Custer County, Oklahoma Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Services set for LoVecchio at 4:38 pm
Funeral services for Joseph Victor LoVecchio, 60, Weatherford, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Eugene’s Catholic Church.

LoVecchio died Oct. 6, 2007, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was born on Aug. 8, 1947, to Salvador Victor and Frances Lavonta (Shahan) LoVecchio in Clinton. He was raised and attended school in Waverly, N.Y., graduating in 1965. He moved to Weatherford to attend Southwestern State College, graduating with degree in psychology.

He married Patricia Nutry at St. Eugene’s Catholic Church on Jan. 9, 1970.

The couple moved to Elmira, N.Y., where he was director of the Food Stamp Program. The couple also worked for the New York State Division for Youth as house parents for delinquent boys.

They moved to Oklahoma City in 1972, where he worked for the Oklahoma State Methadone Center. It was during this period that LoVecchio was able to write and record some of his music. In 1979, they moved back to Weatherford where he was the drug coordinator for western Oklahoma.

In 1981, LoVecchio received his Masters in Psychology from SWOSU and worked at New Horizons for 15 years. He continued his education through California Coast University, obtaining his Ph.D. in Psychology and devoted himself to his private practice.

He became certified as a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and was certified by the National Association of Forensic Counselors for many specialties.

LoVecchio was also a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. He focused on many diverse areas including alcohol and drug counseling, child custody, domestic violence, stress coping skills and presented many seminars and trainings on a variety of topics.

He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Kevin LoVecchio.

LoVecchio is survived by his wife, Patricia LoVecchio of the home; his mother, Francis LoVecchio, of Norman; three daughters, Kimberly Jo Page and her husband, Derek, of North Hollywood, Calif., Kristy Lynn Raymond and her husband, Jason, of Patterson, Calif., Jamie Lee LoVecchio of Weatherford; three brothers, Kenneth LoVecchio and his wife, April, of San Diego, Calif., Keith LoVecchio of Wichita, Kan., and William Michael LoVecchio and his wife, Robyn, of Newcastle; and three sisters, Diana Gabbert and her husband, Tim, of Williamsburg, Va., Toni Nail and her husband, Bryan, of Oklahoma City, and Elaine Green of Norman; and several nieces and nephews.

Pastor Gil Mueller will officiate the services and burial will follow in Bethany Cemetery, south of Weatherford, under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home.

Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Gorshing rites set at 4:36 pm
Funeral services for Esther D. Gorshing, 93, of Clinton will be held 10 a.m., Thursday in the Peace Lutheran Church.

She died early Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, in the United Methodist

Health Care Center in Clinton.

Mrs. Gorshing was born April 17, 1914, in Bessie to George and Justina (Keil) Dick and grew up the youngest of 10 children. She was baptized and confirmed

at the Peace Lutheran Church. She graduated from Bessie High School in l933.

On Feb. 21, 1938, she married Roy J. Gorshing in the Peace Lutheran Church and they made their home in Oklahoma City until l945 when Roy entered the service.

Esther and her two children moved back to Bessie and she worked as a cook at the Bessie School for seven years. She worked at the Western Oklahoma T.B.

Sanitarium, and then went to work for T.G.& Y. in l963. She retired in l976.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 2001, five sisters, and four brothers.

She is survived by her daughter Rudonna Goeringer and husband Larry of Clinton; her son Gary Gorshing of Weatherford; six grandchildren, Scott Goeringer of Alexandria, Va., Michelle Ryan of Elliott City, Md., Shara Garmon of Cordell, Chad Gorshing of Oklahoma City, and Tyler and Millie Gorshing of Weatherford; and six great-grandchildren.

Russ Lambert will conduct the services and burial will conclude in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of the

Stanley-Lee Funeral Home.

Crabb services set at 4:36 pm
Funeral services for Cleatus Crabb, age 95 of Dill City, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Dill City with Ron Roskam officiating.
Crabb died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at his home. He was born on March 26, 1912, at Foss, the son of James and Bessie Crabb.

In 1941, he joined the U.S. Army and served as a warrant officer until 1946.

It was in 1946 that he met and married Marie Roberts, and they moved to Amarillo, Texas where they made their home. He worked for Sears Roebuck and Co. in the parts department until his retirement.

After his wife’s health began to fail, the Crabbs moved in with a niece and nephew, A.C. and Betty Johnson of Dill City.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph; and a sister, Audrey Copelin.

