All Obituaries

Ersel O. Dixon, Jr.  Ersel O. Dixon, Jr. former resident of Medford, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2021 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was 76 years old. Ersel was born November 8, 1944 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the oldest child of Ersel Dixon, Sr. and Phyllis (Unruh) Dixon. He graduated from Medford High School, where he lettered in football. Ersel was introduced to his lifelong passion of hunting by his dad. His favorite was pond jumping ducks, which became a race as to...

    Timothy Milton Scoggins was born in Alva on July 27, 1944, the son of Walter Albert Scoggins and Zelma Mae Biggs Scoggins, and passed from this life in Fairview on July 22, 2021.  Tim was raised in the Aline area and graduated from Aline High School in 1962.  On December 9, 1962, Tim and Evalyn Hawkins were married in the Cleo Springs Nazarene Church and they had lived near Cleo Springs since their marriage. Tim was a busy, hard working man who taught his children...

Glenna Lee Mahieu was born on September 25, 1934 at Shattuck, Oklahoma to Benjamin Leroy (Bill) Polin and Avis May (Piersall) Polin and passed from this life on July 21, 2021 in Enid, Oklahoma.  After the death of her father, Glenna and her mother moved to Helena.  Glenna attended Helena School.  Glenna married Ivan Mahieu on June 28, 1951 and they were married for 56 years.  After getting married they moved to a farm south of McWillie to raise their family.  With...

Elsie Bennett Jaso passed peacefully at the age of 84 on July 19, 2021 at home in Kiowa, Kansas surrounded by her loved ones. Elsie was born February 14, 1937 to Everett and Ethel Bliss Bennett in Comanche County, Kansas at their family home. There she grew up on the family farm with her three younger siblings, Alice, Ernest, and Wes. Growing up Elsie attended the Antioch Methodist Church in Buttermilk, Kansas. Elsie attended Avilla School, a one room school house, until the fifth grade and...

Calvin Harve “Jake” Newton, son of the late Carl and Beatrice Wyman Newton, was born April 5, 1934 in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma and passed from this life at his home on July 18, 2021 at the age of 87 years.  On March 31, 1956 he was united in marriage to his “sweet thing” Mary Anne Circle and to this union four girls were born.  Two months ago their family had a big celebration to commemorate their 65th wedding anniversary. Jake started working at the age of...

Sheina Rashell (Stowers) Frieouf, age 69, was born on February 11, 1952 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas to Arthur and Betty (Goodman) Stowers and passed from this life on July 15, 2021 in Oklahoma City.  As a toddler, Sheina moved with her family to England for a brief time before returning to the States to live in White Settlement, Texas where she had many fond memories of her school days there.  The family then moved home to Pond Creek, Oklahoma where Sheina...

Alexander (Alex) Kuhr, a mechanic and semi-truck driver, passed away on July 7, 2021 at the age of 30 after having an accident on his motorcycle.  Alex is survived by his wife, Ashley Kuhr (Robinson); his children, Jasper Lee Felix and Faye Rebel Kuhr; his parents, Andrew Kuhr (Lea Ann), Connie Belcher (John); his sister, Shawna Stewart (JC), and his three brothers, Zachariah Kuhr, Nikolas Belcher, and Jakob Belcher.  Alex was born in Pratt, Kansas on January 13, 1991 to...

Lola Mae Tomson May 5, 1934 – June 30, 2021 Lola was born on May 5, 1934 to Nellie Oxley Walker and Joseph Herbert Walker in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma and died on June 30, 2021 in Fairview, Oklahoma.  Lola graduated from Cleo Springs High School in 1952.  She graduated from Phillips University in 1956 with a degree in secondary education.  She then moved to Syracuse, Kansas in August of 1956 and taught high school English.  She soon met a handsome young man, Martin...

Marilyn R Wirtz September 16, 1937  -  June 23, 2021 Marilyn R. Wirtz, age 83, was born on September 16, 1937 in Deer Creek to Cyril Shipley and Mary Haunschild-Shipley and passed from this life on June 23, 2021 in Enid.  She married Bill Wirtz on January 26, 1957 in Deer Creek.  They lived and farmed near Renfrow for many years. Marilyn’s first love was serving the Lord Jesus Christ in various ways, mainly using her God gifted talent of playing the piano at...

Jimmy McBride August 1, 1928  -  June 14, 2021 Okeene-Graveside service for Jimmy will be Monday, June 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery.  A come and go viewing will be Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. in Okeene.  www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.. Jimmy Ray McBride was born in San Antonio, Texas on August 1, 1928 to Christine Reichert Weiss and Jimmy L McBride and passed from this life on June 14,...