Mr. Rufus Young Bandy jr Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

RUFUS YOUNG BANDY, JR. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM, Saturday in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory Rufus Young Bandy, Jr., 92, was born on March 3, 1924, at Ft. Worth, Texas the son of Rufus Young and Nora Bandy. He was raised in Bartlesville and graduated from College High. He then attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated with his law degree. While at OU he was a member and outstanding Pledge of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He married Edith Morton on July 27, 1945, at Norfolk, Virginia while he was serving in the US Navy. Rufus Bandy was preceded in death by his wife Edith on March 29, 2009, and his daughter Gail Bandy Nickel on April 18, 2015. He served in both the end of WWII and also in Korea. They moved to Bartlesville in 1948 when he went to work in the legal department of the Phillips Petroleum Company where he retired in the 1980’s. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and enjoyed life till the end. Rufus is survived by three sons, Dr. Rufus Bandy and his wife Brenda of Manhattan Kansas; Bill Wayland Bandy and his wife Lali of Houston, Texas; Scott Bandy and his wife Pam of Tulsa. He has nine grandchildren: David Nickel and his wife Shannon of Bartlesville; Brian Nickel and his wife Aime of Australia; Carrie McDonald and her husband Ryan of Austin, Texas; Cori Lyon and her husband Mike of Tulsa; Evyn Wills and her husband Ryan of Tulsa; and Brett, Nick, Matt and Ann Bandy, all of Manhattan, Kansas and 12 great grandchildren.

Mr. Rufus Young Bandy jr

March 3, 1924 - August 24, 2016