Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries

Betty Lickliter
Oct 10, 2012
Betty made the transition peacefully to her heavenly home in the care of her family on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at her home in Ponca City. Betty Elaine was born August 3, 1947, the daughter to Eddie and Clara RutherfordGrimley. Betty graduated from Burbank High School in 1965 then continued her education at Northern Oklahoma College. Betty completed her...

Espedita Ramirez
Oct 9, 2012
Mrs. Espedita Ramirez Fierro of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed from this life on October 9, 2012 in Blackwell, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years. Espedita was born April 19, 1926 in Guadalupe Victoria Durango, MX to her parents Luz and Maria Fierro Berumen. Espedita has resided the last 31 years in Ponca City, Oklahoma, previously in Wichita, KS...

Wilma Harrison
Oct 6, 2012
Wilma Lucille Harrison, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Via Christi Village. She was 98 years of age. Mrs. Harrison was born December 19, 1913 at Elmer, Oklahoma, the daughter of T.W. Bradley and Alta Thrash Bradley. She was a 1933 graduate of Olustee, Oklahoma High School. She was married to James A. Harrison on July 16, 1934...

Donald Sawyer
Oct 5, 2012
Donald Lee Sawyer, 22 of Ponca City, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Donald was born on Jan 5, 1990 in Tacoma, Washington to Donald Ray and Venetia Lila Warrior Sawyer. Donald moved to Ponca City at a very early age and attended Ponca City Schools. He was an Auto Detailer. Donald was preceded in death...

Odell Overland
Oct 3, 2012
Odell Sherwin Overland, 66, of Ponca City, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in OKC. Odell was born on October 14, 1945 in Pawnee, OK to William and Helen Waters Overland. Odell was a great man he loved to have fun, play and joke. He enjoyed going to the casino. He was a great...

Lamar Brown
Sep 22, 2012
Lamar Curtis Sunshine Brown, 57, of White Eagle, OK, was called back home on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Curtis was born on May 24, 1955 in Pawnee, OK to Eugene Stanley and Mava Roy Brown, SR. Curtis went to White Eagle School, then to Chilocco Indian School. He worked many years for the Ponca Tribe with O.E.M. He enjoyed...

Scott Mansfield
Sep 21, 2012
Scott M. Mansfield, a longtime resident of Ponca City is walking with Jesus now. Scott went home Friday morning, September 21, surrounded by his wife and children after a long battle with ALS. Scott was born on August 12, 1960 in Rocky Ford, CO to Raymond and Betty Wright Mansfield. Scotts family moved to Ponca City from Fowler, CO...

Cheryl Sober
Sep 17, 2012
Cheryl Lynn Sober, lifelong resident of Ponca City, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. She was 67 years of age. Cheryl was born February 12, 1945 in Ponca City, the daughter of Ervin Leroy Humble and Mildred Maxcene Almy Humble. She was a 1963 graduate of Ponca City High School....

Leona Tautfest
Sep 17, 2012
Leona Maxine Tautfest, longtime resident of rural Marland, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Perry Hospital. She was 92 years of age. Mrs. Tautfest was born October 15, 1919 at Glencoe, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Nile White and Maude Marie Jessee White. She was a graduate of Marland High School. She was married to Theodore Roosevelt...

Earnest Seward
Sep 11, 2012
Earnest Lee Seward, 46, of Ponca City , OK passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Integris Bass Baptist Medical Center in Enid , OK . Earnest was born on July 7, 1966 in Cushing , OK to Ernest Ora and Opal Crisope Seward. Earnest had lived around Ponca City most of his life. He worked in construction,...

Ronald Frost
Sep 11, 2012
Ronald William Frost, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 77 years of age. Ronald was born May 21, 1935 in Ponca City, the son of Robert W. Frost and Iola Marie Elliott Frost. He was a 1955 graduate of Ponca City High School. He was married...

Shirley Countryman
Sep 11, 2012
Shirley Maxine Anderson Countryman, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. She was 85 years of age. Shirley was born August 28, 1927 in the Bressie Community, the daughter of Roy Thomas Anderson and Stella May Easley Anderson. She attended the Tearny Grade School and graduated...

Betty Smith
Sep 2, 2012
Mrs. Betty Jean Burns Smith passed from this life on September 2, 2012 in Ponca City, Oklahoma at the age of 80 years. Betty was born August 2, 1932 to her parents Lawrence and Ara Sea Bloxsom in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Betty was a nurse aid for St. Joseph Medical Center and Ponca City Nursing and Rehab for many...

Peggy Preston
Aug 29, 2012
Peggy Jean Preston, 80, of Ponca City, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Shawn Manor Nursing Home. Peggy was born on April 28, 1932 in Mena, Arkansas to James Williams and Lena Reinhart Maloney. Peggy attended Roman Nose State College receiving a degree in nursing. Peggy and her family moved to Ponca City in 1954 and she worked...

Richard Leclair
Aug 26, 2012
Richard Hugh LeClair, resident of Ponca City, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012. He was 49 years of age. Richard was born December 15, 1962 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Ed Charles LeClair Jr. and Cornelia Jones LeClair. He was a 1982 graduate of Marland High School. He was a member of the Ponca Nation. His enjoyments were...

Bobbie Malcom
Aug 20, 2012
Bobbie JoAnn Malcom, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012. She was 77 years of age. Bobbie was born April 15, 1935 in Altus, Oklahoma, the daughter of Floyd Hawthorne and Maudie M. Shields Hawthorne. She was a graduate of Altus High School. She was married and moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma in 1953 where they...

Howard Kelsey
Aug 15, 2012
Longtime resident of Ponca City, Howard F. Kelsey passed away on August 15, 2012 in Enid, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years. Howard was born December 15, 1930 in Shidler, Oklahoma to Lawrence M. Nora Kelsey Sr. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, August 20, 2012 at Grandview Cemetary in Kaw City, Oklahoma. Visitation will...

Algean Vance
Aug 14, 2012
Algean Lee Bud Vance, age 83, departed this earth surrounded by a band of angels on August 14, 2012 to be with the loved ones gone before him. Bud was born June 10, 1929 in Ames, Oklahoma, the son of Clint W. Vance and Lily Foglesong Vance. He attended school at Ames, graduating in 1949 from Ames High School....

Michael Watson
Aug 8, 2012
Michael Ray Watson, 51, of Ponca City, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Ponca City. Michael was born on December 18, 1960 in Edmond, OK to Terry and Sharon Kelley Watson. Michael grew up in Ponca City and after his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the US ARMY. After his tour of duty was over, Michael was...