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OBITUARIES
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Homer “Gene” Wheeler
Vincent Paul Barranco
Vincent Paul Barranco was born
October 11, 1937, to Rosario
“Sam” and Rose Barranco in
Grenada, Mississippi. He attended
the University of Tulsa, and
received his medical degree from
the University of Mississippi
School of Medicine in 1962.
His internship was spent in New
Orleans, Louisiana at the Touro
Infirmary.
He
subsequently
served three years in the U.S.
Army Medical Corps in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Returning to Oklahoma, he completed a
residency in Dermatology at the University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. In
1969, he entered into private practice in Tulsa
with Dwane Minor and Kendrick Doran,
forming the Tulsa Dermatology Clinic. Along
with his accomplished practice, Vince was
also Board Certified in Dermatology and
Dermatopathology, reviewed for the Archives
of Dermatology and Journal of American
Academy of Dermatology, was a member
the Editorial Board of the International
Journal of Dermatology, Clinical Professor of
Dermatology at The University of Oklahoma
College of Medicine at Tulsa and a member
of the South Central Dermatology Congress,
holding positions of Secretary General and
President. In addition, he authored
many articles for medical publications.
Vince’s life was rich with the joy of
being a devoted husband and father.
He loved the practice of medicine and
helping his patients. His enthusiasm
for music, life at the lake and vacations
with family and friends had no limit.
He had a passion for learning and it
brought him great pleasure to share
his expertise and knowledge with
his patients, family and friends. His
spiritual journey was an important part of
his life and led him to become a Benedictine
Oblate. Vince is survived by Lee Anne, his
wife of 51 years, daughter Susie Wrona and
husband Rick, son Paul Barranco and wife
Tonya, daughter Amy Frisillo and husband
Eric, grandsons; Will and Walt Wrona, Joseph
Dunn and Vincent Paul Barranco III, and
Dominic and Vincent Frisillo. Rosary at 7:00
P.M. Tuesday, and Funeral Mass at 10:00 A.M.
Wednesday, both at the Church of Saint Mary.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the
Tulsa County Medical Society Community
Foundation, 5315 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa,
OK 74105. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial
Chapel, 918-291-3500.
www.fitzgeraldsouthwoodchapel.com
Dr. Stephen Richard Herr
Dr. Stephen Richard Herr passed away on
the evening of November 1, 2013 in his new
home city of Cuenca, Ecuador, after a week of
sharing memories and good-byes with his wife
and children. Steve was born on November
27, 1945 to John and Esther Herr and grew
up in York, Pennsylvania. He attended Juniata
College in Pennsylvania, where he met and fell
in love with his wife Maret Piirand Herr. After
receiving his M.S. in Paleontology from the
University of Iowa in 1970, he moved to Tulsa to
work in the oil industry beginning with Texaco,
on to Amerada Hess, and Mabee Petroleum.
His career finally took him to Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia for four years to work for Aramco;
after resigning his position, he returned home
to Tulsa with his family and acquired a Ph.D.
in Environmental Science from Oklahoma
State University. Steve served as a professor
of physical and environmental science at Oral
Roberts University, charming and inspiring
students with his humor and kindness, for over
twenty years. He was excited about his latest
adventure in South America, and even though
his time there was short, he felt that it had been
well worth the effort. Steve was preceded in
death by his parents. He is survived by his wife
Maret; son Andrew and wife Brenda Herr; son
Jeremy Herr and wife Huey Fang Lim; son
Timothy and wife Ryan Winkler Herr; three
grandsons, Logan, Cyrus, and August (and one
more pending); sister Helen Stoner, brothers
John and David Herr and their families. His
ashes have been laid to rest in Cuenca, where
he can be near his beloved Maret. An informal
memorial service will be held at Boston
Avenue United Methodist Church on Sunday,
November 24, at 12:30 pm. If you would like
to make a charitable donation in Steve’s name,
please consider contributing to scholarships
for students of the University of Oklahoma
and Oral Roberts University.
Catherine L. Westbrook
Catherine L. Westbrook, 81, of
Tulsa, died Thursday, November
14, 2013.
