Velma Lou Mallow

Mrs. Velma Lou Thompson Mallow Velma Lou Thompson Mallow, 77, of Dewey, Okla., passed from this life at 2:01 P.M. on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. Funeral services for Mrs. Mallow will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Adams Blvd. Church of Christ with Mr. Robert Hamm and Mr. David Hammonds officiating. Interment will be in the Dewey Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Casket escorts will include Dr. Bryce Murray, Dr. Brandon Murray, Brett Murray, Layne Mallow, Zane McElroy and Zach Mendez. Honorary casket escorts will include Trevor Cox,Tyler Mashburn, Joe Bushong and David Burns. The Mallow family will receive guests for visitation at the Stumpff Funeral Home on Friday evening from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations to the Hope Harbor Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1047, Claremore, Oklahoma 74018. Velma was born to the late Elvis Leo Thompson and Florence Ellen (Hambelton) Thompson at Dawt, Missouri on October 20, 1937. She attended school and graduated from Gainsville, Missouri High School and was married to Doyn Mallow at Ava, Missouri on August 11, 1956. They made their home in Kansas City, Missouri for 13 years. Velma and the family moved to Dewey, Okla. in 1970 and have lived in the area since then. Velma was a supportive and loving wife and stay at home mother who always had a bright smile and a warm hug. Her sweet disposition and loving spirit made her loved by all. Her most favorite thing to do was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of the Adams Blvd. Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Floyd Doyn Mallow and by their three children, daughter Teresa Brinkmeyer and her husband Mike of Tulsa, son, David Mallow of Pawhuska and daughter, Jennifer McElroy of Collinsville. Also surviving are her brothers, Leo Thompson of Theodosia, Missouri and Doug Thompson and wife Sharlene of Henderson, Tennessee, her sister-in-law, Peggy Thompson of Kansas City, Missouri and brother-in-law, Don Tillman of Lees Summit, Missouri, eleven grandchildren, Dr. Bryce Murray and wife Dr. Sunshine Murray and Dr. Brandon Murray and wife Dr. Naomi Murray all of Tulsa, Brittany Cox and husband Trevor of Edmond, Okla., Brett Murray and wife Bethany of Overland Park, Kansas, Layne Mallow of Bartlesville, Halie Moore, Brody Mallow and Bailer Mallow all of Fairfax, Okla, Amber Mendez and husband Zach of Owasso, Okla., Mariah Mashburn and husband Tyler of Collinsville, Okla., and Zane McElroy of Collinsville, Okla, twelve great grandchildren, Eden Murray, Killian Murray, Indie Murray, Easton Murray, Owen Cox, Brilee Cox, Noah Mendez, Sophia Mendez, Scarlet Grace Mendez, Ramzie Thoms, Paizley Thoms and Ezekiel Mashburn and many special nieces and nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Bonnie G. Thompson, a sister, Darahlene Pitchford, a brother-in-law, Bob Pitchford, a sister, Mary Tillman, and a sister-in-law, Evelyn Thompson. PDF Printable Version

Velma Lou Mallow

October 20, 1937 - March 15, 2015