Ruth Merle Fischer. She grew up in Pawnee, Oklahoma where her dad owned a bakery. At a very young age, she became an accomplished accordion player and performed in Pawnee Bill's...
Pauline Elizabeth Grimm
Jul 21, 2019
Obituary Pauline Elizabeth Grimm passed peacefully on July 21, 2019, to her heavenly home with the Lord. Born on July 19, 1925, to John Robert and Dora Velma Srader in Independence, Missouri, she was the twin sister to brother Paul and had ten other siblings. After graduation from high school, Pauline worked as a sales clerk at Harzfeld's in Kansas...
Prof. Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson
Jul 21, 2019
Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson 1937-2019 Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson, known to thousands of his current and former Rice University students and friends simply as "Doc C," passed away July 21, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by some of his closest friends. He was 81. The only child of Gilbert and Marion (Morris) Cuthbertson, he was born on Nov. 20, 1937 in Warrensburg,...
Tom Benson
Jul 21, 2019
Ray Thomas Benson passed away on Sunday, July 21st, 2019; he was 85 years old. Tom was born October 20, 1933 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was the son of Winnie (Shute) Benson and Wayne Benson. Tom graduated from Oklahoma City Classen High School and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Forestry from Oklahoma State University. On April 1st, 1959, Tom...
Marie C. Smith
Jul 20, 2019
Daisy "Marie" Olga Christensen Smith was born on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1922 in Charles City, Iowa to Jacob Theodore Christensen and Kristina Marie (Neilsen) Christensen, both of Denmark. She entered the gates of Heaven on July 20, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 97 years of age. Marie's life journey was a walk of unwavering faith. She fully surrendered her...
