Charles William Smith
Charles William Smith, 75, of Norman, Oklahoma, died
Friday, October 3, 2003 in Norman, Oklahoma. Mr. Smith was born
July 20, 1928 in Blanchard, Oklahoma, to Charles L. And Ethel Mae
Gunter Smith. He moved to Norman from Bridge Creek in 1940. He
graduated from Norman High School. Mr. Smith served with the
U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. He was employed at Tinker Air
Force Base as a test equipment maintenance supervisor for thirtyseven
years, he retired in 1989. He married Joan E. Crawford on
June 12, 1949 at the First Nazarene Church in Norman. Mr. Smith
was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and served as a first grade
Sunday School teacher. He was an avid O.U. football and basketball
fan. He loved working in his yard and delighted in helping others.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, daughter,
Diane Elizabeth, brother, Stanley Smith and sister, Dayle Hunt.
Survivors include his wife, Joan of the home; four sons, Charles R.
Smith and wife, Julie of Edmond, OK, Michael J. Smith of Norman,
OK, Kevin S. Smith of Norman, OK and Steven J. Smith of Moore,
OK; daughter, Deborah J. Cummins and husband, Les of Norman,
OK; sister, Margaret Gill of Norman, OK; three granddaughters,
Tiffani A. Smith, Elizabeth D. Cummins and Lindsey M. Smith; and
three grandsons, Jonathan N. Cummins, Cameron J. Smith and Jason
T. Smith.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart
Association at 5375 SW 7th St., Topeka, KS 66606
Georgia Lee Thomson Larsh
Georgia Lee Thomson Larsh, 85, of Norman, Oklahoma, died Friday, October 17,2003 in
Norman, Oklahoma. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 21,2003
at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma with Rev. Bob Younts and Chaplain
Harry Smith officiating. Public viewing will be held at the cemetery before services. Pallbearers
will be Rick Davis, Wayne Hooker, Pat Adams, David Ponder, Mike Pullin and Greg Larsh.
Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Larsh was born January 2, 1918 in Lebanon, Illinois, to Charles and Emma K.
Guenther Thomson. She grew up in Lebanon, Illinois and graduated from Lebanon High School.
She married Howard W. Larsh in Lebanon, Illinois on September 4, 1938. They moved to
Norman, Oklahoma from Illinois in 1944. Georgia attended the University of Oklahoma and was
a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She worked for many years as a Librarian for
the Bass Collection at the University of Oklahoma. She was an O.U. Sooner football fan.
Georgia enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandson. She was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Larsh was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Howard on July 30, 1993.
Survivors include his son, Jonathan and wife, Billie of Norman, OK and grandson, Gregory
William Larsh.
Debra Lynn (Cummings) Kay
Debra Lynn (Cummings) Kay, 44
of Norman, Oklahoma, died Sunday,
October 26, 2003, in Norman,
Oklahoma. Funeral Services will be held
at 1:00 P.M., Friday, October 31, 2003, at
Havenbrook Funeral Home Chapel with
Chaplain Harry Smith officiating.
Public viewing will be held at
Havenbrook Funeral home from
Wednesday, October 29 through
Thursday, October 30, 2003. Services are under the direction of
Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, Oklahoma.
Debi was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on November 20, 1958
to Chuck and Joyce Cummings. She lived in Seminole until she was
one-and-a-half years old, then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico
until she was 14. She then moved back to Seminole to live with her
Aunt Carole and Uncle Jim Robertson. Debi attended Seminole High
School. She then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she met and
married Tim Kay. They were married on April 29, 1979 for twentyfour
wonderful years. She served as a governess for Bob and Cyndi
Beam’s four children while in Tulsa until 1986 when she moved to
Norman. Debi graduated from the Moore/Norman Technology
Center LPN program with honors in 1988. She then worked at
Riveroaks Nursing Home and Rivermont Retirement Center in
Norman. She was a homemaker for the last five years on her acreage
near Lake Thunderbird. She enjoyed swimming, camping, fishing,
gardening, children, animals and shopping!. She also enjoyed time
with her nieces and nephew, Sean and Melissa Livingston and Kristin
and Melissa Simon.
Survivors include her husband, Tim of the home; father,
Chuck Cummings and wife, Doris, mother, Joyce Parker and
husband, Don; sister, Kim Livingston and husband, Greg; and her
brother, Chris Cummings, all of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and her
baby puppy, Spirit, of the home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung
Association of Oklahoma, 3160 W. Britton Rd. Suite E., Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Helen Viola Jaffee
Helen Viola Jaffee, 81, of
Norman, Oklahoma, died Saturday,
October 4, 2003, in Norman, Oklahoma.
