Beulah Clark Brightup was born February 5, 1917, in Republic, Missouri, to T F Plumlee and Lillie Logan. She died Thursday, January 2, 2014, in Chouteau, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years. Beulah completed hersecondary education in Cassville, Missouri, graduating with the Cassville High School Class of 1934. She was married June 2, 1935, in Cassville to Pharis C. Clark. They had made their home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for many years where Beulah was employed with Montgomery Ward as a bookkeeper. She also had served as President of the Credit Women. Pharis preceded her in death on January 12, 1981. While in Bartlesville, she was a faithful member of Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church where she was a charter member. She later was married January 25, 1986, in Collinsville, Oklahoma, to Bob Brightup, and became an active member of Silver Creek Church of the Nazarene in Owasso. Bob preceded her in death on March 5, 1997. Beulah enjoyed a variety of pastimes including spending time with her friends, but especially her family.
Loving family members include:
Two daughters;
Dorothy Ostdickenberg and her husband Oscar, of Owasso, OK
Peggy Allgood, of Chouteau, OK
Five grandchildren;
Sandy Blevins and her husband Earl, of Bristow, OK
Randy Ostdickenberg and his wife Geri, of Claremore, OK
Donna Smith and her husband Wade, of Chouteau, OK
Donnie Allgood and his wife Diane, of Bixby, OK
Doug Allgood, of Dallas, Texas
10 great grandchildren
14 great great grandchildren and one on the way
Along with her husbands, she was preceded in death by a sister, Lyndell Wohlgemuth, and a brother, George Dee Plumlee.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 07, 2014, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Silver Creek Church of the Nazarene in Owasso with Pastor Dalton Young officiating. Serving as casket bearers will be Zachary Reilly, Kevin Kvittum, Damien Reilly, Brady Reilly, Nathan Smith, and Jeremy Smith. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday at the Dewey Cemetery in Dewey, Oklahoma. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Make-A-Wish – Oklahoma, 4504 East 67th Street, #208, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, or go to oklahoma.wish.org. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
