obituaries

Jerry Paul Bridges

Jerry Paul Bridges

Jul 27, 2015

Jerry Paul Bridges, 73, of Blanchard, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at his home. The son of Ivy Franklin Bridges and Myrtle Nina (Young) Bridges, he was born June 2, 1942 in Dibble, Oklahoma. Jerry married Eleanor Lorene Dean on February 12, 1961 in Blanchard, Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blanchard. Jerry worked as...

Coy Dean Bennett

Coy Dean Bennett

Jul 25, 2015

Coy Dean Bennett, 75, of Blanchard, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at his home. The son of Mike Bennett and Althea Josephine (Giles) Bennett, he was born August 4, 1939, in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Coy was raised in the Alfalfa community and attended school in Cowden. Raised by strong Christian parents, Coy accepted Christ as his personal Savior during a 1946...

Joann Carter

Joann Carter

Jul 25, 2015

JoAnn Carter, 63, of Alex, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The daughter of Lee Edward Doshier and Mary Jean (Merritt) Doshier, she was born January 26, 1952, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. JoAnn married Charles Ray Carter on October 21, 1969 in Texas. She worked in the cafeteria for the Chickasha and Alex Schools for many years. In her...

Thomas Leon Boyd

Thomas Leon Boyd

Jul 22, 2015

Thomas Leon Boyd passed away from this earth on July 22, 2015 to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born March 1, 1946 in Minco, Oklahoma to Roy Thomas and Iva Ruth (McNeil) Boyd. As a young man, he began raising a family of three wonderful children, John, Donna, and Becky. He began a career working...

Annette Hiller

Annette Hiller

Jul 18, 2015

Annette Hiller, 80, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Mesquite, Texas, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Luther Boyd Strickland and Lottie Francis (Phillips) Strickland, she was born January 28, 1935 in Martins Mill, Texas. Annette married Fred L. Hiller on February 18, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as an Avon Representative for many...

Raymond Eugene Ragsdale

Raymond Eugene Ragsdale

Jul 18, 2015

Raymond Eugene Ragsdale, 85, of Blanchard, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Blanchard. The son of Trulen Travis Ragsdale and Katie May (Whitener) Ragsdale, he was born March 2, 1930 in Blanchard, Oklahoma. He married Clara LaVelle Testerman on January 10, 1953, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Raymond surrendered to preach on July 21, 1957 and became an ordained minister on January...

Barbara Belle Bird

Barbara Belle Bird

Jul 13, 2015

Barbara Belle Bird, 81, of Seminole, formerly of Blanchard, died, Monday, July 13, 2015 in Seminole. The daughter of Holman Beaty and Ruby Mae (Huffman) Beaty, she was born November 18, 1933 in Foster, Oklahoma. Barbara loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, camping, and working in her garden. Barbara was a loving mother and grandmother and her greatest enjoyment came...

Debra Denise Walden

Debra Denise Walden

Jul 13, 2015

Debra Denise Walden, 64, of Blanchard, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at her home. The daughter of David Jenner and Betty June (Barnett) Jenner, she was born June 1, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Debbie married Michael Gene Walden on September 27, 1968 in Gainesville, Texas. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death...

Frankie Jo Hicks

Frankie Jo Hicks

Jul 8, 2015

Frankie Jo Hicks, 70, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at her home. The daughter of Thomas Franklin McKay and Mollie Jane (Tims) McKay, she was born May 28, 1945 in Atlanta, Texas. Frankie married Olen Rulerford Hicks on February 4, 1984 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church. In her spare...

Glenn Workman

Glenn Workman

Jul 6, 2015

Lawrence Glenn Workman, 54, of Blanchard, died Monday, at his home. The son of Charles Ray Workman and Juluianna (Ex) Miller, he was born March 29, 1961, in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Glenn worked for many years as a brick mason until his health no longer allowed. In his spare time, Glenn enjoyed fishing, woodworking and watching college football, especially OU. His...

