NAME: THOMAS EZRA "TOMMY" LAVENDER, AGE 64, A RESIDENT OF THE CENTERPOINT AREA SINCE 1986.

BORN: JANUARY 10, 1938 AT CARADINE, ALABAMA TO CLEMONS J. AND ETTA (ROBBINS) LAVENDER.

PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002 AT BATESVILLE, MO FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 64 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI AND NUMEROUS MECHANIC SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARY PHELPS. OCCUPATION: RETIRED MECHANIC. CHURCH AFFILIATION: TOMMY WAS OF THE PENTECOSTAL FAITH, A MEMBER OF DECATUR LODGE #447 IN DECATUR, TEXAS, AND HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY.

SURVIVORS WIFE: MARY FRANCES LAVENDER OF CENTERPOINT, OK. CHILDREN: MARGARET E. RUTLAND AND HUSBAND TRAVIS OF LANE, OK. THOMAS EZRA LAVENDER OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. BILL COUNTRYMAN AND WIFE STEPHANIE OF DURANT, OK. PAMELA COVEY AND HUSBAND SHANE OF KEMP, OK. GRANDSONS: JASON LAVENDER OF SLIDELL, LA. JUSTIN ADAIR OF DURANT, OK. BRELTON COVEY OF KEMP, OK. GRANDDAUGHTERS: THERESA AND TINA RUTLAND OF LANE, OK. LONNA WILSON OF NEW YORK CITY. SHEANNA COVEY OF KEMP, OK. KATIE WILSON AND SAMANTHA CARTER OF BOONEVILLE, AR.

SISTER: ERA CROSSWHITE OF WESTPOINT, MS.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CLEMONS AND ETTA LAVENDER. SISTER: GRACE. BROTHERS: ROY AND CLEM LAVENDER. SON-IN-LAW: BILL WILSON.

DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. CHARLIE LUMAN. ASSISTING: REV. RALPH CROW. CASKETBEARERS: THOMAS (BUG) LAVENDER II, TRAVIS RUTLAND, JASON LAVENDER, CAREY RECTOR, CAROL NEWLIN, ALLEN RECTOR, JIM ADAIR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CROW RECTOR, SNOONY RECTOR, SHANE PAGE, DANNY RECTOR, MARK CHAMBERS, CHICK OWENS, ALAN RECTOR, LUCKY RECTOR, MICHAEL RECTOR, MARLEY RECTOR, DENNIS RECTOR, ROBERT RECTOR.