Burial will be in the Erick Cemetery under the direction of the Loftiss-Lee Funeral Home in Cordell.

Nieces and nephews survive, including A.C. and Betty Johnson of Dill City, Billy and Bonnie Bookout of Dill City, Bobby and Barbara Jones of Seminole, Ed and Linda Copelin of Norman, Gene and Treva Hill of Yukon, Don and Inez Copeland of Yukon, Ronald and Shannon Sopelin of Yukon and June Copelin of Colorado.

Saturday, October 06, 2007
Services Tuesay for Moore at 10:32 am
A mass of Christian burial for Kathleen Mary Moore, age 81 of Weatherford, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Eugene’s Catholic Church in Weatherford with Father Mark Mason officiating.

A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Kathleen Mary (Burns) Moore died Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, at the Corn Heritage Village in Weatherford. She was born on Feb. 21, 1926 in East Boston, Mass., the daughter of John and Martha (Diskin) Burns.

Reared in Boston, she attended school there until she was around 15 and then moved to Long Beach, Calif.

She married Harold I. Moore on July 15, 1945 in Long Beach. While he served in the Army, they had their homes in Texas, Kansas and California.

At the conclusion of his military service, they remained in California where they made their homes in Long Beach and China Lake.

They retired and moved back to Oklahoma in 1999 and settled in Weatherford to be near their son, S.K. Harold J. Moore.

She was a member of the Catholic Church and had been a member of the Altar Society and the Emblem Club in Ridgecrest, Calif.

Preceding her in death, along with her parents, were nine brothers and sisters (two in infancy), including Jack Burns, Tommy Burns, Pat Burns, Eddie Burns, Martha Conner, Helen Parziale and Millie Tuccairone.

Burial will conclude in the Greenwood Cemetery at Weatherford under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include her husband, Harold; a son, S.K. Harold J. Moore and his wife, Dell, of Weatherford; and a granddaughter, Kathleen R. Moore of Weatherford.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Bryan Cooksey rites set at 4:10 pm
Funeral services for Bryan Keith Cooksey, age 19 and a 2006 Clinton High School alumnus, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday in the First Baptist Church with Shane Hall and Pat Peters officiating.

Bryan died early Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, in the University of Oklahoma Medical Center Presbyterian Tower at Oklahoma City as the result of an automobile accident. He was born July 8, 1988 in Altus, the son of Gary L. and Susan Fran (Tant) Cooksey.

Bryan was reared for the first 10 years in Mangum where he started school.

He moved to Clinton when he was in the fourth grade and attended the Clinton Schools until his graduation in 2006. He was active in wrestling, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, FFA and honors math classes.

He had continued his education Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, where he was in his second year at the time of his death. Having recently joined the U.S. Navy, he was waiting to go to basic training.

Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include his parents, Gary and Susan Cooksey of the home; a son, Tyson Blayne Cooksey of Clinton; four sisters, Tammie Cooksey of Dallas, Texas, Susan Cooksey of Nashville, Tenn., Candy Leaper of Wichita Falls, Texas, Debbie Gallant of Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, Bret Cooksey, and his wife, Anita, of Minco, Todd Cooksey and his wife, Tiffany, of Stillwater; his maternal grandmother, Louise Tant of Canton, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friday, September 21, 2007
Fred Andrews services set at 6:11 pm
Funeral services for Fred Andrews, age 40 of Durham, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Pentecostal Church in Cheyenne with pastor Charlie Wright officiating.

Freddie Merl Andrews was born Jan. 1, 1967, in Woodward, the son of Earl Leon and Connie Sue (Mott) Andrews. He was the New Year’s baby in Woodward County. He died early Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, in the Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Andrews attended school in Cheyenne. He joined the Army National Guard in 1984 and served with the 1/171 FA for 6 years. After his honorable discharge, he worked at OK Fireworks in Tulsa and then went into construction and selling Christmas trees.

Burial will conclude in the Strong City Cemetery under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Survivors include by his wife, Heather, three sons, Takota, Robert, Dale, and a daughter, Nichole, all of the Durham home; another daughter, Suzanne, of Tulsa; four brothers, Eddie, and his wife, Angela, Richard and Jerry, all of Tulsa, Jessie and his wife, Katherine, of Foss; sisters, Penolope Ridourie and her husband, Norman, Tersea Foulk and her husband, J.R., and Wanda Calico and her husband, Randal, all of Springdale, Ark.

