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August 5, 2007 W. U. "Dub" Gregston W. U. "Dub" Gregston, 88, of Duncan, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, in Duncan Regional Hospital. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Highland Park Baptist Church, with the Rev. Winston Curtis officiating. Interment will be in Duncan City Cemetery under direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 20, 1919, in Gladstone, N.M., to Walter Urey and Mattie Elizabeth Craycraft Gregston. He married Betty Jo Woolever on June 3, 1951, in Marlow. He worked for Halliburton Services for 35 years as an electrician, retiring in 1979. He was an avid fisherman, golfer and enjoyed playing dominoes. Dub was an active member of Highland Park Baptist Church, serving as a deacon since 1960. Survivors include his wife, Betty of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Glenn Bennett of Paris, Texas, and Vicky and Leon Petete of Ada; a sister, Faye Kraemer of Edmond; four grandchildren, Stormy Richardson, Kevan Bennett, Kamberly Petete and Tori Petete; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, James, Earl and Charles Gregston; and two sisters, Fern Davis and Maurine York. Bearers will be Paul Wagnon, Dennis Hightower, John Parker, Larry Martin, Allen Harms and Paul Lorenzino. Honorary bearers are members of the Adult 3 Sunday School Class of Highland Park Baptist Church. |
© Criswell Funeral Home Ada, Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 Betty Jo [Woolever] Gregston ADA-Services for Betty Jo Gregston, 86, Ada, formerly of Duncan, are 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Highland Park Baptist Church in Duncan. Dr. Rusty Fuller will officiate. Burial will follow at Duncan Cemetery. Mrs. Gregston died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1928, to Jess and Mary Grimsley Woolever at El Reno. She graduated from Marlow High School and retired as an internal auditor for Security National Bank in Duncan. Mrs. Gregston was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church from 1953 until 2009 and was currently a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She volunteered with the Valley View Hospital Auxillary and the Duncan Genealogy Library. Mrs. Gregston married W. U. "Dub" Gregston June 3, 1951. He died Aug. 2, 2007. Survivors include two daughters, Pam Bennett and husband Glenn of Paris, Texas, and Vicky Petete and husband Leon of Ada; her grandchildren, Stormy Richardson, Kevan Bennett, Kamberly Skoch and husband Clay and Tori Petete; great-grandchildren, Dakota Richardson, Jacob Richardson, Avree Bennett, Emree Bennett and Britton Skoch; beloved sister-in-law Faye Gregston Kraemer and husband Jack; one sister, Shirley Hollingsworth; nieces and nephews, Pat and Royce Smith, Kay Highfill, Libby and John Stockwell, Gary and Cheryl Davis, Kathy and Steve Cremeens, Steve and Kelly Davis, Bruce and Sylvia Ferguson, Hugh Ferguson, Sondra and Jack Reeder, Janet and Jay Kruska, Kevin and Sherri Kraemer, Mike and Diana Gregston, Belinda Gregston and Julie and Robert Pazdernik. Bearers will be her nephews. The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Senior Adult Ministry at Trinity Baptist Church, 520 E. Main St, Ada, OK, 74820. |