Obituaries

Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

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Carolyn Evans

Carolyn Evans

Mar 26, 2013

Carolyn Evans, longtime resident of Ponca City, passed Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Via Christi Village. She was 85 years of age. Carolyn was born June 17, 1927 in Grandfield, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Thomas Clarke and Mae Ross Clarke. She attended the Ponca City Schools and was a graduate of PoHi. She was married to Harry Lee...

Mary Hammans

Mary Hammans

Mar 23, 2013

Mary Lou Hammans, 79, of Ponca City, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 at her residence. Mary Lou was born on May 21, 1933 in Inglewood, CA to Charles A. and Emma Hislop Rhodes. She moved to Ponca City in 1950. Married Robert Lee Bob Hammans on December 13, 1951 in Ponca City. He passed away on November 28,...

Flora Nash

Flora Nash

Mar 21, 2013

Flora Irene Nash, 88, of Ponca City, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Ponca City Medical Center. Flora was born on September 2, 1924 in Drumright, OK to Elijah and Mima James Ashcraft. She attended Drumright Schools, member of the Free Will Baptist Church in Ponca City. Married to Elza Eldridge Nash on October 6, 1941 in Drumright,...

Christine Smith

Christine Smith

Mar 15, 2013

Services are Pending.

Joseph Leclair

Joseph Leclair

Mar 4, 2013

Joseph LeClair, 44, of Ponca City, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Ponca City Medical Center. Joe was born on January 22, 1969 in Claremore, OK to Jesse and Mable BlueBack LeClair. Joe was a lifelong area resident, liked to play dominoes, chess and shinny. Joe was a general laborer in construction. Joe was preceded in death by...

Evelyn Abel

Evelyn Abel

Mar 3, 2013

Evelyn Crews Abel, 91, of Ponca City, passed away Sunday March 3, 2013 in Tulsa. Evelyn was born on October 27, 1921 in Mounds, OK to Alonzo Odor and Maud Annalee Campbell Crews. She was raised and went to school in Blackwell. Evelyn married Clifford Abel on July 23, 1938 in Seminole, OK. They lived in many interesting places...

Kent Endicott

Kent Endicott

Feb 28, 2013

Kent Alan Endicott, former longtime resident of Ponca City, passed Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Oklahoma City. He was 55 years of age. Kent was born May 9, 1957 in Ponca City, the son of Melvin F. Endicott and Betty Jo Salmon Endicott. Kent attended Woodlands Grade School, East Jr. High and was a 1976 graduate of Ponca City...

William Echols, Sr

William Echols, Sr

Feb 26, 2013

William Earl Bill Echols, SR,68, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Ponca City Medical Center. Bill was born on December 18, 1944 in Ragland, Alabama to Joe and Jane Foster Echols. Bill was an oilfield worker, truck driver and was able to do just about anything. Bill married Mila Faye Hill in Houston, TX. Bill was preceded in...

Patricia Warnock

Patricia Warnock

Feb 26, 2013

Patricia Ann PAT Warnock, 71, of Ponca City, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at her home. Pat was born on January 27, 1942 in Coffeyville, KS to Charles Seth and Iva Lee McVey Atkins. Pat had lived in many places, she moved to Ponca City in 1982 from the west. She had been a nurses aide at the...

Alice Brown

Alice Brown

Feb 25, 2013

Alice Marie Brown Alice Marie Brown, resident of Ponca City, passed Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 50 years of age. Alice was born June 10, 1962 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Eugene Stanley Brown Sr. and Mava Roy Brown. She attended the Ponca City Schools. She was a member of the...

Norma Bellmard

Norma Bellmard

Feb 24, 2013

Norma Louise Bellmard, resident of Ponca City, passed Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 85 years of age. Norma was born October 25, 1927 near Ponca City, the daughter of Henry Hank Simmons and Nora Pringle Simmons. She was married to Ray Jonus Nelson on April 3, 1947 in Ponca City. In earlier...

Kenneth Miles

Kenneth Miles

Feb 20, 2013

Kenneth James Ken Miles passed away at his home on February 20th, 2013. He was ninety years old. His life and his victory over death will be celebrated at the First Baptist Church in Ponca City on Saturday, February 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Internment will follow at IOOF Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Ken began a...

Clara Hudspeth

Clara Hudspeth

Feb 18, 2013

Clara Ann Hudspeth, resident of Ponca City, passed Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 76 years of age. Clara was born October 16, 1936 at Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgil Ballard and Mary Hayden Ballard, known as Papa and Nanny. She married JB Hall on May 16, 1953. The couple lived in...

Mable Leclair

Mable Leclair

Feb 17, 2013

Mable BlueBack LeClair passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the age of 74. She was born on September 22, 1938 to Harry Walter BlueBack and Ethel Burrt BlueBack. She attended Pawnee Indian School and was employed for many years with Jeans Cafe, Jeans Lasso, and Wimpys as a cook. Her favorite pastime was spending time at the...

Michael Rollins Jr.

Michael Rollins Jr.

Feb 12, 2013

Michael Douglas Rollins Jr., former Ponca City and Blackwell area resident, passed Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Tulsa. He was 41 years of age. Michael was born August 22, 1971 in Tulsa, the son of Michael Douglas Rollins Sr. and Debra Ann Paige Rollins Colburn. The family lived in Stonebluff, Oklahoma with Michael attending school in Haskell, Oklahoma. The...

Travell Carnes

Travell Carnes

Feb 10, 2013

Travell Dashon Carnes, resident of Ponca City, passed February 10, 2013 as a result of an automobile accident. He was 23 years of age. Travell was born September 14, 1989 in Ponca City, the son of Jessie Johnson and Elaine Carnes Johnson. He was a 2008 graduate of Ponca City High School. He was employed the past five years...

Cecil Hendrix

Cecil Hendrix

Feb 9, 2013

Services are pending.

Geraldine Ficzeri

Geraldine Ficzeri

Feb 8, 2013

Services are pending.

Shirley Hollingsworth

Shirley Hollingsworth

Feb 8, 2013

Shirley Ann Hollingsworth, 79, passed away Friday February 8, 2013 at Ponca City Medical Center. Shirley was born on February 8, 1934 in Uncas, OK to Lawrence and Opal Davidson Bacher. Lifelong area resident, she was married to Cecil Hollingsworth in May 1951 and helped him on their ranch. Attended the First United Methodist Church of Kaw City, loved...

Dewey Cook, Sr.

Dewey Cook, Sr.

Feb 8, 2013

Dewey Lynn Cook, SR., 79, passed away at his home on Friday, February 8, 2013. D.L., as he was known to many, was born on June 23rd, 1933 in Taylor, TX to Charles and Zona Goodwin Cook. D.L. and his wife Norita have lived in Ponca City for the past 5 years relocating here from Yerington, NV to be...