Robert S. Gibson
Nov 5, 2008
Robert Robby S. Gibson died November 5, 2008 of heart disease. Robby was born January 9, 1957 in Oklahoma City. He enjoyed talking and making friends on his CB and Ham radios. He also loved his dog, Coco. Robby is survived by his parents, Dr. Robert A. and Clara Gibson; sister, Sandy Coy and husband Terry; brother, Charles; and several...
Howard Jordan Swedlow
Nov 5, 2008
Howard Jordan Swedlow was born April 27, 1939 in Bronx, New York and died of a heart attack in Oklahoma City on November 5, 2008 at the age of 69. He was the son of Samuel Swedlow [1908-1956] and Edna Katz [1914-1994]. Howard was the brother of Morton Swedlow and David Brian Swedlow [1946-2008]. He was survived by his first...
Ruth Virginia Woodard
Nov 4, 2008
Ruth Virginia Woodard passed away on November 4, 2008 at the age 91. She was born November 8, 1916, in Wichita, Kansas, to Maud and Charles Mathis. She and her parents moved to Oklahoma City where she graduated from Central High School and then Oklahoma City University. A talented musician, she was organist for Wesley United Methodist Church and then...
Jimmy Roland Durant
Nov 3, 2008
Jimmy Roland Durant, 72, died Monday, November 3, 2008. He was born January 23, 1936 in Enterprise, Oklahoma to Gaines and Grace (Stark) Durant. He was an Air Traffic Controller. Preceded in death by his parents, daughter Leslie, and 4 sisters, he is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters Lisa Hawkins & husband Steve, Carla Berryman & husband Mark, and...
Nathan Robert Kirschstein
Nov 3, 2008
Nathan Robert Kirschstein was born October 1, 1993 to Trent and Tracy Kirschstein. He passed from this life, November 3, 2008 at his home in Edmond. He was a freshman at Deer Creek High School. Nathan was loved by many. He touched everyones life and could make anyones day with his amazing smile. He was happiest when he was camping...
Robert Bob Rightmire
Oct 31, 2008
Robert Bob Allen Rightmire, Jr., 82, died October 31, 2008. He was born June 11, 1926 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Robert, Sr. and Carrie (Moore) Rightmire. He enlisted in the US Navy at age 17 in 1944. A veteran of WWII, he served on New London, Albermarle, and Charles A. McCue ships. He retired from Lee Way Motor Freight...
Tom Cr
Oct 31, 2008
Tom "Lucky" Crofutt of Oklahoma City died Friday, October 31, 2008 at 10:25 a.m. at Mercy Hospital. Tom was born in Apollo, PA in 1941 to Jess and Betty Richard who preceded him in death. He joined the U.S Navy in 1959 and served four years. He married his wife of 43 years, Kay Crofutt, July 3, 1965 in Memphis,...
Raymond Floyd Cox
Oct 30, 2008
Raymond Floyd Cox, 64, died October 30, 2008. He was born June 30, 1944 in Hobart, OK to Floyd and Minnie (Hoover) Cox. Raymond was a 15 year cancer survivor that struggled with many other health issues. He fought until his heart could just not take it anymore. He worked as a general contractor. Preceded in death by his parents,...
Ann Nance
Oct 30, 2008
Ann Nance was a remarkable woman. Her artistic ability found expression in oil painting, ceramics, eggury, sewing and many other areas. Her love for children was expressed through her teaching in Sunday School, Sunbeams, Vacation Bible School, Cub Scouts, Northeast Recreation Center preschool and Dewey Elementary School, where she taught Special Education students. She faced challenges head-on. She could make...
Ora Betty Robinson
Oct 27, 2008
Ora Betty (Hancock) Robinson, 97, longtime resident of Yukon, passed away on Monday, October 27, at Forest Glade Assisted Living Center, Bethany. Known to family as Mom Bea, she was born in Rural Runnels County, Texas, on September 19, 1911, the daughter of John W. and Mattie Viola (Cooper) Hancock. Bea was preceded in death by her parents; husband Floyd...
