Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Jerry Lee Haskell Davis

Jerry Lee Haskell Davis

Jul 3, 2018

Jerry "Pop" Davis, 75, went to be with the Lord July 3, 2018. Jerry was born in Oklahoma City to Haskell and Maxine Davis. Jerry was the quintessential entrepreneur, owning a food brokerage company in Albuquerque, NM, as well as real estate and farm properties. However, his true passion was helping people and spreading the word of God, impacting everyone...

Alfred H. Knebel

Alfred H. Knebel

Jul 3, 2018

Alfred Knebel went to be with the Lord on July 3rd, 2018. Al was born on May 23rd, 1929 near Pierron, IL to Walter W. Knebel and Lena Catherine Spengel. Raised on a dairy farm he was no stranger to hard work. He graduated from St. Paul High School in Highland, IL in 1926. He joined the Army shortly after...

Wilma Jean Wiggins

Wilma Jean Wiggins

Jul 2, 2018

Wilma "Jean" Wiggins, 81, of Oklahoma City, Ok passed away at home on Monday, July 2, 2018 after a long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Born January 29, 1937 in Pontotoc, OK, the oldest of ten siblings, Jean had fond memories of growing up on the farm in Pontotoc, later moving with her family to Oklahoma City where she...

Alma Magdelena Bane

Alma Magdelena Bane

Jul 1, 2018

Alma Magdelena Bane, 101, passed peacefully from this earthly existence on Sunday, July 01, 2018. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Robert E. Bane; sisters Lucille Smith and Dorothea Klawon; brothers William, Harold, and Elliott Heiden; and parents Edward and Alma Heiden. Survived by her daughters, Sandra E. Hart of Naples, FL and Barbara L. Bane...

Bradley Zeak Naifeh

Bradley Zeak Naifeh

Jun 29, 2018

Bradley Z. Naifeh, Oklahoma City businessman, passed away Friday, June 29th in Houston while waiting for a heart transplant after being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. He was 64. Born August 16, 1953, Brad was the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Z. Naifeh of Oklahoma City. He was in the second graduating class of Heritage Hall and...

Alyssa Michelle De La Torre

Alyssa Michelle De La Torre

Jun 28, 2018

Alyssa Michelle de la Torre passed away on June 28th, 2018. She was born in Fort Worth, TX on December 19th, 2001. Alyssa lived in Texas, Idaho, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and she made friends everywhere she went. She loved to go thrifting, to take pretty pictures, and to be with friends. Her favorite downtime activity was reading. People, music, and...

Dan Weaver Holman

Dan Weaver Holman

Jun 28, 2018

Dan W. Holman, 80, passed away on June 28, 2018 at his home in Oklahoma City. A prayer service will be held Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Eugene Catholic Church, 2400 W. Hefner Road, Oklahoma City. Dan...

John Arthur Philbin, Jr.

John Arthur Philbin, Jr.

Jun 27, 2018

John Arthur Philbin, Jr., 60 of Oklahoma City, passed away June 27, 2018. He was born April 9, 1958 to John Philbin, Sr. and Diane Lee Douglass. John Jr. earned his Bachelor of Arts in photo journalism while on the Dean's Honor Roll from the University of Central Oklahoma. He served with distinction for four years in the US Navy,...

Karen Raye Mendenhall

Karen Raye Mendenhall

Jun 26, 2018

Karen Raye Mendenhall passed away in Oklahoma City following a brief illness. She was born July 5, 1940, in Little Sioux, IA. Karen grew up in Iowa and graduated from Pisgah, IA, high school. She went to Graceland College in Lamoni, IA for one year before attending and graduating from the Mercy School of Nursing at Council Bluffs, IA. After...

Jesse Verle Bollman

Jesse Verle Bollman

Jun 17, 2018

Jesse Verle Bollman passed to his eternal home on June 17th after a long battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and lung cancer. It was fitting for him to be called home on Father's Day since he was a wonderful father and grandfather. He continually sacrificed of himself to bring joy into the life of his family. He loved taking...

Ronald Hugh Hutton

Ronald Hugh Hutton

Jun 15, 2018

Ronald Hugh Hutton passed away at his home surrounded by his loving wife and four children on June 15, 2018, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 16, 1946, in Blackwell, OK, and grew up in Braman. During high school, he was on the track team as a pole vaulter and played basketball and football. He continued to play...

Alice Joanne Trimble

Alice Joanne Trimble

Jun 14, 2018

June 14, 2018 surrounded by her family. Known as Nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, she was a beloved mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and a Jesus-follower who always had a twinkle in her eye. She impacted the lives of her children, Joanna and husband Michael Smith, Nancy and husband Bob, Don and wife Mary Katherine and Paul and...

Rita Shawareb

Rita Shawareb

Jun 14, 2018

Rita Shawareb was born Jan. 1, 1966, in Jordan, the daughter of Nayef and Antoinette Haddad. She lived in California where she graduated high school before coming to Oklahoma. Rita was a very devout and faithful Christian who cared for her family, especially her in-laws. She loved life and people. She was a member of St. Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Christian...

Iris Ann Heatley Spain Bailey

Iris Ann Heatley Spain Bailey

Jun 11, 2018

Iris Ann Heatley Spain Bailey went home to be with the Lord on June 11, 2018. She was born September 1, 1938 on a farm near Wanette, OK to John Wesley and Gladys Heatley. She moved to Oklahoma City in 1955 but returned home so that she could graduate from Trousdale High School at the age of 15. Soon after...

June Patricia Hardy

June Patricia Hardy

Jun 8, 2018

June Hardy died June 8, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born January 17, 1936 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Carolyn Mae and Clyde Vernon Ashley. She was a graduate of Pauls Valley High School, class of 1954. She married Leslie T. Hardy on October 25, 1958, to whom she was married until his death in 2007. They lived...

Shannon K. Emmons

Shannon K. Emmons

Jun 7, 2018

Shannon Kathleen Emmons, 57, of Oklahoma City, passed away at 2:24 pm, June 7, 2018, due to heart complications. Shannon was born November 10, 1960 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Roger and Kathy (Briggs) Hawkins. Shannon graduated Blackwell High in 1978, and married William "Brock" Massey on October 13, 1979. The couple had two children: Zachary Brock Massey, born April 27,...

Michael "Mickey" Wehba

Michael "Mickey" Wehba

Jun 7, 2018

Michael "Mickey" Wehba was born in Webb City, OK on March 10, 1931 to Jack and Agnes "Toots" Wehba. When he was six months old, the family moved to Oklahoma City where Mickey attended school, graduating from Central High in 1951. He was very outgoing and made long-lasting friendships. While attending a Lebanese convention, he met Clem Thomas of Vicksburg,...

Betty Jean Britt

Betty Jean Britt

Jun 6, 2018

Betty Jean Britt peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday evening, June 6, 2018 at the age of 83. She was surrounded by family and close friends. Betty truly loved Jesus and found comfort from him. She is survived by her son, Patrick A. Britt of Oklahoma City, and her sister Marie Parmley, of Kileen, Texas. An elder son, Lance...

Roger Ancel Allen

Roger Ancel Allen

Jun 6, 2018

Roger Ancel Allen died and was reunited with his beloved wife, Florine, on June 6, 2018. He was born April 14, 1923 in Purcell, OK to Theodore Dwight and Jennie Allen. His family moved to Kiowa, OK when he was twelve. Roger graduated from Kiowa High School in 1940. He attended Eastern Oklahoma A & M Jr College for a...