Individual Details

Death

Eunice Marguerite Tuma, 92, of Norman, died October 18, 2009. Services will be 10:00AM Monday, October 26, 2009 at Primrose Chapel with Rev. Cal Brannon officiating. Burial will follow at Norman IOOF Cemetery, under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service.Mrs. Tuma was born January 11, 1917 in Kirkland, Texas. When she was 18 months old she moved with her parents to Noble, Oklahoma. She graduated from Noble High School in 1934 and the University of Oklahoma in 1938. That same summer on August 27, 1938 she married Gerald Tuma of Oklahoma City in Hobart, Oklahoma. She worked in Burns Flat, Oklahoma as an English teacher for several years. When Gerald received his first teaching appointment at OU, she moved to Norman where she lived the rest of her life. After the birth of two daughters she filled her days with charity work and organizations. She was a member of U.M.W. Book Review, Sewing Group of University Wives, Forsythia Garden Club and Coterie. She was a Blue Bird Leader, in charge of the Salvation Army Bell Ringers, and she co-founded the Mid-Century Book Club in 1950.As a member of McFarlin Methodist Church since 1946 Eunice was chairman of meals for bereaved families for 6 years and she belonged to Circle 9. Her leisure time was spent reading her favorite biographies and historical novels. She also enjoyed playing bridge and belonged to several groups. For relaxation she loved to sew, garden, and walk.Mrs. Tuma was preceded in death by her husband Gerald; parents John and Viola Furr; and sister Anita Ruth Crews.She is survived by her two daughters, Betty Whitehead and husband Clay of Houston, Texas, and Shirley Cunningham and husband Craig of Norman, Oklahoma; two grandsons, David Whitehead and wife Erin of New York City and Bruce Alan McFarland and wife Debbie of Kansas City, Missouri; three great-grandchildren Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Rhiannon McFarland; and niece Barbara Haley of Carrollton, Texas.Submitted by family
Published in The Norman Transcript from 10/21/2009 - 10/23/2009