Garman 'Leon' Hicks
Aug 27, 2015
Garman "Leon" Hicks, 91, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Leon was born in Mountain Park, OK to W.B. "Bennett" and Agnes Hatfield-Hicks. He enlisted in the army in May of 1943 and was a WW II veteran. After returning from service, he lived in Woodward and worked for Hoover Equipment Co. and later moved to Oklahoma City where...
Thomas 'Tom' James Ray
Aug 25, 2015
Thomas J. Ray, 78, died August 25, 2015. He was born August 31, 1936 in Talihina, OK to Raymond and Ida Nell (Wilson) Ray. Tom served 3 years in the U.S. Army and worked at Aero-Commander, Rockwell International-Gulfstream for 23 years. He also owned Ray's Westside Tag Agency and Clocks Unlimited. Tom served on the Bethany City Council for 11...
Norman Henry Kobriger
Aug 25, 2015
Norman Henry Kobriger, 77, of Blanchard, died August 25, 2015. He was born December 4, 1937 in Ossian, Iowa to Frank and Clara (Uhlenhake) Kobriger. He attended Iowa State University and later became Manager at Sears Department Store. A member of Immanuel Conception Catholic Church, he enjoyed classic cars, bowling, traveling, and spending time on his acreage mowing and watching...
Opal Wanita Bryant
Aug 24, 2015
Opal Wanita Bryant, age 99, passed away August 24, 2015. Viewing will be Friday, 9am-9pm, with family present from 5-7pm at Mercer-Adams. Services will be held Saturday, August 29, 10:00am at First Baptist Church of Bethany with interment in Carnegie Cemetery. Opal was born April 20, 1916 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma to Walter and Elizabeth Coleman. She married Robert Lee...
Barton 'Bart' Reece Robinson
Aug 23, 2015
Barton Reece "Bart" Robinson was born to Charles and "Babe" Coina Robinson in OKC and raised in Bethany, OK. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy, of the home; daughter, Misti Wright and husband Danny; 4 grandchildren, Parker, Nichole, Katie and Taylor; 2 great-great-grandchildren, Baylee and Zoey; brother, Chuck Robinson and wife Phyllis Ann; sister, Beverly Botchlett...
Dorothy 'Dot' G. Kepler
Aug 23, 2015
Kepler, Dorothy G. (Dot), age 87, of OKC, passed away August 23, 2015 after a short illness. Dot was born in Snyder, OK on August 11, 1928 to Sam and Dorothy (Grant) Dies. Dot and her sister, Helen, were raised on the family farm in Choctaw by their Aunt Joy. Dot had many fond memories of times she spent helping...
Roger Lynn Gibbons
Aug 20, 2015
Roger Lynn Gibbons, 77, died August 20, 2015. He was born January 28, 1938 in Claude, TX to Ernest and Eunice (Rhyne) Gibbons. He married Beverly Jeanne Carlson, August 8, 1959. He was an active pastor and church planter for 53 years. He served as pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in OKC for over 20 years. In his last ten...
Roger Lynn Gibbons
Aug 20, 2015
Roger Lynn Gibbons, 77, died August 20, 2015. He was born January 28, 1938 in Claude, TX to Ernest and Eunice (Rhyne) Gibbons. He married Beverly Jeanne Carlson, August 8, 1959. He was an active pastor and church planter for 53 years. He served as pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in OKC for over 20 years. In his last ten...
Berniece D. Lemmons
Aug 19, 2015
Berniece Dawson Lemmons was born on April 20, 1919, the fifth child to Cliff and Nondus Dawson, in her beloved Ford, Kansas. She grew up and went to school in that small, friendly town during the Great Depression and dust bowl days. Although those days were tough, they were filled with good times with not only friends, but numerous cousins....
Sonya Kay Wellner
Aug 19, 2015
Sonya "Kay" Wellner of OKC, OK went home to her Heavenly Father on August 19, 2015. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Patricia Ann and Clyde Herbert Helm on September 8, 1948. She graduated as a LPN in 1971, then went back to RN school and graduated in 1983. Kay retired from Mercy Hospital after 20 years and...
