Ramona Malcolm's Obituary
Ramona Faye Malcolm, 91, of Broken Arrow, OK passed away December 5, 2020. She was born January 11, 1929 in Coweta, OK to Ned and Leola Sarty.
Ramona or “Monie” as her friends knew her grew up in Coweta and graduated from Coweta High School in 1947.
She attended Phillips University where she met Lee Malcolm from Cherokee, Kansas. Lee was in the Air Force and stationed in Enid. They married on June 1, 1950 and were married for 40 years. They had many fond memories of being stationed in England for two years after they had their first child, Jan. They returned to Coweta, OK and Lee worked at America Airlines. They moved to Broken Arrow in 1967, Ramona and Lee were members of the Broken Arrow United Methodist Church. Ramona had various jobs along with being a wonderful mother to 3 children. She went back to get an L.P.N. nursing degree and working in the M.I.C.U. unit at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, OK for 10 years. Ramona enjoyed cooking, baking pies, gardening, sewing and traveling with her husband and with her friends after she became a widow. She was a member of the Rose Club. She enjoyed volunteering in her church’s library and loved being a part of the Mr. and Mrs. Sunday School class and Ruth Circle. Her favorite activity was spending time with family and her 5 granddaughters. They enjoyed happy times at “Mawmaw’s” house swimming in her pool and playing outside on the 5 acres in the country. Our mom had a servant’s heart and loved her family well. We are grateful for the years and memories we have of a wonderful mom and grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her husband Arthur “Lee Malcolm”; Parents Ned Dee Sarty and Leola Finnigan Sarty; brother- Ned Dee Sarty Jr.
She is survived by her daughter Jan Farris from Broken Arrow, OK; Son Craig Randall Malcolm and his wife Denise from Broken Arrow, OK; daughter Ann Cook and her husband Craig Cook from Bixby, OK; sister Ruedine Mae “Suzy” Schwartz; brother James Monroe Sarty and his wife Delores of Broken Arrow; sister in laws Louise Sarty from Coweta, OK and Kay Malcolm from Opolis, KS.
“Mawmaw’s” grandchildren include Ashley Wellendorf and her husband Matthew from Tulsa OK, Emilee Minnich and her husband Cole of Edmond, OK, Natalee Moore and her husband Chris of Flower Mound, TX and Hannah Cook and Jenny Cook of Bixby, OK. She has one great - grandson Luke Henry Minnich of Edmond, OK.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels.
https://www.mealsonwheelstulsa.org/donate
Funeral Services will be held 3:00PM, Friday, December 11, 2020 at Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
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