All Obituaries

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 went on to attend college at Haskell Indian University.  He returned to Tonkawa and soon met Julia Ann Moore at Northern Oklahoma College. ...

Marilyn Cornell of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed away on Sep 10, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

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 very fulfilling life with a career she loved, as Office Manager for Ceja Corporation where she worked for over 35 years.  When not at work,...

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.  It was here that she met the love of her life, Tome F Montgomery.  They married in 1957 and spent 62 wonderful years together before Tome passed in...

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 find good country music which he did (Walt Rutledge & the Roadrunners). He also found his future wife, Bonnie. They dated four months and married; they've been married for 39...

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 in the Ponca Indian Cultural Center with Pastor Jim White officiating. Interment will follow in the Ponca Indian Cemetery with Grace Memorial Chapel in care of her...

  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, August 26, 2019 in the Christian Life Outreach Church of Kaw City, OK with Pastor Ron Kirk officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview Cemetery....

  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 Christian Church with Pastor Tom Howard officiating. Cremation will take place following services under the care of Grace Memorial Chapel of Ponca City. Gary grew up in Ponca City and graduated...

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 Science from Central State University.  In 2016 Mark met and married his soul mate, Kim Ba Nguyen, in Vietnam.  Their story was one fairytales are based...

 Una Marie Jones Beavers was born in Alton, Missouri February 13, 1926. She is the daughter of George Osro Jones and Ollie Bell Stotler Jones, the oldest of five children.  Marie passed away on August 16, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas at the age of 93. Marie’s family moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma when she was a young girl.  It was in Blackwell she attended school and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1944.  A year out of high school Marie married, her soul mate...