Obituaries

Feb 9, 2018

Cecil Mack Fulwider was born July 18, 1932 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Robert and Ethel Fulwider and passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at the VA Center in Clinton, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years, 6 months, and 21 days.

Cecil was raised and attended school in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He was in the military from 1952...

Feb 8, 2018

Cynthia Ann Baxter was born August 29, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Shelby Ann Baxter and passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, at OU Medical Center – Children's Hospital at the age of 5 months and 9 days.

Cynthia is survived by her mother, Shelby Ann Baxter of Fairview, Oklahoma; step-father, Logan Gibbs of Fairview, Oklahoma;...

Feb 7, 2018

Merlin Dean Schantz, Sr. was born on January 24, 1935 at the Home of Redeeming Love in Oklahoma City. He was adopted by Alvin Christian and Lydia (Detweiler) Schantz when he was six weeks old and grew up on the family farm north of Hydro. He attended Pleasant View Mennonite Church where he accepted Jesus as his Savior and...

Feb 7, 2018

Carol Ann was born on January 9, 1953 to Bruce Jorgen Ryburn Christensen and Freda Loretta June (Corn) Christensen in Thomas, OK and passed from this life on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Alliance Clinton Regional Hospital having reached the age of 65 years and 8 days.

Carol attended Custer Public School. After...

Feb 5, 2018

Rosary service for Robert "Bob" Eugene Sheik will be held the evening of Friday, February 9, 2018, 7:00 P.M. at Stahl-Miller Funeral Home in Newkirk, OK. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018, 11:00 A.M. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Newkirk, OK, 610 W. 9th Street, Newkirk, OK. Burial will follow at Newkirk Municipal Cemetery...

Jan 31, 2018

Virginia (Kragh) Lander was born November 20, 1921, in Sherman Community, Oklahoma to Clifford Eugene and Leta Bessie (Smith) Kragh and passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Brookdale of Weatherford, at the age of 96 years, 2 months, and 11 days.

Virginia was raised and attended school in Sherman Community, south of Waynoka, and graduated from...

Jan 30, 2018

Frances (Epperly) Hamilton was born December 3, 1925, in Hydro, Oklahoma to William "Bill" and Elverda (Cox) Epperly and passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years, 1 month, and 27 days.

Frances was raised south of Hydro and attended the Excelsior Rural School for 5...

Jan 30, 2018

Suzanne Florence Wilson was born December 30, 1930, in Birney, Montana to Ernest and Mary (Standing Elk) Hardground and passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at home in Weatherford, Oklahoma surrounded by family, at the age of 87 years, and 1 month.

Suzanne was raised in Birney, Montana where she attended school at St. Labre and in...

Jan 29, 2018

Phillip Ryan Villines was born June 5, 1960, in Norman, Oklahoma to Douglas Ray "Doug" and Sammie (Davis) Villines and passed away, Monday, January 29, 2018, at Weatherford Living Center, at the age of 57 years, 7 months, and 24 days.

Phillip lived most of his life with his maternal grandmother Gladys "Mamma" (Elledge) Davis in Wayne,...

Jan 24, 2018

Geraldine Irene Jackson was born November 1, 1925, in California to Arthur and Ethel (Patterson) Rhoads and passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Corn Heritage Village in Corn, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years, 2 months, and 23 days. Geraldine was raised and attended school in Colony, Oklahoma. She married and they raised their family in the...

Jan 19, 2018

January 19, 2018 brought to a close a life filled with love for family and friends, good books, cute shoes, helping people, being a Grandma and the love for adventure for Marilyn Mercer Thigpen. She was born September 11, 1953 to Robert and Bonnie (Hill) Mercer in Woodward, Oklahoma, the second of three children. Marilyn was a graduate of Vici...

Jan 16, 2018

Ruby Isabelle Thiessen was born June 24, 1924, in Cordell, Oklahoma to Arthur Justin and Rufina Frances (Sandefer) Newton and was called home to her beloved Savior on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Maple Lawn Manor in Hydro, Oklahoma, at the age of 93 years, 6 months, and 22 days.

Ruby was raised and attended school in...

Jan 16, 2018

Funeral services for Marjorie Ann Lovelace, 64 year-old Custer City resident, will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. in the Freedom Worship Center in Thomas with Pastor Jerry Yoder officiating. Burial will follow in the Custer City Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Thomas.

Margie was born to Cecil...

Jan 4, 2018

Emily Elizabeth "Betty" (Heger) Tompkins was born on September 7, 1936 to Lawrence Heger and Bertha (Kappus ) Heger in Hydro, Oklahoma and passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 28 days.

Betty was raised south of Hydro and attended school in Hydro, graduating...

Jan 2, 2018

Wallace Dean Heinrichs was born December 18, 1935 to Emma Catherine (Willems) and Samuel Jacob Heinrichs and passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at McPherson Hospital in McPherson, Kansas, at the age of 82 years and 14 days.

They were blessed with an early Christmas surprise when not only did they add one son to the family,...

Dec 29, 2017

Ruth Ethel Mogg was born September 29, 1922 in Binger, Oklahoma to Taylor J. and Lizzie A. (Actkinson) Brown and passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Maple Lawn Manor in Hydro, Oklahoma, at the age of 95 years and 3 months. Ruth was raised and lived her entire life in the northern part of Caddo County, Oklahoma and...

Dec 24, 2017

Violet Terecia Flaming was born April 8, 1921 to Alex Rehl and Katherine (Weber) Rehl in Longdale, Oklahoma and passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years, 8 months, and 16 days.

Violet was raised on a farm north of Longdale, Oklahoma. She attended school in Longdale and graduated...

Dec 24, 2017

Gene Autry Hamm was born December 28, 1938, in Corn, Oklahoma. Upon entering Heaven on Sunday, December 24, 2017, at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 26 days, he received the best Christmas present of his life. He was "Home"!

Born to George and Margaret (Kroeker) Hamm, he was raised in Corn, Oklahoma and graduated...

Dec 21, 2017

Gary Rader was born on January 27, 1946 and died on December 21, 2017. Gary, better known as both "The Mayor," and "Pool Mayor," was a towering figure (both literally and figuratively) who spent the entirety of his adult life devoted to public service and civic engagement. His most notable position was his twelve-year tenure as mayor of Weatherford, Oklahoma...

Dec 19, 2017

Patricia Ruth "Patsy" (Old Crow) was born March 31, 1942, in Clinton, Oklahoma to Denny and Lillian (Pratt) Toahty Old Crow and passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in Norman, Oklahoma. at the age of 75 years, 8 months, and 19 days.

Patsy was raised and attended school in Thomas, graduating from Thomas High School in 1960....