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Graveside services for Nora Belle Waldrup Boatman, 68, are scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday at Prairie View Cemetery in McComb under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home, Konawa.
Rev. Richard Winters will officiate the service. Boatman died Tuesday at St. Edwards Mercy Medical Center.
She was born May 6, 1929 in Idabel to Joe and Claudia (Kennedy) Waldrup. She married Kelly Odell Boatman in 1947 in Arizona. He preceded her in death.
Boatman and her family are former residents of Asher, near Konawa.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and one son, Earl Wayne Boatman.
Survivors include eight sons, Calvin Boatman, Joe Boatman, Faye Boatman, Greg Boatman, Laverlle Boatman, Jesse Boatman, and Daniel Boatman, all of Oregon; six daughters, Patricial Ross, Janice Richardson and Diana Boatman, all of Vian, Carolyn Frison, Gloria Boatman and Jackie Boatman, all of Oregon; one sister, Mable Fisher, Asher; one brother, Dan Waldrup, Shawnee; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her sons.
10-8-97
Pamela Borel
Funeral Service for former Konawa resident Pamela Kay (Mullins) Borel, 41, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Konawa.
Rev. David L. Bigger and Assistant Rev. Winston Curtis will officiate the service.
Burial will take place at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Pickard Funeral Home of Konawa.
Borel died at St. Joseph Hospital in Ponca City.
She was born March 6, 1956 in Southgate, Calif. to Demoy E. and Pearl (Floyd) Mullins. Borel was raised in Konawa, and lived in Ponca City for the last 19 years. She was an accountant for Conoco Oil Co.
She married Allan Borel Dec. 3, 1983 at the First Baptist Church, Konawa. He survives her of the home.
Other survivors include two sons, Robert and Timothy Borel, of the home; her parents, Konawa; three brothers, Michael Mullins, Prescott, Ark., Martin Mullins, Edmond, and Philip Mullins, Konawa; and one sister, Patricia Collier, Cushing.
Pall bearers will be nephews and cousins.
9-12-97
Velma Brakebill
Velma Estelle Brakebill was born March 22, 1904 in Guy, Arkansas to Elbert and Sally (Hankins) Henderson. She passed away November 6, 1997 in Vian, Oklahoma at the home of her grandson, Weldon Carrington.
She moved to Seminole in 1927 during the oil boom. In 1991, she moved from the Seminole/Letha area to reside with her daughter in Catoosa, OK.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Jacob Brakebill in 1973; three sons, Adrian, Gerald and Kenneth; and daughter, Velma Jean Rakowitz.
Mrs. Brakebill is survived by a son, James Douglas "Bud Brakebill of Oklahoma City, OK; and three daughters, Sibyl Helm of Rose, OK, Joyce Owens of Grand Prairie, TX, Loyce Horne of Catoosa, OK. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; numerous other relatives and her brothers and sisters in Christ, the family of God.
She was endowed with an endearing nature to all who knew her reflecting her Christian love and life wherever she went. She was so devout in her love for her Savior, she showed it, she lived it, and now will be forever more with Him. Thank the Lord!
Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 1997 at 2 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Full Gospel minister, Brother Steve Austin of Locust Grove, OK will be officiating. Burial will follow in Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Casket bearers will be Weldon Carrington, David Carrington, Gordon Owens, Kenny Gerald Brakebill, John Edward Brakebill, Todd Brakebill, Arlow Helm and Jonathan Bradley.
11-7-97
Russell Braman
SHAWNEE - Memorial services for former Seminole businessman Russell Rollo Braman, 94, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Northridge Church of Christ with Cliff Craig officiating.
Private burial services will be held in Tecumseh under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.
Braman died Friday.
He was born June 12, 1903, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Eugene and Florence (Smith) Braman.
He graduated from Sweeney Mechanical School in Kansas City, Kan. and from Anderson Diesel School in Calif.
Braman worked for Beardsley Couchman Machine Shop in Wichita. He owned and operated Braman Tool and Engineering in Shawnee for several years before moving the business to Seminole for 15 years.
