All Obituaries

Wayne Keith Janzen August 27, 1956   ---   September 26, 2022 Wayne Keith Janzen, loving son, brother, uncle, friend and follower of Jesus Christ, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 26, 2022 at the age of 66. Wayne, son of Gus and Amie Reimer Janzen, was born in Thomas, Oklahoma on August 27, 1956.  The Janzen family moved to Okeene, Oklahoma soon after his birth.  Wayne enjoyed growing up with two brothers, Steve and Danny, on the family...

        Jerry Ray Grace was born in Enid on October 7, 1949 to parents Raymond Grace and Mary Shreve Grace and passed from this life on September 26, 2022 at his home near Ringwood.  After high school he attended college and attained his Master’s degree in math and science.  On November 9, 1986, he and Isabelle Taylor were married in Las Vegas.  His career was oil field consultant from which he retired in 2009. Jerry and family had moved to the...

    Don Reininger, son of Monzy Reininger and Ruby Keaton Reininger, passed from this life in Tulsa on September 22, 2022.  There will be a graveside service for Don on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery near Fay, Oklahoma.  Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena.  There will be viewing on Tuesday at the funeral home 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. before the graveside service.  www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: ...

Bobbie Ray Hill was born February 8, 1944  to George Fredrick Hill and Edna Marie Huffman Hill in Anthony, Kansas and passed from this life in Crawfordville, Georgia on September 18, 2022.  He graduated Valedictorian at Byron-Driftwood High School then went to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and received a Bachelor of Science Degree with a minor in psychology.  Bobbie then went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for Physical Therapy training.  Bobbie and Julie...

Lorene Raye Johnson was born March 16, 1928 to Harry B. and Daisy M. Miller.  She died September 16, 2022 at the Community Health Center in Wakita.  Lorene grew up on the farm with her bother, Howard and sister, Thoran.  She attended Gore School and after graduation, attended Wichita Business College.  She returned to Wakita, working many years as the office nurse for R.W. Choice, until his retirement.  When the Community Health Center opened, she served as the...

                                   Mildred Gale Frieden (Daughhetee), daughter of Dan Daughhetee and Mary McWilliams Daughhetee, was born July 16, 1926 on a farm near Capron, Oklahoma, and departed this life September 14, 2022 at Kiowa Hospital District Manor.          Mildred had a sister, Ethel Durfee, and a beloved twin brother, Milton Dale Daughhetee, who...

Jeffrey Scott Harmon was born to Dale Harmon and Florence Young Harmon of Byron on February 1, 1963 and passed away on September 11, 2022. Jeff graduated from Burlington High School with the class of 1981. He was a gifted athlete and participated in baseball and basketball, pep club, and class plays his Junior and Senior years. Jeff and Lorraine Greenwood were married on March 7, 1986 in Cherokee. Their children are Taylor and Courtney. He lived in the Byron and Cherokee area before...

Louise Kay Talley Creasey went home to be with her Lord on September 10, 2022 at home surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly.  She was born on February 1, 1941 to Wesley Oliver and Lois Inez Wolfe Talley in Cherokee, Oklahoma.  She was the baby sister to her two older brothers, Richard and John Talley.  Growing up her family moved to Byron, Oklahoma, and at the age of two, her parents moved to where she lived at the time of her death.  Her family owned and...

Helen June Harbaugh June 24, 1927  -  September 6, 2022 Helen June Tidwell Harbaugh was born on June 24, 1927 to William Lawrence Tidwell and Helen Mae Shafer Tidwell at Kiowa, Kansas.    She was the only girl in the family and the fifth child.  She had five brothers, Lonnie, Dewey, Lloyd, Jack, and Bill.  She passed away at Kiowa District Hospital on September 6, 2022. She lived west of Kiowa on the Blackstock farms until her father passed away, when...

Marvin Eugene “Gene” Buxton was born May 4, 1925 to Millard and Olive Buxton at Rosston, Oklahoma and passed on September 1, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma.   Gene grew up in the Rosston and Deer Creek areas.  He received his high school diploma from Buffalo High School after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific.  On May 3, 1949 he married Eleanor Shaffer.   Gene was a lifelong farmer in the Deer Creek...