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OBITUARIES
William E. "Willie" Osborn
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John Ross 'Dune' Beard, Jr.
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William E (“Willie”) Osborn,
79, of Miami, Oklahoma, died on
February 16, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Commerce,
Oklahoma on November 27, 1934
to Jesse Charles and Nola Ethel
(Keithley) Osborn. Willie graduated from Miami High School after
attending school in Commerce,
Picher, and Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
He then attended and graduated
from the University of MissouriKansas City with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. After inishing college,
Willie married Zella Jane Mabon, his high
school sweetheart, and they began a lifelong partnership committed to their family, faith, profession and the city of Miami.
Willie and Jane relocated to their hometown of Miami, Oklahoma in November of
1958 when he returned to Wiley Rexall Drug.
He established Osborn Drugs, Inc in 1971.
His son, Bill, later joined him in the business and became his partner. Osborn Drugs
now partners with seventeen individuals at
twenty ive pharmacy locations. Over the
years, Willie supported independent pharmacy as a board member and President of
the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association,
the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy,
Pharmacy Providers of Oklahoma and the
American College of Apothecaries. He received recognition from many pharmacy
organizations including the Oklahoma
Pharmacists Association Bowl of Hygeia
Award. Willie was also named the National
Community Pharmacists Association Outstanding Independent Pharmacist of 2010.
Willie passionately supported the community of Miami, downtown Miami, the
Miami Public School System and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. He willingly served as an active member and leader
in many community organizations. The
Miami Area Chamber of Commerce honored
him with the Impact Award and the Miami
Public Schools Enrichment Foundation
recognized him as its Outstanding Alumni.
Osborn served as Chair of the Miami Downtown Redevelopment Authority, co-chair
of Miami’s 75th Anniversary Committee,
and co-chair of Miami’s 100th Anniversary
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Committee. Over the years he
enjoyed supporting youth, education, sports, music, drama and art
programs throughout the community. Willie spearheaded the
twenty-ive year efort to restore
the historic Coleman Theatre
Beautiful in downtown Miami.
Willie was a member of the
First United Methodist Church of
Miami for ifty-seven years where
he enjoyed singing in the choir
with Jane. Over the years, Willie
served as the Chair of most church committees including the Board of Trustees, the
Finance Committee, the Family Life Committee and the Building Committee. Willie
also served the Oklahoma Conference of
the United Methodist Church as a member
of the Board of Pensions and Insurance.
Willie was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Charles Osborn; his mother,
Nola Ethel (Keithley) Osborn and his sister, Kathryn (“Kay”) Osborn Carneal. He
is survived by his wife, Zella Jane (Mabon)
Osborn of the home; his sons, Mark Osborn, MD and his wife, Elaine, Clark Osborn, MD and his wife, Sara, Bill Osborn,
PharmD and his wife, Jane, Matt Osborn,
MD and his wife, Lauri, all of Miami, Oklahoma and his daughter, Amy Osborn, JD
of Frisco, Texas. He is also survived by
his grandchildren, Allison, Kabeth, Katie,
Maggie, Kelley, Madeline, Christopher,
Paige, Ben, Hannah, Mollie, Jack and Abby;
as well as great-granddaughter, Kirah.
A memorial service celebrating Osborn’s
life will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Miami, Oklahoma at 2:00
pm on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, immediately followed by interment at the
G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, Oklahoma
under the direction of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Miami,
Oklahoma. A reception and visitation will
be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday,
February 18, 2014, also at the First United
Methodist Church in Miami, Oklahoma.
In lieu of lowers, the family suggests donations to the First United Methodist
Church, in Miami, Oklahoma or any other
charity where it will “do the most good.”
Barbara "Gail" Starnes
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Barbara
“Gail”
Starnes
passed on February 15, 2014.
Gail was born in Oklahoma City
and had lived in Broken Arrow,
OK for the past twenty years.
Gail was married to Gary Starnes
for 51 years who preceded her in
the next life in 2012. Gail was a
Realtor in the Tulsa area and was
involved in several local charities.
