Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Dolores "Dee" Lou Chumbley

Dolores "Dee" Lou Chumbley

Dec 3, 2015

Dee, former longtime Ponca City resident, passed away December 3, 2015, in Edmond, OK. She was born April 14, 1930 in Parsons, KS where she was raised by her grandparents and great grandmother following her mother's death. Growing up she was a musician learning to play the piano as well as playing the saxophone in the high school band. Dee...

Gloria Faye Mcanulty

Gloria Faye Mcanulty

Dec 3, 2015

Gloria Faye Bond McAnulty, daughter of Arthur Cranston and Veda Faye Warren Bond, was born May 10, 1934, at Cairo, Oklahoma. She passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, after a long battle with breast and bone cancer. Gloria Faye attended Phillips and Bethel elementary schools, graduating from Coalgate High School in 1951. On October 28, 1952, she married Billy Jack...

Gary Lance Watts

Gary Lance Watts

Dec 2, 2015

Gary was born in Oklahoma City, OK. To the late Eman "Ace" Watts and Ila Gessmann. He was preceded in death by his brothers Jan and Eman Swan Watts. He is survived by his sons, Gary Watts Jr, Guy Watts, Brett Watts; daughter Elizabeth Watts; and grandchildren Emily and Madelyn Watts. Special thanks to Integris Cancer Institute of Oklahoma and...

Joyce Ann Snyder

Joyce Ann Snyder

Nov 30, 2015

Joyce died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, after a brief illness. Joyce was born in Oneida, NY, to Irving and Doris Nichols. Joyce graduated from Oneida High School in June of 1966. She married Tommy B. Snyder on October 22, 1971, and a little over a year later, her daughter Amy I. Snyder, was born. Then her son,...

Robert B. Feistel, Jr.

Robert B. Feistel, Jr.

Nov 29, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Robert B. Feistel, Jr. "Bob" on November 29th, 2015, at the age of 92. He was born on January 23, 1923 to Robert and Hilma Feistel in El Reno, OK. Bob attended Oklahoma University in Norman for two years. He then entered the service in June 1943 and...

Della Freehling-Kallas

Della Freehling-Kallas

Nov 28, 2015

Della (Freehling) Kallas, age 74, passed away November 28, 2015 in Ormond, Florida where she had lived for the last year to be cared for by her daughter, Shannon and Shannon's family. Della was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Tom and Bertha "Kitty" Cole. She graduated from Coyle High School in 1959 and went on to attend college in...

Mary Margaret Frier

Mary Margaret Frier

Nov 25, 2015

Mary Margaret English Frier was born May 29, 1918 to William I. English, Sr. and Sarah Margaret Shea English in Plattsburg, MO. She passed peacefully on November 25, 2015. A lifelong Catholic, Margaret was a devoted daughter, sister, wife and aunt. The family moved to Dallas, TX, in the 1920s and then moved to Oklahoma City in 1931. Graduating from...

Doris Elaine Mcguire

Doris Elaine Mcguire

Nov 25, 2015

Doris Elaine Ayotte McGuire passed away peacefully November 23, 2015, after suffering a massive stroke. Born April 15, 1915, in Leominster, MA, the daughter of Aurora and Edward Ayotte. What a beautiful life for 100 years. Wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother, great-grandmother; her famous, fantastic cookies will be greatly missed. She was married to Paul Francis McGuire on October 22, 1936,...

Jeanette Dean Evenson

Jeanette Dean Evenson

Nov 25, 2015

Surrounded by her family, Jeanette went peacefully to be with the Lord. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to the late Floyd Seymour Dean and Marguerite Fox Dean. She was preceded in death by her brother John Seymour Dean of Fargo, North Dakota and is survived by her sister Doris Dean Martin of Bismark, North Dakota. Jeanette grew...

Beulah D. Morton

Beulah D. Morton

Nov 25, 2015

Beulah was born on July 2, 1928, the daughter of Virgil and Ida Pearl Allison and passed away on November 25, 2015, in Oklahoma City. She was a lifelong Oklahoman. She and her husband Ohland Morton were blessed with 51 years of marriage before his passing in 2005. Beulah loved her time spent with family and friends and never met...

