Mary Elizabeth Brown
Feb 16, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Brown went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, after a difficult battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on May 29th, 1930, in Phoenix, Arizona, the only child to Althea Elizabeth Legg. At the age of 4, she and her mother moved to Bethany, OK, where she graduated from Bethany...
Dorothy Lorene Brown
Feb 15, 2011
Dorothy Lorene Brown, 84, died Feb. 15, 2011. She was born Aug. 22, 1926 in Guthrie, OK to John and Pauline (Severin) Cole. She moved to Bethany in 1959 and was a member of Forrest Hill Christian Church. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Brown. She is survived by her son, Roger Lee Buchanan, OKC; daughters, Linda...
Philip Joseph Napoliello
Feb 15, 2011
Philip Joseph Napoliello, of Oklahoma City, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Philip, Phil or Pa as he was known by family and friends was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 17, 1930. He relocated to Oklahoma City in 1953, during the service, where he met the love of his life, Stella Ann Holford, of Madill,...
John Gianfilippo, Jr.
Feb 14, 2011
John Gianfilippo, Jr. was born in Oklahoma City on June 6, 1926 to John and Marietta Gianfilippo. He died on Feb. 14, 2011 at Norman Veterans Center. He graduated from Central High School in 1944. John served two years in the Army Air Corps and 18 months in the Navy Reserves. He retired from Tinker Field after 30 years of...
Henry C. Gold
Feb 13, 2011
Henry C. Gold, Major, USMC (Ret), beloved husband, father, son, brother and papa. Henry was born on Sept. 23, 1949, and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Feb. 13, 2011. He graduated from Putnam City HS in 1967. He served in the OK Air National Guard and attended Seminole Junior College before transferring to the University of...
Melba Smith
Feb 12, 2011
Melba Lillie Smith passed quietly from this world in the presence of her family and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 12, 2011. She was born Lillie Melba Vaught on March 17, 1925, near Bowie, Texas in the rural home of John and Fern Vaught. She was raised on a farmstead near Roosevelt,...
Virginia Ann Love
Feb 11, 2011
Virginia Ann Love, 85, died February 11, 2011 in Yukon, OK. She was born September 6, 1925 in Huntington, West Virginia the daughter of Jim and Amy Levette Norris. She married Danah Love on July 6, 1944, he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, grandson Jimmy, brother Jim and son-in-law Kenneth Beatty. Survivors...
Anna Mae Conrady
Feb 11, 2011
Anna Mae Conrady went to be with her Heavenly Father on February 11, 2011, in Oklahoma City, at age 73. She was born December 23, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Cecil and Gladys Finney. Anna grew up in Chickasha, OK and graduated high school from St. Josephs at Holy Name Church. She went on to attend St. Anthonys school of...
Deborah Sue Mckay Bowen
Feb 10, 2011
Deborah Sue McKay Bowen crossed over to Glory Feb 10th, 2011. Debbie was born July 15th, 1957 to Dorothy and Dennis McKay in Denver, CO. Debbie was an Advertising and Promotions Manager for several businesses in OKC before beginning a career in Civic Service in 1990 for the City of The Village. After retiring from full time work at The...
George William Cotton
Feb 9, 2011
George William Cotton, age 81, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011. He was born July 8, 1929 to Guy Archibald Cotton and Ethel Cecil Reed Cotton in Meeker, OK, and spent his formative years in his beloved hometown. He graduated From Meeker HS in 1947, and began working for OG&E at Horseshoe Lake Power Plant. In 1951, he went into...
Rosalie E. Smith
Feb 8, 2011
Rosalie E. Smith died February 8, 2011. She was retired from Travelers Insurance Co. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claiborne; brothers, Lester and Clifton Sutton; and sisters, Bernice Cook and Maretta Leatherman. She is survived by daughter, Glenda Pardue and husband Richard; grandson, Justin Pardue; and great-granddaughters, Faith and Kurstin Pardue. Services will be Saturday, February 12,...
Herbert Bascum Goodrick
Feb 7, 2011
Herbert Bascum Goodrick was born to homesteaders, Virgil and Nellie Goodrick, at Wiley, Colorado on August 21, 1917. As the third of seven children, Herbert spent his early childhood in Colorado until the family moved to southwest Missouri then to Ft. Scott, Kansas where he graduated High School in 1935. As an adventurer and lifelong learner, Herbert spent time during...
Kenneth Gundersen
Feb 5, 2011
Kenneth Gundersen, 71 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 5, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Knut and Magnhild Gundersen, and a brother, Arthur. He worked many years for the Hertz Corporation, both in New York City and Oklahoma City. His joy in life was his family and Bible Study. He taught several Sunday...
Ava Laverne Piercey
Feb 4, 2011
Remembering A Beautiful Soul Who Brought Joy to so many, Who lived life to the fullest, Who will be sadly missed. Ava passed away on Feb. 4, 2011 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She lived in Midwest City at the Autumn House Senior apartment complex. She was sweet and kind, bringing happiness and laughter to those around her....
Jack Lewis Scott
Feb 4, 2011
Jack Lewis Scott passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in Oklahoma City. He was born October 20, 1921, to Lewis and Iza Evelyn (Thompson) Scott. Jack graduated from his beloved Oklahoma A&M in 1948 with degrees in Architecture and Engineering. While there, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was one of 7 founding members of the...
Kenneth Laverne Smith
Feb 2, 2011
Kenneth LaVerne Smith, 96, died Feb. 2, 2011. He was born Jan. 30, 1915 in Kansas City, KS to Albert and Rosemary (Klingle) Smith. He was a Steam Fitter Foreman for Wilson Foods. In 1935 he met the love of his life, Doris Pearl Galyon, whom he married the next year. Kens greatest joys were his faith in the Lord,...
Rhett Alan Kisner
Feb 2, 2011
Rhett Alan Kisner, 48, died Feb. 2, 2011 in Holdenville, OK. He was born Aug. 10, 1962 in Tahlequah, OK to David and LaNeal (Woodall) Kisner. He is survived by his mother, LaNeal Russ and husband Dick of OKC; father David. W. Kisner and wife Janie of Edmond; brothers Drew Kisner of Edmond and Mike Russ of Yukon; and sister...
Dorothy Arline Croom
Feb 1, 2011
Dorothy Arline (Kueffer) Croom, born July 22, 1917, passed peacefully from her home into the waiting arms of Jesus and her dear husband early Feb. 1, 2011. She was born in OKC, was a lifetime member of the Community of Christ Church, a woman of faith who sang nursery rhymes and church hymns from an early age. A Classen HS...
Christeen Louise Watson
Feb 1, 2011
Christeen Louise Watson, 87, died February 1, 2011 in Oklahoma City. She was born September 30, 1923 in Hanna, Oklahoma to George and Virdie (McDaniel) Birge. She was a longtime Bethany resident and a member of First Baptist Church, Bethany. On April 1, 1944, she married Charley R. Watson in Anadarko, OK. He preceded her in death on December 5,...
Florene Louise Friend
Feb 1, 2011
Florence Louise Friend, 96 of OKC, died Feb. 1, 2011 and is now hand in hand with her heavenly Father. She was born Oct. 24, 1914, southwest of Arkansas City, KS to Warren and Marie Griffith. She graduated from Arkansas City HS and later attended Blackwell School of Practical Nursing, graduating in 1959 and licensed the same year. She was...
