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Charles "Chili" Stone

Charles "Chili" Stone

Aug 7, 2010

Charles de Graffenreid "Chili" Stone passed away peacefully the day before his 97th birthday.  He was born  August 8, 1913, to Thomas David and Gertrude Amanda (Innerarity) Stone in Marshall, TX.  Chili was athletically gifted and particularly excelled in football and baseball. He graduated in 1936 from St. Edward's University in Austin, TX, with a BA in History.  He was...

Robert Howard East

Robert Howard East

Aug 7, 2010

EAST, Robert Howard, 62, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 in Tulsa, OK. He was born November 28, 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK to Howard East and Roberta Jackson East who preceded him in death. Robert was a commercial painting contractor. He is survived by; wife of 42 years, Nalice East, Tulsa, OK; sons, Chris East, Claremore, OK and Austin...

Howard L. Raskin

Howard L. Raskin

Aug 6, 2010

Howard L. Raskin, age 79, died on Friday, August 6, 2010 in Tulsa, OK, at home.  He was born to William and Mary (Braverman) Raskin on May 5, 1931 in Souix City, Iowa. He worked as a real estate developer. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of the home, children, Deborah Raskin, Greg Raskin and Robert Raskin, brother, Richard...

Nita Creekmore

Nita Creekmore

Aug 6, 2010

Frances Juanita "Nita" Creekmore was born June 13, 1926 on the family farm in Okemah, Oklahoma to Edmund and Ruby Wilson Ball. She departed this life on August 6, 2010, at the age of 84. Nita was raised in Holdenville, OK, graduated from Holdenville HS in 1944, and then attended Oklahoma Baptist University. She married Glenn Pray and moved to...

Carol Ann Crowson

Carol Ann Crowson

Aug 5, 2010

CROWSON, Carol Ann, 66, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Tulsa, OK. She was born August 3, 1944 in Tulsa, OK to Odie S. Buttress and Mabel O. Penuel Buttress. Carol was an Administrative Assistant for Tulsa County government. She enjoyed oil painting, arts and crafts, scrapbooking, sewing and cooking. She was preceded in death by her father. She...

Gordon "Burt" Tyler

Gordon "Burt" Tyler

Aug 4, 2010

Gordon Burt Tyler, born in Tulsa June 26, 1935, died August 4, 2010. He was the greatly loved, only child of Osceola Gordon Tyler and Mary Patrick Tyler. He attended Central High School, was a graduate of Oklahoma Military Academy and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. where he received his B.A.degree in Economics in 1957. He was a...

Lillie Esther Smith

Lillie Esther Smith

Aug 3, 2010

Lillie Ester Smith, age 88, passed from this life on August 3, 2010 in Tulsa.   She was born on July 11, 1922 in Henrietta, Oklahoma to Joseph and Cora (King) Cron.  Lillie atttend Slick High School and later married William Hamilton Smith on July 6, 1940, in Sapulpa, OK.  He preceded her in death on July 28, 2008.  Lillie attended...

Lillie Esther Smith

Lillie Esther Smith

Aug 3, 2010

Lillie Ester Smith, age 88, passed from this life on August 3, 2010 in Tulsa.   She was born on July 11, 1922 in Henrietta, Oklahoma to Joseph and Cora (King) Cron.  Lillie atttend Slick High School and later married William Hamilton Smith on July 6, 1940, in Sapulpa, OK.  He preceded her in death on July 28, 2008.  Lillie attended...

Richard Black Reeves

Richard Black Reeves

Jul 31, 2010

REEVES, Richard Black, 70, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Fort Gibson, OK. He was born January 20, 1940 in East Cleveland, OH to Arthur Reeves and Herlie Yohe Reeves. He is preceded in death by; his parents, and wife Doris (Gussie) Reeves. He is survived by; sons, Adam Reeves and wife Bridget, Houston, TX and Justin Reeves and...

James Mchugh

James Mchugh

Jul 28, 2010

James McHugh, of Broken Arrow, OK died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Saint Francis Hospital. Born in Chicago, Illinois, July 19, 1931, to William and Marion McHugh. After a successful career as a sales manager for Walker Parkersburg and a Vice President of Sales for Braden Steel, Jim formed SB Systems, a metal building contracting company in Tulsa in 1982....

