Delbert Ray "Debbs" Phelps

Funeral services for Delbert Ray "Debbs" Phelps will be conducted 9:30 a.m. Thur., March 26, 2009 at Trinity Fellowship of Sayre with Pastor Andy Taylor and Dick Rennels officiating. Interment will be conducted 4:30 p.m. at Lenna Cemetery in Lenna, Oklahoma under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home of Elk City.Delbert Ray "Debbs" Phelps was born August 12, 1947 at Lenna, OK to Ardell and Beulah Mae (Parker) Phelps and passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the age of 61. He graduated from Muskogee High School and then served his country in the US Air Force. He was married to Dianne Elliott on July 27, 1968 at Muskogee, OK. After his discharge, Debbs owned and operated 2 service stations in Clinton, OK for some 30 years. He then started a sales career in the oilfield and was working for JA Oilfield Manufacturing. Debbs was a steer wrestler on the PRCA Rodeo Circuit for many years and also loved to play golf. He was a member of the PRCA and the Elk City Golf and Country Club. He was preceded in death by his father.Survivors include his wife: Dianne Elliott of the Canute home, 3 children, Renee Ramsey and Robert of Enid, OK, Dane Phelps Spring of Perkins, OK and Dean Phelps and Tammy of Elk City, 12 grandchildren, his mother, Beulah Mae Phelps of Tulsa, OK, 3 sisters, Phyllis Walters of Tulsa, Donna Pearce of Sapulpa, OK, Connie Jo Vickroy of Johnstown, PA and 1 brother, Mark Edward Phelps of Lenna, OK.Troy I. Duncan1919-2009Troy I. Duncan, age 89, of Edmond, OK, formerly of McLoud, OK, was born on November 22, 1919, in Kinta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Henry Duncan and Agnes Byrd. He left this life on Monday, March 23, 2009, in Muskogee, OK.Troy served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He worked for the McLoud Telephone Company for many years, where he was the plant manager. He was a member of the McLoud Masonic Lodge #126. Troy could build and fix anything. He enjoyed fishing, dancing, telling stories, traveling in his fifth wheel, loved piddlin', babysitting and old western movies.Troy was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Nora Lee, and two half-brothers, Ernest and Jay.Survivors include his wife, Sue Duncan, Edmond, OK; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Troy and Carolyn Duncan, Warner, OK and Donald and Sheri Duncan, Nixa, MO; daughter, Sarah LaWanda Chadwick, Edmond, OK; 2 step-sons and spouses: Scott and Kristen Rogers, Roswell, GA and Paul and Tammy Rogers, Brownstown, IN; 12 grandchildren, Troy, Mickey, Spencer, Barry, Kristi, Cori, Chrisha, Rachel, Brooke, Trenton, Matthew and Joshua; 16 great- grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the Asa Smith Memorial Chapel, Harrah, OK. Interment will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Valliant Cemetery in Valliant, OK. Services are under the direction of Smith~Parks Funeral Service in Harrah, OK. A guest book is available to share your memories on-line. Please visit www.smithparks.com.