Obituaries for 03/04/08
Norma J. Asbury
Norma J. Asbury, 72, Winfield, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the Presbyterian Manor in Arkansas City.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Interment will follow in the Rose Valley Cemetery, southeast of Winfield.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m.
Born Jan. 5, 1936, in Winfield, she was the daughter of David Duane and Sylvia Rose (Huff) Rowe. She was employed at St. Mary's Hospital and later the Winfield State Hospital, where she worked as an LPN.
Survivors include her husband, John B. (J.B.) Asbury of the home; son, Larry Asbury, Winfield; daughter, Brenda Asbury, Arkansas City; brothers, Bill Rowe, Winfield, and Carl Rowe, Arkansas City; sister, Nelda May Crouse, Winfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, JoAnn Sutton.
A memorial has been established for the National Alzheimer's Research Foundation. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Miles Funeral Service, Winfield. Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralservice.com.
Jeanne L. Olsen
Jeanne L. Olsen, of Laurel, Md., previously of Arkansas City, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. Cremation has been effected and no services are planned.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Jonathan Eveland, of Maryland; grandsons, Robert Vap, of Virginia, and Montana Streeter, of Kansas; sisters, Judy and brother-in-law. Jack McKay, of Kansas, and Barbara Jacques, of Oklahoma; nephew, Chuck Jacques and wife, Yolanda, of Texas; and niece, Carole Stephens and husband, Brett, of Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Elizabeth Lazzelle; and a nephew, Clay Jacques.
Memorials may be made to The American Lung Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Fleck Funeral Home, Laurel, Md.
Mildred A. Grissom
Mildred A. Grissom, 87, of Arkansas City, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Dexter Care Center.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Bible Christian Church in Arkansas City. Interment will be held at 2 p.m. at the White Chapel Gardens in Wichita.
A full obituary will follow in Wednesday's Traveler.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. Online condolences may be made at www.rindt-erdman.com.
Lyman Burnett
Lyman Burnett, 93, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Presbyterian Manor.
Arrangements are pending and under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
Cliff Walker
Cliff Walker, 87, passed from this life quite unexpectedly on Sunday morning, Feb. 24, 2008.
He was firm in his desire to not have any kind of funeral or memorial service, so none will be held. Interment will be in Cave Springs Cemetery, Cave Springs, Ark. He was born July 1, 1920, in Poteau, Okla., to Clifford Sr. and Georgie Walker. Following his honorable discharge from the United States Army, he married Bonnie Jean Stroud in 1946. They lived in various towns in Arkansas and Oklahoma before moving to Ponca City, during the early 1950s. They moved to Arkansas City in 1955 shortly before the birth of their daughter, T.L. Cliff worked for Dixie Portland Flour Mills for over 30 years and retired in the early 1980s. Following the death of his wife in 1985, Cliff became involved with the Ponca Playhouse where he had his acting debut and was active for many years both on stage and off.
In 1990, Cliff was reunited with his childhood friend, Florence Noyd, and after 50 years apart, they renewed the friendship that would see them through the final years of their lives. He moved to San Angelo, Texas, where he became part of the Noyd family and enjoyed 15 wonderful years filled with new family and friends. When his beloved friend, Flo, passed away in 2005, Cliff returned to Ponca City to live with his daughter, T.L. and her husband, Zac Robertson.
Cliff was happiest when he was bringing some small joy to other people and there are many in town who will miss him. It was the many, many people there who befriended him that made his last two-and-a-half years happy ones. Daily breakfast at McDonald's, Sunday mornings at River Bridge Cafe and lots of wonderful evenings of Scrabble, at Ponca Townsite, were activities that he always enjoyed. He loved to run errands for his family and to help distribute brochures and rack cards for the local tourism authority. He was most proud of his association with Hospice of North Central Oklahoma where he volunteered on an almost daily basis doing the bulk of their document shredding. He wrote the following poem about his volunteer work and it captures his delightful sense of humor.
Cliff Walker's my name
And shredding's my game.
I'll shred it here, I'll shred it there,
I'll shred it anywhere.
But Hospice has no place to put it,
So let me tell you what,
Let's call the Humane Society
And see if they have a spot.
So we called them on the telephone
To tell them about our stock.
They said "Bring some out
And let us see what you've got."
We took some out for them to see.
They oohed and aahed and their
hearts were a'twitter,
And so they filled
All their boxes with the litter.
When the animals saw it
They were ecstatic, one and all.
They could hardly wait for the urge
To "step across the hall."
So here's the moral to the story:
If you're ever in a bind
At Hospice, the Humane Society or Tourism,
The folks are wonderfully kind.
His other great joy was dropping by to visit his special friends, taking them chocolates on special occasions and just staying in touch. The most special of these were Jane, MaryBeth, Melanie, Gina, Brenda, Justine, and his newest friend, Miss Morgan.
Survivors include his daughter, T.L. Walker and her husband, Zac Robertson, of Ponca City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings; an infant son; his wife. Bonnie; and his companion, Flo.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, 1904 N. Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.
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