Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  IRENE B. ALEXANDER

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IRENE B. ALEXANDER

OCNS - May 8, 2002 - Irene B. Alexander who was eighty-five years, eight 
months and fifteen days old, entered into eternal rest, May 5, 2002 at 
Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Irene was born August 20, 1916 in Ordway, Colorado, the daughter of Rosa 
Ann Bandy Separs and Dennis Spears.   She was reared and educated in Osage 
and Hominy, Oklahoma and later reared her family in the Hominy area.   She 
was a member of the House of Prayer for many years and also attended the 
Assembly of God church in Hominy.   She was very involved in her church and 
loved going to the nursing home to minister to the residents.   She also 
enjoyed hosting bible studies at her home along with hymnal singing.   She 
was a great cook and loved flowers.   A very caring woman, loving mother 
and grandmother, she loved spending time with her family and having her 
grandchildren around her.

Irene is survived by her nine children, daughters Ina Ruth and husband Jim 
Thrasher of Hominy, Phyllis and husband, Floyd Crenshaw of Hominy, Jeanie 
Horton of Hominy, Norma Ray of Hominy, Deborah and husband Norman Purcell 
of Cleveland, Don Alexander of Hominy, Raymond and wife, Carlotta Alexander 
of Hominy; sons James and wife, Wanda Alexander of Sand Springs and John 
Alexander of Cleveland; three sisters, Maudie Koenneman of Copan, Oklahoma, 
Ruby Carl of Shidler, Oklahoma and Marie Vann of Pryor, Oklahoma; 
twenty-four grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren and six great-
great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of 
friends; and caregivers, Marie Pippin, Carolyn Prichard and Norma Jean 
Peters.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters, a 
great-great grandson and a granddaughter.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2002 at the 
Assembly of God Church in Hominy with Reverend Clifton Phelps officiating.   
Serving as pall bearers were her grandsons, Mark Ray, Paul Purcell, Brad 
Standridge, Jeff Alexander, Dale Crenshaw and Gary Alexander.   Honorary 
Pall Bearers were Steve Thrasher, Terry Alexander and Bryan Ray.   Music 
was by Beth and Reverend Clifton Phelps, Shirley Graham and Wayne Brown.   
Interment was in A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy.

The family entrusted Powell Funeral Home with service arrangements.