Hazel 'Ann' Perryman
Apr 3, 2013
Funeral services for Hazel "Ann" Perryman, 70, will be held at 2:00pm Monday, April 8, in Mercer-Adams Chapel in Bethany. Viewing will be Sunday, 11am-9pm at Mercer-Adams. Ann was a longtime resident of Oklahoma City and was well known in Baptist church circles as the "hat lady" and prize winning dessert maker. She leaves behind her husband, Donald E. Perryman,...
Ellen Bernice Defee
Apr 3, 2013
Ellen Bernice Defee passed away peacefully in her sleep from complications due to Alzheimer's. She was born to Willie and Helen White in Hector, Arkansas, and moved as a young girl to Weleetka, Oklahoma. Ellen is survived by her son, Phil and his wife Jennifer; granddaughters, Gemma Cooper and her husband Matt, and children Keira and Will; Laura Munnerlyn and...
David Harold Knippers
Apr 3, 2013
David Harold Knippers, 86, was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 9, 1926. He went to be with his Lord on April 3, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. C.C. Knippers and Dona Lockwood; brothers, Cecil (Eloise), Ottis (Opal), Shural (Johnnie Carolyn), Raymond, Aussie Knippers, and Raymond (Sarah)Parker; and sisters, Dorothy (Thurman)...
Rick A. Wathor
Apr 1, 2013
Rick was born to Bennie A. and Kathleen Wathor. He grew up and attended school in Newkirk, OK. Rick enlisted in the US Army and was assigned to the Tank Division stationed in Germany for three years. Upon Honorable Discharge from the service, Rick moved to Oklahoma City where he met his wife, Shari, of 23 years. Shari preceded him...
David Brown
Apr 1, 2013
John David Brown, 51, died April 1, 2013. He was born March 18, 1962 in Norman, OK to J.D. and Martha Ann (Pennington) Brown. He was a Senior Loan Collector at Coppermark Bank. He was very strong in his Christian faith and a faithful, active member of First Baptist Church of Bethany. His number one priority and joy was his...
Judith Dawson Rayburn
Apr 1, 2013
O death, where is thy sting O grave, where is thy victory Judith Dawson Rayburn, 71, left this world on April 1, 2013 in Oklahoma City. Born to the eminent Nazarene minister and theologian, Rev. Dr. Clyde C. Dawson and Beatrice Maness Dawson in Fairbury, NE, she spent her youth in Ohio and her beloved Colorado before studying at Bethany...
Brenda Carol Gustin
Mar 30, 2013
Brenda Carol Gustin, 61, died March 30, 2013, after a fatal slip and fall in her backyard. She was born May 15, 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Richard and Betty (Avey) Gustin. She was a longtime employee of IBM, and most recently a teacher's assistant at Francis Tuttle, a job she truly enjoyed. Brenda was a coveted employee. She held...
Carl Chandler Baker
Mar 30, 2013
Carl Chandler Baker, 81, died March 30, 2013 in OKC. He was born Dec. 9, 1931 in Cushing, OK to Chandler C. and Erma C. (Kearns) Baker. He graduated from Cushing High School and received his BA in Zoology from Oklahoma State University. A pilot for 58 years, he was also a biologist for the OK Wildlife Conservation Dept. 13...
Hugh Morrill Smith
Mar 29, 2013
Hugh Morrill Smith peacefully passed of natural causes from this world in the presence of family members and "went home" to be with his wife and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on "Good Friday" March 29, 2013. He was born on December 3, 1923, near Roosevelt, Oklahoma, in the rural home of William and Ruth Smith. He was raised...
Jean Cooper Wilson
Mar 29, 2013
Jean Cooper Wilson, of Yukon, OK peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 29, 2013. Jean was born in Attica, KS on November 21, 1936. She was happily married to Curtis Cooper on December 10, 1955 in Wichita, KS. Curtis and Jean had 4 children. After 44 years of marriage, Jean was preceded in...
