OLEN BREWER SR.
Olen Curtis Brewer Sr., 80, of Oologah, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Oologah. He was born Feb. 4, 1930 in Pitcher to Arlen and Marie Brewer. He had lived in Oologah since 1947. He married Edna Mae Watkins in May 28, 1949.
He is survived by four children, Beverly Maier of Hominy, Dan Brewer and his wife, Merry Jane, Margaret Valk and her husband, Roger, and Olen Brewer, Jr. and his wife, Carol Susie Ann, all of Oologah; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one sister, Jane Holiday. Funeral Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 5 at the Liberty Freewill Baptist Church in Oologah with Rev. Casey Warford officiating under the direction of Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home.
GERALD HENRY "BUCK" GAY
Services are at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 5 at Pryor First Baptist Church for former Oologah teacher Buck Gay. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at Stephens Memorial Chapel in Pryor. Buck was born on March 1, 1945 in Pryor to Adam C. and Frances (Henry) Gay. He died March 1, 2010. Buck's career as an educator spanned 34 years. He was a teacher, coach, and administrator in Oologah, Copan, and Adair and served in several administrative roles with Northeast Technology Centers in Afton and Pryor. He retired as Superintendent of Northeast Technology Center in 2000. Buck is survived by his wife Sharron, daughters and sons-in-law; Ann Janette and Trey Griffin of Guthrie, Deborah and Scott Mastenbrook of Olathe, Kansas, Melinda and Eric Engles of Catoosa; eight grandchildren, Alexandra and Reagan Griffin; Mitchell, Trevor and Olivia Mastenbrook; Hannah, Peytyn and Dawson Engles; sister Lois Ann Christian and husband Jack of Broken Arrow; mother-in-law Maxine Eby Cason of Adair; brother-in-law Larry Eby and wife Pat of Adair.
IDA JARRETT
Ida "Millie" Jarrett, 90, passed away Feb. 25, 2010 at Claremore Regional Hospital. She was born July 6, 1919 in Olean, NY. She is survived by four children, Roger and Millie Moseley of Big Cabin, Mick M. and Joyce Moseley of Harrah, Bob C. and Sandra Moseley of Langley and Sally and Elmer Murphy of Del Rio, Texas; one sister, Vera and her husband George Alm of Lewes, Del.; 18 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services were Saturday, Feb. 27 at Benjamin Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wade Markham officiating.
WILLIAM THORPE JR.
William Joseph Thorpe, Jr., 59, passed away on Feb. 25, 2010, at St. John's Hospital. He was born on June 19, 1950 in Roswell NM to William Joseph Thorpe and Mary Eloise (Jackson) Thorpe. He was employed in Claremore by the U.S. Government as a security guard. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Weber Thorpe of their home in Talala; his mother, Mary Eloise of Parker, Colo.; one brother, Christopher, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Melanie of Sierra Madre, Calif. and Victoria of Parker, Colo.; his aunt, Anne J. Byess of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Big-N and Tidbit. A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, with military honors at Rice Funeral Service, Chapel of the Garden in Claremore. Burial was in the Weber family plot in Dutch Mills, Ark.
LORAINE LAMBERSON
Loraine Faye Lamberson, 80, a native of Oologah, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. She was born Jan. 27, 1930 in Oologah to Homer John and Josie Elizabeth (McKinney) Jones. On Nov. 12, 1946 Loraine and George H. Lamberson, Jr. married in a ceremony in Independence, Kan. They made their home together in Oologah.
She is survived by her sons, George H. Lamberson III and his wife, Elizabeth, of Branson, Mo., and Jack R. Lamberson and wife, Connie, of Oologah; her grandchildren George H. Lamberson IV and Christie, of Claremore, Malinda Millikin and husband, Aaron, of Oologah and Aaron Lamberson and wife, Carly, of Talala; six great- grandchildren; and siblings Johnny Jones and wife, Wanda, of Claremore and Lilly Patterson of Owasso. Services were at11 a.m., Fri., Feb. 19 at First Baptist Church in Oologah. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery beside her husband, George, who passed away May 17, 2009.
BESSIE STRONG
Bessie Ruth (Goodrich) Strong, 89, of Oologah, passed away Feb. 3, 2010 in Collinsville. She was born April 20, 1920 in Waynesville, Mo. to Herbert Oliver Goodrich and the former Ollie Elizabeth Bowling. She is survived by two children, Jennifer Pullen and William S. Strong; one sister, Elva Brummett; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Community Baptist Church, 2805 S Garnett in Tulsa.
JOHN ROBERTS
John Roberts, 77, passed away Feb. 5, 2010 at his home.
He was born July 16, 1932, in Oologah to Charley and Lucy Jane (Grass) Roberts.
He graduated from Oologah High School in 1952 and retired in 1993 from Rockwell where he worked as a machinist.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley of the home; four children, Vonda Deason and husband Jeff of Tulsa, Mike Roberts and wife Debbie of Chelsea, Diana Boyd and Harold Jones of Chelsea, and Norma "George" Brown and husband Charlie of Foyil; five brothers, Roy Roberts and wife Joyce of Chelsea, Paul Roberts of Claremore, Warren "Sparky" Roberts and wife Linda of Oologah, Curtis Roberts and wife Alice of Springfield, Mo., and Dale Roberts and wife Judy of LaQuay, Mo.; one sister, Dorothy Stokes of Florida; grandchildren John Deason of Tulsa, Mindy Frazier and husband Jack of Claremore, Jody Baker and husband Greg of Claremore, Jennifer Dick and husband Ray of Troy, Mo., Mike Roberts and wife Kayce of Chelsea, and Cheryl and Pam Brown of Foyil; great-grandchildren Brayden Deason of Tulsa, Tristan Couch of Claremore, and Morgan and Caleb Baker of Claremore.
Services were to be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Musgrove Merriott-Smith Chapel with Sparky Roberts officiating. Burial with military honors was to be in Washington Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove Merriott-Smith Funeral Service and Crematory.
EILEEN MAY
Eileen Daphne May, 81, of Nowata passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at her home.
She was born May 28, 1928 in Braintree, Essex, England to William Neale and Lillian Pardon-Neale She is survived by her husband, Ronnie of the home; two sons, Andrew Michael Neale of the home and Ronnie May, Jr. of McAlester; four daughters, Carol Ethier of Corpus Christi, Texas, Donna Parrett of Talala, Tina Boswell of Nowata and Tracy Thornbrugh of Vilseck, Germany; one sister, Masie Temperly of Braintree, England; one brother, Michael Neale of London, England; 11 grandchildren, Kelly Williams, Tracy Ethier, William Ethier, Brady May, Scott Parrett, Tadd Parrett, Paige Parrett, Maygen Smith, Jacob Smith, Sage Thornbrugh, and Sydney Thornbrugh; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at Benjamin Funeral Home today (Thursday) from 7-8p.m.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5 in Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Rick Thayer officiating. On-line condolences can be left for the family at www.honoringmemories.com. Services have been entrusted to the Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata.
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