Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Ashley Brooke Rhodes

Ashley Brooke Rhodes

Apr 19, 2020

A bright light, gone out far too soon; Ashley Brooke Rhodes, 37, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away after a lengthy illness on the 19th of April, 2020. She was born at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City on June 16, 1982. Ashley graduated from Deer Creek High School. She later earned her degree from Oklahoma State University in December 2007 and...

Don Stone Bobzien

Don Stone Bobzien

Apr 18, 2020

Don Stone Bobzien was born October 20, 1933 to Clifford and Florence Bailey Bobzien. He attended Gatewood, Taft and Classen High School where he played baseball for Classen and in commercial leagues. In 1942 he was an original member of the first Oklahoma City Boy's Chorus entertaining the World War 2 troops. He went on to serve in the US...

E. James Webster

E. James Webster

Apr 15, 2020

E. James (Jim) Webster, 89, passed away on April 15, 2020 in Oklahoma City. He was born December 20, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin. Jim grew up in Beloit, WI, and graduated from Wisconsin Institute of Technology, Platteville, WI, with a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering in 1952. He entered the US Army in October 1952, married Eva C. Carter in...

Nina Ruth Moss

Nina Ruth Moss

Apr 14, 2020

Nina "Ruth" (Keel) Moss was born on the fifth of ten children April 8, 1925, in Stratford, OK, to Lewellyn Dink Keel, an original full blood Chickasaw allottee and Bessie Jackson Keel. She passed away on April 14, 2020 at the age of 95. Ruth lived on the family farm and attended public schools in Stratford, OK. As a proud...

Christopher Michael "Chris" Burden

Christopher Michael "Chris" Burden

Apr 14, 2020

Christopher Michael "Chris" Burden, 35, of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Wapakoneta, Ohio passed away on April 14, 2020 at his home.He was born September 11, 1984 in Lima, Ohio to Steve and Tonya (Comer) Burden of Wapakoneta. On November 10, 2012, he married the love of his life, Keisha (Smallwood) Burden in Mena, Arkansas.Chris graduated from Wapakoneta Senior High School...

Carolyn A. Smith

Carolyn A. Smith

Apr 11, 2020

Carolyn Ann (Williams) Smith passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020, at the age of 83. Carolyn was born in Dallas, TX on August 11, 1936, to William L. C. (Bill) and Nell Cochran Williams. As a young child, she lived in Virginia and California, relocating when her father was transferred as a Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army...

Mary Helen Barnes

Mary Helen Barnes

Apr 11, 2020

SCOTTSDALE – Greatly loved by family and friends, Mary Helen Barnes (nee Coachman) passed away peacefully at Westminster Village on April 11, 2020, at age 85. Mary Helen, as she was affectionately known, was born in Sebring, Florida, on July 26, 1934, to Charles and Dorothy Coachman. Her father, a former pilot, was with the FAA and eventually moved the...

Suzanne J. "Susan" Givens

Suzanne J. "Susan" Givens

Apr 10, 2020

Suzanne passed away April 10, 2020. She was born in Odessa, Texas to Jay and Erlene Jarvis. Suzanne earned her M.A. from the Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX majoring in Education, Supervision and Special Education. She earned a B.A. from Baylor University in Waco, TX majoring in Education and History. Suzanne retired from her role as Lead Teacher in...

Samuel Amiel Kearney

Samuel Amiel Kearney

Apr 8, 2020

Sam was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Nov. 4, 1930. The family moved to Oklahoma City where he graduated from John Carroll High School. He attended Regis College and St. Thomas Seminary. Sam left the seminary and married his high school sweetheart, Pat Dierker. He served in the US Army in Stuttgart, Germany where their first child, Sam Jr.,...

William Ridgeway "Ridge" Hooks

William Ridgeway "Ridge" Hooks

Apr 5, 2020

William "Ridge" Ridgeway Hooks passed peacefully into eternal life on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tyler, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born in Waco, Texas, to Brian and Geraldine (Ridgeway) Hooks on December 22, 1945. He was welcomed by older brother, Wallace "Wally" Brian Hooks who promoted Ridge's interest in sports. Ridge's family moved back to Oklahoma City...

