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Tips for writing an obituary (MS) — Coping with the death of a loved one is never easy. Even those comforted by the acknowledgment that a recently deceased friend or family member lived a full life may still struggle with the sense of loss that comes with the passing of a loved one. Upon the passing of a loved one, an individual is often tasked with writing an obituary. Some people may find writing an obituary is cathartic, providing an opportunity to tell a loved one’s life story and indicate how unique the person was. Because writing an obituary is not something people are asked to do every day, it’s understandable if many men and women don’t know where to begin. Obituaries do not necessarily have to follow a formula, but the following tips can help people compose an obituary that conveys who their deceased loved one was and how much this person meant to friends and family.
• Contact your local newspaper. Some newspapers may have obituary guidelines that govern things such as writing style and obituary length. Before writing an obituary, contact your local newspaper to determine if they have any such rules in place. Some newspapers may only publish obituaries written by their own staff members. • Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so. Many obituaries never include such information, so readers likely won’t expect it. Those who are comfortable including that information in the obituary may find it helps them avoid having to answer numerous inquiries about
the loved one’s demise at the ensuing visitation and funeral services. • Include some biographical information. Obituaries are typically more than simply announcements of death. Some simple biological information can shed light on who the deceased was and his or her personal and professional accomplishments. Avoid getting too detailed, as newspapers may not accept obituaries that are very lengthy. But biographical information such as full name, place of birth, family (i.e., spouse, children, grandchildren, etc.), military service, place of employment, charity work and hobbies can give readers an accurate idea of the life your loved one lived. • Include donation information. Wellwishers who read the obituary may want to send flowers or make dona-
tions to express their condolences. Include the family preference regarding flowers or donations in the obituary. When requesting donations be made to the deceased’s favorite charity, include the charity’s full name and contact information or a website in the obituary. • Include visitation and funeral information. Be sure to include the day, location and visitation hours for viewing. If the funeral will be public, include the day and time of the funeral as well. • Have the obituary ready one to two days before the services are scheduled. Publishing the obituary a couple of days in advance of visitation hours gives loved ones of the deceased time to arrange to visit and pay their respects.
Navigating the waters of funeral trusts (MS) — Discussing end-oflife issues can be an emotional experience. Making decisions upon the death of a loved one can be challenging, especially if the wishes of the deceased are murky or unknown. Funeral trusts often help families avoid making decisions at times when their emotions may make such decisions more difficult.
What is preplanning a funeral? Preplanning a funeral can save family and friends from having to make difficult decisions. It also enables people to choose their burial space, services and transportation. Preplanning also allows people to pay for or arrange payment for their funeral costs ahead of time. According to Consumer Protection Ontario, a person can pre-plan a funeral without prepaying. However,
trust will not be needed. Those who have the means to fund long-term care services and will not need assistance later in life may not want their money locked up in a trust. Others opt for life insurance policies to pay for funeral needs.
many people prefer to have all financial components in place for maximum convenience.
What is a funeral trust? A funeral trust can be a smart investment for people who have not spelled out their wishes in a will or conveyed them in writing to someone who will be managing their estate. Funeral trusts may be referred to as revocable or irrevocable. An irrevocable funeral trust, or IFT, is a tool people who are facing the high cost of skilled nursing care can consider. An IFT establishes an account into which money for funeral expenses may be deposited. The money cannot be withdrawn or refunded, and funds must be used for funeral expenses. In the United States, an IFT is often considered an eligible expense during the social ser-
Assistance with funeral trusts
vices spend-down process. That means the money deposited in the trust is exempt as a countable asset from any financial look-back period that helps determine eligibility for government healthcare services, such as Medicaid. Revocable funeral trusts can be cancelled. According to the National Care Planning Council,
a revocable trust can be created by anyone and, at a later date, can be dissolved by the person who originally created it. Various organizations oversee the investment and management of prepaid funeral trust accounts.
When is a trust unnecessary? In certain instances, a funeral
Funeral homes may work directly with companies that manage funeral funds. Speak with a funeral director if you want to learn more about trusts. Trusts also can be established by working with an elder care attorney or with a funeral trust agency. Taking care of funeral planning in advance can relieve families of the stress of making funeral decisions in the wake of a loved one’s death.
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Tributes Jacqueline Brown Allen Tulsa, OK December 9, 1925 December 12, 2018 Ninde Funeral Directors
Wynema Marie Ameringer Tulsa, OK October 22, 1923 - October 6, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Dr. Charles Bacon Stillwater, OK December 20, 1933 - August 22, 2018 Strode Funeral Home
Kay Paula Barrick Shawnee, OK February 10, 1937 October 2, 2018 Walker Funeral Service
Julia Lynn (Rennie) Allen Tulsa, OK June 12, 1959 August 15, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Peggy Jean Ames Tulsa, OK July 18, 1934 - August 18, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Dorothy Baine Tulsa, OK April 16, 1933 - August 30, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Patricia Belle Arnold Bearden Tulsa, OK September 17, 1935 - August 9, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Janice C. (Warren) Averill-Norman Tulsa, OK August 15, 1941 - July 13, 2018 Fitzgerald Funeral Service ~ Southwood Colonial Chapel
Lee Charles Anderson Elgin, IL March 21, 1941 October 5, 2018 Miller Funeral Home Dundee
Kelly Jarvis Balaskovits Tulsa, OK May 20, 1977 August 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Conrad Bergschneider Tulsa, OK March 21, 1951 October 17, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Pauline Adkins Tulsa, OK Dec. 27, 1923 - Nov. 11, 2018 Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service
James Lee Armstrong Tulsa, OK May 6, 1947 - July 3, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Jerry Ballard Tulsa, OK November 19, 1945 - August 15, 2018
Clydine Bernard Tulsa, OK December 10, 1931 September 25, 2018 Cornerstone Funeral Home
Frances Brandenburg Nolan Beyer Aguilar Cardinale Bradenton, FL July 26, 1929 July 18, 2018
Margaret Ary Broken Arrow, OK June 18, 1921 November 3, 2018
Kelly Shane Bargas Chouteau, OK March 9, 1969 October 28, 2018
Michael Bernart Tulsa, OK August 24, 1948 July 12, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
William A. Ahrberg Cushing, OK August 10, 1927 June 14, 2018 Davis Funeral Home
Dannie Lee Ash Littleton, CO August 13, 1946 September 10, 2018
Diane Lee “ Dee Ann” and “Dee” (Browning) Barkett Tulsa, OK July 24, 1932 October 12, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood
Robert F. Bewley Tulsa, OK December 14, 1934 - June 21, 2018
Doyle Elwood “Woody” Allen Tulsa, OK April 25, 1931 July 30, 2018
Mary Aston Tulsa, OK December 21, 1943 November 4, 2018
Jennifer L. Barnard Tulsa, OK August 28, 1952 August 3, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Geraldine Beyer Grinnell, IA August 10, 1929 October 12, 2018 Smith Funeral Home
Margaret Allen Tulsa, OK January 1, 1936 - July 18, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Kolby Aud Broken Arrow, OK December 11, 1994 - August 13, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Jim T. Roy Barnes Tulsa, OK December 13, 1944 - July 25, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
John Michael “Mike” Beyhan Tulsa, OK September 5, 1930 November 24, 2018
James “Jim” A. Alspaugh Tulsa, OK January 4, 1925 - August 14, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Gene “Duke” Babb Oklahoma City, OK December 27, 1934 December 2, 2018 Strode Funeral Home
Burton Montgomery (Monty) Barrett Tulsa, OK June 16, 1936 July 6, 2018
Marsha Long Blackburn Sand Springs, OK December 11, 1950 September 27, 2018
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Tributes Della Fay Blankinship Tulsa, OK September 4, 1922 December 9, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Thelma DeVerl Blumer Boydston Tulsa, OK July 4, 1926 October 8, 2018
