Reba Schwendemann

Reba Lorene Schwendemann was born on Tuesday, June 24, 1941 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Roscoe and Dovie (Parker) Bickel. She passed this life on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 80 years, 5 months and 18 days of age. The former Miss Reba Bickel attended Oak Grove School until the 8th grade and then attended Broken Arrow High School which she graduated from in 1959. Reba accepted Jesus as her personal Savior as a child and then later was baptized as an adult. She was employed by Wal-Mart for 30 years, doing various jobs, working her way up to be the phone systems operator, and was then known as the “Voice of Wal-Mart.” She had also been a school bus driver and substitute teacher for Guthrie Public Schools. She was married to Gary Schwendemann on December 2, 1995 in Broken Arrow. Reba enjoyed camping, bird watching (especially hummingbirds), making lamp shades, decorating cakes, singing at church, watching John Wayne westerns and her all-time favorite movie “Driving Miss Daisy.” Reba loved people; she loved talking to people and encouraging them. She loved coffee, but it had to be fresh and hot… and she loved having “coffee time” with her friends. Her favorite phrase to acknowledge when someone showed an act of kindness was to say, “It was love put into action.” Reba’s favorite books were the Bible and the classical Christian novel, “Hinds’ Feet on High Places.” She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend to many ~ she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandkids. She was a prayer warrior who loved God with all her heart, and always tried to let the Holy Spirit guide her life. She is survived by, Daughters, Rebecca and husband Richard Carter, Owasso, OK Megan and husband Eddie Ibarra, Gentry, AR Sons, Scott and wife Sharon Peters, Midwest City, OK Tim and wife Carrie Peters, Yukon, OK Jake and wife Brianna Schwendemann, Broken Arrow, OK Grandchildren, Kristina, Desirae, Blake, Jordan, Luke, Bryce, Maria, Trake, Lillian, Remington, Isaiah, Everly Great Grandchildren, Sareena, Jason, Kage, Olivia, Kimber Sister, Alice Criner, Coweta, OK Brothers, Don and wife Patricia Bickel, Broken Arrow, OK Dale Bickel, Tahlequah, OK She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe and Dovie; Husband, Gary. In lieu of flowers or to make a donation in honor of Reba: First Baptist Owasso - theMission http://fbcowasso.org/themission or mail to: 11341 North Garnett Road Owasso, Oklahoma 74055

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Reba Schwendemann

June 24, 1941 - December 12, 2021