Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Opal Wallen

Opal Wallen

Sep 1, 2017

Opal was born February 18, 1924, in Orlando-Mulhall, OK, to Oscar T. and Minerva Long. She passed away September 1, 2017, at her home. Opal grew up in Orlando-Mulhall and graduated high school there. She was married to James Russell Wallen. Opal was a founding member of Grace Bible Church in Del City where she actively taught Sunday School, always...

Allee Jane Harrison

Allee Jane Harrison

Aug 31, 2017

Allee Jane Harrison, our sweet mother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, Nanny and friend went home to Heaven on August 31, 2017. Allee was the first born of two children to the late Dewey and Dessa Ely on July 1, 1923, in Beggs, Oklahoma, where she was raised and attended High School and awarded Homecoming Queen. After high school, Allee moved to...

Robert Peter "Bob" Tullius

Robert Peter "Bob" Tullius

Aug 30, 2017

Robert Peter (Bob) Tullius passed away August 30, 2017 in Oklahoma City. Robert was born October 25, 1925 in Oklahoma City where he spent his whole life. He served in the U.S. Navy, then graduated from OU with a B.S. degree in Mathematics. His wife of 66 years, Cleta Marie Dalrymple Tullius, daughter Sue Munroe, son-in-law John, granddaughter Amy Parker,...

Emily Kay Sanner

Emily Kay Sanner

Aug 29, 2017

Emily Kay Sanner, 36, died Aug. 29 after battling cancer for five years. Her devotion to her son, Sylas, and her daughter, Lyric, gave her the strength to keep fighting. Cancer finally claimed her body but not her spirit. Emily was born Feb 25, 1981, to J. Michael and Cathy Sanner in Kansas City, Missouri. The family moved to Edmond,...

Steven Eric Gates

Steven Eric Gates

Aug 27, 2017

Steven Eric Gates changed his address peacefully Sunday morning, August 27th 2017, in his sleep. He was met at his new home by Jesus and his dad Ron. How lucky is he! I ask not that you pray for Eric; he is in a perfect place full of love and happiness where we all dream of being someday. Instead, pray...

Holly Jean Young

Holly Jean Young

Aug 24, 2017

Holly Jean (Bergstrom) Young entered into Heaven on a beautiful and mild summer day in Edmond, Oklahoma on Thursday, August 24, 2017. She passed away after a long, hard fought battle with Parkinson's Disease, which was diagnosed in 2007. She was born on the wintery day of December 18, 1953 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Rowland and Jeanette (Schnaser) Bergstrom....

Joann "Jody" Kerr

Joann "Jody" Kerr

Aug 24, 2017

Joann "Jody" Kerr, 75, passed peacefully at home, without distress, of pulmonary hypertension and other complications of systemic scleroderma, on August 24. She was surrounded by loved ones in death, as she was in life. Jody was born in Conway, Arkansas, on November 16, 1941, the only child of Anna Monteen and Dominic A. Bucko. She was very proud of...

Joann Agnes Kopp

Joann Agnes Kopp

Aug 24, 2017

JoAnn Agnes Kopp, of Edmond, passed away on Aug 24, 2017. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 1951 to Carl and Virginia Pabst. JoAnn was a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma where she earned her Master's in Education. She was a National Board Certified Teacher and proudly worked for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Coronado Elementary,...

Shirley Sue Shaddix

Shirley Sue Shaddix

Aug 21, 2017

Shirley Sue Shaddix, age 74, traveled from Oklahoma City to heaven on August 21, 2017. Mrs. Shaddix was born in Enid OK, daughter of Verna and Clarence Shields. She received her primary and secondary education in Braman ISD, Sumner ISD, Irving ISD, and Lawton ISD, graduating from Lawton High School in 1961. Shirley studied at Cameron State College (Cameron University),...

