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...
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,...