She was born on January 28, 1932,
in Bixby, Oklahoma, the daughter
of Albert and Pearl McMurray.
On January 2, 1953, she married
Max J. Westbrook in Hominy,
Oklahoma.
She loved spending time with
her family, especially her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They
were the light of her life and they consider her
the best grandma in the world! Catherine also
enjoyed doing charity work with her sorority,
ESA.
She is survived by her children; son, Randy
Westbrook, and his wife, Carolyn, of Tulsa,
daughter, Debbie Ledterman, and her husband,
Audra Louise Buthod
Audra Louise Buthod, 90,
passed from this life Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Funeral services for Audra
will be Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 2:30pm
in the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service Chapel, Sand
Springs, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the
Woodland Memorial Park,
Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Audra was born in Missouri on April 13, 1923, to
James A. Martin and Eva L.
(Bishop) Martin. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, husband, brother
and sister. Audra is survived by daughters Theresa
Buthod and Anita Sexton;
son Dan Buthod and wife
Sheila; sister-in-law Esther
Jones; 4 grandchildren; 8
great-grandchildren; other
relatives and many friends.
Condolences may be sent to
the family at www.mobleydodsonfuneralservice.com.
John, of Tulsa, grandchildren; Jordan
Westbrook, Emily Westbrook, Julia
Westbrook, Max Westbrook, Lindsey
Marten, and Sara Beatt, greatgrandchildren,
Pierce
Catherine
Marten and Claire Marten, and her
beloved boston terrier, Buster.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband, two brothers, Dean
McMurray and Albert McMurray, Jr.,
and son in law, Don Beatt.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00
AM, Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at
Southminster Presbyterian Church, 3500 S
Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK.
Memorial donations may be made in
Catherine’s name to the Tulsa Community
Food Bank.
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IN MEMORIAM
Charles Raymond O'Brien
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84, of Tulsa. Husband, father,
grandfather, and friend. A lifetime
spent in the oil industry, he retired
as a technician for the petroleum
engineering department of the
University of Tulsa. He will
be remembered for his love,
compassion, and gentle spirit.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Aileen; a son, Dennis; and
a brother. He is survived by three
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DEATH NOTICES
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TULSA
Abbott, Dewey L. “Dude” Sr.,
83, retired from Fikes Appliances and Great American
Flea Market, died Saturday.
Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Holy Family
Cathedral. Mobley-Dodson,
Sand Springs.
Armellini, Toby, 71, retired engineer, died Monday. Services
pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.
Avilla, Betty, 93, retired from
Mapco, died Sunday. Services
pending. Moore’s Eastlawn.
Bacon, Charlotte, 88, retired
Associated Anesthesiologists
billing secretary, died Friday.
Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Stanleys Funeral Home
Chapel.
Blosser, Fred E., 73, surgeon,
died Sunday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood
Colonial.
Buthod, Audra Louise, 90,
retired Tulsa Board of Education switchboard operator,
died Sunday. Service 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson
Funeral Home Chapel, Sand
Springs.
Culbertson, Amelia A. “Millie,”
91, homemaker, died Sunday.
Services pending. Moore’s
Southlawn.
Culbertson, Lewis, 92, retired
from the Air Force and independent oil producer, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Moore’s Southlawn.
Cundif, Keith, 65, advertising
salesman, died Monday. Services pending. Schaudt-Teel.
Cunningham, Doris M., 89,
retired real estate agent, died
Friday. Private family services.
Schaudt’s, Glenpool.
Davidson, Bonnie Mae, 82,
homemaker, died Sunday.
Services pending. Reynolds.
Edens, James, 61, mobile
home transport worker, died
Sunday. Graveside service 2
p.m. Thursday, Timber Ridge
Cemetery, Catoosa. Moore’s
Eastlawn.
Enloe, Joe Ann, 79, formerly
of Tulsa, died Oct. 28 in
Houston. Memorial service
1:30 p.m. Saturday, Moore’s
Southlawn Funeral Home
Chapel.
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BIRTHS
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Bailey Medical Center,
Owasso
Elisabeth and Jefrey Shepherd,
Collinsville, boy.
Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s
Health Center
Sara Ormiston, boy.
