Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Gomer Smith, Jr.

Gomer Smith, Jr.

Jan 8, 2016

Gomer Griffith Smith, Jr. joined his loving wife Betty in heaven on January 8, 2016. Gomer was born to Gomer and Hazel Mae (Mizner) Smith in Kansas City, Missouri on August 31, 1919. He married Betty Reed Herd in Oklahoma City on May 2, 1941 and they spent 74 wonderful years together before her passing in September. Gomer graduated from...

Herbert Mee Jr.

Herbert Mee Jr.

Jan 7, 2016

Herbert M. (Herb) Mee, Jr. a businessman, avid golfer and life-long resident of Oklahoma City, returned home to be with the Lord after passing away in his sleep Tuesday morning, January 5th 2016. Herb was born on June 16, 1928 in Oklahoma City to Herb Mee, Sr. and Margaret Lackey Mee. Herb was preceded in death by his parents, sister,...

Sandra Trudgeon

Sandra Trudgeon

Jan 7, 2016

Sandra Bryan Trudgeon passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 7, 2016. She was born July 27, 1943, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City; the first of three children born to Dorothy Ann (Owen) and Thomas Law Bryan. Sandy was a proud "Army Brat" who lived lots of places – some exotic, some not. She always said the toughest...

Lee Bollinger

Lee Bollinger

Jan 7, 2016

Frank Lee Bollinger was born April 20th, 1941, into an early Nichols Hills family. His father, John Jacob, a general contractor, spent his life constructing buildings, libraries and schools in Oklahoma, including the downtown post office, John Marshall High School, and Baptist Hospital and was a founder of Nichols Hills Methodist Church. His mother Elizabeth, a committed homemaker and an...

Paul Ignatius Hirner

Paul Ignatius Hirner

Jan 6, 2016

Paul Ignatius Hirner entered into eternal peace on January 6, 2016 at St. Ann's Home in Oklahoma City. His final days were spent surrounded by Fern, his beloved "bride" of 74 years and family. Son of Leo Hirner and Bridget (Mae) McNamara, he was born February 2, 1918 in Little Rock, Arkansas. As his mother died in his early child...

Jacqueline Lee Reynolds

Jacqueline Lee Reynolds

Jan 5, 2016

Jacqueline Lee (Karr) Reynolds, age 59 of Edmond, OK, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She is survived by her beloved husband Robert Reynolds, Sr; Children: Robert Reynolds, Jr (Jennifer), Danielle Kuykendall (Charles), and Stacey Butler (Joe). Proud and loving grandmother of Alexander, Emma, Caroline, Maxwell, Abigail, Matthew, Jacqueline (Quinn), Lily, and Jack. There will be a memorial service...

Carolyn Coley Hubbard

Carolyn Coley Hubbard

Jan 5, 2016

Carolyn Coley Hubbard passed away peacefully on January 5th, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 23rd, 1943, in Norfolk, VA to Charles Coston and Dorothy Liles Coley. Carolyn graduated from Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA in 1961. Following graduation, Carolyn moved to Oklahoma City with her parents after her father retired from the Navy....

Fredrick O. Plater

Fredrick O. Plater

Jan 2, 2016

Fredrick (Fred) Oliver Plater was born in Oklahoma City on April 1, 1949 and died peacefully at home on January 2, 2016. Fred was the son of D Frank Plater and Eleanor Kautz Plater, both deceased. He graduated from O.C.U. with a B.S. in Accounting and from the University of Oklahoma with a J.D. Fred was a sole practitioner of...

Gabriel Johnathan Mcelroy

Gabriel Johnathan Mcelroy

Dec 30, 2015

Services to honor Gabriel will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2015 at Crossings Community Chapel.

