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Harry Lee Haddad Homra
Passed away Monday, March 01, 2010. in Tiptonville , TN
Widow of George K. Homra.
Mother of Cathy Smith and husband Gary of Nashville, Christy Homra of Memphis,
Carey D. "Skipper" Homra and wife Dianne of Ridgely; and the late Harry Alexander Homra.
Grandmother of Carey Homra of Nashville, Charlotte Lee Vaughn of Wynnburg,
Catherine Homra of Jackson, MS and Georgianne Homra of Memphis.
Great-Grandmother of George Robert Vaughn of Wynnburg.
Sister of Elizabeth Hamra of Caruthersville, MO and Margaret Barkett
of Madison, CT the late Thelma Haddad Ofiesh and Edward Haddad.
Sister-in-law of Jeanette Homra Cates of Tiptonville and Frances Haddad of Munford

Margareth Gebara
In Sao Paulo, Brazil February 16, 2010.
Daughter of the late Said Gebara & Taufica David Gebara
Wife of the late Fauze Sassine
Mother of Rubens Gebara Sassine.
Sister of Emily Gebara Dabus, Emil Gebara, Jenny Gebara Cotait,
Julia Gebara Mussallam and Hogin Gebara.

Dr. Charles Homra
Passed away in Murray, KY Friday, February 12, 2010 .
Son of the late Kimlin and Louise Baddour Homra.
Husband of Shirley Homra.
Father of Leslie Homra, Nashville, Tenn.and Dr. Charles Mark Homra and wife, Lori, Jacksonville, Fla.
Brother of Beverly Noffell, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Grandfather of Ben and Sam Homra, Jacksonville Fla.

Afif Sleiman Al Jamal
In Beirut February 7, 2010
Husband of Janette Dfouni.
Father of Mario & Mathew.
Brother of Emad, Afaf (Mrs. Late Peirre Akhras), Adma (Mrs. Late Khalil Shadid),
Itaf, Sophia and Wissam (Mrs. Late Raymond Habib)

Hafiza Abou Samra Semaan
In Jdeida February 2,2010
Widow of the late Gebran Semaan.
Mother of Kalim and his wife Elham Hashem.
Grandmother of Ritta.
Sister of the late Raja and Shaman.

Josephine Qaisar Rashed
In New York, Sunday January 24, 2010
Widow of the late Albert Rashed.
Mother of Stanley and Raymond.
Sister of Georgette (Mrs. Assaad Helou), May (Mrs. Labib Sukkarieh), Zahi,
Bassam, Haifa (Mrs. Atef Hazar), the late Iskandar, Alexandra, Richard and Joseph

Lena Sara (Massad) Hagale,
Passed away January 18, 2010 in Springfield, Mo.
Widow of the late John T. Hagale.
Mother of Tom Hagale, his wife, Katie, and two granddaughters,
Elizabeth Hagale and Sara Hagale, all of Huntsville, Alabama.
Sister of Floyd Massad of Tulsa, OK.; Junie Jabara of Oklahoma City, OK.;
Anna Ogdee of Abilene, Texas; and Lillie Solomon of Stillwater, OK.

Victor Kamel Farhoud
In Beirut January 17, 2010.
Brother of Fayez, Fakhri, Fikri, Philomene, the late Farid,
the late Fahmi, the late Victoria (Mrs. Sami Jabara),
the late Foumia, and the late Farida (Mrs. George Chamoun)

Angele Abi Samra
In Beirut January 16, 2010.
Widow of the late Michel Esper Abi Samra.
Mother of Ambassador Micheline, Dr. Freddy and Joe.

Alexander Hamilton Massad
Passed away in Austin, Texas January 16, 2010.
Husband of Delores Razook Massad.
Son of the late Very Reverend George and Bedyah Massad
Father of Steve Massad of Houston; Alexis Massad Gleitman of Austin;
Tim Massad of Washington, DC
Bother of Mike Massad of Dallas; Minerva Massad Cohlmia and
Esther Massad Samara of Oklahoma and the late Omar
Brother-in-law of Jacque Massad of Oklahoma City, Ruth Razook Davis of Springfield, Missouri
and Mary Razook Simon of Clinton, Oklahoma.
Granfather of Caroline, Sally and Maggi Massad; Jimmy,
Robert and Rachel Gleitman; and Emil and Jayne Massad

Samira Fouad Barakat
In Beirut January 13, 2010.
Widow of the late Dr. Richard Jabara.
Mother of Hafiza (Mrs. Hassan Zantout), Moujally, Omar and Walid.
Sister of the late Edmond, the late Dr. Raymond and the late Adel

