Obituaries
Virginia Rose Minor
Dec 19, 2023
Virginia Rose Schultz Minor has gone to her heavenly home. She was born on ay 6m 1938 in Perry, OK to Lewis Schultz, Sr. and Helena Letha Hafer Schultz. She received her education at Billings Schools, graduating Billings High School in 1957. She worked as a cook at a nursing and care home for many years. She enjoyed completing...
Gloria Cook
Dec 19, 2023
Gloria Ann (Frederick) Cook was born February 8, 1935 to Clarence William and Lula Mae (Webb) Frederick on the homestead of her Grandfather Frederick in Orlando, OK, with Dr. Evans doing the delivery.
Gloria married Robert (Bob) Edwin Cook on March 27, 1954. To this union they had 4 children: Judy Gayle in 1957, Edwin Clarence in 1959, Patricia...
Aaron Wayne Hudspeth
Dec 12, 2023
Aaron Wayne Hudspeth “Huddy”, age 52, passed away, with his wife by his side, December 12, 2023, from complications after an extended illness.
Aaron was born December 31, 1970, to Glen and Glenda Hudspeth in Prineville, Oregon. He grew up in Prineville on the family ranch until he entered the US Army in 1989. After serving in the regular Army,...
James Dean Waggoner
Dec 8, 2023
James Dean “J.D.” Waggoner was born November 26, 1934 to Chester and Ella Mae (McIntyre) Waggoner in Billings, Oklahoma and died in Perry, Oklahoma December 8, 2023. Jimmy started school at the Happy Star School near the family home and graduated from Billings High School in 1952. His favorite memories were of his family. Being the youngest of...
Julie Ratliff
Nov 30, 2023
Julie B Myers Ratliff of Perry, Oklahoma passed on November 30th, 2023, she was 70 years old. Julie was born in Bedford, Indiana to Robert and Phyllis (Hudson) Myers. She attended high school also in Indiana before graduating in 1970.
Julie was a mother and a Nana. She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren were the light...
Floyd Ring
Nov 23, 2023
Floyd James Ring, Jr., better known as Jim, Jimmy, or Papa, passed away November 23, 2023, in Edmond, Oklahoma, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.
Jimmy was born December 27, 1937, in Red Rock, OK to Floyd James Ring, Sr. and Dorris Mae (Bontz) Ring. Raised on the family farm in Red Rock with his...
Delores Patak
Nov 10, 2023
Delores Jean Patak died at her home while surrounded by family on Friday, November 10, 2023. She was born in her grandparents’ home in Perry on October 26, 1930, to John and Charlotte Palovik. She attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church her entire life. It was there that she met the love of her life, husband of 70...
Merrill Matal
Nov 6, 2023
Merrill MatalFebruary 8, 1934-November 6, 2023Merrill (know as Boo Boo by close friends and relatives) was born in Bison, KS on February 8th,1934 to Frank Matal and Elsie Muth Matal. Over the course of five years the Matals moved toSalt Fork, Kremlin, and in 1939 they settled in what would be Merrill’s forever hometown,Billings, OK.In 1952, Merrill graduated from Billings...
Jennifer Bailey
Nov 2, 2023
Jennifer Clare (Farrar) Bailey of Perry has passed away. She was 69 years old. She was born on November 15, 1953 in Scottsbluff Nebraska to Arthur Charles and Eva C (Johnson) Farrar. She graduated from Durant, OK high school. She attended Oklahoma State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in counseling. She married Robert Bailey on April 5, 1985,...
Nancy Porter
Nov 1, 2023
Nancy Porter, 74, of Tryon, OK, passed away on 11/1/23, after suffering a minor stroke in mid-July and a major stroke on the last day of July, 2023.
Nancy was born in Island Pond, VT and raised in Terryville, CT, graduating from Terryville High School. For most of her working years, she was a Quality Control Inspector at several...
Edwin Mooney
Oct 29, 2023
Edwin Leroy Mooney of Marshall, Ok has gone to his eternal home. He was 74 years young. He was born in Enid, Ok on May 15, 1949, born to Edward Lee and Hazel (Sattler) Mooney, and raised by JR Casteel. He attended Enid High School, graduating in the spring of 1967. After High School he joined the U.S. Air Force...
Billie Joe Chenoweth
Oct 14, 2023
Billie Joe Chenoweth, 94, was the youngest of ten children of Clark B. and Anna E. Christensen Chenoweth. He was born December 31, 1928, in Perry, Ok, and passed away from this life on October 14, 2023.
Bill, a long-time resident of Perry, was a 1947 graduate of Perry High School. He was a member of the wrestling team and...
Johnnie Goad
Oct 12, 2023
Mr. Johnnie Lee Goad has gone to heaven. He was 73. He was born on November 5, 1949, in Edmond, OK to Jefferson Scott and Betty JoAnn (Harris) Goad. Raised in Luther, he attended School there. His first job was on a farm where he took care of hunting dogs, he also raised pheasant and quail for the hunting...
Roy Jones
Oct 5, 2023
Roy Eugene Jones long time Perry resident has gone to be with the Lord. He was born on June 2, 1925 in Liman, OK to Cumby and Nancy Viola (Johnson) Jones. When he was just 18 years old, he joined the US Army where he fought against evil in World War II. He served in the Continental United States with...
Buddy Jones
Oct 3, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Buddy Page Jones. He left this world peacefully on Tuesday, October 3rd, at the age of 72.
Buddy Page Jones was born on April 13, 1951, to Lloyd and Mary Lou Jones, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He grew up in Perry, Oklahoma with his two siblings MaryBeth Jones Fowler and...
Marvin Arnold
Sep 23, 2023
After a hard-fought battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Marvin Dallas Arnold took his final call to return home on September 23, 2023. He was 82 years old. He knew the call was coming and with his wife of 52 years beside him in their home he answered. He was born on February 23, 1941, in Kentucky to Floyd Burges and Queen...
Henry Steiner
Sep 16, 2023
Henry Martin Steiner, 85, formerly of Orlando, OK has gone to heaven. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday 9/15/2023 in Oklahoma City. He was born on November 22, 1937 in Perry, OK to Leonard and Lena (McNeal) Steiner.
He attended Orlando schools graduating in 1955. He went on to earn three Bachelor degrees. He attended the...
Lucile Stowers
Sep 8, 2023
Lucile Marie Stowers, 91, of Lamont, OK has entered the kingdom of heaven. She was born on December 20, 1931 in Garber, OK to George Otto and Marie Charlotte (Goedeke) Kroll. She attended a small school in the country near Garber graduating in 1948. She met and married the love of her life, Wiley August Stowers. On July 9 of...