METRO STATE THE OKLAHOMAN NEWS0K.COM 8A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015 Nice Metal Casket $3295 Effort to reshape rural medicine, improve heart health is underway Cremation Casket $2895 with Traditional Fimaal Services Lorene Clinkenbeard June 11, 1924 December 22, 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY Lorene June Clinkenbeard was born in 1924 to Leon To place a paid obituary or I anniversary remembrance, call 475-3264. 9 nd Jessie Banning. She died at the young age of 91. Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Lester McGahey, XVeteran Billy "Mac" Teague March 7, 1930 December 21, 2015 NORMAN Billy, 85, fondly known as Mac by his family friends, went be with the Lord on Dec 21, 2015. Mac was born March 7, 1930 in Honey Grove, TX to Willie Vera Teague.
After graduating from Heart Association. The extension system would provide quality improvement support to the state's practices, particularly in rural areas. "What we are researching is quality improvement and the implementation in a practice of the system that's needed to guarantee reliable, consistent performance," Duffy said. The initiative aims to help between 250 and 300 practices of 10 or fewer clinicians change heart health care while studying the effect of the extensions system. To aid in the process, participating clinics will have access to peer clinician coaches and practice enhancement assistants who will make 32 visits over the course of a year spending at least half a day at a time to help the practices make changes.
Clinics will also be provided assistance in connecting to electronic medical records. "This is a big, multidimensional intervention, and that's why it costs so much," Duffy said. "If we can do this it will truly be a game changer for continuing education and practice improvement. sions created 100 years ago, the total amount of the nation's GDP spent on producing food went from about 45 percent to about 8 percent as new information was able to be channeled through the extension to the farmers. "The thought was, let's do that in medicine," Duffy said.
"Right now we have a medical system that's pretty chaotic with how it distributes information." The idea is that by not only distributing up-to-date information to medical practices across the state, but also helping with implementation and documentation in the offices, positive changes can occur in a number of areas including lowered blood pressure, increased aspirin use for those at risk of heart disease, reduction in tobacco use and lower cholesterol. "All of those four things are known to reduce heart disease, and we need that in Oklahoma in the worst kind of way," Duffy said. Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in Oklahoma, and the state has the third -highest death rate from cardiovascular disease in the country, according to the American BY MIKE AVERILL Tulsa World mike.averilltulsaworld.com The groundwork has been laid, and the first of four waves is set to begin in a $15 million plan to improve heart health in communities across Oklahoma and research the results. The University of Oklahoma in Tulsa and Oklahoma City was one of seven grantees to receive federal funding six months ago to participate in the EvidenceNOW Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care initiative, through the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Known locally as Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma, the goal is to model a program based on university agricultural extension programs that allow academic advances to directly help communities. "We need to get that evidence into practices and truly changing people's lives as quickly as we can," said Dr. Dan Duffy, principal investigator with Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma. He said that with the help of agricultural exten Larry Brown May 3, 1933 December 22, 2015 WICHITA, KS Larry Brown, Former Executive Director, Sunbeam Family Services, passed away Tuesday morning, December 22. Memorial Service, 2 PM December 26th, First Presbyterian Church, 525 Broadway.
He is survived by son, Nathan Brown (Stacey) of San Jose, CA; daughters, Meagan Schmidt (Jeff) of Wichita, Amy Upchurch (Kyle) of Oklahoma City; brother Ron Brown (Carol) of Wichita; grandchildren, Allison Schmidt, Samuel Schmidt, Matthew and Craig Brown, Gavin and Adrian Upchurch. He is preceded in death by his wife, Velda A Brown, and son, Daniel Brown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sunbeam Family Services. Condolences may be made to father of her 2 daughters; second husband, D.R. (Speck) Clinkenbeard; brother, Orvel Lee Banning; granddaughters, Gwendolyn Sue Pond, Daphne June Reynolds; great-great grandson, Delvin Dale Cramer.
