Obituaries

Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

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Allana Buffalohead

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tina Dilbeck

Dec 17, 2022

Tina's family is writing her obituary. Once complete, you will be able to read it here.

Leonard Epperson

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...