Services for Loretta McPhail were held at the First Baptist Church in Duncan, Oklahoma on July 18, 2000. Officiating was Rev. Craig Christina. Pallbearers were Frank Stambaugh, Alton Phelps, Jerry Porter, Dan Kelly, Tom Weaver, and Leo Stewert.
Loretta Captolia Prater McPhail, 78, of Duncan, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, July 16, 2000, at her home.
She was born September 20, 1921 in Middleberg, Oklahoma to Luther and Minnie Anderson Prater. She attended Comanche High School.
During World War II, she worked at Bridgeport Brass Munitions in Connecticut. While waitressing at Cecil's Restaurant, she met Elbert Gates McPhail, II. They married May 19, 1945. They lived in a home that they constructed themselves for 52 years. Loretta operated the Cut 'n Curl Salon for 23 years.
Loretta and Gates were members of the First Baptist Church and Chisholm Trail Square Dancers. They were activity directors for 14 years at Fun Valley Resort, South Fork, Colorado and for 2 years in Mesa, Arizona. (There are at least three plaques with Gates and Loretta's names on them in the Fun Valley square dance hall in South Fork.) They motorcycled, camped, danced and made many friends in Colorado from 1962-1998.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, beautiful dishes, and furniture refinishing. She was widely known for her hot and spicy cooking. And most importantly, no matter where she was, she told people about here love for Jesus and His love for them.
Survivors include her husband, E. Gates, of the home; a son, Gates McPhail III of Duncan; a daughter, Fran Oden of Oklahoma City; a brother, Bill Prater of Clamouth Falls, Oregon, a sister, Bernice Bailey of Bakersfield, California; five grandchildren, Shanon Anne Garvin Moore of Tulsa, OK, Shonna Lynn McPhail Calaway of Duncan, Dana Mackenzie Garvin of Oklahoma City, Misty McPhail Tolbert of Harvest, Alabama, and David Gates Oden of Oklahoma City; three great-grandchildren, Dalton Calaway and Bryson Calaway, both of Duncan, and Jaxon Tolbert of Harvest. She was preceded in death by a stillborn son, David, in 1950.
Services will be Tuesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with the Rev. Craig Christina officiating. Burial will be at Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan. Bearers will be Frank Stambaugh, Dan Kelly, Alton Phelps, Tom Weaver, Jerry Porter, and Leo Siewert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chisholm Trail Hospice.
It is well with her soul.
Her sister is Bernice Prater Bailey, FAG # 36900852.
Loretta Captolia Prater McPhail, 78, of Duncan, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, July 16, 2000, at her home.
She was born September 20, 1921 in Middleberg, Oklahoma to Luther and Minnie Anderson Prater. She attended Comanche High School.
During World War II, she worked at Bridgeport Brass Munitions in Connecticut. While waitressing at Cecil's Restaurant, she met Elbert Gates McPhail, II. They married May 19, 1945. They lived in a home that they constructed themselves for 52 years. Loretta operated the Cut 'n Curl Salon for 23 years.
Loretta and Gates were members of the First Baptist Church and Chisholm Trail Square Dancers. They were activity directors for 14 years at Fun Valley Resort, South Fork, Colorado and for 2 years in Mesa, Arizona. (There are at least three plaques with Gates and Loretta's names on them in the Fun Valley square dance hall in South Fork.) They motorcycled, camped, danced and made many friends in Colorado from 1962-1998.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, beautiful dishes, and furniture refinishing. She was widely known for her hot and spicy cooking. And most importantly, no matter where she was, she told people about here love for Jesus and His love for them.
Survivors include her husband, E. Gates, of the home; a son, Gates McPhail III of Duncan; a daughter, Fran Oden of Oklahoma City; a brother, Bill Prater of Clamouth Falls, Oregon, a sister, Bernice Bailey of Bakersfield, California; five grandchildren, Shanon Anne Garvin Moore of Tulsa, OK, Shonna Lynn McPhail Calaway of Duncan, Dana Mackenzie Garvin of Oklahoma City, Misty McPhail Tolbert of Harvest, Alabama, and David Gates Oden of Oklahoma City; three great-grandchildren, Dalton Calaway and Bryson Calaway, both of Duncan, and Jaxon Tolbert of Harvest. She was preceded in death by a stillborn son, David, in 1950.
Services will be Tuesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with the Rev. Craig Christina officiating. Burial will be at Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan. Bearers will be Frank Stambaugh, Dan Kelly, Alton Phelps, Tom Weaver, Jerry Porter, and Leo Siewert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chisholm Trail Hospice.
It is well with her soul.
Her sister is Bernice Prater Bailey, FAG # 36900852.
