Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma

Apr 8, 2024

Robert Ray Powell, 51, long-time Perry resident, was born December 1, 1972, in Apple Valley, California, the son of Wayne Powell Sr. and Constance (Kilmer) Powell. He passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at his home in Perry.  Services have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home.

He moved to Perry, Oklahoma with his family in 1984 and graduated from Perry High...

Apr 4, 2024

Apr 3, 2024

Michele Rena Tucker was born August 14, 1966, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Mike Tucker and JoAnn (Taylor) Tucker. She left this life on April 3, 2024, at her home in Perry, Oklahoma, at the age of 57.

Michele grew up in the Oklahoma City area and graduated from Capitol Hill High School. She is the mother of three...

Mar 31, 2024

Mar 30, 2024

Saturday, March 30, Carrol Ann Piel, surrounded by loved ones, went to be with our Lord and Savior. Born August 24, 1943, in St Louis, Missouri, as the only child to Virginia Ann (Voss) Baker and Edward Britton Baker, she moved to Oklahoma at a young age for her father's work in the oil field.

His work led them to a...

Mar 26, 2024

Beloved mother and friend, Karen Kay Krehbiel (Kolda) of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully March 26th, 2024, after losing her long battle with Congestive Heart Failure at the age of 67.   Karen was told she might have three years with her condition but fought every day to make it another 12 long years to enjoy life with her family and friends....

Mar 24, 2024

David William Hesser was born January 27, 1931 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Verlin & Hilda (De Haven) Hesser. He spent his entire life on the family farm, where he cherished dairy farming alongside his father and grandfather. The outdoors beckoned him, and he relished hunting, trapping, and fishing with loved ones. From a tender age, Jesus held a special place...

Mar 20, 2024

Vicki Elaine Bickford, 68, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at her home in Stillwater. Memorial service will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 2:00 P.M., at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater. Services are entrusted to Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Vicki was born on September 22, 1955, in Ada, Oklahoma to Fred and Ramona...

Mar 19, 2024

Areko Kacygin Patton passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of 28.  Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Mar 14, 2024

Barbara JoAnn (Jelinek) Carter passed away peacefully March 14, 2024, at the age of 91, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was born February 25, 1933, in Morrison, Oklahoma to the parents of Louis Jelinek and Lola (Swearingen) Jelinek. She was the final of six redheaded children.

Barbara grew up on the family farm north of Morrison and lived most of her 91...

Mar 13, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

Lillie Mae Givan, age 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Cremation services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.

Lillie was born September 21, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Curlee and Doretha Viola (Hall) Jones. She grew up in Bakersfield, California and graduated high school in...

Mar 12, 2024

Donna Eldene Kukuk was born December 10, 1943, in Petersburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Eston G. Rexrode and Geraldine K. Roby. She passed from this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at her home in Perry, Oklahoma

She grew up and lived on a farm in rural West Virginia. She had three brothers and two sisters…a very hard-working family...

Mar 12, 2024

William “Billy Bob" Scott passed away at his home the evening of March 12, 2024, surrounded by his family. At a later date, a gathering will be scheduled for friends and family.

Billy Bob was born February 12, 1943, in Hoisington, Kansas to Raymon and Pauline (Hoskinson) Scott. He grew up in Hoisington and graduated in 1961 from Hoisington High School....

Mar 10, 2024

Nickolas Wade Dilley, 39, passed away on March 10, 2024, in California. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 2:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Nick was born on January 3, 1985, to John and Sharon Dilley in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Nick grew up in Stillwater and graduated from Stillwater High School in 2002....

Mar 7, 2024

Laurie May Schlobohm, beloved teacher and community servant, passed away on March 7th in Stillwater, OK, just a couple months shy of her 105th birthday. Born on May 28, 1919, in Climax, Kansas, she graduated from the College of Emporia in 1941 and embarked on a distinguished teaching career, touching lives in Reading, Osage City, and beyond until retiring in...

Mar 5, 2024

Alanna Nicole Harper was born May 26, 2009, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Rev. Charles William Wade Harper and Melissa Nicole (Ferrall) Harper and passed on from this life Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Stillwater. She was an 8th grader at Stillwater Junior High School.

Some of Alanna’s hobbies included playing soccer, dancing, talking, singing, being snarky, and jumping on the trampoline...

Mar 4, 2024

John “Dale” Dunivan, 86, Perry, died March 4, 2024, at Stillwater Medical Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dale was born August 10, 1937, to John Douglas and Gertrude (Speer) Dunivan, on the family farm, homesteaded by his grandfather, Lawrence Speer, near Morrison, Oklahoma.

A Celebration of Life viewing will be held from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home...

Mar 4, 2024

Willard Keith Fish was born January 9, 1945, in Iowa, and passed peacefully in his sleep March 4, 2024 at the Oklahoma City Veteran Hospital at the age of 79 years.

He proudly served in the United States Army for six years. He worked many jobs, retiring from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as a heavy equipment driver.

He and Paula were...

Mar 2, 2024

Peggy Earlene Sharpton Ritter, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 9am to 8pm with family greeting guests from 5-6:30pm. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 10:00am at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Glencoe...