Letha Pearl Ogburn Obituary (1932

Letha Pearl Ogburn went home to be with the Lord on February 18, 2019. Letha was born in Sparks, Oklahoma on May 18, 1932 to Ira and Effie Christy. She lived in Sparks and attended Prague High school. In 1948 she met the love of her life, Tom Ogburn, who swept her off her feet. They married on July 2, 1949; together they had four children and devoted their lives to raising their family in a Christian home. They love the Lord and passed the joy of the promise of eternal life on to their children. The family lived in Oklahoma City for a few years and in the late '50's relocated to Modesto California where they enjoyed life together with friends and family. After the death of Letha's father, the family moved back to Oklahoma and raised their four children to adulthood. In 1986 Tom's business moved to Arkansas so he and Letha set out on a new adventure in Lincoln Arkansas. Their life in Arkansas was filled with travel and antiquing which they both enjoyed. In 2007 they decided it was time to move back home to Sand Springs, Oklahoma to retire and just enjoy the rest of their lives together, which they did. Letha was preceded in death by her father Ira, mother Effie, brothers Aubrey Christy and Lloyd Johnson, sisters Loeta Hargis, Anna Lee Johnson, and Helen Park. She is also preceded in death by a grand daughter, Andrea Hudson. Letha is survived by her husband Tom, daughter Jan Ingram and husband Chris of Lincoln, Arkansas, son Allen of Houston and wife Carol, daughter Judy Gunckle of Sand Springs Oklahoma, and daughter Nancy Endecott of Sand Springs Oklahoma. She is survived and deeply loved by nine beautiful grandchildren: Christi Richardson and husband Matt (Nashville), Shelli Jones and husband Justin (Tulsa), David Ogburn and wife Janet (Florida), Daniel Ogburn (Florida), Cory Gunckel (Sand Springs), Jennifer Gunckel Hollingshead (Sand Springs), Dee Dee Liebenau and husband Chuck (Stillwater), Keri Little (Sand Springs), Chad Endecott and wife Sarah (Sand Springs). Letha was blessed to have 17 great grandchildren, and a host of family members whom she loved dearly. Mom was a child of God, devoted wife and the best mother and grandma in the world. She taught her children right from wrong with no gray area, she encouraged them to succeed and loved to hear them sing. She also loved animals. Their two poodles Beauty Girl and Buster, who went on every hunting and camping trip in Colorado; Holly who also went on all of their hunting and camping trips and was a wonderful companion as they got older. And finally Sugar Girl, their calico cat that mom basically kidnapped. She found her on her front porch in the wintertime ready to have kittens so mom brought her inside and went next-door to the neighbor and told her she had her cat in the house about to have her babies and wanted to keep her. The neighbor agreed (mom wasn't asking for permission, she was basically telling her how it was). Sugar became moms furry child and she loved her with all of her heart and worried about her so much right up to the day that she went to be with Jesus. Mom had so much love to give and received so much love back. We love you so much mama, and will miss you every single day until we stand beside you in heaven.