Obituaries

Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

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Charles Bryer

Charles Bryer

Oct 14, 2019

Charles H. Bryer Bom February 19,1952

Charles (Charlie) Bryer passed away October 14th 2019 at Ponca Nursing Home at the age of 67.

Charles was born in Ponca City to Arther Bryer and Barbara Fleming Bryer. He worked at various jobs during his lifetime Charles first worked construction at a young age. He then worked...

Hazel Stone

Hazel Stone

Oct 11, 2019

Hazel Margarite Stone passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019, in Ponca City, Oklahoma at the age of 80.  She was born to James and Minnie Stone on October 7,1939, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

Hazel was a long-time resident of the Ponca City area.  Spending most of her time with her grandparents; Clarence and Rosie Weldon. Since 1987...

Doris Davis

Doris Davis

Oct 11, 2019

Doris (Baker) Davis of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed away on Oct 11, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

David Stevens

David Stevens

Oct 11, 2019

David (Dave) Stevens, longtime Ponca City resident passed away Friday October 11, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK with his family by his side. He was 72 years of age. Dave was born in Ponca City, OK to Gene and Glendola Stevens. Dave grew up in Kaw City and he graduated in 1966. He married Sherry Boone on January 27,...

Wenona Barnett

Wenona Barnett

Oct 10, 2019

Wenona Sue Barnett passed away in the early morning of Thursday, October 10th, 2019 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 43.  Wenona was born to Terry Wayne Barnett and Theresa Elaine (Jones) Vilchis in Okmulgee on June 25th, 1976.

Traditional Tribal Funeral Services will be held in Wenona’s memory.  The services...

Marilyn Middlebusher

Marilyn Middlebusher

Oct 8, 2019

Marilyn G. Middlebusher longtime Ponca City resident passed away Tuesday evening, October 8, 2019 in Ponca City with her loving family by her side. She was 75 years of age. Marilyn was born on November 9, 1943 in Logansport, Indiana to Herbert and Janet Logan Greensfelder.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2019...

Jimmie Daniel

Jimmie Daniel

Oct 2, 2019

Jimmie Curlee Daniel of Ponca City, OK passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019. He was 82 years of age. Jimmie was born October 29, 1936 in Ponca City, OK to Pink and Trudie Daniel.

A time of Visitation will be held for Jimmie on Saturday, October 5th, from 10am to 8pm and on Sunday, October 6th, from...

Lester Wood

Lester Wood

Sep 29, 2019

Lester (Dwaine) Wood longtime Ponca City resident passed away Sunday September 29, 2019 in McLoud, OK with his family by his side. He was 81 years of age. Dwaine was born April 18, 1938 in Ponca City, OK to Lester C. and Bennie Ruth Barnett Wood.

Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 2019...

Lester Burdick

Lester Burdick

Sep 25, 2019

Lester Burdick of Pawhuska, Oklahoma passed away on Sep 25, 2019. Lester let his family know that his wish was to be cremated, Grace Memorial Chapel was honored to help his family in their time of need.

Bernice Wrolstad

Bernice Wrolstad

Sep 21, 2019

Bernice Phyllis (Cries for Ribs) Wrolstad passed away September 21, 2019 in Ponca City, Oklahoma at the age of 89.  Bernice was born to Solon and Lucy (Blueback) Cries for Ribs on April 30, 1930 at the family home in White Eagle.  She completed the family as the baby of 12 children. Bernice is a member of Ponca Tribe...

Julia Harragarra-Leclair

Julia Harragarra-Leclair

Sep 20, 2019

Our beloved mother, Julia Nicole Harragarra-LeClair, Esta-Ni-Yemi (Standing Alone Buffalo Woman), peacefully passed away Friday morning at St. John’s Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 49.

Julia “Nikki” was born the daughter of Vernon and Rosella DeRoin-Harragarra on May 15, 1970, in Los Angeles, California.  Nikki was a proud member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians and the...

Michael Tah

Michael Tah

Sep 13, 2019

Michael Tah passed away on September 13, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 72.  He was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma on December 4, 1946 to Reverend Wesley Tah and Ardelia Cries For Ribs Tah.  Michael was raised in the Fort Oakland, Tonkawa and Ponca City area and graduated high school in Camargo, Oklahoma in 1965.  He then...

Marilyn Cornell

Marilyn Cornell

Sep 10, 2019

Marilyn “Tootsie” Cornell passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 10, 2019, in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 74.  She was born to George H and Vivian (Horse Chief Eagle) Cornell on May 22, 1945 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Tootsie grew up in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi in 1963.  She continued her education attending Northern...

Sherry Davis

Sherry Davis

Sep 7, 2019

Sherry Lynn Davis passed away the day after her 62nd birthday, Saturday afternoon, September 7, 2019 in Oklahoma City.  She was welcomed into this world on September 6, 1957 to her loving parents, Robert Cecil and Irene Maxine (Lauver) Davis in Dallas, Texas.

Sherry grew up in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi.  Sherry lead a...

Timothy Rakes

Timothy Rakes

Aug 30, 2019

TIMOTHY SHAWN RAKES

Timothy Shawn Rakes of Ponca City OK (prev Thorofare, NJ) died suddenly Aug.30, 2019 age 60. Timothy was born Jan 13,1959  and grew up in Oklahoma City.

In 1976 Tim joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Lexington. While the Lexington was in Philadelphia, Tim went to NJ to...

Yvonne Montgomery

Yvonne Montgomery

Aug 30, 2019

Yvonne Montgomery passed away in Oklahoma City on Friday morning, August 30, 2019 at the age of 81.  She was born on March 29, 1938 to Thurman and Ethel (Hollaway) Green in Checotah, Oklahoma.

Yvonne grew up in the Checotah area attending Checotah Public School.  In 1957 at the age of 19, Yvonne moved to Ponca City. ...

Eugenia Brown

Eugenia Brown

Aug 29, 2019

Eugenia “Dennie” Brown of Ponca City passed away Thursday evening, August 29, 2019 in Tulsa with her loving family by her side. She was 62 years of age. Dennie was born June 12, 1957 in Pawnee, OK to Eugene Brown SR and Mava Roy Brown.

Traditional Noon Feast and Give away was held Sunday, September 1, 2019...

Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Aug 21, 2019

Gary Ray Jones formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 with his family by his side. He was 49 years of age. Gary was born March 23, 1970 in Ponca City to Gary and Cheryl Morgan Jones.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019 in the Community...

Wilburn Chitwood

Wilburn Chitwood

Aug 21, 2019

Wilburn “Wilbur” Chitwood, formerly of Enid, OK passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Kaw City with his sister by his side. He was 65 years of age. Wilbur was born January 21, 1954 in Current River, Missouri to James Franklin Chitwood and Norman Caroline Sewell Chitwood.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday,...

Mark Preston

Mark Preston

Aug 20, 2019

Mark Eugene Preston passed away on August 20, 2019 at the age of 56 in Ponca City.  Mark was born on January 15th, 1963 to Trout Luther and Peggy Jean (Maloney) Preston in Ponca City.  He spent his entire life here in the Ponca City area, graduating from PoHi in ’81. In 1986 he received his BBA in Computer...