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Walta E. Dobbratz
Walta E. Dobbratz, 84, of Modesto, Calif., died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at her residence.
Visitation was held Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Colonial Chapel-Franklin & Downs Funeral Home in Modesto. Funeral services were held today at Colonial Chapel with interment following at Acacia Memorial Park.
Mrs. Dobbratz was born Jan. 12, 1919, in Seneca, Mo. She moved to Modesto from Oklahoma 52 years ago. She was a school teacher in Modesto for 39 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Mr. Dobbratz is survived by her brother, Dwight Maulding, of Sapulpa; four nieces; nine great-nieces; six great-nephews; and one great-great niece.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Circle of Care, 1501 N.W. 24th, Suite 214, Oklahoma City, OK 73106.
BRISTOW -- Charles Dobson, 69, Fibercast comapny employee, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Christian Center. Hutchins-Maples.
BRISTOW -- Ira "Bud" Dobson, 69, welder fitter, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Advent Christian Church. Hutchins-Maples.
BRISTOW -- Juanita Dobson, 83, retired Bristow Public Schools cook, died Saturday. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Free Will Baptist Church. Schumacher.
SAPULPA -- Orval Dobson, 87, retired from Liberty Glass Co., died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Orval Dobson
Orval Dobson, 87, of Sapulpa, went to be with his Lord Monday.
Dobson retired from Liberty Glass and was a veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Sapulpa, and children Paul Dobson, Linda Kellem, Roseha Perry and Pamela Chaffin.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2004 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Edna Ruth Dodd
Edna Ruth Dodd was called home to be with her Lord and Savior and to join once more with her husband Charles up in heaven.
She was an identical twin. Her twin, Ella, resides in Sapulpa. They were known as the "Cheshire Twins." She was born to Vernon and Ruth Cheshire on April 6, 1916. She attended the following schools: graduated at Sapulpa High School on the national honor roll in 1934; Sapulpa Jr. College; and Oklahoma School of Business in Tulsa.
She worked as a stenographer for Midstates Oil Company in Tulsa. She was the church organist for the Methodist Church in Sapulpa. She married Charles Dodd in 1943 after his discharge from Army Air Corp. They moved to Lebanon, Ore. then to Aberdeen, Wash. In 1957, they moved to Salem. They raised two daughters.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and Trinity United Methodist Church. She loved playing the piano or organ. She was called to play at many various functions. She enjoyed her grandchildren, taking walks in Bush Park, decorating the house with whatever she had lying around and ballroom dancing with Charles.
She is survived by her sister Ella Cames, of Oklahoma; niece and nephew Sandie and Daryl Howard, of Oklahoma; daughters and sons-in-law Lynda and Dennis Burrage, of Salem, and Marilyn and Alan Porter, of Sheridan; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her younger sister Maxine Clements, husband Charles C. Dodd and great-granddaughter, Natalie Kay.
If you would like to share your memories of Edna please send your cards to Marilyn Porter, 423 N.W. Sherman, Sheridan OR 97378.
Services are at 1 p.m. Monday, April 19, 20904 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 590 Elma Ave., Salem.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 12768, Salem, OR 97309 or Trinity United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
Cameron Ray Dodds
Services for Cameron Ray Dodds will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at the Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dick Knox officiating.
Burial will follow at Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Babyland.
The family has chosen to entrust the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
He was born Monday, June 17, 2002 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa and left his family and friends to be with our Lord Thursday, June 20, 2002.
"I can never lose one whom I
have found,
One to whom my soul cleaves
so firmly that it can never be
separated,
Does not go away, but only
goes before"
"How long must I bear this
pain in my soul?"
"I am overcome by my
trouble."
"I am weary with crying."
"Out of the depth I cry to you."
"The Lord shall renew their strength."
"Fear not."
God's abiding presence
"Be gracious to me, for to
thee do I cry all the day long."
"My help comes from God."
"God does not afflict us."
"Nothing can separate us from
God's love."
He is survived by his parents, Delaina Joy Slife and Marc Robert Dodds and his brother, Damon Garcia of Mounds; his grandparents, Denny and Rite Slife of Mounds, Jolyn Melton and James Richard Melton of Sapulpa; his great-grandmother Joan Judd; aunts Dacia Dodds, Sara Kincaid, and Dea Dodds; uncle Gary Kincaid; and many cousins and friends.
