obituaries

Jan 9, 2017

Betty Lois Williams was born July 13, 1941 in Utica, Kentucky to Doss and Myra (Cambron) Williams.  She passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 75. Betty was raised in Kentucky and moved to Burlington, Iowa after she graduated from high school.  She later lived in Indiana and in 2013...

Jan 6, 2017

Leonard Owen Garrison was born June 26, 1943 in Sonoma, California.  He was the son of Owen Fain Garrison and Elsie Agnes Cauthron.  He passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 73. Leonard was raised on the family farm in Hinton, Oklahoma.  He married Mary Kay Hall December 26, 1964...

Jan 5, 2017

Darlene Smith Koehn was born August 9, 1924 at Fairview, Oklahoma.  She was the oldest of six children born to Dan and Alice Smith.  She passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas. She, with her parents, lived a few years at Fairview, and then moved to Copeland, Kansas during the dust bowl years.  She remembered...

Jan 5, 2017

Davy Lee Graham was born January 21, 1929 in Alex, Oklahoma to Davy Mack and Cora Mae (Price) Graham.  He passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 in Duncan, Oklahoma at the age of 87. Davy had lived in the Alex area all of his life and served in the United States Army.  He and Alma Johnson...

Dec 30, 2016

Paula Tamar Orf was born August 18, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bobby Jack and Ola (Branam) Orf. She passed away at the OK Heart Hospital in OKC, OK on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the age of 60.

She moved to Amber in 1968 and graduated from Amber High School and received her Bachelor of...

Dec 25, 2016

Lewis Dewayne Hatchett was born April 26, 1934 in Reydon, Oklahoma to Luther and Lahoma (Coffey) Hatchett.  He passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 82. Lewis grew up in the Chickasha and Ninnekaharea. He worked as a machinist for Badgett Corporation for over 30 years.  He had also worked...

Dec 18, 2016

Mary Wynona Cofer was born January 4, 1926 in Chitwood, Oklahoma to Tom and Fay (Robinson) Parks.  She passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home in Alex, Oklahoma at the age of 90.

Wynona lived in the Alex community all of her life, where she and Johnny, her husband of 64 years...

Dec 16, 2016

John Roger Foster was born October 17, 1945 in Dallas, Texas.  He was the son of Harry S. and Loraine (McDaniel) Foster.   John passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at his home in Anadarko, Oklahoma at the age of 71.

He married Louise Landers on December...

Dec 6, 2016

Jerry Lynn Sharp was born December 15, 1959 in Sentinal, Oklahoma to Clifford and Eueline (McClung) Sharp.  He passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 56.

Jerry came to Tuttle in 1976 and graduated from Tuttle High School.  He worked at Tinker Air Force Base for 35...

Dec 6, 2016

Edsel Leon Pool , 73, was born February 27, 1943 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Edsel Pool and Margaret Warlick.  He went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 6, 2016.  He married Patricia Hawthorn on December 31, 1966.  From this union two children were born, Gary and Devida.

Edsel was a lifelong resident...

Dec 5, 2016

Dwain Dale Fitch was born August 4, 1964 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Clarence James and Judith Fitch.  He passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 52.

Dwain grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School.  After graduating he pursued his career as an auto mechanic and...

Dec 4, 2016

Terry "Red" Brian Mitchell was born November 8, 1958 in Muleshoe, Texas and passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 with his family in Ninnekah, OK.

Terry grew up in Broxton/Apache area in his youth and later attended Ninnekah High School.  In Ninnekah, Terry met and fell in love with his wife, Cassandra (Cassie) Still.  They...

Dec 3, 2016

Phillip Glynn Daniel , 74 of Tuttle, Oklahoma passed December 3, 2016. He was born March 16, 1942 in Howe, Oklahoma to Lillie Bachelor Daniel and Alvin Phillip Daniel.

Phil was an avid hunter, racer, and car enthusiast.  He loved tinkering with his cars.  He never met a stranger. Phil always had on his cowboy...

Nov 30, 2016

Rev. Joe O. Capps was born August 7, 1928 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Joseph and Mattie (Robinson) Capps.  He passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 88.

He served in the Merchant Marines in 1945.

Bro. Capps married Mary Louise Wiles on February 27, 1947.  He...

Nov 29, 2016

Geneva F. Schmidt was born September 7, 1942 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Clarence and Lula (Koehn) Unruh.  She passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Weatherford, Oklahoma at the age of 74.

Mrs. Schmidt has lived in Grady County her entire life.  She married Edward Schmidt on April 16, 1961.  She was a member...

Nov 26, 2016

Lucy "Maxine" (Martin) Streber passed from this world on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 5:13 p.m. at Tuttle, Oklahoma.

Maxine and her indentical twin, Pauline, entered this world in Chelsea, OK on January 15, 1924 as underdogs and survivors.  They only weighed about 3 lbs. each.  Unable to tolerate nourishment from their mother, Emma Lee...

Nov 26, 2016

Tammy Lynne Albright was born December 12, 1960 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Max Albright and Linda Belle Clark.  She passed away on November 26, 2016 in Houston at the age of 55.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Linda Belle Clark; a brother, Lance Steele, and a grandmother, Lorraine Gentry.

Tammy...

Nov 25, 2016

Paul Chancellor was born August 31, 1932 at Dill City, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Alonzo and Hester (Walker) Chancellor.  Paul died Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton, Oklahoma.

Paul joined the U.S. Army in 1952.  While serving in Korea he received a field promotion to Sargent.  He was...

Nov 19, 2016

Betty Ann Abshier was born October 4, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Marvin and Carrie (Smith) Pate.  She passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016, Chickasha, OK at the age of 66.

Betty married Jimmy Lee Abshier.  She lived in the Chickasha area all her life and worked several jobs which included Braums, Dairy...

Nov 17, 2016

Harriet Luella (McDonald) Neill, 97, passed peacefully from this world on November 17, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.  She was born in Lindsay, OK on January 29, 1919, the oldest child of Dollie (Fortenberry) McDonald and Floyd Glenn McDonald.  The family moved to Alex, when she was a young child, where she was followed by the birth of her brother...