Obituary for Lora Mae Sutterfield (Tangney)
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Lora Mae (Tangney) Sutterfield passed away on April 28th 2020 in Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Louis and Lucy Tangney and son in law, Ryan Peters. She was born in Kansas and was the second child of five very close siblings. The youngest one she claimed to have raised. She was born with a bone disease that resulted in minimal bone deposition in her left lower leg. Because of this she spent a lot of time in hospitals during her childhood. To pass the time she liked to do word puzzles and make up poetry. She loved to write limericks for special occasions. She met the love of her life, Roger Sutterfield, as a teenager. They got married young and had two children, Carey and Casey. They moved to the Woodward area for the oil boom. Lora had grandparents in Woodward and Shattuck: Harlan and Opal Richardson, and Bertha Tangney. Lora and Roger raised their kids in NW Oklahoma. Lora worked for a time at the local newspaper. She later worked as an auditor at the Beaver express freight company. She was limited by her leg problems. She always found ways to participate in life even though she couldn’t walk very far. She liked to go shooting with her family. She loved to swim and taught a lot of family members to swim through the years. Those who knew her would say that she could be stubborn. She also had a knack for doing things in an unnecessarily difficult way. If the family went to pick gourds by the side of the road, she would certainly have one of children get the one gourd that was inside the fence with the bull even when there were plenty of good ones available on the safe side of the fence. She lived to be a part of the lives of the people she loved. She always enjoyed visits from nieces and nephews and liked to make a point of giving them food or candy. She loved her siblings and they liked to tease one another. often to the point of tears. She loved her older brother Lindy and usually would call him to get his opinion on worrisome matters. She shared a love of Shattuck with her younger brother Larry. She liked to talk to him about good memories of hunting and fishing. She loved her sister, LuAnne. They liked to disagree on politics and debate one another. It will have to go down in history as a draw at this point. Lora would never yield a point even if she was wrong. She loved her baby brother Lonnie. He was just a baby when she was a teenager and she spent a lot of time with him. she adored him. She loved her sister in laws, Vonda and Mary. She was always very thankful that they could care for her mother when she was not able to. She loved all of her aunts and uncles. She loved her Aunt Gale who was her same age and was more of a sister. They spent the summers together when they were growing up. She had a “live for the day” attitude. She could not pass up adopting a puppy or kitten. She had no problems with skipping school if there was something fun to do. she liked to tease. She loved to cook. She loved her children and grandchildren and wanted more than anything that they would have happy lives. She had left the church for many years after the death of her Grandmother Bertha. In the last several years she started attending St Damien’s Catholic church north of OKC. Her and Roger were remarried in the church in 2018. Her and Roger were inseparable and liked to Garden together. She is survived by her husband Roger Sutterfield of Edmond, OK, Her children: Carey Sutterfield (Darcie), Casey Markland (John). Grandchildren: Theron Sutterfield, Oakley Haak (Luke), Dace Peters. Her sibling: Lindy Tangney (Vonda) of Wichita, KS, LuAnne Tangney (Diane East) of Oak Point, TX. Larry Tangney (Mary) of Wichita, KS, and Lon Tangney of Dallas, TX. Brother in law, Joe Sutterfield (Vicki) of Rose Hill, KS. She has a multitude of nieces and nephews and double cousins too numerous to mention but she enjoyed and loved them all.
A private family funeral service will be held at Christ The King Catholic Church, and burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Lora Mae (Tangney) Sutterfield passed away on April 28th 2020 in Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Louis and Lucy Tangney and son in law, Ryan Peters. She was born in Kansas and was the second child of five very close siblings. The youngest one she claimed to have raised. She was born with a bone disease that resulted in minimal bone deposition in her left lower leg. Because of this she spent a lot of time in hospitals during her childhood. To pass the time she liked to do word puzzles and make up poetry. She loved to write limericks for special occasions. She met the love of her life, Roger Sutterfield, as a teenager. They got married young and had two children, Carey and Casey. They moved to the Woodward area for the oil boom. Lora had grandparents in Woodward and Shattuck: Harlan and Opal Richardson, and Bertha Tangney. Lora and Roger raised their kids in NW Oklahoma. Lora worked for a time at the local newspaper. She later worked as an auditor at the Beaver express freight company. She was limited by her leg problems. She always found ways to participate in life even though she couldn’t walk very far. She liked to go shooting with her family. She loved to swim and taught a lot of family members to swim through the years. Those who knew her would say that she could be stubborn. She also had a knack for doing things in an unnecessarily difficult way. If the family went to pick gourds by the side of the road, she would certainly have one of children get the one gourd that was inside the fence with the bull even when there were plenty of good ones available on the safe side of the fence. She lived to be a part of the lives of the people she loved. She always enjoyed visits from nieces and nephews and liked to make a point of giving them food or candy. She loved her siblings and they liked to tease one another. often to the point of tears. She loved her older brother Lindy and usually would call him to get his opinion on worrisome matters. She shared a love of Shattuck with her younger brother Larry. She liked to talk to him about good memories of hunting and fishing. She loved her sister, LuAnne. They liked to disagree on politics and debate one another. It will have to go down in history as a draw at this point. Lora would never yield a point even if she was wrong. She loved her baby brother Lonnie. He was just a baby when she was a teenager and she spent a lot of time with him. she adored him. She loved her sister in laws, Vonda and Mary. She was always very thankful that they could care for her mother when she was not able to. She loved all of her aunts and uncles. She loved her Aunt Gale who was her same age and was more of a sister. They spent the summers together when they were growing up. She had a “live for the day” attitude. She could not pass up adopting a puppy or kitten. She had no problems with skipping school if there was something fun to do. she liked to tease. She loved to cook. She loved her children and grandchildren and wanted more than anything that they would have happy lives. She had left the church for many years after the death of her Grandmother Bertha. In the last several years she started attending St Damien’s Catholic church north of OKC. Her and Roger were remarried in the church in 2018. Her and Roger were inseparable and liked to Garden together. She is survived by her husband Roger Sutterfield of Edmond, OK, Her children: Carey Sutterfield (Darcie), Casey Markland (John). Grandchildren: Theron Sutterfield, Oakley Haak (Luke), Dace Peters. Her sibling: Lindy Tangney (Vonda) of Wichita, KS, LuAnne Tangney (Diane East) of Oak Point, TX. Larry Tangney (Mary) of Wichita, KS, and Lon Tangney of Dallas, TX. Brother in law, Joe Sutterfield (Vicki) of Rose Hill, KS. She has a multitude of nieces and nephews and double cousins too numerous to mention but she enjoyed and loved them all.
A private family funeral service will be held at Christ The King Catholic Church, and burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery, Edmond, Oklahoma.
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