Bixby Funeral Service

Wilmer Merle Loewen passed away Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at the Iris Memory Care in Tulsa. He was 87 years old. A memorial service will be held 1:30 PM, Saturday, April 29, 2023 at South Tulsa Baptist Church, Tulsa, OK. Merle was born on June 6, 1935 to William W. and Margaret J. (Isaac) Loewen in Dodge City, KS. Merle and his parents lived on a farm in Meade County KS, and in 1937 they welcomed Roland Dean into their family. Merle and his brother, Rollie, had fun times playing and competing at sports on the farm, in between helping with chores. Since both extended families lived in the area, the boys also enjoyed many adventures with their cousins. The family was part of a German...

Services to honor and celebrate the life of Wilma Rose Adrian will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 17, 2021 at The Assembly - Rose District Campus - at 200 E. Broadway St., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012. Pastor Adrian passed from this life on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Bixby, Oklahoma. She was 80. Born May 24, 1941, in Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania, Wilma Rose was the daughter of Perry and Irene (Robinson) Campbell. The middle of the Campbell's three children, Wilma excelled as a young athlete playing volleyball and basketball during her school years. She was also musically inclined. In fact, she could play the piano, by ear, and served as the church pianist starting at age 10. When Wilma was 16...

William "Bill" Joseph Rea, Jr. was born September 25, 1930, in Houston, Mississippi to William Joseph Rea, Sr. and Adele "Queenie" Griffin Rea. Bill and his parents moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1936 where they founded the Rea Brokerage Company, a wholesale food brokerage. In Muskogee, Bill attended Franklin Elementary, West Jr. High, and graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1948. Bill attended St. Paul's United Methodist Church, was active in sports, local civic groups, and Oklahoma Boys State. Bill also started a lifelong involvement with the Boy Scouts in Troop 7, where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was selected to the Order of the Arrow. Throughout high school...

William "Bill" Joseph Rea, Jr. (Sept. 25, 1930 to Jan. 18, 2021). Bill Rea was raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma by his parents, William Joseph Rea, Sr. and Adele Griffin Rea. Bill developed his business acumen at an early age working in his father's business; the Rea Brokerage Company, a wholesale food brokerage that represented the Domino Sugar Company, the Griffin Grocery Company and the Dennison Peanut Company, among others. Bill also worked throughout high school and college for the Griffin Grocery Company, the Muskogee Broadcast Company, and KMUS, where he hosted a weekly radio show. After graduating from Muskogee Central High School in 1948 Bill attended the University of Oklahoma...