Thelma "Pauline" Whitehead, age 87, a native of Oilton, Okla., and a resident of Houma, passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.
No services will be held as per her wishes. She was buried in Highland Cemetery in Oilton, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Glenn Eikenbary; three sisters, Modest "Maude" Parker, Willie Jean Simmons, Betty Lou Eikenbary; and four half-brothers, Frank "Bud", Woodrow, David Eikenbary and William Depriest; and two half-sisters, Ruby Russell and Vesta Rains.
Pauline was born on Aug. 19, 1925 in Oilton, Oklahoma, to the late Frank Washington Eikenbary and Litha Pennington Eikenbary.
She grew up and attended school in Oilton. Pauline married Hobert "Junior" Whitehead on July 1, 1946, and they moved to Louisiana in 1956. She worked in retail sales for many years, including as manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Houma.
She will be remembered as a loving, giving person who did not hesitate to help out family members in need, especially her nephew Carl.
Special thanks to all the doctors at Haydel Family Practice and to the staff of Amedisys Home Health Services and Amedisys Hospice Care for the assistance and support received.
Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from January 16 to January 17, 2013
No services will be held as per her wishes. She was buried in Highland Cemetery in Oilton, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Glenn Eikenbary; three sisters, Modest "Maude" Parker, Willie Jean Simmons, Betty Lou Eikenbary; and four half-brothers, Frank "Bud", Woodrow, David Eikenbary and William Depriest; and two half-sisters, Ruby Russell and Vesta Rains.
Pauline was born on Aug. 19, 1925 in Oilton, Oklahoma, to the late Frank Washington Eikenbary and Litha Pennington Eikenbary.
She grew up and attended school in Oilton. Pauline married Hobert "Junior" Whitehead on July 1, 1946, and they moved to Louisiana in 1956. She worked in retail sales for many years, including as manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Houma.
She will be remembered as a loving, giving person who did not hesitate to help out family members in need, especially her nephew Carl.
Special thanks to all the doctors at Haydel Family Practice and to the staff of Amedisys Home Health Services and Amedisys Hospice Care for the assistance and support received.
Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from January 16 to January 17, 2013
Thelma "Pauline" Whitehead, age 87, a native of Oilton, Okla., and a resident of Houma, passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.
No services will be held as per her wishes. She was buried in Highland Cemetery in Oilton, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Glenn Eikenbary; three sisters, Modest "Maude" Parker, Willie Jean Simmons, Betty Lou Eikenbary; and four half-brothers, Frank "Bud", Woodrow, David Eikenbary and William Depriest; and two half-sisters, Ruby Russell and Vesta Rains.
Pauline was born on Aug. 19, 1925 in Oilton, Oklahoma, to the late Frank Washington Eikenbary and Litha Pennington Eikenbary.
She grew up and attended school in Oilton. Pauline married Hobert "Junior" Whitehead on July 1, 1946, and they moved to Louisiana in 1956. She worked in retail sales for many years, including as manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Houma.
She will be remembered as a loving, giving person who did not hesitate to help out family members in need, especially her nephew Carl.
Special thanks to all the doctors at Haydel Family Practice and to the staff of Amedisys Home Health Services and Amedisys Hospice Care for the assistance and support received.
Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from January 16 to January 17, 2013
No services will be held as per her wishes. She was buried in Highland Cemetery in Oilton, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Glenn Eikenbary; three sisters, Modest "Maude" Parker, Willie Jean Simmons, Betty Lou Eikenbary; and four half-brothers, Frank "Bud", Woodrow, David Eikenbary and William Depriest; and two half-sisters, Ruby Russell and Vesta Rains.
Pauline was born on Aug. 19, 1925 in Oilton, Oklahoma, to the late Frank Washington Eikenbary and Litha Pennington Eikenbary.
She grew up and attended school in Oilton. Pauline married Hobert "Junior" Whitehead on July 1, 1946, and they moved to Louisiana in 1956. She worked in retail sales for many years, including as manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Houma.
She will be remembered as a loving, giving person who did not hesitate to help out family members in need, especially her nephew Carl.
Special thanks to all the doctors at Haydel Family Practice and to the staff of Amedisys Home Health Services and Amedisys Hospice Care for the assistance and support received.
Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from January 16 to January 17, 2013
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As of this date, there is not another memorial for Thelma Whitehead in this cemetery. This is not a duplicate memorial.
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