Obituaries

Sep 27, 2012

June Maxine Fischer Feken, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, was born on June 5, 1922 on the family farm east of Covington and died on September 27, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. June was the firstborn of seven children to John Arthur and Bertha Wolf Fischer. She grew up and attended school in Covington, graduating from Covington...

Sep 10, 2012

Sep 7, 2012

Tommie Jo Reddick, 91, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Frank S. and Sallie E. Little Carrick. She was born on March 3, 1921 in Gould, Oklahoma and died Friday September 7, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital, Perry, Oklahoma. She graduated from Gould High School where she was an AllState basketball guard. In 1941 she married James Frederick...

Sep 4, 2012

Arnold O. Prucha, 87, of Red Rock, Oklahoma, was the son of Jerry Oscar and Irene E. Kopp Prucha. He was born on July 19, 1925 in Red Rock, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. He enjoyed fishing, making live traps, playing Chinese marbles and dominoes. He never lost a game...

Aug 19, 2012

Laura Jeanne Heppler, 28, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Johnny Edward and LeeAnn Jeanne Wofkill Heppler. She was born on March 19, 1984 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Henryetta, Oklahoma. Some of Lauras favorite pastimes were watching Barney, playing with her dolls, going to Sonic, watching Laurel and Hardy as well as...

Aug 16, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Schuermann, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry August and Heylin VanValkenburgh Schuermann. He was born on August 7, 1924 at home in Grant County, Oklahoma and died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at his home in Perry, Oklahoma. He was a 1942 graduate of Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Oklahoma. After graduation from high school Ken...

Aug 13, 2012

Carol Lea Johnson, 70, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Richard Oliver and Florence Wells Burson. She was born on December 29, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas and died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. On May 12, 1988 Carol married her best friend, Harry Johnson in Enid, Oklahoma. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Aug 8, 2012

Johnnie Irene Pierce, 44, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the daughter of John Riley McMahan Jr. and Judith Irene Lang McMahan. She was born on September 14, 1967 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St. Marys Regional Hospital, Enid, Oklahoma. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, fishing, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with family and...

Aug 5, 2012

Ethella Elizabeth Smith, 92, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of James Robinson and Effie Abigail Jones Oldfield. She was born on November 16, 1919 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Sunday, August 5, 20912 at Stillwater Medical Center. On May 1, 1975 Ethella married her best friend, Arthur Smith at the Zion Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma. Arthur preceded her...

Aug 1, 2012

Marsha Marlene Poeling, 51, of Elk City, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Hinton Ray and Nellie Mary Welch Baker. She was born on May 26, 1961 in Clinton, Oklahoma and after a courageous battle with cancer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, she went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. She graduated from Butler High...

Jul 31, 2012

H.L. Mandeville Jr., 78, was the son of Horace Lewis and Dorothy Irene Vance Mandeville. He was born on January 29, 1934 in Princeton, West Virginia and died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. He married Sheryl Ann Mandeville on October 28, 1964 in Hampton, Virginia to this union two children were born, Mellissa...

Jul 25, 2012

Dale Dean Cinnamon, 68, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the first born child of Kenneth Elvin and Dorene K. Garton Cinnamon. He was born on March 24, 1944 on a farm east of Garber, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at his residence in Garber, Oklahoma. He went to school in Garber and graduated in 1962. During his high...

Jul 25, 2012

Billy Lee Floyd, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Benjamin Preston and Ruth Forrester Floyd. He was born on June 5, 1924 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital. He enjoyed spending his free time fishing. Billy worked in the oilfield industry. He served his country in the United States Army...

Jul 24, 2012

Kathy Sue Smith, 49, of Lucien, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Chester Patrick and Melva Arlene Maloney Vaughan. She was born on May 6, 1963 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her residence in Lucien, Oklahoma. She married her best friend, Jerry Smith on May 22, 1982 in Nash, Oklahoma. Kathy worked at Ditch Witch...

Jul 20, 2012

Joan M. Schultz, 81, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Frank Joseph and Rose Ableidinger Schieffer. She was born on October 2, 1930 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, July 20, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. She married her best friend, Irvin Schultz on September 6, 1948. Irvin preceded her in death on April 17,...

Jul 19, 2012

Judith Irene McMahan, 74, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Charles Rothman and Ruth Sheldon Williams Lang. She was born on February 15, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at her residence in Garber, Oklahoma. She volunteered for Bass Hospital for many years and also worked as a hair stylist. Judith retired after 35...

Jul 18, 2012

Tolbert B. St. Clair, born January 24, 1928 in Enid, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at the age of 84. He was the son of Harold M. and Laura Wurtz St. Clair. Tolbert moved with his family to Perry in 1928 where he attended school and graduated in 1946. Following graduation he joined the army and served 18...

Jul 15, 2012

Jeanette Lea Thomas, 60, of Morrison, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Jack and Josephine Craig Casparis. She was born on June 7, 1952 in Phoenix, Arizona and died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On August 22, 1986 she married Stanley Paul Thomas. Jeanette enjoyed playing bingo and going to the casinos but most...

Jul 13, 2012

Josephine Elizabeth Houska, 94, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Cyril and Anastasia Fiala Hladik. She was born on March 19, 1918 in Bison, Oklahoma and died Friday, July 13, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. She married her best friend, Jerry Houska Sr. on November 10, 1936 at St. Josephs Catholic Church, Bison, Oklahoma....

Jul 7, 2012

Gene Seat was born in 1931 in Pawnee County to Fannie Carl Seat. He was raised by his beloved Aunt Uncle, Annie Bucky Fowler. He grew up surrounded with the love of his aunts, uncles and cousins of the Adams Sigenthaler families. He loved growing up on the farm with his favorite horse Scout and his dog Billie Mary....