William Eugene Fronterhouse
Aug 15, 2015
William Eugene Fronterhouse, 89, passed away August 15, 2015. He was born June 12, 1926 in Healdton, OK. William volunteered at the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank since 2010. He is survived by his 2 children, Lois and Dale; 5 grandchildren, Kendrah, Dustin, Tim, Lori, and David; 5 great grandchildren, Marquetta, Destiny, Tyler, Trevis, and Trent. He is also survived by...
Willis Wayne Moore
Aug 15, 2015
Willis Wayne Moore, 81, died August 15, 2015. He and his twin brother were born March 21, 1934 in Fairview, OK to Dennis and Martha Ellen (Kyle) Moore. He and his first wife moved from Fairview to Bethany in the fall of 1954 to start school at Bethany Peniel College. In addition to school, he worked many jobs and was...
Steven Hugh Christopher Roberts
Aug 14, 2015
Steven Hugh Christopher Roberts, 41, died August 14, 2015 in Oklahoma City. He was born November 7, 1973 to Darrell and Toni Marie (Ellis) Roberts. He worked in oilfield fracking. Steven was preceded in death by his mother, Toni, and his grandparents on both sides. Survivors include his father, Darrel Roberts, and step-mother, Barbara Roberts; brothers, Brian Roberts, Zach Peckham,...
Robert Griffith Fuller
Aug 14, 2015
Known as "Bob" by his friends and "Robert" by his family, he was born to Jack & Hattie (Osburn) Fuller May 8, 1933 in Dalhart, Texas. Bob grew up in San Antonio, Texas where he graduated from Brackenridge High School. There he met his high school sweetheart, Marjoria Ann Moore. They wed on August 4, 1952. Shortly thereafter, Bob joined...
Alvin Richard Lawson
Aug 12, 2015
Alvin Richard Lawson, retired rancher, farmer and electrician, died August 12, 2015. He was born March 31, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Vincent and Lorene Lawson. A lifelong Oklahoma resident, he was a 4th generation Oklahoman. His great-grandfather made the Land Run of 1889, settling around the Yukon area. Alvin was a 1955 graduate of Putnam City H.S., lettering in...
Joyce Marie Thomas
Aug 7, 2015
Joyce Marie Thomas, 81, died August 7, 2015. She was born October 24, 1933 in Carson, OK to Leonard Mowdy and Grace Bell Mowdy Glen. She married James "Randall" Thomas January 19, 1950. She was a Capitol Hill High School Cheerleader. She was a very proud housewife. A longtime member of West 10th St. Baptist Church, she served as Adult...
Edward 'Eddie' Arthur Brewer
Aug 6, 2015
Edward "Eddie" Arthur Brewer, 72, died August 6, 2015. He was born May 27, 1943 in Twilight, OK to Granville and Edna Mae (Long) Brewer. He was the owner of Oak Center Barber Shop where he was a barber and stylist for 52 years. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Anita Terrell, and step-brother, Terry McCain. Survivors...
Hazel Virginia Newman
Aug 3, 2015
Hazel Virginia Newman, 96, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away August 3, 2015. Hazel was born March 10, 1919 in Grandview, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Newman; parents, Amanda Strange and Walter Ricketts; brother, Jack Ricketts and sister, Dorothy King. Hazel was a member of Village Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK. Hazel is survived...
Herman Clinton Kirkwood
Aug 1, 2015
Herman Kirkwood was born December 31, 1942 to Clint & Gracie Kirkwood in Konawa, OK and entered the gates of Heaven August 1, 2015. Herman married the love of his life, Sharron Henslee, on May 29, 1965, celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year. Preceded in death by his parents, brother, Gregory, and mother & father-in-law, Mollie & Albert Henslee. Survived...
Dale Alan Osborne
Aug 1, 2015
Dale Alan Osborne, 58, died on August 1, 2015. He was born August 3, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Roy Albert and Wanda Virginia (Hopkins) Osborne. Dale worked as a computer programmer for many years with the State of Oklahoma before retiring. Dale married the love of his life, Kathy Tyner, on November 12, 1977 in Grove, Oklahoma. He...
