Ethel June (Chase) Guffey

October 22, 1934 – May 2, 2004

Ethel June (Chase) Guffey, 69, of Perry, Oklahoma, died Sunday, May 2, 2004 at her home.

Born October 22, 1934, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Chester G. and Velva L. (Schwab) Chase. June attended Perry schools and worked as a waitress most of her life. She also had been a restaurant owner.

She and Vernon Guffey were married Feb. 7, 1952, in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Vernon preceded his wife in death on October 24, 1996.

Survivors are one son, Tim Guffey, of Perry, Oklahoma; two daughters, Tammy Guffey and Debbie Terrel and her husband, Richard, all of Perry, Oklahoma; one adopted daughter, Brynda Battles Hughes. of Perry, Oklahoma; six grandchildren. Stephanie Durand, of Rhode Island. Dana Wilson; of Perry. Oklahoma, Ed Terrel, of Fort Benning, Georgia, Toni Guffey, of Perry, Oklahoma, Teri Guffey, of Perry, Oklahoma, and Traci Guffey, of Perry, Oklahoma; five great-grandchildren, one brother, Edwin “Sonny” Chase and his wife, Peggy, of Perry, Oklahoma; one sister, Edith “Babe” Graham and her husband, Doug, of Perry, Oklahoma; several nephews and nieces, including one special nephew, Eddie Glen Chase and one special friend, Dena Engle, of Perry, Oklahoma.

In addition to her husband, Vernon, her parents, one daughter, Beverly June, one brother, Gene Chase, and one great-granddaughter, Kaci, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Roger Dunn will officiate. Interment will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.