SAPULPA -- Dolan, Nora, 77, retired from Bartlett Memorial Medical Center, Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Smith Chapel.
BRISTOW -- Minnie Louise Donald, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday. Gravesdie service 2 p.m. Friday, Woodland Cemetery, Sand Springs. Schumacher.
SAPULPA -- Bob Donaldson, 71, Harmony Woodruff Inc. owner, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Bobby G. Donaldson, of Sapulpa, died Monday, May 5, 2003 at the age of 71. Bobby was born Oct. 10, 1931 near Pickett Prairie and had lived in the Sapulpa area all of his life.
He was the current owner of Harmony Woodruff, where he had worked for 56 years. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a 1950 graduate of Saulpa High School. Bob was very active in the Sapulpa Lions Club where he had been a member for 36 years.
He had received the Melvin Jones Award which is the highest award a Sapulpa Lion can receive. In 1969 he became assistant treasurer and in 1970 became the treasurer till 1973. He had served as first, second and third vice president before becoming president in 1977. He was also on the board of directors for many years and had perfect attendance from 1967 until 1992.
He was an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Saulpa Historical Preservation Committee. Bob also was a loyal fan of the Sapulpa Chieftains and the OU Sooners.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife Delores on Nov. 19, 1991 and by five brothers and sisters.
He is survived by nieces and nephews, Don Guinn, Doug Guinn, Ron Guinn, Roger Guinn, Gene Guinn, Rick Guinn, Mary Brockus, Betty Harper and Linda Stanton.
Funeral services for Bob have been set for 2 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2003 in the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Archie Daniels officiating.
Interment will follow in the South Heights Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Honorary bearers will be members of the Sapulpa Lions Club, Bill Armstrong, Robert Wood, Clyde Roberts, Don Wilson and Randy Hilliard.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
SAPULPA -- B.L. "Pete" Donathan, 62, cattleman, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church. Smith.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, July 21, 2003
B.L. "PETE" DONATHAN
B.L. "Pete" Donathan, 62, of Sapulpa, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at the St. John Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Donathan was born Aug. 5, 1940 in Tecumseh to Bluford and Leona Howell Donathan. He lived in Sapulpa for the past 37 years. He moved to Sapulpa from Henryetta.
He was married to Kay Berryhill on Aug. 11, 1961 in Sapulpa. He was well known in this area as a cattleman. He attended the Faith Baptist Church.
One of his greatest loves was watching his grandchildren in their different sporting activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Trelavee Donathan.
Survivors include his wife, Kay, of the home; his children, Angela Bradly and husband Phillip, of Glenpool, and Jon Keith Donathan and his wife Alicia, of Oologah; grandchildren Todd Crabtree, John David Crabtree, Cheyene McIntosh, Austin McIntosh, Amanda Jade and Bailey; brothers Dr. Russell Donathan, of Glenpool, and Dale Donathan, of Henryetta; sisters Darlene Bartolina, of Edmond, and Glenda Vance, of Henryetta; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services have been set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Vance officiating.
Interment will follow in the Green Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Serving as casketbearers are nephews Ralph Craig Henderson, Robert Bartolina, Scott Bartolina, Matt Donathan, Jason Donathan, Dan Donathan, Russell Donathan, Paul Vance and Mark Lance.
The family has requested that friends who wish may make donations in lieu of flowers to the Faith Baptist Church Building Fund or to the Tulsa Leukemia Society.
MOUNDS -- Bobby Gene Dority, 69, retired from Affiliated Foods, died Sunday. No services planned. McClendon-Winters, Beggs.
DRUMRIGHT -- Harold Dorsey, 77, retired oilfield service business owner, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church. Michael's.
DOSSER -- Luanda Montgomery, 81, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2003. Born November 12, 1921 in Bristow, OK to Louis and Elizabeth Abraham. She attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. Luanda was an accomplished artist specializing in china painting, ceramics and oils. As a long time member of New Haven United Methodist Church, she served by arranging the flowers for the sanctuary as well as playing in the bell choir. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and many friends. Preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Robert Montgomery; daughter, Linda Brown. Survived by her husband, Roy Dosser; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Carl McGee of Lake Whitney, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Louis and Dolores Abraham of Tulsa; son-in-law, Mike Brown of Stillwater; step-children, John and Kay Dosser and Susie and Brian Ellis, all of Oklahoma City, David and Colleen Dosser of Tulsa, and Mary Kilpatric of Austin, TX; 9 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2003 at New Haven United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, National Arthritis Association or New Haven United Methodist Church. Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 663-2233.
