ALPHABETICAL BY SURNAME, THEN GIVEN

BEUSTRING, Roland Jon -- d. March 25, 2005

STRAIN, Bernice (Fortner) -- d. Jan. 9, 2002
STRAIN, (Leach) Bessie Belle -- d. Feb. 02, 1970
STRAIN, Cora Elizabeth -- d. January 10, 1973
STRAIN, Edward Franklin -- d. April 12, 1964
STRAIN, Leonard Earl -- d. March 31, 1963
STRAIN, Mary Dolores Berton -- d. August 25, 2005
STRAIN, Peter Pinckney -- d. December 19, 1950
STRAIN, Robert Presley "Press" -- d. August 21, 1962
STRAIN, Roy Edward -- d. December 11, 1964
STRAIN, Walter Andrew "W.A" -- d. May 31, 1966
STRAIN-DAVIS, Mary Lou -- d. January 26, 1987
STRAIN-JOHNSON, Lydia N. -- d. July 17, 1962

BEUSTRING -- Roland Jon, 88, passed away Friday, March 25, 2005, in Tulsa, OK. Born July 1, 1916 in St. Louis, MO to George and Ida Beustring. Owner of Tulsa Screw Products. In 1937, "R.J." won the Golden Gloves amateur boxing championship in the Welterweight Division with 10,000 people in attendance in St. Louis, MO. In WWII "Pappy" was his wartime handle on their B-17G Flying Fortress with the 8th Army Air Corps, Group 365 serving 23 combat missions over Germany. His top turret position provided many opportunities to defend his crew as most of the German Aircraft began their attack from out of the sun. Member of Southbrook Church of Christ. Preceded in death by: his parents; 2 brothers, Lester and Leonard; and 1 sister, Opal. Survived by: his wife, Flora (Strain) of the home; children, Glenn Beustring and wife, Diana, Carole Hazel and husband, Stanley, all of Tulsa, OK and Bob Beustring and wife Merrell of Colleyville, TX; 12 grandchildren, Kim, Becca, Glenn, Jessica, Lisa, Tina, Susan, Gary, Chris, Mike, Zachary and Michelle; 14 great-grandchildren, Sarah, Sam, Sydney, Elizabeth, Elliot, Jackson, Gracie, Madelyn, Annabelle, Kyle, Riley, Carson, Grant and Grayson; 2 nephews, Larry and David Beustring; and 1 niece, Bonnie Newton. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2005, at Moore's Southlawn. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Moore's Southlawn Chapel with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers friends may contribute to Hope Harbor Children's Home and Academy, 15025 E. 380 Rd., Claremore, OK 74017. Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 663-2233.

A Sapulpan since 1911 Mrs. Bessie B. Strain, 85, of 8 West Taft died Monday morning at Bartlett Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Frank Strain, who died in 1964.

Mrs. Strain was born Sept. 15, 1884 and was a member of First Baptist church and the Rebekah Lodge.

Her survivors are two sons, Marvin Strain, 817 S. Hickory; Joe B. Strain, Tulsa; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Toney, 420 N. Elizabeth; Mrs. Pearl Collins, 407 N. Ridgeway; Mrs. Rachel Williams, Monterey Park, Calif. seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a brother, Basil Leach, Alilene, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Williams, Allen, Tex.

The Rev. J. Harold Bryan will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Owen Funeral chapel. He will be assisted by the Rev. Howard Allen. Interment will be in South Heights cemetery.

Renwood Cleaners will be closed during the funeral hour from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The family will headquarter at 8 West Taft.

(Bessie's son, Marvin, was half-owner of Renwood Cleaners in Sapulpa.)

Services for: Mrs. Bessie B. Strain
Date of Birth: September 15, 1884, Allen, Texas
Departed This Life: February 02, 1970, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Services: 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 03, 1970, Owen Funeral Chapel
Clergymen: Reverend J. Harold Bryan, Reverend Howard Allen
Organist: Mrs. Norma Young
Soloist: Mr. Royce Brown
Pallbearers: Lloyd Whinery, C. P. Huffman, Gordon Benfeild, Vern Huffman, Clarence Asher, Oscar Wright
Interment: South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Arrangements By: "The Owens", Owen Funeral Home, Inc., Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Cora Strain Dies At 82; Rites Friday

Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Strain, 82, died Wednesday at Bartlett Memorial Hospital. She had been making her home at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home for about one year.

Mrs. Strain was born January 22, 1890, in Missouri, and came to Sapulpa in 1918 from Missouri. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church.

