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DEATH NOTICES
TULSA
Jefrey Bruce Carroll
Thomason, Niles, 31, Castle
Peak Veterinary Service veterinarian, formerly of Tulsa, died
Wednesday in Carbondale,
Ill. Memorial service 10 a.m.
Monday, Camp Loughridge
Chapel. Meredith, Carbondale.
Tripiccho, Ralph W. Sr., 84,
R.F. Rodgers Lithographing
lithographer, died Wednesday. Services pending. Floral
Haven, Broken Arrow.
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Jefrey Bruce Carroll, born 1953 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma passed away December 22, 2013
in Tulsa at the age of 60. Jef graduated
from The University of Oklahoma in 1975
with a BA in Marketing. He entered the oil
business selling oil ield supplies for Whitney Supply Co and then Norvell-Wilder
Supply. Jef never found this industry fulilling, and when his dad proposed opening
an uninished furniture store, he jumped
at the chance. For 20 years that business
thrived, yet the last few years were tough.
Raw Wood Furniture closed in 2007. Jef
continued doing what he loved and became
a manufacturer’s rep. He built Carroll and
Carroll over the last six years, and endeared
customers and manufacturers across the
country. He was one of the hardest working
reps in the industry. In late July, 2013 Jef
was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
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He faced this challenge as just another that
needed to be met standing up. Half way
through the chemo treatments he became
ill with pneumonia and was in CICU at St.
Francis. He received excellent care by the
hospital staf there, but he wasn’t able to
recover. He was pre-deceased by his father
Bill and his brother Billy. He is survived
by his wife Nancy of Tulsa, his son Geof
Hanley of Tulsa and daughter Louise Carroll of Lawrence, Kansas, his mother Jerry
Carroll, his sister Lisa Mills and her husband Tom, and his nephew Michael Mills,
all of Tulsa. A memorial service will be
held in Tulsa at Stanley’s Chapel, 3959 E
31st St, on Saturday, December 28, 2013
at 1:00 PM. In lieu of lowers, the family
has requested donations to the American
Cancer Society for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
James Thomas Murray
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James Thomas Murray was born in Sikeston,
Missouri, January 18th
1922, the fourth and last
son of Matthew Sweetman Murray and Helen
Catherine Pease Murray. He grew up in Kansas City Missouri and
graduated from Rockhurst High School, 1939.
He attended Rockhurst
College and the University of Missouri, there joining Kappa Alpha
Order. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps
in England and France from 1944 – 1946 as
a navigator bombardier aboard Martin B-26
Marauders. He attended the University of
Tulsa, graduating in 1949. While there he
met and married Sovenia (Si) Jane Rowan.
Si and Jim moved to San Antonio, Texas
where Jim received his Masters in Library
Science from Our Lady of the Lake College in
1951. While there he worked for the San Antonio Public Library and for Southwest Research. In 1954 they moved to Austin, Texas
where Jim was the librarian at St. Edward’s
University. In 1957 they moved back to
Tulsa where Jim became the librarian of the
Sidney Born Technical Library, the science
and engineering library at the University of
Tulsa. He served there for 35 years, retiring
in 1992. He was a member of the Special Libraries Association, serving a term as president. He also worked for Information Services which published Petroleum Abstracts.
The Murrays were members of St. Francis
Xavier Parish for five years when they first
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moved back to Tulsa.
From 1962 to 2010
they were members of
Church of the Madalene.
There Jim was a member of the Men’s Club.
He was a Liturgical Eucharistic Minister. He
participated in RCIA,
bringing new members into the Church.
Jim Murray was a
good man. He loved good
food, a good drink, good friends and his
family. He never met a stranger. In a world
of half empty glasses, Jim’s was always
brim-full. He was a devout Roman Catholic, devoted husband and loving father.
He is survived by his loving wife of 66
years, Sovenia Jane, by his daughters Constance Murray and Helen Beth O’Neal and
her husband Johnie O’Neal, and by his son
James Thomas Murray, Jr. and his wife
Debra Murray. He is also survived by his
grandchildren Shellie Rea and her husband
Michael, Eilis O’Neal and her husband Matthew Smith, Tristan Sublette, Ian O’Neal
and by his great-granddaughter Amelia Rea.
A Rosary will be held at 6:00 PM Friday evening at Franciscan Villa Chapel,
Mass is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Saturday at Church of The Madalene and entombment at Calvary Cemetery to follow.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests
donations to Catholic Charities or the
Tulsa Library Trust. Moore’s Rosewood
(918)744-1202www.moorefuneral.com
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IN MEMORIAM
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Elva Louise Houston
05/30/33 - 12/27/13
Dear Mother, it has been a year since you left us to be
with your heavenly savior and family in heaven. We miss
you everyday. The care and nurturing that you ofered to
your family and friends continues in our hearts. We see
you in the sunshine and in your roses, and hear you in the
birds’ songs. We will always treasure your memory and
give thanks for the time that we had together.
