All Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Santos will be Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Enid.  Viewing will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Monday, and Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.  Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena.  www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.

Katherine Kerr November 3, 1932  -  March 24, 2023 Katherine Ann Kerr was born to Clifford Sterba and Eleanor M. Houts Sterba in Carmen and passed from this life on March 24 , 2023 in Alva.  Katherine graduated from Alva High School.  After high school she went to work for the Department of Human Services in Alva.  She married Bill Kerr, and they moved to Helena.  They had a daughter, Kayla.  Katherine continued to work for DHS at the Helena Boys School....

Wilda Lynn May Flaming was born on July 18, 1939 at the Purcell Regional Hospital to Bryce and Vertie Jo May.  On March 13, 2023 Wilda was called home in the arms of her loving Lord and Savior. She attended Valley Grove School in Corbett through eighth grade and then Lexington School until she graduated in 1957. After graduation, Wilda attended nurses training in Enid. While in nurses training, she met the love of her life. Royce and Wilda were united in marriage on October 31, 1959....

  Judy Karen Jones November 4, 1947  --  March 12, 2023 Surrounded by her family, Judy Karen Jones passed away peacefully in Medford, Oklahoma, on March 12, 2023 at the age of 75.  Preceded in death by her parents, Gurney and Mary Jones, Judy is survived by her brother, Glenneth Jones and his wife, Mary; sister, Paula Smith and her husband, Joe; sister, Shelley Fredrick and her husband, Craig; nephews, Darin Jones and Kelly Jones, and niece, Megan Roberts; aunt,...

Funeral service for Burton G. Smith will be Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Apostolic Christian Church in Kiowa.  Visitation will be Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with family present from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa.  www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook:  Lanman Funeral Home Inc. Burton G. Smith, son of the late George Smith and...

Wilma Ann Galer Miller, 88, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on February 23, 2023 in Oklahoma City. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 P.M. immediately followed by the funeral service at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena on Saturday, March 4, 2023.  Pastor John Coppernoll will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery.  www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook:  Lanman Funeral Home Inc.  Wilma was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Everett...

Peggy (Unruh) Prochaska was born October 24, 1939 to Carl Shoemaker Sr. and Mildred Watkins Shoemaker in Cleo Springs and passed from this life on January 31, 2023 in Enid.  Peggy married Vernon Unruh on June 2, 1956 and to this union five children were born: Sandra Wiens (Bert) of Lahoma, Greg Unruh (Debra) of Belpre, Ohio, Lonnie Unruh of Covington, Connie McMahan (Troy) of Meno, and Kent Unruh of Venice, Florida. Through Peggy’s lifetime she was a housewife, mother, co-owner...

Donita Kay Ragan July 12, 1940  -  January 29, 2023 Donita was the first child of Don and Eva Ragan of Kiowa, Kansas.  As a student at Kiowa High School, she performed as a percussionist in their band and on the violin for their quality orchestra – both under the direction of Gary Fletcher, Sr., whom she married and subsequently bore their children: Geoffrey and Gary, Jr. Donita and Gary, Sr. ended up settling in Newton, Kansas.  Eventually, Gary became...

Willis Dean Colson Willis Dean Colson, age 85, of Burlington, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023. He was born June 4, 1937, to John W. Colson and Waneta Crowl Colson. He was a graduate of Kiowa Public Schools where he was an outstanding athlete. Willis excelled in basketball, football, tennis, and track. He received a four-year scholarship in football to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education/health and...

Jean Ann (Castle) Tarrant, 70, died from complications relating to cancer on Friday, January 20, 2023, in her home in Cypress, Texas. Jean is survived by her husband of 50 years, Doug; her children: Jennifer and husband, Dan, Greg and wife, Paloma, Julie and fiancé, Jonathan, Jeff and wife, Samantha; four grandchildren: Abi, Anna, Ely, and Ozzie, and her sisters: Janet Roper, Christie Ballard, and Kimberly Miller. She was predeceased by her parents, L.E. and Joan Castle. Jean was...