Phyllis Ladner

Phyllis B. Ladner, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed Saturday, June 08, 2013 at the Via Christi Nursing Center. She was 85 years of age.

Mrs. Ladner was born June 17, 1927 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Bruce Wells and Thelma Arnetta Mitchell Wells. As a youngster Phyllis had a great fondness for her grandmother Effie Wells. who would take her on train trips from Blackwell to Ponca City.

She was married to Jim Jehu Ladner on October 1, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The couple moved to Ponca City in 1945. Mrs. Ladner was employed some 10 years as a custodian for Conoco. In earlier years she taught Sunday school at the Liberty Baptist Church. Her enjoyments included her family, watching her children and grandchildren play sports, teaching her great grandchildren bible songs, shopping at Dollar Tree with her granddaughter Holly, cooking, her dogs, playing games, fishing, her flowers, crocheting and embroidery work.

She is survived by her two children, Linda Petrie of Ponca City, and David Ladner and wife, Julie, of Arlington, Texas her grandchildren, Zac Ladner and wife, Kendra, of Ponca City, Holly Ladner of Ponca City, Jim Ladner and wife, Billie Jo, of Austin, Texas, Amy Wilson and husband, Andy, of Arlington, Barry Petrie of Ponca City, Blair Petrie and wife, Michah, Roanoke, Texas, and Blaine Petrie and wife, Callie, of Roanoke great grandchildren, Lauren Petrie, Camden Petrie, Maddie Petrie, Brady Ladner, Riley Ladner, Joshua Wilson, Luke Wilson and Deysean Busby her loving niece, Marcie Close and husband, Larry numerous other extended family and friends and her pet dog, Angel.

She was preceded in death by her parents her husband Jim Jehu Ladner her son, Kenneth Wayne Ladner two sisters, Charlotte Lee Goad and Marilyn Arnetta Nelson her soninlaw, Richard W. Petrie a longtime friend, Margaret Miller her pet dog, Joey Cashmere Ladner.

Family will receive other family and friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Grace Memorial Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Longwood Cemetery with Sunset Baptist Church Pastor, Matt Brown, presiding.

Casket bearers will be grandsons, Zac Ladner, Blair Petrie, Blaine Petrie and Jim Ladner, nephews Buster Nelson and Larry Close. Honorary casket bearers will be Barry Petrie and Andy Wilson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans organization, Attention: Memorial Gifts, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio, 452500301.