Obituaries
Frances Walker
Jul 23, 2013
Frances Fran Jewel Williamson Walker, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma formerly of Bay, Arkansas, was the daughter of Reuben Pink and Bonnie Grace Smith Jordan. She was born June 23, 1926 in Claremore, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Newkirk High School in Newkirk, Oklahoma in 1944. Fran married...
Cora Keller
Jul 17, 2013
Cora Lee Grandma Keller, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Joseph and Georgia Ross Washington. She was born October 9, 1925 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. She graduated from Sperry High School in Sperry, Oklahoma. Cora enjoyed decorating her home and having family gatherings. She was...
Joella Long
Jul 17, 2013
JoElla Long, 76, of Fritch, Texas was the daughter of Alfred and Sara Jones Halford. She was born September 27, 1936 in Sayre, Oklahoma and passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at her residence in Fritch, Texas. JoElla married her sweetheart and best friend, George Long on December 3, 1953 in Borger, Texas. She was a certified chef...
Nina Wagner
Jul 16, 2013
Nina Lavina Wagner, 92, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of John and Mary Steig Brand. She was born October 19, 1920 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. Nina married her best friend and sweetheart, John Dominic Wagner on August 4, 1944 in Perry, Oklahoma. He preceded her...
Martin Diehm
Jul 12, 2013
Martin Ray Diehm, 83, Red Rock, Oklahoma was the son of Martin Diehm and Erma Stockton Diehm. He was born December 11, 1929 in Red Rock, Oklahoma and died Friday, July 12, 2013 at Southern Oaks Care Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He served his country in the United States Army as a helicopter repairman and was stationed in Germany...
David Witter
Jul 10, 2013
David Morgan Red Baron Witter, 55, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Richard Emmet and Mary Ann Enright Witter. He was born April 29, 1958 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at his residence in Perry, Oklahoma. He graduated from Perry High School in 1976. David started driving eighteen wheelers when he was 15 and...
Charles Lee
Jul 10, 2013
Charles Esco Lee, 84, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Charles Lee Sr. and Bessie Sara Henry Lee. He was born August 6, 1928 in Knoxville, Tennessee and died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Charles moved to Perry, Oklahoma with his wife Norma Jean in 1986 from Phoenix, Arizona. Charles better...
Mary Rupp
Jun 29, 2013
Mary Lue Rupp, 84, of Perry, Oklahoma, the daughter of George and Ida Christine Loyd Durbin, was born April 14th, 1929 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She died Saturday, June 29th, 2013 at her home in Perry, Oklahoma. Mary Lue attended school in Perry and Yale, Oklahoma and graduated from Yale High School in 1947. She worked for The Oklahoma State...
George Schwandt
Jun 28, 2013
George Allen Schwandt, 85, a longtime resident of Mulhall, Oklahoma was the son of Fred and Selma Grinniger Schwandt. He was born March 15, 1928 at Benedictine Hospital in Guthrie, Oklahoma and died Friday, June 28, 2013 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. He was baptized as an infant in the Orlando United Methodist Church formerly known...
Ruby Kirchner
Jun 25, 2013
Ruby Maxine Koch Kirchner, 90, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Harry Earl and Bertha Mae Cawood Koch. She was born October 10, 1922 in Potter Community in rural Garfield County, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, June 26, 2013 at Westhaven Nursing Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Ruby attended Stanton School and Hayward High School. In...
Zelma Sullivan
Jun 18, 2013
Zelma Mae Sullivan went to her heavenly home on June 18, 2013 at the age of 92 in Perry, Oklahoma. She was born on February 11, 1921 in Hominy, Oklahoma to Leland and Mable Dowler Tuttle. Zelma was married to the late Robert Bob Sullivan on December 25, 1945. She has requested that there be no services. Arrangements are...
Gloria Powell
Jun 15, 2013
Gloria Powell, 69, of Garber, Oklahoma was the daughter of Leon and Vada Jane Wade Stanfill. She was born May 10, 1944 in Gainesville, Texas but was raised by H.H. Tobe Pruitt and his wife Vada. Gloria went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Integris Bass Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. She graduated from...
Richard Tessman
Jun 12, 2013
Richard Kenneth Tessmann, 75, of Perry, Oklahoma formerly of Stillwater, Oklahoma was the son of Seigfreid R. and Veda Claire Shrock Tessmann. He was born May 9, 1938 in Solomon, Kansas and died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1956 and went on to earn his BS,...
Zella Aigner
Jun 11, 2013
Zella Aigner, 100, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of George and Myrta Potts Loveless. She was born October 19, 1912 in Ness City, Kansas and died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. She came to Oklahoma in 1915 riding in a covered wagon at the age of three and grew up on...
Carolyn Weeks
May 27, 2013
Carolyn L. Graef Weeks, 70, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Nicholas and Edna Yarbough Graef. She was born on May 3, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Monday, May 27, 2013 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. She loved cooking, crafts, friends, laughing, dancing, and listening to music. Carolyn enjoyed collecting items and was known...
Robert Swartz
May 27, 2013
Robert Wayne Swartz, 58, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of George Alvin and Arlene J. Jirous Swartz. He was born on June 9, 1954 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Monday, May 27, 2013 at his residence in Perry, Oklahoma. He loved spending time on EBay, the garage sale site, cooking, and cars, especially his El Camino which was...
Jean Koch
May 18, 2013
Mary I. Jean Koch, 73, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of James E. and Lucile Keelin Flanigan. She was born May 28, 1939 in Success, Arkansas and died Sunday, May 18, 2013 in Perry, Oklahoma. She married her best friend and sweetheart, Clarence Koch on January 14, 1963. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January. Jean enjoyed...
Clara Williams
May 12, 2013
Clara Edith Herrian Williams, 76, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of James Jim Russell and Ethel Mae Cutter Herrian. She was born October 19, 1936 in Lela, Oklahoma and died Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Perry, Oklahoma. She married her best friend and sweetheart, Raymond Ray Neal Williams on January 20, 1951 in Perry, Oklahoma. They were married...
Mary Baney
May 12, 2013
Mary A. Baney, 65, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Emner S. and Luellen R. King Fox. She was born February 1, 1948 in Carnegie, Oklahoma and died Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She married her best friend on April 2, 1987 in Miami, Oklahoma. Gary preceded her in death July 7, 2000. Mary loved...
Jayna Gregg
May 10, 2013
Jayna Lynn Gregg, 59, of Orlando, Oklahoma, was the daughter of C.O. Tiny and Dorothy Hutcherson Gregg. She was born on April 18, 1954 in California and died Friday, May 10, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. She enjoyed rock collecting, being outdoors, cats, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her daughter and visiting...