Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Richard Eric Mears

Richard Eric Mears

Jan 11, 2012

Richard Eric Mears passed away January 11, 2012 in his home in El Reno. He was born June 17, 1970, in Oklahoma City. He served in the Army during Desert Storm. He loved family. He enjoyed watching football and was an avid OU and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He is survived by his mother, Fran Mears of Edmond; his wife, Sharon...

William Elmo Hickman

William Elmo Hickman

Jan 11, 2012

William Elmo Hickman, of Oklahoma City, was born February 4, 1943 and passed away January 11, 2012 at age 68. He loved to hunt and fish and spend time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Peggy Hickman. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Bonnie; sister Nancy and her husband Bobby...

Patty Jayne Johnston

Patty Jayne Johnston

Jan 9, 2012

Patty's pioneer roots translated into her pioneer spirit, which was woven into the beautiful and colorful tapestry that was her life. This journey began on September 1, 1927, in Enid, Oklahoma, when Patty Jayne was born to Clint and Helen Jayne. She was raised in Enid, but during the depression the family moved to Covington, where her father was a...

Sr. Joan Mary Levesque

Sr. Joan Mary Levesque

Jan 8, 2012

Sister Joan Mary died January 8, 2012, at St. Ann Nursing Home in Oklahoma City. She was born August 17, 1940, to Alfred and Pearl Kyle Levesque in Laconia, New Hampshire. In 1962, she turned her back on the ski slopes and Lake Winnepesaukee, heading west to enter the convent of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese in Oklahoma. Her...

Richard Allen Clay, M.D.

Richard Allen Clay, M.D.

Jan 7, 2012

Dr. Richard Allen Clay passed away on Saturday January 7, 2012 after ninety-three blessed years. He was born and reared in Durant as part of a family of doctors whose combined years of practice now approaches nearly 400 years. He loved to hunt and fish and was an Eagle Scout. As a student in high school and at Southeastern University...

Sr. Joan Teresa Korhuniak

Sr. Joan Teresa Korhuniak

Jan 4, 2012

Sister Joan Teresa Korhuniak died at St. Ann's Home, Oklahoma City, January 4, 2012. Born Helen Eulogia July 12, 1921 to John and Sophia Alczynski Korhuniak near Harrah, Oklahoma, she entered the convent of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese September 8, 1936. Sister Joan made her first vows March 26, 1938. For forty years she was a gifted teacher...

Christopher Austin Mcintyre

Christopher Austin Mcintyre

Jan 3, 2012

Christopher Austin McIntyre was born September 10, 1982, in Lawton, OK and passed away January 3, 2012 in Oklahoma City. He is survived by his mother, Shari Wolfe of Oklahoma City; father, Craig McIntyre of Frederick; two brothers, Matthew McIntyre of Ft. Sill and Erich McIntyre of Frederick; sister, Amber Faulkner and her husband Scott of Towanda, KS; nephews, Alan...

Frank Walton Sandoz

Frank Walton Sandoz

Jan 2, 2012

Frank Walton Sandoz, 60, a devoted hunband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who readily and without hesitation accepted all members of his family. His family was his pride and joy with unwavering love for all. Know as Grandpa he will be greatly missed by all. His love and devotion to God was an inspiration to his family and his many...

Sarah Parnell Bynum

Sarah Parnell Bynum

Dec 31, 2011

Sarah Parnell Bynum, age 87, of Oklahoma City, died on Saturday, December 31, 2011 peacefully in her home, in the company of family and friends. Sarah was born in Anniston, AL on January 27, 1924, the youngest daughter of 12 children, to William Alexander and Ottie Parnell Clark. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1928 and settled in Wilburton, where...

Frank H. Kopp

Frank H. Kopp

Dec 31, 2011

Frank Henry Kopp, 90, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 31. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 14, 1921 to Frank and Hattie Kopp. Frank was a graduate of Manhattan College of Engineering and earned his Masters in Accounting from New York University. He proudly worked for Western Electric for 40 years. Frank served...