She is survived by sisters, Glendene Louderback of Eufaula, Ok, Marlene and husband Bob Wall of Oklahoma City; daughter Bonnie Billotte and husband Michael Billotte of Bethany, Ok, Marieta June Thorp and John Harper of Oklahoma City. She is also survived by 2 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 6 great-great grandchildren and a number of other relatives and many special friends. Services will be Saturday, Dec. 26th at 10:00 am in the Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home which is located at SW 104th Walker in Oklahoma City. RESTHAVEN Durant High School, Mac honorably served his country in the US Army.
He married his sweetheart, Zella Mae Culwell on July 27, 1948 and together shared 67 years of marriage. Mac successfully owned operated MAC Sign Co and Mac Industries for many years. Mac will be deeply missed by all. Preceded in death by his parents and 3 brothers: James, Millard Roy Allen Teague. He leaves cherished memories with his loving wife of the home, Zella Mae; sons: Samuel Teague wife, Deborah and Ronald Teague wife, Tryna; daughters: Judy Teague and Frances Waggoner husband, Doug; 8 Grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and many other loving family friends.
Viewing will be 4-8 PM and visitation with family present will be from 6-8 PM Friday at the funeral home. Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, Dec 26, 2015 at the South Lakes Chapel. Friends may leave condolences and view the full obituary at VtlKDEL SMITl SON Deaths Michelle Oliver Dec. 29, 1954 Dec. 18, 2015 NORMAN Michelle Oliver, age 60 of Norman, passed away December 18, 2015, at the Norman Regional Hospital.
Born December 29, 1954, she was the youngest of 2 children born to Howard Dec. 20. Rosary 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Smith Kernke May, Oklahoma City).
Chance, Helen, 82, home-maker, died Dec. 19. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Advantage, Oklahoma City). Clark, Reginald "Reggie," 59, died Dec.
22. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Monday (Affordable Cremation Service, Oklahoma City). Curry, Kathy, 64, housekeeper, died Dec. 18.
Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City). Pitts, Judith Ann, 73, home-maker, died Dec. 23. Services pending (Buchanan, Oklahoma City).
Terrell, Danny 76, died Dec. 18. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Evangelistic Baptist Church of Christ (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). Woodall, Kathy Sue, 64, medical industry, died Dec.
18. Services pending (John M. Ireland, Moore). Wright, Kelvin Blane, 54, Tinker Air Force Base employee, died Dec. 21.
Services 2 p.m. Saturday (John M. Ireland, Moore). PAULS VALLEY Sims, Jack Farmer 91, retired farmer and school maintenance employee, died Dec. 22.
Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Stufflebean-Coffey, Pauls Valley). PIEDMONT Crosswhite, Violet Minerva, 82, died Dec. 21. Services 2 p.m.
Monday, Hennessey First Christian Church, Hennessey (Sanders, Kingfisher). REYDON Burks, Jerry Don, 56, oil-field worker, died Dec. 21. Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday, White Rose Cemetery (Rose Chapel, Cheyenne).
ROOSEVELT Coffman, Madoline Joyce, 82, cosmetologist, died Dec. 21. Services 2 p.m. Monday (People's Cooperative, Lone Wolf). SEMINOLE Hack, Anna Lorene, 92, home-maker, died Dec.
22. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Monday, Maple Grove Cemetery (Swearingen, Seminole). Stevens, Hazel, 96, home-maker, died Dec. 22.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Swearingen, Seminole). TAHLEQUAH Bryan, Tommy 42, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Reed-Culver, Tahlequah).
WELLSTON Amen, Clorus, 76, died Dec. 23. Services pending (Lehman, Wellston). GUTHRIE Champ, William Laurn, 70, lumberman, died Dec. 23.
Services pending (Smith-Gallo, Guthrie). Purvis, Sandra Lou, 69, schoolteacher, died Dec. 23. Services pending (Smith-Gallo, Guthrie). LAWTON Prestianni, June 82, home-maker, died Dec.
23. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Parks Brothers, Stroud). MARLOW Rose, Reba Lee, 89, teacher, died Dec. 23.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Callaway-Smith-Cobb, Marlow). MCALESTER Ferguson, David Don, 47, mechanic, died Dec. 22. No services (Chaney-Harkins, McAlester).
MEAD Ford, Michael Lloyd, 61, died Dec. 20. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Monday (Brown's, Durant). MOORE Epperson, David 60, died Dec.
23. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Wilson-Little, Purcell). MORRISON Nichols, Cory, 35, pipeline construction, died Dec. 20.
Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Will Miller Gymnasium (Palmer Marler, Stillwater). MUSKOGEE Gaulden, Leonard, 74, retired American Airlines maintenance worker, died Dec. 20. Services 11 a.m.
Saturday, New Life Ministries, Taft (Keith D. Biglow, Muskogee). Mondaine, Frank Earl, 72, dry blend mixer for Zapata Industries, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Keith D.
Biglow, Muskogee). Walker, Markus Ramon, 44, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Keith D. Biglow, Muskogee).
Welch, Helena Mae, 86, died Dec. 18. Private services (Keith D. Biglow, Muskogee). NOBLE Sims, Dorothy Marie, 65, self employed, died Dec.
20. No services (Affordable Cremation Service, Oklahoma City). OKLAHOMA CITY Arnold, Charles, 72, died Dec. 23. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City).
Bowens, Dorothy 75, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). Boydston, Nova, 85, died Dec. 21.
Private services (Affordable Cremation Service, Oklahoma City). Brooks, James 84, died ALTUS Tockey, Benjamin Craig, 56, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Lowell-Tims, Altus). Williams, Lucie 87, died Dec.
23. Services pending (Lowell-Tims, Altus). ARCADIA Roberts, Marquis Benton, 61, machinist, died Dec. 22. Services pending (Lehman, Wellston).
BLACKWELL Brittain, Mark Allen, 53, laborer, died Dec. 21. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Old Adair West Cemetery, Adair (Roberts and Son, Blackwell). Mortensen, George Elmer 90, died Dec.
22. Services 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Roberts and Son, Blackwell). Oldham, Robinell, 80, died Dec. 22.
Services 1:30 p.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church (Roberts and Son, Blackwell). CALERA Bolding, Harley Davis, 39, coach, died Dec. 20. Services 10 a.m.
Saturday, Victory Life Church (Holmes-Coffey-Murray, Durant). CHANDLER Collins, Kathryn, 87, health department clerk died Dec. 23. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church (Parks Brothers, Chandler).
COALGATE Brooke, Glen David, 80, died Dec. 22. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday, Moore Cemetery (Brown's, Coalgate). Gage, Marvin Lee, 46, died Dec.
22. Services 11 a.m. Saturday (Brown's, Coalgate). CYRIL Ingle, William, 82, died Dec. 22.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Temple (Crews, Apache). DURANT Wood, Barbara Jean, 79, retired supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service, died Dec. 19.
Services 11 a.m. Monday (Bishop, McAlester). EDMOND Leonard, Betty Jo, 83, died Dec. 22. Private services (Community, Guthrie).
EUFAULA Harris, Barbara Ann, 72, teacher's aide, died Dec. 22. Graveside services Monday, Florence, Texas (Hunn Black Merritt, Eufaula). GRACEMONT Keeling, Michael Anthony, 40, carpenter, died Dec. 21.
Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday, December 24, 2015 In Loving Memory of Diana Miller (52650 122496) My beloved Wife, Mother of our son, Paul, Grandmother of Tyler, Sarah and Katie Mae You must always be so very proud of our son. Paul will soon be opening an eighth restaurant! All the ones he has now are doing quite well. He has even launched a food truck! Paul is working very hard and loving every minute of it. The restaurants continue to receive recognition in the local newspapers and Paul still makes personal appearances when his busy schedule permits.
No doubt, it was your encouragement all those years ago for him to find something he is great at that has led him to these successes. Our son is indeed attaining his life-long dream and goal of becoming a prominent restaurateur. Our grandchildren are growing up before my very eyes. Katie Mae is now 15 months old and walking and talking up a storm. Tyler and Sarah are doing great in school and Tyler's team won the league championship this year.
These years are passing much too quickly for my liking. Both children speak often of their Grandmother Diana who is an Angel and they love you very much. After 19 years, I find it is no easier to deal with your passing. The wound is just as raw and painful as it was on the day the angels took you from me. Losing you left such immeasurable sorrow and an aching emptiness in my life that can never be filled.