BRISTOW -- Bobby W. Dotson, 59, electrician, died Monday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christian Center. Hutchins-Maples.
BRISTOW -- George Thomas Dotson, 79, retired pumper and welder for Krumme Oil Co., died Sunday. Services pending. Schumacher.
KIEFER - Tommy Dotson, 68, Dotson Produce owner, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Westside Free Will Baptist Church, Sapulpa. Smith, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Friday, June 6, 2003
Death Notices:
DOTSON, Tommy D. - Tommy D. Dotson, 68, of Kiefer, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at Saint Francis Hospital.
He was born April 26, 1935 in Collinsville and had lived in this area most of his life. He was the owner and operator of Dotson Produce and was a member of the West Side Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Pearl, of the home; four children, 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; one brother, and four sisters.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2003 at West Side Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Millard McGuire officiating.
Interment will follow at Green Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Sunday, June 8, 2003
TOMMY DALE DOTSON
Tommy Dale Dotson was born on April 26, 1935 to Margaret Irene Layton Dotson and Andy Thomas Dotson in Collinsville, Oklahoma and lived most of his adult life in the Sapulpa area and departed this life on June 4, 2003 accompanied by his loving family.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pearl Dotson, of the home, and four children: Brenda Beesley, of Sapulpa, Tressa Dowdy, of Sapulpa, Steven Dotson and wife Darla, of Kellyville, and Mike Dotson and wife Brenda, of Kiefer; nine grandchildren: Kelli and husband Terry Cook, Kevin and his wife Tina Denison, Jamie Stockstill and her husband Darrin Stockstill, Jerod Dotson, Samantha Dowdy, Stephanie Dotson, Dusty Dotson, Crystal Dowdy and Jenika Dotson; five great-grandchildren: Taylor Boggs, Brinlee Denison, Jaylee Cook, Haylee Denison and Gage Stockstill. Tommy had extended family and were all loved equally.
Grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers, and honorary pallbearers are Bobby Dotson and Bill Inhofe.
Tommy owned and operated Dotson Produce for 35 years at locations in Bartlesville, Sapulpa and Bixby, Oklahoma.
The family asks in lieu of flowers donations may be made to West Side Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund.
Funeral services for Tommy have been set for 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2003 in the West Side Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Millard McGuire officiating.
Interment will follow in the Green Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
MANNFORD -- Ned A. Dougherty, 70, Pentex International CEO, died Monday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Mannford Funeral Home.
DRUMRIGHT -- Ada Douglas, 87, homemaker, died Monday. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Michael's Funeral Home Chapel.
MOUNDS -- Harold R. Douglas, 89, salesman, died Tuesday. Services pending. Green Hill, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Daily World," Wednesday, November 30, 2005
DOUGLAS, Harold -- Harold Douglas, 89, of Mounds, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 in Tulsa. He was born July 2, 1916 in Huntington, W. Va.
Services are pending.
The family has entrusted the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
From "The Sapulpa Daily Herald," Thursday, December 1, 2005
DOUGLAS, Harold -- Harold Douglas, 89, of Mounds, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 in Tulsa. He was born July 2, 1916 in Huntington, W. Va.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at Green Hill Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Griffin officiating.
The family has entrusted the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
DRUMRIGHT -- Jennie Dover, 83, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Smith.
DOW, Alfred -- Alfred J. Dow, aged 80 years died at his home, 703 South Park Street. Funeral services will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in the Sapulpa Cemetery.
BRISTOW -- Calvin Lee Dowdy, 65, businessman, died Wednesday. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Freewill Baptist Church. Schumacher.
Jimmy E. Downey Sr.
Jimmy E. Downey Sr. was born Jan. 20, 1936 in Canton, Miss. and died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004 at his home in Crestview, Fla.
He was the son of Geneva and John Downey and was a graduate of Canton High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1974, retiring with the rank of Master Sgt. He served in Japan, Guam, Vietnam and at U.S. bases in Hunterfield AFB, Georgia, Whiteman AFB in Missouri, Fairchild AFB in Washington, Lockbourne AFB in Ohio and England AFB in Louisiana. After his retirement, he moved to Sapulpa where he was employed by Patty Precision and later as building inspector for the City of Sapulpa. He was also the commander of V.F.W. Post 1320 for 10 years. He moved to Florida in 1999.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Cecil.
