Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.
Karen Sue Searcy
Jul 1, 2021
Karen Sue Searcy, of Oklahoma City passed away Thursday, July 1st, 2021 in her home, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 58. She was born July 4, 1962 in Oklahoma City, OK to Delbert Mize and Patsy (McCalip) Mize. She attended Noble public schools until 1978 when she married the love of her life, Kenneth, who she...
Mary Lou Peltier (Kirk)
Jun 28, 2021
Mary Lou went home to be reunited with her husband Richard Peltier on June 28, 2021. Born February 1, 1937 in Norman, Oklahoma to Clyde and Marie Kirk. She was a graduate of Norman High School and Oklahoma University, where she received her Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She married her husband Richard on November 18, 1955 in...
Daniel Cottom
Jun 27, 2021
Daniel Allen Cottom was born on June 5, 1953 in Texas where he developed his lifelong preference for warm weather and snowless winters. His parents, Donald Owen and Zoya Teresa (Zingale) Cottom, didn’t take this preference into account as they moved him and his siblings about the Midwest and Northeast states, ending their tour in Wisconsin where Dan entered high...
Audrey Elisabeth Dragg
Jun 25, 2021
Audrey Elisabeth Dragg, our precious Mom, Nana, Super Nana and Aunt, passed away peacefully and in her own home on Friday, June 25, 2021, at the age of 97. Audrey was born on May 25, 1924, in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Etta Flora Bevan (Torrey) and James Raymond Bevan. She spent many childhood summers at the family home in Deer Isle,...
Carla Jo Sarisky
Jun 10, 2021
Carla Jo Sarisky was born February 23, 1948 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to Robert Elwood Clay and Helen May (Curtis) Clay. After a courageous battle with cancer, on June 10, 2021, she passed away in her home in Norman, Oklahoma. After graduating from Kenmore High School in Akron, Ohio she began working for Gates and later Marsh McLennan insurance agencies....
Julie Anne Goegel
Jun 5, 2021
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, Julie Goegel, loving mother of three, passed away at the age of 63. Julie was born on May 23, 1958 on the Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya to Rolf and Anne Goegel. She grew up in Duncanville, TX and then moved to Norman, OK where she raised her one daughter, Liz, and two sons,...
Bobbie Jo Mchughes
Jun 4, 2021
Bobbie Jo McHughes of Norman, Oklahoma passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 in Oklahoma City at the age of 91. Bobbie was born February 9, 1930 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to D and Eva (Graham) DeArman. The family moved to Norman in 1935. She graduated from Norman High School in 1947, attended Oklahoma University and graduated from Hill’s Business College....
Randy Lewis Brown
May 28, 2021
Randy Lewis Brown was born on January 6, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri to Wiley Lewis Brown and Celia May (Toney) Brown. He passed away on May 28, 2021, in Norman, OK. After graduation from Norman High, Randy attended college at the University of Oklahoma where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1977. In 1979, he opened...
Patricia Ann Rieger
May 27, 2021
Patricia Ann Rieger, 84, died May 27, 2021 in Norman after a brief illness. She was born July 21, 1936 to Dr. Joseph A. Rieger and Rose Pauline Eischeid Rieger. She was graduated from St. Joseph High School and soon joined the Sisters of Divine Providence in San Antonio, Texas, where her older sister was already a Catholic nun. She...
Jay Dee Cunningham
May 22, 2021
Jay Dee Cunningham was born November 4, 1924 in Eureka Springs, AR to Basil Glen Cunningham and Alta Vesta (Weems) Cunningham. He passed away on May 22, 2021 in Norman, OK. He proudly served his country for the United States Army from June 1943 to January 1946. Jay served in the India-Burma Theatre. A few of his hobbies were woodworking,...
Betty Jean Haynes
May 19, 2021
Betty Jean (Rice) Haynes went to be with her Lord on May 19, 2021 joining her beloved husband, always and forever sweethearts, surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Betty was born in El Reno to Glen A. Rice and Neely L. Rich Rice. In 1951, while on a blind double date, Freddie met and fell in love with Betty,...
Dr. Carl D Camp
May 19, 2021
Carl D Camp was born January 13, 1933 in Pampa, Texas to Ira Camp and Susie (Dittmeyer) Camp. He passed away in Norman on May 19, 2021. Growing up in Cleo Springs, OK, Carl went on to serve in the army for two years. He then finished college at the University of Oklahoma and became a physician. He spent the...
Zack R. Mccain
May 11, 2021
Zack R McCain, Jr. joined his wife in heaven on May 11, 2021. He felt that he had a great life with a sweet, loving wife who gave him six wonderful, God-fearing children. He was a member of Alameda Church of Christ in Norman, OK and served as both a Deacon and Elder in his years there. He was a...
Richard L. "Rick" Henning
May 6, 2021
Richard L. “Rick” Henning was born June 12, 1959 in Los Angeles, California to James H. and Hazel O. (Thompson) Henning. He passed away in Norman, Oklahoma May 6, 2021. He was a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, gardening (both flowers and vegetables), landscaping and listening to music (especially Rock & Roll and Country). Glen...
Pauline "Polly" Hines
Apr 27, 2021
Pauline Hines, 95, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Sister was called to her eternal resting place on April 27, 2021. She entered this world on March 23, 1926 in Lydalisk, AR, born to James and Blanche Green. She grew up in Fox, Arkansas where she attended school. She married Joseph Leslie Hines after he returned from WWII in 1946 and...
Joe Walter Blackburn
Apr 26, 2021
On Monday, April 26, 2021, Joe Walter Blackburn, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 in Norman, OK. Joe was born in Healdton, OK to Lois (Wilhoit) and Walter Blackburn on September 26, 1932. He graduated from High School and started college at the University of Oklahoma before being drafted into the Navy in...
Lauri Jean Deatherage
Apr 23, 2021
Lauri Jean Deatherage was born on April 17, 1963 in Dallas, Texas to Dale Jean and Carolyn Jean (Parman) Deatherage. She passed away early in the morning of April 23, 2021 at Integris Hospice in Oklahoma City, only a few days after her 58th birthday. Lauri’s family moved to Norman when she was in the second grade. She was a...
David V. Williams
Apr 18, 2021
David Williams of Norman, OK, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, April 18, 2021, at his home at the age of 70. David was the son of Claude and Tess Williams of Pauls Valley, OK. He is survived by his wife Lisa Williams; his daughter Melissa McCracken and husband Chris; his son Michael Williams; two grandchildren Emma and Cole...
Paula Jean Meyer
Apr 16, 2021
Paula Jean Meyer, our loving wife, mother, sister, gaga, aunt, and friend joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Friday, April 16th, 2021. She was born on August 19th, 1954 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Don and Truda Hines. When she was nine years old, her family moved to Edmond, and she graduated from Edmond High School in...