John Russell Freeman

John Russell Freeman

Dec 28, 2011

John Russell Freeman 57, passed away at home on December 28, 2011, after a 3 year bout with colon cancer. He faced his illness with the courage and determination that he had exhibited from childhood. At age 7 John was a fearless swimmer and diver, at 14 an outstanding scuba diver and on his 16th birthday he received his driver's...

Carolyn 'Carolyn Wallace' Wallace

Carolyn 'Carolyn Wallace' Wallace

Dec 27, 2011

Nancy Carolyn Wallace, 77, fell asleep in the Lord at her home on December 27, 2011, following a lengthy illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends. She was born to Frank and Dorothy Ellison on July 26, 1934 in Houston, Texas, where she grew up. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri, where she met...

William B. 'Bill' Cunningham

William B. 'Bill' Cunningham

Dec 26, 2011

Preferring to be known as an inventor and entrepreneur, William B. "Bill" Cunningham, 85, owner of Order-Matic Electronics for 56 years, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 after a brief illness. Bill was still active and working at his beloved company until the last week of his life. He was never without his cell phone and a positive word to all...

William Thomas Porter

William Thomas Porter

Dec 26, 2011

William Thomas Porter passed away peacefully on December 26, 2011. Bill was born on July 16, 1919, in Oklahoma City. His easy-going, pleasant personality and vision earned him a prominent place in the development of Oklahoma City. He was an active industrial and commercial real estate broker and developer for over 60 years. He served the real estate industry in...

Fred Lucian Thomas

Fred Lucian Thomas

Dec 26, 2011

Fred Lucian Thomas, son of Charles L. Thomas and Atra Collins Thomas, was born on January 15, 1923. He attended schools in Oklahoma and Arizona. After graduating high school he planned to enroll at Oklahoma A&M but rumblings of war led to a decision to volunteer for the Marine Corps. After Pearl Harbor he was sent to the South Pacific....

Oletha Maxine Mccoy

Oletha Maxine Mccoy

Dec 21, 2011

This world is a better place because she was in it: 'tis no coincidence that the meaning of her name is "beautiful white clouds." Oletha M. McCoy, 94, traveled to her heavenly home on December 21, 2011. Born the daughter of a Baptist Minister, at age five she dedicated herself to the Lord. When she was twenty-one, she married the...

Beverly Ann Limestall

Beverly Ann Limestall

Dec 21, 2011

Beverly A. Limestall, 68, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at her home in Oklahoma City surrounded by family. Born in Pawhuska, OK, Feb. 15, 1943, the daughter of Fred Walker and Bertha Lee Vermillion, Bev was married to Jim Limestall for 30+ yrs when Jim passed away in 2007. Beverly graduated high school...

Margaret Cieminski

Margaret Cieminski

Dec 21, 2011

Margaret, 81, was born in Winona, Minnesota, the fifth eldest of 12 siblings, to Roman and Gertrude Kauphusman. She met, fell in love with, and married Max Joseph Cieminski, also of Winona. They soon moved to Norman, where Max attended OU, received a degree in geophysics, and began working for Conoco. They also soon began having children and didn't quit...

Charles Rickey 'Charles Rick Johnson' Johnson

Charles Rickey 'Charles Rick Johnson' Johnson

Dec 18, 2011

Charles Rickey Johnson went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 18, 2011. He died at home with his loving wife, Jackie, at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Loyd and Ruth Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Johnson; two sisters, Norma Johnson and DeNease Vinyard of Oklahoma City; two sons, Jeremiah Johnson...

Janet Louise Douglass

Janet Louise Douglass

Dec 16, 2011

Janet Louise Means Douglass passed away December 16, 2011. Janet was born October 22, 1930 in Clarksburg, West Virginia where she grew up and married Jack Lee Douglass, her husband of 57 years. In 1954 they moved to Odessa, Texas when Jack took a job with Magnolia Petroleum Company and they spent the rest of their lives in this part...