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Juanita Fife
June 29, 1994
Sapulpa Herald
Creek Co. Oklahoma

Juanita Fife, 73, Dustin, died Tuesday in Sapulpa.

Services are scheduled for 1:30 pm Friday, at the Thewarle Indian Baptist Church, Dustin. Officiating will be the Revs. Eastman Whitlow and Eugene Whitlow. Burial will be in the New Sonora Cemetery. Shurden Funeral Home is in charge of services.

Wake services will be held at 7 pm Thursday, at Shurden Chapel. 

She married Josey Fife in 1945. He preceded her in death.

She is survived by daughters Anna J. Wefer and Frances Belcher, Sapulpa. Two sons Jim Fife, Sapulpa and Richard "Tuskee" Phillips, Tulsa. One brother William West, Bowlegs, and a sister Nora West, Henryetta. Plus two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


July 1, 1994
Sapulpa Herald

Services are scheduled at 1 pm today at the Thewarle Indian Baptist Church, Dustin, for Juanita Fife, 73. She died Tuesday at Sapulpa.

Officiating will be the Revs. Eastman and Eugene Whitlow. Burial will be at the New Sonora Cemetery under the direction of Shurden Funeral Home, Henryetta.

Mrs. Fife was preceded in death by her husband, Josey. They were married in 1945. She also was preceded in death by a son, Joey Fife, on Feb 9, this year.

She is survived by daughters Anna J. Wefer and Frances Belcher, Sapulpa; two sons Jim fife, Sapulpa and Richard "Tuskee" Phillips, Tulsa; one brother, William West, Boslegs; and a sister Nora West, Henryetta. Plus two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Frank Belcher, Berlyn Wefer, Paul Wefer, Jeff Byinton, Jerry Sumka and Brain Fife.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Robertson, Phillip Coon, George Rofus, Barton Looney and George Gray.