Obituaries

Aug 6, 2009

Betty June (Burris) Covington age 68 passed away August 6, 2009 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Betty was born January 9, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to F. M. Burris, Jr. and Marveloie Ann (Simpson) Burris. She graduated from Glenpool High School with the Class of 1960. She married Jack Covington on October 7, 1983 in Glenpool. Betty...

Aug 6, 2009

Howard Wayne (Bud) Eden age 79 passed away quietly on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at his residence in Jenks, Oklahoma surrounded by his loving family members. Bud was born March 2, 1930 to Ruel H. and L. Edna (Bruce) Eden in Jenkins, Missouri. He grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Jenkins, Missouri. He enlisted into the United States Air Force...

Aug 3, 2009

Sharron Kay Clark age 60 passed away at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, August 3, 2009. Sharron was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on June 25, 1949 to Joe Cephas Shafer and Lora Lucinda (Neal) Shafer. She attended Sand Springs Schools. Sharron married Richard E. Clark in 1982. She enjoyed knitting, beading, traveling and she loved cooking for...

Jul 27, 2009

James Mac Reavis, age 66 passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2009 at his residence in Mounds, Oklahoma. James was born October 17, 1942 in Pampa, Texas to James Russell Reavis and Anita Colleen (Newman) Reavis. He graduated from Seminole High School in 1960. He attended UCLA on a football scholarship. He married Debra Jeanne in Las Vegas, Nevada on August...

Jul 22, 2009

James Joseph Kubalek, Sr. age 46 passed away July 22, 2009 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. James was born November 7, 1962 to Arthur L. Kubalek, Sr. and Georgine M. Horsfall. He attended Mannford High School. James worked as a cook for Search and Rescue Ministries. James was preceded in death by his father: Arthur L. Kubalek and his step-father: Robert Milota....

Jul 18, 2009

Charles Lee Sullivan age 32 passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Okmulgee Memorial Hospital in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Charlie was born December 2, 1976 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He graduated from Spiro High School with the Class of 1995. Charlie worked for Oil States Management, Inc. as a foreman. Some of his hobbies were hunting, fishing, swimming with his children,...

Jul 17, 2009

Ann J. (Mills) Hill age 77 passed away July 17, 2009 at her Coweta residence. Ann was born October 26, 1931 to Joseph Mills and Ethel Mae (Chauncey) Mills in Clearwater, Florida. She worked as a licensed practical nurse at Morton Plant Hospital before retiring. Ann married James Doyle Hill on November 22, 1998 in Florida. Ann was preceded in...

Jul 11, 2009

Kenneth R. Murnan age 64 passed away Saturday, July 11, 2009 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kenneth was born May 27, 1945 in Purcell, Oklahoma to James Murnan and Una Mae (Morris) Murnan. He graduated in 1963 from Delaware High School. In 1967 he graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Kenneth...

Jul 9, 2009

Janet Diane Fitzpatrick age 43 passed away July 9, 2009 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Janet was born November 27, 1965 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Leroy Bentley and Janetta Darlene (Burke) Bentley. She attended Tulsa Public Schools and worked as a waitress. Janet loved people. She enjoyed reading; listening to music and sewing. She was preceded in death by her parents:...

Jun 29, 2009

James Arlin Sanford, age 76 passed away on Monday, June 29, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. James was born March 2, 1933 in Tipton, Oklahoma to James Loy Sanford and Vera (Ellis) Sanford. He graduated from Southside High School in Altus, Oklahoma. James spent two years serving his country in the United States Army. He married LaVerne...

Jun 28, 2009

Opal Mary (Earp) Pounds age 89 passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Mrs. Pounds was born June 5, 1920 near Stigler, Oklahoma to Hugh E. Earp and Arlie (Flatt) Earp. She grew up in Lincoln County, Oklahoma and graduated from Chandler High School in 1939. She married Archie M. Pounds on...

Jun 24, 2009

Marjorie Eileen (Lanham) Bergstrand age 90 passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marjorie was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois to George Richard Lanham and Pearl (Patton) Lanham. She graduated in 1936 from Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She married Hugh Bergstrand on October 21, 1939. Marjorie worked as a...

Jun 17, 2009

Jun 13, 2009

Klara Aranka Lach age 79 passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2009. She transitioned peacefully during the night in the comfort of her home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Klara was born in Budapest, Hungary and escaped the Communist takeover of Hungary in January of 1957. After ten months in concentration camps in Yugoslavia, she and her daughter emigrated to the...

Jun 12, 2009

Doyle A. Eagle age 91 passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Doyle was born July 17, 1917 in Corbin, Kentucky to Eugene Eagle and Molly (Sherman) Eagle. He graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, Kentucky. He played basketball and baseball when he was in high school. Doyle served in the United States...

Jun 12, 2009

Stanley "K" Dorius age 59 of Mannford, Oklahoma passed away early Friday morning, June 12, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stanley was born in Sterling, Utah on July 24, 1949 to Eldon H. Dorius and Iva (Mills) Dorius. He attended Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah and served his country in the United States Marine Corp. Stanley...

Jun 7, 2009

Blake Allen Keddrell born in Broken Arrow and having graduated from Jenks High School in 2007, Blake, 20, was always the mildest and most relaxed person in the room. His easy-going spirit made him a good listener, and his subtle wit always surprised us with a laugh. He was tragically lost Sunday morning in Kiefer, Oklahoma, not long into the...

Jun 6, 2009

Goldie Gertrude (Grisson) Gelvin age 95 passed away June 6, 2009 at Glenpool Health Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Goldie was born May 29, 1914 to Joseph and Ethel Rogers near the community of Swan Lake in Caddo County, Oklahoma. Goldie was the second of ten children. She married Berriman Ellis Grisson on June 27, 1936 in Carnegie, Oklahoma. She was...

Jun 3, 2009

Trellan Ruth Handley age 18 passed away June 3, 2009 at her residence in Bixby, Oklahoma. Trellan was born December 13, 1990 in Greeley, Colorado to Dana Suzanne Handley. She graduated from Coweta High School in 2008. Trellan was a student at Tulsa Community College majoring in Archeology. She loved listening to music and playing the guitar. She loved to...

May 31, 2009

Wendel Gragle Newburn age 66 passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wendel was born February 6, 1943 in Mobile, Alabama to Homa and Estelle (Snow) Newburn. On May 9, 1963 he married Pearl Perea in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wendel was a bus driver and before retirement he worked for Colonial Trailways. He...