Fran Sue Gokey ”1947 - 2024”

Fran Sue Gokey

She Walks in Beauty “One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. Lord Byron

Fran Sue Gokey Wood of Miami, OK passed from this life Sunday, January 21, 2024 at her home. She was 76. Fran was born September 12, 1947 in Miami, OK to Olin and Clara (Fisher) Gokey. She had lived in the Tulsa and Miami, OK area all her life. She was a 1965 graduate of Miami High School and was a member of the Quapaw Nation and the Seneca-Cayuga Nation. She worked as a Registered Nurse at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, OK and after her retirement she worked for the Quapaw Nation. Fran was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wood on August 19, 2013, her life partner, Roy Underwood on November 23, 2023, 1 son, Bobby Wood and her parents. Fran is survived by 2 sons, Donald Joseph Wood of Oklahoma City, OK and Olin Jay Wood and his wife Amanda of Beaverton, OR, 2 daughters, Mary Tricia Wood of Los Angeles, CA and Janna McCormick and her husband Steve of Miami, OK, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Fran will lie in state at the Quapaw Tribal Building beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2024 until 12:00 p.m. Wednesday January 24, 2024. Funeral Mass will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miami, OK with Fr. Samuel Perez officiating. Following the Funeral Mass the body will be returned to Quapaw Tribal Building and lie in state until 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Graveside interment will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Council House Cemetery, northeast of Grove, OK with Native American rites conducted by Everett Bandy. Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, OK. Online condolences may be made at www.paulthomasfuneralhomes.com Resource:Paul Thomas Funeral Home

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