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In memoriam Rev. Wesley Robert Kimball, 86, of Sherman, Texas, died Dec. 25, 2011. His pastoral career began in 1950, and he retired in 1987. He also served 33 years in the U.S. military. Wes was born March 31, 1925, in Fairview. He married Shirley Reed on Dec. 5, 1964. He pastored at Marshall, Yewed/Prairie Valley, Sulphur-St. Paul, Gene Autry, Martha, Lawton-Sullivan Village, and Quinton. He also served in the West Ohio...

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In memoriam Rev. Charles Holt Richardson, 82, of Tulsa died Dec. 7, 2011. His ministry career included serving as South Oklahoma City District superintendent, executive director of Oklahoma Methodist Manor, and on the staff at Tulsa-Asbury. Charles was born Nov. 4, 1929, in Ray City. Churches he pastored are OKC-Grace, Durant-First, Mangum-First, Sulphur-First, Mooreland, and Goodrich Memorial in Norman. He was an associate...

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In memoriam Rev. Mark S. Barnett, 50, of Midwest City died Nov. 9, 2011. He was senior pastor of Wickline United Methodist Church at the time of his death. Mark was born Jan. 20, 1961, in El Paso, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s in music at East Central University and divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary. He married Linda Dicus on June 2, 1990. Rev. Barnett began his ministry in 1989 at Perry....

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In memoriam Rev. Thomas Veal Buck, 64, of Ardmore died Oct. 13, 2011. He pastored in Oklahoma and North Texas Conferences. Tom was born March 7, 1947, in Ardmore. At age 6, he accepted Christ as his Savior. He began singing solos in church at age 13 and later was a choir director. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He married Linda Youngblood on May 25, 1967. In 1973, he was licensed by the Florida Conference. In...

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In memoriam Rev. Dennis Carlton Jones, 65, of Skiatook died Sept. 27, 2011. Dennis was born March 28, 1946, in Oklahoma City. He was a graduate of Phillips Theological Seminary. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the Vietnam War. Dennis Jones married Cherlyn Hannaford on June 10, 1967. He began his ministry in 1979 and was the founding pastor of Claremore-St. Andrew’s. He also served at...

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Wedding Rev. James Lambert and Christine Paolercio married on Aug. 13, 2011, at Faith UMC in Tulsa. Rev. Lambert is associate pastor at Willow View UMC in Enid. In memoriam Rev. Mary Lou Branscum Millis, 79, of Muskogee died Sept. 2, 2011. She was the first female elder ordained in the Oklahoma Conference. Mary Lou was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Vian. She...

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In memoriam • Rev. Kenneth W. Howard, 82, of Cathedral City, Calif., died July 30, 2011. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Boston Avenue UMC in Tulsa. He was born on April 20, 1929. A graduate of Southern Methodist University and Duke Divinity School, he did post-graduate study in England and Australia. He had toured in 92 countries. His ministry began in 1951, and he retired in 1991. He was...

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In memoriam Rev. Jim Taylor Rev. Dr. James Carol "Jim" Taylor, 77, of Oklahoma City, died June 20, 2011. His widow is Rev. Helen Taylor, retired. Two memorial services will be held later this month: July 29 at First UMC in Sentinel, and July 30 at the Oklahoma City University chapel. Both are set for 2 p.m. Jim was born Jan. 22, 1934, in Sentinel. He and Helen married on Dec. 16, 1954. His degrees...

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In memoriam John Morgan Rev. John Baber Morgan, 98, died April 18, 2011, in Rolla, Mo. Service was April 22 at Rolla-First UMC. Born on March 16, 1913, in Winfield, Kan., he received his Doctor of Philosophy from California Graduate School of Theology. He began his ministry in the Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB). He was a delegate to the conference at which the EUB and Methodist Churches merged. Beginning...

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In memoriam David Reynolds Rev. David Walter Reynolds, 60, of Tulsa died Feb. 22, 2011. At the time of his death, he was the pastor at Rose Hill UMC in Tulsa. Memorial service was Feb. 26 at the church. David was born Oct. 6, 1950, in Burlington, Kan. He earned a degree at the University of Tulsa and worked for the Internal Revenue Service before his ministry career. He studied at Phillips...