Survivors are one son, Jack Lacock, Gallatin, Tenn., and 4 grandchildren. Her husband, Walter A. Strain, preceded her in death in 1966.

Prayer services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Owen Funeral Home Chapel. Requeim Mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Friday morning with Fr. James Greiner officiating.

Pallbearers will be Claude Masters, Schley Sconiers, John Egan, Dee Ausmus, Jr., Francis Decker and Harry Ferguson.

Interment will be in South heights cemetery under the direction of Owen Funeral Home.

Services For: Mrs. Cora E. Strain
Date of Birth: January 22, 1890, Missouri
Departed This Life: January 10, 1973, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Requiem Mass: 10 A.M. Friday, January 12, 1973, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Officiating: Father James Griener
Pallbearers: Harry Ferguson, Claude Masters, John S. Egan, Dee Ausmus, Jr., Schley Sconiers, Francis Decker
Interment: South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

In Memory Of: Edward Franklin Strain
Born: March 14, 1883, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Died: April 12, 1964, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Services: 2 P.M. Tuesday, April 14, 1964, Owen Funeral Chapel
Officiating:The Reverend Alvin Hedin, The Reverend Howard Allen
Pallbearers: George Folger, Oscar Wright, Vern Huffman, Gordon Davis, Elmo Burke, Neal Hanna
Interment: South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Arrangements By: "The Owens", Owen Funeral Home, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Funeral Home Grave Marker For Leonard Earl Strain
South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

Services For: Leonard E. Strain
February 25, 1906 - March 31, 1963
10 A.M. Wednesday, April 3, 1963
Owen Funeral Chapel, Sapulpa, Oklahoma Clergyman: Rev. Alvin Hedin Pallbearers: Aubrey Fleming, Wilbur Bonham, John Archer, Herb Richardson, Raymond English, Johnny Martin
Interment: South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Arrangements By: "The Owens", Owen Funeral Home, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

STRAIN -- Mary Dolores, 97, homemaker, died Wednesday, August 25, 2005 in The Woodlands, TX. Born April 20, 1908 in Choctaw, OK to Burdette and Ethel (Bodkin) Berton. Wife of the late Joseph R. Strain, former purchasing agent for Gulf-Warren Petroleum Company. Mary was one of the founding members of the St. Francis Auxiliary. Outside of taking care of the home and her family, her hobbies included playing Bridge, traveling, and spending time with her many friends. Survivors include daughter, Judy Mann and husband George; son Larry Strain and wife, Christine; grandchildren, Kelle Davis and husband, Tom, Mike Mann, Michelle Mann, Amy Rosales and husband, Ramon, great-grandchildren, Brandon Davis, Brett Davis, Bethany Davis, Belyn Davis, Nathan Mann, Bryan Bucheli, Nicholas Bucheli, and Logan Rosales. Visitation will be held 12-6 p.m. Sunday, August 28, 2005, at Ftizgerald Ivy Chapel with Funeral SErvice, 11 a.m. Monday, August 29, 2005 at the Chapel of Calvary Cemetery. The Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 585-1151.

Peter Strain, 60, former Sapulpan, died in an Okmulgee hospital yesterday. Funeral services will be conducted in the Ridgeway Baptist Church Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Burial will be in the South Heights cemetery under the direction of the Harrison Funeral Home.

Mr. Strain is survived by his wife, Lena, of the home south of Mounds, two sons, Peter F. and Willie, also of the home.

Three brothers, living in Sapulpa, Walter, Press and Frank; one brother, Earl, living in California, and two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Johnson, Sapulpa, and Mrs. Janie Wilson, Fayetteville, Ark.

Funeral services were conducted today at 2:30 p.m. in the North Ridgeway Baptist Church for Pete Strain, 60, former Sapulpan who died in Okmulgee Tuesday.

Rev. P. J. Conkwright, assisted by Rev. Deyo Jeter, presided at the services and burial was in the South Heights cemetery under the direction of the Harrison Funeral Home.

Mr. Strain is survived by his wife, Lena, of the home, south of Mounds; two sons, Peter F. and Willie, also of the home; four brothers, Walter, Press and Frank, Sapulpa, and Earl, living in California; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Johnson, Sapulpa and Mrs. Janie Wilson, Fayetteville, Ark.

Robert Presley Strain, a Sapulpa resident since 1910, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bartlett Memorial Hospital. He had made his home with a niece, Mrs. Schley Sconiers, 1224 No. 9th.

Born March 14, 1880 in Washington County, Arkansas, Mr. Strain had been a worker in the oil fields in this area, and later was with the Frisco until his retirement 20 years ago because of failing health.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a past noble grand of the Sapulpa Odd Fellows Lodge.

