LeFan, Murel Clymore

Graveside services for Murel Clymore LeFan, 92, of Longview, will be 11 a.m. 
Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Okla. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview and 
Rice Funeral Home of Claremore, Okla. Mrs. LeFan died October 15, 2006, in 
Longview, following a lengthy illness. Born August 19, 1914, in Cass, Ark., 
to Patrick Joseph and Lottie May Goznell Griffin, she attended schools in 
Winganon, Okla. In 1935, Murel married Ellis Redmon Clymore and settled in 
Ponca City, Okla., where they raised three children, Leon, Carol and Garland. 
At the death of Mr. Clymore in 1969, Murel moved to Claremore, Okla. to be 
near her family. She was an active member of the Claremore Church of Christ, 
where she met and married L.C. LeFan in 1976. Mr. LeFan preceded her in death 
in 1993. With the onset of Alzheimer's, Mrs. LeFan moved to Longview, Texas, 
in 1996. She is survived by a brother, John Griffin of Tulsa, Okla.; son, Leon 
Clymore and his wife, Luella, of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter, Carol Park and her 
husband, Jack, of Longview; son, Garland Clymore and his wife, Paula, of 
Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren, Shara Kipp of Longview, Brenda Alexander 
of Longview, Trisha Clymore of Decatur, Ga., Lewis Clymore of Snellville, Ga., 
and Mark Clymore of Loganville, Ga.; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces 
and nephews. Murel was a homemaker and seamstress. Everything she did was done 
with laughter. She loved her family, church, gardening and cooking. The family 
wishes to thank the staff of Summer Meadows for their kindness and support 
during Mrs. LeFan's long illness. Visitation will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 
October 17, 2006, at Rice Funeral Home in Claremore, Okla. A memorial guestbook 
may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/16/2006.

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LeFan, Murel Clymore

Graveside services for Murel Clymore LeFan, 92, of Longview, will be 11 a.m. 
Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Okla. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview and 
Rice Funeral Home of Claremore, Okla. Mrs. LeFan died October 15, 2006, in 
Longview, following a lengthy illness. Born August 19, 1914, in Cass, Ark., 
to Patrick Joseph and Lottie May Goznell Griffin, she attended schools in 
Winganon, Okla. In 1935, Murel married Ellis Redmon Clymore and settled in 
Ponca City, Okla., where they raised three children, Leon, Carol and 
Garland. At the death of Mr. Clymore in 1969, Murel moved to Claremore, 
Okla. to be near her family. She was an active member of the Claremore 
Church of Christ, where she met and married L.C. LeFan in 1976. Mr. LeFan 
preceded her in death in 1993. With the onset of Alzheimer's, Mrs. LeFan 
moved to Longview, Texas, in 1996. She is survived by a brother, John 
Griffin of Tulsa, Okla.; son, Leon Clymore and his wife, Luella, of 
Atlanta, Ga.; daughter, Carol Park and her husband, Jack, of Longview; son, 
Garland Clymore and his wife, Paula, of Albuquerque, N.M.; five 
grandchildren, Shara Kipp of Longview, Brenda Alexander of Longview, Trisha 
Clymore of Decatur, Ga., Lewis Clymore of Snellville, Ga., and Mark Clymore 
of Loganville, Ga.; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 
Murel was a homemaker and seamstress. Everything she did was done with 
laughter. She loved her family, church, gardening and cooking. The family 
wishes to thank the staff of Summer Meadows for their kindness and support 
during Mrs. LeFan's long illness. Visitation will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. today, 
October 17, 2006, at Rice Funeral Home in Claremore, Okla. A memorial 
guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/17/2006.