obituaries

Apr 21, 2017

Irene Marie Bitsche passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 90.  She was born January 12, 1927 in Sharon, Kansas to Pete and Marie (Gassen) Hommertzheim. She was raised in Sharon, Kansas and graduated from Sharon High School.  She married John Henry Bitsche on June 16, 1947 in Sharon.  Together...

Apr 18, 2017

Dorothy Delois Taylor was born July 29, 1925 in Bradley, Oklahoma to Iven and Lavada (Jones) Hicks.  She passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Edmond, Oklahoma at the age of 91. Dorothy lived in the Alex/Bradley area until 1993 when she moved to Noble.  She married Jim Claud Taylor and he preceded her in death...

Apr 17, 2017

Melba Sue Morrissey passed away on April 17, 2017 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 72.  She was born May 4, 1944 in Amber, Oklahoma to Marvin D. Hodges and Gerttie E. (Hutchison) Hodges.

Sue was raised in the Amber and Tuttle area and graduated from Tuttle High...

Apr 17, 2017

Charles Dwight Taylor was born on November 20, 1954 to Jean and Hurshel Taylor in Chickasha, Oklahoma.  He went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2017 at his daughters home, where he had been living the past three years.

Dwight graduated from Amber-Pocasset in 1973.  He then opened his own backhoe service and...

Apr 16, 2017

Monnie Jeanine Polson was born December 2, 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Harold Dean Johnson and Nona Jean (Dragus) Hansen. She passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 in her home in Tuttle, Oklahoma at the age of 58.

Jeanine grew up in South Oklahoma City and moved to Tuttle in 1975.  She graduated from Tuttle High...

Apr 16, 2017

Kenneth Harold Barnes passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 84.  He was born on June 12, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He attended Chickasha schools and graduated in 1950.  Over the years, he enjoyed organizing reunions with his high school classmates.  During his youth, he was a member...

Apr 13, 2017

Joyce Elaine (Green) Berry, 90, longtime resident of Ninnekah, passed from this life Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Elk City. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 pm Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Sevier Funeral Home in Chickasha, Oklahoma, with Pastor Mike McCord officiating.

Joyce was born February 22, 1927, in El Campo, Texas, to James and...

Apr 11, 2017

Rita Ann Patkowski was born November 13, 1949 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of Jess and Edith May (Pittaway) Rackley.  She passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 67.

Rita was raised in Cheyenne and has lived in Tuttle for the past 40 years.  She had...

Apr 9, 2017

Lon Leroy Wampler passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 92.  Lon was born in Tuttle, Oklahoma to George and Margaret (Maggie) Wampler on September 7, 1924.

Lon joined the military in 1942 and served in WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars.  He retired from the Air Force in...

Apr 9, 2017

J.C. Smith was born January 6, 1935 in Middleburg, Oklahoma to Herman Oscar and Burl (Webber) Smith.  He passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 82.

J.C. lived in Grady County all his life.  He graduated from Friend High School.  He married Joyce Workman on December 1,...

Apr 4, 2017

Gerald Levon Skaggs was born July 23, 1932 to Owen and Emma (Hardesty) Skaggs north of Tuttle, OK.  He went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with his family at his side, at the age of 84. Buddy was born on the north end of the farm...

Apr 2, 2017

James Richard McMahan was born July 26, 1927 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Ralph E. and Katherine (Brown) McMahan.  Jim went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his home in Chickasha at the age of 89, just shy of his ninetieth birthday, with his loving family by his side. In...

Mar 27, 2017

William Glenn Roberts was born August 14, 1945 in Yuba City, California to Ernest and Geneva (Bailey) Roberts.  He passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 71.

Billy graduated from Chickasha High School in 1963.  He worked for Tinker AFB until retiring.  He moved back to Chickasha...

Mar 25, 2017

Ralph Lee Daniel was born September 25, 1928 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Ira James and Bessie Mae (Smith) Daniel.  He was call by the Father in Heaven on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at his home in Pocasset at the age of 88.

Ralph was a lifelong member of the Amber Pocasset community.  He remained on...

Mar 20, 2017

Vernon Herman Hoover of Chickasha, Oklahoma was born November 16, 1923 in Hammond, Indiana to Fred and Alma (Hass) Hoover.  He passed away on Monday, March 20, 2016 at his home in Chickasha, OK at the age of 93. Mr. Hoover worked on his grandfather's dairy farm as a young boy during his school vacations.  He had...

Mar 18, 2017

Tommy Dean James of Chickasha, Oklahoma died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan, Oklahoma at the age of 77. Tommy was born August 24, 1939 in Stringtown, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Earl William and Lula (Mason) James. Tommy served in the U.S. Air Force in 1960. He is survived by his...

Mar 17, 2017

Fred Voyles passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 in Chickasha, OK surrounded by his loved ones.  Born July 25, 1949 in Ft. Cobb, OK to Winston and Addie (Turney) Voyles.  Fred was a decorated Veteran honorably discharged who returned to Anadarko, OK to raise his family. After retiring as a general contractor in western Oklahoma, Fred and his wife of...

Mar 15, 2017

Buddy Shane Linton was born August 17, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Duffy Linton and Maud Dell "Dodie" (Brown) Cole.  He passed away at Alex, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the age of 33. Buddy was raised in The Village in Oklahoma City and graduated from Alex High School.  He worked for HP for...

Mar 14, 2017

Raymond Elmer Luers was born May 6, 1936 in Osgood, Indiana to Conrad and Emma Luers.  He passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 80. Raymond grew up in Indiana and served in the United States Army.  He married Alice Effinger on September 10, 1960 and they came to Chickasha...

Mar 13, 2017

Eleanor Rosa Torralba was born July 30, 1940 in Palmer Heights, Ohio to Jacob and Berdella (Rosebud) Leddy.  She passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 in High Ridge, Missouri at the age of 76.

Eleanor graduated from high school in Riverside, California.  She married Richard Torralba in Las Vegas, Nevada and came to Chickasha...