Surviving are three brothers, Frank (Edward Franklin) and W. A. (Walter Andrew) Strain, both of Sapulpa; and E. A. (Earl Albert) Strain of Modesto, Calif. Several nieces and nephews live here.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Smith Funeral Chapel with Reverend Archie Rivers officiating. Interment will be in South Heights Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Leo Bruce, Ward Carpenter, Gordon Davis, Vern Huffman, Bob Watson and LeRoy Worley.

Sapulpa, Okla. August 22nd, 1962
Interment of: Robert P. Strain
Charge to: Smith Funeral Home
Ordered by: Smith Funeral Home
Date of Funeral: 8-22-62
Cause of Death: Cardiac ???
Place of Death: Sapulpa, Okla.
Place of Birth: Washington Co., Ark March 14, 1880
Age 82 years, 5 months, 7 days
Single
Male
Physician: Robert White, M.D.
Address: Sapulpa, Okla
Clergyman: Rev. Archie Rivers
Undertaker: Smith Funeral Home
Address: Sapulpa, Okla.
Lot No. 6, Block No. 7, Section No. 5
6 Feet beginning from South side in West 1/2
Space 12
Steel Vault -- $35.00
Amount of Bill: $35.00

ROY STRAIN DIES; RITES ON MONDAY
Roy E. Strain, a Sapulpan for over 50 years, died Friday night in St. Francis Hospital. Strain, 63, resided at 719 S. Mounds. Strain was born Aug. 22, 1901 coming to Sapulpa in 1911. He was employed by Stuart Lumber Co.

Survivors include the widow, Mable, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Judy Carson, Mrs. Mary Lou Davis and Mrs. Sue Brumley, all of Tulsa; the father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strain, 1030 E. McKinley; and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Roby, Tulsa.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Owen Funeral chapel, with Rev. Alvin Hedin, First Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in South Heights cemetery.

Funeral services for Roy E. Strain, 63, 719 S. Mounds, were held Monday afternoon at Owen Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers were Chester Brassfield, Lou Stuart, Kenneth Lawson, Thayles Cornwell, Homer Carter and Joe VanLandingham. Strain died Friday at St. Francis hospital, Tulsa.

CARD OF THANKS
Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our recent sorrow. For the beautiful service, floral offerings and other kindnesses, we are deeply grateful. Mrs. Roy Strain and relatives.

SAPULPA--Services for Roy Edward Strain, 63, a Stuart Lumber Co., employee and a Sapulpan for 53 years will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Owen Funeral Home. He died Friday in a Tulsa hospital. He was a native of Haskell, Tex., and came here with his parents.

Surviving are the widow, Mable; three daughters, Mrs. Judy Carson, Mrs. Mary L. Davis, and Mrs. Sue Brumley, all of Tulsa; his father, W. A. Strain, Sapulpa, and a sister, Mrs. Lucille roby, northeast of Tulsa.

Interment will be in South Heights cemetery here.

Interment of WALTER ANDREW STRAIN
Charge To: Owen Funeral Home, 216 South Main, Sapulpa, OK
Date of Funeral: June 2, 1966
Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure
Place of Death: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Place of Birth: Washington County, Arkansas
Age: 92 years, 6 months, 29 days
Date of Death: May 31, 1966
Married; Male
Physician: Dr. Charles J. Gebetsberger, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Clergyman: Father Pat Murtagh (Catholic Church), Sapulpa, OK
Undertaker: Owen Funeral Home, 216 South Main, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
South Heights Cemetery, Lot 5, Block 2, Sec. 1
Cost: $45.00
Signed by Mrs. Cora E. Strain by J. T. Owens
Paid June 6, 1966 by Check #1789 -- $45.00

Walter Andrew Strain, 92, 1030 E. McKinely, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Bartlett Memorial hospital. He had been ill six weeks.

A retired Frisco engineer, Strain came to Sapulpa in 1910 from Haskell, Tex. He was born Nov. 03, 1873, in Washington county, Arkansas. He retired in 1948 after 35 years with the Frisco railway. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and the Frisco Veterans Unit.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Cora E. Strain, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Roby, Tulsa; a step-son, Jack Lacock, Gallitin, Tenn. 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Owen Funeral Home.

DEATHS--STRAIN SERVICES
Requiem mass for Walter A. Strain, who died here Tuesday at the age of 92, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic church with Father Pat Murtagh officiating.

Rosary services will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Owen Funeral home and burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Frank Fleming, Clarence Whiteside, Paul White, H.L. Ferguson, Mack Dixon and Raymond Holman.