Nazmia Jameel Farha
In Beirut December 26, 2009.
Widow of the late Wadih Farha.
Mother of Ghassan, Ghaleb, Munther, Majed, Majeda ( Mrs. George Bassila),
Ghada (Mrs. Khalifeh Naifeh) and Maha ( Mrs. Victor Gedeon).
Sister of Dr. George, Dr. Souheil, Georgette ( Mrs. late Adib Hourani),
Violette (Mrs. Late Shafiq Ammar), the late Fayez,
the late Nazek (Mrs. late Farid Rashed) and the late Souad (Mrs. Late Dr. Emile Shadid)

Maroun Elias Keserwani
In Jdeida December 6, 2009.
Husband of Nadia Keserwani.
Father of Elias , Bashir and Maria.
Brother of Saied, Jirjis, Fakher, Butrus, Bulus
Reine and Widad (Mrs. Simon Salloum)

Edmond Najib Shadid
In Beirut Sunday December 6, 2009.
Husbad of Leila Azzam.
Father of Fadi, Najib, Fouad & Fedaa (Mrs. Atouf Hamra).
Brother of Linda (Mrs. Late Elias Abou Zeid) and Najat (Mrs. Late Wadih Nashef)

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Edna Helen (Aboussie) Hamrah
Passed away in Albuquerque, NM December 6, 2009.
Daughter of the late Chafia and Yusef Aboussie.
Wife of the late Salim Hamrah.
Mother of Peter Hamrah of Albuquerque.
Grandmother of Jennifer, Monique and Jonas.
Sisters-in-law of Marge Aboussie and Marie Aboussie, both of Texas, and many nieces and nephews.
Sister of the late Blanche Farha

Rev. Victor F. "Vic" Cohlmia
In Tulsa, Oklahoma Wednesday December 2, 2009
Husband of the late Edith Tanner
Father of Charlie (fiancé Liz), Ed (wife Linda), and Mark (wife Janis), all of Tulsa
Brother of Gene (wife Helen) of Wichita, KS; Keta Swyden of Oklahoma City; and the late Bob.

Robert Nicholas Naifeh
In Norman, Oklahoma November 8, 2009.
Husband of the late Lillian.
Father of Lee Ann Kuhlman and husband, Jim; Susie Meyerson,
Bob Naifeh, Jr., and wife, Carol; all of Edmond, .
Brother of Julia Bayouth, Wichita, Kansas; the late Alfred, Bill,
Mitchell, Pauline Kendall, and Helen Jabara .
Grandfather of Leslie Payne and husband, Jessie, Tulsa, OK;
Jonathan Kuhlman and wife, Liz, Norman; Jason Kuhlman, Nick Naifeh,
and Jake Naifeh, all of Edmond; and Chuck Naifeh, Denver, CO.
Uncle of Cheryl Hunsinger and husband, Rod, Norman;
Pam Shdeed and husband, Bill, OKC; Cindy Crittenden and husband, John, OKC;

Mahat Abou Mrad Corbane
In Ottawa, Canada, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the age of 34.
Beloved wife of Rabah.
Loving mother of Reena and Maicie.
Dear daughter of Dalal and the late Naoum Abou-Mrad.
Much loved sister of George, Nizar, Maysaa

Tributes
A message from Mahat

Ghassan Najib Musallam
In Beirut Monday October 26, 2009.
Husband of Florence Yousef Hadba.
Brother of Ramzi, Atef, Amal and Nemer.

Yvonne Maalouf Tayyar
In Jdeida October 17, 2009.
Widow of the late Toufic Tayyar.
Mother of Nathir, Nazih, Bassam, Georgette (Mrs. Late Atef Bayoud)
and the late Amal

Bassam Raef Samara
In Beirut, Friday October 16, 2009.
Son of Clemence Habib Khoury.
Husband of Farida Georges Nadda.
Father of Raef & Serene.
Brother of Sami, Elham, Salma (Mrs. Iskandar Droubi)
and Seham (Mrs. Late Kamal Nouber)

Louise Nayfa Cohlmia
In Sweetwater, Texas on Friday September 25, 2009.
Daughter of the late Elias A Nayfa and Almaz Homsey Nayfa.
Widow of the late Mitchell Cohlmia.
Mother of Mickey and Jack Cohlmia.
Grandmother of Kim, Jack and Mack, Great-grandmother of five.
Sister of Fred Nayfa (Josephine Farris) and the late Nell Rose Nayfa Sahadi,
Alonkia Nayfa Bird, Eddie Nayfa, Amelia Nayfa Smith, Mitchell Nayfa,
Jim Nayfa, Frank Nayfa, and Betty Nayfa

Phillip Salamy
In Jdeida Thursday September 17, 2009.
Husband of Janet Chahine Sayegh.
Father of Salam (Wadia Elia Gebara), Emad (Marie Talal Chedid),
Salma (Mrs. Robert Khourie) and Grace (Mrs. Grant Farha).
Grandfather of Cody, Christina, Phillip, Andrew, Samantha, Julia and Kiara
Brother of the late Lotfi, Rizk, Elias and Mary.

