From the Oklahoman

BETHANY

Parnell, Phyllis Lynn: 73, homemaker, died Oct. 29. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church of Bethany (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Sinclair, Eugene Barton “Gene”: 81, over the road truck driver, died Oct. 28. Private services (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

BLANCHARD

Gorman, Michael Lamar: 60, retired Federal Aviation Administration technical writer, died Oct. 31. Services were Wednesday (Advantage, Oklahoma City).

CHOCTAW

Zahn, Robert Stanley “Bob”: 74, computer engineer, died Oct. 29. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Grace Church (Bill Eisenhour N.E., Oklahoma City).

EDMOND

Waddle, Gary Lee: 66, regional manager, died Oct. 30. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Spring Creek Assembly of God (Matthews, Edmond).

MIDWEST CITY

Tate, Jerry: 86, U.S. Postal Service supervisor, Tinker Air Force Base, died Oct. 29. Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City).

NORMAN

Cates, Gene C.: 93, petroleum engineer, died Oct. 31. Mass 10 a.m. Friday, St. Thomas More University Parish (Havenbrook, Norman).

OKLAHOMA CITY

Melton, Walter Jr.: 93, FAA machine systems supervisor, died Oct. 28. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Resthaven Memory Gardens (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Schmitz Chastain, Ruth Helen: 95, died Oct. 29. Mass 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Eugene Catholic Church (Smith & Kernke N. May, Oklahoma City).

Statham, Dennis Lee: 83, CPA, died Nov. 3. Services pending (Matthews, Edmond).

Stewart, Peggy Jo: 73, retired sales manager, died Nov. 1. Graveside services 2 p.m. Thursday, Resthaven Memory Gardens (Advantage, Oklahoma City).