Geral Dean Brimer Jenks, OK June 3, 1924 November 16, 2018 Moore’s Memory Chapel
Sheila Ruth Brunton Tulsa, OK September 13, 1948 - August 31, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Ann Blatchford Stillwater, OK June 8, 1952 July 23, 2018
Doris Marie Bradley Tulsa, OK February 27, 1927 November 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Terry C. Brinkman Broken Arrow, OK September 16, 1938 September 23, 2018
Kathy Buckmaster Tulsa, OK December 20, 1958 - October 8, 2018 Kennedy Midtown
Elizabeth Borengasse Tulsa, OK May 12, 1917 December 7, 2018 Edwards Funeral Home
Shelley Bradley Tulsa, OK September 5, 1951 December 3, 2018
Carole Ruth DeBaecke Broadland Tulsa, OK December 25, 1933 - June 21, 2018 Schaudt’s Funeral Service
James “Jim” Burge Broken Arrow, OK November 13, 1932 October 27, 2018
Luther Boring Tulsa, OK September 9, 1930 October 28, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Donald E. Brady Jacksonville, FL October 3, 1932 December 5, 2018
Deborah Ann Brooks Tulsa, OK October 2, 1949 August 16, 2018
Ann Atkins Burke Tulsa, OK April 3, 1927 August 16, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Mary Jeanette Wilkirson Stokes “Netta” Boswell Tulsa, OK May 25, 1922 - June 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Luann Branch Drumright, OK September 17, 1931 November 24, 2018 Michael’s Funeral Home - Drumright
Douglas Courtland Brown Tulsa, OK January 6, 1948 June 7, 2018
Judith Ann Dryden Burnham Austin, TX November 11, 1943 November 11, 2018
Margaret Boyce Edmond, OK October 3, 1943 September 14, 2018 Crawford Family Funeral Service
Paula Jean (Stafford) Bray Tulsa, OK September 3, 1948 December 2, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
William Milton Brumbaugh Tulsa, OK June 16, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Dee Burns Tulsa, OK February 11, 1922 - July 4, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
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Tributes Marilyn Ruth Bush Tulsa, OK October 14, 1933 September 27, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Homes
Caroline Campbell Tulsa, OK September 20, 1938 December 12, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Naomi Ruth Jackson Chasteen Broken Arrow, OK January 10, 1932 June 22, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Jack Cloud Tulsa, OK September 23, 1948 September 7, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Robert Q. Bussell Tulsa, OK July 22, 1925 April 22, 2018
Polly Martin Campbell Tulsa, OK June 1, 1944 March 1, 2018
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Cherrington Tulsa, OK October 10, 1931 - May 13, 2018 Rose Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park
Cuba Jean Green Coates Seminole, OK April 8, 1925 July 31, 2018 Swearingen Funeral Home
Bettilu McCaskey Butler Tulsa, OK February 2, 1935 - June 8, 2018
Joe W. Carmack Grove, OK April 7, 1937 - July 3, 2018 KSE Funeral Home, Forsyth, MO
Dennis Harold Chester Broken Arrow, OK August 20, 1949 September 25, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
James “Jim” George Coldwell, Md Tulsa, OK April 29, 1930 - October 14, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service
Carl Owen Cabbiness, II Norman, OK February 11, 1966 October 4, 2018 John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore
Margaret Lee Carpenter Tulsa, OK April 24, 1935 May 5, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
James R. Chezem Tulsa, OK March 12, 1941 - July 24, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Emily Ruth Cole Tulsa, OK December 15, 1925 - August 24, 2018 Bixby Funeral Service
Pamela Caddell Sand Springs, OK February 14, 1955 - July 1, 2018 Mark Griffith
Barbara J. Carter Tulsa, OK January 1, 1928 October 25, 2018
John Christman Tulsa, OK January 1, 1940 August 15, 2018
Samuel Alvin Combs Midland, TX October 7, 1931 September 14, 2018
R. Ruth Cagle Bollinger Wagoner County, OK September 22, 1923 - July 4, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Ben F. Catterlin Tulsa, OK April 8, 1928 September 26, 2018
Edward “Ed” Aloysius Clark Tulsa, OK May 2, 1931 - July 28, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Earl G. Conley Tulsa, OK May 14, 1918 November 4, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Buddy Lee Cagle Jr. Tulsa, OK August 5, 1949 October 9, 2018 Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory, Bartlesville
Beatrice Chalkin Tulsa, OK April 9, 1916 September 25, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
John Wayne Clark Owasso, OK March 16, 1944 October 31, 2018 Mowery Funeral Service
John Harold “Jack” Conway, Jr. Tulsa, OK June 11, 1924 August 21, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Florence Elizabeth (Gaskill) Cahalen Tulsa, OK June 3, 1924 October 6, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Lillian R. Champion Tulsa, OK January 19, 1925 June 18, 2018 Mark Griffith Westwood Chapel
Sandra Kaye Clayton Coweta, OK November 18, 1943 September 17, 2018 Brown Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Douglas Allen Cook Raymore, MO January 23, 1957 November 13, 2018
Thomas W. Cairns Tulsa, OK November 13, 1931 November 4, 2018
Patricia Ann “Pat” Chandler Tulsa, OK August 5, 1936 September 4, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Charlotte Clevenger Tulsa, OK July 2, 1938 September 8, 2018 Moore Funeral Home
Dorothy Cooper Tulsa, OK May 14, 1930 - June 15, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
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Tributes Tina Tracy (Trees) Cooper Sand Springs, OK December 27, 1962 November 20, 2018 Butler-Stumpff
William Windell Creel Tulsa, OK August 17, 1940 October 22, 2018 Reynolds Funeral Home
Cecil Ross Cummings, Jr. Kiefer, OK June 26, 1953 October 8, 2018 Smith Funeral Home
Joan C. Dean Tulsa, OK July 11, 1927 September 9, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Ercile Dorothea Sims Copenhaver Tulsa, OK February 28, 1919 August 22, 2018
Catherine Cremin Tulsa, OK February 22, 1976 - June 19, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Joseph A. Cunningham Tulsa, OK December 5, 1956 - July 30, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Jane (Sullivan) Dee Tulsa, OK December 21, 1942 - July 8, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Norma Cordill Bartlesville, OK April 28, 1931 September 28, 2018 Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home
Benjamin Crockett Tulsa, OK September 11, 1935 October 29, 2018 Inola Funeral Home
Pamela Rose Curtis Tulsa, OK February 18, 1952 October 22, 2018
David Llewellyn Deffenbaugh Tulsa, OK January 27, 1923 November 6, 2018
Nancy Jane Corgill Tulsa, OK August 15, 1954 August 10, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Harry M. Crowe, Jr. Chicago, IL November 12, 1919 September 2, 2018 Moore’s Memory Chapel
Luellen (Frost) Dahl Tulsa, OK June 16, 1921 July 12, 2018 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Judith “Judy” Marie DeSelm Tulsa, OK April 6, 1943 September 30, 2018
Betty Cox Tulsa, OK March 6, 1945 December 2, 2018 Schaudt Funeral Service
A.J. Crowl Las Vegas, NV December 26, 1921 November 26, 2018 Davis Funeral Home Memorial Park
Lt. Colonel Ret. Jerry B. Davenport Murrita, CA November 23, 1934 October 22, 2018
Oscar A. Desrosiers Tulsa, OK August 1, 1948 October 16, 2018 Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, KS
Foy Cox Tulsa, OK July 16, 1923 October 25, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Geraldine Culver Tulsa, OK July 22, 1922 August 25, 2018 Kennedy Kennard Funeral Home
Diane Lynn Davis Tulsa, OK January 4, 1973 November 6, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
David Louis Dillard Tulsa, OK October 19, 1948 October 3, 2018 Rose Hill Funeral Home
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Tributes William Henry Dinehart III Tulsa, OK February 9, 1940 - August 27, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
R.W. “Buddy” Edwards Ponca City, OK October 26, 1919 - July 29, 2018 Mark Griffith Memorial Funeral Home
Geof Paul Eng Tulsa, OK September 30, 1970 - July 3, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Larry and Suzan Fausset Tulsa, OK
Wayne Allan Dirks Tulsa, OK June 11, 1926 September 14, 2018 Dighton Moore
Rosanne Marie Campbell Edwards Tulsa, OK May 18, 1929 September 23, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Helen Erwin Tulsa, OK October 9, 1925 November 7, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Jerome S. Feinstein Tulsa, OK July 16, 1943 - October 14, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Carol Dixon Tulsa, OK June 4, 1935 September 5, 2018 Moore Rosewood Chapel
Craig Eiland Tulsa, OK November 6, 1951 November 8, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Wade Brant Evans Colleyville, TX August 26, 1948 December 7, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service
Sandra Louise (Cales) Ferguson Shawnee, OK July 25, 1934 November 14, 2018 Smith & Kernke
Marie Ann Clem Donley Tulsa, OK October 20, 1928 - September 10, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Loraine Tekla Elias Bristow, OK February 17, 1925 - July 12, 2018 Hutchins-Maples Matherly Funeral Home
Eric Lynn Everett Walters, OK April 13, 1979 November 27, 2018 Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home
William Clay Ferguson, Jr. Asheville, NC May 24, 1961 - May 2, 2018 Smith & Kernke Funeral Home
