Obituaries



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George R. Cohlmia
In Enid, Oklahoma May 2, 2008.
Father of Kim.
Brother of Dorothy Harkin, Darlien Kamas, Dolores Naifeh and Jean Cohlmia

Khoshfa Makhoul Hourani
In Beirut, April 16, 2008.
Widow of the late Shehadeh Hourani.
Mother of Nassim, Dr. Moujalli, Nadia, Samiha and the late Samih.

Nouha Dawood Gebara
In Wichita, Kansas April 10, 2008.
Widow of the late Philip Touhan Gebara.
Mother of Marwan, Ziad, Leila ( Mrs. Shawqi Kurban) and Roudaina.
Sister of Dr. Nawwaf Gebara, Nasima Hajj Elias, the lates Sami,
Habib, Fawwaz, Rosa Butrus, Soumaya Farha, Allen Khouri and Georgette.

Hanna Iskandar Hourani
In Beirut Wednesday April 2, 2008.
Husband of the late Leila Amine Qaawar.
Father of Ghada (Mrs. Raja Nayef Qaawar) and the late Iskandar.
Brother of Dr. Farid Hourani, Salma (Mrs. Ambassador Joseph Shadid) and Aida

Nellie Hamra
In Sapulpa, Oklahoma March 24, 2008.
Daughter of the late M.N. & Sadia Hamra.
Sister of the late Johnny Hamra, Nick Hamra, Dr. Henry Hamra,
Dr. Bill Hamra, Blanche Hamra, Adele Nafieh, & Elizabeth Cohlmia.
Aunt of Joe Naifeh & wife Sandra, Covington, Tennessee;
Jimmy Naifeh, Covington, Tennessee; Nicky Hamra, Mike Hamra, Texas;
Dr. Mark Hamra, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Dr. Paul Hamra, Paris, Texas

Rosette Iskandar Samara
In Beirut March 8, 2008.
Widow of the late Kamel Yousef Afif.
Mother of Joseph, Liliane (Mrs. Sleiman Samara) and Guita (Mrs. Dr. George Najem).
Sister of Rasmia (Mrs. Elia Saeid), the lates Jiryis and Ramzia (Mrs. Kamel Hourany)

Naeimeh Wakim Abou Hamra
In Jdeida March 4, 2008.
Wife of Kayed Hanna Abou Hamra.
Mother of Elias, Evana (Mrs. Ramzi Nehme), Maha (Mrs. Toni Sleem),
Mona (Mrs. Walid Khalaf) and Aida (Mrs. Samir Abou Hamra).
Sister of Karimeh (Mrs. Nemer Ghazal)

Samira Radi Dakhil
In Beirut Sunday February 17, 2008.
Wife of Dr. Jack Tabib.
Mother of Bernard and Roland.
Sister of Dr. Shaker Dakhil, Victorine (Mrs. Souheil Farha),
Leila (Mrs. Issam Nassif), Dr. May (Mrs. Dr. Antoine Helou) and the late Antoine.

A fortieth day service will be held in memory of
Amal Haseeb Abla
Sunday February 24, 2008 at 10:00 am in
Saint Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Montreal,
120 Gouin E. Montreal (Quebec) - H3L 1A7 Map
Passed away January 14, 2008.
Wife of Saber Ferghalli.
Sister of Aziza (Mrs. Nabih Skaf) and the late Salameh and Edmond

Dr. Garbis Ohanes Banilian
In Jdeida Friday February 8, 2008.
Son of the late Kivanosh Torsian.
Brother of Sarkis.

