Gertrude Alene Nixon
Aug 30, 2010
Gertrude Alene Nixon was born northwest of Leedey to Frank and Icie Taylor on January 15, 1926, and was reunited with them in heaven on August 30, 2010, at the age of 84. She attended school and played basketball at Liberty Center. Alene married Herman Walker in 1940 and they had three children: Richard, Cheryl, and Jerry. In 1956, she...
Barbara Lynn Walker Griffitts
Aug 20, 2010
Barbara Walker Griffitts was born on January 29, 1948 in Clinton, Oklahoma. Her parents were Robert "Bob" and Bonnie Walker. She passed from this life on August 20, 2010 at the age of 62. The family lived on a ranch in the Aledo/Rhea community near Leedey, OK that is still family-owned and operated. She attended Leedey Public School and graduated...
Fern June Kellner
Aug 18, 2010
Long time Vici resident, Fern June (Shrum) Kellner passed from this life on August 18, 2010 just 3 days after her 79th birthday. The daughter of Clarence and Sarah (Littlejohn) Shrum, she was born 9-1/4 miles east of Camargo, OK. Her early years were spent living on a farm southeast of Camargo after her mother remarried to Roy D. Tuck....
Julianna Huff
Aug 16, 2010
Julianna Regier Huff, 88, of Amarillo, died August 16, 2010. Julianna was born in Waka, Texas on April 6, 1922 to George and Suzanna Theissen Regier. She graduated from Carnegie, Oklahoma High School with the Class of 1940. In 1945, Julianna married Wayne Huff the day after he returned home for World War II. They had written each other daily...
Audrey Robertson
Aug 14, 2010
Audrey Long Robertson was born December 30, 1913 to James Marshall and Tenie Owens Long. She departed this life August 14, 2010 at the age of 96 at the Bell Avenue Nursing Home in Elk City, Oklahoma. Audrey grew up on the family farm 1 mile from Rhea, Oklahoma and attended Rhea School through the 8th grade. Audrey married Floyd...
Edward H. Smith, Jr.
Jul 21, 2010
Edward Howard Smith, Jr. was born August 26, 1922 to Sarah Yoesting and Edward Howard Smith in Leedey, Oklahoma. He passed away July 21, 2010 at the age of 87 in Elk City, Oklahoma. Edward attended Leedey Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1939. He served his country from 1942-1945 when he enlisted in the United States Army Air...
Rex Roger Bush
Jul 17, 2010
Rex Roger Bush was born April 11, 1949 to Charles Edward and Maxine (Strong) Bush in Canova, South Dakota. He grew up in Spencer, South Dakota attending Spencer schools until his junior year. The family then moved to Webster, South Dakota where he graduated from high school. He attended Central Christian College in McPherson, Kansas graduating with an Associates Degree...
Maisie Smith Flick
Jul 13, 2010
Maisie Smith Flick loved her family and her children, which she demonstrated with rib-cracking hugs. She loved animals. She had a pet badger that waddled around behind her as fast as his stubby legs would move. And when she caught her second daughter napping in an upstairs bedroom on a brand-new bed with a young filly, she merely demanded that...
Ronald Mac Wayland
Jul 10, 2010
Ron Wayland passed from this life, July 10, 2010 at his daughter Sherrill's home in St. Louis, Missouri. He is at peace with his Heavenly Father. The past year has been filled with many trials, but he has shown remarkable courage and determination through it all. Linda found a quote after Ron suffered the aortic dissection that has given her...
Joe Ryder Miller
Jul 8, 2010
Joe Ryder Miller, son of Charles Curl Miller and Bertha Lena (Ryder) Miller was born at Elk City, Oklahoma on May 2, 1918. Joe departed this life on July 8, 2010 while in health care at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Joe attended grade school and high school in Elk City and upon graduation from high school he enrolled at Oklahoma Agricultural...