Harriett Donovan Tulsa, OK August 28, 1919 June 19, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Theodore Quentin “Ted” Eliot Tulsa, OK March 18, 1954 November 30, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Janie Ezell Tulsa, OK May 31, 1944 July 2, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Joe C. Fermo, Jr. M.D. Tulsa, OK August 31, 1930 August 12, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Gary Doyle Tulsa, OK July 6, 1940 - July 15, 2018
Rosemary Elizabeth Hall Tulsa, OK December 21, 1932 - July 7, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Norman Fabes Tulsa, OK May 14, 1928 December 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Judith Ann Fiedler Finn Tulsa, OK April 22, 1940 October 23, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Grace Ruth Dudley McAlester, OK November 27, 1934 - November 14, 2018 Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home
Shirley Anne Elkins Tulsa, OK January 16, 1931 September 4, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Mary Jane Fahey Chagrin Falls, IA February 14, 1948 September 29, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Carol Fisher Broken Arrow, OK April 21, 1943 November 20, 2018 Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa
Nowana Ruth (Middleton) Durrett Tulsa, OK January 20, 1930 - July 1, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Phyllis Jean Gott Ellis Broken Arrow, OK January 20, 1932 December 7, 2018
Patricia Annette Farrell Owasso, OK February 25, 1937 August 22, 2018 Mowery Funeral Service
M. Sue Fisher Tulsa, OK August 1, 1933 - June 10, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Jeraldine “Jerry” Edison Tulsa, OK November 6, 1929 August 5, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Mary Ann Emery Tulsa, OK July 1, 1932 - June 13, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Lisa Farrimond Tulsa, OK August 12, 1943 August 27, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Elaine Estelle Cummins McCoy Fitzgerald Tulsa, OK December 19, 1932 - July 1, 2018
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Tributes L. Ahniwake Fleming Adelphi, MD May 8, 1922 - June 17, 2018 Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita
Nancy Garrett Broken Arrow, OK March 27, 1936 - July 2, 2018 McClendon-Winters Funeral Home
Herschel Darnell Geddie Tulsa, OK November 21, 1924 December 3, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Ruth ‘Helen’ Gilcrease Tulsa, OK June 28, 1938 July 3, 2018
Ronald “Ronnie” James Francis Tulsa, OK September 16, 1966 December 15, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Hugo “Mr. Hugo” Garza-Ortiz Tulsa, OK May 28, 1930 August 7, 2018
JoAnn Marie Geiger
Dana Gilpin Tulsa, OK January 9, 1954 June 24, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Rex Douglas Frates Tulsa, OK July 22, 1925 September 28, 2018
Mary Lois Cunningham Gasser Athens, GA January 23, 1925 - August 28, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Rose Marie (Fontaine) Gerlach Broken Arrow, OK September 22, 1930 - August 20, 2018
Linda Godfrey Tulsa, OK November 26, 1946 December 7, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Eleanor C. Freeman Pawhuska, OK February 28, 1924 December 4, 2018 Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home
Lois Harvey Gatchell Tulsa, OK June 1, 1920 December 5, 2018
Ann Gibbs Tulsa, OK April 15, 1937 October 20, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Robert Golasinski, Sr. Tulsa, OK January 21, 1936 November 23, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
George Galovich Tulsa, OK March 28, 1919 - October 13, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Scharyl Celeste Gates Tulsa, OK August 22, 1956 July 18, 2018 Biglow Funeral Directors
A. E. “Gene” Gibson Broken Arrow, OK January 28, 1935 August 8, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Joe Mitchell Golden Inola, OK September 1, 1939 August 27, 2018
John William Gardner Eustis, FL September 20, 1926 October 29, 2018
Kristi Dawn Gavrilys Marshall Broken Arrow, OK January 27, 1971 - November 7, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Barbara H. Gibson Tulsa, OK September 25, 1933 October 15, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Stuart Goodall Tulsa, OK November 1, 1941 November 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Bixby, OK December 19, 1935 - August 16, 2018 Bixby Funeral Service
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Tributes Betty Jean (Schnell) Goodknight Arlington, TX June 7, 1924 - July 6, 2018 Wade Family Funeral Home, Arlington, TX
Helen Mildred Alexander Greenstreet Tulsa, OK August 4, 1930 December 1, 2018
Robert Randall Hale Whitesboro, OK August 25, 1928 June 14, 2018 Meador Funeral Home,Whitesboro, TX
David Loren Hartshorne Hot Springs, AR January 9, 1940 July 27, 2018 Caruth-Hale Funeral Home
Glenn W. Goodrich Bartlesville, OK December 29, 1937 - June 6, 2018 Walker Brown Funeral Home
Lena Greer Tulsa, OK July 15, 1920 August 5, 2018
L. Laneer Ham Tulsa, OK January 27, 1922 - July 26, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Julianne S. Haslam Cottrell Tulsa, OK July 29, 1937 July 21, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Harold Bernard “Bernie” Gordon Tulsa, OK October 14, 1933 - July 4, 2018
Veldora Gregory Muskogee, OK September 12, 1924 - July 21, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Joyce Hannah Claremore, OK August 13, 1946 July 12, 2018 MMS-Payne Funeral Home
Julia H. Hayfield Casper, WY May 9, 1925 September 13, 2018 Harness Funeral Home, Buffalo, WY
M. Frances Ujhelyi Gott Tulsa, OK January 12, 1921 - July 4, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Todd Gribben Tulsa, OK December 25, 1961 - July 14, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Susan (Sutterfield) Hansel Kailua Kona, HI March 17, 1953 March 21, 2018
Carol Hays Tulsa, OK August 29, 1930 November 13, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Patricia Evelyn Gould Broken Arrow, OK March 17, 1929 September 8, 2018 Gary Kellys Add’Vantage Funeral Service
Vera Griffin Bixby, OK October 31, 1930 August 25, 2018 Leonard & Marker Funeral Home
Jimmie Lea Hardeman Tulsa, OK October 8, 1931 July 13, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service
Shirley Hedrick Tulsa, OK January 28, 1931 - July 14, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Gary Graham Owasso, OK May 19, 1949 - July 14, 2018 Butler-Stumpff & Dyer Funeral Home
Virginia Mae Griffin Tulsa, OK June 29, 1928 - July 17, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Robert Lane Harmon Tulsa, OK March 20, 1947 August 3, 2018
Ronald Heim Tulsa, OK December 6, 1943 - November 20, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service
Dorothy Jeanne Green Broken Arrow, OK October 6, 1947 December 3, 2018 Hutchins-Maples Matherly
Donna Marie (Moore) Guiou Tulsa, OK July 25, 1946 November 6, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Michael Dean (Mike) Harrell Tulsa, OK March 13, 1957 September 5, 2018 The Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Ella “Jane” Helander Tulsa, OK September 11, 1931 - August 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
William “Bill” Green Collinsville, OK August 29, 1945 November 27, 2018 Mowery Funeral Service
Harry Guterman Palm Beach Gardens, FL June 13, 1925 September 13, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Estelle Marie Harrington Tulsa, OK May 16, 1922 August 29, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Edward S. Helmuth Tulsa, OK November 23, 1937 September 9, 2018
Roger W. Greene Tulsa, OK December 20, 1945 - July 27, 2018
Elaine S. Hack Colleyville, TX June 17, 1934 - October 2, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
John Harris III Jenks, OK July 2, 1949 August 21, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Ann Carol Helton Edmond, OK November 23, 1939 October 28, 2018 Crawford Family Funeral Service
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Tributes Blake Andrew Henry Tulsa, OK February 3,1986 - July 7, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Karen Jean Hicks Tulsa, OK November 19, 1935 - July 8, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Mary “Duffy” Hoagland Claremore, OK November 14, 1949 November 19, 2018 MMS-Payne Funeral Home, Claremore, OK
John Robert Howard Tulsa, OK July 31, 1930 November 22, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service
Jerry Henry Tulsa, OK June 16, 1938 December 11, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Joan Hillson Owasso, OK May 1, 1950 December 4, 2018 Parsons Canoe Beggs
Tony Hodges Tulsa, OK September 9, 1954 December 3, 2018 Schaudt Funeral Service
Jerrold Lee (Jerry) Hudson Tulsa, OK August 26, 1951 August 2, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
John Henry Tulsa, OK June 20, 1949 August 4, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Kenneth Wayne “Bud” Hilton South Coffeyville, OK February 25, 1935 September 15, 2018 Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory
Susan Preston “Hootie” Hodgson Tulsa, OK July 18, 1941 - August 29, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Donald Huggins Shawnee, OK December 10, 1932 December 7, 2018 Green Hill Funeral Home of Owasso
Carolyn Lou Hensley Seven Lakes, NC March 23, 1935 - July 25, 2018 Boles Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.
