A 10 Thursday, January 27, 2011 TULSA WORLD OUR LIVES Sign the created guest by book family attached members to each and www.tulsaworld.com/ourlives search obituary, the watch obituary online archive. memorials I LET US HELP YOU PLEASE SEE THE TULSA WORLD CLASSIFIEDS SECTION FOR ADVERTIsem*nTS ABOUT BURIAL PLOTS AND CREMATION LOTS. How can I submit an obituary for publication? Circle of Life Obituaries are available to funeral homes and the public for a charge. To submit a paid obituary or In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is parfor more information about paid obituaries with online tributes, please call the Tulsa World Obituary ticipating in the "Circle of Life" campaign sponsored by the Global Organization for Organ Donation Desk at 918-581-8503. (GOOD).
If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral director if you would like to have the "Circle of Life" logo placed in his or her listing. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Fax: 918-583-3550. Funeral homes may fax free through Friday and 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. death notices to 918-581-8353 or call 918-581-8347 Saturday. Closed Sunday. from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Death notice policy Funeral homes may submit free death notices by Internet, e-mail or fax E-mail: Send photos and text for paid obituaries to: (581-8353) until 8 p.m. daily or by phone (581-8347) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. OBITUARIES Seth Thomas Seth Thomas "Tom" Gay entered into rest January 24, 2011, in Jenks, Oklahoma, at the age of 82.
Tom was born March 8, 1928, in Freedom, Oklahoma, to Maude Reily Gay and William Ellis Gay. Tom was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, John Gay, Claude Gay and Edward Gay, and stillborn twin sisters. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara F. Gay. He also leaves daughter Marilyn E.
Chenoweth, and husband Terry B. Chenoweth, of Mannford, Oklahoma, and daughter Christine D. Gay and husband, Roger A. Sels, of Anchorage, Alaska. Tom is also survived by granddaughter Leah M.
Clare and husband, Michael J. Clare, three great- grandchildren: Morgan, Shelbi and Jacob pool, and granddaughter Margaret C. Sels of Portland, Oregon, as well as his many beloved family and friends. Tom and Barbara made their home in Jenks for 38 years. Tom joined United States Navy in August 22, 1946, and served his country as a Communications Specialist (Class A).
He spent two years in Guam before serving his favorite assignment as part of the shake down cruise for the commissioning and maiden voyage of the USS Oriskany before leav- "Tom" ing the service in August 21, 1951. Tom graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1956, with a Bachelors of Science in Geology. After his graduation from TU he joined the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1956, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tom began his thirty-five year career as a field geologist and retired as Chief Geologist at the Corps. Some of his many projects included overseeing the construction of the Port of Catoosa and the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River Navigation system.
He worked in Saudi Arabia for three years before he retired in 1985. Tom enjoyed many things throughout his life including supporting his alma mater through the Golden Hurricane Club, hitting the golf course, fishing with his family, and traveling the world with his beloved wife. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the University of Tulsa GeoScience Department. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Floral Haven Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held 3:00 PM, Friday, January 28, 2011, at Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
Condolences may be made at www.floralhaven.com band, O'Dell, Dorothy Bowen and husband, Charles, and sister-in-law, Wanda Grizzle. She retired in 1989, after 20 years working as a receiving clerk for Vaught Aeronautics in Grand Prairie, TX. Before moving to Texas, she served many years as church secretary at Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison, AR. She moved to Tulsa in 1989, to be near her daughter and family. She loved her church, South Tulsa Baptist, and her many dear friends there, and worked many hours in the church library and with the STBC Primetimers as well as assisting in the kitchen for church functions.
She also served up many meals for Meals on Wheels in Jenks. On-line Memory Book www.bixbyfuneralservice.com Ultimate Tributes. Service 11:00 am, Friday, January 28, 2011, at South Tulsa Baptist Church, Tulsa, OK. Bixby Funeral Service Wilburn "Dwight" James Wilburn "Dwight" James, 67, lost a valiant fight against cancer, Monday, January 24, 2011, at the family farm surrounded by his loving family and friends. Dwight was born August 15, 1943, in Hulbert, OK, to Sessler Jesse and Dortha (Farmer) James.
