Ponca City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ponca City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
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...
Doris Swaim
Aug 7, 2012
Doris Mae Swaim, former resident of Kaw City, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in Crete, Illinois. She was 93 years of age. Doris was born December 12, 1918 at Washunga, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Calvin Clubb and Olive Augusta Graham Clubb and was of Cherokee dissent on her fathers side. She attended schools in Kaw City before...
Juanita Littlewalker
Aug 5, 2012
Juanita Littlewalker,former resident of Ponca city and now a resident of Claremore, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012 at her home in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was 92 years of age. Juanita was born December 7, 1919 in Cushing, Oklahoma, the daughter of Samuel E. Swinford and Mollie N. Williams Swinford. Juanita and Newman Littlewalker were together over 40 years...
Nelcine Warrior
Jul 31, 2012
Nelcine Rose Warrior, 57 years and 19 days, of Ponca City, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Wichita , KS. Nelcine was born on July 12, 1955 in Pawnee, OK to Bronson and Vivian Blueback Roughface. Nelcine was a homemaker and lifelong area resident. She enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and family occasions, cooking and going...
Wilma Antoine
Jul 29, 2012
Wilma Jean Antoine, resident of Red Rock, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at her home in Red Rock, Oklahoma. She was 85 years of age. Wilma was born July 5 1927 in Red Rock, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Antoine and Sarah Brown Antoine. Wilma and Michael Kiska have been together since April of 1978 where they made...
Annabelle Pratt
Jul 26, 2012
AnnaBelle Pratt, resident of Red Rock, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 71 years of age. AnnaBelle was born August 28, 1940 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry John Marlow and Stella Lucille Burgess Marlow Whitecloud. She received her education in the Pawnee Indian School and in 1982 earned a...
Lethia Bell
Jul 26, 2012
Lethia May Bell, 54, of Ponca City, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at OU Medical Center in OKC. Lethia was born on October, 19, 1957 in Ponca City to Thomas and Lethia Williams Hamilton. Lethia was a lifelong area resident of Ponca City and was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was of the Protestant Faith, enjoyed spending time...
Diane Burton
Jul 25, 2012
Diane Burton, resident of Ponca City, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Ponca City Medical Center. She was 58 years of age. Diane was born December 16, 1953 in Bridgeport, Alabama, the daughter of Clarence T. Burton and Esther Larson Burton. She attended elementary school in Bridgeport. Diane was an avid and longtime fan of Elvis Presley,...
Wayne Kraft
Jul 20, 2012
Wayne L. Kraft, 85, of Ponca City, went to be with Jesus and his beloved wife, Belinda, in Heaven on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. Wayne was born on June 23, 1927 in Burlington, OK to William and Irene McGlasson Kraft. Wayne grew up in the Alva area and in the late 40s,...
Patrick Williams
Jul 12, 2012
Patrick Dwayne Williams, former resident of the Ponca City area, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Oklahoma City. He was 51 years of age. Patrick was born March 20, 1961 in Talihina, Oklahoma, the son of Paige Arthur Williams and Ardena Clark Williams. He earned his GED while living in Dallas, Texas, and then earned an Associate Degree...
William I
Jul 10, 2012
William Marvin Buffalohead, I, 68, of Denton, TX, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Ponca City Medical Center. Billy was born on April 21, 1944 in Pawnee, OK to Henrietta DeLano and Robert Buffalohead. Billy grew up in Webb City with his grandparents, John and Clara Downs. He attended Shidler Schools. Billy moved to Grand Prairie, TX in...
Nellie Chester
Jul 3, 2012
Nellie Chester, 90, of Ponca City, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. Nellie was born on July 13, 1921 in Ponca City, OK to H. and Sarah Lynn Watson Chester. Nellie attended Attucks Schools, was a member of St. John Baptist Church and had been a Nurses Aide at Shawn Manor and...
Barbara Delano
Jul 2, 2012
Barbara Ann Allen Delano, 79, passed away on July 2, 2012 in Ponca City, OK. Barbara was born August 31, 1932 in Kaw City, OK to Samuel and Cora Allen and her older brother Junior. She received her education at the Kaw City Public Schools. Barbara married Thearn H. Delano on March 11, 1950 in Newkirk, OK. They made...
Virginia Williams
Jul 2, 2012
Virginia Ann Williams, 76, of Ponca City, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on July 18, 1935 in Ponca City to Ira Blue and Irenia Watson. Virginia was a lifelong area resident attending Attucks Schools. She had been a domestic engineer for over 25 years, Housekeeper for Frontier Federal Bank,...




