Loretta Jean Weber

Loretta Jean Weber, loving wife, mother and sister, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord at 1:30 a.m. Saturday July 31, 2004. Loretta was born July 22, 1934, in Primm, Oklahoma (Blaine County). She grew up in Homestead, Oklahoma, and during her lifetime lived in Okeene, Fairview, and Tuttle, making her retirement home in Harrah, Oklahoma.

Loretta was a lively and spirited lady, who loved her family, husband, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, above all else. She also enjoyed flowers, cooking, and collecting cookbooks, and the companionship of many beloved pets. Loretta owned a cafe in Fairview, Oklahoma, and assisted at the veterinary clinic in Tuttle, Oklahoma, and occupied her retirement years enjoying her home and surrounding countryside in Harrah.

Loretta is the daughter of David Lee Hale, and Treva Dell [Barnes] Hale, and is survived by her husband of 53 years, Albert Lee Weber, and her children, son Herbert Lee Weber and wife Cheryl, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; son Rickey Gene Weber and wife Dana, of Houston, Texas; and daughter Pattie Sue Lastinger, of Harrah, Oklahoma.

Also surviving Loretta are her grandchildren, Dawn Michelle [Weber] Dukes, and husband Jason Dukes; Shay Lee [Lastinger] Cantrell, and husband Jeremy Cantrell; Scott Ryan Lastinger; Cole Thomas Bridges; Melanie Laine Weber; Beth Leigh Johnson; Gail Lynne Johnson; and Darcie Cheri Johnson. Loretta's great grandchildren are Madison Haley Dukes, and Evan Patrick Dukes.

Loretta's surviving siblings include brother David Leon Hale and wife Willie, of Grove, Oklahoma; sister Geneva Deloris [Hale] Evans and husband David, of Canton, Oklahoma; step-brother Charles McMahan, of Enid, Oklahoma; step-brother Richard McMahan, of Enid, Oklahoma; half-sister Linda [Hale] Ford, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and step-sister Karen [McMahan] Billington, of Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Loretta is preceded in death by her parents David Lee and Treva Dell Hale, and her brother Gerald Duane Hale.

Services were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2004 at the First Baptist Church of Newalla, 20800 S.E. 59th Street in Newalla, Oklahoma, followed by a short graveside service at Memory Lane Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends was held Sunday, 4 to 6 p.m. at Smith-Parks Funeral Home, 2039 North Tim Holt Drive; Harrah, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were Rickey Weber, Herbert Weber, Scott Lastinger, Jeremy Cantrell, Jason Dukes and Ken Sitts.