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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. Share memories at www.moorefuneral.com
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 9486638 0415 Laughlin0415.jpg Moore's Southlawn
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 www.moorefuneral.com
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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.
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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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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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
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.
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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.
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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