Obituaries

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...

May 7, 2009

Ramona Lou Finley, 62, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Jess W. and Betty Lou Myers Finley. She was born November 20, 1946 in Groom, Texas and died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Billings Fairchild Center. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in the Alanreed Cemetery at Alanreed, Texas. Thacker Haynes will...

May 6, 2009

Evelyn Ferol Mornhinweg, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, passed away at home and gained eternal peace on May 6, 2009. She was born on August 8, 1920, at Red Rock, Oklahoma, to Ernest and Rachel Osborne Tobias. She was a student at Red Rock area schools and graduated from Billings High School in 1936 and attended Northern Oklahoma Jr. College...

May 3, 2009

Opal McNeal Karcher, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Leslie Johnson and Iva McIntyre Johnson. She was born on September 24, 1918 in Orlando, Oklahoma and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Perry Memorial Hospital. On May 27, 1936, Opal married Lester Shanty McNeal at Lucien, Oklahoma. Lester preceded...

Apr 27, 2009

Doyle Virgil Meyer, 76, of Marshall, Oklahoma was the son of Anthony Franklin and Anna Berger Meyer. He was born September 11, 1932 at Orlando, Oklahoma and died Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Doyle served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On July 4, 1953, he...

Apr 21, 2009

Rufus J. Rutherford, 89, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of George W. and Nora O. Churchwell Rutherford. He was born on the family farm, northwest of Perry, on December 27, 1919 and died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. Rufus received his education, grades one through eight, at the country school 4-D District...

Apr 20, 2009

Apr 20, 2009

Lois Ann Sandy Morrow, 72, of Perry, Oklahoma, the daughter of Loren M. Groom and Agnes Mathis Cook went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Born July 20, 1936 in Lucien, Oklahoma, Lois Ann lived her early years in Covington, Oklahoma and Hosington, Kansas. Lois Ann earned the nickname...

Apr 17, 2009

Willa Jean Thomas, 83, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of William Spaulding and Manilla Lorene Johnson Adams. She was born September 16, 1925 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, April 17, 2009 at Inverness Assisted Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On April 22, 1944, she and William Harcourt Thomas were married in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma....

Apr 15, 2009

Delma I. Crozier, 77, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Delmar and Bess Cox McGinty. She was born September 9, 1931 at Maud, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Green Valley Nursing Home. On April 6, 1959, she and Jack Crozier were married at Pawnee, Oklahoma. Delma was a member of the Order of the Eastern...

Apr 6, 2009

Mildred Mid Combrink, 88, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Otis Carl and Elsie Muriel Snyder Engle. She was born December 11, 1920 at Wellington, Kansas and died Monday, April 6, 2009 at her home. On May 22, 1937, she and Freeman Combrink were married at Three Sands, Oklahoma. A former resident of Garber, Oklahoma, Mid moved to...

Apr 4, 2009

Hank Lloyd, beloved husband, father and papa, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of James Earl and Anna Pearl Umbower Lloyd. He was born on August 5, 1925 in Royer, Pennsylvania and died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at his home. On December 23, 1944, Hank married Betty Lou Hyder in Canute, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on...

Apr 3, 2009

Ethel Deloris Shiever, 89, of Morrison, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Roy Wilson and Lena Martha Baetz Cowell. She was born on March 28, 1920 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, April 3, 2009 at her home. She received a business degree from St. Johns in Winfield, Kansas. On July 25, 1942, Ethel married Stephen R. Shiever at the...

Mar 28, 2009

Mary Ann Valdase, 42, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Raymond and Martha Ann Parker Adkins. She was born on December 24, 1966 in Pawnee, Oklahoma and died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at her home. On June 27, 1993, Mary Ann married Abe Valdase, Jr. in Sumner, Oklahoma. Mary Ann enjoyed singing in the choir, taking care of...

Mar 26, 2009

Bennie Wayne Rogers, 70, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Bennie Eldridge and Ella Matilda Symank Rogers. He was born May 17, 1938 in Wichita Falls, Texas and died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Edmond Medical Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. Bennie was a graduate of Valley View High School in Valley View, Texas. In 1955, he was...

Mar 20, 2009

Miranda Hope Singleton, eight-month-old daughter of Dwan Marie Singleton, of Perry, Oklahoma, was born June 24, 2008 in Oklahoma City. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, March 20, 2009. Graveside services will be at 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 in the pavilion in the Covington Cemetery at Covington, Oklahoma. Chaplin Gene Owen will officiate....

Mar 16, 2009

Bonnie Fay Kapka Knopfel, 98, was the daughter of Ulysses Grant and Sarah Etta Michael Goe. She was born on November 22, 1910 in Hayward, Oklahoma and died Monday, March 16, 2009 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. She was a 1929 graduate of Hayward High School. On March 15, 1929, Bonnie married Lloyd W. Kapka in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He...

Mar 15, 2009

Gladys T. Smith, 104, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Stephen A. and Theresa Bergschneider Diebold. Born January 14, 1905 in a sod hut at what is now Lawton, Oklahoma, she was raised by her grandparents who moved to Perry when she was young. Gladys entered heaven on Sunday, March 15, 2009 with...