Following his retirement, he moved back to Shawnee. He was a member of the Northridge Church of Christ.
Braman was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Virgie; one son, Rollo; six brothers, Lawrence, Stanley, Clifford, Garnet, Sydney and Maurice Braman; and two sisters, Gail Braman and Fera Marquardt.
Survivors include his wife, Lois, of the home; two daughters, Shirley Schmitz, Fontana, Calif. and Ramona Gilstrap, Bartlesville; one stepdaughter, Judy Kinnamon, Shawnee; one brother, Forrest Braman, Wichita, Kan.; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
9-23-97
Gary Brezny
PRAGUE ¾ Rosary for former Seminole resident Gary Don Brezny, 22, is scheduled at 7 p.m. tonight at Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Church.
Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B., will officiate. Burial will follow in Prague Catholic Cemetery.
Brezny died Saturday near Chandler.
He was born June 30, 1975 in Seminole to Shirley Brezny. He attended Prague High School and was employed as a sales clerk at Dollar General Store. He was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague.
Survivors include his mother and grandmother, Mary Brezny, both of the home.
9-9-97
Frances Bruner
HOBART ¾ Funeral services for former Seminole resident Frances Bruner are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Hobart.
Rev. Joseph Kolb and Rev. J.D.M. Stafford will officiate; burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.
A rosary and visitation are scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at Hackney-Gish Funeral Chapel.
Bruner, 94, died Thursday at Elkview General Hospital.
She was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Hobart to Henry Joseph and Helen Josephine (Smith) Wagner.
She graduated from Hobart High School in 1921 as valedictorian. She received a degree from Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Wisconsin, graduating with honors. For a time she was librarian at Yale.
She moved to Seminole in 1927. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Kappa Phi Honorary Society and served on the Seminole Public Library Board.
She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Tulsa, moving there in 1960.
She learned about politics at an early age, and was known as "Mrs. Democrat" in the Maple Ridge area of Tulsa.
She married Robert C. Bruner Sr. on Oct. 25, 1927; he died on July 16, 1970.
Survivors include one son, Robert C. Bruner Jr., Schertz, Texas; two daughters, Anne Dale, Denver, Colo., and Elizabeth Douthit, Tulsa; one sister, Magdalene Hamilton, Sentinel; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, or the charity of the donor’s choice.
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10/19/97
Andrew Byerly
WOODWARD - Funeral services for Andrew "Jack" Byerly, 78, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Woodward First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mitch Stewart officiating.
Masonic graveside rites will be held at 4 p.m. in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, east of Seminole, under the direction of Billings Funeral Home.
Byerly died Friday at Woodward Hospital and Health Center.
He was born Oct. 24, 1919 in Holdenville to George and Ethel (Garner) Byerly. He was raised in Hughes County, attending the Greenleaf and Spalding schools.
Byerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 and was discharged in 1939. He was inducted into the Navy in 1942, where he served in the Pacific during his tour of duty.
After his discharge, he returned to Holdenville, where he went to work in the oilfield.
Byerly married Mary Oliver Nov. 21, 1950 in Gainesville, Texas. They made their home in Wewoka.
He moved to Great Bend, Kan., where he began his career at Acme Tool. He served at the Woodward store as store manager, and later as regional manager. In 1978 he received the Employer of the Year award from then Governor David Boren. He retired from the company in May of 1985 after 29 years of service.
Byerly was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Holdenville and Wewoka Masonic Lodge #123.
He was elected into the Scottish Rite in 1955, and the India Temple Shrine in 1967. He was a lifelong member of the Woodward Elks Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; one daughter, Yvonne Byerly, Houston, Texas; one sister, Irene Doyle, Holdenville; three brothers, Lester Byerly, Sasakwa, Bill Byerly, Holdenville, and Clyde Byerly, Wewoka.
The family asks that any memorials be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Cancer Research or the charity of your choice.
11-16-97
