Published: September 03, 2008 10:47 am            

9-3-08 obituaries

BOB PRESLEY

TYLER, Texas — Graveside services for Robert “Bob” Lane Presley, 82, Tyler, were 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler, Texas.

Mr. Presley died Aug. 29, 2008, at a Tyler hospice. 

He was born June 3, 1926, in Ada, Okla., to the late E.L. and Bertha Featherston Presley. He served in the Army and received his bachelor’s degree in 1948 from University of Oklahoma and his master’s degree in 1956 from Harvard Business School. He worked for Conoco and Esso Oil prior to joining the office of Assistant Secretary for International Affairs & Energy Emergencies of the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., in 1971. He retired from there in 1993 and moved to Flower Mound, and later to Tyler. He was a member of Grace Community Church.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Gloria Patterson Presley, Tyler; sons, Greg Presley, Clarksburg, Md., and Randy Presley, Rowlett; brother, Roy Presley, Bryan; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

If desired, memorials may be made to Greater Europe Mission, 18950 Base Camp Road, Monument, Colo. 80132; or The Joshua Fund, 18940 Base Camp Road, Monument, Colo. 80132-8009.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.



DONALD RILEY

TAHLEQUAH — Donald Ray Riley, 54, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Hart Funeral Home Chapel in Tahlequah.

Hart Funeral Home

Tahlequah, Okla.



ELSIE WILLIAMS

ADA — Services for Elsie Williams, 91, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Melvin Brooking and Harold Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Williams died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at a local hospital.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada



JEWELL COLEMAN

ADA — Services for Jewell Coleman, 90, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Coleman died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at an Oklahoma City hospital.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada



JUDY BEASLEY

OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Julia M. “Judy” Krause Beasley, 67, Oklahoma City, formerly of Ada, will be a memorial/rosary Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Moore. The funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. also at St Andrew with the Rev. Jack Feehily officiating. A committal service will be at 3 p.m.Friday at Swan Hill Cemetery in Ada with military honors.

Ms. Beasley died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Aug. 7, 1941, at Medford, Boston, Mass., to Reuben Ralph “Dick” and Helen H. Howard Krause.

She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Ada and graduated from St. Benedict High School in Shawnee in 1959. Ms. Beasley attended St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1962 as a registered nurse. Her career in nursing service spanned more than 40 years.

She worked at Valley View Hospital in Ada before joining the U.S. Air Force as a first lieutenant. She was a nurse at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 where she received commendation for meritorious service. She continued in nursing in various specialties in Ada, Oklahoma City and Texarkana before retirement from the Miller County Arkansas Health Department.

She was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Moore.

Survivors include a daughter, Brooke Beasley, a son and daughter-in-law Brian and Sherita Beasley and grandchildren Brett and Brice Beasley, all of Oklahoma City; five brothers, Richard L. Krause, Mounds, Jon Krause and wife Shirley, Charles Krause and wife Brenda, Joseph Krause and wife Mary, all of Ada, Thomas Krause of Anchorage, Alaska, and a sister, Karen Krause Baker and husband Ben, Bartlesville; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, R. R. “Dick” Krause and Helen Howard Krause of Ada and Keith Hunt of Oklahoma City.

Bearers will be Richard Krause, Jon Krause, Charles Krause, Thomas Krause, Joseph Krause, and Ben Baker. Honorary bearers will be Brett Beasley, Brice Beasley, Jon Michael Krause, Stacey Johnson, Jason Thurman, Reuben Krause, Christopher Krause, and Charley Gravitt.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.

Visitation will be at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada, until Thursday 2 p.m. prior to removal to St. Andrew Catholic Church for services.

Family will be at the home of Brooke Beasley 9317 Buttonfield Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73160.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada

        

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