Gail is survived by two children,
Scott Starnes of Broken Arrow,
OK and Kent Starnes of Gore,
OK. She is also survived by: five grandchil- Broken
dren, Jake, Kelsey, Peyton, Blake, Jessica;
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two great-grandchildren, Ollie
and Briggs; sister, Bunny Blalack
and brother, Drew Langley.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the
Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Visitation will be 10:00 am
to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, March
18th, Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow. Funeral Service will be 12:30 pm,
Wednesday, March 19th, Floral
Haven Funeral Home Chapel,
Arrow.
www.floralhaven.com
Oscar Roy Hunt
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Oscar Roy Hunt, 86, passed
away on Valentine’s Day, February
14, 2014, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roy
was born to William Roy Hunt
and Eunice (Trent) Hunt on September 10, 1927 in Amarillo, Texas.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; his brother, Dan and
his daughter, Paula McMorris.
Roy is survived by his daughters, Tracie Hunt, Torre Orth,
Pam Heuser; his grand-children, Casandra Waldie, Kendra
Waldie, Courtney Greenwood, Remington Orth, Forrest Hunt, Jeromy McMorris, Maegan Heuser-Baker, Makaela Heuser; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was a long time resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roy served in United States Navy. He
was with the Tulsa Police Department for
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25 years. He retired as a Homicide
Detective. He was a member of
the Fraternal Order of Police and
the Retired Police Oicers Group.
Memorial
Service:
10:00
a. m., Wednesday, February
19, 2014, at Brookside Baptist Church , 3615 South Peoria
Avenue with Police Chaplain
Danny
Lynchard
oiciating.
In lieu of lowers the family request memorial donations be made to the Tulsa Police Children’s Scholarship Fund, 8286
East 34th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145.
Under the direction of MOORE’S MEMORY CHAPEL, 1403 South Peoria Avenue,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120-5616, (918) 583-6148.
Share memories at www.moorefuneral.com
Henry "Sid" Edward Heidler
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Born June 29, 1925 to Henry
and Mary Frances Heidler in
York, PA. He went to be with his
Lord on February 15, 2014. Sid
joined the Marines serving in
Tinia in the Mariana Islands for
three years. He moved to Tulsa
in 1952. He and his wife had five
children. Sid raised four of his
children for twelve years being
both Mom and Dad. He worked
as a ticket agent for American
Airlines until retirement, then
used his travel skills with World Travel
Service. In 1972 he married Barbara Oursler Caruthers. He helped raise her two
sons who think of him as more their father
than stepfather. He loved his Lord, family,
landscaping and golf. He was a member of
Asbury United Methodist Church and the
Seekers class. Sid was a member of Oaks
Country Club before joining South Lakes
and LaFortune Men’s Association
where he was very active. He was
a member of the Bogey Boys. He
is survived by his wife, Barbara;
daughters, Stephanie Eddington
and Marisha Brooks; sons, Scott,
Roque, and Marc Heidler, Tate
and Kevin Caruthers; eight grandsons; one granddaughter and four
great-grandsons. In honor of Sid’s
love for golf, the family would like
for you to feel free to wear a golf
shirt. Visitation on Tuesday, February 18 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Moore’s
Southlawn. Memorial service Wednesday,
February 19, at 2:00 p.m. at Asbury United
Methodist Church Chapel. In lieu of flowers
contributions may he made to the Wounded
Warrior Project, P O Box 758517, Topeka, KS
66675. Moore’s Southlawn 918-663-2233.
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John Ross ‘Dune’ Beard, Jr., 90,
died peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014, surrounded by his
children. He was born on May 17,
1923 to Ross and Mildred Beard.
Ross was preceded in death by
Yvonne, his wife of 63 years. He
is survived by his brothers, Bud
and Bill and sister, Margie; his
children, Johnny, Deni Newton and husband, Larry, Jimmy
and wife, Julie, Jamie Seigel and
husband, Andy; 12 grandchildren
and 2 great-grandchildren. A Tulsa native,
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he graduated from Central High
School and served in World War II.
