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Colonel William Robert (Bob) Clark
Colonel William Robert (Bob) Clark, 91, of Norman,
Oklahoma, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004 in Norman, Oklahoma.
A memorial service is pending at First Presbyterian Church.
Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of
Norman, Oklahoma.
Bob Clark was born on February 5, 1912 in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. He was the third child of Arthur Benjamin and Ruth
Isabelle Clark. The family moved to Tuttle and then, after Arthur
Clark died in 1919, to Norman where Ruth Clark worked for many
years as a teacher. Bob graduated from Norman High School in 1929
and received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University
of Oklahoma in 1933. While in high school, he served as a class
officer, was elected Boys Mayor of Norman, made the State and
National Honor societies, and was senior editor of the yearbook.
While at the University of Oklahoma, Bob joined Beta Theta Pi
fraternity and covered Sooner athletics for the Daily Oklahoman.
After receiving his degree from the University of Oklahoma, he spent
several years working for the Chickasha Milling Company. He had
been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve,
after completing the R.O.T.C. program at the university, and was
called to active duty in April 1941 when the United States began
preparation for World War II. He remained in the service until
retiring in 1962 as a full Colonel.
During the war, Lieutenant Colonel Clark commanded the
253rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion which was attached to
General George S. Patton’s famous Third Army. This unit played a
key role in the relief of Bastogne in December 1944 which was a
major factor in transforming the Battle of the Bulge from defeat to
victory. Colonel Clark was almost continuously involved in combat
operations from August 1944 until the end of hostilities in Europe in
May 1945. His decorations included two Bronze Stars for valor.
Colonel Clark’s postwar career included assignments in
Alaska, Germany and Korea and three different tours of duty in
Washington, D.C. He served on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the staff of the commanding general of the U.S. Army, Europe.
He was assigned to the Military District of Washington, D.C. from
1957 to 1961 and, because of his journalism background, often served
during this time as liaison with major national media on high-profile
public events associated with the military. These included state visits
by Queen Elizabeth II and Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev, the
interments of the Unknowns of World War II and Korea at Arlington
National Cemetery, and the state funerals of Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, General of the Army George Marshall, and Admiral of
the Fleet William Halsey. His duties on such occasions included
briefing the President of the United States and other very senior
administration and military leaders.
Colonel Clark married Betty Earle Welch on February 7,
1944. The couple had two children, Robert Dean Clark and William
Vaughn Clark. The family moved to Norman in 1962 after Colonel
Clark’s retirement from the Army. He was part of the statistical crew
in the press box at O.U. football games and a volunteer at Norman
Regional Hospital for many years. He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church for eighty years and served as a deacon.
The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to
Norman Regional Hospital Foundation, P. O. Box 1665, Norman,
Oklahoma 73070.
Pat Cook
Pat Cook, 69, died at 3:35 A.M. on Friday,
February 6, 2004 at home in Norman after
a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins
Lymphomia. Funeral Services will be held
at 1:00 P.M., Monday, February 9, 2004 at
Berry Road Baptist Church with Bill Cook
and Reverend Mark Streetman officiating.
Interment
will follow at the Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery at 2301 E. Indian
Hills Road in Norman, Oklahoma.
Services are under the direction of
Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman,
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Cook was born July 16, 1934
in Paoli, Oklahoma, to Charley and Minnie Pearl Jones. She
graduated from Paoli High School and attended East Central
University at Ada for a time. She married Bill Cook on October 5,
1956 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. They had three children, Dale,
Dawn Renee and DeAnna. Mrs. Cook was a longtime active member
at Berry Road Baptist Church where she served as a counselor and
Sunday School teacher. After she and her husband raised their family,
she served as a chaplain volunteer at Norman Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Cook also enjoyed working with children at a day care facility
in Norman.
Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her parents; three
brothers, Dale, Joe and Charley, and a sister, Zypher. Survivors
include her husband, Bill of the home; son, Dale Cook of Tacoma,
WA; two daughters, Dawn Renee Knight of Wichita Falls and
DeAnna Tullis of Noble, OK; three brothers, Mickey Jones and Bob
Jones, both of Oklahoma City, OK and Gus Jones of Sherman, TX;
sister, Ann McCurley of Norman, OK; three grandsons, Nathan and
Brandon Elliot of Noble, OK and Aiden Cook of Tacoma, WA; three
granddaughters, Shauna and Baylee Knight of Wichita Falls and
Amanda Tullius of Noble, OK and a host of nieces and nephews.
