Pauline Fay Pratt
Jul 4, 2010
Pauline Fay (Sterling) Pratt died July 4, 2010, Independence Day, of Alzheimer's. She was born July 18, 1920 to Benjamin Paul and Fay Alice (Yates) Sterling in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of 6 children, 1 brother and 4 sisters. After graduating from Hartshorne High School in 1938, she moved to Oklahoma City to attend Black's Business College. Working...
Salwa "Sally" Saied
Jul 4, 2010
Salwa "Sally" Simon Saied was born in Shawnee, OK, July 21, 1910 to Najeeb and Adele Simon. Sally was the third of seven children. She grew up in Oilton, OK where she attended high school and excelled in playing basketball. Despite her love for the game, she sacrificed it along with her education and left after the 11th grade to...
Janice Kaye Duncanson
Jul 3, 2010
Janice Kaye Duncanson died peacefully at her home in Oklahoma City on July 3, 2010 after a long illness of multiple sclerosis. Born in Oklahoma City on May 5, 1941 to Ray V. and Ruthene B. Son, both of whom preceded her in death. Jan was raised in OKC, graduated in 1959 from Classen High School, and attended Central State...
Fay B. Abernathy
Jun 29, 2010
A generation of the Bloomer family has come to a close. Fay B. Abernathy joined her parents and siblings in a heavenly reunion on June 29, 2010. Mattie Fay Bloomer, named for a maternal grandmother, was born to James Emmit and Emma Greene Bloomer on March 23, 1909, at Hood, Texas. She graduated from Marietta High School, in Love County...
Michaela Rose Savill
Jun 25, 2010
Michaela Rose Savill, 45, died Friday, June 25th 2010 at Mercy hospital of breast cancer. She was born on Jan 15th, 1965 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Leona Lee and Gary John Garner. She grew up in El Reno and graduated from El Reno high school. She received her associates degree from Central State University in business administration. After twelve...
Thomas Ramon Hooper
Jun 20, 2010
Thomas Ramon Hooper was born in OKC on June 30, 1964 to Billy Ramon Hooper & Louetta Humphrey Hooper. After an extended illness, on Fathers' Day, June 20, he peacefully closed his eyes and joined his Father, & parents whom he missed terribly. An active thespian & member of the Cry-Slurs through high school, he was one of the main...
Sister Mary Jude Dietrich
Jun 20, 2010
Sister Mary Jude Dietrich (Dorothy Frances) was born on February 6, 1921 in Humboldt, KS to John Emil Dietrich and Emma Catherine Breiner Dietrich. Sister attended school in Humboldt and received a BS in Medical Technology at Webster Groves College in St. Louis. Her mission in health ministry endeared her to many through her patient, generous, and loving service. Sister...
Lolita (Lolly) Elizabeth Thetford
Jun 19, 2010
Lolita (Lolly) Elizabeth Thetford, 85, of Oklahoma City, was taken by the angels on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Lolly was born October 9, 1924 to Grant and Hazel Keener in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. She had a fairy tale childhood growing up in Rio, living across the street from Copacabana Beach. Lolly's tales of her adventures in Rio as a...
Jean Ann Chenault
Jun 16, 2010
Jean Ann Chenault, 73, passed away on June 16, 2010 at her home on Lake Tenkiller. She was born on November 23, 1936 to Floyd P. and Anna Marie Chenault in Dallas, TX. Jean retired from Hartford Insurance Co. after over 40 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents. Jean is survived by her brother Paul...
Anne Kay Herd
Jun 13, 2010
Anne Kay Herd passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010 at her daughter's home in Edmond. She was born Jan. 25, 1931 in Cleveland, OH. She grew up and graduated from Mifflin High School near Columbus, OH. Soon after graduation, she moved to Oklahoma City where she met and later married James Alvin Herd at Olivet Baptist Church. She worked as...
Gilbert Raymond Allen
Jun 13, 2010
Gilbert R. Allen, 93, passed away on June 13, 2010 in Oklahoma City. He was the oldest son of William W. Allen and Stella Mae Gooch-Allen. Gil was born in Terra Haute, IN on February 28, 1917. He grew up in Oklahoma as his father, William moved from the coal mines of Kentucky to the oil fields of Oklahoma in...
Daniel Stough, M.D.
Jun 9, 2010
On June 9, 2010, our beloved Dan left this life he so loved in his home surrounded by his family after a brief battle with cancer. Anyone who knew him remembers his graciousness, his wonderful smile and, until the end, his strong handshake. He was the consummate true gentleman. Dr. Dan Stough was born August 27, 1934 in Geary, Oklahoma,...
Rachel Baker
Jun 8, 2010
Rachel Virginia (Maxwell) Baker, 88, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, after a short illness. Rachel was born January 15, 1922, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Stuart Lee Maxwell and Minnie Mae (Jamison) Maxwell. She lived in Muskogee for 74 years before moving to Oklahoma City to be near her family. Rachel was always very creative, sewing, crocheting, tatting and,...
Kathleen Flanagan 'Kay' Wasinger
Jun 8, 2010
Kathleen (Kay) Flanagan Wasinger passed away Tuesday evening, June 8th, at the age of 90. She was born in Oklahoma City on October 27th, 1919 to George and Kathleen Flanagan and was the oldest of seven children. She attended Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and it was there she met the man who would become her husband of 64 years,...
Wanda Lee Mcmillan
Jun 7, 2010
Wanda Lee McMillan was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Coalgate, OK, and passed away June 7, 2010, in Oklahoma City. She was raised in Spiro, OK. She graduated with honors and went on to college at Southeastern College in Wilburton, OK. World War II called her to service and she moved to Oklahoma City, where she began her career as...
Cecil William Brown, Jr.
Jun 7, 2010
Cecil W. Brown, 100, died peacefully in Oklahoma City on June 7, 2010. Cecil was born in Dardanelle, Arkansas, on August 9, 1909. He moved to Okmulgee, OK, in his early youth and later to Tulsa where he met and married the former Mary Elizabeth Wallace. They moved to Oklahoma City in 1936. Cecil and Mary were married over 68...
Rebecca Susanna 'Reba' Hill
Jun 7, 2010
Rebecca S. Hill died June 7, 2010, in Oklahoma City. She was born Jan. 27, 1953, in Sioux City, IA the daughter of Joseph and Celesta Grace Dyer. She grew up in Sioux City and graduated from Central High School. She came to Oklahoma City about 6 six years ago to be near her daughters. She enjoyed art and music...
Father Cletus Maurice Patrick Bash
Jun 7, 2010
Reverend Cletus Maurice Patrick Bash (81) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 18, 1929. He graduated from Holy Family High School, Tulsa in 1947 and attended Bethany Preparatory Seminary, Oklahoma City; St. Louis Preparatory Seminary and St. John's Seminary, Little Rock, Ark. He was ordained on May 26, 1956 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, Oklahoma City by...
Dora Marie Minyard
Jun 6, 2010
Dora Marie Minyard was born June 28, 1925, in Kansas City, MO to Ora Lee and Emmalena Frank; and was called home to her Savior on June 6, 2010. After graduation from Northeast High School, she married Sgt. James Ronald Minyard on June 20, 1943. Dora was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jim, her parents, two sisters, infant...
Mary Kathlyn Brown
Jun 6, 2010
Mary K. Brown, 83, of OKC passed away June 6, 2010. Mary was born April 7, 1927 to Leonard and Frances (Huck) Brown. She graduated from St. Anthony's School of Nursing in 1951 as Sister Mary Rosella O.S.F. She then worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. She left the order and worked at the hospital in Madill, OK,...
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