OBITUARIES

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

Marty Myers

Marty Myers

Feb 22, 2015

Cherokee-Memorial service for Marty, 88, will be Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington. Marty has chosen to be cremated and her remains will be laid to rest in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery beside her husband, Bethel Lee Myers. Marty was born January 7, 1927 on the Plum Blossom Farm near Lookout to...

Gracie Hindman

Gracie Hindman

Feb 15, 2015

On a windy evening in early October, Gracie Elizabeth Hindman gusted her way into the lives of her parents, Nicole Danielle Cash of Pawnee and Clinton James Hindman of Ponca City. The day after Valentine's Day, she left a trail of broken hearts as she drifted back to Heaven, taking with her the sweet kisses, goofy grins and wise, blue...

Jay Leierer

Jay Leierer

Feb 7, 2015

Funeral service for Jay E. Leierer, 84, will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Helena Church of Christ with Pastor Bill Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 4:00 until 6:00 at the funeral home. Jay E. was born August 11,...

Leroy Boehs

Leroy Boehs

Feb 5, 2015

Ringwood-Funeral service for Leroy Boehs, 79, will be Monday, February 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hopedale Mennonite Church in Meno with Pastor James Suderman officiating. Burial will follow at the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery next to the church. Viewing will be Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 2:00 until 4:00. Leroy was...

Nancy Sodowsky

Nancy Sodowsky

Jan 30, 2015

Ringwood-A celebration of life and remembrance for Nancy Elvera Sodowsky, 90, of Ringwood, will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at Ringwood United Methodist Church. Pastor Terrill Parvin will officiate. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Meno. Visitation is Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family present from 5-7 at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena....

Willis Brickman

Willis Brickman

Jan 28, 2015

Willis Gene Brickman was born May 29, 1950 to Leslie and Iral Audine Cott Brickman in Okeeene and passed from this life on January 28, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. Raised in Okeene, Willis graduated from Okeene High School in 1969 and moved to Oklahoma City where he went to Draughn Business College. After this, he worked in a bank...

Jerry Bierig

Jerry Bierig

Jan 24, 2015

Okeene-Funeral service for Jerry Bierig, 70, will be Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church in Okeene with Pastor Russ Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Bierig Cemetery. There will be viewing Tuesday 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. at the funeral home and then before and after the service at the church. Jerry was born June...

Anna Pjesky

Anna Pjesky

Jan 21, 2015

Anna Janzen Pjesky went home to the Lord on January 21, 2015. She was born in Medford, Oklahoma to Cornelius and Anna Reimer Janzen on February 19, 1920. She was the next-to-the-youngest of eight children, and grew up in Medford. She met Alvin Pjesky and they were married on April 7, 1940, and moved to a farm east of Goltry,...

Andy Black

Andy Black

Jan 13, 2015

Hardtner- Graveside service for Andy H. Black, 84, will be Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverview Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Memorials may be given to Kiowa District Hospital through the funeral home. Andy was born November 4, 1930 in Salina, Kansas to Dewey and Inez Black. He passed away on...

Bonnie Newman

Bonnie Newman

Jan 12, 2015

Cleo Springs-Funeral service for Bonnie Marie Newman, 88, will be Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Cleo Springs United Methodist Church with Rev. Rachael Parrot officiating. Burial will follow at Cleo Springs Cemetery. Bonnie was born in Woodward on December 12, 1926 to Edward Masonhall and Lula Charlott Cain Masonhall and passed from this life on January 12,...

Helen Francis

Helen Francis

Jan 11, 2015

Cherokee-Funeral service for Helen Francis will be Friday, January 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cherokee United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Duran officiating. Private family burial will take place at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Helen was born April 2, 1919 in Cherokee to Thomas C. and Reba (Millspaugh) Oare...

Edward Forrester

Edward Forrester

Jan 11, 2015

Edward Forrester, 72, passed from this life on January 11, 2015. Edward was born to Albert and Florence (Hieronymus) Forrester on January 8, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma. He attended the rural school north of Medford, Oklahoma and later graduated high school from Medford. He continued his education and later graduated with honors from Oklahoma State Tech School in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...

Ella Hood

Ella Hood

Jan 9, 2015

Goltry-Funeral service for Ella Hood, 92, will be Wednesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m. at Lanman Funeral Home Chapel in Helena. Burial will be at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, west of Aline. Viewing will be on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home and before the service on Tuesday. Ella was born on April 7, 1922 in...

Rosalie Penquite

Rosalie Penquite

Jan 4, 2015

TThe funeral service for Rosalie J. Penquite, 82, who died Sunday, January 4, will be Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Helena Church of Christ with Bill Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Rosalie (Rosie) Joyce Penquite was born February 4,...

