Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Ernestine VanDeventer

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The Hominy News-Progress
Vol. 37, No. 41
September 11, 2002
Page 5

Ernestine VanDeventer
[Photo included]

Ernestine VanDeventer was born on April 18, 1921 to the parents of Charles 
Southern and Bessie Wood Southern.  She passed away Thurs. Sept. 5, 2002 
in Pawnee.  She was 81 years, 4 months, and 18 days.

Ernestine married Russell O. VanDeventer on July 6, 1942 in Ponca City.  
They moved to Morrison from Skedee in 1992.  They attended the United 
Methodist Church.

She was a member of Mothers Against Drunk Driver (M.A.D.D.)  She loved 
family and friends, her dogs, and gardening.  She had a great sense of 
humor, generosity, positive attitude, and a faithful never changing.

Ernestine is survived by three children Randy VanDeventer and his wife, 
Lynn, of Owasso, Doretta Riley and her husband, Larry, of Morrison, and 
Rick VanDeventer and his wife Kathy, of Skedee; 12 grandchildren:  Reid 
VanDeventer and his wife, Ginger, of Tulsa, Julie Mullinax and her husband, 
Rod, of Owasso, Cara Lynn and her husband, Bob, of Tulsa, Deanna 
Funkhouser, of Morrison, Colton Riley, of Morrison, Ericka VanDeventer, of 
Collinsville, Rustyn VanDeventer, of Collinsville, Haylee VanDeventer, of 
Skedee, Brittney Garton, of Skedee, Clinton Garton, of Sapulpa, Bobby 
Funkhouser and his wife, Robyn, of Pawnee, and Danny Funkhouser and his 
wife, Tina, of Bentonville, Ark.; 8 great-grandchildren:  Macy, Mady, 
Stacy, Trenton, Kendra, Erika, Calley and Chelsea; brothers and sisters:  
Gladys McCray, of Pawnee, Thelma Lee Baucom and her husband Carl, of 
Glencoe, Sam Southern and his wife, Doris, of Pawnee, Bill Southern, of 
Fairfax, and Patsy Hickson and her husband, Bailey, of Cleveland.  Plus a 
number of other relatives, and many friends.

Ernestine was preceded in death by her husband, Russell VanDeventer, her 
parents, Charles and Bessie Southern, and two daughters, Tara Kay 
VanDeventer and Carol Sue Funkhouser.

Services for Ernestine were held on Mon. Sept. 0 at 2 p.m. at the First 
United Methodist Church in Pawnee.  Interment was held at the Skedee 
Cemetery officiated by Rev. Susan Ross and Eugene Farrar.