Sep 1, 2009

Jacob Wyatt Wilson, resident of Fairfax, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. He was five years old. Jacob was born the son of BillyRay Earl Wilson and Weslie Christina Basehar Costello on November 13, 2003 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Jacob was a bright little boy with a big heart and warm smile. He was an outdoor kid who...

Sep 1, 2009

Aug 31, 2009

Debra Ann Blackwell, resident of Shidler, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2009 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 59. Debra was born the daughter of Calvin Gene Parker and Mary Ellen Parks Parker on June 5, 1950 in Hays, Kansas. She attended Guymon Schools and graduated from Shidler Public Schools in 1968. Debra was a...

Aug 29, 2009

Margaret Adelia Bassett Haley, resident of the Red Rock area, passed Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Oklahoma City. She was 69. Margaret was born June 22, 1940 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joe Bassett and Genevieve Littlecrow Bassett. She received her early education in the Red Rock Schools. She had been employed with the Otoe-Missouria Tribal maintenance department...

Aug 23, 2009

Ethel Geneva Jorgenson, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at her home. She was 86. Ethel was born the daughter of Leonard Arthur Maphet and Mille Madeline Decker Maphet in Enid, Oklahoma on September 22, 1922. She grew up in Enid and graduated from Enid High School in 1940. Ethel married Burnell D. Jorgenson...

Aug 10, 2009

Dale Flynn Battles, longtime resident of Shidler, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2009 at his home. He was 86. Dale was born September 25, 1922 in LaCrosse, Arkansas, the son of Earl Battle and Alta Flynn Battle. He attended the Melbourne, Arkansas area schools. He was married to Allene Thompson on November 24, 1942 in Dewey, Oklahoma. Dale...

Aug 7, 2009

Edna Mae Woodall, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2009 at Shawn Manor Nursing Home. She was 88. Edna was born the daughter of E.H. Pete Hunt and Minnie Faye Porter Hunt on February 27, 1921 in Covington, Oklahoma. She attended school in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Edna later married George Ezekiel Woodall Sr. on March 4,...

Aug 6, 2009

Elsie Mae Frame, Ponca City Resident, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at the Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. She was 89. Elsie was born the daughter of James Wright and Jessie Elizabeth Terwilleger Wright on March 13, 1920 in Osage County near the 9-Mile corner in Oklahoma. She grew up in Osage County and attended Braden...

Jul 30, 2009

Helen Coleen Dunham, longtime resident of the Red Rock and Ponca City area, passed Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 75. Coleen was born August 30, 1933 in rural Ponca City, the daughter of Herbert Hayes and Gladys Faye Winchell Hayes. She was a graduate of Red Rock High School. She married Charles...

Jul 30, 2009

James Wayne Black, former resident of Ponca City, passed Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was 86. James was born September 19, 1922 in Garber, Oklahoma, the son of Jesse James Black and Zona D. Burton Black. He was a 1940 graduate of Kingfisher High School. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Reola Fern McFadden...

Jul 29, 2009

Donna Lynn Laramie, former resident of Ponca City, passed Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Midwest City. She was 60. Donna was born February 26, 1949 in Lucedale, Mississippi, the daughter of DeVaugh Dale Lemke and Bonnie Ruth Naylor Lemke. Her early schooling was received in the Ponca City Public Schools and she graduated from Del City High School. She...

Jul 28, 2009

Ponca City resident Sarah Elizabeth Cook, affectionately known as Sarah Beth, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City. She was 30. Sarah was born January 1, 1979 in Ponca City, the first baby of the New Year. She was the daughter of Chris Cook and Sara Jane...

Jul 26, 2009

Francine Dyahne Little Deer Mendoza, resident of Ponca City, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, July 26, 2009. She was 30 years old. Francine was born on April 20, 1979 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Darlene Harjo. She was the granddaughter of Edward Pensoneau and Harriet Collins Pensoneau. She grew up in Ponca City and attended Riverside...

Jul 23, 2009

Charles Ray Charlie Dunham, longtime resident of the Red Rock and Ponca City area, passed Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Ponca City. He was 77. Charles was born June 4, 1932 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of V.R. Dunham and Lura L. Roberts Dunham. He was a 1950 graduate of Red Rock High School. He married Helen Coleen Hayes...

Jul 21, 2009

Bobbie Bob Thomas, resident of Ponca City, passed July 21, 2009 at the Newkirk Nursing Center. He was 82. Bobbie was born on October 14, 1926 near Binger, Oklahoma, the son of Norman Thomas and Clesta Fleting Thomas. He was raised on a cotton farm near Binger. His early schooling was in the Binger area schools. He entered the...

Jul 21, 2009

C.E. Clay Donelson, resident of Ponca City, passed Tuesday, July 21, 2009. He was 49. Clay was born February 9, 1960 in Ponca City, the son of R.L. Donelson and Fannie Beartrack Donelson. He attended the Burbank Elementary School, the Fairfax Middle School and Ponca City High School. He had served on the Grayhorse Dance Committee. Clay was very...

Jul 14, 2009

Elvus E.J. Jerry Farrow, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 68. E.J. was born the son of Aven Orel Farrow and Hazel Luciell Peyton Farrow on March 25, 1941 at his home in Cushing, Oklahoma. He grew up in Shidler, Oklahoma and attended Shidler Public schools...

Jul 13, 2009

Mary E. Vann, 89, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. Mary was born on August 14, 1919 the daughter of Nelson Franklin and Maud Newberry Franklin in Hennepin, Oklahoma. Mary married George Columbus Vann of Cedar, Oklahoma on August 18, 1950 in Newkirk, Oklahoma. She was an active...

Jul 5, 2009

Gary Robert Williams, lifelong resident of Ponca City, passed Sunday, July 5, 2009. He was 60 years of age. Gary was born January 12, 1949 in Ponca City, the son of Dale B. Williams and Lenetta Mae Lynn Hewitt Williams. He was a 1967 graduate of Ponca City High School and a 1969 graduate of Northern Oklahoma College of...

Jul 4, 2009

James Dale Jim Dressen, lifelong resident of Ponca City passed on Independence Day, July 4, 2009 at his home after a three year courageous battle with cancer. He was 61 years of age. Jim was born April 6, 1948 in Ponca City, the son of Dale Glen Dressen and Ruth Elizabeth Reed Dressen. He attended both Jefferson and Lincoln...