Sylvia Jean (Tefertiller) McPherson
Apr 6, 1926 - Sep 27, 2010
Posted by: Janet Laubhan Flickinger

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McPherson, Sylvia Jean Tefertiller, 84, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010 at Purcell, Oklahoma.  She was born April 6, 1926 in Noble, OK to Howard and Pearl Brown Tefertiller.  She attended schools in McClain County and lived all of her life in McClain and Cleveland counties.

In 1944, she married Gene McPherson.  She was an active member of Westside Church of Christ in Norman.  She was a wonderful cook and seamstress who loved gardening with Gene and canning and freezing homegrown fruits and vegetables that she shared with her children and their families.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Her life's work was providing a wonderful home for her husband and children.  She lovingly encouraged her children to succeed in school and their activities and was proud to see them all achieve their goals.  Sylvia was also supportive of Gene's business and community endeavors and enjoyed traveling with him to Bermuda, Bahamas, Hawaii, Acapulco and on family trips to the West Coast.

She had a soft heart for abandoned animals and her backyard was usually full of small dogs.  She loved cats also, but none of them would stay around long.

Sylvia was preceded in death by an infant daughter, her parents, three brothers, five sisters and one son-in-law.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Gene of Norman; six children, daughter, Carolyn and Lee Wade, Oklahoma City, daughter, Nancy and Paul Nall, Greenville, TX, son, Tom and Lynda McPherson, Norman, daughter, Pam Stanlick, Purcell, daughter, Cheryl and Ron Pitts, Bartlesville and daughter, Anita and Paul Marshall, St. Petersburg, Florida; 21 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Donations honoring Sylvia may be made to the Westside Church of Christ, 726 McGee Dr., Norman, OK 73069 for video monitors to serve the auditorium section.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Havenbrook Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Westside Church of Christ in Norman with interment following at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell, OK under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home.