Obituaries

Walter Wilson

Walter Wilson

May 6, 2012

Walter Forest Wilson, age 86 of Marble Falls, Arkansas passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Arkansas. He was the son of James Benjamin Wilson and Nina Howerton Wilson and was born on December 19, 1925 in Harrison, Arkansas. Walter was born on Crooked Creek south of Harrison, Arkansas. His family lived...

Ellis Beasley

Ellis Beasley

May 4, 2012

Ellis John Beasley, 86, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of John H. and Bertha C. Swisher Beasley. He was born on September 26, 1925 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, May 4, 2012 at Midwest City Regional Hospital, Midwest City, Oklahoma. He graduated from Perry High School 1945. He married Marilyn J. Patch, August 4, 1945 in Perry,...

Bryan Chavez

Bryan Chavez

May 2, 2012

Bryan Christian Chavez, 23, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry Don Chavez and Candace Diane Bradway. He was born on June 16, 1988 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He graduated from Putnam City West High School in 2010. Bryan was a member of the Church of the...

Helen Watson

Helen Watson

Apr 30, 2012

Helen Irene Hannum Watson, 91, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of John Washington and Iva Jane Stipe Watson. She was born on August 17, 1920 in Irving, Texas and died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. She married Leon Alonzo Hannum in 1937 and lived in Oklahoma City with him until he passed...

Melvern Rupp

Melvern Rupp

Apr 28, 2012

Melvern Sam Rupp, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry Jacob and Marie Emilia Rilling Rupp. He was born on January 21, 1929 on a farm near Lucien, Oklahoma and died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital. He graduated from Sumner High School in 1946. Sam then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science...

Russell Miller

Russell Miller

Apr 25, 2012

Russell R. Miller, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Bruno H. and Helen M. Hovorka Miller. He was born on September 15, 1924 in Billings, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital. He spent many years working on his farm in the Billings area. Russell enjoyed following the stock market and watching current...

Jeffrey Myers Sr.

Jeffrey Myers Sr.

Apr 19, 2012

Jeffrey Jay Myers Sr., 56, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Homer Lincoln and Lois Mae Maines Myers. He was born on June 8, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona and died Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his residence in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was employed by Charles Machine Works for 18 years and by Pepsi for 12 years. Jeffrey will...

Carolyn Chopp

Carolyn Chopp

Apr 15, 2012

Carolyn Marie Chopp, 77, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Joseph Elmer and Marie Louise Busse Chopp. She was born on July 23, 1934 in Perry, Oklahoma and died April 15, 2012 at the Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. Carolyn was a 1952 graduate of Perry High School. She held a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree...

Randal Khoury

Randal Khoury

Apr 13, 2012

Randal Ray Khoury, 70, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was the son of Joseph Kale and Katherine Lorraine Francis Khoury. He was born on April, 15, 1941 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, April 13, 2012 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended and graduated from Perry High School and then attended Central State University. Ray moved...

Betty Andrews

Betty Andrews

Apr 8, 2012

Betty Jean Andrews, 84, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Charles Frederick and Gertrude Anna Baetz Schaefer. She was born on April 22, 1927 in Winfield, Kansas and died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital. She was confirmed in the Christ Lutheran Church in Perry where she attended school for eight years. She was a 1944...

Bertha Orcutt

Bertha Orcutt

Apr 6, 2012

Bertha Emma Orcutt, 87, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Christian and Emma Reschke Pagel. She was born on April 15, 1924 on the family farm southwest of Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, April 6, 2012 at Southern Oaks Nursing Home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She enjoyed planting flowers, visiting with friends and was a big fan of...

Dennis Mountjoy

Dennis Mountjoy

Apr 5, 2012

Dennis Denny John Mountjoy, 72, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Edward Monty Charles and Doris Markland Mountjoy. He was born on May 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his residence in Perry, Oklahoma. He graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He then continued on to obtain his...

Georgia Binderim

Georgia Binderim

Apr 1, 2012

Georgia Rose Binderim, 80, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Nelson I. and Clara M. Schmidt Smith. She was born on November 19, 1931 in Zenda, Kansas and died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital. She graduated from Valley Center High School in 1949. Georgia had been a resident of Perry, Oklahoma for twentytwo years. She...

Vivian Nida

Vivian Nida

Mar 31, 2012

Vivian Ann Nida, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Harry and Mary Palovik Bowers. She was born on December 25, 1928 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at her residence. She graduated from Perry High School in 1946. On April 17, 1947 Vivian married her best friend and the love of her life John...

Stephen Sadler

Stephen Sadler

Mar 28, 2012

Steve Sadler, 53, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was the son of Ethridge Eugene and June Maxine Brown Sadler. He was born on October 1, 1958 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On July 27, 1979, Steve married Vicky Cook in Perry, Oklahoma. He enjoyed bowling, golf, the Oklahoma...

Mildred Shearer

Mildred Shearer

Mar 24, 2012

Mildred Lee Shearer, 78, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Frank and Margret Warren Ranes. She was born on September 14, 1933 in Ceres, Oklahoma and died on March 24, 2012 in Stillwater, Oklahoma She married her best friend, Orrin Shearer on May 18, 1952 in Ceres, Oklahoma. Orrin preceded Mildred in death on October 29, 1985. Mildred...

Ernest Voise

Ernest Voise

Mar 16, 2012

Ernest Edward Voise, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Charles Henry and Clara Mae Ewy Voise. He was born on October 25, 1924 in Perry, Oklahoma and died on March 16, 2012 in Perry, Oklahoma. Ernest and his brother Art started the Gibble Gas Station in 1955 and later sold it in 1959. He then went to work...

Betty Payne

Betty Payne

Mar 11, 2012

Betty Payne, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Clarence Lavern and Mary Thompson Swendig. She was born on December 11, 1928 in Perry, Oklahoma and died on March 11, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. She was raised on the Swendig family farm six miles south of Perry, Oklahoma. She attended country schools through junior...

Mary Kriethe

Mary Kriethe

Mar 5, 2012

Mary Ruth Tanner Kriethe, 68, of Garber, Oklahoma was the daughter of Homer Sylvester and Ruth Edna Taylor Tanner. She was born on November 20, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma and died on March 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mary graduated from Garber High School in 1962. She married Jackie Jack Kriethe on December 20, 1962 at the Zion Lutheran...

Willene Mornhinweg

Willene Mornhinweg

Mar 4, 2012

Willene Mornhinweg, 84, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Arland and Glenna Johnson Luter. She was born June 5, 1927 at Biggers, Arkansas and died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. After her fathers death, Willene was raised by her mother and stepfather, Wes Osborne. She was a 1945 graduate of Red Rock...