Jim is survived by his wife Judy, of the home in Florida; his children from his first marriage, sons Jim Jr. and wife April, of Austin, USAF Techinal Sgt. Ron Downey and wife Ginger, of Clearfield, Utah, Michael of Crane, Mo., daughters Catherine Taylor and husband, Steven, of Sapulpa and Janet Straley and husband Jerome, of Sapulpa; grandchildren Emily and Jack, Kevin, Kyle and Keith, Dustin and Lacy Taylor, Kaitlin and Tyler Straley and special companion Whiskers.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004 in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Taylor officiating. Services are under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Tulsa World," Thursday, August 19, 2004
SAPULPA -- Jimmy E. Downey Sr., 68, retired from the Air Force, died Aug. 9. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Smith.
SAPULPA -- Glenn M. Doyle, 59, retired machinist, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Death Notices
DOYLE, Glenn -- Glenn M. Doyle, 59, of Sapulpa, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005 at St. John Sapulpa. He was born Sept. 11, 1945 in Muldrow, Calif.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2005 in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Oldham officiating. Interment will follow in the Duck Creek Cemetery near Liberty Mounds.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HERBERT DRAKE
Herbert Hoover Drake, age 72, of Morrilton, Ark. died Sunday, March 3, 2002. He was born April 3, 1929 in Kiefer, a son of Edward Lincoln Drake and Anna Ussery Drake.
Mr. Drake was a Korean War Air Force veteran, a sheet metal welder, a member of Local Unit No. 54 in Galveston, Texas and of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Shields Drake of Galveston, Texas; one son, Richard Allen King of Sapulpa; three stepsons and their wives, Ray and Dolly Whittington of Galveston, Allen and Ruth Whittington of York, England, James and Margaret Whittington of Mayflower, Ark.; one stepdaughter and her husband, Evelyn and Ken Henke of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; one brother and his wife, Bill and Bonnie Drake of Sapulpa; two sisters, Ida Mae Lair of Sapulpa and Betty Louise Cellan of Oklahoma City; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at the Smith Funeral Home in Sapulpa. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Hewanwasam officiating.
Burial will be at South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
DRUMRIGHT -- Roy J. Drake, 83, retired oil field pumper, died Friday. Services pending. Michael's.
SAPULPA -- Ava Scott (Banks) Driscoll, 70, Mid-America Savings and Loan employee, died Thursaday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Glenwood Assembly of God. Smith.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Tuesday, September 30, 2003
AVA SCOTT (BANKS) DRISCOLL
Ava Scott (Banks) Driscoll, of Sapulpa, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003 at St. John Medical Center at the age of 70.
Ava was born April 4, 1933 to Conley and Luella (Faye) Banks in Kellyville.
She had attended Kellyville and Sapulpa schools and was the former co-owner of Scott's Tastee Freeze in Sapulpa for 35 years. She also was employed for Mid-America Savings and Loan and was a member of the Glenwood Assembly of God Church and the Beta Sigma Phi.
In 1950 she married Larry B. Scott at Fort Polk, La. He preceded her in death in 1989.
On Dec. 3, 1996 she married Roy A. Driscoll in Sapulpa.
Ava was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, one son, two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors are her husband Roy, of the home; three children and three stepchildren, Larry David Scott and his wife, Becky, of Neodesha, Kan., Nancy Kay White and her husband, Mike, of Vancouver, Wash., Pamela Marie Newport, of Tulsa, Sharon Mitchell, of Broken Arrow, Roy G. Driscoll, of Dallas, and Susan Boaz, of Ottawa, Ill.; 13 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother Alfred "Slim" Banks, of Sapulpa, and two sisters, Beatrice Lowrey and Mary Lou Stroup, both of Sapulpa.
Funeral services for Ava have been set for 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, 2003 in the Glenwood Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Rick McElannon officiating.
Interment will follow in the Bixby Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
MOUNDS -- James Frank Driscoll. 74, retired truck driver, died Saturday. memorial service 2 p.m., Wednesday, Duck Creek Church. Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.
James Frank Driscoll
James Frank Driscoll was born on Nov. 16, 1928 and died on May 3, 2003.
