Willie Lee Stapp
Willie Lee Stapp died suddenly Sunday, June 4, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 93. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The First Baptist Church in Norman with Chaplain Mike Bumgarner officiating. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Havenbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.
Mrs. Stapp was born to Kate Ross and William Benjamin Broome on March 4, 1913, in Snyder. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1931. Following a move to Oklahoma City, she worked as a secretary for the pastor at Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Draughon's Business College in 1936. She married Carl Herbert Stapp in November of 1937 in Oklahoma City. During her years in Oklahoma City she was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church, serving in a number of capacities. Mrs. Stapp was the first secretary of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was also their assistant editor and business manager, remaining until 1944.
After eight years working for the Carl H. Stapp Company as a sales associate, she returned to work for the Parent and Teachers offices. In two years she was named their executive secretary and remained there until she joined the OU athletic department in 1969. From 1969 to 1983, she was chief accountant for the University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1982, Mrs. Stapp was given the University of Oklahoma Athletic Council of Merit Award for her Outstanding Service to the Athletic Department, The University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma. She retired June 30, 1983, which marked the end of a 45 year career. She was listed in the Who's Who in the South and Southwest and the Who's Who in American Women.
She joined the First Baptist Church of Norman in 1957, and became a member of the Dorus Sunday School Class and the Fellowship Singers. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Norman Chapter No. 41.
Mrs. Stapp was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl H. Stapp; son Cpt. Roger Leon Stapp; daughter Evelyn R. Manning; infant sister Mae Broome; sister Blanche Ruth Meyer; and three brothers, John Ross Broome, B.F. Broome and Jessie Buryl Broome.
Survivors include son Dr. B. Michael Stapp and wife Nancy of Norman; daughter Patricia K. Walker of Norman and husband Bert "Johnnie" of San Antonio; grandchildren Jonathan Michael Stapp, of Chicago, Benjamin Matthew Stapp and wife Anny of Norman, Richard Lee "Rick" Myers and wife Susan of Yukon and David Anthony Walker and wife Gwayne of Grandberry, Texas; brother Wendell W. Broome and wife Virginia of Snyder; and two sisters, Mary C. Arnt of Pottstown, Pa., and Alma Jo Coffelt and husband H. Curtis of Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Norman or the Order of Eastern Starr Norman Chapter No. 41. Condolences may be posted online at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html.
Published in The Norman Transcript on Jue 9, 2006
Willie Lee Stapp died suddenly Sunday, June 4, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 93. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The First Baptist Church in Norman with Chaplain Mike Bumgarner officiating. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Havenbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.
Mrs. Stapp was born to Kate Ross and William Benjamin Broome on March 4, 1913, in Snyder. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1931. Following a move to Oklahoma City, she worked as a secretary for the pastor at Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Draughon's Business College in 1936. She married Carl Herbert Stapp in November of 1937 in Oklahoma City. During her years in Oklahoma City she was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church, serving in a number of capacities. Mrs. Stapp was the first secretary of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was also their assistant editor and business manager, remaining until 1944.
After eight years working for the Carl H. Stapp Company as a sales associate, she returned to work for the Parent and Teachers offices. In two years she was named their executive secretary and remained there until she joined the OU athletic department in 1969. From 1969 to 1983, she was chief accountant for the University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1982, Mrs. Stapp was given the University of Oklahoma Athletic Council of Merit Award for her Outstanding Service to the Athletic Department, The University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma. She retired June 30, 1983, which marked the end of a 45 year career. She was listed in the Who's Who in the South and Southwest and the Who's Who in American Women.
She joined the First Baptist Church of Norman in 1957, and became a member of the Dorus Sunday School Class and the Fellowship Singers. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Norman Chapter No. 41.
Mrs. Stapp was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl H. Stapp; son Cpt. Roger Leon Stapp; daughter Evelyn R. Manning; infant sister Mae Broome; sister Blanche Ruth Meyer; and three brothers, John Ross Broome, B.F. Broome and Jessie Buryl Broome.
Survivors include son Dr. B. Michael Stapp and wife Nancy of Norman; daughter Patricia K. Walker of Norman and husband Bert "Johnnie" of San Antonio; grandchildren Jonathan Michael Stapp, of Chicago, Benjamin Matthew Stapp and wife Anny of Norman, Richard Lee "Rick" Myers and wife Susan of Yukon and David Anthony Walker and wife Gwayne of Grandberry, Texas; brother Wendell W. Broome and wife Virginia of Snyder; and two sisters, Mary C. Arnt of Pottstown, Pa., and Alma Jo Coffelt and husband H. Curtis of Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Norman or the Order of Eastern Starr Norman Chapter No. 41. Condolences may be posted online at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html.
