obituaries

Mar 16, 2017

Sheila LaJuan Taylor entered this life on January 2, 1952, at Ashdown, Arkansas to Thomas Hunter Seymour and Ruth Marie (Schofield) Seymour. She left this earthly life on March 16, 2017, surrounded by her family and husband, Don Taylor, at her home in Dibble, Oklahoma.

LaJuan worked for many years as a librarian in Texas and Oklahoma....

Mar 9, 2017

Linard Ray White, 88, of Blanchard, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Norman. The son of Eugene W. White and Ruthie Lee (Dodd) White, he was born April 24, 1928 in Blanchard, Oklahoma.

Linard married Grace Hawk in 1978 and she preceded him in death in June 2006. Linard served in the US Army for three years...

Mar 9, 2017

Frank Maldonado Lopez, 63, of Blanchard, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at his home. The son of Augustine Lopez and Raquel Maldonado Lopez, he was born November 15, 1953 in Vernon, Texas.

Frank married Dora Barron on February 14, 1976 in Vernon, Texas. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing poker...

Mar 5, 2017

Peggy Jo Chadwick, 68, of Blanchard, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of A.L. Holland and Paulyne Maggie (Mandrell) Holland, she was born March 4, 1949 in Hobart, Oklahoma.

She married Edward Albert Chadwick on December 19, 1975 in Oklahoma City. They started a family in Midwest City, before moving to Blanchard in...

Mar 2, 2017

Ronald D. "Ronny" Mitchell, 73, of Blanchard, Oklahoma passed away at his home March 2, 2017. He went peacefully in his sleep.

He was born November 10, 1943 in Dublin, Texas. Ronny's family came to Martin County, Texas in 1950. They settled in the Courtney Community, later moving to Stanton.

Ronny quit school at 17...

Feb 26, 2017

Wayne Lee Burch, 46, of Oklahoma City, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The son of Lisa Ann (Jones) Burch and Marvin Michael Burch, he was born June 19, 1970 in Norman, Oklahoma.

Wayne graduated from Blanchard High School in 1988. During high school, Wayne was active in the Blanchard FFA where he was a...

Feb 26, 2017

Patricia Ann Hatcher, 76, of Tuttle, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Bertha Elizabeth (Redding) Main and William Lane Main, she was born December 10, 1940, in Oklahoma City. She grew up in Tuttle and graduated from Tuttle High School. Pat married Nolan Ray Hatcher on March 17, 1961, in Tuttle, Oklahoma. She was...

Feb 24, 2017

Vernon Everett Darnell, 87, of Blanchard, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017, at his home. Vernon was born December 16, 1929, in Plainville, Illinois to Rufus F. Darnell and Helen (Welte) Darnell. He grew up in Illinois with three sisters and four brothers.

Vernon enlisted in the United States Army and served as a paratrooper in the...

Feb 23, 2017

George Roland Bowling, 76, of Norman, died Thursday, February 23, 2017, in Norman. The son of Benjamin Franklin Bowling and Sallie Matilda (Findley) Bowling, he was born August 23, 1940 in Cole, Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Baptist in faith.

Roland married Lurene Mae Dunn on August 1, 1962 in Norman,...

Feb 19, 2017

Waynonia Jean Sullivan, 87, of Blanchard, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Lee Roy Daniels and Audrey Bell (Simpson) Daniels, she was born March 15, 1929, in Oklahoma City.

Jean married Robert Lee "R.L." Sullivan on December 15, 1956 in Oklahoma City. She was a homemaker and was a member of the...

Feb 19, 2017

Dorothy Pearl Wooten, 87, of Blanchard, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Oklahoma City. She was born March 17, 1929, in Blanchard, Oklahoma to George Augub Bashara and Lizzie (Batris) Bashara.

She grew up in Bridge Creek and graduated from Bridge Creek High School in 1946. Dorothy married Billy Gene Wooten on October 10, 1953 in Blanchard,...

Feb 18, 2017

Susan Jean Ketter, 56, of Blanchard, died, Saturday, February 18, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Mary Ellen (Duff) Connor and Eugene Melvin Connor, she was born March 7, 1960, in Buffalo, New York.

Susan was an entrepreneur and owned and operated several different businesses during her life. She was Catholic in faith. Susan married Allen...

Feb 17, 2017

Shirley Marie Woolley, 75, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, passed Friday, February 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The daughter of Lillie Carmen (Martin) and Henry Edwin Nakvinda, she was born April 22, 1941 in Oklahoma City.  She was raised by her grandparents, Charles and Violet Martin, and grew up a country girl in Cashion, Oklahoma.

Shirley married Verlin...

Feb 14, 2017

Donna Kay Taylor, age 60, of Blanchard, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Richard Herbert Geldernick and Marguerite Esther (Thompson) Geldernick, she was born December 4, 1956 in Wurzburg, Germany.

She worked as a convenience store manager for several years until her health would no longer allow. When she was able, she...

Feb 14, 2017

Doris Dalene Carter, 67, of Tuttle, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Hiram Monroe Reece and Della (Eaves) Reece, she was born September 29, 1949 in Atoka, Oklahoma.

Doris married Robert Woodrow "Woody" Carter on March 10, 1985. She worked as a training coordinator for General Motors and retired after 17 years...

Feb 10, 2017

Barbara Karen Wiyninger, 72, of Blanchard, died Friday, February 10, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Kent Fischer Brockmann and Mary Eva Evelyn (French) Brockmann, she was born July 11, 1944, in Monroe, North Carolina.

Barbara worked as a system analyst at Tinker Air Force Base and retired after 30 years of service. She was a...

Feb 6, 2017

Margaret Rose Oleksuk, age 77, of Lindsay, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Albert John Kenyon and Ruth (Engemon) Kenyon, she was born September 20, 1939 in Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada.

Margaret married Thomas Albert Oleksuk on October 15, 1955 in Elm Creek, Manitoba. She worked for many years as a bartender...

Feb 5, 2017

Lillian Rebecca "Becky" (Clanton) Cottrell Harmon passed away on February 5, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born in Blanchard, Oklahoma on July 11, 1939 to Bill and Lillian Clanton. Becky was the seventh of eleven children. She grew up in Blanchard, married at a young age, and moved to Chickasha where she lived for nearly 40 years. She...

Jan 31, 2017

Wilda June (Hawkins) Clayton, 81, of Blanchard, went to be with her precious Savior on January 31, 2017, with her family by her side. Wilda was born May 3, 1935 in Gotebo, Oklahoma to Letha E. Eskew Hawkins and Rev. A. C. Hawkins. Wilda graduated from Gracemont High School in 1955. She married Irwin L. Clayton on September 2,...

Jan 31, 2017

Susan Carol Hawn, 70, of Blanchard, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Ralph Elmer Frisby and Geraldine (Childress) Frisby, she was born December 20, 1946 in Woodward, Oklahoma.

Susan owned and operated Treasure Island Seafood Market in Panama City Beach, Florida for 20 years. She was a Christian in faith and enjoyed...