Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Gabriel Johnathan Mcelroy

Gabriel Johnathan Mcelroy

Dec 30, 2015

Services to honor Gabriel will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2015 at Crossings Community Chapel.

Marjean Roush Baldini

Marjean Roush Baldini

Dec 29, 2015

Marjean was born in Kansas City, MO and adopted by Raymond and Stella Roush, farmers in Lebanon, KS. She is survived by a brother Leland, daughter, Laura Ramoly, sons Demetrio William Baldini, III, and Anthony David Baldini as well as grandchildren Angelo Dino Baldini, Valentina Baldini, Alexa Baldini, Grabriel Baldini and 2 great grandchildren, Roxanna Baldini and Alexis Osborne. Marjean...

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr.

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr.

Dec 28, 2015

Robert Clinton Barnes, Jr. passed away on December 28, 2015 at the age of 89. Robert was born in Stigler, OK on December 1, 1926 to his parents Robert C. Barnes, Sr. and Gladys E. (Cummings) Barnes. Robert retired from Tinker AFB on January 1, 1982 after 34 years of civil service. Robert is preceded in death by his parents,...

Edward Martin Blacketer

Edward Martin Blacketer

Dec 27, 2015

Edward Martin Blacketer (Mister B) was born January 19, 1921 in Garden City, South Dakota to Orville and Eva Blacketer and died December 27, 2015 in Oklahoma City. He married Opal Geneva Pierce (Gerry) on October 4th, 1941 and were married until her death in 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife Gerry, brothers Wilmer Blacketer and Eugene...

James Allen Hyde

James Allen Hyde

Dec 24, 2015

James Allen Hyde peacefully passed away on Christmas Eve at home with his family by his side. Jim was born in Oklahoma City on November 16, 1945, to Charles and Margaret Hyde. He was a 1964 graduate of Harding High School, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he received a degree in accounting and was a member...

James H. Brooks

James H. Brooks

Dec 20, 2015

Rosary will be said 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Oklahoma City with the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. James will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City with full Military Honors. PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Lord make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there...

George David Denelsbeck

George David Denelsbeck

Dec 19, 2015

George David Denelsbeck was born June 23, 1924 and departed on December 19, 2015. He had a full and joyful life and although we mourn his death we celebrate his life. George joined the Army Air Corps in December, 1942, he became a pilot and served his country until February, 1946. He then joined the Air Force Reserves and served...

Shawn Engel

Shawn Engel

Dec 16, 2015

Shawn Engel, 45, of Oklahoma City was the son of Gerald and Roseanne Engel. He was born in Garden City, Kansas on January 1, 1970 and passed away on December 16, 2015. Shawn graduated from Woodward High School in 1988 and then moved to Oklahoma City to attend the University of Central Oklahoma. After graduating from UCO with a degree...

Elliott Fenton

Elliott Fenton

Dec 14, 2015

Elliott Fenton, age 101, of Oklahoma City passed away peacefully on December 14, 2015. Born November 26, 1914 in Oklahoma City, he attended public schools until high school when his family moved to Kansas City, MO. He attended junior college for two years then returned to Oklahoma and received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1937. He...

Charles Eugene Lampkin

Charles Eugene Lampkin

Dec 14, 2015

Charles Eugene Lampkin was born Jan. 21, 1931 in Victoria, Texas to Ben T. Lampkin, Sr. and Florence N. Lampkin. Charles passed away peacefully into Heaven on Dec. 14, 2015 surrounded by his family. Charles graduated from Classen High School in 1948, attended Texas A&M and graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in Civil Engineering. During his lengthy engineering...

Darlene Rose Brown

Darlene Rose Brown

Dec 8, 2015

Darlene Rose (Schacherl) Brown passed away December 8, 2015 in Oklahoma City. She was born July 25, 1940, in Moulton, TX, the daughter of John and Rose Lillian (Knesek) Schacherl. She graduated from W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, TX and then attended James R. Daughtery School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She later earned a...

