OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
James Richard Knopf
Mar 7, 2025
James Richard Knopf
August 23, 1951 - March 7, 2025
James “Jim” Richard Knopf was born to Aristides “Bud” and Ruth Myrick Knopf on August 23, 1951. He attended Burlington Public Schools and graduated in 1969. Jim attended college at Oklahoma State University for two years majoring in Engineering and Agricultural Engineering and then returned home to work with his dad on...
Michael Shane Keller
Mar 6, 2025
Donna Sue Keller March 4, 1965 - March 3, 2025
Michael Shane Keller July 31, 1964 - March 6, 2025
Some people are sent to only walk on this Earth for a short time, but to leave a large impact. Their departure reminds us that there are angels watching over us.
Donna Sue Keller was born on March 4, 1965 to Lloyd and...
Betty Lebeda
Mar 4, 2025
Betty Williamson Lebeda….12/29/29 to 3/4/25, 95 years old
Betty was born on a farm outside of Medford to Armettie and O.F. Williamson and was the youngest of eleven children. Betty was a fiercely proud mother to her four boys: Gary Kelly (Noreen), Terry Kelly, H. Wayne Kelly III, and Rodney Kelly (Mandy). She was raised in Medford and after marrying Harold...
Donna Sue Keller
Mar 3, 2025
Donna Sue Keller March 4, 1965 - March 3, 2025
Michael Shane Keller July 31, 1964 - March 6, 2025
Some people are sent to only walk on this Earth for a short time, but to leave a large impact. Their departure reminds us that there are angels watching over us.
Donna Sue Keller was born on March 4, 1965 to Lloyd and...
Oma Lea Rogers
Mar 3, 2025
Oma Lea Pitcher Rogers
February 12, 1949 - March 3, 2025
Oma Lea was born at the General Hospital in Enid on February 12, 1949, to Charlie E. and Hazel R. Stockwell Pitcher and passed from this life on March 3, 2025 in Enid. She grew up on the family farm ½ mile east of Medford and lived her entire life near...
Song Cha Schroeder
Mar 2, 2025
Song Cha Schroeder (1944-2025)
Song Cha Schroeder, 80, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2025, after a long battle with kidney disease.
Born in Seoul, Korea, in 1944, to Bu Sun Lee and Hae Sung Hong, Song Cha—known to many as Sophie—was a woman of extraordinary strength, grace, and resilience. From a young age, she exhibited remarkable...
Allan Zimbelman
Mar 1, 2025
Allan R. Zimbelman, age 60, of Nash passed from this life on March 1, 2025 in Enid. Allan was born on August 12, 1964 in Bowman, North Dakota to Evelyn Miller and Emil Zimbelman. Allan graduated from Aline-Cleo Schools in 1982. Allan went to work in the oil field, then later became an over the road truck driver and then...
Sylvester Williams
Mar 1, 2025
Sylvester Gustavus Williams, better known as “Buddy” or “The Ropeman”, aged 82 years, passed peacefully in his Kiowa, KS home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 1st 2025. Buddy was born in Elgin, KS on September 8th, 1942, to Rudolph and Frances Williams in a humble tent while his father was building their family’s cabin.
Buddy attended a one...
Len Bell
Feb 18, 2025
Len Bell of Kiowa, Kansas (Barber County, USA) passed through this world on February 18, 2025 with family and lifelong friends at his side. Len was a longstanding member of Barber County, Cosmos Masonic Lodge and Barber County Shrine Fire Wagons along with Medicine Peace Treaty (Hangman float and Indians). His trucking handle, Hardact, was given to him by his...
Bob Taylor
Feb 17, 2025
Bob Taylor, a resident of Ames, Oklahoma, passed away on February 17, 2025, at the age of 86. Bob was born on February 10, 1939, in Vernon, Texas. He moved to Oklahoma after meeting the love of his life, Doris Taylor. He and Doris were married on October 24,1965, and spent 59 wonderful years together, full of adventures and family...
