Archived Obituaries, May 5, 2009

MARION MURPHY

STRATFORD — Services for Stratford resident Marion Murphy, 78, will be Tuesday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Stratford. Rev. Marvin Knox will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park in Ada.

Mr. Murphy was born Nov. 9, 1930 in Fillmore, Okla. to N.B. and Emma (Carter) Murphy. He died May 2, 2009 at Ada.

Mr. Murphy married Betty (Goza) in Durant May 12, 1956. He and his wife operated Debbies Drive In for 24 years in Stratford. Mr. Murphy served in the United States Marine Corp and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.

He was affiliated with First Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 118 as a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. Murphy was also a charter member of the Stratford American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, two brothers and one great-grandson.

Survivors include his wife Betty Murphy of the home; two daughters, Ruth and husband Randy Stilwell of Crown Point Ind., and Debbie and husband Steve Whedbee of Stratford; one son, David and wife Shari Murphy of Yukon, Okla.; four grandsons, Randy, Jon, Jeff and Trey; four granddaughters, Madeline, Debra, Amie and Myah; five great-grandsons, Bud, Carter, Owen, Gage and Joshua; five sisters and two brothers.

Bearers will be grandsons Randy Stilwell, Jon Stilwell, Jeff Stilwell, Trey Murphy, Randy Gilley, and Brian Jacobs. Honorary bearers include Clyde McCreary, Bo Dupree, J.D. Masters, Butch Bradley, Howard Briggs, Jefferson Keel and Doug Belt.

Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford

WAONELLA PRINCE

COALGATE — Services for Waonella (Hedgecock) (Ward) Prince, 82, will be 2 p.m. today at Brown's Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Revs. Bill Weathers, Bob Trail and Leland Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow at Cairo Cemetery. Ms. Prince died May 1, 2009 at McAlester.

Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate

BEN JONES

DAVIS — Services for Ben Jones, 74, Davis, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Krien Chapel. Mr. Jones died May 4, 2009.

Krien Funeral Home, Davis

ELMO FULTON

ADA — Funeral services for Elmo Fulton, 80, of Ada are pending with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. He died on Monday, May 04, 2009, in Ada.

Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada

WANDA INGRAM

OIL CENTER — Graveside services for Wanda Isaacs Ingram, 74, will be 2 p.m. at Maxwell Cemetery in Oil Center with Rev. Glenn Eaves officiating.

Ms. Ingram died May 2, 2009.

Roberts Funeral Home, Healdton