Bessie Lula (Brown) Stidham was born July 15, 1929, in Chandler. She died Monday, March 30, 2020, in Chandler at the age of 90 years.
Stidham, the daughter of Travis and Edna (Santee) Brown, married Leo Kenneth Stidham in 1948.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four sisters, Evelyn, Loretta, June and Pat; and her brother Conard.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Katrina Stidham of Shawnee, Okla., and Ron and Connie Stidham of El Reno, Okla.; eight grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Phyllis Coleman of Chandler and Georgia Richey of Pinegrove, Calif.; and other family and friends.
A graveside service for the immediate family will be 2 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler. Arrangements are under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.