Oklahoma Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi
c/o Pennington & Company
P.O. Box 442100
Lawrence, KS 66044-2100
Address Service Requested
In Memoriam
Jacqueline Moore Cummins '42 -
January 25, 2021
Beverly Stevens Halvorsen '50 -
February 2021
Sue Crooks Perry '51 - November 2020
Mary Gifford Beach '53 -
December 31, 2020
Mary Beth Garnett Hill '54 – February
5, 2021
JoAnn Hankins Ozment '54 – August
6, 2020
Deborah Lee Little '58 – August 7, 2020
Sheri Helt '82 – January 23, 2021
Alumnae News
Mayoma Earthman Stout '49 is "still
existing" and reminiscing about the
wonderful life she has experienced.
She has maintained contact with Pi Phi
through a lifelong membership with the
Fort Worth, Texas, Alumnae Club and a
granddaughter who is a Pi Phi alumna
from Texas Tech. Mayoma lives in Fort
Worth, Texas, just turned 90 years old
and "probably outlived most of my OSU
sisters. Had happy days!" Email:
mayoma.stout@yahoo.com
Gwendolyn Puckett Mercer '50
retired from Levi Strauss and Co.
in the San Francisco Bay Area as a
telecommunication consultant. She
returned to Beaumont, Texas, with her
husband, Ted, and is active in her area
and church's music circles, historic
preservation, cultural growth and
ministry. Gwen has published three
poetry collections, one biography and is
currently writing family history. Email:
tedandgwen@aol.com
Shirley England Curry '53 enjoys
staying in touch and is very busy at 86
years old. She resides in Cedar Ridge
Senior Living in Broken Arrow, Okla.,
which is close to her daughter and
friends. Email: w_curry@prodigy.net
Karen Brewer Anderson '60 and her
husband, Bill, are the featured article in the
Spring 2021 OSU POSSE magazine due to
their continued support of OSU football,
men's and women's basketball, baseball
and wrestling. They live in Holdenville,
Okla. Email: karen15ba@gmail.com
Forest Ann Newcomer '68 lives in
Aurora, Colo., and enjoys traveling with
Diane Pingree Cooper '68 or Carol Kerr
Hirzel '68. She volunteers with DAR and
Denver Public Schools. Forest's daughter,
ALUMNAE UPDATE
Megan, married in Fall 2020, and her
granddaughter joined Alpha Phi at the
University of Wyoming. She wants to
thank Ginny Mayberry Worden '68 for
keeping their pledge class updated. Email:
fanewcomer@gmail.com
Pamela Krittenbrink Myers '70 and her
husband moved to OKC from Yorba Linda,
Calif., in November 2018 to be closer to
their families. She retired 12 years ago and
loves traveling. OKC Pi Phi Alumnae Club
invited her to their meeting — it has been
very special to be with her Pi Phi sisters.
Email: pamkmyersosu@yahoo.com
Vicki Brewer Lamse '86 was remarried
three years ago to Bob, and they live in
Frisco, Texas. The MAT and classical Pilates
studio she owned was destroyed in the
tornadoes that hit Dallas on October 19,
2019. She has two children: one is married
and the other is a senior in HS. Email:
studio@muscleactivationdallas.com
Rebecca Highland Acupan '88
works at her community hospital
and volunteers on the hospital and
education foundation boards. She enjoys
connecting with Pi Phi sisters through
Facebook and tries to get together
with them as often as possible. Both of
Rebecca's kids are attending OSU this
fall: Andrew is a junior and Sara is a
freshman. She sees a lot of trips from
her home in Miami, Okla., to Stillwater
with her husband, Alex, in the future!
Email: rebecca.acupan@yahoo.com
Kathryn Schmidt Savage '94 serves
as a specialist judge in Oklahoma
County, presiding over criminal felony
cases. She lives in Arcadia, Okla. Email:
katieruthsavage@gmail.com
Emily Sinclair Singh '94 lives in San
Diego, Calif., and has two children. She
would love to visit for Homecoming and
see the house! Email: emilybimily@aol.com
Jolie Britt '05 finished a fellowship
and will be a pediatric cardiologist
at Texas Children's Hospital. She
lives in Houston, Texas. Email:
jolie.j.britt@gmail.com
Emily Hays Moore '07 married Deonne
on June 12, 2021, the 54
th
anniversary
of Loving Day, which celebrates the
Loving vs. Virginia Supreme Court
decision that struck down all state laws
banning interracial marriage. They live
in Atlanta, Ga., and Emily just celebrated
the one-year anniversary of opening her
custom sugar cookie business, Emily's
Cookieverse. Email: emijhays@gmail.com
Kaley Uptergrove Doherty '10 says,
"Ring Ching from the former Chapter
President from 2013." She lives in
Boerne, Texas. Email: kaley.r.doherty@
gmail.com
Ashley Smith '11 is excited for her
wedding on October 16. She resides in
Dallas, Texas. Email: ashleymsmith93@
gmail.com
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