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Laura Leigh Braley

Laura Leigh Braley

Dec 26, 2016

Laura Leigh Braley was born on February 21, 1935 to Lloyd and Alfretta "Allie" (Bowman) Coffman in Shattuck, Oklahoma. She attended Ivanhoe Country School and Shattuck High School. She lived in Western Oklahoma most of her life and had a deep respect for this place she called home. Laura married her husband William "Bill" Braley in December 28, 1951. Bill...

Joyce Hunter

Joyce Hunter

Dec 22, 2016

It was the middle of summer and harvest was in full swing. It was really busy in the Jud Poulson house, the men were busy in the harvest field, and Thelma Poulson was expecting her fourth child any day. Thelma decided that the women were busy helping with the harvest and she didn't want to bother them so she would...

Cody Lee Whitson

Cody Lee Whitson

Dec 22, 2016

Cody Lee Whitson, 45-year-old from Canute, OK passed away on December 22, 2016 at his home, with family at his side. Cody was born February 12, 1971 in Sayre, OK to Raymond Lee and Laveta Habekott Whitson. His schooling consisted of one year of elementary at Tiawah, OK. The remaining school years were spent at Cheyenne Elementary with graduation from...

William (Junior) Edward Kauk

William (Junior) Edward Kauk

Dec 20, 2016

William Edward "Junior" Kauk, 91 year old Leedey, OK resident, passed from this life December 20, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Junior was born August 22, 1925 to Edward William and Carolina Louise (Steiger) Kauk southeast of Leedey. He attended Eureka and Leedey Schools. One of the highlights of his life was playing on the Johnniesville baseball team, beating many bigger...

Elsie Marie Pshigoda

Elsie Marie Pshigoda

Dec 20, 2016

Elsie Marie (Melzer) Pshigoda, daughter of Jacob and Mary Catherine (Herber) Melzer, was born February 24, 1926, seven miles northwest of Follett, Texas, and went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 20th at the age of 90 years old. In 1935, along with her parents, brother Norman, and sister Alice, the family moved to the Herber Farm southwest...

John Ray French

John Ray French

Dec 19, 2016

John Ray French was born on July 21, 1950 to John Arthur and Zenia V (Hill) French. Although the family moved quite a bit during his younger years, they finally settled in the Spencer, OK area where he attended and graduated from Star Spencer High School in 1969. Afterward, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and trained in...

Dorothy Lee Brown

Dorothy Lee Brown

Dec 18, 2016

Dorothy Lee Brown passed from this life on December 18, 2016 at her home in Truth or Consequences, NM at the age of 97. She was born on October 2nd, 1919, the second of five daughters, in Arnett, Ellis County, Oklahoma to Almus and Sadie (McColloch) Shelton. She graduated from Arnett High School where she was a star basketball player...

Frank Walters Moore

Frank Walters Moore

Dec 16, 2016

Loving husband, daddy, gran gran, brother, and friend, Frank Walters Moore, 85, was called to his Heavenly home on December 16, 2016. Frank was born February 25, 1931 to Ed and Daisy Moore on the Moore Family Homestead in southern Ellis County. Living through good times and hard times, he took his first and last breath on the family farm....

Violet Lucille Turner

Violet Lucille Turner

Dec 14, 2016

Violet Lucille Bergner Turner of Vici, Oklahoma was born June 7, 1919 in Dacoma, Oklahoma to Harry E. and Mary E. (Young) Bergner of German-Russia descent. Violet died December 14, 2016 at the Vici Nursing Home at the age of ninety-seven. She had a twin brother Harold Lee and an older brother Floyd. They grew up on a farm. She...

Jackie Lee Bromlow Jr.

Jackie Lee Bromlow Jr.

Dec 10, 2016

Jackie Lee Bromlow Jr. of Gage, Oklahoma died on December 10, 2016 after a trucking accident south of Seiling, Oklahoma. Jackie was born to Jackie Lee and Myrna Lynn (Pope) Bromlow in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Jackie was raised in Pampa, Texas attending Pampa Public Schools graduating with the Class of 1980. Jackie married Toni Holland and one child blessed this...

