Delores Fay Snyder

MRS. DELORES FAY SNYDER Mrs. Delores Fay Snyder, 68, of Copan, former longtime Bartlesville resident, died Sunday Sept. 30th 2012 in Bartlesville. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday October 5th in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bill Wright officiating. Memorial Services and cremation arrangements will be directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial Contributions may be made in her memory to the American Lung Association 1010 E. 8th St. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120-4404, or to the American Heart Association P.O. Box 841125 Dallas Texas 75284-1125. Mrs. Snyder was born on March 26, 1944 at Shidler, Oklahoma to Willie Elbert and Annis Ellouise (Clay) Ridgway. She was raised and received her education at Burbank Schools, graduating Burbank High School in 1963. She later attended the Bartlesville Business College, graduating there in 1965. She was married to Denzal Dean Snyder on March 13, 1966 at Bartlesville, and they made their home here all of their married life where Mr. Snyder was owner of Arnold & Dean Tire Co. in which they operated until he retired in 1988. Mrs. Snyder worked at a number of restaurants first at Thunderbird restaurant, later becoming Norman’s Steakhouse, and then was employed at Murphy’s steakhouse from 1988 to 1997, and then Hillcrest Country Club from 1997 until she retired in 2010. She continued to make her home in Bartlesville until 2004, when she moved to Copan, to make her home with her brother and his wife. Her hobbies included sewing, crocheting and quilting, and visiting with all of her friends. Mrs. Snyder is survived by one brother, Butch Ridgway and his wife Becky of Copan, and by one niece and one nephew, and her close friends Wynell Earnest of Bartlesville, and Bessie Forrester of Copan. She was preceded in death by her parents Willie Elbert and Annis E. Ridgway, by her husband Denzal Dean Snyder in April of 1992, and by one brother Larry Eugene Ridgway, and by her son Mark Allen Snyder in January of this year. Mrs. Snyder was loved by all and will be greatly missed by her family and friends, and former co-workers. Friends who wish may sign the online guest book and leave condolences at www.stumpff.org PDF Printable Version

Delores Fay Snyder

March 26, 1944 - September 30, 2012