Dwight worked as a Lead Systems Consultant for Verizon, a company he'd been with for many years. In June 14, 1975, he married Mary Lynn (Drake) and they were married 35 years. He is survived by his wife: Mary Lynn, daughter: Cari James, Owasso, OK, sons: Randy James, his wife, Rebecca, McKinney, TX, and Peter James, his wife Kim, Skiatook, OK; granddaughters: Hannah, Emmaline Nina P. Williams Nina P. Williams, 83, of Tulsa.
Jesus came for our sweet "Nana" in the early morning of January 25, 2011. Nina Pauline Williams was born February 24, 1927, in Holdenville, OK, to M.B. (Bud) and Della Grizzle. She was married on July 1, 1943, to Dee Williams who predeceased her in 1987. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Dean and son-inlaw, Carlton; three grandchildren Darryl Dean and wife, Andrea; Eric Dean of Tulsa; Tina Saczek and her husband, Mark; great-grands, Savannah and Alexis Saczek of Tyler, TX; one brother, Meredith Grizzle of Holdenville, OK; one sister-in-law, Billie Grizzle Murray of Sherman, TX; and lots of nieces, nephews and friends.
Although we'll miss Nana terribly, we know she's having a glorious reunion in heaven with Dee and her parents as well as her brothers, George Grizzle and wife, Katrina, J.D. Grizzle and wife, Letha, Lewis and wife, Gertrude, Clinton Grizzle; sisters, Martha Crow and hus- and Alyssa; brothers: Don James, his wife, Pam, Tulsa, OK, David James, Edmond, OK; sister: Joyce Hill, Sand Springs, OK; stepbrother: Bobby Ashbrook, Mounds, OK; and special aunt: Shirley Griggs, Ft. Smith, AR. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to Rivercross Hospice in Tulsa. A memorial service in Dwight's honor will be 2 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011, Moore's Southlawn Rev.
Paul Wallace presiding. Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 663-2233. Share a memory with the family at www.moorefuneral. com and click on the Ultimate Tribute icon www.moorefuneral.com Dorothy Woodward Larrabee Dorothy Woodward Larrabee, Tulsa lifetime resident, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven January 19, 2011, in Columbia, SC. Born June 7, 1919, to David Edwin and Lillie Davis Woodward, she was the widow of Beryl E.
Larrabee, husband of 62 years. Mrs. Larrabee was a retired genealogist and 1937 graduate of Central High School. She is survived by 3 children, Marilyn L. Ross (Walter) of Eagle River, Alaska, Marva J.
Larrabee of West Columbia, SC, and Gary W. Larrabee (Kaye) of Lubbock, TX, 6 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are siblings, Norma Woodward Thomas of Texarkana, TX, Virginia Woodward Jones (R.D.) of Amarillo, TX, and James Woodward (Anne) of Houston, View daily obituaries. death notices memorials at tulsaworld.com/ourlives James Louis James Louis Gunnells, 52, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011, in Tulsa, OK. Born November 26, 1958, in Tulsa, OK to James Lewis and Lois (Fields) Gunnells.
Graduate of Nathan Hale High School in 1977. Owner of Gunco Excavating Company. Preceded in death by his father. Survived by his mother, Lois Gunnells; wife, Tammy Gunnells; two daughters, Ashley Gunnells and Amy Gunnells, all of Tulsa, OK; step-children, Weston Moore of Gibert, AZ, TULSA Alexander, Willie, 75, died Wednesday. Services pending.
Jack's. Anderson, Ruth 86, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Stanleys. A JoAnn 83, retired pianist, died Sunday.
Memorial graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Moore's Eastlawn. Becker, James Evert, 83, journalist, died Tuesday. Rosary 7 p.m.
Friday and memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at St. Pius Catholic Church. Fitzgerald Ivy. Biby, Howard Henry, 93, Greyhound Tulsa vice president, died Monday in Johnson City, Tenn.
Services pending. Moore's Eastlawn. Cooper, William "Harvey," 67, salesman, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Epworth United Methodist Church.
Mark Griffith-Westwood. Davis, Robert 89, film producer and director, died Jan. 6.: Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, New Creation Church, Broken Arrow. Christian-Gavlik, Broken Arrow.
Ellis, Donald Dean 56, landscape company owner, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Moore's Memory. Evans, Harry William, 93, Skelly Gas Co.
branch manager of marketing, formerly of Tulsa, died Wednesday in Topeka, Kan. Services pending. Moore's Southlawn. Gordon, Anabel 99, retired accountant, died Wednesday. Services pending.