He was born east of Mounds in the Euchee Creek area. His home has been in the Mounds-Kiefer area all of his life. He worked out of state as a truck driver some of the time but always maintained his home here.
He is survived by his wife, Lois, of the home; stepchildren Joann and Ernest Schulze, of Chelsea, Joyce and Roy Roberts, of Chelsea, and Jerry and Donna Reale, of Tulsa; brothers Clarence and Roy Driscoll, of Sapulpa; five grandsons and one granddaughter, three great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dave and Jennie Driscoll.
Frank was a retired truck driver. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 79, of Sapulpa.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at the Duck Creek Church east of Mounds. The Mounds Senior Citizens Center will serve lunch at the church before the services.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, a donation be sent to the Mounds Senior Citizens Center.
SAPULPA -- Helen Drum, 86, clerical worker, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, South Heights Cemetery Chapel. Smith.
Death Notices:
DRYE, Jay Otis - Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2002, in the First Baptist Church of Kellyville. Burial will follow at the Sunrise Cemetery west of Kellyville. The Rev. Doug Miller will officiate.
Green Hill Funeral Home of Sapulpa is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Drye, 69, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002. He was born in Tulsa on Feb. 11, 1933. He was a barber and also taught at Tulsa Barber College. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Korean War.
Survivors include his son, George David Drye of Tulsa; a sister, Barbara Thomas of Sapulpa, and three grandchildren.
A Sapulpa woman died Saturday in a Creek County crash, while an Osage man died in a rollover near Cleveland.
Jane Ann Duca, 49, died at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa after the 1999 Honda Accord she was riding in crashed into a culvert north of West 141st Street on Oklahoma 66, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
The car's driver, Adam Louis Garcia, 20, also of Sapulpa, was hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital, troopers said.
Troopers said that drug use may have played a role in the crash.
Earlier Saturday, Stephen Wayne Sills, 56, of Osage was thrown from the 1990 Toyota SUV he was driving after it ran off a county road about eight miles east of Cleveland, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
Sills was pronounced dead at the scene.
From "The Tulsa World," Tuesday, August 10, 2004
DUCA, Jane Ann, 48, Green Leaf Computers owner, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Robert Duckert
Robert (Bob) Carl Duckert, 78, was born January 16, 1924 at Sapulpa to Edward H. and Cora Duckert, who preceded him in death.
He died Sunday, June 2, 2002 at the Claremore Veterans Center.
He attended Sapulpa Public Schools all 12 years and graduated in 1942, where he excelled in high school athletics.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, served in the South Pacific and was discharged in January 1946. He joined the Sapulpa City Police Department soon after returning from service.
He continued to work as a Sapulpa officer until July 1950, when he joined the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
His first assignment was in Jay later moving into Tulsa District 9, where he proudly served until he resigned in January 1959 to join Sheriff Dave Faulkner's staff at the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
Mr. Duckert worked through the ranks, retiring in 1986 as Chief Criminal Deputy.
He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Edward and Douglas Duckert and two infant daughters from a previous marriage.
He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Helen (Engel) Duckert of the home in Jenks, a son, Robert M. (Bobby) of Tulsa; and a daughter, Pamela of Lawrenceville, Ga.; one sister, Barbara Contardi of Stillwater; one brother, Kenneth Duckert of Sapulpa; three sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wedensday, June 5, 2002 in the Jenks United Methodist Church.
Entombment will follow in the Green Hill Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimers Association, 6465 S. Yale Suite 206, Tulsa, OK 74136.
The family wishes to extend its deepest appreciation to Trinity Hospice and the staff of Oklahoma Veterans Center, Claremore, for their loving and compassionate care of our loved one.
Ninde Funeral Directors in Jenks is in charge of the arrangements.
DUCKETT, Beulah -- Beulah "Tab" Duckett died July 5, 2005. She was born Sept. 2, 1921.
Alderwoods-Heath Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Tulsa is in charge of arrangements.
KIEFER -- Ludy Dudley, 92, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Free Will Baptist Church. Benton County Funeral Home, Bentonville, Ark.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, September 8, 2003
LUDY V. DUDLEY
Ludy V. Duedley, of Kiefer, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home at the age of 92 years, six months and 26 days.