Ivory Dee Logan

Ivory Dee Logan

Jul 25, 2010

Ivory Dee Logan, age 90, died in Broken Arrow, OK, on July 25, 2010.  She was born to Dewitt Talmadge Hogue and Cora Dee Hogue on March 29, 1920 in Boerne, Texas. She was a homemaker. Ivory was preceded in death by her husband and is survived by her daughter, Karen Phillip, and husband, James,of Broken Arrow, OK. There will...

John Porter Cook

John Porter Cook

Jul 24, 2010

Tulsa native John P. Cook, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, July 24, 2010. John was born to parents Ed and Helen Frye in Barstow, CA, on November 1, 1954. He graduated in 1972 from Bishop Kelley High School and in 1976 received a degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. John married Brenda Byrd Underwood in Norman,...

Margaret Amelia Frommel

Margaret Amelia Frommel

Jul 23, 2010

Margaret Amelia Frommel, age 85, died on July 23, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   She was born on January 1, 1925, to Oscar Rue Frommel and Mildred Louise McConnell Frommel in Tulsa, OK. Margaret worked as an office manager in the oil business. She is survived by a nephew, Al Apitz of Bixby, OK. The family will have a private service.

Michael Paul Casey

Michael Paul Casey

Jul 21, 2010

CASEY, Michael Paul, 20, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Tulsa, OK. He was born April 3, 1990 in Tulsa, OK to Bill Casey and Lois Russell Casey. He is survived by; parents, Jenks, OK; sister, Teri McMillan and husband Jacob, Tulsa, OK; paternal grandmother, Margaret Casey, Tulsa, OK and maternal grandmother, Hazel Russell, Rover, Arkansas. The family will...

Ruth Marie Carnes

Ruth Marie Carnes

Jul 21, 2010

Ruth Marie Carnes, August 15, 1935 – July 21, 2010, was survived by her husband, Gail, President of Carnes Bros. Construction Company; her daughter, Sandy; her son, Tom her granddaughters, Kristen and Lauren Esposito, and Maddee Loughlin; and her sister, Barbara Roderick. She was employed by Kohl's. She is well known in the Tulsa community for her unselfish giving to...

Marcelino Rosas

Marcelino Rosas

Jul 17, 2010

Marcelino Rosas, age 33, of Tulsa, OK, died on July 17, 2010 while vacationing in  Florida. He was born June 18, 1977, in Hidalgo, Mexico to Sophia Rosas.  He was a restaurant manager of a local Mexican restaurant. He is survived by his wife, Lori Lieb Rosas, of Tulsa, OK, son Jordan Rosas of Tulsa, mother Sophia Rosas, brother Nicholas...

Herman Feldman

Herman Feldman

Jul 16, 2010

Herman Feldman died on July 16, 2010 in Tulsa, OK, of congestive heart failure.  Born July 26, 1918, in Tulsa, OK, he was the second of three children of Robert and Gussie Feldman.  Herman studied briefly at The Ohio State University and The University of Tulsa. While running his father's farm near Inola, KS, he met his beloved Tillie through...

Loretta Ann Johnson

Loretta Ann Johnson

Jul 16, 2010

JOHNSON, Loretta Ann, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 in Tulsa, OK. She was born in Arkansas on January 9, 1937. She is survived by; daughters, Deborah Wages, Bixby, OK and Cynthia DeLozier, Glenpool, OK; sisters, Doreen Wright and JoJo Smith; 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 3:00pm Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Fitzgerald Southwood...

John "Jack" F. Bracken, Jr.

John "Jack" F. Bracken, Jr.

Jul 12, 2010

John F. "Jack" Bracken Jr., 82, died Monday, July 12, 2010, in Tulsa, OK.  He was the loving husband of the late Hope R. (McWeeney) Bracken. Mr. Bracken was born in the Rumford section of East Providence, the son of the late John F. V. and Elizabeth (Kruse) Bracken.  He graduated from East Providence high school in 1945 and served...

Joseph Provenzano

Joseph Provenzano

Jul 11, 2010

PROVENZANO, Joseph, 53, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Owasso, OK. He was born February 4, 1957 in Macon, GA to Alice N. Edelen and John Provenzano who preceded him in death. He graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from OSU and had been a retail manager for Reasor's the past 9 years. He was a member of...

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