Ninde Brookside. Gunnells, James Louis, 52, Gunco Excavating Co. owner, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Liberty Freewill Baptist Church, Broken Arrow.
Moore's Southlawn. Jackson, Sonya Jean, 68, Vanguard Co. factory worker, died Wednesday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Add'Vantage Funeral Service Chapel.
BIRTHS (Tulsans unless indicated) Gunnells Aaron Moore of Albuquerque, NM, Melanie Moen of Pawhuska, OK; sister, Connie Campbell of Eufaula, OK; five step-grandchildren; nephew, Chris Childs of Wagoner, OK. Viewing all day Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Moore's Southlawn. Service will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, January 28, 2011, at Liberty Freewill Baptist Church, 1100 N. 5th Broken Arrow, OK. Moore's Southlawn Chapel 663-2233 share memories at www.moorefuneral.com DEATH NOTICES Loud, 65, George Weston died drafting designer, Wednesday.
Services pending. Funeral home, church and Maremation Society. homemaker, under cemetery which the locations death are in notice the is city died Wednesday. Services listed unless otherwise noted. pending.
Jack's. Mitchell, Jacquelyn Ruth Bartlesville Loua W. Sams, (Treuer), 83, homemaker, died 72, died Services Wednesday. Tuesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m.
pending. Friday, Moore's Southlawn Boynton Claude Walker-Brown. Funeral Home, and memorial Ryder, 73, service 2 Saturday, All hotel maintenance engineer, p.m. died Jan. 22.
Souls Unitarian Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Assembly of Palmer, Frances Elizabeth, 88, died Jan. 22 in Dowdy, Haskell. God, Haskell. homemaker, Broken Oklahoma City.
Service 11 Arrow Viola Preston, a.m. Saturday, Keith D. 85, accountant, died WednesFuneral Home day. Service Biglow Chapel. 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Richard, Twila Deane, 87, Old Rhema Bible Church. Jack's, Cleaners owner, died Tulsa. Village Friday. No local services Marvin S. Randall, 79, maplanned.
Schaudt's, Glenpool. chinist, died Tuesday. Service Rossi, Paul Anthony, 81, artist 12:30 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven and former Gilcrease Museum Funeral Home Chapel. director, formerly of Tulsa, died Cherryvale, Kan.
Robert Friday. Private family services. Thomas "Bob" Wilson, 88, Moore's Rosewood. died Monday in Fredonia. Runnels, Harold 46, Ramco Visitation 1-2 p.m.
Friday and Security Co. owner, died Tues- service 2 p.m. Friday, both at day. Memorial service 11 a.m. Potts Funeral Home, IndepenFriday, Immanuel Baptist dence.
Church. Add'Vantage. Claremore Dorothy Mae KelSeguin, Raymond Jacques, 41, ley, 72, died Tuesday. Gravecreative director, died Tuesday. side service 11 a.m.
Friday, Private family services. Ad- Lone Elm Cemetery, Rice. amsCrest Cremation. Ruthven "Earl" Reagan, 92, Shouse, Mitch, 30, rental died Wednesday. Services property owner, died Sunday.
pending. Rice. Visitation Thursday Ora Pearl Shroff, 99, homeand service 1 p.m. Friday, both maker, died Wednesday. at Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Services pending.
Moore's Home, Catoosa. Southlawn, Tulsa. Sims, Lucille Annie, 97, Coffeyville, Kan. Donna salesclerk, died Wednesday. Seely, 51, died Tuesday in Services pending.
Jack's. Bartlesville, Okla. Services Sprague, Robert Morford, 71, pending. Walker-Brown, computer science engineer, Bartlesville. died Monday.
Service 10 a.m. Council Hill Moore's Southlawn 78, retired Dorothy MontFriday, gomery, nurse's Home Chapel. aide, died Funeral Tuesday in MuskStudebaker, R.L., 80, retired, Graveside service 1 died ogee. p.m. Tuesday.
Service 10 a.m. Friday, Council Hill Friday, First United Methodist Garrett Family, Checotah. Cemetery. Church. Freeman Harris.
Coweta Shirley Ann BelcherWeatherly, Lanny Orin "L.O.," 73, Johnson, 66, retired Video Army veteran, died Jan. 11. Me- Network morial service 11 a.m. Saturday, owner, died Monday. Carmichael-Whatley Wright Funeral 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Visitation Home Chapel, Pampa, Texas. Home, and Williams, Nina, 83, retired service 1 p.m. Friday, Church receptionist, died Tuesday. Ser- of God of Prophecy. vice 11 a.m.