Scott Blundell
Oct 27, 2008
Scott Blundell, 39, formerly of El Dorado, Arkansas, died October 27, 2008 in Little Rock. He was born July 15, 1969 in Denton, Texas to Leon and Erma (Hall) Blundell. He worked in retail sales. Preceded in death by his father, he is survived by his mother; sister Kim Keller and husband Jim, Oklahoma City; niece and nephew, Jamie and...
Janie Lou Fulton
Oct 26, 2008
Janie Fulton was born November 26, 1919 in Chism, Oklahoma. She passed from this life October 26, 2008 with her family beside her. She was married to Euel Fulton for 56 years until his death in 1994. Preceding her in death were her parents, Tom and Ella Burch; and sisters Juanita, Irene, Ruth, Rachel and Allene. She is survived by...
Johnny Robert Hinson
Oct 25, 2008
Johnny Robert Hinson, born September 10, 1964, in Waynesboro, Tennessee to Doris Joan (Turner) and Joe Crosby Hinson, passed from this life on October 25, 2008 at his home in Oklahoma City. Johnny was raised in Parsons, Decatur Co., Tennessee, attended elementary school in Hohenwald, Tennessee and later moved to Oklahoma City. It was in Oklahoma City that Johnny met...
James Wilbur Cox
Oct 23, 2008
James W. Cox, 81, died October 23, 2008. He was born December 14, 1926 in Carmen, Oklahoma to Cliford and Thelma (Bell) Cox. James was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a drilling and production engineer in the oil industry. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Dana Tagge; and three sisters. He is...
Luella Mary Gravitt
Oct 23, 2008
Luella Mary Gravitt, 86, died October 23, 2008. She was born April 24, 1922, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma to Pete and Mamie (Bishop) Bierman. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Edison Dude, daughter Carolyn Sue Zell, and brother Vernon Bierman. She is survived by her son, Clifford Gravitt and wife Wanda Kay, Hull, TX; son-in-law Troy Zell;...
Royal Orel Mcpherson
Oct 19, 2008
Royal Orel Mac McPherson, 92, died October 19, 2008. He was born September 1, 1916 in Allen, Oklahoma to Augustus and Minerva Jane (Tyler) McPherson. After graduating high school he joined the CCCs and had the rank of Subaltern. Served in the Armys 836th Engineering Aviation Battalion in the Philippines during WWII. Returning home he graduated Hillss Business College and...
Corinne Hanna Butt-Hufford
Oct 19, 2008
On Sunday morning, October 19, 2008, Corinne Hanna Butt-Hufford slipped peacefully from this life into the glorious presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in Ruthven, Iowa in 1920 to Mary Isobel Scott and Clay Spencer Hanna, Corinne spent her high school years in Colorado, graduating from Denver North High School. She remained connected to her classmates throughout...
Leslie Gay Riffe
Oct 19, 2008
Leslie Gay Durant-Riffe, 46, died October 19, 2008. She was born November 3, 1961 in Ft. Worth, Texas and lived the last several years in Oklahoma City. The family will greet visitors at Mercer-Adams on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Services will be Thursday, October 23, 2:00 p.m. at Mercer-Adams Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...
Darrel Lee Fales
Oct 18, 2008
Darrel Lee Fales, 61, departed this life for Heaven unexpectedly October 18, 2008, while at sea on a Mediterranean cruise touring Biblical sites. Darrel was born January 29, 1947 to Floyd and Mary (Brown) Fales in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated from Enid High School in 1965. He attended Oklahoma State University obtaining a degree in Business in 1970. In July,...
Pauline M. Bonner
Oct 16, 2008
Pauline M. Bonner, 87, died October 16, 2008. She was born April 3, 1921 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Rex and Nancy (Jones) Mathews. She was a longtime member of Baptist Temple and served many years in the kindergarten department. She worked as a beautician for 61 years. She loved playing golf and crocheting. Taking care of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
