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Craig I. Lieb
Oct 27, 1941 - Feb 3, 2013
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Craig I. Lieb, former resident of the Ponca
City area, passed Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Perry Hospital. He was 71
years of age.
Craig was born October 27, 1941 at Pawnee,
Oklahoma, the son of Henry Irving Lieb and Josephine No-Ear Lieb. He attended
schools at Pawnee, Chilocco, Marland and Haskell Institute. He was married to
Tennia A. Chiles on August 2, 2000 at Miami, Oklahoma. Craig served his country
in the United States Army and was the recipient of the Purple Heart, Vietnam
Campaign and Service Medals. He was honorably discharged from the Army in
November of 1967. He most recently had been employed as a bingo caller. His
enjoyments were fishing, playing and calling bingo games, working with wood
craft items and following his beloved OU Sooners.
He is survived by his wife, Tennia, of the
home; five children, Valerie Adams of Ponca City, William Lieb of Grove,
Oklahoma, Warren Lieb of Ponca City, June Lieb Martinez, Ponca City, and
Steffanie Medrano, Ponca City; a niece who was raised like as child, Rosemary
McHenry of Tulsa; three brothers, Andy Lieb, Curtis Lieb and Henry Lieb; one
sister, Rose Cuellar; 11 grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other
numerous other extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; two
brothers, Gilbert and Albert Lieb.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Grace Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow with
military honors at the Ponca Indian Tribal Cemetery.