Burr Koppitz

December 13, 1925 - December 24, 2007

Morris Burr, son of Beulah Ruth (McMullen) and John Theodore Koppitz was born on December 13, 1925 on a farm northeast of Alva. He passed away at the Enid St. Mary's Regional Medical Center on the 24th of December at the age of 82 years and 11 days. He attended the High Springs Rural Grade School and Horace Mann High School, graduating with the class of 1943. On September 11, 1943 he was married to Lois Jean May at Cherokee, Oklahoma. To their marriage two daughters, Burneta and Jeanette were born. Lois Jean passed away on July 9, 1996 at their home in Alva. Following their marriage they made their home on a farm north of Alva. In 1958 they moved to the Dacoma area. Burr did custom harvesting for twenty years going from Texas to Canada. He built homes and barns throughout Woods County. They also raised quarter horses and cattle. In 1965 they built their home and moved to Alva. On August 30, 1997 Burr was married to Doris Jean Goodwin at the Alva First Christian Church. They made their home in Alva following their marriage. Doris passed away on June 17, 2007 at the Alva Share Medical Center. Mr. Koppitz was a member of the Alva First Christian Church and served as a deacon, and also a member of the Alva Elks Lodge. A member of the Dacoma Farmers Co-op for ten years and was a past president. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Margaret Haraughty. Burr is survived by his two daughters: Burneta and her husband Dick Venosdel of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma and Jeanette Marcinkowski of Kenai, Alaska, two step children and their spouses: Debbie and Levi Schultz of Alva and Gary and Paula Goodwin of Sugar Land, Texas. A granddaughter and her husband: Crystal and Travis Penrod of Kenai, Alaska, three grandsons and their wives: Gale and Lynn Venosdel of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Darin and Stacey Venosdel of Strafford, Missouri and Burr and Jaime Maly of Soldotna, Alaska. Two step granddaughters: Chanda and her husband, Tommy Peters of Woodward, Oklahoma and Laci Schultz of Alva, four step grandsons: Matthew Schultz of Anthony, Kansas, Christopher, Evan and Grant Goodwin of Sugar Land, Texas, two great granddaughters: Emma Lynn Venosdel and Sophia Saline Venosdel, four great grandsons: Tanner Blacledge Penrod, Cole Joseph Maly, Dwight Reid Maly and Travis Ryker Venosdel. A brother: Paul Koppitz of Alva, a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. PDF Printable Version