Jo Ann Sweetser Johnston
Jan 1, 2014
Jo Ann Sweetser Johnston Jo Ann was born in Houston, Texas January 4, 1939 to Oscar Lee and Mollie B. (Looney) Sweetser. Her family moved from Houston to Trinity, Texas in 1942 then to Rockport, Texas by 1944 they moved to Jenks where they made their home. In 1945 her family bought a café on Main Street Jenks where every...
John E. Mars, Sr.
Dec 28, 2013
John (Jack) Edward Mars was born in Akron, OH on June 3, 1935 and passed away on December 28, 2013. Jack spent his formative years in Akron. He attended St. Vincent's High School where he played football and was a star basketball player due his 6'7" height and his athletic ability. Jack also garnered trophies for football, basketball, baseball, boxing...
Aurora Palomino Helton
Dec 28, 2013
Aurora was a beloved mother and friend who actively worked to help her fellow man be more engaged in their community. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by son John Helton II and husband Jack Lloyd Helton; parents Aurora and Miguel Ramirez; brothers Rodolfo and Michael Ramirez; niece Cathy Coon. Aurora is survived by devoted sister...
Betty Love Robinson
Dec 14, 2013
Age 80 Born July 6, 1933 Deceased December 14, 2013 Widow of deceased Husband, James Anthony Robinson Betty was born in Trezevant, Tennessee and received her B.A. from Southern Methodist University where she graduated Sum Cum Laude. Her career was in banking and public relations. She follows her Father, Graham S. Funderburk and Mother, Rosa M. Funderburk. She is survived...
Ralph Leon Wildey
Dec 14, 2013
WILDEY – Ralph Leon Wildey, age 91, passed away on December 14, 2013, at his home in Jenks after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Beggs, OK, on November 22, 1922, he was the son of Walter and Myrtle Wildey. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Betty Ruth, his brother Virgil of Lago Vista, TX, and...
Elaine Janet Talbot
Dec 10, 2013
Elaine Janet Talbot, 89, died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. She was born on September 9, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Samuel Frisch and Evelyn (Schneider) Frisch. She worked as a bookkeeper for a real estate firm. Her husband Charles preceded her is death in October 2007. She is survived by her children: David Talbot,...
Delilah Sophronia Ming
Dec 7, 2013
Delilah Sophronia Rackley Ming of Jenks died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Forest Hills Care Center in Broken Arrow at the age of 89. She was born July 10, 1924, in Cromwell, Oklahoma and was the daughter of Charles Robert Rackley and Jeannie L. Gatewood Rackley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sterling Wilson Ming, her parents, and...
Ronald Lindsey Smith
Dec 7, 2013
Ronald Lindsey Smith was born June 14, 1945, in Tulsa to David Purcell Smith and Charlotte Segal Smith. He died Saturday, December 7, 2013. Ron attended Will Rogers High School and the University of Tulsa. While he was proficient in a variety of areas, he enjoyed his work for many years as an independent petroleum land-man. Ron is survived by...
William Gladstone Green Iv
Dec 4, 2013
William Gladstone Green IV passed away peacefully at home on December 4, 2013. He was born in Tulsa on Valentine's Day in 1955 to Blanche Rosemary and William George Green. Bill was a life long resident of Tulsa and Jenks. He was a graduate of Central High School class of 1973 and studied Geology at Tulsa Junior College. Bill followed...
Ronald "Ronnie" D. Jett
Dec 4, 2013
Ronnie D. Jett, 66, passed away peacefully December 4th, 2013. He was born in Springfield, MO on October 21st 1947 to Thelma and Ralph Jett. He moved with his family to Tulsa when he was six months old and never left… despite many requests. He graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, MO and attended Oklahoma State University and every...