Dale Zeman

Dale Zeman

Jan 1, 2015

Medford - Graveside service for Dale Zeman, 78, will be Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery west and south of Medford with Rev. Bob Smith officiating. Dale was born November 30, 1936 to Victor Zeman and Alice Bruey Zeman in Caldwell, Kansas. He grew up on the farm and attended Valley Center School through the eighth...

Jerry Manning

Jerry Manning

Jan 1, 2015

Mesa, Arizona-Funeral services for Jerry Manning will be Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Jet. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery. Viewing will be Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Jerry Manning was born March 4, 1953 to Dwight and Virginia (George) Manning. He was raised on...

Vane Lawson

Vane Lawson

Jan 1, 2015

*CatiBug07!Vane Murray Lawson was born January 16, 1920 on a farm near Platte City, Missouri to John Clifford Lawson and Claracy Walters Lawson. He attended all twelve years of school in Kiowa, Kansas, graduating in 1938. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Force on November 12, 1942, serving as a flight engineer and crew chief on a C-47....

Dale Williams

Dale Williams

Jan 1, 2015

Kiowa - Alvin Dale Williams was born May 4, 1928 in Milan, Kansas, the son of Alvin Lee and Dora "Lettie" Robinson Williams. Dale joined the United States Army at the end of WW II. After spending some time in Japan, he returned home to marry his true love. On November 11, 1949 Dale was united in marriage with Wilda...

Mildred Buckles

Mildred Buckles

Jan 1, 2015

Mildred Jenkins Buckles was born November 5, 1917 in Gracemont, Oklahoma to Ivy and Alice Jenkins. She was the oldest of six: Novella, Helen, Maxine, Billy and Shirley. She graduated from Coldwater High School. After school she met and married Ted Kruckenberg at the age of 19. They lived on a farm in Isabel, sharing the county line of Pratt,...

Mattie Wilcox

Mattie Wilcox

Jan 1, 2015

Cleo Springs-Mattie Mae Wilcox was born April 4, 1929 at Galena, Oklahoma, the daughter of Claude Harmon and Clara Stevens Harmon and passed from this life on January 1, 2015 in Enid, Oklahoma. She grew up in the Cleo Springs area where she met Alvin Wilcox and they married in 1947. Mattie enjoyed her cup of coffee in the morning,...

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

Marty Myers

Marty Myers

Feb 22, 2015

Cherokee-Memorial service for Marty, 88, will be Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington. Marty has chosen to be cremated and her remains will be laid to rest in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery beside her husband, Bethel Lee Myers. Marty was born January 7, 1927 on the Plum Blossom Farm near Lookout to...

Gracie Hindman

Gracie Hindman

Feb 15, 2015

On a windy evening in early October, Gracie Elizabeth Hindman gusted her way into the lives of her parents, Nicole Danielle Cash of Pawnee and Clinton James Hindman of Ponca City. The day after Valentine's Day, she left a trail of broken hearts as she drifted back to Heaven, taking with her the sweet kisses, goofy grins and wise, blue...

Jay Leierer

Jay Leierer

Feb 7, 2015

Funeral service for Jay E. Leierer, 84, will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Helena Church of Christ with Pastor Bill Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 4:00 until 6:00 at the funeral home. Jay E. was born August 11,...

Leroy Boehs

Leroy Boehs

Feb 5, 2015

Ringwood-Funeral service for Leroy Boehs, 79, will be Monday, February 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hopedale Mennonite Church in Meno with Pastor James Suderman officiating. Burial will follow at the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery next to the church. Viewing will be Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 2:00 until 4:00. Leroy was...

Nancy Sodowsky

Nancy Sodowsky

Jan 30, 2015

Ringwood-A celebration of life and remembrance for Nancy Elvera Sodowsky, 90, of Ringwood, will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at Ringwood United Methodist Church. Pastor Terrill Parvin will officiate. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Meno. Visitation is Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family present from 5-7 at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena....

Willis Brickman

Willis Brickman

Jan 28, 2015

Willis Gene Brickman was born May 29, 1950 to Leslie and Iral Audine Cott Brickman in Okeeene and passed from this life on January 28, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. Raised in Okeene, Willis graduated from Okeene High School in 1969 and moved to Oklahoma City where he went to Draughn Business College. After this, he worked in a bank...

Jerry Bierig

Jerry Bierig

Jan 24, 2015

Okeene-Funeral service for Jerry Bierig, 70, will be Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church in Okeene with Pastor Russ Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Bierig Cemetery. There will be viewing Tuesday 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. at the funeral home and then before and after the service at the church. Jerry was born June...

