Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Carol Jane Adams

Carol Jane Adams

May 11, 2015

On Monday morning, Carol went to be with the Lord. Viewing at the funeral home will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th of May. Services to celebrate her life will be 11 a.m., Friday, May 15, 2015, at Smith & Kernke N. May Chapel with interment to follow at Marshall South Cemetery, Marshall, Oklahoma.

Jane Brady Shultz

Jane Brady Shultz

May 9, 2015

Jane Brady Shultz died peacefully in Oklahoma City on May 9, 2015 at the age of 86. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Gene Shultz; her daughters, Vicki Duncan (Cary) of Cashion, Oklahoma, Carla Edwards of Phoenix, Arizona, and Sandra Kirk (Michael) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jane has three grandchildren: Ryan Edwards, Grant Kirk, and Blaine Kirk....

Walter Dwyer Brown

Walter Dwyer Brown

May 9, 2015

Walter was born in Harrisburg, Illinois. He served in the navy, then attended St. Louis University and graduated with a business degree. In October of 1949 he married his beloved wife. He worked for Alcoa Aluminum until 1966. He then moved to Oklahoma City, and was president of Bryson Incorporated until 1996. He was an avid dog lover, and a...

Brian David Sigman

Brian David Sigman

May 9, 2015

Brian David Sigman, 42 of Oklahoma City was born in San Antonio, TX on December 6, 1972 to Lonnie Gene & Diane Sigman and passed away suddenly on May 9, 2015. Brian was charming, fun-seeking, and loving to all he met. He loved collecting baseball cards, comics, vintage toys and eventually making a business of it. He was an extremely...

Mary Elizabeth Harriss

Mary Elizabeth Harriss

May 6, 2015

Services to celebrate Mary Elizabeth Harriss will be held 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2015 at the N. May Smith & Kernke Funeral Home with interment in West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, Oklahoma next to her beloved husband, Fred, who passed away in 2007.

Stansell "Pete" Crawford Byers

Stansell "Pete" Crawford Byers

May 5, 2015

Stansell Crawford "Pete" Byers was born November 19, 1935 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Stansell and Vena Byers and raised in Pawhuska, Ardmore, and Wagoner Oklahoma and passed away on May 5, 2015 surrounded by his family. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Sally Byers. Survived by his sister Kathryn Garrett, his daughter Francie Coffey, son-in-law Will Coffey and son...

Edmund George Rotzinger

Edmund George Rotzinger

May 5, 2015

Our Grandpa was born in Columbia, PA on July 30, 1924 to Mary and George Rotzinger. He and his sister, Bernie, were raised by their maternal grandmother, Amelia Balbach, after their mother passed when he was two. Grandpa excelled in sports, especially football. He earned a football scholarship from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania where he played for one year...

Trent Claxton

Trent Claxton

May 1, 2015

Trent was born in Oklahoma City to Jesse and Charlsie (Davidson) Claxton. He married Cheryl Elzey in September of 1991. He worked numerous years for Barber Lunberg Suppliers. Trent adored and cherished his grandbabies and became a stay at home "papaw" for the last 15 months for his granddaughter, Katie. He was an avid race fan, loved watching NASCAR and...

Ronald Eugene Vela

Ronald Eugene Vela

Apr 30, 2015

Ron passed away early Thursday, April 30, 2015 from complications suffered in a fall. Ron was born December 23, 1959 in Oklahoma City to Refugio and Olga Vela. He attended Bishop McGuinness High School and worked mostly in automotive related business which fueled his love of cars. He held positions at Jackie Cooper, owned a Snap-on distributorship and spent many...

Frances L. Barnhart

Frances L. Barnhart

Apr 29, 2015

Died peacefully April 29, 2015 at home surrounded by family. Franny was born October 22, 1923 to Claude and Anna Sledd in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where she spent her early life along with brother, Claude, Jr. She attended Sullins Girls School in Bristol, Virginia, then on to the University of Oklahoma where she met Lyall Barnhart, Jr. They were married in...

Helen Ann Farmer

Helen Ann Farmer

Apr 28, 2015

Helen Ann was born in Wilburton, Okla. and passed away in Oklahoma City. She was raised and graduated from High School in Wilburton. She attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. She later attended and graduated from University of Oklahoma with her Masters degree in Education. She taught first grade at Buchanan Elementary School for the Oklahoma City Public Schools....

Jo Ann Petuskey

Jo Ann Petuskey

Apr 27, 2015

JoAnn Petuskey was born in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Donald C. and Charlotte Weeks. She attended the University of Denver and the Scottsdale Arts School where she studied oil painting and sculpting. She owned a restaurant in Oklahoma City where she was well-known for her Muffalettas, also selling them at the Arts Festival. She had requests from as far...

James Bryant Gentry

James Bryant Gentry

Apr 27, 2015

My mother, Jessie Mary (Camp) Gentry released me to an unsuspecting world on Thursday, 15 October 1925 A.D., after dinner, in the front bedroom of a farm house in the community of Midway, in Jones County, Texas. I was a normal Texas size baby, weighing 10 lbs. 12 oz. My mother enrolled me in the Cradle Roll Department of Hodges...

Annie Irene Fine

Annie Irene Fine

Apr 26, 2015

Irene died April 26, 2015 from a very eventful life, from clerk typist at Curtis Candy Co. to Federal Reserve Bank. She was married to L.M. Fine, Nov. 24, 1946 until his death July 11, 1982. She worked with her husband at Fine Food Store, then in real estate. Irene was Worthy Matron in Eastern Star in 1987. She was...

Henrietta Mae Krejci

Henrietta Mae Krejci

Apr 25, 2015

Henrietta Mae Krejci, 100, passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2015. Her long and remarkable life is a testament to her devotion to family, friends and her ability to courageously meet the challenges of her life. Early years were spent in and around Pond Creek, Oklahoma. She attended and graduated from Oklahoma Women's College, which later became the...

John Reginald Loeffelholz

John Reginald Loeffelholz

Apr 24, 2015

Reg passed away on April 24, 2015. He was born in Norman, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loeffelholz. He moved to Perry, Oklahoma when he was six weeks of age. He grew up there, and graduated from Perry High School in 1947. Reg earned a degree in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma A&M (OSU) in 1951....

Sara Mae Starnes

Sara Mae Starnes

Apr 17, 2015

Sara Mae Starnes, age 94, of Oklahoma City, passed away April 17, 2015. She was born October 3, 1920 in Glen Allen, Mississippi to Tim Hamilton and Louisa Ann (Jackson) Cleveland. Sara worked as a florist and had a lifelong talent for crafts, sewing and crocheting. Her and her husband Dan loved to travel. They were members of the Holiday...

Darrell W. Barton

Darrell W. Barton

Apr 15, 2015

Darrell Wayne Barton, 73, was born January 29, 1942, in Crossett, Arkansas, and died April 15, 2015, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Semi-retired after working more than forty years as a photojournalist in broadcast news, he spent much of that time covering crime, revolutions and wars all over the world. He grew vegetables for the local farmers' market and enjoyed working...