Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Mitchell B. Easley, Sr.

Mitchell B. Easley, Sr.

Jul 12, 2011

Mitchell B. Easley, Sr. left this world Tuesday, July 12, 2011 to be with our lord. Mitch was born January 29, 1924 at McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a child of the Great Depression and served as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot in WW II. Mitch was stationed with the 15th Army Air Force along Italy's Adriatic Sea coast near Termoli....

Marjory Jean Gafford

Marjory Jean Gafford

Jul 11, 2011

Marjory Cress Parker Gafford went to be with God on July 11, 2011 surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Born Marjory Jean Cress on January 11, 1925 in Perry Oklahoma, she was the daughter of P.W. Cress, an early day Oklahoma attorney opening a law office in Perry shortly after the running of the Cherokee Strip, and Della...

Alice E. Mallett

Alice E. Mallett

Jul 6, 2011

Alice E. Mallett was born on September 25, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She passed away on July 6, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Alice was a lifelong member of Greystone Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Freda White and her brother, Herb FM White. She is survived by her husband, JC Mallett of the home;...

Paul Roger Cornett

Paul Roger Cornett

Jul 3, 2011

Paul Roger Cornett passed away July 3, 2011 at his home in Bailey, CO. He is survived by his spouse Mary Jane Lawhon, son Mason (Jennifer) Cornett or Amherst, CO; grandchildren: Bryce Cornett of Amherst, CO; Max and Madeline Cornett of Newton, IA; step-daughter Amy Rebecca Tucker of Foster City, CA; sister Leslie Shirley of Dallas, TX; brother Phil Cornett...

George A. Lindberg

George A. Lindberg

Jun 24, 2011

George A. Lindberg was born 7-17-1914 Waukegan, Illinois and died 6-24-2011, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, just three weeks shy of his 97th birthday. He learned to fly while a teenager and went on to be a flight instructor in Ponca City for the British pilots who would go on to fight the Battle of Britain. During WWII he was a flight...

Billie Alene Greiner (Williams)

Billie Alene Greiner (Williams)

Jun 23, 2011

Billie Alene (Williams) Greiner, 93, passed away June 23, 2011, at Grace Living Center in Bethany, OK. Billie was born May 25, 1918 in Cushing, OK to W.L. and Abbie (Holicky) Williams. She graduated from Yukon High School at the age of 14 and received her pharmacy degree at the University of Oklahoma. She married Kenneth (K.D.) Greiner in 1937...

Marvin Fletcher Oaks

Marvin Fletcher Oaks

Jun 15, 2011

Marvin Fletcher Oaks III was born December 24, 1949 in Enid, Oklahoma and quietly passed away June 15, 2011 at home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents Marvin F. Jr. and Anna Oaks. He is survived by his loving wife Marcia and siblings William Oaks and Susan Brough. Memorial Service will be held on...

Francis Walston Loveless

Francis Walston Loveless

Jun 14, 2011

Frank Loveless, beloved husband and father, passed away on June 14, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Born in Tulsa to Nelle and Granville Loveless on April 28, 1922, Frank attended Holy Family Cathedral while growing up. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and returned to Tulsa where he met his wife Clarice at a church dance. Frank was...

Michael Bruce Cobb

Michael Bruce Cobb

Jun 11, 2011

Michael Bruce Cobb was born on October 30, 1954 in Clinton, Oklahoma, to Lena Edna and Robert Roland Cobb. He lost his battle with large cell non-Hopkins lymphoma on June 11, 2011. Mike always considered Clinton his hometown. He attended Clinton schools, graduating in 1972. He earned a BA with honors from Southwestern Oklahoma State University studying art under Montee...

David Louis 'David Louis Barclay, M.D. Barclay

David Louis 'David Louis Barclay, M.D. Barclay

Jun 11, 2011

David Louis Barclay, M.D., 80, of Amarillo, Texas joined his heavenly Father Saturday, June 11th after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Everett, Washington September 17, 1930 and was the son of Thelma Ursula Tideman and Glen Barclay. David served as a Captain, USAMC at Fort McClellan, Anniston, Alabama 1956-58. David was a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist specializing...