Douglas Dale Evans
Jul 5, 2010
Douglas "Doug" Dale Evans was born July 28, 1961 in Mooreland Oklahoma to Frankie Clay Evans and Mary Jane Salisbury Evans. Doug was a member of the South Persimmon Baptist Church, Sharon, Ok and attended Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Guthrie, OK. Doug attended Sharon-Mutual Schools all twelve years and graduated in 1979. Doug was active in football, basketball, baseball, and...
Benny Joe Watkins
Jun 25, 2010
70 year old Vici resident, Benny Joe Watkins departed this life, at his home, on June 25, 2010. Benny was born to Gilbert Matthieu and Hettie Ruth Breed Watkins on July 20, 1939 in DeWitt, AR. Benny's childhood days were spent in and around the delta farm ground of southeastern Arkansas. He attended DeWitt Elementary and Gillett High School. He...
Lola Faye Moore
Jun 25, 2010
Lola Faye (Ralston) Moore was born October 24, 1915, to Pearl and Eva Grace (Lopshire) Ralston west of Camargo, Oklahoma and passed away June 25 at the Vici Nursing Home. Faye grew up in Camargo, graduating from Camargo High School in 1934 as the Salutatorian. Faye married Raymond Gerald Moore (R.G.) on December 22, 1934, at Woodward, Oklahoma. After the...
Ila Mae Williamson
Jun 24, 2010
Ila Mae "Shorty" Williamson was born March 28, 1932 in Leedey, Oklahoma, to Floyd and Jewel (Cairl) Ferrell, and passed from this life June 24, 2010. The family lived 2 miles south of Leedey and Ila Mae completed school at Leedey. On April 25, 1952, Ila Mae was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart and the love of...
Judith Ann Betancourt
Jun 21, 2010
Judith Ann (Cleveland) Betancourt was born December 2, 1943 in Camargo, OK. She was one of four girls born to Orville C. and Myrtle Florance (Day) Cleveland. She passed from this life on June 21, 2010 at the age of 66. Judy's childhood years were spent growing up in the Camargo and Vici area. She attended grade school at Camargo...
Ethel Faye Spake
Jun 15, 2010
Ethel Faye (Young) Spake was born October 30, 1926 at the farm home 6 miles east, 3 south and ½ east of Vici, Oklahoma to Harry E. and Ethel B (Whitehead) Young. She departed this life on June 15, 2010 at the age of 83. Faye started to school at the age of 5 at Pleasant Ridge and graduated from...
Roy Ellis White
Jun 12, 2010
Longtime Mutual resident, Roy Ellis White, passed from this life on June 12, 2010, at the age of 67. Roy, the son of Willard and Hattie (Bertelsen) White was born and raised in Mutual, Oklahoma. Roy's elementary and high school years were spent in the Mutual School System, graduating with the Class of 1960. He went on to attend Northwestern...
Melvin Johnny Franks
Jun 5, 2010
Melvin J. Franks, of Vici, Oklahoma, passed from this life Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Seiling Municipal Hospital. He was 92 years old. Melvin was born September 27, 1917 near Richmond, Oklahoma to Nathan and Minnie (Ladd) Franks. Melvin grew up in the Richmond community and graduated from high school in 1937 from Richmond School. Melvin joined the Army Air...
Emery Leroy Moss
May 26, 2010
Emery LeRoy "Lee" Moss was born June 30, 1939 to Emery A. Moss and Juanita Moss in Vici, OK. He was one of four children born to this union. He departed this life on May 26, 2010, at the age of 70. Lee attended Vici schools, graduating with the class of 1957. In February 1958 Lee enlisted in the Army;...
Dutch Miller
May 23, 2010
Herbert Dean "Dutch" Miller was born March 19, 1940 in Las Animas, Colorado, to Groff and Irene (Downey) Miller, the second of 6 children. When Dutch was 5 years old the family moved to Oklahoma, where he started his education at Richmond Schools and finished high school at Taloga, graduating with the Class of 1958. Dutch began working at the...
