Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
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John Kessler
Jun 13, 2024
John Gilbert Kessler, 69, of Ponca City, OK, passed away on June 13, 2024. He was born on July 25, 1954, in Omaha, NE, to the late Henry C. Kessler and Jennie Bloomquist.
John had a deep love for his family and friends. In his free time, he enjoyed playing video games, with his favorites being Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Forza...
Doris Marie Wallace
Jun 10, 2024
Doris Marie Erwin Wallace, 93, of Blackwell, OK passed away on June 10, 2024. Doris was born November 13, 1930, to Claude William Erwin and Cora Alice Doyle Erwin in Towanda, Kansas.
Doris and Kenneth Wallace were united in marriage on July 25, 1951. Kenneth was in the Air Force stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, and Doris flew to Anchorage where they...
Diana Haddock
Jun 4, 2024
.Diana LeRoy Haddock, Mah-Thee, passed from this life Tuesday, June 4, 2024. She was 65 years young. Diana was born November 18, 1958, to Henry Logan and Evelyn (Snake) LeRoy in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
She married Francis “Spanky” Haddock, and they had two boys, Ricky LeRoy and Kevin LeRoy. Diana lived a full life that impacted so many blessed people. She...
Thomas Jay Pappan Sr.
Jun 4, 2024
Thomas Jay Pappan, Sr. age 85, was called home on June 4, 2024. Thomas is a proud member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and was born on October 9, 1938 to Leland Pappan Sr. & Bessie Raise the Others Pappan in Pawnee, OK. He was a graduate of Ponca City High School and later joined the army in 1961,...
Waylon Ray Jimboy
May 30, 2024
Waylon Ray Jimboy, 26, born on February 24, 1998, to Carrie and Alan Jimboy, was taken too soon on May 30, 2024, at his home in Tulsa, OK.
Waylon enjoyed playing video games, watching anime, spending time with family and eating. He also loved rotating his tires instead of buying new ones; And changing the wrong brake pads. Lol...
To cherish his...
Clairene Arkeketa
May 30, 2024
Clairene CrazyBear Arkeketa, age 88, was called home to be with our lord and savior on May 30th, 2024. Clairene is a proud member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and was born March 29, 1936, to Nora and Perry CrazyBear of Ponca City. In 1955 Clairene was married to Alfred (T-Bone) Arkeketa and shortly after they had children –...
Bessie Brown
May 29, 2024
Bess Agnes (Phelps) Brown passed into rest on May 29th, 2024. She was residing at Shawn Manor Nursing Home for the final portion of her time with us. Bess was born to her loving parents Robert Earl Phelps and Bessie Agnes (Hawkins) Phelps on April 2nd, 1939 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Bess moved from Ponca City to Tryon, Oklahoma, Carney, Oklahoma,...
Joan Faken
May 26, 2024
Joan Sophronia Ratliff Faken passed on to be with the Lord on May 26th, 2024, in Bloomington, Minnesota. Joan was born to loving parents Lee Thurman Ratliff and Carrie (Smith, Simmons) Ratliff in Ponca City, Oklahoma on December 20th, 1933. Joan grew up in Ponca City, and attended Ponca City schools, graduating in 1952 from Po-High. Shortly after graduating she...
Russell Crawford
May 23, 2024
Russell Crawford graduated with the class of 1981 at Ponca City High School after attending Garfield East Junior High. He was a proud member of the Big Blue Marching band playing the tuba. Russell also dabbled in playing the trumpet.
Russell’s greatest passion was for photography. He was the owner of his own photography business Russell’s Photography, it all started at...
Tony McCombs
May 20, 2024
In loving memory of Tony McCombs, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother who passed away on May 20, 2024, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 84. He was born on May 31, 1939, in Fairview, IL, to Charles and Bonnie (Edwards) McCombs.
He was a member of the United States Air Force for 4 years and after his...
Jacob Ramirez
May 18, 2024
Jacob Matthew Ramirez, 31, passed away May 18, 2024 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was born on February 27, 1993, to Yrineo Ismale Ramirez and Jo Elaine (Beebe) Winsett, in Enid, Oklahoma.
Jacob was a masonry bricklayer, a father, and a friend. He took great pride in his native heritage and loved his Tonkawa Tribe. His greatest joy was found in family...
Michelle Hoffman
May 17, 2024
Michelle Eileen (Sarchet) Hoffman passed away peacefully in Ponca City, Oklahoma on May 17, 2024, at the age of 76. She was born April 7, 1948, in Wellington, KS to Henry and Eileen Sarchet. She graduated as the Valedictorian of Midwest City High School in May of 1966. Later she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Secretarial Administration degree....
Danny Alexander
May 16, 2024
Danny Ray Alexander, 69, of Shidler passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024. He was born to Bill and Ruth Meyer Alexander on Sept. 17, 1954, in Borger, TX.
Danny grew up in Phillips Camp, Shidler, and graduated with the class of 1972. After high school Danny went to Okmulgee Tech, graduating with a mechanics degree. After college, Danny worked for...
Helen L. Cook
May 8, 2024
Helen L. Cook passed away at her home on May 8, 2024, she was 88 years of age. Born August 1, 1935, she was the third of eleven children born to Azem and Florence Gee Lawson.
Helen grew up in the Osage of Ponca City and she met the love of her life Emery F. Cook, and they were married September...
Lauri De'Ann Lopez
May 7, 2024
Lauri De’Ann Lopez, 59, formerly of Enid, Oklahoma, traveled the path of her undeterred journey from this formidable world on her celestial passage into the heavens on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, in the early afternoon at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri after her unforeseen and impetuous, yet valiant battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Born April 13th, 1965, in Kingfisher,...
William Ray Thomas
May 7, 2024
William Ray Thomas, known to many as Woody Thomas, passed away on May 7th, 2024, at the age of 65. William was born in Riverside, California to parent Paul Thomas and Ruth (Silky) Thomas on August 6th, 1958.
William and his family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma when he was 6 years old in 1964. William met his beautiful bride Sonja Kaye...
Ruby (Raelene) Brown
May 1, 2024
Ruby (Raelene) Brown went to be with Jesus on May 1, 2024. She was 93 years old. Raelene was born April 30, 1931, to James Raymond Nichols and Emma Eleanor (Voegeli) Nichols.
Raelene graduated from Covington High School in 1949, where she played basketball, softball and was a cheerleader all through high school. Her senior year she was invited to join...
Victor Bradley
Apr 30, 2024
Victor Bradley, 74, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, was called to his eternal resting place on April 30, 2024. He entered this world on April 15, 1950, in Ponca City, OK, born to Thomas W. and Marjorie L. Rowe Bradley.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, 11:30 a.m., in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation...
Katherine Headman Duncum
Apr 19, 2024
Katherine Duncum, 84, of Midwest City, OK went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 19, 2024, at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, KS.
Katherine was born to Hoskie Woody and Inez Big Thumb on the top of Black Mesa, AZ on April 4, 1940. She is a member of the Navajo (Dine’) Tribe, and her clan was Deeshchii’ne....




