William Anthony 'William A. "Bill" Laree Lareese
Aug 13, 2011
William Anthony "W.A.", "Bill", LaReese passed away Aug. 13, 2011 at home after a prolonged illness. Bill was born June 25, 1933, in OKC to remarkable parents, Tony and Lucille. He attended Classen H.S. and, at the end of his senior year, joined the Air Force. Upon returning from military service, he attended OU, where he received a business degree....
Lois Bible
Aug 12, 2011
Lois Bible, age 91, passed away on August 12, 2011. She was born September 23, 1919 in Longdale, OK to H.E. (Bert) and Stella (Davis) Ranson. Lois graduated from Longdale H.S. in 1936 and from Northwestern State College in 1940 with a B.S. degree in business.In 1952 Lois moved to Oklahoma City where she was employed at various insurance agencies....
Mary Helen Lillard
Aug 6, 2011
Mary Helen Lillard passed from this life on August 6, 2011. She was born November 25, 1925 in Oklahoma City, to John William Witten and Helene Louise Jones Witten, and was the youngest of their five children. Mary Helen graduated from Britton High School in 1942, and in 1945 earned a B.S. in Education from Central State College (now known...
Fern Flynn
Aug 4, 2011
Fern Flynn was born on March 15, 1937 in Healdton, OK to Ray Golden & Gertrude Orr. She passed away peacefully with friends and family by her side on Thursday August 4th, 2011. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She is preceded in death by her mother & father and brothers, Carl...
Patsy Jean Davis
Aug 3, 2011
Patsy Jean Davis passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. She was born in Hennessey, OK to parents, Leon and Mabel Bradfied. Patsy attended Hennessey High School and Oklahoma State University. She moved to Oklahoma City and started working for Kilpatrick Brothers before moving to Bill Stubbs and Company where she worked for more than 45 years. Patsy was preceded...
Stephen Dunlap May
Jul 31, 2011
Stephen Dunlap May, 55, passed from our arms into those of our Heavenly Father on July 31, 2011. Born in Tulsa, OK, September 28, 1955 to John Truman and Elba Dunlap May. He was the youngest of four children. He attended Choctaw Public Schools from 1-12 grades. Stephen worked as a plumber and insulator most of his life. For the...
Joyce Fincher Wilson
Jul 31, 2011
Joyce Fincher Wilson was born in Amity, Arkansas December 21, 1927 and died in Oklahoma City, OK July 31, 2011. She was the daughter of Fayette Fincher and Alsia Hunter Fincher. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, John Karber III and Greg Karber and one stepdaughter, Emilie Wilson Roggio. She is survived by her husband of...
Amy Jo Rupe
Jul 28, 2011
Amy Jo Jordan Rupe, 86, passed away peacefully July 28, 2011 with her family at her side. She was born in Henryetta, OK on March 17, 1925 to James and Allene Jordan. Jo was valedictorian of the 1942 class of St. Michael's High School. After graduation she moved to OKC to work at Tinker Field during WW II. In November...
Bette Jo 'Jody' Farha
Jul 28, 2011
Bette Jo "Jody" Robertson Farha Jody Robertson Farha, 86, died July 28, 2011, at Bellevue Health & Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of Oklahoma City, she was born January 13, 1925, in Britton where she went to Britton Elementary and Britton High School. Typical of the Greatest Generation, Jody's life was shaped by the Great Depression and World War II....
Conrad Lawrence 'Conrad "Rick" Ricker' Ricker
Jul 27, 2011
Rick was born on August 29, 1923 in Brookfield, Illinois to Konrad and Emily Ricker where he attended elementary and high schools and passed away on July 27, 2011 at home in Edmond, Oklahoma. Rick entered the Army Air Corps in January 1943 and served proudly with the 8th Air Force, 34th Bomb Group where he flew in 30 missions...
Clarence Eugene 'Clarence E. Mullins' Mullins
Jul 24, 2011
Clarence Eugene Mullins peacefully passed away July 24, 2011, at the age of 84. He was born September 15, 1926, to John Loudon and Ethel Mae Mullins in Kiefer, OK and graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, Mt. Carmel, IL, in 1944. Following graduation, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army while in the South Pacific in WWII...
Glen Mcmillen Taylor
Jul 24, 2011
Glen McMillen Taylor passed in his sleep during the early morning hours of July 24th. Born September 9th, 1914, on a farm outside Lucene, Oklahoma, he was nearly 97 at the time of his passing. Glen was preceded in death by his parents Eugene and Ollie Mae, his wife Marjory, siblings Irene, Joe, Gene, and Francis, and son-in-law Gene Camp....
Duane Harold 'Duane Miller' Miller
Jul 23, 2011
Duane Miller was an exceptional man! Admired and respected by everyone who knew him. He was born on February 9, 1941, and left this world on July 23, 2011. Duane graduated from OU Law School in 1965 and entered the Naval Jag Corp, leaving as a Lt. Commander. He was an attorney at the Oklahoma County D.A.'s office and the...
Clarence Loyd 'C.L. (Percy) Flowers' Flowers
Jul 22, 2011
Percy, a devoted husband and father, was called home on July 22, 2011. He was born May 3, 1929, in Hobart, OK. He served in the US Army from 1950 until 1954 of which more than half of that time was Foreign Service, and after which he served in the Reserves until 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...
Mike Charles Milligan, Sr.
Jul 15, 2011
Mike Charles Milligan, Sr. was born in Hinton, Oklahoma April 8, 1925 to Charley and Versa Milligan. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 15, 2011. Mike graduated from Hinton High School in 1943 and honorably served in World War II Third Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels"). He married Perry Lee (Padgy) Mercer on June 19, 1947 and...
Robert Warren Price
Jul 14, 2011
Robert Warren (Bob) Price, 69, died Thursday, July 14 at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. He was born January 15, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Charles E. Price and Elizabeth (Libby) Y. Price. After attending school in Wisconsin and Alabama, he moved to Oklahoma City in the 1950's. He attended Edgemere School and Harding Junior/Senior High School, graduating with...
Mary Christine Simpson
Jul 14, 2011
Mary Christine Simpson, a lifelong resident of Oklahoma died on July 14, 2011, just shy of her 97th birthday. Mary graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in mathematics. She had a career as a court recorder with The Oklahoma Commissioners Court. She also taught school briefly before returning to the family grocery business where she helped her...
Howard W. Motley, Jr.
Jul 13, 2011
Howard Motley, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, co-worker, and friend, died suddenly at his home on July 13, 2011. Howard was born on June 29, 1948 to Howard Sr. ("HAP") and Louise Motley. He attended the University of Oklahoma and later received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Oklahoma City University. Howard worked as a utility regulatory consultant for 11...
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
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...
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