Alice Polk Fleming, 97, of Norman, services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with Dr. Hugh G. Wilson officiating. Burial will be at Norman IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Fleming died Monday, November 29, 1993 at Norman Regional Hospital after a short illness. She was born January 7, 1896 to George W. and Ella Willett Polk at Bonita, Texas. Mrs. Fleming, a pioneer in Cleveland County, was a well-known artist, teacher, and community leader. Her late husband, Ben T. Fleming, was a Norman businessman and city councilman. She was head art teacher at the Norman Public Schools from 1947 to 1963.
Mrs. Fleming was educated in the Norman schools and received a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Oklahoma. She, also, did post-graduate work at the University of Colorado and the Art Colony Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited in many museums and art shows including the White House and Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the University of Oklahoma Art School Museum. Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Norman Art League serving as president from 1947 to 1963. A member of the Association of Oklahoma Artists, she served as treasurer in 1940. Mrs. Fleming's other memberships include Southern States Arts League and the Oklahoma Art Center. She was active in the Camp Fire Girls, Christian Women's Council, and the Norman Regional Hospital Auxiliary. During World War II, Mrs. Fleming received the badge for meritorious service for 1000 hours with the USO. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. Mrs. Fleming is survived by her seven nieces and nephews, Beth Floyd Kane, Eloise Floyd Schrempp, Birdie Floyd Green, Ben G. Floyd, Richard V. Floyd, DeArmon L. Floyd, and Donovan H. Floyd. She is, also, survived survived by twenty loving grandnieces and nephews and thirteen great-grand nieces and nephews.
Primrose Funeral Service is in charge of services.
Mrs. Fleming was educated in the Norman schools and received a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Oklahoma. She, also, did post-graduate work at the University of Colorado and the Art Colony Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited in many museums and art shows including the White House and Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the University of Oklahoma Art School Museum. Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Norman Art League serving as president from 1947 to 1963. A member of the Association of Oklahoma Artists, she served as treasurer in 1940. Mrs. Fleming's other memberships include Southern States Arts League and the Oklahoma Art Center. She was active in the Camp Fire Girls, Christian Women's Council, and the Norman Regional Hospital Auxiliary. During World War II, Mrs. Fleming received the badge for meritorious service for 1000 hours with the USO. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. Mrs. Fleming is survived by her seven nieces and nephews, Beth Floyd Kane, Eloise Floyd Schrempp, Birdie Floyd Green, Ben G. Floyd, Richard V. Floyd, DeArmon L. Floyd, and Donovan H. Floyd. She is, also, survived survived by twenty loving grandnieces and nephews and thirteen great-grand nieces and nephews.
Primrose Funeral Service is in charge of services.
Alice Polk Fleming, 97, of Norman, services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with Dr. Hugh G. Wilson officiating. Burial will be at Norman IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Fleming died Monday, November 29, 1993 at Norman Regional Hospital after a short illness. She was born January 7, 1896 to George W. and Ella Willett Polk at Bonita, Texas. Mrs. Fleming, a pioneer in Cleveland County, was a well-known artist, teacher, and community leader. Her late husband, Ben T. Fleming, was a Norman businessman and city councilman. She was head art teacher at the Norman Public Schools from 1947 to 1963.
Mrs. Fleming was educated in the Norman schools and received a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Oklahoma. She, also, did post-graduate work at the University of Colorado and the Art Colony Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited in many museums and art shows including the White House and Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the University of Oklahoma Art School Museum. Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Norman Art League serving as president from 1947 to 1963. A member of the Association of Oklahoma Artists, she served as treasurer in 1940. Mrs. Fleming's other memberships include Southern States Arts League and the Oklahoma Art Center. She was active in the Camp Fire Girls, Christian Women's Council, and the Norman Regional Hospital Auxiliary. During World War II, Mrs. Fleming received the badge for meritorious service for 1000 hours with the USO. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. Mrs. Fleming is survived by her seven nieces and nephews, Beth Floyd Kane, Eloise Floyd Schrempp, Birdie Floyd Green, Ben G. Floyd, Richard V. Floyd, DeArmon L. Floyd, and Donovan H. Floyd. She is, also, survived survived by twenty loving grandnieces and nephews and thirteen great-grand nieces and nephews.
Primrose Funeral Service is in charge of services.
Mrs. Fleming was educated in the Norman schools and received a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Oklahoma. She, also, did post-graduate work at the University of Colorado and the Art Colony Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited in many museums and art shows including the White House and Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the University of Oklahoma Art School Museum. Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Norman Art League serving as president from 1947 to 1963. A member of the Association of Oklahoma Artists, she served as treasurer in 1940. Mrs. Fleming's other memberships include Southern States Arts League and the Oklahoma Art Center. She was active in the Camp Fire Girls, Christian Women's Council, and the Norman Regional Hospital Auxiliary. During World War II, Mrs. Fleming received the badge for meritorious service for 1000 hours with the USO. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. Mrs. Fleming is survived by her seven nieces and nephews, Beth Floyd Kane, Eloise Floyd Schrempp, Birdie Floyd Green, Ben G. Floyd, Richard V. Floyd, DeArmon L. Floyd, and Donovan H. Floyd. She is, also, survived survived by twenty loving grandnieces and nephews and thirteen great-grand nieces and nephews.
Primrose Funeral Service is in charge of services.
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