Obit for Ferne posted by Kristy Fox
Feb 27, 1910 - Sep 17, 2009

Mrs. Ferne Lorea Comstock, age 99, a resident of Burgandy Place in Tulsa, passed away on September 17, 2009.

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Comstock will be conducted by the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Bartlesville. Final committal rights will be accorded her on the family plot of the Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartlesville under the direction of Reverend Cathy Hamrick, pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Bixby. 

Born in Beaver County, Oklahoma, on February 27, 1910, Ferne was the daughter of the late Stephen and Dottie Mendenhall. She was reared and educated in Wichita, Kansas. She was married to the late Earl E. (Gene) Comstock on December 9, 1934. They made their residence in Bartlesville in 1937 when Gene joined the Phillips Petroleum Company as an engineer. Ferne was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bartlesville. She was active for many years with the Girl Scouts of America, serving on the Executive Council and Board of Directors, camp committee chairman, and troop leader. Her creative talents were shared with many through her participation in the Han-dee Hobby Club. Ferne also provided creative support to her husband during his years as member and officer of the Oklahoma Professional Engineers Association. In addition to her husband, Ferne was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Comstock Corzine and a brother, Glen Mendenhall.