Roy Shilling
Aug 20, 1977
Roy Shilling, 79, of Oregon City, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 1977, in Milwaukie, Oregon. He was born in Noble County, Ohio on Thursday, June 16, 1898, to Ulysses Shurden Shilling and Clara Belle (Hesson) Shilling. He was a retired baker, and married to Ethel Ray (Ferrel) Shilling. Roy is survived by his wife; son, Donald Shelby Shilling...
James Ray Blevins
Aug 19, 1977
James Ray Blevins, 60, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, August 19, 1977, at his residence of lung cancer. He was born on Thursday, November 9, 1916, in Crowder, OK, to Wesley Blevins and Maynote (Mills) Blevins. James was proud to have served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army in WWII. He was married to Elizabeth Ann...
Susan Augusta Skaggs
Aug 18, 1977
Mrs. Susan "Sue" Augusta Skaggs, 81, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 1977, at Skyline Nursing Home, Tulsa, OK, of a heart attack. She was born on Friday, April 17, 1896, in Harper County, KS, to William Jones and Delilah J. (Givens) Jones. Sue married Willie Alvin Skaggs in 1939, and was retired from working in a...
John Michael Kearby
Aug 17, 1977
John Michael "Mike" Kearby, 36, of Tulsa, OK, died Wednesday, August 3, 1977, in Austin, TX, after suffering a massive heart attack while flying from Corpus Christi, TX, to Tulsa. Mr. Kearby, his wife and their daughter, were returning from a weekend fishing trip when he began having chest pains. Mrs. Kearby, a student pilot, helped land the twin engine...
David Lee Jetton
Aug 17, 1977
David Lee Jetton, 21, of 2201 E. Reading St., Tulsa, OK, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 1977, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Wednesday, October 3, 1955, in Tulsa, OK, to James Robert Jetton, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Plunkett) Jetton. He was a cable repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. David is survived by his son,...
Dr. Samuel Ewing Franklin
Aug 16, 1977
Dr. Samuel Ewing Franklin, 68, of Broken Arrow, OK, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 1977, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, of a heart attack. He was born on Sunday, October 25, 1908, in Broken Arrow, OK, to Dr. Onis Franklin and Lena W. (Singleton) Franklin. Dr. Franklin was a prominent physician for many years, and practiced medicine in...
Mildred Grace Newport Dye
Aug 14, 1977
Mildred Grace Newport Dye, living with her daughter Elizabeth Eileen Cunningham, in Porterville, California, passed away Sunday, August 14, 1977. Mildred was born on July 16, 1912, in Iola, KS, to William A. Davis and Maude (Bomar) Davis. She is survived by: 6 sons, Clyde Allen Falls, Tulsa Oklahoma; Neil Eugene Dye, California; Richard Dye, LaHarp, Kansas; James Tracy Dye,...
Chiyoko Thompson
Aug 13, 1977
Chiyoki "Mickey" (Kataoka) Thompson, 44, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Saturday, August 13, 1977, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, August 4 1932. [NOTE: Memorial Park has her birthday as August 17, 1935.] Mickey was a cook at Amoco Oil - Country Kettle Restaurant, Catoosa, OK. She is survived by 4...
Frederick Theodore Nubemyer
Aug 11, 1977
Frederick "Fred" Theodore Nubemyer, 78, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 1977, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Saturday, July 1, 1899, in Cleveland, OH, to Theodore W. Nubemyer and Mary Frances (Seorill). He was married to Opal Irene (Barger) Nubemyer, and was a payroll clerk at Public Service Co. He is...
Almeda Jane Booher
Aug 11, 1977
Almeda Jane Booher, 86, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, August 11, 1977, at Four Seasons Nursing Home, Tulsa, OK. She was born on Monday, February 2, 1891, to Claude Oakley and Annie (Bell) Oakley. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Betty Malloy and husband, LeRoy of Tulsa, OK, Mrs. Evelyn Malloy and spouse, Kenneth, of Tulsa, OK, and...
Charles Lea Soost
Aug 11, 1977
Charles "Charlie" Lea Soost, 67, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, August 11, 1977, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Friday, February 11, 1910, in Pittsburg, PA, to Charles W. Soost and Ina (Weiberly) Soost. [NOTE: Memorial Park Cemetery has his birthplace as Clarendon, Monroe County, AR.] He was married to Doris Mae (Pittman) Soost,...
Ronald John Nayfa
Aug 11, 1977
Ronald John Nayfa, 32, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, August 11, 1977, at his residence. He was born on Monday, September 18, 1944, in Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA, to George Khoury and Mae Nayfa. Ronald was proud to have served in the United States Army, and was a salesman at Knight's Formal Wear, Tulsa, OK. Ronald is survived by...
Calvin Thompson
Aug 9, 1977
Calvin Thompson, 60, of 1210 N. Trenton Ave., Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 1977, at his residence, of lung cancer. He was born on Tuesday, March 20, 1917, in Webb City, MO, to Jasper E. Thompson and Viola (Pillows) Thompson. Calvin was married to Lula Thompson and a retired steel worker for Bethlehem Steel. He was proud to...
