Velma Glois Surrett

Velma Glois Surrett was born March 10, 1917 in Hardesty, Oklahoma. She was one of eleven children of Andy Melton and Nellie Mae (Daugherty) Elliott. Velma was raised in the Hardesty area and attended Hartville Elementary school. She later attended Elmdale School in Garfield County and was a 1935 graduate of Garber High School.

Velma was married to Clyde Surrett in March of 1939 in Garber, Oklahoma. Soon after their marriage the couple established their residence in the western Oklahoma town of Covington. They later moved to the Osage/Prue area in the mid 1940's where they raised their five children, Kenneth, Shirley, Ronald, Jerry and Gary. While residing in Prue, the couple was active members of the First Baptist Church. In 1974 the couple moved to Hominy and transferred their membership to the First Baptist Church in Hominy. Clyde passed away on April 9, 2000, shortly after the couple had celebrated sixty-one years of marriage.

Velma has been a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Hominy for nearly thirty-one years. When her children where young, she taught Sunday school and her love for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was evident in her daily walk. Velma's love for her family was unconditional as could be seen by the joy she received from spending time and taking care of her children and grandchildren. She exhibited this love through her inner peace, patience, kindness, goodness faithfulness, gentleness and self-control that she received by being a member of the family of Christ.

Although, she dedicated her life to homemaking and providing a loving home for her family, she worked for a while as a dietitian at the Cleveland Area Hospital. She was an excellent cook and also enjoyed flower gardening and fishing.

Velma passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2005 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of eighty-eight years, nine months and fourteen days. In addition to her husband, Clyde; Velma was preceded in death by her parents; son, Kenneth Dean Surrett; grandson, Michael Tilley; four brothers, Basil, Cecil, Eldon and Ward; and four sisters, Vonnie, Bessie, Helen and Marjorie.

Velma is survived by a daughter and her husband, Shirley Jean and C. H. Tyler of Hominy, Oklahoma; three sons Jerry Milton, Ronald Clyde and Gary James Surrett, all of Pawhuska, Oklahoma; thirteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren; sister and her husband, Nina and Wilford Phares of El Dorado, Kansas; and a brother, Alvin Elliott of Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at the First Baptist Church in Hominy with Rev. George Boston and Rev. Bill Lay officiating. Burial will be at the A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home in Cleveland. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Surrett, Jr., Bryan Surrett, Jason Surrett, Chris Surrett, Andy Surrett and Jeremy Surrett. Matthew Tilley will serve as an honorary pallbearer.

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