Marjean Roush Baldini

Marjean Roush Baldini

Dec 29, 2015

Marjean was born in Kansas City, MO and adopted by Raymond and Stella Roush, farmers in Lebanon, KS. She is survived by a brother Leland, daughter, Laura Ramoly, sons Demetrio William Baldini, III, and Anthony David Baldini as well as grandchildren Angelo Dino Baldini, Valentina Baldini, Alexa Baldini, Grabriel Baldini and 2 great grandchildren, Roxanna Baldini and Alexis Osborne. Marjean...

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr.

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr.

Dec 28, 2015

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr. passed away on December 28, 2015 at the age of 89. Robert was born in Stigler, OK on December 1, 1926 to his parents Robert C. Barnes, Sr. and Gladys E. (Cummings) Barnes. Robert retired from Tinker AFB on January 1, 1982 after 34 years of civil service. Robert is preceded in death by his parents,...

Edward Martin Blacketer

Edward Martin Blacketer

Dec 27, 2015

Edward Martin Blacketer (Mister B) was born January 19, 1921 in Garden City, South Dakota to Orville and Eva Blacketer and died December 27, 2015 in Oklahoma City. He married Opal Geneva Pierce (Gerry) on October 4th, 1941 and were married until her death in 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife Gerry, brothers Wilmer Blacketer and Eugene...

James Allen Hyde

James Allen Hyde

Dec 24, 2015

James Allen Hyde peacefully passed away on Christmas Eve at home with his family by his side. Jim was born in Oklahoma City on November 16, 1945, to Charles and Margaret Hyde. He was a 1964 graduate of Harding High School, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he received a degree in accounting and was a member...

James H. Brooks

James H. Brooks

Dec 20, 2015

Rosary will be said 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Oklahoma City with the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. James will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City with full Military Honors. PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Lord make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there...

George David Denelsbeck

George David Denelsbeck

Dec 19, 2015

George David Denelsbeck was born June 23, 1924 and departed on December 19, 2015. He had a full and joyful life and although we mourn his death we celebrate his life. George joined the Army Air Corps in December, 1942, he became a pilot and served his country until February, 1946. He then joined the Air Force Reserves and served...

Shawn Engel

Shawn Engel

Dec 16, 2015

Shawn Engel, 45, of Oklahoma City was the son of Gerald and Roseanne Engel. He was born in Garden City, Kansas on January 1, 1970 and passed away on December 16, 2015. Shawn graduated from Woodward High School in 1988 and then moved to Oklahoma City to attend the University of Central Oklahoma. After graduating from UCO with a degree...

Elliott Fenton

Elliott Fenton

Dec 14, 2015

Elliott Fenton, age 101, of Oklahoma City passed away peacefully on December 14, 2015. Born November 26, 1914 in Oklahoma City, he attended public schools until high school when his family moved to Kansas City, MO. He attended junior college for two years then returned to Oklahoma and received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1937. He...

Charles Eugene Lampkin

Charles Eugene Lampkin

Dec 14, 2015

Charles Eugene Lampkin was born Jan. 21, 1931 in Victoria, Texas to Ben T. Lampkin, Sr. and Florence N. Lampkin. Charles passed away peacefully into Heaven on Dec. 14, 2015 surrounded by his family. Charles graduated from Classen High School in 1948, attended Texas A&M and graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in Civil Engineering. During his lengthy engineering...

Darlene Rose Brown

Darlene Rose Brown

Dec 8, 2015

Darlene Rose (Schacherl) Brown passed away December 8, 2015 in Oklahoma City. She was born July 25, 1940, in Moulton, TX, the daughter of John and Rose Lillian (Knesek) Schacherl. She graduated from W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, TX and then attended James R. Daughtery School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She later earned a...

William "Bill" Owen Coleman

William "Bill" Owen Coleman

Dec 6, 2015

William Owen Coleman, Sr., retired OG&E Electric Service Senior Vice President and Civic and Community Relations Leader. Bill was born in Stillwater, OK, the son of Lester L. Coleman and Juanita M. (Geller) Coleman who had relatives dating to the American Revolutionary War. He lived in Enid, OK in early years, then moved with his parents to Oklahoma City where...