Obit of Moran, Basil Henry - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips <okarchives@comcast.net>  16 Dec 2004
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Moran, Basil Henry

Basil Henry Moran was born April 19, 1920, Ardmore, Oklahoma, and left for 
his heavenly reward on September 9, 2002, surrounded by his loving family at 
his home in Oklahoma City. Until moving to the Vineyard Cottages in April of 
2001, Basil and his wife, Lena, were lifelong residents of the Ardmore area. 
Basil is survived by his bride of 62 years, Lena Grace Ayers Moran, his 
beloved sister, Betty Bishop Meadows, his daughter and son-in-law, Paula and 
Ben Belanger, his favorite granddaughter, Brooke, and favorite grandson, 
Blake, all of Oklahoma City. He also leaves behind several nieces and nephews 
and many loving friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth Moran 
Bishop and Paul Bishop, and his brother, J.J. 'Buddy' Moran. Basil Moran was 
a devoted grandfather, father, husband, brother and friend. He was a veteran, 
serving his country in the Army Air Corps, enlisting with his Ardmore buddies 
in 1940, married Lena in 1941, and served as an airplane mechanic through the 
end of WW II. In 1950, Basil was called up from the Air Corps Reserves and 
served through the Korean War, returning to Ardmore in 1952. Basil was a 
member of Maxwell Avenue Church of Christ, and operated the Cox-Moran Grocery 
and, later, B&H NAPA Auto Supply in Ardmore, until his retirement in 1985. He 
enjoyed listening to the Sooners, Cowboys and the Ardmore Tigers on the 
radio, playing golf at Lakeview, and, until later years, traveling with his 
family. After moving to Oklahoma City, Basil was a member of the Britton Road 
Church of Christ. Services for Basil Moran will be in Ardmore at 2 p.m. 
Thursday, September 12th, at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home. Interment will 
follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Ardmore. The family requests that 
memorials may be sent in Basil's name to the American Lung Association.

Published in the Oklahoman on 9/12/2002.
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