Published in The Norman Transcript on Jue 9, 2006
Willie Lee Stapp
Willie Lee Stapp died suddenly Sunday, June 4, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 93. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The First Baptist Church in Norman with Chaplain Mike Bumgarner officiating. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Havenbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.
Mrs. Stapp was born to Kate Ross and William Benjamin Broome on March 4, 1913, in Snyder. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1931. Following a move to Oklahoma City, she worked as a secretary for the pastor at Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Draughon's Business College in 1936. She married Carl Herbert Stapp in November of 1937 in Oklahoma City. During her years in Oklahoma City she was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church, serving in a number of capacities. Mrs. Stapp was the first secretary of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was also their assistant editor and business manager, remaining until 1944.
After eight years working for the Carl H. Stapp Company as a sales associate, she returned to work for the Parent and Teachers offices. In two years she was named their executive secretary and remained there until she joined the OU athletic department in 1969. From 1969 to 1983, she was chief accountant for the University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1982, Mrs. Stapp was given the University of Oklahoma Athletic Council of Merit Award for her Outstanding Service to the Athletic Department, The University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma. She retired June 30, 1983, which marked the end of a 45 year career. She was listed in the Who's Who in the South and Southwest and the Who's Who in American Women.
She joined the First Baptist Church of Norman in 1957, and became a member of the Dorus Sunday School Class and the Fellowship Singers. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Norman Chapter No. 41.
Mrs. Stapp was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl H. Stapp; son Cpt. Roger Leon Stapp; daughter Evelyn R. Manning; infant sister Mae Broome; sister Blanche Ruth Meyer; and three brothers, John Ross Broome, B.F. Broome and Jessie Buryl Broome.
Survivors include son Dr. B. Michael Stapp and wife Nancy of Norman; daughter Patricia K. Walker of Norman and husband Bert "Johnnie" of San Antonio; grandchildren Jonathan Michael Stapp, of Chicago, Benjamin Matthew Stapp and wife Anny of Norman, Richard Lee "Rick" Myers and wife Susan of Yukon and David Anthony Walker and wife Gwayne of Grandberry, Texas; brother Wendell W. Broome and wife Virginia of Snyder; and two sisters, Mary C. Arnt of Pottstown, Pa., and Alma Jo Coffelt and husband H. Curtis of Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Norman or the Order of Eastern Starr Norman Chapter No. 41. Condolences may be posted online at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html.
Published in The Norman Transcript on Jue 9, 2006
Willie Lee Stapp died suddenly Sunday, June 4, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 93. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The First Baptist Church in Norman with Chaplain Mike Bumgarner officiating. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Havenbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.
Mrs. Stapp was born to Kate Ross and William Benjamin Broome on March 4, 1913, in Snyder. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1931. Following a move to Oklahoma City, she worked as a secretary for the pastor at Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Draughon's Business College in 1936. She married Carl Herbert Stapp in November of 1937 in Oklahoma City. During her years in Oklahoma City she was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church, serving in a number of capacities. Mrs. Stapp was the first secretary of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was also their assistant editor and business manager, remaining until 1944.
After eight years working for the Carl H. Stapp Company as a sales associate, she returned to work for the Parent and Teachers offices. In two years she was named their executive secretary and remained there until she joined the OU athletic department in 1969. From 1969 to 1983, she was chief accountant for the University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1982, Mrs. Stapp was given the University of Oklahoma Athletic Council of Merit Award for her Outstanding Service to the Athletic Department, The University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma. She retired June 30, 1983, which marked the end of a 45 year career. She was listed in the Who's Who in the South and Southwest and the Who's Who in American Women.
She joined the First Baptist Church of Norman in 1957, and became a member of the Dorus Sunday School Class and the Fellowship Singers. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Norman Chapter No. 41.
Mrs. Stapp was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl H. Stapp; son Cpt. Roger Leon Stapp; daughter Evelyn R. Manning; infant sister Mae Broome; sister Blanche Ruth Meyer; and three brothers, John Ross Broome, B.F. Broome and Jessie Buryl Broome.
Survivors include son Dr. B. Michael Stapp and wife Nancy of Norman; daughter Patricia K. Walker of Norman and husband Bert "Johnnie" of San Antonio; grandchildren Jonathan Michael Stapp, of Chicago, Benjamin Matthew Stapp and wife Anny of Norman, Richard Lee "Rick" Myers and wife Susan of Yukon and David Anthony Walker and wife Gwayne of Grandberry, Texas; brother Wendell W. Broome and wife Virginia of Snyder; and two sisters, Mary C. Arnt of Pottstown, Pa., and Alma Jo Coffelt and husband H. Curtis of Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Norman or the Order of Eastern Starr Norman Chapter No. 41. Condolences may be posted online at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html.
Published in The Norman Transcript on Jue 9, 2006
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