Naomi and Benjamin Parker,
girl.
Laura Saldivar and Eloy Alvarado, boy.
St. John Medical Center
Marie and David May, Checotah, twins, boy and girl.
Angela and James McIntire,
Owasso, girl.
Charles Raymond O'Brien passed away peacefully on his
son's ranch in Beggs, Oklahoma, one year ago on Monday, November 12, 2012.
Please join us at a Mass ofered in his remembrance on Sunday, November 17th, 10:30a.m., at St. Pius X Catholic Church.
Charlie was much-loved as a husband, father, grandfather,
sibling and friend. He has enriched our lives beyond measure,
and we will all continue to hold him close in our hearts.
From your loving wife Ann, your 9 children, 41 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. We miss you every day.
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St. John Owasso
Amber Beck and Cory Cooper,
Owasso, boy.
Lynsey and Norvin Simmons,
Claremore, boy.
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daughters, Carolyn, Denise, &
Gena; and two grandchildren,
Greg and Alicia.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM,
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in
Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel, 1908
S. Memorial Dr., Tulsa, OK with
interment to follow in Rose Hill
Cemetery, Tulsa, OK
www.moorefuneral.com
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MARRIAGES
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Abby Aary, 24; Darrell Green,
27.
Kimberly Armstrong, 20; Benjamin Dewey, 20.
Kristin Cline, 21; Nathan
Hargrove, 22, both of Sand
Springs.
Cassondra DeRoin, 22; Christian Kirby, 20.
Essley, Thomas Jay “T.J.” IV,
31, food server, died Saturday.
Services pending. ChristianGavlik, Broken Arrow.
Gilreath, Duane Allen, 77, retired merchant, died Sunday.
Memorial service 10 a.m.
Saturday, Northside Christian Church, Broken Arrow.
Add’Vantage.
Hall, Twile Dionne, 35, telemarketing agent, died Saturday.
Services pending. Jack’s.
Hawkins, Mary Catherine, 89,
General Services Administration communications coordinator, died Sunday. Services
pending. Rose Hill.
Herr, Stephen Richard, 67, Oral
Roberts University physical
and environmental science
professor, died Nov. 1. Memorial service 12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.
Hitch, Bobby Lee, 80, welder,
died Saturday. Graveside
service noon Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort
Gibson. Add’Vantage.
Keener, Lucile, 87, died Friday.
Services pending. Reynolds.
McCall, Ralph A. “Ralphy” III,
63, warehouse worker, died
Saturday. Private family services. Moore’s Southlawn.
McGehee, Frances Lucille, 77,
homemaker, died Monday. No
services planned. SchaudtTeel.
Morrow, Nettie, 83, retired
Sears hardware sales associate, died Sunday. Service 10
a.m. Wednesday, Moore’s
Eastlawn Funeral Home
Chapel, and graveside service
3 p.m. Wednesday, Parks
Cemetery, Nola, Ark.
Nelson, Vernon C. “Tom,” 78,
manager and used car dealer,
died Sunday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Floral
Haven Funeral Home Chapel,
Broken Arrow.
Pof, Lela M., 91, homemaker,
died Monday. Services pending. Ninde Brookside.
Ramdihal, Amrawati “Eileen,” 57, cook, died Friday.
Service 11 a.m. Thursday,
Add’Vantage Funeral Home
Chapel.
Tillery, Jewel Imogene, 81,
homemaker, died Sunday in
Sapulpa. Services pending.
Moore’s Memory.
Kristin England, 21; Peter Babb,
24, both of Bixby.
Kathleen Finley, 26; Felixander
Diaz, 34, both of Owasso.
Erica Hastings, 23; Sean Fuentes, 23.
LaDonna Huft, 34; David Maxwell II, 26, both of Cleveland,
Okla.
Adjoua Hughes, 24; Jason
Brown, 30.
Sarah Knight, 26; Zachary
Suppe, 26, of Yukon.
Jennifer Link, 31; Maurieko
Thompson, 30.
Allison Lorenz, 27; Spencer
Paschal, 28, both of Broken
Arrow.
