Rosalie Whitehead, 74, of Spiro, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002. She was born July 2 1928 at Hugo to Bruce and Josephine (Wilson) Mathis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Spiro, the Eastern Star No. 144, she was a bookkeeper. Rosalie loved to take care of her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one infant brother.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Whitehead of the home; one son, Gary Whitehead and wife Patti of Texarkana, Ark.; two sisters, Margaret Steel of Madaris, Ore. and Wanda Sutton of Arlington, Texas; two grandchildren, Angela Staples of Fort Smith and Justin Whitehead of Texarkana; three great-grandchildren, Andrew Davis, Anna Beth Staples and Tristin Whitehead.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the Mallory Chapel with the Rev. Janice Meese officiating. Burial will follow in
Spiro City Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Mann, Dale Stout, L.B. Cosgrove, Don Atkinson, Jim Allen and Paul Willbanks.