Roger Solomon Smiley
In Ottawa, Canada Wednesday, September 2, 2009 .
Son of the late Nemetallah (Norman)) and Alice.
Brother of Emile (Valerie) and David.

Dr. Fouad Michael Kandalaft
In Damascus, August 28, 2009.
Son of Yvonne Farah Gebara.
Husband of Fatina Hanna Gebara.
Father of Shadi, Nada and Dima.
Brother of Khalil, Emile, Zuhair, Bassima, Bassam, Amal and Souad.

Constance "Connie" Kay Homsey Naifeh
In Oklahoma Thursday, August 27, 2009 a day after her 63rd. Birthday.
Beloved wife of Franklin K. Naifeh.
Dear mother of Todd and Elizabeth Naifeh, Justin and Monique Naifeh, Blair and Stephanie Naifeh.
Loving grandmother of Margaret, Robert, Jackson, Caroline, and Katherine.
Dear sister of Richard and Cindy Homsey, Roger and Sandra "Cookie" Deeba,
Michael and Sydney Homsey, Robert Z. and Jeaneen Naifeh and Leilah Naifeh Farha

Haseeb Haseeb Wehbe
In Beirut Thursday August 20, 2009.
Husband of Helen Anne.
Father of Shareef, Nadia (Mrs. Nicolai Norman) and Lara (Mrs. Iyad Atef Mussallam).
Brother of Hala (Mrs. Saleem Saeid).
Grandfather of Leith Mussallam, Elissar Mussallam and Kay Norman

Freda N. Noffel
(March 16, 1914-August 10, 2009)
Passed away in Fulton, KY Monday, August 10, 2009.
Widow of the late Alex Noffel, Sr.
Mother of Alex Noffel, Jr., of Fulton, KY and Jerry and Martha Noffel of Mims, FL,

Anthony "Tony" P. Gantos
In San Antonio, TX. Friday, August 7, 2009.
Son of Dorothy Gantos and the late Leo Gantos.
Grandson of Rose Abou Samra Gantos.
Brother of Yvonne Dobrowolski and Deborah Gantos.
Uncle of Nadia Hamideh, Lucas Arnold and Emily Dobrowolski.

Major Jabbour Edward Naufal
In Montreal, August 6, 2009
Son of the late Edward Naufal and Jamileh Aziz Gholmieh.
Husband of Hiam Massoud Ghasoub.
Father of Edward, Johnny, Norma (Mrs. Eric Boulet) and Natalie (Mrs. Sharbel Francis).
Brother of Naji, Alfred, Marcelle (Mrs. Joseph Akl) and Amal.

Adelmo Marchioni
Passed away in Sudbury, Canada Friday, July 31, 2009.
Beloved husband of Nasima Nassib Mahfood.
Loving father of Peter (wife Sharon), David (wife Antoinetta), Diana and John (wife Angela).
Cherished grandfather of Daniel, Matthew, Christina and Brandon.
Dear brother of Ada Carnelle, Filomena Cerilli, Giuseppe Marchioni and Marissa Corbelle.

Nazek Jameel Farha
In Beirut July 30, 2009.
Widow of the late Farid Rashed.
Mother of Melhem, Afaf, Leila (Mrs. late Dr. Makhoul Saadeh),
Julie (Mrs. Zahi Rashed) and the late Shukri.
Sister of Dr. George, Dr. Souheil, Nazmia (Mrs. late Wadih Farha),
Georgette (Mrs. late Adib Hourani), Violette (Mrs. late Shafiq Ammar),
the late Fayez and the late Souad (Mrs. late Dr. Emile Shadid)

Lorraine F. Swyden Edwards
Passed away Leawood, Kansas. July 17, 2009.
Widow of the late William "Bill" A Edwards.
Daughter of the late Frank and Julia Swyden.
Sister of the late Haney F Swyden, Victor F Swyden, and Eugene F Swyden.
Sister-in-law of Jeannette Swyden, Vivian Swyden and Edwina Swyden.
Aunt of Victor F Swyden II, Frank K Swyden, Patricia Swyden Sullivan, Betsy Swyden Green,
Suzie J Swyden, Janice L Reed, Holly M John, Mark E Swyden, Tammy S Stohs, and Forrest F Swyden

Audette Najeeb Gebara
Passed away in Beirut July 22, 2009.
Widow of the late Assaad Mitri.
Mother of Toufic, Fadi and May (Mrs. George Mouallem)
Sister of Philip, Nouha (Mrs. late Ibrahim Azzam) , Renee (Mrs. late Fadlallah Dagher)
and the late Labib, Elia, Victoria (Mrs. late Wadih Hazar) and Margaret

Margaret Khourie Homra
Passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wednesday July 15, 2009
Widow of the late Fred Homra.
Mother of Pam (Mrs. Bill Shdeed), Cindy (Mrs. John Crittenden)and the late Dr. Ronald Homra.
Sister of Jackie Tellier, Joanne Khourie and the late Helen Kassis.
Sister-in-law of Adeline Hamra
Grandmother of Christi and Cory Morrow, Julie and Scott Shdeed,
Lindsey (Mrs. Todd Siroky), Neil and Sunita Crittenden and Marshall Homra
as well as five great grandchildren.