Anna Pjesky

Anna Pjesky

Jan 21, 2015

Anna Janzen Pjesky went home to the Lord on January 21, 2015. She was born in Medford, Oklahoma to Cornelius and Anna Reimer Janzen on February 19, 1920. She was the next-to-the-youngest of eight children, and grew up in Medford. She met Alvin Pjesky and they were married on April 7, 1940, and moved to a farm east of Goltry,...

Andy Black

Andy Black

Jan 13, 2015

Hardtner- Graveside service for Andy H. Black, 84, will be Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverview Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Memorials may be given to Kiowa District Hospital through the funeral home. Andy was born November 4, 1930 in Salina, Kansas to Dewey and Inez Black. He passed away on...

Bonnie Newman

Bonnie Newman

Jan 12, 2015

Cleo Springs-Funeral service for Bonnie Marie Newman, 88, will be Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Cleo Springs United Methodist Church with Rev. Rachael Parrot officiating. Burial will follow at Cleo Springs Cemetery. Bonnie was born in Woodward on December 12, 1926 to Edward Masonhall and Lula Charlott Cain Masonhall and passed from this life on January 12,...

Helen Francis

Helen Francis

Jan 11, 2015

Cherokee-Funeral service for Helen Francis will be Friday, January 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cherokee United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Duran officiating. Private family burial will take place at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Helen was born April 2, 1919 in Cherokee to Thomas C. and Reba (Millspaugh) Oare...

Edward Forrester

Edward Forrester

Jan 11, 2015

Edward Forrester, 72, passed from this life on January 11, 2015. Edward was born to Albert and Florence (Hieronymus) Forrester on January 8, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma. He attended the rural school north of Medford, Oklahoma and later graduated high school from Medford. He continued his education and later graduated with honors from Oklahoma State Tech School in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...

Ella Hood

Ella Hood

Jan 9, 2015

Goltry-Funeral service for Ella Hood, 92, will be Wednesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m. at Lanman Funeral Home Chapel in Helena. Burial will be at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, west of Aline. Viewing will be on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home and before the service on Tuesday. Ella was born on April 7, 1922 in...

Rosalie Penquite

Rosalie Penquite

Jan 4, 2015

TThe funeral service for Rosalie J. Penquite, 82, who died Sunday, January 4, will be Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Helena Church of Christ with Bill Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Rosalie (Rosie) Joyce Penquite was born February 4,...

Dale Zeman

Dale Zeman

Jan 1, 2015

Medford - Graveside service for Dale Zeman, 78, will be Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery west and south of Medford with Rev. Bob Smith officiating. Dale was born November 30, 1936 to Victor Zeman and Alice Bruey Zeman in Caldwell, Kansas. He grew up on the farm and attended Valley Center School through the eighth...

Jerry Manning

Jerry Manning

Jan 1, 2015

Mesa, Arizona-Funeral services for Jerry Manning will be Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Jet. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery. Viewing will be Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Jerry Manning was born March 4, 1953 to Dwight and Virginia (George) Manning. He was raised on...

Vane Lawson

Vane Lawson

Jan 1, 2015

*CatiBug07!Vane Murray Lawson was born January 16, 1920 on a farm near Platte City, Missouri to John Clifford Lawson and Claracy Walters Lawson. He attended all twelve years of school in Kiowa, Kansas, graduating in 1938. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Force on November 12, 1942, serving as a flight engineer and crew chief on a C-47....

Dale Williams

Dale Williams

Jan 1, 2015

Kiowa - Alvin Dale Williams was born May 4, 1928 in Milan, Kansas, the son of Alvin Lee and Dora "Lettie" Robinson Williams. Dale joined the United States Army at the end of WW II. After spending some time in Japan, he returned home to marry his true love. On November 11, 1949 Dale was united in marriage with Wilda...

Mildred Buckles

Mildred Buckles

Jan 1, 2015

Mildred Jenkins Buckles was born November 5, 1917 in Gracemont, Oklahoma to Ivy and Alice Jenkins. She was the oldest of six: Novella, Helen, Maxine, Billy and Shirley. She graduated from Coldwater High School. After school she met and married Ted Kruckenberg at the age of 19. They lived on a farm in Isabel, sharing the county line of Pratt,...

Mattie Wilcox

Mattie Wilcox

Jan 1, 2015

Cleo Springs-Mattie Mae Wilcox was born April 4, 1929 at Galena, Oklahoma, the daughter of Claude Harmon and Clara Stevens Harmon and passed from this life on January 1, 2015 in Enid, Oklahoma. She grew up in the Cleo Springs area where she met Alvin Wilcox and they married in 1947. Mattie enjoyed her cup of coffee in the morning,...