Friday, South Tulsa Baptist Church. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby. SEE DEATH NOTICES A11 St. Francis Hospital South Tina Garcia, 52; Johnny Rhine, Delia and Christopher Heem- 44. soth, boy.
Tarri Kennedy, 48; Steven VanKate and Luke Williams, Broken Dalsem, 50. TX, her Aunt Laverne Radcliffe (Nowata, OK), and sisters-in-law Betty Worley (Owasso), Thelma Kelley (Claremore) and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Larrabee is Past President and Fellow of the Tulsa Genealogy Association and member of the Society of the U.S. Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Daughters of Union Veterans, and life-long member of the Immanuel Baptist Church.
Graveside rites are Friday, January 28, 2011, 1 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Family will receive visitors from 10.30 to noon, Friday. Moore's Southlawn 663-2233 share memories at www.moorefuneral.com Harold L. Runnels Born March 13, 1964, passed away January 25, 2011. Owner of Ramco Security.
Survived by: companion, Treva Simpson and her daughter, Joshlynn; brothers, Ron and Bill; sisters, Donna and Tamzie; nieces and nephews. Services 11 am Friday January 28 at Immanuel Baptist Church 1915 E. 3rd St. Arrow, boy. Rosalinda Orta Lopez, 36; Peggy V.
Helmerich Nicolas Reynaga-Guevara, Women's Health Center St. John Medical Center 40, both of Bixby. Danielle Gordon and Mickeul Briana and Zephren Gray, girl. Mercedes Smith, 17, of Broken Tyson girl. Johnnie Ingley, Okmulgee, girl.
Arrow; Jared Fletcher, 21, of Maria and Jesus Martinez, girl. Amy and Todd Johnson, Bixby, Tulsa. Audrie and Jason Reed, boy. girl. Jolene Shores and Shannon Alison and Ryan Pitts, Barnsdall, Brady, Broken Arrow, boy.
girl. Jessica Swaney and Jason Scott, Laura and Justin Ronck, girl. DIVORCES Sapulpa, girl. ASKED St. John Owasso St.
Francis Hospital Chelsea and Matthew Arroyo, Ayco*ck, J. v. M. Susana Avalos and Bartolo boy. Boner, Paul v.
Catherine. Jimenez, boy. Monica and Kriston Beck, Clare- Chaney, Kelly v. Lance. Blanca Becerra and Jesus So- more, boy.
Cross, Heather v. Benjamin. riano, boy. Christina and Steven Bogel, Davis, Robert v. Linda.
Summer and Dustin Beck, Owasso, girl. Depriest, Kimberly v. Jason. Wagner, boy. Kylia and Dalton Carlson, Dunlap, Jeffrey v.
Adrena. Joy and Jon Devore, Pryor, boy. Owasso, girl. Elliott, Danae v. Landon.
Dorothy Hunte and Antwoine Billie and James McGregor, Finey, K. v. S. Williams, boy. Claremore, girl.
Grigg, Rebecca v. James. Kaeti Jones and Edward Adney, Harrelson, Julie v. Brian. boy.
Bailey Medical Center, Marshall, Randy v. Kelly Hahn. Lottie and Jason Kannady, Owasso Maxey, Jessica v. Austin. Bixby, girl and boy.
Amanda and Thomas Dykstra, Reeves, Carol v. Gregory. Lizeth and Jorge Monreal, girl. Sperry, Sedgwick, D. v.
L.Connelly. Rebecca and William Ollar, boy. girl. Soden, Robert v. Carl.
Dawna and Jeff Riggenbach, Vogt, Anita v. Anthony, twin girls. Shelly and Steven Rose, Pryor, GRANTED girl. Church, Nicole from Brad. Jamie Smith and James Alexan- MARRIAGES Cummings, Cheryl from Jefder, Sapulpa, girl.
frey. Lynny Vo and Jimmy Nguyen, (Tulsans unless indicated) Edgerton, Jeanine from Ronald. Owasso, boy. Polan, D. from R.
Nicole Watson and Brandon Andrea Garcia, 20; Vernon Kincaid, Broken Arrow, girl. Twyman 111, 27, of Sapulpa..
