Obit of Forkum, E.J. - Cleveland County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 18 Dec 2005 Return to Cleveland County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cleveland/cleveland.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== :Guardian-Mayes Funeral Home--Norman OK Norman Transcript 22 Sep 2003 E.J. Forkum E.J. Forkum, 65, of Norman, died Saturday, Sept. 20 in Norman. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Mayes Funeral Directors. Arrangements are under the direction of Guardian-Mayes Funeral Home of Norman. Mr. Forkum was born Oct. 29, 1937 to Walter Forkum and Ina Earnest Forkum in Stoddard County, Missouri. He married Donnis Johnson in 1977. Mr. Forkum was a mechanic and heavy equipment operator until he retired in 2000, where he spent his days hunting and fishing until the time of his illness. A Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Forkum was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers; John, Dayton and Bill Forkum; one sister, Dollie Forkum; and two grandsons, Charles Johnson and Jeremy Shaw. Mr. Forkum is survived by his wife; Donnis, of the home; daughters, Becky Bristol of Moline, Ill, Debbie Lowe and husband Bob, of Norman; son Tom Johnson and wife Sherry of Round Rock, Texas; daughters Valerie Cunningham of Wash., Sally Urbanek and husband Steve of Santa Rosa, Calif., Terry Hervey and husband Phil of Norman; three sisters, Virginia Forkum, Viola Lay and husband A.C, and Sara Gaines, all of Dexter, Mo.; two brothers, Carrol Forkum of Bernie, Mo., Elvin Forkum of Dexter, Mo.; grandchildren, Jim Hurst of Norman, Kerri Leigh Carwile and husband Curt of Wash., Tracy Marsh of Norman, Matt Johnson of Round Rock, Texas, Chris Marsh and wife Brandi of Riverside, Calif., Nick Johnson of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jake Cunningham of Oklahoma City, Leslie Roberson of Norman, Andrew Cunningham of Wash., Brennan Urbanek of Santa Rosa,Calif., Jason Bristol of Moline, Ill, and Michael Hervey of Yukon. Mr. Forkum is also survived by five great-grandchildren; Danielle and David Marsh, Zacharie and Blakeleigh Carwile and Jordan Johnson; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Leon and Jackie Barnard. Bearers will include Leon Barnard, Jim Hurst, Jake Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Curt Carwile. Honorary pallbearers are Herbert Marsh, Chris Marsh, Matt Johnson, Nick Johnson, Jason Bristol. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Cleveland County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cleveland/cleveland.html