Oklahoma Cemeteries Website
butterfly
image
Click here to break out of frames
This information is available for free. If you paid money for a
subscription to get to this site, demand a refund.
For any questions pertaining to an individual cemetery, you would need to contact the cemetery sexton / board / caretaker.

Wesley Virden
© Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care
Submitted by: Sharon

© Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care


WELSEY VIRDEN
September 26, 1927 - January 30, 2013

Wesley was born September 26, 1927 in Quinton, Oklahoma to James Jefferson and Louisa Lavina (Risenhoover) Virden. He departed this life on January 30, 2013 in Claremore at the age of 85 years and 4 months and 4 days.

Wesley graduated from Stigler High School with the class of 1945. While in high school Wesley was an All-State football player and he earned a football scholarship to the University of Tulsa. He attended TU for one year and then enlisted in the United States Navy. He was married to Betty Lee Lupton on November 10, 1951 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Wesley worked as a Bulk Loader at the Lonestar Cement Plant; he retired at the age of 65. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. He liked to garden and also enjoyed traveling. After retirement Wesley stayed busy doing "handy man" projects, such as remodeling. He always was willing to help anyone with their own projects. Wesley showed his love to his family through helping them with some of their projects.

Wesley is survived by wife Betty of the home, three children, son Wesley Virden and wife Norma, daughter Debbie Briggs and husband Les, daughter Cindy Rouleau and husband Cyril all of Claremore, three grandsons Blake Virden of Claremore, Tyler Virden of Tulsa, Josh Collins of Owasso, three granddaughters Lesley Briggs Dearmen of Claremore, Carmen Briggs Mefford of Kiefer and Whitney Collins Coleman of Owasso, three great grandsons Cailean Coleman of Owasso, Tristan Coleman of Owasso and Noah Dearmen of Claremore, brothers Louis Virden and wife Coweta of Bossier City, Louisiana, Roger Virden and wife Joan of Bartlesville, Dennis Virden of Overland Park, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parent's brother James Newton Virden, sister-in-law Jean Virden and two nephews Lance Virden and Nathan Virden.

|Graham Memorial Cemetery Page|  |Mayes County Cemetery Page|  |Home|



This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2025 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.