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MARRIAGES
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Brenda Anderson, 42; Lester Shaw, 56.
Jennifer Boman, 31; Shane Hollander,
37, both of Jenks.
Lois Bowman, 67; Charles Frank, 61,
both of Broken Arrow.
Virgina Bramer, 59; Larry Spears, 56,
both of Broken Arrow.
Libier Camarena-Meyer, 40, of Edmond;
Robert Price, 53.
Jennifer Carner, 33; William Thompson,
28, both of Sand Springs.
Megan Carter, 22; Morrie Turner, 23.
Gloria Collins, 41; Willie Nicks, 48.
Veronica Cortez Hernandez, 27; Isaac
Cornejo Hernandez, 33.
Bobbi Cox, 25; Andrew Leach, 24, both
of Broken Arrow.
Rosalind Davis, 39; Herbert Muwanguzi, 54.
Lydia Eng, 23, of Broken Arrow; Marshall Ingram III, 23, of Norman.
Wendy Espinal, 22; Victor Campos, 27.
Melissa Firey, 24, of Sand Springs; Clay
Veldkamp, 22, of Branson, Mo.
Brandi Green, 21; Joshua Mulanax, 24,
both of Collinsville.
Shelby Harris, 18; Andrew Treat, 20,
both of Sand Springs.
Mary Hogan, 29; James Lawson, 32.
Ariana Jakub, 32; John Brandes, 34.
Victoria Kelly, 20; Kyle Woods, 27.
Kayla Kramer, 45; Jacob Lemming, 43,
both of Broken Arrow.
Meghan Leibold, 24, of Broken Arrow;
Cody Lidster, 27, of Dalhart, Texas.
Zoe May, 38; Jonathan Burelle, 40.
Shari McClendon, 25; Jefrey Fogelquist, 28, both of Auburn, Wash.
Shealun McCoy, 39; Paul Zelnick, 39,
both of Laredo, Texas.
Stephanie McFerrin-Bland, 41, of Bixby;
Matthew Walters, 48, of Broken
Arrow.
Candice Miller, 33; Jeremy Berry, 34,
both of Skiatook.
Carrie Moers, 21; Brett Terrell, 20, of
Fort Polk, La.
Althof, Judy, 70, phlebotomist
and apartment complex manager, died Dec. 18 in Broken
Arrow. Services pending.
Moore’s Eastlawn.
Barham, John Walter, 79, Tulsa
Public Schools administrator,
died Dec. 22. Visitation noon8 p.m. Sunday, Floral Haven
Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.
Services pending.
Burley, Rubye Mornice, 61, Saint
Francis Hospital unit secretary,
died Dec. 18. Visitation noon-7
p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home, and service 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sanctuary Evangelistic Church.
Carson, Jess T., 87, retired Hahn
Appliance Warehouse salesman, died Wednesday. Service
11 a.m. Saturday, Osage Hills
Christian Church. Ninde
Brookside.
Counts, Patricia Ann, 81, tour
guide, died Monday. Services
pending. Floral Haven, Broken
Arrow.
Curry, Lenora Marie, 80,
homemaker, died Monday.
Visitation 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, Dyer Funeral Home;
service 2 p.m. Saturday,
Agape Outreach Ministries;
and graveside service noon
Monday, Fort Gibson National
Cemetery, Fort Gibson.
Davis, Kevin R., 53, Pryer Machine metal fabrication worker,
died Wednesday. Services
pending. Moore’s Eastlawn.
DeVore, Marilyn “Joyce,” 84,
homemaker, died Dec. 20.
Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Joy Lutheran Church.
Freeman Harris.
Ethington, Melodie Ann, 56,
Postal Service clerk, died
Wednesday. Services pending.
Add’Vantage.
Fingerlin, Joe III, 48, diesel mechanic and professional dog
trainer, formerly of Tulsa, died
Dec. 21 in Houston. Service 2
p.m. Saturday, Floral Haven
Memorial Gardens Heritage
Mausoleum Chapel, Broken
Arrow. Gorman-Scharpf,
Springield, Mo.
Grice, Kenneth, 84, retired
Presbyterian minister, died
Thursday. Services pending.
Moore’s Memory.
Hale, Willie L., 88, housekeeper,
died Sunday. Visitation 10
a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Dyer Funeral Home, and service noon
Saturday, Gethsemane Baptist
Church.
