Mary Witcher Athens
Aug 7, 2019
Mary Witcher Athens died peacefully in her home on Wednesday morning, August 7th, at the age of 90. She was the only child of Robert B. Witcher, M.D. and Doris Horner Witcher. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended Wellesley College, where she was elected president of her freshman class. Upon graduation she lived with five college girlfriends...
Mary Athens
Aug 7, 2019
Mary (Witcher) Athens, 90, died in Tulsa on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. A complete obituary will be posted here when available. A Memorial Service will be on Friday, August 16, 2019, 2:00 p.m., at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Tulsa. Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151
Michael Douglas Harveth
Aug 7, 2019
Michael Douglas Harveth was born on April 5, 1948 to Margaret Alice and Cyril Steven Harveth in Detroit, MI. Growing up, Mike excelled in sports, especially ice hockey and football which he played at the Varsity level while attending Detroit Cathedral High School. Upon graduation, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy. He had the honor of serving in the...
Sally Bright
Aug 3, 2019
Sally Bright, 84, died August 3, 2019. Born in 1935 in Tulsa to Jane Sheppard and William Clark Johnson, she attended schools in Tulsa. She earned an MA from the University of Tulsa in 1974. Sally taught at Edison High School and retired from Tulsa Community College, where she taught composition and American literature. She won numerous scholastic and teaching...
Lois Coman
Jul 31, 2019
Lois Ann Coman passed from this life on July 31, 2019, at her home in Tulsa while surrounded by her children. She was 88 years old. She was born in Tulsa to Perry and Lois Hoagland on January 25, 1931. Her family included older sisters, Betty and Marian, and younger sister, Patty. Lois Ann attended Holy Family Grade School and...
Verne Timothy Odermann
Jul 28, 2019
Verne Timothy Odermann, 83, of Tulsa, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019. He was born June 21, 1936 in Wing, North Dakota, to Clarence Elroy Odermann and Gladys Evelyn (Williams) Odermann. Verne was the oldest of three children. He had one brother, Ellis, now deceased, and a sister Lois who lives in Murphy, NC. He grew up as a "PK",...
James Phillip Gaffney, Jr.
Jul 27, 2019
James Phillip "Jim" Gaffney, Jr., the third child of Judge James Phillip and Sabina Irene (Stapleton) Gaffney was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on October 7, 1927 (his father's birthday) and died at his Zarrow Pointe home on July 27, 2019 at the age of 91. Jim was predeceased by his parents; his siblings, Patricia Anne Gaffney Wheeler and Thomas...
Lou Ann Mcbriarty
Jul 27, 2019
Lou Ann McBriarty, 57, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed in her home peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Lou Ann was born to Clarence M Daniel, and Beatrice V Daniel, January 31, 1962, in Texarkana, Arkansas. Lou Ann graduated from Boswell High School in 1981 and received a degree from the Kiamichi Technology of Nursing in 1990. Lou...
Josephine Ann Joann "Josie" Hart
Jul 27, 2019
Josephine Ann (JoAnn) "Josie" Hart, 92, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died on July 27, 2019, with her children at her side. JoAnn was born on December 14, 1926, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Joseph and Louise (Ernst) Sweeny, and later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where JoAnn spent her childhood. On September 3, 1949, she married William A. Hart, Sr. in Kansas...
Guy W. Lewis
Jul 26, 2019
Guy W. Lewis passed from this life on July 26, 2019. He was born to Otis and Eva Lewis in Springfield, Missouri on April 18, 1929.  Guy was the youngest of three boys. Growing up on a farm his father purchased upon his return from service in WW1, he and his brothers, Charles and Jack learned the value of hard...
Robert Eldridge "Bob" Grant
Jul 24, 2019
Robert Eldridge "Bob" Grant, 89, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born July 10, 1930, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Thomas Garner and Genelle (Pierron) Grant. Bob attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic School and graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the...
Frederick "Fred" Albert
Jul 23, 2019
Frederick "Fred" William Albert, 90 years of Tulsa was born on November 18, 1928 to Frederic and Eula (Johnson) Albert in Maize, KS. Fred served in the Army from 1950 – 1952, Fort Riley Army Base in Junction City, KS; Korean War.  He married Patricia Alene Ferrell on November 10, 1956 in Wichita, KS and worked for AT&T for 31...
Madelyn O. Moskowitz
Jul 23, 2019
Madelyn Odette Brain Moskowitz was born on June 2nd, 1928. She passed away on July 23rd, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Madelyn was born in Paris, France and after WWII immigrated to the United States where she married Franklyn Moskowitz and had three beautiful children. She was a driving force behind the Moskowitz Furniture Company, working day and night...
Karen Gross
Jul 22, 2019
Karen Kay Gross, 58, of Tulsa, passed from this life peacefully in her home on Monday, July 22, 2019. She was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on December 23, 1960, the daughter of George Don "Slick" and Betty Louise (Neptune) Sponsler. She was raised in Pawhuska, and graduated from school with the class of 1979. On November 8, 1985, she married...
George Edward Reed
Jul 18, 2019
George E. Reed was born on July 21, 1951, in Cincinnati, OH to Edna Belle and George Franklin Reed. He moved to Tulsa, OK as a teenager with his mother, stepfather John Redding, and brother Mike Redding. He passed away peacefully at his home in Owasso, OK, on July 18, 2019. George was a devoted husband of 44 years to...
Kathleen Ann Davis
Jul 16, 2019
Kathleen Ann Davis passed away on July 16, 2019. Kathleen was born in Rayne, Louisiana to Edgar and Dorothy (Borel) Devillier on April 12, 1941. She was married to Michael Donald Davis on October 29, 1992. Meeting Michael in 1985 they enjoyed 33 years of wonderful cherished memories. She was a devoted wife and mother and will be remembered with...
Gwen Olinger
Jul 16, 2019
Gwen Olinger was born July 11, 1931 and passed away July 16, 2019. She was a descendant of a pioneer farming family from Tekamah, Nebraska. She married and shared 64 years with her husband Kenneth Olinger. Gwen was a dedicated wife and mother moving to Tulsa, Washington DC and back to Tulsa with Ken's banking career. She is survived by...
Michelle Freeland Yosten
Jul 16, 2019
Michelle Freeland Yosten, 51, of Tulsa, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 following a six year lengthy battle with cancer. She was 51. Michelle was born on February 9, 1968, in Tulsa, the daughter of Michael and Mary Keith Freeland. She grew up in Tulsa, and graduated in 1986 from the last all-girl class at...
Joey Dobson Dills
Jul 15, 2019
Joey Dobson Dills, played his final course as he went to be with our Lord and Savior July 15, 2019, following a lengthy battle with Cancer. He was born on November 22, 1951, in Enid, OK, to Dena and Joe Dobson. In 1960, he was preceded in death by his father, Joe, and was later adopted by his father, Bill...
Jean Messecar Caldwell
Jul 13, 2019
Jean Arlene Messecar was born to Mrytle and Forrest Earl Messecar in Owasso, Michigan on July 20, 1927 as the oldest fraternal twin with James Messecar.  She grew up in Michigan. She attended Alma College and began her law studies at the University of Detroit. She moved with her parents to a new town – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  She graduated...
