obituaries

May 28, 2019

Edward Henry "Eddie" Denney, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in Chickasha, OK at the age of 74.  He was born June 26, 1944 in Chickasha to Samuel Edward and Frankie June (Wolfe) Denney.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Eddie is survived by his sisters: Linda Griffith and...

May 25, 2019

Martha Jane Hodges, of Tuttle, Ok, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Yukon, Oklahoma at the age of 76.  She was born July 28, 1942 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Joseph and Jessie (Winstone) Antinoro.

Janie was raised in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1960.  She attended business school where she learned bookkeeping...

May 19, 2019

James W. "Jim" Bitsche, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 71.  He was born May 13, 1948 in Chickasha to John and Irene (Hommerstzheim) Bitsche.

Jim graduated from St. Joseph of Chickasha in 1966 and received his Bachelors of Art from Oklahoma State.  He served in...

May 19, 2019

Charlotte Beth Shockey passed from this life on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at her home of Chickasha. She was 89 years of age.  Mom was born August 16, 1929 to Parker Alton and Elizabeth Lee Norton (Locke) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the second of four children.  During her early years, while still living at home, mom also resided in Prairie...

May 17, 2019

Victor Ronald "Ron" Kinzinger, of Chickasha, OK, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 in Chickasha at the age of 85.  He was born on August 5, 1933 in Ferndale, Michigan, the son of Arthur Ward Kinzinger and Vera (Weaver) Kinzinger.

Mr. Kinzinger joined the United States Air Force in 1953 and served during the Korean Conflict....

May 17, 2019

Georgia Ruth Mitchell Ratliff King, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 94.  She was born March 29, 1925 in Blanchard, Oklahoma to Bonnie (Wilkins) Mitchell and Jack Mitchell.

She graduated High School in Dibble, OK and later married William Ratliff on March 24, 1943 in Chickasha,...

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...