Russell Loy Studebaker, 82, of Tulsa passed away on December 20, 2020.

He was born on July 07, 1938 at Combs-Worley Hospital in Pampa, TX. He graduated from Pampa High School and Texas Tech College with a degree in horticulture. He served in the peace corps in El Salvador under Sgt. Shriver. After returning home he started working in Dallas, TX for the parks department. He later moved to Oklahoma and became close friends with Art Johnson who started the azalea program in Muskogee, OK. He started working for the Tulsa Public Department as a horticulturist.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie Bill and Iva Sybil Studebaker.

He is survived by his brother, Bill Studebaker; niece, Susan Rush; great nieces and nephews, Branton T. Rush (Melissa), Stephanie Henson (Aaron), and Russell R. Rush (Kendra); great-great nieces and nephews, Andrea Rush, Blayton Rush, Rylie Rush, Kelcie Rush, Hattie Henson, and Atlee Henson; and a host of friends.

A memorial service will be held at Stanleys Funeral Home in Tulsa, OK on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

To view and sign the online guestbook visit, www.stanleysfuneralhome.com

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