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Barbara Makovsky
Eula Louise Wilson
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and then several more years as
the receptionist at Holland Hall
High School from which she retired in 1988. Preceded in death
by her husband, Leman; three
sisters, Mildred, Dotty, and Ruth.
Survived by daughters, Colleen
Maris and Annette Villines and
husband. Bob; son, Steven Wilson
and wife, Debra; seven grandchildren, Michael Maris and Marissa,
Ryan Maris and Monica, Scott
Villines and Stacy, Alison Maples
and Jordan, Somer Johnson and Benjamin,
Adam Wilson, and Taylor Wilson; seven
great-grandchildren, Matthew, MyKayla,
Meredith, Cohen, Addlyn, Kynslee, Evelyn.
Visitation will be 6-8 PM, Tuesday,
April 15, 2014, at Moore’s Southlawn. Service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April
16, 2014, at Park Plaza Church of Christ.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made to Westview Boys Home, P. O. Box
553, Hollis, OK 73550. Moore’s Southlawn
918-663-2233.
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87, died Wednesday,
April 9, 2014. She was
born to Thelma and Jenks
Crawford on January
26, 1927 in Centralia, IL.
She moved to Tulsa in
the ‘80s to attend Rhema
Bible School. She served
as the outreach pastor for
the Family Prayer Center
since the ‘90s to the present. She’s survived by her
sister, Margaret Hays; her
son, R. Steven Carpenter
and wife, Brenda; four
grandchildren,
Charlie
and wife, Jamie, Stephanie, Christina, and John;
and four great-grandchildren, Amorous, Jolie,
Cayden, and Connor.
Her memorial service
will be held at the Family Prayer Center on April
19th at 10:00 a.m. For
more information, please
access:
www.schaudtfuneralservice.com.
John Sibole
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John Sibole passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Tulsa, OK.
Born May 29, 1922 in Tulsa, OK.
He attended Osage, Lee, Horace
Mann and Central High School.
Upon High School graduation
three comrades and he fulfilled
a boyhood dream. They built a
boat, traveled on the Arkansas
and Mississippi from Tulsa to
New Orleans—a 1200 mile trip in
28 days. During WWII he was a
2nd Lt. Bombardier. Following the
war, he met Lois Larsen at St. Olaf College
in Northfield, MN. After graduation, they
were married in 1949. He worked for The
Williams Companies in Human Resources
for 33 years. He was the Choir Director at
First Lutheran Church and also directed
the Area Lutheran MESSIAH Presentation for 40 years. Presently a member of
Joy Lutheran Church. In both churches he
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was a Sunday School Teacher. He
directed the men’s Chorus at Joy
Lutheran Church and also a men’s
Chorus at Inverness Village, his
residence since 2003. He was also
a volunteer at St. John Hospital.
Preceded in death by parents,
Barton and Hildegarde Sibole;
and sister, Elizabeth. Survived
by three sons, Steven, David and
Philip, Philip’s wife, Jill, and four
grandchildren, Stephanie, Natalie, Hillery and Landon. In lieu
of flowers friends may contribute to Joy
Lutheran Church Organ Fund. Visitation
will be 6-8 PM, Tuesday, April 15, 2014,
at Moore’s Southlawn. Service will be
11:00 A.M., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at
Joy Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Moore’s
Southlawn 918-663-2233. Share memories at
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Brookside in 1965 and maintained
his oice there for 40 years. Gearl
enjoyed volunteering for the Jaycees, MS Society, and Meals on
Wheels. He was a member at Harvard Avenue Christian Church
where he served as Treasurer and
on various committees. He enjoyed traveling, family campouts,
spending time with friends and attending the grandchildren’s activities. He always had a positive attitude and made everyone around
him feel special. He will be missed by everyone that had the privilege to know him. Service will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, April 15,
2014, Moore’s Southlawn Chapel. In honor
of Gearl, those that wish may contribute to
Harvard Avenue Christian Church Building
Fund. Moore’s Southlawn 918-663-2233.