Services for Loretta McPhail were held at the First Baptist Church in Duncan, Oklahoma on July 18, 2000. Officiating was Rev. Craig Christina. Pallbearers were Frank Stambaugh, Alton Phelps, Jerry Porter, Dan Kelly, Tom Weaver, and Leo Stewert.
Loretta Captolia Prater McPhail, 78, of Duncan, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, July 16, 2000, at her home.
She was born September 20, 1921 in Middleberg, Oklahoma to Luther and Minnie Anderson Prater. She attended Comanche High School.
During World War II, she worked at Bridgeport Brass Munitions in Connecticut. While waitressing at Cecil's Restaurant, she met Elbert Gates McPhail, II. They married May 19, 1945. They lived in a home that they constructed themselves for 52 years. Loretta operated the Cut 'n Curl Salon for 23 years.
Loretta and Gates were members of the First Baptist Church and Chisholm Trail Square Dancers. They were activity directors for 14 years at Fun Valley Resort, South Fork, Colorado and for 2 years in Mesa, Arizona. (There are at least three plaques with Gates and Loretta's names on them in the Fun Valley square dance hall in South Fork.) They motorcycled, camped, danced and made many friends in Colorado from 1962-1998.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, beautiful dishes, and furniture refinishing. She was widely known for her hot and spicy cooking. And most importantly, no matter where she was, she told people about here love for Jesus and His love for them.
Survivors include her husband, E. Gates, of the home; a son, Gates McPhail III of Duncan; a daughter, Fran Oden of Oklahoma City; a brother, Bill Prater of Clamouth Falls, Oregon, a sister, Bernice Bailey of Bakersfield, California; five grandchildren, Shanon Anne Garvin Moore of Tulsa, OK, Shonna Lynn McPhail Calaway of Duncan, Dana Mackenzie Garvin of Oklahoma City, Misty McPhail Tolbert of Harvest, Alabama, and David Gates Oden of Oklahoma City; three great-grandchildren, Dalton Calaway and Bryson Calaway, both of Duncan, and Jaxon Tolbert of Harvest. She was preceded in death by a stillborn son, David, in 1950.
Services will be Tuesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with the Rev. Craig Christina officiating. Burial will be at Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan. Bearers will be Frank Stambaugh, Dan Kelly, Alton Phelps, Tom Weaver, Jerry Porter, and Leo Siewert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chisholm Trail Hospice.
It is well with her soul.
Her sister is Bernice Prater Bailey, FAG # 36900852.
Loretta Captolia Prater McPhail, 78, of Duncan, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, July 16, 2000, at her home.
She was born September 20, 1921 in Middleberg, Oklahoma to Luther and Minnie Anderson Prater. She attended Comanche High School.
During World War II, she worked at Bridgeport Brass Munitions in Connecticut. While waitressing at Cecil's Restaurant, she met Elbert Gates McPhail, II. They married May 19, 1945. They lived in a home that they constructed themselves for 52 years. Loretta operated the Cut 'n Curl Salon for 23 years.
Loretta and Gates were members of the First Baptist Church and Chisholm Trail Square Dancers. They were activity directors for 14 years at Fun Valley Resort, South Fork, Colorado and for 2 years in Mesa, Arizona. (There are at least three plaques with Gates and Loretta's names on them in the Fun Valley square dance hall in South Fork.) They motorcycled, camped, danced and made many friends in Colorado from 1962-1998.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, beautiful dishes, and furniture refinishing. She was widely known for her hot and spicy cooking. And most importantly, no matter where she was, she told people about here love for Jesus and His love for them.
Survivors include her husband, E. Gates, of the home; a son, Gates McPhail III of Duncan; a daughter, Fran Oden of Oklahoma City; a brother, Bill Prater of Clamouth Falls, Oregon, a sister, Bernice Bailey of Bakersfield, California; five grandchildren, Shanon Anne Garvin Moore of Tulsa, OK, Shonna Lynn McPhail Calaway of Duncan, Dana Mackenzie Garvin of Oklahoma City, Misty McPhail Tolbert of Harvest, Alabama, and David Gates Oden of Oklahoma City; three great-grandchildren, Dalton Calaway and Bryson Calaway, both of Duncan, and Jaxon Tolbert of Harvest. She was preceded in death by a stillborn son, David, in 1950.
Services will be Tuesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with the Rev. Craig Christina officiating. Burial will be at Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan. Bearers will be Frank Stambaugh, Dan Kelly, Alton Phelps, Tom Weaver, Jerry Porter, and Leo Siewert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chisholm Trail Hospice.
It is well with her soul.
Her sister is Bernice Prater Bailey, FAG # 36900852.
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