| Billy Frank Warehime Jan 3, 1926 November 28, 2009 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = Bethel & Marty myers E-mail = martymyers@sbcglobal.net Phone Number = 580-596-2739 Memorial Name = Bill Warehime Comments = We are sorry to hear of Bill's passing but we are happy knowing that he is at peace and breathing easy now. The background of planes is perfect as he devoted his life to his job at Vance. Name = Mary Catherine Myers E-mail = rm50@cox.net Phone Number = 702-367-6987 Memorial Name = Bill Warehime Comments = Bill will forever be a very large part of my life. "Love lives on within the heart" so he will always be with us! Name = Donna Abbott E-mail = donna_abbott@hotmail.com Phone Number = 16208254056 Memorial Name = Bill Warehime Comments = Will be remembering your familes at this tim. May you find the comfort and love of friends and family during this time of loss. |
| The funeral for Billy Frank Warehime, 83, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at First Christian Church in Cherokee. The Rev. Ron Hansen will officiate. Burial will be in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., Cherokee. Viewing will be Tuesday before the service at the church. He was born Jan. 3, 1926, in Sapulpa to Forrest and Marie Warehime and died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Cherokee Manor. He served in the Air Force from 1944 until 1946. He worked as an electrician for years in Cherokee before going to Enid to work as an aircraft mechanic at Vance Air Force Base from 1966 until 1991. He married Mary Ellen Young in 1947 and she preceded him in death. He later married Bernetta Rhodes in 1999. He was a member and elder of First Christian Church in Cherokee. He belonged to American Legion and Nation-al Rifle Association. Surviving are his wife, Bernetta; daughter, Janet Stein; one brother, Forrest Warehime Jr.; stepson, Mike Rhodes; stepdaughter, Debbie Frieden; four stepgranddaughters; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandson. In addition to his first wife, Mary Ellen, he was preceded in death by one sister and a son. Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Midway Sunday school class scholarship fund of First Christian Church. |
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