Share memories at www.moorefuneral.com
Benjamin "Ben" Elwood Kitchell
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Benjamin “Ben” Elwood Kitchell was born December 8, 1921
in Haileyville, OK. He died April
12, 2014. He was preceded in
death by his wife, LaVonne Vivian “Pat” Seibert Kitchell and
his love of the past 18 years,
Mary Frances Cantrell. He is
survived by his brother, Lloyd
Cliford Kitchell and his wife,
Bonnie of Midwest City, OK; extended family and many friends.
Ben grew up and attended
school in Shawnee and served in the
United States Coast Guard during WWII.
Ben was a superintendent for the oil and
gas well service division of the Dow Chemical
Company and retired after 30 years in 1982.
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MARRIAGES
Regina Anderson, 54; Charles
Bingham, 39.
Elizabeth Aranda, 21; David Gomora, 25.
Desiree Spicer, 27; Johnathan
Campbell, 21.
Elizabeth Cazares Rivas, 22, of
Broken Arrow; Daniel Resendiz,
26, of Bixby.
Maria de los Angeles Ruiz, 18;
Mauricio Rivera, 26.
Tanya East, 33; Nathaniel Parson,
32.
Lovera Fernandez Barba, 42, of
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico;
Vincent Sposato III, 42, of
Broken Arrow.
He was a proud member and
past president of the Tulsa Men’s
Club. Ben enjoyed family and
friends, Golden Hurricane sports,
The Dallas Cowboys, college
football, bowling and keeping
an immaculate lawn. He was the
life of the party and his optimistic, jovial spirit was contagious.
A memorial service will be
held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at
the Ninde Brookside Chapel.
In lieu of lowers and/or donations: Enjoy a hamburger at Claud’s Hamburgers, bowl a game, make a toast, be kind,
be happy and laugh...a lot. Ninde Brookside Chapel
ninde.com
918-742-5556
Kandice Germann, 23; Tanner
Wetherington, 21.
Ada Hall, 47, of Paris, Ark.; Grant
Dalton, 52, of Farmington,
Minn.
Telisa Harbert, 32; Don Hamilton,
52.
Towanda Hardwell, 45; DeAngelo
Colbert, 29, both of Wichita,
Kan.
Megan Harrison, 24; Michael
Manios, 23.
Alwyn Henson, 25; Daniel Brown,
26.
Crystal Hernandez, 33; Jairo
Rodriguez, 26.
Danielle Humphrey-Denman, 21;
Clinton Stiltner, 33.
Brandi Hurst, 35; David Rossbach,
26.
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BIRTHS
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Peggy V. Helmerich
Women’s Health Center
Gearl Laughlin
Gearl Laughlin, 79, passed away
on April 12, 2014 after a courageous
battle with Multiple Sclerosis.He
was born in Quinton, OK, January 16, 1935. Preceded in death
by his parents and ive siblings.
Survived by his wife of 49 years,
Della Ann; daughter, Pamela
Brown and husband, Charlie;
daughter, Dawn Ann Laughlin;
grandchildren, Sarah, Lauren, and
Christian Brown; brothers, Don
Laughlin of Henryetta, OK and
Harold Laughlin of Costa Mesa, CA. He was
a graduate of Wilson High School in Wilson,
OK. Gearl graduated from Oklahoma State
University, where he served as Treasurer
for the Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Fraternity. Gearl was very proud to be a U.S. Marine.
He married Della Ann Whitmire and they
began a wonderful life together, December
19, 1964. He opened his accounting irm in
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DEATH NOTICES
TULSA
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Eula Louise Wilson, 90, passed
away Sunday, April 13, 2014, in
Tulsa, OK. Born August 31, 1923
in McAlester, OK to Rufus Edward and Beulah Rose (Harp)
Munn, Jr. She was a member
of Park Plaza Church of Christ.
