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Sharon J. Courtright |
Sharon J. Courtright is secretary-receptionist for the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes.
She is the daughter of Vera Maier, Norfolk, and the late Virgil Maier. A native of South Dakota, she was educated in rural schools in South Dakota and Nebraska and at Kent, Washington. She has completed computer and business courses at Meridian Technology Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
In March 1965, she and Dean Courtright were married in Coer d' Alene, Idaho. She and her husband established a home in Perry, Oklahoma following his discharge from the United States Army in November 1965. She and Dean are parents of two sons, Michael and Shawn, and are grandparents of six.
Prior to entering employment in the funeral business in 1998, she operated a children's daycare in her home and later became city editor at the Perry Daily Journal, a position she held for nearly 25 years.
Her community involvement includes serving as member and secretary of the Noble County Democrats, member and secretary of the board of directors of Perry Noble County Crime Stoppers; member and secretary of the board of directors of United Fund of Perry; and member of the board of directors of the Cherokee Strip Historical Society. She formerly served as president of the Ellis-Jirous American Legion Auxiliary unit 53 of Perry.
Sharon enjoys reading, cooking and traveling with her husband on their Honda Gold Wing motorcycle.
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Neal Hamilton |
Neal Hamilton ,
a licensed funeral director and embalmer, is employed part-time at Brown-Dugger and Dugger Funeral Homes.
He was born in El Dorado, Kansas and is a graduate of Cassoday High School and El Dorado Junior College. Neal served four years in the United States Navy before he was honorably discharged in 1959. He entered mortuary school at the Dallas Institute in Dallas, Texas in 1961.
Neal was licensed as a Kansas funeral director in 1963 and became licensed in Oklahoma in 1972. He was employed at Kirby Funeral Home in El Dorado, Kansas and later owned and operated Hamilton-Porter Funeral Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
In 1984, Neal became an employee of Parker-Brown Funeral Home in Perry, Oklahoma. He continued employment with Brown Funeral Home and Brown-Sisson Funeral Home until retiring from the funeral business in January, 2000.
He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Perry, the Perry Noon Lions Club, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge and the Masonic Lodge. Neal is a 32nd degree Mason.
Neal’s wife, Barbara, died in 1997. He has three daughters, Kathy Rath, of Pearland, Texas, Christie Tivis, of Hooker, Oklahoma and DeNeal Toews, of Ripley, Oklahoma; and nine grandchildren.
Neal enjoys reading and drinking coffee with friends. |
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Richard G. Kukuk |
Richard G. Kukuk is a family service counselor for the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes.
He was born northwest of Perry, Oklahoma. Richard was the third of six children born to Clarence and Margaret (Durkee) Kukuk.
He is a graduate of Hayward High School, Hayward, Oklahoma.Richard and his wife, Donna, reside in Perry.
After graduation from high school, Richard served in the 45th Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard for eight years and attained the rank of sergeant.
In 1994, he retired from The Charles Machine Works in Perry where he was production planner. Prior to his employment at CMW, he was a propane salesman for the Farmers Cooperative Exchange in Perry for 18 years. He is a former part-time employee of Parker Funeral Home, Brown Funeral Home and Brown-Sisson Funeral home.
Richard has one son, Rick Kukuk, who resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and one daughter, Sherri Roberts, who lives in Bristow, Oklahoma. He has five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He is a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Perry. Raising cattle and spending time with family and friends are among his interests.
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Mary K. Webb |
Mary K. Webb works part-time for the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes. She is one of seven children born to Elza E. and Agnes M. Henderson.
She was born at Pryor, Oklahoma. Mary graduated from eighth grade at Shiloh rural school in Noble County, Oklahoma and high school at Morrison, Oklahoma.
She and Robert L. Webb were married on June 30, 1967.
She is the mother of one daughter, Rhonda K. Dugger, Perry, Oklahoma; and two sons, Keith Webb, Stillwater, Oklahoma and Eric Webb, Decatur, Texas. She has two grandsons, Donnie Webb and McCabe Webb; and two granddaughters, K.C. Webb and Mesa Webb.
After her husband's death, she began working at Charles Machine Works (Ditch Witch) in Perry, Oklahoma. After 16 years of employment at CMW, Mary retired in May 2001. She is a volunteer for Operation Blessing and the S.H.A.R.E. program in Perry.
Mary is a member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women in Perry, Oklahoma.
She enjoys reading, working with flowers and herbs, shopping and spending time with family and friends. |
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Clarence Koch |
Clarence Melvin Koch Jr.
works part-time for Brown-Dugger and Dugger Funeral Homes.
He is the first born of Clarence M. Koch Sr. and Alice (Kirtley) Koch and was born in Perry, Oklahoma.
Clarence is a 1956 graduate of Perry High School and attended the University of Virginia. He worked as a fingerprint clerk for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. before entering the United States Army Security Agency. He served in Korea and then was assigned to the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
In January 1963, he and Mary I. “Jean” Flanigan were married in Perry Oklahoma and moved to Falls Church, Virginia where Clarence worked as a Cryptanalyst for the FBI. Their daughter, Carla Dean, and son, Bruce Melvin, were born in Washington DC.
Clarence and Jean moved back to Perry, Oklahoma in 1967 and their son, Randy, was born in Perry. Randy passed away in 1975 from Reye’s syndrome.