Hazley, Velda, 78, seamstress,
died Thursday. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Hill, Mary, 78, died Thursday.
Services pending. Mark
Griith-Westwood.
Jett, Barbara Ann, 77, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Add’Vantage.
Jones, Emarie C. Valentine,
infant daughter of Candace
Valentine Jones, died Sunday.
Visitation 2-7 p.m. Friday, Dyer
Funeral Home, and service 9
a.m. Saturday, Timothy Baptist
Church.
Justus, Lewis, 91, died Thursday. Services pending. ReedCulver, Tahlequah.
Layne, Terry V., 55, died
Wednesday. Services pending.
Smith, Sapulpa.
McClain, Howard “Doug,”
65, former Chicken Coop
owner, died Dec. 20. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday,
Cornerstone Free Will Baptist
Church. Butler-Stumpf.
Smith, Randall S. “Randy,” 57,
commercial painter, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Rose Hill Community Church.
Ninde Brookside.
Jorji Moreland, 41; Shannon Sellers, 42,
both of Sand Springs.
Ingrid Pineda Bonilla, 24; Miguel Raudales Flores, 27.
Julia Riley, 58; Michael Works, 54.
Tifany Roberson, 31; Brandon Edwards,
37.
Mary Rochester, 52; Randy Phelps, 57,
both of Jenks.
Vicki Scarborough, 49; Hjalmar Lund,
59, both of Skiatook.
Laura Schnurr, 29, of Broken Arrow;
Rock Clark, 33.
Casey Shaw, 20; Joshua Hoover, 21,
both of Hobbs, N.M.
Tricia Shelton, 27; Juston Buck, 27.
Laura Strauser, 32; Christopher Hightower, 31, both of Russellville, Ark.
Jessica Swicegood, 18, of Sperry; Bryan
Perry, 19.
Cynthia Trevino, 44; Fernando Plasencia, 35.
Frances Turney, 30; Jayson Williams,
39.
Monica Vela-Solis, 22; Juan Villarreal
Mendez, 26.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and
cemetery locations are in the city
under which the death notice is
listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville — Vernon Ray
Clark, 81, retired electrical
engineer, died Wednesday.
Services pending. Stumpf.
— Wendell Allen Stout, 75, died
Tuesday. Services pending.
Stumpf.
Billings — Franklin D. Stehno,
79, died Tuesday in Enid.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, First
Christian Church. Dugger.
Bixby — Stephen Brace Nance,
57, Bixby High School history
teacher, died Dec. 20. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, New Beginnings Baptist Church. Leonard
& Marker.
Broken Arrow — Fannie Jo
Cannon, 83, Broken Arrow
Public Schools secretary, died
Tuesday. Services pending.
Floral Haven.
— Robert C. “Bad Gambler”
Lisko, 69, Ford Glass Plant
supervisor, died Monday. Services pending. Floral Haven.
— Charles Eugene Miller, 72,
truck driver, died Wednesday
in Tulsa. Visitation 6-8 p.m.
Friday and service 2 p.m.
Saturday, both at Stephens
Funeral Home, Pryor.
— Patricia Moody, 75, secretary,
died Thursday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.
— Dardeena Petersen, 60, died
Wednesday. Visitation 5-7
p.m. Friday and visitation 10
a.m.-noon Saturday, KennedyKennard Funeral Home,
and graveside service noon
Monday, Woford Cemetery,
Catoosa.
Catoosa — Robert “Bobby”
Alfers, 40, Nordam technician, died Tuesday. Visitation
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Hayhurst
Funeral Home, Broken Arrow,
and memorial service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oak Grove Baptist
Church.
Checotah — Nathaniel Harjo,
47, tree trimmer, died Tuesday.
Wake 7 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at
Faith Baptist Church, Dustin.
Kennedy-Kennard, Broken
Arrow.
Chelsea — Archa Dora (Mixson) Brown, 92, homemaker,
died Tuesday. Services pending. Chelsea Funeral Home.
Claremore — Ashley R. Morgan,
23, food service manager, died
Tuesday in Tulsa. Visitation
1-5 p.m. Sunday, Rice Funeral
Home, and service 10 a.m.
Monday, First United Methodist Church.
Coweta — Jeferson Phillips,
87, died Saturday. Visitation
9-11 a.m. Friday, Wright-Brown
Funeral Home, and graveside
service 2 p.m. Friday, Field
Cemetery, Porum.
Eucha — Bill Hicks, 69, mechanic, died Tuesday. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, Grand Lake
Funeral Home Chapel, Jay.
Glencoe — James Davis, 76,
died Tuesday in Stillwater. Services pending. Palmer Marler
Carberry, Stillwater.
