Obituaries

Jul 6, 2012

Neil Smelser died in Walla Walla, Washington on Friday, July 6, 2012. He was 86 years old. He had lived the last 30 years in Stanfield, Oregon. Born in Salem, Oregon on August 31, 1925, he was just an infant when his family returned to the Foster homestead at Sumner, Oklahoma. His parents were Mary Goldie and James Clide...

Jul 4, 2012

Angel Michelle Lancaster was born August 1, 1977. After a brief but virulent illness, she passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 3:42 a.m. Angel was the beloved and only child of Jim and Susanne Schovanec, Perry. She would often remark throughout her childhood that being an only...

Jul 3, 2012

Mildred Ilene Stotts, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Clarence C. and Opal Beuchaw Goodnight. She was born on October 11, 1921 in Marshall, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at her residence in Lucien, Oklahoma. On September 16, 1944 Mildred married her best friend, Donald Cassius Stotts in Enid, Oklahoma. Donald preceded her in death...

Jul 3, 2012

Iris Annetah Rosser, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Earl F. and Annetah R. Barten Harms. She was born on December 31, 1924 in Leedey, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Westhaven Nursing Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She married her best friend, Emmett V. Rosser Jr. on March 26, 1944 in West Plains, Missouri. Emmett...

Jun 30, 2012

Janice Marie Manley Cowen, 72, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Ira Gilbert and Glennace Maxine Chain Buckles. She was born on May 11, 1940 in Oakwood, Oklahoma and she died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. She graduated from Billings High School in 1958. She married Brice Manley in 1958 to...

Jun 26, 2012

Lucille Long, 96, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of James Harvey and Phronia Irene Criss Minney. She was born on August 24, 1915 in Clarksville, Arkansas and died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. She married her best friend, William Boyd Long on December 7, 1935 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Boyd preceded her...

Jun 25, 2012

Jun 11, 2012

LaVeta Arlene Woolley Ross, was born in Sontag, Mississippi on January 20, 1924 to Clement Ellsworth and Mary Lea Cupstid Woolley. Her mother went to Mississippi to be near family and doctors, in case it was a difficulty birth. At three months of age, LaVeta was brought back by train, to Syracuse, Kansas where LaVetas daddy was waiting for...

Jun 11, 2012

Cynthia Cyndee JoAnne Wilkerson Simmons, 55, a lifelong resident of Oklahoma City passed peacefully into her eternal rest on June 11, 2012 following a short hospitalization. She will be sorely missed and joyfully remembered by her large circle of family and friends. Cyndee was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 14, 1957 to Jim and Martha Crawford Wilkerson....

Jun 2, 2012

Margaret Ellen Elgin Smith, 93, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Monroe A. and Nora Nellie Crowe Elgin. She was born on October 30, 1918 in Travers Alberta, Canada and died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Sterling House in Enid, Oklahoma. Margaret attended Oklahoma AM where she graduated with a B.S. in Business Economics. She worked as...

Jun 2, 2012

Anna Lou Newton, 64, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Jesse James and Julia Josephine Chamberlain Smith. She was born on May 10, 1948 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Anna married her best friend, Lyle Allen Newton on March 28, 1997. She enjoyed playing bingo, planting...

May 29, 2012

Doris Irene Waren, 96, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Walker and Hattie Stout Robberson. She was born on May 2, 1916 in rural Billings, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She is a 1933 graduate of Perry High School and attended Oklahoma AM College at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Doris married her sweetheart Ray T....

May 26, 2012

John Henry Butcher, 82, of Garber, Oklahoma was the son of Donald and Willamena Billie Cox Butcher. He was born on April 17, 1930 and died on May 26, 2012 at his residence in Garber, Oklahoma. John graduated from Garber High School in 1947. He worked for the Garber Free Press, Lamont Newspaper, Pampa Newspaper and the Enid News...

May 24, 2012

Gary Mack, 57, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Lawrence Carl and Nancy Kay Henry Mack. He was born on January 2, 1955 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at his residence in Perry, Oklahoma. Gary graduated from CovingtonDouglas High School. He worked as a test technichan at Charles Machine Works. He married his best...

May 24, 2012

James Jim Byon Postier, 71, of Covington, Oklahoma, was the son of Fritz Donald and Velma Viona Work Postier. He was born on March 5, 1941 in Covington, Oklahoma and died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at St. Marys Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma. Jim married his best friend and sweetheart, Linda Mae Telinde on July 12, 1959 in Enid,...

May 24, 2012

Myrtle Angie Nagel, 77, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of W.A. Dib Kay and Hazel Lee Dooley. She was born on September 2, 1934 in Ralston, Oklahoma and died on May 24, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital Perry, Oklahoma. She worked at Billings Fairchild Center in the kitchen for thirtyfive years. Myrtle married her best friend, Larry Nagle...

May 21, 2012

Cecil Andrew Beisel, 76, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Albert and Detressie Jane Hair Beisel. He was born on November 14, 1935 on the farm near Garber, Oklahoma and died Monday, May 21, 2012 at his residence in Perry, Oklahoma Cecil married his sweetheart, Elizabeth Ann ODell on September 4, 1955 at the Polo Christian Church. They...

May 20, 2012

Brendon Michael McLarty, 16, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Jon Michael McLarty and Lori Lee Charbonneau Davis. He was born on November 21, 1995 in Enid, Oklahoma and went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Childrens Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brendon had just completed his sophomore year at Perry High...

May 15, 2012

O.A. Turtle Kennedy, 96, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Oklahoma and Louisa Parks Kennedy. He was born on April 17, 1916 in Enterprise, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Grace Living Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. O. A. married his sweetheart, Vivian Cleo Epperson on December 22, 1936 in Stigler, Oklahoma. He enjoyed fishing, hunting...

May 7, 2012

Bertha Louise Blaser, 60, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Homer and Ruth Taylor Tanner. She was born on July 3, 1951 in Enid, Oklahoma and died on May 7, 2012 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, Oklahoma. Bertha graduated from high school and beauty school. She went to work for Rush Metals for four years before...