Jeri Magness, 51; Steven Johnson, 58, of Broken Arrow.
Claudette Markland, 59; Paul
Williams, 71, both of Broken
Arrow.
Gala McDaniel, 55; John Edwards, 55.
Gabrial McGorty, 29; Dustin
Miller, 26.
Amanda Myrick, 26; Enrique
Martinez, 21.
Nhu Nguyen, 23; Freddy Aikins
Jr., 42, both of Sand Springs.
Sherene Orr, 44; Terrence McDonald, 42, both of Bristow.
Erma Pickens, 72; Ralph Bell,
60.
Shatona Scott, 22; Jordan Pennington, 25.
Dalena Selph, 21; Dustin
Clounch, 25, both of Sapulpa.
April Slavens, 27; Timothy
Walker, 29, both of Sand
Springs.
Jennifer Smith, 28; Brandon
King, 29, both of Sand
Springs.
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Trujillo, Solomon H. Jr., 56,
electrician, died Saturday. Services pending. Add’Vantage.
Tucker, Marzet, 67, child-care
provider, died Sunday. Service
11 a.m. Saturday, Greater
Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Butler-Stumpf.
Wortham-Gof, KeJuan D.
“Tugga,” 21, died Sunday.
Services pending. Dyer.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and
cemetery locations are in the city
under which the death notice is
listed unless otherwise noted.
Afton — Michael B. Allen, 59,
civil draftsman, died Thursday.
Service 1 p.m. Friday, Grand
Lake Funeral Home Chapel,
Langley.
Barnsdall — Cynthia Sue “Cindy” Smith, 59, died Sunday.
Services pending. Stumpf.
Bartlesville — Hilary K. Welch
Blount, 30, Allied Arts and
Humanities Council executive
director, died Friday in Tulsa.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,
Davis Funeral Home, Dewey,
and celebration of life 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Bartlesville Community Center.
— David M. McBride, 62, died
Monday. Services pending.
Stumpf.
— James Erwin Meimerstorf,
63, died Sunday. Services
pending. Stumpf.
— Linda Jean Whitson, 66, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Stumpf.
Bixby — Joseph Bruce Baker, 51,
law irm central services manager, died Saturday. Services
pending. Leonard & Marker.
— Virve M. Burford, 89, administrative worker, died Saturday.
Services pending. Serenity,
Tulsa.
Bristow — Bee Kimes, 96,
homemaker, died Nov. 13 in
Flower Mound, Texas. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Bristow City Cemetery.
Hutchins-Maples.
Broken Arrow — Dorothy Kay
Daniel, 80, photographer, died
Saturday. Graveside service
1 p.m. Friday, Olympus Cemetery, Grove. Floral Haven.
SEE DEATH NOTICES A11
Lindsey Smith, 27; Thomas
Emel, 27.
Dorothy Taylor, 65; Billy Julious,
72.
Claudia Tonches Aguilar, 30;
Elmer Florez Cruz, 36.
Shawna Watts, 22; Christopher
Richardson, 23, both of Sand
Springs.
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DIVORCES
ASKED
Burress, Michael v. Kelly.
Carrington, Betty v. Jefery.
Cooper, Robert v. Misti.
Dollinger, Katherine v. Mikal.
Godsey, Danny Jr. v. Kimberly.
Gunter, Kerri v. David.
Irving, Richard v. Terrie.
Maciel, Mirian v. Jose Cruz.
Mele-Spencer, Lucille v. Gary
Spencer.
Mendez, Jorge v. Kelsey Creekmore.
Nickson, Kelcey v. Caterina.
Shores, R. v. B.
Williamson, Thomas v. Tracy
Stillwagon.
GRANTED
Beyard, Carrilee from Michael.
Clark, Paul from Sheila.
Elizalde, Raul from Julia Flores.
Fowler, Adeline from Edward.
Hauck, Paul Jr. from Nancy.
Jancich, A. from M.
McKenney, Michael from Sarah.
Mora, Eva from Sergio Garcia
Dominguez.
Stogsdill, Jackie from Catherine.
Swartz, Taylor from Christian.
Willits, M. from J.
Ziemba, Sheree from Gregory.