Eula’s life was centered around
family, friends, and church activities. As a homemaker raising her
children, she was always ready to
provide a meal to families in need.
As well as being an excellent cook,
she was also an excellent seamstress who
made all the clothes for her daughters. She
loved entertaining and was known for her
gift of hospitality. She and Leman particularly enjoyed hosting and encouraging
young families who came into their lives
through church. She will be remembered
as one who was there to welcome members
and visitors as they arrived on Sundays.
Over the years she worked occasionally as
a receptionist/typist in her husband’s architectural firm. After raising her family, she
spent a few years working at the Education Service Center of Tulsa Public Schools
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Sarah Jones, 26; Jason Shafer, 27,
both of Okmulgee.
Rebecca Kerr, 20, of Bixby; James
Baggett, 21, of Glenpool.
Brandi Kimbrell, 35; Andrew Callis, 37.
Vanessa Manriquez-Holguin, 40;
Luis Portillo, 34.
Katalina McCellan Valdez, 18;
Walter Rocha Contreras, 21,
both of Broken Arrow.
Jaclyn Meyer, 27; R. Pingatore, 35,
both of Broken Arrow.
Angela Moore, 48, of Bixby; Timothy Zaricor, 52, of Sand Springs.
Sandra Najarro, 23; Byron Molina,
24, both of Mounds.
Mariana Ortiz, 31; Jose Esteban
Torres, 42.
Jessica Potts, 30; Peter Visser, 35.
Katelyn Bench and Dakota
May, boy.
Rachelle Billings and Kris
Sumrall, Broken Arrow,
girl.
Mary White, girl.
St. Francis Hospital
Samantha and Norman
Barker Jr., Owasso, boy.
Edweena Briggins, girl.
Amy and Jefery Etheridge,
Jennings, boy.
Amber Herriage and Kyle
Myers, girl.
Katie and Cody Hutchcraft,
girl.
Samantha and Brandon
Jones, girl.
Jessica Lombard and K.C.
Cowles, Broken Arrow, girl.
Stephanie and Cody May,
Claremore, boy.
Diana Mora and Daniel
Marquez, boy.
Johnni Patterson, boy.
Betty and Kevin Russell, Collinsville, girl.
Susan and Brian Schoonover,
Glenpool, girl.
Sharee and Travis Scott,
Okemah, boy.
Amanda and Todd Speer,
Broken Arrow, boy.
Chelsey Timmerman and
Craig Lambeth, girl.
Cheri and Joseph Wahl,
Kiefer, boy.
St. John Medical Center
Renee and Jerad Lohmann,
girl.
Shannon and Nathan Phillips,
boy.
St. John Owasso
Susan and Bernard Terhune
III, Skiatook, boy.
Lacey Pumphrey, 21; Christopher
Smith, 27, both of Mannford.
Megan Sharp, 23; Lance Plummer,
31, both of Blackburn.
Tonya Smith, 42; Chad Van Berschot, 39, both of Skiatook.
Rebecca Stevens, 22; Mason
O’Dell, 23.
Kelly Thompson, 29; John Holderman, 32, both of Austin, Texas.
April Ward, 30; Lawrence Strope,
27, of Claremore.
Heather Tracy, 36; Michael Landreneaux, 38.
Jordan Wensman, 23; James
Roush, 31, both of Broken Arrow.
Talia Whitebull, 26; Raymond
Medina, 34.
Jonna Wolf, 32; Christopher Stultz,
31, both of Oklahoma City.
Barnes, Russell Dean Rose, 56,
small-engine mechanic, died
April 8 in Muskogee. Graveside service 10 a.m. Monday,
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson. KennedyMidtown.
Boyd, Bryan, 64, business
owner, died Sunday. Services
pending. Floral Haven, Broken
Arrow.
Carver, Charlotte Pauline, 56,
certiied nursing assistant,
died Sunday. Services pending.
