Obit of Levings, Helen - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 31 Jul 2005 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Ponca City News 13 Feb 1997 Helen Levings PURCELL - Helen Levings, former Ponca City-Blackwell resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997 in Purcell. She was 73. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Purcell, with Father William Ross officiating. The graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the St. Marys Cemetery in the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City with Father John Michalicka of Ponca City officiating. Helen Levings was born Jan. 2, 1924, in Stillwater, the daughter of Otto German and Lillian Leistikow. She grew up in the Ponca City area and graduated from Billings High School in 1942. On Oct. 19, 1946, she was married to George Allen Levings in Tonkawa and the couple made their home in Blackwell. In 1949 they moved to Rush Springs, where they owned and operated the G&L Cleaners for nearly 27 years. In 1976, they moved to Chickasha, where they owned and operated C&S Chemical Supply Co. After the death of her husband on Jan. 28, 1992, she moved to Purcell to live near a daughter. Mrs. Levings was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Purcell. Survivors include one daughter, Joyce Pennington of Purcell; one son, Russell Levings of Noble; one sister, Eva Neely of Ponca City; six grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Casket bearers will be Richard Levings, Mike Levings, Brian Levings, Chad Levings, Jeff Pennington and Alen Misak. Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Levings' name to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 N.E. 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html