Marilynn Alene Mcafee

Marilynn Alene Mcafee

Nov 24, 2015

Marilynn Alene McAfee passed away Nov. 24, 2015 in Oklahoma City. She was born Feb. 2, 1938 in Rush Springs, OK, the daughter of Earl and Fayrene Faulkner. She grew up there and graduated from Rush Springs High School. Marilynn attended Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1959 with a BS degree in Fashion & Merchandising. During her time at...

Carolyn Riccitelli

Carolyn Riccitelli

Nov 15, 2015

Carolyn Riccitelli passed away in Oklahoma City. She was born October 8, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Louis and Anna (Fallarino) Boccia. She graduated from Franklin K. Lane H.S. in Brooklyn in 1952. On Oct. 24, 1953, she married Henry Riccitelli in Huntington, NY. The couple lived in East Northport, NY, prior to moving to St. Ann's Retirement...

Robert Wayne Martin

Robert Wayne Martin

Nov 13, 2015

Robert Wayne Martin was born on August 21, 1935 in Oklahoma City and born in heaven on November 13, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth Swope Martin and Ray O. Martin. Survivors include his sister, Linda R. Carr and her husband David K. Carr: three nephews, Michael Carr and Carmen with baby Senna due in December,...

Robert David Hall

Robert David Hall

Nov 11, 2015

Robert David "Bob-O" Hall, surrounded by his family, passed peacefully into the loving hands of his Lord and Savior on Nov. 11th in OKC. He was born in Alto, LA on April 18, 1931 to William & Leona Hall. Bob grew up in Palestine, TX and later attended the Univ. of TX. He graduated Cum Laude with a BS degree...

Dorris Oletha Burk

Dorris Oletha Burk

Nov 10, 2015

Dorris Oletha Burk was born October 21, 1927 to John A. and Dorothy McFarland Burk. She died November 10, 2015. She attended the Putnam City schools, Blackwood-Davis Business College as well as Oklahoma City University. Dorris retired from Southwestern Bell as Manager, Ad Valorem Tax with 44 years of service. She was a long-time member of St. Luke's United Methodist...

Suzie Apel

Suzie Apel

Nov 7, 2015

Alice Dolores (Keefe) Apel, a devoted wife and mother, passed away November 7, 2015 in Oklahoma City following a long illness. Better known by one and all as Suzie, she was 82 years old.She was born on July 6, 1933 in Denver, Colorado. Her family made its home in Oklahoma City and Suzie graduated from Classen High School. She married...

Marcella Strickland

Marcella Strickland

Nov 7, 2015

Marcella Strickland, 68 of Oklahoma City, passed away Saturday November 7, 2015. Marcella was a homemaker, loving wife and devoted mother. Survivors include her husband, Louis Strickland Sr. of Oklahoma City; son, Warren Brassfield Jr. and partner Billy Vaughan of Oklahoma City and Beloved Dog, Bubba. Private services and entombment will be held. God Saw You God saw you getting...

Ruby "Lu" Simpson-Fenton

Ruby "Lu" Simpson-Fenton

Nov 3, 2015

Ruby Louise Simpson-Fenton, or "Lu" to her friends, aged 94, died peacefully on November 3, 2015 at home in her residence at Epworth Villa Retirement Community in Oklahoma City. Lu was born March 7, 1921 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Rev. Jerry Cecil Coover and Fern Elva Coover (Demaree). Lu lived on a farm until she was four years...

Bonnie Mitchell

Bonnie Mitchell

Oct 30, 2015

Bonnie was born June 6, 1942 in Houston, TX to George Warren and Thelma Agnes Harden. Bonnie was a graduate of Cameron State University and lived in Corpus Christi, TX before moving to Edmond, OK in 1980. She was involved in many charitable and civic organizations throughout her life including the Edmond Women's Club; The Hope Center, for many years;...

Brandon Scott Powell

Brandon Scott Powell

Oct 27, 2015

Brandon Scott Powell passed away too soon on October 27, 2015. He was born August 26, 1977, in Lubbock, TX, the son of Ledlie and Danette Powell. He graduated from Putnam City North High School in 1995 and then attended Oklahoma University where he completed his degree from the Aviation Department in 1999. His first job was as a flight...