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Madeline "Maggie" Hargis
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Madeline “Maggie” Hargis was born February 8, 1916, in Verdigris, Oklahoma to Charles Lee Roy and Maggie Lee (Chapman) Moore. She passed away April 18, 2011, at the age of 95 years. Maggie had worked at McDonnell Douglas for twenty five years. She and her family lived in Tulsa for many years before moving to Wagoner in 1970. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wagoner, the Scottish Rites Temple in Tulsa and the Ladies Oriental Shrine of N.A. Maggie was initiated into the Eastern Star in Catoosa in 1949, serving as grand matron in 1955. She bowled in leagues in Tulsa and Wagoner and loved to garden, paint and cook. She especially enjoyed spending time at the lake participating in all water activities, traveling with her daughter, Earline and spending time with friends. She was a breast cancer 7920187 0421 none Nick Reynolds Funeral Service
survivor and lived life to the fullest. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl C. Hargis in 1974, 2 sisters and 1 brother. Maggie is survived by her daughters, Earline Hargis Hisey and husband, Brian of Wagoner and Frieda Mae Hoffman and husband E. L. of Verdigris; grandchildren, Kirby Hoffman, Donna Daley and Janet Morrow; several great grandchilren and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Friday, April 22, 2011, in the Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Floral Haven Cemetery under the direction of Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home. Send your condolence to the family or view the memorial video at www.hersman-nichols.com
Diana Lou Krout
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Diana Lou Krout; beloved wife, mother, sister, and daughter passed on Saturday April 16, 2011. She was born in Enid, OK on December 2, 1944, to Lou and June Kretlow. Diana is survived by her husband of 43 years Denny Eugene Krout, D.O., her three sons Derek, Dustin, and Jed, her mother Margaret June Kretlow, her two younger sisters Jonee Hanson and Karen Harris and their children. Diane was preceded by her father Lou and her oldest son Kyle. She will be remembered for her love of 7921802 0421 Moore0421.jpg Moore's Southlawn
nature, antiques, gardening, and passionate dedication to her family. Diana will be greatly missed by her family and friends on her journey to heaven. Funeral services will be held at Boston Avenue Church on Thursday April 21, 2011, at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial contributions sent to the Tulsa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Services entrusted to Nick Reynolds Funeral Service, Tulsa 918-838-1332
Helen "Jean" Moore
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Helen “Jean” Moore, 86, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in Tulsa, OK. Born January 11, 1925, in Wichita, KS. She was a homemaker. Member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Survived by her son, Carl L. Moore and wife, Gayle Sheehan of Franklin, TN; daughters, Marilyn Meek and husband, Howard of Laguna Niguel, CA, Sharon
Moore of Franklin, TN, and Cheryl Cooper and husband, Terry of Broken Arrow, OK; fifteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 22, 2011, at Woodlake Assembly of God Church. Moore’s Southlawn 663-2233 share memories at w w w. m o o r e f u n e r a l . c o m
Tulsans urged to speak out against more Medicaid cuts BY SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
The “Driving for Quality Care Oklahoma” tour advocating against potential cuts in care for older Oklahomans stopped Wednesday in Tulsa. The advocates are gathering petition signatures to ask legislators to prevent further cuts to the Medicaid reimbursement rate, stating that less funding would force state nursing homes to close. The RV tour has made 14 stops in northeastern Oklahoma and will end Tuesday at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. The group will be in Sapulpa on Thursday. Scott Proctor, who is part of the Coalition of Advocates for Responsible Eldercare, closed his facility in Jefferson County last year because of financial issues. The 26 residents went to homes in Texas or Oklahoma, some as far away as 60 miles. Thirty employees lost their jobs. Proctor said he was forced to close by low Medicaid reimbursement rates that — after a cut of 3.25 percent in April 2010 — left him with a gap of about $5 per patient, per care day. That equaled an annual hole of more than $47,000. “The losses become so great on the Medicaid side, we couldn’t offset them,” he said. State and federal standards of care that require certain staffing levels and amenities make it difficult for administrators to cut expenses and remain in compliance with the regulations, Proctor said. The facility had been in his wife’s family for more than 50 years, and the couple had been running it since 1999, he said. Proctor is now part of the effort to persuade legislators to refrain from lowering the reimbursement rate any more.