Margaret E. Cozad-Wilson
Margaret Ellen Cozad-Wilson, 44, of
Norman, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, February 10,
2004 in Norman, Oklahoma following an extended
illness. Funeral services will be held at 2.00 P.M.,
Friday, February 13, 2004 at McFarlin Memorial
United Methodist Church, 419 S. University Blvd in
Norman, Oklahoma with the Rev. Cal Brannon
officiating. Interment will follow at the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma. Services are
under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, Oklahoma.
Margaret Cozad-Wilson was born March 31, 1959 in Norman,
Oklahoma, to George C. Cozad Ph.D. and Sarah L. Hill Cozad. While she
was growing up, she attended schools in Norman, graduating from Norman
High in 1977. She attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated
with a degree in nursing in 1981. On March 15, 1986, she married Walter
W. Wilson in Norman, Oklahoma. Mrs. Cozad-Wilson was an assistant
head nurse on the pulmonary floor at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma
City. In addition, she was on the code blue and IV teams at that hospital.
She was a loving wife, mother, and sister who adored all animals. She
touched the lives of many people and will be missed by all who knew her.
Mrs. Cozad-Wilson was preceded in death by her parents George
and Sarah Cozad. Survivors include her husband, Walter; two sons, Wesley
W. Wilson and Zachary Z. Wilson; daughter, Sarah E. Wilson, all of the
home; sister, S. Denise Millar and her husband Bill of Norman, OK; and
two brothers, George Craig Cozad and his wife Sheryl of Norman and Chris
T. Cozad and his wife Marcie of Stillwater, OK. In addition, she is
survived by eight nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her brothers George Craig Cozad and Chris T. Cozad,
nephew Will Millar, Allen Hall, Gordon Mohon, and Steve Dutnell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lupus Association, the ALS
Foundation or the Wilson Children’s Education Fund at the Arvest Bank
in Norman, Attn: Bill Millar.
Lenard Warren Defibaugh
Lenard Warren Defibaugh, 83, of
Granbury, Texas, formerly of Norman, died
Thursday, February 12, 2004 in Granbury, Texas.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,
Monday, February 16, 2004 at Havenbrook
Funeral Home Chapel with David and Claudia
Southern of Granbury, Texas, officiating.
Interment will follow at the IOOF Cemetery in
Norman, OK. Pallbearers are Howard
Defibaugh, Bob Gowens, Leroy K. Krohmer,
Harold Wayne Defibaugh, Jay Lowery, and Ray Brendle. Services
are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, OK.
Mr. Defibaugh was born November 21, 1920 in Tuttle,
Oklahoma, to Lenie Herbert and Etta Mae Defibaugh. Mr. Defibaugh
had 14 brothers & sisters. He married Mildred Hodge in 1940 and
they had one son, Howard. Mildred died in 1970. He married Bonnie
Sue Newby in 1971. He went to work for Oklahoma Electrical
Coop. in 1949 and worked for them for 33 years, retiring in 1981.
He lived in Norman from 1950 until 2002, when he moved to Texas
because of his health. He had been a sharecropper in the Tuttle area.
After he moved to Norman, he had a small ranch on which he raised
cattle. He was a horseman and general cowboy and enjoyed going to
roping events. He would often win prizes at these events. After
retirement he and Bonnie enjoyed traveling and seeing the USA in a
motor home and travel trailer. They also traveled to Hawaii and New
Zealand.
Mr. Defibaugh was preceded in death by his parents, two
wives, and twelve brothers and sisters. Survivors include a son,
Howard Defibaugh and wife Diana, of Granbury, Texas; one sister,
Mildred Weeks, of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Ed Defibaugh, of
Norman, and Max Defibaugh, of Tuttle, OK; three grandchildren,
Kris Albertson, of Noble, Brandi Defibaugh, of Oklahoma City, and
Jessica Lange and husband Joe, of Norman; four great-grandchildren,
Kirsten Albertson, of Noble, Charleston Sailors, of Oklahoma City,
Brandon Defibaugh, of Oklahoma City, and Joseph Dale Lange, of
Norman. Also survived by many friends, family, nieces, and
nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the OEC Foundation, P.O.
Box 721105, Norman, OK 73072.
