Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma
Lloyd William Blansett
Feb 25, 2022
Lloyd William Blansett 71, of Perry passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, in Tulsa Oklahoma. Visitation will be 11:00AM to 1:30PM, Monday, March 7, 2022, at Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry. Service will be 2:00PM, Monday, March 7, 2022, at Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry. Lloyd was born January 18, 1951, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to the union...
Deborah Ann Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Deborah Ann Brown, 73, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at her home in Perry. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 1-8pm with family greeting guests from 6-8pm. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 10:00am at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Perry, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Grace Hill...
Leo Johnson
Feb 24, 2022
Leo H Johnson, 63, of Stillwater passed into eternity on February 24, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Leo was born on December 6th, 1958 to Elnora and Leo Johnson Sr. in Brooklyn, New York. At the young age of 17 years Leo moved to Stillwater. He later met the...
Gerald Avon Rainsbarger
Feb 19, 2022
Gerald “Red” Rainsbarger passed away peacefully on February 19, 2022 in Perry. Red was born Nov. 5, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Samuel and Alice Rainsbarger. A brother, Gaylord Allen, was born two years later. As a child, Red had a paper route and spent many hours at the YMCA. He excelled at swimming and began a lifelong love of...
Janice Billingsley
Feb 18, 2022
Janice (Jan) Billingsley, 81, passed away Friday, February 18, 2021, at her home in Perry. She was born September 23, 1940, in Perry, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lloyd Moore and Hazel McMullen Moore. Jan grew up in Perry and attended Perry High School, graduating with the Class of 1958. She married Gary Billingsley on April 3, 1964 and worked as...
Larry Jay Miller
Feb 15, 2022
Larry Jay Miller, 85, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed into his eternal home on February 15, 2022 at his home. His beloved dogs Gunther and Laila were at his side. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements. Larry was born on September 10, 1936 in Enid, Oklahoma, to Jacob (Jake) and Callie (Jane) Stephens Miller. He...
A. J. Ketch
Feb 10, 2022
A.J. Ketch, III passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Stillwater Medical Center surrounded by his family at the age of 72. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. A.J. was born February 8, 1950 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Aurvil J. Ketch, Jr. and Victoria Marie (Lamb) Ketch. He graduated from C. E....
James A. Marler
Feb 9, 2022
James A. Marler, 94, of Stillwater, OK went to be with the Lord February 9th, 2022. James was born November 8th, 1927 in Shawnee, OK. He was raised on a farm outside of Allen, OK. Directly after High School graduation in Allen. He enlisted in the United States Army and was based in Kobe, Japan as a Staff Sergeant in...
Darrell Lee Frech
Feb 8, 2022
Darrell Lee Frech was born August 13, 1943, in Enid, OK to Robert Lee and Olive Jane Reece Frech and he received his heavenly wings on February 8, 2022. He graduated from Carmen High School in 1962, where he was outstanding in football and track. He married Sally Marie Vincent of Jet in 1964. He graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State...
Frank Joe Patak
Feb 8, 2022
Frank Joe Patak was born June 30, 1928, in Ennis, TX. He passed from this life at home with his spouse Rita by his side, February 8, 2022. Services will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022 with the Rosary beginning at 9:45am and Funeral Mass at 10:30 am. The public is invited to either or both services. Inurnment will be...
Tammy Kay Richardson
Feb 8, 2022
Tammy Kay Richardson 62, of Orlando, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2021 surrounded by her family. Tammy born February 2, 1960 to Billy Joe and Barbara Smith (Todd) in Wellington, Kansas. Visitation will be 12:00PM to 8:00PM, Monday February 14, 2022 at Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry. Graveside service will be 2:00PM, Tuesday, February 15, 2021 at Morris...
Victor Costa
Feb 4, 2022
Victor Costa departed to his heavenly home on February 4, 2022. He died peacefully in his sleep. Victor was born on December 8, 1936, in Houston, Texas to Nash and Rose (Vallone) Costa. He attended Christian Brothers College near his South Texas home and graduated in the class of 1954. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and obtained the...
Rawland Dee Courtney
Feb 3, 2022
Rawland Dee Courtney was born August 19, 1937, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to DeWayne and Wilma (Stewart) Courtney. His faith became reality on Thursday morning, February 3, 2022, when he heard his heavenly father say well done my faithful servant, welcome home. Dee attended Stillwater Public Schools and then O.S.U. where he obtained his associate degree in Civil Engineering. He and...
Charles Talbott
Feb 2, 2022
Charles Eugene Talbott, 67, of Morrison passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Charles was born January 13, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles and Hilda May (Charles) Talbott. He grew up in Missouri in his early years and then...
Lois M. Murray
Feb 1, 2022
Lois (Jones) Murray, 81, of Stillwater passed to her eternal mansion in Heaven on February 1, 2022, in Stillwater. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater has been entrusted with funeral arrangements. Lois was born on January 14, 1941, in Lampe, Missouri, to Lloyd R. and Marguerite M. Jones. She and her sister Lorene, grew up in the Ripley area. She married...
Carol Gay Barry
Jan 31, 2022
Carol Gay Jemison Barry departed to her heavenly home on her 82nd birthday, Monday, January 31, 2022. She died peacefully at her home east of Perry, Oklahoma, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born January 31,1940, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of J.F. Jemison and Verna Mae McDaniel Jemison. She grew up in Stillwater, attended Stillwater Public Schools and...
Edgar Allen Long, Jr.
Jan 30, 2022
Edgar Allen Long, Jr, 81, of Stillwater, Oklahoma passed into eternity on Sunday, January 30 at his home in Stillwater shortly after midnight. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater has been entrusted with the funeral services. Edgar was born on June 26, 1940, in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Edgar Allen Long Sr and Lucy Davis Long. He was the only boy with...
Vera Mae Bolay
Jan 26, 2022
Vera Mae Bolay of Red Rock passed into eternity Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in Perry. She was 83. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Perry. Vera was born January 28, 1938 Ponca City, Oklahoma to Erwin and Irene (Foreman) Sullins. She graduated from Red Rock High School in 1956 and married her high...
Paula Marie Seward
Jan 26, 2022
Paula Marie Seward, 45, of Perry passed away on January 26, 2022. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Perry, Oklahoma has been entrusted with his funeral arrangements. Paula was a 4 feet 10 inch bundle of sassy. Paula never met anyone she wouldn’t give a hard time. Not saying it was her brothers’ fault, being she was the only sister. Paula loved...
Jimmy Ray Seward
Jan 26, 2022
Jimmy Ray Seward, 44, of Perry passed away on January 26, 2022. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Perry, Oklahoma has been entrusted with his funeral arrangements. Jimmy was born on May 11, 1978 in Oklahoma City. Jimmy was the baby of the family but held the responsibility of the older brothers. “Jimbo” stayed home and cared for Mama, and sister Paula,...