Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Charles Shannon

Charles Shannon

Jul 11, 2013

Charles Glenn Shannon died July 11th, 2013 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born August 20th 1935 and was a native from Syracuse, New York. He was an honorably discharged Paratrooper from the 101st Airborne. Charles was very proud and honored to serve as an Army Paratrooper. He also retired from AT&T. He is survived by his...

Dana Kent 'Kent Kennedy' Kennedy

Dana Kent 'Kent Kennedy' Kennedy

Jul 8, 2013

Kent Kennedy, age 65, was born to Mary Jo and J. D. Kennedy in Oklahoma City on Feb. 5, 1948. Kent passed away at his home on July 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was about quality of life and believed that God knew what was best for him. He often said that he grew up in the...

Elvera Metcalf

Elvera Metcalf

Jul 7, 2013

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27th at Smith & Kernke Chapel. She is survived by her daughter; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson.

Jerry King

Jerry King

Jul 7, 2013

Jerry King passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, July 7, 2013 surrounded by his children. Jerry was born on February 26, 1932. Jerry was the only son of William and Inez King. He was married to the love of his life, Cynthia King for 58 years until her death in 2012. Jerry is survived by his children, Jennifer...

Evelyn Goodall

Evelyn Goodall

Jul 7, 2013

Evelyn was born on May 12, 1919 in Yukon, OK, the daughter of Harry and Mary Theresa (White) Goodall and passed away on July 7, 2013. Evelyn was a very devout Catholic who saw the reflection of God in nature. She enjoyed her family and close friends and could take pleasure in the tiniest things. She is survived by her...

Benjamin T. Lampkin, Jr.

Benjamin T. Lampkin, Jr.

Jul 6, 2013

Benjamin T. Lampkin, Jr. was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on December 18, 1928 to Benjamin T. Lampkin, Sr. and Florence Nuttall Lampkin. He died peacefully in Oklahoma City on July 6, 2013. He was 84 years old. Ben's father was an engineer and the family lived in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Ben graduated from Lawton High School in 1945 and...

Christopher Edmund 'Father Christopher E. Co Contreras

Christopher Edmund 'Father Christopher E. Co Contreras

Jul 6, 2013

Chris was born to Pedro and Carmen Contreras in Tokyo, Japan. He died unexpectedly on July 6, 2013. Chris was preceded in death by his mother, Carmen Nissen, and brother, Noel Nissen. He is survived by: his father, Pedro Contreras; his three children, Christina, Sean, and Rebecca; brothers: Peter (Jenny), Joel (Susan), Gerald Rae (Sharon), JC (Barbara), Kevin, Tim, Eric...

Ramona Paul

Ramona Paul

Jun 30, 2013

Dr. Ramona Frances Ware (Emmons) Paul passed away on June 30, 2013, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with her beloved husband, brother and sister-in-law by her side. Ramona was born to Henry Grady and Girdie Hutchison Ware on October 17, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She and her brother, Bob, grew up in Stillwater, where their parents were professors at Oklahoma...

Elizabeth Ann Wemott

Elizabeth Ann Wemott

Jun 29, 2013

Elizabeth A. WeMott, daughter of Walter Lee WeMott, Sr. and Mary Josephine Cook WeMott, left us on June 29, 2013 at the age of 83. She was surrounded by her friends. Liz graduated from the University of Oklahoma. She retired from Sun Oil Company after twenty nine years in 1988. She next retired from the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Liz loved...

Frank Edwin Dennis

Frank Edwin Dennis

Jun 19, 2013

Frank Dennis was born in Oklahoma City on July 1, 1926, to E.V. (Vernon) and Leah Trosper Dennis. He passed away at his home on June 19, 2013. He attended Horace Mann, Harding and Classen Schools and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1949 and...

Karen Lynn Kavanaugh - Kenney

Karen Lynn Kavanaugh - Kenney

Jun 18, 2013

Karen Kavanaugh Kenney, 53, was called to heaven as the sun set on June 18, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her family at her side. She was born on October 18, 1959 in Orange, California to Alfred William (Bill) and Mary Ann Kavanaugh. Karen grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma...

George Mike 'George M. Drew' Drew

George Mike 'George M. Drew' Drew

Jun 18, 2013

Our beloved "Papa" George M. Drew, 88, died peacefully June 18, 2013. He was one of ten children born to the late Vera and August Drew in Harrah, OK on November 27, 1924. It was there after high school, that he met and married his absolute love, Martha Lucy Kusek on July 30, 1955. He ever-so begrudgingly left the life...

David Ray Friend

David Ray Friend

Jun 17, 2013

David Ray Friend, 52, was born April 20, 1961, in Ashland, Kansas. He died June 17, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, after a long battle with cancer. He was received into the Catholic Parrish of Saint John the Baptist in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the Easter Vigil 2004. He is proceeded in death by his father Cecil Friend...

Gary Allen Pellegrini

Gary Allen Pellegrini

Jun 15, 2013

Gary Allen Pellegrini passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the age of 71. Gary was born January 19, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Henry and Eileen Pellegrini. At the age of 5, the family moved to Oklahoma City and Gary began his years of Catholic education at Rosary grade school and then graduating from Bishop Mcguinness High School in...

Donald Paul Brown

Donald Paul Brown

Jun 13, 2013

The well is capped and the rig is down. Donald Paul Brown has ended his earthly service and is now with his Savior, Jesus Christ in His heavenly mansion. After a brief battle with lung cancer, Donald passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 13, 2013. Don was born January 29, 1927 to Wayne and Edna...

Madonna Nadine Propps

Madonna Nadine Propps

Jun 11, 2013

Madonna Nadine Cornelson was born in Clinton, OK on July 22, 1928, to Juanita (Stewart) & Jake Cornelson and passed away June 11, 2013, at Mercy Hospital OKC. Madonna lived in Erick, OK when she was young, and the family later moved back to Clinton where she graduated from Clinton High School (1946). She also attended Southwestern College in Weatherford....

Harry James Benson

Harry James Benson

Jun 5, 2013

Harry James Benson was born on March 28, 1941 in Durant, OK and passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 6:50a.m. He graduated in 1959 from Okmulgee High School where he was active in athletics and band. Harry continued his education at Oklahoma University on a ROTC Naval Scholarship where he was a member of the Lamda Chi Alpha...

Maudene Adwell

Maudene Adwell

Jun 5, 2013

Maudene Lasiter Adwell, 84 year old resident of Kingston, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Born on September 16, 1928 in Woodville, Oklahoma, to George Lasiter and Lillie Bell Rogers, she graduated from Kingston High School in 1946. She married Audie Adwell and lived in Oklahoma City for 65 years before moving to Kingston in 2004. Maudene worked for...