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In memoriam Harwood Rowe Rev. Harwood Slate "Dick" Rowe, 83, of Sulphur died Feb. 2, 2011. Service was Feb. 10 at Sulphur UMC. He was born Aug. 26, 1927, in Elk City. He married Stella Mae LaFever on March 1, 1953, in Roosevelt. Rev. Rowe officially retired in 1990, after a long ministry career. His first appointment was at Lone Wolf. He also served at Hammon, Felt, Quinlan,...

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In memoriam Richard "Dick" Gibbens Rev. Dr. Richard E. Gibbens, 85, of Tulsa died Jan. 16, 2011. Service was Jan. 24 at Tulsa-Boston Avenue UMC. "Dick" was born Oct. 11, 1925. He completed a master’s at Garrett Evangelical Seminary, Northwestern University, Chicago, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oklahoma City University. During his last year in seminary, he served a Chicago...

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Births • Eliab Alba was born Jan. 12, 2011. He is the son of Eunice and Rev. Obed Alba, pastor of Heavener Hispanic and Howe churches. • Caedmon David Penny was born Jan. 10, 2011. He is the son of Leanne and Rev. Kel Penny, campus minister at United Campus Ministries in Ada. Wedding Pastors Chris Stinnett and Laurie Long married Dec. 26, 2010. In Lawton District, Chris ministers at Apache UMC, and...

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In memoriam Rev. Charles Wallace Rev. Charles Presley "Chuck" Wallace, 77, of Oklahoma City died Dec. 10, 2010. He ministered in Oklahoma and Kentucky. Chuck was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Houston, Texas. He attended Asbury Theological Seminary and Oklahoma City University. He was a Navy veteran. In 1957, he began his ministry service in Oklahoma at Woodlawn. He also served at Alex, Chickasha-Epworth,...

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In memoriam Barbara Plank Rev. Barbara Sue Plank, 67, died Oct. 21, 2010. At the time of her death, she was the pastor at Jay UMC. She also had served as pastor at Big Cabin, in 2009. Barbara was born May 31, 1943, in Chelsea. She attended business school in Tulsa and worked in the accounting department at Rockwell & Cooper Manufacturing. She attended seminary at University of the Nations, Kona, Hawaii. She...

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In memoriam Jane Stewart Jane Evelyn Regier Stewart, 65, of Bartlesville died Sept. 25, 2010. She was the wife of Rev. David Stewart, pastor at Oak Park UMC. Jane was born March 31, 1945, in Wyandotte, Mich. She held a business accounting degree from Oklahoma State University. The Stewarts were married for 43 years. She served as Conference treasurer for United Methodist Women and in leadership for...

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In memoriam Bob Bjorklund Rev. Dr. Robert Charles Bjorklund, 77, of Bethany died Sept. 1, 2010. Bob was a United Methodist minister for more than 40 years in Oklahoma, Arizona, and California. Bob was born Oct. 13, 1932, in St. Paul, Minn. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve before being called to the ministry. While attending Garrett School of Theology, he met Margaret Mary Ellen Harris. They were married 53 years. He...

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In memoriam Margaret Southall, 81, died Aug. 13 at Overland Park, Kan. She was the mother of Rev. Susan Southall, associate pastor of Enid-First UMC. Ina Frisby, 91, of Yukon died Aug. 29. She was the mother of Rev. Dan Frisby, retired elder. Viola Brotherton, 92, of Tulsa died Aug. 17. She was the mother of Rev. Bruce Brotherton, pastor of Idabel-First UMC. ...

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In memoriam Bob North Robert James "Bob" North, 66, of Broken Arrow died July 30, 2010. He was the husband of retired deacon Margaret North, formerly an associate pastor at St. Stephens UMC in Broken Arrow. Bob was born Sept. 11, 1943, in Pryor. He served in the U.S. Army and worked as a buyer for the Engineering Department of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma. Bob and Margaret married on March 6, 1971. ...

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In memoriam George Needham Rev. George L. Needham of Norman, 90, died July 1, 2010. His four-decade ministry career began in 1950. George was born April 24, 1920, in Middletown, Ohio, and grew up in Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1941, he married Ethel Miller, who preceded him in death in 1974. He married Ann Smith Moomau in 1975. He held a degree in music education...