Sunrise Cemetery, Creek County, Oklahoma

N. R. (Dutch) Wahl
Sep 5, 1933 ~ Oct 10, 2002
Son of Henry George and Minnie E. (Matlock) Wahl
Father of Vicki Kathleen Wahl & Larry Donivan Wahl

married June 3, 1968

Shirley N. Webster
Aug 5, 1942 ~ 
Daughter of Leonard and Sibyl (Cree) Webster
Mother of Larry Donald Carson, Elnora Louise (Cissie) Carson, and Emmaline O'Deana (Emmy) (Hockaday) Wahl

Submitted by Shirley N. Wahl [email protected]  September 2002.

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The Bristow News
Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma
October 16, 2002

N. R. Wahl
1933 - 2002

N. R. Wahl died Oct. 10, 2002, at his residence near Depew. He was 69 years of age.

He was born Sept. 5, 1935, in Lowrey, Ark., the son of Henry George and Minnie Matlock Wahl.

N. R. Wahl and Shirley Webster were married June 3, 1968 in Stillwell.

He had lived in the Depew area since August of 1974, and he was a member of the First Church of God.

N. R. was meat market manager at Safeway and Homeland before his retirement in the early 1990's. He was also a grader operator for Creek County for over four years. He served with the U.S. Army for eight years, including the Korean War.

N. R. was a member of the Bristow Elks Lodge 1614, American Legion Post 093 in Mission, Texas, and a Life Member of VFW Post 3895 in LaJolla, Texas. He loved fishing, camping, traveling and farming.

Mr. Wahl is survived by his wife, Shirley, of the home; two sons, Larry Wahl his wife, Cindy, of Tulsa and Larry Carson and his wife DeLes, of Slick; three daughters, Vicki Hayes and her husband, Tom, of Tulsa, Cissie Gaskins and her husband Sammy, of Slick, and Emmie and Martin Archibald of Depew; one brother, George Wahl of Slick; sister-in-law, Norine Wahl of Sapulpa, and mother-in-law, Sibyl Yocum of Depew.

He is also survived 10 grandchildren, Nathon Gaskins of Slick, Brandy and Ben Hallman of Bristow, Jeremy Gaskins of Slick, Tiffany and Tommy Vick of Bristow, Tasha Towler and Chris Archibald, both of Depew, Adam Hayes, Jordan Hayes, Alex Wahl, and Magen Wahl, all of Tulsa; one great-grandson, Joshua Hallman of Bristow, as well as a host of other family and friends.

Mr. Wahl was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, William Wahl.

Graveside services were Oct. 14, 2002, at Sunrise Cemetery near Kellyville. Rev. Millard "Preach" McGuire officiated.

Services were under the direction of Schumacher Funeral Home of Bristow.

Sunrise Cemetery, Creek County, Oklahoma

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Funeral Card:
In Memory
N. R. Wahl

Born
September 5, 1933
Lowrey, Arkansas

Died
October 10, 2002
Depew, Oklahoma

Services
2:00 p.m.
Monday, October 14, 2002
Sunrise Cemetery

Officiating
Reverend Millard "Preach" McQuire [McGuire]

Interment
Sunrise Cemetery
Kellyville, Oklahoma

Directed by
Schumacher Funeral Home
Bristow, Oklahoma

Pallbearers
Nathon Gaskins
Jeremy Gaskins
Tommy Vick, Jr.
Benjamin Hallman
Christopher Archibald
Brandon Roberts

Honorary Pallbearers
Roy Smith
Leon Chandler
I. D. Ford
Jack Donaldson
Frank Embry
Jr. Gibson
Dennis Matlock

[corrections inside brackets made by cousin Frieda Hickman [email protected]    Aug 2004.]