Obit of Eckert, Thomas Franklin - Ottawa County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 05 May 2013 Return to Ottawa County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/ottawa/ottawa.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED The Grove Sun Daily THOMAS FRANKLIN ECKERT 1944-2005 MIAMI, Okla. – Thomas Franklin Eckert, 60, of Miami passed away Saturday, April 9 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri following a sudden illness. Eckert was born September 13, 1944 in Decatur, Illinois to Frank Henry Eckert and Phyllis Bernice (Stevens) Eckert. He attended and graduated from high school in Decatur. He was self-employed, working in floor installation. Eckert was united in marriage to Virginia M. Dain on June 5, 1974 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They recently moved to Miami from Baton Rouge. Surviving family members include his wife Virginia of the home, and three sisters-in-law and their husbands, Alice and Bill Erwin of Miami, Mary Ann and Ben Beebout of Miami, and Joyce and Jim Terrell of St. Louis, Missouri. A private family gathering was held at the home of Alice and Bill Erwin in Miami on Sunday, April 10. For those wishing to send an online condolence, you may log on to: www.turnerfuneralchapels.com. Click on "obituaries," then the name of the deceased, then "send condolence." Services are entrusted to Turner Funeral Chapel of Grove, Oklahoma. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Ottawa County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/ottawa/ottawa.html