Lois Irene Hines Broken Arrow, OK May 16, 1931 - June 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Gordon E. Holland Hilton Head Island, SC February 11, 1921 October 2, 2018
Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Hulsey Tulsa, OK November 17, 1959 September 19, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
James Benjamin “JB” Herndon Tulsa, OK July 13, 1921 August 24, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Johnny Lee Hirrill Salt Lake City, UT July 2, 1950 August 30, 2018
Virginia “Beth” Holloway Tulsa, OK November 6, 1925 October 23, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Helen Hunt Tulsa, OK July 13, 1960 October 3, 2018 Ninde Funeral & Cremation
Charles Donald “Don” Hesser Tulsa, OK August 15, 1922 November 6, 2018 Moore Funeral Home - Southlawn Chapel
Virginia Ruth Hisel Bella Vista, AR March 16, 1922 - July 1, 2018 The Bella Vista Funeral and Crematory
Marianne Holmes Tulsa, OK November 10, 1940 November 21, 2018 Schaudt Tulsa Funeral Service
Virgil Dean Husbenet Cameron, MO November 5, 1925 October 28, 2018 Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence, MO
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Tributes Gregory Huston Oklahoma City, OK June 13, 1981 October 15, 2018 Smith & Kernke Funeral Directors
Will Jezek Tulsa, OK October 17, 1935 November 8, 2018 Gary Kelley Add’Vantage Funeral Service
Russell Jones Tulsa, OK January 4, 1932 - July 6, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Phyllis Keown Tulsa, OK August 16, 1920 - June 12, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Woodrow Wilson Hutto Tulsa, OK December 6, 1919 - July 26, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Bernice Dillon Jiles Tulsa, OK February 17, 1920 October 27, 2018 Ninde Brookside Funeral Home
Thomas Joseph Inola, OK December 13, 1951 November 6, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Ted C. Kepley, Jr. Okmulgee, OK July 28, 1921 – February 17, 2018
“Hi” Impson, Jr. Oklahoma City, OK March 11, 1935 October 4, 2018 Bishop Funeral Service
Erd Johnson Midland, TX December 20, 1929 September 7, 2018 Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home
Kuno Juergenson Durham, NC November 3, 1927 August 6, 2018 Cremation Society of the Carolinas
Betty Berry Kerns Stillwater, OK April 25, 1944 July 16, 2018
Jacquelyn Ann Irby Tulsa, OK July 3, 1927 November 15, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Floy M. Johnson Tulsa, OK October 26, 1924 November 8, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Bonnie Jean (McDaniel) Jueschke Tulsa, OK December 9, 1934 - September 5, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Margaret Ketchum Tulsa, OK August 29, 1921 November 27, 2017 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Orel Irby Tulsa, OK January 15, 1923 - July 29, 2018 Moore Funeral Homes, Inc.
Osrine Johnson Tulsa, OK April 2, 1934 October 8, 2018 Keith Biglow
Edward (Eddie) M. Junk Jr. Tulsa, OK October 10, 1942 - July 21, 2018
Vivian (Jones) Kidd Tulsa, OK April 19, 1933 - August 2, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Jay Norman Jackson Tulsa, OK October 7, 1961 August 3, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Paul Houston Johnson Tulsa, OK August 19, 1926 November 23, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
David M. Kane Grove, OK August 6, 1944 August 8, 2018 Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Okla.
Edwin Cason “Casey” Kidd, Jr. Tulsa, OK July 22, 1952 - August 11, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Charles Mack (Bud) Jackson, Jr. Tulsa, OK April 16, 1956 - September 29, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Frank C. Jones Tulsa, OK June 25, 1953 - July 9, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Helen Ford Kaufmann Quapaw, OK May 3, 1927 November 15, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Michael Peter Kier Tulsa, OK August 10, 1951 December 9, 2018 Butler-Stumpff
Charlotte Jandebeur Okmulgee, OK April 26, 1932 December 15, 2018 McClendon-Winters
Herman “Dale” Jones Catoosa, OK March 1, 1940 - July 22, 2018 Schaudt Tulsa Funeral Service
Judy Lenor (Perryman) Kelpin Jenks, OK November 28, 1943 - July 10, 2018 Schaudt’s Glenpool Funeral Service
Marcus Gage Killerlain Tuttle, OK October 16, 2000 November 8, 2018 McNeil’s Funeral Service
Mark Byron Jennings Tulsa, OK October 12, 1954 November 19, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Robert Lawton Jones Santa Fe, NM June 5, 1925 September 14, 2018
Genavie “Jean” (nee Greene) Kenyon Tulsa, OK September 7, 1932 - July 8, 2018
James D. “Don” Kimberling Tulsa, OK May 17, 1939 September 27, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
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Tributes Joyce Voleta Kimberling Springtown, AR May 18, 1931 July 23, 2018 Wasson Funeral Home
Janet Chiaraluna Knight Tulsa, OK May 25, 1933 - September 15, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Alene Cox Kurtz Tulsa, OK December 29, 1918 - July 25, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Jearl Dean Lawrence Tulsa, OK October 4, 1936 June 9, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Veneica Kincaid Tulsa, OK June 24, 1929 November 2, 2018
William Walter Knight, Sr. Tulsa, OK February 13, 1934 August 14, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Charles Lackey, Sr. Tulsa, OK September 6, 1938 October 25, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Carolyn Legrand Sapulpa, OK May 27, 1940 - July 1, 2018 Green Hill Funeral Home Sapulpa
Erwin E. King Tulsa, OK November 2, 1923 August 7, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Connie Lee Koch Tulsa, OK July 22, 1927 December 4, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Robert H. “Bob” Ladd Sand Springs, OK March 3, 1935 - November 26, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Frances Helaine Wright Lemon Tulsa, OK February 10, 1932 - October 21, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Mary “Pauline” Whisnant King Hurst, TX June 26, 1935 August 29, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Juanita Konkler Tulsa, OK November 6, 1927 - July 23, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Dr. Paul “Bob” Lanier, M.D. Tulsa, OK April 13, 1933 November 29, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Kenneth Lessard Jenks, OK December 1, 1938 December 12, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Carol L. Kiper Tulsa, OK December 20, 1936 September 16, 2018
Dorothy Jean (Jeanie) Koonce South West City, MO December 7, 1938 November 7, 2018 Bill Merritt Funeral Service
Kathryn Larson Tulsa, OK October 24, 1944 - April 28, 2018 Anderson-Tebeest Funeral Home
Charles T. (Tom) Lester Tulsa, OK June 7, 1933 October 6, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
John (Jack) Kneafsey Tulsa, OK May 9, 1932 - November 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Ruth M. Kraemer Tulsa, OK December 9, 1924 - July 4, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Loran A. Larson “L.A.” Bixby, OK January 3, 1927 - August 8, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Dorothy Lynne Twombly Levick Tulsa, OK August 11, 1922 July 24, 2018
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Tributes Norman Eugene Levick Tulsa, OK November 12, 1928 - July 6, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
R. Michael Lang Tulsa, OK October 1, 1939 December 1, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Reverend Dean William Maas Tulsa, OK March 12, 1937 - August 4, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Mary Elizabeth Marrs Flower Mound, TX May 22, 1938 November 6, 2018 Merit Memorial
Roxanne Blue Libasci Tulsa, OK May 17, 1966 August 27, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Elise Wagoner Lee Tulsa, OK August 28, 2002 October 17, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Joan Emma (Neuleib) Magie Tulsa, OK January 15, 1938 June 21, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Kori Martin Broken Arrow, OK February 24, 1961 August 27, 2018 Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa
Lizabeth Sipes Liebeskind Brooklyn, NY April 11, 1963 July 26, 2018