(Walter A. Strain is NOT buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery -- he is buried in South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, OK, next to his first wife, Fannie.)

HERE THURSDAY TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Among out of town people here Thursday to attend the funeral of Walter A. Strain were Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Johnson, Johnson, Ark., Mrs. Clifford Newberry and son, Fayetteville, Ark., Mrs. Sue Brumley, Houston, Tex., Pete Franklin Strain, Coffeyville, Kan., Mrs. Judy Carson, Mrs. Lee Chalmers, Mr. Roby, Mrs. Jerry Wyatt and Joe Strain, all of Tulsa.

In Memory Of: Walter A. Strain
November 02, 1873 - May 31, 1966
Requiem Mass: 10 A.M. Thursday, June 2, 1966, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Officiating: Father Pat Murtagh
Pallbearers: Clarence Whiteside, Paul White, Mack Dixon, Raymond Holman, Frank Fleming, H. L. Ferguson
Interment: South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Arrangements By: "The Owens" Owen Funeral Home, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

DAVIS

TULSA -- Mrs. Mary Lous Davis, 56, Tulsa, died Monday at home.

Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Holy Spirit-Episcopal, Tulsa, with the Rev. Beverly Barge officiating.

Burial will be in Green Hills Memorial Gardens, Sapulpa, under the direction of Moore's Eastlawn Chapel, Tulsa.

She was born March 14, 1930 in Sapulpa.

Mrs. Davis was employed as a legal aide and secretary.

Survivors include mother Mabel Strain of Tulsa; son Michael J. of Tulsa; daughter Debbie Phillips of Tulsa, sisters Sue Brumely of Broken Arrow and Judy Carson of Tulsa; and five grandchildren.

In Memory Of: Mary Lou Davis
Date of Birth: March 14, 1930
Date of Death: January 26, 1987
Place and Time of Service: Church of Holy Spirit - Episcopal, Wednesday, January 28, 1987, 1 p.m.
Officiating: Father Beverly Barge
Music: Organist - Oon-Chor Khoo; Guitarists, David Henderson, Paula Shaw, Cindy Beardsley
Casketbearers: Sam G. Bratton, II, John B. Turner, G. Michael Lewis, Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr., Gary M. McDonald, William B. Morgan
Honorary Casketbearers: Dickson M. Saunders, Jerry Kuhn, Jerry Buchanon
Interment: Green Hill Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Directed By: Moore's Eastlawn Chapel

Mrs. Lydia N. Johnson, 92, a Sapulpa resident for 50 years, died in Bartlett Memorial hospital at 7 a.m. Tuesday. She had been ill for two and one-half years.

Mrs. Johnson, who had been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. Schley Sconiers, 1224 No. 9th, came to Sapulpa from Plano, Tex.

Born September 28, 1870, in Washington County, Arkansas, she was the widow of Joseph H. Johnson, who died in 1906. She was a member of First Methodist Church.

Others surviving are four brothers, R. B. (P.) (Robert Presley) Strain, Frank Strain, and W. A. (Walter Andrew) Strain, all of Sapulpa; and E. A. (Earl Albert) Strain of Modesto, Calif.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Smith Chapel, with Reverends Archie Rivers, Jr. and Grady Ross officiating.

Interment will be in South Heights cemetery.

Final rites for Mrs. Lydia Johnson, long-time Sapulpa resident who died Tuesday in Bartlett Memorial hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Smith Funeral Chapel with Reverend Grady Ross and Reverend Archie Rivers officiating.

Pallbearers will be Ralph Clark, Hope Norton, Charles A. Smith, Cecil Tarr, Richard Britggs and Robert Davey.

Interment will be in South Heights Cemetery.

Sapulpa, Okla. July 17, 1962
Interment of: Mrs. Lydia N. Johnson
Charge To: Smith Funeral Home
Address: Sapulpa, Okla.
Date of Funeral: 7-19-62 (2:00 P.M.)
Cause of Death: Uremic Poisoning
Place of Death: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Place of Birth: Washington Co., Ark. 9-28-1870
Age 92
Date of Death: 7-3-62 (This is wrong; she died on 7-17-62)
Widow
Female
Physician: Dr. White
Address: Sapulpa, Okla.
Undertaker: Smith Funeral Home
Address: Sapulpa, Okla.
Lot No. 6, Block No. 7, Section No. 5
6 Feet beginning 5 feet from South side, West 1/2
Space 11
Vault -- $35.00
Amount of Bill: $35.00
Signed: Wesley L. Smith, Smith Funeral Home