Aug. 24, 1964 – Sept. 29, 2024
Sophia Lorene (Sovo) Remer, 60, of Vian, Okla., passed away at sunset on September 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Her family sang her favorite songs to her and shared her favorite stories as she journeyed to the arms of the Lord. Sophia was born to Thomas Louis Sovo Sr. and Geneva (Sunagoowie) Sovo on August 24, 1964, in Lawton, Okla.
Sophia is now in heaven in the presence of Jesus, singing with the loved ones who passed on before her. Sophia had great pride in her Sterling Tigers, but her greatest joy was her children and grandbabies. She enjoyed her job as one of the most loved “lunch ladies” at Vian Public Schools. She served in the Vian Public Schools for 19 years.
Sophie was a proud member of the Comanche Nation and the Cherokee and Creek descent. She enjoyed traveling back and forth from Vian to Sterling, Okla., to visit family and friends. She loved watching her nieces and nephews cheer and play sports. Sophie often talked about all her travels and seeing George Strait, front and center. She would brag to us that she touched him as he walked by!
She was looking forward to her retirement and traveling with momma “Tee” to see all those places on their bucket list. She was blessed with many good friends, and perhaps one of her most precious sisters was Toddie. Thank you, Toddie, for always being present with Sophie.
Thank you to the Vian Public School lunch ladies and all those who continued talking and visiting with her.
Sophia is survived by her children, Sahrina De-Shawn Remer and Robert Morgan Remer, and her siblings, Kris and Dwayne Smith, and Thomas “T. D.” and Kathy Sovo; her grandchildren, Rosslyn Morgan Remer, Myka Wade Rowland, and Sovo Brikk Ed Bush Rowland; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members, and friends. She loved her Western Oklahoma family dearly and wished they could have spent more time together.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Louis Sovo Sr. and Geneva (Sunagoowie) Sovo-Smith; her brother, Kendall Smith; her grandmother, Earnestine Sovo; and her former husband and friend, Wade Remer.
Visitation was from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2024, in the Sequoyah Memorial Chapel of Forever Memories Funeral Services of Sallisaw, Okla. The family held a prayer service from 7 to 9 p.m.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Cedar Springs Baptist Church in Gore, Okla. (99189 S 4446 Road, Gore, OK 74435).
The final resting place was the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Vian.
Pallbearers were Robert Remer, Nelson Smith, Spencer Smith, Sterling Smith, Peydan Sovo, Tony Komahcheet, Aydan Mithlo, Joe McEver, and Andrew Parr.
Honorary pallbearers were “Baby Gene” Mithlo, Ricky Mithlo, Russel Mithlo Sr., Andy Mithlo, Kevin “Bubba” Sovo, Justin Sovo, Kristopher Sovo, Aubrey Mithlo, Kendall Mithlo, Russell “Junior” Mithlo, Ethan Mithlo, Nathan Leaf, Jimmy Leaf, Kevin Gentry, Thomas “Nuna” Harvell, Morgan Tosee, and Frank Tosee.
The family placed their trust in the caring hands of Forever Memories Funeral Services, INC, Sallisaw, for the funeral arrangements.