Ben Earl Gillispie

Ben Earl Gillispie

Dec 10, 2016

Ben Earl Gillispie was born April 20, 1955 at Shattuck, OK to Benjamin Franklin and Ina Mae Gillispie of Harmon, OK. He passed from this life December 10, 2016 at the age of 61. Ben Earl attended school at Arnett, OK, and went to college at Frank Phillips in Borger, TX for two years studying agriculture. He was baptized and...

Charles Dennis Day

Charles Dennis Day

Dec 2, 2016

Charles Dennis Day, 82-year-old resident of Leedey, OK, passed from this life on December 2, 2016 in Elk City, OK. Charles was born December 13, 1933 in Trail, OK to George Dennis Day and Bertha Mildred (Twyman) Day. He was the youngest of four boys, Bobbie Gene Day, Edward Leon Day, and Donald Lee Day. He was raised in the...

Calvin Ray Denney

Calvin Ray Denney

Nov 30, 2016

Visitation: Friday ~ 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday ~ 8:00 am At Church Calvin Ray Denney, 83 year old resident of Leedey, Oklahoma, passed from this life November 30, 2016 in Elk City, Oklahoma. He was born March 28, 1933 to George and Effie (Gray) Denney in Leedey. Calvin grew up in Leedey and attended Leedey Public School and...

John Lee Thomas

John Lee Thomas

Nov 29, 2016

DEATH NOTICE On November 29,2016, John Lee Thomas, a long-time rancher and resident of Gage since 1921, died in Mesa, Arizona, at the age of 95. John succumbed to injuries as a result of a severe head trauma after a fall in Woodward, Oklahoma on January 21, 2016. John's wishes for cremation will be followed by his memorial service at...

Jerry Dwight Weidner

Jerry Dwight Weidner

Nov 27, 2016

No Visitation Jerry Dwight Weidner, son of Christian E. and Margaret Belle (Smith) Weidner was born April 2, 1942 in Shattuck, OK. He passed from this life November 27, 2016 at the age of 74. Jerry grew up in Shattuck. He graduated from Shattuck High School and then furthered his education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK. Jerry...

Wendell Gene Hardin

Wendell Gene Hardin

Nov 23, 2016

Wendell Gene Hardin, 67, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Virginia following extended illness. Wendell was born in Sayre, Oklahoma to Travis and Wanda Hardin on May 9, 1949. He went to school in Canadian, Texas. He was married to Rana Marie Britten in 1980. He worked as a Barber for 25 years. Wendell is...

Toni Lea Ligon

Toni Lea Ligon

Nov 16, 2016

No Services Toni Lea (Rindone) Ligon, daughter of Joseph and Sally (Remendis) Rindone was born May 17, 1956 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She passed from this life November 16, 2016 at the age of 60. Toni grew up in California. She attended California Schools and then furthered her education at a Business College. In April of 1976, Toni married the love...

Mildred Lucille Smith

Mildred Lucille Smith

Nov 14, 2016

Visitation: Tuesday ~ 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Wednesday ~ 10:00 am to 12:00 pm ~ At Church Mildred Lucille Rice Smith was born on February 2, 1931 to Floyd "Bud" and Leona Kauk Rice on the family farm east of Rhea, Oklahoma. She was raised on the family farm and attended Center Point and Rhea Schools until the eighth...

Paula Rae Mcclung

Paula Rae Mcclung

Nov 2, 2016

Private Services No Visitation Paula Rae McClung, 72-year-old resident of Arnett, OK, passed from this life on November 2, 2016. Paula was born August 30, 1944 to Ray and Pauletta (Boyett) Dorris in Ponca City, OK. She grew up in Ponca City and attended Ponca City schools, where she graduated. On June 20, 1978, Paula married Terry McClung in Arkansas...

Leann Lanell (Spake) Shawn

Leann Lanell (Spake) Shawn

Oct 31, 2016

Visitation: Wednesday ~ 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday ~ 9:00 am to 5:oo pm Friday ~ At Church Leann Lanell Shawn, daughter of Francis and Alice Spake was born on September 28, 1970 in Shattuck. OK. She passed away October 31, 2016 at the age of 46. Leann attended Woodward Schools and then furthering her education at the Woodward...

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