Ruth May Phillips
Dec 11, 1978
Ruth May Phillips, 54, 337 N. 87th E. Ave., Tulsa, OK, passed away at home on Monday, December 11, 1978, of a heart attack. She was born in Terra Haute, IN on May, 20, 1924 to William Thomas Gibbons and Florence Harris Gibbons. Ruth was a homemaker, married to Melvin D. Phillips, and a member of Free Will Baptist Church,...
Lousie Morse Whitham
Dec 11, 1978
Mrs. Louise Morse Whitham, retired Tulsa history teacher and local historian, died at her residence on Monday, December 11, 1978, of heart failure. She was born in Rockford, IL on December 25, 1878, to Frank Eugene Morse and Ruth Mackenzie Morse. Mrs. Whitham, 99, of 4129 E. 22nd Pl., Tulsa, OK, was the first donor to the Tulsa Historical Society....
Jennie Mae Simmons
Dec 9, 1978
Jennie Mae Simmons, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 9, 1978 at Memorial City General Hospital in Houston, TX. She was born in Seymore, Indiana on May 2, 1903, to Oliver Elliott and Minnie Hancock Elliott. Jennie came to Tulsa, OK in 1910 and was married that year to the late Hugh Simmons, who...
William Hobert Wing
Dec 8, 1978
William Hobert Wing, 81, 1416 N. Atlanta Ave., Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, December 8, 1978 at Ross Nursing Home (now, Wagoner Care Center) in Wagoner, OK. He was born on December 14, 1896, in St. Paul, AR to William Albert Riley Wing and Lottie Ann Crawford Wing. He was proud to have served in the U. S. Army in...
Georgia Eunice Rucks
Dec 7, 1978
Georgia Eunice Rucks, 71, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 1978, in Tulsa, OK at St. Francis Hospital of breast cancer. She was born in Paradise, TX on January 1, 1907 to George W. Nichols and Minnie Ann Stokes Nichols. Georgia was a retired, self-employed beautician. She was married to Floyd Lester Rucks. Service is 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 11,...
Ira J. Watkins
Dec 7, 1978
Ira J. Watkins,75, was born in Georgia on July 15, 1903 to George R. and Druella (Ella) Gregory Watkins. He lived in Tulsa, OK and died at Sapulpa Nursing Home in Sapulpa, OK on December 7, 1978. He was a retired Heavy Equipment Mechanic for Phillips Petroleum Company. He was survived by daughter, Norman Jean Been of the home &...
Lona Alevia Abel
Dec 6, 1978
Lona "Lonie" Alevia Abel, 90, was born in Cushman, AR on September 9, 1988, to Harry Spark Wren and Hepsie Cole Wren. She lived in Tulsa, OK and died in St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK on December 6, 1978. Lonie was a housewife and married to Ervin Watts Abel who died in 1970. She was a Jehovah Witness and...
Willie Clayborn Chisum
Dec 6, 1978
Willie "Bill" Clayborn Chisum, 86, died on Wednesday, December 6, 1978, in Tulsa, OK at St. John Medical Center of cardiac arrest. He was born in Texas on October 27, 1892 to John Claiborne Chisum and Martha Jenelle Howell Chisum. Bill was a former Borger, TX pioneer and had lived in Siloam Springs, AR for 25 years. He was a...
Leta Loreta Stonecipher
Dec 5, 1978
Leta Loreta Stonecipher, 65, was born in Collinsville, OK on November 1, 1913 to Earl Johnson Huck and Mary Myrtle Davidson Huck. She lived in Bixby, OK and died at her residence on December 5, 1978, of breast cancer. Leta was married to Marion W. ("Stoney") Stonecipher. She was also survived by son, Phillip of Tulsa, OK; daughter, Patty Moos...
