Jul 17, 2020

James E. Foster III was born in Oklahoma City on October 19, 1942 to James Jr. and Alice Foster. He passed away July 17, 2020 after a long hard battle fought against cancer. Jim graduated from Classen High School in 1960 and went on to attend college at OSU. He served in the Airforce from 1963 to 1967. Jim worked...

Jul 16, 2020

Patricia Ann Clark passed away July 16, 2020. She was born September 20, 1938, in Eldorado, IL, the daughter of Harry and Clarice Elder. She grew up in the small town of Eldorado and was a beauty queen as a teenager. Patricia attended Southern Illinois University where she met her husband, Gary. She spent many years working in the medical...

Jul 16, 2020

Blake Daniel Shahrestani was born Feb 10, 1981 and promoted to Heaven July 16, 2020. Blake was a Christian, a graduate of NW Classen HS. Blake loved playing baseball, & watching sports, especially OU football.Blake is survived by his parents Hashem and Ginger; his three children HayLee, Kilie and Jorden; his loving grandmother Malouk Shahrestani and his aunts, uncles, cousins...

Jul 14, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

James was born in Willmar, Minnesota to parents Trygve and Cora Pederson. He is a Norwegian born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1938. He graduated from Willmar High School in 1956, from Hamline University in St. Paul, in 1960, and the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1964. He served as Captain in the Army from 1965-1967, stationed in...

Jul 14, 2020

Jul 13, 2020

LeRoy Harold Banes, Sr. (Opa)January 8, 1941 – July 13, 2020When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation. And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart. Then I shall bow, in humble adoration. And then proclaim "My God, How Great Thou Art!"Roy, our loving Dad and Opa, went home to meet the Lord and reunite with his beloved...

Jul 12, 2020

Kay Clay loved dogs.She loved other things, of course, like singing at church, doing cross stitch, square dancing, genealogy, canoeing and Christmas. But, most of all, she loved her dogs. Her last was Buddy. She had a wild tale of how he came to be her pet. She "rescued" the Lab, she said, from a neighbor who kept him chained...

Jul 11, 2020

Joe Fred Burke, Sr., 87, a loving, caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family on July 11, 2020.Born in Nickelsville, Virginia, the only child of Earl Huston Burke and Lola Belle (Addington) Burke. The family moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, when he was 3 years of age. Joe talked about his Addington family gathering...

Jul 11, 2020

Mary Martha Dolan, age 66, left her loved ones for heaven on July 11, 2020. She passed peacefully with her children at her side. Mary was born and raised in Oklahoma City and, though life took her to Indiana, New York, and Texas, she arrived back home in Oklahoma in 1992. During her travels, she earned a Bachelor's degree in...

Jul 11, 2020

Flo passed away on July 11, 2020. She was born July 5, 1930 in Oklahoma City. During her childhood, she lived in Oklahoma City and New Orleans, LA. She graduated from Central High School and earned Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Central State University. She matriculated doctoral studies in library science at the University of Oklahoma. Flo married Dick Pricer...

Jul 8, 2020

Fahim George Ghata, son of George and Leilah Ghata, was born on June 15th, 1956 and baptized into the Church on July 6th, 1956, in Homs, Syria. He completed two engineering degrees and married his love of forty years, Vanda, on July 31st, 1980. He and his wife immigrated to Oklahoma City shortly after and had four wonderful sons. While...

Jul 7, 2020

Earl Sanders "Sandy" Elliott died Tuesday, July 7 at the age of 72 after a long and valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "a gentleman puts more into the world than he takes out of it." Never was there anyone who epitomized this definition of a gentleman more than Sandy. Sandy was born August 8, 1947,...

Jul 2, 2020

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Joseph Abraham Merhib, Sr, loving husband and father of two children passed away at age 87 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Joe was born on December 22, 1932 in Sherburne New York to Jenny and Abraham Merhib and was the one of five children who grew up in Utica, New York. Following military...

Jun 27, 2020

Lt. Col. Dale Leroy Kitchell, USAF (Ret.), died Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born in Lewistown, Montana to Roy and Ruth Kitchell. He served in the USAF during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During the Cold War, he was assigned to "Looking Glass", the Airborne Command Post, as the Communications Officer.Raised on a family farm, he had...

Jun 25, 2020

Donovan F. Carter passed away on June 25th, 2020 after a nearly 20-year (and remarkably optimistic) battle with Parkinson's Disease.He was born on May 3rd, 1953 in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in Oklahoma City, graduating from John Marshall High School and then Central Oklahoma University with a degree in Municipal Management. Throughout his career, Donovan managed numerous country...

Jun 23, 2020

Greg Wagoner, 61, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, June 23rd. Greg was born in Coyle, OK, the second born son to Mary Lou and Dewayne Wagoner. He grew up in Oklahoma City, attending Harding and Northeast High School. He went on to obtain his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Oklahoma University...

Jun 22, 2020

Was born November 14, 1943 in Drumright, OK and died June 22, 2020 in Oklahoma City.People come into our hearts for all sorts of reasons. Some teach us life lessons we never forget. Some nurture us and help us become better people. Some simply love us with all their hearts. And then there are people like Dennis, who did all...

Jun 21, 2020

Jeffrey Alan Marrs was born on March 22, 1952 and passed away on June 21, 2020. He is survived by his children, Carmen and Tyler Marrs; grandchildren, Senna and Pierce Carr. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Havrilla; brothers, Lee and Maury Marrs; nieces and nephews, Mary Caitlin Greenawalt and husband Donny Greenawalt, Stephanie Marrs, Ardis Marrs Steele,...

Jun 20, 2020

William L. Shea, loving family man, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Edmond, Oklahoma on June 20, 2020. Bill was born to William and Florence Shea, on July 24th 1934 in Mt. Vernon Illinois. Bill (or "Billy" as his childhood friends called him), grew up playing football and basketball in his high school years, and even won the soapbox...