J.S. "Rowdy" Sanger

J.S. 'Rowdy' Sanger, 82, of Norman, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at the Norman Veterans Center in Norman. Family will be available to meet family and friends from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Friday, March 30, 2007, at Havenbrook Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 noon, on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Norman. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman. Rowdy was born in Yukon, Oklahoma on January 8, 1925, to Dr. Edwin Ewing and Alta Bradfield Sanger. He grew up in Yukon and graduated from Yukon High School in 1942. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, serving in WWII. He was honorably discharged and recalled to serve in the Korean Conflict. Rowdy was a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park during the summers while attending O.U. He graduated from O.U. in 1950, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He married Mollyann Burrell on April 4, 1953, in San Diego, California. He was a General Agent for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance in Tulsa for many years. Rowdy moved to Norman in August of 2000, from Tulsa. He loved people, had a wonderful sense of humor and was a family person who enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was an avid O.U. Fan, especially enjoying football and loved traveling and playing cards. Rowdy was a member of McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church of Norman. He was a loving father and grandfather. Rowdy was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Dr. Edwin Sanger of Oklahoma City, OK. He is survived by three daughters, Sarah S. Sanger of Norman, OK, Sandra S. Ellis of Oklahoma City, OK, and Dana D. Gordon and husband, Chris of Oklahoma City, OK; son, E. Tod Sanger and wife, Diane of Oklahoma City, OK; brother, George Bradfield of Norman, OK; sister, Dr. Sunshine Myers of Oklahoma City, OK; grandchildren, Bryan T. Gordon, Paige Gordon, Callie Gordon, Brittany Sanger, Trent Sanger, Christina Ellis and Boone Ellis, II. and many other loving family members. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association at P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 74720. Havenbrook Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated Norman - 329-0101