Obituaries

Patrick Griffin

Patrick Griffin

Aug 24, 2008

Patrick J. Griffin, 62, of Perry, Oklahoma , passed away after a lengthy illness on August 24, 2008 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born May 30, 1946 in Florence, Arizona to Knox L. and Lillian James Griffin. Patrick grew up in California and Oklahoma. He graduated from Ames High School in 1965. He began...

Ryanne Mendenhall

Ryanne Mendenhall

Aug 22, 2008

RyAnne Nicole Mendenhall, 2, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the infant daughter of Franky and Emily Mendenhall. She was born on February 7, 2006 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Friday, August 22, 2008 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Christian Church in Billings, Oklahoma. Kent...

Don Irwin

Don Irwin

Aug 5, 2008

Don Irwin, 62, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of William Henry and Helen Edwina Youells Irwin. He was born on June 23, 1946 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Integris Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On April 12, 1969, Don married Gail Louise Klein in Cincinnati, Ohio. Don served his country as a...

Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis

Aug 4, 2008

Margaret Elizabeth Davis, 84, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Lawrence and Donnie Gay Harkins. She was born on August 14, 1923 in Wilson, Oklahoma and died Monday, August 4, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. On April 25, 1942, Margaret married her high school sweetheart, Maurice Milton Davis, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on...

Earl Hanes

Earl Hanes

Aug 4, 2008

Earl D. Hanes, 71, of Orlando, Oklahoma, was the son of R.D. and Goldeen Viola Yarborough Hanes. He was born October 5, 1936 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and went home to be with Jesus on Monday, August 4, 2008 at his home in Orlando. Earl joined the United States Air Force on March 2, 1954 at the age of...

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Aug 1, 2008

Bill Edwards, 90, of Orlando, Oklahoma passed away, Friday, August 1, 2008 in Enterprise, Alabama. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Orlando, Oklahoma with Rev. Adrian Pollard officiating. Interment will follow in Morris Heights Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home in Perry, Oklahoma....

Jene Friedemann

Jene Friedemann

Aug 1, 2008

Jene C. Friedemann, 88, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, died Friday, August 1, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 101 S. Duck in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Inurnment will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery at Stillwater. Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home of Perry, Oklahoma....

Henry Toews

Henry Toews

Jul 31, 2008

Henry J. Toews, 93, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of John A. and Anna Kroeker Toews. He was born July 7, 1915 at Enid, Oklahoma and died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Henry served his country in the United States Army from August 1, 1942 until November 12, 1945. He was a surgical technician with...

Lena Beier

Lena Beier

Jul 14, 2008

Lena Bell Beier, 72, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of William Henry and Rosalee Anna Moran Knight. She was born June 5, 1936 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Monday, July14, 2008 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. On January 27, 1958 she and Emil Reinhardt Beier Jr. were married at Newkirk, Oklahoma. Lena Bell was employed at...

Denton Sullivan

Denton Sullivan

Jun 24, 2008

Denton Darrell Sullivan, 19, of Perry, Oklahoma was born to Brian Lane and Shana Paulette Becker Sullivan. He was born June 15, 1989 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 west of Perry. Denton was a 2008 graduate of Perry High School. He enjoyed fishing, playing basketball and baseball, hanging out with his friends and family, giving...

Margaret Noteware

Margaret Noteware

Jun 13, 2008

Margaret K. Noteware, 83, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of the Perry and Morrison, Oklahoma communities, was the daughter of John Lester and Elizabeth Adler Noteware. She was born October 28, 1924 in Warsaw, Missouri and died Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Lakewood Care Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Margaret was a homemaker who liked taking care of children. Her...

Mary Ingmire

Mary Ingmire

Jun 11, 2008

Mary E. Bartow Ingmire, 93, of Perry, Oklahoma was born June 6, 1915 in El Reno, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. Born Arlean Esther Freeman, she was the third youngest child in her family. After her parents orced, Arlean and three of her siblings were placed in an orphanage in...

Kathleen Lancaster

Kathleen Lancaster

Jun 9, 2008

Kathleen Kay Lancaster, 53, of Orlando, Oklahoma was the daughter of Aaron Homer and Delpha Lois Nelson Donaldson. She was born February 10, 1955 at Waukomis, Oklahoma and departed this life on Monday, June 9, 2008 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kathy and Doyle Ray Lancaster were married on March 5, 1983. She had worked...

Paul Palmer

Paul Palmer

Jun 5, 2008

Paul G. Palmer, 81, of Garber, Oklahoma was born August 15, 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at The Living Center in Enid, Oklahoma. He worked as a farm hand and had been an employee of Les Simmering and Long Polled Herefords before retiring. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Funeral services...

Gordon Kindschi

Gordon Kindschi

May 30, 2008

Gordon Eugene Kindschi, 79, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry and Anna Grininger Kindschi. He was born on August 9, 1928 west of Orlando on the family farm and lived there till December 1969, he died on May 30, 2008 in the Perry Memorial Hospital. Gordon attended Star Grade School west of Orlando and graduated from Orlando...

Sonja Heinrich

Sonja Heinrich

May 29, 2008

Sonja Sue Heinrich, 65, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Glen and Bessy Provaznik Ott. She was born April 1, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid after battling cancer for six years and two months. Sonja grew up on a farm southwest of Enid and graduated...

Betty Bieberdorf

Betty Bieberdorf

May 16, 2008

Betty June Bieberdorf, 76, of Perry Oklahoma was the daughter of John and Katie L. McGee Krisher. She was born May 15, 1932 at Perry, Oklahoma and died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Betty was a life-long resident of the Perry community. She and Robert O. Bob Bieberdorf were married on December 22, 1954 in Perry,...

Shirley Morton

Shirley Morton

May 15, 2008

Shirley Winifred VanBebber Morton, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Bert Edward and Artie Gregory Wood. She was born on April 16, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas and died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at her home. Shirley attended the University of Denver. She moved to Perry from Wichita, Kansas in 1932. In 1937, Shirley married Glenn VanBebber. He...

Harold Carter

Harold Carter

May 14, 2008

Harold Neil Carter, 74, of Billings, Oklahoma was the son of Horace N. and Emilie M. Totusek Carter. He was born July 25, 1933 at Salt Fork, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, May14, 2008 at Willow Haven Nursing Home in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. Harold graduated from Billings High School and served his country with the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Division. On...

Jennifer Morehouse

Jennifer Morehouse

May 8, 2008

Jennifer Dawn J.D. Morehouse, 29, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Cliff and LaNell Jones and the late Ronald Lance Morehouse. She was born August 1, 1978 at Perry, Oklahoma and went to join her family in heaven on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. J.D. was a 1997 graduate of...