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Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries

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Sherry Davis

Sherry Davis

Sep 7, 2019

Sherry Lynn Davis passed away the day after her 62nd birthday, Saturday afternoon, September 7, 2019 in Oklahoma City.  She was welcomed into this world on September 6, 1957 to her loving parents, Robert Cecil and Irene Maxine (Lauver) Davis in Dallas, Texas.

Sherry grew up in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi.  Sherry lead a...

Timothy Rakes

Timothy Rakes

Aug 30, 2019

TIMOTHY SHAWN RAKES

Timothy Shawn Rakes of Ponca City OK (prev Thorofare, NJ) died suddenly Aug.30, 2019 age 60. Timothy was born Jan 13,1959  and grew up in Oklahoma City.

In 1976 Tim joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Lexington. While the Lexington was in Philadelphia, Tim went to NJ to...

Yvonne Montgomery

Yvonne Montgomery

Aug 30, 2019

Yvonne Montgomery passed away in Oklahoma City on Friday morning, August 30, 2019 at the age of 81.  She was born on March 29, 1938 to Thurman and Ethel (Hollaway) Green in Checotah, Oklahoma.

Yvonne grew up in the Checotah area attending Checotah Public School.  In 1957 at the age of 19, Yvonne moved to Ponca City. ...

Eugenia Brown

Eugenia Brown

Aug 29, 2019

Eugenia “Dennie” Brown of Ponca City passed away Thursday evening, August 29, 2019 in Tulsa with her loving family by her side. She was 62 years of age. Dennie was born June 12, 1957 in Pawnee, OK to Eugene Brown SR and Mava Roy Brown.

Traditional Noon Feast and Give away was held Sunday, September 1, 2019...

Wilburn Chitwood

Wilburn Chitwood

Aug 21, 2019

Wilburn “Wilbur” Chitwood, formerly of Enid, OK passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Kaw City with his sister by his side. He was 65 years of age. Wilbur was born January 21, 1954 in Current River, Missouri to James Franklin Chitwood and Norman Caroline Sewell Chitwood.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday,...

Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Aug 21, 2019

Gary Ray Jones formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 with his family by his side. He was 49 years of age. Gary was born March 23, 1970 in Ponca City to Gary and Cheryl Morgan Jones.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019 in the Community...

Mark Preston

Mark Preston

Aug 20, 2019

Mark Eugene Preston passed away on August 20, 2019 at the age of 56 in Ponca City.  Mark was born on January 15th, 1963 to Trout Luther and Peggy Jean (Maloney) Preston in Ponca City.  He spent his entire life here in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi in ’81. In 1986 he received his BBA in Computer...

Una Beavers

Una Beavers

Aug 16, 2019

Una Marie Jones Beavers was born in Alton, Missouri February 13, 1926. She is the daughter of George Osro Jones and Ollie Bell Stotler Jones, the oldest of five children.  Marie passed away on August 16, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas at the age of 93.

Marie’s family moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma when she was a young...

David Furber

David Furber

Aug 15, 2019

David Paul Furber longtime Ponca City resident passed away August 15, 2019 in Oklahoma City with his loving family by his side. He was 74 years of age. David was born April 29, 1945 in Ponca City to Charles L. and Phyllis J. Womack Furber.

David grew up in Ponca City, OK and graduated from...

Barbara Young

Barbara Young

Aug 8, 2019

Barbara Jean Dewberry Young was born on June 24, 1931 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to C. D. and Leola Harvey Dewberry. She was the sixth child. She was educated at Attucks School and graduated High School in 1947.  Barbara married Leroy Young on October 31, 1948 and to that union was born 4 children:  Barbara Lee, Mazella, Regina and...

Gunner Fry

Gunner Fry

Aug 4, 2019

Gunner Wolfkill Fry of Ponca City was born May 31st, 2019. His birth blessed his parents; Olene & Ivan Fry with their first son.  Even though Gunner was only here on earth for two months, his little life impacted a lot of people he came across.  Gunner took his journey home August 4th, 2019.

He enjoyed sitting...

John Williams, Jr

John Williams, Jr

Aug 4, 2019

John Lamont (Ga' hi Mon'thi) Williams Jr., age 53, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 4, 2019.

He was born on July 24, 1966 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to John Lamont (Johnny) Williams Sr. and Sally (Bailey) Williams.  Growing up in Ponca City, John graduated from Ponca High School in 1985 and attended Haskell Indian Nations...

Mollie Walking Sky

Mollie Walking Sky

Aug 2, 2019

Mollie Walking Sky was born August 25th, 1935 in a Teepee on the white Eagle Pow wow grounds. She was raised on Medicine Hill and went to school White Eagle and the Pawnee Indian School. She married Clifford Walking Sky SR. in April of 1952. They had seven children together. Mollie worked in Food service at West Junior High...

Charline Lane

Charline Lane

Jul 25, 2019

Charline Mae Lane passed away on July 25, 2019 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. After a long battle with cancer, she is finally at rest and reunited with her son Allen, husband LeRoy, and mom Goldena.

Charline Mae Lee was born on July 17, 1928, in Ponca City to Goldena Olive Hills and William Ernest Lee....

Alexis Warrior

Alexis Warrior

Jul 18, 2019

Alexis Joy Warrior passed away on July 18, 2019 in Oklahoma City one week shy of her 60th birthday.  She was born to Melvin Collins Jr and Emalyne Horsechief Collins on July 24, 1959 in Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Alexis grew up in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi.  On February 11, 1979, Alexis married her soul mate,...

Lola Romary

Lola Romary

Jul 17, 2019

Lola Mae Romary passed away on July 17, 2019 in Caldwell, Idaho at the age of 86. She was born to Harry and Bertha Edith (Brown) Griffen on August 15, 1932 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.  Lola Grew up in Ponca City, graduating in 1950 from PoHi.  On October 15, 1951 she joined her high school sweetheart, Arthur Romary, in...

Darryl Jackson

Darryl Jackson

Jul 16, 2019

Darryl Ray Jackson, lifetime resident of Ponca city, Oklahoma, was found departed from this earth on July 16, 2019, at the age of 69. Services are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am Friday, July 26 at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Darryl was born June 10,...

Benny Cavett

Benny Cavett

Jul 8, 2019

Benny Ray Cavett of Ponca City, Ok, passed away Monday July 8, 2019 at the age of 80 surrounded by his family.

Benny was born April 10, 1939 in Watchorn, Oklahoma to Ora and Geraldine Bruner Cavett. He grew up around Ponca City, Enid and Pawnee, Oklahoma.  When he was just 15 years old he joined the...

Glenda Paul-Reyna

Glenda Paul-Reyna

Jul 7, 2019

Glenda Kay Paul-Reyna passed away surrounded by her family Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Tulsa at the age of 60.  Glenda was born on August 8, 1958 in Falfurrias, Texas to Glen and Sarah (Roughface) Paul.

The traditional Ponca funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 10th.  There will be a noon feast followed by the funeral...

Nellie King

Nellie King

Jul 5, 2019

Today our hearts are filled with grief, our beloved Nellie King has gone to heaven.  She was 66 years old.

Traditional tribal services will begin with a Saturday night wake at the Ponca Tribal Community Center of White Eagle, OK.  On Monday, July 8, 2019, a noon feast will be followed by a give-away and funeral service...

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