Elsie Faye Ary's Obituary
Elsie Faye Ary, 91, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 10, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born to Jesse Lee and Ocie Jane (Hill) Story on June 27, 1929 in Stigler, Oklahoma. She married J. C. Ary on May 16, 1947 in Stigler, Oklahoma after meeting in the corner drug store. He was in his Navy whites and shared a Grapette soda with her. After a short courtship, they married and spent over 45 years together before his passing in 1992.
Faye is survived by four children, Carolyn Jones (Don), Mike Ary (Debbie), Randie Graves (Kevin) all of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Ann Herndon (Lee) of Bixby, Oklahoma; one brother, Jesse Ray Story (Andree) of Albuquerque, New Mexico; eleven grandchildren, Dawn, Derek, Tammy, Tonya, Carly, Leigh, Derin, Michael, Dustin, Melissa and Matt; seventeen great-grandchildren, Tyler, Jacob, Jenna, Bradley, Michelle, Jaicie, Katey, Branson, Ashley, Bryson, Kinley, Jordan, Braedyn, Cooper, Stella, Skylar and Sutton; and one great-great-granddaughter, Vivi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Ocie Story, three brothers, one sister and her husband, J. C. Ary.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 PM on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Floral Haven Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Floral Haven's Rose Chapel with burial to follow at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens.
***Services will be live streamed starting at 1:45 p.m. on 7/14/2020. To view the service live, please click on the following link: http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/32948
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