James Lewis Gregory, Sr.

James Lewis Gregory, Sr.

Jun 10, 2011

James L. Gregory passed into his new life June 10, 2011 quietly in his home in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was born January 9, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee to Elizabeth Gertrude Johnson and William Gregory. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Louise Irene; two sons, Russell Alton Gregory and wife Judy of Trenton, Michigan, and Roger L. Gregory...

Thelma C. Vann

Thelma C. Vann

Jun 3, 2011

Thelma Cornelia Vann, 94, passed away on June 3 in OKC. She was born in Muskogee, OK to Robert William and Dona Belle Taylor on October 19, 1916. She graduated from Muskogee Central High School and became employed by SW Bell Telephone Company, retiring after 37 years of service. She was married for 54 years to Robert Milton Vann until...

Edmund Allen Mccarthy, Jr.

Edmund Allen Mccarthy, Jr.

May 29, 2011

Edmund Allen McCarthy Jr. passed away on May 29, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 7, 1933 to Ruth and Edmund McCarthy. Ed graduated from John Carroll High School and Oklahoma University. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Kevin. He is survived by his sisters – Judy...

Melchior Louis 'Mike Venturella' Venturella

Melchior Louis 'Mike Venturella' Venturella

May 25, 2011

In loving memory of Melchior Louis "Mike" Venturella, who passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Mike was born and raised in Oklahoma City on October 5, 1928 to Louis and Anna Gullo Venturella. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in Oklahoma City (the downtown bombing site), then...

Eileen Thistleton

Eileen Thistleton

May 24, 2011

Eileen Thistleton, a wife, mother and lifelong teacher died on May 24th of lung cancer. She was 74. Eileen was born to William Daniel and Catherine McNeill on October 11th, 1936 in New Hyde Park, New York. She was a proud Irish Catholic who had a gift of the gab. Eileen enjoyed the Oklahoma Arts, especially the Lyric Theater and...

Cole Hamil

Cole Hamil

May 24, 2011

Ryan Andrew Hamil, 3 years, was born March 19, 2008 and Cole Brendan Hamil, 15 months, was born January 29, 2010 to Hank and Catherine (Hill) Hamil of Piedmont. The Hamil's precious sons went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 as a result of the tornado that destroyed their home. Ryan will always be remembered for his...

Ryan Hamil

Ryan Hamil

May 24, 2011

Ryan Andrew Hamil, 3 years, was born March 19, 2008 and Cole Brendan Hamil, 15 months, was born January 29, 2010 to Hank and Catherine (Hill) Hamil of Piedmont. The Hamil's precious sons went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 as a result of the tornado that destroyed their home. Ryan will always be remembered for his...

Wayne Henry Schultz

Wayne Henry Schultz

May 23, 2011

Wayne H. Schultz, M.D., passed away, May 23, 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born June 15, 1926, to Henry P. and Ethel W. Schultz in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. He completed his internship and residency at Duke University in NC and MD Anderson in TX. He moved to Oklahoma...

Wilda Lucille 'Lucille Maxwell Hall' Hall

Wilda Lucille 'Lucille Maxwell Hall' Hall

May 17, 2011

Lucille Maxwell Hall passed away on May 17, 2011. Lucille was born on April 27, 1922, in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Classen High School in 1940. She worked for several companies in the Oklahoma City area, including Dolese and Westinghouse (later bought out by Borg Warner and then York). Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, Anna Dell...

Margaret Mary Eckroat

Margaret Mary Eckroat

May 16, 2011

Margaret was born in Oklahoma City December 25th 1930 to William Joseph "Joe" Flynn and Marion Bradley Flynn. She was educated at John Carroll School from the 1st thru the 12th grade. She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years Arthur V. Eckroat. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Bill and Pat Flynn and...