Yvonne Sleiman Khoury
In UAE June 29, 2009.
Widow of the late Rizk Barakat.
Mother of Salim, George, Saad, Amer and Mouna.
Sister of Eid , Saeid, the late Saad, Najla (Mrs. Late Ibrahim Khoury),
Ratiba, (Mrs. Late Yousef Dabaghi) and Anisa.

George S. Farha
In Oklahoma City Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Husband of Jody Farha.
Father of Carolyn Patrick of Sausalito, California and the late Frederick Farha.
Stepfather of Roxanne Warner and Nancy Love Robertson.
Widow of the late Frances "Tanny" Farha

Infant James Thomas Naifeh
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 8, 2009.
Son of Stephanie and Blair Naifeh.
Grandson of Dr. and Mrs. James B. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Naifeh.

Daisy Horany
In Enid , Oklahoma Saturday May 30, 2009.
Widow of the late Johnny Oscar Horany
Mother of Larry Horany of Enid, OK and Jay Horany of Sante Fe, NM
Sister of Mildred Gibbens of Broken Arrow, Ok., and Norma Huff of Topeka, KS.

Adel Shukri Tayyar
In Jdeida May 25, 2009.
Husband of the late Amal Toufic Tayyar.
Father of Samer, Hala, Rana and Jana.
Brother of Emile, Archbishop Makarios, Kamil, Violette (Mrs. Late Mouhib Ghazal) and the late Nabil

Kay E. Cohlmia
In Wichita Monday, May 25, 2009.
Son of the late Lee and Sumia Cohlmia.
Father of JoAnn Harris of Wichita; Heather Cohlmia of Dallas, TX.
Brother of Vivian Roberts and Nahia Farha (Ray), both of Wichita;
Joyce Shadid (Ernest) of Norman, OK; A. Lee Cohlmia (Doris),
and Dr. Jerry Cohlmia (Catherine) both of Wichita

Rabih Elias El-Helou
In Saudi Arabia Friday May 22, 2009.
Son of the late Renee Abdallah Barakat.
Brother of Mounir and the late Therese

Nabil Haseeb Gebara
In Beirut Sunday May 17, 2009.
Husband of Soumayya Youssef Khoury.
Son of the late Eugenie Yaaqoub Nadda.
Father of Haseeb, Jenny (Mrs. Fadi Nassim) and Rana.
Brother of Amal, Carmen, Claire (Mrs. Late Emile Eid) and the late Robert.

Blanche Naaman Tayyar
In Jdeida Saturday May 16, 2009
Widow of the late Michel Rashed.
Mother of Karim, Afaf (Mrs. late Aziz Smiley), Majeda (Mrs. Late Ange Hajj),
Wafaa, Ward (Mrs. Zahi Sweidan) and the late Fouad.
Sister of Shamekh, Souad (Mrs. Late Elias Swaidan), Nouha (Mrs. Ghaleb Karam),
Laurice (Mrs. Late George Sweidan), the late Lili (Mrs. Late Kalim Khalaf) and the late Fayez

Rose Melhem Hourany
In Beirut May 3, 2009.
Wife of George Zarazir.
Mother of Benoit and Greta (Mrs. Elis Hajjar).
Sister of Edelade (Mrs. Late Emile Barbar), Audette (Mrs. Michel Azouri),
the late Halim, Habib, Michel, Lily and Salma

John R. Samara
In Oklahoma April 30, 2009.
Husband of May Frances Huffington
Father of John Ameen, Debbie, (Mrs., Harvey Homsey)
Grandfather of Joshua and Caleb Samara and Harry Taylor,
Natalie, Melissa, and Zachary Homsey
Uncle of Mena and husband Anthony
Brother of Josephine Stacy, Mary Sills, and Mike Samara

Samira Mekhael Hamra
In Brazil April 22, 2009.
Widow of the late Doey Khory.
Sister of Joseph, Sami, the late Adel,
Georges, Samir, Yvonne (Mrs. Georges Gholmieh), Audette (Mrs. Georges Saade) and Olivia

