obituaries

May 16, 2019

Edwana Kay Thornburg, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at home in Chickasha at the age of 67.   She was born September 20, 1951 in Chickasha, OK to Dennis Edwin and Delia Faye (Rainwater) Cook.

Kay grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School.  She had worked at Pet, Inc. for...

May 14, 2019

Mary Jane Dunkin, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Chickasha at the age of 85.  She was born June 3, 1933 in Star, Oklahoma to Gus and Bernice (Winters) Crook.

Her childhood was spent in Oklahoma and California.  Mary received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at Northeastern University in Tahlequah.  She taught...

May 7, 2019

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Research Foundation or to any children's charity.

Sharon Sue "Sherry" Grimes, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 74.  She was born December 21, 1944 in Chickasha to Finis and Bonnie (Brown) Harrison.

Sherry was raised in...

May 7, 2019

Graveside services for Jesse Dean Armstrong, age 86, of Lawton/Ft. Sill Veterans Center, Lawton, OK, will be held Friday, May 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Alex Cemetery, Alex, Oklahoma. Mr. Armstrong went home to be with the Lord on May 7 th , 2019 at the Lawton/Ft. Sill Veterans Center. He began his residency on July 1,...

May 6, 2019

Timothy Duke Winstone, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 near Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 63.  He was born October 17, 1955 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Melvin and Patsy Ruth (Duke) Winstone.

He grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School.  He married Ming Yu Li in 2014.

May 4, 2019

Barbara Ann Drewry passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Cordell, Oklahoma.  She was born November 19, 1954, in California to Herbert Leroy Bennett and Lillie Mae (Muncy)Bennett.

Barbara lived in Ninnekah from 1993-2005. She was a homemaker and worked for Delta Faucet of Chickasha for 4 years. She moved to Cordell in 2005.

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May 2, 2019

Billy Ray Thomas was born August 23, 1926 on a farm beside the Washita River east of Chickasha, Oklahoma. He was the oldest of four children born to Alva Ray Thomas and Carrie Bell (Palmer) Thomas. The Lord called Billy Ray to his eternal home on May 2, 2019, at the age of 92.

Bill, as most...

Apr 30, 2019

Dedra Shawn Doke, of Amber, OK, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 39.  She was born June 12, 1979 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to David and Denice (Lee) Riley.

Dedra has lived in the Pocasset/Amber area all her life.  She graduated from Amber-Pocasset in 1997 and in 2000 she...

Apr 29, 2019

Roberta Lee Shadoan, of Edmond, OK, passed away at her home in Edmond on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 81.  She was born October 30, 1937 in Ringling, OK to Robert and Alta Pearl (Spence) Linton.

Roberta came to Chickasha in the 1940's with her family.  She graduated from Chickasha High School and worked...

Apr 25, 2019

R.T. Shaw, 94, of Ninnekah, Oklahoma, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Veterans Home in Payson, Utah. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, in 1924 to sharecroppers Oscar Burley and Pearl V.  Shaw, R.T. grew up "behind a mule," dropping out of school freshman year to continue farming when his dad nearly died of dust pneumonia.

He passed...

Apr 20, 2019

Charlotte Annette (Miller) Sanders, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her home in Chickasha at the age of 53.  She was born November 9, 1965 in Chickasha to Alton and Shirley (Corn) Miller.

She graduated from Chickasha High School and worked at Delta for 17 years as a supervisor.

She...

Apr 16, 2019

Wilma Coryne Staton, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 87.  She was born July 11, 1931 in Arkansas to George Wigley and Nora (Adams) Wulf.

Mrs. Staton married Bill T. Staton and he preceded her in death on February 18, 1990.  She had lived in...

Apr 12, 2019

Alta Louise (Bookout) Barnes went home to be with her Lord and Savior the morning of April 12, 2019 in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 82.  She was born July 10, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to R.V. Smith and Helen Louise McKernan.

Alta is preceded in death by her father R.V. Smith of Oklahoma...

Apr 4, 2019

Jerry Lester Hogland, of Kingston, Oklahoma, passed away at his home in Kingston, on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the age of 69.  He was born March 15, 1950 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Gordon "Buck" and Virginia Mae (Couch) Hogland.

Jerry was raised and lived in Norman, Oklahoma until he moved to Kingston in 2015.  He worked...

Apr 3, 2019

Larry William Pyle, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born August 24, 1957 in Chickasha to Charles and Christeen (Paige) Pyle.

Larry grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School. Larry started his printing career with C&R and continued with Richard's Printing and whom he...

Apr 1, 2019

Ronnie Lynn Drewry, of Ninnekah, OK, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home in Ninnekah at the age of 61.  He was born June 28, 1957 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Billy and Lillie Mae (Daniels) Drewry.

Ronnie graduated from Ninnekah High School in 1975 and lived in Ninnekah all his life.  He worked in...

Mar 29, 2019

Tressie Marseen Summers Jamal, 86, of Chickasha, died March 29, 2019. She was born July 5, 1932, in Norge, Oklahoma, to Luther Taber and Alice Rimer Taber.

Tressie was a homemaker for most of her life, and an adored "Memaw" by her family. After her children were nearly grown, she went to work at Grady Memorial Hospital....

Mar 25, 2019

Gregory Don Owens, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at his home in Chickasha at the age of 53.  He was born February 9, 1966 in Oklahoma City, OK to Don Owens and Kay (Pike) Emery.

He graduated from Tuttle High School in 1984.  He served in the Air National Guard and has...

Mar 24, 2019

Jimmie Paul Johnson, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 73.  He was born May 11, 1945 in Duncan, Oklahoma to W.A. and Ruth (Brown) Johnson.

Jimmie grew up in Duncan and graduated from Duncan High School in 1963.  He was Mr. Oklahoma in High School...

Mar 22, 2019

Claris Clinton Grisham passed away peacefully on March 22, 2019 in Norman, OK.  Claris was born March 28, 1930 to Douglas and Stella Grisham in Chickasha, OK.  He was a graduate of Amber High School and attended Cameron State College.  In 1949, he married Jean Houk, his true partner in a lifetime of adventures.  Their children are Gary and...