"Willa Gene Felible, 80, Stillwater, died 
Friday, July 26, 2002, at Rosewood Nursing 
Center.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Rev. Trudy 
Morphew will officiate. Interment will be 
held at 4 p.m. at Pond Creek Cemetery.

Felible was born June 10, 1922, to Wade and 
Dora (Ware) Vest in Pond Creek.

As a young child, the family moved to Stillwater 
where she attended and graduated from Stillwater
High School.

She then attended and obtained a bachelor of 
science degree from the Oklahoma A&M School of 
Business.

After her education, she was employed at the 
Payne County Courthouse for a few years.

She married John Max Felible Sr. in 1944 in 
Stillwater.

After their marriage, the couple moved to Tulsa 
where she worked at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft 
during World War II.

The family returned to Stillwater in 1952, but 
shortly thereafter moved to Oklahoma City where
she and 
her husband owned and operated Felible's Greenhouses 
until their retirement in 1989.

Her husband predeceased her in 1991 and in February
of 2002, she moved to Stillwater to be near her 
daughter.
She will be remembered for her artistic abilities, 
beautiful flower gardens and deep and abiding love 
for animals. She also enjoyed spending time with her 
family and many loving friends.

Felible was predeceased by her husband, her parents 
and one brother.

She is survived by one son, John Max Felible Jr. of 
Hays, Kan. and one daughter, Sharon Felible of 
Stillwater.
Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Stillwater,
1710 S. Main, Stillwater, OK"

Source:  Payne Co OK - Obits for July, 2002 for the 
Stillwater News Press, http://www.stwnewspress.com/