Add’Vantage.
Covington, Terrell Jr., 95, physician, died Sunday. Services
pending. Cremation Society.
Cunningham, Doris C., 86,
died Friday in Oklahoma City.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bethel Worship Center.
Add’Vantage.
Daily, Dorothy Anita, 76, artist,
died April 1 in Sand Springs.
Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Freeman Harris Funeral Home
Chapel.
Gordon, Richard C. “Dick,”
93, guitar instructor, died
Saturday. Services pending.
Rose Hill.
Harris, Steven D., 39, welder,
died Wednesday. Services
pending. Jack’s.
Jones, Jeanette J., 63, city of
Tulsa Human Rights Department employee, died Saturday
in St. Louis, Mo. Services
pending. Dyer.
Loftin, Matthew Taylor, 29,
personal assistant, died April
5 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Services pending. Freeman
Harris.
Karatzas, Nicholas “Nick,” 41,
Tulsa Sheet Metal fabricator,
died Saturday. Service 11 a.m.
Thursday, Tulsa Bible Church.
Heath-Griith.
McGuire, Harley “Doc,” 88,
retired from General Sash
& Door Co., died Monday.
Services pending. Green Hill,
Sapulpa.
Miller, Mary Ann, 47, ResCare
of Oklahoma program coordinator, died Friday. Service
2 p.m. Thursday, House of
Prayer. Heath-Griith.
Nearing, Thelma Gertrude,
homemaker, 99, died Sunday.
Services pending. Moore’s
Rosewood.
Palmer, Tilman, 76, retired, died
Monday. Services pending.
Kennedy-Midtown.
Reed, Ronald Gordon, 54,
homemaker, died April 9.
Services pending. KennedyMidtown.
Russell, Bobby Gene “Bob,” 80,
retired from GASO Pump, died
Sunday in Owasso. Service
10:30 a.m. Friday, Green
Hill Funeral Home Chapel,
Sapulpa.
Sibole, John L., 91, Williams
Cos. human resources manager, died Sunday. Visitation
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Moore’s
Southlawn Funeral Home, and
service 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Joy Lutheran Church.
Stanton, Gerdine Johanna, 83,
Oral Roberts University missions and Christian education
professor, died Monday. Services pending. Add’Vantage.
Swyden, Mary Kathryn “Katy,”
57, oice manager, died
Monday. Memorial service 2
p.m. Thursday, Memorial Park
Cemetery Chapel.
Terrill, Kenneth, 60, landscaper,
died Monday. Services pending. Moore’s Eastlawn.
Tharp, Richard Charles, 62,
software developer, died
Friday. Services pending.
Moore’s Southlawn.
Tyler, Christopher S., 59, inancial adviser, died Monday. Services pending. Bixby Funeral
Service, Bixby.
Waller, Lana B., 57, ONEOK Inc.
certiied public accountant,
died Friday. Services pending.
Ninde Brookside.
Wilson, Eula Louise, 90, receptionist, died Sunday. Visitation
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Moore’s
Southlawn Funeral Home, and
service 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Park Plaza Church of Christ.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and
cemetery locations are in the city
under which the death notice is
listed unless otherwise noted.
Adair — Howard S. Dye, 87,
retired Cessna Aircraft Co.
inspector, died Monday. Private family services. Stephens,
Pryor.
— Billy Ray Smith, 68, retired
from Solae Co., died Saturday.
Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Stephens Funeral Home Chapel,
Pryor.
Arkoma — Betty Lou (Perry)
Mitchell, 68, environmental
service worker, died Sunday.
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Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday
and service 9 a.m. Wednesday, both at Mallory-Martin
Funeral Home, Spiro. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, New Hope
Holiness Church, Lindsay.
Bartlesville — Cora Frances
Atkin, 95, retired, formerly of
Bartlesville, died March 18 in
Spring, Texas. Services pending. Davis, Dewey.
