Obituaries

Apr 2, 2010

L. J. Bud McGuar, 86, of Glencoe, Oklahoma, was the son of Lawrence R. and Lela M. Marsh McGuar. He was born on February 1, 1924 west of Enid, Oklahoma at the farm house and died Friday, April 2, 2010 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. On November 1, 1943, Bud married Wanita Humphrey in Fairview, Oklahoma. Bud served his...

Apr 2, 2010

June DeSpain Ream was born June 19, 1919 in Pratt, KS to William E. and Edyth L. Cooke DeSpain. She died April 2, 2010, in Perry, OK at Perry Memorial Hospital. June grew up in Ponca City, OK where she graduated from high school in June 1937 and married Dale B. Ream the following September. In 1941, June and...

Apr 1, 2010

Mar 31, 2010

Eugene Carlton Thompson, 81, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of James Thompson and Elva Musick Thompson. He was born May 24, 1928 in Red Rock, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in Perry, Oklahoma. He married Bonnie Jean Shultz on April 15, 1948 in Marland, Oklahoma. Gene was a member of the First Christian Church, Paradise Cove...

Mar 21, 2010

John Henry Steichen, 89, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of John Matthew and Maude Celestine Schiltz Steichen. He was born on October 1, 1920 in Perry, Oklahoma and departed this life Sunday, March 21, 2010 in the same home from which he began his life on Sunny Slope Farm. John attended the one room Sunny Slope School from...

Mar 16, 2010

Lucille Foster, 92, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Clarence Emmett and Matilda Ann Moore Edgar. She was born on March 25, 1917 in Terlton, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in her home. Lucille moved to Perry in 1924 from Mulhall. She was a 1934 graduate of Perry High School. Lucille worked as a telephone operator...

Mar 10, 2010

Anna Ans M. Matal, 69, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Corneilus Pons and Emma Maria Vandegraf Vermeer. She was born on January 31, 1941 in Rotterdam, Netherlands and died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid, Oklahoma. Anna married Harold Dean Matal on September 4, 1959 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He preceded her...

Mar 9, 2010

John W. Morrison, Sr., 83, and Helen L. Morrison, 84, both of Perry, Oklahoma, went to be with their Lord and Savior. John was born January 10, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas to J. H. and Mary Nestelroad Morrison and died on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Helen was born on July 10, 1925 in Perry, Oklahoma to George B. and...

Mar 6, 2010

John W. Morrison, Sr., 83, and Helen L. Morrison, 84, both of Perry, Oklahoma, went to be with their Lord and Savior. John was born January 10, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas to J. H. and Mary Nestelroad Morrison and died on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Helen was born on July 10, 1925 in Perry, Oklahoma to George B. and...

Feb 28, 2010

Thelma Witter Friend, 86, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, was born on September 4, 1923 in Perry, Oklahoma to Floyd Elmer and Lydia Lillian Meads Witter. She passed away on February 28, 2010 at Quail Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thelma attended Lucien schools and married Vern L. Friend on September 16, 1944 in Perry, Oklahoma....

Feb 26, 2010

Ruth Susie Cooper White, 92, of Perry, Oklahoma, was born on July 6, 1917 in Strong City, Oklahoma to George Richard Cooper and Lula Frances Brady Cooper. She passed away February 26, 2010 at Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Ruth married Clarence White on December 20, 1936 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. She was a member of the First...

Feb 23, 2010

Herbert Tup Brand, 89, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Carl Jacob and Russia Kasl Brand. He was born on November 17, 1920 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. On April 20, 1942, Tup married Ester Mae Broyles in Perry, Oklahoma at the First United Methodist Church. Tup...

Feb 20, 2010

Joyce Elaine Martin, 78, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Blunt Hervy and Cecile Genevieve Arnaud Martin Schoy. She was born on July 15, 1931 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Integris Bass Baptist Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Waldensian Cemetery in...

Feb 17, 2010

Irene Price, 91, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Franklin and Gertrude Ogden Koch. She was born on December 28, 1918 in Potter Community and died February 17, 2010 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. She and William Carl Price were married on December 5, 1936 in Perry, Oklahoma and spent much of their married lives in Tonkawa and...

Feb 10, 2010

Stephanie Renee Hunt, 33, of Garber was born on June 18, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Steve Hunt and Patricia Muns. She passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Integris Baptist Health Center in Enid. Stephanie was a 1994 graduate of Garber High School where she was a cheerleader, a member of the student council, Future...

Feb 6, 2010

Walter Gottschalk, 96, of Perry was born on August 5, 1913 in Perry, Oklahoma to Ernst and Linda Swartz Gottschalk. He passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Walter married Clara Heppler on April 25, 1936 in Perry, Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and...

Feb 3, 2010

Jack Stanley, 86, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Ava L. and Roxy Collins Stanley. He was born on June 1, 1923 in Pawnee, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the Green Valley Nursing Home. On November 7, 1942, Jack married Betty Lois Bobbitt in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Jack served his country as a member of the...

Jan 31, 2010

Edna Christine Kukuk, 97, of Dover, Ohio, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Niels and Victoria P. Pedersen Rask. She was born on September 15, 1912 in Grand Island, Nebraska and died Sunday, January 31, 2010 in Dover, Ohio. On November 27, 1947, Edna married Ernest Hamilton Kukuk in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. He preceded her in death...

Jan 28, 2010

Judith Ann Kent, 68, of Perry was born on October 31, 1941 in Del Norte, Colorado to Wilbur Morris Toone and Pansy Mae Reynolds Toone. She passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Stillwater Medical Center. Judith married George Leon Kent on December 31, 1959 in Perry, Oklahoma. She was a 1958 graduate of Perry High School. She...

Jan 27, 2010

Daniel Cotton Franklin Turner Sr., 75, went to see his maker the morning of January 27, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Turner was born September 14, 1934 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Avelina Cora Ward and Frank James Turner. Daniel attended school in Red Rock, Oklahoma and then he went to work for the City of Perry for 34...