Flight Attendant Sherry Vance Dies

5/27/1990 Sherry Lynn Tyler-Vance, flight attendant for American Airlines, died Thursday in a Tulsa hospital of cancer.  She was 42.

Mrs. Vance was the wife of Tulsa policeman Kelly Vance, who directed CrimeStoppers for several years.  Services were Saturday in the First United Methodist Church in Claremore.

Mrs. Vance was a 1965 graduate of Nathan Hale High School, where she was active in the Girls Auxiliary, the Rainbows and the Girl Scouts. She was also involved in the school's thespian group and the Speaker's Bureau Club.

She attended Oklahoma State University where she was runner-up
in the Miss OSU Pageant. She worked 20 years as a flight attendant, and received the professional flight attendant award in 1986 and 1987.

In addition to her husband, survivors include three sons, a daughter, her brothers, Merle and Harlan Tyler, her sister, Karen Tyler, mother
and stepfather, Doris and Monroe Sumter.

Steve was raised in Tulsa and graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1965.

Steve was an accomplished actor. He performed with his entire family at the Tulsa Spotlight Theater.  He appeared on the nationally televised show Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour in 1968, winning 2 times. While performing with what was then known as the Tulsa Little Theater, Steve played leading roles in Li'l Abner, West Side Story, Carousel, and The Fantastiks. He was in Discoveryland's production of Oklahoma for several seasons.  He performed with Vicki Lawrence in Hello, Dolly and has also performed with Bob Hope.

Bob was born to Floyd and Margaret (Ellis) Gregory, on August 13, 1946, they preceded him in death. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1965.

Grateful for having shared his life are wife, two sons and a daughter, 3 grandchildren, a brother, two sisters, and numerous extended family and friends. He touched the lives of many people with his great sense of humor and positive spirit and will be greatly missed.

Gary Desmond Benigar, 52, died Wednesday. Born and raised in Tulsa, he graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1965 [and] received his Master's degree at OSU in 1969.

He began his career with ONG, coming to Claremore in 1988 as the manager of that office. He married Hoytanna L. Rumsey on February 8, 1992. Survivors include his wife, his mother, four sons and 10 grandchildren. His father, Garland Benigar preceded him.

~ Tulsa World 5/14/1999

Tulsa World; page A12 ~ March 12, 2007

Janet graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington.  She held several managerial positions within the information systems departments

Survivors include her husband of 34 years, George Coleman, a daughter, her father, a brother and sister, a nephew, her mother-in-law and numerous cousins.