Margaret Lulene Oldham

Lulene Oldham

Margaret Lulene Oldham, 74, passed from this life at her home in Midland on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 4:40 P.M. She was born August 18, 1932 in Archer City, Texas to Isaac and Gladys Randall Gunter. Lulene married Arthur Oldham of Kellyville, Oklahoma on June 12, 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Whiteface, Texas. She graduated Whiteface High School in 1950 and spent the years that followed living in Whiteface; Roswell, New Mexico; Lagos, Nigeria; Kinshasa, Zaire; and Midland. She taught Sunday school for many years, enjoyed travel throughout the world, was an excellent seamstress, and was known for her creative letter writing. She had a life-long love of gardening and always created a spot of beauty wherever life took her. Following Arthur's retirement from Gulf Oil Corporation in 1983, the couple returned to Midland where Lulene spent her time gardening, sewing, traveling and serving others. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the Petroleum Museum and Hospice of Midland, Inc. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Midland, the Santa Rita Club, and the Chevron Retirees Association. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Isaac H. Gunter; and a beloved son, Randall Loran Oldham.

She is survived by her loving husband; a daughter, Brenda L. Holly of Midland; a cherished grandson, Randall Lyle Holly, USMC, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; a sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Fred Brown of Fort Worth; five nieces, and several adored great nieces and nephews.

The service is private. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. To place on-line condolences please visit www.mem.com. Memorials may be made to HospiceMidland, Inc, Box 2621, Midland (79702), and the Museum of the Southwest Sculpture Garden, 1705 W. Missouri, Midland (79701).