Kathryn Mae Tumleson was born November 18, 1931, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Walter Blair and Hazel Alberta (Clough) Blair. She died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years. Kathryn was raised and educated in Owasso, Oklahoma and graduated with the Owasso High School Class of 1950. She was married on May 11, 1950 in Dallas, Texas to Charles Ramon Tumleson. Kathryn decided to go back to school and attended Tulsa Community College Downtown Tulsa in 1977. She spent most of her working life as office manager and partner at Tumleson Wheel Aligning in Tulsa. She was an active and faithful member of Owasso First United Methodist Church for a number of years. Kathryn was an avid painter and a member of the Tulsa Town Tolers Painting Organization. She enjoyed a variety of past times, but most of all she loved traveling the world with her friends and family.
Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include:
4 Sons;
O. Darwin Tumleson and wife Donna, of Owasso
Ramon Tumleson and wife Jody, of Sapulpa
Gary Tumleson, of Wagoner
Kerry Tumleson and wife Maureen, of Dixon, Illinois
Daughter;
LaDonna turner and husband Dwight, of Cleveland
13 Grand Children;
Matthew, Nathan, Micah, Nick, Mindy, Chelsea, Charles, Kevin, Kayla, Clint, Lance, Skylar, and Zane
12 Great Grandchildren
3 Sisters;
Betty Blair Adcock, of Owasso
Shirley Blair Fry, of Owasso
Alberta Blair Gober, of Owasso
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Hazel, husband, Charles, brother, Bobby, and great granddaughter, Hope.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020 at the Mowery Funeral Service Chapel in Owasso with Chaplain Terry Snelling officiating. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Kathryn’s memory to the Owasso Historical Museum, 26 South Main Street, Owasso, OK 74055, or Riverside Park, 1736 North 5th Street, Independence, KS 67301. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service.