No Funeral Services will be held at this
time. Arrangements are under the
direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home
of Norman, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Jaffee. was born July 26,
1922 in Topeka, Kansas, to Harry and
Etta Ward Clay. She graduated from
Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas.
She lived in numerous states as she moved around with her second
husband, Lt. Col. Nathan Jaffee in the military. Mrs. Jaffee moved
to Norman from Topeka in 1983.
Mrs. Jaffee was preceded in death by her parents; first
husband, Howard Landeene and second husband, Lt. Col. Nathan
Jaffee; and three brothers. Survivors include daughter, Pam
Daivdson and husband, Paul of Norman, OK; three sisters; one
brother and one grandchildren, Matthew Davidson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Aging Services of Cleveland
County, 1179 E. Main, Norman, OK 73071.
Alan B. Husky D.O.
Alan B. Husky, D.O., 50, of
Norman, Oklahoma, died Friday, Oct.17,
2003, in Norman, Oklahoma. Visitation
will be Monday, Oct. 20 from 9:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. at Havenbrook Funeral
Home. Funeral Services will be held at
10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, at the
McFarlin Memorial United Methodist
Church in Norman, with Tim Smith
officiating. Interment
will follow at the
Fairview Maguire Cemetery in Noble,
Oklahoma. Pallbearers are the Norman
Police Department TAC Team. Services
are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman,
Oklahoma.
Alan was born March 11, 1953, in Ringling, Oklahoma, to
A.B. Husky, D.O. and Betty L. Downey Husky. He graduated from
Norman High School and attended the University of Oklahoma for
two years and graduated from the University of Health Science in
Kansas City, Missouri. Alan served an internship in Tucson,
Arizona.. In 1978, Alan returned to Norman to work with his father
in his medical practice.. Alan volunteered as the Physician for the
Norman Police Department TAC Team, was on staff at the Norman
Regional Medical Center, and was an honorary member of the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He was Board Certified in Family
Medicine and was a member of the American and Oklahoma
Osteopathic Associations. He enjoyed hunting, four wheeling, going
to the beach and being in the outdoors with his son, Sam.
Alan was preceded in death by his grandparents, R.S. and
Essie Jones Downey and Andrew Brady and Hattie L. Husky.
Survivors include his son, Samuel Brady Husky and Alan’s fiancée,
Leann Hewett, of the home; parents, A.B. Husky and Betty L. Husky,
of Norman and brother, Ira Brady Husky, D.O. and his wife, Karen,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, niece, Stephanie Husky, nephew, Christian
Husky and numerous friends and family.
Bessie M. Hunt
Bessie M. Hunt, 96, formerly of
Norman, Oklahoma, died Tuesday,
October 14, 2003, in Edmond,
Oklahoma. Family will receive friends
from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday,
October 16, 2003 at Havenbrook Funeral
Home in Norman. Funeral Services will
be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 17, 2003, at Havenbrook
Funeral Home with Reverend Sherman Fitzgerald officiating.
Interment
will follow at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Norman,
Oklahoma. Pallbearers will be Matt Smith, Chris Hunt, Bill
Buchanan, Ralph Hunt, Paul Hunt and Ron Hunt. Honorary Bearers
will be Dr. Rod Evans, Russell Garvin, Don Haas, Don Deibler and
Orville Hunt. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral
Home of Norman, Oklahoma. Bessie was born September 1,
1907 in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, to Charles and Maude Buchanan.
She married Herbert L. Hunt on November 16, 1930. Most of her life
was spent in Norman, Oklahoma where she worked for several years
at the University of Oklahoma cafeteria. Bessie received several
certificates from the Cleveland County Homemakers Association
She recently moved to Grace Living Center in Edmond where the
family would like to thank the staff, with special thanks to Mario.
The family would also like to thank Odyssey Healthcare with
Hospice. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in
Norman.
Bessie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,
Herbert, two brothers, William and Melvin Buchanan, sister Grace
and son-in-law, Wayne C. Smith. Survivors include her daughter,
Twyla Smith of Edmond, OK; son, Gary Hunt and wife, Quyen of The Colony, TX; three grandchildren, Becki Smith, Debbie Haas and
husband, Don, all of Edmond, OK. and Chris Hunt of Plano, TX; two
great-grandchildren, Rachel Cummins and Matt Smith of Oklahoma
City, OK; brother-in-law, Orville Hunt of Norman and many nieces
and nephews.
