Donna Brown
Jun 16, 2014
Donna Scott Brown was born on January the 28th 1926 in Oilton Oklahoma to A. Dean and Mattie Scott She graduated from Vidaway High School and attended the University of Arkansas. After college she moved to Oklahoma City where she made her home. Donna was a loving mother, loyal friend and successful entrepreneur. She studied antiques extensively; becoming an expert...
Mark Dale
Jun 14, 2014
Mark Alan Dale passed away on June 14, 2014. Mark was born May 6, 1951, at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, to Everett and Jean Dale while his father was serving in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. As a toddler, Mark's family moved back to Oklahoma City, where he attended Nichols Hills Elementary, Harding Jr. High, and Casady High...
Juanita Anne Rorem
Jun 12, 2014
Juanita Anne Rorem, 92, went to Heaven June 12, 2014. Anne was born January 12, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the only child of Charles and Ida Baker. She is survived by her adoring family, daughter, Charlyn Anne Baker of Yukon; grandsons, Arthur Baker Finley of McKinney, TX and Jeffery Charles Finley and wife Kanara of Yukon; great-grandsons,...
L Worth Crosswhite
Jun 12, 2014
Worth Crosswhite died with his family by his side at the age of 85 Thursday, June 12, 2014 after a short bout with heart failure. The Crosswhite family invites you to join them for viewing Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Smith & Kernke Funeral Home from 2:00- 4:00PM. A Christian memorial service will be held at All Souls' Episcopal...
Mackenzie (Mac) Cummings Thompson, Jr.
Jun 11, 2014
Mackenzie (Mac) Cummings Thompson was born to Mackenzie Cummings Thompson Sr. and Thelma Hulick Thompson in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14th, 1928 as the second of four children. He died June 11, 2014 in Oklahoma City after a long battle with Alzheimer's/dementia. His father worked for American Airlines and so he moved several times in growing up including Berea, Ohio,...
Donald Wayne Jolly
Jun 9, 2014
Donald Wayne Jolly was born to Gladys and Jack Roebuck on June 28, 1953 in Oklahoma City, OK. He married Susan Whittaker on March 23, 1977. He was a loving father, grandfather uncle and brother. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by son, Zachariah Nathan Jolly, daughters, Dawn Charane Hudson and Margaret Ann Clanton, seven...
Kevin Kelly Driskill
Jun 8, 2014
Our hearts are broken to say goodbye to the best and brightest among us: Kevin Driskill, beloved husband to Catherine, wonderful father to John and David, precious son to Toar and Linda, and terrific brother to Chris and Matthew. For some moments in life, there are simply no adequate words to describe one's feelings of loss and grief. And all...
Donald W. Spear
Jun 8, 2014
Donald Wayne Spear, 70, of Oklahoma City, went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2014. Don was born in Hinton, OK on September 8, 1943, to Wayne S. and Josephine Stella Mae Carpi Spear. Don had a beautiful tenor voice and sang with the Journeymen and Sooner State Boys gospel quartets in his younger years. He retired from...
Mary Helen Scott
Jun 6, 2014
Helen died peacefully at St. Ann's on June 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene W. Scott. Helen is survived by two daughters Helen Kathryn Scott Farr and husband Perry, Mary Jeanne Ratway and husband Jerry; granddaughter Veronica Ratway and grandson Jerry Ratway and wife Beth; and a very special great granddaughter Emma. Helen was a...
Estela Delgado
Jun 6, 2014
She is survived by her Husband, Jose Carmen Delgado; Children, Angelica Delgado, Jose C. Delgado Jr., Juan Carlos Delgado, Maria deJesus Delgado; and Eight Great Grandchildren, Ashley Lutter, Zachary Lutter, Carlos Delgado, Andy Delgado, Geancarlo Delgado, Jose Delgado III, Xavier Delgado, Catrena Delgado
Travis Grant Stocking
Jun 1, 2014
Travis Stocking, 25, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Guthrie, OK and Russellville, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 1, 2014. He was born April 7, 1989 in Hot Springs, AR. He was a valued employee of Oklahoma Bridge Company and served as a Marine Reservist for six years. Travis was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bernard C. Stocking. He is survived...
James R. 'Jimbo' Malone
May 28, 2014
James R. "Jimbo" Malone, 76, of Crescent, died peacefully on Wednesday. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3-5 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday, June 2 at 1 p.m., at Smith & Kernke Chapel. Mr. Malone was born Sept. 24, 1937, in St. Louis, Mo. He lived in Oklahoma for the past 40 years, where he worked in the aviation...
Orinda M. Desper
May 26, 2014
Orinda M. Desper, 69, of Oklahoma City, passed away May 26, 2014. She was born January 5, 1945 in Bakersfield, California. Orinda graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1963 and from OU in 1972. She was a member of the Highwaymen Toastmasters and enjoyed traveling, photography, writing and a nice glass of wine. Orinda retired from DHS in 2001....
Merlin Leroy Burnette
May 22, 2014
MERLIN BURNETTE Merlin Burnette, 77, died May 22, 2014, in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born in Pawnee, OK, the son of Carl and Eleanor Burnette. He graduated from high school in Burden, KS, and from Cowley County College in Ark City, KS. He earned his Bachelor Degree from Oklahoma State University where he was a member of Phi Tau...
Carolyn Ruth Vaeth
May 22, 2014
Carolyn Ruth Vaeth was born on September 7, 1928 in Stratford, OK, to William Carl and Virgie Frances Auten. Carol went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 22, 2014. She was a devoted and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Carol was married to Felix Vaeth, the love of her life, for 56 years. Now she...
Algerd "Al" Dilis
May 21, 2014
Just as the Colorado River winds its way through the Grand Canyon creating magnificent vistas; Al Dilis has wound his way through 99 years of life, finally ending his journey in the majestic kingdom of God. Algerd Dilis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 13, 1918, to Steven and Ursula Dilis. He graduated Tilden Technical High School where he...
Rochelle Lee Smith
May 21, 2014
Rochelle Lee Smith, age 77, of Oklahoma City departed this life on May 21, 2014. She was born on May 16, 1937. She is survived by her brother Joel Kaufman Jr. & wife Judy and her children; Tim Goff & wife Gayla, Sue Aldridge & husband Andy, son Mark Smith & wife Vera, daughter Lyla Stephens & husband Roger, sons...
Lila Lee Dilis
May 21, 2014
Lila Lee Dilis peacefully passed away on Wednesday, May 21. Born in Cleo Springs, OK, on Aug. 19,1925, she spent her early years in Ames and Enid, OK. During WWII she met and married Algerd Dilis. Homemaker and excellent seamstress, she retired from Hertz International Reservations. Always a believer in helping others, she served as State Regent and National Director...
Elizabeth J. Jackson
May 21, 2014
Elizabeth J. (Donnelly) Jackson, 96 passed away on May 21, 2014 in Oklahoma City. She was born on January 19, 1918 to Mike Donnelly and Minnie (Renner) Donnelly in Oklahoma City. Elizabeth was a wonderful homemaker and mother to her children. After raising her children, she opened a piano studio in the home where she taught piano for many years....
Kathryn Starry Schiff
May 20, 2014
Kathryn Schiff died peacefully on May 20, 2014 after a long and devout life. Her dearly beloved husband Sidney and her dear son Gregory have gone before her. She is survived by her son John, her son Michael and his wife Patricia, and her daughter Mary and her husband Rob, two grandchildren Suzanne Wiley and Betsy Daugette; three great-grandchildren Isabel...
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