Jim Thomas
Sep 22, 2013
James K. "Jim" Thomas, 87, of Tuttle, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, in Oklahoma City. The son of William Henry and Edna Mae (Gatlin) Thomas, he was born February 16, 1926 in Keota, Oklahoma. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and worked as a carpenter for many years. Jim married Betty Sasser on April 6, 1953 in...
Harry A. Zimmerman, Sr.
Sep 18, 2013
Harry A. Zimmerman, Sr., 77, formerly of Wyoming, PA, died Sept. 18, 2013 in Blanchard, OK, where he had recently relocated to be near his daughter. Born in Ringtown, PA on Sept. 30, 1935, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Maybel (Schlauch) Zimmerman. Harry was a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and...
Ned Allen
Sep 12, 2013
Wayne Ned Allen, Sr., 72, of Miami Beach, Florida, formerly of Blanchard, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, in Conroe, Texas. The son of Thomas Doyle Allen and Effie Lorene (Irons) Allen, he was born November 18, 1940 in Fairfax, Oklahoma. He graduated from Blanchard High School in 1958. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was...
Joe H. Castro
Sep 10, 2013
Joe H. Castro, 73 of Newcastle, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at his home. He was born November 7, 1939 in Pleasanton, Texas to Frank V. and Julia (Garcia) Castro. Joe worked in public relations for OU for 31 ½ years until his retirement and was Christian in faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed his horses, fishing, and cooking...
Susan Bluejacket
Sep 9, 2013
Susan Bluejacket, 71, of Newcastle, died September 9, 2013 in Oklahoma City. The daughter of James Walker Bell, Jr. and Marjorie Olene (Morrison) Bell, she was born March 23, 1942 in Fresno, California. She married Henry Bluejacket on October 7, 1982 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Susan was a member of the Woodland Hills Baptist Church. In her spare...
John Lewis Sawyer
Sep 7, 2013
John Lewis Sawyer, 87, of Norman, died September 7, 2013 at his home. The son of Lewis G. and Lola B. (Eastman) Sawyer, he was born August 26, 1926 in Loma Linda, California. John served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and later retired as a civil engineer and technician for civil service. He married Vinita...
Faye Elizabeth Swinney
Sep 5, 2013
Faye Elizabeth (Rodgers) Swinney, 89, of Blanchard, died September 5, 2013 in Norman Oklahoma. The daughter of Benjamin Carter and Dollie Mae (Sparks) Rodgers, she was born December 20, 1923 in Tabler, Oklahoma. Faye attended school in Naples and Middleburg, and then to Dibble, where she graduated high school. She married Kenneth Swinney on July 9, 1942. She was a...
Melba L. Johnson
Sep 5, 2013
Melba L. (Pennington) Johnson, 75, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, passed away September 5, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma. Melba was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 4, 1938. She moved to Oklahoma in 2008 from Panama City, Florida, where she had lived for 34 years. She was a homemaker and was remembered as being an excellent cook who took great pleasure...
Bernice Wigley Chapman
Sep 4, 2013
Bernice (Wigley) Chapman, 69, of Blanchard died September 4, 2013 at her home. The daughter of John Ellis and Della (Wilson) Wigley, she was born October 28, 1943 in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She graduated from Blanchard High School in 1961. She married Wayne Chapman in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Bernice worked for many years as an administrative assistant and was a member of...
Katherine Price
Sep 3, 2013
Katherine Price, 82, of Cole, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at her home. The daughter of Walter and Anna Brunetta Dean, she was born April 2, 1931 in McClain County, Oklahoma. Katherine worked for many years as a baker for the University of Oklahoma until her retirement. She attended Cole First Baptist Church. In her spare time, Katherine enjoyed working...
Nawana Carolene Anderson
Sep 2, 2013
Nawana Carolene (Richey) Anderson, 78, of Blanchard, died Monday, September 2, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma. The daughter of William Eugene and Mary Leon (Andrews) Richey, she was born June 15, 1935 in Blanchard. Nawana worked for many years as a secretary for Blanchard Schools until her retirement. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blanchard where she...
Burlin Dale Walck
Sep 1, 2013
Burlin Dale Walck, 74, of Blanchard, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Norman. The son of Burl Delos Walck and Hazel (Harper) Walck, he was born September 12, 1938 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. Burlin was baptized at the Christian Church in El Reno at an early age. He worked for many years as a telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad and...
Larry Leon Hager
Aug 27, 2013
Larry Leon Hager, 65, of Blanchard died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at his home. He was born July 10, 1948 in Oklahoma City. Larry graduated from Blanchard High School in 1966 and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He married Carol Lynn Goucher on October 15, 1976 in Oklahoma City. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church...
Charles Elmore
Aug 24, 2013
J. Charles Elmore, 88, formerly of Newcastle, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Purcell. He was born to Charlie and Edna (Rogers) Elmore on April 3, 1925 in Oklahoma City. Charles grew up in Newcastle and graduated from Newcastle High School. He then went on to graduate from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in secondary education. He married Ora...
Kerri Elaine Zearley
Aug 20, 2013
Kerri Elaine Zearley, 2 months, of Bridge Creek died August 20, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma. The daughter of Brean Rene Fox and Jacob Cameron Zearley, she was born June 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City.She is preceded in death by two great grandfathers, Walter Crick and Robert Ferguson and a great grandmother, Vivian Fox.Survivors include her parents, Brean Fox and Jacob...
Clyde Levane Christian
Aug 20, 2013
Clyde Levane Christian of Rush Springs passed away August 20, 2013 at the age of 67. The son of Lem Pierce Christian and Aurrealue Omicka (Townley) Christian, he was born May 5, 1946 in McClain County, Oklahoma. He spent most of his life in and around the Chickasha area and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1964. He was a...
Frank Wilson Hunsaker, Jr.
Aug 1, 2013
Frank Wilson Hunsaker, Jr., 88, of Tuttle, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Oklahoma City. The son of Frank Wilson Hunsaker, Sr., and Zoa (Goodwin) Hunsaker, he was born March 31, 1925 in Hannibal, Missouri. Frank was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Forces and earned two purple hearts during WWII. He married Joyce Lillie Higgs on March 29,...
Ace Folsom
Aug 1, 2013
Henry C. "Ace" Folsom, Jr., 76, of Blanchard, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The son of Henry C. Folsom, Sr. and Edna Mae (Howell) Folsom, he was born September 7, 1936 on the family farm near Blanchard. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and worked for many years as a truck driver. Ace...
Neal Hill
Jul 27, 2013
David Neal Hill was born to two loving parents, David and Ola Hill, on October 28, 1946. Neal found Christ as his Savior at an early age and went to be with God his Father on July 27, 2013. Neal was a veteran of the United States Navy and served 17 years in active duty and naval reserves. He was...
Beulah Mae Tugmon
Jul 27, 2013
Beulah Mae "Greatie" Tugmon, 90, of Bridge Creek, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her home. The daughter of James William and Bessie Mae (Ogle) Ratliff, she was born June 20, 1923 in Naples, Oklahoma. Beulah graduated from Middleberg High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She was a homemaker and a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church in...