Before becoming a Policeman for the City of Perry, Clarence worked in the oilfield and operated the Kerr McGee station at Eighth Street and Fir Avenue in Perry. He later served as a Noble County Deputy and Undersheriff for several years before accepting employment with Charles Machine Works.
Clarence retired from CMW in December 1999 and since that time has worked as a Detention Deputy at the Noble County Sheriff’s office.
He and his wife, Jean, are members of the Perry Church of Christ, where Clarence serves as an Elder. He and Jean have six grandchildren.
Clarence is a former president and current member of the Noble County Historical Society board of directors, former vice president of the Noble County Genealogical Society, vice president and treasurer of the board of directors of the Mount Carmel Cemetery society and an officer of the State Prairie Signals Insulator Club. Clarence is a member of Ellis-Jirous American Legion Post 53 in Perry.
He enjoys fishing, numismatic, bird watching and traveling. |
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Ann Hight |
Ann Hight
is employed part-time at Brown-Dugger and Dugger Funeral Homes.
She was Vice President of First Bank and Trust Company in Perry before retiring in September, 2007 after 30 years of banking service. Ann continues to serve as the Pride of First Travel Coordinator and works on a consulting basis in marketing and advertising.
Ann is the daughter of Bob and Bonnie Ruble, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Ann earned her bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Oklahoma at Norman.
She and her husband, Tim, have a son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Connie Hight, who reside in Perry, Oklahoma and a daughter, Bonnie, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. They are grandparents of Dylan and Kennedy Hight.
Ann is active in the Perry community where she served 14 years on the Perry Board of Education, three of those as president. She is president of the Perry Education Foundation and the board of directors of the Cherokee Strip Historical Society. A member of the First Presbyterian Church in Perry, Ann is a 30-year member of the choir and has served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.
She also has been involved in the Perry Arts and Humanities Council, United Fund of Perry, the Noble County Family YMCA Capital Campaign, in which she served as division chairman; the YMCA membership committee; the National Association of Business Women and Chapter GO PEO.
Ann enjoys traveling, reading, gardening, attending sporting events, especially OU games and her son’s games; and spending time with her grandchildren. |
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Becky Hammock |
Becky Hammock is a part-time employee of the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes. She is the daughter of the late Carl and Donna Pittman and was born in Winnsboro, Texas. She moved with her parents and siblings when she was eight years old to the Billings, Oklahoma community where she attended school. She is a graduate of Billings High School.
Becky married Ferrold Hammock in Billings on July 6, 1968. The couple raised their four children in the Billings community. Their family includes Mark Hammock and his wife, Tia, of Perry, Oklahoma, Troy Hammock and his wife, Julia, of Enid, Oklahoma, Cathy Hammock, of Billings, Oklahoma and Crystal Sanders and her husband, Martin, of Morrison, Oklahoma. The Hammocks have seven grandchildren: Kelsey, Kylie, Maverick, Claye, Cole, Cash and McKenna.
Becky is a member of the Billings Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department, the Billings Baptist Church and the Billings Community Chamber of Commerce. She enjoys spending time with her family, particularly her grandchildren. Her hobbies are reading, going to garage sales and collecting buttons and angels. |
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Leroy Martin |
Leroy Martin, who works part-time, mainly at the Billings and Garber sites of the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes, was born at Fairmont, Oklahoma on September 12, 1931 to Ralph and Marie Martin.
A graduate of Garber High School and Enid Business College, Leroy served in the United States Naval Air Force before he was honorably discharged in 1955.
He and the former Wanda Kearney were married February 14, 1958 at the First Methodist Church in Garber, Oklahoma.
He worked with his father in Martin's Food Store in Garber prior to 1979 when he and his wife became owners and operators of the business. After retiring in 1998, the Martins became part-time employees of the Sisson Funeral Homes in Garber and Billings.
Leroy is a retired volunteer fireman, formerly served as a Rainbow Dad, is past president of the Garber Lions Club, a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 80 of Enid, Oklahoma and a member of the Methodist Church in Garber where he has served on numerous committees.
He and his wife have one son, Greg Martin, who lives with his wife, Brenda, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The Martins have three grandchildren, Braden Martin, Madison Martin and Mia Martin
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Wanda Martin |
Wanda Martin , a part-time employee of the Dugger Family of Funeral Homes, works primarily at the Billings and Garber locations.
She was born December 4, 1936 to P. A. and Mae Kearney at Orlando, Oklahoma. She is a graduate of Orlando High School and formerly lived in the Shell Oil Camp, south of Lucien, Oklahoma. She also is a graduate of Enid Business College.
On February 14, 1958, she and Leroy Martin were married at the First Methodist Church in Garber, Oklahoma.
Wanda previously worked at an Enid, Oklahoma insurance agency and the Garber Coop and was secretary for the superintendent of Garber Public Schools. She also worked at Martin's Food Store in Garber, a business owned by her father-in-law.
She and her husband became owners and operators of Martin's Food Store in 1979. They were in business in Garber until December, 1998.
After retiring from the grocery business, both she and her husband were part-time employees of Sisson Funeral Homes in Garber and Billings.
Wanda is a member of the Methodist Church in Garber where she taught Sunday school and has served on various committees. She is a member and past president of the Athenian Club and formerly served as a Rainbow Mother Advisor.
She and her husband are parents of one son, Greg Martin, who resides in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma with his wife, Brenda. The Martins are grandparents of Braden Martin, Madison Martin and Mia Martin.
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