Sister Christina Byrnes

October 2, 2002

BYRNES Sister Christina Byrnes C.S.T., died September 30, 2002, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sister Christina was born September 10, 1922, in Moline, Kansas, to Francis and Mary Alice Kent Byrnes. After graduating from high school, she entered the Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese, on September 8, 1941, and later received her Master's in Special Education from California State College and her Master's in Education from Our Lady of the Lake College, San Antonio, TX. During her life, she taught at Sacred Heart, Fairfax, OK, St. Joseph's, Bristow, OK, Sts. Peter and Paul, Cushing, OK, St. Francis, Newkirk, OK, St. John Nepomuk, Yukon, OK, Villa Teresa, Okla. City, Sacred Heart Parish, El Reno, OK, Holy Child School, Moore, OK, and Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio, TX. Sister Christina was preceded in death by her father and mother; brothers, Joe and Paul, and sister, Marie. She is survived by one sister, Ruth Hooper. An Evening Prayer Service will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wed., October 2, 2002, at Villa Teresa, 1300 Classen Dr. and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2002, at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Chapel with interment to follow. SMITH & KERNKE 1401 NW 23rd ST.

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