Mrs. Dudley was born on Feb. 10, 1911 in Hot Springs, Ark. and had lived in Kiefer for the past 31 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Life Pentecostal Church in Tulsa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Novey Oliver Dudley, on Feb. 26, 1999.
Survivors are one daughter, Dorothy Chandler, of Sapulpa; three sons: Autrey Dudley, of Little Rock, Ark., Bobby Dudley, of Texas; and Larry Dudley of Denham Springs, La.; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at the New Life Pentocostal Church, 71st and Union, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 with the Rev. Gary Howard officiating. Interment will follow in the South Heights Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
DUE, Paul -- Paul Max Due Jr., 47, of Tulsa, died Monday, April 11, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born Aug. 12, 1957 in Okmulgee.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. today in the Morris Cemetery Chapel. Interment will follow in Morris Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
MOUNDS -- Myron Keith Dugan, 60, American Airlines supervisor, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.
OAKHURST -- Jim Franklin Duke, 85, retired machine operator, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow.
BRISTOW -- Virgie Duke, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Holiness Church, and graveside service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Box Cemetery, Vian. Hutchins-Maples.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Friday, August 19, 2005
DUKE, Virgie -- Virgie W. Duke, 87, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005. She was born Oct. 3, 1917.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 at Bristow Holiness Church with the Rev. Melvin Duke and the Rev. Leon Rich officiating.
Interment is 2:30 p.m. Aug. 19, 2005 at Box Cemetery. Services are under the care and direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home.
BRISTOW -- Earl H. Dumas, 77 retired leather cutter, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel.
Death Notices
DUNBAR, Anna -- Anna Dunbar, of Sapulpa, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 at St. John Sapulpa at the age of 91.
Anna was born October 5, 1913 in Missouri and had lived in Sapulpa most all of her life; she was a homemaker.
Survivors are her two children, Jack D. Dunbar and Michael R. Dunbar; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren and sister Belva Stanfield.
Funeral services for Anna have been set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs.
From "The Tulsa World," Saturday, November 13, 2004
SAPULPA -- Anna Dunbar, 91, homemaker, died Thursday. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, November 15, 2004
Anna Claire Stiles Dunbar
Anna Claire Stiles Dunbar was one of seven children born to George and Myrtle Reid Stiles, on Oct. 5, 1913, in Missouri and left this earthly family for heaven on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.
Anna had moved to the Sapulpa area as a young girl. After schooling, Anna married Hansel Dow Dunbar on July 4, 1931. Hansel preceded Anna in death in 1966. Anna was an outdoors person who enjoyed gardening and fishing, raising her children and watching her grandchildren grow. She is survived by one remaining sister, Belva Stanfield and her husband, Bill, of Tulsa. Anna and Hansel had three children. One daughter, Clara Ann Rawdon and her husband, Luther, both preceded Anna in death.
She is also survived by two sons, Jack Dow Dunbar and his wife Carol, of Sapulpa, and Michael Ray Dunbar and his wife, Sherry, of Wellington, Colo.
Surviving grandchildren are Barry Rawdon, Debra Carter and her husband Allen, Stacey Rawdon, Lacki Denise Woods and her husband Jimmy, all of Sapulpa, and Dow Michael Dunbar and his wife Cynthia, of Seattle, Wash.
Surviving great-grandchildren are Justin Carter, Jamie Carter, Heather Jo Rawdon, Michelle Leigh Rawdon, Christopher Fuller, Cody Fuller, Hunter James Woods and Rebecca Anne Woods, all of Sapulpa.
Surviving great-great-grandchildren are Grant Carter and Braden Carter, and many, many nieces, nephews and friends.
Anna was preceded in death by her grandson Jeremy Dow Dunbar and her great-granddaughters Jennifer Michelle Carter, Jessica Leighann Carter and Amanda Renee Woods.
Pallbearers are Danny McClanahan, Bruce Laughlin, Barry Lee Rawdon, Steve Stanfield, David Stanfield and Gordon Stanfield.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dunbar will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in the Smith Funeral Chapel with Gilbert Green officiating.
Interment will follow in the Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
SAPULPA -- Connie S. Duncan, 58, homemaker, died Wednesday. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
Hoyt Bruce Duncan
Graveside services for Hoyt Bruce Duncan have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at the Maxey Cemetery near Wister. The Rev. LeRoy Billy will be officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. Duncan passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002 after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1929, in Wister to Emmett and Jane Duncan.
