memorial

Karan Shepherd

April 19, 1995

"She was one of the favorite loan officers in the Federal Employees Credit Union. About a year ago, loan officer Karan Shepherd saved a first-time car buyer $3,000, said Florence Rogers, chief executive officer of the Federal Employees Credit Union. A girl was trying to buy a car and as Shepherd processed the application she decided to call the dealer directly, Rogers said. Shepherd was able to talk the dealer down by $3,000. Shepherd, 27, joined the credit union in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in October 1988. She had attended Moore High School and Draughon School of Business. Shepherd had two daughters, Brittany Miller, 10, and Gabby, 4. Shepherd and her husband, Jay Shepherd, live in Moore and enjoyed attending the girls' T-ball games, Rogers said. Other survivors are nephew Eric Truelove of the home; father Paul R. Howell of Oklahoma City; mother Shirley Howell of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Vicki Truelove, Muskogee, OK, and Lana Nowicki, Oklahoma City; a niece & nephew, Shylie & Christopher Nowicki of Oklahoma City; maternal grandparents, Eddie & Iva Dunn of Oklahoma City; maternal great grandmother, Agnes Smith of Oklahoma City; father & mother-in-law, Don & Dixie Shepherd of Oklahoma City, and numerous other relatives and friends. In addition to her family, Karan is survived by a special friend, John R. Strain, who was always there to help her."

Sonja Lynn Sanders

August 7,1967- April 19,1995

"Sonja Lynn Sanders, 27, had an outgoing personality, said her mother, Sheila Stroud. She loved her job at the Federal Employees Credit Union, where she worked for six years and had recently received a promotion. She and her husband, Mike, lived in Moore with their daughters, Brooklynn Nicole, 3, and Savanna Marie, 22 months. Sanders was a 1985 graduate of Moore High. She was an active member of Southgate Baptist Church in Moore. She was attending college and working toward a degree in banking and business. Sonja's sister, Kristi, is married to the brother of Sonja's husband."

SMYTHE

Melinda Mae, of Moore, died Saturday, June 29, 1985 in Branson MO, where she had gone to visit her father. Mindy was born July 30, 1967, and was a 1985 graduate of Moore High School. Survived by her mother, Sharon of Moore, father, Jerry of branson, sister and brother-in-law, Pam and Larry Snowden of Branson; nephew Stevie; maternal grandparents, John and Ruth Brown of Kansas City MO; paternal grandparents, Charles and Lady Smythe of Reeds Spring MO; and a host of relatives and friends. Services pending at Welchel Funeral Home, Branson.

David Blackburne

OKLAHOMA CITY - David W. Blackburne, son of Phyllis Keener of Ponca City, was found dead at his home in Cherokee, Iowa, on Friday, Sept. 12.He was

30.

The funeral is set for 10 a.m. Thursday, at Grace Baptist Church, 3141 N.W.Tenth Street, Oklahoma City under the direction of the Chapel of the Flowers

Funeral Home. Burial will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City.

David W. Blackburne was born Dec. 26, 1966, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Wilbur and Phyllis (Isbill) Blackburne. He grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma City, graduating from High School there.

Blackburne was employed with Continental Deli Foods (formerly Wilson Foods)of Oklahoma City and had been associated with the company in Indiana

before transferring to Cherokee, Iowa. He enjoyed carpentry, fixing up old buildings and tinkering with cars.

Survivors include one son, David Lee Blackburne of Eufaula; mother, PhyllisKeener of Ponca City; father, Wilbur Blackburne of Kansas City; one

brother,Vurl Blackburne, Oklahoma City; paternal grandfather, Vurl Blackburne of Oklahoma City; six aunts and four uncles and several cousins. He was

preceded in death by his paternal grandmother and maternal grandparents.

Lori Merideth

I received your 20 year high school reunion postcard for my mother, Laura (Lori) Ann Merideth. My mother passed away December 28, 2003 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. She was a very loving and dedicated friend and mother, and I am positive she would have been a great grandmother to my sisters child Faye. She got married after high school to a man named Scott Giles, and together they raised 3 children. My name is Christopher Scot Giles, I'm the oldest of us three at 21 years old and am currently enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio. My younger sisters Ashley Nicole Giles, 18, and Olivia Frances Giles, 14 are attending a local HS here in San Anotonio.

My mother and father moved to San Antonio, in 1992 for job purposes. She continued her education and received her degree in Radiology, she was also a certified nurse. Throughout the years she did extensive work in the medical field in ranging from psychiatry, radiology, and orthopedics.

She achieved many of her goals in life such as raising healthy children, having a successful career, and even getting the motorcycle of her dreams. I attached a few pictures of my mother and of my siblings and me. She wanted me to take her to this reunion a year ago, so I felt I owed it to her to let people know a little bit about her.