Ellen L. Kelley
May 19, 2020
Ellen Kelley, nee Porter, 67, of Oklahoma City, OK passed away peacefully on May 19, 2020 in Tulsa, OK after succumbing to the effects of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Her devoted husband of 45 years, Jerry, remained forever by her side through a lengthy illness and at the end was joined by all five of their loving children.Ellen was born...
Jerry Bass Jennings
May 18, 2020
Jerry Bass Jennings died at home on May 18, 2020 in Oklahoma City, blessed by only a few short days of illness. She was born February 18, 1928 in Enid, Oklahoma to Henry and Bertie Bass. After a year at Hollins College in Roanoke, VA she matriculated to the University of Oklahoma and graduated in 1949. Jerry loved her days...
Nancy Lou Wallace
May 16, 2020
Nancy Wallace, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 16, 2020. She was born to Louis and Jenny Karner on September 22, 1937 and was raised in Wampum, Pa. She graduated from Wampum High School in 1955 and then from nurse's training in 1958. She served as a nurse in the United States Air Force...
Harry Edwinn Brown, Jr.
May 11, 2020
Off to his greatest adventure of everlasting life, Harry passed away peacefully in the home he built surrounded by family on May 11, 2020, twenty days before his 90th birthday. He blessed us with the following adventures of his life: Born May 31, 1930, in Oklahoma City, I attended Eugene Fields, Rosary Catholic School and Old Classen High School. I...
Lee Edward Smith
May 8, 2020
Lee Edward Smith, 50, passed away suddenly on May 8, 2020 in Wichita, KS. Lee was born in Muskogee, OK on February 8, 1970 to Wesley and Rosella Smith. Lee was the definition of a true Renaissance man; he was a published author and playwright, enjoyed painting, was a creative fashion designer and was an attorney by trade. He was...
Venice Rosa Shadeed Yeager
Apr 29, 2020
Venice Rosa Shadeed Yeager, beloved mother and grandmother, was born November 15, 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica, to Ralph and Badia Shadeed and left this earth to be with her Heavenly Father, April 29, 2020. She was the middle child, yet took such loving care of everyone in her family. She served both her parents in their final years, so selflessly...
James C. Hayes
Apr 22, 2020
James Charley HayesJune 22, 1937 - April 22, 2020Jimmy (James) Hayes was truly a jack of all trades. Raised on a farm in Hartwell, West Virginia, he knew the importance of hard work. And, with his friendly outgoing demeanor, he never met a stranger.After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked in the mines of West Virginia, was a Jr....
John E. Otto
Apr 22, 2020
John E. Otto passed away in Norman, OK, on April 22, 2020, at 81 years of age. He was born in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Cloud State College where he earned his B.S. Degree. John is survived by his beloved wife Marilyn of 59 years; son, John Otto, DVM, and wife Patti; and daughter, Jody Ganzermiller and...
Ashley Brooke Rhodes
Apr 19, 2020
A bright light, gone out far too soon; Ashley Brooke Rhodes, 37, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away after a lengthy illness on the 19th of April, 2020. She was born at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City on June 16, 1982. Ashley graduated from Deer Creek High School. She later earned her degree from Oklahoma State University in December 2007 and...
Don Stone Bobzien
Apr 18, 2020
Don Stone Bobzien was born October 20, 1933 to Clifford and Florence Bailey Bobzien. He attended Gatewood, Taft and Classen High School where he played baseball for Classen and in commercial leagues. In 1942 he was an original member of the first Oklahoma City Boy's Chorus entertaining the World War 2 troops. He went on to serve in the US...
E. James Webster
Apr 15, 2020
E. James (Jim) Webster, 89, passed away on April 15, 2020 in Oklahoma City. He was born December 20, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin. Jim grew up in Beloit, WI, and graduated from Wisconsin Institute of Technology, Platteville, WI, with a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering in 1952. He entered the US Army in October 1952, married Eva C. Carter in...
Nina Ruth Moss
Apr 14, 2020
Nina "Ruth" (Keel) Moss was born on the fifth of ten children April 8, 1925, in Stratford, OK, to Lewellyn Dink Keel, an original full blood Chickasaw allottee and Bessie Jackson Keel. She passed away on April 14, 2020 at the age of 95. Ruth lived on the family farm and attended public schools in Stratford, OK. As a proud...
Christopher Michael "Chris" Burden
Apr 14, 2020
Christopher Michael "Chris" Burden, 35, of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Wapakoneta, Ohio passed away on April 14, 2020 at his home.He was born September 11, 1984 in Lima, Ohio to Steve and Tonya (Comer) Burden of Wapakoneta. On November 10, 2012, he married the love of his life, Keisha (Smallwood) Burden in Mena, Arkansas.Chris graduated from Wapakoneta Senior High School...
Carolyn A. Smith
Apr 11, 2020
Carolyn Ann (Williams) Smith passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020, at the age of 83. Carolyn was born in Dallas, TX on August 11, 1936, to William L. C. (Bill) and Nell Cochran Williams. As a young child, she lived in Virginia and California, relocating when her father was transferred as a Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army...
Mary Helen Barnes
Apr 11, 2020
SCOTTSDALE – Greatly loved by family and friends, Mary Helen Barnes (nee Coachman) passed away peacefully at Westminster Village on April 11, 2020, at age 85. Mary Helen, as she was affectionately known, was born in Sebring, Florida, on July 26, 1934, to Charles and Dorothy Coachman. Her father, a former pilot, was with the FAA and eventually moved the...
Suzanne J. "Susan" Givens
Apr 10, 2020
Suzanne passed away April 10, 2020. She was born in Odessa, Texas to Jay and Erlene Jarvis. Suzanne earned her M.A. from the Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX majoring in Education, Supervision and Special Education. She earned a B.A. from Baylor University in Waco, TX majoring in Education and History. Suzanne retired from her role as Lead Teacher in...
Samuel Amiel Kearney
Apr 8, 2020
Sam was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Nov. 4, 1930. The family moved to Oklahoma City where he graduated from John Carroll High School. He attended Regis College and St. Thomas Seminary. Sam left the seminary and married his high school sweetheart, Pat Dierker. He served in the US Army in Stuttgart, Germany where their first child, Sam Jr.,...
William Ridgeway "Ridge" Hooks
Apr 5, 2020
William "Ridge" Ridgeway Hooks passed peacefully into eternal life on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tyler, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born in Waco, Texas, to Brian and Geraldine (Ridgeway) Hooks on December 22, 1945. He was welcomed by older brother, Wallace "Wally" Brian Hooks who promoted Ridge's interest in sports. Ridge's family moved back to Oklahoma City...
Lucy Bo Wheeler Salyer-Shields
Apr 4, 2020
Lucy Bo Wheeler Salyer-Shields was born on June 3, 1937 to Gladys and J. Clyde Wheeler. On April 4, 2020, she was welcomed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. Lucy Bo grew up a "preacher's kid" with many fond memories of her time spent at Crown Heights Christian Church youth fellowship group, Sunday School, Wednesday evening church dinners,...
Bridget Cullen
Mar 31, 2020
Mary "Bridget" CullenOct. 6, 1955 - March 31, 2020Bridget was born in Des Moines, IA to Mary Ellen Coughlon Cullen and Terrence Cullen. Bridget had Down's Syndrome, attended Special Ed. Classes in Des Moines and Lincoln, NE, and graduated from the Lincoln High School Special Education Program in 1975.She began swimming at age 8 in Lincoln, NE. She participated in...
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