Lewis Earl Thetford
November 26, 1934 - March 16, 2013
Lewis Earl Thetford, 78, passed from this life on March 16, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis was born in Coal County, Oklahoma on November 26, 1934 to Elmer Vernon and Mabel Estelle (Young) Thetford. He was the former owner of Allied Treating. Lewis met and married O’Conita Tolbert on March 23, 1957 in McAlester, Oklahoma and they shared many memorable years together. He was preceded in death by his parents. Lewis is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Nita Thetford; children, Debra Shackleford and husband, Karl Smith and Kaila Smith and husband, Ron; grandchildren, Rachel and Renae Alexander and Jeff Smith; siblings ,Dillard Thetford and wife, JoAnn, Buck Thetford and wife, Jeanne, June Lanham, Travis Thetford and wife, Darlene, Jimmy Thetford, and JO Thetford and wife, Rhonda; and numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Friendship Church of the Nazarene in Stuart, Oklahoma.
Lewis Earl Thetford, 78, passed from this life on March 16, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis was born in Coal County, Oklahoma on November 26, 1934 to Elmer Vernon and Mabel Estelle (Young) Thetford. He was the former owner of Allied Treating.... View Obituary & Service Information