Robert “Bob” Long Tulsa, OK May 2, 1940 November 10, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Edward John Main, Sr. Tulsa, OK June 5, 1917 December 5, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Donald Ernest Mason Sand Springs, OK July 20, 1937 August 2, 2018 Mobley Groesbeck
Ernest Lippard McKinney, TX February 23, 1939 September 24, 2018 Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home
Jacqulyn Clara Longacre Tecopa, CA November 2, 1932 October 30, 2018
Thomas C. Mains Guymon, OK June 5, 1941 September 20, 2018 Henson-Novak Funeral Directors
Wendell Lewis Mason Oklahoma City, OK February 18, 1934 October 14, 2018 Vondel L. Smith & Son, Oklahoma City
Philip W. Livingston Tulsa, OK April 6, 1946 - July 19, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Nadine Longacre Sapulpa, OK March 17, 1937 November 9, 2018
Joe Marina Tulsa, OK June 5, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Mary Ellen McAnally Tulsa, OK January 21, 1939 November 8, 2018 Serenity Funerals and Crematory
Perry Dyson Lnhofe, Jr. Glenwood Springs, CO September 10, 1933 - August 10, 2018
Marjorie Alene Jones Longley Tulsa, OK September 5, 1934 - July 20, 2018
Jimmy Markham Tulsa, OK March 16, 1941 September 21, 2018
Robert “Bob” McCallum Tulsa, OK January 4, 1926 September 24, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Kay Logan Chesterfield, MO February 18, 1935 - June 19, 2018 Buchholz Mortuaries
Tanya Lord Tulsa, OK September 21, 1946 - July 5, 2018
Dr. Ruth Marie (Bachlor) Markley Tulsa, OK January 19, 1926 September 26, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Joyce McCool New Boston, TX February 9, 1941 September 25, 2018 Bates Family Funeral Home
Jo Jeanne London Springfield, VA July 12, 1936 October 1, 2018
James Edwin Loyd Middleburg, VA January 1, 1932 September 10, 2018 Hall Funeral Home
Allen Marler Broken Arrow, OK March 31, 1940 November 9, 2018
Dr. John Joseph (Mac) McCrory Tulsa, OK July 7, 1922 - November 8, 2018 Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, OK
Jerry Elizabeth Long Bossier City, LA October 5, 1919 December 9, 2018 Rose-Neath Funeral Home
John Joshua Lyons Owasso, OK December 7, 1983 August 17, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Donald Harold Marple Tulsa, OK July 20, 1927 - July 3, 2018
Coy Gene McDaniel Owasso, OK January 29, 1937 - July 3, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
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Tributes Dorothy McFadden Tulsa, OK January 9, 1915 - October 16, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Glen Mendenhall Tulsa, OK January 10, 1921 October 25, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Avis “Lynn” Swander Miller Tulsa, OK April 9, 1958 June 29, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Carolyn Mills Tulsa, OK August 5, 1940 - June 28, 2018 Serenity Funerals and Crematory
Bennie McGowan Chickasha, OK July 17, 1931 November 21, 2018 Legacy Funeral Home, Chandler Arizona
William Braxton Meyberg Tulsa, OK March 11, 1933 - October 15, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
George Lance Miller Tulsa, OK January 20, 1939 - July 20, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Katherine Hoover Mills Tulsa, OK August 2, 1921 - August 6, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Alma McIntire Tulsa, OK November 8, 1937 - July 7, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Carol Endel Michael Tulsa, OK March 12, 1949 October 22, 2018
Juanita Faye Miller Sand Springs, OK March 21, 1930 October 21, 2018
Edwin J. Milt Tulsa, OK November 5, 1922 - June 7, 2018
Kenneth N. McKinney Oklahoma City, OK February 13, 1936 September 17, 2018 Smith & Kernke Funeral Directors
Joseph Michalcik Bixby, OK November 8, 1941 August 17, 2018
Larry Anderson Miller Tulsa, OK August 19, 1945 June 18, 2018 Mowery Funeral Service
Mark Bradley Mindeman Tulsa, OK February 11, 1956 August 24, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
James McKinney, Jr. Tulsa, OK August 28, 1940 September 12, 2018 Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa
Robert Marion Miler Tulsa, OK March 10, 1922 October 25, 2018 Moore’s Southlawn
Loren Valmore Miller Tulsa, OK March 18, 1924 October 28, 2018 Moore’s Southlawn Chapel
George R. Mitchell Durham, NC August 8, 1931 November 19, 2018
James “Jim” McUsic Tulsa, OK November 24, 1925 December 6, 2018 Cremation Society of Oklahoma
Annette Miller Tulsa, OK January 9, 1914 June 23, 2018 Fitzgerald Funeral Service
Louis Miller Tulsa, OK June 13, 1938 October 24, 2018
Juanita Mitchell Miami, OK October 3, 1928 August 14, 2018 Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami
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Tributes Deborah Mitchell Hamilton Tulsa, OK June 7, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Dormilee Mullings Edmond, OK June 2, 1929 August 17, 2018
Gerald Dean Nelson Mansfield, TX April 20, 1928 October 13, 2018 Wade Family Funeral Home
Eric Martin “Ole” Olson Tulsa, OK June 5, 1929 November 2, 2018
Jerry Bert “Mickey” Mitchell, Jr. Broken Arrow, OK July 2, 1963 - July 1, 2018 Brown Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Leon A. Mullins Tulsa, OK October 6, 1927 - June 24, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
William Mark Nicholson Tulsa, OK March 3, 1958 August 7, 2018
Karen L. Onderick Tulsa, OK December 23, 1953 September 5, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Donald Lee Mock Frisco, TX December 8, 1937 September 18, 2018
Richard (Dick) Murphy Tulsa, OK April 7, 1934 June 27, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Milton Scott Nickson, Jr. Edmond, OK May 7, 1934 November 13, 2018 Sparkman Hillcrest
John Lindsey Osborn
Robert E. (Bob) Moore Tulsa, OK October 31, 1924 November 25, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Vonda Kay Murrah Tulsa, OK August 27, 1966 June 18, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Kenneth Nimerick Tulsa, OK July 4, 1937 October 31, 2018 Moore’s Southlawn Chapel
Wendy Hale Owen Tulsa, OK June 7, 2018 Nick Reynolds
Thelma Moore Tulsa, OK October 31, 1924 - July 30, 2018 Ninde Funeral Directors, Brookside Chapel
Sister Mary Murrihy Tulsa, OK March 19, 1925 August 23, 2018 Stephens-Key Funeral Home
Pamela S. (Hinton) Noe Sand Springs, OK August 28, 1959 September 17, 2018
Tiffany Ashlea Palmer Fort Smith, AR December 18, 1982 - June 8, 2018 Brotherton Brothers Funeral Homes, Charleston, AR
Eusebia Morales Tulsa, OK January 11, 1924 November 25, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Ruth Myers Tulsa, OK September 22, 1922 October 31, 2018 Rice Funeral Service
Barbara Nonweiler Tulsa, OK April 4, 1933 September 17, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Michele Ann (Baird) Parham Edmond, OK April 18, 1963 September 18, 2018 Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service, Sand Springs
Danny D. Mordhorst Tulsa, OK February 6, 1954 December 7, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Alicia Naifeh Tulsa, OK November 13, 1921 - July 17, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
Thressa “Tess” Lea (Randolph) Northcutt Tulsa, OK September 21, 1937 - June 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Raymond Pascarella Katy, TX July 24, 1939 July 20, 2018 Schmidt Funeral Home
John Morley Tulsa, OK October 17, 1927 - October 15, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Barbara Naugle Tulsa, OK September 11, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Joseph O’Brien Claremore, OK October 2, 1935 July 27, 2018 MMS-Payne Funeral Home
Pansy Paschal Tulsa, OK June 14, 1927 November 15, 2018 Jack’s Memory Chapel
Bobbie Muckenthaler Tulsa, OK April 24, 1931 - November 3, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
William Gilford Neal Tulsa, OK June 28, 1919 - July 18, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Judith O’Brien Tulsa, OK April 19, 1928 December 5, 2018
Robert Patrick Broken Arrow, OK April 24, 1943 July 20, 2018 Vandenberg Funeral Home
Sand Springs, OK November 11, 1926 September 8, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
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Tributes Robert Eugene Patterson Tulsa, OK April 21, 1932 November 7, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Betty M. Phillips Tulsa, OK August 6, 1923 August 12, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
