Death Notices for February 5 (2024)

TULSA

Arthur, Annette Orr, 52, Hillcrest Medical Center director of emergency medicine research, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Moore’s Southlawn Funeral Home, and memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian.

Basile, Dianne, 64, behavioral therapist, died Wednesday in Broken Arrow. Services pending. Moore’s Eastlawn.

Benge, Joyce Allene, 62, Mead & Hunt office manager, died Tuesday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Byrd, Huckleberry Sr., 80, welder, died Sunday. Services pending. Mark Griffith Westwood.

Carter, Mozell, 76, Postal Service letter carrier, died Jan. 29. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Saturday, Metropolitan Baptist Church.

Daemi, Mohammad K., 88, Iranian customs officer, died Tuesday. Services pending. Add’Vantage.

Daubney, Kenneth Claude, 93, electrical engineer, died Feb. 2. Rosary 7 p.m. Monday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home Chapel, Bixby, and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, Bixby.

Eaton, Anthony W., 72, minister, died Sunday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.

Fipps, Richard Andrew, 80, pattern maker, died Wednesday. Services pending. AdamsCrest.

Fisk, Francis Charls, 92, retired American Airlines crew chief, died Tuesday. Private family services. Cremation Society.

Gilmer, Mellanie Tiffany Patrice, 43, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending. Jack’s.

Herrmann, Thomas Coy, business owner, 69, died Tuesday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. Moore’s Memory.

Johnson, Evelyn, 61, Laura Dester Shelter counselor, died Jan. 31. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home Chapel, Okmulgee.

Jones, Doug “Shotgun,” 83, bar and restaurant owner, died Tuesday. Memorial service 3 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Kinser, John Henry, 64, Berryhill firefighter, died Tuesday. Services pending. Mark Griffith Westwood.

Lentz, Thomas, 82, carpenter, died Wednesday. Services pending. Johnson, Sperry.

Maloch, Walter H., 89, oil and gas industry landman, died Tuesday. Private family services. Moore’s Southlawn.

Meador, Bobby Len, 76, American Airlines aircraft mechanic, died Sunday in Bartlesville. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Osage Garden Cemetery, Skiatook. Sien-Shelton, Skiatook.

Peterson, John W., 88, financial planner, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Moore’s Southlawn Funeral Home, and memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

Salyers, Kent, 26, automobile mechanic, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Ninde Brookside Funeral Home.

Shepherd, Calvin Wesley, 50, laborer, died Wednesday. Services pending. Dighton-Moore, Owasso.

Smith, John Wyath, 14, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, McAlester. Bishop, McAlester.

Walburn, Ronald D., 76, died Wednesday. Private family services. Moore’s Southlawn.

Wallace, Nora W., 91, Tulsa Public Schools teacher, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Moore’s Southlawn.

STATE/AREA

Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.

Afton

Carey, Warren Howe, 71, propane marketing manager, died Tuesday. Services pending. Moore’s Southlawn, Tulsa.

Bartlesville

Conover, Iva L., 92, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services pending. Arnold Moore & Neekamp.

Foster, Shirley Ann, 79, died Tuesday. Services pending. Stumpff.

Bixby

Keller, Stanley Rost, 62, retail sales representative, died Wednesday. Services pending. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.

Bristow

Barnett, Darline, 62, St. Anthony Hospital nurse’s aide, died Sunday in Tulsa. Visitation noon-7 p.m. Thursday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, Tulsa, and service 11 a.m. Friday, Trinity Baptist Church, Bartlesville.

Broken Arrow

Cuthill, Gavin M., 11, student, died Sunday. Service 12:30 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.

Catoosa

Davis, Fleda “Jane,” 80, secretary, died Monday. No local services planned. Moore’s Southlawn, Tulsa.

Checotah

Thomas, Virginia, 85, rancher, died Sunday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Garrett Family Funeral Home.

Chouteau

Underwood, Emmitt Samuel, 83, retired from McDonnell-Douglas, died Feb. 2. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Stephens-Key Funeral Home Chapel, Pryor.

Claremore

Brown, Ferrian W., 69, welder, died Monday. Visitation 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday and service 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Rice Funeral Service.

Keetch, Edward Gordon, 79, retired purchasing agent, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel.

Schwenk, Elizabeth, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday. Private family services. Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.

Simmons, Brenda, 62, medical assistant, died Wednesday in Inola. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard, Catoosa.

Coffeyville, Kan.

Clough, Deborah, 79, retired psychology teacher, died Tuesday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday and service 2 p.m. Friday, both at First United Methodist Church. Barnes.

Kennedy, Earl Leonard Jr., 90, retired from Farmland Industries engineering department, died Monday. Visitation 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, Barnes Funeral Home, and service 11 a.m. Friday, First Christian Church.

Copan

Tatum, Kay, 67, died Tuesday in Bartlesville. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Davis Family Funeral Home, Dewey, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Nowata.

Coweta

Clinton, Charlotte L., 69, homemaker, died Jan. 27. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Free Will Baptist Church, Porter. Serenity, Tulsa.

Lepper, James C., 81, Telex Corp. machinist, died Tuesday in Tulsa. Service 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.

Cushing

Hutchison, Donald Stevenson, 77, welder, died Wednesday in Drumright. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Harrell Cemetery. Palmer Marler.

