Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

J. Roy Smith

J. Roy Smith

Oct 21, 2022

James Roy Smith, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend, passed away in his home with his wife, Bev, beside him on October 21, 2022 at the age of 80 years.Roy was born in Lawton, OK to Clare and Ramona (Shaw) Smith on February 4, 1942. He grew up in Oklahoma City, attended Horace Mann Elementary School and Harding High...

Emily Frances Ryan

Emily Frances Ryan

Oct 20, 2022

Emily Frances Ryan (Burgert) passed away on October 20, 2022 at the age of eighty-five. She was born in Kaw City, Oklahoma on July 19, 1937 to parents Marie Harper Burgert and Robert Smith Burgert. She is preceded in death by her siblings James Robert Burgert, John Edward Burgert, and David Stuart Burgert. Her life continues to be celebrated by...

Joshua James Pelafigue

Joshua James Pelafigue

Oct 18, 2022

Joshua (Josh) James Pelafigue was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana on January 20, 1974 and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. He was proceeded in death by his grandparents Henry Pelafigue and Paul and Yvonne Melancon; his father Harvey Pelafigue; nephews Jordon and Jessie Pelafigue. Josh will forever be missed by his wife Meegan Neher...

Eleanor Joan "Joan" Kopper

Eleanor Joan "Joan" Kopper

Oct 18, 2022

Eleanor Joan Kopper, world traveler, teacher, cruise craft director, and friend returned to her heavenly realm Tuesday, October 18, 2022. She was the first daughter born of Dewey S. and Irene L. Webster and she was born at home in the rural town of Aline, Oklahoma on July 15, 1934. In 1957, she married Dean L. Kopper, a fellow teacher...

Susan Chesnut Sturm

Susan Chesnut Sturm

Oct 16, 2022

Suzy left this world suddenly on October 16, 2022, at their home in Scottsdale, AZ. Born in Oklahoma City on July 17, 1945, to Aubrey Edwin Chesnut and Genevieve Bernice Alguire Chesnut, she was 77. She married J. Christopher Sturm on May 23,1971, and was preceded in death by her parents, brother Dr. Kent Chesnut, and her beloved dog Grady....

Shirley Lee Reynolds

Shirley Lee Reynolds

Oct 16, 2022

Shirley Lee Hamilton Reynolds born November 24, 1929, in Shawnee, OK, died October 16, 2022. She graduated from Shawnee High School and was married to Pat Reynolds for 58 years. Shirley and Pat moved to Oklahoma City and joined St. Eugene's Catholic Church in 1961. Shirley was a member of St. Eugene's Altar Society and actively supported her husband Pat...

Olive Kees Austin

Olive Kees Austin

Oct 15, 2022

Olive "Honey" Austin, 84, passed away in her home-away-from-home at the Heritage Point Memory Care facility of Oklahoma City. She was born to Elisabeth and Paul Kees May 15,1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Barstow School for Young Ladies in Kansas City, Kansas. On the KU campus, she met and married the love of her life Jerry Austin on...

Catherine Frances "Katie" Harris

Catherine Frances "Katie" Harris

Oct 12, 2022

Catherine (Katie) Frances Hromada Harris, 78, of Edmond, OK passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 12, 2022. Katie was born on February 8, 1944 in El Reno, OK to Frank and Helen Hromada. She graduated from El Reno High School in 1962 and from Long Beach City College with an Associate Degree in Interior Design in...

Thomas Osborn "Tom" Francis

Thomas Osborn "Tom" Francis

Oct 12, 2022

Thomas Osborn Francis was born in Franklin, IL on November 10, 1942, to Prince and Juda Francis. Tom was the second youngest of 12 children. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1960. He went on to attend Illinois College, where he was later inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame for football, baseball, basketball, and golf. Tom's professional...

