OBITUARIES

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

Mary Bocox

Mary Bocox

Sep 21, 2014

Medford-Funeral service for Mary will be Friday, September 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Medford First Christian Church with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry at 2:00 p.m. Viewing will be Thursday 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 6:00. www.lanmanmemorials.com Mary was born January...

Rosevelyn Stein

Rosevelyn Stein

Sep 20, 2014

Cherokee- Funeral services for Rosevelyn E. Stein (age 86) will be Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church in Cherokee. Reverend Tom Stanley and LaRoi Woods will officiate. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00 until 8:00. Rosevelyn Edith (Sims Peterson)...

Francis Metcalf

Francis Metcalf

Sep 15, 2014

Enid, formerly Jet-Funeral service for Francis Metcalf, 95, will be Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Jet United Methodist Church with Rev. Mary Irby and Jerry LaGrow officiating. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Saturday at the church before the service. Francis was born on September 17, 1918 in Cherokee to Francis Marion Mason...

Kathryn Aebi

Kathryn Aebi

Sep 9, 2014

A celebration of life for Kathryn Jean Aebi, 67, of Medford, Oklahoma will be held Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Jefferson United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 9:00 until 6:00 and Saturday from 11:00 until 6:00. w Kathryn was born Monday, February 10, 1947 in Mooreland, Oklahoma to Charles...

Mary Watkins

Mary Watkins

Sep 4, 2014

KIOWA, KANSAS-Mary Ellen (Brady) Watkins went to be with her beloved Lord and Savior September 4, 2014. She was born to Ralph and Myrtle Brady on February 8, 1925, east of Alva in the Ashley community. She graduated from Lambert High School in 1943. On March 24, 1944, she married Bill Watkins. To this marriage, three children were born: Monte,...

Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman

Sep 1, 2014

Hazelton-Graveside service for Michael B. Hoffman will be Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Rose Hill Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Warren Stanton officiating. There will be no viewing per family request. Michael was born April 12, 1962 in Hardtner, Kansas, the son of Jim and Pat Hoffman. He was living in Lawrence, Kansas and had been working for Community...

Eula Elliott

Eula Elliott

Aug 19, 2014

Eula was born on February 9, 1920 to Conrad Kraft and Elizabeth Schupbach Kraft in Burlington and passed from this life on August 19, 2014 at her home in Cherokee. On February 8, 1948 she married John T. Elliott in Stella, Missouri. Their family included three children: Nancy, John and Jim. Eula had lived in this area for 70 years,...

Joseph Rader

Joseph Rader

Aug 12, 2014

HARDTNER-Joseph Harrison Rader passed away on August 12, 2014 at the age of 95 years and 10 days at the Kiowa Hospital District Manor. A celebration of his life service will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hardtner United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery. Joe was born on a farm...

Wanda Evans

Wanda Evans

Aug 8, 2014

Johnnie was born on January 26, 1925 near Gibbon, Oklahoma, the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Elma Mitchell Byers. She passed from this life on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Community Health Center in Wakita. Johnnie attended Gibbon and Wakita Schools, graduating from Wakita High School in 1942. She and Glen D. Evans were married October 9,...

Monty Williams

Monty Williams

Jul 30, 2014

KIOWA-Monty B. Williams, 53, of Kiowa, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014. A celebration of his life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2014 in the South Barber High School Gymnasium officiated by Royce Vogt. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery near Kiowa. Monty was born June 22, 1961 in Kiowa, Kansas to Lonnie...

Alvin Fortune

Alvin Fortune

Jul 26, 2014

"Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31 Alvin F. Fortune was born on February 4, 1934 at Dane Township in Major County, Oklahoma, the son of Harry and Mable Warner Fortune, and...

Leonor Rojas

Leonor Rojas

Jul 24, 2014

Ringwood-Rosary for Leonor will be Friday, August 1, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. and funeral service will be Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Ringwood United Methodist Church. Viewing will be Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery south of Ringwood. Leonor, 57, of Ringwood...

Kristen Shepard

Kristen Shepard

Jul 15, 2014

Helena-Celebration of life service for Kristen Elizabeth Shepard, 17, will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Cherokee High School Auditorium with Rev. Scott Hofen officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery south of Helena. Viewing will be Friday 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Kristen was born in Enid...

Lois Watt

Lois Watt

Jul 14, 2014

WINFIELD-Formerly of Kiowa, Lois Watt passed away on July 14, 2014 in her home. Funeral service will be Friday, July 18, 2014 at 2:00 pm the St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Kiowa. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Lois Ann Ricke Hitchcock Watt was born on Grandma and Grandpa Bowman's farm north of Hazelton, Kansas on October...

