Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
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Melanie Specht
Oct 4, 2018
Melanie Jean "Jeanne" Specht longtime Ponca City resident went to be with her heavenly father on October 4, 2018 in Ponca City OK. She was 70 years of age. Jeanne was born on August 31, 1948 in Coffeyville, KS to Tim and Virginia Edinger Duggan. Graveside memorial services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2018 in the...
Brandon Warrior
Oct 2, 2018
Brandon "Bing" Lee Warrior, Sr., resident of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, passed away on October 2, 2018. He was 43 years old. Traditional tribal noon feast, with services to follow, will be held at the Tonkawa Tribal Gym in Tonkawa, Oklahoma on Friday, October 5, 2018. Louis Headman, Jim White, and A.J. Carney will officiate. Burial will follow at the Ponca...
Doris Nix
Oct 1, 2018
Doris Fay Nix, a kind and loving citizen of Ponca City, has joined her father in heaven. She was 88 years young. A memorial Service will be held at Woodlands Christian Church beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018. Senior Minister Truman Ferguson will officiate. Fay was born to Johnie Leo Hendley and Mary Nobie Gill Hendley...
Erna Huse
Sep 26, 2018
Erna Lois Huse, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Ponca City, Oklahoma on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Erna Lois (known as "Bucky" to family and friends alike) was born in Malone, Texas on December 3, 1934 to Charlie and Elsie Menix. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to west Texas. Bucky was baptized and confirmed in the...

Jacqueline Payne
Sep 23, 2018
Jacqueline Lynn Payne passed away in the early hours of September 23, 2018. She was only 63 years old. She was born on August 31, 1955 to Marge Sue Vespier Smith and Verlan Smith of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Jackie attended Ponca City High School and had the great honor to be one of the first women to join ROTC...
Tommy Criner
Sep 23, 2018
Tommy Lee Criner left this earth September 23, 2018 at his home in Ponca City. Surrounded by family members who loved him throughout the day, he died peacefully. Tommy and his family were supported by the compassionate care of Humanity Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 2 p.m. at Resthaven Cemetery in Ponca...
Mildred Gamble
Sep 23, 2018
Mildred Virginia Gamble, June 4, 1927 - September 23, 2018. Mildred was the oldest of three children born in Red Rock, OK, to Harry W. Brown, AKA William Grant, and Faye Talbert Brown. Her mother was Cherokee Indian, and her father was a full-blood Otoe Indian. In 1937 when Mildred was 10 years old, her mother died and her...
John Robedeaux
Sep 20, 2018
John Robedeaux Jr passed away on September 20, 2018 at 2:32 a.m. at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Traditional funeral services were held on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Otoe Missouria Tribal Center with burial following at the Otoe Missouria Tribal Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel Funeral Home John was born...
Loren Correll Jr
Sep 19, 2018
Loren Correll Jr. longtime Ponca City resident passed away Wednesday morning, September 19, 2018 in Ponca City with his loving family by his side. He was 94 years of age. Loren was born on August 19, 1924 in Kaw City, OK to Loren Correll Sr and Ella Whitson Correll. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, September 21,...
Alma Cline
Sep 19, 2018
Alma Dean Pope Cline longtime Ponca City resident passed away Wednesday evening, September 19, 2018 in Oklahoma City. She was 88 years of age. She was born October 27, 1929 in Webb City, OK. Alma was the daughter of Celia and Frank Pope. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2018 in the Grace Memorial Chapel...
Robin Goddard
Sep 16, 2018
Robin Myers Goddard of Ponca City passed away Sunday evening September 16, 2018 in Wichita, Kansas with her family by her side. She was 56 years of age. Robin was born June 28, 1962 in Wichita, Kansas to Buddy L. and Melva Decker Myers. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 in the Ponca City...
Tammy Vaughn
Sep 15, 2018
Tammy M. Vaughn of Ponca City passed away September 15, 2018 in Ponca City, OK. She was 54 years of age. Tammy was born on November 8, 1963 in Wichita, KS to Leonard C. Durham and Judith G. Cline Durham. Tammy grew up in Kansas and she moved to Ponca City in 1997. She worked at Pizza Hut as...
Linda Powelson
Sep 14, 2018
"Boo-Boo" as most knew her or Linda Carolyn Vickers Powelson was born August 15th 1940 in Ponca City Ok. She passed away Friday September 14th 2018. Linda's parents were Joe S. Vickers and Lela Cantrell Vickers both of Ponca City. Linda was proceeded in death by her granddaughter Jaden Siler, which she lovingly called Jadie, her parents Joe and...
Danny Sims
Sep 12, 2018
Danny was born December 3, 1956 in Ponca City, OK to George and Elsie Sims. He grew up in the Osage and attended McCord, East Jr High and Ponca City Senior High graduating in 1975. He then attended Oklahoma University until he joined the United States Army serving for 5 years. On August 31, 1977 he married Lucretia Morris...
Cletus Brown
Sep 2, 2018
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Cletus J. Brown, age 92, on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Ponca City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was laid to rest at the IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Cletus "Buck" was born on February 9, 1926 at home near Chelsea,...
Charley Murray
Aug 24, 2018
Charley Murray of Ponca City passed away Friday evening at his home. He was 61 years of age. He was born on May 29, 1957 to Kerwin and Henrietta Wilson Murray JR in St Louis, MO Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in the Iowa Tribal Cemetery in Perkins, OK. Visitation will be Monday,...
Susan Walker
Aug 20, 2018
Our dear mother, Susan Jean Walker, of Ponca City went to be with her heavenly father on Monday, August 20, 2018. She was only 61 years old. Please join us for a memorial service at the First Church of the Nazarene in Ponca City, 2 p.m. on Friday, August 24, 2018, where we will celebrate Susan's life. The minister...
Ronald Wilson
Aug 16, 2018
Ronald Jene Wilson longtime Ponca City resident passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Oklahoma City. He was 74 years of age. Ronald was born on April 13, 1944 in McAlester, OK to Oliver Darwin Wilson and Marjorie Bernice Burk Wilson. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday August 23, 2018 in Grace Memorial Chapel with Pastor Dennis...

Robert Smyth
Aug 14, 2018
Rob Smyth, age 56, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, in Newkirk, Oklahoma, of a sudden heart attack. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to Robert D. and Janet Kay (Romig) Smyth. Left to honor Rob and remember his kindness and love of laughter are his parents, his sons, TC (Audri) Smyth, Tanner Smyth, Taylor Smyth, step son Tyler...