Connie Naifeh
In Tulsa Oklahoma , April 14, 2009.
Widow of the late Philip Naifeh,.
Mother of Philip Ray Naifeh of Kansas City, and Steven Naifeh & his wife Sonila.
Grandmother of Julia and Jessica, of Tulsa Oklahoma

Bahia Jirji Abou Rihan
In Beirut April 2, 2009.
Sister of Francois and the late Abdallah,
Fouad and Mounira

Sally M. Swyden
In Lawton Oklahoma, Monday March 30, 2009.
Survivored her companion, Richard Donnellon, of the home,
sister, Lillie Dennis, Lawton, five nephews, Dale Dennis, Jr. and his wife Glenda, Lawton;
Michael Swyden, Temecula, California; Steven Swyden and his wife Peggy, Tulsa;
Kelly Wilson, Hobbs, New Mexico; and Greg Swyden, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and five nieces,
Patricia Wilson, Hobbs, New Mexico; Linda Lawson and her husband Jimmy, Lawton, Barbara Noriega, Geronimo;
and Michelle Swyden and Malisa Henson, both of Phoenix, Arizona

Nadia Wafiq Zorba
In Beirut March 25, 2009.
Wife of the late Joseph Ibrahim Kairouz.
Mother of Elie.
Sister of Fouad, Afaf (Mrs. Shawqi Zorba), Aida (Mrs. Mekhael Makarios),
Saeida (Mrs. Nassib Rima) and Nouha (Mrs. Marwan Haddad)

Ramziya Kassis Rassi
In Beirut March 24, 2009.
Widow of the late Shafiq Abdallah Rassi.
Mother of Ambassador Suleiman, Retired Major Salim,
Nabila (Mrs. Layan Sara), Elham (Mrs. Abbas Moubayed),
Dr. Juliette, Hilda (Mrs. Iskandar Abou Kasm) and Maha (Mrs. Zafin Odigordin)

Imad Adel Farha
In Canada, March 20, 2009.
Son of Souad Abou Samra.
Husband of Taghrid Kamal Farha.
Father of Adel, Maya and Philip.
Brother of Adnan, Aida, Randa and Lena.
Visitation Monday March 23, 2009 from 6pm until 10:00pm
in Urgel Bourgie Funeral Home, 1255 Beaumont, Outromont, Mont-Royal
and in St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church,
575 rue Jean-Talon est, Montreal, on Tuesday March 24,
from 10:00am until Funeral service at 11:00am .

Hanan Fouad Musallam
In Beirut March 19, 2009.
Wife of George Mardalli.
Mother of Souha (Mrs. Wissam . Haroun), Rana (Mrs. Dar Danish) and Randa.
Sister of Bassem, Makram, Walid, Rosa (Mrs. Hanna Farha),
Najwa (Mrs. Omran Zabad) and Raghida (Mrs. Samir Basous).

Khalil Assaad Abla
In Beirut March 18, 2009.
Husband of Mary Sahyoun.
Father of Assaad, Nelly (Mrs. John Kabouk) and Nicole (Mrs. Zaid Lama).
Brother of Mary (Mrs. Yaqoub Ayoub), Margo, Hayat (Mrs. Trever Rodriges),
the late Badri, Nadia (Mrs. Michel Nafaa)and Yvette (Mrs. Fayez Abou Samra)

Stephen Craig Kraker
Of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away March 12, 2009,
in Texas as the result of a car accident.
Son of the late Jimmie and Rosetta (Haman) Kraker.
Husband of Kathie.
Father of Jeff and Jenny (Mrs. Chad Pinkerton).
Brother of James Kraker.

Maxine Barbara Ganem
Passed away in Tulsa March 4, 2009.
Daughter of the late Joseph and Foutha Mathey Massad.
Wife of the late Joe F. Ganem Jr.
Mother of Joe III, Tom and IJ.
Sister of Floyd Massad, Lena Hagale, June Jabara, Anna Ogdee, Lilly Solomon
and the late Josephine Toma, Isser, Nicholas and Marshall Massad.

