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1972 Memorials
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2005 Carol A. Adsit-Bozarth passed away on Jul 20, 2005. She worked as an Administrator for St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by her husband, father, a brother and sister and 4 grandchildren.
2016 Mike V. Arthur, of Collinsville, died Sunday, July 17, 2016 in Tulsa, after an extended illness. Mike proudly served his country in the United States Army. Before his ill health, he worked as an information system technician. Survivors include his wife, a son and daughter, 2 brothers and 2 grandchildren.
2015 Doug J. Balint passed away on Jan 13, 2015.
2008 Kurt A. Barksdale passed away on Jul 3, 2008. He served in the US Army from 1974 to 1977.
1997 Sheryl D. Bolt born to Helen Weathers and Lee Allen Bolt November 15, 1954, passed from this earth October 29, 1997. Sheryl graduated from Nathan Hale high school in 1972, and later joined the Air Force where she served in Vietnam.
2013 Larry J. Booker passed away on Aug 27, 2013. He was an American Airlines maintenance worker.
1969 Matt F. Braden passed away on Oct 6, 1969. That morning, while in route to school, he was riding in a car that was struck from behind and pushed into oncoming traffic. The car was hit on the side that Matt was on, and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
2015 Mary M. Cecil passed away on Feb 23, 2015. After high school, she graduated from the OU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Mary was an avid reader, loved desserts and had a fuel for the written word. She is survived by her son and daughter, a brother and 2 sisters, and 3 granddaughters.
2015 R. Dennis Chambers passed away on Jun 14, 2015. After high school and college, he joined the US Air Force and Navy.
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2007 Janet Dahlstrom-Blackwood passed away on Sep 7, 2007 in Portland, OR. She was an artist and former Tulsa-area March of Dimes queen. At just 7 months old, she was stricken with acute paralytic polio. The disease left her a paraplegic. She went on to graduate from TU with a degree in art education. She remained active throughout her life. Her artwork was displayed throughout the Mulino, OR area. She is survived by her mother, her husband, 2 daughters and a son, and a sister.
2014 Sherri L. Davis-Roe passed away on Nov 3, 2014 in Tulsa.
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Shari Elkins-Colonel passed away on Jul 14, 2014 in Oviedo, FL. She proudly graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in criminal justice. She will be remembered as a loyal and die-hard Miami Dolphins and Oklahoma Sooners fan, as well as for her love for animals. She is survived by her husband, 3 children, her mother and a sister.
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2014 Doris A. Fox-Shead passed away on Jul 30, 2014.
2012 Randy R. Francis passed away on Sep 21, 2012. He was a loving dad and grandpa, a cherished brother and a loyal friend and neighbor. He is survived by his wife, 2 sons, 3 grandchildren and his parents.
2013 Barry A. Gardner passed away Mar 7, 2013 in Tulsa. He was a self-employed contractor. He is survived by his wife, 3 children, his father, a brother and sister and 5 grandchildren.
2001 Rick M. Garroutte passed away on or around Oct 30, 2001 in Claremore.
2014 Steve A. Geddie passed away on Jan 24, 2014. After high school, he received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from TU. He loved fishing and hunting with friends, drag racing and spending time with his family, especially his new grandson. He is survived by his wife, 2 children, his parents, a sister and a grandson.
2014 Gail Gibbon passed away on Sep 5, 2014 in Tulsa. After high school he attended classes at OSU, TU and Spartan College. He was a motorcycle mechanic for several years and then worked as a materials tester of oil field equipment. He is survived by his mother and brother.
2011 Robert K. Gibson passed away July 31, 2011 in Columbia, MO.
1992 On November 28, 1992, Greg A. Gingrich, age 38, jumped on top of the rock wall protecting visitors from the ledge at the Rim Trail near the El Tovar at the Grand Canyon. He then faced his daughter and faked like he was falling off. He lept backward off the rock wall, apparently aiming for the ledge just behind the rock wall. He instead landed on the sloping edge, slipped off that, and fell 400 feet to his death.
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2014 Chip Horner passed away on Mar 8, 2014. Chip was a man of many talents. He was a championship-winning drag boat racer, a pilot, competitive water-skier, hunter, fisherman, craftsman, entrepreneur, and business owner. He is survived by his wife, 2 sons and a daughter, 2 sisters.
2015 Harold T. Houston passed away on Dec 4, 2015. He spent much of his working life as a membership sales representative with AAA. It was his dream to build a Bible College and he spent time building websites for various religious organizations. Harold enjoyed a variety of pastimes including riding ATV’s and camping. He is survived by 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren.