The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 181

THE OKLAHOMAN NEWSOK.COM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009 vi 23A NORMAN STATE Deaths Grady County man changes plea to guilty COURTS SENTENCING MAY COME FRIDAY IN TRIAL OVER SLAYING OF CHICKASHA MAN SHADY POINT Wood, Harold 73, retired teacher, died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Monday (Evans Miller, Poteau). SULPHUR TVimble, Golda Mae, 91 receptionist, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m.

Tuesday, First Christian Church (Hale's Krien, Sulphur). TECUMSEH Wagoner, Ernest Julian, 81 shop foreman, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Monday (John M. Ireland, Moore).

TULSA Muntz. Marvia Grimes, 73, retired funeral home assistant, died Thursday. Services pending (Dyer, Tulsa). WETUMKA Carson, Lethia, 83, died Wednesday. Services pending (Williamson-Spradlin, Wetumka).

Organ donor pending (McKay-Davis, Oklahoma City). Gibson, Wanda "Gail," 68, died Thursday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Resthaven Cemetery (Caskets Inc Johnson, Del City). Hunter, James 58, Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, died Tuesday.

Memorial services 10 a.m. today (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City). Larwig, Henry 87, died Wednesday. Memorial services 11 a.m. Monday, Immanuel Lutheran Church (Guardian West, Oklahoma City).

Slataper, Vivian, 81, died Friday. Services Wednesday in Alvin, Texas (McNeil's, Mustang). Watkins, Crystal Dawn, 29, died Thursday. Services pending (Buchanan, Oklahoma City). Williams, Bobbie 68, died Thursday.

Services pending (Howard-Harris, Oklahoma City). Yandell, the Rev. L.D., 86, minister, died Friday. Services 1 p.m. Monday (Vondel L.

Smith Son South, Oklahoma City). OKMULGEE Bible, Norman Jean, 78, retired Health Department worker, died Thursday. Wake 7 p.m. Sunday, Services 2 p.m. Monday, Grave Creek Indian Baptist Church (McClendon-Winters, Okmulgee).

PAULS VALLEY Baker, Maxwell W. "Friday," 72, mechanic, died Wednesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Monday, Whitehead Cemetery (Stufflebean-Coffey, Pauls Valley). PAWNEE Shuckakosee, Frieda 62, homemaker, died Wednesday.

Services 11 a.m. today, Pawnee Nation Multi-Purpose Complex (Poteet, Pawnee). SEMINOLE Billie, Deborah, 51 died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Swearingen, Seminole).

Rich, Geneva Faye, 75, clerical, died Wednesday. Services were Friday (Parks Brothers, Prague). Victim impact statements are expected to begin Monday. McCOOL Carl Wade McCool was born 62356 and passed away 102209 after a long illness. Survivors I include his To place a paid obituary or anniversary remembrance, wife, Tammy; sons, Chris and Matt; 2 brothers and 4 ters: Glen JL McCool, Rita John LEGG Paul Earnest Legg, of Tuttle, OK, went to be with our Lord on Oct.

22, 2009. He was the son of Mr. Carl and Mrs. Mary (Holmes) Legg of Bartlesville, OK. Paul graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

He was an avid out-doorsman, a member of the Order of the Arrow, an Eagle Scout, and played an active role in many organizations in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Legg is survived by his wife of 5 years, Janet Legg; daughters, Emily, Melissa and Jennifer Legg; stepchildren, Jason, Timothy Howard and Amie (Howard) Savage; 4 grandchildren and 1 on the way. Viewing will be held at Mercer-Adams Funeral Service on Sat. and Oct.

24th 25th, noon to 9:00 pm. Funeral services will be Oct. 26, 2009, 2:00 pm, at Council Road Baptist Church, Bethany. To share a memory or condolence, visit www.mercer-adams.com GIANFILIPPO Opal I. Gianfilippo, 79, was born Aug.