Lucy Bo Wheeler Salyer-Shields

Lucy Bo Wheeler Salyer-Shields

Apr 4, 2020

Lucy Bo Wheeler Salyer-Shields was born on June 3, 1937 to Gladys and J. Clyde Wheeler. On April 4, 2020, she was welcomed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. Lucy Bo grew up a "preacher's kid" with many fond memories of her time spent at Crown Heights Christian Church youth fellowship group, Sunday School, Wednesday evening church dinners,...

Bridget Cullen

Bridget Cullen

Mar 31, 2020

Mary "Bridget" CullenOct. 6, 1955 - March 31, 2020Bridget was born in Des Moines, IA to Mary Ellen Coughlon Cullen and Terrence Cullen. Bridget had Down's Syndrome, attended Special Ed. Classes in Des Moines and Lincoln, NE, and graduated from the Lincoln High School Special Education Program in 1975.She began swimming at age 8 in Lincoln, NE. She participated in...

Jo Darling

Jo Darling

Mar 30, 2020

Patricia Jo Johnson Darling, age 87 of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully March 30, 2020. Jo was born on September 17, 1932 in Elgin, Oklahoma to Minnie Hazel Berkley and Elmore George Hewes. She was the youngest of four siblings. She graduated Elgin High School in 1949 at the age of 16. She attended Cameron University and then worked in...

Jess Harris Jr.

Jess Harris Jr.

Mar 30, 2020

Jess Harris, Jr. was born on 9-19-1919 in Grainola, OK (Osage County). He always said the best thing about that date was that it was easy to remember.He was the son of Jess and Ruth Harris, brother of Carmen and Imogene. The family lived in Grainola for five years, then moved to Ponca City, OK for one year, and then...

Armand Ralph Brunhoeber

Armand Ralph Brunhoeber

Mar 28, 2020

Armand R. Brunhoeber passed away March 28, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born to Ralph & Henerietta (Werner) Brunhoeber in Ponca City, OK on February 21, 1935. He was preceded in death by his parents Ralph & Henerietta Brunhoeber, & sister Mona Sue. Armand is survived by his wife of 20 years Elsie Ann (Thorne) Brunhoeber, his brother...

Roy Moody

Roy Moody

Mar 27, 2020

Roy Dee Moody, Jr., 82, of Oklahoma City, entered the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, March 27, 2020. Born June 4, 1937 in Cement, Oklahoma to R.D. and Bessie Moody, Roy was the oldest of two children. At the age of sixteen, he gave his life to Christ at Belmont Baptist Church, Odessa, Texas. Roy graduated from Cement High...

Angela Carol Haunschild

Angela Carol Haunschild

Mar 24, 2020

On March 24, 2020 Angela Haunschild surrounded by family met Jesus face to face. Born on Sept 10,1962 to William and Mary Probst in Enid Oklahoma. She married Doug Haunschild in 1986. Through the marriage that spanned 34 years they had two son's Mason and Blake and two children from a previous marriage Sabrina and Tiffany. Angela graduated from Edmond...

Suzanne "Sue" Lockard

Suzanne "Sue" Lockard

Mar 19, 2020

Suzanne was born to Mark and Dorothea Wehrs and lived in Chicago with a younger brother, Bill. Growing up she was actively involved in Girl Scouts and was a camp counselor several summers. She attended Lawrence College in Appleton, WI and was a member of Delta Gamma Fraternity. She received her RN degree from Northwestern University school of Nursing.Sue met...

Dr. Janet Fauks

Dr. Janet Fauks

Mar 17, 2020

It was barely a year ago that Janet's "bucket list ride" on a handsome Morgan horse named Stretch went viral on the internet. We all know that Janet is right back up there on him today (Stretch crossed the Rainbow Bridge a few months ago)…both of them joyful, spry and full of spit and vinegar!Dr. Janet Trowe Fauks passed away...

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Barrett

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Barrett

Mar 13, 2020

Margaret "Maggie" Ann Barrett born January 23, 1933 to Gladys and Albert Vallion of Hartshorne, OK and was the second of their seven children. Maggie was born into a coal-miner's family and did not have many advantages when she was young. However, Maggie went to school at St. Edwards Mercy Hospital College of Nursing and became a nurse in 1954....