Kenneth Roy Hollcroft

Kenneth Roy Hollcroft

Jul 2, 2015

Kenneth Roy "Ken" Hollcroft, 75, of Blanchard, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Norman. The son of Roy Earnest Hollcroft and Theresa (Sanders) Hollcroft, he was born January 10, 1940 in California, Missouri. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Kenneth married Elizabeth Elaine Gray on July 14, 1982 in Oklahoma City. He retired from Lucent Technology after 35...

Charlie Hill

Charlie Hill

Jun 28, 2015

Isaac Charles "Charlie" Hill, 81, of Blanchard, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Norman. The son of Isaac Clondus Hill and Eithel Dora (Houck) Hill, he was born November 11, 1933 in Nashville, Tennessee. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Navy. He married Rosa Martha Escobar Gomez on December 18, 1970, in Mexico City, Mexico. Charlie owned and...

Lloyd Bell

Lloyd Bell

Jun 27, 2015

Howard Lloyd Bell, II, of Bridge Creek, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Bridge Creek. The son of Howard Lloyd Bell and Carol Marie (Pyka) Bell, he was born February 26, 1956, in Brazos County, Texas. He married Teresa Karen Smith on April 11, 1973, in Oklahoma City. Lloyd worked as a home improvement contractor installing windows for many years....

Laura Lee Williams

Laura Lee Williams

Jun 21, 2015

Laura Lee Williams, 47, of Bridge Creek, died Sunday, June 21, 2015. The daughter of Archie Lavelle Moore and Louise Marie (Heffley) Moore, she was born June 25, 1967, in Seminole, Oklahoma. She married Ricky David Williams on August 31, 1997, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Laura was a homemaker and served as a Girl Scout leader for many years. In...

Lottie Emily Henning

Lottie Emily Henning

Jun 20, 2015

Lottie Emily Henning, 90 of Newcastle, died Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Oklahoma City. The daughter of Harvey Harper Henning and Mildred Elma (Carter) Henning, she was born June 1, 1925 in Oklahoma City. Her family moved to Newcastle in 1929. Her mother died in childbirth in 1937. Mrs Burkett, an Indian neighbor, took Lottie and her younger brother, Harvey,...

Claude Finis Milam

Claude Finis Milam

Jun 15, 2015

Claude Finis "Doc" Milam, 71, of Oklahoma City, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at his home. The son of Finis Jerome Milam and Avis Voleta (Taylor), he was born October 17, 1943 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was an automobile mechanic and enjoyed working on cars. In his spare time, he liked building and fixing things for other people. He was...

Jack Williams

Jack Williams

Jun 10, 2015

Christian Jack Williams, 16, of Bridge Creek died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in Bridge Creek. The son of Stephen Neal Williams and Tina Cherie (Davis) Williams, he was born December 12, 1998 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jack was a student at Bridge Creek High School, where he had just completed his sophomore year. He was a talented and aspiring athlete...

Elwood Ladd

Elwood Ladd

Jun 8, 2015

Ernest Elwood Ladd, 88, of Norman, formerly of Blanchard, died Monday, June 8, 2015 at his home. The eighth child of nine, Elwood was born September 22, 1926 in Blanchard, Oklahoma to Walter David Ladd and Nettie Mahala (Beal) Ladd. In 1943, Elwood left school and went to work for a shipyard in Oakland, California and then went to work...

Richard Raymond Mullamphy

Richard Raymond Mullamphy

May 30, 2015

Richard Raymond "Rick" Mullamphy, 76, of Blanchard, died Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Copake, New York. The son of Dennis Mullamphy and Catherine (Dwyer) Mullamphy, he was born December 19, 1938 in New York, New York. Richard worked for St. Francis Hospital in Beacon, New York as an electrician. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and...

Jean Whitford

Jean Whitford

May 23, 2015

Erma Jean (Weaver) Whitford, 84, of Blanchard, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at her home. The daughter of William Franklin Weaver and Bernice Ivy (Shaw) Weaver, she was born February 6, 1931 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Jean grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Central High School. After graduation she moved to Oklahoma City and worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone....

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