15, 1930 and went to be with her Lord on Oct. 21, 2009 in Yukon. She was pre-I ceded in rj death by i her hus-rx n- band Sam, 3 her law, par- if' ents, sister and brother. She is survived by her daughters Diane Hock and Sharon Sellers; grandchildren Ryan Sellers, Kayla Hock, Billy Sellers, Jr. and his wife Judy, and Celeste Sellers; 5 great-grandchildren; and her sister Dee Holder.

She was devoted to her family and will always be in our hearts. Prayer Services will be Oct. 25, at Mercer-Adams Chapel with Mass of Christian Burial on Oct. 26, at Resurrection Cemetery Chapel. MERCERIADAMS son, Kathy Westfall, Shirley Sloan, Brenda Langley and Mike McCool; and countless other family members.

He loved his family and many friends! He was the "Computer Guru" to all of them, and, if he wasn't telling them a joke or asking them if they were ready to go Honky Tonkin, you knew he wasn't feeling well. He loved playing Diablo on the computer with his brother, Glen, and anyone else who would play with him. He always wanted to do things, but his health kept him from it. He would always say, "I'll do it when I feel better." We love him very much and will miss him terribly. His funeral service is at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 24, 2009, at the First Southern Baptist Church of Del City.

BY RON JACKSON Staff Writer rjacksonc3opubco.com CHICKASHA A convicted killer stunned Grady County courtroom observers this week when he suddenly interrupted his first -degree murder trial and entered a blind plea of guilty. Ronson Kyle Bush, 32, of Chickasha on Thursday pleaded guilty to the murder of William Edward Harrington, 35, of Chickasha. Harrington's mother tearfully testified Friday, during the sentencing phase of the trial, about her frantic search last year to find her adult son a search that led to a 19-minute telephone conversation with her son's killer. Kathy Harrington described the anxiety that seized her as she repeatedly dialed her son's cell phone number. Finally, after hours of waiting and calling, Bush answered her son's cell phone.

Bush was Harrington's close friend. Next phase started District Judge Richard Van Dyck started the sentencing phase Friday to determine whether Bush will receive life in prison, life in prison without parole or the death penalty. A blind plea means the guilty plea is entered without a prior agreement with the district attorney's office. Bush sat nearly motionless in leg shackles as Kathy Harrington recalled their conversation on the night of Dec. 22, 2008.

"I asked Ronson why he had my son's cell phone," said Harrington, squeezing a wad of tissue as she fought back tears. "He said he was holding it while Billy spoke to his ex-wife, Stephanie (Morgan) for him. He said Billy was 50 feet from him outside the truck. I told him to take the phone to Billy and that he would talk to his momma. "I heard him get out of the pickup.

I heard the wind and the crunch of leaves and grass. Then he got back in the truck. He said Billy couldn't talk." Harrington quietly MERCERY i I- wept. She then asked for a brief break. Upon her return to the witness stand, she resumed her narrative as relatives and courtroom observers openly cried.

"I believe now that Ron-son did take the phone to Billy, and that he couldn't talk," she added tearfully. "My son was already dead by then." Testimony presented Authorities found Billy Harrington's bullet -pierced body on the back of his rural property six miles east of Chickasha. Prosecutors claim Bush became enraged and killed Harrington because he thought Harrington was involved in a relationship with Morgan. Harrington had been shot six times with a Magnum. One shot the fatal one, according to forensic pathologist Dr.

Inas Yacoub entered Harrington's back, presumably while he lay on his stomach. Bloody footprints and a trail of blood leading away from Harrington's trailer home show he staggered outside before apparently collapsing. The rope found around Harrington's ankle and the blunt force trauma to his face led District Attorney Bret Burns to conclude Bush "dragged" his victim "in a heinous and atrocious manner and with extreme cruelty." Yacoub offered one other chilling conclusion by her observation of dark, red blood around Harrington's face and body. "The red blood tells me, at that point, there was still some blood being pumped," Yacoub said. "That person (Harrington) doesn't have evidence he was actually dead at that point.