Elbert Rodney Vaughan
Mar 28, 2013
Elbert Rodney Vaughan went to be with his Lord on March 28, 2013. Born in Briscoe County, Texas on April 25, 1936 to Carl Elbert and Arrena Belle Vaughan, he later moved to Hollis, OK, where he graduated from Hollis High School. After high school, he went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he received his BS degree in Elementary...
Helen L. Holland
Mar 26, 2013
Helen L. Holland, 93, precious Mother and Beloved Nan, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on March 26, 2013 in Oklahoma City. She was born March 17, 1920 to Virgil and Pearl (Weatherford) Holland in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. In 1942, Helen married the love of her life, John D. Holland. As a young girl, she was very involved...
Vicki Lyn Fleming Hall
Mar 26, 2013
Vicki Lyn Fleming Hall, 65, died March 26, 2013. She was born Nov. 6, 1947 in Little Rock, AR to Ralph and Jessie (Baker) Fleming. She was a certified Ophthalmic Assistant and worked for Dr. James B. Wise for many years. She loved sewing, quilting, knitting and cooking, and had a special fondness for dogs. But her #1 love was...
Marjorie Kathleen Hammond
Mar 22, 2013
Marjorie "Kathleen" Hammond, 90, passed away Friday, March 22nd in Oklahoma City. Kathleen was devoted to her family, and she played each role well; daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. She was born on August 17, 1922 in Foster, OK to Earl G. and Mabel M. (Wiley) Lewis. She became a licensed realtor in 1966 and had an active...
Charlyne Patricia Windham
Mar 21, 2013
Charlyne Patricia Windham passed away March 21st in Oklahoma City. She was born February 8th, 1935 to Allison & Velda Clark in El Reno, Ok. After attending several schools and graduating high school, she attended college in Europe and at the University of Colorado, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State University and went back to school after having a family and received...
Emmitt Vincle Lee
Mar 20, 2013
Emmitt Vincle Lee was born to Orvy and Letha Lee in Butler, Oklahoma. He passed into the arms of our Lord on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force. He married Joyce Holly in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, daughter, Ladonna Wagner and husband John, granddaughter, Nikki Hamby, Danny and...
Isaac Guerra
Mar 18, 2013
Isaac Guerra was dashingly handsome, charismatic, outspoken, clever and funny, and took every opportunity to make people around him smile. He is survived by his daughter, Adriana Guerra; mother and father, Rosa Patricia Rodriguez and Armando Guerra Sr.; maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother; brothers Marcos Armando Guerra and Ryan Fahrenbruch; sister Amanda Guerra; sister-in-law Amy Guerra; niece Genevieve Guerra; aunts,...
Lillian Maurene Hagar Spindle
Mar 18, 2013
Lillian Maurene Hagar Spindle crossed over into the arms of her loving Lord on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 1:09 am in St. Ann's Nursing Home in Oklahoma City where she had resided almost seven years. She was a long time resident of Bethany, Oklahoma and was a member of the Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. She had previously...
Nell Taylor Dougharty
Mar 17, 2013
NELL TAYLOR DOUGHARTY, 83, was lovingly welcomed into the arms of Mr. and Mrs. A. LeRoy Taylor on July 19, 1929. She was the oldest of the four Taylor "Little Women". Nell attended Bethany Public Schools and graduated from Bethany Nazarene College. Her quiet, gentle nature made her a perfect fit for her gregarious, outgoing husband, W.T "Bo" Dougharty. They...
Norma Jean Bailey Helton
Mar 16, 2013
Norma Jean Bailey Helton. Born July 20, 1935 to James and Ella Bailey, one of 13 children. She recalled fondly her time growing up in Stratford, Oklahoma, and then in the Hugo area. Norma graduated from Goodland High School in Southeast Oklahoma, eventually moving to Oklahoma City to pursue a livelihood. Through friends, she met Billy Nicholas Helton, a tall,...