Mr. Duncan married Ada Hardy on Aug. 31, 1952. He grew up in Wister, joined the United States Navy in December 1950 and served four years during the Korean War.
He attended Poteau Jr. College and Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, graduating with a Masters Degree in Education. He was a school administrator at Calvin, Cement and Kiefer, also working in plant management at Glenpool schools, where he retired in 1988. He also served on the Oklahoma Secondary Activities Association Board of Directors. Mr. Duncan was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Calvin, and was a member of the Cement Methodist Church.
Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ada; two sons, Bruce Duncan and wife Kathy, Dennis Duncan and wife Lee Ann; daughter Threase Anderson and husband Larry; brother Harold Duncan and wife Jan of Poteau; and sister Modean Smith, also of Poteau. He is also survived by five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to:
Maxey Cemetery Association, Inc., P. O. Box 294, Wister, OK 74966-0294.
BRISTOW -- Marie Edna Duncan, 73, retired beauty shop operator, died Monday. Services pending. Schumacher.
Rena Alalove Duncan
Services for Rena Alalove Duncan will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at the Church of the Nazarene in Sapulpa, with the Rev. Jim Nash officiating.
Interment will follow at the Green Hill Cemetery.
She died on Saturday, June 22, 2002 at St. John Sapulpa.
Mrs. Duncan was born March 17, 1914 in Shawnee to Osie and Eva Gay McHughes. She moved to Sapulpa from Kiefer about 75 years ago.
She married Charles Luther Duncan in Tulsa in 1930. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Sapulpa. She was also an honorary member of the Future Homemakers of Kellyville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Duncan.
Survivors include her son, Mark Duncan of Sapulpa, daughters Mary Myers, Virginia Duryea, Barbara Duncan, Eleanor Durbin, Sharon Billings and Nancy Rose of Sapulpa and Helen Romero of Albuquerque, N.M. and a brother, Daniel McHughes of Sapulpa. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
No visitation is scheduled at the funeral home. Owen Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
SAPULPA -- William Warren "Bill" Duncan, 73, oil-field worker, died Sunday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Ridgeway Baptist Church (Organ Donor).
DUNCAN -- William Warren (Bill), Sapulpa, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2003 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, in the presence of his wife and children. Bill was born June 1, 1930 in Barnsdall, OK to William Westberg and June Gulick Duncan. He attended school in Barnsdall and Duncan and graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1948. He was an Eagle Scout and a member of Explorer Post No. 1. He played in the band all through school and attended the University of Tulsa on a band scholarship. His education at TU was interrupted when he joined the U.S. Army and attended O.C.S. He served in the Corps of Engineers in Korea. After graduating from TU with a degree in Engineering, he worked in oil fields all over the world, mostly with Loffland Brothers Co., Nicor Drilling and Nabors Drilling. During his retirement he enjoyed building museum-quality models of sailing ships. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his infant daughter, Diana Lois. He is survived by: his wife, Tommye; 5 sons and their families, Bill, Cindy and Billy of New Iberia, LA, and Tiffini of Sapulpa; David, Susan and Jake of Stillwater; Bobby, Lori, Niki, Jenny, Sami and Molly of Kellyville; Tom, LaVon and Lindsey of Stillwater; and Dan, Rebecca and Bailey of Tulsa. Bill had requested that his body be donated to Oklahomna State University School of Medicine. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 12, at 2 p.m. at Ridgeway Baptist Church on Highway 97 between Sapulpa and Prattville. Friends are asked to contribute to the American Lung Association.
(This exact obituary was also published in the "Sapulpa Herald," on Monday, June 9, 2003, page 2.)
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DUNCANSON, Dennis -- Dennis Duncanson died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004.
Survivors are his mother Marguerite "Marge" Stow; wife Betty; and children Emily, Jodi, Shawn, Stephan and Casey.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Doris; brother Tommy; grandson Dustin; and step-father Earl Stow.
Funeral arrangements are being made in Carnesville, Ga.
SAPULPA -- Martha Dunlap, 64, child-care worker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Tuesday, March 15, 2005
DUNLAP, Martha -- Martha Dunlap, 64, of Sapulpa, died March 12, 2005 at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1940.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2005 at the Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
The family has entrusted the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
KIEFER -- Deanna J. Sinor Dunn, 45, nurse's aide, died Monday. Rosary 6:30 p.m. Thursday and memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sapulpa. Smith, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Friday, March 11, 2005
Deanna J. Sinor Dunn
Deanna J. Sinor Dunn, of Kiefer, died Monday, March 7, 2005 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 45. Deanna was born June 8, 1959 in Sapulpa and had lived in this area all of her life.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and had been a nurse's aide.
