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...
Roy H. Phipps
Aug 6, 1977
Rev. Roy H. Phipps, 63, of Broken Arrow, OK, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, August 6, 1977, at Franklin Memorial Hospital, B.A., OK. He was born on Monday, November 3, 1913, in Wears Valley, Sevier County, TN, to William M. Phipps and Francis (Burson) Phipps. Rev. Phipps was a Church of God of Prophecy Minister, and...
Mamie Christine Barnett
Aug 5, 1977
Mamie Christine Barnett, 74, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, August 5, 1977, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. She was born on Friday, April 17, 1903, in Huntington, IN, to Dallas Hower and Clara (Weber) Hower. Mamie married Thomas Elmer Barnett, in 1925. She moved to Oklahoma in 1908. She grew up in Sapulpa and came to Tulsa in...
William J. Dempsey
Aug 5, 1977
William J. "Rusty" Dempsey, 20, of Tulsa, OK, passed away, Friday, August 5, 1977, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Saturday, June 15, 1957, in Tulsa, OK, to Garland Young Dempsey and Gaynel Lee (Formby) Dempsey, and was a senior at Will Rogers High School. Rusty and his brother, Otis, were both electrocuted while installing a...
Maxwell W. Balfour
Aug 5, 1977
Capt. Maxwell W. Balfour, whose aviation career began in World War I and ended decades later when he stepped down as head of Spartan Aircraft Co., died Monday, August 8, 1977, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was 82 and resided at 3701 S. Birmingham Ave., Tulsa, OK. He was born on Saturday, June 22, 1895, in Traer,...
Fountain F. Lynch
Aug 5, 1977
Fountain F. Lynch, 81, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Friday, August 5, 1977, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK. He was born on Wednesday, December 25, 1895, in Green Forest, AR, to Willis Lynch and Mary Jane (Daugherty) Lynch. He was married to Ethel Marie (Evans) Lynch. Fountain was proud to have served as one of our nation's finest as...
Jeremiah Matthew Locke
Aug 4, 1977
Jeremiah Matthew "Jere" Locke, 89, of Tulsa, OK, past resident of Muskogee, OK, passed away Thursday, August 4, 1977, at St. Simeon Episcopal Senior Community, in Tulsa, OK. Jere was born on Monday, January 9, 1888, in Alma, Crawford County, AR, to Samuel Bowman "S. B." Locke and Addie Ellis (Byars) Locke. He was married to Anna Louise (Morrison) Locke,...
Jay Allen Gage
Aug 4, 1977
Jay Allen Gage, 25, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, August 4, 1977, in Tulsa, OK. He was born on Tuesday, July 8, 1952 in Wichita, KS, to J. C. Gage and Betty (French) Gage Pierce. He is survived by his father; his mother and stepfather, Gene and Betty Pierce; sons, Jack Michael Gage and Jimmy Wayne Gage; three brothers,...
Elbert Houston Davis
Aug 4, 1977
Elbert Houston Davis, 83, passed away Thursday, August 4, 1977, in Tulsa, OK. He was born on May 4, 1894, in Hunt County, TX, to William Wallace Davis and Ida Lee (Bolton) Davis. He was married to Lois (Oldham) Davis. He is survived by his wife, Lois of the home; son, Harold David of Broken Arrow, OK; 3 grandchildren; 3...
