Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
Allana Buffalohead
Feb 1, 2023
Allana Joy Buffalohead, "Sha-Bay-Kay-Wha-Thay", was born July 26,1988 to Pete Buffalohead
and Stephanie LeClair at Claremore, Oklahoma. She is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of
Oklahoma along with Kiowa, Muscogee Creek and Mississippi Choctaw. Allana is the mother of
three beautiful children, Yeniah Oskee Murphy, Yenuzah Eka Murphy and Layana Minnie...
Priscilla Cameron
Jan 31, 2023
Priscilla Cameron, 80, of Ponca City passed away at Pawhuska Hospital on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023. A traditional meal will be at Noon Friday February 3, 2023 at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church with the funeral service to be held at 2:00pm. Burial will follow at Ponca Tribal Cemetery.
Priscilla Ann (Williams) Cameron was born on April...
Helen McIninch
Jan 28, 2023
Helen Beth (Hunter) McIninch, age 70 of Blackwell, passed away on January 28th, 2023 in Pawhuska, OK after a short illness. Her family members were at her side. Arrangements have been entrusted to Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City, OK.
Helen was born on June 30th, 1952 in Ardmore, OK the first of four children of Jimmie and...
Nancy Goad
Jan 16, 2023
Nancy K. Goad, 78, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Sister was called to her eternal resting place on January 16, 2023. She entered this world on June 18, 1944, in Ponca City, OK, born to Granville (Granny) G. Martin and Lucille A. (Arlene) Burnett Martin.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 20, 2023, in...
Pauline Weaver
Jan 7, 2023
Pauline Weaver, 87, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was called to her eternal resting place on January 7, 2023. She entered this world on September 28, 1935, in Powell River, British Columbia, born to William and Olga Gerela.
She married Bill Weaver in 1957 and the two of them moved to the United States and had three...
Billy Stieber
Jan 3, 2023
Billy “Bill” Stieber, 90, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on January 3, 2023. He entered this world on August 12, 1932, in Meeker, Oklahoma, born to William Rudolph and Hazel Lucille Sanders Stieber of Ponca City.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2023, in the...
Randy Hand
Jan 2, 2023
Randy Hand, 65, passed away January 2, 2023 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Randy was born November 20, 1957 to Robert "Bob" Hand, and Mary Jane (Standerfer) in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He attended Ponca City Public Schools. In 1981 He became the father of twins. Randy started working at Dixie Dog in 1980 where he met Rhonda Wright....
Brazia Roy
Jan 1, 2023
Brazia Rose Roy, 62 years old, passed away on January 01, 2023 in Blackwell, OK surrounded by family. She was born on December 27, 1960 in Pawnee, OK to Bernadine (CrazyBear) Roy and Mike Roy. She was 1978 graduate of Chilocco Indian School.
In her early years she played softball, basketball, volleyball. She also loved listening to...
Shirley Patten
Dec 22, 2022
Shirley Ruth (Bain) Patten left this earthly world on December 22, 2022, at the age of 83.
Shirley was born on November 26, 1939, in Newkirk, Oklahoma to John and Fern Bain. She grew up in Uncas, Oklahoma and attended the local church and schools. After her early education in Uncas, she graduated from Ponca City High...
Virginia Murray
Dec 19, 2022
Virginia Murray, 84 years old, passed away on December 19, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born on March 8, 1938 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Stacy Gives Water and Irene Delodge. She was a 1956 graduate of Chilocco Indian School. She married Robert Leroy Murray, Sr and had 8 children. She worked as a dry cleanist/tailor.
Virginia...
Tina Dilbeck
Dec 17, 2022
Tina's family is writing her obituary. Once complete, you will be able to read it here.
Leonard Epperson
Dec 16, 2022
Leonard Epperson, 76, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on December 16, 2022. He entered this world on September 14, 1946, in Ponca City, OK born to Lonnie B. and Gladys M Nabours Epperson.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2022, in the First Church of...
Scotty Choate
Dec 7, 2022
Scotty (Scott) Dale Choate passed away Wednesday, December 7th, at his home in Ponca City, Oklahoma at 58 years old.
Scott was born July 10th, 1964 in Muskogee, to Lee Choate and Berta Cafferty. He graduated from Wagoner High School in 1982.
He was an over the road truck driver for 10 years. He drove...
Christiana Simpson
Dec 6, 2022
Christiana “Christi” Kemble Simpson, of the Wasabe Clan of the Ponca Tribe, went to her heavenly home on December 6, 2022. She was born at the Pawnee Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma on December 15, 1958 to Sylvester Kemble and Hazel MakesCry Headman.
Her maternal grandparents were Albert MakesCry, Sr. and Beatrice Pappan MakesCry. Her paternal grandparents...
Perry Estes
Dec 3, 2022
Perry Gene Estes, 59, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. Perry was born in Ponca City, OK on July 17, 1963. He was the son of Norma Jean Buffalohead Estes and Bobby Gene Estes. Perry was a proud Ponca native who was soft spoken and tender hearted. He gently teased and had a sweet smile....
Joe Fulsom
Dec 1, 2022
Joe Fulsom, 92, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on December 1, 2022. He entered this world on February 22, 1930 in Ofuskee, OK, born to Louis Fulsom and Blanch Cherry Fulsom.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 8, 2022 in the Pawhuska City Cemetery with Pastor...
Berwyn Moses Jr.
Dec 1, 2022
Berwyn Isaac Gah-Zhah-Nonah Moses Jr, 31, of Ponca City passed away on December 1, 2022. He was born on January 7, 1991.
Those left behind to cherish Berwyn’s memory are his father, Berwyn Moses Sr., his sisters Autumn Moses, Jennifer Moses, Missti E Jacki and Judiki Dah-Tah-Nay Moses.
He was preceded in death by his...
Anna Fields
Nov 29, 2022
Anna Fields, 71, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother was called to her eternal resting place on November 29, 2022. She entered this world on November 19, 1951 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, born to Leonard James and Geneva Kathleen (Rippee) Hand. She graduated from Ponca City High School in 1970. Anna worked in the Pharmacy and the Lawn and...
Donald Williams
Nov 25, 2022
Donald “Jake” Williams, 86, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2022 at Stillwater Medical Center.
Born January 14, 1936, in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Cecil Williams and Cletis Miller Williams. He attended Ponca City Public Schools throughout his schooling, until his senior year where he graduated in 1954 from Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Oklahoma.
Shortly...
Robert Rower
Nov 19, 2022
Robert “Scott” Rower longtime resident of Ponca City went to be with his lord Saturday November 19th, 2022 surrounded by his family.
He was born September 25th, 1956 to Robert and Patricia Rower in Toledo Ohio. Scott had numerous hobbies including piloting, designing and building airplanes. Scott was fortunate to have many wonderful friends throughout his life...