I imagine he was still alive or dying." COMPTON Vincent L. (Vince) Compton passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009 following com Dignity plications from Alzheimer's. Vince was born April 28, 1926 in Nashville, Arkansas to Will T. and Lessie BLACKWELL Ruby Thomasine Furr Black-well, 83, of Sherman, TX, and formerly of Oklahoma City, BOYKIN James Boykin was born August 24, 1928, son of the late James Hampton and Ardella TfiaPffi Boykin. He jP- departed this life Oc-y; tober 22, 4 2009, at i Norman died I Oct.

Compton 20, 2009, ANADARKO Hall, Lucille Mildred (Richey), 87, died Friday. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday, First Christian Church (Sevier, Chickasha). ARPELAR Hensley, Frank Edward, 78, civil engineer, died Wednesday. Graveside services 10 a.m.

Monday, Tannehill Cemetery, McAlester (Chaney Harkins, McAlester). ATOKA Ramey, George Walter, 65, businessman, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Monday (Brown's, Atoka). BARTLESVILLE Baker, Jonas 88, died Thursday.

Services pending (Neekamp-Luginbuel, Bartlesville). BETHANY Brown, Velda Louise, 89, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. today (Mercer-Adams, Bethany). CAMERON Walker, Robert Allen, 50, truck driver, died Thursday.

Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Evans Miller, Poteau). CANTON Meier, Betty Roberta, 90, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending (Haigler-Pierce, Canton). CARNEGIE Nightingale, Leo, 83, died Friday.

Services 10:30 a.m. Monday, Greenfield Mennonite Church (Ray Martha's, Carnegie). DEWAR Essman, Ollie 78, died Friday. Services pending (Shurden, Henryetta). DICKSON Cole, Mary Mae "Mazie," 79, retired housekeeper, died Wednesday.

Services 10 a.m. Tuesday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City). DUNCAN McPherson, Michael Paul, 66, retired police officer, died Wednesday. Memorial services 10 a.m. Monday (Don Grantham, Duncan).

EDMOND Morgan, Dwite, 54, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, First Christian Church (Baggerley, Edmond). Wiederstein, Allen 90, carpet layer, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m.

Monday (Matthews, Edmond). EUFAULA Hendrix, Joe, 93, jeweler, died Oct. 13. Services 10 a.m. Monday, First Assembly of God (Hunn, Black, Merritt, Eufaula).

HARRAH Verel, Gloria 60, homemaker, died Wednesday. Visitation 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today (Smith-Parks, Harrah). KANSAS Gritts, Jack 85, retired cook, died Friday.

Services pending (Green Country, Tahlequah). KINGFISHER Kunneman, Glenn 69, died Friday. Services 2:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church (Sanders, Kingfisher). LAWTON Martinez, Luis Felipe, 83, died Tuesday.

Services were Friday (Whinery-Huddleston, Lawton). Reska, Joseph Stanley 74, died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Lighthouse Church of God (Becker, Lawton). Smith, Edward Ray, 77, retired from Army, died Wednesday.

Services 2 p.m. today (Whinery-Huddleston, Lawton). LINDSAY Townsend, Eugene "Gene," 91 died Thursday. Graveside services 2 p.m. today, Green Hill Cemetery (B.G.

Boydston, Lindsay). MADILL Nabors, Katie Viola, 59, Oakland city clerk, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Watts, Madill). MCALESTER Self, Charles Robert 42, truck driver, died Sunday.

Services pending (John M. Ireland, Moore). MEDFORD Honegger, Martha Ann, 73, died Thursday. Prayer services 6 p.m. Monday.

Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary Catholic Church (Hills-Ely, Medford). MIDWEST CITY Morris, Andrew Reese, infant son of Cory and Candice Morris, died Tuesday. Services pending (Our Lady of Guadalupe Jones Family, Oklahoma City).

