Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.
Robert L. Carder
May 29, 2017
Robert L. Carder, 88 years old of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away May 29, 2017. He was born to the late Roy Leon Carder and Minnie T. (Read) Carder on May 2, 1929 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He came home to live at 457 Elm in Norman, Oklahoma. From his earliest days Robert, or Bob, as he...
Alan T. Montgomery
May 22, 2017
Alan T. Montgomery of Norman passed away at the age of 89 on May 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on March 31, 1928 to Melvin Thomas and Louise (Hess) Montgomery in Steeles Tavern, Virginia. The first 44 years of Alan’s life were spent in his beloved home state of Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech University and later...
Wayne Hooker
May 21, 2017
Wayne Hooker of Norman was born on June 30, 1945 to Thomas Roy and Lola Angeline (Turner) Hooker in Pinetree, AR. He passed at the age of 71 on Sunday, May 21, 2017. After graduating from Des Arc High School in 1963, Wayne discovered he was a gifted salesman, first selling shoes and men’s clothing and then insurance, before enlisting...
Wilhelmine E. Folks
May 20, 2017
Wilhelmine Elizabeth (Kuhlman) Folks of Norman was born on December 4, 1921 to Fred J. And Pauline (Hansmeyer) Kuhlman. She died at the age of 95 on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Wilhelmine was a lifelong resident of Norman. On October 26, 1947 she married the love of her life, Ethen A. Folks, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Wilhelmine and Ethen, along...
Nellie Margaret (Swinney) Pierson
May 18, 2017
Graveside services will be held to honor the life of Nellie Margaret Swinney Pierson, age 101, of Moore, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 22, at the Moore Cemetery on 4th Street, west of Telephone Road. The sixth of eight children born to Cora (Johnson) and Robert Morris Swinney, Nellie was born at their home west of Moore, Oklahoma, on...
Dotty Kingery
May 15, 2017
Dortha “Dotty” Virginia (Sellers) Kingery of Mangum, OK was born on February 15, 1940 in Dallas, TX to Fred W. and Sara Louise (Jackson) Sellers. She passed at the age of 77 on May 15, 2017 in Norman, with family by her side. Dotty married the love of her life, Dr. Phillip N. Kingery, on June 7, 1958 at the...
Dolan Cole
May 4, 2017
Dolan Cole was born in Norman, OK on April 12, 1934 to Alfred Rosser and Maysel Christene (Floyd) Cole. He passed at the age of 83 at his Norman home on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Dolan was in the family photography business. Cole Studio is a name imprinted on hundreds of thousands of photos. Dolan started his own arm of...
Roy A. Hickman
Apr 27, 2017
Roy Allen Hickman of Norman was born on April 11, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Otis Alexander Hickman and Frieda Wilhelmina Theilen. He was given the gift of eternal life at the age of 84 on April 27, 2017. During Roy’s younger years he lived in Enid, Oklahoma City, and Big Spring, Texas before graduating from Odessa High School...
Brandon Tyler Adams
Apr 24, 2017
On April 24, 2017, Brandon Tyler Adams passed unexpectedly in Norman, OK; he was only 23 years old. He will be 23 forever and forever in our hearts. Tyler was born on October 8, 1993 in Panama. He was a 2012 graduate of William Blount High School in Maryville, TN. Following his graduation, he completed basic training at Fort Benning,...
Brynda Kay Blankinship
Apr 19, 2017
Brynda Kay Blankinship, 57, of Norman, was born on June 21, 1959 to William David “Bill” and Willa Mae Blankinship in Ada, OK. Brynda passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the home in Norman. She was a graduate of Norman High School in 1977. She is preceded in death by her father, William David “Bill” Blankinship; survived by...
Troy C. Mcbrayer
Apr 16, 2017
Troy Curtis McBrayer of Norman was born on February 16, 1926 in Haworth, Oklahoma to Jesse Ervin and Una (Voyles) McBrayer. He passed on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the age of 91. After graduating high school Troy went to work with his father before being drafted into the U.S. Army to serve in World War II. He was...
Rachael Nicole Fryrear
Apr 15, 2017
Rachael Nicole Fryrear, 32, of Norman left to be in the arms of Jesus on Saturday April 15, 2017. She was born on April 12, 1985 in Norman, Oklahoma where she graduated from Norman North High School in 2003. In February of 2010, the Lord blessed her with her son and the apple of her eye, Gavin. She enjoyed attending...
Vera M. Breit
Apr 13, 2017
Vera M. Breit, 95, of Norman passed away on April 13, 2017. She was born on April 3, 1922 in Hanston, KS to Robert Harrison Potter and Beatrice Ellen (Miller) Potter. Vera moved from Kansas to Norman in 1945. She married George Breit on March 3, 1944 in San Diego, California. Vera worked as a sales clerk at TG&Y on...
Barbara Ann (Bogan) Taylor
Apr 2, 2017
Barbara Ann (Bogan) Taylor was born in Wapanucka, OK on May 17, 1937 to George Washington and Lula Mae (Turner) Bogan. She passed at the age of 79 at her home in Norman on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Barbara worked alongside her late husband, Doyle Taylor, for 50 years at their companies, Doyle’s Electric and later Taylor’s Electric. Barbara loved...
John Thomas Windolph
Mar 25, 2017
John Thomas Windolph was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma on November 3, 1940 to Ramon J. And Evelynn Mae Windolph. He passed away March 25, 2017. John grew up in Vici, Oklahoma having graduated from Vici High, where he was a member of the basketball and baseball teams. In the summertime, he enjoyed working with custom wheat harvest crews. John graduated...
Gordon E. Funkhouser
Mar 24, 2017
Gordon Emmett Funkhouser was born in Anderson, Indiana, on January 17, 1933 to Charles and Emma (Wilson) Funkhouser. He passed at the age of 84 on March 24, 2017. Gordon was married to Beverly Sue Eller in Pendleton, Indiana on April 6, 1957. Gordon and Beverly have been actively involved in the Norman community since 1961. Gordon was a member...
Charles Wayne Dixon
Mar 20, 2017
Charles Wayne Dixon of Norman was born on December 18, 1930 in Dill City, Oklahoma to Hurl Charles and Odessa (Bookout) Dixon. He passed at the age of 86 on Monday, March 20, 2017. Charles grew up in Dill City, graduating from Dill City High School, where he played baseball and basketball. After high school Charles joined the Marines and...
Xavier Marque Baskeyfield
Mar 17, 2017
Xavier Marque Baskeyfield of Norman was born on April 16, 1998 in Oklahoma City, OK to parents Yarvus Stephens and Victoria Marie Baskeyfield. He was violently taken too soon at the age of 18 on Friday, March 17, 2017. Xavier was a good kid. He was smart and kind, and he was very bright. He attended Norman North High School...
Leroy John Williams, Jr.
Mar 10, 2017
Leroy John Williams, Jr. was born on February 21, 1953 in Wichita, KS to Leroy John Williams, Sr. and Lena (Falasca) Williams. He passed at the age of 64 on Friday, March 10, 2017 at his home in Norman, OK. Leroy was a man of many interests and talents. He was a talented musician with a gift for playing by...
