Jun 9, 2022

Phone:  580-596-2002 ― Fax:  580-596-2121Loyd Thomas Stout was born on September 2, 1923 to Harry O. Stout and Lydia Elliot Stout on a farm in Alfalfa County northwest of Lambert.  He passed away at the Kiowa Hospital District Manor on June 9, 2022 at the age of 98.5 years of age.  He was the youngest son.

He...

Jun 9, 2022

Bobbie Coleman Allen

June 15, 1935 to June 9, 2022

Bobbie was born June 15, 1935 in Washington, Oklahoma to Irene and Russell Allen and passed from this life on June 9, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 86. He owned and operated White Electric as an electrician for 30 years in...

Jun 8, 2022

Gerald Koehn

May 27, 1928  -  June 8, 2022

Gerald was born May 27, 1928 in Meno to Robert Koehn and Anna Wedel Koehn and passed from this life on June 8, 2022 in Caldwell, Kansas at the age of 94.  He graduated from Oklahoma Bible Academy in Meno in 1946 and continued his education...

Jun 4, 2022

Dennis Leon Wright, age 77, of Montgomery, Texas, passed away with his family by his side on June 4, 2022.  He was born April 5, 1945 in Fairview, Oklahoma, the son of James Wright and Sylvia (Fuller) Wright.

Leon, as he was known, grew up in Isabella and graduated from Okeene High School in 1963.  He loved...

May 31, 2022

Robert Franklin Cunningham

February 24, 1958  -  May 31, 2022

Robert Franklin Cunningham was born in Alva to Frankie D. Cunningham and Shirley Gibson Cunningham on February 24, 1958 and passed from this life on May 31, 2022 at his home in Cherokee.  Robert lived in this area all his life.

Robert had...

May 30, 2022

Jetta Marie McIlree, 80, passed on May 30, 2022, in Olathe, Kansas. Jetta was born on July 24, 1941 to Vernus Nowell and June (Sutherlin) Nowell in Searcy, Arkansas. Jetta was the oldest of five children, with three sisters and one brother.

Jetta attended Austin High School in El Paso, Texas. She was on the tennis team,...

May 24, 2022

John Dyck Peters was born to Pete Peters and Helena Dyck Peters on October 25, 2002 in Garden City, Kansas and passed from this life on May 24, 2022 near Plains, Kansas.  John lived all of his life in rural Burlington, Oklahoma, except the last while, where he lived in rural Plains, Kansas.

He attended school in...

May 22, 2022

Georgia Lee Martin

Georgia Lee (Hildebrand) Martin was born on a farm in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma on January 7, 1922 and departed this life at age 100 years and 4 months.  Her early life was spent on a farm claimed by her Grandfather Hildebrand during the Cherokee Strip land rush run of 1893.  She lived...

May 19, 2022

Carol Delight (Melton) Talley

Carol Delight Melton was born on December 16, 1931 to (William) Nay and Harriet Melton in Sturgis, Oklahoma.  The family moved to Alva when Carol was four years old.  After graduating from Alva High School as the class valedictorian she earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she became a...

May 18, 2022

Kevin Cy Irwin, 54, was born March 11, 1968 in Enid to parents, Larry and Patricia Haley Irwin, and passed away unexpectedly May 18, 2022.  He resided in Cleo Springs until his parents moved to the farm west of Aline in 1973, then moved to Aline in 1985.  Kevin was a member of the Aline Christian Church. He attended...

May 14, 2022

Jack Floyd Parr was born to parents, F.O. and Ethel Parr, on May 10, 1928 in the Cherokee Masonic Hospital. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on May 14, 2022 at the Kiowa District Manor in Kiowa, Kansas.

Jack grew up in Amorita, Oklahoma and graduated from high school in 1946. During his school years he was...

May 11, 2022

Max Virgil McBride

December 4, 1934 – May 11, 2022

Max McBride was born December 4, 1934 to parents, Virgil and Pauline McBride, in Woods County, Oklahoma. He grew up living and working on the family ranch west of Aline, Oklahoma with his sister, Janice. Max attended Valley Green and Oakdale schools,  then graduated from...

May 8, 2022

Dale Kirk Lieurance

July 19, 1956 – May 8, 2022

Dale Kirk Lieurance, 65, of Kingman, Kansas passed away on May 8, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. Kirk was born on July 19,1956 in Kiowa, Kansas to Dale Clifton and Betty (Brattin) Lieurance.

Kirk attended high school in Kiowa graduating in 1974. He was...

May 7, 2022

Helen Closson-Smith, age 91, of Shell Knob, Missouri went peacefully with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Helen was born in 1930 to William and Marietta (Crittenden) Marsh.

Helen attended the Community of Christ Church in Berryville, Arkansas where she also served as an ordained minister. Helen taught High School Home Economics over a span of...

May 6, 2022

Rodney Angle of Kiowa, Kansas passed away May 6, 2022. Rodney was cremated with no public service.

May 4, 2022

Donald 'Don' Ray Ransom, resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formerly of Wakita, Oklahoma, and Enid, Oklahoma, passed away at age 75 on May 4, 2022, surrounded by family in San Antonio, Texas.

Don was born in Anthony, Kansas, on January 12, 1947, to Billy Ray and Donna Mae Ransom. He was raised near Wakita on their family...

May 2, 2022

Joan McDaniel, beloved wife of Rex McDaniel and mother to Gary, Michaelle and Scott, passed away on May 2, 2022.  She was born in El Dorado, Kansas August 6, 1942, to Arthur and Mary (Betty) Cooley.  Joan and Rex made homes in Kansas and Florida before returning to and settling in Cherokee and celebrated 60 years of marriage.  Joan...

Apr 27, 2022

Henry Bierig Jr. was born on January 23, 1932 to Henry and Katherine Haffner Bierig in Enid.  The first eight years of his education were in a one room county school one mile south of the home where he grew up.  He then graduated from Okeene High School in 1949.  After graduating, he began farming.  On December 10, 1950...

Apr 25, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Schmitz, age 76, of Wakita, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid.  He was born to parents, Frank and Irene Schmitz on May 30, 1945.

Chuck grew up and graduated high school in Medford, Oklahoma. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served...

Apr 25, 2022

William Ellsworth Downing, 73, of Medford, Oklahoma, passed away on April 25, 2022 in Wakita. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Medford Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. There will be no public viewing. www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: ...