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Recent Obituaries

norman, oklahoma and surrounding areas

Sue Fentriss Dolman

Sue Fentriss Dolman

Jun 19, 2017

Susan “Sue” Fentriss Dolman of Norman was born on September 26, 1938 to Harlan Stevenson and Virginia Mae (Hopkins) Trower in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She passed on June 19, 2017 at the age of 78. Sue was raised in Tulsa, where she attended Central High School, graduating in 1956. After graduation she went to the University of Oklahoma and graduated with...

Freddie Mae (Perkins) Livesay

Freddie Mae (Perkins) Livesay

Jun 11, 2017

Freddie Mae (Perkins) Livesay, 102, passed away at home in Norman, OK on June 11, 2017. Freddie was born in Nicholas County, WV on March 13, 1915, to Rayburn Elmer Perkins and Dorothea Mae Underwood, the second oldest of four girls (Nellie Evelyn, Reona Angeline, and Georgia Ethel, now all deceased). As a young girl, Freddie lived in Richwood, Prestonia,...

Rex E. Floyd

Rex E. Floyd

Jun 9, 2017

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Norman for Rex E. Floyd, a longtime Oklahoma businessman, entrepreneur, civic leader and most importantly, loving family man who passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 in Norman, OK. Floyd, 81, was the founder of Floyd’s Recreational Vehicles in Goldsby. He began selling campers in 1969 in...

David Lee Stewart

David Lee Stewart

Jun 8, 2017

David Lee Stewart was born in Del Rio, TX on November 13, 1972, to Thomas David Stewart and Dora Elizabeth (Leos) Stewart-Hovey. He battled cancer for the past 3 years and passed from this life at the age of 44 on June 8, 2017 in Oklahoma City. David maintained a positive attitude throughout his journey with cancer. David was known...

Grayson Hunter Smith

Grayson Hunter Smith

Jun 6, 2017

Grayson Hunter Smith was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 1, 1990, to Pat and Kathy (Dixson) Smith. He was taken too soon at the age of 26 on June 6, 2017. Grayson grew up in Norman and attended Norman North High School. After graduation, he attended the University of Oklahoma, and later entered the oil and gas industry...

Dorothy Faison

Dorothy Faison

Jun 4, 2017

Dorothy was born August 15, 1928 in Longview, TX to Burt and Birdie Smith. She grew up in Hawkins, Texas where she graduated as valedictorian of Hawkins High School. Following high school, Dorothy attended Baylor University and graduated in 1949. After college, Dorothy moved to Wichita Falls where she was the church secretary at First Baptist Church. After some time,...

Obreeta "Von" (Speer) Adair

Obreeta "Von" (Speer) Adair

Jun 1, 2017

Obreeta Von Speer Adair was born on October 6, 1919 in Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, to Emmett D. Speer and Loreedia Youree Speer. She passed away on June 1, 2017 at the age of 97. One year after her birth, the family moved to Wirt, (Ragtown) Oklahoma. There Von graduated from Dundee School in 1936. She then moved to Ardmore,...

James O. "Jim" Grace

James O. "Jim" Grace

May 30, 2017

James O. “Jim” Grace was born on August 1, 1952 to George Albert and Eleanor (Osburn) Grace in Oklahoma City, OK. He passed at the age of 64 on May 30, 2017. Jim grew up in Oklahoma City, graduating from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School where he was an All-State basketball player. After high school, Jim played basketball at St....

Robert L. Carder

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Craig Alan Johnston

Craig Alan Johnston

May 9, 2017

No services are scheduled at this time.

Dolan Cole

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

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

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

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

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...

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