Barbara Jean McBride of Muse, Oklahoma was born October 23, 1932 in the Big Cedar Community to W.C. and Enola (Cross) Dehart. The Lord called her home on May 9, 2024 in Heavener, Oklahoma at the age of 91.
She was a member of the Big Cedar Free Will Baptist Church for 79 years. She married Bill McBride on December 27, 1948. She loved hunting with Orville and Bryan and fishing with her sister, Dorothy. Barbara was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by:
Her children:
Sharon McBride of Muse, Oklahoma
Orville McBride and wife Sherri of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phyllis Kester and husband Jeff of Poteau, Oklahoma
Seven grandchildren:
Bryan Kester and wife Leah of Charleston, West Virginia
Tommy McBride and wife Kendra of Edmond, Oklahoma
Dusty McBride and wife Kara of Edmond, Oklahoma
Tracy Bryant and husband Aaron of Talihina, Oklahoma
Brandi Colby and husband Ab of Owasso, Oklahoma
Mindi McBride of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cagney Green and husband Kevin of Ft. Smith, Arkansas
15 great-grandchildren:
Walter, Harris, Maggie, and Maddon Kester of West Virginia
Isaac, Noah, and Samuel Bryant of Talihina, Oklahoma
Emily, Reiley, and Grayson McBride of Edmond, Oklahoma
Preston McBride of Edmond, Oklahoma
Anthony and Ainsley Colby of Owasso, Oklahoma
Grant Early of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Eli Green of Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Two sisters:
Wilma Simmons of Adin, California
Dorothy Rose of Talihina, Oklahoma
One sister-in-law:
Cleva Dehart of Muse, Oklahoma
Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other loved ones, and a host of friends
She was preceded in death by her parents, W.C. and Enola Dehart; her husband, Bill McBride; one infant daughter, Margaret McBride; a grandson, Scotty McBride; and two brothers, Junior and Printess Dehart.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Big Cedar Free Will Baptist Church in the Big Cedar Community with Minister John Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Big Cedar Cemetery under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener, Oklahoma.
Pallbearers will be: Her Family
Viewing will be from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday and 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home.
Funeral Service
Big Cedar Free Will Baptist Church
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
1:00 PM

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