Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.
Lt. Col. Wayne B. Fessenden
Jul 12, 2019
Lt. Col. Wayne B. Fessenden passed away on July 12, 2019. Wayne was born May 16, 1929 in Burbank, Osage County, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Orpah (Muhr) Fessenden. Following their divorce, he grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma with his father and stepmother, Lois Louise Blackwell, graduating from Blackwell High School in 1947. He then joined the army, serving in Germany...
Sam Graham "S.G." Hale, Jr.
Jul 10, 2019
Sam Graham “S. G.” Hale, Jr. of Norman passed away July 10, 2019 at the age of 88. S. G. lived all 88 years of his life in Norman. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 63 years, Elaine Fulton Hale; daughter Kimberlee (Keo) Hale Lynch and husband...
Gerald D. "Jerry" Guy
Jul 9, 2019
Gerald D. “Jerry” Guy was born on September 23, 1927 to Harold K. Guy and Margarite (Draper) Guy in Ypsilantii, Michigan. Jerry went to be with his heavenly Father on July 9, 2019, in Norman. Jerry proudly served in the United States Navy and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He accepted Jesus Christ as...
Tula Fessenden
Jul 8, 2019
Tula D. (McCarty) Fessenden passed away on July 8, 2019. Tula was born August 17, 1931 and grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, graduating from Norman High School in 1949. She became a student at the University of Oklahoma and worked in the Sooner Theater, where she met her future husband, Wayne Fessenden. They were married December 30, 1950. She left...
Mary Frances Hatter
Jul 5, 2019
Mary Frances (Kotulek) Hatter was born in Seymour, Texas to Stanislaus August and Julia Louise (Cepica) Kotulek on June 27, 1937. She passed at the age of 82 on July 5, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. Mary Frances spent most of her working life with Pioneer Restaurants in Wichita Falls, Texas. In her early days she enjoyed spending time at the...
Dr. Robert Wells
Jun 29, 2019
Dr. Robert “Bob” Wells, of Norman, OK died unexpectedly on June 29, 2019 at the age of 73. Bob is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sheryl Wells of Norman, OK; his brother Ron Wells and wife Bobbi of Leawood, KS; his sister-in-law Carlene Wells of McAllen, TX; his sister-in-law Patricia Wells of Athens, GA; his three children: Tiffany...
Lt. Col. Allan R. Castleberry
Jun 28, 2019
Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret) Allan R. Castleberry, 86, died in Norman, Oklahoma after a life well lived. Allan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 7, 1933 to Ray Gaillard and Betty June Castleberry. He was a 1951 graduate from Rogers High School, where he excelled at football and baseball, earning All State Honors as a first baseman his senior...
Jeffrey Dean Young
Jun 25, 2019
Jeffrey Dean Young of Moore passed at the age of 52 on June 25, 2019. He was born to Jack Dean and Sharon Kay (Mann) Young on March 27, 1967 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On May 9, 1992 Jeffrey married the love of his life, Julie Ann Chasse, in Edmond, Oklahoma. The couple made their...
Samuel H. "Sam" Richek
Jun 24, 2019
Samuel Richek passed from this earth on June 24, 2019. Samuel was born in Heidelberg, Germany to Herbert and Roslyn (Goldberg) Richek, on August 9, 1955. Samuel was a devoted son, always there to help take care of his parents as their health began to fail. He loved Turner Classic Movies. Samuel’s favorites were westerns and old war films. He...
Billie G. Williams
Jun 22, 2019
Billie G. Williams was born June 12, 1950 in Purcell, Oklahoma to Bill and Faye Williams. He was born prematurely and was a fighter from day one. He was an only child born to his parents, but he had many brothers throughout his time at Oklahoma Military Academy and the Norman Fraternal Order of Police. He passed away at his...
Dr. Mack Lee Rose
Jun 19, 2019
Mack Lee Rose passed from this earth on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Norman, OK. Dr. Rose was born in Bristow, Oklahoma on June 29, 1936 to Troy Lee and LeeDelle Shives Rose. Mack spent his early life in Bristow where he wrestled, played the trumpet and loved spending time with friends on their farm. His family moved to Dallas,...
John Milner Williams
Jun 19, 2019
On June 19, 2019, John slipped the surly bonds of earth, put out his hand and touched the face of God. John was born in Oklahoma City on September 30, 1948, to Carl H. and Frankie (Milner) Williams. John loved to listen to and make music. He was half of a duo called Country Silk. A few of the places...
Brewster Hobby
Jun 17, 2019
Brewster Burton Hobby of Norman, joined his Heavenly Father on June 17, 2019. He was born to Jesse and Evelyn (Burgess) Hobby in Lake Village, Arkansas on July 21, 1937. Brewster's family moved from Lake Village, Arkansas to Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1949 then to Norman in 1956. Brewster excelled in high school sports in Midwest City, earning "All-Conference" recognition...
Opal Dianne Dye
Jun 9, 2019
Opal Dianne (McCoy) Dye was born to Nancy Powell “Polly” McCoy and James Bruce McCoy on April 16, 1940, in Hayes, KS. She passed from this life to her heavenly home on Sunday, June 9th, 2019, at Arbor House Reminisce in Norman, OK. Dianne grew up on Oklahoma City. During her junior year in high school, she began working at...
Larry Don Speer
Jun 8, 2019
Larry Don Speer was born January 19, 1960, in Enid, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of Washington High School where he excelled in sports and was the salutatorian for the class of 1978. He attended Oklahoma State University and walked on to the baseball team his freshman year. He spent his sophomore year at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Miami...
Senator Jonathan Edgar Nichols
Jun 5, 2019
Senator Jonathan Edgar Nichols was born on November 14, 1965 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany. His parents were Neb B. Nichols and Linda Jean Nichols. Jonathan attended Christ the King Catholic School in Oklahoma City before moving to Muskogee where he attended and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1984. After high school, he attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and...
Robert Alvin Fairbanks
Jun 4, 2019
Robert Alvin Fairbanks passed away June 4, 2019 at his home surrounded by his wife and children. Robert was born in Oklahoma City on July 9, 1944 to Albert and Lucille Fairbanks. He was the eldest of eight children. Robert graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1962. In 1967, he married Linda Geer, and together they had six children....
Larry J. Willis
May 20, 2019
Larry Joe Willis was born to O.D. and Mildred (Martin) Willis on August 18, 1946 in Hobart, Oklahoma. He passed on May 20, 2019 at the age of 72. Larry attended Hobart Public Schools, graduating in 1964 before attending SWSC, where he graduated with a degree in math education in 1968. Larry began his long career in education in Springfield,...
Mary Jane Mccain
May 18, 2019
Mary Jane McCain, loving and faithful Christian wife and mother, left for Heaven on May 18, 2019 at the age of 84. She was born November 11, 1934 to Lorenz and Helen Hirlinger in Lafayette, Indiana. The family moved to Beaumont, Texas, where Mary Jane attended school. In 1950 she met Zack McCain, Jr. while in high school. They were...
Rickey Dean Jones
May 17, 2019
Rickey Dean Jones of Norman was born to Weldon Lee and Dona Fern (Yates) Jones in Quanah, Texas on June 6, 1953. He attended school and played sports in Eldorado, Oklahoma before graduating from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's in Business. Rick married his high school sweetheart, Carla Richeson, on Friday, October 13, 1972. They moved to Norman, Oklahoma...
