Mar 25, 2017

Dear Mom, You quietly slipped away from us last weekend and we wanted to thank you for your wonderful life and your boundless love. All of us can reflect on that special moment in our lives that we hold dear with you, but we all agree that every moment we had with you was amazing. Your beautiful blue eyes that...

Mar 23, 2017

Irma E. Hall went to live with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom she believed in & trusted throughout her life. In daily life her faith was evident by her humility, kindness and love. She was born on April 18, 1932 to her parents Herman and Emma Doner, of Decatur, Illinois. Her elementary years were spent in St. John's...

Mar 22, 2017

Mary Katherine Thacker passed away in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017, at the age of 80. She was born in 1937 in Lubbock, Texas, and married Franklin Darrell Thacker in 1955. Out of that union, they had seven children and lived primarily in Oklahoma City. Mary worked at the Buyers Guide in Oklahoma City for over 25 years...

Mar 22, 2017

(Rafe) Raphael Edmond Shackelford, 91. Died on March 22, 2017. He was born June 12, 1925 in Valliant, OK to John Clifton and Lela Mae Shackelford. He was preceded in death by his parents, his six siblings, his infant daughter and his youngest son, Dale Lee Shackelford. Rafe is survived by his wife of 71 years, Betty Jane, his daughter...

Mar 20, 2017

Vera Holt (Shawareb) died unexpectedly in Bentonville, Arkansas on March 20th, 2017 at the age of 41. Vera is survived by her two sons, Michael (11) and Daniel Holt (7); her father, Haidar Shawareb of Oklahoma City and his wife, Dalal Hamwi. She is also survived by her three siblings: brother Hana Shawareb and his wife, Tiffany Shawareb and their...

Mar 19, 2017

Having served the Lord, his Family, and country, Ellis fell asleep in the Lord on March 19, 2017. He was born on July 4, 1929, son of Zakay and Ellis Hanna, Sr., who preceded him in death, along with his brothers Nicholas, Abe, Zeek, John, and sister Rose. He is survived by his loving wife, Laurette, daughter Karen, and son...

Mar 19, 2017

Marion Clayton (Beatty) Yaeger was born January 8, 1929 in Wichita, KS the first of two daughters born to Henry Clayton Beatty and Mary M (Schott) Beatty, died March 19, 2017. A 1947 graduate of Benson High School, Omaha, NE she moved to Oklahoma City with her family in 1948, where she continued to live the remainder of her life....

Mar 15, 2017

Robert Joseph Koktavy, 85, died March 15th, 2017, in Oklahoma City, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Bob was born January 4, 1932, in Le Center, MN, the second son of three children to Joseph and Bessie (Kuchynka) Koktavy. Bob attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN, earning a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics in 1954, and then...

Mar 15, 2017

Mar 12, 2017

An extraordinary life ended Sunday, March 12th. The impact and the influence of that life, not only on Mom's friends and family but literally countless hundreds of children, will never die. No mere chronology can possibly explain how incredible she was. A few salient dates and events are important to note. Mom was born on the windswept plains of Enid...

Mar 12, 2017

Rick Wayne Calhoun, 69, of Oklahoma City went to be with the Lord peacefully surrounded by family on March 12, 2017 due to complications from autoimmune liver disorder. He was born to Gerald D. Calhoun and Jimmie L. (Lewis) Jones in Tampa, FL on June 14, 1947. Survived by his mother Jimmie Jones, son Shannon Calhoun and his wife Lacey,...

Mar 11, 2017

Susan Gail Seamans was born June 13, 1948 in Postville, Iowa to Eldon and Margery Seamans. She passed away March 11, 2017 in Tanzania. A graduate of Chickasha High School, Smith College, and the University of Oklahoma College of Law, she served as Associate General Counsel at the OU Health Sciences Center from 1979 until her retirement in 2006. Susan...

Mar 9, 2017

Barbara Anspaugh was the daughter of Dr. Robert D. Anspaugh and Marguerite Martin Anspaugh. She was born on May 31, 1947 and departed life on March 9, 2017. Barbara was an Oklahoma City native, attending Edgemere Elementary school, graduating from Harding High School in 1965. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, MO, graduating in 1967. Barbara worked for 29 years...

Mar 6, 2017

Louise Irene Gregory passed into her new life March 6, 2017, following a brief illness. She was born November 14, 1926, in Sarasota, Florida, to Russell G. and Cornelia Rebecca Thomison Davis. Irene earned a Bachelor's Degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and spent her life caring for others as a registered nurse for the VA Hospital. She was...

Mar 6, 2017

Memorial Services to honor Linda will be 10:00 am Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Smith & Kernke N. May Chapel.

Mar 5, 2017

Christi Warr was born Christi Ann Jenkins on February 10, 1970 and the entire world became a better place because of her presence in it. She married her high school sweetheart and for 30 years they lived life together for all it was worth. She became a mother to 4 exceptional children, and eventually, a grandmother as well. She loved...

Mar 4, 2017

Glorifica mi alma al Señor y mi espiritu se llena de gozo al contemplar la bondad de Dios mi Salvador. Porque ha puesto la mirada en la humilde sierva suya; y ved aquí el motivo, por el cual me tendrán por dichosa todas las generaciones. Pues hizo en mi favor, cosas grandes y maravillosas, el que es Todopoderoso y su...

Mar 4, 2017

As a child growing up in Oklahoma in the 1940s, Thomas J. Kelly would jump in front of oncoming trains "for fun." His taste for adventure never abated, and for 73 years he saw the world, ran successful companies, raised two children, collected countless stories, and topped it off by marrying a fiery Irish woman. Tom, president of Standard Testing...

Feb 28, 2017

Mark Edward Terry, age 46 of Edmond, Oklahoma, died February 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 8, 1970 in Ashland, Kentucky to Cecil and Dorothy (Day) Terry. Mark proudly served our country in the United States Air Force and retired as Master Sergeant after 28 years and numerous tours of duty. He...

Feb 27, 2017

Glenith Helene Sayers Townsend passed peacefully at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma the evening of February 27, 2017 at the age of 98! Born May 31, 1918 to Charles Elton and Jessie Helen Morse Sayers in Humboldt, Iowa. Glenith lived on the family farm til winter of 1923. She graduated from 6th grade in 1929, then at the age of...