Harold Walters

Harold Clifford Walters, died Tuesday Morning, May 16, 2006 at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Mr. Harold Clifford Walters will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Colonial Chapel of the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Dr. Joe Dan Fowler of the First Baptist Church of Bartlesville, Ok. will preside over the services. Funeral services are under the direction of the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Online condolences for Mr. Harold Clifford Walters can be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Harold Clifford Walters was born on a farm near Wetmore, Kansas, November 20, 1914 the eldest of three children, the son of Bert Walters and Nettie (Cassity) Walters. He was raised and educated in the Wetmore area attending a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade then graduating from Wetmore High School. Harold then went on to Kansas State University earning a degree in Industrial Chemistry. After graduating college, he was employed with the Phillips Petroleum Company and moved to Bartlesville. Harold's 39-year career with Phillips from 1938 until his retirement in1978 was with the Research and Development department. Mr. Harold Clifford Walters and Dorothy Jean St. Clair were united in marriage on September 19, 1942. In 1944, they made their home in Borger, Texas where their two children, Nancy and Neil, were born. He was associated with the Phillips Philtex Plant until 1951 when they returned to Bartlesville. Mrs. Walters preceded him in death in November 1989. The first years of his career were devoted to the formulation of aviation gasolines. Improvements in the quality and quantity of aviation gasoline were required in order to meet the demands of the war effort. After returning to Bartlesville in 1951, he was involved with research to improve the quality of automotive gasoline, lubricating oils and greases. The last ten years of his career were spent at pilot plant work where processes for the production of specialty products were evaluated. Harold's hobbies included golf, bowling, fishing, hunting, collecting stamps, bridge and playing pool. After their retirement, they took up square dancing and traveled for several years. Harold was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bartlesville and was the past president of the Tuxedo Lyons Club. He was a member of Kiwanis International and a past member of Reels & Wheels RV club and enjoyed time spent at the 55+ Activity Center. Mr. Harold Clifford Walters is survived by two children; one son Neil Walters and his wife Norma of Tulsa, Ok, one daughter Nancy Piatek and her husband Dick of Providence, Rhode Island; one brother Kenneth Walters of Federal Way, Washington. Mr. Harold Clifford Walters is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Jean St. Clair

Service Details

Friday, May 19th, 2006 2:00pm, Colonial Chapel, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Interment Details

White Rose Cemetery