Nov 6, 2009

Viola Ann Collins, resident of White Eagle, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was 55 years old. Viola was born the daughter of Adolphus Warrior and Lucille Littlevoice Warrior on May 27, 1954 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Ponca City in 1975. She...

Nov 4, 2009

Clinton Dwayne Melton, resident of Ponca City, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was 49 years old. Clinton was born on January 15, 1960 in Fairfax, Oklahoma the son of Charles Edward Melton and Mary Delores Sroufe Melton. He grew up in Fairfax and graduated from Fairfax Public Schools. He moved to...

Nov 1, 2009

Betty Ann Carson, resident of Ponca City, passed Sunday morning, November 1, 2009 at the Shawn Manor Nursing Center. She was 69 years of age. Betty was born August 23, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of William Smith and Marjorie Karr Smith. She moved with her family to California at an early age and graduated from high...

Oct 23, 2009

Irene Jane Johnson, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. She was 87. Irene was born the daughter of Ira Lewis Stringfield and Mary Elizabeth Cumming Stringfield on June 9, 1922 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Irene grew up in Pawhuska and was a Pawhuska High School Graduate. She...

Oct 20, 2009

Denise D. Eddinger Denise D. Eddinger, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was 56. Denise was born September 16, 1953 in Ponca City, the daughter of Kenneth E. and Wilima L. Davis. She was married to Timothy Jay Eddinger on June 10, 2000 in Ponca City. Denises...

Oct 20, 2009

Marie Estus, resident of Lakeside, California, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California. She was 89. Marie was born to Luther Hankins and Lula Jordan Hankins on December 27, 1919, in Ripley, Oklahoma. She attended Ripley High School and graduated with the class of 1937. She married George Estus on March...

Oct 19, 2009

Jackie Jack Rand Jorgenson, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. He was 54 years old. Jack was born to Burnell D. Jorgenson and Ethel G. Maphet Jorgenson on June 28, 1955 in Edmond, Oklahoma. He attended and graduated from Ponca City High School. After high school...

Oct 15, 2009

Alice Cora Simpson, resident of Shidler, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at St. Marys Regional Medical Center in Enid. She was 78. Alice was born on June 3, 1931 in Shidler, Oklahoma to Alice Cora Simpson Orutt. She grew up in Shidler and moved briefly to Washington and in her late 20s she returned to Shidler...

Oct 12, 2009

Linda Marie Johnston, resident of Hemingford, Nebraska passed away on Monday, October 12, 2009. She was 58 years old. Linda was born the daughter of Mike J. Hall and Wanda Lou Bryant Hall Morgan in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on July 26, 1951. She grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell High School. She married James Holder in 1973 and later...

Oct 11, 2009

David Russell Jody Rush, who was given the Indian name Dade Onsah and was a member of the Wind Clan of the Omaha Tribe, passed Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 61 years of age. Jody was born December 30, 1947 in Ponca City and was the son of Russell Rush and...

Oct 10, 2009

Oct 9, 2009

Benjamin Michael LeClair, resident of Marland, passed Friday morning, October 9, 2009 at his home. He was 60 years of age. Michael was born October 16, 1948 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Leo LeClair and Elsie Green LeClair. He was a 1967 graduate of Chilocco Indian School and then attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. At the age...

Oct 9, 2009

Marland Dale Floyd, resident of Ponca City, passed away Friday evening, October 9, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 75 years of age. Dale was born July 14, 1934 in rural Akins, Oklahoma, the son of E.W. and Beulah Vesta Wickett Floyd. Dale was a 1952 graduate of Sallisaw High School. After high school, he enlisted...

Oct 4, 2009

Parrish Williams, passed from this world to join his family in Heaven Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 9:10 a.m. Parrish was born December 26, 1911 to James P. Williams and Gambler Little-snake Williams in Bressie, Oklahoma. He attended school at Ponca Government School, Pawnee Government School, Rein school and he graduated from Chilocco Indian School in 1932. He attended...

Oct 1, 2009

Timothy Timmy Joe Robbins, resident of Rural Ponca City, died on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Ponca City. He was 23 years old. Timmy was born to Billy Joe Robbins and Debra Ruth Edmonds Robbins on September 25, 1986 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He grew up in the rural Ponca City and Marland area and attended McCord Elementary School....

Sep 29, 2009

Fred Thomas Scott Sr. lifelong resident of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 peacefully in his sleep with his family surrounding him in the late hours of the evening. He was 69 years old. Fred was born on September 13, 1940 to Paschal Pat Scott and Florence Crocker Scott in Arkansas City, Kansas. He attended elementary...

Sep 27, 2009

Michael R. Childs, resident of rural Red Rock, passed Sunday morning, September 27, 2009 at the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 35 years of age. Michael was born December 26, 1973 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Roy Childs and Jolavon Butler Childs. He was a 1993 graduate of Frontier High School. He had been employed with the...

Sep 25, 2009

Trey M. Walters, passed away peacefully in his sleep due to heart complications on Friday, September 25, 2009. He was 28 years of age. Trey was born January 17, 1981 in Ponca City. Trey was a 1999 graduate of Ponca City High School, later attending Pioneer Technology Center, taking EMT courses. He also received training from the Prime Trucking...

Sep 24, 2009

Ricky Pratt, resident of Red Rock, Oklahoma, passed on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Perry Memorial Hospital. He was 49 years of age. Ricky was born July 29, 1960 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Otto Pratt and Anna Belle Marlow Pratt. He was a 1979 graduate of Red Rock High School. He earned a Associate ArtScience degree...

Sep 21, 2009

Andrew Andy Doughty, resident of Tonkawa and former resident of Ponca City, passed Monday, September 21, 2009 in Oklahoma City. He was 53 years of age. Andy was born November 2, 1955 in Ponca City, the son of Andrew H. Bud Doughty and Marietta Lois Holmes Doughty. He received his early education in the Ponca City Schools, later attending...