Griffin Jones Chill

Griffin Jones Chill

Aug 21, 2017

Griffin Jones Chill was born on September 29, 2010 to Jeff & Karlee Chill. In His tremendous goodness & mercy, God took Griffin home to heaven on August 21, 2017, five years to the day after his twin brother Logan, who suffered from the same genetic disorder. Griffin was also welcomed into heaven by great grandparents Helen & Johnny Burns,...

Hang Tran

Hang Tran

Aug 20, 2017

Services to honor Hang will be held at the Smith & Kernke N. May Chapel at 10am Thursday, August 24, 2017. Visitation at the funeral home will be on Wednesday with the family present to greet friends from 4pm to 7pm.

Agnes Peterson Schaller

Agnes Peterson Schaller

Aug 20, 2017

Agnes Woods Peterson was born on February 28, 1924 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Many of her happiest memories took place in the Great Smoky Mountains near her home. Family trips, church camps and Girl Scouts provided frequent times of hiking and camping in her beloved mountains. Agnes graduated with a BA from Maryville College in Tennessee in 1945. She continued as...

Esther Theresa Hall

Esther Theresa Hall

Aug 20, 2017

Esther Theresa Buettner Hall was born on the family farm in Kingfisher County near Okarche, OK, to Leo and Lena (Vogt) Buettner on July 8, 1927, the second of five children. She attended and graduated from Holy Trinity School in Okarche before graduating from St. Mary's College in Leavenworth, KS, with a degree in chemistry. After graduation, she taught at...

Ron Blair

Ron Blair

Aug 17, 2017

Ron Blair died on August 17, 2017 after a long and productive life. He was born April 5, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ron attended Tulsa public schools and graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1959. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and went on to a career of over 40 years with a major wholesale furniture...

Jane Harmon Rogers Meeks

Jane Harmon Rogers Meeks

Aug 16, 2017

Our beloved Jane was born in the small, but industrious city of DeKalb, Texas, to James and Bunice Harmon. She passed from this life and returned to her Creator on August 16, 2017, in Oklahoma City. Jane was employed in federal civil service for 30 years. She served 20 years at Tinker AFB as a Logistics Specialist and later served...

Samuel Joseph Waken

Samuel Joseph Waken

Aug 15, 2017

Samuel Joseph Waken was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma on September 5, 1937 to Samuel Paul and Cecilia Ann (Jabour) Waken; he passed on August 15, 2017 in Oklahoma City. Sam was preceded in death by two half-sisters and three half-brothers from his fathers' first marriage. After Samuel P. Wakens' wife passed away in 1925, he married...

Mike Gore

Mike Gore

Aug 9, 2017

Steven Mike Gore of Oklahoma City, OK passed away on 08/09/17. Mike was born in Lawton, OK on 08/24/1955 to Hubert and Katherine Gore, who preceded him in death. Mike lived in Oklahoma and Texas as a child, moving to Oberlin, KS at age 7. He always loved Oberlin and called it home. Mike was married to Debra Gore in...

Margaret Harris

Margaret Harris

Aug 7, 2017

Mary Margaret Harris passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017, after a long and happy life devoted to her family and her church. She was born Mary Margaret Lewis on April 4, 1923, near Achille, OK, to James Henry and Margaret Pearl Lewis. She moved to Oklahoma City in 1945 where she began attending St. Luke's Methodist Church at 8th...

Kathie Lynn Truitt

Kathie Lynn Truitt

Aug 6, 2017

Kathie Lynn Truitt, age 64 of Bethany, unexpectedly left this life on Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born August 26, 1952 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Kathie was raised in the beautiful mountains of Montana and graduated from Columbus, Montana. As she grew up, she was also a part of one of the only all women's harvest crews. Kathie was...

Irene Robison

Irene Robison

Aug 5, 2017

Irene Marina Robison, beloved wife, mother, grandmother "Arnie,"sister, aunt, daughter and friend, was born Sunday, December 26th, 1948, in San Antonio, Texas, and passed away Saturday, August 5th, 2017, in Oklahoma City. Although her date of birth and death are significant, it's the 68 years, 7 months and 10 days in between that mattered to Irene, and to her family....