Obituary for LaVeta Marie Vinyard
Vinyard
Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 23, 2007 for longtime Altus-Jackson County resident who died Thursday, January 18. she was 87 and would have observed her 88th birthday on February 1.
she was born on February 1, 1919 in Oklahoma City to J.W. and Mary Robertson Eldridge. She attended Altus Public Schools and was graduated from Altus High School in 1936. She married Ray Travis Vinyard on September 25, 1938, in Altus where they made their home. He preceded her in death on August 9, 1998.
Mrs Vinyard worked outside the home while raising her family. She worked for several years for Altus Public Schools as a cook at Altus High School. She later served as Registrar at Altus Junior College and Western Oklahoma Oklahoma State College from 1960 to 1986 when she retired.
each student was more than a number to Mrs. Vinyard She took a personal interest in each student that came through the college and worked to make their experience their best possible. Former students stayed in touch with her and visited her when they returned to Altus.
At WOSC, she was a member of the Faculty Dames organization. She was also a member National Association of Educational Secretaries.
Mrs. Vinyard was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Altus until health problems made her homebound. She taught a nine year old Sunday School class for a number of years. She also served as a secretary for a young adult Sunday School department, she and Mr. Vinyard were involved in a number of ministries, including mission work in New Mexico.
She also worked with Jackson County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and assisted her husband as a volunteer for delivering meals to shut-ins through the Altus Lions Club.
Survivors include her two children, Ray T. Vinyard, Jr. of Oklahoma City and Janet Dobson and husband Keith of Altus. Two sisters are Audean Vinyard of Altus and Mary Jo Saunders and husband Raymond of Bradford, Pennsylvania. A brother is Ruben Long and his wife Marjorie of Altus.
Five grandchildren also survive Mrs. Vinyard. They are Bo Dobson of Moore; DeJay Sams and husband Dexter of Lawton; Michele Almodovar and husband Luis of Chesapeake, Virginia; Paul Ray Vinyard and wife Melissa of Moore, and Keith Howard Vinyard and wife Pam of Oklahoma City. Fourteen grandchildren are Luis Almodovar, lll, of Stratsburg, Virginia; Melissa and Jessica Almodovar of Chesapeake, Virginia; Amanda Blevins of Yukon; Jaydon, Abigail, Isaabella, and ?Deiton Vinyard of Oklahoma City; Katrina Sams of Lawton; Peyton Sams of Medford, Oklahoma; Mercedes, Coutrney, and Kirsten Vinyard of Moore. One great-great grandchild is Isis Almodovar of Stratsburg, VA. Other survivors include Yolanda Macias and husband Luis of Moore, Betty Dobson of Oklahoma City and Donna Lobaugh of Altus.
Funeral services for LaVeta Vinyard will be Tuesday, January 23, at 1:30 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home chapel. Officiating will be Dr. Jeff Moore, pastor of First Baptist Church in Altus; and Bill Bryan, nephew of Mrs. Vinyard, who is Chaplain of the Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. Burial will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. On line tributes may be made at www.Lowell-Tims.com
01/23/2007
1:30 PM
Funeral
Lowell-Tims Chapel
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Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 23, 2007 for longtime Altus-Jackson County resident who died Thursday, January 18. she was 87 and would have observed her 88th birthday on February 1.
she was born on February 1, 1919 in Oklahoma City to J.W. and Mary Robertson Eldridge. She attended Altus Public Schools and was graduated from Altus High School in 1936. She married Ray Travis Vinyard on September 25, 1938, in Altus where they made their home. He preceded her in death on August 9, 1998.
Mrs Vinyard worked outside the home while raising her family. She worked for several years for Altus Public Schools as a cook at Altus High School. She later served as Registrar at Altus Junior College and Western Oklahoma Oklahoma State College from 1960 to 1986 when she retired.
each student was more than a number to Mrs. Vinyard She took a personal interest in each student that came through the college and worked to make their experience their best possible. Former students stayed in touch with her and visited her when they returned to Altus.
At WOSC, she was a member of the Faculty Dames organization. She was also a member National Association of Educational Secretaries.
Mrs. Vinyard was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Altus until health problems made her homebound. She taught a nine year old Sunday School class for a number of years. She also served as a secretary for a young adult Sunday School department, she and Mr. Vinyard were involved in a number of ministries, including mission work in New Mexico.
She also worked with Jackson County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and assisted her husband as a volunteer for delivering meals to shut-ins through the Altus Lions Club.
Survivors include her two children, Ray T. Vinyard, Jr. of Oklahoma City and Janet Dobson and husband Keith of Altus. Two sisters are Audean Vinyard of Altus and Mary Jo Saunders and husband Raymond of Bradford, Pennsylvania. A brother is Ruben Long and his wife Marjorie of Altus.
Five grandchildren also survive Mrs. Vinyard. They are Bo Dobson of Moore; DeJay Sams and husband Dexter of Lawton; Michele Almodovar and husband Luis of Chesapeake, Virginia; Paul Ray Vinyard and wife Melissa of Moore, and Keith Howard Vinyard and wife Pam of Oklahoma City. Fourteen grandchildren are Luis Almodovar, lll, of Stratsburg, Virginia; Melissa and Jessica Almodovar of Chesapeake, Virginia; Amanda Blevins of Yukon; Jaydon, Abigail, Isaabella, and ?Deiton Vinyard of Oklahoma City; Katrina Sams of Lawton; Peyton Sams of Medford, Oklahoma; Mercedes, Coutrney, and Kirsten Vinyard of Moore. One great-great grandchild is Isis Almodovar of Stratsburg, VA. Other survivors include Yolanda Macias and husband Luis of Moore, Betty Dobson of Oklahoma City and Donna Lobaugh of Altus.
Funeral services for LaVeta Vinyard will be Tuesday, January 23, at 1:30 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home chapel. Officiating will be Dr. Jeff Moore, pastor of First Baptist Church in Altus; and Bill Bryan, nephew of Mrs. Vinyard, who is Chaplain of the Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. Burial will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. On line tributes may be made at www.Lowell-Tims.com
01/23/2007
1:30 PM
Funeral
Lowell-Tims Chapel
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