OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas

Betty Boyd Crain

Apr 27, 2025

Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain

Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and cherished member of the Goltry community, passed away peacefully at the age of 90. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 22, 1934, to Robert Charles Sullivan and Beatrice Boyd, Betty lived a life marked by love, service, and joy.

At the age of 15, Betty moved...

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Eileen Schmidt

Apr 23, 2025

Eileen Schmidt passed from this life on April 23, 2025 in Kiowa, Kansas. She was the second born and oldest daughter of four children born to her parents Frank and Mary Stockert. Although being born in Charbonneau, North Dakota, she was raised in Solen, North Dakota and graduated high school there. She met her future husband, Raymond, during wheat harvest...

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Christina Louise Kimminau

Apr 19, 2025

Christina "Chris" Louise (Provence) Kimminau was born in Winfield, Kansas, on March 16, 1958, and she passed from this life on April 19, 2025. She graduated from Cherokee High School in May of 1976 and wasted no time marrying her high school sweetheart, Peewee Kimminau, on July 23rd of the same year. They were 3 months shy of their 49th...

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Deloris Ellen Barrett

Apr 16, 2025

Deloris Ellen (Dotterer) Barrett was born December 12,1938 in Cherokee, OK, daughter of Joe and Elma (Harvey) Dotterer. She passed away April 16, 2025 at her home with family by her side. Deloris was raised in Cherokee with her five brothers, Billy Joe, Don, Delmer, Charlie and Glen. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1957. While in high school...

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Dale G Riggs

Apr 14, 2025

Graveside service for Dale G Riggs, age 88, of Enid will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Square Cedar Cemetery west of Ringwood with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. Visitation will be at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena on Wednesday, April 16 from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from...

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Elsie Marie Gaeddert Koehn

Apr 14, 2025

Elsie Marie (Gaeddert) Koehn (86) met her Savior and Lord face to face on April 14, 2025. She remained a devoted and steadfast servant of Jesus until the last moments of her life while fighting an aggressive form of bone cancer.

Elsie was born to Charles John and Mary (Zacharias) Gaeddert in Hobart, Oklahoma on December 23, 1938. She grew up...

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Bonnie Janzen

Apr 11, 2025

Bonnie Samuelson Janzen was born March 25, 1948, in Concordia, Kansas to Gus and Vida (Wallace) Samuelson, and went to meet them on April 11, 2025, after a very short battle with cancer.

Bonnie, with her older sister, Dixie, moved with their parents to a series of small Kansas towns, finally settling in Palco, where the girls would both graduate from...

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David Marion McCune

Apr 5, 2025

David Marion McCune

David Marion McCune was born in Stafford County (Zenith), Kansas, to Arlington Emery and Encie Arena McCune on January 31, 1931. He passed away April 5, 2025 in Enid, Oklahoma. Marion attended grade school at a country school (Chaney Dell southwest of Helena) all eight years, then attended Helena High School graduating in 1948. After graduation, he attended...

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Faye Evelyn Ritter

Apr 4, 2025

Faye Evelyn Ritter, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025 in Kiowa, Kansas surrounded by family. Faye was born to Howard and Rena Mantz Daughhettee on October 17, 1944 in Hardtner, Kansas. She married Richard Ritter on September 4, 1971. To this marriage Faye brought two children, Jeanette Schwerdtfeger and Howard Brian Schwerdtfeger. Faye helped her dad...

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Susan Martin

Mar 29, 2025

Susan Elaine Spillman Martin was born to Cecil and Tommie Spillman on August 9, 1947. She attended Hunter Public School and Northwestern State College, where she lacked one class of getting her Physical Education degree. She would not take the swimming class needed because she did not want to put her head underwater.

While at Northwestern she met the love of...

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Sylva Rhodes

Mar 26, 2025

Sylva Leah Rhodes, 98, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Sylva was born to Ruth (Packard) and Charley Carter on a homestead in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. She spent most of her life in Enid and the surrounding community, leaving only for 16 years to live in the Dallas, Texas area.

Sylva lived a full and...

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Pamela Martin

Mar 24, 2025

Pamela Martin, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home on March 24, 2025, at the age of 64. Born on November 30, 1960, Pamela's life was marked by her unwavering dedication to her family and her community.

Pamela worked tirelessly as a waitress, showcasing her strong work ethic and commitment to providing for her loved...

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Gary Stout

Mar 20, 2025

Gary Linn Stout was born July 28, 1946, at Cherokee Masonic Hospital to Evelyn Bernice Benefiel Stout and James Willard Stout Sr. He joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 20, 2025, after sustaining a head injury from a minor fall.

Gary grew up on the family farm between Lambert and Yewed with his older brother, James and two...

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Dennis McCollum

Mar 19, 2025

On March 19, 2025, Dennis McCollum, aged 80, passed away peacefully in his home, leaving behind a legacy of love and warmth that will be forever cherished by those fortunate enough to have known him. Born on July 16, 1944, Dennis was a beacon of kindness and compassion, dedicating his life to the welfare of his family and his work.

Dennis's...

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Mark Drake

Mar 15, 2025

Mark Kline Drake, 90 of Aline, Oklahoma passed away peacefully in his home on March 15, 2025.

Born January 10, 1935, in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Vernon and Geneva (Weigle) Drake.

Mark graduated from Winfield High School in 1952. In 1952-1956 he attended Kansas State College (University) and received his Bachelor's in Animal Science and as a junior was...

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Donald Lee Carpenter

Mar 15, 2025

Don Carpenter left this world on Saturday March 15, 2025. He was born on April 2, 1935 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Don attended elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island and graduated from Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

He then served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado in 1959. Don...

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Argyle Janzen

Mar 14, 2025

Argyle Janzen was born October 4th, 1946, in Enid Oklahoma to Marvin and Regina (Isaac) Janzen and passed from this world on March 14th, 2025, after a five-year battle with dementia.

Argyle grew up on the family farm east of Medford with his big brother Duaine and little sister Vivian. They played, rode horses, and eventually learned to help with the...

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Connie Bouziden

Mar 13, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Connie Arminta Brown Bouziden, who left us on March 13, 2025 at the age of 76. She was a beloved mother, sister and friend, cherished by all who knew her.

Connie was born on November 27, 1948 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Connie lived a life full of kindness, generosity, and humor....

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Eliena R McClung

Mar 11, 2025

Eliena “Eli” Ruth McClung was born January 3,1949 in Okeene, Oklahoma to Donald and Hazel (Armstrong ) McClung and passed away March 11, 2025 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Eliena graduated from Hennessey in 1967 and attended Southwestern University where she received an Associate Degree in Accounting . She lived in Okeene where she helped in the local food pantry prior to...

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Marieta "Rita" Ione Russell

Mar 9, 2025

Marieta “Rita” Ione Russell

April 7, 1948 - March 9, 2025

Marieta “Rita” Ione Russell, age 76, loving wife of Larry Lee Russell of Cherokee, Oklahoma passed away at Bass Baptist Hospital in Enid on March 9, 2025 after a 2 year battle with cancer. Rita was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma on April 7, 1948 to Burley Groves and Edith Parsons. She...

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