Myrtle Urban

Myrtle Lee Urban, or better known to most as Tommie, left this earth for her eternal home in Heaven on Saturday, November 30, 2024. As a proud member of the Choctaw Nation, she was born on May 9, 1954 in Talihina, Oklahoma to Newman Walker and Mildred "Daisy" Impson. She lived in Moyers, Oklahoma as a young girl along with her mother, five brothers and one sister. At an early age of 7, the family was relocated to Dallas, Texas by the BIA, and Dallas remained her home for the majority of her life. She attended Adamson High School, but left to help the family financially. Soon afterwards, she met the love of her life in an unlikely place, the Dunkin Donuts.

On May 5, 1972, Tommie married her true love, Johnny M. Urban. Nearly a year and half later, they welcomed their first child, daughter Jennifer. Tommie worked several jobs, honed her skills, and found employment with Southwestern Bell (later becoming AT&T). During that time, Tommie and Johnny welcomed their second daughter, Kristy. As time continued on, she returned to school to earn her GED and then earned an Associate's degree from Mountain View College. She retired from AT&T after 34 years of loyal service. Tommie and Johnny were truly happily married for 42 years until Johnny's passing in 2014.

Throughout her lifetime, Tommie's interests and hobbies varied. However, some things never changed and remained steadfast in her life: John Wayne, coffee, crafting, westerns, martial arts, going to the movies, antiquing, working puzzles, and shopping. The greatest and most precious of all her interests and hobbies, however, was the love for her family. It was further cemented when her grandson, Eric, was born and she became Pokni. Her heart soared when Dakota came into Eric's life, and she was Pokni, once again. Whether it was the many adventures she went on or just sitting on the back porch, her utmost joy came not from the activity itself but from simply spending time with her family.

In the last years of life, Tommie faced some of the most difficult hardships one could ever experience- a beloved husband passing, an autoimmune disease, a double-lung transplant, and a very aggressive cancer. She never wavered in her faith. She suffered and endured with a smile on her face. She picked herself off the proverbial ground over and over again and she accepted her own mortality. Her inner strength and her bravery were unparalleled. It's who she was. She lived her life for her family with love underscoring every decision.

Tommie was preceded in death by her parents, Newman and Mildred Walker; husband, Johnny Urban; and brothers, Newman "Ray," Ezeakias and wife Neoma, Joe and wife Linda, Gerald, and Washington.

She is survived by daughter, Jennifer Urban of Forney, TX; daughter, Kristy Romo and husband Tony of Terrell, TX; grandson, Eric Romo and wife Dakota of Terrell, TX; sister, Veronica Ware of Anadarko, OK; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.