Verna Marie

Tankersley

Verna Marie (Canfield) Tankersley of Blanchard, Oklahoma, moved from her earthly home to enter her Eternal Heavenly Home on May 9, 2014, at 77 years of age. The ninth child of Elmer Alec and Ella Lee (Johns) Canfield, she was born May 2, 1937 in Cleveland County, east of Norman. God blessed her with a wonderful family, in-laws, and church family. She accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at 10 years of age. She attended Capshaw School, a small county school, from first through eighth grade and then attended Norman Junior and Senior High Schools and graduated in 1955. Verna married DIckie Dan Tankersley of Blanchard on November 24, 1971. They were married for 16 ½ years until his passing on April 21, 1988. They had no children. They attended New Hope Baptist Church, east of Norman. After her husband's passing, Verna joined Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in 1988. She was employed at Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company in Norman for over 20 years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dick; her parents; all her aunts and uncles; an infant brother, Raymond; two young sisters, Doris and Verdie; her sister and brother-in-law, Patty and Richard Snook; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Harley and Minnie Canfield, Ernest and Clara Canfield, Delbert and Fae Canfield, Muriel and Edith Canfield, and Jerry Canfield; her mother-in-law, Gretta Tankersley; and her sister-in-law, LuNell Tankersley.

Verna is survived by a sister-in-law, Eva Canfield of Del City; her nieces and nephews and their families; several cousins; her church family, and friends.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blanchard. Interment will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Verna wanted donations be made to the charity of your choice, so it will do good for others needing help in this world. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.