Obituaries

John Bristol

John Bristol

Mar 26, 2008

John Eldon Bristol, 72, of Enid, Oklahoma was the son of John Henry and Leola Finkbiener Bristol. He was born September 5, 1935 at Leigh, Nebraska and died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid. Eldon lived in the Sumner community as a child and was a 1954 graduate of Sumner High School. He...

Ann Wakeman

Ann Wakeman

Mar 24, 2008

Ann Evans Wakeman, 64, of Edmond, Oklahoma was the daughter of Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Alameda Gordon Evans. She was born June 10, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Monday, March 24, 2008 at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City from carcinoid cancer. Ann graduated from Perry High School in 1961 and attended Oklahoma State University. She spent...

Edna Simmering

Edna Simmering

Mar 23, 2008

Edna W. Simmering, 77, of Billings, Oklahoma was the daughter of Albert A. and Annie Elizabeth Warren Harms. She was born September 9, 1930 at Cordell, Oklahoma and died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center at Enid, Oklahoma. Edna was a graduate of Garber High School. She and John A. Simmering were married on July...

Nita Kempka

Nita Kempka

Mar 20, 2008

Nita J. Kempka, of Perry, Oklahoma, came to the area as a child and was raised and educated in Noble County. She died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. She was a graduate of Perry High School and earned an associate degree in fine arts at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. Nita and Edward Eddie Kempka...

Doris Downs

Doris Downs

Mar 17, 2008

Doris Downs, 85, of Amarillo, Texas, was the daughter of William Bill and Beulah Dinah Martin Chaney. She was born on August 23, 1922 in Abilene, Texas and died at her home on Monday, March 17, 2008. On December 20, 1945, Doris married Reginald Bud Downs in Abilene, Texas. He preceded her in death on December 15, 1998. Funeral...

Cassie Taylor

Cassie Taylor

Mar 11, 2008

Cassie Mae Taylor, 65, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Leroy and Anna Mae Scott Copeland. She was born on March 22, 1942 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. In April 1993, Cassie married Donald Taylor in Perry, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Mt. Olive AME Church. Cassie...

Johnnie Hartz

Johnnie Hartz

Mar 11, 2008

Johnnie Hartz, 90, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the son of Valentin and Clara Peter Hartz. He was born on March 29, 1917 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in Enid, Oklahoma. Johnnie served his country as a member of the United...

Katherine Ward

Katherine Ward

Mar 8, 2008

Katherine L. Ward, 89, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Roy Samuel and Edith Clark Mitchell. She was born on September 19, 1918 in Lamont, Oklahoma and died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Ponca City Medical Center in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Katherine graduated from Lamont High School. On September 26, 1936, she married Earl G. Ward in...

Peggy Beadles

Peggy Beadles

Mar 3, 2008

Peggy W. Beadles, 73, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Richard Nelson and Ocie Pearl Woods Palmer. She was born January 4, 1935 in Caney, Kansas and died Monday, March 3, 2008 at her home. On August 19, 1953, she and Mac E. Beadles were married in Fredonia, Kansas. Mac preceded her in death on September 1, 2002....

Arthur Rupp

Arthur Rupp

Feb 27, 2008

Arthur Charles Rupp, 81, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Lee and Emillie Wierzba Rupp. He was born December 13, 1926 in Sumner, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Art was a 1944 graduate of Sumner High School. He and Charlotte Bay were married on November 10, 1946 at Sumner, Oklahoma. He farmed,...

Hope Norton

Hope Norton

Feb 19, 2008

Hope Norton, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Sapulpa, Oklahoma was the son of George Raymond and Maggie May Russell Norton. He was born November 23, 1917 on an island in the Arkansas River near Sand Springs, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. At age 12, he began working for Schley Sconiers at the...

H.A. Linn

H.A. Linn

Feb 18, 2008

H.A. Cotton Linn, 85, of Red Rock, Oklahoma joined his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 18, 2008. Cotton was born on January 15, 1923 to Harry Aaron and Maybelle Johnson Linn in Verden, Oklahoma. He graduated from Verden High School and attended Oklahoma A M College. He also enlisted in the armed forces although he was never called...

Thelma Hole

Thelma Hole

Feb 16, 2008

Thelma June Hole, 81, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Snethen Palmer and Etta Mae Myrick Harris. She was born on January 21, 1927 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the Living Center in Enid, Oklahoma. On July 17, 1946, Thelma married Matthew Robert Bob Hole in Kansas. He preceded her in death on...

Flossie Mittasch

Flossie Mittasch

Feb 7, 2008

Flossie Mittasch, 92, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 7, 2008, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at the Morrison Christian Church in Morrison, Oklahoma. Pastor Roy Fleshman will officiate. Interment will follow in Sumner Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home in Perry. There will be...

Paul Marker

Paul Marker

Feb 6, 2008

Paul M. Marker, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Paul F. and Alice Marker. He was born October 14, 1924 at Wintersville, Ohio and died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Paul served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Prior to retirement, he worked in law enforcement as a Deputy...

Margaret Kirkpatrick

Margaret Kirkpatrick

Feb 4, 2008

Margaret F. Kirkpatrick, 80, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Arthur Carl and Clara Armeda Lippert Hayes. She was born September 20, 1927 at Garber, Oklahoma and died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. On December 17, 1949, she and Elwyn Ray Kirkpatrick were married in Garfield County. Margaret...

Gary Adkins

Gary Adkins

Feb 3, 2008

Gary L. Adkins, 47, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Stillwater, Oklahoma, was the son of Ralph N. and Linda G. McHugh Adkins. He was born on March 8, 1960 in Electra, Texas and died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Integris Southwest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A 1978 graduate of Perry High School, Gary played basketball and ran cross country...

Dillon Forman

Dillon Forman

Jan 31, 2008

Dillon M. Forman, 18, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Darrin Ray and Darala Gene Becker Forman. He was born June 18, 1989 at Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dillon, whose nicknames were Farmer Dill and Pickle, loved to camp with his Grandpa Jack. He also enjoyed riding...

Wayne Prather

Wayne Prather

Jan 30, 2008

Wayne D. Prather, 84, of Garber, Oklahoma was the son of Walter Scott and Marie Venus Hawk Prather. He was born May 31, 1923 in Hugoton, Kansas and died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Living Center in Enid, Oklahoma. Wayne and Edith Allen were married on May 16, 1954 in Dumas, Texas. He was a diesel mechanic and...

Edgar Low

Edgar Low

Jan 28, 2008

Edgar Low, age 83, of Fairmont, Oklahoma, made the final pass on his field of life on January 28, 2008. He was born November 22, 1924, in Morrison, Oklahoma, to Bill and Mary Frank Low. He went to the Shilo School near Morrison. In 1929 the family moved to the Fairmont area. He attended school at the Lincoln Center...