Uhlig, Michele Johnson, 48, minister, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Mayfair Heights United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City. Davis.

Drumright

Shipman, Lynda Jane, 70, homemaker, died Jan. 31 in Tulsa. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Michael’s Funeral Home Chapel.

Fort Gibson

Shrum, Alvin “Carl,” 66, concrete finisher, died Tuesday. Services pending. Shipman, Wagoner.

Grove

Jarrel, Jackie Janelle, 79, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Grand Lake Funeral Home.

Haileyville

Johnson, Karen (Chancellor), 65, Jones Academy matron, died Tuesday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Brumley-Mills Funeral Home, Hartshorne, and graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne.

Haskell

Campbell, Harry W., 70, Bixby Public Schools bus driver, died Jan. 31 in Tulsa. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Crossroads Fellowship Church, Bixby. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.

Ward, Cecil R., 66, Exel security guard, died Jan. 31 in Muskogee. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, The Church Purchased by Christ. Dowdy.

Hodgen

Kopacka, Anna Lee, 90, died Monday in Meeker. Service 2 p.m. Friday, United Methodist Church. Dowden-Roberts, Heavener.

Hominy

Jones, Sylvia Arizona, 70, licensed practical nurse, died Tuesday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, A.J. Powell Cemetery. Peters-Stumpff, Skiatook.

Jenks

Bohbrink, Edward T. Jr., 78, retired Crane Carrier Co. manufacturing vice president , died Tuesday in Tulsa. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Schaudt’s Funeral Service, Glenpool.

Wise, William Eugene, 81, retired bus driver, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.

Mannford

McClure, Eula Mae, 78, homemaker, died Jan. 31 in Tulsa. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Assembly of God. Mannford Funeral Home.

McAlester

Brown, Inez Jean (Dunsmoor), 90, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Bishop Funeral Service Chapel.

Faulkenberry, Marvin Leroy “Joe” Sr., 79, retired car dealership owner, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church. Bishop.

Loftin, Joe Marion, 74, fence contractor, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Loftin residence. Add’Vantage, Tulsa.

Miami

Powers, Richard “Dick,” 74, automobile body technician, died Monday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday and service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Paul Thomas Funeral Home.

Muskogee

Anderson, Bennie, age unavailable, formerly of Muskogee, died Friday in Pine Bluff, Ark. Visitation 12:30-1:45 p.m. Saturday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Plainview Cemetery, Summit.

Burnett, Yvonne Marie, 63, laborer, died Monday in Tulsa. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.

Nowata

Sitz, Otto August Jr., 89, retired Kansas state employee, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. March 4, St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Benjamin.

Okay

Smith, Opal, 83, homemaker, died Tuesday in Muskogee. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Three Rivers Cemetery. Hersman-Nichols, Wagoner.

Okmulgee

Deckard, Oscar, 72, retired from Anchor Glass plant, died Tuesday. Services pending. House of Winn.

Owasso

Strain, Alnown, 95, homemaker, died Monday. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 1 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church.

Ponca City

Hagerdon, Mary Lou, 84, died Tuesday in Broken Arrow. Graveside service 1 p.m. Monday, I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Butler-Stumpff, Tulsa.

Poteau

Hammond, Kenneth Jack, 92, retired Dolese Concrete Co. ready mix operations general superintendent, died Saturday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church. Evans & Miller.

McDonald, Mildred Louise (Adams), 84, homemaker, died Tuesday in Fort Smith, Ark. No services planned. Grace Manor.

Pryor

Pearson, Jean, 94, died Wednesday in Edmond. Services pending. Stephens-Key.

Roland

Brown, Marie A., 95, homemaker, died Tuesday in Sallisaw. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday and service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, both at Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home, Muldrow.

Sallisaw

Brooks, Charles W., 91, off-shore drilling director and consultant, died Jan. 31 in Tulsa. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday, Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home, and graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Sallisaw City Cemetery.

Sand Springs

Simpson, Tommy, 67, died Wednesday. Services pending. Mark Griffith Riverside.

Sapulpa

Latta, Ernest, 91, Latta Building Co. owner, died Wednesday in Tulsa. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.

Lipperd, Vickie Lynn, 64, Tulsa Public Schools teacher’s assistant, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Smith.

Shamrock

Slane, Grant Dale, 78, oil-field worker, died Monday in Tulsa. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Highland Cemetery, Oilton. Smith, Drumright.

Skiatook

Douglas, Bradley Phillip Kevin Parker, 25, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Sien-Shelton Funeral Home Chapel.

Sperry

Wilson, Curtis Ray “Curt,” 83, aircraft mechanic, died Monday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.

Tahlequah

Croman, Bonita A., 91, homemaker, died Tuesday. Private family services. Cornerstone, Muskogee.

Vinita

Coppedge-McDougal, Reta Cherly, 70, Department of Corrections employee, died Wednesday. Services pending. Luginbuel.

Wagoner

Sisco, Patricia Lee, 64, homemaker, died Saturday. Private family services. Shipman.

Wetumka

Scott, Gilbert Yardeka, 77, irrigation system installer, died Tuesday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Building. Williamson-Spradlin.

Wilburton

Hickey, Deann, 50, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jones Harkins Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m. Friday, Memorial Gardens Cemetery Pavilion.

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