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Velma June Sleem
Mar 11, 2012
Fell asleep in the Lord Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Oklahoma City. She was born on October 7th, 1925, in Shattuck, Oklahoma. Velma was raised by immigrant parents, Thomas and Adele Ruffin who made a life for Velma and her 7 brothers and sisters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With a large family and growing up through the depression years, Velma...
Jimmie D. Story
Mar 11, 2012
Jimmie Don Story, retired OKC Police Officer, died March 12, 2012 as a result of a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 28, 1948 in Chickasha to the late Joseph William and Julia Etta Story (Carnes). The family was proud to be members of the Choctaw Tribe. He attended schools in Chickasha and entered the US Marine...
Rollin Barnes 'Barney Harrington' Harrington
Mar 7, 2012
Rollin Barnes "Barney" Harrington died peacefully on March 7, 2012 in Edmond, OK. He was born March 4, 1923 in Okmulgee, OK to Eula Faye Clarkson Harrington and Rollin Barnes Harrington. His father was a geologist and his family moved frequently. He graduated from Tulsa Central High School and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war,...
Donald B. Duhme
Mar 5, 2012
Donald Bernard Duhme ("Pappy"), born August 22, 1930 in Covington, Kentucky passed away March 5, 2012 in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1948 and attended the University of Cincinnati before spending four years in the U.S. Navy where he served proudly. He later moved to Oklahoma City where he enjoyed a long and successful career,...
Erna Pfaffenzeller
Mar 4, 2012
Ernestina Maria Pfaffenzeller, RN, known simply as Erna, passed peacefully as the Priest administered Last Rites. Born in Bad Abbach, Germany, near Munich, August 21, 1922, Erna was preceded in death by her parents; Barbara and Franz Xaver Pfaffenzeller, and her sisters Melitta Buchel and Betty Pfaffenzeller. She is survived by her sister Resi Hoenig of Regensburg, Germany, one brother-in-law...
Phillip Frey
Feb 29, 2012
Phillip Lee Frey of Oklahoma City, age 70, passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Kay Pickett Frey and their three children, daughter Lexy Frey-Warden, her husband Kent and daughter Alia of Los Angeles; son Dr. Bret Frey, wife Michelle and daughter Ella and his children Olivia and...
Hazel Shaw Kendrick
Feb 29, 2012
Hazel Shaw Kendrick went to be with the Lord, Feb. 29, 2012, from her home in Oklahoma City. Hazel was born Nov. 26, 1918, in Haughton, LA but moved to Ruston, LA at an early age where she graduated from Ruston High School and attended Louisiana Tech. In 1942, she married her husband Carl, and stayed happily married for nearly...
William Cooper
Feb 28, 2012
William "Bert" Cooper was born February 26, 1930 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi into the loving family of William and Wilhelmine Cooper. He grew up in Enid, Oklahoma with his fun-loving brothers, Jim and Larry, and his baby sister, Mary. After graduating from Enid High School, he attended his beloved Oklahoma A & M University, where he was a member of Beta...
Billy Ray Delp
Feb 28, 2012
Billy Ray "Bill" Delp passed away Feb. 28, 2012 from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was born Oct. 6, 1931 in Thomas, OK, the son of Philip and Sidney Delp. At the age of 6 he moved with his family to Foss, OK where he graduated high school. He attended Oklahoma City University in 1951 until his funds ran out,...
Frances Carmen Hurley
Feb 26, 2012
Frances Carmen Hurley, age 91. Fran was born January 6th 1921 to Manuel and Angelina Ucha in Pontevedra Spain. Fran came to the United States at the age of 6. She arrived on the 4th of July 1926 at Ellis Island with her Mother and brother Joe and headed to live in Chicago with her Father. She lived in Chicago...
Judith Kay Geiger
Feb 26, 2012
Judy was born on Sept. 26, 1946 the daughter of Harold Chastine and Norma Ruth (Bishop) McIntire and passed away on Feb. 26, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Judy grew up and lived in Oklahoma City all of her life. She married Earl Gieger on Dec. 6, 1983. She was a very loyal friend to many and was active in many...
Curtis Lee Nolen
Feb 26, 2012
Curtis was born in McAlester, OK. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1969 and his masters degree in Public Administration in 1970. He went into the Air Force and worked in the Intelligence Dept. as a navigator where he retired as a captain. He belonged to the American Society for Health Care...
Joseph Bernard Ruffin
Feb 22, 2012
Born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Sicilian immigrants spent his childhood in Oak Park, Illinois and attended Oak Park/River Forest High School. Joe was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois and attended Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. His internship year was spent at William Beaumont Army Hospital in El Paso, Texas, where he was introduced...
Faye Lee Leonhart
Feb 21, 2012
Faye Lee Leonhart went to be with the Lord on Feb. 21, 2012. She was born Sept. 25, 1918, in Idabel, OK, to Robert J. Hammonds and Josephine Pullham Hammonds. Faye was the youngest of several brothers and sisters. She was predeceased by her first husband, Guerney Mcintosh. She came to OKC in 1943 and married Arthur Orville Leonhart, who...
Walter Eugene Herring
Feb 12, 2012
W. Eugene Herring of Oklahoma City was born in Glazier, TX on November 19, 1925 to Walter and Loretta Herring. Gene was the youngest of 6 children and lived to be the oldest. He passed away quietly on February 12, 2012 at home, in the loving arms of his family. He is survived by his wife of 62 blissful years,...
James Francis 'Frank Murphy' Murphy
Feb 12, 2012
Obituary for James Francis "Frank" Murphy And you, most kind and gentle death, Waiting to hush our final breath, You lead to heaven this child of God, Where Christ our Lord the way has trod. St. Francis of Assisi Frank Murphy, 102, left to walk with the Lord on February 12, 2012 from his most recent home in Rogers, AR,...
Virginia Elizabeth Straughn
Feb 11, 2012
Virginia Elizabeth Specht Straughn, was born in OKC to Louis and Bertha Whelan Specht and passed away at Mercy Hospital in OKC. She grew up on a farm outside of Piedmont, OK and attended Piedmont schools. She married Fred M. Straughn on Oct. 22, 1946. Virginia had many joys in life including watching her 3 sons play baseball, baking her...
Clifford Truman Vandagriff
Feb 9, 2012
Clifford Truman Vandagriff was born in Ozark, AR to Homer B. and Ruth Vandagriff and passed away last Thurs. at age 87. Cliff retired in 1989 from ODOT as an Engineering Supervisor in Bridge Design. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Grace; son, Mark Vandagriff; daughter, Carol Copeland; son-in-law, Lynn Copeland; sister, Nola McGuinn; two grandchildren, Derek...
Betty Marie Anderson
Feb 6, 2012
Betty Marie Halbison (Pike) Anderson was born on November 17, 1926 in Lawton, Oklahoma the daughter of Francis Xavier and Lola Mae (Lee) Halibson. She died on Feb. 6, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Betty was raised in Lawton and graduated from St. Mary's High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She attended Our Lady of the Lake College in...
Marguerite Eunice 'Marguerite Swick' Swick
Feb 5, 2012
Marguerite Swick, 96, got her wish for angels to take her on Sunday, February 5, the Lord's Day. Known as "Boma", there was nothing more important to her than family. She wants no tears, but a celebration of her life and memories. Knowing that she had a wonderful life, she was always praying for the next step, eternity. Marguerite was...
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