Michel Haseeb Hamra
In Beirut January 25, 2008
Brother of Jawdat, the lates Hanna, Souheil,
Kameel, Gladys and Hneina

Geneva Rahill Stevens
In Wichita, KS January 23, 2008
Daughter of the late George and Rumzia (Eddie) Rahill.
Wife of Fred Stevens.
Mother of Dr. Ron Stevens, Jan (Mrs. Jim Mattingly) and Stephanie ( Mrs. Dr. Jay Stanley Jones).
Grandmother of Lindsay (Mrs. Bobby Rasberry), Meagan Jones, Dr. Preston Jones,
Jordan Jones, Mallory (Mrs. W.G. Farha), Tyler Stevens and Lauren Stevens.
Greatgrandmother of Robby Rasberry.
Sister of Juanita Wehba, Dolores Homsey and Buddy Rahill all of Oklahoma City

Mozel Khoury
In Fulton, KY January 20, 2008.
Daughter of the late Alex and Toman Khoury .
Sister of Virginia Khoury, Mercedes Engle and Edmond Khoury

Dr. Melvin Horany
In Wichita Falls, TX. January 18, 2008.
Husband of the late Alice
Father of Melvin K., Christine Seligson, Mary Carol,
John Horany and the late David Horany.
Brother of John E, Jimmy, Freddy, Lourise, Neda, Lambert and Mitchell Horany

Amal Nehmetallah Hashem
In Charlottetown, Canada January 17, 2008.
Husband of Linda Hollifield.
Father of Adam, William and Amanda.
Brother of George, Salam, Sonia (Mrs. Labib Saad),
Jamal and the late Georgette and Samir

Amal Haseeb Abla
In Montreal, Canada January 14, 2008.
Wife of Saber Ferghalli.
Sister of Aziza (Mrs. Nabih Skaf) and the late Salameh and Edmond

Violet Massad Farha
In Montgomery, Alabama, Saturday, January 12, 2008.
Widow of Farris N. Farha .
Mother of Dr. Kenneth F. Farha (Tricia) of Montgomery and Susan F. Perers (Ralph) of Merritt Island, Florida.
Grandmother of Eric G. Farha (Patti) of Newnan, Georgia, Erin F. Kimmett (V. Rev. Father Joseph) of Norwood, Massachusetts,
Scott A. Freeland (Amy) of Decatur, Georgia, Jennifer F. Glass (Reeder) of Atlanta, Georgia

Phillip Iskandar Abou Kasm
In Beirut, January 12, 2008.
Father of Iskandar, Norma, Emma (Mrs. Elie Saadeh),
Nadia (Mrs. Abdallah Rassi) and Dr. Hala (Mrs. Yousef Doumani).
Brother of Jiryis, Nouha (Mrs. Hanna Shadid),
the late Nazmia (Mrs. Nehmetallah Khamis) and Shafeeka (Mrs. Kamel Razzouk)

Asmat Mokbel Shadid
In Bourj El Moulouk, January 8, 2008.
Wife of Father Hanna Khoury.
Mother of Pierre, Nicolas and Marie.
Sister of Georgette (Mrs. Amine Afif), Rosette (Mrs. Joseph Gholmieh),
Nehmat (Mrs. Salim Sabbagh), the late Khalil, Adeeb, Rateeba and Adeeba

Edward Boutros El Hajj
In Kuwait Friday January 4, 2008.
Brother of George, Adnan, Leila (Mrs. George Gedoun)
and Elham (Mrs. George Lahoud)

Yvonne Ibrahim Abou Kasm
In Jdeida Saturday December 22, 2007.
Wife of Joseph Ibrahim Khoury
Mother of Waheed, Ibrahim, Najwa (Mrs. Emad Deeba) and Hala (Mrs. Wissam Hourani).
Sister of Minerva (Mrs. Fouad Skaf), Sir Yvette, the lates Abed,
Yaaqoub, Elias and Mary (Mrs. George Abla)

John Gabriel Kurdahi
In Beirut December 22, 2007.
Husband of Maggi Butrus Karam.
Father of Lara (Mrs. Gaby Khouri) and Gina (Mrs. Samer Farid Eid).
Brother of Andre, Joseph and Jack

Adeeb Maalouf
In Jdeida Monday December 17, 2007.
Widow of the late Therese Kurdahi.
Father of Farid, Edmond, Joseph, Fardia & Nina.
Brother of Yvonne (Mrs. Toufic Tayyar), the lates Edward, Edmond and Audette.