John Thomas “Tom” Points Tulsa, OK January 4, 1932 - August 25, 2018 Chapman-Black Funeral Home
Tommy Qualls Tulsa, OK June 22, 1936 October 31, 2018 Moore’s Southlawn Chapel
Steven J. Perry Kiefer, OK November 4, 1957 December 7, 2018
Joe W. Pike Bixby, OK November 2, 1943 December 11, 2018 Christian-Gavlik Funeral Home
Dean Troyer Portz Plano, TX January 18, 1920 - June 19, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Patrick J. and JoAnn B. Quirk Tulsa, OK
Lucy Peevy Tulsa, OK September 15, 1931 October 20, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn
Dave Pilkington Hot Springs, AR August 24, 1932 July 30, 2018 Hot Springs Funeral Home
John M. Powers Tulsa, OK December 3, 1932 - July 31, 2018 Moore’s Southlawn Chapel
John E. Radabaugh Waukegan, IL August 8, 1967 - October 5, 2018 Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, Libertyville
Barbara L. Perrault Tulsa, OK January 3, 1930 October 3, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
James H. “Jim” Pilkington Tulsa, OK May 13, 1945 - November 27, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Alvie Lowell Price Norman, OK January 2, 1924 November 3, 2018 Primrose Funeral Service, Norman
Jesse Emerson (Jay) Raine Bixby, OK February 12, 1937 October 3, 2018 Bixby Funeral Service
Kathryn (Kemmler) Peterson Sewickley, PA December 3, 1926 August 17, 2018 Huntsman Funeral Home, Moon Township, PA
Carolyn Plucknett Tulsa, OK March 17, 1917 September 10, 2018
Helen (Sue) Price Tulsa, OK January 15, 1924 August 6, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Kenneth Hibbert Read Louisville, KY September 6, 1931 October 26, 2018 Pearson’s Funeral Home, Louisville, KY
Betty Jo Phelps Stilwell, OK December 24, 1934 - August 8, 2018 Hart Funeral Home
Wellon B. Poe Bristow, OK August 15, 1923 August 23, 2018 Hutchins-Maples Matherly Funeral Home
Michelle Denise Prior Tulsa, OK July 31, 1957 August 1, 2018 Rose Hill Funeral Home
SuElla Reagan Tulsa, OK July 25, 1929 - June 22, 2018 Moore Funeral Home, Rosewood Chapel
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Tributes Aurelia Reaves Tulsa, OK November 9, 1930 - August 5, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Linda Ruth (Garrison) Richmond Tulsa, OK September 8, 1955 - May 26, 2018
Charles “Ed” Rountree Tulsa, OK July 2, 1933 June 22, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Bill Sanseverino Tulsa, OK October 24, 1924 August 20, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Harriette A. Reedy Tulsa, OK July 29, 1925 - August 22, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Richard Thomas Riley Tulsa, OK October 11, 1929 August 28, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Carter Wilson Rouse Tulsa, OK July 17, 1961 - August 13, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Shirley Jean Wilder Davis Sappington Broken Arrow, OK January 11, 1945 - August 28, 2018 Kennedy Kennard Funeral Home
Hazel J. Reeves Tulsa, OK April 28, 1921 October 27, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Jerry E. Roberson Tulsa, OK January 4, 1938 - July 29, 2018 Dighton-Moore Funeral Service
James Rush Jr. Tulsa, OK October 14, 1946 - June 10, 2018
Thelma Joyce Schober Tulsa, OK July 27, 1926 October 15, 2018
John Regur, Jr. Tulsa, OK December 17, 1968 November 5, 2018 Ninde Funeral Home
Margaret “Peg” Robison Jenks, OK June 26, 1924 November 7, 2018 Schaudt’s Glenpool Funeral Service
Judy Rutherford Georgetown, TX February 18, 1942 - June 22, 2018 Ramsey Funeral Home and Crematorium
Allan Scholl Tulsa, OK October 26, 1927 November 28, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Home
Ruby June Elliott Reid Tulsa, OK June 29, 1920 November 5, 2018
Martha Jayne Rogers Tulsa, OK October 6, 1923 November 7, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Michael Dale Salyer Tulsa, OK December 19, 1942 - July 7, 2018
Edythe Schroeder Tulsa, OK May 5, 1927 - August 2, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Kenneth “Ken” Renberg Tulsa, OK November 30, 1920 November 3, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Thomas Edward Rogers IV Tulsa, OK September 10, 1960 - June 18, 2018 Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service
Michael Samara Tulsa, OK May 17, 1924 November 1, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
David Irving Schrum Tulsa, OK February 25, 1920 November 10, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Anne L. Richardson Tulsa, OK July 24, 1938 September 14, 2018
Patricia J. Rohleder Tulsa, OK January 7, 1925 December 3, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Robert L. Sampson Catoosa, OK July 10, 1936 - July 14, 2018 Rose Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park
Carol Sue Schweikhard Tulsa, OK April 3, 1955 - October 30, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Margaret Richardson Tulsa, OK April 16, 1923 August 14, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Noma (Morelock, Keeton) Rongey Sapulpa, OK July 13, 1929 July 16, 2018 Smith Funeral Home
Jemele Sanderson Charlotte, NC July 1, 1940 - November 11, 2018 Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service
Donna J. Scott Tulsa, OK April 23, 1929 November 29, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Joe Richey Tulsa, OK September 25, 1954 - July 26, 2018 Moore Funeral Home
James “Jim” Rosenlieb Tulsa, OK July 29, 1937 - June 11, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Jean Sanditen Tulsa, OK July 20, 1929 August 30, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Mary Secrest Tulsa, OK August 31, 1944 November 29, 2018 Schaudt Tulsa Funeral Service
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Tributes Jack Sellers Tulsa, OK February 18, 1933 - July 11, 2018
Mary Jane Briner Shreck Nixa, MO December 4, 1927 September 29, 2018
James (Jim) B. Smith Broken Arrow, OK March 13, 1939 July 22, 2018
William Southmayd Tulsa, OK October 3, 1925 September 17, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Judy May Sellers Tulsa, OK June 3, 1943 October 10, 2018
Roman Siegfried Tulsa, OK March 13, 1978 November 8, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Margaret Ann Doll Smith Ponca City, OK June 5, 1947 - June 11, 2018 Lanman Funeral Home, Helena, OK
Jerry Lee Spradlin Tulsa, OK October 15, 1938 October 16, 2018 Moore’s Memory Chapel
Roy E. Senyard Fayetteville, AR March 31, 1945 July 28, 2018
John Simmons Tulsa, OK August 5, 1930 October 27, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Ralph C. Smith Tulsa, OK February 28, 1929 November 24, 2018
Colin Spruce Tulsa, OK February 27, 1941 September 30, 2018
Phyllis Shackles Tulsa, OK July 5, 1935 August 17, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Linda Kay Haught Sipe Grove, OK January 31, 1947 August 27, 2018 Powell Funeral Home
Theodosia A. “Theo” Smith Broken Arrow, OK December 12, 1932 November 2, 2018 Hayhurst Funeral Home
Paul Roy Stabler Pawhuska, OK June 17, 1935 - June 8, 2018 Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home
David Michael Shadday Tulsa, OK December 28, 1950 - July 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Nancy Lou Skinner Tulsa, OK January 10, 1950 - July 19, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Martha Smith Kirk Tulsa, OK February 26, 1934 - June 17, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Bruce Clifton Stanton Tulsa, OK June 28, 1947 October 20, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Katherine Shanks Tulsa, OK July 16, 1936 November 22, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Joseph J. Sklenar Tulsa, OK October 4, 1935 - December 11, 2018 Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion, Kansas
Adora G. Smithen Tulsa, OK February 16, 1917 November 21, 2018 Ninde Brookside Funeral Home
Clayda Stead Tulsa, OK April 12, 1931 September 8, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel
John Shearing Tulsa, OK March 31, 1937 - June 18, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Chapel
James B. Smiley Tulsa, OK February 28, 1934 September 10, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Ruby Lee Snead Broken Arrow, OK January 18, 1927 August 7, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Margaret Louise (Beadle) Steichen Tonkawa, OK May 13, 1926 October 26, 2018 Trout Funeral Home
