Betty Joe Brunson

Betty Joe (Mason) Brunson Betty Joe (Mason) Brunson, 81, went to be with the Lord at 12:25 A.M. on Thursday, April 28, 2011 surrounded by family and loved ones in Yukon, Oklahoma. Graveside services for Mrs. Brunson will be held at 1 P.M. on Monday, May 2, 2011 at the White Rose Cemetery with Pastor Kevin Morris of Oklahoma City officiating. Funeral services and interment are under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Mrs. Brunson was born in Bartlesville on January 1, 1930 the daughter of Earl Leonard Mason and Mildred Marie (Dodson) Mason. She grew up and received her education in the Bartlesville schools where she was a talented singer and actress performing in school productions. Following her schooling she worked for Phillips Petroleum Company and Woolworth’s until becoming a homemaker and stay at home Mom. She was married to James “Carlos” Brunson Sr. on January 12, 1962 at El Reno, Oklahoma. They made their home in Bartlesville where Mr. Brunson was a police officer with the Bartlesville Police Department for 17 years until becoming a field service technician with Reda Pump. They made their homes in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Farmington, New Mexico, McPherson, Kansas and again in Bartlesville. Mr. Brunson preceded her in death on December 15, 1996 and Mrs. Brunson continued her home in Bartlesville until moving to Yukon, Oklahoma to make her home near her daughter in 2002. She was a member of the Harvestime Assembly of God Church in Dewey. She loved to travel and visit family and she was known as a spontaneous and selfless person who enjoyed helping other people and family members. Mrs. Brunson is survived by two daughters, Gala Jo Bloyd and her husband Ron of Smolan, Kansas and Joya Dawn Stearman and her husband Steve of Yukon, Okla., one son, J.C. Brunson Jr. and his wife Traci of Yukon, Okla., a chosen daughter, Sharon Lynn Mead of Bay City, Texas, a chosen son, Carlos Allen (Buck) Brunson and his wife Betty Jo of Hurst, Texas, two brothers, Sonny Mason of Bartlesville and Johnny Mason of Jacksonville, Florida, one sister, Norma Jean Stern of Tampa, Florida, and 13 grandchildren. In addition to Mr. Brunson she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Eddie Mason and two sons, Joe Allen Kerns and Benjamin Will Brunson. As a tribute to Betty and her memory, her family requests that in lieu of monetary donations, do something that Betty always liked to do and “do something to help someone that you know that could never repay you”. PDF Printable Version

Betty Joe Brunson

January 1, 1930 - April 28, 2011