May 22, 2022

Georgia Lee Martin

Georgia Lee (Hildebrand) Martin was born on a farm in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma on January 7, 1922 and departed this life at age 100 years and 4 months.  Her early life was spent on a farm claimed by her Grandfather Hildebrand during the Cherokee Strip land rush run of 1893.  She lived...

May 19, 2022

Carol Delight (Melton) Talley

Carol Delight Melton was born on December 16, 1931 to (William) Nay and Harriet Melton in Sturgis, Oklahoma.  The family moved to Alva when Carol was four years old.  After graduating from Alva High School as the class valedictorian she earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she became a...

May 18, 2022

Kevin Cy Irwin, 54, was born March 11, 1968 in Enid to parents, Larry and Patricia Haley Irwin, and passed away unexpectedly May 18, 2022.  He resided in Cleo Springs until his parents moved to the farm west of Aline in 1973, then moved to Aline in 1985.  Kevin was a member of the Aline Christian Church. He attended...

May 14, 2022

Jack Floyd Parr was born to parents, F.O. and Ethel Parr, on May 10, 1928 in the Cherokee Masonic Hospital. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on May 14, 2022 at the Kiowa District Manor in Kiowa, Kansas.

Jack grew up in Amorita, Oklahoma and graduated from high school in 1946. During his school years he was...

May 11, 2022

Max Virgil McBride

December 4, 1934 – May 11, 2022

Max McBride was born December 4, 1934 to parents, Virgil and Pauline McBride, in Woods County, Oklahoma. He grew up living and working on the family ranch west of Aline, Oklahoma with his sister, Janice. Max attended Valley Green and Oakdale schools,  then graduated from...

May 8, 2022

Dale Kirk Lieurance

July 19, 1956 – May 8, 2022

Dale Kirk Lieurance, 65, of Kingman, Kansas passed away on May 8, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. Kirk was born on July 19,1956 in Kiowa, Kansas to Dale Clifton and Betty (Brattin) Lieurance.

Kirk attended high school in Kiowa graduating in 1974. He was...

May 7, 2022

Helen Closson-Smith, age 91, of Shell Knob, Missouri went peacefully with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Helen was born in 1930 to William and Marietta (Crittenden) Marsh.

Helen attended the Community of Christ Church in Berryville, Arkansas where she also served as an ordained minister. Helen taught High School Home Economics over a span of...

May 4, 2022

Donald 'Don' Ray Ransom, resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formerly of Wakita, Oklahoma, and Enid, Oklahoma, passed away at age 75 on May 4, 2022, surrounded by family in San Antonio, Texas.

Don was born in Anthony, Kansas, on January 12, 1947, to Billy Ray and Donna Mae Ransom. He was raised near Wakita on their family...

May 2, 2022

Joan McDaniel, beloved wife of Rex McDaniel and mother to Gary, Michaelle and Scott, passed away on May 2, 2022.  She was born in El Dorado, Kansas August 6, 1942, to Arthur and Mary (Betty) Cooley.  Joan and Rex made homes in Kansas and Florida before returning to and settling in Cherokee and celebrated 60 years of marriage.  Joan...

Apr 27, 2022

Henry Bierig Jr. was born on January 23, 1932 to Henry and Katherine Haffner Bierig in Enid.  The first eight years of his education were in a one room county school one mile south of the home where he grew up.  He then graduated from Okeene High School in 1949.  After graduating, he began farming.  On December 10, 1950...

Apr 25, 2022

William Ellsworth Downing, 73, of Medford, Oklahoma, passed away on April 25, 2022 in Wakita. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Medford Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. There will be no public viewing. www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: ...

Apr 25, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Schmitz, age 76, of Wakita, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid.  He was born to parents, Frank and Irene Schmitz on May 30, 1945.

Chuck grew up and graduated high school in Medford, Oklahoma. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served...

Apr 24, 2022

Betty Woods passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 just five days after her 89th birthday.  She was born in Canadian, Oklahoma on April 19,1933 to Joseph and Alice Dudark.  She had eight siblings.  Betty married Dillard Woods on September 11, 1950 in McAlester. They had two children: Elizabeth and David.  Betty loved watching her grandchildren in their activities.  She spent...

Apr 23, 2022

Dawn Ann White was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma on August 12, 1961, to Lawrence and Goldie Tyler. She went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2022.

Dawn Ann was raised in Cherokee, Oklahoma, where she lived her entire life. She married the love of her life, Jeff White, on November 16, 1979. The couple made...

Apr 23, 2022

Graveside Memorial Service for Dixie L. Weber, 83, will be Monday,  May 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Square Cedar Cemetery near Cleo Springs.  Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena.  www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook:  Lanman Funeral Home Inc.

Dixie was born to the late Hubert and Hazel (Camp) McDowell on December 28, 1938 in Kilgore, Texas....

Apr 18, 2022

Daniel (Dan) Joseph Frieden was born the youngest son of Joseph and Mildred Frieden on February 15, 1953, in Hardtner, Kansas. He passed away at his family home in Kiowa, Kansas on April 18, 2022.

Dan graduated from Burlington Public Schools in 1971 where he was a member of the basketball team. He then went on to...

Apr 11, 2022

Sheri Cousins of Cherokee was born on November 20, 1954 to Richard Cox and Wanda Lou Carter Cox and passed from this life on April 11, 2022 in Oklahoma City.  At her request there will be no service.

Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee.    www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home

Apr 9, 2022

On the morning of April 9, 2022 Keith Helmer, 55, of Barstow, California was peacefully reborn into Heaven following a brief battle with health problems.  Keith was born and raised in Barstow, California.  In his earlier years, he resided in Barstow and attended the Adventist K-8 and Barstow High School.  Keith started trucking at the age of 16.  His...

Apr 7, 2022

Joseph “Rryon” Drawbridge Hernandez was born on June 10, 1982 in Woodward, Oklahoma.  He left this world on April 7, 2022 ,with a broken heart, at the age of 39. Rryon came in this world as a Blessing to Jay Drawbridge and Jo (Trissel) Drawbridge.

Rryon always had a mission to achieve in life.  He...

Apr 6, 2022

Lorraine Forester (Lovette) (Hardesty) (Rake) passed peacefully with her daughter, Jackie, by her bedside on April 6, 2022.  She was just shy of her 93rd birthday on April 24.

Lorraine grew up on the family farm graduating from Kiowa High School in 1947.  During those days she was active in the school band on the saxophone and as majorette...