Pittman, James Alan, 55, computer analyst, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Monday (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City). MULDROW Dennis, James, 48, auto mechanic, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m.

Monday, Swan Road Church (Mallory-Martin, Spiro). NORMAN Martin, Ashley Dawn, I died Tuesday. No services (Primrose, Norman). OKLAHOMA CITY Ball, Pat, 75, church attendance secretary, died Wednesday. Services pending (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Boykin, James, 81 physicians assistant, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. today, Sunny Lane Funeral Home, Del City (Bill EisenhourSE, Del City). Bravo, Dorothy 86, math teacher, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Christ the King Catholic Church (Hahn-Cook Street Draper, Oklahoma City). Fisher, Louis 82, retired auto worker, died Friday. Services mi Regional VV Hospital in Dallas LTAC Hospital. Born and raised in Picayune, MS, she married her high school Norman, Oklahoma. He was a and grew up in Pocasset, Oklahoma.

He was married to his wife, Mary Catherine for more than 50 years. Vince was the consummate storyteller and enjoyed the people with whom he worked and other friends. Among the people who listened to those stories were associates at Jamco, Southwest Factories, EDP Systems, Fort Bliss Federal Credit Union in El Paso, TX and the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. Vince is survived by his daughter Debbie and husband Steve Koehn, Allen, TX; son Randy and wife Melinda Compton, Edmond; 5 grandchildren, Josh and wife Janna Koehn, Nathan and wife Lisa Koehn, and Katie, Amy and Maddie Compton; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and one sister, Martha.

Services will be held Saturday, October 24, 11:00 a.m. at Chapel Hill United Methodist. Visitation will be Friday, October 23, at Vondel Smith North with graveside services on Saturday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Vondel L.

Smith Son NT 13125N. MacArtrujr 71498 Police investigate shooting as victim dies in hospital sweetheart John Blackwell in August 1947. She was his lifelong companion and supporter and loving mother to their three children. She was loved and cherished by her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren and leaves behind many fond memories of her grace, poise and loving kindness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Ryals Furr and Ruby Thornhill Furr, and her husband, John Hollie Blackwell, Jr.

Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Brooks of Howe, TX, and Charlotte Sol-nok of Tulsa, OK; one son, John Blackwell of Monmouth, OR; three sisters, Christine Carsley of Madison, MS, Iva Loy Chambers of Hattiesburg, MS and Charleen Schrock of Picayune, MS; a brother, David A. Furr of Monroe, LA; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church of Sherman, TX. Memorials may be made to the Seed Sowers Ministry of McKinney, TX (www.seed sowersministry.org) or a charity of your choice.

FROM STAFF REPORTS An Oklahoma City man who witnesses said was shot at an Oklahoma City intersection on Monday has died, and police have yet to identify a suspect. Oklahoma City police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said the victim, Rickey Lee Smith, 53, died about 7:20 p.m. Thursday. Police said Smith was driving a sport utility vehicle north on Blackwelder Avenue on Monday and stopped for a stop sign at the Interstate 240 Service Road.

A white pickup stopped behind Smith and a person got out, walked up to the driver's side of the SUV and shot him, witnesses told police. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 235-7300. CREMATION SOCIETY i ii DEMUTH FUNERAL HOME I i' 1,1 I 1145 W. BRETON RD. 843-3345 Oil Me het Lilei jtLtve loving husband to Lizzie and a devout father to three daughters.

He was "Papa" to thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He served for twenty-three years and achieved three meritorious awards for his exemplary and faithful service including the Bronze Star for his bravery and courageous acts by alerting his medical troops during combat in Vietnam. He was deployed to Korea and the mountainous regions of Vietnam three times throughout his service. He served twenty additional years for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Subsequently, he was appointed to the Oklahoma Board of Corrections by Governor Keating, where he served eight years. Four of those eight years, he served as Chairman of the Board. In his pastime, he was the faithful tender of his vegetable garden and fruit trees. He thoroughly enjoyed attending Sooner football games with his wife. Lastly, he was the active and faithful member in the baptistery, benevolence and bus ministries at First Southern Baptist Church, Del City.

