1915
Velma
2013
Velma Janes Bullock
May 5, 1915 — March 17, 2013
Funeral services for Velma Janes Bullock, 97, of Bonham, will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Rickey Robbins, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow at 4:00 PM at the Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Oklahoma. Velma passed away Sunday morning, March 17, 2013 at The Woodmoore Assisted Living in Bonham.
Velma was born May 5, 1915 in Purcell, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Walter Janes and Lillian Boehner Janes. She was a graduate of St. Elizabeth Academy in Oklahoma. Velma married Joe C. "Jay" Bullock on April 6, 1946 in Wellington, Kansas, and he preceded her in death in 1987. Velma was an American Red Cross Volunteer during WWII. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a bookkeeper for a mortgage company for a number of years. Velma enjoyed playing Bridge, 42, Scrabble and golf. She loved to water ski and finally stopped at the age of 73. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Duane Hoover (Jan. 2012), a brother, Walter Janes and 3 sisters, Ruth Stinson, Catherine Flanagan, and Margaret Janes.
Surviving are three daughters, Peggy Gurski and husband, Jim of Anna, TX, Catherine Womack-Reid and husband, Dickie of Georgetown, TX, and Jane Schlubach of Hyde Park, NY; a stepdaughter, Carol Ann Cleveland and husband, Cleo of Oklahoma City, OK; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and numerous great great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Grant Womack, Scott Womack, Max Schlubach, Buzz Cory, Brett Cory, Tyler Cory and Josh Gurski.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38122 or the Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Ave., Waco, TX 76703.
Online guest register www.wisefuneralhome.com
Velma was born May 5, 1915 in Purcell, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Walter Janes and Lillian Boehner Janes. She was a graduate of St. Elizabeth Academy in Oklahoma. Velma married Joe C. "Jay" Bullock on April 6, 1946 in Wellington, Kansas, and he preceded her in death in 1987. Velma was an American Red Cross Volunteer during WWII. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a bookkeeper for a mortgage company for a number of years. Velma enjoyed playing Bridge, 42, Scrabble and golf. She loved to water ski and finally stopped at the age of 73. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Duane Hoover (Jan. 2012), a brother, Walter Janes and 3 sisters, Ruth Stinson, Catherine Flanagan, and Margaret Janes.
Surviving are three daughters, Peggy Gurski and husband, Jim of Anna, TX, Catherine Womack-Reid and husband, Dickie of Georgetown, TX, and Jane Schlubach of Hyde Park, NY; a stepdaughter, Carol Ann Cleveland and husband, Cleo of Oklahoma City, OK; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and numerous great great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Grant Womack, Scott Womack, Max Schlubach, Buzz Cory, Brett Cory, Tyler Cory and Josh Gurski.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38122 or the Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Ave., Waco, TX 76703.
Online guest register www.wisefuneralhome.com
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