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DEATH NOTICES
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Aho, Lillian M., 86, homemaker, died Tuesday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel. AdamsCrest Cremation. Butler, Gary Lee, 69, died Monday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Henryetta. Integrity, Henryetta. Burr, Mary Loretta, 76, retired hospital switchboard operator, died Wednesday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood. Chenoweth, Marilyn Myers, age unavailable, homemaker, died April 18. Service 10 a.m. Monday, St. John’s Episcopal Church. Stanleys. Cooper, Bryon J., 20, forklift operator, died April 16. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church North Tulsa. Jack’s. Dean, Dorothy Reals, 94, facilities maintenance employee, died April 14. Visitation 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Jack’s Funeral Home, and graveside service noon Friday, Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens. Fisher, Lauren Fay, infant daughter of Brian and Misty Fisher, died Tuesday. Visitation 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Reynolds Funeral Service, and graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Parkland Cemetery, Chandler. Ford, Wallace Waid, 82, retired manufacturing representative, died Tuesday. Services pending. Cremation Society. Goff, Farris, 53, laborer, died Tuesday. Services pending. Dyer. Goodou, Latonya, 21, died April 13. Services pending. Jack’s. Gorham, Reva Lucille, 95, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 12:30 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow. Jackson, Frederick, 51, died Wednesday. Services pending. Moore’s Southlawn. Martindale, Chester L., 86, Nelson Electric Supply Co. salesman, died Tuesday in Bay City, Texas. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Ninde Brookside Funeral Home Chapel. McCosar, Vivian, 92, retired Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital ICU monitor technician, died Wednesday. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs. Moore, Helen “Jean,” 86, homemaker, died Wednesday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, Woodlake Assembly of God. Moore’s Southlawn. Roland, Lakeith Montrae, 20, student, died Sunday. Visitation 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Reynolds Funeral Service. Services pending. AdamsCrest Cremation.
MARRIAGES
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Lou Murphy (left), Marion Lytle and Anita Hewitt listen to speakers Wednesday at Leisure Village who advocated against potential cuts in care for older Oklahomans. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
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“Any further reduction in our Medicaid reimbursement will be devastating to the nursing home industry, which would in turn be devastating to residents,” he said. The nursing home industry employs about 35,000 people in Oklahoma. The state has 314 nursing homes with about 20,000 residents total, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Of those residents, about 70 percent are on Medicaid, according to data provided by the advocacy group. Speaking to staff members, residents and their relatives Wednesday at Leisure Village, Proctor said that in the past year, nursing homes in Oklahoma have been closing at the rate of one a month. Diane Hambric, president
of Gold Medallion, which owns Leisure Village, said the nursing home is in good shape financially but could have to cut some personnel or extra services if the reimbursement rate is reduced again. “That will financially impact us tremendously,” she said. Jean White, who has been a resident of Leisure Village for six months, said she owes her life to the nursing home’s staff. “Leisure Village has done a lot for me, and I owe them something greatly,” she said. “If I became a millionaire tomorrow, I would want to put it (the money) into this place.” Leisure Village Administrator Dwayne Hill said maintaining quality care for older people is a responsibility and an issue of human decency. “We have to take care of the elderly,” he said. “They have built the nation we’re in.” Shannon Muchmore 918-581-8378 shannon.muchmore@tulsaworld.com
Audra Bird, 29; Justin Backes, 28, both of Broken Arrow. Donna Carter, 62; William Shuffield, 71, both of Broken Arrow. Julianne Darst, 29; Joseph Harp Jr., 44, both of Broken Arrow. Jodi Dawes, 37, of Coweta; Moises Cervantes-Guerrero, 34, of Broken Arrow. Addie Evans, 24; William Ventris, 30. Patricia Frank, 31; Timmie Godwin, 42. Kimberly Jones, 24; David Gafford, 26, both of Clarksville, Tenn. Kristen Martin, 22; Justin Hager, 24, both of Owasso. Anisa Pradhan, 27, of Broken Arrow; Paul Kawaoka, 33. Annita Seyfried, 58; Robert Reid, 42.
DIVORCES
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Close, Barbara v. Fabian. Francen, Jamie v. Mike. Hake, Bret v. Angela. Mathews, Megan v. Christopher. McCoplin, Gary v. Kimberly. Mommertz, Connie v. Patrick. Morris, Johnny v. Janice. Pena, Jorge v. Talia. Price, Semicoe v. Dejuan. Szymanski, Krystian v. Jeenifer Jaggers-Szymanski. Trujillo, Erik v. Rut Billalba. Wallisch, L. v. M. Hujsak. Wolf, C. v. H. Wooton, Frances v. Henry.
GRANTED
Crockett, Robyn from David. Gibson, Dustin from Shila Garner.
Short, William “Bill,” 43, died Sunday. Private family services. AdamsCrest Cremation. Solomon, Rebecca Lynn “Becky,” 49, homemaker, died Monday. Memorial service noon Saturday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, Sperry. Stanley, Timothy James, 52, Rose Resources Oil and Gas Inc. president, died Friday in De Queen, Ark. Memorial service 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Anglican Church of the Resurrection, Glenpool. Davis, Abbeville, La. Taylor, Joe, 83, rancher, died Friday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton. Mowery, Owasso. Thissell, Suzanne Ness, 51, homemaker, died Monday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home, and service 10 a.m. Friday, Moore’s Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel. Vanaman, Geneva L., 91, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy. West, Hiram, 92, electrical contractor, died Wednesday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy. Williams, Charles Phillip “Chuck,” 56, construction worker, died Tuesday. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Destiny Life Church, Owasso. Serenity.
