Elmeretta Sharon Snelson's Obituary
Elmeretta ‘Rettie’ Sharon (Beadles) Cassity Snelson of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on May 5, 2025, at the age of 83. She was born August 16, 1941, in Mulberry, Kansas to Elmer H. and Magrada (Cook) Beadles. Rettie married the love of her life Jerry Ernest Cassity on August 10, 1956, and this union continued until his passing April 25, 2004. Rettie’s sales career started as a little girl when she would catch crawdads from the ditch and sell them to the lady down the street. As an adult she was the sales queen at Foley’s and Beall’s. She held the top sales position many times. However, she loved shopping so much, her paycheck would go right back to Foley’s in new clothes purchases for her family from all the sales racks. She was also a caregiver for the elderly with Public Partnership LLC and worked with Floral Haven in the family center. Rettie was a woman of great faith who attended church at New Beginnings in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, where she loved playing the piano. Her infectious smile was known throughout the Sapulpa community. Rettie was all about family and she loved “Big”. Rettie loved having the grandkids stay overnight, and playing games, including Skipbo, especially when she ‘kind of’ cheated. She loved playing music and singing with the family. Her grandkids always said that Nana floated like a cork in her pristine pool and thought everyone else should know how too. On September 26th 2015, she married Arnol Snelson until her passing . Rettie was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Earnest Cassity, her parents Elmer Beadles and Magrada (Cook) Beadles as well as her siblings James, Sylvia, Lois, Margie, Juanita Irene ‘Renie’, Lela, Attis, and Allie. She is survived by her husband Arnol Snelson, her son Jerry & his wife Terri, son Greg & his wife Tammy, daughter Gayla & her husband Carlton, and son Tim & his wife Shannon. Survived by Grandchildren April and her husband Travis, Jerry Ray and his wife Jaime, Carolyn and her husband Aaron, Brad and his wife Cherí, Terí and her husband Jesús, Brandon and his wife Danielle, Samantha, Wesley and his wife Lynnsey, Dalena and her husband Dustin, Brittany and her husband Fred, Amanda and her husband Adam, Zack, Miranda and her husband Ben. Survived by great grandchildren Danielle, Austin, Kelsey and her husband Josh, Sebastian, Ryanne and her husband Alec, Alyx, Elliott, Peighton, Aspen, Brenna, Logan, Kelton, Hallie, Aidan, Arabella, Carter, Bennett. Survived by one great great granddaughter Alora. Celebration Service Details Visitation, Sunday, at Floral Haven 2:00-6:00 Monday, May 12, 2025, at 11:00 am Rose Chapel Floral Haven, Broken Arrow Rev. Doug Hash, Officiant 2:30 Interment Woodland Cemetery, Sand Springs PALLBEARERS Jerry Ray Cassity Brad Cassity Brandon Cassity Wesley Selph Zack Cassity Travis Banks.
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