The family suggests that memorial contributions can be made in Fred’s honor to the funeral home to help defray funeral costs.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
De La Rosa double rites set at 5:06 pm
A double funeral for Tara Lynn “Baby Girl” (White Crow) De La Rosa, age 24, and her 3-year-old son, Adrian “Booger,” will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, in the First Baptist Church at Elk City with Rev. Cathy Daingkau, Rev. Jake Swallow, Rev. Ramus Hicks and Rev. Paul Beartrack officiating.

An all night wake service will be held Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 18th and Hayes in Clinton.

Tara was born on April 22, 1983 in Clinton, the daughter of Emilio Lopez and Chloe Ann White Crow.

Adrian was born Oct. 3, 2003, in Elk City, the son of Frank, Jr. and Tara De La Rosa.

Tara and Adrian died early Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, as the result of a drowning and vehicle accident at Elk City Lake.

Tara grew up in Elk City and graduated from Emily Griffith School in Denver, Colo.

She was attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre studying business administration at the time of her death.

She married Frank De La Rosa in 2004, and they had lived in Elk City since that time. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church.

Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Tara and Adrian are survived by their husband and father, Frank of Elk City; Tara’s mother, Chloe White Crow of Elk City; her brothers, Efrain and Gene Jaquez, both of Elk City; and grandparents Ramon Jacquez, Delfred and Eleanor White Crow, Frank and Margie De La Rosa, all of Elk City, and Rita Jaquez of Mexico.

O.J. Lowry funeral set at 5:05 pm
Funeral services for Orlan Jesse “O.J.” Lowry, age 88 of Weatherford, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Weatherford Church of Christ with Bruce Lewis officiating.
Lowry died on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at Weatherford Regional Hospital. He was born on Dec. 2, 1918 in Weatherford, the son of Jesse Hamilton and Elsie Mae (Pigg) Lowry.

He was reared and attended school in Weatherford, graduating from Weatherford High School in 1936, going on to earn a degree in agronomy in 1941 from then Oklahoma A & M University in Stillwater.

Lowry served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945. While in the Air Corps, he received the Air Medal for bravery.

On Nov. 5, 1943, he married Arra English in McAlester, and they made their home in Altus after the war, also going on to live in Carlsbad, N.M. and Amarillo, Texas.

After retiring in 1975 they made their home in Weatherford. Lowry retired from farming at the age of 86. He was a deacon, elder and song leader in the Church of Christ.

Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery with Les Lewis officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford.

Survivors include three children, Jay Lowry and his wife, Brenda, of McKinney, Texas, Karen Lewis and her husband, Les, of Lubbock, Texas, Tim Lowry and his wife, Darla, of Weatherford; grandchildren, Heather Madrigal, Shannon Ng, Jessica Stone, Monica Curry, Rachel Tilley; and one great-granddaughter, Sabine Rose Madrigal.

Preceding him in death were his parents; wife; one son, Emory Wayne Lowry; one brother, Orvis Lowry; and two sisters, Twila Hastings and Doris Corley.

The family suggests that memorial contributions in O.J.’s honor may be made to the Weatherford Church of Christ Missions or to the High Plains Children’s Home in Amarillo, Texas.

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Services held for Witcher at 11:15 am
Funeral services for Alton Gale Witcher, age 80 of Weatherford, were scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, in the chapel of the Lockstone Funeral Home in Weatherford with Gary Witcher officiating.

Witcher died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born March 31, 1927 in Vinson, the son of George and Robbie (Snider) Witcher.

He was reared and attended school in Vinson, graduating in 1945, after which he joined the Army and served in the armored division at Fort Knox, Ky.

After his honorable discharge in 1946 he attended the auto mechanics program at then Southwestern State College. Upon graduation he became an instructor and head of the department.

On Sept. 4, 1948, he married Loraine Royal in Hollis. He owned an auto garage and then a salvage yard, also having worked as a Weatherford police officer, Custer County deputy sheriff and U.S. Postal employee.

Also involved in agriculture most of his life, he most recently had been working transporting calves from dairy farms to local cattlemen.

Burial will follow in O.M. Cemetery, north of Hollis.

Survivors include his wife, Loraine Witcher of the home in Weatherford; two sons, Gary Witcher and his wife, Amy, of Watertown, S.D. and Don Witcher of Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Ruth Ann Tesic and her husband, Ivan, of Zapresic, Croatia; one brother, Joe Witcher and his wife, Billie, of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Jerry Witcher.

The family suggests that memorial contributions in Gale’s honor may be made to the Church of Christ.

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