Bruce Eldon Huff
Jun 1, 2017
Bruce Eldon Huff was born on October 4, 1933, in Sparks, and departed this life on Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. Bruce, the son of George Washington and Blanche (Litle) Huff, was a lifelong resident of Prague. He was a 1951 graduate of Davenport High School. Bruce served in the United...
Norma Jean Riddel
Jun 1, 2017
Norma Jean Riddel was born in Stroud, Oklahoma on December 16, 1931 and departed this life in Stroud, Oklahoma on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the age of 85 years. Norma was the daughter of Walter and Alzenia (Rainwater) Criess. She was a resident of Stroud since 1990. She retired from the City of Wichita as an Executive Secretary....
Ruby Dean Smith
May 30, 2017
Ruby Dean Smith, age 85, of Harrah, OK, was born July 14, 1931, in Locust Grove, OK. She was the daughter of Fred Hobart West, Sr. & Edna Amanda (Pitchford) West. She left this life on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, in Oklahoma City, OK. Ruby graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, OK, then took some college...
Bobby Gene Bland
May 28, 2017
Bobby Gene Bland was born on November 28, 1933, in Keokuk Falls, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Sunday, May 28, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. Bobby, the son of Colvin Rutledge and Rena Zonar (Watkins) Bland, was a resident of Prague. He graduated from Centerview High School in 1952. Bobby...
Bruce Avilla
May 23, 2017
Bruce Charles Avilla, Chandler, Oklahoma, resident was born May 25, 1950, in Santa Rosa, California, and departed this life on May 23, 2017, at his home in Chandler, at the age of 66 years. Bruce was the son Dorothy (Stinnett) Avilla. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, having been awarded the Purple Heart...
Inetta Lewis
May 20, 2017
Inetta Lewis, long-time Chandler, Oklahoma, resident, and life-long Lincoln County resident was born September 25, 1930, in Sweet Home, Oklahoma. She departed this life on May 20, 2017, in Cushing, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years. Inetta was the daughter of Nelson and Julia (Fitzhugh) Lewis. She married Berton Z. 'Lee Lee' Lewis on January 22, 1946, in...
Ava Verna King
May 19, 2017
Ava Verna Jordan King was born on February 16, 1923 in Leadhill, AR to Albert and Mary Ellen Jordan. She was the 5th of 7 children. The family moved to the Prague, OK when she was a girl. She met her future husband Terrell King while he was visiting her brother. They were married on August 9, 1941 at...
Michael Paul Storemski
May 15, 2017
Michael Paul Storemski, age 56, of Harrah, OK was born September 23, 1960, in Tacoma, WA. He was the son of Leo P. & Doris M. (Harmon) Storemski. He left this life on Monday, May 15, 2017, in Oklahoma City, OK. Michael lived in the Harrah area most of his life and graduated from Harrah High School, Harrah, OK....
Jimmie Dwain King
May 15, 2017
Jimmie Dwain King, age 86, of Harrah, OK, was born on January 14, 1931, in Perryton, TX to James and Wanda King. He left this life on Monday, May 15, 2017, in Midwest City, OK. He graduated high school in Clovis, NM and continued his studies in Portales, NM, studying pre-med. During the Korean War he enlisted in the...
William Edward "Bill" Buoy
May 15, 2017
William E. “Bill” Buoy, 90, of Shawnee, died early Monday in a Norman hospital following a brief illness. He was born May 2, 1927, in Meeker to Rome Edward and Iva Mae (Beatty) Buoy. He was raised in Meeker and graduated from Meeker High School. He was a good athlete. He was also an ordained deacon of the Meeker...
Dayla Maria Sisson
May 14, 2017
Dayla Maria Sisson was born on November 27, 1959, in Tulsa, and departed this life on Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 57. Dayla, the daughter of Oliver Dewayne and Doris Marie (Ouillette) Sisson, was a lifelong resident of Prague. She was a 1979 Prague High School graduate. Dayla worked at C &...
John Lew Messer
May 13, 2017
John Lew Messer was born in San Pedro, CA on September 19, 1958 and departed this life in Stroud, Oklahoma on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the age of 58 years. John was the son of Albert 'Judge' and Bettie Sue (Sosbee) Messer. He was a resident of Stroud most of his life. He was affiliated with the First...
Bertha Mae Diehl
May 12, 2017
Bertha Mae Diehl, Choctaw, Oklahoma , resident was born February 28, 1933, in Laurel, Maryland, and departed this life April 12, 2017, in Jones, Oklahoma, at the age of 84 years. Bertha was the daughter of Asa Bird and Jane E. (Stone) Gardiner. She married Walter Wilhelm Diehl on May 11, 1961 in Maryland and was a home maker....
Lily C. Fryar
May 9, 2017
Lily C. Fryar, age 88, of Harrah OK, was born October 20, 1928, in Geronimo, OK. She was the daughter of Samuel & Ada (Gibson) Green. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Harrah, OK. Lily married Willie John Fryar, Sr., on August 3, 1946, in Geronimo, OK. She worked at the First National Bank in...
Daniel "Dan" William Lowery
May 7, 2017
Daniel William Lowery was born October 31, 1940 in Turley, Oklahoma and departed this life in Stroud, Oklahoma on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the age of 76 years. Dan was the son of Walker F. and Loma Elizabeth (Neal) Lowery. Dan married Eleonore Kirschbauer on January 6, 1960 in Landstuhl, Germany. He served in active duty with the...
Evelyn Blankenship
May 6, 2017
Evelyn Blankenship, Chandler, Oklahoma, resident was born October 14, 1943, in Taos, New Mexico, and departed this life May 6, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 73 years. Evelyn was the daughter of James A. and Flora Elizabeth (Pringle) Watts. She married David Blankenship on March 25, 1963, in Chandler, Oklahoma. Evelyn worked in retail sales...
Linzy Wayne "Pete" Friend
May 3, 2017
Linzy Wayne 'Pete' Friend was born on April 22, 1944, in Prague, and departed this life on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Paden, Oklahoma, at the age of 73. Pete, the son of Raymond T. and Velma (Kidd) Friend - Presley, was a lifelong resident of Paden. He was a Prague High School graduate. He married Wanda Seaton on...
Peggy Louise Sullivan
May 2, 2017
Peggy Rowley Sullivan died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. She was born December 13, 1924, near Ringwood, Oklahoma, in Major County. She was the first of five children, and the only girl, born to George and Beulah Wimberly Rowley. Peggy attended Cimarron Valley Grade School through the eighth grade, graduating as...
Jimmie Yvonne Dyer
May 1, 2017
Jimmie Yvonne (Gammill) Dyer was born on October 22, 1928, in Prague, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Monday, May 1, 2017, in Paden Oklahoma, at the age of 88. Jimmie, the daughter of John and Minnie Gammil, was a resident of Paden for 45 years. She married Charles Roy 'Junior' Dyer, Jr. on September 21, 1979, in Okemah....
Eddie Gene Wright
Apr 30, 2017
Eddie Gene Wright, Chandler, Oklahoma, resident, was born September 15, 1952, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and departed this life April 30, 2017, in Oklahoma City, at the age of 64 years. He was the son of Rev. Edward and Louise (Chandler) Wright. Eddie married Laura Stankewitz in 2007, in Colorado. He had retired from General Motors, having worked as...