obituaries

Aug 9, 2016

Vernon Theodore Kettler was born October 4th, 1936 in Tuttle Oklahoma to Charlie and Myrtle Kettler. He went peacefully with the Lord surrounded by his family on August 9th, 2016 at the age of 79. He was a member of the 1955 graduating class from Tuttle High School.  He married Joy Locke on December 9, 1959 in Oklahoma City,...

Aug 4, 2016

Paul Schmidt was born August 14, 1935 in Galva, Kansas.  He was the son of Jesse and Hulda (Decker) Schmidt.   He died Thursday August 4, 2016 in Tuttle, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by one son Ronnie Schmidt Survivors include: His wife Bonnie (Hall) Schmidt son Randy Schmidt daughter Robin Schmidt Many grandchildren, great grandchildren and two great great...

Aug 1, 2016

Samuel Edward "S.E." was born October 23, 1922 in Pocasset, Oklahoma to William Henry and Anna Belle (Davidson) Denney.  He passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 93.

He attended Harold School and graduated from Pocasset High School.  He married Frankie June Wolfe on September 25, 1941 in Pocasset.  They...

Jul 30, 2016

John Martin (J.M.) Townsend was born July 15, 1931 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to John Homer and Daisy Mae (Kerr) Townsend.  He passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at his home in Chickasha at the age of 85.

Mr. Townsend served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Aidman during the Korean War, receiving a Good Conduct...

Jul 25, 2016

William Burt passed from this life on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Shannon Springs Nursing home in Chickasha, Oklahoma. William was born January 13, 1928 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to W.M. and Gertrude (Long) Burt.

He married Georgia Ann Wheeler on August 23, 1951 in Chickasha. He lived in Chickasha his entire life and was a Charter...

Jul 24, 2016

Joe R. Newton was born June 19, 1934 in Cyril, Oklahoma to B.L. and Dorothy (McDowell) Newton. He passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016 in Tuttle, Oklahoma at the age of 82.

Joe moved to Midwest City at a young age and graduated from Midwest City High School. He joined the Air Force shortly after graduating....

Jul 11, 2016

Larry Arnold Wenzel was born January 25, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Billy and Nadine (Vaughn) Wenzel.  He passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home in Ninnekah, OK at the age of 72.

Larry grew up and was raised in Ninnekah on the Wenzel Ranch which has been in the family...

Jul 11, 2016

Josie Unruh Smith was born January 24, 1931 in Verden, Oklahoma to Edward and Ada (Nightingale) Unruh.  She passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 85.

Mrs. Smith has lived in the Chickasha and Verden area her entire life.  She married Darvin Smith on March 26, 1951...

Jul 11, 2016

Opal Kennell was born July 25, 1928 in Bessie, Oklahoma to Elmer Dee and Jessie (Lindsey) Musick.  She passed away on Monday July 11, 2016 at her daughter's home in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 87.

Opal was the oldest of 18 children.  She married Raymond Kennell on March 31, 1950 in Chickasha at...

Jul 5, 2016

Ronda G. Stone was born April 5th, 1953 in Lafalla, TN to Sadie and George Riggs, Jr. She died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

She was raised by "Ma" Klovia Gay Riggs. Most of her family were coal miners.  Ronda was the youngest of five children.  She married at the age of thirteen and had...

Jul 5, 2016

Robert Hugh Pearcy J. was born September 2, 1930 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Robert Hugh Pearcy Sr. and Verda Lee Dudgeon Pearcy.  He died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Mr. Pearcy  had lived in Chickasha his entire life.  He married Jane Bond on June 7, 1958.  She preceded him in death...

Jul 3, 2016

Ellen Gertrude Hall was born June 29,1932 at Matoy, Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of Houston and Laura (Couch) Moran.   She died Sunday July 3, 2016 in Oklahoma City.

She and James E. Hall were married August 12, 1951 in Chickasha.  They lived in the Pocasset area since 1957.  They farmed in Pocasset.  She then attended USAO...

Jul 1, 2016

Nita June Davidson was born April 17, 1944 in Bristow, Oklahoma. She died Friday, July 1, 2016 in Indianola, Oklahoma.  She and Alva Lewis "Sonny" Davidson III were married November 27, 1960 in Gainesville, Texas. She lived in the Bridge Creek and Tuttle area all of her life. She retired from the Bridge Creek Public...

Jun 28, 2016

Opal Maurene Jeffries was born December 13, 1908 in Vineyard, Texas in Jack County to William and Bessie Mae (Pounds) Felkner.  She passed away on June 28, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 107.

Mrs. Jeffries married Roy Jeffries on March 29, 1924 in Delhart, Texas.    She was a farmer, dairyman, homemaker, loving mother and...

Jun 23, 2016

Pauline Birtie Britt Davis was born February 25, 1928 in Headrick, Oklahoma to Ollie James and Jessie Paralee (Browning) Britt.  She passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Port Wentworth, Georgia at the age of 88.

Pauline grew up in Headrick, Oklahoma...

Jun 23, 2016

Billy Ray Wilkinson was born August 17th, 1945 West of Anadarko, Oklahoma to Bill and Ruby Wilkinson.  He passed away at the age of 70, on June 23rd, 2016 in his home at Cement, Oklahoma surrounded by his loved ones.

He was raised in the Ft-Cobb/Carnegie area from 1956 until the family moved...

Jun 22, 2016

Imogene Lavern (Mandrell) Keith was born September 30, 1932 to Hubert M. and Annie Mae (Freeman) Mandrell, on the family farm north of Mountain View, Oklahoma in Washita County, the third child of five children.  She passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at her home in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 83.

She...

Jun 17, 2016

Charley Lee McGill was born March 6, 1935 in Daisy, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Albert Henry and Velma (Shields) McGill.   He died Friday, June 17, 2016 in Newcastle, Oklahoma.

He and Lola Aleene Brakefield were married December 31, 1952.

They have lived in Chickasha since 1974.  Mr. McGill owned and operated...

Jun 12, 2016

Shirley Ann Maguire , formerly of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Cooper, Texas.  Shirley was born in Council Hill, Oklahoma on October 17, 1936.  She married Dewayne John Maguire on December 22, 1956.  Dewayne preceded her in death on June 17, 1983.  She is survived by a daughter, Karen Lynne Bever and two...

Jun 1, 2016

Jesse Edward Markum, Sr. was born December 13, 1932 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Jesse Herman and Unas Markum.  He passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 83.

Jesse married Sarah Lawanda Nadine Duncan on September 5, 1951 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  They moved to Chickasha in 1956 and have made...