He leaves in celebration of his home going his wife, Lizzie Elnora; brothers-in-law, Chester Russell, Joe Russell, Jimmy Russell; and one sister-in-law, Carrie Pringle; his daughters, Constance Beal (Alfred Beal, Matthew, Jared, Joshua and Jennifer; greatgrandchildren, Jonathan, Jenifer "Rose" and Josiah); Alisa Johnson (Ernest Johnson, Ernest Brock, Kait-lyn, and Brooke); and Brenda Palmer (Trey, Lauren, Leah, Beau, Callie, and James Hampton); his nephew, Victor Burgess (Aliza, Paige, Victor niece, Felicia Bussey (Arthur); great-nephew, Kevin Rogers (Kris-ten, Isaiah and Paige); three sisters-in-law, Gustavis Boykin, Mary Ellen Boykin, Velma Boykin; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2009, at Sunny Lane Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Sunny Lane Cemetery. OFFER TRIBUTES AT MEM.COM BILL EISENHOUR SOUTHEAST 5005 3.E. 29th Del City Lenity 672-1321 Records BUCHANAN FUNERAL SERVICE Family Owned Operated 8712 N. Council 722-! www.buchananfuneralservice.corr AFFORDABLE URNS 4334 NW Expressway, Suite 214 Open Monday through Friday, Noon to 5 pm 405-752-URNS (8767) MERCER-ADAMS 3925 Asbury, Bethany 495-4363 $1895ea to $1650ea OBO 918-408-6836 ENGLISH Ramona Irene English was born on October 9, 1915, in the family home near Miller, OK to Daniel Boone and Carrie McClure Couch.

She died peacefully in her sleep on October 20, 2009, in her home of 59 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother; four sisters; 2 grandsons, Gary and Glen Willhoite; her first husband of 32 years, Samuel Arnold Willhoite. Ten years later she married James B. English, who also preceded her in death. They enjoyed 19 years together, traveling, square dancing and just being with family and friends.

Ramona retired from OPUBCO. This truly beloved lady is survived by her son, Glen Arnold Willhoite and wife, Nancy; grandson, Phillip Lynn Willhoite; a step-son, Jerry English; step-granddaughter, Dina Shou-maker; nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her. Services were Friday, October 23, 2009, at Sunny Lane Cemetery, with Father George Miley officiating. OFFER TRIBUTES AT MEM.COM BILL EISENHOUR SOUTHEAST 5005 3.E.

29th Del City Ulgnity 62-1321 Erick Rey, 27, and Jessica Najera, 25. Jeremiah Jackson, 68, and Ronke Khadijat Olukokun, 46. John Allen Zinnick, 42, and Janalyn Young, 34. Ryan Daniel Derr, 27, and Joni Michelle Muller, 27. Marck Jean Chahine, 29, and Nancy Fouad Moukarzel, 28.

Kenneth E. Kane, 27, and Chinyere Deann Uziogwe, 26. Chase Brendan Smith, 24, and Allison P. Wadkins, 22. Zackary Cole Hudson, 27, and Katie Mae Bryant, 27.

Adam Michael Butkus, 28, and Jesse Anne Bryan Gregory Jones, 25, and Kendra Dawn Robinson, 25. Dwight Lynn Ponder II, 31 and Kendra Ann Pickup, 23. Pedro Reyes Cornejo, 24, and Misty Diane Cannon, 21 Irvin Abraham Favela, 18, and Sarai Rodriguez Marquez, 18. Chris Avery Wilson, 47, and Janelle Sue Osborn, 35. Talla Thiam, 34, and Talisha Marie Jon Thomas Willis, 71 and Carolyn W.

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