Georgette Dawood Gebara
In Beirut December 15, 2007.
Sister of Dr. Nawaf, Nasima (Haj Elias), Nouha (Mrs. Philip Gebara),
the late Sami, Habib, Fawaz, Soumaya Farha,
Rosa Butrus and Allen (Mrs. Philip Khouri)

Brigadier General François El-Hajj
member of
Marjeyoun National School Alumni & Old Scholars Association
Martyred in Beirut Wednesday December 12, 2007.

جمعية متخرجي كلية مرجعيون الوطنية
تنعى احد خريجيها الابرار

الشهيد العميد الركن فرنسوا الحاج

وتتقدم من عائلته ومن اهالي بلدته الصابرة ومن الجيش اللبناني قيادة وضباطاً ورتباء
وافراداً بخالص العزاء راجية ان يسكنه الرب فسيح جنانه.

Emily Faye Farha Day
Passed away December 8, 2007 in Wichita, Kansas.
Daughter of the late Bahij (B.F.) and Marguerite (Samara) Farha.
Mother of Tom (Joyce) Day of Lawrence, Kansas; Chuck (Pam) Farha of Flower Mound, Texas;
Cyndi Day (Jeff) Chapman of Wichita, Kansas; and the late Deborah Lynn.
Sister of Marlene Farha Kraker, John Farha, Brenda Farha and the late Frederick Farha.
Grandmother of Chris Gilbert, David (Liane) Day, Michael (Valene) Day, Jeffrey, Matthew and Cole. Chapman.
Step-grandmothrer of Lori Chapman (Cleigh) Robbins; and step-great-grandgrandmother of Kaylee Shyann Robbins.

Dr. Elie Nehmetallah Shalala
In Beirut November 26, 2007.
Husband of Dr. Amal Hikmat Sukkarieh.
Father of Mark, Alain and Elsa.
Son of Milia Sakr.
Brother of Joseph, Tony, Marcelle (Mrs. George Salloum)
and Laudi (Mrs. Roger Sayegh)

Pauline Rashid Razzouk
In Beirut November 25, 2007.
Widow of the late Abed Merhi Haddad.
Mother of Nouhad, Farid, Nadera , Rabeha and the late Fouad.
Sister of Mounifa Razzouk

Georgette Salim Zorba
In Beirut November 15, 2007.
Widow of the late Yousef Kotite.
Mother of Hussein , Dr. Nicolas, Khazma (Mrs. Assad Rassi),
Neda (Mrs. Georges Haddad), Leila,
Bassima (Mrs. Nicolas Chatila), and Eva (Mrs. Dr. Abed Farha).
Sister of the late Georges, Adel, Juline (Mrs. Iskandar Abou Arraj)
and Adelide (Mrs. Habib Hourani)

Yvonne Shafic Adwan
In Washington DC, USA, November 9, 2007.
Wife of Salim Khater.
Mother of Bassam, Ehsan and Toni.
Sister of the late George.

Labib Saeid Kalaani
In Beirut November 9, 2007.
Husband of Janette Wadih Abi Ramya.
Father of Saeid, Marcelle (Mrs. Fadi Nasr), Natalie (Mrs. Dr. Simon Bou Karam).
Brother of Adib, Mouhib, Dr. Najib, Rose (Mrs. Riad Shadid)
and Mary (Mrs. Halim Abou Rahal)

Reverend Wadih Antoun
In USA October 28, 2007.
Husband of Elizabeth.
Father of Munther, Mounir, Afif, Reverend Fouad,
Dr. Bassem , Nabil and Nelly.

Dr. Joseph Mansour Kotait
In Beirut, October 24, 2007.
Husband of the late Micheline Jahshan.
Father of Nada (Mrs. Jose Jamhouri) and Paul Vincent.
Brother of Dr. Raymond, Angele, Lucy and the late Mary.
Uncle of Ghassan, Jocelyne (Mrs. Nabil Khalifeh) and Wissam.

Dr. Rhonda Badeen Lunn
Daughter of Dr. Sam and Lillian Badeen.
and her children
Kathryn, Michael and Adrienne
children of William D. Lunn, Jr.
Great Granchildren of Mrs. Adeeba Samara .
Died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, in a tragic plane crash in Glenpool, OK.