Henry Ferrell

Henry Ferrell

Jul 12, 2014

KIOWA-Henry "Hank" Ferrell passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral service will be Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Driftwood Christian Church in Driftwood, Oklahoma at 10:00 am. Burial will follow in the Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Hank was born on July 17, 1933 at Driftwood, Oklahoma in Alfalfa County to Leon Ferrell and Maude Winans Ferrell. He and Betty Summers...

George Piersall

George Piersall

Jul 4, 2014

Hardtner-George Charles Piersall passed from this life July 4, 2014 in Wichita. He was locally known as Bill Piersall. Bill was born on November 5, 1921 to Eunice Leree and Oliver Bernell "Skeet" Piersall in Shattuck, Oklahoma. His family moved to Hardtner, Kansas in 1933 where he attended school and graduated from Hardtner High School in the class of 1940....

Eula Conrad

Eula Conrad

Jun 30, 2014

WICHITA-Formerly of Kiowa, Eula Vieira Conrad, 82, passed away on June 30, 2014 in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral service will be Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Kiowa United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Eula was born to Herval Christo and Luzia Vieira on August 20, 1931 in Cascatinha, Brazil. She met Melvin when...

James Simpson

James Simpson

Jun 23, 2014

James Henry Simpson was born to Roy and Edith (Campbell) Simpson four miles east of Helena, OK. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1959 with a BS degree in Agriculture Education. He was on the OSU livestock judging team while in college. James later received his Masters Degree in 1970. James began his teaching career in Beaver, Oklahoma. While...

Richard Garman

Richard Garman

Jun 15, 2014

KIOWA-Richard W. Garman, 88, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Kiowa Hospital District Manor. Funeral service will be Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa with Pastor Keith Fink officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Richard was born on November 29, 1925 to A.D. Garman and Frances M....

Inge Lowry

Inge Lowry

Jun 15, 2014

Memorial graveside service for Inge Maria Siler Lowry, 59, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday June 23, 2014 at the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Inge Maria Siler Lowry, 59, passed away on June 15, 2014 in Fairview. Inge was born on July 16, 1954 in Karlsruhe, Germany to Richard and Gertrud Siler. She arrived in New York, New York on...

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

Mary Bocox

Mary Bocox

Sep 21, 2014

Medford-Funeral service for Mary will be Friday, September 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Medford First Christian Church with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry at 2:00 p.m. Viewing will be Thursday 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 6:00. www.lanmanmemorials.com Mary was born January...

Rosevelyn Stein

Rosevelyn Stein

Sep 20, 2014

Cherokee- Funeral services for Rosevelyn E. Stein (age 86) will be Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church in Cherokee. Reverend Tom Stanley and LaRoi Woods will officiate. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00 until 8:00. Rosevelyn Edith (Sims Peterson)...

Francis Metcalf

Francis Metcalf

Sep 15, 2014

Enid, formerly Jet-Funeral service for Francis Metcalf, 95, will be Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Jet United Methodist Church with Rev. Mary Irby and Jerry LaGrow officiating. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be Saturday at the church before the service. Francis was born on September 17, 1918 in Cherokee to Francis Marion Mason...

Kathryn Aebi

Kathryn Aebi

Sep 9, 2014

A celebration of life for Kathryn Jean Aebi, 67, of Medford, Oklahoma will be held Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Jefferson United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 9:00 until 6:00 and Saturday from 11:00 until 6:00. w Kathryn was born Monday, February 10, 1947 in Mooreland, Oklahoma to Charles...

Mary Watkins

Mary Watkins

Sep 4, 2014

KIOWA, KANSAS-Mary Ellen (Brady) Watkins went to be with her beloved Lord and Savior September 4, 2014. She was born to Ralph and Myrtle Brady on February 8, 1925, east of Alva in the Ashley community. She graduated from Lambert High School in 1943. On March 24, 1944, she married Bill Watkins. To this marriage, three children were born: Monte,...

Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman

Sep 1, 2014

Hazelton-Graveside service for Michael B. Hoffman will be Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Rose Hill Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Warren Stanton officiating. There will be no viewing per family request. Michael was born April 12, 1962 in Hardtner, Kansas, the son of Jim and Pat Hoffman. He was living in Lawrence, Kansas and had been working for Community...

Eula Elliott

Eula Elliott

Aug 19, 2014

Eula was born on February 9, 1920 to Conrad Kraft and Elizabeth Schupbach Kraft in Burlington and passed from this life on August 19, 2014 at her home in Cherokee. On February 8, 1948 she married John T. Elliott in Stella, Missouri. Their family included three children: Nancy, John and Jim. Eula had lived in this area for 70 years,...

