Norma Golden

Norma “Lucille” (Mayo) (Harpool) Golden was born December 13, 1927, in Neosho, Missouri to Norma Lee (Harpool) (Mayo) Stewart and was adopted at two months old by John Everett Harpool (her biological great-uncle) and his wife Noma Rebecca (Robinson) Harpool. Lucille left for her heavenly home on Friday, September 26, 2025, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 97. Services are being held at Hayhurst Funeral Home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Lucille will be buried at Floral Haven Cemetery. Norma, known by most as Lucille, grew up on a wooded ten-acres in the Neosho, Missouri area. While her family had very little money growing up (same as most during the Great Depression), she always spoke of fond memories playing with the farm animals raised by her family and getting into mischief with her adopted brother, John “Dudley” Harpool. She even learned to be quite an expert shot with a homemade slingshot! This, of course, got her into more mischief! At thirteen, Lucille learned that she was adopted by her great-uncle and great-aunt, as was her brother, Dudley. This would lead to her passion for genealogy later in life. While she was never able to confirm her birth father, she traced her heritage back thirteen generations and through her research discovered that she had eight biological siblings who she was able to meet and/or correspond with over many years: June Mayo, Mae Mayo, Delores White, Arrahwanna Stewart, Anita Stewart, Junior Stewart, Ed Stewart, and Ruth Stewart. At the age of 18 she moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a friend in search of work. She worked during the day and went roller skating in the evenings, this is where Lucille met John Raymond Golden III. John and Lucille married on October 22, 1948, and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1950, where they have lived for most of the last 75 years. John and Lucile have a daughter, Nancy, son, Randy, three granddaughters, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter. After caring for her children until they were grown, Lucille filled her time working in the credit department at Sears for more than ten years. Once she and John retired, they travelled the country by motor home, often with members of several R.V. clubs which they were founding members of. You would often find them in some of their favorite destinations like Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado (where they had camped together for more than 50 years!). After a long and happy life filled with much love and adventure, Lucille was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019. She succumbed to this terrible disease after living in a memory care facility for more than three years but has now moved to her heavenly forever home. Lucille is survived by: • Husband, John Golden of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma • Daughter, Nancy Coleman of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma • Son, Randy Golden of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma • Granddaughter, Christy Miller and Frank of Lubbock, Texas • Granddaughter, Stephanie Manor and Dante of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma • Granddaughter, Darcie Golden and Brad Bean of Edmond, Oklahoma • Great-Grandchildren: Madison Miller (24), Jordan Miller (21) and Caleb Crouch, Riley Mumford (20), Isabella McKnight (15), Brody McKnight (13), Brooks Bean (3), and Whitley Bean (1) • Great-Great-Granddaughter, Wrenlee Crouch (1) Lucille is preceded in death by: • Mother, Norma Lee (Harpool) (Mayo) Stewart • Adoptive Father, John Everett Harpool • Adoptive Mother, Noma Rebecca (Robinson) Harpool • Adopted Brother, John “Dudley” Harpool and Beulah (Pendergraft) Harpool • Son-In-Law, William (Bill) Coleman

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Norma Golden

December 13, 1927 - September 26, 2025