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Bartlesville — William A. “Bill” Digney, 95, retired rancher, died Tuesday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, Matoaka Cemetery, Ochelata. Arnold Moore. — Eithel (VanHorn) Glover, 78, homemaker, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, Ridgelawn Cemetery, Collinsville. NeekampLuginbuel. — Willetta L. Jackson, 66, Applied Automation master scheduler, died Tuesday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Ethel Reece Cemetery, Barnsdall. Stumpff. — Karen Sherk, 83, homemaker, died Monday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. NeekampLuginbuel. Broken Arrow — Darlene Goldsmith, 61, administrative assistant, died Tuesday. Private family services. AdamsCrest Cremation, Tulsa. — Marjorie A. Harden, 83, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel. Goshen, Laura from Douglas Medlin. Scott, Dustin from Areletta.
BIRTHS
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Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center
Lyndsey and Rob Henson, Owasso, boy. Marie Hill and Antonio Anderson, boy. Charlene Lewis and Jevon Barsh Susana Mendoza and Adalberto Chavez, boy. Aiyana Samuels and Sheldon Washington, boy. Kyli Moore and Justin Smith, boy. Jennifer and Michael Willey, Owasso, girl. April and Tyler Wilkey, Jenks, boy.
St. Francis Hospital
Melinda and Daniel Bennett, girl. Erin Blagg and Paul Brown, girl. Ishel and Juan Cervantes, boy. Tracy and Tommy Chavez, Broken Arrow, boy. Diane and Brad Denison, Jenks, boy. Sarah Haines and Timothy Vick, Owasso, boy. Rebecca and Joshua Haynes, Broken Arrow, girl. Qamar and Andrew Herd, girl. Angela Hettinger, girl. Latreena Edwards and Vincent Borens, girl. Sarah and Justin Kellogg, Sapulpa, girl. Yuridia Perez and Juan Fajardo, boy. Erendida Ponciano and David Vertiz, boy. April and Christopher Pothal, Oktaha, girl. Jennifer and Bradley Potts, Mounds, girl.
— Winnie Ree Matthews, 72, retired music teacher, died Tuesday. Visitation 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Church of Christ at Whispering Hills. Christian-Gavlik. — Emma Lou Robertson, 72, Spartan School of Aeronautics employee, died Monday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Hayhurst Funeral Home. Catoosa — Kenneth Blankenship, 78, Nelson Electric supervisor, died Tuesday. Services pending. KennedyKennard. Cushing — Blake Ryan Murrell, 4, died Tuesday. Services pending. Davis. Fort Gibson — Christine Watson, 76, homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Friday and service 2 p.m. Saturday, both at St. Mark Baptist Church. Dyer, Tulsa. — Eugenia “Jeanie” (Harman) Winters, 87, Department of Veterans Affairs employee, formerly of Fort Gibson, died Friday in Houston. Visitation 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Millsap Funeral Service, and graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Haskell — Henry Bruner Jr., 60, handyman, died Sunday. Services pending. Ragsdale, Muskogee. — Bennie Gist, 79, retired farmer, died Tuesday. Services pending. Granger-House of Winn, Muskogee. Independence, Kan. — Russell George Robbins, 67, died Tuesday. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday, Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home. Services pending. — Melissa R. Ruberson, 59, died Tuesday. Services pending. Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick. Kansas — Bonnie Doris Reed, 76, nursing assistant, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Kansas Cemetery. Wasson, Siloam Springs, Ark. Langley — G.Y. Brown, 74, carpenter, died Tuesday. Services pending. Luginbuel. Miami — Judy A. Foreman Chrismon, 65, Quapaw Tribe cook, died Tuesday in Joplin, Mo. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Quapaw Tribal Building. Paul Thomas. Muskogee — Roy T. Davis Jr., 76, retired truck driver, died Friday. Visitation 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dyer Funeral Home, Tulsa, and graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Woodlawn Cemetery, Okmulgee.
SEE DEATH NOTICES A11 Rikki and Tyson Reeves, boy. Tammy and Sam Reichert, Beggs, boy. Amanda and Rico Shoals, Owasso, girl. Trisha and Ryan Short, boy. Billie Teel and Kevin McSperitt Jr., girl. Sadie and Jason White, Broken Arrow, boy. Amanda and Daniel Wootton, Jenks, boy. SouthCrest Hospital Carla Evans and Stephen Strong, Broken Arrow, boy.
St. John Medical Center
Brittany Ballew, boy. Lauren and Allen Barrow, girl. Ashley Burke, boy. Chelsea and Conrad Collison, Mounds, boy. Sarah and Ryan Darby, girl. Elizabeth and Michael Elder, Jenks, girl. Kelly and Jonathan Hallquist, Owasso, girl. Carla and Wes Hayes, Park Hill, girl. Tammy and Mike Hays, Owasso, boy. Tara and Justin Near, Claremore, girl. Brandie and Rusty Roush, Claremore, boy. St. John Owasso April and Ryan Allison, Owasso, girl. Rachael and Clayton Constien, Claremore, boy. Pamela and William McCarty, Owasso, boy. Amber and Anthony Sherrell, Claremore, girl. Paula and Nathan Watson, Owasso, girl.
Bailey Medical Center, Owasso
Rachel Wilhelm and Eran McGuire, Stigler, boy.