Betty Jean Classen Watson
Jan 6, 2012
Betty Jean Classen Watson, age 87 of Yukon, Oklahoma met her Lord and Savior on January 6th, 2012 at her home in Spanish Cove Retirement Village. Betty was a woman of deep Christian faith and a tremendous intercessor of prayer. Born to Oklahoma pioneers John Rudolph and Nysa Angeline Classen on August 29th,1924, in Oklahoma City. She lived all of...
Virginia Bracken Moody
Jan 4, 2012
Virginia B. Moody, 87, died January 4, 2012. She was born October 24, 1924 in Sapulpa, OK to Arthur and Jeannette (Lasure) Bracken. A graduate of O.C.U, she was Valedictorian of her class. She worked as an Elementary School Teacher before retirement. She was preceded in death by 3 sisters, Frances Shannon Yarbrough, Margaret West, and Adelia Mae Bracken, her...
Darlene Sue Romine
Jan 2, 2012
Darlene Sue Romine, 73, died January 2, 2012. She was born August 12, 1938 in Stillwater, OK to James and Imogene (Taylor) McFarland. She graduated from Central High School in 1956. She worked for many years as office manager for Temple-Inland and The Big Tin Barn, both in Texas. Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by son,...
Ruby Maurine Davis
Jan 2, 2012
Ruby Maurine Davis, 71, of Bethany, Oklahoma, went to be with Jesus breathing freely on Monday, January 2, 2012. She was born May 12, 1940. Maurine was married to Billy Joe Davis who preceded her in death in 2006. She is survived by her five children, Mike Davis and wife Tammy of Yukon, Debbie Mick of Edmond, Mark Davis and...
Mary Louise Hickman
Jan 1, 2012
Mary Louise Hickman passed Jan. 1, 2012. She was a healthcare coordinator for the physically disabled. Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Lois Shumard. She is survived by her father, Sammie Evans; her husband, Clark Hickman; 3 children, Amber, Kristina and Kyle; 10 siblings, Sherry, Sammie, Melinda, Debbie, Larry, Timmy, Darren, Lisa, Teresa and Chris. Mary lived a...
Patty Sue Pat Russell
Dec 31, 2011
Patty Sue "Pat" Russell was called home to our Lord on Friday, December 30, 2011. She is now celebrating a reunion with her beloved parents, Otis Paul (O.P.) and Wanda Elizabeth Russell. Born September 5, 1933 in Leedey, OK, she later moved to OKC and retired in 1981 from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. She is survived by a sister, Alverna...
Joanne S. Noakes
Dec 31, 2011
Joanne S. Noakes was born July 17, 1931 in Pocasset, OK, and passed away December 31, 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Bessie Steelman, and brother Burle. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Bill Noakes; 2 daughters, Sally Noakes, and Leslie Wegener and husband Rodney Wegener; son Jim...
Verna Mitchell Osborne
Dec 30, 2011
Verna (Mitchell) Osborne of Oklahoma City went home to heaven on Friday morning, December 30, 2011. She was born October 27, 1909 to parents, Jacob and Mary Etta Mitchell, near Prague, Oklahoma. Her parents and three siblings preceded her in death. She was married to John Osborne for nearly 62 years before his death in 1994. An elegant Christian lady...
Kenneth A. Christ
Dec 28, 2011
Kenneth A. Christofferson, age 90, passed Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Ken, simply Chris to his many friends or Swish to his family, was born on June 7, 1921 to Carl and Mabel Christofferson in Boone, Iowa. After graduating from high school, he attended business college in Des Moines, Iowa where he met his wife of 68 years, Erna Ehspanner. Ken...
Jerry Suzanna Laurent
Dec 26, 2011
Mustang resident Jerry Suzanna Laurent, 68, went to Heaven on December 26, 2011 to join her Lord. She was born December 28, 1942 in Oklahoma City. She graduated from Putnam City High School in 1960 and earned an Associates Degree in Technical Writing from Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City. She was employed by Boeing at the time of her...
Ferdinand Fred Matos
Dec 25, 2011
Ferdinand Fred Matos Irizarry, 74, died Dec. 25, 2011. He was born July 2, 1937 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico to Primitivo Matos, Sr. and Asia Irizarry. Formerly of Long Island, NY, he retired from PSG Professional Services Group Inc. as a Systems Maintenance Technician and Mechanic. Fred was preceded in death by 2 sons, Ferdinand Matos, Jr. and Enrique...
Edith Marie Murray
Dec 25, 2011
Edith Marie Murray, 78, of Oklahoma City, died December 25, 2011, in OKC, OK following a brief illness. Marie was a loving mother and meticulous homemaker, and enjoyed 60 wonderful years of marriage and ministering with her soul-mate, Rev. James E. Murray, whom she first met while attending first-grade at Vanoss in 1939. Marie was born in Yeager, OK on...
Ruth Hardy Roberts
Dec 25, 2011
Ruth Hardy Roberts, 89, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully at home in Wichita, Kansas, December 25, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and later moved to Oklahoma City. Ruth was born January 10, 1922, the daughter of Ollie W. and Carrie Schermerhorn Hardy. She graduated from Texas Christian University with...
Andrew George Dech, Jr.
Dec 23, 2011
Andrew George Dech, Jr., 65, died December 23, 2011. He was born August 20, 1946 in Altadena, CA to Andrew and Ida (Evans) Dech. He worked in construction and cross-country trucking. He was a longtime member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. He loved participating in mission trips, woodworking and collecting antique tools. Preceded in death by his parents, he...
Millie Beckett
Dec 22, 2011
Mildred Pauline Smith was born April 6, 1913 in Reagan, Oklahoma, to William Edgar Smith and Maude Elizabeth Smith, the 6th of 9 children. Her only sister died at the age of 2, making Millie the only girl among 7 brothers for most of her life. She outlived them all. She met Nelson Jones Beckett in Yukon, Oklahoma, while visiting...
Christopher Lee Edmonson
Dec 22, 2011
Christopher Lee Edmonson, 23, died December 22, 2011. He was born May 11, 1988 in Jacksonville, NC to Cleve and Tammy (Lansing) Edmonson. He was a proud soldier of the U.S. Army, serving 2 tours of duty to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a member of LifeChurch. Preceded in death by his father, Cleve, he is survived by his mother,...
Don D. Dawson
Dec 22, 2011
Don D. Dawson, 86, died December 22, 2011. He was born February 5, 1925 in Wanette, OK to R.B. and Verna B. (McAfee) Dawson. He was a longtime member of the International Union of Painters & Allied Traders. An avid hunter, fisherman and farmer, he was also a lover of music throughout his entire life. Preceded in death by his...
Margaret Elaine Willey
Dec 20, 2011
Margaret Elaine Willey, age 64, was born January 21, 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK to Harold and Marilyn England. She graduated from Classen HS 65 and Central State University 70. Margaret went to be with her Heavenly Father on Dec. 20, 2011. She was preceded in death by her father, grandmother, and 2 grandchildren. Survivors include her husband of 40...
Fredrick Eugene Rick Rowe
Dec 19, 2011
Fredrick Eugene Rick Rowe, loving son, husband and father, left us on December 19, 2011 to join the US Marines and other veterans who preceded him. He was born in Joplin, MO on July 13, 1948 to parents Bill and Lillian Rowe. He was the oldest son of six children. In addition to being survived by his father and step-mother,...
John Davis Green
Dec 15, 2011
John Davis Green, 92, died Decembet 15, 2011 in Harrah, OK. He was born June 16, 1919 in Walters, OK to Leo and Marie (Lamott) Green. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. He was a 50+ year member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion. He worked most of his life as an...
