Oscar Bryne Stone

Oscar Bryne Stone was born on June 29, 1941, in Cartersville, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Saturday, October 4, 2008, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 67. Bryne, the son of Oscar Bryne and Ozey Thornburg Stone, was a resident of Fargo, Oklahoma. He was educated in Cartersville and Keota before moving to Tulsa. He attended Lubbock Christian University from 1960 to 1961. Bryne married Barbara E. 'Bobbie' Martin in May 1961 in Tulsa. They lived in Alva for a few years where Bryne was the Morton Food distributor. They then lived in Prague and Fort Smith before moving back to Paden where Bryne was the Frito-Lay distributor, served as the City Marshall in Paden, and was an Okfuskee County Deputy. In 1985, he moved his family to Ponca City where he was an insurance agency manager. They later settled in Stillwater where Bryne was with the Houck Insurance Agency. Following his retirement from the insurance agency, he moved to Fargo where he was instrumental in the construction and operations of Boomer Laundry. Since 1959, he was a pastor at several Churches of Christ. Bryne enjoyed spending time with his family – especially his grandchildren – and always helped others in need. His parents preceded Oscar in death. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Bobbie Stone of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Karla Stone of Fargo, Jonathan and Laurie Stone of Whitehouse, TX; grandsons, Austin, Levi, Ethan, and Logan; granddaughters, Pataricia and Ashley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lena and Melvin Avery of Keota, Lois and Homer Cox of Tulsa; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Lance and Patsy Meyners of Tulsa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM, at the Church of Christ, 821 North Duck, in Stillwater, with Kent Houck and Sid Davis officiating. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM at the Paden Cemetery.