Upon return to Tulsa, he married
Yvonne Davis and started his lifelong auto parts and salvage business which he operated for over 50
years. He will be deeply missed by
all who knew and loved him. Service will be held Wednesday, February 19th, at 2:00 pm at the First
United Methodist Church, Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Moore’s Southlawn
918-663-2233. Share memories at
www.moorefuneral.com
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Margaret E. Pennington, age 66, passed
away on February 16, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Margaret was born in Lincoln, Arkansas on January 26, 1948 to her parents,
Charles and Ruby Reed. She cherished her
work as a beautician and loved her family dearly. Margaret is survived by her husband, Leon Pennington Sr.; her sons, Leon
(Kim) Pennington and Marty (Cheri) Penn
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DEATH NOTICES
TULSA
Ashlock, Thomas A. “Tom,”
71, ONEOK and Oklahoma
Natural Gas systems analyst,
died Sunday. Visitation 6-8
p.m. Wednesday, Floral Haven
Funeral Home, Broken Arrow,
and service 1 p.m. Thursday,
Eastwood Baptist Church.
Ault, Lesley Lazar, 63, Modern
Plating Co. Inc. co-owner, died
Sunday. Memorial service 1
p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church. Stanleys.
Barrows, Danny Alan, 40, Cargill Steel Service Center employee, died Monday. Services
pending. Add’Vantage.
Boehne, Stella W., 98, retired
Social Security Administration
auditor, died Saturday. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Moore’s Eastlawn.
Brown, Harriett Leigh Maddox,
72, Independent Presbyterian Church director, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Add’Vantage.
Burnette, David Dean, 56,
forklift operator, died Sunday.
Services pending. Moore’s
Southlawn.
Burnett, Wanda M., 86, homemaker, died Friday. Private
family services. Add’Vantage.
Carter, Paul, 58, died Monday.
Services pending. Keith D.
Biglow.
Courtney, Mary, 80, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Kennedy-Midtown.
Crompton, John Robert, 53,
manufacturing manager, died
Saturday. No local services
planned. Add’Vantage.
Cox, Sharon Kay, 62, homemaker, died Monday. Services
pending. Add’Vantage.
Dahlman, Emma, 72, Tulsa
Public Schools special needs
teacher, died Sunday in
Waynesboro, Ga. Services
pending. Rose Hill.
Entwistle, Gregory John, 67,
certiied public accountant
and former Miss Oklahoma
Scholarship Pageant president
and chairman, died Wednesday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Harvard Avenue Christian
Church. Moore’s Rosewood.
Hamilton, Gary “Chip,” 65, TSI
Heat Treating and Hinderliter
Heat Treating Inc. specialist,
died Sunday. Services pending.
Moore’s Eastlawn.
Hopper, Jacob Leonard, 17,
student, died Friday. Services
pending. Add’Vantage.
Hunt, Oscar Roy, 86, retired
Tulsa Police Department homicide detective, died Friday.
Memorial service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Brookside Baptist
Church. Moore’s Memory.
Hurn, Jack Hudson, 92, oice
supply manager, died Sunday.
Graveside service 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow.
Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
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BIRTHS
(Tulsans unless indicated)
Jane Phillips Medical Center,
Bartlesville
Ashley and Mike Kaelber,
Bartlesville, boy.
nington; her granddaughter, Morgan Pennington; her grandson, Wyatt Pennington;
and her brother, Chuck Reed. Visitation
will be held at Floral Haven Funeral Home
on February 18, 2014 from 12 pm to 8 pm
and service will be held at Floral Haven
Funeral Home Chapel on February 19,
2014 at 3:00 pm. www.floralhaven.com
Johnson, George W., 77, Capital
X-Ray Services Inc. co-owner,
died Saturday. Visitation 5-7
p.m. Thursday and memorial
service 11 a.m. Friday, both at
Freeman Harris Funeral Home.
Kelley, Patricia Mae, 75, teacher, died Sunday. Visitation
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday,
Moore’s Southlawn Funeral
Home, and service 10 a.m.
Thursday, First United Methodist Church, Broken Arrow.
Kindinger, Mike, 72, Patriot
Building Systems owner, died
Saturday. Private family services. Add’Vantage.
Lerch, Norman, 95, retired
minister, died Feb. 11. Services
pending. Floral Haven, Broken
Arrow.
Lowery, Michael “Mike” Wayne,
48, oil-ield worker, died
Friday. Services pending.
Add’Vantage.
Nicely, George M., 79, retired
from John Zink Co., died Monday. Services pending. Ninde
Brookside.
Pettit, Helen “Lucy,” 92,
licensed practical nurse, died
Thursday. Private family services. Add’Vantage.
Ridlon, Wanda, 82, homemaker,
died Sunday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood
Colonial.
