Virginia Grayson Campbell
Mar 4, 2021
Virginia Grayson Hopper Campbell was born June 3, 1930 in Oklahoma City, OK, and passed away March 4, 2021at home with her family surrounding her. Virginia wore many "hats" in her lifetime, she was a pianist, composer, teacher, church organist, artist, poet, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Virginia began playing the piano at the age of three, and nothing delighted...
Dr. William P. Tunell
Mar 3, 2021
Dr. William Patrick (Bill) Tunell, beloved father, grandfather, and distinguished pediatric surgeon, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bill was born on November 26, 1933 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Alice Fitzpatrick Tunell and William Harold Tunell. He spent his childhood in Sioux Falls before moving with his family to Stockton, California. He attended...
Michael Dean Violett
Mar 1, 2021
Michael Dean Violett passed away March 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. He was born September 30, 1945, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Kenneth and Edna Violett. He grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Northwest Classen High School. Michael then attended Central State University in Edmond, OK earning two Master's Degrees. He taught art, physical education and in the classroom...
Bill Arthur William Mcdown
Mar 1, 2021
Bill passed away March 1, 2021, at his home in Edmond surrounded by family. He was born November 27, 1933, in Custer City, Oklahoma, to John William and Beatrice McDown. He grew up in Custer City and later attended OU. Bill married Ruth Dittmer in Custer City on August 9, 1952. He began his career as a clerk at Safeway...
Mark Edward Ruffin
Feb 27, 2021
August 27, 1962 - February 27, 2021 Mark Edward Ruffin was born in Oklahoma City at Saint Anthony Hospital, blocks from his childhood home in the same neighborhood he would later return as an adult to raise his family and leave a lasting impression. The son of Dr. Joseph and Vestina Ruffin, Mark enjoyed an active childhood as one of...
Douglas Ray Parmley
Feb 27, 2021
Douglas Ray Parmley, 82, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on February 27, 2021. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on November 27, 1938, the eldest of 3 children, to the late Ray and Jimmie Jordan Parmley. The family moved to Tyler, Texas in 1948, where he started school and eventually moved to Van, Texas, where Douglas graduated in...
Julie Carole Peter
Feb 25, 2021
Julie Carole (Randelman) Peter, 76, was born June 22, 1944, in Oklahoma City. Julie joined her beloved husband on February 25, leaving behind the pain of COVID-induced isolation. Julie devoted her life to her family and helping others. She was a leader in the community and a fixture in the local medical world. She was a well-regarded motivational speaker, lover...
Francis Michael "Mike" Dill
Feb 25, 2021
Francis Michael (Mike) Dill was born on August 8, 1943 to Francis and Helen Dill. He attended Bishop John Carroll School, Bishop McGuinness High School and Central State College. Mike was a storyteller at his core, he had a story for every situation. His good natured personality was infectious. He saw every person he met as a new found friend....
Richard Temple Houston
Feb 25, 2021
Richard Temple Houston passed away February 25, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 12, 1931, in Arkansas City, Kansas. He served almost 40 years in the US Army, retiring as Sergeant Major. He then began a second career and retired from the US Postal Service. He enjoyed wargaming. He is survived by his devoted...
Frances Veronica Deathe
Feb 25, 2021
Frances Veronica Wurzbach Deathe, 85, passed away on Thursday, February 25th, 2021. She was born on February 9th, 1936 to parents Milton Henry and Wilhelmina Lucille (Mosel) Wurzbach in San Antonio, TX. She graduated from Providence High School, San Antonio and attended Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio before leaving to marry and start a family. She later finished...
Robert Hamilton "Bob" Gilliland
Feb 24, 2021
ObituaryRobert Hamilton Gilliland, Jr.May 12, 1941 - February 24, 2021Robert Hamilton (Bob) Gilliland, Jr. died peacefully, surrounded by his beloved family, in the early morning of February 24, 2021.Born and raised in various cities and towns in Northwestern Oklahoma, Bob was the eldest child of Bob and Nell Gilliland. He spent his formative years in Woodward, where he made lifelong...
Curtis Phillip "Phil" Cunningham
Feb 21, 2021
Dr. Curtis Phillip (Phil) Cunningham passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and three children on February 21st, 2021 at the age of 75 in Oklahoma City, OK. Phil was born in Clinton, OK on January 27th, 1946. He grew up in Clinton and was an active member of the Boy Scouts, achieving the highest rank of Eagle Scout....
Joseph Nicholas "Joe" Haddad
Feb 20, 2021
Joseph Nicholas Haddad, 71, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed peacefully at home on February 20, 2021. He was born August 6, 1949 in Jounieh, Lebanon to Nicholas and Laurice Haddad. He was the first born son after four daughters. He grew up in Jounieh and attended school in Tripoli. He enjoyed playing volleyball in his youth. At age 19 he...
Lloyd J. Waner, Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
Devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend, Lloyd J. Waner, Jr. passed away Feb. 20, 2021 at his home in Amelia Island, Florida. He was born Sept. 27, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA to Frances Mae Snyder and Lloyd Waner. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Mary Lou Cook Waner.Lloyd served our country in the U.S. Army...
Terri Diana Long
Feb 19, 2021
Terri Diana Long went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 19, 2021. She was born in Perryton, TX to Garland and Della Pugh on July 29, 1961. At the age of 3 she was adopted by Ronnie Lawson and the family moved to Beaver, OK where she grew up along with her sisters Denise, Shannon, LeeAnn,...
Miles Gilbert Bryant
Feb 19, 2021
Miles G. Byant III, age 74 of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away with his loving family by his side, February 19, 2021. He was born January 20, 1947 to Miles and Sarah (Garren) Bryant. He was the youngest and only son born into the family, joining his sisters, Sally, Mary and Susan.Miles graduated with a Master in Business Administration from the...
James Maynard Samis
Feb 15, 2021
On February 15, 2021, James Maynard Samis, passed away at the age of 95. Jim was born on June 3, 1925 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Maynard Louis Samis and Grace DeBolt Samis and younger brother of Peggy Samis Covington. Jim graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City in 1942. He attended college during World...
Margaret Elizabeth Gragg
Feb 15, 2021
Margaret Elizabeth Thompson Gragg died February 15, 2021, at the age of 93 at The Fountains of Canterbury Memory Care in Oklahoma City. She was born November 5, 1927, in Rogers, NM, and graduated from high school there. Her parents were Annie Lois (Littlejohn) Thompson and Jasper J. Thompson. She had one sister, Louise Thompson Horne. After high school, she...
Alta Mae Jarvis
Feb 15, 2021
Alta Mae Jarvis, age 92, passed away February 15, 2021. She was born March 31, 1928 to Sanford Gene and Maymie Grace (Cupps) Sutterfield in Stonewall, Oklahoma. Alta was a loving homemaker, a devoted member of Crown Heights Baptist Church and longtime resident of Luther, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Lee Jarvis; infant twins, Beverly...
Dorothy Jean Lewis
Feb 14, 2021
Dorothy Jean Lewis, age 86, passed away February 14, 2021 at her daughter's home in Edmond, Oklahoma. Dottie was born on December 20, 1934 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Michael and Mary Kuchar. On July 6, 1957, she married Thomas C. Lewis. In 1968, they moved to Oklahoma with their four children. Dottie was a homemaker in Bethany for 52 years...
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