All Obituaries

Ron was born on August 20, 1943 to Otis Allison and Erma Oakley Allison in Cherokee and passed from this life on February 27, 2021 in Alva. Ron graduated from Cherokee High School with the class of 1961. He attended Oklahoma State University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He joined the National Guard in 1965. Ron Married Linda Goode in 1964 and to this union Kevin and Donelle were born. Ron then married Judy Stairs in 1975 and were married for 45 years. Ron gained a son Rod, and...

James Robert Means Jr. “Jimmy” was born September 8, 1928 to James Robert Means Sr. and Lois Edna Mann Means. His birth place was rural Carmen on the family farm.  He attended first through eighth grade at Prairie Valley.  His high school years were at Lambert, where he excelled in basketball and baseball.  He attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he was a four sport letterman for the Fighting Quakers.  He was a starting half back on the...

  Samuel (Sam) William Foster Sam was born February 7, 1934 to Francis and Gladys Foster in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma and graduated from Aline High School.  He married Virginia Jesse Campbell on August 30, 1953 in Cleo Springs.  Sam and Virginia had five children, four sons and one daughter.  Sam was passionate about learning and obtained his bachelor’s degree in education from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and his master’s degree from Southwestern...

Deborah Lynne Shook November 17, 1958 – February 14, 2021 Deborah Lynne Vanhoozer Shook was born on November 17, 1958 in Sacramento, California to Jessie J. Vanhoozer and Marion Miller Vanhoozer and passed from this life on February 14, 2021 in Enid.  She moved from Antioch, California twenty years ago.  She married Bruce Shook on July 20, 2002.  Deborah was involved in Girl Scouts.  She was an amazing mom, kind and giving as well as a strong and big...

Obituary Willa Mae Greb Reames was born September 15, 1929, three miles North of Okeene to Ezra and Clara Greb.  She died on February 14, 2021 after a short illness.  She attended school at Henson School, then Okeene High School.  She married Guy Mac Reames on November 23, 1947.  They lived on the family farm near Isabella, later built a new home in Okeene.  Mac and Mae had three children all born in Okeene.  Mae was a mother and homemaker and so much more to...

John Meredith Myers was born on June 24, 1943 in Enid to Lena Ruth Collier Myers and Duane B. Myers and passed from this life on February 12, 2021 at his home near Aline.  John moved to Aline 30 years ago, after retiring as Captain from the Enid Fire Department, serving for 25 years.   On February 4, 1966 John married Linda S. Lackey in Enid.  He served in the Air Force Reserves John loved the outdoors and all things nature.  He was an avid gardener, fisherman, and...

  Greg Miller of Kiowa, Kansas was born February 3, 1951 in Hardtner, Kansas, the son of Mary Kaiser Miller and Leonard T. “Bub” Miller.  He passed away February 9, 2021 at the Kiowa District Hospital at the age of 70 years and 6 days.  Greg graduated from Kiowa High School with his best friends, the Class of 1969.  Several of the classmates enjoyed a trip to Branson in 2019, which Greg treasured.  Greg attended college at Northwestern Oklahoma State...

James “Jim” Frysinger July 10, 1949      February 4, 2021 James “Jim” Frysinger was born in Cherokee on July 10, 1949 to parents George Raymond Frysinger and Maud Evelyn Patterson Frysinger.  He passed from this life on February 4, 2021 at his home in Cherokee.  There will be a memorial service for Jim at a later date.  When that time and date has been decided it will be published in the Cherokee Messenger and on Lanman...

  Clara May Briley was born May 23, 1932 in Boulder, Wyoming, the daughter of Clarence and Jennie Byrd Merrell and passed from this life January 29, 2021 in Oklahoma City.  Kenneth Briley was sent to Wyoming for on the job training and it was there he met Clara and they were married January 18, 1949.   They came to Ringwood to live and raise their family.  She had worked at Richard’s Grocery in Ringwood, the Harvest House Café in Meno and at the Moss...

Floyd Leroy Thomas was born on November 23, 1936 to Hervey Edward Thomas and Phillipine Florence Arnold Thomas at home in Fargo, Oklahoma.  Floyd attended the local country school in Fargo.  He was the youngest of nine children.  Floyd was put to work at the young age of ten on the farm.  He moved to Hazelton, Kansas and lived with his sister and there met his wife of sixty-three years, Wanda Lou Hill. Floyd worked for Coontz Implement as a hay equipment mechanic for...