Jun 3, 2020

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes passed away on June 3, 2020 at the age of 84. Victoria was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma , on February 6, 1936 to her parents John and Josephine (Rominski) Rozak. Victoria retired from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission after 30 years of service on June 29, 1984.Victoria was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert...

May 30, 2020

May 26, 2020

James Gary Bova was the only child born to James Anthony and Rose Marie Bova on June 4, 1952, in Dickson City, PA. "Gary," as he was called, died May 26, 2020, in Oklahoma City, OK, just shy of turning 68. He was greatly influenced by his Italian immigrant grandparents Joseph and Angela Bova and Faust and Giulia Donnini. As...

May 25, 2020

Arlene was born Sept. 28, 1919 in Elgin, OK, the 5th of six children born to Ross and Minnie Choens. She was a graduate of Elgin High School, Blackwood Davis Business College and Oklahoma City University. Prior to her retirement in 1981, she was employed by the Department of Vocation Rehabilitation, State Department of Education and the Department of Human...

May 24, 2020

Norma Tinkham Davis, born on Aug. 18, 1936, in Dallas, TX, passed away on May 24, 2020, Oklahoma City, OK. She grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1954. She married Daniel Tinkham on February 4, 1956 and moved to Hesperia, Michigan. She worked for Gerber Baby Foods and had 4 children. They moved...

May 22, 2020

Stephen Baird Peter, 76, passed away on May 22, 2020 in Oklahoma City after a brief and intense battle with COVID-19. Steve meant so much to so many. He was an author, community leader, well-regarded public speaker, historian, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He will always be remembered for the passion and care he provided to each of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...