Joseph Rader

Joseph Rader

Aug 12, 2014

HARDTNER-Joseph Harrison Rader passed away on August 12, 2014 at the age of 95 years and 10 days at the Kiowa Hospital District Manor. A celebration of his life service will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hardtner United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery. Joe was born on a farm...

Wanda Evans

Wanda Evans

Aug 8, 2014

Johnnie was born on January 26, 1925 near Gibbon, Oklahoma, the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Elma Mitchell Byers. She passed from this life on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Community Health Center in Wakita. Johnnie attended Gibbon and Wakita Schools, graduating from Wakita High School in 1942. She and Glen D. Evans were married October 9,...

Monty Williams

Monty Williams

Jul 30, 2014

KIOWA-Monty B. Williams, 53, of Kiowa, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014. A celebration of his life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2014 in the South Barber High School Gymnasium officiated by Royce Vogt. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery near Kiowa. Monty was born June 22, 1961 in Kiowa, Kansas to Lonnie...

Alvin Fortune

Alvin Fortune

Jul 26, 2014

"Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31 Alvin F. Fortune was born on February 4, 1934 at Dane Township in Major County, Oklahoma, the son of Harry and Mable Warner Fortune, and...

Leonor Rojas

Leonor Rojas

Jul 24, 2014

Ringwood-Rosary for Leonor will be Friday, August 1, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. and funeral service will be Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Ringwood United Methodist Church. Viewing will be Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery south of Ringwood. Leonor, 57, of Ringwood...

Kristen Shepard

Kristen Shepard

Jul 15, 2014

Helena-Celebration of life service for Kristen Elizabeth Shepard, 17, will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Cherokee High School Auditorium with Rev. Scott Hofen officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery south of Helena. Viewing will be Friday 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Kristen was born in Enid...

Lois Watt

Lois Watt

Jul 14, 2014

WINFIELD-Formerly of Kiowa, Lois Watt passed away on July 14, 2014 in her home. Funeral service will be Friday, July 18, 2014 at 2:00 pm the St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Kiowa. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Lois Ann Ricke Hitchcock Watt was born on Grandma and Grandpa Bowman's farm north of Hazelton, Kansas on October...

Henry Ferrell

Henry Ferrell

Jul 12, 2014

KIOWA-Henry "Hank" Ferrell passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral service will be Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Driftwood Christian Church in Driftwood, Oklahoma at 10:00 am. Burial will follow in the Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Hank was born on July 17, 1933 at Driftwood, Oklahoma in Alfalfa County to Leon Ferrell and Maude Winans Ferrell. He and Betty Summers...

George Piersall

George Piersall

Jul 4, 2014

Hardtner-George Charles Piersall passed from this life July 4, 2014 in Wichita. He was locally known as Bill Piersall. Bill was born on November 5, 1921 to Eunice Leree and Oliver Bernell "Skeet" Piersall in Shattuck, Oklahoma. His family moved to Hardtner, Kansas in 1933 where he attended school and graduated from Hardtner High School in the class of 1940....

Eula Conrad

Eula Conrad

Jun 30, 2014

WICHITA-Formerly of Kiowa, Eula Vieira Conrad, 82, passed away on June 30, 2014 in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral service will be Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Kiowa United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Eula was born to Herval Christo and Luzia Vieira on August 20, 1931 in Cascatinha, Brazil. She met Melvin when...

James Simpson

James Simpson

Jun 23, 2014

James Henry Simpson was born to Roy and Edith (Campbell) Simpson four miles east of Helena, OK. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1959 with a BS degree in Agriculture Education. He was on the OSU livestock judging team while in college. James later received his Masters Degree in 1970. James began his teaching career in Beaver, Oklahoma. While...

Richard Garman

Richard Garman

Jun 15, 2014

KIOWA-Richard W. Garman, 88, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Kiowa Hospital District Manor. Funeral service will be Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa with Pastor Keith Fink officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Richard was born on November 29, 1925 to A.D. Garman and Frances M....

Inge Lowry

Inge Lowry

Jun 15, 2014

Memorial graveside service for Inge Maria Siler Lowry, 59, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday June 23, 2014 at the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Inge Maria Siler Lowry, 59, passed away on June 15, 2014 in Fairview. Inge was born on July 16, 1954 in Karlsruhe, Germany to Richard and Gertrud Siler. She arrived in New York, New York on...