OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas

Bonnie Janzen

Apr 11, 2025

Bonnie Samuelson Janzen was born March 25, 1948, in Concordia, Kansas to Gus and Vida (Wallace) Samuelson, and went to meet them on April 11, 2025, after a very short battle with cancer.

Bonnie, with her older sister, Dixie, moved with their parents to a series of small Kansas towns, finally settling in Palco, where the girls would both graduate from...

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David Marion McCune

Apr 5, 2025

David Marion McCune

David Marion McCune was born in Stafford County (Zenith), Kansas, to Arlington Emery and Encie Arena McCune on January 31, 1931. He passed away April 5, 2025 in Enid, Oklahoma. Marion attended grade school at a country school (Chaney Dell southwest of Helena) all eight years, then attended Helena High School graduating in 1948. After graduation, he attended...

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Faye Evelyn Ritter

Apr 4, 2025

Faye Evelyn Ritter, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025 in Kiowa, Kansas surrounded by family. Faye was born to Howard and Rena Mantz Daughhettee on October 17, 1944 in Hardtner, Kansas. She married Richard Ritter on September 4, 1971. To this marriage Faye brought two children, Jeanette Schwerdtfeger and Howard Brian Schwerdtfeger. Faye helped her dad...

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Susan Martin

Mar 29, 2025

Susan Elaine Spillman Martin was born to Cecil and Tommie Spillman on August 9, 1947. She attended Hunter Public School and Northwestern State College, where she lacked one class of getting her Physical Education degree. She would not take the swimming class needed because she did not want to put her head underwater.

While at Northwestern she met the love of...

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Sylva Rhodes

Mar 26, 2025

Sylva Leah Rhodes, 98, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Sylva was born to Ruth (Packard) and Charley Carter on a homestead in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. She spent most of her life in Enid and the surrounding community, leaving only for 16 years to live in the Dallas, Texas area.

Sylva lived a full and...

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Pamela Martin

Mar 24, 2025

Pamela Martin, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home on March 24, 2025, at the age of 64. Born on November 30, 1960, Pamela's life was marked by her unwavering dedication to her family and her community.

Pamela worked tirelessly as a waitress, showcasing her strong work ethic and commitment to providing for her loved...

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Gary Stout

Mar 20, 2025

Gary Linn Stout was born July 28, 1946, at Cherokee Masonic Hospital to Evelyn Bernice Benefiel Stout and James Willard Stout Sr. He joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 20, 2025, after sustaining a head injury from a minor fall.

Gary grew up on the family farm between Lambert and Yewed with his older brother, James and two...

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Dennis McCollum

Mar 19, 2025

On March 19, 2025, Dennis McCollum, aged 80, passed away peacefully in his home, leaving behind a legacy of love and warmth that will be forever cherished by those fortunate enough to have known him. Born on July 16, 1944, Dennis was a beacon of kindness and compassion, dedicating his life to the welfare of his family and his work.

Dennis's...

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Mark Drake

Mar 15, 2025

Mark Kline Drake, 90 of Aline, Oklahoma passed away peacefully in his home on March 15, 2025.

Born January 10, 1935, in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Vernon and Geneva (Weigle) Drake.

Mark graduated from Winfield High School in 1952. In 1952-1956 he attended Kansas State College (University) and received his Bachelor's in Animal Science and as a junior was...

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Donald Lee Carpenter

Mar 15, 2025

Don Carpenter left this world on Saturday March 15, 2025. He was born on April 2, 1935 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Don attended elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island and graduated from Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

He then served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado in 1959. Don...

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Argyle Janzen

Mar 14, 2025

Argyle Janzen was born October 4th, 1946, in Enid Oklahoma to Marvin and Regina (Isaac) Janzen and passed from this world on March 14th, 2025, after a five-year battle with dementia.

Argyle grew up on the family farm east of Medford with his big brother Duaine and little sister Vivian. They played, rode horses, and eventually learned to help with the...

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Connie Bouziden

Mar 13, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Connie Arminta Brown Bouziden, who left us on March 13, 2025 at the age of 76. She was a beloved mother, sister and friend, cherished by all who knew her.

Connie was born on November 27, 1948 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Connie lived a life full of kindness, generosity, and humor....

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Eliena R McClung

Mar 11, 2025

Eliena “Eli” Ruth McClung was born January 3,1949 in Okeene, Oklahoma to Donald and Hazel (Armstrong ) McClung and passed away March 11, 2025 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Eliena graduated from Hennessey in 1967 and attended Southwestern University where she received an Associate Degree in Accounting . She lived in Okeene where she helped in the local food pantry prior to...

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Marieta "Rita" Ione Russell

Mar 9, 2025

Marieta “Rita” Ione Russell

April 7, 1948 - March 9, 2025

Marieta “Rita” Ione Russell, age 76, loving wife of Larry Lee Russell of Cherokee, Oklahoma passed away at Bass Baptist Hospital in Enid on March 9, 2025 after a 2 year battle with cancer. Rita was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma on April 7, 1948 to Burley Groves and Edith Parsons. She...

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James Richard Knopf

Mar 7, 2025

James Richard Knopf

August 23, 1951 - March 7, 2025

James “Jim” Richard Knopf was born to Aristides “Bud” and Ruth Myrick Knopf on August 23, 1951. He attended Burlington Public Schools and graduated in 1969. Jim attended college at Oklahoma State University for two years majoring in Engineering and Agricultural Engineering and then returned home to work with his dad on...

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Michael Shane Keller

Mar 6, 2025

Donna Sue Keller March 4, 1965 - March 3, 2025

Michael Shane Keller July 31, 1964 - March 6, 2025

Some people are sent to only walk on this Earth for a short time, but to leave a large impact. Their departure reminds us that there are angels watching over us.

Donna Sue Keller was born on March 4, 1965 to Lloyd and...

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Betty Lebeda

Mar 4, 2025

Betty Williamson Lebeda….12/29/29 to 3/4/25, 95 years old

Betty was born on a farm outside of Medford to Armettie and O.F. Williamson and was the youngest of eleven children. Betty was a fiercely proud mother to her four boys: Gary Kelly (Noreen), Terry Kelly, H. Wayne Kelly III, and Rodney Kelly (Mandy). She was raised in Medford and after marrying Harold...

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Donna Sue Keller

Mar 3, 2025

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Oma Lea Rogers

Mar 3, 2025

Oma Lea Pitcher Rogers

February 12, 1949 - March 3, 2025

Oma Lea was born at the General Hospital in Enid on February 12, 1949, to Charlie E. and Hazel R. Stockwell Pitcher and passed from this life on March 3, 2025 in Enid. She grew up on the family farm ½ mile east of Medford and lived her entire life near...

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Song Cha Schroeder

Mar 2, 2025

Song Cha Schroeder (1944-2025)

Song Cha Schroeder, 80, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2025, after a long battle with kidney disease.

Born in Seoul, Korea, in 1944, to Bu Sun Lee and Hae Sung Hong, Song Cha—known to many as Sophie—was a woman of extraordinary strength, grace, and resilience. From a young age, she exhibited remarkable...

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