Nabih Nichola Hashem
In Beirut Tuesday October 16, 2007.
Husband of Maria Therese Abou Khalil.
Father of Harold and Hani.
Son of Ramziyah Hashem.
Brother of Moufid, Elias, Nahia (Mrs. Nayef Zalloum), Nawal (Mrs. Hanna Hajji),
Juliette (Mrs. Fouad Bashaalani) and the late Shouaa (Mrs. Malkoun).

Fadi Talal Nayfeh
Passed away in Beirut, Thursday October 11, 2007.
Son of Talal Nayfeh and Mona Shafic Naufal
Husband of Zeina Noureddine.
Brother of Nasri and Naji.
Nephew of Dr. Shihadeh , Malek , Rosette (Mrs. Edward Kazan) and Mrgo Nayfeh (Mrs. Mac Shaw);
Adel, Bassem and May Naufal (Mrs. Sleiman Khoury).
Funeral service Saturday October 13, 2007 at 3:00 pm in
Saint Georges Greek Orthodox Church in Jdeida.
The family will receive friends and relatives on Monday October 15, 2007 at his parents home in Mansourieh

Harry Richard Homsey
Died In Oklahoma City Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Husband of Yevonne.
Father of Harvey and wife Debbie Homsey; Toni Burch; Tina and husband Todd Lewis;
Annette and husband Trey Kouri; and Nanette and husband Craig Abraham.
Granfather of Harry Taylor, Natalie, Melissa and Zachary Homsey; Brett, Sarah, and Anna Burch;
Ryan, Lauren and Rachel Lewis; Erika, Jake and Amanda Kouri; and Kelsey, Andrew and Abby Abraham.
Brother of Benny Homsey and his wife Dolores; Bernice Homsey; Imogene Naifeh; and Blanche David;
and brothers and sisters-in-law Katherine Shadid; Amy Massad; Sam and Nadia Shadid; Dr. Ray and Sameera Cohlmia.
Godfather of Vic Bird, Kim David Campbell, Charleigh David Addison,
the late Mike Wehba, John Wehba, Missy Wehba Hedges,
Danette Saleeba Mondelek, and Danny Saleeba

Michael Richard Cohlmia
In Enid Oklahoma September 16, 2007
Husband of Judy Simpson.
Father of Tiffany Hutchison ,Jeff Lochner and Bill Lochner .
Son of the late Edward and Helen Ann Jabara Cohlmia.
Brother of Rose and the late Eddie

Nahia Al Ghazal
In Jdeida August 27, 2007
Wife of Hamad Shaheen Al Ghazal
Mother of Fouad, Farid, Shaheen
and Samia (Mrs. Cary Samara).
Sister of Farhoud Al Ghazal, the late Ibrahim, Najeeba (Mrs. Yaqoub Thabet)
and Rateeba (Mrs. George Zorba)

Soumayya Nemer Eid
In Riyaq August 16, 2007
Widow of the late Najib Fikani.
Mother of Riyad, Michel, Leila (Mrs. Emile Azar), Houda (Mrs. Munther Bayoud),
Jalaaa (Mrs. Phillip Dayoun) and the late George.
Sister of the late Sahfic, George, Caisar and Almaza

Nazmi Saeid Sukkarieh
In Beirut August 13, 2007
Husband of Rosita Haidar.
Father of Bassam, Wissam and Carla.
Brother of Hikmat, Izzat, Zahat (Mrs. Salim Salameh)
and the late Leila (Mrs. Kalim Sayegh).

Eid Mjally Hazar
In Jdeida August 10, 2007.
Husband of Elaine Yousef Mahfouz.
Father of Taghrid (Mrs. Iyad Jubran) and Shadia.
Brother of Gizelle (Mrs. Nassib Kotait), Atef, Elham, Leila
and the late Massoud and Moufid

Mary Azouri Hamra
In Beirut June 30, 2007.
Widow of the late Saad Hamra.
Mother of Maha (Mrs. Fawzi Najem), Bassema (Mrs. Ramzi Koteili),
Dola (Mrs. George Raffoul), Haifa (Mrs. George Hamadeh)
and the late Fayez and Antoine