Glenn Howard Shiveler Broken Arrow, OK July 5, 1961 September 14, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Eloise E. Smith Tulsa, OK February 29, 1928 September 12, 2018
Janette Snow Edmond, OK June 17, 1923 September 7, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Lillian M. Stevens Tulsa, OK
Richard Show-Chang Ho Peachtree City, GA April 27, 1936 September 9, 2018 Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home
Jacqueline (Jackie) Eda Wheeler Smith Tulsa, OK September 4, 1942 November 21, 2018
Erna Catherine Sommers Tomball, TX September 15, 1934 - July 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
John Haddock Stevenson, IV Tulsa, OK December 15, 1940 October 10, 2018 Mark Griffith Memorial Westwood Chapel
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Tributes Patty Jeanne Stewart Tulsa, OK May 2, 1937 November 24, 2018
Kiley Michele Taft Melissa, TX October 13, 1972 - October 17, 2018 Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home
Anna Thomas Broken Arrow, OK November 3, 1938 October 28, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
Paula Turley Tulsa, OK November 10, 1940 - July 30, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Fred Stockdale Bridgeport, TX December 11, 1933 - June 6, 2018
Carrell E. Tallent, Sr. Tulsa, OK August 25, 1937 - June 20, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Charles Thompson Broken Arrow, OK April 22, 1929 November 12, 2018 Hayhurst Funeral Home
Anna Marie Turner Tulsa, OK September 22, 1935 - June 24, 2018 Luginbuel Funeral Home, Prairie Grove, AR
William Absalom Stockstill Denton, TX March 15, 1938 November 21, 2018
Joseph Tate Tulsa, OK September 15, 1926 - July 19, 2018 Ninde Funeral & Creamtion
Everett Lee Thornton Tucson, AZ December 22, 1931 - June 8, 2018 Evergreen Mortuary, Tucson, AZ
Samuel D. Turner, Jr. Tulsa, OK December 5, 1925 October 14, 2018
James Franklin “Frank” Strozier, III Tulsa County, OK October 12, 1948 - July 20, 2018 Bixby Funeral Service
Bettye Taylor Sand Springs, OK April 3, 1928 November 2, 2018
Marlene Louise Tilkin Tulsa, OK February 20, 1936 November 4, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Doug Turney Tulsa, OK September 30, 1925 - October 6, 2018
Judith Sublette Tulsa, OK July 26, 1954 October 20, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
David John (Wile E Coyote) Taylor Kansas City, MO August 21, 1952 December 11, 2018 Fitzgerald Funeral Service
Willis “Tiny” Tomsen Tulsa, OK January 16, 1932 - June 4, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Ruth Twibell Tulsa, OK February 19, 1930 October 24, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Robert J. Summers Tulsa, OK August 14, 1934 August 27, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Douglas L. Taylor Tulsa, OK October 1, 1947 August 10, 2018 Hayhurst Funeral Home
Philip & Dorothy Towle
Gary D. Underwood Tulsa, OK October 21, 1947 August 4, 2018
Dorothy Ellen Swan Rogers, AR February 15, 1932 - June 30, 2018 Dillon Marler Dighton Funeral Home - Sand Springs
Jeanne Cheatham Taylor Sand Springs, OK April 3, 1928 November 2, 2018
Robert Wallace Trepp Tulsa, OK July 17, 1951 September 20, 2018 Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home, Pawhuska
Mr. Leonard “Blue” Underwood Kansas City, MO July 28, 1954 - August 31, 2018 Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home
Stanley Sweeney Tulsa, OK May 7, 1925 June 20, 2018 Rose Hill Funeral Home
Melvin Tennant, Sr. Tulsa, OK July 15, 1935 September 11, 2018 Butler- Stumpff & Dyer Funeral Home
Leilani Troy Bixby, OK May 22, 1960 August 24, 2018 Bixby Funeral Service
Renee Vanderhoof Tulsa, OK December 3, 1958 - July 1, 2018 Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care
Billy Leroy Tabor Cleveland, OK December 10, 1960 December 3, 2018 Chapman-Black Funeral Home
Tyler Tennelly Tulsa, OK March 28, 1924 August 5, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
Bill Turley Tulsa, OK September 1, 1946 August 19, 2018
Marianna Wilke Vesely Tulsa, OK September 14, 1941 - August 24, 2018 Ninde Brookside
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Tributes Warren Waggoner Tulsa, OK June 21, 1938 - December 16, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Walter Franklin Wamsley Tulsa, OK July 18, 1926 - July 1, 2018
James Cotter Welch Tulsa, OK September 7, 1944 August 12, 2018 Green Country Cremation
Ann Williams Owasso, OK February 16, 1934 November 1, 2018 Peters-Stumpff
Larry L. Wails Mannford, OK March 16, 1933 June 19, 2018
Michael J. Ward Bixby, OK July 13, 1944 July 27, 2018
Al West III Richardson, TX October 24, 1946 - July 8, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
Jerry L. Williams St. Petersburg, FL January 7, 1945 October 20, 2018
Cordelia Cecil Walker Tulsa, OK December 19, 1924 October 26, 2018 Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home
Scott L. Warren Broken Arrow, OK July 28, 1947 August 8, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
John Hall Wetzel Tulsa, OK July 8, 1928 - July 24, 2018 Stanleys Funeral Home
John Williams Tulsa, OK October 25, 1945 October 11, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Barbara Jeanne (Johnston) Wall Tulsa, OK October 5, 1934 - July 8, 2018
Bonita and John Watts Tulsa, OK
Betty A. Whitaker Mounds, OK September 19, 1936 - June 9, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Leanna Williams Tulsa, OK March 14, 1962 November 16, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn
Lloyd Lawrence Wallisch II Kansas City, MO April 1, 1952 October 28, 2018
Vernecia L Wagoner Rife Waybourn Tulsa, OK January 1, 1932 October 31, 2018
LaVelta D White Skiatook, OK September 26, 1930 - June 9, 2018 Moore Funeral Home
Mrs. Edythe Josephine (Davis) Goodell Williams Tulsa, OK July 11, 1923 June 13, 2018 Butler-Stumpff
Carlton Walls Tulsa, OK July 25, 1942 August 31, 2018 Hayhurst Funeral Home
Korene Webb Phoenix, AZ July 2, 1938 June 12, 2018
Earl Roger Whiteside Catoosa, OK June 18, 1933 September 9, 2018
Norma Elaine Fisher Williams Boise, ID April 23, 1925 November 21, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Stephen “Steve” Walls Tulsa, OK January 4, 1949 September 2, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
F. William “Bill” Weber Tulsa, OK June 15, 1926 September 9, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Mindy Whitten Tulsa, OK January 4, 1963 August 28, 2018 Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel
H. Stephen Williamson Hope, AR August 29, 1950 November 3, 2018 Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, AR
Dianne Walker-Propes Tulsa, OK January 28, 1939 December 16, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Mary Ann Wehrs Tulsa, OK September 29, 1930 - July 27, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Eugene Woodrow Wicker Pearl Harbor, HI May 21, 1921 - December 7, 1941 Clifford D. Garret Family Funeral Home
Stephanie Lynn Williamson Owasso, OK February 7, 1986 - September 11, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Phyllis Walters Tulsa, OK September 21, 1941 - July 9, 2018 Schaudt Funeral Service
Edna E. Welch Tulsa, OK February 12, 1935 August 13, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn
Ida Mae Lee Wilhoit Tulsa, OK November 20, 1928 October 25, 2018
Lahoma Wilson Tulsa, OK December 5, 1921 October 13, 2018 Moore’s Eastlawn
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Tributes Roine M. Wilson Tulsa, OK May 12, 1922 November 20, 2018 Ninde Brookside Cchapel
Sidney Wise Phoenix, AZ May 20, 1929 May 15, 2018
Anna Jean Wortham Tulsa, OK October 11, 1946 November 30, 2018 Moore Southlawn Funeral Home
Janice Zehren Tulsa, OK March 16, 1953 November 12, 2018 Schaudt Tulsa Funeral Service
Stephen Earl Wilson Tulsa, OK March 7, 1956 August 22, 2018
Paul Freeman Witty Delaware, OK June 13, 1935 October 1, 2018
Richard E. Wright III Tulsa, OK November 22, 1939 October 31, 2018 Ninde Brookside Chapel
John “Walt” Zehren Tulsa, OK August 26, 1951 September 30, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Gloria Jean Winn Tulsa, OK November 27, 1928 November 19, 2018 Ninde Brookside
Nelson LaVerne Wolfe D.D.S. Collinsville, OK June 20, 1936 November 13, 2018 Mowery Funeral Services
