Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma

Aug 26, 2022

Esther Louise (Rink) Vanhooser, life-long resident of Sumner, died August 26, 2022, at her home. She was born January 30, 1943, at Sumner, the daughter of Otto Emil Rink and Josephine Schultz Rink. She attended Sumner School from which she graduated in 1960. Esther was a lifelong farmer and loved gardening, making pecan pies with pecans from her pecan grove,...

Aug 26, 2022

Thomas Karcher was born on July 2, 1949, in Wichita, KS and passed away on August 26, 2022, in Stillwater, OK. He was born and raised in Wichita, KS. He was a 1967 graduate of Bishop Carroll High School. He held several maintenance jobs during his life and retired from a maintenance position at OSU, which he really enjoyed. Tom...

Aug 23, 2022

Billy John Hock at the young age of 53 has lost his fight with cancer.  He passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.  Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Billy was born August 13, 1969 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Alvin Scollay and Linda Kay (Strain) Hock.  He grew up and...

Aug 20, 2022

Jackie Lee (Jack) Shaw, 80, former Perry Fire Chief and City Councilman, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his home in Perry, surrounded by his loved ones. Jack was born December 16, 1941, at the home of his parents, Oscar Leon (Curly) Shaw and Hulda (Robeoltmann) Shaw, who at that time lived...

Aug 1, 2022

Betty Louise (Lowrie) Kindschi, wife, mother and Nana passed away at the age of 98 on August 1, 2022. Funeral services will be held September 17th at 10 am at the Orlando United Methodist Church.Betty was born April 28, 1924 on the family farm outside Mulhall to Ira Mont and Bessie (Bland) Lowrie. Betty was the 4th child. Betty was...

Jul 28, 2022

Jeffrey Lee Hartung, Enid, Oklahoma, a long-time employee of Noble County, passed from this life July 28, 2022, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. Dighton Marler Funeral Home, Perry, has been entrusted with his funeral arrangements. Jeffrey was born January 3, 1960, in Perry, Oklahoma, the son of Lewis and Claudette (Nation) Hartung. He grew up in Sapulpa, graduating...

Jul 27, 2022

Marilyn Jo Franz, 69, passed away peacefully with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 2:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater, Ok. Interment will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Liberal...

Jul 25, 2022

Sharon Kaye Cathey Baker, 74, of Stillwater, OK, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022. A general visitation will be held Thursday, August 4th from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with a family visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Dighton Marler Funeral Home, 5106 Washington Street, Stillwater, OK. A graveside service officiated by Joe Schrader will be held 10:00 AM...

Jul 18, 2022

Linda Gail Shimanek, age 81, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on July 18, 2022, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma. She was born on August 13, 1940 in Covington, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Glen and Edith (Christman) Avery. She graduated in 1958 from Covington High School in Covington, Oklahoma. Linda met the love of...

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Jul 15, 2022

Leslie Leeann (Bates) Sloan was born May 23rd, 1983 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Leslie seized every opportunity to live a fulfilling life and loved being around her family especially her two kids, Braxton and Brooklyn Sloan, or at the casino with her brother, Jessie and mother. Leslie grew up in Morrison, OK and was able to leave a piece of her...

Jul 11, 2022

Bonnie Lou Hamby 88, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away July 11, 2022, at Stillwater Medical Center-Perry. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home. Bonnie was born August 2, 1933, in Perry, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Aiden (J.A.) Wadsworth and Lois (Perkins) Wadsworth. She grew up in Perry and is a 1951 graduate of Perry High...

Jul 6, 2022

Janet Lavigne Womack, 83, long time Stillwater resident, passed away on July 7, 2022, at her home in south of Stillwater. A public memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM on September 24th, 2022, at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home Chapel.

Janet was born to Jean and Elizabeth Lavigne in 1938. She earned a bachelor’s degree and worked for Oklahoma State University...

Jul 6, 2022

Sherri Sue Adkison, 57, passed on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Graveside service will be Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 10:00am, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Perkins Oklahoma.

Jul 5, 2022

Geneva Pauline “Polly”(Horner) Hall was born on October 7, 1945 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Stella (Taber) and Vester Horner. Her parents were humble, hard-working Christians that preached the word of God in a non-denominational church in Kingfisher, OK. An only child until age thirteen, Polly as everyone knew her, became a big sister to her beloved sister Mary. Polly was...

Jul 4, 2022

Arthur Clay Lucas was born February 17, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died July 4, 2022 in Perry, Oklahoma. Cremation services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. He is survived by his wife Barbara Lucas (nee Kapsar). Two sisters, Gene and Mary Ellen, also survive him. A brother, William, pre-deceased him and a sister...

Jul 4, 2022

Jean Audrey Breed, a long time Cushing resident passed away on July 4, 2022, at the age of 87. Jean had been a resident of the Westhaven Senior Living, Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for several years. Jean was born in Hightstown, New Jersey to Wilbur and Julia Rynders Breed. She married Frank Riding, Jr., on December 6, 1968, in Fairfax,...

Jul 1, 2022

Lance Munson, 69, longtime Stillwater businessman passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 in Tulsa of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Cremation services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Lance was born May 21, 1953 in Aurora, Illinois to Leon and Margaret Knowles Munson. The family lived in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, moving seven...

Jun 30, 2022

Evelyn Spillman, 89, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 30, 2022 at Edmond Integris Hospital. Evelyn was born October 3,1932 in Sumner, Oklahoma, the daughter of Rufus Stout and Iva (Howell) Stout. She grew up in the Sumner area, graduating from Sumner High School in 1950. She met Jimmie,...