Edna Moody Dunn

Edna Moody Dunn

Oct 8, 2022

Edna Moody Dunn, 103, passed peacefully in the loving presence of her family on October 8, 2022, in Houston, Texas. She was born on September 11th, 1919, in Drew, Mississippi to Robert E. and Mary Nix-Moody; the oldest of 6 siblings.Edna grew up in Sunflower County, Mississippi, where she accepted Christ at the age of 12. After graduating high school...

Allen Francis Staples

Allen Francis Staples

Oct 5, 2022

Allen Francis Staples, dedicated husband, brother, uncle; loving father of two; and friend of many, died at 2:22 p.m. on October 5th at age 62.Allen was born on December 28, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas and moved to Oklahoma City in 1970. He was an alumnus of Christ the King Elementary School (1974), Bishop McGuinness High School (1978) and Oklahoma...

Juanita Gutierrez

Juanita Gutierrez

Oct 3, 2022

Comer Juanita ("Horn") Gutierrez, 91, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on October 3rd, following a long illness. Juanita was predeceased by her parents, Alvis and Ora Bybee, her brothers, Howell Horn, Jr., Cecil Horn and Ben Stilwell, and her sisters, Emma Jean Miller and Gertrude White. She is survived by her sister, Bonnie Mitchell, her husband of 52 years,...

Joan "Jodie" Lukeman

Joan "Jodie" Lukeman

Oct 2, 2022

Joan "Jodie" Smith Lukeman died October 2, 2022, at age 94. She was born August 13, 1928, in Tulsa, OK, to Jesse and Mareta Smith. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended The University of Oklahoma, where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She later graduated from The University of Tulsa, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

William Edward Kakish

William Edward Kakish

Oct 1, 2022

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, William Edward Kakish died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on October 21, 1931, in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to Mary Badeen Kakish and Nicholas Said Kakish. He married Dianna Helen Samara on February 23, 1958, and the two shared 64 beautiful years together. Between time spent with family and friends and his dedication...

Ashley L. Altshuler

Ashley L. Altshuler

Sep 28, 2022

Ashley Leonard Altshuler was born on December 6, 1969, in Hanover, New Hampshire and passed away in Oklahoma City on September 28, 2022. In 1974, his family moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Oklahoma City. Ashley was a lifer at Casady School in Oklahoma City and graduated in 1988. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1994 with Bachelor of...

Marvin Michael Arnett

Marvin Michael Arnett

Sep 28, 2022

Marvin Michael Arnett (Mike) passed away at his home in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Mike was born on November 18, 1953, in Guthrie, Oklahoma to Marvin Arnett and Zela Arnett (Storm). Mike graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1976 and was a huge Cowboys fan. Mike was so proud when his daughter, Taylor followed in his footsteps...

Ruth D. Stebbins

Ruth D. Stebbins

Sep 26, 2022

Ruth D. Stebbins passed away September 26, 2022, in El Reno, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family. She was born in Missouri on December 29, 1943. She lived in the Flint, Michigan, area most of her life and graduated from Atherton High School with the class of '63. Ruth was a hard worker and had many jobs, including being the lunch...

Jane Elizabeth Northey

Jane Elizabeth Northey

Sep 25, 2022

Jane is survived by her husband of almost 45 years, Dr. Dan Northey. She has two living children, Samantha Bayless, 42, of Norman and Kimberly Little, 40, of Tulsa; and three grandchildren, Madison, 18, Jake, 16, and Avery, 11.She was born in Queens, NY and attended Pace University for nursing and Oklahoma State for psychology.Jane was an amazing mother, wife,...

Patricia Genelle Kramer

Patricia Genelle Kramer

Sep 22, 2022

Patricia (Pat) Genelle Kramer passed away peacefully in Oklahoma City on Thursday, September 22, 2022, one week shy of her 94th birthday. She was born to Paul and Pearl Baldwin on September 29, 1928, in Elk City, where she spent most of her years attending school, playing with childhood friends, working part time odd jobs and enjoying spending time on...