OBITUARIES

Sep 26, 2022

John W. Reese

1945-2022

John William Reese, known to family and friends as "Bill," age 76, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday September 26, 2022. He was born on November 18, 1945, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the son of Jim and Sarah Reese. He married his high school sweetheart, Linda Williams, on June 15,...

Sep 25, 2022

Nolan Wayne Butler

1958-2022

Nolan Wayne Butler (aka Big Papa) gained his wings on September 25, 2022, at the young age of 64.

Nolan comes from a large family, he was the youngest BOY of 5 children born to Harry Lee and Berdina Jane Butler, on April 12, 1958, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He...

Sep 23, 2022

1948 – 2022

Patricia Ann Minard, most-loved wife, Mother, and Mimi, went in peace on September 23, 2022 at the age of 74.

Patricia was born on January 22, 1948 to Edwin "Earl" and Jennie Zoenell "Nell" Henderson in Amarillo, Texas. She considered Edmond, Oklahoma home where she lovingly raised her son and daughter and...

Sep 23, 2022

William Bailey Thompson

1951 – 2022

William "Bill" Bailey Thompson walked on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at home with family in Edmond, Oklahoma, after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The son of Kathryn Sue Bailey and William Howard Thompson, Bill was born March 4, 1951, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Bill was...

Sep 22, 2022

Steven (Steve) Douglas Walker passed away peacefully with his children by his side on the afternoon of September 22, 2022, at the age of 71.

Steve was from a large family.  He was the oldest of six children born to Douglas C. Walker and Ann Dressel Walker on March 31, 1951, in Utica, New York.  Steve was...

Sep 22, 2022

Johanna Lou Johannsen-Gormley

1937 – 2022

Johanna Lou Johannsen-Gormley, was born September 26th, 1937, in Newcastle, Wyoming and passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on September 22nd, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family.

She spent her life caring for others –she followed in the footsteps of her mother...

Sep 20, 2022

Juanita Nadine Pearce

1933-2022

Juanita Nadine (Acton) Pearce, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital with her daughter Debbie and granddaughter Rebecca at her side on the morning of September 20, 2022, at the age of 89.

Juanita comes from a large family. She was the youngest of ten children born to Curtis Clay...

Sep 17, 2022

Larry R. Craig

1949-2022

Larry Craig, 72, of Edmond, passed away on Saturday September 17, 2022.  He was born on October 29, 1949, in Oklahoma City to Raymond and Clara Craig.

Larry was an only child and graduated from Putnam City High School in 1967. He attended Oklahoma State University and acquired a...

Sep 16, 2022

Robert Otis Martin, Jr.

1962 – 2022

Robert Otis Martin, Jr departed this world to relocate to his heavenly home in the evening of September 16th, 2022 at the age of 60 years old.

Bob, or Pops as he was known by his grandchildren, excelled in functional sciences and engineering. After...

Sep 16, 2022

Jack E. Lambeth 1929-2022

Son, Brother, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great-grandpa, Sergeant, Deacon – Jack Elbert Lambeth was known by many names and titles. He was born February 6, 1929 in Wetumka, OK to Charles Monroe Lambeth and Hazel Lorraine Lambeth. He graduated Capitol Hill High School in 1947 and enlisted in the Marine Corps to serve his...

Sep 16, 2022

Mike Robertson

1943 – 2022

J.M. "Mike" Robertson entered the near presence of God on September 16, 2022. He was born to W.H. "Bill" Robertson and Winifred (Mallary) Robertson on July 1, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

After a successful career in insurance and financial planning, he semi-retired and attended seminary. He was...

Sep 16, 2022

Herman L. Carroll 1936 – 2022

Private Graveside services will be held Friday, September 16th, 2022.

Sep 15, 2022

Loretta F. Anderson

1935 – 2022

Loretta "Fern" Anderson, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on September 15, 2022, at the age of 87.

Fern was born on March 22, 1935, in Edmond, OK, the second of five girls, to Floyd Hazen Oakes and Nora Jewel (Hastings) Hageman.  She attended school at Edmond...

Sep 15, 2022

Elizabeth Adrienne Flurry

1937 – 2022

Elizabeth Adrienne Flurry was born December 3 rd , 1937, to Paul Joseph and Marion Frances (Clark) Sharpe in Mission City, British Columbia, Canada. She left her earthly body and entered eternal paradise on September 15 th , 2022, at her home in Norman surrounded by her loving family....

Sep 13, 2022

Sophia Ellen Smith

1938-2022

Sophia Ellen Smith died peacefully at her home in Crescent, OK on September 13, 2022 at the young age of 84.

Sophia was born on June 13, 1938 in Sparks, OK to Ethel and William Tansel. After graduation she and her mom moved to Oklahoma City, and began her...

Sep 13, 2022

1975-2022

Matthew Blake Francis, of Edmond, OK, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2022 after a brief illness surrounded by his family.  He was born August 7 th ,1975 to Harry Francis Jr and Claudia Francis in Edmond, OK.   He graduated from Oklahoma Christian Schools in 1993 and went on to earning degrees in Psychology from the...

Sep 13, 2022

Daniel Gene Sprayberry

1940-2022

Dan Sprayberry was born on October 11, 1940, in Marlin, Texas to Daniel and Anna Belle Sprayberry.  Dan had one brother, Donald Sprayberry, and one sister, Margie (Sprayberry) Jernigan.  In Dan's early years his parents were itinerant farmers and eventually settled near Rosebud, TX where his father was a sharecropper. Dan...

Sep 12, 2022

Daina Jo Kelley

1962 – 2022

The family, with much regret, mourns the death of Daina Jo Kelley. She passed away unexpectedly at her home in Rogersville, Missouri on Monday September 12, 2022, from complications with her recent fight with cancer.

Daina was born on August 23rd, 1962, to Eva Sharon Compton and...

Sep 11, 2022

Bobby Gene Gallop

September 12, 1931 – September 11, 2022

On September 12, 1931, Bobby Gene Gallop was born in the family farmhouse in Harmon County near Gould, OK, to Luther and Alma ( née Masters) Gallop. Weighing in at just 4½ pounds, he was small but entered life with an adventurous spirit. While growing...

Sep 11, 2022

September 12, 1931 – September 11, 2022

On September 12, 1931, Bobby Gene Gallop was born in the family farmhouse in Harmon County near Gould, OK, to Luther and Alma ( née Masters) Gallop. Weighing in at just 4½ pounds, he was small but entered life with an adventurous spirit. While growing up on the farm, he...