Obituary of Elizabeth Gerhardt

Elizabeth Ann "Sully" Hissem Gerhardt was born January 7, 1922 in Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of John Edward and Marian (Daley) Sullivan. She completed this life on Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years. Upon graduation from Altus High School in 1939, Sully attended the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She married Ralph W. Hissem, Jr. who preceded her in death in 1975. They made their home in Wichita, KS where she was in the Junior League. They moved to Bartlesville where she was a member of Service League and a volunteer at the Jane Phillips Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Gordon E. Gerhardt; her daughter, Nancy Varner and her husband Robert of Tulsa; her son, Ralph W. Hissem, III and his wife Colli of Angel Fire, NM; step-daughter Suzanne Carswell and her husband Jim of Chapin, S.C.; her step-son, Jim Gerhardt and his wife Kelley of Owasso; 5 Grandchildren and 3 great Grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Robert P. Varner, IV; and her sisters, Mary Jane Hunter and Margaret Jewel Soest.