Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma
Connie Jean Sharpton
Dec 9, 2020
Connie Jean (Hadley) Sharpton 11/27/1946 – 12/09/2020 Connie Jean Sharpton passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma surrounded by loving family members. She was born on November 27, 1946 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Oren C. and Myrtle (Gambell) Hadley. Connie grew up and spent her adult life in the Stillwater area. She said of...
Gilbert Michael Criswell
Dec 5, 2020
Gilbert Michael Criswell passed away at his home on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was 78. Michael was born on February 17, 1942 in El Paso, Texas to Gilbert Myers Criswell and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Criswell. He spent his childhood in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was baptized in the First Christian Church, graduated from Stillwater High School, and then from Oklahoma...
Melvin Lee Fry
Nov 30, 2020
Melvin Lee Fry, 92, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma. Graveside service will be held on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery in Stillwater. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Melvin was born on January 5, 1928 to Eugene Melvin and Addie Berdina (Caldwell)...
George Thomas Bickell
Nov 30, 2020
George Thomas Bickell passed away unexpectedly at his home in Perkins. He was 85. Services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. George was born December 27, 1934 in Goodnight, Oklahoma to Asa and Mabel (Ridpath) Bickell. He grew up in the Tryon/Perkins area most of his life. He graduated from Tryon High School in...
Scott Randall Miller
Nov 30, 2020
Scott Randall Miller, age 54, left this earth for his Heavenly Home to be with our Lord and Savior on November 30, 2020. He is no longer bound by the things of this world but walking (and riding) on the streets of gold with Jesus. Scott, or Scotty as he was so fondly known to his friends, was born in...
Mary Ann Clodfelter
Nov 29, 2020
Mary Ann Clodfelter, age 72, went to be home with our Lord and Savior on November 29, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Mary Ann was born on November 22, 1948 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was the only child born to Pete and Mary “Lucille” (Moor) Etheridge. She grew up around the Perkins area,...
Janice M. Dunlay
Nov 19, 2020
Janice M. Dunlay, 84, Perkins, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Linwood Village in Cushing. Services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was born August 16, 1936, in Perry, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alfred and Gladys (Dudley) Blecha. Janice grew up in Perry, Oklahoma and was a 1954 graduate of Perry...
Wesley Hugh Graham
Nov 17, 2020
Wesley Hugh Graham June 8, 1954-Nov. 17, 2020 Wesley passed away at home Tuesday morning after a very long hard battle with Emphysema, CHF, COPD and Prostrate Cancer. Wesley Hugh Graham was born to William W. Graham and Cora Avelina Ward on June 8, 1954 in Tulsa, OK. He attended school in Perry, Redrock and Guthrie. He finished the 8th...
Phyllis Lorraine Wurtz
Nov 17, 2020
Phyllis Lorraine Wurtz, 96, a longtime resident of Perry, passed from this life on November 17, 2020 in Tulsa. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020 from 9:00am to 8:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry. There will be a private graveside service held for the family. Phyllis was born November 11, 1924 in Perry, OK to...
Joel Brown
Nov 17, 2020
Joel “Joe” F. Brown, 82, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his home in Stillwater. Services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Stillwater, Oklahoma. There will be a private family service. Visitation will be at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home Chapel, Thursday, November 19 from 1 PM to 8 PM. and Friday, November 20 9:00A.M. to...
Joyce Ann Loveless
Nov 16, 2020
Joyce Anne (Nicewander) Loveless, 77, passed on Monday, November 16, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside service will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry, Oklahoma. Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry is entrusted with arrangements. Joyce was born in Perry, Oklahoma on January 19, 1943 to Earl and Dixie (Carter)...
Bobby Gene Harper
Nov 16, 2020
Bobby Gene Harper went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 16, 2020. Bobby was born on May 14, 1933, in Purcell, Oklahoma, to Silas Lee Harper and Ethel Bryant. Bobby had three children: Iris Judy Evanchyk, Ronald Gene Harper, and Roger Lee Harper. He had five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews: along with others...
Allen Randall Hilbert
Nov 14, 2020
Allen Randall Hilbert passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Stillwater. He was 87. Graveside services will be Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11AM at Glencoe South Cemetery in Glencoe. Services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Randall was born June 25, 1933 in Yale, Oklahoma to Harvey and Helen (Boyles) Hilbert. He grew...
Debbie G Jones
Nov 10, 2020
Debbie G. Jones, 67, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at her home in Manitou Springs, CO with her loving son, Craig M Jones, close friend Craig S. Jones and her devoted dog Bailey all at her side. Arrangements are under the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Services will be held Friday, December 4, 2020 at 10:00am at...
Ruth Marie Stewart
Nov 10, 2020
Ruth Marie Stewart, age 85, was born March 19, 1935 in Luther, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gabriel Alexander and Laura Hawkins Alexander. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior November 10, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Services have been entrusted to Dighton Marler Funeral Home. Ruth worked as a cook in a sorority at Oklahoma State University and...
Brenda Speikers
Nov 9, 2020
Brenda Jolene Speikers went to be with the Lord Monday November 9th, 2020. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Perry. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 10:00am at Church of the Nazarene in Perry, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at St. Rose...
Dorothy L Roger
Nov 8, 2020
Dorothy Lee Roger passed away at home on November 8, 2020 after a determined battle with metastatic breast cancer. Dorothy’s kind spirit and zest for adventure were an inspiration to her friends and family. Her delight with simple things in the world around her was contagious. Dorothy was born in Enid, Oklahoma on April 14, 1940 to Reverend Charles W....
Stanley Lavern Klingaman
Nov 7, 2020
Stanley (Stan) Lavern Klingaman, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many, passed away at the age of 78, surrounded by family on Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born on October 14, 1942 in Mulhall, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Mildred (Ruck) Klingaman. He grew up on the Klingaman family farm (referred to as the “Home Place/80”), Mulhall, Oklahoma...
Frances Marie Kemnitz
Nov 1, 2020
Frances Marie Kemnitz, loving wife, sister, mother, “Nana”, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 86, surrounded by family, on November 1, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. She was born on March 8, 1934, in Norwalk, Connecticut to Julius and Loretta Bernhardt. Fran met the late Donald Kemnitz, who would soon become her husband of 55 years, at...