James Robert Daley, Jr.
Dec 15, 1978
James Robert Daley, Jr., 62, was born on September 14, 1916 in Tulsa, OK to James Robert Daley, Sr. and Jene O. Woods Daley. He was a disabled veteran and proud to have served in the U. S Army in WW II. James lived in Tulsa, OK and died of asthma at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK on December...
Venita Christine Carnes
Dec 14, 1978
Venita Christine Carnes, 56, of 5141 E. Easton St., Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, December 14, 1978, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK of hepatic insufficiency. She was born on October 19, 1922, to S. A. Smith and Gertrude Sansdale Smith in Stringtown, OK. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Fisher of Tulsa, OK; son, Jack Carnes of Tulsa,...
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 &...
