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Emmanuel “El” Lemoin O’Field, age 64, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017 at the Monroe Manor in Jay, Oklahoma.El was born on November 4, 1952 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was the son of William and Betsy (Sevenstarr) O’Field. El enjoyed playing his guitar, gardening, working on cars, fishing and shooting pool. El loved spending time with his dog “Rocky” taking walks in the woods; he was a “true country boy”.El was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters Shirley Elizabeth O’Field, Lula Belle Smelser, Ina May Sam, Alene Clare, Carrie O’Field and one brother Richard Davis. He leaves behind his three brothers Daniel O’Field and his wife Marnita of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nathaniel O’Field and his wife Valarie of Broken Arrow, and Jason O’Field of Tahlequah, Oklahoma one sister Polly Dorsey of Broken Arrow. He will be dearly missed by a host of nieces and nephews.A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8pm, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, June 23, 2017 both being held at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Jay, Oklahoma with Chaplain John Blackwell officiating. El will be laid to rest in the Long Prairie Cemetery in Kansas, Oklahoma. Online condolences can be made by viewing El’s Book of Memories at www.honoringmemories.com.

Maggie Tennison, 67 year old Jay, OK, resident passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Joplin, MO. Maggie was born on July, 7, 1949, in Kenwood, OK, to Chick Wolfe and Jenny Sue Blackbear. She enjoyed going to the creek, cooking and gardening. She always had food ready and loved her family.She was preceded by her parents, two children, Paula Gallardo and Olen Edward Sharp Jr., three husbands, Olen Edward Sharp Sr., Ross Sharp Jr., and Thomas George Tennison, and one grandson, Alvis Ray Davis, Jr.Maggie is survived by four children, Tommy Edward Wolfe, Gwendolyn Faye Sanchez, Cassie Jean Tennison and Skylar Dane Short, and seven siblings, Junior Blackbear, Betty Swake, Nancy Faye Wolfe, Billy Joe Wolfe, Mitchell Wolfe, Dick Wolfe and Wayne “Ryder” Wolfe. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5-8 pm, Friday, June 23, 2017 and with services scheduled for 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 24, 2017 both at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home chapel in Grove, Oklahoma. Online condolences can by made by viewing Maggie’s Book of Memories at www.honoringmemories.com.

TEBBS – Ronald Dan’l Tebbs Sr. Born in Whittier, California on July 9, 1937, revered University of Southern California track coach and honored California Teacher of the Year, Ronald Tebbs passed away peacefully from complications of pneumonia on June 19, 2017 a few days short of his 80th birthday. Ron is survived by Carol, his wife of 60 years of Disney, Oklahoma; sister Beverley Henderson of McCall, Idaho; daughter, Kim Godber of Wrightwood, California; and son, Ron Tebbs Jr. of Disney, Oklahoma and owner of Ron’s Heat and Air in Vinita. Six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren lovingly remember him as, “Grandpa Santa” for his warm wide smile, white beard and jolly disposition. Ron lived a full and active life, teaching Advanced Biology for 38 years until 1997 in the same classroom where his own father taught Chemistry before him and as President of the Whittier High School District Teachers’ Association. After retirement, Ron established himself as an A-flight golfer in the Men’s Golf Association at PGA West in La Quinta, California and served as Treasurer of the Homeowner’s Association there. Ron is remembered for his devotion to family, even when personally recruited twice by Michael Jackson to head a proposed Olympic track and field training camp for black athletes. He worried that the young star was a “flash in the pan” unable to reliably match his teaching salary. He never regretted turning down the offer, though his family was in disbelief. His many students regard “Mr. Tebbs” as their most memorable teacher who made learning difficult material interesting. He once quipped, “I teach until their eyes get glassy, then I go into my funny stories”. Ron earned his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s in Education from Whittier College and a Master’s in Marine Biology from Humboldt State University in Trinidad, California. Ron’s life will be celebrated on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. at the Luginbuel Funeral Chapel, 332 North Scraper, Vinita, Oklahoma. Burial follows at McLaughlin Cemetery in Cleora, Oklahoma, near the Gran Tara entrance.