William "Blayne" Moore
Feb 16, 2025
William Blayne Moore, age 66, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Blayne was born on July 22, 1958 to William James “Jim” Moore and Shirley Kathryn Luscombe Moore. He attended Canton Public School graduating from high school in 1976, and then later attended college at Southwestern State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree. Blayne was a welder his whole life....
Jackie Amrine
Feb 15, 2025
Jackie J. Amrine was born at home in Tryon, Oklahoma on November 24, 1943 to James and Mary (Hicks) Amrine and passed away in Enid, Oklahoma on February 15, 2025. Jackie was the youngest of four children. He attended Tryon Public Schools and graduated in 1961. He received a draft notice and was drafted into the U.S. Army on April...
Jerry Jim Barrett
Feb 12, 2025
Jerry Jim Barrett was born at his family home five miles north of Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 12, 1935, to Joe Benjamin and Mary Katherine (Gilliland) Barrett, the youngest of their nine children. Growing up on the family farm outside of Wilson, Oklahoma, Jerry loved riding his horses, Ike and Freckles, and, at the age of fourteen, he joined the...
Ferral McKay
Feb 10, 2025
Ferral Ann McKay
April 24, 1946 - February 10, 2025
Ferral Ann McKay, 78, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, in Enid, Oklahoma. Born in Enid on April 24, 1946, to Ora 'Pete' Lochner and Maralee Lochner, Ferral was a beacon of light in the lives of all who knew her.
Ferral graduated from Enid High School in 1964, where she led...
Jennie Fischer
Feb 10, 2025
Jennie Alice Fischer was born March 29, 1929 in Cherokee to James Luther Guffy and Jessie Ruth Sluder Guffy and passed from this life in February 10, 2025 in Enid. She was the ninth of eleven children and grew up in the Fish Hatchery Community of Alfalfa County.
Jennie graduated from Jet High School in 1947. She married Dexter S.C. (Sonny)...
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
James Richard Knopf
Mar 7, 2025
James Richard Knopf
August 23, 1951 - March 7, 2025
James “Jim” Richard Knopf was born to Aristides “Bud” and Ruth Myrick Knopf on August 23, 1951. He attended Burlington Public Schools and graduated in 1969. Jim attended college at Oklahoma State University for two years majoring in Engineering and Agricultural Engineering and then returned home to work with his dad on...
Michael Shane Keller
Mar 6, 2025
Donna Sue Keller March 4, 1965 - March 3, 2025
Michael Shane Keller July 31, 1964 - March 6, 2025
Some people are sent to only walk on this Earth for a short time, but to leave a large impact. Their departure reminds us that there are angels watching over us.
Donna Sue Keller was born on March 4, 1965 to Lloyd and...
Betty Lebeda
Mar 4, 2025
Betty Williamson Lebeda….12/29/29 to 3/4/25, 95 years old
Betty was born on a farm outside of Medford to Armettie and O.F. Williamson and was the youngest of eleven children. Betty was a fiercely proud mother to her four boys: Gary Kelly (Noreen), Terry Kelly, H. Wayne Kelly III, and Rodney Kelly (Mandy). She was raised in Medford and after marrying Harold...
Donna Sue Keller
Mar 3, 2025
Donna Sue Keller March 4, 1965 - March 3, 2025
Michael Shane Keller July 31, 1964 - March 6, 2025
Some people are sent to only walk on this Earth for a short time, but to leave a large impact. Their departure reminds us that there are angels watching over us.
Donna Sue Keller was born on March 4, 1965 to Lloyd and...
Oma Lea Rogers
Mar 3, 2025
Oma Lea Pitcher Rogers
February 12, 1949 - March 3, 2025
Oma Lea was born at the General Hospital in Enid on February 12, 1949, to Charlie E. and Hazel R. Stockwell Pitcher and passed from this life on March 3, 2025 in Enid. She grew up on the family farm ½ mile east of Medford and lived her entire life near...
