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Erma Inez Burleson Carmack © Trout Funeral Home & Crematory 02-2006 Submitted by: Tammy Sharp
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March 4, 1919 ~ February 24, 2006
Erma I. Carmack, resident of Ponca City, died Friday, February 24, 2006 at her home at Westminster Village. She was 86.
The funeral will be held Monday, February 27 at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Tom Schacher officiating. Burial will follow at the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Erma Inez Carmack was born in Pocasset, Grady County, Oklahoma on March 4, 1919, the second child of James Wesley and Mary Alice Violet Burleson. As a teenager, she lived during the week in Chickasha with her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Violet, so that she might attend a high school which offered Latin and other advanced studies not available in her small home town. Then she would return home to her family on weekends and during the summers.
After her graduation from high school in 1936, Erma was accepted into the nursing school at St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital in Ponca City where she became a registered nurse.
During 1941 she was one of the private duty nurses who attended to E.W. Marland during his last illness. She also did private duty nursing for J.P. Morgan during his visit to Ponca City. Later she served as an office nurse for Dr. A.S. Nuckols.
She married John Curtis Carmack in Ponca City, Oklahoma on April 29, 1944 and together they raised five children.
Erma began a career as a public health nurse for Kay County Health Department and the state of Oklahoma Department of Health. During her 22 years serving in that capacity she studied with the Peabody Extension Program in Public Health and was the first in the nation to develop a class for teaching babysitting skills to teens. She also taught many prenatal classes during her career. These accomplishments led her to be named Nurse of the Year for the State of Oklahoma.
Although Erma carried a full time job, she was active in the lives of her children, serving as an exemplary role model while working in PTA, as a den mother in Cub Scouts and with Ponca City Band and Orchestra Parents.
After her retirement from public health she served as the camp nurse for Camp McFadden during one of the summers when four of her granddaughters attended. She enjoyed playing golf, traveling and fishing with her husband. She was a gifted seamstress, creating beautiful customized home accessories and clothing.
Erma was a caregiver to all who needed her and served faithfully as an elder in the First Presbyterian Church for several terms.
After the death of her husband on August 30, 1997, Erma kept busy tending her home and her beautiful yard until she moved to an apartment at Westminster Village in 2004. That same year she was featured in a video series at the Pioneer Woman Museum titled "I See No Boundaries". While living at Westminster Village, she endeared herself to many of the residents and staff and enjoyed playing dominoes and bingo with her friends.
She is survived by five children: Peggy Carmack Park of Rockport, TX; Paula Carmack Denson and her husband Robert Denson of Ponca City, OK; Sheryl Carmack Sallee of Oklahoma City, OK; Curtis Reid Carmack and his wife Patti of Ponca City, OK and Iris Carmack Ballou of Tulsa, OK. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Craig Park of Austin, TX; Dana Gesner of Florida; Kelly Denson Goebel and her husband Tony of Oklahoma City, OK; Cindy Goddard Ross and her husband Randy of Yale, OK; Claire Goddard and her husband Lance of Ponca City, OK; Shawn Sallee Ortiz and her husband Raymond of Lamar, CO; Morgan Page Ballou of Tulsa, OK; Kevin Reid Carmack of Tulsa, OK and Susie Beth Carmack of Ponca City, OK. She is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren: Kelsey, Laruen and Emma Goebel; Jacob and Caitlin Sizemore; Creed and Carson Goddard; Matthew, Jordan and Nicholas Ross; Adam, Christopher and Victoria Ortiz and several nieces and nephews, as well as many other family and friends.
Erma was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Carmack, her parents, her sister, Fay Belcher, and brother, Merle Burleson, and her granddaughter, Kathryn Elaine Denson.
Casket bearers will be Kevin Carmack, Zack Cathey, Luke Cathey, Brian Burleson, Matt Ross and Jacob Sizemore. Honorary Casket Bearers will be Jim Ledbetter, Jack Ledbetter, Bob Wright, Lance Goddard, Tony Goebel, Randy Ross and David Lewis.
Memorial Contributions may be made in her name to the First Presbyterian Church Choir fund C/O First Presbyterian Church, 1505 E. Grand Ave., Ponca City, OK 74604, or Friends of Marland's Grand Home, C/O Donna Trewitt, 1613 Meadowbrook, Ponca City, OK 74604.
The family will be at the home of Robert and Paula Denson, 3250 Sunny Lane.
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