— Bonnie Jo Marquis, 79,
retired teacher, died Saturday. Visitation 4-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Arnold Moore &
Neekamp Funeral Home, and
service 11 a.m. Friday, Bartlesville First Church.
Bixby — Lynell Garrison,
60, postal supervisor, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Moore’s Southlawn, Tulsa.
Blackwell — Vernon Floyd
Lively, 75, died Friday in Enid.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Roberts & Son Funeral
Home, and service 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nardin United
Methodist Church, Nardin.
Bristow — Freda Fae Sumner,
100, retired teacher, died Sunday. Graveside service 10 a.m.
Thursday, Bristow City Cemetery, and memorial service
1 p.m. Thursday, RiverCrest
Chapel, Bixby. Bixby Funeral
Service, Bixby.
Broken Arrow — Betty Jo Carr,
75, homemaker, died Sunday
in Coweta. Services pending.
Kennedy-Kennard.
— Thomas Howard Denney,
85, Teresa’s Drive-In owner,
died Sunday in Tulsa. Services
pending. Floral Haven.
— Floyd G. “Jack” Jackson, 73,
mobile home maintenance
specialist, died Saturday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
— Betty J. Raleigh, 72, medical
clerical management worker,
died Monday. Services pending. Hayhurst.
— Garrett Rundell, 44, selfemployed, died Thursday.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,
Hayhurst Funeral Home,
service 11 a.m. Wednesday, St
Benedict Catholic Church.
Claremore — Lois Whorton,
82, died Thursday. Visitation
1-8 p.m. Tuesday and service
2 p.m. Wednesday, both at
MMS-Payne Funeral Home.
— Jean Noreen Young, 75,
licensed practical nurse, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Cleveland — Harold “Bob”
Stamper, 81, postal worker,
died Saturday. Visitation 5-7
p.m. Tuesday, Chapman-Black
Funeral Home, and service
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Terlton Baptist Church, Terlton.
Collinsville — Nina L. Stilwell,
93, homemaker, died Saturday. Private family services.
Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
Coweta — David Ingram, 65,
died Monday. Services pending. Shipman, Wagoner.
— Kenneth Eugene Replogle, 67,
farmer, died Sunday. Visitation
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, WrightBrown Funeral Home. Services
pending.
Dearing, Kan. — Roberta Jean
Ellison, 88, died Monday in
Cofeyville. Service 2 p.m.
Thursday, Ford-Wulf-Bruns
Funeral Home Chapel, Coffeyville.
Drumright — Mika Hughes,
infant daughter of Heather
Stucks and John Hughes, died
Saturday in Tulsa. Visitation
1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Floral
Haven Funeral Home, Broken
Arrow, and graveside service 2
p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven
Memorial Gardens, Broken
Arrow.
Fort Gibson — Roy E. Acuf Sr.,
72, retired from Post Cereal
Co., died April 10. Graveside
service 10 a.m. Thursday,
Vaught Cemetery, Webbers Falls. Foster-Petering,
Muskogee.
Fort Smith, Ark. — Buford C.
Armstrong, 88, died Sunday.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,
Evans & Miller Funeral Home,
Poteau, and service 1 p.m.
Wednesday, First Assembly of
God, Poteau.
Glenpool — Mary Elizabeth
Cahwee, 87, homemaker,
died Sunday in Tulsa. Services
pending. Kennedy-Midtown,
Tulsa.
Grove — James M. Gray, 74,
retired school superintendent, died Saturday in Tulsa.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday,
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral
Home, and service 2 p.m.
Friday, Grace Presbyterian
Church.
Hackett, Ark. — Dean Warner
Hall, infant son of Christy
(Wise) Hall and Patrick
Hall, died Friday. Graveside
service 2 p.m. Monday, Iron
Bridge Cemetery, Keota, Okla.
Mallory-Martin, Stigler, Okla.
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