Iola Gertrude Evans
Jan 18, 2018
Iola Gertrude Evans, 90, of Bridge Creek, died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at her home. The daughter of Floyd Coggins and Lorean Ray (Lindsey) Coggins, she was born June 20, 1927, in Blanchard, Oklahoma.
Iola was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She worked for many years as a sales clerk....
Sue Hagen
Jan 16, 2018
Rose Suhjuan (Sue) Hagen, 88, of Dibble, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, in Norman, Oklahoma. The daughter of James Frank Ferguson and Enid Delores Kerr Ferguson, she was born April 29, 1929 in Healdton, Oklahoma.
Sue married Robert L. (Bob) Hagen on April 5, 1961 in Healdton, Oklahoma.
She worked for many years as a...
Iris Georgina Finch
Jan 16, 2018
Iris Georgina Finch, 60, of Bridge Creek, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of George Marion Harrison and Thelma Rea (Duncan) Harrison, she was born May 11, 1957 in Brunswick, Maine.
Iris married David Henry Finch on June 9, 1989 in Oklahoma City. In her spare time, she enjoyed camping, cooking, crocheting, watching...
Dennis Gerald Mcelroy
Jan 16, 2018
Dennis Gerald McElroy, 70, of Blanchard, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at his home. The son of Arthur Oscar McElroy and Helen Louise (Sanders) McElroy, he was born July 21, 1947 in Snyder, Oklahoma.
Dennis was Baptist in faith. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and received the Purple Heart Award...
Laurie Mullamphy
Jan 12, 2018
Laurine Elizabeth "Laurie" Mullamphy, 70, of Blanchard, died Friday, January 12, 2018 in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Lester F. Stevens and Lois K. (Steele) Stevens, she was born September 27, 1947 in New Britain, Connecticut.
Laurie moved to Blanchard from New York in 2005. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Laurie was...
Alice Louise Cody
Jan 12, 2018
Alice Louise Cody was born August 13, 1932 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Robert James and Carolyn Frances Tyree. Ms. Cody passed away on January 12, 2018 at Blanchard, Oklahoma after a lengthy illness.
Alice was a retired civil servant. She began her career at Bell Telephone Company in Chickasha, Oklahoma then at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma...
Harlan Foster
Jan 8, 2018
James Harlan Foster, Jr., 85, of Noble, died Monday, January 8, 2018, in Norman. The son of James Harlan Foster, Sr. and Aurelia Snow (Jones) Foster, he was born September 8, 1932 in Hollis, Oklahoma.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean War. Harlan married Joy Maxine Crockett on August 23,...
Marie Miller
Jan 6, 2018
Verna Marie Miller, 85, of Dibble, died Saturday, January 6, 2018, in Lexington. The daughter of Homer Miller, Sr. and Virgie Quantiler (Ragsdale) Miller, she was born at home in Dibble on March 28, 1932.
Marie was a homemaker and was a member of Oakhurst Trinity Holiness Church. In her spare time, Marie enjoyed mowing the yard...
Mark Shupert
Jan 3, 2018
Mark Shupert, 57, of Perry, formerly of Blanchard, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at his home. The son of Barney Shupert and Mary Sue (Baker) Spicer, he was born October 6, 1960 in Oklahoma City.
He worked many years as a carpenter and was Baptist in faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed photography, watching OU football,...
Thomas Herbert Moberly
Jan 3, 2018
Thomas Herbert Moberly, 79, of Oklahoma City, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in Oklahoma City. The son of Hiram Webster Moberly and Hazel (McCormick) Moberly, he was born July 20, 1938 in Sacramento, California.
Tom married Mary Ellen Pearson on May 10, 1958 in Wilburton, Oklahoma. He was the president and founder of Abba Bible College and...
Bernice Howard
Jan 1, 2018
Maud Bernice Howard, 91, of Oklahoma City, died Monday, January 1, 2018, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of James Ivy Mason, Sr. and Bernice Sandford (McKee) Mason, she was born March 19, 1926 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She grew up in Blanchard and attended Blanchard schools.
Bernice married William Jack "Bill" Howard on July 30, 1946 in Blanchard....
Norma Newton Brooks
Dec 31, 2017
Norma Newton Brooks was taken by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 31, 2017. She entered this world on October 30, 1936 at Granite, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ralph David Newton and Bessie Marvel Elkins Newton.
She was predeceased by her parents and older brother. R.D. Newton.
She is survived by her husband...
Michael David Welch
Dec 23, 2017
Michael David Welch, 29, of Blanchard, died Saturday, December 23, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The son of Melody Dawn Welch and Michael Duncan, he was born October 31, 1988 in Oklahoma City.
Michael grew up in Blanchard and worked as a cook for Dakota's Restaurant, Boom-A-Rang Diner, and also Tri-City Diner. He married Kelly Nichole Wormley on...
Danny Joe Wilson
Dec 17, 2017
Danny Joe Wilson was born on October 13, 1953 to Almon Wilson, Jr. and Alene L. Wilson in San Mateo, California. Danny departed to be with his heavenly father on December 17, 2017 in their home in Noble, Oklahoma at the age of 64.
Danny and Kathy, of the home, were united in marriage on February 14,...
Rafael Valdez Rodriguez
Dec 13, 2017
Rafael Valdez Rodriguez, 62, of Bridge Creek, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was born March 2, 1955 in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico to Ofelia Rodriguez and Rafael Valdez Vera. He owned and operated a concrete company and raised cattle and quarter horses. In his spare time, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially...
J.D. Stockton
Dec 12, 2017
Jesse Damon "J.D." Stockton, 82, passed away on December 12th, 2017 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born on January 29, 1935 in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Dwain D. and Stella (Abston) Stockton. He grew up in Sentinel and graduated from Sentinel High School. He moved to the Newcastle/Blanchard area in 1972. He was married to...
Betty Rae Mclain
Dec 11, 2017
Betty Rae McLain, 67, of Blanchard, formerly of Victorville, California, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Clarence Walter Hidlebaugh and Roberta Mae (Wells) Hidlebaugh, she was born June 25, 1950 in Indio, California.
Betty was a homemaker and was Christian in faith. She loved her family deeply and embraced being a mother,...
Jesse Franklin Smith, Jr.
Dec 11, 2017
Jesse Franklin Smith, Jr., 73, of Blanchard, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at his home. The son of Jean and Jesse Franklin Smith, Sr., he was born February 25, 1944, in Hobart, Oklahoma.
Jesse served in the Army National Guard and was Christian in faith. He worked as a butcher in his early life and then went...
Benjamin Cephas Fulks
Dec 10, 2017
Benjamin Cephas Fulks, 82, of Dibble, died Sunday, December 10, 2017, in Purcell, Oklahoma. He was born on the first day of Spring, March 20, 1935, to Benjamin Cleveland Fulks and Mattie Hollan-Fulks in Summerfield, Oklahoma.
As a boy and a young man, he migrated, picking cotton, working in saw mills, and working in the oilfield. He...
David Eli Swidler
Nov 23, 2017
David Eli Swidler, 88, of Oklahoma City, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The son of Jankiel and Nechama Swidler, he was born July 17, 1929, in Poland.
David was a Veteran of the United States Army and served as a paratrooper with the 11 th Airborne Division during the Korean Conflict. He married Barbara...
