Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma

Oct 31, 2023

Claudia Jean (McBride) Turpen passed away peacefully at her home in Perry on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 with her daughter by her side. She was 85.

Cremation services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Perry. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023 in the chapel of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Perry....

Oct 30, 2023

Billie Jeanne Childers Elwood, 76, of Morrison, OK passed away at her home on October 30, 2023. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2023, from 1-6pm, family will greet guests from 2-4pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, at 10:00am at the Glencoe Church of Christ...

Oct 30, 2023

Ruby Jean Mangold, 91, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 12:00pm to 8:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 10:00am at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Perkins Cemetery in...

Oct 27, 2023

Jo Ann Whitfield, age 86, passed away near Morrison, OK on Friday October 27, 2023. Jo Ann was born in Perry, IA on May 23, 1937 to Edith and James Carlisle. She attended school in Perry, IA and graduated from Morrison, OK.

Jo Ann married Collins James at age 17 and they had a son Randy James three years later. She...

Oct 22, 2023

Ronald Lee Roberts, 83, passed away on October 22, 2023. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Eden Chapel United Methodist Church at 9211 S. Fairgrounds Rd, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 with Pastor Katy Paul officiating. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Ron was born on December 21, 1939, in Durant, Oklahoma...

Oct 14, 2023

Nancy Lynette Roberts, 86, passed away on October 14, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Nancy was born on June 10, 1937, to Howard and Virginia Volker Beggs. She graduated from Jewell County...

Oct 8, 2023

Kenneth Young, 75, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Perry, Oklahoma.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 12, with family greeting guests from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Perry. 

Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 13, at Sumner Cemetery with Pastor Michael Ward, Hilltop Church, Morrison, officiating....

Oct 7, 2023

Rebecca Ann Reynolds, 33, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Perkins, Oklahoma. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Becca was a loving and caring daughter, sister, and mother. Her sense of humor, her smile and big heart will be greatly missed. Dighton...

Oct 6, 2023

Nina L. Delorme, 96, of Stillwater, Oklahoma passed away on October 6, 2023. Nina was born on January 5th, 1927 to William Ulrich and Aliene Hutcheson Ulrich in Manitou, Oklahoma. Nina graduated from Lawton High School in the top of her class in 1945.

From an early age, Nina’s fondest wish was of going to school and learning. She had a...

Oct 6, 2023

Zella Ann (Kirkes) Trowbridge was born September 17, 1945 in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma. She left this earth peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 6, 2023. Zella was the 11th of 12 children born to William Richard and Onie Frances (Carlton) Kirkes.

Zella spent her early childhood always tagging along with her dad and brother Greely. Going to the horseraces was...

Oct 3, 2023

Margaret A. Lawson, 93, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, peacefully at her home in Stillwater. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Margaret was born on March 7th, 1930, in Devol, Oklahoma, to Louie and Ella Allgood. She grew up picking cotton and farming with her younger siblings in and around Cookietown, Oklahoma. She would often tell stories...

Sep 25, 2023

Kittie Sue Adams passed away peacefully at her home in Morrison on Monday surrounded by her family. She was 75. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Kittie was born August 15, 1948 in Temple, Oklahoma to Loyd Hooper and Roxie (Blay) Hooper. At the young age of six, her family moved to the...

Sep 23, 2023

Sep 16, 2023

Mr. Bruce Braga passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 in Stillwater.  He was 71.  Cremation services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater.  Bruce will be laid to rest at a later date in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Sep 15, 2023

Shirley Jean Battles passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 15, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was 74. Services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Shirley was born November 17, 1948, in Hotchkiss, Colorado to William Grayson Watts and Celia Mae (Gaither) Watts. She grew up in the Tryon area. When...

Sep 14, 2023

We regret to announce the passing of Michael ‘Scot’ McKaskle (50) September 14th, 2023. Scot was a resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma and employed with 51 East Water Incorporation.

Scot’s hobbies included gaming, motorcycle riding, and sports watching, especially Oklahoma State University. Go Cowboys.

Everyone who knew Scot knew how special he was. Scot was full of light and joy, traits which were...

Sep 13, 2023

Vacia Wilkes, age 73, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at her home in Perkins. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Vacia was born December 6, 1949 in Chandler, Oklahoma to James Michael Watts and Florence Elnora (Gaither) Watts. She grew up in the Tryon area and graduated from Perkins High School in...

Sep 13, 2023

Cheryl Lou Miller went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her home west of Perry. She was 77 years old.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home-Perry.

Cheryl was born September 15, 1945 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William Glyndon “Pat” Washburn and Dorothea “Hazel” (Young) Washburn. She attended Perry...

Sep 11, 2023

James A. Hall, 82, of Choctaw, OK passed away on 9/11/2023. He was born on 12/24/1940 in Tryon, OK to Virgil and Lorraine Hall. James attended Tryon Schools until 1957. The family briefly lived in Edmond before relocating and settling in Perkins, OK. Here James attended high school and was captain of the basketball team and active in track and...

Sep 10, 2023

Charlie Wesley Patten, Jr., 91, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, in Stillwater, Ok. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2023, from 1-6pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Charlie...