Obituaries in Pawnee, Oklahoma

Aug 16, 2022

Paula Wilkinson went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. Paula Ilene White was born November 19th, 1941 in Oak Grove, Louisiana to Alice and Floyd White. Paula met the love of her life, Clayton Charles Wilkinson, and they were married in December 1959. Paula was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Clayton...

Aug 15, 2022

Lewie Dietz passed from this life on 8-15-22 at the age of 64. Lewie was born on March 9th, 1958, to Charles and Molly (Hartwick) Dietz in Gardner, Kansas. He graduated from Pawnee High School in 1976. He then attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology at the top of his class. Lewie...

Aug 10, 2022

Pearle Sue Haymond, aged 75, residing in Portland, Oregon passed away on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, from complications of breast cancer. Pearle, born on January 3rd, 1947 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, was a member of the Pawnee Nation, Kitkahaki Band. She grew up in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and Los Angeles, California and she moved to Portland in 1976 where she studied...

Jul 28, 2022

Elias “Eli” Aaron Corbett Born December 21, 1998 Born to Philip L. Corbett and Cheryl E Foster Gokey He is preceded in death by his Grandparents Gerald and Audrey Corbett, his Great Grandparents Fred and Flossie Foster and Great Grandparents Travis and Dollie Belvin, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. He is survived by his grandparents Charles and Margaret Foster, Uncle Tim...

Jul 20, 2022

Billy Jack Holler January 16, 1934 – July 20, 2022 Billy was born in Pawnee, OK to Ruby (Eshelman) Holler and Raymond “Jack” Holler. He has an older sister, Betty Mae (Holler) Chadwell of Pawnee, and a younger brother, Wayne Allen, who passed away in 2012. Billy met Helen Mae Stanbrough, the love of his life, in 1954. They married...

Jul 19, 2022

Clarence Dale Christy, 84 died Tuesday, July 19, 2022. He was born May 29, 1938 in the Big Bend Area west of Ralston OK. Clarence was the second born of nine children to Homer William and Clara Thelma (Miller) Christy. On December 19, 1959 he married Mary Lois Whitson in the Big Bend. They were married 51 years and to...

Jul 15, 2022

Recorded services on YouTube Live Kenneth Ray Swanson, Sr. of Sand Springs, OK passed away at the age of 77 on July 15, 2022 at Arbor Village Nursing & Rehabilitation in Sapulpa, OK. Kenneth was born to Carl Swanson and Bessie Skinner Swanson on April 13, 1945 in Maramec, OK. He married Iva Garner April 10, 1965, and they had...

Jul 12, 2022

Sharon Ann (Nevins) Bradley, 60, of Pawnee, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022, in her home surrounded by family, friends, and her little dog Axl Rose. Sharon was born on November 12th, 1961, in Littleton, Colorado. Sharon and her twin sister, Sheila (Nevins) Briggs were adopted by William and Mildred Nevins and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma....

Jul 9, 2022

Christopher McKay of Greeley, Colorado passed away on Jul 9, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Jul 9, 2022

Christopher Lee McKay went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday July 9th, 2022 in Greeley, Colorado. He was 55 years young. Chris was born January 31st, 1967 in Ponca City, Oklahoma where he lived for the first seven years of his life. Chris moved to Greeley, Colorado with his parents. He attended Central high school and later Aims...

Jun 28, 2022

Verna L. Burba, a former longtime area resident, now of Moore, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the age of 89 years. The daughter of the late Walter L. Christy and Gladys Staton Christy, Verna was born on June 19, 1933, in Fairfax, Oklahoma and was raised and educated in this area, graduating from Fairfax High School. She...

Jun 16, 2022

Garry Duane Warren Canaday had his last dance on June 16, 2022. He was 78 years old. Garry was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on October 27, 1943 Lawrence Duane Canaday and Elda Emma Bagg Canaday. He was raised on a farm north of Pawnee, Oklahoma. He joined the Army August 4, 1961 shortly before his senior year. He got...

Jun 14, 2022

ELIZABETH  JANE “BETSY” CARTMELL April 15, 1959--June 14, 2022 Betsy died very unexpectedly on June 14, 2022, at her home in Norman, OK. Betsy was born in Edmond, Oklahoma on April 15, 1959,  to Larry W. Cartmell, Sr. and Betty Mitchell Cartmell.  The family later lived in Oklahoma City before moving to Ada,  for her father to practice medicine as...

May 28, 2022

Donnie Gene Womack 64, passed away from this life on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Born on October 4, 1957 in Pawnee Oklahoma, Donnie is the son of Orville and Ruby (Davis) Womack. He was the youngest of three sons. On August 4, 1990 he married the love of his life Annette Pankhurst; they have been married 31 years, 8 months...

May 27, 2022

Ricky Ray Venable passed from this earth to his eternal resting place May 27, 2022, at the age of 64. He was born on August 28, 1957 in Pawnee, OK to his parents, Darrell (Bud) & Irene (Lytle) Venable to where he lived there all of his life. Rick was born the oldest of two children. He graduated from Pawnee...

May 17, 2022

Long time Pawnee resident Ken Gregory has finished his earthly race. He acknowledged that JESUS CHRIST was crucified, buried and rose from the dead for his salvation as well as for all those who will only believe. Ken was born in 1945 on a cattle ranch in Hominy, OK to Harold and Mary Gregory. He enlisted in the US Navy...

May 16, 2022

May 10, 2022

Calvin “LeRoy” Woodard, of Fairfax Oklahoma, passed away on May 10, 2022 in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Visitation will be 10:00 A.M until 7:00 P.M Friday May 13, 2022 at Poteet Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M Saturday May 14, 2022 in the Eshelman Chapel in the Highland Cemetery in Pawnee Oklahoma ,. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery....

May 8, 2022

Gracie Little Eagle Tahkeal was born on November 11, 1945 in Pawnee Oklahoma to Annie Little Eagle Minthorn and Rudolph Medina. She passed away Sunday May 8, 2022 in Pawnee. She was the youngest of two, she had an older sister Paula Fern. She attended Pawnee high school where she graduated and then attended Haskell. Where she graduated in business...

May 8, 2022

John William Staneart was born on February 20, 1940, to Ralph and Virginia Staneart in Benton Harbor Michigan, growing up in Little Rock Arkansas from age 3 on. He graduated from Central High School in 1957, enlisting in the US Army in 1958. He served in Germany during the Berlin Crisis. After Military service Staneart settled in Arkansas, attending Pine...