Martha Margaret Nayphe
In Oklahoma City June 25, 2007.
Sister of Violet M. Nayphe and Louise E. Supplee
the late Joseph Nayphe, Edna Mae Nayphe, Lillie E. Wunneburger,
Josephine Naify, and Mary Ann Nayphe Mason.
Cousin of Kathleen Bertok and Emmileen Hamlin

Ghassan Dawoud
In Beirut June 13, 2007.
Son of Hayel Naaman Dawoud & Georgette Elias Attieh.
Brother of Elie and Rami

Anis George Haj
In Montreal June 12, 2007.
Husband of Diana.
Father to Nancy, Nada (Kemel) and Laila.
Grandfather of Cezar and Nicholas.
Brother of Khaled, Denise, Samia, the lates Fayez and Sami.

Ramziyah Saeid Beshara
In Beirut June 6, 2007.
Widow of the late Nasri Najib Ghulmieh.
Mother of Fayez, Edmond,
Najib, Emile and Nabil

Rose Salim Kandil
In Beirut May 30, 2007.
Widow of the late Elias Nesrallah.
Mother of Ghassan, Emad, Ziad, Jihad, Ghada, Hanan (Mrs. Talal Daher)
and Zeina (Mrs. General Antoine Karim).
Sister of Abdallah, Ezzat, Adnan, Aziza (Mrs. Joseph Sayegh),
Nahia (Mrs. Elias Shikieh), Afaf (Mrs. Ezzat Sukkarieh),
Leila (Mrs. John Kilitiras),
the late Mary (Mrs. Nasri Khouri) and Yvonne (Mrs. Elia Nesrallah)

Fayez Saad Hamra
In Beirut May 30, 2007.
Son of Mary Azouri.
Father of Henry.
Brother of Maha (Mrs. Fawzi Najem), Bassema (Mrs. Ramzi Koteili),
Dola (Mrs. George Raffoul), Haifa (Mrs. George Hamadeh) and the late Antoine

Dr. Makhoul Saeid Saadeh
In Beirut May 24, 2007.
Husband of Leila Farid Rashed.
Father of Dr. Ghandi, Dr. Fadia and Dr. Fadi.
Brother of Youhanna, Saadeh, Shahineh (Mrs. Makarios Ghobreel),
Nasimeh (Mrs. Fredrick Abou Samra), the late George, Halim and Farideh.

Adel Fouad Barakat
In Beirut May 12, 2007.
Brother of Samira (Mrs. Dr. Richard Jabara),
the late Dr. Raymond and Edmond

Nina Eid Ammar
In Beirut May 10, 2007.
Daughter of Leila Abdallah Dabaghi.
Sister of Aziz, Walid, Nouhad
and Siham (Mrs. Issam Kaadi)

Dr. Phillip Salim Musallam
In Brazil May 9, 2007.
Husband of Juliana.
Father of Diana (Mrs. Shaker Sharbel) and Rosie (Mrs. Emad Mkahhal).
Brother of Asmat (Mrs. Razzouk Razzouk), the late Dr. Saad,
Rizk, Fares, Fouad, Khalil,Mary,
Margaret, Augusta, Soumaya,
Anoreen, Victoria, Georgette and Nehmat

Eulogy by Halim Razzouk

Yvette Khneifes Salloum
In Jdeida March 19, 2007.
Widow of the late George Salloum.
Mother of Bassam, Bassema, Wadiaa,
Elias and Fayyad.
Sister of Hassan, Violette Jradi, Dawaba Kassis,
Josephine Kassis, Aida Haddad, Majeda Khneifes and the late Yvonne.