If these words are familiar, it is because you have heard them before. The Apostle Paul said many things about love, and I believe our love mirrors Paul's teachings in that it has truly endured all things and it absolutely has never failed. It is knowing that our love is as real and powerful today as it was when you were by my side that sustains me though every day of my life. Dearest Diana, you are and will forever by my precious Wife, my one true love, and my soul mate. Rest in peace, Sweetheart.
All my love, from now until eternity, Pete Nancy E. White Wood Sloan July 21, 1935 -Dec 22, 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY Nancy E. White Wood Sloan left this world to go jitter-bug with Jesus on De-Aml cember 22, 2015. Born and raised in Poteau, OK, attend- ed Poteau 1 High School JH where she was a HtMrih member of The Caddy Club. She then left her beloved Poteau and went on to graduate from Oklahoma (now Oklahoma State University).
She became an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, was the social chairman and continued as a very active alum. She celebrated her 50 years as a Zeta and continued her involvement with annual trips to speak with current members. Nancy found her gift in sales! She began her real estate career in the early 70's and it didn't take long for her to realize she wanted to run her own company. She co-founded Group One Real Estate and was a very successful 'million dollar' producer and broker. She loved her high heels and was involved with CPA Wives, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS, OKC Ski Club, The Green's Golf and Country Club and Ladies Bridge Club, Red Hat Club, Book Club and a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.
Nancy was preceded in death by her grandfather, lovingly known as 'Big Daddy', William P. Forbes, Her father, Alex White, and her Mother Dorothy Forbes White. Nancy is survived by: Her husband Winsel G. Sloan, her 3 daughters; Amy Wood Booher and husband Don Booher Nancy Wood Nida and Laurie Wood Allen and husband John Allen. Nana was blessed and loved her precious grandchildren: Caroline Booher Miller and Rex Miller, Haley Booher Evans and Dr.
Blake Evans, Carley Booher Legan and Holt Legan, Jessica Nida Wright and Hunter Wright, Natalie Nida Hardin and Andrew Hardin, Christina Allen and John William Allen. Also survived by: Kim Wood Collins and Jim Collins, Vicky Sloan Calhoun, Pamela Sloan Pospisil, Tony and Sharon Sloan. Grandchildren: Brooke and Dacie Calhoun, Meagan Calhoun, Kristin Pospisil, Alex and Jennifer Pospisil, and 8 great-grandchildren. Also survived by: her sister Dorothy White Hammond and husband Ronald Hammond, her brother Robert White and many nieces and nephews. Services for Nancy will be Monday, December 28, 2015 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, OKC, OK.
Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau, OK at Monday. I tilli.ClS i nm i 1 1 iv 1 1 1 a i i 1 1 V-1 i L- i Lee Harris and Charlene (Richardson) Harris. Michelle spent her early childhood in Frink, OK, and later McAlester where she attended school, graduating in 1973. Michelle then attended East Central University and also Oklahoma State University for a time. On October 5, 1979, she married her best friend and true love, Rodney Hershell Oliver in Blanchard, OK.
They first made their home in Oklahoma City and later Lawton before settling in Norman in 1987, where together they raised a daughter, Leslie. Michelle worked for many years for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She worked in many capacities and various roles for the company, retiring in collections. When not working, Michelle enjoyed riding horses and spending time with her family at her home. She loved the ocean, and never missed an opportunity to curl up with a good book.
She cherished her family and was most excited when she became a grandmother to Kailey, Jonathan, Luke and Isaac. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Michelle was always supportive of her family and Rodney. She was of the Baptist faith and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her mother, Charlene Harris.
Michelle leaves behind her husband, Rodney Oliver of the home; her daughter, Leslie Kelly and husband Jonathan and their children, Kailey, Jonathan, Luke and Isaac, all of Norman; her Father, Howard Harris, McAlester, OK; her brother, Mike Harris and wife Deborah of McAlester; 3 nieces, Nicole Murdough and husband Matt of McAlester, Brandi Oliver of Okla. City and Jamie Denton of Pittsburgh, PA; Brother-in-law, Steve Oliver of Okla. City and a host of other family and friends. A Celebration of Life Memorial has been scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel.
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