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February 3, 1989
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

OKEMAH, Okla. — Lena Jewell Luker, 84, of Okemah and formerly of Sapulpa, died Wednesday in Sallisaw.

Services will be 2 pm Saturday at Okemah Church of Christ with Roger Thompson officiating.

Burial will be in Bristow City Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home of Okemah.

Born Sept. 6, 1904, in Creek County, Indian Territory, she was a resident of Sapulpa for 60 years, moving to Okemah in 1968. She was a member of the Creek County Home Demonstration Club for 16 years and Okemah Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl E. Luker, in 1965 and her son, Dr. Glenn Luker, in 1970.

Survivors include sons Dr. Tom Luker of Tulsa and Cleatis Luker of Okemah; daughters Barbara Holman of Gore, Okla., and Marlene Chandler of Quapaw, Okla.; 23 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.