Violette Shakib Nayfeh
Passed away in Beirut, Wednesday July 15, 2009.
Widow of the late Salim Khirbawi
Mother of Sleiman and Wedad.
Sister of the late George and Georgette (Mrs. Late Radwan Nayfeh)

Zakia Kasm Abou Kasm
In Beirut Monday July 13, 2009.
Widow of the late Ibrahim Khalil Hasbani
Mother of Antoine, Victoria (Mrs. Late George Abdel Ahad),
Mary (Mrs. Late Yaaqoub Abou Kasm) and the late Leila Hamwi.

Joseph Farris Sr.
In Oklahoma City July 8, 2009 .
Husband of Elizabeth.
Father of David A. Farris and Joe Farris Jr.
Brother of Josephine (Fred) Nayfa of Sweetwater, TX, and Sally David of Wichita, KS.
the late Rose Shdeed and Alice Farris; and Jimmy D. Farris.

Yvonne Sleiman Khoury
In UAE June 29, 2009.
Widow of the late Rizk Barakat.
Mother of Salim, George, Saad, Amer and Mouna.
Sister of Eid , Saeid, the late Saad, Najla (Mrs. Late Ibrahim Khoury),
Ratiba, (Mrs. Late Yousef Dabaghi) and Anisa.

George S. Farha
In Oklahoma City Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Husband of Jody Farha.
Father of Carolyn Patrick of Sausalito, California and the late Frederick Farha.
Stepfather of Roxanne Warner and Nancy Love Robertson.
Widow of the late Frances "Tanny" Farha

Infant James Thomas Naifeh
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 8, 2009.
Son of Stephanie and Blair Naifeh.
Grandson of Dr. and Mrs. James B. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Naifeh.

Daisy Horany
In Enid , Oklahoma Saturday May 30, 2009.
Widow of the late Johnny Oscar Horany
Mother of Larry Horany of Enid, OK and Jay Horany of Sante Fe, NM
Sister of Mildred Gibbens of Broken Arrow, Ok., and Norma Huff of Topeka, KS.

Adel Shukri Tayyar
In Jdeida May 25, 2009.
Husband of the late Amal Toufic Tayyar.
Father of Samer, Hala, Rana and Jana.
Brother of Emile, Archbishop Makarios, Kamil, Violette (Mrs. Late Mouhib Ghazal) and the late Nabil

Kay E. Cohlmia
In Wichita Monday, May 25, 2009.
Son of the late Lee and Sumia Cohlmia.
Father of JoAnn Harris of Wichita; Heather Cohlmia of Dallas, TX.
Brother of Vivian Roberts and Nahia Farha (Ray), both of Wichita;
Joyce Shadid (Ernest) of Norman, OK; A. Lee Cohlmia (Doris),
and Dr. Jerry Cohlmia (Catherine) both of Wichita

Rabih Elias El-Helou
In Saudi Arabia Friday May 22, 2009.
Son of the late Renee Abdallah Barakat.
Brother of Mounir and the late Therese

Nabil Haseeb Gebara
In Beirut Sunday May 17, 2009.
Husband of Soumayya Youssef Khoury.
Son of the late Eugenie Yaaqoub Nadda.
Father of Haseeb, Jenny (Mrs. Fadi Nassim) and Rana.
Brother of Amal, Carmen, Claire (Mrs. Late Emile Eid) and the late Robert.

Blanche Naaman Tayyar
In Jdeida Saturday May 16, 2009
Widow of the late Michel Rashed.
Mother of Karim, Afaf (Mrs. late Aziz Smiley), Majeda (Mrs. Late Ange Hajj),
Wafaa, Ward (Mrs. Zahi Sweidan) and the late Fouad.
Sister of Shamekh, Souad (Mrs. Late Elias Swaidan), Nouha (Mrs. Ghaleb Karam),
Laurice (Mrs. Late George Sweidan), the late Lili (Mrs. Late Kalim Khalaf) and the late Fayez

Rose Melhem Hourany
In Beirut May 3, 2009.
Wife of George Zarazir.
Mother of Benoit and Greta (Mrs. Elis Hajjar).
Sister of Edelade (Mrs. Late Emile Barbar), Audette (Mrs. Michel Azouri),
the late Halim, Habib, Michel, Lily and Salma