George Toufic Khoryati
In Jdeida March 4, 2009.
Husband of the late Claire Anis Barakat.
Father of Rania (Mrs. George Ashi).
Brother of Fouad, Fahed, Beshara, Nadia and the late Elias, Juliette and Isabel

George Nasri Mondalek
In Jdeida March 2, 2009.
Husband of Najat George Eid
Father of Mona (Mrs. Wajdi Ghorayeb), Salwa, Najee, Joseph, Michael & Fadi.
Brother of Marie (Mrs. Emile Boustany), Jean, Joseph, Michael & Samir .
Funeral Service March 4, 2009 at 3 pm in Our Lady of Redemption Maronite Church in Jdeida.
e-mail address: mondalek@comcast.net
Phone number: (7)-830084 - (3)594719

Souad Michel Abla
Passed away in Beirut February 25, 2009.
Dear sister of Issa.
Funeral Service February 27, 2009 , at 12 pm
in St. Georges Orthodox Church in Jdeidet Marjeyoun

Olivia Mekhael Hamra
In Beirut February 23, 2009.
Sister of Joseph, Sami, Samira (Mrs. Doey Khory), the late Adel,
Georges, Samir, Yvonne(Mrs. Georges Gholmieh) and Audette (Mrs. Georges Saade)

Nabiha Naaman Mussallam
In Orange County, California February 23, 2009.
Wife of Ahmad Ezzieh.
Mother of Emad, Amal and Mona.
Stepmother of Daoud, May, Munther and Jamal .
Daughter of the late Jadaa Gebara.
Sister of Nabih, the late Issa, Najla and Houda Madi.
E-mail: imada1124@sbcglobal.net
Phone 714.821.6505

Salima Naeim Safadi
In Beirut February 22, 2009.
Wife of the late Sami Khoury.
Mother of Fouad, Asma (Mrs. Yori Safadi) and Nidal (Mrs. Jihad Massoud).
Sister of Bahige, Salim, Bahiga and the late Youssef and Josephine.
Sister-in-law of Michel Skoury, Juliette (Mrs. Youssef Safa),
Awatef (Mrs. Fawaz Fawaz), Maha (Mrs. Joseph Mondalek),
Leila, Josephine (Mrs. Maroun Matta) the late Joseph and Fawzi

Yvette Abla Abou Samra
In Dallas, Texas February 19, 2009.
Wife of the late Fayez Abou Samra.
Mother of Ragheda, Tohme, Malek, Roudaina and Rabih.
Sister of Khalil Abla, Mary, Margo, Hayat and the late Badri & Nadia.
samratom@aol.com
FAX: 469.554.4253

Dick D. Bayouth
In Tulsa, Oklahoma February 17, 2009.
Husband of Billie Lee Bayouth.
Brother of the late Jack Bayouth, Josephine Homsey,
Helen "Buster" Evans Naifeh and Gloria Bayouth.

Wedad (Teddy) Bayouth Nickle
In Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
Daughter of the late Salem and Hafitha Bayouth in Collinsville, OK.
Mother of Nikki Nickle of Orlando, FL.
Sister of Buss Bayouth of Tulsa, OK; and Norma Holland of King City, CA;
and the late, Kamel, Isaac, Fred, Jim, Harry, Zack, Jerry; and Mary June Corbett.

Bernice Naifeh
In Durant Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wife of the late K.E. "Charlie" Naifeh
Mother of Ellis Naifeh of Durant; Terry Naifeh of Madill;
Mike Naifeh of Ardmore and Dennis Naifeh of Durant

Najla Beshara El Jiryis
In Beirut February 10, 2009.
Wife of the late Dr. Raji Salim Nasr.
Mother of Dr. Sami Nasr, Souad (Mrs. Nabil Rahhal),
Aida (Mrs. Adib Khoury) and Samia (Mrs. Antoun Boulad)

Phillip George Samara
In Rabiya January 31, 2009.
Husband of Bassema Nasri Khoury.
Brother of Moufid, Souheil, Maurice, Joseph and the late Farid.