William "Bill" Owen Coleman

William "Bill" Owen Coleman

Dec 6, 2015

William Owen Coleman, Sr., retired OG&E Electric Service Senior Vice President and Civic and Community Relations Leader. Bill was born in Stillwater, OK, the son of Lester L. Coleman and Juanita M. (Geller) Coleman who had relatives dating to the American Revolutionary War. He lived in Enid, OK in early years, then moved with his parents to Oklahoma City where...

Dolores "Dee" Lou Chumbley

Dolores "Dee" Lou Chumbley

Dec 3, 2015

Dee, former longtime Ponca City resident, passed away December 3, 2015, in Edmond, OK. She was born April 14, 1930 in Parsons, KS where she was raised by her grandparents and great grandmother following her mother's death. Growing up she was a musician learning to play the piano as well as playing the saxophone in the high school band. Dee...

Gloria Faye Mcanulty

Gloria Faye Mcanulty

Dec 3, 2015

Gloria Faye Bond McAnulty, daughter of Arthur Cranston and Veda Faye Warren Bond, was born May 10, 1934, at Cairo, Oklahoma. She passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, after a long battle with breast and bone cancer. Gloria Faye attended Phillips and Bethel elementary schools, graduating from Coalgate High School in 1951. On October 28, 1952, she married Billy Jack...

Gary Lance Watts

Gary Lance Watts

Dec 2, 2015

Gary was born in Oklahoma City, OK. To the late Eman "Ace" Watts and Ila Gessmann. He was preceded in death by his brothers Jan and Eman Swan Watts. He is survived by his sons, Gary Watts Jr, Guy Watts, Brett Watts; daughter Elizabeth Watts; and grandchildren Emily and Madelyn Watts. Special thanks to Integris Cancer Institute of Oklahoma and...

Joyce Ann Snyder

Joyce Ann Snyder

Nov 30, 2015

Joyce died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, after a brief illness. Joyce was born in Oneida, NY, to Irving and Doris Nichols. Joyce graduated from Oneida High School in June of 1966. She married Tommy B. Snyder on October 22, 1971, and a little over a year later, her daughter Amy I. Snyder, was born. Then her son,...

Robert B. Feistel, Jr.

Robert B. Feistel, Jr.

Nov 29, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Robert B. Feistel, Jr. "Bob" on November 29th, 2015, at the age of 92. He was born on January 23, 1923 to Robert and Hilma Feistel in El Reno, OK. Bob attended Oklahoma University in Norman for two years. He then entered the service in June 1943 and...

Della Freehling-Kallas

Della Freehling-Kallas

Nov 28, 2015

Della (Freehling) Kallas, age 74, passed away November 28, 2015 in Ormond, Florida where she had lived for the last year to be cared for by her daughter, Shannon and Shannon's family. Della was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Tom and Bertha "Kitty" Cole. She graduated from Coyle High School in 1959 and went on to attend college in...

Mary Margaret Frier

Mary Margaret Frier

Nov 25, 2015

Mary Margaret English Frier was born May 29, 1918 to William I. English, Sr. and Sarah Margaret Shea English in Plattsburg, MO. She passed peacefully on November 25, 2015. A lifelong Catholic, Margaret was a devoted daughter, sister, wife and aunt. The family moved to Dallas, TX, in the 1920s and then moved to Oklahoma City in 1931. Graduating from...

Doris Elaine Mcguire

Doris Elaine Mcguire

Nov 25, 2015

Doris Elaine Ayotte McGuire passed away peacefully November 23, 2015, after suffering a massive stroke. Born April 15, 1915, in Leominster, MA, the daughter of Aurora and Edward Ayotte. What a beautiful life for 100 years. Wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother, great-grandmother; her famous, fantastic cookies will be greatly missed. She was married to Paul Francis McGuire on October 22, 1936,...