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Sandra Kay "Sandy" Schatz
1937 - 2010
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Schatz,
age 72, passed away July
27, 2010 in Stillwater, OK.
Funeral services
were held at
10:00 A.M.,
Saturday, July
31, 2010 at St.
Francis Xavier
Catholic Church
with Father
Kenneth Harder
officiating. Inter-
ment followed
at Highland Cemetery in
Pawnee, Oklahoma. Strode
Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Sandy was born September 3,
1937 in StiUwater to Cecil and
Fern Henrick and grew up in
Stillwater around an extended
and loving family. She attended
Washington Grade School and
graduated from Stillwater High
School before attending Okla-
homa State University. Sandy
was united in marriage to her
childhood friend, Charles Rea
Schatz on June 15, 1957 at
Saint Francis Xavier Catholic
Church where she was a life-
long parishioner. After mar-
riage they moved to southem
California where Charles was
stationed in the U.S. Navy.
After Charles's service, they
returned to Stillwater where
they raised two children.
Sandy was employed at Okla-
homa State University starting
at the Chemistry Department
before moving to the Student
Union and finally the payroll
department in Whitehurst
Hall. She retired in 1991.
She was also active in the St.
Francis Financial
Council and Alter
Society. To fill
her time after
retirement, Sandy
volunteered at
Elite Repeat and
enjoyed tending
her garden. She
passionately
baked cookies
for her grandchildren, and
occasionally "encouraged"
Charles to repaint the house.
She touched many lives and
will be missed by all who loved
and cared for her.
Sandy is survived by her
husband, Charles; her brother
Cecil; her daughter Deborah
Rabinovitz and husband Joel
of TX; son Jeffrey Schatz
and wife Mary of WI; and
her four grandchildren Kailee
Rabinovitz, Zachary Rabino-
vitz, Michael Schatz and Hali
Schatz. She was preceded in
death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers the family
has asked for donations to be
made to the Sandra Schatz
Memorial Fund at St. Francis
Xavier Catholic Church, P.O.
Box 909, Stillwater, OK.
74076, or to Judith Karman
Hospice, Inc. at P.O. Box 818,
Stillwater, OK. 74076.
Condolences may be e-mailed
to the family and an online obit-
uary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com.
Melinda "Beth" Johnson
1956 - 2010
Melinda "Beth" Johnson, 53,
passed away on July 28, 2010
in StiUwater, Oklahoma. Her
service was held
Tuesday, August
3, 2010, 2:00 pm,
at Strode Funeral
Home Chapel
with Dr. Norman
Richmond offici-
atingl Interment
followed at Fair-
lawn Cemetery in
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Strode
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Beth was born on December
27, 1956 to Arvel and Mattie
Lena Sumpter in Sallisaw,
Oklahoma. She married Philip
Johnson on December 16,1977
in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Beth graduated from Meeker
High School in 1975, attended
Seminole Junior College, eam-
ing an associate degree, continu-
ing her education at Oklahoma
State University where she
stayed to work as a secretary
for many years. However, after
her second grandchild was
bom she made the decision to
stay home and help raise her
grandchildren. A majority of
her time was devoted to caring
for her family and others around
her. She even worked at Com-
munity Access
assisting handi-
capped adults.
She was a very
talented indi-
vidual. She was
an excellent cake
decorator and
loved any art or
craft, as well as
animals and children.
She is survived by her par-
ents, Arvel and Mattie Lena; her
husband, Philip, of the home;
one son, Michael Johnson of
Anchorage, Alaska; one daugh-
ter, Mishelle Johnson-Sanogo
and husband, Moustapha of
Stillwater, OK; four grand-
children, Carli B. Winchester,
Quinton M. Johnson, Nicholas
S. R. Johnson, and Katelin A.
Sanogo; one sister Jannie Bar-
rington and husband, Joe of
Okemah, OK; and numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins and other
relatives.
Condolences may be emailed
to the family and an online
obituary may be viewed by
visiting www.strodefh.com.
Margie Louise Ray
1940 - 2010
Funeral services for Margie
Louise Ray, 69, of Stillwa-
ter were held at 11:00 A.M.
Wednesday,
August 4, 2010 at
Glencoe United
Methodist Church
with Pastor Ron
Weathers offici-
ating. Services
were entrusted to
the care of Palmer
Marler Funeral
Home in Stillwater, OK.
Margie was born on Decem-
ber 20, 1940 in Haworth, OK
to Thomas Franklin and Rose
(Waters) Murray. She grew up
and attended school in Tipton,
OK, graduating from Lange
High School. Margie married
Charles Ray on Dec 6, 1974 in
Waiters, OK. In 1986 Margie
and Charles moved to Stillwa-
ter, OK. She became a very
she loved more than anything.
Margie went to be with the Lord
on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in
Alamosa, CO.
She is survived
by her children:
Debbie Hudman
and husband, Chris
of Geronimo, OK,
Ruth Ann Harp
and husband,
Blair of TulM, OK,
Charles Andrew
"Chuck" Ray, Jr. and wife,
Amanda of La Conner, WA,
Adrean Sturgess of Alamosa,
CO, and Kevin Sturgess and
wife Denise of Alamogordo,
NM; one brother, Haskell
Murray; two sisters, Flora
Young and Charlyne Stafford;
11 grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may
active member of the Glencoe be made in Margie's name to
United Methodist Church
where she was involved in the
missions and food ministries.
Her hobbies included fishing
and traveling to New Mexico
in her camper. Her pride and
joy were her grandchildren, who
the Glencoe United Methodist
Church or the Walters Cemetery
Association c/o Palmer Marler
Funeral Home, Stillwater.
