Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.
Margaret Chandler
Mar 20, 2020
Our dear Mother/Grandmother Margaret Chandler passed away 3/20/20 after a brief illness. Margaret was born to Susie and Jim Doherty on 9/25/34. Her birth was considered miraculous at the time, as Susie and Jim were told that they would never have children, and then in her mid-forties, Susie had Margaret. It was almost unheard of for a woman well into...
Jane Waldrop
Mar 11, 2020
Alta Jane Waldrop was born on February 13,1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. Her father, Alfred Nelson Quick and mother, Maude Muller Reeves Quick moved Jane and her siblings to Oklahoma City when she was very young. Jane grew up on the southside of Oklahoma City and attended Grant High School. She loved her family and she is survived by daughter...
Joanna Burns Compton
Mar 8, 2020
Joanna Burns Compton, 88, was born on May 8, 1931 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Edra & Jay Crisp. She passed away in Norman on March 8, 2020. Joanna has been a resident of Norman since 1976. She taught for the Norman Public School system for 27 years. She also volunteered for the Norman Regional Hospital for 22 years. Joanna loved...
Connie Jensen
Feb 28, 2020
Constance Elaine “Connie” Jensen, age 69, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 28, 2020, in Norman, OK. Connie was born on February 16,1951 in Clinton, OK to Gerald and Carlene (Elliott) Gravlee. She attended Chattanooga Public Schools in southwest Oklahoma and was active in basketball, cheerleading, track, volleyball, and was the 1969 Chattanooga Rodeo Queen. Connie...
Walker Daniel Pitchlynn
Feb 13, 2020
Walker Daniel Pitchlynn, beloved son of Joyce and Gary Pitchlynn, proud Chickasaw and Eagle Scout, walked on to be with his Creator on February 13 at 10:10am. He was an innocent victim of a robbery attempt by an 18 year old with a gun. Born as Daniel Isaac John on December 25, 1999 to Angela John, a single mother who...
Carol Tweed Claflin
Feb 11, 2020
Carol Tweed Claflin of Tulsa, Oklahoma joined her Lord and Savior in heaven on February 11, 2020 at the age of 73. Carol was born on January 27, 1947 in Knox City, TX to lifelong educators and faithful Christian parents, George Washington and Abigail (Gail) Reynolds Tweed. The family moved to California shortly after Carol’s birth. This is where she...
Pat Nolen Abernethy
Feb 3, 2020
Pat Nolen Abernethy, 79, went to be with her Savior on Feb. 3, 2020. Pat was the oldest of three children born to A.C. and Dennie Nolen. She was born May 8, 1940, near Sherman, TX. Throughout high school Pat worked at a local pharmacy and graduated from Lawton High School as Valedictorian. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma...
Almira Elizabeth Hill Grammer
Jan 28, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Almira (Hill) Grammer, who passed on the afternoon of January 28, 2020. Almira was born and raised in DuQuoin, Illinois to parents Leslie Burton and Lorena Maria (Layton) Hill. On August 24, 1958, shortly after graduating from DuQuoin High School, Almira married the love of her life, Gary Grammer....
Willis Dean Warren
Jan 27, 2020
Willis Dean Warren, 80, of Norman joined the Lord on January 27, 2020. Willis was born in Garvin, Oklahoma on May 3, 1939. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1958 and subsequently received both his Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees from Langston University. Willis worked in education for the Iowa Public Schools and Langston University. He also worked...
Mac Kenneth Hennigan
Jan 20, 2020
Mac Kenneth Hennigan was born on June 29, 1938 to Gus Horton and Bessie Jewell (Cummings) Hennigan in Jonesboro Hodge, LA. He passed away peacefully January 20, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK. Mac served in the United States Army for 22 years, serving a tour in Vietnam and 2 tours in Korea. In 1979 he retired with full honors and...
John Ryan Pevehouse
Jan 17, 2020
John Ryan Pevehouse of Norman, Oklahoma was born to Jacque Fincher (Lamb) and adopted father, Ken Pevehouse on August 12, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He passed on January 17, 2020 at the age of 52. After college, John followed his heart and began serving as a youth minster in the Waterloo Road Baptist Church, where he stayed until 1996....
Mary Coleman
Jan 16, 2020
Mary Jane (Lowery) Coleman was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 2nd, 1955 to Lucille Rose Banasik (Lowery). She was raised in Tulsa by Lucy and her father, Joseph (Joe) Eugene Lowery, who adopted her at age 9. Mary passed away peacefully at home on January 16th, 2020 with her family by her side. Mary was a selfless, resilient, and...
Derald Cooper Fendley
Jan 11, 2020
Derald Cooper Fendley was born on April 20, 1940 to Monnie Leon & Margaret Lucile (Gunter) Fendley in Thomasville, Alabama. He married Margaret Jeanette Spoon in Chickasaw, Oklahoma on September 29, 1967. The couple made their home in Norman after Derald retired from the US Air Force in 1981. Derald retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service...
William Arthur Hersey
Jan 11, 2020
Bill Hersey went to be with his Lord on January 11, 2020. Bill was born in Mitchell, South Dakota. As a young man he attained the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts and after high school he joined the Navy in 1972. Bill retired from the Navy where he served on many ships he also served in Vietnam and the...
Betty Pat Gatliff
Jan 5, 2020
Betty Pat. Gatliff was born August 31, 1930 in El Reno, OK to R. P. and Ella Gatliff. She passed away at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City on January 5, 2020. She was a pioneer in the field of forensic art and forensic facial reconstruction. Gatliff received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma College for...
Betty Balfour-Grice
Jan 4, 2020
Betty Lucille Balfour-Grice was born October 26, 1928 in Exeter, Missouri to William Wayne and Laura Cora Cole. She passed away at her home in Norman, OK on Saturday, January 4, 2020. She retired from the Norman Post Office after 23 years as a window clerk. Betty was a woman of many talents and interests. She was a skilled seamstress...
Darrell N. Ward
Jan 3, 2020
Darrell N. Ward of Norman was born on July 6, 1935 to Elston N. and Viola G. (McPherson) Ward in Payson, Oklahoma. He passed on January 3, 2020 at the age of 84. After graduating from high school, Darrell enlisted in the U.S. Army and later served in the Army Reserve. He started his career with OG&E in 1957 and...
Lovie Drain
Dec 31, 2019
Lovie Novadene (McCalip) Drain, 87, of Norman joined the Lord on December 31, 2019. She was born in Norman on July 26, 1932 to Homer Ellis and Ollie McCalip. On July 2, 1949 she married James Drain in Crawford County, Arkansas. They lived in Keller, Texas for some time, before eventually making their home in Lexington, Oklahoma. Lovie and James...
