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     Aubrey Lee Owens was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 463-86-6670.⁴ He was born on December 2, 1952 at Uvalde Co., Texas.^1,2,3,4 He married Rebecca Lynn Clark on September 2, 1978 at Ector Co., Texas.⁵ Aubrey Lee Owens died on May 20, 1979 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas, at age 26; Shot and killed while attempting a kidnapping.^2,3

     Rebecca Lynn Clark was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.^3,2 She was born on September 24, 1953 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas.^3,2 As of September 2, 1978,her married name was Owens.¹ She married Aubrey Lee Owens, son of William Roy Owens and Mattie Faye Akers, on September 2, 1978 at Ector Co., Texas.¹ Rebecca Lynn Clark died on June 1, 1979 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas, at age 25.^3,2

     Cari LaJean Roper was buried at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, 6500 S 129th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.⁴ She Cari LaJean McLarty was called home by the Lord in the early morning hours May 3, 2012 after a 14 month battle with cancer. Throughout Cari's battle with this terrible disease, her faith, spirit and love for her family never wavered. Cari is survived by her loving husband, Steven, her parents, Douglas and LaJean Roper, Grandmother Emma Timmons, brother Rodney Roper and sister in law, Karla, sister in law, Barbara Thompson, brother in law, John McLarty and sister in law Kris McLarty, 23 cousins, 9 terrific nieces and nephews and a multitude of close 2nd and 3rd cousins and Great Aunts and Uncles, as well as, 1,000's of dear friends. Cari was born on June 6, 1965 in Lubbock Texas. The family moved to Oklahoma City before settling in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1975. Cari graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 1983. She pursued her college education at Central Oklahoma State and Oklahoma State University prior to receiving her degree in Finance from Northeastern Oklahoma State University in Tahlequah Oklahoma in 1990. On November 5, 1989, Cari met the love of her life, Steven. They married at Arrow Heights Baptist Church on April 6, 1991. The love story displayed over their 21 year marriage was beautiful and inspirational and will last beyond their deaths. Cari choose a career in Real Estate with ReMax Executives where she continued to display a devotion to the people she worked with and served. Cari was an active member of the Children's Medical Charities Activities (CMCA); Arrow Heights Organ Transplant Council and was an active member of Arrow Heights Baptist Church. Throughout Cari's life, her incredible personality, kindness, and servant's heart touched so many people throughout the world that her 14 month fight against cancer made the statement "MacSmack" a common theme on a Caringbridge.org website that yielded over 24,000 posts of love and support. Cari loved life and approached it with a zest that touched those in her path yielding positive memories for all. Cari's beautiful eyes and infectious smile will always be remembered yet she will be sorely missed by all of those who knew and loved her.² She was born on June 6, 1965 at Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas.^1,2 As of April 6, 1991,her married name was McLarty.² She married Steven T. McLarty on April 6, 1991 at Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.² Cari LaJean Roper died on May 3, 2012 at Oklahoma at age 46.²