Obituaries

Mar 21, 2024

Dorothy Jean Graves Rice

JESUS IS LORD

It is Dottie's request that there be no memorial or graveside services.

Mar 20, 2024

Brandon Reza Moradi, 38, passed away March 20, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born December 30, 1985 in Oklahoma City to Mohmed "Morris" and Teresa (Cecil) Moradi. He graduated from Putnam City West High School in 2004.

Brandon was the owner of Brandon's Gyro Café in Warr Acres, OK. He was a big Pittsburgh Steelers...

Mar 18, 2024

Anissa Carol (May) Lott, 55, passed away March 18, 2024, in Oklahoma City. She was born September 26, 1968, in Tulsa, OK to Billy and Sharon (Teague) May. They raised two daughters, Anissa and Laura, and eventually earned the titles of Nana and Papa to six grandchildren.

Anissa graduated from Putnam City North H.S. in 1986. She...

Mar 17, 2024

Johnnie Carolyn was born April 4, 1928, one of 8 children born to John C Diffee and Lora Gray Diffee in Norwood, North Carolina and passed away March 17, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. Johnnie Carolyn married Shural George Knippers on August 1, 1946. Together they had 4 children. They lived in many places over the course of Shural's...

Mar 16, 2024

Jesse Blanchard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 1932, to Henry P. and Kitty A. Blanchard. He was the seventh of ten children. His father, a veteran of WWI, labored as a carpenter and his mother worked in retail sales while raising her ten children.

In 1950, Jesse moved to Oklahoma City to attend...

Mar 15, 2024

On April 3, 1931, on a farm East of Lawton, Oklahoma, the wife of Willie Doye, Ruth Pinkey Doye (nee Deen), gave birth to their fifth living child, Mary Virginia Doye. Willie Doye was born March 7, 1893, of Willham Doye and Luisa Jacobite soon after their arrival in Warranton, Missouri from Germany. Mary's mother was born February 2,...

Mar 15, 2024

Jackie S. Carter-Morrison, 87, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones March 15, 2024 in Meeker, but was a long-term resident of Bethany, OK. She was born to Carl and Ruby Couteau in Ada, OK on September 10, 1936. She was sister to Orville and Don Couteau, Carletta Henthorn, Carlena Hagler, Shirley Whittington, Barbara Reeves, and Mable Walton. Jackie grew...

Mar 13, 2024

Saralyn Winn, 93, went peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in her heavenly home on March 13, 2024, in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born March 31, 1930, to A.L. and Hazel Teaff in Abilene, TX. Her father was a preacher, so her childhood was spent in small towns throughout Texas. She loved to listen to...

Mar 13, 2024

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Raymond Ezra Duncan on March 13, 2024, in Oklahoma City, OK. Raymond was born on October 2, 1920, in Sentinel, OK, to Julius and Flora Duncan. He graduated high school from Port School. Raymond enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in the 487th...

Mar 12, 2024

Wanda Jo Snyder, 94, went to be with her Lord on March 12, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born October 14, 1929, near Wayne, Oklahoma to James Olen and Dee Nell (Owens) Northcutt. She was raised in the area. In 1944 she met a Marine, LaMar C. Snyder. They were married in Shawnee, Oklahoma on May 24,...

Mar 11, 2024

Beverly Chase Shaw passed away on March 11, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born March 12, 1931 to Robert Noe Chase and Jessamine Zook Chase in Seminole, Oklahoma.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert Alan Chase. She is survived by her daughters, Dana McBride and Dyan Shaw Lambeth; three...

Mar 11, 2024

Patricia "Pat" Ann Bramlett, 82, passed away on March 11, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born October 6, 1941 to Beryl Elmer and June (Fuqua) King in Oklahoma City, OK.

Pat was an insurance clerk with Mass Mutual. She loved cats and called them her furry kids. She enjoyed shopping and loved planting flowers. She...

Mar 10, 2024

Jean Marie (Waldrop) Boozer Martindale was born to Luke and Ina Waldrop of Warr Acres, OK on March 6, 1951 and died on March 10, 2024 in her home built on the family land. She graduated from Putnam City High School (Original) in 1969 and obtained a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and dual master's degrees in Reading and...

Mar 9, 2024

Ted Thurman Smith, 78, passed away on March 9, 2024 in Bethany, OK. He was born August 13, 1945 to Charles and Juliana (Low) Smith in Santa Ana, CA. The family settled in Oklahoma where Ted graduated from NW Classen HS in 1964. He proudly served his country in the Army National Guard and went on to become an...

Mar 9, 2024

The angels came to take our beloved "Mimi" Alayne Elster aka Thelma "Allene" Quillen, home on Saturday, March 9, 2024 to join her Heavenly Father, and her family who had preceded her in death. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was a wonderful and beautiful lady, and she will be missed terribly! She taught us so...

Mar 8, 2024

James "Jim" Herman Short, Jr. was born on July 2, 1932, in Shamrock, Texas, to James "Herman" and Virgie Lee Short. He was the oldest of three boys. Because the family moved often in those early years, all 3 were born in different towns. The family finally settled in Oklahoma City.

Jim went to Bethany High School...

Mar 7, 2024

Elizabeth "Betty" Elvina Messer Tillery, 88, was born December 5, 1935 in Eldorado, KS. She passed away of natural causes in her hometown of Edmond, OK on March 7, 2024.

Betty worked as a professional legal secretary for over 35 years and also worked at Remington Park in Oklahoma City for over 20 years. She loved working...

Mar 6, 2024

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Collins passed away March 6, 2024. Jerry was born on Halloween, October 31, 1938, to Leslie and Mary (Breeding) Collins in Okemah, Oklahoma (one day after the famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast).

When a very young man Jerry used his bicycle to deliver newspapers for the Enid Daily Eagle and Sunday Newspaper....

Mar 5, 2024

Shirlie Ann Daniel went home to the Lord on March 5, 2024. She was born the second of three daughters to first generation Lebanese American parents, James D. and Hilwa Wehba, on May 29, 1935, in Elk City, OK.

After graduating from Elk City High School, Shirlie attended the University of Oklahoma and became an avid lifelong...

Mar 4, 2024

George Wesley Brown passed away on March 4, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma He was born July 31, 1954 to G.W. Brown and Mary Elizabeth Earnshaw Brown in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas in 1972. He was married to Martha Brown on June 7, 1980 in Dallas, Texas.

George retired...