June Vignola, 44; Bryan Marshall, 43,
both of Bixby.
Ryshana Webb, 29; Arnold Webster,
85.
Deberah White, 27; James Woolsey, 23,
both of Broken Arrow.
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DIVORCES
ASKED
Barlow, Nona v. Charles Jr.
Brown, Martha v. David Sr.
Palmer, Stephanie v. Eric.
Walker, Laura v. Gregory Babb.
GRANTED
Adour, Philip from Tammy.
Cooper, Robert from Misti.
Cupples, Gregory from Shelley.
Dodd, Tony Sr. from Anissa.
Galbraith, P. Jr. from A.
Jared, Barbara from Mark.
Leonard, Gwendolyn from Sammey.
Robison, Jefery from Peggy.
Smith, David from Maxine Hale.
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Gore — Robert F. Cook III, 58,
automobile parts manager,
died Monday in Tulsa. No
services planned. Agent &
Mallory-Martin, Sallisaw.
Grove — Mary Hall, 80, mortgage banker, died Wednesday.
No services planned. WorleyLuginbuel.
— Velma “Angie” Keneda, 95,
retail clerk, died Wednesday.
Services pending. Grand Lake.
— Audrey L. Parkins, 80, homemaker, died Wednesday. No
services planned. Ellis Family.
Heavener — Ernest Ray Hofman, 69, died Sunday. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Dowden
Funeral Home Chapel.
Hominy — Forrest Wayne Bobbitt, 82, butcher, died Tuesday.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Calvary Worship Center, and
graveside service 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Stewart-Gammon
Cemetery, Caney. Powell.
Jay — Jeferson Studey, 75, died
Thursday in Grove. Services
pending. Worley-Luginbuel.
Jenks — Waymond C. Watkins,
86, retired salesman, died
Thursday. Visitation 5-7 p.m.
Friday, Bixby Funeral Service,
Bixby, and service 10 a.m.
Saturday, RiverCrest Chapel,
Bixby.
McAlester — Lorene Armer, 90,
died Wednesday. Service 2
p.m. Saturday, Bishop Funeral
Home Chapel.
— Mary Elizabeth Ashmore, 92,
died Thursday. Visitation 6-8
p.m. Friday, Bishop Funeral
Home, and service 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oak Hill Cemetery.
Morris — Marsha Thornton,
68, anatomy and physiology
teacher, died Wednesday.
Services pending. Fitzgerald
Southwood Colonial, Tulsa.
Muskogee — A.L. Gamble,
89, trucker and farmer, died
Thursday. Services pending.
Cornerstone.
— Emily Edwards Hayes, 35,
homemaker, died Monday.
Service 1 p.m. Saturday, First
Baptist Church. Schaudt-Teel,
Tulsa.
Oakhurst — Joetta (Turner)
Headrick, 84, retired from
Liberty Glass, died Thursday. Services pending. Mark
Griith-Westwood, Tulsa.
Okay — Bobby Gene Reynolds,
74, carpenter, died Wednesday in Muskogee. Service 2
p.m. Monday, Lescher-Millsap
Funeral Home Chapel, Muskogee.
Okmulgee — Pauline Davis, 76,
therapeutic foster care parent,
died Dec. 19. Memorial service
11 a.m. Friday, Seventh-day
Adventist Church. Keith D.
Biglow.
— John Jeferson Lewis, 71, retired from Winn Dixie Stores,
died Sunday in Temple, Ga.
Services pending. McClendonWinters.
— Cliford Wilson, 62, died
Wednesday in Norman. Services pending. Keith D. Biglow.
Owasso — Dorothy Jane Sadler,
86, retired from Oral Roberts
Evangelistic Association, died
Tuesday. Services pending.
Mowery.
Parsons, Kan. — Margaret (Sillars) Dyer, 45, Sirloin Stockade
employee, died Tuesday in
Columbus, Kan. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday, CarsonWall Funeral Home Chapel.
— Mary K. White, 62, former
Brodrick’s employee and former Westbrook Manor nurse’s
aide, formerly of Parsons, died
Tuesday in North Little Rock,
Ark. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday,
Carson-Wall Funeral Home,
and graveside service 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oakwood Cemetery.
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BIRTHS
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Hillcrest Hospital South
Amy and Tyler Henderson, girl.
Andrea and Ryan King, boy.
Katie Plank and David Duval, boy.
Kendra and Matt Zimmerman, Broken
Arrow, girl.
Saint Francis Hospital
Guadalupe Canelas and Elmer Posadas,
boy.
Brittany and Phillip Hughes, Haskell,
girl.
Leon and Heath Mueller, boy.
Desiree and Doug Taron, Broken Arrow,
boy.