All Obituaries

Funeral Services will be next week in California. VISITATION Thursday January 14, 2021 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Smith Funeral Home 1208 S Main Sapulpa, OK 74066

No services planned at this time.

Betty Jo Shaw was born on September 30,1946 in Fort Smith, AR to Jackie Richardson and Juanita “Ruth” Bunting. Betty passed away at the age of 74 on January 8, 2021. She married the love of her life Richard Shaw in Noel, MO on October 9,1962. They enjoyed 45 beautiful years of marriage before his passing. In those 45 years they enjoyed gardening, spending time at Spring Creek fishing, and enjoying the years they had together. She cleaned houses and babysat until she retired....

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Virginia Ruth Beaverson died on January 3, 2021.  She was born October 20, 1931 in Miami, Texas to Carl V. and Lucille A. Linnet.  The family moved to Sapulpa in 1941 .  She graduated from Sapulpa High School in 1949.   Immediately after graduation she went to work for OG&E where she met, and later married Paul (Bob) Beaverson.  They were married 65 years.  She worked as a legal secretary in several different law offices, and was the Election Board...

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My mom, Bernice Taylor, 83 of Sapulpa entered her eternal home Saturday January 2, 2021.  Born April 25, 1937 in Witts Springs, Arkansas to Fred and Ruby (Turney) Compton.   She met Dad (Carl) while waitressing at the Silver Castle in West Tulsa.  She loved telling the story of coming to work one day and spying the new cook and boy did he look good! Ha!  He must have thought she looked pretty good too because they were married within 3 months.   Mom was...

On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Frederic Ochsner of Ketchikan, Alaska, passed away. Fred was born in Seattle, Washington in 1951. Upon completion of high school he went directly into the marine corp proudly serving his country. Upon completion of several tours in Vietnam with an honorable discharge, Fred briefly became a professional baseball player, and subsequently journeyed into becoming a master craftsman.  Honing carpentry, welding, and mechanical engineering, there was nothing he...

  John Norton McKelvey, of Sand Springs went to be with the Lord on December 27th, 2020. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Willis Homer and Pauline (Polston) McKelvey. John met the love of his life, Elizabeth Ann Young, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He told a lot of stories of the way they met, from Elizbeth being a go-go dancer, dancing on the wings of planes, to her holding signs for wrestling matches, and so many other great romances.    The truth is that they...

Mary Ellen McGowan, age 91, went to her heavenly home December 27, 2020. Mary was born on December 5, 1929 in Bristow, OK to Faye and Guy Millard.  She graduated from Weleetka High School and attended College in Wilburton.  Mary worked for Dickinson Goodman as a secretary for many years and was also a secretary for Allen Bowden School.  Mary married Carroll B. McGowan in Wilburton, OK on August 7, 1949.  They were together for 60 years until his death in 2009. ...