Virginia "Jennie" Lee Potter
May 7, 2024
Virginia Lee (Jennie) Potter was born September 5,1930 to Wes and Florence Carson of Jet, Oklahoma. She passed away May 7, 2024. Virginia graduated from Jet High School and married her high school sweetheart, Charles Platt Potter, in April,1950. They first met in kindergarten and began dating in high school. She was a member of Putnam City Baptist Church....
Billie "B.Kaye" Stearman
May 7, 2024
Billie Katherine (B.Kaye) Stearman went to be with her Lord Jesus on May 7, 2024. On March 21, 1928, B.Kaye was born in a small cabin near Prescott, AR, to William (WT) and Josie White. On June 25, 1948, she married Samuel Marvin Stearman. They were married for 61 years.
After graduating from Bethany Peniel College (Southern...
Shurman Junior Jackson
May 5, 2024
Shurman was born April 26, 1957, in McGehee, AR to the late Mary Ella and John Gossitt. He departed life on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK.
Shurman confessed his life to Christ at an early age. He was a 1976 graduate of McGehee High School. After graduation Shurman worked a variety...
Charlcie Pauline Carlton Fletcher Melville
May 4, 2024
In remembrance of Charlcie Pauline Carlton Fletcher Melville who passed away on May 4, 2024 in Norman, OK.
Pauline was born April 5, 1933 to Charlie and Reba Carlton in Hobart, Oklahoma. She grew up during the great depression in rural Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. She graduated high school in Sun Ray, Texas in May 1950...
Marvel "Donetta" Brown-Posey
May 3, 2024
Marvel "Donetta" Brown-Posey passed from this world into heaven on May 3rd, 2024. She was born in Longdale, Oklahoma on April 25, 1934 to Elbert F. and Ruby Hays. She spent some of her childhood in El Reno and then moved to Bethany, Oklahoma at a young age. She graduated from Bethany High School where she met Don Brown....
Cheryl Graves
May 3, 2024
Cheryl E. Graves, 80, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on May 3, 2024. She was born on December 1, 1943 in Dent, MN, the daughter of Frederick and Emilie (Wilschewski) Bunkowski. Cheryl met Don Graves in 1962 while they were both working at Erie Junior Steakhouse in Detroit Lakes, MN (Cheryl as a waitress, Don as a cook)...
Ida "Lou" Melot
May 1, 2024
Ida "Lou" Melot, 98, passed away May 1, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born April 28, 1926 in Lone Wolf, OK to Leo and Ada (Cline) Koebelen. She married Mike Melot in 1951 and they enjoyed many years together until his death in 2004.
Lou served as a bookkeeper for the family business, Melot's Sportsman's...
Barry Lee Brady
Apr 28, 2024
Barry Lee Brady, born March 8, 1962, passed away unexpectedly April 22, 2024. He graduated from Putnam City West H.S. in 1980 and later from Northeastern A&M with a degree in Finance.
Barry was the son of Paula K. Douglass and Patrick L. Brady. He is survived by his parents; step-mother, Donna Brady; two brothers, Anthony (Tony)...
Joann "Jodi" Addeene Marsh
Apr 27, 2024
Jodi Marsh (JoAnn Addeene Miller), 88, passed away on April 27, 2024 at her home in Warr Acres, Oklahoma. She was born May 12, 1935 to James Miller and Florence (Hassler) Miller in Kansas City, Missouri. Her given birth-name was Joan Addeene Miller (Joan was always pronounced JoAnn.) Her father, James, gave her the nickname "Jodi" and she has...
Ulysses P. Baxter
Apr 26, 2024
Ulysses P. Baxter, Ph.D., 81, passed away April 26, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born June 13, 1942 in Chickasha, OK to Emmanuel and Cora (Thomas) Baxter. He was a proud veteran of the US Army.
Ulysses enjoyed a career as a hair stylist. He owned and operated two prominent salons in Oklahoma City and...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Hyde
Apr 25, 2024
Gwendolyn Hyde, 76, passed away April 25, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born April 9, 1948 in Rayville, LA to W.A. and Lucille Lamb. She married Dwight Hyde on September 9, 1972.
Gwen worked for SW Bell Telephone and Weokie Credit Union. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and sewing. She was a very loving and selfless...
Stephen P. Mann
Apr 23, 2024
Stephen P. Mann, 81, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on April 23, 2024. Stephen was born on November 4, 1943, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was the second son of Jack Ashcroft Mann and Willa Mai Kilgore Mann. Stephen received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1965, where he was a member of the Fraternity...
Gary Lawrence Fieszel
Apr 23, 2024
Gary Lawrence Fieszel was born on March 8, 1951 in Dallas, Texas and went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing, watching drag racing, movies, talking on the phone, and watching his grandchildren grow up.
Gary was preceded...
Mary House
Apr 22, 2024
Mary House was born August 12, 1943 to Anne Baker and Thomas Lee Jones in Forrest City, Arkansas. Mary was a loving mother, aunt, and grandmother. Mary transitioned to be with her parents and siblings on April 22, 2024. She leaves behind her loving daughter, Debra Scott; son, Kevin Jones; 5 grandkids; and a host of great-grandkids, nieces and...
Betty Jean Jackson
Apr 22, 2024
Betty Jean (Baker) Jackson slipped from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 22, 2024. Betty was born on January 15, 1943, in Cincinnati, OH, to Willard and Naomi Baker. She was a longtime resident of Bethany, OK, and a member of First Baptist Church of Bethany. Betty attended school in Ohio, graduating...
Jerry Bernard Sipes
Apr 22, 2024
Jerry Bernard Sipes was born on April 23, 1937 in Greensburg, Kansas to Bernard Odell and Viola Belle (Schowengerdt) Sipes. Jerry was the oldest of 2 siblings. He was 8 when his sister, Glenna Fae, was born. Jerry's family moved from Kansas to Arkansas and finally to the Los Angeles, California area. As a child, Jerry took violin lessons...
Gary Goldman England
Apr 20, 2024
Gary Goldman England, 84, passed away on April 20, 2024. He was born January 31, 1940 to Goldman and Juanita (Cook) England in Florence, Arizona. Having grown up in the Casa Grande Valley of Arizona, Gary became an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed swimming, skiing, tennis, motorcycling, road biking, archery and shooting sports. He was an avid hunter throughout his...
Leatrice "Vernece" Bales
Apr 13, 2024
Leatrice "Vernece" Hickey Bales was born to Clarabelle and Arvle Hickey on December 1, 1932 in Erick, OK. She went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Vernece was the oldest of ten children, 9 of whom grew up to adulthood. She loved her parents and siblings dearly. Some of her...
Rev. James Gladney
Apr 11, 2024
The Reverend James (Jim) Bruce Gladney, beloved husband, father, and grandfather began his eternal life on April 11, 2024, at the age of 69. Jim was born October 8, 1954, in Globe, AZ.
Following a childhood in Bethany, OK, and graduation from Putnam City West High School, Jim eventually found his calling in the ministry, graduating Magna...
