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Recent Obituaries

norman, oklahoma and surrounding areas

Pat Nolen Abernethy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Kathleen C. Sumpter

Kathleen C. Sumpter

Dec 29, 2019

Kathleen C. Sumpter, a resident of Norman, celebrated her first day in Heaven on the morning of December 29, 2019. Kathleen was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on February 28, 1963 to Clifford & Willa Sumpter. She spent most of her childhood in Vian, Oklahoma. Kathleen received her Bachelors’ degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and her Masters’ degree...

Barbara K. Ross

Barbara K. Ross

Dec 27, 2019

Barbara Kay (Bedford) Ross, 80, died peacefully on December 27, 2019, at her Arbor House Reminisce Home in Norman, OK after an extended illness. She was born on July 15, 1939, in Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ the younger of two children born to Alda Vernon Bedford and Katherine (Keller) Bedford. Barbara graduated from Princeton, NJ High School and earned...

Suzy Rawlinson

Suzy Rawlinson

Dec 22, 2019

Suzy Rawlinson, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on December 22, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. Suzy was born in Duncan, Oklahoma on June 15, 1945. She was the only child of Morris and Bonnye Dulaney. Suzy had a generous and loving spirit and devoted her life to her family and community. After graduating from Duncan High School in 1963,...

Marcia Jean "Marcie" Farris

Marcia Jean "Marcie" Farris

Dec 16, 2019

Marcia Jean Farris had a peaceful transition into the arms of Jesus on December 16th, 2019. She died at home in front of the Christmas tree with football on the TV, exactly how she would have wanted it. Marcie was diagnosed with breast cancer nine and a half years ago. And throughout those nine years, she spent every day with...

Rosemary Mccord

Rosemary Mccord

Dec 14, 2019

Rosemary McCord, 92, died on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at her home in Norman, OK, following a long illness. Mrs. McCord was born in Fort Worth, TX on August 11, 1927, to Courts and Ruth Redford. She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Al McCord, three daughters, Mrs. Carole Craig and her husband Jeff, of Norman, OK, Dr....

Justin Cody Dooley

Justin Cody Dooley

Dec 13, 2019

Justin Cody Dooley, loving father, son, brother, and friend to many, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019. Justin was born January 11, 1990, in Bakersfield, California, to Barbara Dooley and Jerry Dooley. Justin grew up loving to ride dirt bikes and spending time with family. He enjoyed trips to his favorite beach, Pismo Beach, and anywhere else his dad...

Dr. Kenneth Earl Starling

Dr. Kenneth Earl Starling

Nov 26, 2019

Faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love (I Corinthians 13:13). Dr. Kenneth Earl Starling passed away on November 26, 2019 after living a wonderful life. Kenneth was born to Neville Earl Starling and Marie Poage Starling on March 9, 1935 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Kenneth was one of six children. He had two brothers and three...

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