Lucilee Ruth Lyda

Lucilee Ruth Lincicome Lyda Lucilee (Lucy) Ruth Lincicome Lyda passed away December 19, 2013 at the age of 92. She now resides with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Celebration of her life will be held at the Dewey 1st United Methodist Church, December 27, 2013 at 10:30 AM. A slide show presentation will begin around 10 AM. Interment will be at the Dewey Cemetery after the service. The family will greet the community on December 26th from 6 to 8 PM at the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dewey UMC, 618 N. Delaware, Dewey, OK 74029 or Martin UMC , 2716 Bedford Rd, Bedford, TX 76021 Lucy was born June 4, 1921, the eldest of five born to John E Lincicome and Alta Edith Craft Lincicome of Inola, OK. Her mother died in 1934 so the young family lived with their father and grandparents in Deer Creek, OK. She graduated from Deer Creek High School in 1939. She married Mix Eldon Lyda in 1940. From this union were born six children: Karyn Kay Scott , Pamela Jo Cook of Bedford, TX, Eldonna Lee Ward of Miami, OK, Mix Eldon Lyda II , Valorie Gayle Peake of Tomball, TX and Van Wilson Lyda of Broken Arrow, OK. Lucy was a resident of Dewey from 1954 to 2012. Lucy helped Mix run the Creative Interiors store in Dewey. Mix and Lucilee were in the ministry at several United Methodist Churches in northeastern OK. Those included were Wann, Copan, Morris, Talihina and Tuskahoma . Lucy was active in the Dewey community. She was a Girl Scout Leader during the years her daughter Valorie was in Brownies and Jr. Scouts. She delivered Meals on Wheels, volunteered at Jane Phillips Hospital, was a member of Oklahoma Home and Community Education Groups and president of B & D Homemakers. Lucy won many ribbons for her sewing and cooking skills, as well as art and photography at the Washington County fair. She was also a Sunday school teacher of older adult’s class at Copan United Methodist Church. She was a very active member of the Washington County Adult Center and the Dewey First United Methodist Church. In November 2012 she moved to Bedford Texas to live with her daughter and husband, Pam and Stan Cook. Lucy has 11 grand children, 13 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Mix, daughter Karyn, son Mickey, and two granddaughters, June Kay Parks and Teresa Gail Mackie. Friends who wish may sign the online guest book and leave condolences at www.stumpff.org. PDF Printable Version

Lucilee Ruth Lyda

June 4, 1921 - December 19, 2013