Norma Lee Dickens
Dec 4, 2013
Norma Lee Dickens, 82, passed away on December 4, 2013, in Tulsa. She was the daughter of Otis Campbell and Lucille (Stewart) Campbell. After graduation from St. John Nursing School, she worked as a private duty nurse until her retirement. Private family services were held. FITZGERALD IVY CHAPEL 918-585-1151
Neva Jo Stillwell Welch
Dec 1, 2013
Neva Welch, Feb 15th, 1933 – Dec 1st, 2013. Devoted wife, loving mother, cherished friend. Neva Jo Stillwell (Welch) was born in Soper, OK to mother Lydia (Ashcraft) Stillwell, and father Lura Clyde Stillwell. She was sister to Opal Hammit and Larry Stillwell, and aunt to Lynn Miller, Debbie Fox, Roy Hammit, and Bill Hammit. She grew up in Freer,...
John Rucker
Dec 1, 2013
Long-time Tulsa resident John L. Rucker, 66, passed from this life to the next on December 1, 2013, after a long battle against lymphoma. A well-known local businessman, John was born in Sapulpa, OK, but spent his life in Tulsa. By his family, he was affectionately known as Bop. John attended Bishop Kelley High School, where he reconnected with Linda...
Matthew Val Halloran, Jr.
Nov 29, 2013
HALLORAN, MATTHEW VAL JR. September 28, 1923 – November 29, 2013 Matthew Val Halloran Jr., 90, passed away peacefully November 29, 2013. Val was born in Washington D.C. on September 28, 1923 to Helen Zimmerman and Matthew V. Halloran Sr. Val owned H&H Protective Coatings, Inc. in Tulsa. Val is survived by two sons; Daniel Halloran and Matthew Val Halloran...
Frank "Mike" W Murphy Jr.
Nov 28, 2013
Frank W. "Mike" Murphy Jr. passed away November 28th, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee at age 69. Murphy was born in Princeton, Indiana on November 23rd, 1944 to Frank W. "Pat" Murphy and Rosalie Davis Murphy. He moved to Tulsa in 1945 as his father grew his company, Frank W. Murphy Manufacturing. He was a graduate of Edison High School in...
Betty Lou Gonzalez
Nov 27, 2013
Betty Lou Gonzalez passed away unexpectedly after a short illness on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Betty Lou Braswell was born in Tulsa, Ok, August 3, 1937 to Corinne Braswell-Whitworth and George Braswell. Betty married Richard Gonzalez, January 18, 1964 and were married 46 years. Betty grew up in Tulsa attending Holy Family Catholic School. She graduated from Central High School...
Michael Munding
Nov 26, 2013
Michael John Munding, 75, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, of congestive heart failure, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. A mass and burial service will be at noon Thursday, December 12, at the Calvary Cemetery Chapel and grounds in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael Munding was born August 14, 1938, in Tulsa. He graduated from Campion...
Edwin E. Claytor, Jr.
Nov 25, 2013
Long time Tulsa resident, Edwin E. Claytor Jr,. passed from this life to the next on November 25th, 2013. He was 88. Edwin E Claytor is survived by his four children and their spouses: Thomas and Debrah Claytor of Los Alamos NM; Patricia Claytor , Michael Claytor of Tulsa; Cathy and Bill Barney of Tulsa Ok.. As well as a...
Omer E. Storck
Nov 23, 2013
Omer E. Storck, 91, passed away November 23, 2013 in Tulsa, OK. Born in Allen County, Kansas on February 24, 1922 to Henry and Clara Groenert Storck. He was a WWII veteran serving in the Army Air Corps as a flight engineer and gunner on thirty flying missions over Germany. He was active in petroleum energy as an independent oil...
Toby Joseph Armellini
Nov 18, 2013
Toby Joseph Armellini was born August 27, 1942 in North Little Rock to Augusto and Helen Armellini, who preceded him in death. He passed away November 18, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Toby attended Sylvan Hills public schools and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a civil engineering degree. Toby worked in Tulsa for natural gas processing companies including Cities...