Roark, Elva E., 98, died Saturday. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hampton Vaughan
Funeral Home Chapel, Wichita
Falls, Texas.
Simpson, Paul J., 92, retired
Rockwell International Manufacturing Co. inspector, died
Saturday. Visitation 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Moore’s Eastlawn
Funeral Home, and service 10
a.m. Friday, Eastland Assembly of God.
STATE/AREA
Funeral home, church and
cemetery locations are in the city
under which the death notice is
listed unless otherwise noted.
Bartlesville — Rita Babineau,
97, retired seamstress, died
Sunday. Private family services. Stumpf.
— Thomas Michael “Mike” Barr,
59, died Friday. Memorial
service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First
Baptist Church. Arnold Moore
& Neekamp.
— Mary Lou Brewer, 86, homemaker, died Monday in Spring,
Texas. Services pending.
Davis.
— Melvin Eugene “Jack” Canield, 65, oil-ield worker, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Stumpf.
— Ordan I. “Ike” Nash, 67, died
Monday. Services pending.
Stumpf.
— Eugene Harold “Gene” Riling,
77, died Sunday. No services
planned. Stumpf.
Broken Arrow — Verna L. Fultz,
88, cleaning company owner,
died Monday. Visitation 5-7
p.m. Wednesday and service
3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral
Haven Funeral Home.
Bhavishaben Parmar and Harramal Singh, Bartlesville, boy.
Peggy V. Helmerich
Women’s Health Center
Liza Smith, boy.
Kiara Walton and DeAngelo
Gibbs Sr., boy.
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— Buell Helm, 95, rancher, died
Feb. 14. Service 1 p.m. Friday,
Christian-Gavlik Funeral
Home Chapel.
— Alfred Herman Johnson,
84, carpenter, died Feb. 13 in
Tulsa. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Broken Arrow Church of
Christ. Kennedy-Kennard.
— John A. Risenhoover Jr., 64,
Tulsa Public Schools restaurant manager, died Feb. 9.
Graveside service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Park Grove Cemetery. Hayhurst.
— Barbara Gail Starnes, 72, real
estate agent, died Saturday.
Celebration of life 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Floral Haven
Funeral Home Chapel.
Canadian — Ted W. Skinner,
84, retired from the Air Force,
died Friday. Services pending.
Cremation Society, Tulsa.
Catoosa — James Caruthers,
82, university administrator,
died Monday. Services pending. Kennedy-Kennard.
Checotah — Randy Davenport,
56, bowling alley attendant,
died Monday in Oklahoma
City. Services pending. Garrett
Family.
— Sandra Dell Williams, 66,
paralegal, died Friday. Services
pending. Garrett Family.
Claremore — John R. Noble, 90,
business owner, died Feb. 10 in
Tulsa. Private family services.
Kennedy-Midtown, Tulsa.
— Adalade A. Wilson, 90, died
Saturday. Visitation 1-8 p.m.
Tuesday, MMS-Payne Funeral
Home, and service 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Calvary Free Will
Baptist Church.
Cleveland — Tom Williams, 77,
retired BNSF Railway switchman, died Friday. Service 10
a.m. Wednesday, ChapmanBlack Funeral Home Chapel.
Cofeyville, Kan. — Gladys
Marie Lynn, 93, homemaker,
died Wednesday. Service was
held Monday. Barnes.
— Phyllis M. Sisco, 68, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Ford-Wulf-Bruns.
Coweta — Paula Renee Ayres,
51, registered nurse, died
Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Floral Haven
Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.
Service pending.
— Brian Friedl, 53, machinist,
died Friday. Services pending.
Bradley, Muskogee.
— Michael D. Walton, 43, concrete inisher, died Saturday
in Tulsa. Services pending.
Wright-Brown.
Cushing — Lillian Hulda Meyer,
88, retired Stroud Public
Schools cafeteria manager,
died Sunday. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church. Davis.
Eufaula — Susan Scott Duncan,
58, Veterans Health Administration medical coder, died
Sunday. Services pending.
Cremation Society, Tulsa.
SEE DEATH NOTICES A11
St. John Medical Center
Cindy Macias-Torres, girl.
Stephanie and Sean Haddock,
Jenks, boy.
St. John Owasso
Emilee and Johnny Bristol, Collinsville, boy.