Feb 8, 2005

Irene Lucille Burrus, age 82, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was born March 26, 1922, in McLoud, Oklahoma, to Harley & Lucille White Jones. Irene Jones graduated from McLoud High School, and then married Marvin Burrus on October 12, 1941. The family followed Marvin during his time in the Navy serving in...

Feb 7, 2005

Louise Simon, daughter of Joseph and Mary T. Reynolds was born on January 23, 1914 in Britton, Oklahoma. She grew up on the family farm in Moore and graduated from Moore High School. Louise died February 7, 2005. Mrs. Simon was long-time employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and retired from Apco Oil Company in 1979. After retirement her...

Feb 5, 2005

Feb 5, 2005

Billy Gene Yousey, Choctaw, Oklahoma, was born March 15, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Irven A. Yousey & Laura Faye Bain Ponder. He left this life on February 5, 2005, at the age of 68, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Bill served in the United States Army for two years during the Korean Conflict. He...

Feb 5, 2005

Joyce Kenneth Landrum was born in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, on November 5 1929, and departed this life in Lexington, Oklahoma on February 5, 2005. He was 75 years of age. Mr. Landrum was the son of Almer Huston and Bessie Lee Dawson Landrum. He attended Paden High School and had made his home in this area most of his life....

Feb 5, 2005

Christeen McGee, Carney, Oklahoma, resident, was born on August 24, 1924, in Checotah, Oklahoma, and departed this life in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on February 5, 2005, at the age of 80 years. Christeen was the daughter of Clarence and Hettie R. Ritchie Dornan. She married G. Thurman McGee in California, on December 16, 1961. Christeen worked as a electronic technician...

Jan 31, 2005

Ruth L. Goodnight was born on April 1, 1926, in Johnson, OK, and departed this life on Monday, January 31, 2005, in Cushing, OK, at the age of 78. Ruth, the daughter of Lonnie Bass and Alma Gene Smith Dickenson, was a resident of Prague. She married Marvin Elder Goodnight on November 3, 1945, in Shawnee, OK. He predeceased...

Jan 29, 2005

Howard L. Keel was born on January 2, 1933, in Tulsa, OK, and departed this life on Saturday, January 29, 2005, in Meeker, OK, at the age of 72. Howard, the son of Roy Elvest and Sophia Emily McEntire Keel, was a long-time resident of Meeker. He was president of his graduating class from Meeker High School. He then...

Jan 28, 2005

Gillis Paul Henry, Sr., 73, passed away Friday, January 28, 2005, in Ft. Worth, TX. 'Henry' was born September 1, 1931 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Azetille and John Henry. Raised in a Cajun home, Henry grew up hunting, fishing, and trapping. He was an incredible cook, known especially for his Cajun cuisine. He married Marjorie Marcille Bilbray-Hair in 1955....

Jan 28, 2005

Dan Eugene 'Gene' Mayfield was born on December 24, 1928, in Paden, OK, and departed this life on Friday, January 28, 2005, in Paden, OK, at the age of 76. Gene, the son of Frank and Margaret Matilda Maynard Mayfield, was a lifelong resident of Paden. He married Jessie Sue Smith Mayfield on May 1, 1954, in Okemah, OK....

Jan 27, 2005

Margaret Alliene Sutherland, McLoud, Oklahoma, resident, was born on March 16, 1921, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She departed this life on January 27, 2005 at her home, at the age of 83 years. Maggie was the daughter of Wade and Della Ann Taber Johnson. She graduated from Chandler High School. She married Kenneth Hurst Sutherland. They traveled a lot...

Jan 26, 2005

Jewell Belle Schima was born on October 13, 1908, in Prague, OK, and departed this life on Wednesday, January 26, 2005, in Shawnee, OK, at the age of 96. Jewell, the daughter of Hubert Leroy and Myrtle Mary Duggan Smith, was a resident of Shawnee. She married Carl Schima on October 31, 1927, in Okemah, OK. He preceded her...

Jan 24, 2005

Verna J. Baranski Steciak, age 75, was born on October 22, 1929, in Harrah, Oklahoma and departed this life on Monday, January 24, 2005, in Harrah, Oklahoma. Verna was the daughter of Ed & Victoria Ewaniak Baranski. She attended Harrah Schools and then in 1948, married Marion Pietrowicz. He preceded her in death in 1963. In 1964, she married...

Jan 23, 2005

Bonnie D. White, Las Vegas, Nevada, resident, formerly of Sparks, Oklahoma, was born on October 14, 1923, in Sparks, Oklahoma, and departed this life on January 23, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 81 years. Bonnie was the daughter of Daniel Boone and Lena Ethel Lightfoot Cowan. She attended school at Sparks, where she graduated from...

Jan 23, 2005

Candi Nicole Wright, age 17, was born on December 29, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and departed this life on Sunday, January 23, 2005, in Newalla, Oklahoma. Candi was the daughter of Mark Anthony and Terri Linn Vess Wright. She was a Junior at McLoud High School. She was a very special, sweet girl who was very caring of...

Jan 22, 2005

Bertha Beck, formally Bernadine Sidor, Chandler Oklahoma, resident, was born on November 23, 1919, in Cernova, Slovakia, formally Czechoslovakia, and departed this life in Chandler, Oklahoma, on January 22, 2005, at the age of 85 years. Bertha was the daughter of Michael and Irene Janos Sidor. She came to the United States at the age of 9. Bertha grew...

Jan 21, 2005

Byron Ray Watkins was born in Prague, Oklahoma October 8, 1936, and departed this life in Oklahoma City on January 21, 2005. He was 68 years of age. Byron Ray was the son of Ray and Lillie Belle Stricklin Watkins. He graduated from Paden High School and was a retired self-employed surveyor. He was married to Doris Dean Martin...

Jan 21, 2005

Mrs. Thompson was born January 16, 1916, the youngest child of William J. and Ellen Whitmore Mohrbacher. She was a lifelong resident of Prague. In 1932, she and Forrest Glenn Thompson were united in marriage. They were married for 53 years until his death in 1985. Mrs. Thompson was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of...

Jan 19, 2005

Ronald Gene Dudley was born on August 23, 1944, in Bradley, OK, and departed this life on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Prague, OK, at the age of 60. Ronald, the son of Otis W. and Pauline Rachel Painter Dudley, was a resident of Arlington near Prague. He retired from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Ronald was a member...

Jan 16, 2005

Goro Fujii, Newalla, OK, age 75, was born on April 25, 1929, in Bakersfield, CA. He was the son of Yasutaro & Hatsuyo Morita Fujii. He left this life on January 16, 2005 in Newalla, OK. Goro was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Cecelia Fujii, Newalla, OK; 2 sons, Dee L. Fujii, Las Vegas,...