Song Cha Schroeder
Mar 2, 2025
Song Cha Schroeder (1944-2025)
Song Cha Schroeder, 80, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2025, after a long battle with kidney disease.
Born in Seoul, Korea, in 1944, to Bu Sun Lee and Hae Sung Hong, Song Cha—known to many as Sophie—was a woman of extraordinary strength, grace, and resilience. From a young age, she exhibited remarkable...
Allan Zimbelman
Mar 1, 2025
Allan R. Zimbelman, age 60, of Nash passed from this life on March 1, 2025 in Enid. Allan was born on August 12, 1964 in Bowman, North Dakota to Evelyn Miller and Emil Zimbelman. Allan graduated from Aline-Cleo Schools in 1982. Allan went to work in the oil field, then later became an over the road truck driver and then...
Sylvester Williams
Mar 1, 2025
Sylvester Gustavus Williams, better known as “Buddy” or “The Ropeman”, aged 82 years, passed peacefully in his Kiowa, KS home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 1st 2025. Buddy was born in Elgin, KS on September 8th, 1942, to Rudolph and Frances Williams in a humble tent while his father was building their family’s cabin.
Buddy attended a one...
Len Bell
Feb 18, 2025
Len Bell of Kiowa, Kansas (Barber County, USA) passed through this world on February 18, 2025 with family and lifelong friends at his side. Len was a longstanding member of Barber County, Cosmos Masonic Lodge and Barber County Shrine Fire Wagons along with Medicine Peace Treaty (Hangman float and Indians). His trucking handle, Hardact, was given to him by his...
Bob Taylor
Feb 17, 2025
Bob Taylor, a resident of Ames, Oklahoma, passed away on February 17, 2025, at the age of 86. Bob was born on February 10, 1939, in Vernon, Texas. He moved to Oklahoma after meeting the love of his life, Doris Taylor. He and Doris were married on October 24,1965, and spent 59 wonderful years together, full of adventures and family...
William "Blayne" Moore
Feb 16, 2025
William Blayne Moore, age 66, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Blayne was born on July 22, 1958 to William James “Jim” Moore and Shirley Kathryn Luscombe Moore. He attended Canton Public School graduating from high school in 1976, and then later attended college at Southwestern State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree. Blayne was a welder his whole life....
Jackie Amrine
Feb 15, 2025
Jackie J. Amrine was born at home in Tryon, Oklahoma on November 24, 1943 to James and Mary (Hicks) Amrine and passed away in Enid, Oklahoma on February 15, 2025. Jackie was the youngest of four children. He attended Tryon Public Schools and graduated in 1961. He received a draft notice and was drafted into the U.S. Army on April...
Jerry Jim Barrett
Feb 12, 2025
Jerry Jim Barrett was born at his family home five miles north of Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 12, 1935, to Joe Benjamin and Mary Katherine (Gilliland) Barrett, the youngest of their nine children. Growing up on the family farm outside of Wilson, Oklahoma, Jerry loved riding his horses, Ike and Freckles, and, at the age of fourteen, he joined the...
Ferral McKay
Feb 10, 2025
Ferral Ann McKay
April 24, 1946 - February 10, 2025
Ferral Ann McKay, 78, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, in Enid, Oklahoma. Born in Enid on April 24, 1946, to Ora 'Pete' Lochner and Maralee Lochner, Ferral was a beacon of light in the lives of all who knew her.
Ferral graduated from Enid High School in 1964, where she led...
Jennie Fischer
Feb 10, 2025
Jennie Alice Fischer was born March 29, 1929 in Cherokee to James Luther Guffy and Jessie Ruth Sluder Guffy and passed from this life in February 10, 2025 in Enid. She was the ninth of eleven children and grew up in the Fish Hatchery Community of Alfalfa County.
Jennie graduated from Jet High School in 1947. She married Dexter S.C. (Sonny)...
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Lanman Funeral Home, Inc is a collection of obituaries for Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, in addition to Kiowa, Kansas.