Condolences may be sent to the
family via our online guestbook
at www.pmcth.com
Lucretia (Kris) Thomas
1948 - 2010
Lucretia (Kris) Thomas
passed away Tuesday, July
27th, 2010 at the OU Medi-
cal Center in
Oklahoma
City. Lucretia
Ann (DeLong)
Thomas was
born on March
3rd, 1948 in Still-
water, Oklahoma
to Walter Delong
and Virginia
(Keller) Delong.
Kris married Robert (Bob)
Thomas on March 3rd, 1967
and to this union two children
were born.
She enjoyed spending time
with her family and friends,
yard work, decorating her
home, and lavishing her 2
dogs with time and toys.
Kris leaves behind one son,
Brian Thomas and wife Ginger
of Perry, OK; one daughter,
Leesa Thomas Silver of
Dallas Texas ; sister Janette
Stromberg and
husband Dave
of Stillwater,
OK; uncle, Ted
Keller of Roff
, OK ; aunt,
Elsie Engelke of
Wichita, KS.
Grandchildren:
Shawn Newell of
Orange, TX, Brady Thomas
of Little Elm, Texas, Luke and
Jake Thomas of Perry, OK.
The family will be follow-
ing the direction of Kris's last
wishes of no service.
The family does request all
contributions be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Condolences may be sent
using our online guestbook at
www.perrycares.com.
Lemons-Bickell to Wed
Meagan Elizabeth Lemons and Brian Lee Bickell will wed
Sunday, August 22 "d at 4 p.m. at the Marland Mansion in
Ponca City, Oklahoma.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Beth Thompson of Shaw-
nee and the granddaughter of Shirley Thompson andthe late
Kenneth Thompson of Shawnee, Oklahoma.
The groom-to-be is the son of Tom and Sue Bickell of
Perkins, Oklahoma and the grandson of Ray and Carolyn
Allison of Parkland, Oklahoma.
Lemons graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2008.
Bickell graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2006.
Robert Dale Fenimore
1925-2010
Robert Dale Fenimore, the OSU College of Edu-
84, died on July 28, 2010 cation Hall of Honor, the
in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Memorial
services will
be held at 2:
O0 p.m. on
Saturday, July
31, 2010 at the
First Presbyte-
rian Church in
Stillwater with
Dr. B. Gordon
Edwards offi-
ciating. Strode
Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Bob was born in Wood-
ward, Oklahoma, on
October 6, 1925, the first
child of Orris and Maude
Fenimore. He attended
Woodward Public Schools
and graduated in 1947 from
Oklahoma State University
(then called Oklahoma
A&M College) where he
received a B.S. degree
from the college of Edu-
cation majoring in Social
Studies.
During his college career,
Bob was Oklahoma A&M
College's first two-time
All-American and played
on both the winning 1945
Cotton Bowl and 1946
Sugar Bowl football teams.
The Daily Oklahoman
named him Player of the
Year in 1944 and 1945. In
1947, he was selected as
the first round choice in the
NFL draft and was third in
the Heisman Award.
Following his graduation
from Oklahoma A&M, Bob
was drafted by the Chicago
bears and played profes-
sional football one year. He
then returned to Oklahoma
and began his career with
the Massachusetts Mutual
Life insurance Company in
Oklahoma City. In 1953,
he and his family moved to
Stillwater, where he worked
as a district manager for the
company until his retire-
ment in 1985. During his
40 years with Mass Mutual,
Bob was named a National
Quality Award Winner for
17 years and a member of
the Leaders Club for 15
years. He was a past presi-
dent of the Northern Okla-
homa Chapter of Chartered
Life Underwriters (CLU).
Bob's football legacy at
Oklahoma State University
included his induction
into the National Football
College Hall of Fame,
the Helms Football Hall
of Fame, the Oklahoma
Sports Hall of Fame, the
Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame,
OSU Distinguished Alumni
Award, the
OSU Track
Hall of Honor
as well as the
OSU Founda-
tion Board of
Governors.
Bob was
actively
involved in his
church as well
as his community. He
served as an Elder of the
First Presbyterian Church
of Stillwater for four 3-
year terms and Deacon
for two 2-year terms. He
served as President of the
Stillwater Chamber of
Commerce, President of the
United Way and a member
of the Stillwater Parks
and Recreation Board of
Directors. Bob was a life-
time member of the OSU
Alumni Association and
former vice-president of
the Payne County Alumni
Association.
Bob clearly distinguished
himself with his accom-
plishments and dedica-
tion to his college, work,
church, community and
family. He and Veta Jo,
his wife of 63 years, made
their home in Stillwater,
Oklahoma, for the past 50
years. Survivors include
their two daughters, Eliza-
beth Ann Atess and her
husband, Robert Dale,
and Jo Ellen Jones, all of
Stillwater. Also surviving
are his three grandchildren,
Kathryn Jones McNeill
and her husband, Ran, of
Dallas, TX; Sarah Atess of
Cincinnati, OH; and David
Atess of Stillwater; his
brother, Harry Fenimore,
of Stillwater; and his
sister, Shirleinne Jennings
and her husband, Bud, of
Woodward, OK. Bob is
also survived by many
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made
in Bob's name to First
Presbyterian Church, 524
S. Duncan, Stillwater, OK
74074; Judith Karman Hos-
pice, P.O. Box 818, Stillwa-
ter, OK 74076; Oklahoma
State University School of
Education or Iba-Fenimore
Society of Oklahoma State
University c/o the OSU
Foundation, P.O. Box 1749,
Stillwater, OK 74076
Condolences may be
sent to the family and
an online obituary may
be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com
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