Diana Rose-Marie Gallendari-Chalshotori
Oct 25, 2022
Diana Rose-Marie Gallehdari-Chalshotori joined her Heavenly Father on October 25, 2022. Born in Wichita, KS and raised in Independence, KS. She could not be contained by small-town living and resided in many other places across the U.S. before making Oklahoma City, OK her home of 35 years.Diana had a wicked sense of humor, loved all types of music, and held...
Dauna Doreen Davis
Oct 22, 2022
Dauna Davis passed away In Mercy Hospital after a brief stay October 22nd, 2022. Dauna was born November 5, 1938, in Arkansas City, KS and married William "Bill" Joe Davis on September 7th, 1957. Bill & Dauna lived in Arkansas City, KS, Ponca City, OK, Enid, OK, Yukon, OK and most recently resided in Oklahoma City at Epworth Villa. Dauna...
John David Hall
Oct 21, 2022
John David Hall died unexpectedly in Nashville, TN on October 21st, 2022, at the age of 35. He was born at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City on June 10, 1987, to Beth and Greg Hall. His early years were spent in Mesta Park, Oklahoma City, where he attended St. Luke's Methodist Church and played with next door neighbor friends, Stewart...
Carol Perkins Dill
Oct 21, 2022
Carol died peacefully in her sleep following a short illness.Carol was born in Oklahoma City to Leon Charles Perkins and Betty Ann Eufinger Perkins. She was the first of four daughters and deeply loved by her family throughout her life. Carol was raised in Oklahoma City, but lived 5 years in Atlanta, Georgia, where she began her early education. The...
J. Roy Smith
Oct 21, 2022
James Roy Smith, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend, passed away in his home with his wife, Bev, beside him on October 21, 2022 at the age of 80 years.Roy was born in Lawton, OK to Clare and Ramona (Shaw) Smith on February 4, 1942. He grew up in Oklahoma City, attended Horace Mann Elementary School and Harding High...
Emily Frances Ryan
Oct 20, 2022
Emily Frances Ryan (Burgert) passed away on October 20, 2022 at the age of eighty-five. She was born in Kaw City, Oklahoma on July 19, 1937 to parents Marie Harper Burgert and Robert Smith Burgert. She is preceded in death by her siblings James Robert Burgert, John Edward Burgert, and David Stuart Burgert. Her life continues to be celebrated by...
Joshua James Pelafigue
Oct 18, 2022
Joshua (Josh) James Pelafigue was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana on January 20, 1974 and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. He was proceeded in death by his grandparents Henry Pelafigue and Paul and Yvonne Melancon; his father Harvey Pelafigue; nephews Jordon and Jessie Pelafigue. Josh will forever be missed by his wife Meegan Neher...
Eleanor Joan "Joan" Kopper
Oct 18, 2022
Eleanor Joan Kopper, world traveler, teacher, cruise craft director, and friend returned to her heavenly realm Tuesday, October 18, 2022. She was the first daughter born of Dewey S. and Irene L. Webster and she was born at home in the rural town of Aline, Oklahoma on July 15, 1934. In 1957, she married Dean L. Kopper, a fellow teacher...
Susan Chesnut Sturm
Oct 16, 2022
Suzy left this world suddenly on October 16, 2022, at their home in Scottsdale, AZ. Born in Oklahoma City on July 17, 1945, to Aubrey Edwin Chesnut and Genevieve Bernice Alguire Chesnut, she was 77. She married J. Christopher Sturm on May 23,1971, and was preceded in death by her parents, brother Dr. Kent Chesnut, and her beloved dog Grady....
Shirley Lee Reynolds
Oct 16, 2022
Shirley Lee Hamilton Reynolds born November 24, 1929, in Shawnee, OK, died October 16, 2022. She graduated from Shawnee High School and was married to Pat Reynolds for 58 years. Shirley and Pat moved to Oklahoma City and joined St. Eugene's Catholic Church in 1961. Shirley was a member of St. Eugene's Altar Society and actively supported her husband Pat...
Olive Kees Austin
Oct 15, 2022
Olive "Honey" Austin, 84, passed away in her home-away-from-home at the Heritage Point Memory Care facility of Oklahoma City. She was born to Elisabeth and Paul Kees May 15,1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Barstow School for Young Ladies in Kansas City, Kansas. On the KU campus, she met and married the love of her life Jerry Austin on...
Catherine Frances "Katie" Harris
Oct 12, 2022
Catherine (Katie) Frances Hromada Harris, 78, of Edmond, OK passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 12, 2022. Katie was born on February 8, 1944 in El Reno, OK to Frank and Helen Hromada. She graduated from El Reno High School in 1962 and from Long Beach City College with an Associate Degree in Interior Design in...

Thomas Osborn "Tom" Francis
Oct 12, 2022
Thomas Osborn Francis was born in Franklin, IL on November 10, 1942, to Prince and Juda Francis. Tom was the second youngest of 12 children. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1960. He went on to attend Illinois College, where he was later inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame for football, baseball, basketball, and golf. Tom's professional...
Edna Moody Dunn
Oct 8, 2022
Edna Moody Dunn, 103, passed peacefully in the loving presence of her family on October 8, 2022, in Houston, Texas. She was born on September 11th, 1919, in Drew, Mississippi to Robert E. and Mary Nix-Moody; the oldest of 6 siblings.Edna grew up in Sunflower County, Mississippi, where she accepted Christ at the age of 12. After graduating high school...
Allen Francis Staples
Oct 5, 2022
Allen Francis Staples, dedicated husband, brother, uncle; loving father of two; and friend of many, died at 2:22 p.m. on October 5th at age 62.Allen was born on December 28, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas and moved to Oklahoma City in 1970. He was an alumnus of Christ the King Elementary School (1974), Bishop McGuinness High School (1978) and Oklahoma...
Juanita Gutierrez
Oct 3, 2022
Comer Juanita ("Horn") Gutierrez, 91, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on October 3rd, following a long illness. Juanita was predeceased by her parents, Alvis and Ora Bybee, her brothers, Howell Horn, Jr., Cecil Horn and Ben Stilwell, and her sisters, Emma Jean Miller and Gertrude White. She is survived by her sister, Bonnie Mitchell, her husband of 52 years,...
Joan "Jodie" Lukeman
Oct 2, 2022
Joan "Jodie" Smith Lukeman died October 2, 2022, at age 94. She was born August 13, 1928, in Tulsa, OK, to Jesse and Mareta Smith. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended The University of Oklahoma, where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She later graduated from The University of Tulsa, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
William Edward Kakish
Oct 1, 2022
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, William Edward Kakish died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on October 21, 1931, in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to Mary Badeen Kakish and Nicholas Said Kakish. He married Dianna Helen Samara on February 23, 1958, and the two shared 64 beautiful years together. Between time spent with family and friends and his dedication...
Ashley L. Altshuler
Sep 28, 2022
Ashley Leonard Altshuler was born on December 6, 1969, in Hanover, New Hampshire and passed away in Oklahoma City on September 28, 2022. In 1974, his family moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Oklahoma City. Ashley was a lifer at Casady School in Oklahoma City and graduated in 1988. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1994 with Bachelor of...
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