Survivors are her husband James of the home; parents Don and Jeanne Stanley Sinor, of Kiefer; children Cory Gibbs and David Gibbs, both of Sapulpa, and Dustin Dunn, of Choctaw; five grandchildren and one brother Donald Sinor, of Kiefer.
She was preceded in death by one brother LeRoy Sinor.
A rosary will be said at 6:30 tonight and funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2005. Both services will be at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in South Heights Cemetery.
Serving as honorary bearers will be Jason Horath and Jim Francis.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KIEFER -- Richard Dunn, 47, Destiny Limousine Service owner and operator, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Church on the Move, Tulsa.. Green Hill, Sapulpa. (Organ Donor)
MOUNDS -- Ricky Dunn, 50, Dunn Communicatons foreman, died Monday in Tulsa. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Thursday, September 16, 2004
Death Notices
DUNN, Ricky -- Ricky Dunn,50, of Mounds, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born Sept. 9, 1954 in Seminole, Texas.
He is survived by his daughter Becky Mettlen, of Mounds.
Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, 2004 at Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Green Hill Memorial Gardens.
The family has entrusted the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
MANNFORD -- Anna M. Dupus, 67, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel. Mannford Funeral Home.
Death Notices
DURANT, Evelyn -- Evelyn Durant, 82, died Thursday, June 17, 2004. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Sapulpa.
Evelyn is survived by her two sons Bernell Durant and Vernon Durant, of Los Angeles, and her four daughters Doris Miller, of Houston, Ruth Hamilton, of Los Angeles, Karen Durant, of Grand Prairie, Texas and Prencella Hall, of Baltimore.
Services are under the directin of Wilson Mortuary in Garland, Texas.
BRISTOW -- Lola Mae Dushane, 88, hair dresser, died Tuesday. Visitations 4-9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday, and service 2 p.m. Friday, all at Schumacher Funeral Home.
MANNFORD -- Edith Murile Dye, 82, retired beautician, died Tuesday. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church. Mannford Funeral Home.
SAPULPA -- Jacqueline Dyer, 74, retired waitress, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday. Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald, Monday, March 24, 2003
Jacqueline Louise Dyer
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Sapulpa.
Jacqueline Louise Dyer, 74, of Sapulpa, died March 21, 2003.
Mrs. Dyer is survived by her husband of 30 years, Alvin E. Dyer; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Lecil and Sue Smith, of Culman, Ala., and Coy and Diane Smith, of Columbia, Tenn.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jewell and Scott White, of Arley, Ala., and Wanda Marie and Wayne Coggins, of Decatur, Ala.; and seven children, including their wives and husbands, Larry Henson and wife Gwen, of Arley, Ala., Gwen Kendall and husband Bill, of Sapulpa, Duane Henson and wife Kathy, of Madison, Ala., Diane Adams, of Miami, George Henson, of Dallas, Texas, Martha Dyer-Kickman and husband Brian, and Stan Dyer and wife Patricia, of Valley Center, Calif.
Mrs. Dyer is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren along with scores of other relatives and friends.
She passed away peacefully surrounded by members of her loving family on the first day of spring. She felt only love, not fear nor pain. We rejoice that she was greeted by her Lord and Savior as well as by the family and friends who preceded her to prepare her final resting place alongside them.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jacqueline will be remembered for her caring and generous heart. The fifth of nine children, she was born in Arley, Ala., to George and Ora Smith. As a child of the Depression, she learned to value hard work and love for family, displaying those values every day of her life as she cared for her family, and as she labored against her illness until she drew her final breath.
We, her family, wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who offered their love and support as well as to all the devoted physicians, nurses and staff of St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Kidney Fund.
DRUMRIGHT -- Will W. Dyer, 84, retired from Tidewater Oil Co. died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Assembly of God. Smith.
From "The Tulsa World," Thursday, September 8, 2005
DRUMRIGHT -- Will W. Dyer, 104, retired from Tidewater Oil Co. died Saturday. Service was held Tuesday. Smith.
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