Randolph “Randy” Louis Yahn Perrysville, OH January 29, 1949 - October 13, 2018 Snyder Funeral Homes, Mansfield, OH
Willine Zerbe Tulsa, OK March 7, 1939 September 30, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Donald Winningham Tulsa, OK February 29, 1932 November 27, 2018 Heath-Griffith Funeral Home
Joseph Robert Woolslayer Irving, TX January 8, 1932 July 26, 2018 Chism-Smith Funeral Home
Janis A. Young Tulsa, OK October 8, 1929 July 27, 2018 Floral Haven Funeral Home
Denis Joseph Zigrang Tulsa, OK May 11, 1926 August 31, 2018 Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel
Betty Jean Winters Tulsa, OK August 19, 1924 November 14, 2018 Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service
Dr Gerald (Jerry) Wootan Tulsa, OK November 19, 1944 - October 4, 2018
Janet Youngblood Tulsa, OK September 28, 1955 - July 23, 2018 Moore’s Rosewood Chapel
Hubert “Hugh” Zimmerman, Jr. Broken Arrow, OK June 1, 1938 August 5, 2018 Hayhurst Funeral Home
Prepare for visiting elder guests (MS) — Homeowners may find themselves hosting senior guests several times throughout a typical year. These occasions can be wonderful opportunities for making memories, but homeowners may need to take certain precautions to ensure that guests are safe and comfortable. This may involve making some minor modifications around the home. Mobility and comfort needs for seniors may differ those necessary to accommodate other guests. Meeting the needs of senior guests can involve any of the following. • Make sure pathways leading to and from the home are level, cleared and easy to see.
• If possible, add a ramp over stairs that lead to the front door. Ensure handrails are sturdy. • Remove clutter and excess furniture if a visiting guest will be using a walker or a manual/motorized wheelchair. • Remove accent rugs from a home, and be sure that any mats are secured with nonslip material.
• Well-placed grab bars in the bathroom can be an asset. See if you can borrow a portable shower seat to make bathing or showering easier for overnight senior guests. • For long-term guests, consider replacing round doorknobs and other pulls with levers that are easy to grab.
• Increase lighting in entryways, staircases and hallways, especially areas leading to kitchens or bathrooms.
• Concessions may need to be made concerning home interior temperature, noise levels and television viewing.
• If guests will be staying overnight, arrange sleeping accommodations on the first floor and/or in a room close to a bathroom.
• Several easy modifications can be made head of time to make senior guests feel comfortable when visiting others.
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How best to finance long-term care needs (MS) — Failing to plan for long-term care expenses may leave aging men and women with little or no assets late in life. AARP says that the cost of long-term care continues to rise and the array of options can make it difficult for families to find the best, most affordable care. The median monthly costs for a semi-private room in a U.S. nursing facility hovered around $6,800 in 2016, according to The Genworth Cost of Care Survey. That adds up to roughly $82,000 per year. Individuals who only anticipate hiring a home health aide should know that such options cost an average $3,800 per month. Retirement savings can quickly dry up when longterm care is required. Individuals need to keep in mind that, in 2014, the Social Security Administration said the average monthly retirement income from Social Security was just $1,294. The National Care
Planning Council says that at least 60 percent of all individuals will need extended help during their lifetimes. Ongoing care can last for many months or years. Longterm care needs, including assisted living and nursing home stays beyond a few months, may not be covered by federal health insurance programs, such as Medicare. As a result, it is up to individuals to find ways to finance their care.
Long-term care insurance is a safety precaution that can be purchased early in life to plan to help pay for expenses aging men and women may incur in their golden years. New York Life Insurance says that policy holders will be reimbursed for qualified long-term care costs up to a maximum daily benefit amount. Coverage varies, but policy premiums generally increase with the age of applicant.
Long-term care insurance
Government aid
Long-term care insurance is one of the ways to offset costs of care for later in life. But many people are unaware that this type of insurance exists. A survey conducted by Leger Marketing for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association found that 74 percent of respondents said they haven’t included provisions for long-term care in their retirement plans.
Government aid is available for U.S. residents but qualifications vary and it is usually limited to those with financial hardships. Medicaid pays for the largest share of long-term care services in the United States, according to the Administration on Aging. But to qualify, one’s income must be below a certain level and the person must meet minimum state eligibility requirements.
(MS) — Although inevitable, death is an emotional subject that’s difficult to discuss. While estate planning can make people uncomfortable, it is an essential part of securing assets for future generations and can make a death in the family easier for loved ones to handle. Estate planning is an umbrella term that refers to a host of things that must be done prior to a person’s death, including writing a will and even making funeral arrangements. Estate planning attempts to eliminate financial uncertainties and maximize the value of an estate, allowing men and women to state their wishes with regard to long-term healthcare and guardianship for their children. When done right, estate planning can prevent family feuds and ensure that the deceased’s estate stays in the hands of family rather than being relegated to the government. Estate planning can be a complex process, so people should seek help to ensure the process goes smoothly.
Getting started Estate planning should begin early in a person’s life, especially for young parents. It’s easy to talk about saving for a home or retirement, but it’s not so simple to discuss who will care for your children should you die while they are still minors. Those who are not able to sort through these answers on their own should enlist the help of an attorney or a financial adviser, both of whom can take some of the emotion out of the discussion and put it in more practical terms.
The will A will is an important component of estate planning. Without clearly and legally spelling out
your wishes, there is no guarantee that those wishes will be honored. It will be up to a state to make potentially life-altering decisions that can impact your surviving family members, and the only way to ensure your wishes will be carried out is to put them into a will. Although people can write their own wills, many prefer to seek the assistance of an attorney, who can make sure all necessary details are included in the will.
Medical directives In addition to a will, estate planning includes your wishes if you become incapacitated or suffer from a serious medical condition that precludes you from making decisions about your care and finances. Spouses can be named to make important health decisions, but you may want to indicate other information, such as life support measures or organ donation. If you have strong opinions on treatment, medical directives and living wills are a necessity.
Funeral arrangements Another aspect of estate planning concerns funeral arrangements. Many people prefer to make their own funeral and burial plans so that these heart-wrenching decisions don’t fall on the shoulders of grieving family members. Funeral planning may include choosing a burial plot, selecting a casket, indicating cremation and paying for everything in advance so there is no financial burden on surviving family members. According to the funeral planning website Efuneral. com, the average cost of a funeral in the United States in 2012 was more than $8,500 for a burial service and $3,700 for cremation. Estate planning can maximize your assets and ensure your endof-life wishes are honored.
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