Bulah Bird Likens Ward Babiak Sanders of Luther, Oklahoma was born July 3, 1926, in Luther to Thomas and Mae Rector Likens.

She died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at the age of 85 years.

Bulah was a school bus driver and a seamstress.

She was preceded in death by three husbands, Floyd Ward, John Babiak and Al Sanders, all of Wellston; a daughter, Beverly Long of Wellston; two sisters, Florence Babiak and Martha Babiak; and one brother, George Likens, all of Lincoln County.

She is survived by one daughter, Pat Denny-Ward; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren and other family and friends.

Services were held Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Brown's Funeral Parlor in Wellston with Bro. Darrell Sullivan officiating and burial followed at Wellston Cemetery.

Services were entrusted to Brown's Funeral Parlor in Wellston.

© Lincoln County News, January 5, 2012; page 4.