Souheil Assaad Eid
In Montreal March 19, 2007.
Son of the late Adiba Salameh Abla.
Husband of Sylvie.
Father of Diba, Christian and Carlos.
Brother of Maurice, Louis, Gladys, Yvette, Nawal and Siham

Salma Melhem Hourany
In Beirut March 18, 2007.
Widow of the late Najib Hobeish.
Mother of Haifa (Mrs. Ramez Hourani), Fouad and Farid.
Sister of Rose (Mrs. George Zarazir), Adelade (Mrs. Emile Barbar),
Audet (Mrs. Michel Azouri), the late Habib, Halim and Michel

Victor Diab
In Ottawa, Canada Thursday March 15, 2007.
Husband of Fadia Adib Shadid.
Father of Rana, Dana and Rabih

Pauline Cohlmia Razook Maddox
In Stillwater, OK on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
Wife of Robert N. "Bob" Maddox .
Mother of Billie Joy Warren and Dr. G.A. Razook.
Grandmother of Gavin Warren, G.L. Warren, and Jennifer Warren.
Great-grandmother of Joshua, Jacob and Jet .
Sister of Florine Razook and Genieve Cohlmia .
Stepmother of Deirdre Dexter and Robert Maddox.

Richard Qaisar Rashed
In Beirut Monday March 12, 2007
Husband of Nadera George Nadda.
Father of the late Omar.
Brother of Josephine (Mrs. Albert Rashed),
Georgette (Mrs. Assaad Helou), May (Mrs. Labib Sukkarieh),
Zahi, Bassam, Haifa (Mrs. Atef Hazar,
the late Iskandar, Alexandra and Joseph

Gladys Yossef Hadba
In London Thursday March 8, 2007.
Wife of the late Dr. Michel Gebara.
Mother of Khaled (Paul), Maha (Mrs. John Lamb) and Marwan (Peter).
Sister of Fouad, Florence , Oussama and the late Georgette and late Emile.
Stepmother of Walid and Mona (Mrs. Andy Johnson)

Dr. Assaad Kamel Razzouk
In Beirut March 3, 2007.
Husband of Samira Najib Speredone.
Brother of Samir, Moufid, Kamal,
Camilia (Mrs. Nabih Lahoud) and the late Labib

Iskander Kamel Wehbe Chedid
In Ottawa Friday March 2, 2007.
Husband of Yvette Shafiq Eid.
Father of Kamil, Randa (Mrs. Mat Bromily),
Nada (Mrs. Fadi Salameh) and Amal (Mrs. Walid Farha).
Brother of Emile, Widad (Mrs. George Dabaghi),
Houda (Mrs. Ray Cook), Gladys, Boushra (Mrs. Bahige Attieh)
and the late Labib, Edmond and Ellen (Mrs. Jmail Wahbe)

Zack Farha
In Oklahoma February 25, 2007.
Husband of Leilah (Naifeh)Farha.
Father of Vincent Farha, and Chris Farha .
Stepson of Lili Farha .
Brother Jackie Farha.

Eunice Mosby Massad
In Oklahoma Sunday, February 11, 2007.
She leaves behind, her Mike Massad and her three children and their families.
Son Mike Massad Jr. with wife Caroline and their son, Michael;
son, Robert Massad with wife Gail and their daughter,
Emily and her husband Kevin Rabbitt, who have three of Eunice's great-granddaughters,
Kristen, Sara, and Lauren Marie, and their daughter, Katherine and her husband, Drew McDanald
who have another three of Eunice's great grandchildren, Ben, Abigail, and Courtney;
daughter, Linda with husband, David Hayden and their daughter, Holland and her husband,
Andrew Jensen and their daughter, Kelly and her husband, Michael Pappas. Many nieces, nephews and their children.

Woodrow Frank "Woody" Barkett
In Tulsa, Oklahoma Wednesday February 7, 2007
Son of the late Fallah and Wazna Barkett.
Father of Michael, his wife, Cassie
Grandfather of Zoe Mae and Edee Marie.

Dr. Ronald A. Homra
In Union City , TN Monday February 5, 2007
Son of Fred Homra and Margaret Khourie Homra.
Husband of Melba Homra
Father of John Marshall Homra and Lindsey Homra (Mrs. Todd Siroky)
Brother of Pam Homra (Mrs. Bill Shdeed) and Cindy Homra (Mrs. John Crittenden)
Grandfather of George William Siroky.

Dr. Edward Shadid
In Oklahoma City, January 20, 2007.
Brother of Dorothy (Mrs. George Salamy) and the late Jack Shadid .
Uncle of Dr. Stephen Salamy and Pamela Salamy.
Stepfather of Jimmy Majors and Dr. Michael Majors