Edward L. "Big Ed" Thomas
In Geary Oklahoma on January 29, 2009.
Son of the late Kamal and Selma Thomas.
Husband of Jennie Mrad.
Father of Edward K Thomas, Nicole Thomas and Danielle Smith.
Grandfather of Laurel & Forrest Thomas and Brendan & Carter Smith.
Brother of the later Alex Thomas

Sammy Kouri
In Wichita Falls, Texas Saturday January 24, 2009.
Son of the late Sam S and Najeeba Hourani Kouri.
Father of Robert F Kouri of San Antonio, TX Dr. Richard Kouri of Colorado Springs, Co.,
and Carolyn Kouri of Wichita Falls.
Grandfather of Grant, Blake and Nadia Kouri of Colorado Springs
and Kaitlin Kouri of Wichita Falls, TX..
Brother of Samuel Kouri and Jimmy Kouri , both from Wichita Falls
and Virginia Kouri Horany of Lakeside City, TX. And the late Salem Kouri

Yola Abou Kassim
In Ottawa Monday, January 19, 2009 at the age of 72.
Beloved wife of the late Kalim Kassim.
Dear mother of Marcelle (Mrs. El HaibiRomeo), Arlette ,
Charlotte (Mrs.Eugene Goddard), Elie and Mona (Mrs. Grant Abraham).

Gloria Eddie Farha
In Wichita, KS. Wednesday, January 14, 2009.
Widow of Philip F. Farha.
Mother of Paula Farha of Palm Desert, CA , Toni Colyer of Paradise Valley,
B. D. Eddie Farha of Washington, DC Marti Farha Ammar of Beirut, Lebanon.
Grandmother of James Colyer III, Alex S. Ammar, Kelli Colyer Lieurance, Chad Ammar,
Christopher Colyer, Kami Colyer, Leann Farha, Philip Farha, Clint Farha and Christine Farha.

Carrie Marilyn Moody Bayouth
In Hominy, Oklahoma Wednesday January 14, 2009
Wife of Tex Bayouth .
Mother of Debbie Favell (John) of Tulsa, Dana Hull (Russell) of Hominy, Danelle Higgins (Larry) of Ralston.
Grandmother of Christopher and Courtney DeLong, Carrie Blake, Chelsea and Cassidy Higgins.
Sister of Sue Austin (Danny) of Collinsville, and Jerry Moody (Barbara) of Gladstone, MO

Adel Ibrahim Smiley
In Ottawa, Canada Monday January 12, 2009.
Husband of Afaf Tayyar.
Father of Raymond, Raymonda (Mrs. Rob Dirani),
Amal (Mrs. Gary Eden) and Darlene (Mrs. Mike DiNardo).
Brother of Khalil, Sami, Sleiman, Fouad,
Michel, Souad and the late Nouhad.

Yvonne Habib Khoury
In Beirut January 10, 2009.
Widow of the late Victor Wehbe Shadid.
Mother of George, Joseph, Siham, Samira (Mrs. Fawwaz Gebara).
Grandmother of David Gebara, Nicole Gebara Semaan, Victor,
Karim and George Shadid.
Sister of Cleo (Mrs. George Nadda), Clemence (Mrs. Raeif Samara),
the lates Farid, Emile, Michel, Phillip, Farida and Clair.

Yvette Ayoub Sarofeem
In Beirut January 8, 2009.
Daughter of the late Mary Barakat.
Wife of Elia Salwan.
Mother of Rami, Fadi, Monique & Reem.

William "Billy" Norman Khourie II
In Englewood, Colorado January 7, 2009 at the age of 22 years, 2 months and 21 days.
Son of Bill Khourie, Elk City, OK; and Brenda Khourie, Edmond, OK.
Brother of Lauren Khourie, Oklahoma City, OK.
Grandson of Pat Bacon, Phoenix, AZ and Marian Khourie, Elk City, OK

Moufid Abdelmasih Gebara
In Detroit, Michigan January 5, 2009.
Husband of Naheel.
Father of James and Jessica.
Brother of Ezzat, Hikmat, Issa, Shawqi and the late Nazmi.

Violette Nehme Khouri
In Montreal, January 1, 2009.
Wife of Jamal Sabbagh.
Mother of Bassam, Ramona (Mrs. Mahmoud Nakib) and Randa.
Sister of Rosette (Mrs. Saad Khouri), Souad, Yvette (Mrs. Labib Kassis),
Leila (Mrs. Albert Azzi), Nouhad (Mrs. Salim Assaad) and the late Siham.