Obituaries in Pawnee, Oklahoma

Aug 24, 2019

E.J. Alexander, Sr., 82, was born on December 29, 1936 at the Pawnee Indian Hospital to Rev. William Alexander and Mary (Harjo) Alexander. E.J. attended Euchie Mission Boarding School from 1945 to 1947. In 1950, E.J. was baptized at Bowen Indian Baptist Church in Tulsa, Ok. by Pastor Wilburn Hill, and was a member of the Oakhurst Indian Fellowship Baptist...

Aug 19, 2019

Damon Dennis Roughface, 59, was born on December 10, 1959 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Paul and Clarabelle Roughface. Damon was the grandson of Mitchell Roy and Rose Primeaux Roy and Dennis Roughface and Alice DeLodge Smith. Damon passed from this life on August 19, 2019 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Damon was a member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and...

Aug 17, 2019

Ronald Wayne Mullin 79 entered into eternal peace on August 17th at the Southern Oaks Care Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was surrounded by friends and cared for by the employees of Southern Oaks, many of whom he taught at Pawnee High School. Physician’s Choice Hospice played a vital role in the last years of his life. They were present...

Aug 14, 2019

Harper Jo Driscoll passed away at her home on Thursday August 15, 2019. Harper was born June 1, 2019 to Marty Driscoll Jr. and Kelsey Kitchel. Harper was always a happy baby always smiling, she was a very active baby. Harper will be dearly missed by everyone who knew and loved her. Harper was preceded in death by her sister,...

Aug 7, 2019

Born August 18, 1984, Claremore, Ok. Passed away on August 7th, 2019, Tulsa, Ok. Son of Diana OnlyAchief and Rodney Rice Sr. Husband to Mary Rice and father to Soaring Eagle D. Rice. Brother to Rodney Rice Jr., Michelle Price, KerWynn Gibson, and Runninbear Gibson. Survived by many relatives, family and friends. Mikal loved to help, motivate and teach anywhere...

Jul 30, 2019

Bobby Bruce Gripe, a longtime resident of Maramec, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Southern Oaks Care Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 91 years. Bobby was born on November 12, 1927, near Casey, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Millard N. Gripe and Hazel M. (Willis) Gripe. Prior to graduation from Maramec High School,...

Jul 26, 2019

Bobby Gene McCosar, 79, passed from this life on July 26, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Clarehouse Hospice Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bobby was born on March 14, 1940, he was the son of James and Vivian (McCombs) McCosar. Bobby grew up in Tulsa and attended Seneca Indian School and Haskell Schools. Following high school Bobby attended Okmulgee Tech....

Jul 26, 2019

Martha Louise Gilbert was born August 16, 1927, the daughter of Arthur "Mike" and Llota (Schultz) Maroney. Martha is survived by three sons; Jeffery, Larry, and Jack, son's spouses, grand children, and great grand children. Martha died July 26, 2019 at 11:10 A.M. Martha was a proud and loving mother, grand mother and great grand mother. Services will be held...

Jul 23, 2019

ChloeAnn Berdina George boarded her final flight to Heaven on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Berdina was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Auntie, Sister, and Friend. Berdina was born in October 20, 1948 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Charley Smith and Velma Peters Smith. Berdina was Pawnee, Otoe, and a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, as well as...

Jul 17, 2019

Christel Naomi Bode was born on April 1, 1938 in Skedee, Oklahoma to Frank and Christel Heppel. Naomi as she was known by most, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019. Gravesideservices will be officiated by Paul Weece at 10am, on Monday, July 22nd at Highland Cemetery in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Naomi...

Jul 14, 2019

Yvonne Vera( Leading Fox) Kaulaity of Oklahoma took her journey to heaven on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Funeral Service for Yvonne Vera( Leading Fox) Kaulaity will be 10:00 am, Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Pawnee Nation Multipurpose Building in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Prayer Service and Wake will be held at 7:00 pm, July 17, 2019 at the Roam Chief Hall,...

Jul 12, 2019

Floyd Junior Flowers, 90, passed away July 12, 2019 at his home with his loving family by his side. Floyd was born March 24, 1929 in Drumright, Oklahoma on Cherry Street, to Floyd Emmitt and Edna Alice (Patterson) Flowers. He was raised in Drumright, the family moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and Floyd joined the military at age 16, he did...

Jul 11, 2019

Red Rock resident Lina Marlene Colclazier (Hall-Zotigh) began her journey, Thursday July 11, 2019, surrounded by her family. She entered this world September 10, 1946 in Enid, OK. The daughter of Wilson Hall-Zotigh and Caroline DeRion, she was a proud member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma and loved her Otoe-Missouria family. She was a 1964 graduate of Red Rock...

Jul 11, 2019

Pawnee Nations’s former President Marshall Gover’s impressive career, he has fought at the front lines of Direct Service Tribes, tribal public health issues, and veteran’s affairs issues. President Gover is a Marine combat Vietnam Veteran who served two tours in Vietnam honorably. During his tenor, President Gover has proven himself as a fearless leader as a Councilman, Vice President, and...

Jul 8, 2019

Jul 8, 2019

Peggy “Joyce” Bryant, was born on January 18, 1936, in Skiatook, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of the late Robert “Tade” Smith & Elsie Creech-Smith. During childhood, she attended Lone Jack, Pawnee, & Blackburn Public Schools. In 1950, while attending the 1st Assembly of God Church in Blackburn, Oklahoma, Joyce met the love of her life. Two short years later,...

Jul 6, 2019

Alfred Paul Frejo son of Sam Ascension Frejo and Leota Littleeagle Frejo has passed away at the age of 77 in Oklahoma City Saturday July 6, 2019. He was born March 16, 1942 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Hes a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and of Mexican descent. Al was a proud graduate of Capital Hill High School and...

Jul 3, 2019

Edna Mae Hettenbach of Pawnee, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the age of 96. Edna was born on September 20, 1922, to James Oliver Cramer and Laura Mae (Smith) Cramer, in Foraker, Oklahoma. Edna is predeceased by her loving husband, Calvin Clyde (Pete) Hettenbach. The last fifteen years of Edna’s...

Jun 24, 2019

Rose Weaver, 74, passed from this life June 24, 2019, at her home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She was born on July 8, 1944, in Clovis, California, she was the daughter of Raymond and Rosie Edna (Perry) Turner. Rose began life in Clovis California, being the middle child. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family. She later spent a...

Jun 18, 2019

Metha Malee Cottle went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 10:15 pm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Metha was born November 27, 1948 to Fred Elton and Frances (Price) Bruns in Pawnee, Oklahoma. The first years of her life were spent on a farm in Payne County, northeast of Glencoe, Oklahoma. She moved to Pawnee...