Obituaries

Jan 22, 2012

Richard Lawson, 72, of Covington, Oklahoma, was the son of Raymond Richard and Minnie Lou Hon Lawson. He was born on October 7, 1939 in Middletown, Ohio and died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at his home. On November 6, 1976, Richard married Ruby Colleen Arend in Covington, Oklahoma. Richard retired in 2007 after working twenty years each in the...

Jan 19, 2012

Irene Dugger, 94, of Hammon, Oklahoma was the daughter of William Mathew and Edna Virginia Flynt Stout. She was born April 29, 1917 in Hammon, Oklahoma and died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Irene graduated from Hammon High School in 1935. She married her high school sweetheart and best friend Richard...

Jan 15, 2012

Erma Lee Wildowsky, 77, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Patrick Henry and Dema Bell King Vaughan. She was born on September 3, 1934 in Covington, Oklahoma and died on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Erma graduated from Hayward High School. She owned her own beauty shop for 25 years and...

Jan 15, 2012

Betty Rose Millett Pinkham, 77, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Frank and Rose Millett. She was born on October 27, 1934 in Dexter, Maine and died on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. In 1957, Betty married George Pinkham in Chicago, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1981. Betty enjoyed...

Jan 8, 2012

Clair Edward Seeliger, 81, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Adolph William and Adeline Marie Emde Seeliger. He was born July 12, 1930 in Orlando, Oklahoma and died Sunday January 8, 2012 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. Clair served his country in the United States Air Force for eight years and was honorably discharged. He met his wife...

Jan 7, 2012

Clara Gottschalk, 93, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of George and Clara A. Staalman Heppler. She was born April 26, 1918 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Saturday January 7, 2012 at the Christian Care Center in Hermitage, Missouri. Clara moved to Hermitage, Missouri two years ago from Perry, Oklahoma to be closer to her son. She had lived...

Jan 4, 2012

Carol Lea Farmer, 69 of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of August Andrew and Verna Josephine Mowry Wise. She was born June 21, 1942 in Hays, Kansas and died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at her residence in Billings, Oklahoma. Carol married Lyman Ambrose Farmer on April 28, 1959 in Stockton, Kansas, he preceded her in death on October 18,...

Jan 1, 2012

Gerald Jerry Burke, 93, of Billings, Oklahoma was the son of Garland Bruce Sr. and Eula Frances Qualls Burke. He was born July 18, 1918 in Davidson, Oklahoma and died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Grace Living Center in Bethany, Oklahoma. Jerry was a graduate of Davidson High School and Hills Business University. Jerry met his future wife and...

Dec 28, 2011

Daniel Dan Ray Condit, 58, of Morrison, Oklahoma was the son of Cyrus Richard and Bertie Lou Walker Condit. He was born December 16, 1953 in Ponca City, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at his residence in Morrison. Dan met his future wife and best friend Elizabeth Arlene Johnson and they were married on September 20, 1975...

Dec 26, 2011

Dec 23, 2011

Mary Ann Wilkerson, 80, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Ray Harold and Winnifred Margaret Weber Draper. She was born November 10, 1931 in Geary, Oklahoma and died Friday, December 23, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Cancer Treatment Centers of Oklahoma. She was a 1949 graduate of Greenfield High School. On July 23, 1950, Mary Ann married Elmo...

Dec 22, 2011

Jana E. Potter, 51, of Red Rock, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Ronald Max and Leta Faye Franks Baetz. She was born on February 7, 1960 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On May 1, 1980 Jana married her best friend and high school sweetheart Jerry Potter...

Dec 15, 2011

Donald L. Bay, 82, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Floyd Raymond and Minie Faye Goodwill Bay. He was born November 26, 1929 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Donald attended Sumner High School and graduated in 1947. He met his future wife and best friend Wynema Jacqueline Stout and they...

Dec 8, 2011

Clyde Beckner Jr., 76, of Lucien, Oklahoma was the son of Clyde Holcomb and Magdalena Schultz Beckner. He was born September 2, 1935 in Billings, Oklahoma and died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Perry Memorial Hospital. He started as an electrician at the age of 13. He worked hard and became the owner and operator of Beckner Electric and...

Dec 8, 2011

Carolyn Sue Gorath, 71, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Carl Fredrick and Cathryn Irene Thomas Tiemann. She was born April 28, 1940 in Blackwell, Oklahoma and died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended rural Kay County schools, Lost Creek and Prairie Chapel and later attended Blackwell Jr. and Sr....

Dec 7, 2011

Karla Sue Rhoades, 60, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Clinton Robert and Mercedes Fay Taylor Miller. She was born March 15, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at her residence in Perry. She met her husband and best friend John Arthur Rhoades and they were married on March 25, 1998 in Oklahoma...

Dec 4, 2011

Lee LaVaun Thorp joined his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 4th, 2011in Enid, Oklahoma after a brief illness. He was born near Garber, Oklahoma on August 2nd, 1932, to LaVaun Elgin Thorp and Amy Jo Bryant Thorp. He attended Oklahoma AM University now Oklahoma State University and graduated in the spring of 1954. While there he met and...

Nov 30, 2011

Russell Dean Olmstead, 43, of Austin, Texas was the son of Buell Russell and Martha Mae Casteel Olmstead. He was born February 28, 1968 in Lubbock, Texas and died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Austin, Texas. He had a love for music that led him into a career of video graphing various live bands in Austin, Texas. Russell had...

Nov 25, 2011

Hugo W. Friedemann, 78, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Hugo William and Agnes Clare Bamberger Friedemann. He was born on July 25, 1933 in Noble County, Oklahoma and died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was a 1951 graduate of Sumner High School. On May 28, 1955, Hugo married Rosa L. Swart...

Nov 20, 2011

Kathy I. Kukuk, 54, of Enid, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Woodrow Lewyn and Kathrine Wyant Curtis. She was born on May 20, 1957 in Pawnee, Oklahoma and died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital, Enid, Oklahoma. Kathy graduated from high school and married Harold Dean Kukuk on April 12, 1991 in Wheeler,...