Obituaries

Jul 28, 2009

Clarence Drip Vester, 64, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Eddie Vester and Rachel Rhone Vester and was the sixth of seven siblings. He was born September 18, 1944 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Drip attended Blaine High School and later graduated from Perry High School, where...

Jul 21, 2009

Glenna Mae Werner, 76, of Red Oak, Texas, was the daughter of Glenn and Bessie Gillaspy Albin. She was born August 29, 1932 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at her home. Glenna and William Charles Werner were married on December 2, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a nurse who was employed at Stillwater Medical...

Jul 18, 2009

Edna E. Wakeman Frueh, 96, a lifelong Perry resident, was the daughter of Scott and Jessie Jandra Wakeman. She was born on February 25, 1913 southeast of Perry, Oklahoma and died Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. On June 3, 1933, Edna married Everett Taft Frueh in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on January...

Jul 6, 2009

Rachel Bealmear, 39, of Ada, Oklahoma, formerly of Billings, Oklahoma, died Monday, July 6, 2009. Private services were held under the direction of Dugger Funeral Home of Billings.

Jul 3, 2009

Robert F. T Bob McDaniel, 72, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Bettie Leora Burns McDaniel and Alfred Ross McDaniel. He was born May 18, 1937 at Marshall, Oklahoma and died Friday, July 3, 2009 at the Odyssey House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Perry High School. On June 6, 1958, he and...

Jun 26, 2009

Harold E. Loveless, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Harley and Helen Hoss Loveless. He was born April 21, 1921 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home. Harold served his country as a deep sea er in the United States Navy during World War II and achieved the rank of Machinist First...

Jun 19, 2009

Donald L. Sonny Stoddard, 79, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Leland Lewellan and Lena Ethel Jones Stoddard. He was born on November 13, 1929 in Perry, Oklahoma and died, Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Don was a 1951 graduate of Perry High School where he was co-captain of the...

Jun 19, 2009

Dorothy Dean Phillips, 77, long-time Perry, Oklahoma resident, was the daughter of Walter and Iva Grace Harkins Bowers. She was born March 11, 1932 in Sumner, Oklahoma and passed away in the early morning hours on Friday, June 19, 2009 at Logan Medical Center in Guthrie, Oklahoma, surrounded by many of her family. Dorothy graduated from Perry High School...

Jun 16, 2009

Sarah Lou Dolezal, 79, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Charles B. and Moreta Parkin Gibson. She was born on December 2, 1929 in Slick, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Stillwater Medical Center. On August 13, 1946, Sarah Lou married James R. Jim Dolezal in Wellington, Kansas. She was a 1947 graduate of Perry...

Jun 11, 2009

Jun 10, 2009

Grace E. Miller, 95, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Ray Davis and Maude Edith Wadlow Bowker. She was born on March 28, 1914 in Valley, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Green Valley Nursing Home. On June 11, 1933, Grace married Francis L. Miller in Pawnee County. He preceded her in death on October...

Jun 9, 2009

Charles Samuel Sam Cooper III, 64, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was the son of Charles Samuel Cooper II and Rosa Hageman Cooper. He was born February 19, 1945 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his home. Sam earned the rank of Eagle Scout before graduating from Perry High School in 1963. On May 4, 1968,...

Jun 4, 2009

Eva Marjorie Shelton, 84, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was the daughter of Ernest and Holly Dougherty. She was born July 4, 1924 in Abilene, Texas and died Thursday, June 4, 2009. Eva married Rev. John B. Shelton on August 1, 1944 in Glendale, Arizona and they were blessed with 61 years of marriage. She was a wonderful partner in...

May 30, 2009

Ethel Levina Kirk, 91, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Emil and Carrie Garrett Lau. She was born October 5, 1917 at Orlando, Oklahoma and died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Broken Arrow Nursing Home. Ethel was a 1935 graduate of Perry High School. On January 1, 1956, she and Marion E....

May 26, 2009

James A. Megenity, 80, passed from this life on earth to be with his Lord and Savior on May 26, 2009. Born on July 28, 1928 to Jack and Ethel Megenity in Perry, OK, J.A. was modestly raised on the McCormick farm claimed by his grandfather J.S. McCormick in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. The farm his...

May 22, 2009

Hazel Marie Cutsinger, 93, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Robert J. and Eva May Bay Parrick. She was born April 26, 1916 in Drumright, Oklahoma and went to be with her heavenly father, Friday, May 22, 2009 at Perry Memorial Hospital. In 1932, she and Frank A. Cutsinger were married in Perry, Oklahoma. They are renewing their...

May 17, 2009

Ryder Steele McWilliams, two-month-old infant son of James Newton Jr. and Jill Marie Rieman McWilliams, of Morrison, Oklahoma was born March 16, 2009 at Ponca City, Oklahoma and went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church, east...

May 16, 2009

Kenneth Lee Stanley, 78, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Lester Lee and Fern Edna Sanders Stanley. He was born on January 16, 1931 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was raised by his father and step-mother, Vivian Stanley. He enjoyed spending time drinking coffee and visiting with his...

May 15, 2009

Wilma Sota Hasenfratz, 85, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Clyde W. and Minnie Sota Sprouls Winsworth. She was born on July 21, 1923 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and died Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. On August 30, 1942, Wilma married Carl C. Hasenfratz in the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Perry, Oklahoma....

May 13, 2009

Mabel A. Miller, 83, long-time resident of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Phil and Inez Plano. The second of four children, she was born May 17, 1925 in Renton, Washington and died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at her home. Mabel married James A. Miller and the couple moved to Oklahoma, eventually settling in Perry, where they raised three...