Agnes Irene Stogsdill Obituary (1924

Agnes Irene Stogsdill, age 90 of Sand Springs, OK entered into her heavenly home on May 22, 2015 surrounded by the deep love of her family. She was born in Salina, OK to Caney & Thelma Cowan and attended school at Salina High. She was married to Carl Rector and in later years to Thomas Stogsdill, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister Virginia Nichols and brother Morton Gann. She is preceded in death by sisters Mildred Grammer, Alma Green & Laura Allred and step brothers; Earl, Billy, and Lloyd Gann and step sisters; Tisha Fink and Midge Miller. Irene had many talents that included working at St. John Hospital with newborn babies, American Stairglide in Belton, MO and Lange Ski Boots in Denver, CO. She served many years as a volunteer at the Claremore Senior Citizens Center where she enjoyed many friends and had continued to cherish these relationships until her death. When she moved to Sand Springs, Lucile Page Manor in 2012, she formed many special friendships who shared her love for crafts and sewing. Irene's family was her greatest joy, and she blessed their lives with great fun, with emphasis on worshiping God, sharing, loving each other, work ethic and the Serenity Prayer. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." She cherished her children, daughter Gerrie (Rector) Holladay of Sand Springs, granddaughter, Karen Muse and husband Darryl of Sand Springs and great grandson, Tyler Muse of Stillwater, OK, her son, Claude (Butch) Rector and granddaughter Stacy Wunderley and husband Fred of Ft. Scott, KS. Her great grandchildren Riley, Tanner, Will and Carson, and grandson Brian Rector of Mannford, OK and great grandchildren Tyler, Ryan, Jeff, Timothy and Luke. Irene has five step children; LaVerne Roberts of Phoenix, AZ, Carlene Couch of Wichita, KS, and Darrell, Alvin & Arvin Rector from Arkansas with many wonderful great grandchildren who loved her very much.