Obituaries

Nov 17, 2024

Grace Fannie (Johnson) Schantz was born January 24, 1935, at home near Detroit Lakes, MN, the youngest of twelve children, to George N. and Ida Mae (Holdeman) Johnson and passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024, surrounded by her family, after a short stay at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, at the age of 89 years, 9 months and...

Nov 15, 2024

Winnie Mae Gather was born August 27, 1940, in Hobart, to Woodrow Kelsey and Muriel Bernice (Evans) Ragland and passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at Bellevue Health and Rehab in Oklahoma City.

Winnie was raised on a farm and attended school in Cloud Chief and later graduated from Hobart High School in 1958.  She made her...

Nov 15, 2024

Eugene "Dale" Crowder was born June 27, 1929, in Corn, to V.F. and Ella Mae Crowder and passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at Homestead Assisted Living in Weatherford, at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 18 days.

Dale graduated from Southwestern State College and lived his adult life in Weatherford.  He retired after 30...

Nov 11, 2024

Robert Dwayne Runnels, also known as "Rusty" and "Hippie", was born July 10, 1957, in Lawton, to Robert Franklin and Mary Ann (Petty) Runnels and passed away Monday, November 11, 2024, at home surrounded by his family having reached the age of 67 years, 4 months, and 1 day.

Robert was raised and...

Nov 4, 2024

Randall Earl White was born September 14, 1935, in Fay, to Otis Franklin and Hazel Elizabeth (Phipps) White and passed away Monday, November 4, 2024, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, having reached the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 20 days.

Randall Earl White was born September 14, 1935, in Fay, Oklahoma to Otis...

Nov 2, 2024

Larry was born October 14th, 1962, to Elizabeth Wanda Holiday and Gary Middleton. He joined his loved ones in Heaven on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024.

Larry grew up in Rock Springs, Wyoming where he became professional at driving in the snow and ice and earned a national champion title in high school wrestling. As the oldest of...

Nov 1, 2024

Marilyn Rae Tautfest was born on August 10, 1935 in Hydro, Oklahoma to Homer and May (Payne) Folks and passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, having reached the age of 89 years, 2 months, and 22 days.

Marilyn was raised on the family farm southeast of Weatherford. She attended a rural school...

Oct 30, 2024

Rita Carole Corlee, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away unexpectedly at home on October 30, 2024, at the age of 76 Years, 11 months and two days. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at the Church of Christ, officiated by Aaron Loney.  Service is under the...

Oct 25, 2024

Linda Joyce Ray was born October 23, 1948, in Clinton, Oklahoma to Rupert and Stella (Kness) Caler and passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, at her home in Custer City, having reached the age of 76 years and 2 days.

Linda was raised and attended school in Custer City graduating with the Class of 1966.  When...

Oct 18, 2024

Madeline Dawn Sankey was born May 17, 1976, in Clinton, to Byron and Celeste (Heap of Birds) Sankey and passed away Friday, October 18, 2024, in Roswell, NM at the age of 48 years, 5 months, and 1 day.  Madeline was raised and attended school in Thomas and Oklahoma City, OK. She was a member of the Cheyenne and...

Oct 13, 2024

Kenneth Dewayne Slagell, 78, of Weatherford, OK, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2024, in his home after a long battle with a rare progressive brain disease (PSP).  Born in Clinton, OK on September 29, 1946, to Elsie (Miller) and Elmer Slagell, he was reared on the family farm northeast of Hydro, OK where his lifelong work ethic...

Oct 5, 2024

Timothy Wayne Franz was born in Clinton, Oklahoma on October 25, 1949.   He was a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, and a man of faith. Tim died on October 5th, 2024, at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City, at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 10 days. He was raised by his parents Archie and Genevieve...

Oct 3, 2024

LaRue Jeannette Helzer was born September 2, 1941, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Leroy Barnett and Marie (Kennedy) Pope and passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, at home in Weatherford, at the age of 83 years, 1 month and 1 day.

LaRue was raised and attended school in Lawrence Harbor, New Jersey and graduated from Sayreville...

Oct 2, 2024

Bobbielou (Jones) Allen was born February 14, 1942, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to Betty (Graham) Jones and passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Corn Heritage Village of Weatherford, at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 18 days.

Bobbielou's family moved around a lot before settling in Lawton, where she graduated from Lawton High School.  ...

Sep 28, 2024

Stone Springer Clear was born October 15, 2012, in Lawton, to Adam Springer Clear and Amber Michelle (Fleming) Clear and passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, at home in Weatherford, at the age of 11 years, 11 months and 13 days.

Stone spent the first years in Carnegie until moving to Weatherford in 2015.  He was currently...

Sep 22, 2024

Jolen was born August 8, 1948, in Weatherford, OK, to Clarence and Ada "Nelia" Cornelia (Galloway) Hoerman and passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her family. Jolen was raised and attended school in Weatherford and graduated with the Class of 1966.  On June 9, 1966, she married Richard Harvey Bell and they made their...

Sep 22, 2024

Linda Jane "Janie" (Nikkel) Webb was born at Alfalfa, Oklahoma on December 11, 1932, and passed away on September 22, 2024, while living at Homestead of Weatherford. She was the first of four children born to John B. Nikkel and Agnes Heinrichs Nikkel. The young family bought farmland Southwest of Colony, OK, and Janie was raised in that area....

Sep 21, 2024

Mary Ann was born April 8, 1947, in El Paso, TX, to James David "J.D." and Mary Alice (Board) Skaggs and passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in Yukon, OK.

Mary Ann was born in El Paso and her family soon moved to Pampa, TX where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Pampa...

Sep 15, 2024

Michael "Mike" Grant Walkup was born March 13, 1962, in Hollis, OK to Richard Grant and Pamela Kay (Caswell) Walkup and passed away suddenly on Sunday morning, September 15, 2024, at the age of 62 years, 6 months and 2 days.

Mike grew up in Hollis, OK and graduated as high school president and valedictorian in 1980....

Sep 14, 2024

Michael Ray McKinney was born September 25, 1972, in Chickasha, to Billy Junior and Lucille (Taylor) McKinney and passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Weatherford Regional Hospital, at the age of 51 years, 11 months and 19 days.

Michael was raised and attended school in Hydro, and graduated from Hydro High School in 1990.  Michael married...