Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Perry & Stillwater, Oklahoma
James Edward Carr
Aug 5, 2024
James Edward Carr, a natural-born mechanic with an exceptional ability to fix anything with a motor, passed away on August 1, 2024, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Born on March 5th, 1962, in Elk City, Oklahoma, James was a skilled individual who attended community college in his youth to refine his talents, eventually becoming a genius with tools. His mechanical prowess was...
Dixie Louise Nicewander
Aug 5, 2024
Dixie Louise (Carter)Nicewander, 102, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2024, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 12, 2024 from 11:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at The First Christian Church in Perry. Dighton Marler Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
Dixie was born in Blackburn,...
Kenneth Durell Smith
Aug 3, 2024
Kenneth Durell Smith, 79, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 3, 2024. He was born to Durell D. and Lola Alice (McNamer) Smith on March 3, 1945, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He graduated from C.E. Donart High in 1963 and married his high school sweetheart Sharon Kay Calame on April 10, 1965. They had three children, Cynthia Kay...
JAMES ERVIN TABER
Aug 3, 2024
Surrounded by his loving family and close friends, real life began for James Ervin Taber, known affectionately by his friends as Jim, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Aug. 3, 2024, at his Perry home. Services have been entrusted with Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Perry.
Jim, 75, was born October 7, 1948, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the son...
Rose Carolyn Nissen
Jul 30, 2024
Rose was born to Jack and Tracy Hickey on their family farm east of Hennessey, Oklahoma. She attended a rural school for grades one and two before her family moved to town. Rose finished grade school and attended high school in Hennessey. After graduation from Hennessey High School in 1951, Rose attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, graduating in...
Joyce Irene Sharpton-Decker
Jul 30, 2024
Joyce Irene Sharpton-Decker, 86, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Joyce was born on September 15, 1937, to Wilmer and Druzella (Davenport) Stephenson in Yale, Oklahoma. Joyce grew up in the Stillwater area and graduated from Ripley High School. Joyce was happily married to Welsey Sharpton until his death in 2001. After Wesley’s death she married...
James Edwin Dollarhide
Jul 26, 2024
James Edwin Dollarhide, 85, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2024, at Highland Cemetery in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
James was born on September 16, 1938, to Glen and Fern (Waggoner) Dollarhide in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He grew up in Morrison, Oklahoma and graduated from Morrison High School in 1956....
Larry Feddersen
Jul 25, 2024
Larry Feddersen, a beloved Husband, Father and Grandpa, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of 76. He was born on July 2, 1948, in El Reno, Oklahoma to Ralph E. and Christena J. (Conrad) Feddersen.Larry's journey included educational accomplishments. He graduated from Union City High School in 1966 where he played basketball and excelled...
Jimmie Darrell Spillman
Jul 17, 2024
Jimmie Darrell Spillman, 92, was born November 30, 1931, in Sumner, Oklahoma, the son of Henderson Spillman and Floris (Williams) Spillman. He passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Somerset Assisted Living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Perry, has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.
Jimmie grew up in Noble County and was a 1950 graduate of Sumner High School....
Lyle Blake Coe
Jul 12, 2024
Lyle “Blake” Coe, 93, was born November 1, 1930, on the family farm north of Glencoe, Oklahoma, the son of DeWitt Coe and Edna (Broyles) Coe. He passed away the morning of July 12, 2024, at the Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, Perry, Oklahoma.
Blake grew up in the Glencoe area,...
John Leonard Shelton
Jul 7, 2024
John “Leonard” or “Shorty” Shelton was born November 5, 1937 to J. Roy Shelton and Clara (Darmer) Shelton. He was born and raised on a farm near Perry, Oklahoma and was baptized in a small country church.
He passed from this life July 7, 2024 at Green Valley Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,...
Kenneth David Brandon
Jul 6, 2024
Retired Perry Fire Captain/EMT Kenneth “David” Brandon, 63, was born August 21, 1960, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Kenneth Martin Brandon and Judy Ann Barrows Brandon. He passed away July 6, 2024, at Stillwater Medical Center, Perry.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024, at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Perry. He will...
Bobby Jewell Ritter
Jul 6, 2024
Bobby Jewell Ritter, 89, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Dighton Marler Funeral Home from 9am to 5pm. Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 10:00 A.M., at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater. Interment will follow at Glencoe South Cemetery in...
Leo Sloan
Jul 5, 2024
Leo Sloan, 82, was born September 16, 1941, in Perry, Oklahoma. He passed away July 5, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. No services are planned.
Wayne Norris Taylor
Jul 2, 2024
Wayne Norris Taylor was born October 21, 1931, and died at home July 2, 2024, at 92 years of age. He was born to James and Ida Alice Burnett Taylor in Friona, Texas. The family returned to the family farm in rural Payne County, Oklahoma when Wayne was a baby. He attended Clayton School and graduated from Perkins High School....
Joye Huddleston
Jul 2, 2024
Joye Faye (McCormick) Huddleston, 87, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother of Talihina, Oklahoma passed away from this life early Tuesday morning, July 2, 2024 in Talihina. Joye was born August 27, 1936 in Sardis, Oklahoma to Charlie and Bessie (James) McCormick and continued to live around that area all of her life.
Joye and her husband of 64 years, Don,...
Nellie Alderson
Jun 27, 2024
Nellie Delora Alderson, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on October 6, 1932, and passed away at age of 91 on June 27, 2024.
Nellie married the love of her life, Donald Jack Alderson, on August 31, 1950, and together they embarked on a journey that spanned decades. Nellie attended Eureka High School in Glencoe, OK, graduating in 1949. She continued her education...
Franklin D. Walls
Jun 24, 2024
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Franklin D. Walls beloved dad, brother, grandpa, and best friend left this earthly home on June 24, 2024. Frank was born in Lawton, OK on July 24, 1958 to Franklin and Elenea Jane Pulliam. He was the oldest of four brothers and as such kept his siblings on their toes. Frank’s...
Georgiana McClure Kincaid
Jun 21, 2024
Georgiana McClure Kincaid, a life-long resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed away on June 21, 2024 in Stillwater, OK at the age of 80.
Georgiana was born on September 24, 1943, in Ada, Oklahoma to Richard and Opha (Lowrimore) McClure. She grew up in Sulphur, OK and Graduated High School there in 1961. She attended East Central State College (Now East Central...
Fredrick Nolan Pitts
Jun 20, 2024
Fredrick Nolan Pitts, a beloved member of the Stillwater community, passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Born on August 21, 1969, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Gayle and Bobbie (Johnson) Pitts, Fredrick was the epitome of kindness and love. He dedicated his life to spreading hope through his work at Mission of...
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