obituaries

May 24, 2017

Jasper Benjamin "JB" McCarthey, Jr. passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 69.  He was born June 15, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to J.B. and Betty (Eudy) McCarthey. JB married Sharon Ann Rendel on July 1, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and made their home in Tuttle. JB was...

May 22, 2017

Cecil Edward James passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 at his home in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 57.  He was born February 18, 1960 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Alvin Leon and Juanita (Tadlock) Hobbs. Cecil began serving as a minister at the age of 16.  He pastored at Mustang Pentecostal Church of God...

May 18, 2017

Fern Louise Askins passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 79.  She was born December 5, 1937 in Gracemont, Oklahoma to Charles Edward and Ethel Jewel (Hill) Askins. Fern spent her school years at Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur, Oklahoma and her adult years she lived in the...

May 11, 2017

Randy Gene Wigley passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 62.  He was born to Richard Duane and Shirlene (Wood) Wigley in Chickasha, Oklahoma on December 11, 1954. Randy was a kind and and honest man.  He told his children, Allison and Jason, many times that if he could lay his head on...

May 6, 2017

Ronald "Ryan" Ewy-Tate was born on October 31, 1968 to Patricia Davis Tate and Ronald L. Tate in Del City, Oklahoma.  Our Gentle Giant went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 48.

He had worked at Hermetic Switch in Chickasha for a number of...

May 5, 2017

Velmer Roy Taylor, Jr. was born August 20, 1931 in Hope, Oklahoma to Velmer Roy Taylor Sr., and Zennia (Morgan) Taylor. He passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at his home in Amber at the age of 85.

He married Leona Lucille Warner on November 14, 1955 in...

May 4, 2017

Edmond Arnold Hart was born February 2, 1948 in Chickasha, OK the son of Raymond Hart and Ann Cochran and died May 4, 2017 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. He had worked in wholesale sales, construction and farming. He had lived in Dallas, Texas and in Oklahoma City, but for the...

May 3, 2017

Mertis Edith York was born April 11,1926 in Drew, Mississippi, to Thomas Washington McDaniel and Nancy Inez King.  She passed away in Chickasha on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the age of 91

Mertis had been a homemaker and a member of Bible Baptist Church. She lived in Chickasha,...

May 3, 2017

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Apr 30, 2017

Harold Eugene McCarthey passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Tuttle, Oklahoma at the age of 100.  Harold was born August 22, 1916 in Tuttle to Walter and Ethel McCarthey. He was raised in Tuttle and graduated from Tuttle High School in 1936.  He married Tarcie Clark on May 21, 1941 in Hobart, Oklahoma.  Harold enlisted...

Apr 26, 2017

Jimmie Dunn passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 87.  She was born September 17, 1929 in Wister, Oklahoma to Walter and Eva (Baldwin) Jenson. Jimmie married Don Dunn on January 5, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  In April of 1965 they moved to Chickasha.  She and Don owned and operated...

Apr 23, 2017

James Daniel "Danny Boy" Robinett was born on November 27, 1979 to Danny and Debbie Robinett in Oklahoma City. He unexpectedly passed away on Sunday April 23, 2017 at the age of 37.

Danny was the youngest of three rowdy boys and was well known for his outgoing personality, heart of gold and...

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...